Tuesday, March 31, 2020
OUR HOPE
John 12:16 (KJV) OUR HOPE
16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God=glory
If we have to go by the way of the grave, God will raise us up one day
Some will go to heaven
Some will go to hell
Faith in Jesus will make the difference
We can be ready
Ask Jesus to be your savior
He is our hope-glory
Pastor Joe
16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God=glory
If we have to go by the way of the grave, God will raise us up one day
Some will go to heaven
Some will go to hell
Faith in Jesus will make the difference
We can be ready
Ask Jesus to be your savior
He is our hope-glory
Pastor Joe
Monday, March 30, 2020
Fear not
John 12:14-15 (KJV) Fear not
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Several things jump out to us:
1. Jesus is Messiah-why?
2. we are not to fear why- Jesus is Lord
3. He completed so may Old Testament prophesies
4. here he fulfills Zech. 9:9
No reason to fear- Jesus is Lord
Pastor Joe
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Several things jump out to us:
1. Jesus is Messiah-why?
2. we are not to fear why- Jesus is Lord
3. He completed so may Old Testament prophesies
4. here he fulfills Zech. 9:9
No reason to fear- Jesus is Lord
Pastor Joe
Friday, March 27, 2020
Praising Jesus
John 12:12-14 (CSBBible) Praising Jesus
12 The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord — the King of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:
Let's focus on praising Jesus,, now
He deserves it
We need to do it
Praise the Lord Jesus
Glory to His name
What a wonderful Savior
Pastor Joe
12 The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord — the King of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:
Let's focus on praising Jesus,, now
He deserves it
We need to do it
Praise the Lord Jesus
Glory to His name
What a wonderful Savior
Pastor Joe
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Crazy thinking
John 12:9-11 (CSBBible) Crazy thinking
9Then a large crowd of the Jews learned he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the one he had raised from the dead.
10 But the chief priests had decided to kill Lazarus also,
11 because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
Kill Lazarus
Would Jesus raise him again?
Believe on Jesus
They thought crazy ideas
Many crazy ideas are in the air now
God help those who have tough decisions to make
And may many believe on Jesus now
Pastor Joe
9Then a large crowd of the Jews learned he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the one he had raised from the dead.
10 But the chief priests had decided to kill Lazarus also,
11 because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
Kill Lazarus
Would Jesus raise him again?
Believe on Jesus
They thought crazy ideas
Many crazy ideas are in the air now
God help those who have tough decisions to make
And may many believe on Jesus now
Pastor Joe
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Handle money carefully
John 12:4-6 (CSBBible) Handle money carefully
4 Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray him), said,
5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
6 He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.
In these times we must handle money carefully
be wise
Use money carefully
By the way- use your time wisely, too
I hope Jesus is your savior-now
Pastor Joe
4 Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray him), said,
5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
6 He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.
In these times we must handle money carefully
be wise
Use money carefully
By the way- use your time wisely, too
I hope Jesus is your savior-now
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Do something nice
John 12:1-3 (CSBBible) Do something nice
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.
2 So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him.
3 Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure and expensive nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
In all this mess- just do something nice for someone, now
It may be a text, a card, a call, or something else
Just do something nice-NOW
Pastor Joe
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.
2 So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him.
3 Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure and expensive nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
In all this mess- just do something nice for someone, now
It may be a text, a card, a call, or something else
Just do something nice-NOW
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
READ THIS AND HAVE HOPE
(CSBBible) Read this and have hope and rejoice
JOHN 11- 1Now a man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.
3 So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.
6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.
7 Then after that, he said to the disciples, “Let’s go to Judea again.”
8 “Rabbi,” the disciples told him, “just now the Jews tried to stone you, and you’re going there again?”
9 “Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.”
11 He said this, and then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on my way to wake him up.”
12 Then the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”
13 Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought he was speaking about natural sleep.
14 So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died.
15 I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”
16 Then Thomas (called “Twin”) said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go too so that we may die with him.”
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18 Bethany was near Jerusalem (less than two miles away).
19 Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.
20 As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
21 Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
22 Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
23 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
26 Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”
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29 As soon as Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
30 Jesus had not yet come into the village but was still in the place where Martha had met him.
31 The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. They followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.
32 As soon as Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and told him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died!”
33 When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.
34 “Where have you put him?” he asked. “Lord,” they told him, “come and see.”
35 Jesus wept.
36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept this man from dying?”
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39 “Remove the stone,” Jesus said. Martha, the dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, there is already a stench because he has been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.
42 I know that you always hear me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so that they may believe you sent me.”
43 After he said this, he shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and let him go.”
JOHN 11- 1Now a man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.
3 So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.
6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.
7 Then after that, he said to the disciples, “Let’s go to Judea again.”
8 “Rabbi,” the disciples told him, “just now the Jews tried to stone you, and you’re going there again?”
9 “Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.”
11 He said this, and then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on my way to wake him up.”
12 Then the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”
13 Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought he was speaking about natural sleep.
14 So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died.
15 I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”
16 Then Thomas (called “Twin”) said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go too so that we may die with him.”
17
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Bethany was near Jerusalem (less than two miles away).
19 Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.
20 As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
21 Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
22 Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
23 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
26 Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”
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Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
29 As soon as Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
30 Jesus had not yet come into the village but was still in the place where Martha had met him.
31 The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. They followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.
32 As soon as Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and told him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died!”
33 When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.
34 “Where have you put him?” he asked. “Lord,” they told him, “come and see.”
35 Jesus wept.
36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept this man from dying?”
38
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave,
and a stone was lying against it.
39 “Remove the stone,” Jesus said. Martha, the dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, there is already a stench because he has been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.
42 I know that you always hear me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so that they may believe you sent me.”
43 After he said this, he shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and let him go.”
Monday, March 16, 2020
Be careful what we say
John 10:40-42 (CSBBible) Be careful what we say
40So he departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. 41 Many came to him and said, “John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true.” 42 And many believed in him there.
Be careful what we say
It influences others
Words may lead someone to heaven or hell
oh, be careful what we say
Does it honor God or satan?
Pastor Joe
40So he departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. 41 Many came to him and said, “John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true.” 42 And many believed in him there.
Be careful what we say
It influences others
Words may lead someone to heaven or hell
oh, be careful what we say
Does it honor God or satan?
Pastor Joe
Friday, March 13, 2020
Jesus is God in human flesh
John 10:30-32 (KJV) Jesus is God in human flesh
30 I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Jesus is God
One and the same
Yes, Jesus is God in human flesh
He is the one who saves
Believe on HIM
Pastor Joe
30 I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Jesus is God
One and the same
Yes, Jesus is God in human flesh
He is the one who saves
Believe on HIM
Pastor Joe
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Who do we belong to?
John 10:26-29 (KJV) Who do we belong to?
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Are we satan's or are we Jesus'?
Who do we belong to?
Wise up
To not belong to Jesus means satan has got us
Boo
Wise up
Pastor Joe
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Are we satan's or are we Jesus'?
Who do we belong to?
Wise up
To not belong to Jesus means satan has got us
Boo
Wise up
Pastor Joe
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
What we do matters
John 10:22-25 (CSBBible) What we do matters
22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23 Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25 “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
What we do shows who we are
Think about that, let it sink in
Do we show God or Satan
I can't hear what you are saying for what you are doing
Pastor Joe
22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23 Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25 “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
What we do shows who we are
Think about that, let it sink in
Do we show God or Satan
I can't hear what you are saying for what you are doing
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Confused about Jesus
John 10:20-21 (CSBBible) Confused about Jesus?
20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and he’s crazy. Why do you listen to him?”
21 Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone who is demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Are you confused about Jesus
Many have found Him to be their savior and friend
Give Him a try
you may just like Him
Read the gospels
Learn about Him
Pastor Joe
20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and he’s crazy. Why do you listen to him?”
21 Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone who is demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Are you confused about Jesus
Many have found Him to be their savior and friend
Give Him a try
you may just like Him
Read the gospels
Learn about Him
Pastor Joe
Monday, March 09, 2020
Surrendered
John 10:17-18 (CSBBible) The word of the day-surrender
17 This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.
18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
Jesus surrendered to God's will.
It would not be fun
Yet, it would be great
Providing salvation for all that would believe on Jesus
WOW!!!
Have we surrendered to do God's will?
It is best we can do
Pastor Joe
17 This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.
18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
Jesus surrendered to God's will.
It would not be fun
Yet, it would be great
Providing salvation for all that would believe on Jesus
WOW!!!
Have we surrendered to do God's will?
It is best we can do
Pastor Joe
Friday, March 06, 2020
Jesus loves us
John 10:14-16 (CSBBible) Jesus loves us
14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me,
15 just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.
You and I are loved
Jesus loves us
His loves shows
He died on the cross to prove His love
Yes, we are loved
Pastor Joe
14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me,
15 just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.
You and I are loved
Jesus loves us
His loves shows
He died on the cross to prove His love
Yes, we are loved
Pastor Joe
Thursday, March 05, 2020
Hired hand
John 10:12-13 (CSBBible) Is your Pastor a hired hand?
12 The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
13 This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.
Today we have few pastors left
most are just hired hands
Does your pastor love you?
Jesus does- he should too
Pastor Joe
12 The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
13 This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.
Today we have few pastors left
most are just hired hands
Does your pastor love you?
Jesus does- he should too
Pastor Joe
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Jesus gives life
John 10:10-11 (KJV) Jesus gives life, satan destroys life
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
wake up
hello
Jesus gives life
satan destroys life
look around
watch satan's work-he destroys life
wake up
a word to the wise is sufficient
Pastor Joe
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
wake up
hello
Jesus gives life
satan destroys life
look around
watch satan's work-he destroys life
wake up
a word to the wise is sufficient
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Jesus helps those who are His
John 10:7-9 (CSBBible) Jesus helps
7 Jesus said again, "Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.
If we belong to Jesus
If we believe and trust Him
He will take care of us
try Him
Enjoy Him
Pastor Joe
7 Jesus said again, "Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.
If we belong to Jesus
If we believe and trust Him
He will take care of us
try Him
Enjoy Him
Pastor Joe
Monday, March 02, 2020
Is Jesus or satan our shepherd?
John 10:1-5 (CSBBible) Is Jesus or satan our shepherd?
1 "Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn't enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don't know the voice of strangers."
Who guides us- Jesus or satan?
think about it
Just who do we follow
It's your call
Pastor Joe
1 "Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn't enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don't know the voice of strangers."
Who guides us- Jesus or satan?
think about it
Just who do we follow
It's your call
Pastor Joe
