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Pastor Bob Beasley
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Words From the Heart for Monday, April 21, 2025
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.
1 Peter 1:3 NIV
Mercy
UNO is a card game popular among Canadian families. Mattell has added a number of interesting alternative UNO games, including one called UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy. It adds 56 more cards, special rules and super-tough action cards for the most brutal edition of UNO ever! Tougher action cards, such as Skip Everyone, Wild Draw 6, and even Wild Draw 10 make game play merciless! The Stacking Rule lets players pass the penalty to the next player until whoever can’t play has to take all the cards combined!
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We will never know exactly when the heart of Jesus began to beat once again. But it did – and as he rose from the spot where they had placed His dead body, He folded up the graveclothes and the stone rolled away. The Bible says that he is the first fruits of all others who, by repentance and faith in Jesus, experience resurrection life as well. The apostle Peter, who was deeply impacted by Jesus’ resurrection, wrote this in 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.” Jesus’ resurrection changed everything. The moment we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, we experience His resurrection. Immediately we are brought from death to life, spiritually and one day, as He did, we will rise to take our place in His eternal Kingdom. All because of God’s mercy and Jesus’ resurrection.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley