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THIS WEEK
4/20/25
Praise the Lord we're open for business!
THIS AND THAT April: Communion Preparation - Bill & Barbara
Collection Counting - Adam/Paul May: Communion Preparation - Wylie Collection Counting - Jack/Chris
“We are called to be like CHRIST, not other Christians.” Steve Wright
He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! (Rev 22)
Three times in this chapter Jesus tells us He is coming quickly—in
verses 7, 12, and 20. It’s a thrice-braided cord:
Look, I am coming quickly! Blessed
is the one who keeps the prophetic words of this book. . . . Look! I am
coming quickly, and My reward is with Me. . . . Yes, I am coming
quickly.
The immediate response of John in verse 20 was: “Amen!” This is a term
of agreement, meaning “so be it!” Then John offered the Bible’s
concluding prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus!” This is the equivalent of the
Aramaic term Maranatha. It’s a
prayer for us to repeat frequently. What a tragedy that Christians
seldom pray specifically for the Lord to return. Let’s start including
Maranatha in our prayer
vocabulary.
Think of the excitement of knowing that Jesus is returning at any
moment!
In the darkest days of the Reformation in Scotland, when the hearts of
the faithful were low and languishing, John Knox accepted the invitation
to return to his native land. Leaving Geneva, he bravely made his way
back to Scotland. According to A. J. Gordon’s book
Ecce Venit, when Knox landed,
word flashed across Scotland like lightning: “Knox is back.” Travelers
suddenly mounted and sped into the country with the tidings, “John Knox
has come.” At every cottage door the residents stood and clustered,
wondering, as horseman after horseman cried, “Knox has come.” Ships
departing from the harbor bore up to each other at sea to tell the news.
Shepherds heard the tidings as they watched their flocks upon the hills.
The whole land was moved; the whole country was stirred with a new
inspiration, and the hearts of the enemies withered.” (Robert J Morgan)
PRAYERS NEEDED: Cancer
Always remember our young people who have grown out of the family home and are pursuing studies and careers, that they continue to seek wisdom from the omni-present Father. And that they continue to hold Him first in their lives.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Some like them; some hate them. A neighbor down at the farm picks wild mushrooms. This thought sends chills down my spine! (Not just because I don’t like to have “a fungus among us.”) Many people are sickened, more than a few have died because they couldn’t distinguish a “good” mushroom from a bad fungus.
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