Mum’s Speech and her blessed hope

Here is the transcript of Mums 90th birthday speech:-

I wrote this to thank you all and to tell you how much I love you all.

My dear lovely families its so great to see you all and to thank you for coming, to help me celebrate my 90th birthday.

Thank you all too for all the love and caring over the years. There are a lot of us now but each little family and each home has a special place in my heart and in my prayers.

I think of, and pray for each one of you day by day, I love you all and I am so proud to be your mum, your gran and your great gran.

A special thank you to my lovely daughter Gwen for this very special party so that we can all be together and all the love and planning that has made it so perfect.

As I go into my twilight years, I give thanks unto God who is the giver of all life and for all the many ways that He has blessed us as families over the years and is still doing so.

Keep loving each other because love is so important, love is the main ingredient in our lives. Fill your homes with love and kindness and love one another and may He keep you and bless you all always.

And here is Mum’s blessed hope:-

Tit 2:13  looking for the blessed hope, and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

1Th 4:13   But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words

1Co 15:50  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed —   in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written:        

“DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.” 

O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING? O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY?”

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Want to be there ???

Here is how:-

Act 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”   Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

Our part:-

(1) REPENT - Trust in Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God who was slain to atone for our sin. Turn from our own ways to God’s ways as revealed in the scriptures.

(2) Be BAPTISED in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

Gods promise:-

(3) He will give to us the gift of His Holy Spirit - the Spirit of Truth, Love, Joy and Peace who will dwell within us forever.

Love from Andrew XXX

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