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May 28, 2014
Have you tried to carry all of your groceries into the house in one trip so you didn't have to go back out to the car? Your arms are aching, the bags are pinching your fingers, and the food is beginning to slide out. But you keep moving, hoping to get everything into the kitchen before the bags break!
Now imagine that someone in your family came out as you were unloading your bags and offered to carry them so you could sit down to rest. You probably wouldn't turn them down! Well, Jesus has made this offer - He wants to carry our burdens. We just need to say yes.
In Matthew 11:28-29, Jesus says: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
This is the 2nd message in Jill's 2-CD series, "A View from the Porch Swing."
Now imagine that someone in your family came out as you were unloading your bags and offered to carry them so you could sit down to rest. You probably wouldn't turn them down! Well, Jesus has made this offer - He wants to carry our burdens. We just need to say yes.
In Matthew 11:28-29, Jesus says: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
This is the 2nd message in Jill's 2-CD series, "A View from the Porch Swing."
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One of the best known passages in the Bible is Psalm 23. It describes the relationship between a shepherd and His flock, in which He guides them through pastures, hills and dark valleys. In every case, the sheep are content because the shepherd is there, offering protection and comfort. We are the sheep in this story! Jill teaches that no matter what is happening in our lives, good or bad, the only way we can find true contentment - and even joy - in every situation is by trusting in the Lord, our shepherd, who promises to never leave us. This is the 1st message in Jill's 2-CD series "A View from the Porch Swing."
May 27, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 6th message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love." In this final message, Jill looks at Mary of Bethany and the alabaster box. Luke 10:38-42
May 26, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 5th message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love." I Corinthians 13
May 23, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 4th message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love," and it includes Jill's poem "The Pharisee in Me." I Corinthians 13
May 22, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 3rd message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love." I Corinthians 13
May 21, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 2nd message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love." I Corinthians 13
May 20, 2014
Explore the many qualities of agape love, as well as its impact when we allow it to shape our lives. This love imitates God, focuses on others, and leads to positive change. Love is a learned art, and Jesus wants to be our teacher. After all, He knows how to do it. This is the 1st message in Jill's 6-message series, "Living Love." I Corinthians 13
May 19, 2014
While here on earth, Jesus himself sought communion with God through prayer. His disciples were to do likewise. He gave us a pattern to follow. For those who ask, seek, and knock, God is more than willing to answer. He is even more willing than friends or an earthly father, as Jesus explains through the parables. But the Christian's prayer requests need to be in line with Jesus' model prayer. Luke 11:1-28
May 16, 2014
"Mary...sat at the Lord's feet listening to what He said" (Luke 10:39). One of the things that matters most to Jesus is our personal relationship with Him. This matters to Him even when it doesn't matter to us! He offers the human race an incredible invitation. He says, "Let's talk." What does this mean? It involves listening to His Word and responding in prayer. Luke 10:38-42
May 15, 2014
What's a parent to do with a child in this day and age? What's a child to do with a parent? The New Testament says that children are to obey their parents, for this is right. Parents are told not to "exasperate" their children (Eph. 6:3-4). That means don't drive them up the wall! Instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Is this possible in this present evil age? Jill Briscoe looks at Proverb 31:1-9 to find answers to some of these questions.
May 14, 2014
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