Tag: Saturday Afternoon
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Divine Authority, Sublime Young Men
The ancient ordinance of animal sacrifice was completed and ended with the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and has been replaced with the ordinance that we call “The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.” I like this story of deacons who helped bring a grown man to Christ. Normally we hear about faithful, long-suffering ministering brothers, or…
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Cherishing Life
It was interesting to hear him explicitly say that having an abortion after learning that a child will not be viable after birth was an option. I think the most important aspect of the church stance on abortion is that it is never a foregone conclusion in any situation. It always requires prayerful consideration.
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“Return unto Me … That I May Heal You”
A tree that looks like it has died is one thing but where people are concerned we should always give them more opportunity to grow and reestablish their roots of faith.
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Aligning Our Will with His
When we don’t allow God to prevail in our lives we can end up justifying anything we decide to do.
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Be Thou Clean
I like how he compares daily repentance to the way his wife cleans her hearing aids daily to keep them operating properly.
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“Ye Are My Friends”
We can build sacred relationships with others as we look upward to heaven together. “There is much more that unites us than what separates us.” (That’s a direct quote from Kamala Harris’s stump speech.) I heard a bunch of good things but I was cleaning up an accident on the stove.
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Welcome to the Church of Joy
Do we feel joy in the gospel? Do we feel joy in meeting together? Do we bring joy with us to church? What is “joyful reverence”? Reverence is more than folding our arms, bowing our head, closing our eyes, and holding still…indefinitely. We may have been conditioned to spend the time during the sacrament thinking…
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His Hand Ready to Help Us
Jesus has the power to help us out of every miserable condition. It is important to persist in our efforts help others. That includes persisting in building trusting relationships before obvious help is needed so that people have the emotional connection to feel safe in accepting help.
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Bonded to Jesus Christ: Becoming the Salt of the Earth
Like salt we can lose our spiritual vitality if we become casual in our worship.