Hymns of Hope – What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Joanne Lorenzo performs the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”, and talks about the origins of the hymn as well as the message of hope this hymn offers us today.
Continue reading →Joanne Lorenzo performs the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”, and talks about the origins of the hymn as well as the message of hope this hymn offers us today.
Continue reading →If you have ever been forgiven, you know the goal is freedom! There is no greater feeling on earth than having your guilt lifted but to know that you have to have experienced it!
Continue reading →Lenten Daily Reading – Day 10
Text: 1 John 1:5-10
“If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Today in Father John’s series on Lent, he shares a passage from Romans (4:13-25). Father John explains how the central idea of this text is about love.
Continue reading →In this season of Lent, we seek to deepen our relationship with Jesus as the Christ through confession and repentance. But confession and repentance are only part of what makes us whole in Christ.
Continue reading →Lenten Daily Reading – Day 9
Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2
“Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice.”
God’s greatest desire is for things to be OK between humanity and God. God wants to welcome us home no matter how far we have traveled.
Continue reading →The problem is in the grey area, where the stumbling blocks are. Most of us know pure evil when we see it, but good seems to be more relative.
Continue reading →Lenten Daily Reading – Day 8
Text: Luke 15:11-32
“…we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.”
The Psalmist’s cry for the children to listen is one all loving parents implore: ‘Listen my children, love what is good, seek peace and pursue it, enjoy life and keep from doing what is wrong.’
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