Church Of The Lost Sheep

Jesus Anointed at Bethany " While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste? This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.” Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. The poor you will always have with you,b but you will not always have Me. By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” Matthew 26:6–13 in the Berean Study Bible Edition [This is the  28th  message in  this series ] The act of worship is an act of love. It is personal. It is intimate and reflects the kind of relationship one has with Our Creator, Our heavenly Father, Our

  "Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gift [which is precious beyond words]!" 2 Corinthians 9:15 in the Amplified Version During christmastime, Christians and non-Christians alike busy themselves with the business of giving and receiving gifts. Through the centuries when this birthday (Christmas) was first celebrated, people have lost the real message why this day is being celebrated in the first place. Mind you, nothing in Scriptures is telling us to commemorate the birthday of Christ. Yet it isn't really a bad idea. Celebrating birthdays have been a thing long before Christianity. The Gift Now what is not good is people celebrating gift giving and receiving without having first received The Gift which started this Christmas celebrations to begin with. For hundreds of years, God gave humankind the good news of a Heavenly Gift. Prophets have long prophesied and wrote about this -- the coming of Christ. Foretold The angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah and told him

  " God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” -Jesus of Nazareth, 1st century John 4:24 [This is the  3r d  message of  this series ] God Reveals Himself So God is spirit. He is unseen -- invisible to the human eye. And this shouldn't really surprise us. We know of many things that are invisible to the naked eye but we know they exist, or we know people came to the conclusion they exist, and we believe them. Examples of these unseen things are common all around us, viruses, air, wind, atmosphere, gravity, heat, magnetic force, electric current, radio waves, ultraviolet waves, microwaves, and wi-fii to name a few. [Even our feelings are real, we don't see them but we know they exist. When someone calls us a derogatory word, when it offends us, this feeling is real] We know these unseen things are there but do not see them. We know our microwave ovens are able to cook our food but don't understand or see why or maybe even how. We

"Also, let Christ’s peace control you. God has called you into this peace by bringing you into one body. Be thankful. Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about God’s kindness. Sing to God in your hearts."   Colossians 3:15-16 On this 5th part of this series, we will talk about 5 things that the Apostle Paul talked about while mentioning the word of Christ Jesus. It is uncanny that this 5th part is more like "taking a five" (taking a short break), as it will be a little different from the earlier messages. How so? It has five points which Paul was talking about with the short passage above. This was  from Paul's letter to the first believers in the ancient city of Colossae. One which needs to be repeated to every church in every city in their time as well as in ours. 1. The church should allow the "peace" of Christ to control them. 2. Paul remi