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Fountain of Eternity

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Juan Ponce de Leon (whether he actually searched for the Fountain of Youth or not) will be forever remembered as the man who went on a futile mission. The search for eternal youth, whether in water or in an elixir of life, can seem pretty silly to us. Even the ancient Egyptians practiced the art of mummification in order to supposedly preserve the body for the after-life.

Today people are surely much more sophisticated and far too educated as to believe that such things could be found or thought to work, aren’t they?

Let A Man Examine Himself…

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EXAMINATION!

A word that makes many eighth grade confirmation class students break out in a cold sweat and lose sleep at this time of year.

Those who grew up in the Lutheran Church no doubt remember well their “confirmation examination” when they were publicly questioned on Christian doctrine as summarized in the Catechism. Oh, the racing heart,

the pale face, and the sweaty palms!

The Means of Grace

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During the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century an insidious philosophy – namely, rationalism — spread throughout Europe and America. Rationalism’s proponents asserted that human reason, unaided by divine revelation, is the sole guide to all attainable religious truth.

Means of GraceHuman reason became the new god. The idea put forth was that if the human brain could not figure something out, it could not be true.

People began to turn away from the “other-worldly” focus of the Middle Ages toward the more worldly focus so prevalent in our day.

The Bible, however, speaks of a whole different concept of attaining truth.

The “carnal mind is enmity against God” (Romans 8:7). Without God’s Spirit, people walk in darkness, unable to find truth. “The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14).

May 2-7

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2 John 20:19-31– THL 231 Sight and touch must give way to His Word. 3 John 21:1-14– THL 200 Jesus’ agenda includes being our Companion. 4 John 21:15-23– THL 648 Peter hit bottom before he… 

April 25- 30

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25 Mark 16:1-8 -THL 198 Jesus/Easter has turned the world right-side up. 26 Matthew 28:1-15 -THL 203 Angel truth trumps human unbelief. 27 John 20:1-18 -THL 188 We too recognize Jesus by His voice/Word. 28… 

April 18-24

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18 Hebrews 8:8-12 -THL 371 Which contract with God would you prefer? 19 John 6:32-35 – THL 277 Picture language: Jesus sustains our souls. 20 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -THL 153 Jesus DID what had to GET… 

April 11-16

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11 Psalm 69:6-21 -THL 173 Thanks, Jesus, for Your integrity and devotion! 12 Luke 23:1-12 -THL 326 We share in degree and in substance. 13 Matthew 27:15-26 -THL 141 Jesus took our place on the… 

April 4- 9

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4 Psalm 42 – THL 150 Let us daily cross-examine our hearts. 5 Mark 14:43-50– THL 604 When will Judas meet Jesus again? 6 Matthew 26:59-66 -THL 140 Our Substitute cares about our souls! 7… 

Worthless Worship

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Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother,

We are Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus

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Paul stated, “I am determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2).

This preaching of the gospel included not only the fact of Jesus’ death on the cross but the meaning of this sacrifice for the sins of the world. The power of the message of the early Church was based on the physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead and the promise of life to come for all who believed in Jesus as their Savior.

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We are Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus

The book of Acts illustrates the central importance of the resurrection in our preaching and witnessing.Jesus’ mandate to be His witnesses to the ends of the Earth was based on the reality of His resurrection victory over death and the grave. “To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3).