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    Being Courageous

    by TerryLema April 26, 2025

    Three times in Joshua chapter 1 God says to Joshua “be strong and very courageous.” [vs 6, 7, 9]

    One of the things about being courageous is that it is not the absence of fear. It is moving forward to do what needs to be done despite the fear that might exist. In fact, if there was no fear present why would God even need to tell Joshua to be strong and very courageous?

    Life can be scary. We are always facing the unknown. If we could just see what tomorrow holds, whether it will be easy or difficult, maybe we could prepare. That’s why astrology, fortune telling and the like are so prevalent in our culture. Those things promise to reveal our unknown futures. Of course, they can’t. The only one who knows our tomorrows is the Lord.

    In Romans 8, Paul lists things that are powerless to separate us from the love of God. He says that neither the present nor the FUTURE has the power to separate. Isn’t that an amazing statement! We need not fear what is ahead because God is able to keep us through all the unknowns. We can be strong and very courageous because nothing, present or future, will be able to separate us from the love of our Lord.

    Rom 8:38-39:  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  [NIV]

     

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    Good News – Jesus Love Me!

    by TerryLema April 25, 2025
    April 25, 2025

    Good News. Jesus loves me. Say that out loud with me with the emphasis on the “me.”  Jesus loves ME! Some of us learned to sing Jesus love me this…

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    Good News – To Share

    by TerryLema April 24, 2025
    April 24, 2025

    Good News.  Are you yearning for some good news?  I find the negativity of the press and social media, world and national events, politics and sports pulling me into thought…

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    Put Your Feet in the Water

    by TerryLema April 23, 2025
    April 23, 2025

    Someone once told me that I needed to act on something before God would move on my behalf, then accompanied this advice with ‘proof’ … “after all, Moses had to…

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    I’m Not Perfect

    by TerryLema April 22, 2025
    April 22, 2025

    I used to remind people when I was a pastor that I’m human, which means I am going to do something stupid, react a wrong way, hurt rather than help.…

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    The Power OF …

    by TerryLema April 21, 2025
    April 21, 2025

    Philippians 3:10, …  “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.” The power OF His resurrection. Paul did not say the power IN His resurrection, which would have been…

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    Sunday’s Here!

    by TerryLema April 20, 2025
    April 20, 2025

    Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! Sunday’s Here! Risen With Him! Every Day! Amen & Amen

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    A Day of Sorrow

    by TerryLema April 19, 2025
    April 19, 2025

    I often think of the day between the cross and the empty tomb as “Silent Saturday,” a day of great sorrow. Luke reports in Chapter 23 about the trial, crucifixion,…

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    Grace, Freely Given

    by TerryLema April 18, 2025
    April 18, 2025

    Nothing’s free. How often have we heard that if something seems to be too good to be true, it usually is. The world often tries to seduce us into buying…

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    Bringing It All Back Together

    by TerryLema April 17, 2025
    April 17, 2025

    “And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ …” [Ephesians 1:9 NIV] Ooo … a mystery!  The…

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Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

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