{"id":147649,"date":"2025-01-18T13:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=147649"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:26:31","slug":"sunday-choice-the-jesus-story-by-charles-schokman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sunday-choice-the-jesus-story-by-charles-schokman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY CHOICE – The Jesus Story – By Charles Schokman"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUNDAY CHOICE – The Jesus Story – By Charles Schokman<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"SUNDAY<\/p>\n

Our Daily Bread — The Jesus Story<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Read 1 John 1:1-5<\/span><\/em>
\nThe life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it. 1 John 1:2<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Most people have never heard of Kate Hankey, but she was a remarkable woman. A teacher, evangelist, school organizer, missionary, and poet, she faithfully served Jesus in 1800s England. In 1867, Kate contracted a serious illness. During her recovery, she penned a lengthy poem in two parts: \u201cThe Story Wanted\u201d and \u201cThe Story Told.\u201d The poem expresses in a very personal way her relationship with Jesus and the events of His life.<\/span><\/p>\n

All Scripture points to Jesus and tells His story. John begins his epistle reminding readers how they had personally experienced Jesus: \u201cThat which . . . we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched\u2014this we proclaim\u201d (1 John 1:1). Because of our experience of Him, the apostle writes, we\u2019re telling the Jesus story: \u201cThe life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it\u201d (v. 2). Later, John makes the fascinating comment, \u201cThe word of God lives in you\u201d (2:14). In other words, the Jesus story is our story too. We\u2019re called to tell the story of Christ in light of our own experience with Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is what Kate Hankey did in her poem. Eventually, the two parts of her poem became these beloved hymns: \u201cI Love to Tell the Story\u201d and \u201cTell Me the Old, Old Story.\u201d Perhaps we might, like Kate, find our own words and share our Jesus story with others\u2014the unique way in which He loved us, came to us, and rescued us.<\/span><\/p>\n

REFLECT & PRAY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your story with Jesus? How did He come to you and rescue you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Jesus, thank You for rescuing me and doing Your loving work in my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Courtesy of Our Daily Bread Ministries.<\/span>
\nThe hymns\u00a0\u201cI Love to Tell the Story and \u201cTell Me the, Old Old Story\u201d were childhood favourites and it brings many memories when we gustily sang these hymns at Sunday School.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lets join in singing it over again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n