I Believe!
Scripture – Luke 11:29-32: 29As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.
Reflection: In Jesus we have all we need. In the Bible I learn all I need to know about Him. Living by faith in Him proves that what I read is true.
Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter. Those two events are bound together as one – like two sides of the same coin. Neither one has any significant meaning without the other.
I believe Jesus died on the cross. His lifeless body was laid in a tomb. I believe God raised Him to life again. He was alive in a physical body – in a new experience of life never before seen on this earth.
I believe in Him – in His death and resurrection – and I live with assurance that I have eternal life, as well. That has changed everything. I live now on the bright side of the cross. I need no other sign.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Easter Sunday, April 12 – Luke 11:33-36: 33“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
Reflection: In Jesus we have all we need. In the Bible I learn all I need to know about Him. Living by faith in Him proves that what I read is true.
Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter. Those two events are bound together as one – like two sides of the same coin. Neither one has any significant meaning without the other.
I believe Jesus died on the cross. His lifeless body was laid in a tomb. I believe God raised Him to life again. He was alive in a physical body – in a new experience of life never before seen on this earth.
I believe in Him – in His death and resurrection – and I live with assurance that I have eternal life, as well. That has changed everything. I live now on the bright side of the cross. I need no other sign.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Easter Sunday, April 12 – Luke 11:33-36: 33“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
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