Judson Community Baptist Church

06/19/2026

Christian One Liners:
Many folks want to serve God, but only as His advisor

06/19/2026

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I Am the Resurrection
Reading the Bible in context is the only avenue to its true meaning. Several places in the Bible can be read out of context and give us a totally wrong interpretation of the intended message. I have heard people quote scripture verses and, even while they are saying the words, they have no concept of what the Lord intended us to hear.

One of those scriptures is John 11:25 in which Jesus says, in part, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does He mean?

When Jesus returned to Bethany, knowing that His friend, Lazarus, was dead, he was met on the road by Lazarus’ sister, Martha. Martha begins to chastise Jesus for coming too late. She thought that if He had come earlier her brother would not have died. Here is the conversation:

“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. Martha said, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die—ever. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she told Him, “I believe You are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.” John 11:23-27 (HCSB)

What just happened here? She said she knew that her brother would rise from the grave at the resurrection … at the end time. Jesus counters her and says, in essence, “you are looking at the resurrection!” He said, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though her were dead, yet shall live.”

The Jesus asked her, “Do you believe this?” And she said, “Yes, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God …”

If you do not believe in resurrection, you have no hope beyond this life. If you believe in Christ, belief in the resurrection must be a part of that faith.

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 (HCSB)

Martha confessed that she believed that Jesus was the Son of God, and that she believed in the resurrection. Her faith was complete in that exchange. She realized that He was the Christ and put her faith in Him. That tells me that her soul was saved.

What do you believe about Jesus? Was He a prophet? … a teacher? … He was so much more! Every Easter we celebrate that He is alive, in spite of His cruel death on the cross. He deserves your faith and that faith is your only avenue to eternal life.

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06/18/2026

One Liners: If they die in their sin and you have not warned them, you are held accountable for their blood.

06/18/2026

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BORN AGAIN

You cannot be a Christian by blood line. You cannot inherit your Christianity from your parents. You may be taught Christian principles by your parents, but there will come a time when you must make a decision concerning Jesus our Lord; do you personally accept Him as YOUR Lord or not? Nobody but you can make that decision.

Jesus tells us that we must have a new birth … to be “born again” in order to enter Heaven.

Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:5 (HCSB)

All persons are born from their mother. Their mother carries them for a term and then they are physically born in the flesh. This is to be ”born of water.”

Some teach that this “water” means baptism, but the words spoken by Jesus here are clearly not intended for that meaning. He was speaking of natural birth. When a woman is in late stage of labor, the amniotic sac breaks and the fluid pours out, followed, usually shortly, by the birth of the child. This seems to be the water birth of which our Lord is speaking to Nicodemus. This form of birth cannot save your soul.

Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6 (HCSB)

When you accept Jesus as your Lord, you become a new person. There will be a renewal of your mind. There will be a change in your person. You become “born of the Spirit.”

Every person must have this “born of the Spirit” experience or they cannot know eternal life with their Heavenly Father.

Those who rely on the fact that their parents, grandparents, or other relatives are Christian are putting their faith in being “born of water” or “born of the flesh.”

Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 (HCSB)

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06/17/2026

Christian One Liners:

The Rose of Sharon arose at Easter

06/17/2026

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Creating Antiques

I like antique furniture; not because it is old, but because of how it is made. At one time furniture was made of solid wood. It wasn’t plywood or pressed wood, but even the inside parts that nobody could see were solid wood. That is the reason that the antique furniture has outlasted the pretty molded plastic and fiberboard pieces available in the market today.

I have an antique coffee table. It is over fifty years old. It is rock solid. I made it in a wood shop when I was a sophomore in high school. Every time I polish it, the mahogany grain stands out and makes me so proud that I made it right. Every seam is still solid and there is not a ve**re material anywhere in it.

I began with rough wood and jointed it, shaped it, sanded it, sealed it, and finished it. When it didn’t look right, I went back to work on it. The end result was something I was proud to present to my parents. My carpenter grandfather glowed with joy when he saw the craftsmanship of his seed.

To me, my table is a symbol of what my Lord made of me. He took very rough material and never quit working on it. What I am today is His craftsmanship. What I will be is nothing less than how I sanded and worked out the dents and imperfections in the table. God is still sanding me. He is not ready yet to call me “finished.”

Here is how Jeremiah described the way He works.
So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, working away at the wheel. But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do. The word of the LORD came to me: “House of Israel, can I not treat you as this potter ⌊treats his clay⌋?”—⌊this is⌋ the LORD’s declaration. “Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, house of Israel. Jeremiah 18:3-6 (HCSB)

Not long after I made the table, a friend dropped a heavy steel ball on it. The ball made a big dent in the table. I was considering reworking the table top to get rid of the dent, but I was told to leave it. If it is made of good wood, it will repair itself. The dent is gone today … not even a scar remains. Why? It returned to its original form because it was made of good material.

What kind of antique am I? God is still working on me and every now and then He has to remove some stains and dents that came out of the world. He can form me as He wants. I am clay in His hands and will try not to fight against His craftsmanship. I will never be a perfect masterpiece, but I will be a work of the Master when He is finished.

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06/16/2026

Christian One Liners:
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pew.

06/16/2026

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Brephos

The Greek word for child is BREPHOS. According to the Greek dictionary, the word brephos means “embryo, fetus, newborn child, young child, or nursing child.”

When Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth who was six months pregnant, carrying John the baptizer, scripture tells us that the “brephos” leaped within her womb.

When Mary laid the newborn baby Jesus in the manger, she laid the “brephos” in the manger.

When the Apostle Paul speaks of young Timothy being taught scripture by his mother and grandmother, he was referred to as a “brephos.”

The Greek language is perhaps the most expressive language the world has ever known. There are multiple words for love, or for most other things. Yet a child is a “brephos” in embryo, fetus, newborn, young or nursing form.

Coastlands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The LORD called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb. Isaiah 49:1 (HCSB)

There are some people today who try to tell us that a child is not a child until it draws its first breath after birth. That teaching is clearly not in keeping with scripture. A child in the womb is no different from the child old enough to learn scripture.

I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 (HCSB)

Please pray for the mothers who are being lied to about the life within them. God knows the child in their womb, and He has a purpose for that “brephos.”

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