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Not The Final Chapter

March 31, 2018 by Andy Lesnefsky 2 Comments

SCRIPTURE – Today’s video is based on Mark 15:42-47. Here is an excerpt, “He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died. And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.”

REFLECT – Fear was substantial on the hearts of the disciples as Jesus was in the tomb. They had given three years of their life, and now it all seemed like a waste. We all face moments where life seems hopeless or have encountered situations where there seemed to be no way out. God has other plans. God is at work even when we can’t see what he is doing. Today, pray for trust.

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The Demoniac and Jesus’ Authority

February 19, 2018 by Andy Lesnefsky 2 Comments

SCRIPTURE – “All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” Mark 1:27

REFLECT – The devil deceives people into believing he is more powerful than he is. Jesus confronts the demons with power and authority. Authority can seemingly have a negative connotation today, but if you don’t have authority people won’t listen. Why is it important that Jesus has authority?

SHARE – Do one thing today to share God with someone that brings you out of your comfort zone. Don’t let the devil trick you into believing you are powerless.

PRAY – Jesus, you are authority. I give you permission to be the authority in my life in all things. Help me know you and to trust in the power of your love and grace. Help me to surrender and give you everything today. Help me to remember you are God and I don’t have to be. Amen.

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God Shows His Love

October 4, 2017 by Lauren Gates Leave a Comment

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable of a landowner who employs tenants to maintain his crops. But when the harvest time approaches, the tenants refuse to give up the crops and kill all the messengers the landowner sends to collect his goods. The landowner even sends his own son, but the tenants kill him too.

What crop is so important that the tenants are willing to murder their employer’s own son? Our souls.

It is easy to see the parallel between Jesus’ parable and what happens to the prophets, and later to him. But sometimes we forget this story is not just made up — this battle is still waging today. The devil wants our souls. Our souls are so precious that the devil was willing to kill the Son of God to try to keep them. Jesus sees our souls as so precious that he was willing to suffer and die for them, stripped of all his glory.

We are precious. We are the treasure of God. He is fighting for us. Never forget how important your soul is in the eyes of God.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you…

We did it! Our Kickstarter campaign is complete and we are fully funded for our Advent and Lenten campaign. I am so grateful for each and every person who is a part of what we do with Redeemed Online. In a special way, I want to say thank you to the 350 of you who donated to the campaign and the thousands of you that have been and are praying for our work. I can’t wait to share with you more of what’s in the pipeline next week! Thanks again to each and every one of you.

Andy

Latest Podcast Episode: Jesus and the Good News

To understand the Good News, we must get to know Jesus. He fully reveals God to us because he is God.

As we continue to take a look at the Good News, we want to take a more detailed look at Jesus and who he is. Jesus is real and wants you to know him.What does it mean for you to follow Jesus and be a disciple?

We also take a look at St. Jude the Apostle and why he is the patron of saint of impossible causes. Join us on the journey as we strive for holiness. We can be saints because that is precisely what God calls us to be.

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Come Holy Spirit

June 1, 2017 by Andy Lesnefsky 5 Comments

Sometimes I wonder what if the apostles had know what was about to happen at Pentecost, would they have run away? When the Holy Spirit comes everything changes. Their lives are never the same.

I am excited to share with you this great video from Dave VanVickle about Pentecost. He talks about what that change is that happens when the Holy Spirit comes.

Both in the few days leading up to Pentecost and those following I want to challenge you to invite the Holy Spirit in. The traditional prayer to the Holy Spirit says:

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

“Fill the hearts of your faithful” are the words I challenge you to pray and truly mean when you say them. Let the Holy Spirit make this pivotal change in your heart that Dave speaks of. Give him permission when you pray those words.

Come Holy Spirit - Dave VanVickle

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What is God Doing?

May 24, 2017 by Andy Lesnefsky 2 Comments

While we wait, what is God doing? That is the question that Dave VanVickle considers in this week’s #ShareJesus video. We also want to invite you to join us in a Novena to the Holy Spirit.

Did you know that on May 4, 1897, Pope Leo XIII said: “We decree and command that throughout the whole Catholic Church, this year and in every subsequent year, a novena shall take place before [Pentecost}, in all parish churches.”

The Pentecost novena is the original novena celebrating the nine days between Ascension and Pentecost.

Join Christians all over the world in praying for a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit starting on Friday.

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. And kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your spirit, Lord, and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray, O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of your faithful;grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through the same Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Holy Father, in the name of Jesus, send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Wisdom, detach us from the things of earth, and pour into us a love and desire for those of heaven. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Understanding, illumine our minds with the light of eternal truth and enrich them with holy thoughts. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Counsel, make us docile to your inspirations and guide us in the way of salvation. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Fortitude, give us strength, constancy, and victory in the battle against our spiritual enemies. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Knowledge, be teacher of our souls and help us to put into practice the things you have taught us. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of Piety, come dwell in our hearts to possess and sanctify all our affections.
Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Come, Spirit of reverent Fear, reign in our wills and make us always ready of suffer any evil rather than sin. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

O God, through the gift of the Holy Spirit you guide believers to the full light of truth. Grant that in your Spirit we may taste true wisdom and rejoice always in your consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Novena to the Holy Spirit

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