This morning, if people are misunderstanding who Jesus was, why are we surprised when they don’t understand or accept who we are?

The prayer is for you to come clean and with a hunger and desire for God to use you and His Spirit to have preeminence! Those two will be sufficient in spite of how we feel!

Lord, You are always there to hear and respond to my cries for help. I can seek You in times of distress and all times. My focus is on You to lead me in everything I do. I trust You and I lean into You knowing You are always there for me.

No matter where you find yourself in your circumstances on this day, remember to keep your focus on the Lord and his protection and blessings.

‘Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.’ Mark 5:19 The Greek “go” comes from two words meaning to lead under. To ‘lead under’ Jesus position and authority! This morning may we be the tellers of the Lords works and mercy.

Be Encouraged, Pastor! – by, Dr. Allen Tyndall & Dennis Parish Be Encouraged, Pastor! - May 10, 2026 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." — Psalm 139:23-24 My desire today and every day is to live my life in dependence on You as my guide and source of strength. Be Encouraged, Pastor! “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9 "He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully." Psalm 24:4

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." – Matthew 6:33 ESV As my focus is more on God and His priorities, I realize that my daily necessities have become part of His care and provision. This is His promise!

“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it – the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” – Jeremiah‬ ‭33‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” Matthew 28:5-7 ESV