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Most Wondrous Love

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From Luke 18:31-34: “Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For He will be handed over to the gentiles, and He will be mocked and insulted and spat upon. After they have flogged Him, they will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.’ But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact, what He said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.”

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Only God above
Could design this script
Most wondrous love
Salvation’s light

Son of Man descends
Life among Gentiles
God’s love extends
Redemption’s flight

God shapes faith’s outcome
Through Christ’s crushed body
Truth’s kingdom comes
Fulfillment breathes

Tomorrow’s new hope
Inscribed on Christ’s heart
Viewed through God’s scope
Ultimate joy

God’s glorious plan
Covenant’s fresh voice
Debts paid for man
Christ sheds His blood

Most wondrous love glows
From heavenly seas
God’s peace shall flow
Purpose defined

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First published in 1811, “What Wondrous Love Is This” shares a traditional American folk hymn (author unknown) which expresses the deep wonder of Jesus Christ’s sacrificial love. You are invited to listen to the Concordia Choir from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Billy Graham Quote

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God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, “I love you.”

From 1 Corinthians 1:18:  “For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.“

Billy Graham (1918-2018) was an American Christian evangelist.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

From Matthew 22:36-39:  “‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.'”

Grace in Forgiveness

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From 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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Eternity’s light
Calling mankind home
With every sunrise
Peace forever roams

Leaving sin’s darkness
Renewing faith’s lease
Forgiveness heals hearts
God’s love shall release

Truth speaks through Jesus
Transcending from light
Spiritual food
Strengthened to unite

Hope shall be fulfilled
Ascending faith’s rock
Savior’s blood cleanses
Each sheep of His flock

Grace in forgiveness
Breaking every chain
Each shadow of sin
Fades in Heaven’s rain

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Jim Cymbala: “God’s heart of mercy provides for us not only pardon from sin but also daily provision of spiritual food to strengthen us.”

Eternity’s Embrace

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From Isaiah 61:1: “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners.”

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Every painful trial
Hijacking another heart
Spirit of God upon thee
His mercy shall impart

Comfort covers darkness
Hearing Father’s trusted voice
His deliverance at hand
Faithfulness shall rejoice

Each oak of righteousness
Raising Father’s grace-filled news
Salvation paid for through Christ
Redeemed through Heaven’s view

One more generation
Gathering upon God’s grace
Mourning replaced with gladness
Eternity’s embrace

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From Isaiah 61:3: “To provide for those who mourn in Zion—to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display His glory.”

Samuel Logan Brengle Quote

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There was nothing dark and hidden about Jesus. He was and is the Light of the world, and He welcomed the Light.

From John 8:12: “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.'”

Samuel Logan Brengle (1860-1936) was a Commissioner in the Salvation Army. He served as a leading author, teacher, and preacher on the doctrine of Holiness.

D. L. Moody Quote

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We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining–they just shine.

From John 8:12:  “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.'”

D. L. Moody (1837-1899), also known as Dwight Lyman Moody, was an American evangelist and Christian teacher.  He is frequently credited with inspiring modern mass revivalism.

Humility’s Heart

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From Philippians 2:1-2: “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”

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Led by Jesus Christ
Humility follows His light
Captured in every breath
Outlook painted in white

Encouragement breathes
Bathed in blessings of Scripture’s Word
Humility’s heart warmed
Joy found in all that’s heard

Pride moving away
Humility infused with love
Credit given to God
Glory shines from above

Christ’s comfort received
Peace descends upon angel’s wings
Humility’s presence
Forever, mercy sings

Hope in tomorrow
Humility’s mission complete
Others placed above self
Gifted with faith’s front seat
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From Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.”

Each Wayward Branch

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From Hebrews 3:5-6: “Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are His house if we hold firm the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.”

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Witness His steadfast love
Christ soars beyond earth’s light
Grace cascades from above
Shared blessings always bright

Refuge found full of peace
Christ endures forever
Mercy must always seek
Faith’s trusted endeavors

Surrounded by life’s thorns
Christ bears sin’s heavy weight
Perfect lamb never shorn
Heavenly path made straight

Encouragement descends
Christ wrapped in Father’s Word
Forged through fire, love defends
Truth shall always be heard

Harmony’s welcome tune
Christ walks ahead of man
Each wayward branch, He prunes
Strengthened, just as God plans
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From Psalm 118:28-29: “You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.”

Charles Stanley Quote

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How grateful we are that God made His message so simple: Trust Jesus for what He did on the cross and know that He left an empty tomb.

From Luke 24:45-46:  “Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer.  He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.