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“Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Paul
As was heard on Easter Morning…
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:31-39
Who was it that first met Jesus?
Mary Magdelene, a woman who had been possessed by seven demons (Luke 8:2, Mark 16:9). When the Bible uses the number seven it symbolizes completion in the Jewish tradition, indicating that she was completely overwhelmed, perhaps suffering from physical or psychological illness. Experiencing the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, she was transformed from a state of total affliction to dedicated discipleship.
The one you seek will find you.
As Mary was searching for the dead body of Jesus. The Risen Jesus called her by name and invited her to share the Good News with the Disciples, who at that moment had separated themselves from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Join St. Luke’s for this 5 Week Message Series:
Nothing Can Separate You from God’s Love
Find Freedom in God’s Love – Sunday, April 12
The fears you are hiding from cannot separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ask the Disciples behind the locked doors. (John 20:19-23)
Find Faith in God’s Love – Sunday, April 19
The doubts you may have cannot separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ask the disciple Thomas. (John 20:24-31)
Find Purpose in God’s Love, Sunday, April 26
Any uncertainty you have cannot separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ask the disciples who went fishing. (John 21:1-14)
Find Reconciliation in God’s Love – Sunday, May 3
Any denial you make cannot separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ask Peter. (John 21:15-20)
Find Accountability in God’s Love – Sunday, May 10
Any comparison you make concerning another person cannot separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ask the Beloved Disciple. (John 21:20-25)
When in life have you felt separated from God’s Love in Christ Jesus our Lord?
It is God’s Will, that nothing can separate you, or anyone else, from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. This includes people you desire to be separated from God’s love. God cannot deny God’s self, for God is love. (1st John 4:8)
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