But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7
He purifies us with the blood of His Son, Jesus.
And if we walk in that lights, we have fellowship with one another.
The blood of Jesus Christ purifies us from all sin.
Thanks be to God.
The light of our lives.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. — John 3:17
We had a fun time of food and fellowship together.
And today we celebrate Memorial Day.
Remembering those who gave their lives for our country.
Here's a photo of Arlington Cemetary.
Today we honor those who gave of themselves to make sure we can live in freedom.
We thank God for each of them.
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! — Romans 5:10
Only through the blood of His Son Jesus was this possible.
How much more, then, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
God is our salvation.
And Jesus shed His blood for us.
Providing the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live with Him in heaven one day.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. — Galantians 2:20
During this Eastertide, we are reminded that we have been crucified with Christ.
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I live is by faith in Jesus, the Son of God.
I now live in the body of Christ.
He loved me before I even knew Him.
And He gave himself for me.
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. — 1 John 4:9
He sent His one and only Son Jesus into the world.
So that we might live through Him.
Jesus, our Savior.
Kirk met with some of his friends from high school today: Ernie, Manuel, Josie, and Joe.
Friends for life!
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. — 1 John 4:10
And those who abide in God, abide in love.
He loved us.
And he sent His only Son as a living sacrific for our sins.
An atoning scrifice.
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” — Luke 1:30-33
She had found favor with God.
And as a result, she would be the mother of the Son of God, Jesus.
He was part of the lineage of King David.
And He will reign forever.
His kingdom will have no end.
And we can live with Him forever.
Happy New Year!
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6
It was a great way to celebrate Christmas Eve.
With worship and song and candlelight.
And we had Kirk's family over for potato soup — which they cooked and brought over!
Delicious!
Today we had my brothers over for Christmas Day for ham.
And Steve made some delicious potatoes, which we finished off completely.
Plus he brought twice-baked potatoes for us to have later this week.
Wonderful days with family.
We are blessed.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” — Matthew. 1:20-21
Telling him to take Mary as his wife.
And promising that she would give birth to son, born of the Holy Spirit.
The baby's name would be Jesus.
Because He will save His poeple from their sins.
And we are grateful.
We owe Him our lives.
But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. — Galatians 4:4-5
The timing was according to His plan — when the time had fully come.
Jesus was born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate.
And was crucified, dead and buried to redeem us from our sin.
The third day He rose again from the grave.
Redeeming those of us under the law.
That we might be adopted as sons and daughters of the Lord God.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. — Isaiah 7:14
The prophets foretold it long before it happened.
The wise men saw the star in the East.
The angels told the shepherds.
And Anna and Simeon waited in the temple to see Jesus, our Lord.
Jesus, Immanuel, God with us.
What a Savior!
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. — Hebrews 1:1-2
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a] is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. — John 1:18
Only Jesus has seen His Father.
And Jesus has made Him known to us.
After all, Jesus is the one and only Son.
He is himself God.
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? — Romans 8:32
Rather, He gave Jesus up for us all, even before we knew Him.
He graciously gives us all things.
Now He asks us to give our lives as a living sacrifice.
To share the Gospel of Jesus to all those we meet.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. — 1 John 5:12
He paid the penalty for us before we ever knew Him.
Whoever has the Son of God has life.
Whoever does not nave the Son of God does not.
It's rather simple.
Those of us who have Jesus with live with Him forever.
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” — Matthew 16:15-16
The answers were all over the board.
But then Jesus asked Peter directly.
Who do you say I am?
And Peter knew immediately.
Lord, help me to know you as Messiah.
And as the Son of the living God.
My Savior and Lord.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7
If we walk in the light of His Son Jesus, we have fellowship with one another.
And the blood of Jesus becomes the way for our salvation.
It purifies us from all sin.
What a huge blessing.
And what a mighty, merciful God and Savior.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. — Luke 19:10
All of us.
And His creation lets us know how much He cares for us.
His ultimate sacrifice on the cross shows us His love.
While we were still sinners, He died for us.
We are grateful.
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! — Romans 5:10
While were God's enemies He reconciled us to Him.
He didn't wait for us to get it right!
He reconciled me to Him through the death of His Son, Jesus.
Having been reconciled to Him, how much. more will I be saved through His life!
I am so blessed that God love me and always keeps His promises.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. — Hebrews 1:3
He is the exact representation of God's being.
He sustains all things by His powerful Word.
Abby provided us with the centerpieces for our Easter dinner.
These flowers remind me of God's goodness and love.
Jesus now sits at the right hand of his Father in heaven.
