What a great day in the Lord today! Although it has been a rainy day all day long, it did not dampen our spirits as we went to church and worshiped the Lord and had fellowship one with another in God's house.
Here is the song our choir sang today, followed by the Pastor's sermon from Luke 24:13-49, about Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, which I previously shared with you last week, but you will enjoy this sermon about that special walk on a country road...
But first, I hope you enjoy the song, "You Ain't Seen the Last of Jesus, I know He is Alive!"
"One early Sunday morning Mary went to the garden tomb
Surprised to find the body of her Savior had been moved.
An angel stood before her and said, “Jesus is not here!
Three days He laid in the mortal grave, but Mary don’t you fear!”
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, I know He is alive.
He shattered Satan’s victory when death He did survive.
You will see Him in His glory right before your very eyes,
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, He’s alive!
On the day of His ascension Jesus went to complete His plan
And you may say that I’m foolish to believe He’ll come again.
But I’ll still hold to the promise that He’ll return some day.
Go on and doubt but I’m gonna shout, He is on His way!
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, I know He is alive.
He shattered Satan’s victory when death He did survive.
You will see Him in His glory right before your very eyes,
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, He’s alive!
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, I know He is alive.
He shattered Satan’s victory when death He did survive.
You will see Him in His glory right before your very eyes,
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, He’s alive!
He’s alive! He’s alive!"
And also during this service today we had the great joy and privilege of seeing our kids Benton and Rose become members of our church:
And then we extended the right hand of Christian fellowship to them and the other gentleman who also joined today.
Well, actually, because of Covid restrictions, we couldn't do the normal routine of having everyone come and shake their hands, but as you can see it is hard for us to stop ourselves from doing what is in our hearts to do. This is our dear friend "Norma", who I told you about once before. As you can see, Norma still exemplifies Christ to us. I told you in that previous post back in December that I wanted to be more like Norma, who is more like Jesus...and now you can see what I mean. She just can't stop reaching out to share her love of Jesus with everyone.
It's as if she really believes what the song said that the choir sang today:
"On the day of His ascension Jesus went to complete His plan
And you may say that I’m foolish to believe He’ll come again.
But I’ll still hold to the promise that He’ll return some day.
Go on and doubt but I’m gonna shout, He is on His way!
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, I know He is alive.
He shattered Satan’s victory when death He did survive.
You will see Him in His glory right before your very eyes,
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus
You ain’t seen the last of Jesus, He’s alive!"
And guess what? I really believe that too!
"Go on and doubt, but I'm gonna shout,
He is on His way!
You ain't seen the last of Jesus,
I know He is alive!!"
I hope you believe that too!!Have a blessed and wonderful Sunday!! He lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!! Amen!
What a beautiful, giving church you all have created! And how wonderful your children now belong, too. The homily at our Vigil Mass on Saturday also touched on the Road to Emmaus!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Holly. Yes, we love our little church. For a small church they do a lot of special things in this community to help others. We are very thankful to be a part of such a caring community. And yes, "the Road to Emmaus" seems to be the message God is wanting us to hear this week for sure!
DeleteWhat a beautiful song! Yes, He is alive! Have a nice day.
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Thank you, Lori. Yes, I loved singing that song...it just made me want to "shout" He's alive!! Hope you have a wonderful week.
DeleteHow wonderful to have Benton and Rose join your church! It will be such a blessing to be able to worship with them!
ReplyDeleteI probably should have qualified that by telling that they've attended this church ever since they were married here almost four years ago this November. They are the reason WE started attending this church and ended up moving here. But they had not yet taken the step of membership, so this was a great day! We are already members, but they've been here longer!
DeleteI know He is alive, too!! Congratulations to Rose and Benton!! Wonderful!! You have a great little church and I love my little church, too. It is more intimate than some of the bigger churches where you don't know many people. I'm still a small-town girl! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Terri. Yes, He IS alive!! And yes, we are thrilled that Benton and Rose are members now, even though they have attended here since their marriage here almost 4 years ago. Yes, our little church is more like family. We are so blessed to be a part of this group of the body of Christ!! I'm definitely a small-town girl!
DeleteOh, that joyous music! It makes me want to clap right along!
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember your telling about Norma's loving spirit; not even a pandemic has quelched her sweet soul, has it?
Congratulations on having Benton and Rose join your church family!
Thank you, Myra. Yes, many people were clapping when we sang it this morning. It is such a happy song. And no, I don't think anything could squelch Norma's sweet spirit! She is a real jewel. And yes, we are happy Benton and Rose finally joined the church here. They were actually married here and have attended this church for about 4 years, but just hadn't joined. So now it is official!
DeleteYes and amen! Jesus is alive and He's coming again! I've never heard that song before but I believe it with all my heart!
ReplyDeleteThe song is probably more of a "southern gospel" song, made popular by the Gaithers I think...but it sure gets the message across and makes you want to shout and sing hallelujah!! He is alive!!! Have a wonderful week.
DeleteIt appears it was a great day to be in the house of the Lord.
ReplyDeleteYes it was!! Praise God!
DeleteYep, Jesus wins, and because He does, we win too. Amen.
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Amen!! You got that right!!! Praise God!
DeleteLooks like an awesome day Pam. Glad the kids made their membership official. I would love that Miss Norma. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteThank you Cindy. And yes, you would love Norma. You can't help but love her. She is a beautiful Christian woman and such a blessing to our church family. We feel so honored that she chose our church to become a part of. God is Good in so many ways.
DeletePraise God that we will see Jesus face to face one day.
ReplyDeleteAmen!! "It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus. Life's trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of His dear face all sorrow will erase, So bravely run the race, 'til we see Christ." (from an old song I love).
DeleteSure enough, Pamela, we ain't seen the last of Jesus. He is alive! So happy, too, for Benton and Rose joining the church. Such a special time of celebration for your family.
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Thank you Martha! So happy that Jesus is Alive!! Praise God!!! And yes, we are very thankful for our kids becoming an official part of our church family. They've been there for a long time...just hadn't made it official. God is so good.
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