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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Today I'd like to share with you the Weekly Verses from
Crosswalk.com.

Last week, we remembered the death of Jesus Christ. Sunday, we
celebrated His final triumph over death, the day Christ rose
again from the dead, conquering the power of sin and death
forever.

In the days ahead, we think about what happened after Jesus rose
again - how He appeared to many different people in many
different places, some of them quite a distance away, in a rather
short span of time. Clearly only a supernatural being could pull
off such a feat, if you even choose to believe that it happened.
I choose to believe. I believe that Jesus Christ is God in the
flesh, that He came to earth as a real person, lived in recorded
History - in fact, History really means "His Story", and that's
where we get the word history.

As we begin another week and examine God's Word, let's use all
scripture as a reminder of Christ, from the perspective that all
scripture either tells about what will happen, what has happened,
or about why we need to seek God, and how Jesus Christ is the
answer. When we read scripture in that manner, it purifies our
hearts and draws us near to God.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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Weekly Verses
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April 21, 2003

These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
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MONDAY

I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you... that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he
was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according
Scriptures.
--1 Corinthians 15:1-4
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The Gospel story is pretty simple to understand. The grace
of the Gospel is glorious to receive. The sacrifice of the
Gospel is incomprehensible. The victory of the Gospel is life.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty Lord, thank you for the empty tomb and Jesus'
victory over the grave. Just as Jesus' death pardoned my sin,
his resurrection assures my future. Thank you for grace and
glory. May my life today be lived by the power of the
resurrection. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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TUESDAY

This is why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's
servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone
what you owe him. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue,
then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
--Romans 13:6-7
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Owe! Tax day. Not my favorite, how about yours? But where
would we be without government, order and laws? While we may
not like how the system functions today, what if we had no
system? Let's be redemptive in our living and obedient in our
citizenship.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, I thank you that I am free in you and belong to no
man or power. Yet because I want your name to be respected, I
pledge to obey the laws of this land as long as they do not run
directly in contradiction to your will. At the same time, I
fervently pray that you heal our land. Through Jesus I pray.
Amen.
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WEDNESDAY

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to
love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled
the law.
--Romans 13:8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
He paid a debt and I owe one. Thank God I don't owe the
debt for my sin, but I owe others the same love, respect and
grace with which God has treated me!

MY PRAYER...
Holy God who owns all things, I thank you for not just
owning me, but for having bought me out of slavery, sin, and
death. Please kindle love in my heart through the Holy Spirit
so I will love others as you do. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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THURSDAY

The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
God.
--1 Corinthians 1:18
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Power! We love power. We love the sound and fury of power.
We love the ability to change things that power brings. But
the greatest power ever unleashed on this earth was the power
displayed when the Almighty God held back his power while his
Son was persecuted and murdered so we could be saved. Now
that's an awesome display of power.

MY PRAYER...
Holy and Majestic God on high, I praise you for your
incredible might and power. But I also thank you for your
love, which guides the release of that power. Thank you for
knowing that I am but dust without your sustaining Spirit.
Thank you for saving me by withholding your mighty power so I
could be pardoned by your sacrificial power. Through Jesus'
mercy I offer this prayer. Amen.
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FRIDAY

If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are
justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are
saved.
--Romans 10:9-10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Imagine Jesus being proud of you! He said if we confess him
before others here on earth, he will speak up for us in heaven.
Confessing that Jesus is Lord is simply acknowledging the
truth. But for believers, it is more than that, since at the
close of time every knee will bow and every tongue confess his
name. For us, confessing Jesus is anticipating his triumph in
which we will share.

MY PRAYER...
Mighty God, your Son is my Lord. I love him and praise him
for his redeeming sacrifice. I thank him for his conquest of
the grave. I marvel at his sacrificial and triumphant grace.
Jesus is Lord. I know it sounds sweet in your ears so I say it
again, Jesus is my Lord. Thank you for being so great that you
would be so sacrificial. Through my Lord and Savior I offer
this thanks. Amen.
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SATURDAY

Christ has indeed been raised, the firstfruits of those who
have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the
resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in
Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
--1 Corinthians 15:20-22
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Being eternal is nothing new. Being like Jesus, completely,
immortally will be new. But when the moment of glory hung in
the balance as Jesus was revived from his death sleep, we too
were given the assurance that death no longer claims us. The
only death that really matters is our death to sin with Jesus
in baptism. If we have shared in that death, we will most
certainly share in his resurrection (see Romans 6:1-14).

MY PRAYER...
Almighty, Most Powerful God. Because of your grace and the
resurrection of Jesus from the dead, I know I will see you face
to face. Help me now, however, to live that resurrected life
being more like Jesus today than any day ever before. Through
my Risen Lord I pray. Amen.
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SUNDAY

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your
sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the
law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
--1 Corinthians 15:55-57
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Victory! Ultimate Victory!! If you don't have the answer
for life's biggest test, death, then you have no victory. The
Super Bowl and World Series are played every year. The
champion is a victor for only one year. But a Christian is a
champion forever because of Jesus. A Christian has victory over
death.

MY PRAYER...
Thank you God for giving me victory in Jesus Christ. Make
his will triumphant in my daily struggles with sin. Through my
Triumphant King I ask it. Amen.

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