I have a thoughtful and sad heart today. We traveled to Monroe, Louisiana yesterday to help sing at the funeral of a friend. It is a sobering thing to see a body lying in a casket, but this man had been a member of the Lord’s church for a lot of years. Even though leukemia took him away at the age of 62, he remained faithful to the end. Matthew chapter 24, verse 13 reads, But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Our founding fathers knew the importance of keeping God in our lives. This seems to have escaped our leaders and a big percentage of society today. Families who know not God, pass this on to their offspring. Sometimes it’s a life of spiritual indifference, or a morally corrupt life. When this lifestyle reigns throughout a land, read what God says in Hosea 4, verses 1 through 6.
Below are some happenings leading up to the establishment of The Lord’s Church.
ST. JOHN chapter 19 describes The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus.
Chapter 20 The Resurrection of Jesus.
Chapter 21 The Risen Jesus Appears to His Disciples. Verses 19 through 23 is where Jesus breathes on his disciples and they receive the Holy Ghost.
Acts Chapter 1, Jesus ascends to Heaven.
Acts Chapter 2, Peter’s Sermon on the Day of Pentecost. Read verses 38 through 47 where The Church of Christ was established. Keep in mind that church doesn’t mean a building, but people who have obeyed the gospel and been baptized into The Lord’s Church for the remission of their sins. Only the Lord can add you to His church.
Yours in Christ,
Frances Bennett
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