Tag Archives: resurrection

You Are an Overcomer

Posted on December 4, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

True, your enemy does slander and accuse. But you don’t have to listen to his lies. You are a new creature, forgiven and redeemed. There is no reason for you to remain defeated by false guilt; no reason to hang on to something God has long ago forgiven. Continue reading →

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Eternal Glory

Posted on August 31, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

How can he say that such things were light and momentary troubles? Because Paul focused the eyes of his heart on the hope that is to come—his focus was eternal glory. He knew that the rewards for his faithful service would so far outweigh the suffering and pain he had experienced here that they could only be considered light and momentary troubles. He looked forward to Christ’s return, to resurrection, to the consummation of the new creation, to all the blessings of the age to come. Continue reading →

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Sometimes God Waits

Posted on May 20, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Sometimes God waits. Sometimes this is because he wants to bring greater glory. Sometimes it is because he wants to stretch our faith and teach us to trust him more deeply. Sometimes it is because he loves us and has something he wants to accomplish in our lives that he requires us to wait. Continue reading →

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Who Do You Say I Am?

Posted on March 31, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The King of Kings would bring justice and rule forever. But first, he would “suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” Continue reading →

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He Has Risen

Posted on March 12, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

There is hope! The resurrection is a reminder of the undying hope that is ours in Christ. Even death couldn’t conquer the Lord Jesus. When things are darkest, he brings light. When things seem impossible, he brings hope. Continue reading →

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A Heart Set Free

Posted on July 8, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Festus told Paul that his belief in such a thing was crazy. “Your great learning is making you mad,” he says. But Paul appealed to Agrippa, who knew full well about the resurrection: “It was not done in a corner.” Continue reading →

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I Have Seen the Lord

Posted on June 1, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The Resurrection brought hope and joy to Jesus’ disciples. Continue reading →

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He Has Risen

Posted on March 12, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

There is no reason for fear! “Don’t be alarmed” (6). The unexpected, the unknown and the unseen can be causes for fear. The resurrection is the reminder that he is with us through it all. He has not forgotten about us. Continue reading →

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Feed My Sheep

Posted on June 2, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Our failings are not lost on God. From the broken place, we learn to rely on God’s strength rather than our own. Continue reading →

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I Have Seen the Lord!

Posted on June 1, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

To the disheartened disciples, Jesus’ resurrection brought peace and joy.To the doubting, like Thomas, Jesus resurrection brought new hope to believe. Continue reading →

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