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"Who is this Man?"

6/25/2018

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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Ludolf Backhuysen, 1695
Here's another outstanding message from Chris Carrillo--prepared for and delivered to the folks at Care-age of Brookfield on June 24th. The subject: God in the flesh and His power over every aspect of existence, from the physical to the spiritual. Please join Chris in considering the boat trip described in Matthew 8, as the storm raged, the disciples panicked, and Jesus slept. 
"Who is this Man?" It's a question we'd all best address just as soon as possible. Our answers will have a profound effect on our lives in this world, and the world to come. 

If you're reading this via email, please click on the title above to be taken to the original post. You'll be able to listen to Chris's message there.
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A poem about Alzheimer's

6/20/2018

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Seen on Facebook. I could certainly be wrong, but it seems like the Alzheimer's patients who have the greatest peace are those who are born-again Christians and whose children continue to visit and love them even as the deep confusion sets in. 
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Apples

6/12/2018

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My friend Dale sent me this lovely story, which I hope will inspire you as much as it did me. Wish I knew who wrote it so I could thank him or her for this important reminder.

A few years ago a  group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had  assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's  dinner.

In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly-missed boarding.  
 
Except for one. He paused and took the time to feel compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.  
 
He told his buddies  to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when  they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight.  Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.  
 
He was glad he did.  The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running  down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her; no one stopping and no one to  care for her plight.  
 
The salesman knelt  on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.  
 
When he had  finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?"

She nodded through her tears. 

"I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly," he added. 
 
As the salesman  started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, "Mister...."  He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. "Are you  Jesus?"
 
He stopped in  mid-stride .... and he wondered. He gently went back and said, "No, I am nothing  like Jesus - He is good, kind, caring, loving, and would never have bumped into your display in the first place."

The girl gently nodded. "I only asked," she said, "because I prayed for Jesus to help me gather the apples.  He sent you to help me, so you are like Him - He knows who will do His  will. Thank you for hearing His call, Mister."
  
Then slowly he made  his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about  in his soul: "Are you Jesus?" 
 
Do people mistake  you for Jesus? 
  
That's our goal,  is it not? To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we  live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace. 
 
If we claim to know  Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life  unfolds day to day. 
  
You are the apple of His eye even though you, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing to pick us up on a hill called Calvary, paying in full for our damaged fruit. The least we can do in return is to show His love to this lost and dying world -- even when it inconveniences us.
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“Delayed But Not Denied”

6/4/2018

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Scripture can be read on so many levels, each one yielding important truths for our lives. We can simply breeze through the words to get a glimpse of God’s character, commands or promises. Or we can delve into each word, each verse, each passage, and walk away with truly life-changing lessons.
 
We witnessed an example of the latter principle during the most recent Christian Music Hour at Care-age of Brookfield, thanks once again to the preaching of Chris Carrillo. In a message entitled “Delayed But Not Denied,” Chris took us through John 11:1-44, the apostle’s account of the death and raising of Jesus’ beloved friend Lazarus. In the process, he shared ten “golden nuggets” of truth with us—principles that can help each of us navigate life’s most difficult trials.
 
Might these golden nuggets be of help to you today? Find out here:
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