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He is Risen!

He is Risen!

He is Risen!  He is risen!  He is risen indeed! There are no greater truths than those we celebrate on Easter weekend. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 speak of this importance, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was […]

Triumph of The Cross

Triumph of The Cross

Triumph of The Cross Colossians 2:15 Today begins Holy Week, also known as Passion Week, beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter Sunday.  This is a week to remember – and celebrate – what Jesus has done for us.  The Bible says about this time, “As the time approached for him to be taken […]

The Best Spring Break

The Best Spring Break

The Best Spring Break Reel Life International exists to work alongside the church to engage the people of God in the mission of God for the glory of God. Our vision is for God’s people to cultivate a deep passion for the gospel through participation in local discipleship and short-term missions.  This week, we have two teams spending their spring […]

Go and Tell

Go and Tell

Go and Tell Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-20 tells the account of a man who was demon possessed.  This man was so bad that they had tried (and failed) to control him by binding him hand and foot with chains.  And this and many other efforts had failed.  “No one was strong enough to subdue him.” […]

Remember Who You Are!

Remember Who You Are!

Remember Who You Are! Matthew 13:55 One of the things my Dad always said is, “Remember who you are”.  The idea was that no matter where you went, whether it was out for the night or off to college, that you represented your family.  Being part a family impacts who you are and how you […]

Build Your House On The Rock

Build Your House On The Rock

Build Your House On The Rock Matthew 7:21-27 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had […]

Do You Want to Get Well?

Do You Want to Get Well?

Do you want to get well?   Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.  Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.  […]

Where is your Faith?

Where is your Faith?

Where is your Faith? How do you respond when things are not going well?  When storms come, when there’s trouble in the world, when things are difficult with your spouse or kids, when work is overwhelming and stressful, or when there’s conflict even in the church … Where do you look for help?  Where should […]

Let it Shine

Let it Shine

Let it Shine   Have you ever dropped something really small?  So small that it’s hard to find it?  Just the other day, I dropped a small part of something we were trying to repair.  The part was so small that we could not see it – even though it was right in front of […]

Urgency Defines Authority

Urgency Defines Authority

Urgency Defines Authority   All Christians – and even many unbelievers – rightly regard Jesus as a great teacher.  But what made Him a great teacher?  Luke 4:32 provides some insight to this question.  “They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.” (Luke 4:32)   And again a few verses later, “All the people […]

Sent

Sent

Sent   Have you ever considered … Why did Jesus COME? While there are many reasons, let me state three: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17) Jesus came to fulfill the law. For I […]

The Revelation of the Glory of God

The Revelation of the Glory of God

The Revelation of the Glory of God   Have you ever wondered why Jesus did miracles?   The account of Jesus’ first miracle gives us some insight to that question.  Jesus’ first public miracle is recorded in John chapter 2, the miracle of turning water into wine.  There are many things that could be said […]