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Tag Archives: Father Perry D. Leiker | pastor

The cross shows us the way to live and love

Posted on September 15, 2023September 16, 2023

And like Paul, we, too, become aware of God’s amazing grace in our lives.

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When the rubber hits the road

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

In that deep inner space within, where there is struggle and lack and want and need, Jesus promises that God will fill and care for and lift up and love them.

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Unburdened and comforted by Jesus' love, we rest.

Unburdened and comforted by Jesus’ love, we rest

Posted on July 9, 2023July 15, 2023

This is all spoken as divinely wise language — spoken in a prayer to the Father. It is referred to as “hidden things,” known not to the “wise and learned,” but rather to the “little ones.”

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The kingdom of God is the reality of dying, coming to life

Posted on July 2, 2023July 1, 2023

The kingdom of God is the reality of dying and coming to life: letting go and grabbing on to something bigger, better, deeper, more loving, and more wonderful.

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Embrace the kingdom of Jesus and overcome limitations through trust

Posted on June 25, 2023June 24, 2023

The cost of discipleship is great; the rewards are even greater, and fear is one of the only things that can prevent one from trusting fully in the ultimate saving power of God.

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Taste the Gospel, hear the call of Jesus, and don’t settle for anything else

Posted on June 19, 2023June 20, 2023

This is the preparation for the endurance and the surrender to the cross. This is simply what has been referred to as the truth — the Gospel truth.

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"I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

I am thankful

Posted on June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

We have worked together. We have become more united — more one, and more the Body of Christ.

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Tobit.

Recognize, seek the good

Posted on June 6, 2023June 7, 2023

Jesus, the great teacher, teaches us, too, and leads us to look and to see with the eyes of our hearts.

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Revealing the complete trust of Tobit, Jesus in the Father

Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

That light shone brilliantly for Tobit and for Jesus — and the profound hope is that it will shine as brilliantly for all!

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Covered by the love of the cross, covered by the love that is God

Posted on June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

We will never fully understand it, and yet we touch the mystery countless times every day in prayer, allowing this mystery to guide and to change and to love us!

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The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14

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Éxodo 14:14

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