Grief

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Sometimes the news comes quick. Sometimes the news comes slow. No matter how or when it comes, grief travels in the wake of the news. Grief is heavy, weighty, a burden, especially when it involves someone deeply loved. Grief is not meant to be carried alone. It’s too heavy and may last a while—and that’s ok. That’s what family and friends are for, to share the load. Jesus stood outside the tomb of his friend and wept but He did not weep alone. It was a deep, human moment. “ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ” (Matt 5:4). If anyone knows how we feel in grief, it’s Him. But His grief did not linger long, as at the mention of his name, Lazarus came forth. We are not meant to dwell in grief, but should leave room enough for it. Let it run its course. Like the song says, “ Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain .” Another song says, “ The storm We will dance as it breaks The storm It will give as it takes And all of our pain is washed away Don't cry or be afraid Some things...

Assumption of Mary (Belguim, Chile)

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El amor de Dios

"Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en El cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna." (San Juan 3:16)

El plan de Dios(Cristo afirma)

"Yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia" (Una vida completa y con propósito). (San Juan 10:10b)

¿Por qué es que la mayoría de las personas no están experimentando esta "vida en abundancia"? Porque . . .

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Dieu nous aime et nous a créés pour que nous le connaissions personnellement.

Dieu nous aime."Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse pas, mais qu'il ait la vie éternelle." Jean 3:16

Dieu désire que nous le connaissions. (Jésus priant le Père:) "Or la vie éternelle, c'est qu'ils te connaissent toi le seul vrai Dieu et celui que tu as envoyé, Jésus-Christ." Jean 17:3

Il nous offre une vie nouvelle, une vie en abondance."Si quelqu'un est en Christ, il est une nouvelle créature." II Corinthiens 5:17(Jésus dit):"Moi, je suis venu, afin que les hommes aient la vie et qu'ils l'aient en abondance." Jean 10:10

Pourquoi tant de gens ne connaissent-ils pas cette vie en abondance, cette relation avec Dieu?

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GOD HEEFT U LIEF EN HEEFT EEN PLAN MET UW LEVEN.(De aangehaalde teksten uit de Bijbel kunt u het best nog eens in hun verband nalezen.)

GODS LIEFDE"Want alzo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, dat Hij Zijn eniggeboren Zoon gegeven heeft, opdat een ieder, die in Hem gelooft, niet verloren ga, maar eeuwig leven hebbe"(Johannes 3:16).

GODS PLANJezus zei: "Ik ben gekomen, opdat zij leven hebben en overvloed " (een leven met inhoud en doel) (Johannes 10:10).

Hoe komt het dat de meeste mensen dit leven in overvloed niet kennen?

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Gott LIEBT Sie und hat einen PLAN fur Ihr Leben. (Die hier angegebenen Bibelstellen sollten möglichst in ihrem Zusammenhang gelesen werden.)

Gottes Liebe

"Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, daß er seinen eingeborenen Sohn gab, auf daß alle, die an ihn glauben, nicht verloren werden, sondern das ewige Leben haben"(Johannes 3,16).

Gottes Plan Christus spricht:

"Ich bin gekommen, um das Leben in seiner ganzen Fülle zu bringen" (ein inhaltsreiches und sinnerfülltes Leben) (Johannes 10,10).

Warum ist dieses Leben den meisten Menschen als Realität nicht greifbar?

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