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04/05/2026

6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he[a] lay. Matthew 28:6 (ESV)
Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed!

He’s Alive Don Francisco

https://youtu.be/aidWs3tceYw

The gates and doors were barred and all the windows fastened down,
I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound,
Half in hopeless sorrow half in fear the day,
Would find the soldiers crashing through to drag us all away.

Then just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall,
The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call,
I hurried to the window and looked down to the street,
Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet,

There was no one there but Mary so I went down to let her in,
John stood there beside me as she told us were she'd been,
She said they moved him in the night and none of us knows where,
The stones been rolled away and now his body isn't there.

We both ran toward the garden then John ran on ahead,
We found the stone and the empty tomb just the way that Mary said,
But the winding sheet they wrapped him in was just an empty shell,
And how or where they'd taken him was more than I could tell.

Something strange had happened there but what I did not know,
John believed a miracle but I just turned to go,
Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me very high,
Cause I'd seen them crucify him and then I'd watched him die,

Back inside the house again all the guilt and anguish came,
Everything I'd promised him just added to my shame,
But at last it came to choices I denied I knew his name,
Even If he was alive it wouldn't be the same.
But suddenly the air was filled with a strange and sweet perfume,
Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room,
Jesus stood before me with his arms held open wide,
And I fell down on my knees and clung to him and cried,

He raised me to my feet and as I looked into his eyes,
Love was shining out from him like sunlight from the sky,
Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release,
And every fear I'd ever had just melted into peace.

He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
Heavens gates are open wide.
He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
Heavens gates are open wide.
He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
Heavens gates are open wide.
He's alive

04/04/2026

59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Matthew 27:59-60 (ESV)

Secret Ambition Michael W. Smith
Young man up on the hillside
Teaching new ways
Each word winning them over
Each heart a kindled flame
Old men watch from the outside
Guarding their prey
Threatened by the voice of the paragon
Leading their lambs away
Leading them far away

Nobody knew His secret ambition
Nobody knew His claim to fame
He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
He tore the holy veil away
Questioning those in powerful position
Running to those who called His name
But nobody knew His secret ambition
Was to give His life away

His rage shaking the temple
His word to the wise
His hand healing on the seventh day
His love wearing no disguise
Some say, "Death to the radical
He's way out of line."
Some say, "Praise be the miracle
God sends a blessed sign.
A blessed sign for troubled times."

Nobody knew His secret ambition
Nobody knew His claim to fame
He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
He tore the holy veil away
Questioning those in powerful position
Running to those who called His name
But nobody knew His secret ambition
Was to give His life away

04/03/2026

50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. Matthew 27:50 (ESV)

The Wonderful Cross Michael W. Smith
https://youtu.be/_9oIJUK8QLA
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

See from His head His hands His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown

Oh the wonderful cross
Oh the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find
That I may truly live

Oh the wonderful cross
Oh the wonderful cross
All who gather here
By grace draw near
And bless your name

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were and offering far too small
Love so amazing so divine
Demands my soul my life my all

Oh the wonderful cross
Oh the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find
That I may truly live

Oh the wonderful cross
Oh the wonderful cross
All who gather here
By grace draw near
And bless your name

04/02/2026

“And He said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Remove this cup from Me. Yet not what I will but what You will.’” Mark 14:36

“My Will” DC Talk
https://youtu.be/DuGgZMjNwNY

I'm setting the stage for the things I love
And I'm now the man I once couldn't be
And nothing on earth could now ever move me
I now have the will and the strength a man needs
It's my will, I'm not moving
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
And it's my will to bow and praise You
I now have the will to praise my God
Complexity haunts me for I am two men
Entrenched in a battle that I'll never win
My discipline fails me, my knowledge it fools me
But You are my shelter, all the strength that I need

It's my will, I'm not moving
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
And it's my will to bow and praise You
I now have the will to praise my God

I'm learning to give up the rights to myself
The bits and the pieces I've gathered as wealth
Could never compare to the joy that You bring me
The peace that You show me is the strength that I need

It's my will, I'm not moving
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
And it's my will to bow and praise You
I now have the will to praise my God

We've got to be children of peace
Don't you know we've got to be children of peace

And it's my will, I'm not moving
(We've got to be)
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
(Children of peace)
And it's my will to bow and praise You
(Don't you know we've got to be)
I now have the will to praise my God
(Children of peace)
And it's my will, I'm not moving
(We've got to be)
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
(Children of peace)
And it's my will to bow and praise You
(Don't you know we've got to be)
I now have the will to praise my God
(Children of peace)
It's Your will, it's Your will, na, na
It's Your will, it's Your will
It's Your will, it's Your will, na, na
It's Your will, it's Your will
And it's my will, I'm not moving
(We've got to be)
'Cause if it's Your will, then nothing can shake me
(Children of peace)
And it's my will to bow and praise You
(Don't you know we've got to be)
I now have the will to praise my God
(Children of peace)
Don't you know, we've got to be children of peace
Don't you know, we've got to be children of peace

04/01/2026

18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” Mark 14:18 (ESV)

I Am Not Alone Keri Jobe
https://youtu.be/bfveawSAHJA
When I walk through deep waters
I know that You will be with me
When I'm standing in the fire
I will not be overcome
Through the valley of the shadow
I will not fear

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

In the midst of deep sorrow
I see Your light is breaking through
The dark of night will not overtake me
I am pressing into You
Lord, You fight my every battle
Oh, and I will not fear

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

You amaze me
Redeem me
You call me as Your own
You amaze me
Redeem me
You call me as Your own

You're my strength
You're my defender
You're my refuge in the storm
Through these trials
You've always been faithful
You bring healing to my soul

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

I am not alone (no)
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

I am not alone
I am not alone
You will go before me
You will never leave me

03/31/2026

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. John 14:3 (ESV)

“That Where I Am, There You Will Also Be” Rich Mullins
https://youtu.be/YfQ-eHHbvIM

In my Father's house there are many, many rooms
In my Father's house there are many, many rooms
And I'm going up there now to prepare a place for you
That where I am, there you may also be
If I go prepare a place for you, I will come back again
If I go prepare a place for you, I will come back again
And you know I am the Way, the Truth, the Life, keep my command
That where I am, there you may also be

[CHORUS:]
That where I am, there you may also be
Up where the truth, the truth will set you free
In the world you will have trouble, but I leave you my peace
That where I am, there you may also be

Remember you did not choose me, no I have chosen you
Remember you did not choose me, no I have chosen you
The world will show you hatred, the Spirit show you truth
That where I am, there you may also be

[CHORUS]
And I've come down from the Father, it's time for me to go back up
Oh, I've come down from the Father, it's time for me to go back up
One command I leave you: Love as I have loved
That where I am, there you may also be

[CHORUS]
That where I am, there you may also be
Up where the truth, the truth will set you free
In the world you will have trouble, but I'm leaving you my peace
That where I am, there you may also be

03/30/2026

10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation. Psalm 40:10 (ESV)

I have not hidden God’s deliverance either. From healing our babies from life-threatening illnesses to saving us from financial catastrophes, I have shouted God’s deliverance from the rooftop. However, our greatest deliverance happened when Jesus died on the cross at Calvary; then rose again from the tomb where He was placed. For it is through Christ’s sacrifice that each of us may live forever with Him in heaven. I’ve got to tell somebody too.
https://youtu.be/7VknKAoxDiI
“Got to Tell Somebody”
Don Francisco
She kept on getting weaker as day dragged into day
The doctors gave no hope for her; she seemed to fade away
My hours were filled with constant dread; time became a knife
That slowly and relentlessly cut the cord of life

There was a teacher in the region then some of us had heard
That He'd healed the paralytic by the power of just His Word
So with hope again rekindled I went at once to see
If I could find a man named Jesus from a town in Galilee

I began to search the city and soon I saw the crowd
They were pressing in to touch Him and they called His Name out loud
But with the strength of desperation I pushed them all aside
I threw myself before Him and from my knees I cried

"Lord, come and heal my daughter, even now she's close to death
Her fever's uncontrollable, she fights for every breath
But God's given You the power; life is Yours to give
If you'll just lay Your hands on her I know that she will live"
(She will live, she will live)

Well, He'd just begun to go with me when a face I saw with fear
Came towards me with the news I knew I didn't want to hear
And although I tried to steel myself I trembled when he said
"Why bother the Teacher anymore, your little girl is dead."

Then Jesus touched my shoulder and He told me not to grieve
The trembling stopped when He looked at me and said, "Only believe"
Then He sent the crowds away except His closest men
And they followed right behind us as we started off again

But we were still a long ways down the road when I heard the sounds and cries
Of the mourners and musicians as they strove to dramatize
My grief they had no business with beneath their loud disguise
My wife just sat there silently and stared through empty eyes

Then Jesus asked the mourners, "Why is it that you weep?
She isn't dead as you suppose, the child is just asleep."
It only took a moment for their wails to turn to jeers
"Who does this man think he is? Get him out of here!"

With authority I've never heard in the lips of any man
He spoke and every sound rolled out with the thunder of command
And in the sudden silence they all hurried for the door
Wondering what the reasons were they'd ever come there for

Then He called his three disciples that were with Him on the way
He led them and my wife and me to where our daughter lay
He took her by the hand; He told her "Child, arise"
And the words were barely spoken when she opened up her eyes

She rose and walked across the room and stood there at our sides
My wife knelt down and held her close and at last she really cried
And then Jesus told us both to see that our daughter had some food
But as to how her life was saved, not to speak a word

Not to speak a word
I got to tell somebody. I got to tell somebody.
I got to tell somebody. I got to tell somebody.
I got to tell somebody, got to tell somebody, what Jesus did for me!
I got to tell somebody, got to tell somebody, what Jesus did for me!
I got to tell somebody, got to tell somebody, what Jesus did for me
I got to tell somebody, got to tell somebody, what Jesus did for me

03/29/2026

9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Mark 11:9 (ESV)

https://youtu.be/9EZbwqMZv0Y
Sandi Patty “Hosanna”
Have you heard the story
The Christ is finally here
He's at the edge of the city
Let's run
I've just gotta be near Him
All the people are shouting
They've come just to see their King
Tell the daughter of Zion
Rejoice
For we've been redeemed
He is riding victorious
Like the prophets foretold
Visions are glorious
We must bow down before Him
Lay our hearts and souls before Him
Lord of all

Hosanna, Hosanna
See Him ride in majesty
Hosanna, Hosanna
Lord of all eternity
Hosanna, Hosanna
Raise your hands in victory
Hosanna, Hosanna

He's come to set His people free

Behold your salvation
He comes to the willing hearts
Blessed over all nations
His love will never depart
Now He's reigning victorious
Forever He is Lord
Christ has delivered us
We must fall down before Him
Lay our hearts and souls before Him
Lord of all

Hosanna, Hosanna
See Him ride in majesty
Hosanna, Hosanna
Lord of all eternity
Hosanna, Hosanna
Raise your hands in victory
Hosanna, Hosanna
He's come to set His people free
Hosanna, Hosanna
See Him ride in majesty
Hosanna, Hosanna
Lord of all eternity
Hosanna, Hosanna
Raise your hands in victory
Hosanna, Hosanna
He's come to set His people free

03/28/2026

27 “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters,[a] and they gathered the whole battalion[b] before him. 28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.” Matthew 27:27-31 (ESV)

People do not like the truth; often the truth is inconvenient or unpalatable. Our inner selves like truths that fit within our belief system, and, when truth is based on God’s standard, our belief systems crumble. Steadfast and sturdy, God’s truth is often ridiculed and flayed like Jesus Himself. The Pharisees and Sadducees led the Jews, God’s chosen people. When Jesus came to dwell on earth, His very presence challenged the Jewish people with God’s truth. His presence challenged the Pharisees and Sadducees even more so, for it took away their power and control over the Jewish people. In Matthew 23:27, Jesus knew how upright the scribes and Pharisees appeared on the outside, scrupulously garbed, but full of deceit on the inside. Jesus called them out, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.” On the other hand, the Romans cared little for the Jewish population. The Roman soldiers were merely glorified policemen watching over a discontented populace. When the Pharisees and Sadducees brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of the province, for ex*****on, they were full of deceit. Though Pilate knew Jesus was innocent and should be set free, his truth was political expediency- keep the Jewish rulers happy. Keep the peace. While unwittingly fulfilling Scripture prophecy, the Romans soldiers’ truth was to punish the Jew. Too many of their fellow soldiers had been killed by Jewish zealots, freedom fighters, that the soldiers present wanted what little revenge they could get. The soldiers stripped, mocked, whipped, and led away to be crucified the Man to Whom they believed to be a simple Jewish man with delusions of grandeur. In the end, each group played the part they were to play in the most important point in history- the death of their Savior and ours.

03/27/2026

“We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
You are loved. How often do you hear those words and think, “Yeah, right”? People often say, “I love you” only to break our hearts, break a trust, hurt us deeply, and fail to live up to the standard of love. Yet, let me say this again: you are loved unconditionally. Without condition, you are loved by your heavenly Father. He loved you so much that even before your parents’ ancestors were born, He sent His only Son Jesus to die and rise again for you. Why? Why would God’s only Son die for you, for me, for all of humanity? Because of this simple statement of fact, He loves us; not because of anything you or I have done and not because of how we look, He loves us because we are His children. He would rather die than spend eternity without you and me.
God’s love takes me back to my original statement: you are loved. We see expressions of imperfect love here on earth. Unfortunately, because we live in a fallen world, human love is imperfect and incomplete, but through it, we can catch a glimpse of God’s perfect, complete love. The father died saving his children; the mother gave up her health for the sake of her baby. That teacher took a bullet for her students; see the man over there, he adopted and loved a boy no one wanted. The list goes on, and we see love- real love- in action. Those acts of love remind us that Christ loved us first. Because of His love, we love. Let us live out love for all the world to see.

03/26/2026

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
We live in a society that does not want to acknowledge God’s sovereignty. Additionally, society has no place for faith. I hear people say things such as, “I do not take anything on faith” or “God does not exist.” When I hear their comments, I have to shake my head and smile sadly. Oh, how much they are missing! They cannot see their hands in front of their faces! You see, these people are the self-same individuals who take things on faith every day.
What must be taken on faith? Gravity is one thing; we have faith that gravity will work. We have faith that we will not go careening through space. Would you like another example? I will give you two for the price of one: love and trust. Neither one can be seen, heard, felt, or understood, yet they exist. Now let us deal with the God does not exist comment. If God does not exist, why are there scientific laws? If the world was only the product of chance, then laws would not exist. The very fact that the universe operates on scientific principles denotes a Creator. Let me give you one more example. If God did not exist, then why are there miracles? Why is the cancer patient suddenly cured without a trace? Why is the lost child found protected by a bear? Why are there numerous instances of healing, protection, and renewal without any logical explanation? Finally, why is each person’s personality uniquely their own? The only answer is God and God alone.
Faith permits us to look toward the future with hope. We dream dreams, and we hope for nice days. People plan and hope for the future and have faith that it will come to pass. Faith and hope go hand in hand, and they permit us a glimpse of our future- a future with Christ. Hold to faith; cling to hope, and allow Christ to fan the flames of faith and hope into a blazing fire for all to see.

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