Okay. You say I'm dead and done, but you will
see. opportunity to give and use it as we see
fit under your guidance. Bless the time. Bless
this offering. One day when sin was as black
as could be, Jesus came forth to be born of the
virgin, dwelled among men, and my example is
He. The Word became flesh, and the light shined
among us. His glory reigns. this weekend. And
it started all the way back when it was prophesied
in the Old Testament, right? And then Jesus was
born. But the story and the things that happened
on Good Friday through Easter Sunday through
Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection are very
important to us when we believe in Jesus, right?
So we're going to talk about that story and say
what the Bible says with the help of some, these
are not Easter eggs, they're resurrection eggs.
Resurrection eggs. Got it? Okay. Alright, so
in the book of Matthew chapter 21, Jesus sent
two disciples, saying to them, Go into the village
in front of you, and immediately you will find
a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them
and bring them to me. If anyone says anything
to you, you shall say, The Lord needs them, and
they shall send them at once. The disciples went
and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought
the donkey and the colt and put them on their
cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd
spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut
branches from the trees and spread them on the
road. In Jesus' day, most people walked everywhere.
So it was actually considered an honor to ride
on donkeys. She doesn't wear that quite yet.
Okay. In Matthew chapter 26, I listened. Then
one of the twelve who came was Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priest and said, what will
you give me if I deliver him to you? And they
paid him 30 pieces of silver. And from that moment,
he saw the opportunity to betray him. to hand
Jesus over to his enemies. Now what's inside
this pink egg? A coin. Coins. How many pieces
of silver did they give him? Thirty pieces of
silver. Not everyone was happy about Jesus and
what he was teaching. And he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks, he gave it to them,
saying, Drink of it, Jason, all of you, for this
is my blood of the covenant, which is poured
out for the forgiveness of sins. Have we done
this? No. When did we do this? On the Lord's
Supper. Right. Exactly. So that comes from Matthew
chapter 26. And the light purple egg is a cup.
Jesus had a special dinner with his disciples.
And he taught them about what was going to happen
and the meaning of it. Okay. Do any of you know
what a promise is? Yeah. Say it again. What's
a promise? Okay, let's help him out. A promise
is, if you say, if someone wants to, it's sort
of like a secret, if you're planning something
and you don't want to tell it, that's what it
is. Promises aren't secret. Ariana? A promise
is when you say... thing, but you want to do
something else. You would say, I promise that
I'll do it. So it's like telling the person that
you'll try to remember to do it and that you'll
do it. It's a commitment to do something, right?
Me. Okay. You, what? Me. Okay. Maybe you remember
me. Okay. So in Mark chapter 14, it says, and
they went to a place called? Gethsemane. And
he said to his disciples, sit here while I pray.
And he took with him Peter and James and John
and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
And he said to them, my soul is very sorrowful,
even to death. Remain here and watch. And in
the orange hands, or egg, is praying hands. Right?
Do this when you pray. Sometimes you do this.
Right? Praying hands. After dinner with his disciples,
Jesus took them to a garden where he prayed.
Alright. When Jesus finished praying in the garden,
the men who wanted to kill him took him as their
prisoner. Are you listening? Then they brought
Jesus to Pilate, their ruler, and he had Jesus
whipped. John 19 .1 says, Then Pilate took Jesus
and flogged him. In the green egg, we have a
leather strap. That's what they would have whipped
Jesus with. A leather strap? A leather strap.
Whipped. Yep. The whip used was long and hard,
and it hurt so much that Jesus was bleeding.
Oh. Matthew 27 says, Then the soldiers of the
governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters,
and twisting together a crown of thorns, they
put it on his head, and kneeling before him,
they mocked him. What does mock mean? Make fun
of people. Right, they made fun of them, right?
Okay, inside the yellow egg we have? A chronicle.
Who would like to wear a chronicle? Me. You're
just kidding. Does it sound fun? No. Does it
sound painful? Yeah. Jesus was not exactly thrilled
about a chronicle because it hurt. So they whipped
him, then they took branches with thorns and
shaped him into a crown and shoved it on his
head. Okay. So they took Jesus and he went out
bearing his own cross, so he's carrying his own
cross, to the place called the place of a skull,
which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they
crucified him, with him two others, one on either
side, and Jesus between them. So the light orange
egg is? A cross. A cross. This cross is made
of something different. Can you see what this
is made of? Nails. Nails. Why would it be made
of nails? Because they used nails to put Jesus
on the cross. Very good. The soldiers made Jesus
carry this heavy wood cross to the top of the
hill. And using nails much larger than those,
they nailed him through his hands and his feet.
Okay. It's coming. John chapter 19 says, When
the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his
garments, clothes, and divided them into four
parts, one part for each soldier. Also his robe,
but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.
So they said to one another, Let's not tear it.
Let's cast lots and see who it shall be. Do you
know what cast lots means? No. They were playing
a game or gambling to determine who got to keep
his robe. In the light green egg, what do you
find? Dice. They were playing a game with dice
to determine who got to keep. Did you ever play
a game using dice? Yes. Games are supposed to
be fun, right? Was the games a soldier was playing
fun? No. No, I don't think so. John chapter 19.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the
first and of the other who had been crucified.
But when they came to Jesus, they saw he was
already dead. So they did not break his legs.
But one of the soldiers... One of the soldiers
pierced his side with a spear and at once came
out, what came out? Blood and water. In the purple
egg we find a spear. Two robbers were crucified
with Jesus, one on each side. When they came
to check, the other two men were still alive,
so they broke their leg. The story is sad, but
true. It's sad to think Jesus died, but remember,
Jesus gave up his life for the love of all of
us. Okay, getting ready to close to the end.
Are you listening? Matthew 27, starting in verses
57, when it was evening. There came a rich man
from Arimathea named Joseph, who was also a disciple
of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the
body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given
to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped
it in a clean cloth and laid it in his own new
tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled
a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and
went away. Fine linen. So they wrapped Jesus'
body in cloth like that to get him ready to be
buried. But they didn't bury them in the ground.
Where did they put them? They didn't bury Jesus
in the ground. Where did they put his body? In
a tomb, in the rocks, right? Yeah. In a rock.
All right, Matthew 28. And behold, there was
a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord
descended from heaven and came back and rolled
back the stone and sat on it. His appearance
was like lightning, and his cloth white as snow.
And for fear of him, the guards trembled and
became like dead men. The stone that was rolled
out in front of Jesus' tomb was much bigger than
this stone. Think that would cover the tomb?
No. I don't think so. It was much bigger than
that stone. It was as big as a door and probably
weighed more than a car. So most men could not
have rolled it away. It probably took many people
to put it there, right? The men were no match
for God's angel, and it only took one angel to
roll the stone away. Where do you think the angel
got his strength from? God. When two women came
to the tomb of Jesus, they were surprised. The
heavy stone was rolled aside, and the tomb was
empty. But the angel said to the woman, Do not
be afraid, for I know you seek Jesus who was
crucified. He is not here, but he has risen,
as he said. Come to the place where he lay. The
angel told him he has risen. This was the promise
that Jesus made to his disciples during the last
supper. He promised that he would be back. He
would come back to life to show those who believe
in him that they will live forever. Someday,
because he died for us, we can meet him and thank
him in heaven. And that is the true story of
Easter. Oh, sorry. Last egg. Aaron. The tomb
was? Nothing in it. Nothing in it. Good job.
Yay. All right. We're going to pray and thank
God for dying on the cross, right? For us? Okay,
just a minute. We can't. All right. Would one
of you like to pray and thank God for sending
his son to die on the cross for us? Ariana? Okay,
one more. Thank you. was fastened down I spent
the night in sleeplessness and rose at every
sound half in hopeless sorrow and half in fear
the day would find the soldiers springing through
to drag us all away just before the sunrise I
heard something at the wall the gate began The
voice began to call. I hurried to the window
and looked down into the street, expecting the
sores in the charges and the sound of soldiers'
feet. There was no one there but Mary, so I went
down to let her in. John stood there beside me,
and she told us where she'd been. We found the
stone in the empty tomb, just the way that Mary
said. But the whining sheep they wrapped him
in was just an empty shell. And how well they'd
taken him was more than I could tell. Just what
I didn't know John believed a miracle But I just
turned to go Circumstance and speculation Couldn't
lift me very high Cause I'd seen them crucify
Then I saw him die Back inside the house again
Anguish came Everything I promised him Just added
to my shame When at last it came to choices I
denied I knew his name And even if he was alive
It wouldn't be the same Suddenly the air was
filled with a strange and sweet From everywhere,
from shadows from the room, Jesus stood before
me with his arms held open wide. And I fell down
on my knees, and just glummed in and cried. He
raised me to my feet, and as I looked into his
eyes, Love was shining out from him like sunlight
from the skies. Every fear I never had just melted
into. So Jesus... of 20 right. So, we'll see
if you can do better than I can. And I did actually
get a couple of the ones wrong that are in the
resurrection eggs, believe it or not. So, the
first one is, at Christ's crucifixion, what did
the soldiers place on his head? Just yell it
out. The crown of thorns. That one I got right.
That's an easy one. Jesus? 30. How did Judas
betray Christ? With a kiss. With a kiss. That
was not in there, I don't think. I did get that
right though. Christ was led away to which high
priest first? John 18 .13 says, although in Matthew's
gospel record it is said that he was led away
to Caiaphas, John gives us a little extra information.
Annas was, for whatever reason, was still recognized
as a high priest. So we actually went to him
first. Annas first. It is a trick question. And
I did not answer Annas or Caiaphas. What was
inscribed above the cross? When Jesus died, for
how long was there darkness over the land? Okay.
No. Alright, I need someone quickly to look up
a verse. Luke 23, 44. I said hours. It's not
24, but I was wrong. What was it? Luke what?
23, 44. Okay, go ahead. It was now about the
sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole
land until the ninth hour. The sun stopped shining,
and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Three hours it was dark. What was the name of
the man who requested Jesus' body for burial?
Joseph. Joseph, right. I did get that one right.
I said three days, not three hours. That's the
one I got wrong. Who of these was first on the
scene after resurrection of Christ? Mary. Mary
what? Which one? Do you remember? Mary Magdalene.
Yep. Pilate offered to release one prisoner.
Which prisoner did the Jews request to be released?
Barabbas. Barabbas. What was the color of the
robe that was placed on Jesus? Purple. Wait.
Matthew mentions the robe being scarred. Scarlet,
but this is not the same Greek word that is used
for red, so it was purple. Scarlet apparently
means purple. Purple -ish, red -ish, something.
As for Pilate found no guilt in Christ, for what
reason did the Jews say that Jesus should die?
For being the king of Jesus. Close. Yes. The
Jews considered his title as blasphemy. The title
was naming himself the Son of God. With what
was Jesus' side pierced? In what was Jesus wrapped
before he was buried? Which disciple wanted to
see the imprint of the nails before he would
believe? Thomas. I got that one. Jesus appeared
to his disciples after the resurrection beside
which sea? White sea. So it technically is the
Sea of Galilee. According to this, the actual
is the Sea of Tiberias, which is also known today
as the Sea of Galilee. it send Jesus to after
he had interrogated him? Joseph? Herod. Herod?
Yes. Herod. Three more. Who carried the cross
for Christ? A man from the cloud. Yes. What was
his name? I don't know. Simon of Cyrene. Simon
of Cyrene. I got the wrong Simon. They're all
Simon. It's Simon of something for all four answers.
Who rolled away the tombstone? An angel. See,
I got that one wrong because I said God, which
is technically still true. For how long did Jesus
remain after his resurrection before he ascended
into heaven? Two days. Forty days. Forty days.
I got that one wrong too. Could it be that Jesus
breathed his last? Could it be that his Father
had forsaken him? And the father looked down
to his son message for today I said sure and
I started thinking about the topic of what I
wanted to do or what God wanted me to do and
a question came to me popped in my mind why was
the resurrection necessary like Jesus resurrecting
here on the earth Why was that necessary? Why
didn't he just go up to heaven, take his place
next to God? So I started looking into it and
researching. I started by asking several brothers
and sisters from the body the same question.
There's no right or wrong answer. I just wanted
to get their response. I just wanted to see what
their side of it was. Most of them gave me a
similar response. Which was, it was symbolism
or to show us what was to come for us. You know,
the future resurrection that we would experience.
They're 100 % correct. Don't get me wrong. Jesus'
resurrection definitely points towards the resurrection
that one day we will experience as believers.
Today, we're going to see another reason why
Jesus' resurrecting here on earth was so important.
So I'm going to jump around to several different
texts. So if you want to follow me, you can,
but it might be a little weird jumping around
here. So first, we're going to start off in 1
Corinthians 15, verse 20 -23. This is Paul speaking.
But now Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a man, the resurrection
of the dead also comes through a man. For just
as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will
be made alive. the first fruits, afterward, at
his coming, the people of Christ. So, Paul uses
the term first fruits. And I think it's actually
pretty important that he used this terminology.
First fruits actually has two definitions. The
first definition is the agricultural products
harvested first and given to God as an offering
slash sacrifice. Okay? The second definition
is a promise of more goods to come later. Two
separate definitions. However, Paul uses both
definitions in this short bit of text that I
just read. So, according to the verses, death
came through a man, that's Adam, when he sinned,
death is the wage, sin, sorry, excuse me, death,
the wages of sin is death. So when he first sinned,
Death came to us. The resurrection also had to
come through a man, according to the scripture.
And that was Jesus. So the first definition of
first fruits, Christ was the first to die as
an offering for our sins. So he was our sacrifice
to God for our sins. The second definition, Jesus
was the first person to be resurrected, a promise
of more to come. Okay? So let's move on to 1
Corinthians 15, 44 -49. I'm actually starting
in the middle of the verse here. It says, If
there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual
body. So it is written, The first man, Adam,
became a living being. The last, Adam, became
a life -giving spirit. However, the spiritual
is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
So, first you have your natural body, like you
see me standing here today. In heaven I will
have my spiritual body until I am resurrected.
The first man was from the earth and made of
dust. The second man is from heaven. Like the
man made of dust, so are those who are made of
dust. Like the heavenly man, so are those who
are heavenly. And just as we have borne the image
of the man made of dust, we will also bear the
image of the heavenly man. So this is Paul talking
about the nature of our resurrected bodies when
we become resurrected. I like to think that according
to this text, when we are resurrected into our
new body in the new heaven and new earth, that
we will share some of the same traits that Jesus
showed to us when he was here resurrected. Like
the ability to walk through walls, the ability
to teleport. the ability to change your likeness.
I also like to think that, you know, when he
lifted up his shirt to show the spear wound in
his side, that he was like rocking some cool
abs, you know, six -pack abs, you know, like
the models. But, you know, that's just silly.
So anyways, 1 Corinthians 15, 50 -57. Brothers,
I tell you this, flesh and blood cannot inherit
the kingdom of God. And corruption cannot inherit
incorruption. Listen, I am telling you a mystery.
We will not all fall asleep, but we will all
be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye, at the last trumpet, for the trumpet
will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible.
And we will be changed. Because this corruptible...
Must be clothed. With incorruptibility. And this
mortal. Must be clothed. With immortality. Now
when this corruptible. Is clothed with incorruptibility.
And this mortal is clothed. With immortality.
Then the saying. That is written will take place.
Death has been swallowed up. In victory. Oh death
where is your victory. Oh death where is your
sting. Now the sting of death is sin and the
power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God
who gives the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. So, when we are resurrected and because
Jesus came, died, and was resurrected, we have
faith, we believe in that, we know that that
resurrection stands for us. We, as corrupted
beings, once corrupted, can now be clothed in
incorruptibility when we raise again in the future.
Jesus paved the way, not only through his death,
but through his burial and resurrection. So our
flesh has been corrupted by sin. It's not suitable
to enter the kingdom of God. Without the resurrection
of Jesus, there would be no promise of a future
resurrection for us. And we wouldn't enter the
kingdom. Because we share in his resurrection,
we are found incorruptible in the sight of God.
We'll jump over to Romans 6, 5 -11. For if we
have been joined with him in the likeness of
his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness
of his resurrection. For we know that our old
self was crucified with him in order that sin's
dominion over the body may be abolished so that
we may no longer be enslaved to sin. Since a
person who has died is freed from sin's claims,
now if we die, With Christ. We believe that we
will also live with him. Because we know that
Christ. Having been raised from the dead. No
longer dies. Death no longer rules over him.
For in that he died. He died to sin once for
all. But in that he lives. He lives to God. So
you too consider yourselves dead to sin. But
alive to God. In Christ Jesus. Amen. He was raised
for us. Praise God. Because he was raised for
us. Now we can live for God. Okay. There's a
reason that once we are saved. Then the Holy
Spirit takes up residence in us. We were corrupted
like Paul said. But now through Christ's resurrection,
we are suitable hosts for the Holy Spirit. So,
in Romans 4 .25 it says, I actually have it written
down here, I don't have to flip there. He was
delivered up for our trespasses and raised for
our justification. So I started looking up the
definition of justification. And according to
the Oxford Languages, which is the group, company,
whatever you want to call it, that does the Oxford
Dictionary, the religious definition of justification
is the action of declaring or making righteous
in the sight of God. So, resurrection, if Jesus
being raised is an action, then because he was
resurrected, we have been declared righteous
in the sight of God. Through the action of him
resurrecting on this earth, we were declared
righteous to God. So, in conclusion, keep it
short and simple here. Nice and sweet. Who can
tell me what happens when Super Mario from the
video game Super Mario Brothers eats the red
mushroom? What's that? No, that's the flower.
Close. Gets bigger. Thank you. What happens when
Super Mario eats the green mushroom? That's right.
He has a little life counter in the corner of
his screen and it goes up by one, correct? So
because Jesus died, was buried, and resurrected,
I now have another life after this one. Thank
you. Dan, I'll turn it over to you. is alive.
Thank you. Pretending to be saved. There is no
better day. Than this day. The day. The only
day that you have any control over. To fully
with all of your heart. Give your life over to
the Lord. And let him be in charge. For he will
not only save your soul. He will bring you home.
Let's pray together. Father in heaven I'm blessed.
To be a part of a fellowship. As full of so many
gifts. That clearly loves you. And would take.
Very serious. The responsibility. That we have.
To bring you glory. Though we would be remiss.
If we didn't accept. That there might be someone
in the room. Who has not admitted. What you have
done for them. And their need. Of a savior. Was
not believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord
of all things. Recognizing his sacrifice. And
living accordingly. Or there may be somebody
in this room. Who even knowing those things.
Even having a head knowledge of the resurrection
of our Lord. Has not committed their way unto
you. They have not decided to live the remainder
of their days. And decided is a weak word because
we decide what to wear, we decide where to eat,
we decide what to do, we decide how to behave.
And those decisions mostly last for a few moments.
When they last for quite a while, we make the
same decision over and over again, we begin to
realize a pattern. And that pattern of deciding,
even that pattern of deciding is very weak. It's
nothing compared to what it means to just surrender
our lives, And our hearts. Into the healing love.
Of our Lord. No games. Just your glory. No. Struggles
too big. To overcome. Not because we are big.
Mighty. Strong. Smart. Because he that is in
us. Is so much greater than he that is in the
world. Thank you Lord. For dying, taking the
sins upon you. Essentially becoming sin. Being
nailed to a cross. Being buried. And being resurrected.
As that first payment, that proof that more is
coming. But as that justification. That we might
be seen now sinless. Having you as Lord. and
we praise you for it. We have more of Easter
to go. There's more of celebrating your resurrection.
There's time to praise you, to lift up prayers,
to be in your word, to serve. Right now, right
here in this moment, Lord, I would ask you to
work in the hearts of every person present and
that there be somebody just now who needs to
today. surrender their life in earnest to you,
regardless of what anybody else thinks. And Lord,
right where they are, just make them bold to
raise their hand. When I walk forward to the
front of the room, just make them bold to raise
their hand, and I might lift up a special prayer
for them. God, just help them right now to be
courageous. To anyone in this room. Lord, you
know our hearts. I don't know the hearts. I know
that most people here would say that they're
saved. Most people here would say that they're
trusting in you. I ask you, Lord, if you know
that there's someone who's not moving right now,
just raise their hand. Father, if you're here
today, I see that hand. All right, brother, I
see that hand. If you're here today and you would
say, you know that there are folks here today
who would say that they have you as Lord, but
they're just having a hard time putting it all
on the line, having a hard time being fully committed,
then Lord, just have them right where they are
to raise their hand today. as they commit themselves
completely to you. Alright, now if you raise
your hand for either one of those, I want you
to put your hand up right now. Keep it up for
one minute because I'm going to pray specifically
for you. And I saw that hand. Is it up? Alright,
sorry. Father in heaven, we pray for those who
would commit themselves to you today, that we
would be bold, that we would have strength, that
we would live according to the way we're supposed
to do the best. We know how nobody's asking for
us to make every perfect decision perfectly every
moment. but rather decisions led by you with
the intention of glorifying you, and you make
it work. And we praise you for doing that work
in us. Now as we go out, Lord, we ask you to
bless your people. It's a crazy time, but it's
no time any different than what's happened in
the past where there's nothing new out of the
sun. So we ask you to give us courage. We ask
you to help us serve and to look for those who
need to be served and to talk and to look for
those who need to be talked to and to love and
look for those who need to be loved and let us
stop making it about us or our wants or our desires,
what's left of this life, Lord. Let it be for
you and for the preaching of the gospel and the
deliverance of the kingdom of God and to anyone
who will listen because there's no time to let
souls go to hell, only time to live for our God
and see folks on the way to heaven. We pray that
you'll do just that in our day. May there be
an outpouring of your Holy Spirit and a mighty
movement of the gospel that people will be saved.
And we pray this in Jesus' name. And if you prayed
with me, just say, Amen. Amen. All right, God
bless you all. This concludes our Easter services.
Don't forget to collect your children. Thanks
for choosing this podcast from New Heights Fellowship
Baptist Church of East Toledo. This has been
the Easter Sunday podcast as we celebrated the
resurrection. which we do pretty much every Sunday
and really ought to do seven days a week. Without
the resurrection, there would be no newness of
life, no justification before God, no freedom
from guilt, no power to enter heaven. Praise
God, the power of the resurrection is still at
work in those who believe and follow our Lord
Jesus Christ. Thank you for listening. I hope
you've been blessed. If you want to connect up
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considering we're a relatively small church.
Sometimes I think you'd think that New Heights
is a mega church, and the truth is New Heights
is actually a mega church. We're a great big
church, even if we are in a relatively small
body. Impacting Toledo through ministries like
the Southside Life Station, you can read about
that on our website, and our TV commercials,
and our publishing arm, and the podcasting. Man,
this list just goes on and on. We're so blessed.
And we just ask you to see how the Lord might
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Church of East Toledo? And then on top of that,
there is such a thing as a non -resident member.
So somebody who's out there in the world, you
might be in Afghanistan or in California or in
Texas or somewhere far away and never be able
to come and worship with us. But at the same
time, you might be able to join as a non -resident
member. And the requirements are listed on our
website on the What Does It Take to Be a Member
of New Heights link. So that's about all I got.
If you'd like to give to this ministry, you can
text G -I -V -E to 419 -419 -0095. That's fairly
easy to remember because it's 419 twice, 419
-419, and then a pair of zeros and a nine and
a five, 419 -419 -0095. That's a pretty easy
number to remember, and you just got to text
the word G -I -V -E, set up your debit or credit
card, and you can give to the ministry. There's
a lot more information about other text words
you can use on our website at churchdeledo .com
on the homepage. There you go. Father in heaven,
please bless this listener. Please be powerful.
Be yourself. Be love in their lives. Lord, help
us to live the power of the resurrection every
day in the midst of a pandemic, which to us is
nothing because no pandemic can keep us from
our Lord. From the love that you have for us.
You have not forgotten us. And you are working
even this messy time for our good. Assuming that
we love you and are called according to your
purpose. We know this. We consider this a promise
from you and we claim it. I ask you to bless
the listener. Bless those who are hurting. Bless
those who just went to the hospital. Bless those
who are dealing with heart issues. And Lord,
those who have problems with their back, because
I can think of a couple that that would be true.
And Lord, those who are having pain in their
hand and those who are recovering from a surgery
that went badly. And Lord, these are on our list
today. And we just ask you to bless and be mighty.
And if you're one of them and you're blessed,
feel free to reach out and let us know how God
has blessed you. And so that's it. Pastor Dan,
New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East
Toledo. And I'm out. Go ye therefore. and be
the church.