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Episode SummaryIn this episode of Faith Talks, Anna Faith Gillmore sits down with Christine Rokoduru, a pastor's wife in Fiji whose testimony shines with surrendered faith and steadfast service. From her dramatic salvation and bold decision to remain in Fiji rather than move to the U.S., to becoming a pastor's wife at just 18 years old, Christine's story is a compelling portrait of a woman fully yielded to the call of God. Her wisdom, humility, and joy in serving the Lord will challenge and encourage you to trust Him with every step of your journey.Topics DiscussedChristine's clear and powerful salvation testimonySaying "no" to the opportunity to move to AmericaHow she began praying for her future husband at 16God's answer in bringing her together with MalachiBecoming a pastor's wife at 18 and growing through ministry trialsFears from childhood and ministry—and the Scriptures that anchored herEncouragement for young women preparing to serve the LordHer life verses: Proverbs 3:5–6 and Psalm 37:4Key TakeawaysGod's call is not always to go—but to stay, and obedience brings peace.A simple prayer of faith can shape a lifetime of blessing.Ministry isn't easy, but it's worth it when your focus stays on Christ.Trust and surrender are not one-time acts, but daily choices.Your background doesn't determine your future—God does.Faith Talks is a monthly program on the Thee Generation podcast designed to help young ladies discover greater ways to nurture and exercise their faith in their day-to-day walk with Christ. To leave a question for the Faith Twins or our guest, send an email to faithtalks@theegeneration.org. If you've been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

TEXT: Psalm 18:16God drew you out of many waters because of Christ1. Call on Him when you are in the waters2. Praise Him for drawing you out of the waters

For more information about our ministry, please visit: highwaydeliveranceministries.org   If you would like to visit, our address is: 431 15th St. NE. Washington DC. Thanks for listening. Scripture notes:The Finished Work Of The Cross/ The Holy SpiritJohn 6:41 John 16:5-15 John 17:17 Jesus is the truth. The only way we can be sanctified.1 John 2:20,26-Know false doctrine when you hear it. If it doesn't align with the word of God then it's false doctrine. Be aware of seducing spirits.Hebrews 13:17 Forever God's Word 1 Corinthians 6:11 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Ephesians 4:7-16God bless.

1 Timothy 3:14-16God calls the Church to hold the truth of the Gospel through conduct and teaching.

Ephesians 4:1-16God wants us to walk worthy of our calling, work together, and wait upon Him.

The devotion for today, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 1 John 4:16God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in that person. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.  Support the Show.

Ephesians 6:11-16God loves all of mankind that He created. But, the choice He gave us is ours to serve Him. Do not allow evil to dictate where you will spend eternity. 

Called and Compensated - Matthew 20: 12-16God grants salvation to whomever He choosesGod calls each individual in the timing He calls themThe reward for following Jesus is the same for allWe must not be jealous over God's graciousness

Anchor Passage: Romans 8:14-16God is our perfect Father. How can we begin to understand the weight of this simple truth? Join us as we explore the amazing privilege of being children of God! 

Feast of The Trinity The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Old Testament: Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 8God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 15and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. 20And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” 21So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 26Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”27So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude.2And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. 3So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. 4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. Psalm: Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or 13 1 O Lord our Governor, *        how exalted is your Name in all the world! 2 Out of the mouths of infants and children *        your majesty is praised above the heavens. 3 You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *        to quell the enemy and the avenger. 4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, *        the moon and the stars you have set in their courses, 5 What is man that you should be mindful of him? *        the son of man that you should seek him out? 6 You have made him but little lower than the angels; *        you adorn him with glory and honor; 7 You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *        you put all things under his feet: 8 All sheep and oxen, *        even the wild beasts of the field, 9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *        and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea. 10 O Lord our Governor, *        how exalted is your Name in all the world! or Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *        you are worthy of praise; glory to you. Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name; *        we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever. Glory to you in the splendor of your temple; *        on the throne of your majesty, glory to you. Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim; *        we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever. Glory to you, beholding the depths; *        in the high vault of heaven, glory to you. Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *        we will praise you and highly exalt you for ever. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 11Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. 13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

14And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. 15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the Earth." And it was so. 16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.… Genesis 1: 14-16Each time I think of the cycle of the Earth, the above verses of scriptures come to mind; I pause and ponder, looking at it closely, and all I see is a cycle. I ask myself, does this cycle, this movement, literarily affect everything that the earth warehouses?In asking this question and researching the topic, I came upon this article titled 'Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate by By Alan Buis, 'Our lives revolve around cycles: series of events repeated regularly in the same order. Hundreds of different types of cycles exist in our world and the universe. Some are natural, such as the change of the seasons, annual animal migrations, or the circadian rhythms that govern our sleep patterns. Others are human-produced, like growing and harvesting crops, musical rhythms, or economic cycles.Cycles also play critical roles in Earth's short-term weather and long-term climate. A century ago, Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch hypothesized the long-term, collective effects of changes in Earth's position relative to the Sun are a strong driver of Earth's long-term climate and are responsible for triggering the beginning and end of glaciation periods (Ice Ages).Specifically, he examined how variations in three types of Earth orbital movements affect how much solar radiation (known as insolation) reaches the top of Earth's atmosphere as well as where the insolation reaches. These cyclical orbital movements, which became known as the Milankovitch cycles, cause variations of up to 25 percent in the amount of incoming insolation at Earth's mid-latitudes (the areas of our planet located between about 30 and 60 degrees north and south of the equator).' https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/mi... Milankovitch cycles%20include%3A,is%20pointed%2C%20known%20as%20precession.Looking at this research above, I see some answers to the question I have entertained for a while now, which has influenced my thoughts in this video. One's ignorance of things somewhat does not release the person from the consequences of not knowing, but it will put the person in an advantageous position if the individual is armed with a certain level of information and vis-a-vis knowledge that the person can manipulate in surmounting the challenges the person is likely to faceSupport the show

Fight For the Faith: Woe To the UngodlyJude 1:11-16 1. A historic warning: v. 11Learn from the Past. 2. Pictures of ungodliness: v. 12-13If Jude were to create an image for your life, what would it be? 3. God's Judgement is Predicted and Just: vs. 14-16God's judgment is for all people. 2 Corinthians 5:10 We can have confidence in our eternity. Romans 8:1-2 Who or what are you following?What is your next step toward Jesus?     

Reading IEx 32:7-14The LORD said to Moses,“Go down at once to your peoplewhom you brought out of the land of Egypt,for they have become depraved.They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them,making for themselves a molten calf and worshiping it,sacrificing to it and crying out,‘This is your God, O Israel,who brought you out of the land of Egypt!'The LORD said to Moses,“I see how stiff-necked this people is.Let me alone, then,that my wrath may blaze up against them to consume them.Then I will make of you a great nation.”But Moses implored the LORD, his God, saying,“Why, O LORD, should your wrath blaze up against your own people,whom you brought out of the land of Egyptwith such great power and with so strong a hand?Why should the Egyptians say,‘With evil intent he brought them out,that he might kill them in the mountainsand exterminate them from the face of the earth'?Let your blazing wrath die down;relent in punishing your people.Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel,and how you swore to them by your own self, saying,‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky;and all this land that I promised,I will give your descendants as their perpetual heritage.'“So the LORD relented in the punishmenthe had threatened to inflict on his people.Responsorial Psalm106:19-20, 21-22, 23R.        (4a)  Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.Our fathers made a calf in Horeb            and adored a molten image;They exchanged their glory            for the image of a grass-eating bullock.R.        Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.They forgot the God who had saved them,            who had done great deeds in Egypt,Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,            terrible things at the Red Sea.R.        Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.Then he spoke of exterminating them,            but Moses, his chosen one,Withstood him in the breach            to turn back his destructive wrath.R.        Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.Verse Before the GospelJn 3:16God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.GospelJn 5:31-47Jesus said to the Jews:“If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.But there is another who testifies on my behalf,and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth.I do not accept human testimony,but I say this so that you may be saved.He was a burning and shining lamp,and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.But I have testimony greater than John's.The works that the Father gave me to accomplish,these works that I perform testify on my behalfthat the Father has sent me.Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf.But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form,and you do not have his word remaining in you,because you do not believe in the one whom he has sent.You search the Scriptures,because you think you have eternal life through them;even they testify on my behalf.But you do not want to come to me to have life.“I do not accept human praise;moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in you.I came in the name of my Father,but you do not accept me;yet if another comes in his own name,you will accept him.How can you believe, when you accept praise from one anotherand do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father:the one who will accuse you is Moses,in whom you have placed your hope.For if you had believed Moses,you would have believed me,because he wrote about me.But if you do not believe his writings,how will you believe my words?”

Holiness is the essence of what God is. Everything about God is holy, so in order to get a revelation or understanding of His holiness, we need to know who God is and what He is like.7 attributes of God:God is Light - 1 John 1:5God is Love - 1 John 4:8-11God is Justice and Judgement - Deuteronomy 32:3-4 & Genesis 18:25God is Anger and Wrath - Nahum 1:2 & Revelation 22:18-19God is Mercy and Lovingkindness - Psalm 51:1 & Psalm 106:1God is Grace - Hebrews 4:16God is Power - Psalm 93:1-4

January 11, 2022 - How does God talk to us?Genesis 13 - 16God appears to Abram five times in the hundred years we see him in Genesis. How does he talk to Abram? How would he talk to us today? Let's find out together as we continue the story of Abram. When you finish, ask God what He wants to say to you today.

In this special Thanksgiving Episode Saso and Ben give thanks to God for His many blessings.THANK'FULNESS,noun Expression of gratitude; acknowledgment of a favor.1. Gratitude; a lively sense of good received.The celebration of these holy mysteries being ended, retire with all thankfulness of heart for having been admitted to that heavenly feast.Websters 1828Key VerseEphesians 5:201 Thessalonians 5:18We are thankful to God for:God's grace John 1:16God's provision Genesis 22:14 & Psalm 107God's love Romans 8:38Our wives Proverbs 18:22Jaden Surgery / Recovery 1 Peter 1Friends and fellowship Acts 2:42Pastors and Church James 3:1Missionaries Luke 10:2Psalm 28:7Psalm 100:1-5Happy Thanksgiving and may God bless you. Remember to give thanks to our great God!Support the show (https://abundantlife.fm)

In this special Thanksgiving Episode Saso and Ben give thanks to God for His many blessings. THANK'FULNESS,noun Expression of gratitude; acknowledgment of a favor.1. Gratitude; a lively sense of good received.The celebration of these holy mysteries being ended, retire with all thankfulness of heart for having been admitted to that heavenly feast. Websters 1828 Key Verse Ephesians 5:20 1 Thessalonians 5:18 We are thankful to God for: God's grace John 1:16God's provision Genesis 22:14 & Psalm 107God's love Romans 8:38Our wives Proverbs 18:22Jaden Surgery / Recovery 1 Peter 1Friends and fellowship Acts 2:42Pastors and Church James 3:1Missionaries Luke 10:2 Psalm 28:7 Psalm 100:1-5 Happy Thanksgiving and may God bless you. Remember to give thanks to our great God! Support the show (https://abundantlife.fm)

Luke 15:10, John 15:20-21, Acts 9:15-16God is truly real. Sometimes He will reveal to you through His word with visions and dreams of how to deal with situations and circumstances in your life. He is an awesome God.

Please note that the audio on the live-stream failed at the end of Phil's preach, so the last part is missing.Do you believe God is good and intends good for your life?You may say you do, but is that something you're sure of in the core of your being?Psalms 84:11No good thing does He withhold. No. Good. Thing. That's who God isGod is love, and His true nature is good.Psalm 33:5The world may be full of bad, but the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. We can choose to either focus on what is good or on the bad stuff that happensIt's good for the health of our souls to focus on his goodness.1. The Goodness of God explains everythingWhen we face difficulties, we want answers, not fully understanding how God uses that  in our lives.Remember Joseph and what happened to him. When he revealed himself to his brothers after their betrayal, he said to them, "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good."God's goodness  brought explanation to Joseph's very bad experience and circumstance.What the enemy sends to defeat us, God turns around and uses it to complete us.2. The Goodness of God surrounds everythingPsalm 23:6His goodness goes before us and is behind us. On our right and on our left.We are surrounded by the goodness of God! Psalm 5:12 tells us that His favour (unmerited goodness) surrounds us like a shield!Everywhere we go.3. The Goodness of God frees us from everythingPsalm 27:13despair - a combination of emotions such as sadness, discouragement, feelings of depression, and the feeling of wanting to quitHis goodness frees us from all of those things because we believe we are going to see His goodness in the land of the living.4. The Goodness of God satisfies everythingPsalm 145:16God leads us with an open hand.He is always opening His hand to give, to bless, to heal, to encourage, to strengthen, and to die for us!5. The Goodness of God changes everythingRomans 2:4It's not how sorry we are that leads us to repentance. It's how GOOD He is.When we see His goodness, it changes how we look at Him.6. The Goodness of God shapes everythingRomans 8:28Covid 19 has meant many trying to figure everything out, trying to get their life back to some sort of normality.God is trying to move our lives to something so much better.We can embrace the reality that some really bad things have happened in our world. We can embrace that reality because, through the finished work of the cross, He causes these things to result in something good.He's not just the author of our faith. He is the finisher too. So, trust Him to finish what He started in you!Philippians 1:6Hebrews 12:27. The Goodness of God uses everythingGod can use a good day and a bad one.8. The Goodness of God restores everythingGod will right every wrong. Life will wrong you. People will wrong you.BUT GOD! He will be the one who turns it for GoodJoel 2:259. The Goodness of God outlasts everythingJeremiah 32:40When will His goodness stop? Never.His goodness will outlast everything.v41 Not only will God's goodness outlast every bad thing in your life, but HE DELIGHTS IN DOING GOOD THINGS FOR YOU!Get ready! Be expectant! You will see His glorious goodness all the days of your life!10. The Goodness of God provides everythingRomans 2:4The goodness of God is the generosity of God.He gives all things.Questions● Do you believe His personal goodness, even when things around you seem to say otherwise?● What has been your experience in Knowing the Goodness of God? Even if that meant something didn't work out how you would have hoped● He's the Author and finisher of our Faith. What does that mean for us?● How can we encourage o

“So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah” 1 Kings 17:15-16God is looking for obedient and faithful children in these turbulent times that we are living in."But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these other things will be added unto you." Mathew 6:33 You see the widow only had enough food for one more meal, then she and her little son would die of starvation. She had a choice to make - Was she going to obey the word of the Lord or was she going to make a plan. She decided to obey the word of the Lord. And what happened, she and Elijah had enough food for many, many days.Today, you and I have to make that same decision. Are we going to obey the word of the Lord in our lives or are we going to try and do it in our own strength? We need to be obedient, but you say: "But I don't have enough." No, you don't but He does - He has more than enough and we need to obey Him.You know I remember so clearly like it was yesterday, in 2008 when we had the Mighty Men Conference here on the Shalom farm. We hired the biggest tent in the world, we had hardly any money. I remember we had R500 in our savings account and it cost millions to hire that tent. Well, we stretched our faith and eventually, the mighty tent arrived. I think seventeen pantechnicons (30-ton rigs) brought it onto the farm.When they erected it and we put the chairs inside we had 30 000 chairs inside, I know because my son-in-law cable-tied each chair. Then my son came to me, another son, and said: "Dad, we need more money." I said we don't have any more budget. He said: "Dad, we need more speakers." I said: "But you've got hundreds of speakers."He said, "The sound team engineers have said there's only enough sound to go to a certain row of chairs, after that there is no more sound."I said we can't.He said, "Dad if you don't those men will hear nothing."I had a choice to make, just like you have a choice to make today and like the widow had to make.I said,” Ok, let's continue to trust God - Go for it.”He ordered more banks of speakers, right to the end of the tent on both sides. But you know what was happening at the very same moment, a farmer was woken up by the Lord, a sheep farmer, and God told him to sell a flock of his sheep and to put the money in the campaign account. Which he duly did. You know something, it was the exact amount that we needed to cover the cost of the speakers!I want to say to you today, just do what the Lord tells you to do, He will undertake for you as He did for that widow and her little boy.God bless you and have a wonderful week.

Psalm 7:1-2 The enemy threatens to tear David apart7:3-5 If he is guilty, may he be judged7:6-11 He calls on the LORD to arise in judgment7:12-16 Judgment will fall upon the head of the wicked7:17 Final praiseGod as judge from Psalm 7God is judge of all peoples- 7:7-8God is a righteous judge- 7:11God is angry with sin- 7:6, 11God punishes the wicked- 7:9, 11, 12-16God vindicates the righteous- 7:8, 9, 10I made a mistake around the 22 minute mark in talking about the word in the Greek translation for "Arise." It is actually the word in the Greek translation for "lifted up" which also appears in the same verse. 

What does having a call on your life look like? The simple answer to this question is to follow the discussion between host  Nicson Silvanie and co-host Adnie Gaudin regarding Abraham within Genesis 15 and 16God's renewed covenant with AbramThe renewed covenant is to help Abram understand that God was still working.God had Abram to attempt to count the stars so he could show him how great his descendants would beGod has Abram bring five different animals for sacrificeThe blood seals the promise of the covenant Abram falls asleep and sees a visionThe explains Abrams vision and tells him what will befall his descendantsThey were going to be enslaved for 400 yearsGod will deliver them out of slaveryThe blood covered Adam and Eve when they sinned.Abram, Sarai and HagarAbram received a promise from God, but he listened to his wife and disobeyed GodHagar gave birth to Abram's sonAbram named Hagar's son Ishmael (God hears) The way to salvation:Hear: Romans 10:17Believe: Hebrews 11:6Repent: Acts 17:30-31Confess: Matthew 10:32Be Baptized: Mark 16:15-16Be faithful unto death: Revelation 2:10J3Days Apparel This apparel company seeks to lift up Christ for He is the Savior and the Redeemer! (John 12:32). A Call to SalvationSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CalledbyGod)

First Thursday - Crowned with Loving-KindnessReadings today are:Psalm 103: 1-4John 3:16God loves you and He wants you to accept that love to the fullest!

Psalm 132:1-18 Matthew 1:3-16God doesn't take back his promises to us. He fulfills His promises to us. He at times may say "no", "yes"or "not yet". The Lord reigns! He is doesn't delay the process he is always on time.

INSTAGRAM: @youth_bioyPSALM READING: Psalm 143:1–12NEW TESTAMENT READING: Revelation 6:1–17OLD TESTAMENT READING: Malachi 1:1–2:16God is the Sovereign Lord of history. But we are not mere robots. You are not being moved around like a piece on a chessboard. Rather, you have a part to play. God involves you in his plans. God works out his purposes in co-operation with his people.

Work and NurtureVocation or work deals with the “doingness” of life. Even those withthe most cerebral of jobs end up in some way doing physical labor ofsome sort, even if it means merely pushing computer keys.What do the following texts teach us about work—using “hands” as asymbol?Deut. 16:15Eccles. 9:10Prov. 21:25Jer. 1:16God has given us “the work of our hands” so that we can find fulfill-ment and joy (see Prov. 10:4, 12:14). In psychology, “self-efficacy”describes the belief that every person has the ability to accomplishsomething meaningful in life. Self-efficacy is not increased by repeat-ing “I think I can! I think I can!” Only actually doing somethingincreases self-efficacy.While “the work of our hands” is God’s blessing to us (see Ps. 90:17)and allows us to live a meaningful life, God’s ultimate plan is that “thework of our hands” would bless others. Paul writes that we must work,doing something useful with our hands, so that we may have somethingto share with others. Paul surely lived by that principle:“You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied myown needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, Ishowed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak,remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessedto give than to receive’ ” (Acts 20:34, 35, NIV).Nehemiah’s simple prayer should be ours: “Now therefore, O God,strengthen my hands” (Neh. 6:9, NKJV).What is your attitude toward your work? What ways might yoube able to use your work to be more of a blessing to others?

God's People, God's Place, God's Rule, 2 Samuel 5:1-16God is at work in this passage, and it points forward to something even more wonderful that God was going to do in the future.

Scriptures to read with this sermon....  Jonah 3:10 - 4:11God had compassion on the Ninevites, even though they were a very sinful city. Jonah was envious because of God's generosity of his forgiveness.  Romans 9:6-16God is not an unjust God. God is the one that decides who he will have mercy upon. God is the one who decides who he will have compassion on.  Matthew 20:1-16 (sermon verses)Jesus tells us about unfairness. It is not our decision, on what is fair and what is not. It is ultimately God's decision. But that's a good thing! We hope you enjoy this message! If you have any questions you can email us at:votl.podcast@gmail.comInstagram: @votlchurchFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/votl.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbssSY_GyJMabh9W-sSVQpQ Online: https://votl.org

This week Michael is back on the podcast, and makes Brent guess the movie based off it's 1-star review on Amazon. Then, Brent gets further into the 10 Key Truths to Understanding the “Whoever” Salvation that Jesus Provided he mentioned on Sunday:God does not will for any person to perishSo it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. - Matthew 18:14The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9God sent his Son to be the Savior of all peopleFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16God desires all people to be saved[God our Savior] who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. - 1 Timothy 2:4God purposes to show mercy to all peopleFor God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. - Romans 11:32God is not partial in gifting his salvation to peopleSo Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality.” - Acts 10:34Jesus fully satisfied God’s wrath toward the sins of all peopleHe is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. - 1 John 2:2 Jesus, through his crucifixion, is drawing all people to himselfAnd I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. - John 12:32Salvation by grace is available for all who believeFor the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people - Titus 2:11For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. - Ephesians 2:8-9God’s will and human will both play a part in salvationO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! - Luke 13:34A person can reject God’s purpose for their life...but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. - Luke 7:30Working together with him, then we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. - 2 Cor. 6:1Finally, if you have questions you'd like for Brent to answer, just email them to michael@citipointchurch.com

Series: DisruptedMessage Text: Exodus 1-16God’s laws were given to Israel to rehumanize them after slavery. In the same way, the commands of God remind us who we are to be after sin has done its work on us. The way of Jesus is the way to an abundant life.

1 Corinthians 7:16God has a secret and divine plan for each of our lives. His wisdom is hidden, it is not found in the values of this world. This episode dives into trusting in His divine plan, learning to build a kind and strong spirit, and leaving margin in our lives for generosity.

Philippians 1:3-6 & Ephesians 3:20-21 & 4:1-16God has a picture, a dream, in mind when He looks at Journey Church. He sees what it is and what it is to become. Just like a Lego set, the Creator has thought through Journey Church, He knew who would be a part of it, who would be here today, who will be a part of it in the future and He wants the beautiful picture that He has in mind for Journey Church to come to life. And just like a Lego set, every piece matters. This is why you matter. You have a place. You can only see the finished work if all the pieces are in place.Journey Group Guide: https://journeybg.church/sermons/thisisus-missionSupport the show (https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/92323)

SCRIPTURE: Malachi 2:10-16God values faithfulness: both our faithfulness to him, and our faithfulness to one another. In this section of Malachi, God accuses the people of treachery against him by way of their treachery against their own wives. The Isrealites respond by denying it, accusing God of no longer paying attention to their offerings, and refusing to give them what they want. But the Israelites’ suffering is the logical byproduct of their decisions to behave seflishly! God’s rejection of their offerings, Malachi says, is the only right response of a God whose character is unimpeachable and whose passion for justice is complete. If the Israelites want God’s favor again, they must first recommit themselves to the kinds of relationships and promises God values. The truth is that we all have a common father in God: we were created by him, and therefore, we need to treat each other with the faithfulness we owe to family members. If we do this, Malachi predicts the coming of a day--and a king--whose reign will bring restoration, grace, and forgiveness for all. This morning, we want to explore the temptations that keep us from faithfulness...and be challenged to lay down our own weaknesses at the foot of a God whose strength can and will make us true to one another. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:Do you think of your church as family? What would change in your commitment to your church if you saw them as your brothers and sisters?The Bible often uses marriage to illustrate the relationship between God and his people. Why is this a powerful metaphor? Does experiencing Jesus’s faithfulness make you more faithful? How? Twice in Malachi 2:15-16, Malachi tells the Israelites to “guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith (be unfaithful)” How do we guard against possible unfaithfulness in our relationship with God?Do you need to seek forgiveness from being unfaithful (to God or in a relationship)? Is there anyone you need to forgive for being unfaithful to you?

In this episode Bri Grimes joins the podcast to lead our thoughts on a tough topic. How do we trust God- His goodness and His sovereignty, when are hearts are broke? She shares vulnerably about her journey of infertility and all that she learned and experienced in the loving arms of God in the midst of loss. Take some time to listen, learn, and be inspired! About the Speaker: Bri Grimes is a 28-year-old wife and mother to a sweet baby boy named Parker. She serves in the full-time ministry and leads the campus ministry in the San Diego Church of Christ alongside her husband, Evan. Bri loves her family, refinishing furniture, and eating Cane's chicken fingers. Episode Notes: A question most of us have asked is "If God is in control, then how can he be good during traumatic circumstances?"David in the bible teaches to wrestle with God- because He can handle our emotions! "Even if I don't understand, will I still trust God?"Proverbs 21:30- God is ALWAYS in control! Lamentations 3:37God's sovereignty and His goodness are always in harmony with each other! He never pursues His glory and the expense of His goodness. God doesn't just create something and walk away- He sustains all things! Our confidence in God's sovereignty is what enables us to trust Him in the midst of any circumstances- His way is perfect. (Psalm 18:30)"Trusting God isn't a matter of my feelings, but a matter of my will!"Psalm 118:6Satan always works to get us to question God's goodness. He wants to convince us that God is either in control OR that He is good. But the truth is that He is both! And although we might not get answers to ALL of our questions, we can trust in God's sovereignty and goodness. Psalm 32:101 John 4:82 Timothy 2:13Isaiah 49:16God is doing everything in His all-encompassing power to bring you good! This isn't the prosperity gospel, it's the loving heart of a father to His precious daughter. "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:17-18Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/678206?giving_to=Woven%20In%20Truth%20Podcast)

Ephesians 2:12,16God wants to reconcile you. Are you lost and without Christ? Are you an alien from God? You are separated from God, but God wants to reconcile you to Himself. God wants to save you, can you be saved? Will God save all people? Will God save every race? Find out what you have to do to be reconciled to God... Watch the video version of this podcast | https://cozort.org/admonition/god-wants-to-reconcile-ep-44/

14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and to mark the seasons and days and years. 15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. 16God made two great […]

God is Going before You Preparing the Victory for you to Triumph in it.God is going before you lining up the right people. He is arranging the right breaks, the right opportunities.So Do not Worry or be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord Goes personally ahead of you.It is the Lord Who goes before you; He is with you Always; He will not fail you or abandon you or let you go or forsake you; (Deuteronomy ‭31:8‬)God goes before us:'The LORD your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf...Deuteronomy 1:30You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Psa 139:5 (NLT)For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Is 52:12I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. Isa 45:2To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; Psa 136:16Your situations and circumstances is not a surprise to God. He planned all your day, and broke them in his book for you live one day. Psalms 139:16God is not in heaven, scratching his a time to figure out what you need and how to get to. No, God specifically chose Matthew 6:8 – I know the things you need for you ask Me.God has already written every day of your life in your book. He knew exactly when that thing is facing you was going to happen. And he knows exactly what he's doing bring him glory.The good news is he's already arranged the answers that you need for you ask him. He has your comeback prepare. He has the answer you're seeking for coming to you. He has that situation under his watchful eye the brain him glory.Before you had the problem God already has the solution. God is doing for you right now pairing the next chapters of your life. Just as he said be 210: our My Workmanship Grade in Christ Jesus for the good Works which I prepared in advance for you do, living the good life I've given you to liveGod has your future written in his book about you your book which he wrote all your day..God has Greater Things in Store for You. Greater Big, Gray to Fulfill Greater Success Cause God Is on Your Side, and He Is with You. God knows exactly how he's going to help every situation and circumstance of life, for you know about.When you understand this simple press: God is God in control of all the details of your all the details of the universe. Then you won't be concerned about how he is going to do it, or when he is going to do it, because you know being his child he's going to do it for you.You will stay in peace knowing The Most High God, the creator of the universe, The One Who Controls It All is going before you; and he promised: He Will Fight You Back, Is Your Victory, He Will Make Your Wrongs Right.He Makes You More Than a Conqueror in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:37. You're Going to see the Hand of God Working on Your behalf, Because He Already Is. Jesus Tells John 5:17: My Father Has Always Been, and He's Working Even Now. And Is Working on Your Behalf Is Dear Child.In God's Grace He is not only moving the wrong people out of the way, he will pay you back for every injustice, he will make up for lost time, and get to where are supposed to be in His Perfect Timing Paragraph God Is Never Late, God Is Always on Time.He says: I will go before you and level the mountains [to make the crooked places straight]; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. (Isaiah ‭45:2‬)He's making crooked places straight, he's directing your path going before the move in the boulders out of your path that he knows shoot dress and turmoil in trouble. Paragraph God is your good Shepherd whispers to you is online so shall not want, I AM the Lord your God invites all your needs.He looks years down the road pairing solutions for situations and circumstances that you don't even know you gonna have.Listen to the word of God what God himself promises to you: I AM going before you, making your crooked places straight.You may have gone through a bad situation but take heart in your future God has already lined up something that, greater than you can even think hope ask or imagine.New friendships, new opportunities, are just up ahead.

Habakkuk 3:3-16God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. SelahHis splendor covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power. Before him went pestilence, and plague followed at his heels. He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord ? Was your anger against the rivers, or your indignation against the sea, when you rode on your horses, on your chariot of salvation? You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. SelahYou split the earth with rivers. The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their place at the light of your arrows as they sped, at the flash of your glittering spear. You marched through the earth in fury; you threshed the nations in anger.You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. SelahYou pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret. You trampled the sea with your horses, the surging of mighty waters. I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.SERMON NOTES

*Hymns may not match audio.  All material is used for Spiritual/Educational Purposes. MONDAY Morning Prayer God, come to my assistance.- Lord, make haste to help meGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spiritas it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen. HYMN Mary immaculate, star of the morning,Chosen before the creation began,Chosen to bring, for thy bridal adorning,Woe to the serpent and rescue to man. Here, in an orbit of shadow and sadness,Veiling thy splendor, thy course thou hast run;Now thou art throned in all glory and gladness,Crowned by the hand of the savior and Son. Sinners, we worship thy sinless perfection;Fallen and weak for thy pity we plead;Grant us the shield of thy sovereign protection,Measure thine aid by the depth of our need. Bend from thy throne at the voice of our crying,Bend to this earth which thy footsteps have trod;Stretch out thine arms to us, living and dying,Mary immaculate, Mother of God. Melody: Liebster Immanuel 11.10.11.10Music: Melody from Himmels-Lust 1675, adapted and   harmonized by J.S. Bach, 1685-1750Text: F.W. Weatherell   Or: Virgin of virgins,you were untouched by that stain of sin,that first of all evils,the sad inheritance of the human race.From my earliest yearsI have placed my hope in you.Where the power of evil overcomes meand makes my life too sinful for your gaze,all the more will your unbounded compassionshow me your generous love,because my suffering is so deep,my sinfulness so unworthy of your aid. Luis de Leon (1527/1528-1591)   PSALMODYAnt.1 Oh Mother, how pure you are, you are untouched by sin; yours was the privilege to carry God within you. or: Blessed are you, O Mary, for the world's salvation came forth from you; now in glory, you rejoice forever with the Lord.  Intercede for us with your Son. Psalm 90May we live in the radiance of GodThere is no time with God: a thousand years, a single day: it is all one (2 Peter 3:8) O Lord, you have been our refugefrom one generation to the next.Before the mountains were bornor the earth or the world brought forth,you are God, without beginning or end. You turn men back to dustand say: “go back, sons of men.”To your eyes a thousand yearsare like yesterday, come and gone,no more than a watch in the night. You sweep men away like a dream,like grass which springs up in the morning.In the morning it springs up and flowers:by evening it withers and fades. So we are destroyed in your anger,struck with terror in your fury.Our guilt lies open before you;our secrets in the light of your face. All our days pass away in your anger.Our life is over like a sigh.Our span is seventy yearsor eighty for those who are strong. And most of these are emptiness and pain.They pass swiftly and we are gone.Who understands the power of your angerand fears the strength of your fury? Make us know the shortness of our lifethat we may gain wisdom of heart.Lord, relent! Is your anger for ever?Show pity to your servants. In the morning, fill us with your love;we shall exult and rejoice all our days.Give us joy to balance our afflictionfor the years when we knew misfortune. Show forth your work to your servants;let your glory shine on their children.Let the favor of the Lord be upon us:give success to the work of our hands,give success to the work of our hands. Ant. 2  The Lord God most high has blessed you, Virgin Mary, above all the women on the earth. Or: You are the glory of Jerusalem, the joy of Israel; you are the fairest of our race.   Canticle                                                       Isaiah 42:10-16God victor and saviorThey were singing a new hymn before the throne of God (Revelation 14:3)   Sing to the LORD a new song,his praise from the end of the earth:Let the sea and what fills it resound,the coastlands, and those who dwell in them.Let the steppe and its cities cry out,the villages where Kedar dwells; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult,and shout from the top of the mountains.Let them give glory to the LORD,and utter his praise in the coastlands. The LORD goes forth like a hero,like a warrior he stirs up his ardor;He shouts out his battle cry,against his enemies he shows his might: I have looked away, and kept silence,I have said nothing, holding myself in;But now, I cry out as a woman in labor,gasping and panting. I will lay waste mountains and hills,all their herbage I will dry up;I will turn the rivers into marshes,and the marshes I will dry up. I will lead the blind on their journey;by paths unknown I will guide them.I will turn darkness into light before them,and make crooked ways straight. Ant. 3:  Sinless virgin, let us follow joyfully in your footsteps; draw us after you in the fragrance of your holiness. Or: O Virgin Mary, how great your cause for joy; God found you worthy to bear Christ our Savior. Psalm 146Those who trust in God know what it is to be happyTo praise God in our lives means all we do must be for his glory (Arnobius)   My soul, give praise to the Lord;I will praise the Lord all my days,make music to my God while I live. Put no trust in princes,in mortal men in whom there is no help.Take their breath, they return to clayand their plans that day come to nothing. He is happy who is helped by Jacob's God,whose hope is in the Lord his God,who alone made heaven and earth,the seas and all they contain. It is he who keeps faith for ever,who is just to those who are oppressed.It is he who gives bread to the hungry,the Lord, who sets prisoners free, the Lord who gives sight to the blind,who raises up those who are bowed down,the Lord, who protects the strangerand upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who loves the justbut thwarts the path of the wicked.The Lord will reign for ever,Zion's God, from age to age. FIRST READING                                                      Isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the LORD,  who created you, O Jacob,  and formed you, O Israel:Fear not, for I have redeemed you;  I have called you by name: you are mine. Or                                                       Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. Or                                                      Proverbs 8:22-31   Mary in the mind of God   "The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways,  the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;From of old I was poured forth,  at the first, before the earth.When there were no depths I was brought forth,  when there were no fountains or springs of water;Before the mountains were settled into place,  before the hills, I was brought forth;While as yet the earth and the fields were not made,  nor the first clods of the world. "When he established the heavens I was there,  when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;When he made firm the skies above,  when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;When he set for the sea its limit,  so that the waters should not transgress his command;Then was I beside him as his craftsman,  and I was his delight day by day,Playing before him all the while,  playing on the surface of his earth;  and I found delight in the sons of men. SECOND READING From a sermon by St. Anselm, bishop(Oratio 52:PL 158, 955-956) Virgin Mary, all nature is blessed in you.   Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night – everything that is subject to the power or use of man – rejoice that through you they are in some sense restored to their lost beauty and are endowed with inexpressible new grace. All creatures were dead, as it were, useless for men or for the praise of God, who made them. The world, contrary to its true destiny, was corrupted and tainted by the acts of men who served idols. Now all creation has been restored to life and rejoices that it is controlled and given splendor by men who believe in God. The universe rejoices with new and indefinable loveliness. Not only does it feel the unseen presence of God himself, its Creator, it sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb. Through the fullness of the grace that was given you, dead things rejoice in their freedom, and those in heaven are glad to be made new. Through the Son who was the glorious fruit of your virgin womb, just souls who died before his life-giving death rejoice as they are freed from captivity, and the angels are glad at the restoration of their shattered domain. Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation receives new life from your abundance. Virgin, blessed above all creatures, through your blessing all creation is blessed, not only creation from its Creator, but the Creator himself has been blessed by creation. To Mary God gave his only-begotten Son, whom he loved as himself. Through Mary God made himself a Son, not different but the same, by nature Son of God and Son of Mary. The whole universe was created by God, and God was born of Mary. God created all things, and Mary gave birth to God. The God who made all things gave himself form through Mary, and thus he made his own creation. He who could create all things from nothing would not remake his ruined creation without Mary. God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world. God is the Father by whom all things were given life, and Mary the mother through whom all things were given new life. For God begot the Son, through whom all things were made, and Mary gave birth to him as the Savior of the world. Without God’s Son, nothing could exist; without Mary’s Son, nothing could be redeemed. Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much to you as to himself. RESPONSORYThe God of power has given me his strength. - The God of power has given me his strength.He has kept me in the way of holiness. - And has given me his strength.Glory to the Father... - The God of power has given me his strength. Or: O Virgin Mary, no other daughter of Jerusalem is your equal,for you are the mother of the King of kings,you are the Queen of heaven and of angels. - Blessed are you among womenand blessed is the fruit of your womb.Hail, full of grace; the Lord is with you. - Blessed are you among womenand blessed is the fruit of your womb. CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH                                                       Luke 1:68-79Ant. The Lord God said to the serpent: I will make you enemies, you and the woman, your offspring and her offspring; she will crush your head, alleluia. Or:  Holy Mary, ever-virgin, Mother of God, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.   The Messiah and his forerunner   Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty savior,born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy prophets he promised of old,  that he would save us from our enemies,  from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,to set us free from the hands of our enemies,free to worship him without fear,holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, To give his people knowledge of salvationby the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our Godthe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.  Amen. INTERCESSIONS Let us glorify our Savior, who chose the Virgin Mary for his mother. Let us ask him:     May your mother intercede for us, Lord. Sun of Justice, the Immaculate Virgin was the white dawn announcing your rising,- grant that we may always live in the light of your coming. Savior of the world, by your redeeming might you preserved your mother beforehand from all stain of sin,- keep watch over us lest we sin. You are our redeemer, who made the Immaculate Virgin Mary your purest home and a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit:  -  make us temples of your Spirit forever. King of kings, you lifted up your mother, body and soul, into heaven:  -  help us fix our thoughts on things above. Our Father... CONCLUDING PRAYERFather,you prepared the Virgin Maryto be the worthy mother of your Son.You let her share beforehandin the salvation Christ would bring by his death,and kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.Help us by her prayersto live in your presence without sin.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.   Alternative Prayer   Father,the image of the Virgin is found in the Church.Mary had a faith that your Spirit preparedand a love that never knew sin,for you kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.Trace in our actions the lines of her love,in our hearts her readiness of faith.Prepare once again a world for your Sonwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. May the Lord bless us,protect us from eviland bring us to everlasting life. -  Amen. Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary MONDAY Evening Prayer God, come to my assistance.- Lord, make haste to help meGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spiritas it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen. HYMN Mary, crowned with living light,Temple of the Lord,Place of peace and holiness,Shelter of the Word. Mystery of sinless lifeIn our fallen race,Free from shadow, you reflectPlenitude of grace. Virgin-Mother of our God,Lift us when we fall,Who were named upon theCross Mother of us all. Father, Son and Holy Ghost,Heaven sings your praise;Mary magnifies your nameThrough eternal days. Melody: Glorification 75.75.DMusic: Gossner's Choralbach, Leipzig, 1882Text: Stanbrook Abbey   Or: (Chanted by the Monastic Choir of the Abbey of Notre-Dame Fontgombault)Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentesin hac lacrimarum valle.Eia ergo, advocata nostra,illos tuos misericordes oculosad nos converte.Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria. Melody: Salve ReginaMusic: Paris, 1634Text: 11th Century   PSALMODYAnt 1: You are all beautiful, O Mary; in you there is no trace of original sin. Or: Mary received a blessing from the Lord and loving kindness from God her savior. Psalm 136Easter HymnWe praise God by recalling his marvelous deeds (Cassiodorus).     I   O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,for his love endures for ever.Give thanks to the God of gods,for his love endures for ever.Give thanks to the Lord of lords,for his love endures for ever; who alone has wrought marvellous works,for his love endures for ever;whose wisdom it was made the skies,for his love endures for ever;who fixed the earth firmly on the seas,for his love endures for ever. It was he who made the great lights,for his love endures for ever.the sun to rule the day,for his love endures for ever.the moon and stars in the night;for his love endures for ever. Ant. 2 You are the glory of Jerusalem, the joy of Israel; you are the fairest of our race. Or: The Most High has made his dwelling place a holy temple.   II   The first-born of the Egyptians he smote,for his love endures for ever.He brought Israel out from their midst,for his love endures for ever;arm outstretched, with power in his hand,for his love endures for ever. He divided the Red Sea in two,for his love endures for ever;he made Israel pass through the midst,for his love endures for ever;he flung Pharaoh and his force in the sea,for his love endures for ever. Through the desert his people he led,for his love endures for ever.Nations in their greatness he struck,for his love endures for ever.Kings in their splendor he slew,for his love endures for ever. Sihon, king of the Amorites,for his love endures for ever;and Og, the king of Bashan,for his love endures for ever. He let Israel inherit their land,for his love endures for ever.On his servant their land he bestowed,for his love endures for ever.He remembered us in our distress,for his love endures for ever. And he snatched us away from out foes,for his love endures for ever;He give food to all living thingsfor his love endures for ever;To the God of heaven give thanks,for his love endures for ever. Ant 3: The robe you wear is white as spotless snow; your face is radiant like the sun. Or: Glorious things are said of you. O Virgin Mary. Canticle                                                      Ephesians 1:3-10God our Savior Praised be the God and Fatherof our Lord Jesus Christ,who has bestowed on us in Christevery spiritual blessing in the heavens. God chose us in himbefore the world beganto be holyand blameless in his sight,to be full of love. He predestined usto be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,such was his will and pleasure,that all might praise the glorious favorhe has bestowed on us in his beloved. In him and through his blood,we have been redeemed,and our sins forgiven,so immeasurably generousis God’s favor to us. God has given us the wisdomto understand fully the mystery,the plan he was pleasedto decree in Christ.A plan to be carried outin Christ, in the fulness of time,to bring all things into one in him,in the heavens and on earth. FIRST READING                                                       Romans 5:20-21 Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. OR                                                                  Ephesians 5:25-27 Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. OR                                                                  James 3:13-18 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. Wisdom of this kind does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.  And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace. SECOND READING From a homily delivered at the Council of Ephesus by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop(Hom. 4: PG 77,991,995-996) Mary, Mother of God, we salute you. Precious vessel, worthy of the whole world’s reverence, you are an ever-shining light, the crown of virginity, the symbol of orthodoxy, an indestructible temple, the place that held him whom no place can contain, mother and virgin. Because of you the holy gospels could say: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. We salute you, for in your holy womb was confined him who is beyond all limitation. Because of you the holy Trinity is glorified and adored; the cross is called precious and is venerated throughout the world; the heavens exult; the angels and archangels make merry; demons are put to flight; the devil, that tempter, is thrust down from heaven; the fallen race of man is taken up on high; all creatures possessed by the madness of idolatry have attained knowledge of the truth; believers receive holy baptism; the oil of gladness is poured out; the Church is established throughout the world; pagans are brought to repentance. What more is there to say? Because of you the light of the only-begotten Son of God has shone upon those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death; prophets pronounced the word of God; the apostles preached salvation to the Gentiles; the dead are raised to life, and kings rule by the power of the holy Trinity. RESPONSORYBy this I know you have chosen me. - By this I know you have chosen me.You have not let my enemy triumph over me. - You have chosen me.Glory to the Father... - By this I know you have chosen me. Or: I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me. - I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me.You have not let my enemies rejoice over me - for you have rescued me.Glory to the Father... - I shall glorify you, Lord, for you have rescued me. CANTICLE OF MARY                                                      Luke 1:46-55Ant: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, alleluia Or: All generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me. My soul rejoices in the Lord.   My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed:the Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear himin every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel,for he has remembered his promise of mercy,The promise he made to our fathers,to Abraham and his children for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. INTERCESSIONS Let us praise God our almighty Father, who wished that Mary, his Son's mother, be celebrated by each generation. Now in need, we ask: Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.   O God, worker of miracles, you made the immaculate Virgin Mary share, body and soul, in your Son's glory in heaven,- direct the hearts of your children to that same glory. You made Mary our mother. Through her intercession grant strength to the weak, comfort to the sorrowing, pardon to sinners,- salvation and peace to all. You made Mary the mother of mercy,- may all who are faced with trials feel her motherly love. You wished Mary to be the mother of the family in the home of Jesus and Joseph,- may all mothers of families foster love and holiness through her intercession. You crowned Mary queen of heaven,- may all the dead rejoice in your kingdom with the saints for ever. Our Father... CONCLUDING PRAYERFather,you prepared the Virgin Maryto be the worthy mother of your Son.You let her share beforehandin the salvation Christ would bring by his death,and kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.Help us by her prayersto live in your presence without sin.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever.   Alternative Prayer   Father,the image of the Virgin is found in the Church.Mary had a faith that your Spirit preparedand a love that never knew sin,for you kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception.Trace in our actions the lines of her love,in our hearts her readiness of faith.Prepare once again a world for your Sonwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever. May the Lord bless us,protect us from eviland bring us to everlasting life. -  Amen.

Readings: Genesis 2:18-24; Mark 10:2-16God creates human community in Genesis and Jesus upholds a Kingdom-formed community based in mercy and grace as a witness to God's love in the world. 

Joshua 24:14-16God expects the man to leadGod expects a man to be the moral compassGod expects a man to be a man of faith