Jesus, a Rock of Safety or a Stumbling Block?
“This is what the LORD said with his powerful hand on me. He warned me not to follow the ways of these people:
“‘Don’t say that everything these people call a conspiracy is a conspiracy. Don’t fear what they fear. Don’t let it terrify you.’
“Remember that the LORD of Armies is holy. He is the one you should fear and the one you should be terrified of. He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem. Many will stumble. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.
“People will say to you, ‘Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter.’
“Shouldn’t people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living? (Isaiah 8:11-22)
Jesus, the ONLY Way
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.” (John 14:1-7)
Who will you follow in 2024?
Before you follow anyone,
you need to know they know the way,
or else you will be led astray.
Jesus said:
”I am the WAY, the Truth, and the LIFE.
No one comes to the Father but by me.”
If you know Jesus, you know the way.
FOLLOW HIM!
Peace on Earth
Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
(Luke 2:13-14)
The stones Cry Out the Name of Jesus
Being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(Philippians 2:8-11)
Jesus is Alive Forever
Jesus said: “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last, and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
(Revelation 1:17-18)
Every Knee shall bow and Confess Jesus
“Every knee shall bow, and
every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” (Philippians 2:10-11)
You Can Smile at the Storm
With Jesus aboard you can smile at the storm.
“The LORD makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.”
(Psalm 107v29)
Don’t Be Troubled – Just Believe
Jesus said:
“Don’t let your heart be troubled.
Believe in God;
Believe also in Me.”
(John 14:1)
True Peace in Jesus
“Peace I leave with you.
My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives, give I to you.
Don’t let your heart be troubled,
neither let it be fearful.”
(John 14:27)
The Star for a King
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
(Matthew 2:10)
Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Heaven and nature sing
Owe No One Anything Except Love
Owe no one anything, except to love one another;
for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law.
(Romans 13:8)
Jesus the True Light
Jesus said: “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me may not remain in the darkness.” (John 12:46)
Christmas Hope – Jesus
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
Jesus is the Reason for the Season
The Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream: “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall give birth to a son. YOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:20)
Jesus is the True Light
“This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world…
HE WHO DOES THE TRUTH COMES TO THE LIGHT,
that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
(John 3:19-21)
Jesus Takes our Burden
“Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)
Jesus is the Light of the World
Jesus said: “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
The Way, Truth and Life
Jesus said: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by me.” (John 14:6)
Life and Light in Jesus
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. (John 1:4-5)
Jesus is Alive!
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, he was buried, and he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Jesus is Alive – Death is Defeated
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, he was buried, and he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Who Can Separate Us from God’s Love?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:35-36)
Know Jesus – Know Truth – Be Free
Jesus said, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:31-32)
Jesus is Alive – Call on Him
Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
(Isaiah 55:6)
Jesus is Not Dead – He is Alive!
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Corinthians 15:53-57)
Jesus Shall Reign
“The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15)
Jesus Loves You
1 John 4:18-19 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:18-19)
In Jesus We Have Hope
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Romans 15:4)
Yes! Jesus Loves You
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
(John 3:16-18)
May the Stones Cry Out!
Very first batch of Jesus Rocks.
May the stones cry out! “Jesus, name above all names!”
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
(Luke 19:37-40)