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What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

Come quickly, Lord Jesus
Then the angels showed me the river of the water of life. Bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. Also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its 12 kinds of fruit yielding its fruit each month, the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed that the throne of God and the Lamb will be in it. And his servants will worship him...– Revelation 22:1–5

I did something similar in the previous podcast episode, just praying through five verses. And I want to do the same here as we see some of the most beautiful verses in all the Bible here. And there’s so much we could pray according to them. So we’re just going to jump right in once I’ve read them.

This Verse Leads Us to Ask the Lord to Come Quickly
They will see his face and his name will be on their foreheads and night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun for the Lord God will be their light and they will rain forever and ever. Yes, Lord Jesus come quickly. In light of this scene, we pray it today over and over again in the rest of Revelation 22:1–5. Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. We long for the day, when we will see your face, we will be with you, you As our light. And we will reign with you, Lord Jesus. We will reign forever and ever. Who are we to reign with you? Oh God, we praise you for your grace in our lives. We praise you for your healing in our lives. We deserve curse. And we deserve condemnation. Lord, we deserve judgment.

We have sinned just as Adam and Eve did with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the very beginning. And now we see healing flowing from this tree of life in Revelation 22:1–5, with fruit for all the nations. Oh God, bring in all the nations. We pray for the spread of the gospel to all the nations. Oh God, may it be so for the Maratha people of India for 32 million of them, hardly any followers of Jesus. God, change that.

We want the Maratha to be around your throne. That day, Jesus, you died to make it possible for the Maratha to be around the throne that day. We pray you would help us to faithfully spread the gospel to the Maratha and every other people group in the world so that they might see your face, that they might experience healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:1–5 Leads Us to Obey the Great Commission
God, we pray you would help us to obey the great commission as your church today to make disciples right around us of the nations, far from us of the nations. God, help us to faithfully proclaim the healing power of the gospel to the nations. As your servants, we’ll worship you, verse three, day and night in perfect communion with you enjoying all that flows from you. Even what’s written later in this chapter, let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires, take the water of life without price.

We praise you for the hope that we have today, amidst whatever we are walking through, amidst whatever happens to us in this world to know that for all who trust in you, Lord Jesus, Revelation 22:1–5 is coming. So help us to hold fast in faith and hope today to the day when you, oh Lord, God will be our light and darkness will be no more. In Jesus’ name, we pray according to Revelation 22:1–5. Amen.

RE: The 'worm moon' lunar eclipse...

I feel I have been mooned in the best possible way...GREAT pictures.
I totally missed it, but I better be paying attention to April 8th .. I live in Southern IL.
According to this video and some of the material is from NASA, so you might be interested, but it's suppose to criss cross Southern Illinois.
Up until now nothing has ever happened when we would be warned so it's a wait and see situation.

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

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What mystery, the Father, Son, and Spirit,
In person three, in substance all are one.
How glorious, this God our being enters
To be our all, thru Spirit in the Son!
The Triune God has now become our all!
How wonderful! How glorious!
This Gift divine we never can exhaust!
How excellent! How marvelous!
2
How rich the source, the Father as the fountain,
And all this wealth He wants man to enjoy!
O blessed fact, this vast exhaustless portion
Is now for us forever to employ!
3
How wonderful, the Son is God’s expression
Come in the flesh to dwell with all mankind!
Redemption’s work, how perfectly effective,
That sinners we with God might oneness find.
4
The Spirit is the Son’s transfiguration
Come into us as life the full supply.
Amazing fact, our spirit with the Spirit
Now mingles and in oneness joins thereby!
5
How real it is that God is now the Spirit
For us to touch, experience day by day!
Astounding fact, with God we are one spirit,
And differ not in life in any way!

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What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEAR YOUR BURDENS ALONE
Done well at hiding the pain in your life
You've hidden the sorrow that calms you each night
If there is something you need to share
I want you to know someone cares

You don't have to bear your burdens alone
You've got a friend you're not on your own
So just take my hand we'll find help at the throne
You don't have to bear your burdens alone

At times life seems unfair and so hard to stand
You reach out for someone just to hold to your hand
Remember the words of our Savior are true
His promise, "I will never leave you"

You don't have to bear your burdens alone
You've got a friend you're not on your own
So just take my hand we'll find help at the throne
You don't have to bear your burdens alone

You don't have to bear your burdens alone
You've got a friend you're not on your own
So just take my hand we'll find help at the throne
You don't have to bear your burdens alone

No, You don't have to bear your burdens alone
You don't have to bear your burdens alone

You don't have to bear your burdens alone
No, You don't have to be alone
You don't have to bear your burdens alone
No, You don't have to be alone.

RE: What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King.
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We are going to see the King.
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King.
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We are going to see the King.
No more crying there,
We are going to see the King,
No more crying there,
We are going to see the King.
No more crying there,
We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
We are going to see the King.
Hallelujah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah.
No more dying there,
We are going to see the King,
No more dying there,
We are going to see the King.
No more dying there,
We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
We are going to see the King.
Hallelujah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah.
Should there be any rivers we must cross,
Should there be any mountains we must climb,
God will supply all the strength that we need,
Give us grace 'til we reach the other side.
We have come from every nation,
God knows each of us by name.
Jesus took His blood and He washed our sins,
And He washed them all away.
Yes, there are some of us,
Who have laid down our lives,
But we all shall live again,
On the other side.
Oh so soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King.
Soon and very soon,
We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We are going to see the King.
Hallelujah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah.
Hallelujah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah.
Hallelujah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah.

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Songwriters: Andrae Crouch

RE: What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

HE LOVED US FIRST





“We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19)

RE: Not a terrorist act

Where was the camera that was able to take a picture of the bridge collapsing exactly when the ship hit the bridge?

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

The Holy City

The Holy City
Last night I lay a-sleeping
There came a dream so fair
I stood in Old Jerusalem
Beside the temple there
I heard the children singing
And ever as they sang
Me thought the voice of angels
From heaven in answer rang
Me thought the voice of angels
From the heaven in answer rang


Jerusalem, Jerusale
]ft up your gates and sing
"Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to your King!"


And then me thought my dream was changed
The streets no longer rang
Hushed were the glad Hosannas
The little children sang
The sun grew dark with mystery
The morn was cold and chill
As the shadow of a cross arose
Upon a lonely hill
As the shadow of a cross arose
Upon a lonely hill


Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Hark, how the angels sing
"Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to your King!"
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And once again the scene was changed
New earth there seemed to be
I saw the Holy City
Beside the tideless sea

The light of God was on its streets
The gates were open wide
And all who would might enter
And no one was denied
No need of moon or stars by night
Or sun to shine by day
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away


Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Sing for the night is o'er!
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna forevermore!
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna forevermore!

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

HE HAS RISEN
He has risen
He has risen
Jesus is alive

When the life flowed from His body
Seemed like Jesus' mission failed
But His sacrifice accomplished
Vict'ry over sin and hell

In the grave God did not leave Him
For His body to decay
Raised to life - the Great Awakening
Satan's pow'r He overcame

If there were no resurrection
We ourselves could not be raised
But the son of God is living
So our hope is not in vain

When the Lord rides out of heaven
Mighty angels at His side
They will sound the final trumpet
From the grave we shall arise

He has given life immortal
We shall see Him face to face
Through eternity we'll praise Him
Christ the champion of our faith

Noel & Tricia Richards & Gerald Coates, © Thankyou Music 93

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

Bible verses to celebrate the resurrection
The significance of Easter Sunday is that it represents the freedom we have to live a life of victory in God. Our sins are forgiven through the grace of God, and we can enjoy abundant joy from today onward.

How better to honor the occasion than by reviewing the popular Easter Bible verses?

John 11:25-26
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

Acts 4:33
“With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all.”

1 Peter 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy, He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Luke 24:6-7
“He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and, on the third day, be raised again.”

Mark 16:5-7
“As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed."Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He isn't here. See the place where they laid Him. But go tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There, you'll see Him, just as He told you.'”

Acts 3:15
“You killed the author of life, but God raised Him from the dead.”

Romans 8:34
“Who, then, is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus, who died — more than that, who was raised to life — is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.”

He is risen indeed, hallelujah

What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............

One of the most joyful sentences a Christian can say on Easter morning is “He is risen!”

For some Christians, the phrase is nothing more than a greeting. But for those that study God’s word, it’s a confirming statement of the resurrection of Christ, the Lord.

By saying those three words, we're reminded that our eternal life is certain.

It’s because God raised our savior Jesus Christ from the dead to wipe away our sins that we can declare, "He is risen." And that's certainly worth celebrating.

To commemorate the resurrection of Christ, we’ll explore the meaning of the phrase "He is risen" along with some celebratory Bible verses.

What does “He is risen” mean?
The phrase "He is risen" is used by Christians during Easter to celebrate Christ's resurrection from the dead. The response to the phrase “He is risen” is, “He’s risen indeed.”

Early on, Eastern and Byzantine liturgies used the greeting more frequently than Western ones.

Tradition has it that Mary Magdalene popularized the phrase when she had a meeting with Emperor Tiberius in Rome, telling him that “Christ is risen” from the dead.

Christ's resurrection by God served as final proof of God's approval and vindication of everything Jesus stood for. Jesus identified with the poor and disenfranchised, but most of all, those who had committed a multitude of sins.

Christ also absorbed the hatred given to Him from religious and political powers without returning it. He was passionate about liberating the oppressed and teaching us true compassion.

Because of the compassionate life Jesus led, God saved us from our sins.

“He is risen” is an important doctrinal truth we share on Easter and at other times with one another about the power of Christ's resurrection. We proclaim His power over death in the present tense since it is a continuing fact. We have continued hope in Christ's resurrection even thousands of years later.

We can confidently proclaim that He is risen. He is risen, indeed, hallelujah!

The story of the resurrection
The Old and New Testaments both speak of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Before His death on the cross, Jesus told His disciples of His resurrection, and His disciples saw the body of the risen Christ.

In the days before Jesus rose from the dead, He was tried by a court and convicted for a false claim to be a king.

Jesus' body was hung on a cross between two thieves, and His body was laid in a tomb after His death, wrapped in linen cloth and covered with a large stone.

silhouette of cross on a roof at night


Mary Magdalene and another Mary traveled to the empty tomb early on a Sunday morning. An angel of the Lord sat on the rolled-away stone and told them not to be afraid, for Jesus had risen.

“But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here, for he has risen, as he said. Come see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you'll see him. See, I have told you’” (Matthew 28:5-7).

While the women were leaving to tell the disciples, Jesus Christ met them and showed them the nail-piercings in His hands.

Later, Peter’s message to the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem was that God “raised up” this Jesus “whom you crucified” and “has made Him both Lord and Messiah” (Acts 2:32-36).

According to Acts, the Bible verses were historically reflective of early Christian thought, which held that God approved of Jesus' resurrection, and He will always be a constant presence in the lives of His followers.

The belief in God's saving grace and mercy, through Jesus our savior, is meaningless without the resurrection. He proved His divinity as the son of God, as well as His redeeming and saving work through rising from the dead.

You Can't Make This Sh*t Up

I came across this...too funny...