How does God love you? Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (two sisters and a brother) so much that when Lazarus fell ill, Jesus let him die so that they could know in their hearts and their heads that he is God and has power over everything including death.
This past Sunday’s sermon dealt with the thought that our lives should give glory to God. In John 9, there is a man who was born blind and Jesus said that he was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed in him. Many times our hardships cause us to cry out to God in deliverance, but sometimes God wants to use those hardships to give glory to him. Below are five people, who have had hard lives, yet give glory to God.
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At the beginning of the year people all around the world who are a part of UBF choose verses from the Bible to hold on to for the year. We do this because we really want to grow in Christ and we really want to have even one small verse to live by for the year. A key verse is a reminder for us of God’s word to help draw us nearer to him.
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Christmas is almost upon us. Here in Chicago, Michigan Avenue has been lit up since November, Lincoln Park Zoo has its annual Zoo Lights, one radio station has been playing Christmas music for I don’t know how long now, and, my personal favorite because of my Germanic history, the Christkindlmarket is in Daley Plaza. When you go to the stores, the sales are all around, the bell ringers are ringing their bells at nearly every entrance, and decorations abound. At night, houses are lit up with thousands of tiny lights and Christmas trees are all aglow. It’s a time where families get together and gifts are exchanged. It’s a time when snowmen are made, candy canes are eaten, and hills are destined to be sled.
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Luke 5:27-32
Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax collecting booth . Jesus said two words to him, “Follow me.” Amazingly Levi got up, left everything and followed Jesus. Afterward, Levi was so thankful he threw a huge party and invited Jesus.
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Luke 5:1-11
Gods hope for each of us
One day Jesus, as he walked along, he was teaching the crowds and he came to the lake. In order to teach the crowd better he got into a boat so that they wouldn’t push him into the water. The boat he “happened” to get into was Simon’s. Simon and his partners were cleaning the nets for they had been fishing all night.
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