Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Don’t lose that last stanza: Should all the hosts of death And pow’rs of hell unknow Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief on, I shall be safe, for Christ displays Superior pow’r and guardian grace. (Christian Worship 359, st. 4) ENCOURAGEMENT GIVES STRENGTH A […]
Life Guide PSALM 23 (NIV) 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear […]
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes John 20:10-31 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were […]
Lifeguide Lifeguide – Leader’s Notes 1 Corinthians 15:19-20 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. That’s why […]
Life Guide GLORY IN HEAVEN In heaven, they get what glory looks like. Of course they do, heaven is nicknamed “Eternal Glory.” And in heaven, the way the Bible illustrates it, here’s what glory looks like. There are 4 creatures gathered in a circle. And just behind them are 24 leaders sitting down. a circle […]
John 18:4-11 4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?” 5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 Again he asked them, “Who is […]
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Mark 9:2-9 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and […]
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of […]
Burst into songs of joy together, for the Lord has comforted his people. The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. (Is. 52:9-10) SEE WHAT SIMEON SAW Our sermon today is based on the story of Simeon from Luke chapter 2. As […]
In your nativity scene at home, no doubt the most important and most interesting character is the baby. The baby Jesus is the most powerful force in the universe, but now he looks like a little baby. And all of history is divided by this child. No matter how you label years, everything breaks down […]