March 26, 2015
Dear City Calvary,
It was so great to see all of you on
Sunday and share with you the wonderful miracle that God did in healing our
neighbor Lydia. For those of you who
weren't there, Lydia has suffered for years with temporomandibular joint
dysfunction (TMJ) - a constant and painful jaw condition that makes eating and
sleeping especially difficult. Two
surgeries have provided no relief. Melissa and I asked if we could pray for
her. Holding Lydia's her hand, we asked,
in Jesus name, that she experience God's grace and His incredible power for
healing. The Lord heard our prayer and
healed her that very day. Her pain is
gone and in her excitement, she is telling our neighborhood of this incredible
miracle she has experienced as a result of actually praying to God. Go figure!
So exciting! (Listen online to
hear the whole story)
In Ephesians 1:18-20, Paul prayed for
the Ephesians that "... the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in
order that you may know the hope to which He has called you.... and His incomparably
great power for us who believe.
That power is the same as the mighty strength He exerted when He raised
Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly
realms.." I think that is a
good prayer for all of us, that we would know the power of God, that same power
that raised Christ from the dead (and healed our friend Lydia).
Jesus and the power of His resurrection
will be our topic on Easter Sunday. I am
still looking for a few people who would be willing to share a brief testimony
of how you have experienced God's power in your life. This could be a story of healing, deliverance
from sin, experiencing the peace of God in the midst of trial, or something
else. I know all of you have a
story. Who is brave enough to tell it at
our Easter service? I'll ask Lydia to
see if she is willing.
I unfortunately will not be with you
again this Sunday. I am going in for
more surgery tomorrow afternoon. I do
however leave you in good hands with my faithful friend, Russ Devos, who always
does a great job, doesn't he!
Blessings in Jesus,
Pastor John
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