On Resurrection Sunday...

Or Easter...

We reach the culmination of Holy Week

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is...

The most important event of the Christian faith

The very foundation of ALL  Christian doctrine hinges on the truth of this account

Early Sunday morning...

Several women...

Mary Magdalene
Joanna, Solomon
Mary the mother of James

Went to the tomb and discovered that the large stone covering the entrance had been rolled away

An angel announced...

"Don't be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen."

~ Matthew 28:5-6

On the day of his resurrection...

Jesus Christ made at least five appearances

Mark's Gospel says the first person to see him was Mary Magdalene

Jesus also appeared to Peter

To the two disciples on the road to Emmaus

And later that day...

To all of the disciples except Thomas

While they were gathered in a house for prayer



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The eyewitness accounts in the Gospels...

Provide what Christians believe to be undeniable evidence that the resurrection of Jesus Christ did indeed happen

Two millennia after his death...

Followers of Christ still flock to Jerusalem to see the empty tomb

Sunday's events are recorded in

~ Matthew 28:1-13
~ Mark 16:1-14
~ Luke 24:1-49
~ John 20:1-23

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Happy Thursday to everyone 🙏🕊🦋🌷🌼

📖 Bibleverse of the Day 🌤 ⛰ 👫🏾
Thursday – February 19, 2026 🖋

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
~ Proverbs 18:24 | KJB

This verse teaches us that nurturing genuine, quality friendships require active efforts in being friendly and kind, and where loyalty and devotion to the friendship are central. These types of friendships stand in contrast to superficial, fair-weathered relationships and friendships where loyalty lacks. Let this verse remind you to cherish the meaningful friendships you've built in your life and honor them, while being thankful to God to be able to discern a genuine friendship from an ingenuine one – as you are reading through Scripture today...

Have a blessed day 🙏🏽 🕊

° ᵗᵃᵖ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ⁱᵐᵃᵍᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵉᵉ ⁱᵗ ⁱⁿ ᶠᵘˡˡ °

This beautiful song suits the verse of February 19 – as there's not a greater friend in life to have, than our Lord Jesus Christ. Enjoy listening 👇🏽 🙏🏽 🕊

https://youtu.be/nsreMDU8dVw?si=XJ9FtUZrbzZ4vxCC

. 📜 Fridaystudy 📖 February 20, 2026 🗓

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐊 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐓

Few verses confuse readers more than Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, and Deuteronomy 14:21 where God commands Israel not to boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. Some treat it like a random food rule, others ignore it completely, but Scripture rarely gives repeated commands without deep meaning. In the ancient world, many pagan fertility rituals used the shocking image of cooking a baby animal in the very milk meant to sustain it. God was drawing a hard line between His people and surrounding practices that blurred life, death, and worship. What looked like a kitchen instruction was actually a spiritual boundary.

Leviticus 20:26 shows the pattern. Israel was called to be set apart. Mixing milk, a symbol of nurture and life, with meat, a symbol of sacrifice and death, represented a moral confusion common in idol worship. God’s law often used physical actions to teach spiritual separation. The command was less about diet and more about identity.

Some argue the rule proves that all believers today must avoid combining dairy and meat. Others point to Mark 7:18-19 and Acts 10 where food laws begin to shift under the new covenant. The deeper principle remains. God was confronting a culture that normalized cruelty disguised as ritual. He was teaching that life given by God must not be twisted into something violent or profane.

The controversy today is not really about food. It is about whether believers still understand holiness as separation. When Scripture draws a line, it exposes the heart. The command about milk and meat reminds us that God does not only care about belief. He cares about what His people symbolize to the world. Ignore that, and the law looks strange. Understand it, and it becomes a warning against blending what God has called sacred with what culture calls normal.

𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕀𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕤 ✝️🍃🕊

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Solomon offers a contrast between discretion and gossip

Godly "discretion" does not mean ignoring offenses or hiding crimes

This is not the attitude referred to in English as

"sweeping it under the rug"

Rather, those who seek to demonstrate love

( ~ John 13:34–35; ~ Romans 12:10 )

Aim for repentance and reconciliation

( ~ Proverbs 10:12 )

That might involve consequences

( ~ 1 Corinthians 5:13 )

But the primary goal is bringing others closer to God

Choosing to handle offenses with grace can even convince an enemy of their own wrongdoing

( ~ Proverbs 16:7 )

The opposite extreme from entirely ignoring a problem is indiscretion

Repeating the news of an offense to those who have no reason to know about it

As with the first half of the Proverb...

The intent is not to discourage accountability

Informing authorities is not gossip

Saying nothing could mean enabling sin...


Part 2 continues below 👇

Part 2 continues...


What this part of the proverb describes are...

Personal differences
Mistakes
Or Embarrassments

( ~ Proverbs 12:16 )

"Blabbing" about someone else's shortcomings is a form of damaging, evil speech

( ~ Proverbs 16:27–28 )

Even good friendships can be destroyed by such betrayals

The New Testament strongly condemns gossip and the actions of a busybody

It encourages believers to help whenever a brother is overtaken in a transgression

~ Galatians 6:1 instructs...

"Brothers, if anyone is caught in a transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted"



~ Proverbs 17:7–21

Continues Solomon's wise observations

These remarks touch on...

* Speech
* Fools
* Strife
* True friendship
* Co-signing loans
* Love of sinning

And what a fool can expect thanks to his foolishness

Numerous comments involve errors that lead to arguments and division

Some observations make a statement and then add to it

Others present vivid contrasts




In Todays world there is alot to be learned from this in soooo many platforms...

Especially social media

You've probably heard this poisonous statement many times...

"It's just a little harmless gossip"

The Wise Teacher reminds us that gossip is neither little nor harmless

Sharing someone else's...

Stumble
Offense
Failure
Or Flaws

Separates friends and causes horrible damage

The consequences of such gossip are severe

And its damage is often lasting and devastating

Especially to relationships

Instead...

It is much better to be a peacemaker

And an offense-mender

Someone who covers over an offense with...

Grace, Forgiveness, and Love



As Jesus said:

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall bee called the children of God.”

~ Matthew 5:9

A peacemaker is one who covers over an offense

And promotes love and peace



LET THAT BE SAID OF US !




My Prayer...



Father of Glory,

I confess that I am often more a peace lover than a peacemaker

Being a peacemaker seems to be a lot harder for us in these times

Covering over offenses feels a lot more difficult than passing on the gossip about an offense

So, please give me the character not to repeat gossip

But instead to have the wisdom and strength to be an offense-mender

And an offense-coverer

Through the Prince of Peace
Himself
I pray

Amen

🙏

Stress comes when we try to carry everything ourselves.
Peace comes when we place it back into God’s hands.

In John 14:27, Jesus reminds us that His peace is different from the world’s. It doesn’t fade when circumstances shift or fear rises. His peace steadies the heart even in the storm.

If your heart feels troubled today, release what you’re holding. His peace is already given.

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
John 14:27

✝️LORD, direct us, correct us, and protect us, AMEN✝️
@sheepnotgoats

He's not wrong here!


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Crumbs From The Table | The Pointe Recording (Worship Song)

Matthew 15:25-28

The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said. He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

This song is a reminder that, in the eyes of Jesus, we are worth so much more than just crumbs from the table! So worship with us at The Pointe, and take a seat beside Jesus at the table.