Easter (Chantilly)

1 Corinthians 1:18 CSB – For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved

Galatians 6:14 CSB – But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Deuteronomy 7:7 CSB – The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

Hebrews 11:34 CSB – whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.

1 Corinthians 1:23, 26-31 CSB –  ..but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.

Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. ²⁷ Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. ²⁸ God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, ²⁹ so that no one may boast in his presence. ^{…. 31} .. as it is written: Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.

Galatians 2:20 CSB- I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Surrender Your Suffering to Christ

Luke 22:42 CSB – “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Matthew 11:28 CSB – Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 55:22 CSB – Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you;

When people read about my life or witness me living it, they are prone to congratulate me for being victorious over my disabilities. I tell them that my victory came in surrender. It comes every day when I acknowledge that I can’t do this on my own, so I say to God, “I give it to you!”

Once I yielded, the Lord took my pain and turned it into something good …..

He gave my life meaning when no one and nothing else could provide it.

…if God can take someone like me, someone without arms and legs, and use me as his hands and feet, he can use anybody. It’s not about ability. The only thing God needs from you is a willing heart. — Nick Vujicic

Galatians 2:20 CSB – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Surrender Dream and Ambitions to God

Philippians 3:7-8, 10a, 13-14 CSB – But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. ⁸ More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord

My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection….

 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, ¹⁴ I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 19:21 CSB – Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

Galatians 2:20 CSB – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Surrender Your Worries and Anxieties

Philippians 4:6-7 CSB – Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 53:4 CSB – Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;

Surrender Your Authority to Jesus

Matthew 28:18-20 CSB – Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Obey the Truth—you’ll be free

John 8:31-32 CSB – Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. ³² You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Know the Truth—then you can love!

John 14:6,15 CSB – “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.⁷ If you know me, you will also know my Father.

“If you love me, you will keep my commands. 

John 18:37-38 CSB – “You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

³⁸ “What is truth?” said Pilate.

Galatians 2:20 CSB – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.