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Category Archives: Jesus
A DAY OF UNREST
It was the Sabbath day – a day dedicated to rest and meditation. Jesus’ body had been interred in the tomb of a rich man. Time would not allow for preparing the body for burial, because the Sabbath required no … Continue reading
Posted in God's promises, Holy Week, Jesus
Tagged Anxiety, Depression, grief, Holy Saturday, Jesus, Joy, redemption, resurrection, sins forgiven
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HE KNEW . . .
As the days wore on leading up to the Passover Feast, Jesus continued to teach. It seemed to Mary that He was more urgent in His message. There was so much He wanted His followers to know and yet He knew … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Lamb of God, Maundy Thursday
Tagged Final instructions, God's Word, Holy Week, Lamb of God, Maundy Thursday, Sacrifice
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THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL
At first his heart was filled with excitement to simply be with Jesus. Like the rest of the disciples, the message appealed to him. He had grown up with the promise of a Messiah and this Jesus seemed to fill all … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's passion, Holy Week, Jesus
Tagged FAITH, forgiveness, God, Holy Week, Hope, INSPIRATION, Judas' betrayal, Lent, Passion of Christ, repentance, Sin
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EASTER BUNNY VS. JESUS
As I was doing my weekly grocery shopping the other day, I was amazed to find a whole section devoted to Easter bunnies, chocolate eggs, peeps, sugary treats, cavity makers and artificial grass – along with baskets of all sizes … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Holy Week, Jesus
Tagged Easter, Easter bunny, FAITH, FOCUS, Grace, Holy Week, insoiration, Jesus, Passion of Christ, resurrection, salvaion
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ANOTHER PROPHECY FULFILLED
Thirty-three years before, Jesus was carried in His mother’s womb on a donkey. The donkey is a beast of burden and so this is telling in a way. Our Savior, King would humble Himself by doing this. He would not … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, PALM SUNDAY, Salvation
Tagged encouragement, forgiveness, king on a donkey, PALM SUNDAY, prophesy fulfilled, Savior of the world, Sin
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. . . AND JESUS WEPT
They had arrived outside the city of Jerusalem. Jesus and His band of brothers made the journey for the annual Passover celebration. They were tired from the long journey, but Jesus was well aware of what would soon come to … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's passion, Jesus, Lent
Tagged Jesus' ministry, King Jesus, Passion of Christ, Recognizing Jesus, Salvation, second coming, Son of God & Man
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KING OF KINGS & LORD OF LORDS
The people crowded across the expanse just surrounding the Mount of Olives. Jesus would give His final instructions to those who claimed to be His followers. The place was covered with thousands of men and even more women and children. … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's passion, Jesus, Lent
Tagged disciples, encouragement, FAITH, feeding of the 5000, forgiveness, Inspiration, Jesus, Salvation, Sermon on the Mount
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THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS
Jesus spent His final days talking to his disciples about what was about to soon take place. It had to be difficult for them to understand. They knew His purpose here on earth, but why did He have to die? … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Heaven, Jesus, Lent
Tagged encouragement, FAITH, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lent, life after death, resurrection
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WHAT IF YOU KNEW WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO DIE?
If I knew the exact time, day, year and hour when I would die, I certainly would be in preparation mode. At my age, I should have thought about things like wills, final wishes for my funeral, songs I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in death, Jesus, Lent
Tagged death, eternallife, FAITH, God's mission, Grace, Inspiration, Jesus' final days, Lent
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MELTING IN FEAR
The image above depicts what our landscape looked like a couple days ago. Within just a short period of time a snowfall of six inches, added to what was already on the ground. In just another short span most of … Continue reading
Posted in fear, Jesus, Lent, war
Tagged Anxiety, atonement, Fear, hopelessness, Jesus, Lent, Salvation, victory over the world, war
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HOW CAN I SERVE THE LORD?
The arts have always been a wonderful way for us to express our thoughts and emotions and to use our God given talents to communicate them in one way or another. There are those who have the ability to share … Continue reading
Posted in America, art, Jesus
Tagged Fine Arts, Gifts from God, missionary work, performing arts, service, talents
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JESUS VS SATAN – ROUND ONE
It seems that most important events in the Bible take place in the wilderness and many of those same events occur over a period of 40 days or years. Jesus has just spent 40 days of fasting and prayer in … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Lent
Tagged Jesus, Lemt, Sacrifice, Satan, Sin, temptation, temptation of Christ
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THE FINAL SACRIFICE . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The sculpture of the cross of Christ, exhibits the pain and suffering that Jesus willingly gave for our benefit. He died so we may live. Blood flows from a beaten, smitten corpse, … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's passion, Jesus, Lamb of God, Lent, Uncategorized
Tagged final sacrifice, forgiveness of sins, Jesus, Lamb of God, Lent
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GOD LOVES ME DEARLY
August Dietrich Rische (born February 5, 1819 in Minden ; † November 15, 1906 in Ludwigslust ) was the author of the lyrics for the children’s hymn, “God Loves Me Dearly. The hymn was written in 1852 by this young Lutheran pastor, who was working with homeless and disadvantaged children. … Continue reading
Posted in ENDURING LOVE, Jesus, love, valentines day
Tagged eternity, God's Love, Love, Sacrifice, Valentine's Day
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THE HANDS OF MY SAVIOR
I often think about the hands that reached up to his mother from the manger. Those tiny, dimpled hands were perfectly formed by His Father before His birth. As He grew, those little boy hands undoubtedly got scuffed and bruised … Continue reading
Posted in grace, Jesus, Sacrifice
Tagged FAITH, Grace, inspiration & encouragement, Jesus' hands, Peace, Sacrifice, Salvation
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A QUIET, YET POWERFUL, SUPER HERO
With the Super Bowl right around the corner and the Winter Olympics taking up time on the other channels, we are being inundated with superheroes of all kinds. We put our hopes and sometimes our treasure into counting on their … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Poetry by Kathy Boecher
Tagged courage, Jesus, Poetry by Kathy Boecher, salvtation, Superhero
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BUT MARY PONDERED
“But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” When I was a young child, I thought the word “ponder” meant to pound. In a child’s mind it made perfect sense for Mary to treasure the things … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Jesus
Tagged Christmas, encouragement, FAITH, Inspiration, Jesus, REJOICE, Son of God
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DON’T BE AFRAID
Picture this – you have been sentenced to death – no chance of parole – your execution is set – you will be fed to a pride of lions. You must wait in your cell until the next day when … Continue reading
HOW CAN JESUS BE FULLY HUMAN & FULLY DIVINE?
The popularity of “The Chosen.” seems to be sweeping the country. Part of that interest has been stirred because this series has to do with the fact that Jesus is being depicted as one of us – a man with … Continue reading
SHEPHERD OF MY HEART
In ancient times tending a flock of sheep was considered a necessary part of society. Sheep were important for their milk, their fleece and their meat. Being a shepherd was often delegated to the youngest male in a clan instead … Continue reading
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