As imperfect people living in an imperfect world, we often have to fall back on the old adage, Well, you can’t win them all. That’s just the way it is, isn’t it. But that’s not just the way it is when it comes to the Lord Jesus. At the end of His public ministry, and shortly […]
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Matthew 26:36-41 “Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even
Someone has said Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which simply means the subject, be it a person or a thing, is often over valued or under valued, according to the bias of the observer. And with this principle in mind, Jesus pointed out the wisdom of selecting our beholders. He said, “Do not give what
In Old Testament times, the sacrifices pointed to the fact that a substitute would be acceptable to God in payment for sin. However, these sacrifices were not in themselves acceptable substitutes. They were merely a stopgap measure. As Hebrews 10:4 points out “—it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.” However,
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Matthew 26:36-39 “Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is
This morning we will be meditating upon the Lord Jesus. And I suppose that is not too surprising because He said, “In the volume of the book it is written of Me.” And, for a few moments, we will be considering the life of a lady who served the Lord with the talents He had entrusted
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A little girl was sitting in church busily working on a colouring book that her mother had given her to keep her occupied. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she began to pay close attention to what the preacher was saying. After church, she thanked him for his message and said she was so glad
In the year 1823, John Howard Payne touched the heart of the nation when he penned the words, “Mid pleasures and places though we may roam, be it ever so humble there’s no place like home.” And during the dark years of World War II, the popular song, “I’ll be home for Christmas—If only in my dreams,” served
This morning we will be meditating upon the most important relationship of all— our relationship to Jesus, and through Him, our relationship to God. And not only is this relationship important, but it is unavoidable. Oh, we can ignore Jesus for our entire life, and many have chosen to do that, but we can’t ignore
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As parents, and as our children grow and mature, we are often impressed by the fact that they are very different from each other. I don’t know if that comes as a surprise. Sometimes I think it does. Of course, they might exhibit certain family characteristics, but each of them has their own personality with
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