joy

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Many people in this world think that you can’t have fun unless you are filled with alcohol. Paul says rather be filled with the Holy Spirit. Then you will have true joy not that which is temporary and empty. Then you will live in light and not darkness. Then you will rejoice with songs of praise to God not the drunken ballads of a bar.

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Jesus Lives Therefore . . .

  Jesus Lives Therefore  .  .  . We have peace Jesus resurrection means we have peace. It’s the first thing Jesus says, not just here but all the time. When God appears in the old testament, when the angels appear to men. They always come with the same message. “Peace to you,” or “Do not

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

It’s still the Easter season but we are moving from the wonderful news of Easter morning – to the sad good bye of Ascension Day – Our texts are also then moving for this wonderful joyful news “He is risen” to the more sobering “HE is leaving” Surely it must have been a roller coaster

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The Risen Lord Sends Us to Announce Forgiveness

  So here it is the Sunday after Easter, and you’ve probably eaten all the candy. For Vanessa and I we didn’t have any candy, but we had so many leftovers we didn’t have to cook all week. The leftovers are gone now, so we have to start cooking again. But what is the bigger

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