"Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning..." "Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn..." "Now when the Sabbath was past,...very early in the morning..." "Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark..." The four quotations are from the four gospels (Luke, Matthew, Mark, and John) and each describes the Sunday morning, day after the Sabbath, after Jesus died on the cross. I say if th

Let me start by leaving this video here. We'll be introducing this song at Fusion worship this weekend and I recommend taking a listen. The chorus lyrics are as follows: "He picked me up He turned me around He placed my feet on solid ground I thank the Master I thank the Savior Because He healed my heart He changed my name Forever free, I'm not the same I thank the Master I thank the Savior I thank God" I still remember where I was standing, what I was wearing and the tempe

Okay, we are going there. Read this with a very engaged imagination. A few years ago, the three novels of the Ring saga by Tolkien were made into major movies. In fact the boxed set takes nine hours to watch! Many of us went and saw the movies and some have read Tolkien's original works. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, there is a kingdom called Gondor. It had been missing a king for generations and stewards were ruling in the king's place waiting for the new king to be reve

However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price, for I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing.” - 2 Samuel 24:22 "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in t