ELDER BLESSING
(Steve Graham)
I bless you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, you came to this earth to destroy the works of the enemy and to make people well. You were accused, you were betrayed, and you were murdered by the will of God. When you died, you descended into the depths of death itself, into the place of the enemy, and you swallowed up death into life. By the power of God you rose from the grave. With death conquered and the enemy defeated, you came UP out of the tomb because there was nothing there any longer. You came out ALIVE. You now sit at the right hand of the Father, mediating for us.
At the cross there was a great exchange, a beauty like nothing else:
Taking our shame, you gave back honor
Taking our guilt, gave us back our innocence
Our fears were replaced with power and authority
We were once enemies, now you adopted us as sons and daughters
Burdens we leave at the cross are replaced with LIFE and freedom. Your death and resurrection freed us from the bondage of the fear of death. Death no longer has victory or sting over those of us that trust in Christ!
May the grace of Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
GO NOW…..BE SENT!
