Recovery Meditations

Jesus risen from the dead? Jesus alive? Initially the disciples found it hard to believe Jesus was with them as a real person with real help for their real problems.

Audio for ANGER AND CONFUSION OR NEW LIFE Do we believe that Jesus can take our most broken and disappointing moments and transform them into great possibilities?

Audio for POWER FOR US WHO BELIEVE I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him.

38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus.

53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him.

14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.

As we walk through the seasons of our life, we find ourselves wanting more out of life – more joy and peace, more meaning and satisfaction, more gentleness, more forgiveness and caring.

“The cross is where you leave your burdens and walk in faith.

For the past couple of days we've been thinking about this amazing gift we get from Jesus -- his life in exchange for ours; our sinful brokenness for His healing and wholeness.

What does Jesus death have to do with me? Well, maybe nothing and maybe everything -- the choice is ours.