"JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE!"

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices
 they had prepared and went to the tomb.  They found the stone rolled away from 
the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While
 they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like 
lightning stood beside them.  In their fright the women bowed down with their 
faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among 
the dead?  He is not here; he has risen!  Remember how he told you, while he was 
still with you in Galilee:  ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of
sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ”  
Then they remembered his words.
(Luke 24:1-35)

Jesus Christ, our Lord, has risen from the dead and He is alive!
His blood shed for you and me paid the price
He was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, a human 
 sacrifice, but He was GOD, and it would suffice
It was sinless blood, that was shed on the cross for all mankind,
 and His last words said it all, "It IS Finished!"
The GOD of the universe was manifest in the flesh, died like a
 criminal to redeem the world; "He IS cherished!"
He said He would get up, that He would rise on the third day
 after crucifixion, and His promises are kept
He folded the grave cloth, walked out of the tomb, as the stone
 rolled away, all while an unsuspecting world slept
It was a masterful plan, contrived maybe when Adam and Eve were
 thrown out of Eden's garden for the first Sins
And, for hundreds of years, the blood of animals was applied to  
 cover the sins for another year, knowing nobody wins
There must be shedding of blood for the forgiveness of Sin, but
 the sacrifices never were enough, just a quick fix
It would not end there, for God, born of a virgin, lived to 33,
 was crucified and arose; it's the finest of all epics
It was for the redemption of all mankind; He took our place on the
 cross, and our sins are erased and forgiven
When we walk away from the temptations of Hell, and embrace
 our Savior's gospel; we set our course for heaven
We repent of our sins; we're filled with His Spirit and speak in His
 tongue; we're baptized in His name and ready to fly
He said some will be taken, in the moment in the twinkling of an
 eye, as stated in I Corinthians 15:52; we won't die
It's the escape route for the saved in Christ Jesus, before the
 great and terrible Tribulation period of earth's torment
It would be wise, then, for creation made from dust, to be awake
 for His arrival and not careless and dormant
He will come like He said He would, bursting through the clouds,
 like a thief in the night; it's a fact, He will arrive
He thought about it when He walked out of the tomb; the rest of
 the story will unfold, because "Jesus Christ is ALIVE!"

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Jesus Christ, is ALIVE!  Please send us your 
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"The Kiss"

But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the

Son of Man with a kiss?"

(Luke 22:48)

Judas and Peter

Is Easter the right time to talk about Judas' kiss of betrayal?  Because of his betraying ghastly deed; we shouldn't even mention him, should we?  Does Jesus miss Judas?  The answer to all three questions is a resounding, and blood covered, YES!  Easter is the perfect time to talk about "The Kiss." 

Jesus and His disciples

 

Jesus had twelve disciples, but one was like a devil.  Judas sold out the Lord Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver, and told the soldiers they would know whom to arrest, because he would "kiss" Him.  But, did Judas repent for what he did, because later he tried to give the priests their money back.  The Greek explains the meaning of the words in this betrayal:

"There are two Greek words which are translated "repented," the one properly

so translated, metanoeo, which means literally "to know after" and which therefore

  means a change of mind or purpose; and the other, metamellomai, which is

used here and which means literally "to care after," indicates a sorrow for the past.

The first should be translated "repent;" the second, "regret."

(Bible Study Tools.com)

We see that Judas "regretted" what he did, but was not repentant for what he did  ...  big difference.  Trench draws the distinction thus: "He who has changed his mind about the past is in the way to change everything; he who has an after care may have little or nothing more than a selfish dread of the consequences of what he has done." 

Having obtained the condemnation from Pilate,

Jesus was charged

Judas, finding that the priests would not accept the returned money, he threw the silver to the ground and went out and hung himself.  He sold his soul, he sold out the only Man who could save his soul, and where evil is concerned, it's always the soul that loses.

 

Judas hung himself

Imagine what this must have done to the heart of the One who came to die for the world, who came to shed His blood for all men, who came to give the world a hope and a future, who loved His creation unto death  ...  I believe Jesus Christ was saddened over Judas, just as He is saddened over lucifer, satan.  Jesus Christ has no revenge for those who hurt Him; He loves deeply, and is still sad today that people don't love Him, that people still betray Him with their actions and indifference, that people turn their backs on Him and curse Him  ...  He loves even those who hate Him.

Evil

It's not too late for those in the grips of evil, for those who have succombed to the wiles of satanic fury.  Come unto Jesus Christ, while there is still time.  Give Him your heart; call out to Him for mercy; repent with sorrowful sincere honesty and humility; ask Him to fill you with His Spirit and you will speak with tongues as His Spirit gives you the utterance; then, be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins.  It's Easter; it's Resurrection time  ...  Let the Lord Jesus Christ lift you to newness of life; let Him wash you with His blood shed for you; let Him give you peace like a river, and Joy unspeakable and full of glory.  Let Him  ... Let Him  ...

 

 

Did Judas enter the mind of Jesus Christ when He was hanging on the cross?  He took the sins of the whole world and redeemed them with His death, His blood and the stripes upon His back, but it was too late for Judas  ...  It's not too late for you and me  ... The Holy Lord Jesus Christ arose the third day!  He is alive and well, and it doesn't matter what you've done; He loves YOU utterly and He will receive You unto Himself; He will forgive You, care for You, carry You through the storms of life, wipe away Your tears, and hold You in His arms.

Jesus Christ Lives!

The Lord Jesus Christ always remembers "The Kiss."

 

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Services Sundays 10:30 am and Wednesdays 7:15 pm

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Thank you for joining us in worship of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Please send us your prayer requests, and if you would like 

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 and I know that He surely will!

 

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"The Posture of Force"

"And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and

thou shalt be a father of many nations."

(Genesis 17:3-4)

Angels visit Abraham

Biblical Abraham was no stranger to the holy posture of the face to the ground.  "Force" means 'physical power or strength possessed by a living being.'  It's the posture to be assumed with any encounter before the Almighty God.  He IS, after all, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, and the Holy One of Israel; we give Him the honor due His name.  It is a place of obeisance, a place of humility, and a place of surrender, just as kneeling and bowing, as well, are welcomed by our Lord.  Creation was formed of the "dust" of the ground, the origin of all humanity, so for mortals, it is the lowest, but the highest place of strength; it is beautiful; "The Posture of Force."

 

Four and twenty Elders in heaven

 

It is also a posture of the mind.  Humility is gone when one voices that he, himself, is humble.  Huh?  We are never stronger, never higher, never as powerful, never as close to God, than when we are bowed low.  This posture must exist in the mind, heart, soul, spirit and body of the "dust" toward its Creator.  Abraham, and many of the mighty men and women of the Bible had this "force" in the very depths of their character.  They knelt, bowed, fell, and prostrated themselves before the One in whom dwells all power and glory and honor, the Lord and King of all, our omnipotent Creator, Jesus Christ.

I bowed on my knees and cried "Holy"

We must assume the posture of "force."  What?  Two definitions of the word 'force' are "strength" and "intensity."  It is an intense position alright; it exudes powerful worship and adoration, elimination of self, and renders the human as given over to the higher power, the precious and omnipotent ONE Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ.  You say, "Well, I've just never been one to do that."  You will!  Huh?  Every knee Shall bow; every tongue will confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord.  We will do it now, or we will do it later, but we will ALL do it!  Don't get your bloomers in an uproar  ...  it's a wonderful thing to feel the posture of "letting go," relinquishing control, becoming pliable, surrendering the will, realizing we don't know everything, becoming as a little child, and turning it over to our "Father."  It's a very "freeing" thing to let the Creator of the universe carry our load, and lift it from our shoulders; try it!



"Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the

radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory

 of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking."

(Ezekiel 1:28)

 

It's not so hard to fall on our faces when we are awed with a vision like the one given to Ezekiel, but worship is either within our being or it is not.  It is either the force of our souls or it is not.  We were all created to worship Him, the Lord Jesus Christ, but He gave us free will to do so, or not to do so.  The God of the universe could blink an eye and every human in earth would fall to his/her knees, but He wants our love willingly; He wants it from a sincere heart, from a posture that desires to give Him praise, from "dust" that realizes it is dust  ...

It is the position most powerful in all the world, the highest,

 yet the lowest in stance; it is "The Posture of Force."

 

 

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