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5/29/2019

Day 10: Loving Neighbor: Unbind

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Scripture:
Jesus began to weep.  Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” - John 11:35, 38-44

Reflection Questions:
  • Where are the places in our own lives that we need God to resuscitate us?
  • Where are the place in our own lives that we need others to help unbind us?
  • Where are the places in the community or world that we can help unbind others?

Prayer:
God, thank you for bringing things that are dead to life.  Show me the ways I can unbind others and allow others to unbind me. In Jesus’s name, Amen

Challenge:
To let the community unbind you

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    Over the next 21 days, Aldersgate UMC is invited into an intentional time of prayer for ourselves and our community,  You will be receiving a daily email (FaceBook blasts too!) with scripture, questions, prayer, and a daily challenge to use during your personal prayer and devotional time. The prayers used will come from a new resource by Justin LaRosa, a UMC Deacon from Hyde Park UMC in Tampa FL.   The resource is called “the Jesus Challenge” - 21 Days of loving God and Neighbor. Some other prayers will be adapted to include specific prayers for our Aldersgate community.
    I pray that you engage in these days of prayer as a time to go deeper in your relationship with God and in prayer for the Aldersgate UMC and the community of East Brunswick!   I look forward to hearing about your experiences on Pentecost Sunday!!
    Blessings Pastor Erica

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