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2018 So Will I 3 19 18 |
2017 Sinners 3 28 17 A Safe Place 4 6 17 & 11 20 20 2016 Grace 12 19 16 |
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Monday, March 19, 2018 |
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Copyright Issue - Devotional cannot be viewed at this time Shawn Klein |
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 |
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Copyright Issue - Devotional cannot be viewed at this time Shawn Klein |
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Thursday, April 6, 2017 & Friday, November 20, 2020 - "The Connection" Series |
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Scripture: Matthew 11:28 (NASB) – “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Message: “God sometimes does His work with a gentle drizzle, not storms.”1 John Newton (1725-1807). As a great hymn writer who wrote what could possibly be considered the most famous hymn of all time, “Amazing Grace”2, John Newton knew the Lord in a way that maybe some of us can relate. Newton struggled with depression for years and years, and despite the depression that he faced, he knew that the Lord was with him. Newton retreated into his home for months at a time, and in that time, he spent his time writing praises to the Lord. He considered his home his “safe space”, and knew that the Spirit of Christ was in it.
Today, I challenge you
to take some time to retreat into Prayer: Lord, reveal in us today what we cannot see in ourselves. Amen.
Shawn Klein 1. “God sometimes does His work with a gentle drizzle, not storms.” Circa 1780. Quotation attributed to John Newton. Public Domain.2. “Amazing Grace” by John Newton. 1779. United Methodist Church Hymnal #378. Public Domain. |
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Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24 (NRSV) - "He bore our sins in His body on the cross ... By His wounds we are healed." Message: Grace is a beautiful thing. It's like receiving a gift that we didn't earn and that we could never afford. Grace is God telling us that he loves us, in spite of us. It's important though to remember that we believe in a God that became a human being to live the human experience. When we remember the cross, it's important that a real man with real wounds died a real death almost 2,000 years ago so that we may live. This is why we could never afford grace. We can hardly wrap our minds around just how much our God loves us and wants to be in relationship with us. I believe that we would all be better at fostering our relationship with God if we took time more often to recognize the depths of His love. Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us recognize you and your love working in our lives each and every day. Amen. Shawn Klein |
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