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Sundays are special days.
We go early to church in the morning
because we have the privilege of teaching
the cutest little 3 1/2 to 6 year olds
in the whole wide world!
Here are a couple of the dearhearts…
Aren’t they adorable?
They provide the highlight of our week!!
Then we attend worship service,
and I take sermon notes
to share with my husband on the way home.
(He tunes out and goes out to
the Madison River or Big Sky ski slopes
in his mind…
and says on the way home,
“What was the sermon about?”)
.
So, here it is, my friends.
If you didn’t make it to church this morning,
or if you did – and missed the message
as your miind wandered as minds will do –
Here are my notes for you:
“Stand Firm: God is With Us” – based on Luke 13:1-9; delivered by Rev. Jean Johnson
I renamed it: Know Whose You Are
I can withstand anything
Except temptation!
No man knows how bad he is
Until he strives to be good.
Yes, we need forgiveness
And repeated second chances.
It’s not the temptation –
It’s our response to it that matters.
Temptation is a common
Human experience.
To wish it away
Is to wish for death.
God promises a way out.
He doesn’t tolerate a
No-win situation.
It’s our task to endure.
Through the grace of God,
God provides a way.
In the story of Joseph,
We see a man of honor.
He was a good man who
Was wrongly accused of sin,
Thrown into prison because he was
Persistent in his resistance.
Joseph remained loyal
His God without turning back.
When we know whose we are,
Then we know who we are.
That’s what makes persistence possible.
Joseph left temptation.
She was left holding his coat.
He knew it was time to leave.
Embarrassed by his refusal,
She managed to get him jailed.
But, in the prison, Joseph
Fulfilled more of God’s plan.
Resistance is rarely rewarded
By those who’ve been resisted.
Our reward often is not on earth,
But sometimes it is. Hold fast!
God is faithful, and
In the end we won’t be
Disappointed, if we’re true
To our God. The Lord is with you!
Stand firm!
Comments on: "Know Whose You Are" (5)
‘When we know WHOSE we are, then we know WHO we are.’ I love this! Thank you for your encouraging post! Needed that! And those two cuties look so adorable! 🤗
Thank you for stopping by – Yes, those two are adorable indeed! And we have a 6 year old darling girl, too. We love working with them – and watching them grow!
You are welcome! And Yes! They grow up way too fast.
Loved this!! I also love hearing a different message from the same scripture passage! God is great!!
Thanks for your positive comment, Charlotte.