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How we can increase our affections for Jesus

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Easter Tuesday John 20:11-18 We are capitalizing on Easter experiences after the Easter morn. The people were cut to the heart when Peter explained how Jesus, the Messiah, was rejected and killed.  Three thousand people converted to the faith immediately after that. Mary had the most intense experience of seeing the Lord immediately on that Sunday morning.  It confirmed how treated Jesus even before he suffered and died - as Master, as Lord and God, and as her Beloved. We are inspired by concrete experiences of love, hate, joy, and sorrow.  In psychology, understanding our feelings manifests self-discovery of what we hold dear to our hearts and what we abhor.  Consequently, if we are devoid of positive feelings for the Lord, let's increase our experiences of faith, especially those that help us deepen it. How do we increase our sentiments and affections for the Lord? First, learn from the Master.  Treat Jesus as such - a master, a teacher, someo...