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I Know That My Redeemer Lives Scripture: Job 1 , 2 , 13 , 19 , and 23, especially 19:25–26 I know that my Redeemer lives and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God. Introduction: Why is life so unfair? Haven’t all of us asked…

A Familiar Story... What jumps out? What a terrifying situation! Place yourself in this story you’ve escaped from slavery. A situation so bad, that even escaping to the desert seems preferable Pharaoh’s heart is hardened. You know what Egypt is capable of, and yet God has led you to a place where you’re…

The oxford dictionary on Google defines solitude as: “The state or situation of being alone A lonely or uninhabited place” Thought technically, solitude means to be alone, christian solitude holds a different truth The truth that we are never alone Solitude for the christian is the opposite, it is getting…

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

Good morning! If we haven’t met… QR Codes Report Advent Giving Success! Talk through United in Prayer One thing we do regularly as Elders is ask, “What does Gateway need?” And recently we’ve begun thinking about the need for us to engage with what God is doing outside of our church. To partner with Him…

Michelle and I have been watching a series on Amazon Prime called Poldark… it’s based on a series of books written back in the 1940’s about a family in London around the late 1700s. Every episode is full of conflict but back then they handled conflict very differently than we do today. It’s hard to tell…

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? ILLUSTRATION: In his book Thoughts in Solitude, Thomas Merton wrote fifteen lines that have become known as “the Merton Prayer”: My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road…

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? ILLUSTRATION: In his book Thoughts in Solitude, Thomas Merton wrote fifteen lines that have become known as “the Merton Prayer”: My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road…

4 psalms on hand out to reflect a c t s rotate or one lead with personal leader lead or ask someone to lead SEE BONHOEFFER AND MERTON Get into groups right away with scripture handouts. 3-5 scriptures, with 2-3 minutes of teaching/direction then 8-10 minutes of prayer. Last scripture large circle with…

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Thomas Merton

What is Peace? We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Thomas Merton

Read: Psalm 125:1 1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, Which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. Thomas Merton wrote in his book The Love of Solitude these next few lines that has become known as Merton’s Prayer My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road…

How do we obtain peace? Isaiah 26:3 (ESV) You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. From whom shall we receive peace? Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be…

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Thomas Merton There will be no universal peace till the Prince of peace appears. J. C. Ryle This peace is nothing, but to rust iron, increase tailors,…

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: Eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: Noses…

Mark 12:28–34 (NIV84) 28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord…

1 “Always remember to celebrate the Passover during the month of April, for that was when Jehovah your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 Your Passover sacrifice shall be either a lamb or an ox, sacrificed to the Lord your God at his sanctuary. 3 Eat the sacrifice with unleavened bread. Eat unleavened…

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Have you ever asked yourself, “What is the will of God for…

Introduction What starts out as a defeat ends in glorious victory if offered up to Christ. David Jackman reminds us that sudden reversal is a common element of our human experience. A soccer team is cruising complacently, a goal up on its opponents, only to be eclipsed by two quick goals in the last…