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The Great Name of Jesus!

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It's Easter! My spiritual birthday! I'm so glad that we can celebrate the resurrection of our Savior! How do I know He's alive? Because I know Him personally. He speaks to me and guides me. He encourages me and corrects me. He blesses me to feel His presence. Jesus is most definitely alive, most definitely saving souls, and most definitely worthy to be praised! Here is a wonderful song, I would like to share... and/or you can read on below. O THE BLOOD If you don't know Jesus personally, you can! It doesn't matter who you are or what you've done. God loves YOU right NOW. Jesus took all your sin upon Himself when He died on the cross, so that you can live a life of freedom and a life (now and eternally) close to God. He already made the way possible for you to know Him, He just wants you to receive Him into your heart and let Him be your Lord and Savior. You can't do enough good works to get to heaven. You can't be good enough on your own. You need ...

The Triumphal Entry - at our house

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This morning before church, I read to Ava and Landon from the book of Mark about Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We talked about it, and then we acted it out for ourselves. We grabbed jackets from the closet and laid them at the front door in imaginary, but sincere, anticipation of Jesus' arrival. Then we shouted LOUDLY, "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! It's Jesus! We love you, Jesus! Hallelujah!... and so on, as our hearts desired. We truly glorified God this morning. The kids were shouting and jumping a foot higher and I was crying and shouting - If Jesus had truly come riding through our front door, we couldn't have physically expressed our excitement any more. I encourage you in your own home to regularly be demonstrative in your praise to the Lord. Sing and dance to worship music while you are cleaning, act out Scriptures with your children, and don't hesitate to verbally and physically exalt the Lord in your home! This...