April 2025
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“A New Purpose” “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:10 A recently retired gentleman told me he had lost his purpose after about six months of his new routine. He regretted retiring and asked for prayer. I encouraged
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“A New Creation” “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” -2 Corinthians 5:17 Have you ever been part of the “in” crowd? I remember that in 7th grade, I wasn’t very popular. I’m still embarrassed to say this, but I got up from sitting
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“A New High Priest” “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.” -Hebrews 4:14 In our system of government, we elect people to terms of service to represent us in making, interpreting, and upholding laws for
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“A New Covenant” “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” -Jeremiah 31:33 The promise of a New Covenant is
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“Out of the Tomb” “Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” -John 11:25-26 John 11 is a great passage to preach at funerals because of the hope and compassion we see
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“Lie Down and Lead Me” “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul.” -Psalm 23:1-3 One of my favorite Scriptures is Psalm 23. It is my favorite Psalm. I also love Psalms 1, 19, and 100 as
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“Like Him in Death and Resurrection” “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.” -Romans 6:5 Lent leads us to Easter, the celebration of Jesus’ victory over death and sin. This resulted in having new lives in
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“Lose My Life” “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” -Luke 9:24 One of the ways we submit ourselves to Christ and become his disciples is by “denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following him” (Luke 9:23). In reality, these are
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“Like-Minded” “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 2:5 Paul wrote Philippians in a Roman prison for a few reasons. One reason was to thank the believers in Philippi for their financial support of his ministry and in his suffering. They were generous to him during a difficult
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“Love Like Christ” “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” -John 15:13 Some of my favorite chapters in the New Testament are John 15-17. Before going to the cross, Jesus reminds us of the importance of abiding in Him and the gift and ministry of the Holy
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