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Gratitude and Joy
A good friend’s husband was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Together they went through two months Read More
John Frederick | Read Revelation 5:11-14
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Sign Up TodayJesus is praised and worshiped because he is the God who is the Lamb. The concept of praise based upon God’s sacrificial death as the Lamb constitutes an unexpected radical revelatory revision of the sacrificial theology of the Old Testament. In the cross of Christ we discover that God—the one...
Triune God, may your sacrifice give us rest in you so that we might become reconcilers for your kingdom of peace, salvation, and life. Amen.
Saul is one of the primary obstacles to the early spread of Christianity. The death and resurrection of Jesus does not fit his paradigm for the Messiah, so it cannot be true. It takes a miraculous intervention by Christ himself to change his mind. Psalm 30 reminds us that the light will always chase the darkness. We experience true suffering and true loss, but God can turn our mourning into dancing in God’s own timing. In Revelation, John takes us to the throne room of God, where angels and creatures proclaim the glory of the Lamb of God who has defeated death and reigns forever. Returning to the Gospel of John, we read more about Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances, which here include a seaside breakfast and a quiz for Peter.
Read Acts 9:1-20. Jesus’ resurrection calls us to an embodied faith. How do you bear the gospel?
Read Psalm 30. Recall a specific time when you depended on God.
Read Revelation 5:11-14. Have you ever worshiped the Lamb with your whole body? What keeps you from falling down to worship God?
Read John 21:1-19. The author reminds us that Jesus calls us to be shepherds and sheep. Which role do you most often fill? How can you take on a new leadership role or allow others to lead you?
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"In solitude we discover that we are not what we do but what we are given; that we are not the result of our judgments but born out of God's love." Read more.
