Easter

Easter – Prayer and Praise

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During the Covid lockdowns, we began a monthly meeting at Sunshine Christian Village which we called, “Prayer and Praise”. Though most of the restrictions have been lifted, the villagers as well as some of those in Assisted living have continued to come. This past Saturday was our last meeting before Easter, so we sang all the Easter songs we love, in including this one, which happens to be my favorite. I hope that you might enjoy listening and recalling that because Jesus rose on that very first Easter, we who put our faith in Him have the wonderful hope of eternal life!

I was delighted to meet with my friends at Sunshine Christian Village last Saturday. We get together once a month in their activity center for an hour of prayer, praise and fellowship. Our get-together might not seem very important compared to the impact of a Sunday meeting at church with more than a thousand people, […]

Getting Ready for Easter — Walking With Lambs

My Easter Miracle

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV

I asked my friends at Life Care Center this week to think about what the greatest miracle in the Bible was. Was it the Red Sea crossing, multiplying Bread or raising Lazarus from the dead? Now those are amazing, but the foundation of our entire faith is based on the miracle of Easter morning. And yet for me, the greatest miracle of all is not just that Jesus came, died and rose from the dead. The miracle is that He loved me and gave Himself for me. Why would He do that? Why would He even be interested, much less willing to die in my place? The love of God is both the greatest mystery and the greatest miracle, and this is my testimony of how I found Him, or rather, of how He found me.

Master There’s Still More

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This is Easter Sunday – the day that we Christians base our entire faith upon. Some of us are having some big dinners together with family and the scene in Bethany, where they were honoring Jesus with a feast is very much like that. John’s gospel tells us that his disciples and closest friends were all there. Everyone was talking and enjoying the great food when Mary quietly entered. At first no one noticed her, but then she took an alabaster jar filled with perfumed oil, broke it open and began to pour the oil on the head of Jesus. The Bible says that fragrance filled the air and one by one people fell silent and turned their heads to see what was going on. John tells us that Mary anointed the feet of Jesus while in Matthew says she poured it on His head. In this song which I wrote for an Easter play a few years ago I imagine that she did both, because after pouring some on the head of Jesus, she saw that she still had more. Do you still have more for the Master this Easter? It doesn’t matter what others say or think. he is quietly waiting for us to share all we have, even if it seems a waste to others. Not one drop of the fragrance of our worship will be too much for Him!

If you would like to use my song, please just let me know. I will be glad to send you song sheets and give permission to use it without charge. You can contact me at Revpete51@gmail.com – God bless and Happy Easter all!