Blessings Blessings of Counterintuition May 8, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven… Matthew 5:11-12
Blessings Blessings of Mercy May 7, 2016 janrhodes 2 Comments God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. Matthew 5:6-7
Blessings Blessings of Hunger and Thirst May 6, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5:5-6
Blessings Blessings of Realization May 5, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them. “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:1-2
Blessings Blessings of Every Healing May 4, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. Matthew 4:23
Blessings Blessings of Following May 3, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew— throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” Matthew 4:18-19
Blessings Blessings of Repenting May 2, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Matthew 3:2 (only one of its kind in our little wildflower meadow)
Blessings Blessings of Fulfilled Prophecy May 1, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment …the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said, “He will be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:23
Blessings Blessings of Guidance April 30, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment …And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the chid was. Matthew 2:9
Blessings Blessings of Coming to Worship April 29, 2016 janrhodes Leave a comment “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2