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April 2010
4/30/2010 4:41:36 PM
Teens Are Important
Lesley Bergemann
Three of our Good Shepherd's teens will be helping with mission work in Florida, Chile, and China this spring/summer through the WISCO "Share The Mission" program. They will do things like teaching VBS and distributing literature. Teens are important in the ministry of the church. People of all ages, including teens, adults, the preborn, and the elderly are each of equal worth in God's eyes. By nature, we are all sinners who need the gift of salvation won for us By Jesus on the cross....
4/22/2010 1:54:14 AM
Paid In Full
Lesley Bergemann
Do you ever worry whether you are good enough for God, or if God really loves you? Some people think that they must do something to earn God's favor, but the Bible says that "the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin" (1John 1:7). Just before he died on the cross, Jesus said, "It is finished" (John 19:30). The Greek word used is "Teleo," which means "to pay in full." Jesus made the total and complete payment for our sins. Jesus has made us...
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4/6/2010 8:01:00 PM
Revelation Promises
Lesley Bergemann
Our loving Savior Jesus is in control of events today, just as he was in the past. Even during difficult times, we can trust Jesus to bring us through. That is the overall theme of the Biblical book of Revelations, which was the topic in our Monday Bible study during the last 6 months. Some wonderful promises of God which apply to us today are in Revelations: ..."Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." Rev 2:10 (NIV)...
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