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Easter Hearts, Week 3, Day 2

by David Joynt on April 23, 2018

Easter Hearts, Week 3, Day 2

DAY 16

JOHN 20:24

 

When you are absent, you miss things.  When you are out sick at school, you may get notes and assignments. But that is not the same as being in class. Thomas missed a Resurrection appearance. He missed the joy and assurance and the gift of peace and forgiveness. He missed the commissioning and the gift of the Spirit.

 

One of the best gifts to give other disciples is the gift of your presence. One of the best gifts you can give to yourself is the same! When you are absent, you miss things, and we miss you!

 

How faithful are you in gathering for worship and prayer?

 

What gets in the way?

 

FAMILY TIME—

Why do we go to church?

 

Tags: faithful, worship

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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