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“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Revelation 2:10 In Revelation 2, Jesus is promising the crown of life to the Church at Smyrna if it would faithfully endure the persecution that it was undergoing.  It is quite easy to see the same kind of persecution facing the church yet today in all different parts of theContinue reading “The Crown of Life”

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 There is a story about a little girl who proudly wore a shiny cross on a chain around her neck.  One day in Sunday School, aContinue reading “Christ Crucified – For You!”

“This is My body, which is given for you.  Do this in remembrance of Me…This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.” Luke 22:19-20 Martin Luther once said that if we were handing out gold coins at the altar, the balcony would collapse under the weight of thoseContinue reading “Maundy Thursday”

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.  Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:10-11 People spend a lot of time talking about love.  Parents love their children. Continue reading “This Is Love”

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.  By His wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 As we approach Holy Week, we focus on the last days of our Lord’s life.  This Sunday, we will see our King come in true humility, riding on a donkey,Continue reading “Tree of Life”

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 It has been said that our scars all tell a story.  As Christians we also know that there are scarsContinue reading “Scars”

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. 1 John 5:4 The celebration of All Saints’ Day can be summarized in one word – victory! This is not victory in the worldly sense of winning a game or somethingContinue reading “All Saints’ Day”