Happy Easter, from our family to yours <3
I added pictures of family and friends to it bring it alive. From this day forward let's celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ everyday not just Easter Sunday. I have to say I truly do enjoy seeing family on holiday's!
This is my sermon from 4/4/12 Wednesday...
Mallery Schaffer Ministries: Transform Fitness 4-April-2012
Before, I knew Christ, this is what I thought holiday meant food, candy, gifts and spending time with friends/family. I love all holiday's like today. It's awesome studying GODS word to know what the holiday is that we are celebrating. Amen.
Mark 16:1-7 “Easter” Jesus Resurrection 1-3 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, "Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?" 4-5Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and they walked right in. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed all in white. They were completely taken aback, astonished. 6-7He said, "Don't be afraid. I know you're looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He's been raised up; he's here no longer. You can see for yourselves that the place is empty. Now—on your way. Tell his disciples and Peter that he is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You'll see him there, exactly as he said.
Weekly Series: “Raised with Christ”
1.“Roll the stone from the tomb”
Do we at times build walls around us, just like this small tomb? Do we catch ourselves wondering “who is going to roll the stone from our tomb for us?”
Nov. 2011 - picture of the tomb
A dream come true, fathers ashes where Jesus rose from the dead
My fitness level by working out helped me strengthen my muscles and my mind to physically move the tomb and after understanding and knowing Jesus as my Lord and savior I then came to realize that he can set us free from this heavy STONE, break down the walls of worry, stress, fears, anxiety. Imagine this in your head, whatever wall you have up Jesus can and will break them.
2.Rise up
Jesus has been raised up; he’s here no longer in the TOMB. I seen it with my own eyes, yes the TOMB is empty. DO you remember how you were before knowing Jesus as your Lord and savior? If not have you met someone that does not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior? Do they seem EMPTY inside? “Referring to me, I know I was empty, dead on the inside. How did I change this, I rose up by exercising my body, mind, soul and spirit everyday. We need to rise up and break through and it starts by asking Jesus to come into your heart. We then are alive inside, not dead.
Nov 2011 inside the tomb
3. Resurrection
Definition of Resurrection:
| The act of rising from the dead or returning to life. 2. The state of one who has returned to life. 3. The act of bringing back to practice, notice, or use; revival. 4. Resurrection Christianity a. The rising again of Jesus on the third day after the Crucifixion. b. The rising again of the dead at the Last Judgment. |
What happens after we rise up and give our lives to Christ? We are made NEW. On the third day Jesus rose again, he was dead, rose and was walking the earth. Why did Jesus rise from the dead? So that we could have eternal life. Christ has been raised from the dead by God. Buddha is dead. Mohammad is dead. Moses is dead. But, Christ is alive.
3 things to resurrect and bring your fitness activity from dead to alive
You can do it--
- Start with prayer, asking and knowing GOD will break each wall or fear you have
- Rise up from the coach and start walking, taking group fitness classes or hiring a skilled trainer
- Your LIFE (physically/mentally) including your body will be changed forever. We are born to be alive/active and to do GODS will for our life (faith/fitness)
Philippians 3 10-11 "I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it."
Thank you for your continual prayers. Mallery Schaffer Ministries is a women's ministry that uses fitness as a platform to share the gospel. We trust GOD will continue to open doors for new opportunities. My heart wants to share the gospel all over the world.
If you would like to hear more information on how you can Transform your life, donate or to simply hear more about the ministry "meet Mallery" email me Inspiremefitness@gmail.com
Have a blessed day! Thank you for your prayers, love and support.
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