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A Christmas Message MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus' birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially n terms of the time and location of Jesus' birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and life saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus' Resurrection, which validated Jesus' claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus' birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God's Grace and Jesus' birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God's Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God's love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind's consideration of God's Grace, love, and Jesus' birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God's service? Until we yield to God's lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don't need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “When Jesus Asked You: “Whom do you say that I am?”, Did You Answer Jesus: “You are my God and the Lord of my Life!”?”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus' birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially n terms of the time and location of Jesus' birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and life saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus' Resurrection, which validated Jesus' claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus' birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God's Grace and Jesus' birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God's Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God's love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind's consideration of God's Grace, love, and Jesus' birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God's service? Until we yield to God's lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don't need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Do You Struggle with Your “Prayer Life”? Find a Quiet Place for Your Personal Relationship with God and Pray to the Universe's Creator”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus' birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially n terms of the time and location of Jesus' birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and life saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus' Resurrection, which validated Jesus' claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus' birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God's Grace and Jesus' birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God's Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God's love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind's consideration of God's Grace, love, and Jesus' birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God's service? Until we yield to God's lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don't need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “When Jesus Asked You: “Whom do you say that I am?”, Did You Answer Jesus: “You are my God and the Lord of my Life!”?”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message – What God Has Done For Us MESSAGE SUMMARY: The people in and around Jesus' birth were just ordinary people like us. In our celebration of Jesus' birth on this Christmas, we celebrate the event that transformed world history and many of our lives. The birth of Jesus was a supernatural birth and was God's intervention into the Universe's natural order. This birth was foretold hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, and these prophesies were written and recorded, for us, in the Bible. Jesus' birth was the birth, of a child, that did for the human race what the human race could not do for itself. Jesus was born for all people. This baby, Jesus, was born to be a Savior for all humankind. The birth of Jesus was the birth of God as both human and divine – the Incarnation, as the Angels told the Shepherds on the first Christmas Eve in Luke 2:9-11: “And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'". In Isaiah 53:4-6, Jesus, birth, death, and Resurrection, as our means for our Salvation, were foretold more than five-hundred years before Jesus birth: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.". God, through His Grace, gave of Himself what we could not do for ourselves, thereby, providing, through the birth of Jesus, us with the means for our Salvation from our sins and for our Eternal Life. This Gift of and by God is what Christmas and Christianity are all about. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Jesus Followers Are the Enemy's {devil's} Target to Mess You Up and To Destroy Your Relationship with God”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message – What God Has Done For Us MESSAGE SUMMARY: The people in and around Jesus' birth were just ordinary people like us. In our celebration of Jesus' birth on this Christmas, we celebrate the event that transformed world history and many of our lives. The birth of Jesus was a supernatural birth and was God's intervention into the Universe's natural order. This birth was foretold hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, and these prophesies were written and recorded, for us, in the Bible. Jesus' birth was the birth, of a child, that did for the human race what the human race could not do for itself. Jesus was born for all people. This baby, Jesus, was born to be a Savior for all humankind. The birth of Jesus was the birth of God as both human and divine – the Incarnation, as the Angels told the Shepherds on the first Christmas Eve in Luke 2:9-11: “And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'". In Isaiah 53:4-6, Jesus, birth, death, and Resurrection, as our means for our Salvation, were foretold more than five-hundred years before Jesus birth: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.". God, through His Grace, gave of Himself what we could not do for ourselves, thereby, providing, through the birth of Jesus, us with the means for our Salvation from our sins and for our Eternal Life. This Gift of and by God is what Christmas and Christianity are all about. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Jesus Followers Are the Enemy's {devil's} Target to Mess You Up and To Destroy Your Relationship with God”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
God's nature is to meet people where they are and guide them to where they need to go. Hear more about our King's virtues in Pastor Brian Coles' message and the third part of our Advent Series, "His Gift of Humility."
God's nature is to meet people where they are and guide them to where they need to go. Hear more about our King's virtues in Pastor Brian Coles' message and the third part of our Advent Series, "His Gift of Humility."
Why We Do Christmas MESSAGE SUMMARY: Introduction: We are still in the season of Advent, which means “coming” or “arrival”. The Church begins this season of “arrival” or Advent as the time we recognize and celebrate the “arrival” of Jesus – both Jesus' “first coming” and His “second coming”. We celebrate Jesus' “first coming” on Christmas Eve. The season of Advent is, also, a season of hope; and Advent is the beginning of our Church's “New Year”. Message: What does Christmas mean to you? “Could we be missing the point of what Christmas is all about”? Irrespective of all the personal, social and cultural noise we encounter around the Christmas season, we must not lose sight of the fact that Christmas is all and only about Jesus. At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of the most important person that ever lived – the God and man Jesus. Is this birth and life of the Incarnate and unique Son of God, as both the Creator of the Universe and the Savior of humankind, true? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” because Jesus birth and life are based upon historical evidence. Also, the birth of Jesus is God coming among us in a desire to have a personal relationship with us and with all people. If God is so desirous of a personal relationship with us, why did God go to so much trouble to bring Jesus to us? Because, every time we sin, we are building a barrier between us and God – God is Holy, and He cannot relate to sin. Therefore, God's Grace provided Jesus as both the means of our Salvation and as an intermediary (i.e. Jesus is both God and a human without sin) from which we can have God's desired personal relationship with us. However, when Jesus died on the cross, He took on all sin and became the required and once offered sacrificial payment for all sin. Jesus birth, life, death and Resurrection became the doorway for our personal relationship with God. As Jesus tells us in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man {Jesus}came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. “God loves us because of who God is.” Why do so few of us accept God's offered gift of Salvation through His Grace? When those not yet believing look at the lives of those of us that believe, they, often, they see us living by the fruit of the flesh rather than by the fruit of the Spirit – our hypocrisy. Also, God's offer is rejected because He may require us to give up some sin that we enjoy. Additionally, some believe that the cost of becoming a Christian is too great; however, the cost of not becoming a Christian is far greater than the cost of becoming a Christian and accepting God's offer. Many refuse God's gift because they believe that they are not worthy or good enough for God and His gift. They are correct; none of us are worthy of God's gift, but that is the point – Jesus' birth, life, death and Resurrection provide us with the means a path to be worthy of God's gift. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, Sabbath rest is truly an unbelievable gift! Thank you that there is nothing I can do to earn your love; it comes without any strings attached. As I close my eyes for these few minutes before you, all I can say is, thank you! In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 133). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FORGIVEN. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mark 10:45; John 15:13; John 3:16-17; Galatians 5:18-25. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Letting God Be Lord Over Your Finances, which Are His but He Entrusted to You, Will Liberate Your Life!”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
December 14, 2024Today's Reading: Introit for Advent 3 - Psalm 146:5-8; antiphon: Philippians 4:4Daily Lectionary: Isaiah 30:15-26; Revelation 2:1-29“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” (Philippians 4:4)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Modern Advent wreaths have four blue candles. Each Sunday in Advent, another candle is lit, reminding us that Jesus, “the true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.” (John 1:9). Traditionally, Advent wreaths had three violet candles and one rose candle. The rose, or pink-colored, candle was lit on the third Sunday in Advent. Why pink? Why that Sunday? Because of the introit for that Sunday which is known as Gaudete Sunday.The first word of the introit for this Sunday is “Rejoice” (which, in Latin, is Gaudete.) This word of gladness marks a change in tone from the rest of the season, which is a more somber time of repentance and preparation for the Lord's return in judgment. The main part of the introit is Psalm 146, but the antiphonal verse with the opening line is from Philippians 4. In that passage, St. Paul also has the end of days in mind, writing, “The Lord is at hand.” But he is not writing about this as a warning to the people but rather as a comfort. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Phil. 4:6)Like everyone else, Christians get anxious and worry about the future. (We shouldn't, but we do.) When anxiety comes, prayer, in which we make our requests known to God, is a welcome relief. So is recalling your blessings. Yes, even in the midst of worrying over what may be ahead, it is still possible and very beneficial to look back and recall what the Lord has done. This is what the Psalmist does in Psalm 146. He recalls that the Lord is the author of all creation, and He remains forever faithful. He remembers various ways in which God helps those in need and lifts up the humble. If you ever need help recalling how blessed you are, just read the Psalms. You will find that they are filled with praises to God for what He has done. But chief among our blessings is the forgiveness won for us by Jesus. His Gift of forgiveness sets us free from sin and the guilt and shame that comes with it. His work of salvation gives hope that whatever the future holds, the end is certain. In the end, all who are in Him will be raised and lifted up forever in His everlasting kingdom. With this end in mind, you can truly “Rejoice in the Lord always,” no matter your present circumstances. And when you do, “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:7) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.The Saints, who here in patience Their cross and suff'rings bore, Shall live and reign forever When sorrow is no more. Around the throne of glory The Lamb they shall behold; In triumph cast before Him Their diadems of gold. (LSB 515:3)-Rev. Joel Shaltanis, pastor of Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Plano, TX.Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, KY.What makes a church "good?" Come join the fictional family as they test out eight different churches in their brand-new town and answer this question along the way. Will the Real Church Please Stand Up? by Matthew Richard, now available from Concordia Publishing House.
Why We Do Christmas MESSAGE SUMMARY: Introduction: We are still in the season of Advent, which means “coming” or “arrival”. The Church begins this season of “arrival” or Advent as the time we recognize and celebrate the “arrival” of Jesus – both Jesus' “first coming” and His “second coming”. We celebrate Jesus' “first coming” on Christmas Eve. The season of Advent is, also, a season of hope; and Advent is the beginning of our Church's “New Year”. Message: What does Christmas mean to you? “Could we be missing the point of what Christmas is all about”? Irrespective of all the personal, social and cultural noise we encounter around the Christmas season, we must not lose sight of the fact that Christmas is all and only about Jesus. At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of the most important person that ever lived – the God and man Jesus. Is this birth and life of the Incarnate and unique Son of God, as both the Creator of the Universe and the Savior of humankind, true? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” because Jesus birth and life are based upon historical evidence. Also, the birth of Jesus is God coming among us in a desire to have a personal relationship with us and with all people. If God is so desirous of a personal relationship with us, why did God go to so much trouble to bring Jesus to us? Because, every time we sin, we are building a barrier between us and God – God is Holy, and He cannot relate to sin. Therefore, God's Grace provided Jesus as both the means of our Salvation and as an intermediary (i.e. Jesus is both God and a human without sin) from which we can have God's desired personal relationship with us. However, when Jesus died on the cross, He took on all sin and became the required and once offered sacrificial payment for all sin. Jesus birth, life, death and Resurrection became the doorway for our personal relationship with God. As Jesus tells us in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man {Jesus}came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. “God loves us because of who God is.” Why do so few of us accept God's offered gift of Salvation through His Grace? When those not yet believing look at the lives of those of us that believe, they, often, they see us living by the fruit of the flesh rather than by the fruit of the Spirit – our hypocrisy. Also, God's offer is rejected because He may require us to give up some sin that we enjoy. Additionally, some believe that the cost of becoming a Christian is too great; however, the cost of not becoming a Christian is far greater than the cost of becoming a Christian and accepting God's offer. Many refuse God's gift because they believe that they are not worthy or good enough for God and His gift. They are correct; none of us are worthy of God's gift, but that is the point – Jesus' birth, life, death and Resurrection provide us with the means a path to be worthy of God's gift. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, Sabbath rest is truly an unbelievable gift! Thank you that there is nothing I can do to earn your love; it comes without any strings attached. As I close my eyes for these few minutes before you, all I can say is, thank you! In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 133). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FORGIVEN. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mark 10:45; John 15:13; John 3:16-17; Galatians 5:18-25. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Letting God Be Lord Over Your Finances, which Are His but He Entrusted to You, Will Liberate Your Life!”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
November 13, 2024 Today's Reading: Matthew 26:20-35Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 26:1-19; Revelation 13:1-18; Matthew 26:20-35Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,for this is my blood of the [new testament], which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:26-28)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Jesus is with His Apostles in the Upper Room, preparing to go to the cross to die. Three days later, He will be raised from the dead. Forty days later, He will ascend to Heaven, leaving His Apostles and His church here on Earth.Jesus is the Lord who will not leave His people alone. Ascended to Heaven, He will never not be with His church. So, on the night when He was betrayed, He gave His church a mandate. He instituted the Gift by which He would bodily be with His church until he comes again.Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the [new testament], which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”Until that day, when He comes with glory to judge both the living and the dead, He remains with His Church. He brings us again and again into His remembrance, forgiving our sin.In the midst of the church, He is with us in his Body and Blood. Among the people He loves, He is proclaiming His Father's Name (cf. Hebrews 2:11-13), cleansing us of all sin, declaring us innocent of all guilt, and covering all of our shame. Here, among us, with us, He is bestowing on us the wealth of His cross.That's what Jesus was doing in that Upper Room with his Apostles. A Man on His way to death— He was instituting His Last Will and Testament so that upon His death, the wealth of His cross would be freely given out to His beneficiaries, to all those He calls into His Church (cf. Hebrews 9:15-16). It's His Gift. Christ instituted it. It is life itself, instituted by Christ for us Christians to eat and drink.The sureness and certainty of this Gift depends upon Him alone. We do not make the Sacrament, nor does it derive any authority or worthiness from us. It is His Body and His Blood. Your sins are forgiven.In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.Your body and Your blood, Once slain and shed for me, Are taken at Your table, Lord, In blest reality. (LSB 628:3)-Rev. Warren Graff, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NMAudio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, KY.Spend time reading and meditating on God's Word throughout the Church Year with the Enduring Grace Journal. Includes scripture readings, prayers, prompts, and space for journaling. The Church Year Journal, Enduring Grace, now available from Concordia Publishing House.
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On Thanksgiving Sunday, October 13, Reverend Charles Lee delivered the second segment in the series Relational Spiritual: Thanking God for His Gift of Grace on Romans 5:12-21. Find the sermon outline at: https://newhopefellowship.ca/blogs/mississauga/-sermon-romans-5-12-21
Read OnlineThen Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” John 6:11–12The people who were present for this miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish had to journey to be there. First, they followed Jesus to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, and then they followed Him up a mountain in a remote area. This is significant because it tells us that a miracle of such magnitude could only take place for those who had faith and acted on that faith. Jesus could have easily performed this miracle in the Temple in Jerusalem or in a synagogue where people doubted Him. If He did that, then many of His skeptics and critics would have seen His almighty power with their own eyes. Jesus could have also done this miracle in Nazareth, His hometown, in the presence of His extended family and friends. Perhaps if He had done this, then they would have come to believe in Him. But Jesus didn't do this incredible miracle in places where faith was lacking. Instead, He went to a remote area where only those who truly wanted to be with Him were present.Note that the actions by which Jesus performed this miracle are similar to the way He instituted the Holy Eucharist during the Last Supper. We read above that Jesus “took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them…” Though this miracle is recorded in all four Gospels, in John's Gospel it is a prelude to Jesus' Bread of Life Discourse in which Jesus teaches, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Therefore, this miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish should be seen as a teaching about the Eucharist. It is in the Eucharist that Jesus feeds us to superabundance. The Eucharist is the gift of His very life and the food that will bring us to eternal life.Unfortunately, it seems that very few people ever discover the gift of the Eucharist. Many people look at their participation in Mass as a duty that they must fulfill rather than as an invitation to share in the superabundant life. The only way we will discover the superabundant life given to us through the Eucharist is by working to imitate the faith of the people whom Jesus fed on that mountain. Again, the people who received this miracle had to journey either around or across the sea and climb a mountain. So also with us, the only way to come to a fruitful participation in the Eucharist is to make a concerted effort. The journey we make is one of faith, and the mountain we climb is one of prayer. Unless we believe deeply in our Lord, believe in the superabundant and transforming power of the Eucharist, seek it out faithfully every week and do so prayerfully, we will never be fed in this superabundant way.Reflect, today, upon the symbolism of Jesus traveling to this remote area so as to perform this most incredible miracle. See this journey that you are invited to take as a journey toward the discovery of the superabundant grace bestowed upon you through the Most Holy Eucharist. The only way that you will receive this grace is by committing yourself to the journey of faith and prayer. Don't miss out. Don't ignore the incredible value of this Gift. Seek out our Lord and discover His Gift of superabundant grace within your fruitful participation in the Holy Mass. My Eucharistic Lord, You call me to journey up the mountain of faith in the most Holy Eucharist through prayer and determination. May I more deeply discover the great value of the Holy Mass and seek to be fed by You in this superabundant way. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Featured image above: The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes by Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), via The Met
Jesus follower. Grandson spoiler. Lover of words. Seeker of Truth. Road tripper. Coffee sipper. Pam struggled for years to embrace the grace of God. As she experienced His unrelenting love and pursuit of her, she was finally able to receive the spiritual healing that she so desperately needed to receive His Gift of grace. Her passion is to help other women realize their true value and identity in Christ, encouraging and equipping them to discover and live out their purpose. Pam is “Lolly” to her three favorite little humans and delights in the fact that they live just steps away from her. She loves to write, bake, and is a sucker for a shoe sale.
(Dictated in English.) (NOTE: The footnotes are not dictated by God. They are added by Sister. Sometimes the footnote is to help clarify for the reader Sister's sense of the meaning of a certain word or idea, and at other times to better convey the sense of God's tone when He spoke.) Write, My daughter. - What shall I write?[1] That the Triumph of My Immaculate Heart is very near. My beloved children, All of you, who were entrusted to My Motherly care by My Jesus as He was dying on the Cross. Since that Hour I have carried each of you – across all time – in My Heart. Since that Hour I have loved you as My children. All of you. Each of you. As My Jesus' Heart was split open by the lance, thus opening the floodgates of Grace and Mercy for all the children of God, so My Heart was split open by the pain and the obedience of that Hour – the mystical sword that rent open My Heart, allowing the infinite Love of the Father, of My Son, of the Most Holy Spirit of God to widen It, making It capable of loving and receiving all His children in this new Refuge prepared for them – a Refuge that has been present and active since then. How much you are loved, children. How much. I wish to speak to you today – the anniversary of My first Apparition to My little ones at Fatima. Children, do not set My Words aside – not these nor any of the Words I have spoken to you throughout the centuries – Words that have come forth from My Immaculate Heart – from the Heart of your Mother – to help you, to guide you, to correct you, to warn you. If I speak, I do not do so of My own accord – I speak the Father's Will for you. I speak My Son's Love for you. I speak the Divine Light shed upon you by the Most Holy Spirit of God. If you turn a deaf ear to My Voice, you are turning a deaf ear to the Voice of the Most Holy Trinity Who never ceases to speak, to communicate with His children; Who – as the Everlasting Font of Life and Love – ceaselessly pours out His Mercy in myriads and myriads of ways, continually drawing your hearts back to His Own. By My example and by My prayers for you –My ever-present intercession on your behalf before the Throne of God – I teach you how to be truly attentive to the action of the Most Holy Trinity, that you might cooperate with this Divine Action in every moment of your lives. Blessed are they who, setting aside their own criteria, allow Me to form them according to the Divine Will and the work for which each soul was created. Come to your Mother, and allow Me to remove all the cobwebs of so many useless reasonings, of so many harmful and prideful thoughts, of so many lies that the enemy has woven around you. How can you see clearly, if your eyes are still covered by the scales of pride and arrogance? Come to Me, little children, that I might remove these stubborn scales with My tears, and cleanse your eyesight in order to see the true Face of My Jesus – the true Face of the Father. And that you might recognize the Signs We are giving you for these times – that you might see and recognize the unfolding of the Father's perfect Plan, and humbly receive the Grace you need in order to take your place in My Army for the accomplishment of this Plan. Children, this is the Hour that unites all other Hours – all other Ages. Each preceding Hour with its Grace, its purpose, its fulfillment; each preparing the coming of the next Hour. Each Hour acting in the present moment of the Father's Plan, which stretches from the beginning to the end of time, and carries all souls and all events to the fulfillment of this Plan for His Great Glory and the salvation of all of His children. My beloved children, contemplate with Me the beauty of this Plan of the Father's Heart. Contemplate with Me its vastness, its greatness, its Wisdom. Its Justice and Mercy. My children, open your eyes, but above all open your hearts through true docility, humility and trust, that the Light of the Most Holy Spirit of God might enlighten you, and, being able to see, you might be able to cooperate in His Work. This is what I ask of you during these days of the Cenacle – of this great New Cenacle – in which I join you to My Heart and to the prayers of all of your brothers and sisters, who throughout the centuries have asked for His Coming, who have prepared by their Faith and prayers and offerings your cooperation with His Grace, and who bring you encouragement in this darkest of Hours. I join you to My Heart, children, and I ask that – entering the safe refuge of My Heart, by means of your consecration, your entrustment to Me – you make an act of humility, Faith, and trust, that I might show you the Truth – that I may place it in the center of your being, like the Jewel of incalculable value, the Anchor you need in these times full of confusion and lies of the enemy, but full to overflowing with the Mystery of the Divine Action unfolding before you. My children, the Father's Plan is active everywhere and at all times, bringing about the eternal good for all of His children. Who can limit His Action? Who can say, “God would never do that”? Who – from such a limited, darkened, fallible, minuscule mind – can say to Him Who Is, to the One Who created all that is, to the One Who knows and sees every movement of every heart – who dare say to Him, “You cannot do this”? My children, My children – silence. Silence before the Mystery of God. The loving and trusting silence that is the filial act of adoration to the Father – recognizing that He is your God. And you are His creature, His child, willed into existence by Him. Silence before His Perfect Will – that is the perfect act of obedience – that does not question, does not doubt. “God knows why.” The thrice-holy Silence that humbles the soul, that beautifies it and makes it capable of receiving the Divine Light. The Silence, My children, that is born of true, living, simple FAITH. My beloved children, consider all the times that I have been sent to you to warn you and to bring you the Light of God to see the reality surrounding you as God sees it. HOW MANY TIMES, CHILDREN. AND HOW LITTLE I HAVE BEEN HEEDED – IGNORED, AND EVEN MOCKED BY THE ARROGANCE OF SO MANY OF MY BLINDED CHILDREN, THUS BLOCKING TORRENTS OF GRACE THAT WOULD HAVE DESCENDED FROM HEAVEN TO HELP MY CHILDREN. Actions have consequences, My children. And the setting aside, the despising of Our Gifts, has tremendous consequences not only for the souls who reject them, but for the whole world. Have you not yet understood that each time a soul rejects Our Grace, it affects all of Our children? And each time one soul responds to Our Grace, obeys the Will of the Father, We can pour forth rivers of Grace upon allof Our children? Do you see how important then, is your receiving or not receiving Our Gifts, Our Grace? My beloved Army, do you begin to understand now what it is that I need from you in order to lead you into battle? [gentle smile] Do you understand how it is you fight? How it is you help Me reconquer the hearts of your brothers and sisters? IT IS THROUGH FAITH – LIVING CHILD-LIKE FAITH – AND THROUGH YOUR ABANDONMENT TO THE FATHER'S PERFECT WILL. And do you begin to understand too then, what the greatest obstacle is to Our Plan? The horrendous LACK OF FAITH that produces contempt for Our Things, Our Words, Our Actions, and that is born out of the seed of pride planted by the enemy and fed by arrogance and fear. And how this seed of pride [has] fallen into so many of the souls of My Priests and Consecrated children, and found fertile soil, turning these souls into unrecognizable brambles of thorns and bitter fruit, useless – completely useless – for Our Plan.[2] Do you understand now, why then, the Fire that will come down from Heaven is needed to consume all these brambles and free My children from the corruption of pride? [Sigh] My children, this is why I ask you to come to Me, to enter the refuge of My Heart, to humble your heart and your mind before the Divine Mysteries – and to let Me cleanse your eyes and hearts, that you may be able to receive the fullness of the Light of the Most Holy Spirit of God, and you might see as He does, and, being able to see, you might cooperate with His Plan. My children, I have said to you that His Plan stretches from [the] beginning to [the] end of time, from one end of the earth to the other. Consider, then, that all Our Works cannot be contained or limited by any human consideration or reasoning. My children, how much it grieves Me when you attempt to limit Our Works. How many unnecessary obstacles you place with such reasonings in the paths of My little ones who believe with child-like Faith that Our God can do as He pleases, when He pleases, what He pleases – HE IS GOD. HOW MUCH PAIN has been caused to My little Messengers, the “voices” entrusted with Our Voice, to carry Our Words to you. HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN MADE TO SUFFER. BY THE INCREDULOUS AND PROUD, ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE FROM WHOM THEY SHOULD RECEIVE THE GREATEST HELP – PRIESTS AND CONSECRATED SOULS. I DO NOT FORGET THEIR PAIN. Nor the humiliations they were subjected to – their Glory now. My Melanie and Maximin; My Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco; My Bernadette; My Conchita, Mari Cruz, Mari Loli, and My other Jacinta [smile].[3] My beloved sons and daughters in Medjugorje, who still receive Me and bear witness to the Mission entrusted to them. And My beloved children – who gave their lives in bloody deaths out of love for Me and My Jesus in Kibeho.[4] And how many more, whose names are engraved in My Heart for their fidelity and their obedience and their endurance. HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM. And how it pains Me to see them reviled. Do you not see that it is MY VOICE that speaks to them, across the ages? And that this VOICE contains the VOICE of the Most Blessed Trinity, and that this VOICE is LOVE and MERCY? And that if you were attentive to It, you would perceive the DIVINE MYSTERY OF GOD at work in that moment, in that place, for you, for the accomplishment of the Father's Will at that moment. Every Divine Action has eternal effects – it can never be limited to one time – its effects are felt, they continue to produce fruits of everlasting life. But each of these Divine Actions is given at a precise time, for a precise reason, My children, and should be received by you as such – as helps sent to you at that moment, for that moment. My children, if the Father sends His Gift, His Action, will He not also send His Light that you might know that it is He Who is acting? If you are united to Him by Grace, by your Faith and humility, if you know His Voice, His Heart, shall you not recognize His Voice and His Action? And, recognizing the Father, shall you not also be given light to recognize the deceits of the Ancient Serpent, the eternal Ape, who in his pride mocks all the works of God? Come to Me, My little ones, if you wish to know the Father's Heart, if you wish to recognize His Voice, whether He speaks in silence, in action, or through His Messengers. In My Heart you find the Heart of My Jesus, Who is One with the Father. The Most Blessed Trinity has made My Heart your Refuge, a safe haven in which you can meet, and know, and love the Father, the Son, and Their Most Holy Spirit. My little ones, the Father's Plan is at work. Do not fear, do not despair. My Army is being gathered. I Am uniting you day by day, continuing to form you, to show you what it is that We need of you, how you cooperate in Our Reconquest. At each of My visits I have asked for what was needed as a response from My children and from My Church at that time– to allow the Father's Plan to be fulfilled at that time, to prevent unnecessary suffering. What I ask of you now – what is needed of you now – is your FAITH, TRUST, ABANDONMENT and HUMILITY – the true Silence of the attentive heart, ready to receive the order of his Captain in order to fight in the Great Reconquest. HOW CAN YOU ACT AND FIGHT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DO – AND HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHAT IS BEING ASKED, WHAT THE ORDER IS, IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENTIVE TO YOUR CAPTAIN'S VOICE? AND HOW CAN YOU HEAR YOUR CAPTAIN'S VOICE IF YOU DO NOT SILENCE YOUR THOUGHTS – YOUR OWN VOICE – YOUR CRITERIA, YOUR WILL? AND HOW CAN YOU SILENCE YOUR MIND, WILL, AND HEART IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE? My children, WHAT I ASK OF YOU IS YOUR FAITH. YOUR HUMILITY. YOUR OBEDIENCE. YOUR TRUST. Come, children, let us bow down together before the Father of Mercies, before HE WHO IS, and, with Me, offer Him your love, your adoration; and together with Me say, “Father, may Your Will be accomplished in me and in all of Your creatures. Here I am, Lord, to do Your Will, to love You and serve You for all eternity.” My little children, I bless you with My Motherly Blessing. I gather you to My Heart in these days of the great Cenacle – the time when I gather all of My children, all of the Church into My Heart, into this holy Refuge prepared for you – as the Hour fast approaches when the Divine Light will pour down, will thunder down upon all that is to reveal once again the TRUTH. Do not be afraid, remain in Me. Remain in My Son, under the shelter of His Blood, behind the Shield of His Cross. My beloved ones…[smile]…I love you. I bless you, and I bless your families. Entrust them to Me and do not be afraid. Amen. He is coming. To Him be given all Glory and Adoration and Thanksgiving and Praise for all ages. To the ONE WHO IS, WHO WAS, AND WHO IS TO COME, TO THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, TO THE SON ALL-HOLY, TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOST HOLY – HE WHO GIVES BREATH TO ALL THAT IS – TO HIM MAY ALL HEARTS ADORE, AND LOVE, AND OBEY. AMEN. Your Heavenly Mother, Who leads you by the hand, Mary Most Holy, Queen of all the Angels, Queen of the Apostles and Mother of the Church, Who loves you and protects you. ---------- [1] On some occasions – such as in this Message – when I am given the order, “Write, My daughter,” my soul immediately perceives the serious and solemn tone with which it is given and thus it responds without thinking, “What shall I write?” – words that seem to me to express the attitude of the soul of being particularly attentive to what is going to be said, as if this act of special attention and obedience were needed from me before the dictation can begin. And I perceive that what They say right after – usually a short phrase – is of great solemnity and importance. They have a different weight than Their other words. [2] I understood that, though it is especially harmful when the souls of Priests and religious fall into pride, that this spirit of pride has spread into many, many souls, destroying simple Faith in them, allowing the spirit of godlessness to spread widely and deeply. “And will not God vindicate His elect, who cry to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them? I tell you, He will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will He find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:7-8) [3] Our Lady is confirming Her Apparitions – and those who received them – at LaSalette (1846), Fatima (1917), Lourdes (1858), Garabandal (1961-1965), Medjugorje (1981-present), Kibeho (1981-1989). I had a sense that even though She mentions these specifically, She is also including all Her other “minor” Apparitions throughout the world in recent times – and there are many. [4] As I was transcribing these paragraphs I thought of how varied the witness required of all these “messengers” is – some were asked to offer their lives while very young, enduring much physical pain and illness; others were asked to enter religious life; others have been asked to wait, and wait, and wait for the fulfillment of the events announced to them, while living ‘normal' lives in the world; others must endure the complete and constant invasion of their privacy; others are asked to offer their lives in bloody martyrdom; others to offer the white martyrdom of life-long humiliations, misunderstandings, loneliness. All have had to endure the tremendous trials of Faith. It seems to me that there is a great lesson in this variety of witness – even though the experience itself of receiving an Apparition is very similar, what is then required of each person can be very different.
Thank You for tuning in! In this episode we conclude our reading of Romans Chapter 11 starting at verse 25-36. Paul is addressing the Gentiles at the church in Rome about God's mercy on them which was caused by God's chosen children of Israel. Israel had become rebellious and ultimately walked away from God and rejected His Gift of Salvation through the death of His Only Son Jesus Christ. As Paul says in the scriptures, the children of Israel had become rebels of God and enemies of The Good News, such a flip around but God in His ultimate plan to give Salvation to the entire world all of humanity this was done to provide us the Gentiles the benefit of receiving God's Salvation. What a wonderful and awesome God! With this we should always rejoice but never take His mercy for granted. God's love is truly unconditional towards us! Please Share and Subscribe and Thank You for listening! https://cash.app/$blknerd50 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blknerd-50/message
A Christmas Message MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus' birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially n terms of the time and location of Jesus' birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and life saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus' Resurrection, which validated Jesus' claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus' birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God's Grace and Jesus' birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God's Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God's love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind's consideration of God's Grace, love, and Jesus' birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God's service? Until we yield to God's lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don't need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Do You Struggle with Your “Prayer Life”? Find a Quiet Place for Your Personal Relationship with God and Pray to the Universe's Creator”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message – What God Has Done For Us MESSAGE SUMMARY: The people in and around Jesus' birth were just ordinary people like us. In our celebration of Jesus' birth on this Christmas, we celebrate the event that transformed world history and many of our lives. The birth of Jesus was a supernatural birth and was God's intervention into the Universe's natural order. This birth was foretold hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, and these prophesies were written and recorded, for us, in the Bible. Jesus' birth was the birth, of a child, that did for the human race what the human race could not do for itself. Jesus was born for all people. This baby, Jesus, was born to be a Savior for all humankind. The birth of Jesus was the birth of God as both human and divine – the Incarnation, as the Angels told the Shepherds on the first Christmas Eve in Luke 2:9-11: “And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'". In Isaiah 53:4-6, Jesus, birth, death, and Resurrection, as our means for our Salvation, were foretold more than five-hundred years before Jesus birth: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.". God, through His Grace, gave of Himself what we could not do for ourselves, thereby, providing, through the birth of Jesus, us with the means for our Salvation from our sins and for our Eternal Life. This Gift of and by God is what Christmas and Christianity are all about. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “The Old Testament Law of “an eye for an eye” Was Reversed by Jesus in His “Great Commandment” in which Jesus Followers Are “to Love””: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus' birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially n terms of the time and location of Jesus' birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and life saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus' Resurrection, which validated Jesus' claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus' birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God's Grace and Jesus' birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God's Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God's love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind's consideration of God's Grace, love, and Jesus' birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God's service? Until we yield to God's lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don't need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Do You Struggle with Your “Prayer Life”? Find a Quiet Place for Your Personal Relationship with God and Pray to the Universe's Creator”: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
A Christmas Message – What God Has Done For Us MESSAGE SUMMARY: The people in and around Jesus' birth were just ordinary people like us. In our celebration of Jesus' birth on this Christmas, we celebrate the event that transformed world history and many of our lives. The birth of Jesus was a supernatural birth and was God's intervention into the Universe's natural order. This birth was foretold hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, and these prophesies were written and recorded, for us, in the Bible. Jesus' birth was the birth, of a child, that did for the human race what the human race could not do for itself. Jesus was born for all people. This baby, Jesus, was born to be a Savior for all humankind. The birth of Jesus was the birth of God as both human and divine – the Incarnation, as the Angels told the Shepherds on the first Christmas Eve in Luke 2:9-11: “And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'". In Isaiah 53:4-6, Jesus, birth, death, and Resurrection, as our means for our Salvation, were foretold more than five-hundred years before Jesus birth: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.". God, through His Grace, gave of Himself what we could not do for ourselves, thereby, providing, through the birth of Jesus, us with the means for our Salvation from our sins and for our Eternal Life. This Gift of and by God is what Christmas and Christianity are all about. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORDFROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “The Old Testament Law of “an eye for an eye” Was Reversed by Jesus in His “Great Commandment” in which Jesus Followers Are “to Love””: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
Why We Do Christmas MESSAGE SUMMARY: Introduction: We are still in the season of Advent, which means “coming” or “arrival”. The Church begins this season of “arrival” or Advent as the time we recognize and celebrate the “arrival” of Jesus – both Jesus' “first coming” and His “second coming”. We celebrate Jesus' “first coming” on Christmas Eve. The season of Advent is, also, a season of hope; and Advent is the beginning of our Church's “New Year”. Message: What does Christmas mean to you? “Could we be missing the point of what Christmas is all about”? Irrespective of all the personal, social and cultural noise we encounter around the Christmas season, we must not lose sight of the fact that Christmas is all and only about Jesus. At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of the most important person that ever lived – the God and man Jesus. Is this birth and life of the Incarnate and unique Son of God, as both the Creator of the Universe and the Savior of humankind, true? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” because Jesus birth and life are based upon historical evidence. Also, the birth of Jesus is God coming among us in a desire to have a personal relationship with us and with all people. If God is so desirous of a personal relationship with us, why did God go to so much trouble to bring Jesus to us? Because, every time we sin, we are building a barrier between us and God – God is Holy, and He cannot relate to sin. Therefore, God's Grace provided Jesus as both the means of our Salvation and as an intermediary (i.e. Jesus is both God and a human without sin) from which we can have God's desired personal relationship with us. However, when Jesus died on the cross, He took on all sin and became the required and once offered sacrificial payment for all sin. Jesus birth, life, death and Resurrection became the doorway for our personal relationship with God. As Jesus tells us in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man {Jesus}came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. “God loves us because of who God is.” Why do so few of us accept God's offered gift of Salvation through His Grace? When those not yet believing look at the lives of those of us that believe, they, often, they see us living by the fruit of the flesh rather than by the fruit of the Spirit – our hypocrisy. Also, God's offer is rejected because He may require us to give up some sin that we enjoy. Additionally, some believe that the cost of becoming a Christian is too great; however, the cost of not becoming a Christian is far greater than the cost of becoming a Christian and accepting God's offer. Many refuse God's gift because they believe that they are not worthy or good enough for God and His gift. They are correct; none of us are worthy of God's gift, but that is the point – Jesus' birth, life, death and Resurrection provide us with the means a path to be worthy of God's gift. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, Sabbath rest is truly an unbelievable gift! Thank you that there is nothing I can do to earn your love; it comes without any strings attached. As I close my eyes for these few minutes before you, all I can say is, thank you! In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 133). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FORGIVEN. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mark 10:45; John 15:13; John 3:16-17; Galatians 5:18-25. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Jesus Followers Should Fear, Respect, and Praise God's Power, Sovereignty, and Holiness; but in Life's Trials They Should “fear not for I {Jesus} am with you always””: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
Why We Do Christmas MESSAGE SUMMARY: Introduction: We are still in the season of Advent, which means “coming” or “arrival”. The Church begins this season of “arrival” or Advent as the time we recognize and celebrate the “arrival” of Jesus – both Jesus' “first coming” and His “second coming”. We celebrate Jesus' “first coming” on Christmas Eve. The season of Advent is, also, a season of hope; and Advent is the beginning of our Church's “New Year”. Message: What does Christmas mean to you? “Could we be missing the point of what Christmas is all about”? Irrespective of all the personal, social and cultural noise we encounter around the Christmas season, we must not lose sight of the fact that Christmas is all and only about Jesus. At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of the most important person that ever lived – the God and man Jesus. Is this birth and life of the Incarnate and unique Son of God, as both the Creator of the Universe and the Savior of humankind, true? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” because Jesus birth and life are based upon historical evidence. Also, the birth of Jesus is God coming among us in a desire to have a personal relationship with us and with all people. If God is so desirous of a personal relationship with us, why did God go to so much trouble to bring Jesus to us? Because, every time we sin, we are building a barrier between us and God – God is Holy, and He cannot relate to sin. Therefore, God's Grace provided Jesus as both the means of our Salvation and as an intermediary (i.e. Jesus is both God and a human without sin) from which we can have God's desired personal relationship with us. However, when Jesus died on the cross, He took on all sin and became the required and once offered sacrificial payment for all sin. Jesus birth, life, death and Resurrection became the doorway for our personal relationship with God. As Jesus tells us in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man {Jesus}came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. “God loves us because of who God is.” Why do so few of us accept God's offered gift of Salvation through His Grace? When those not yet believing look at the lives of those of us that believe, they, often, they see us living by the fruit of the flesh rather than by the fruit of the Spirit – our hypocrisy. Also, God's offer is rejected because He may require us to give up some sin that we enjoy. Additionally, some believe that the cost of becoming a Christian is too great; however, the cost of not becoming a Christian is far greater than the cost of becoming a Christian and accepting God's offer. Many refuse God's gift because they believe that they are not worthy or good enough for God and His gift. They are correct; none of us are worthy of God's gift, but that is the point – Jesus' birth, life, death and Resurrection provide us with the means a path to be worthy of God's gift. Is Jesus your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God's Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”. TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, Sabbath rest is truly an unbelievable gift! Thank you that there is nothing I can do to earn your love; it comes without any strings attached. As I close my eyes for these few minutes before you, all I can say is, thank you! In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 133). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FORGIVEN. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mark 10:45; John 15:13; John 3:16-17; Galatians 5:18-25. (Click the blue below to read the full Bible text for these scripture references in BOLD.). A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL – “Jesus Followers Should Fear, Respect, and Praise God's Power, Sovereignty, and Holiness; but in Life's Trials They Should “fear not for I {Jesus} am with you always””: https://awordfromthelord.org/devotional/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
We all have so much for which to be thankful. Just think about it. Seriously! In the midst of all the family, food, and football, take some time this week to truly be thankful. Regardless of your circumstances, gratitude is a matter of the heart. We can all be thankful for salvation we have in Christ. We are loved – you are loved. Thank God for His Gift of Grace in His Son, Jesus, and the blessings He lavishes on us with family, church, friends, and so much more. May we always be a “Thanksgiving” people because of Jesus!
We all have so much for which to be thankful. Just think about it. Seriously! In the midst of all the family, food, and football, take some time this week to truly be thankful. Regardless of your circumstances, gratitude is a matter of the heart. We can all be thankful for salvation we have in Christ. We are loved – you are loved. Thank God for His Gift of Grace in His Son, Jesus, and the blessings He lavishes on us with family, church, friends, and so much more. May we always be a “Thanksgiving” people because of Jesus!
We all have so much for which to be thankful. Just think about it. Seriously! In the midst of all the family, food, and football, take some time this week to truly be thankful. Regardless of your circumstances, gratitude is a matter of the heart. We can all be thankful for salvation we have in Christ. We are loved – you are loved. Thank God for His Gift of Grace in His Son, Jesus, and the blessings He lavishes on us with family, church, friends, and so much more. May we always be a “Thanksgiving” people because of Jesus!
Jesus follower. Grandson spoiler. Lover of words. Seeker of Truth. Road tripper. Coffee sipper. Pam struggled for years to embrace the grace of God. As she experienced His unrelenting love and pursuit of her, she was finally able to receive the spiritual healing that she so desperately needed to receive His Gift of grace. Her passion is to help other women realize their true value and identity in Christ, encouraging and equipping them to discover and live out their purpose. Pam is “Lolly” to her three favorite little humans and delights in the fact that they live just steps away from her. She loves to write, bake, and is a sucker for a shoe sale.
Jesus follower. Grandson spoiler. Lover of words. Seeker of Truth. Road tripper. Coffee sipper. Pam struggled for years to embrace the grace of God. As she experienced His unrelenting love and pursuit of her, she was finally able to receive the spiritual healing that she so desperately needed to receive His Gift of grace. Her passion is to help other women realize their true value and identity in Christ, encouraging and equipping them to discover and live out their purpose. Pam is “Lolly” to her three favorite little humans and delights in the fact that they live just steps away from her. She loves to write, bake, and is a sucker for a shoe sale.
Jesus follower. Grandson spoiler. Lover of words. Seeker of Truth. Road tripper. Coffee sipper. Pam struggled for years to embrace the grace of God. As she experienced His unrelenting love and pursuit of her, she was finally able to receive the spiritual healing that she so desperately needed to receive His Gift of grace. Her passion is to help other women realize their true value and identity in Christ, encouraging and equipping them to discover and live out their purpose. Pam is “Lolly” to her three favorite little humans and delights in the fact that they live just steps away from her. She loves to write, bake, and is a sucker for a shoe sale.
We've flowed through the first section of this series, in looking at verses that prophesy Jesus' coming, His arrival, and His early life. Starting today, from Day 12-16 we will look at verses that focus on Jesus as The Son. Ligonier: What does ‘the world' mean in John 3:16? Ligonier: John 3:16 and man's ability to choose God Crosswalk: Why John 3:16 should be more than a slogan Spurgeon: Devotional on John 3:16, His Love, His Gift, His Son Introduction/Background Day 1: The Virgin shall conceive Day 2: A shoot from Jesse Day 3: God sent His Son in the fullness of time Day 4: Marry her, she will bear a Son Day 5: The Babe has arrived! Day 6: The Glory of Jesus Day 7: Magi seek the Child Day 8: The Magi Offer gifts & worship Day 9: The Child Grew Day 10- the Boy Jesus at the Temple Day 11: He was Obedient Share this: This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/07/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-12-the-son-3/
In 2 Timothy 1:3–7, Paul reminds Timothy of the wonderful gift of sincere faith that he inherited from his mother and grandmother, and then cautions him not to neglect this gift. Though these words were written directly to Timothy, there is much we can learn from this text. We will study it under two broad headings. 1. Paul Reassures Timothy of His Gift (vv. 3–5) 2. Paul Reminds Timothy Not to Neglect His Gift (vv. 6–7)
Joan Benson adopted two infants and two twelve-year-olds to complete what she hoped would be a loving permanent family. The older two boys had many complex emotional problems which made Joan and her husband feel it was above 'their pay grade.' Joan is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author/speaker. She has written for 30 years in educational publishing and her work has been published in multiple magazines. Her debut historical fiction novel, His Gift, was published in 2020. Joan's life was shattered when she was in her forties and her childhood sweetheart, best friend, and only lover left the marriage for a woman 14 years younger. This devastated their Christian community beyond her own personal loss and sense of rejection. This is only the beginning of her story! During her jaw-dropping, amazing interview, Joan shares her story and how you can overcome any obstacle life throws at you - even at the most grievous times in your life.
A new MP3 sermon from Glen Iris Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: His Gift of the Holy Spirit Subtitle: Our Glorious Savior Speaker: Dr. Chris Lamb Broadcaster: Glen Iris Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 2/20/2022 Bible: John 14:16-26 Length: 43 min.
We all have questions about the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. In this message, we will look at all the scriptures in the New Testament with the words "filled with the Holy Spirit". With these verses as our base, we will attempt to answer some commonly asked questions concerning the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Our hope is that you will gain the understanding you have needed and from this place of understanding, believe in God and receive His Gift poured out on the Church on the day of Pentecost.
In this episode, we will hear what Salvation mean to her life and we will hear an amazing story how she first encounters Christ. She will also share with us how her life was before and after she encounter and accepted Jesus as her own savior. I know you will be so blessed listening to her testimony. Our prayer is that through her words that if you haven't done it yet that you will also accept God's Ultimate gift of Salvation. If you want to add our Spotify music is called "Lord, I lift your Name on High" by Maranatha Singers. We pray that you will always Come to Jesus and accept His Gift of Salvation.
Today we are reflecting the Light of Resurrection. The tomb experience is one of full transformation of mind including our cellular memory. We recognize that we live, Life in the true sense of One Life, GOD IS. We listen to the Truth That we receive as HIS Gift, and are raising from the dead by giving and sharing IT with all of us. Happy Easter! ◊We are sharing parts of Lesson 106 (5.-6.) of the Workbook, chapter 26-V-3.-4. & 10.-14. and from the Manual for Teachers, “What is the Resurrection?”, TM28.-4.-6. of ACIM.This series of podcasts and teachings with #Devavan have the purpose to share and bring about the message of Awakening from the dream, a successful and complete change of thinking and perceiving an impermanent world of limitations in order to bring about the resurrection of the identified body association to finally remember and re-awaken our illuminate recognition of our eternal singular Christ Mind and Light through the Workbook Lessons of A Course in Miracles #ACIM and one's own personal and universal Experience. #Ukraine #ACIMReflectionsYouTube LIVE and archived: https://youtu.be/pgXzlJTKumM
Today, God fills your heart with joy. His Grace and Truth go prepare the way before you with generous blessings ahead for you before you were ever born. God's Endless Love continuously pours into your heart, lavishing upon you every spiritual blessing from heavenly places as His Gift of Love. He gives you a rich, enjoyable life overflowing with more than you hope. God knows everything about you and all your needs before you ask Him. And even before you ask Him, He has set the answer to liberally supply and fill to the full your every need. He makes every good thing come to you in abundance so that you will rejoice in the blessings He lavishly bestows upon your life.
The Breath of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus that liberates you to sing a brand-new song on the harp of your heart to make music to Him! God puts a new song in your heart for this new day to remind you how He always comes through for you! God awakens your heart, breathing His Life into your spirit, filling you with His Endless Love by His Spirit Who Lives within you. His Spirit stirs a Song of Praise within your spirit to affectionately give thanks to Him for His Gift of Overflowing Grace given to you. His High and Holy Praises fill your heart, making your Shouts of Praise a two-edged Spirit Sword in your mouth, energized with divine power, giving you a weapon that has no equal to silence those who oppose you.
Ligonier: What does 'the world' mean in John 3:16? Ligonier: John 3:16 and man's ability to choose God Crosswalk: Why John 3:16 should be more than a slogan Spurgeon: Devotional on John 3:16, His Love, His Gift, His Son ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thirty Days of Jesus Series- Introduction/Background Day 1: The Virgin shall conceive Day 2: A shoot from Jesse Day 3: God sent His Son in the fullness of time Day 4: Marry her, she will bear a Son Day 5: The Babe has arrived! Day 6: The Glory of Jesus Day 7: Magi seek the Child Day 8: The Magi offer gifts & worship Day 9: The Child Grew Day 10: The boy Jesus at the Temple Day 11: He was Obedient! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/12/08/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-12-the-son-2/
When the GOOD is GONE (Happy Thanksgiving)In my morning worship this Thanksgiving Day 2021 I was mediating on the GOODNESS of God when symptoms and circumstances were screaming at me. My wife was ill, both my daughters are in the midst of trials, not to mention my church family that is under major attack! I know they are many right now who are hurting and there are thoughts going over and over in their minds of bad trying to cover over the good. We see so much division in our families, our nation and yes, the world! So the question arises how can I be thankful with all this hurt, turmoil and yes pain. You this day may be in a place of great suffering from things that are not your fault OR even of your own making. But we need to re-examine what we are feeling. That's when I heard the phrase: "when the GOOD is GONE"! We need to address that thought by the Word! Hold that thought and stop and take some medicine (Proverbs 4:22 God's Word is medicine):{Proverbs 4:20-23 (AMPC) My son, attend to MY WORDS; consent and submit to my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. 22 For they are LIFE to those who find them, HEALING AND HEALTH to all their flesh. 23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.}*Psalm 100:1-5 (KJV) Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. [2] Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. [3] KNOW YE THAT THE LORD HE IS GOD: IT IS HE THAT HATH MADE US, AND NOT WE OURSELVES; WE ARE HIS PEOPLE, AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE. [4] Enter into HIS GATES with thanksgiving, and into HIS COURTS with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. [5] FOR THE LORD IS GOOD; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Note verse 3 you are the creation of the Lord, we are His people the sheep of His pasture. To live a life of Thanksgiving we need to see ourselves correctly and then see the Lord God correctly. Somethings of truth we will never receive until we do verse 4! The devil desires to deflect us from God's GOODNESS by bringing BAD THINGS in our lives. But notice verse 5 tells us FOR THE LORD IS GOOD! He doesn't just do GOOD He is the source of all GOOD: *Genesis 1:31 (KJV) And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, IT WAS VERY GOOD. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.Notice this the 7TH TIME in this chapter "GOOD" is named as a product of God's Creation! When you accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior you return to God as your Father: *James 1:16-17( KJV) Do not err, my beloved brethren. [17] EVERY GOOD GIFT AND EVERY PERFECT GIFT is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Will you receive this peace building truth? God wants to be your Father, it's the devil trying to get us to err from the truth. The devil sowed division and death in the garden but a GOOD GOD GAVE: *Romans 8:31-32 (KJV) What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? [32] He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, HOW SHALL HE NOT WITH HIM ALSO FREELY GIVE US ALL THINGS? Note a GOOD GOD FREELY GIVES His children all things because we first receive His GIFT of Jesus! The GOOD is not GONE, it's just the devil who is the author of sin, sickness and death wants you to come in agreement with that lie! Just as God had workers so does the devil: *3 John 1:11 (KJV) Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which i
Romans 5:17Those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!God's grace is our provision God has provided everything we need in his promises but it's up to us to receive it. We must receive – the abundant provision of grace and we must receive the gift of righteousness.The word “receive” means to accept an offer deliberately and readily. Metaphorically it means to accept the grace of God eagerly. Jesus is the Grace of God unto we who believe and receive His Gift of Salvation. Jesus is our Favor with God, Jesus is our Grace with God and God's Grace and Favor towards us teaches us to be thankful. We learn to be thankful when we begin to realize it is by His Grace that He provides and gives us provision, seeing it to it that everything that needs to happen will happen in order to accomplish His purpose in our lives. Join us for this very in depth teaching from Pastor Art as we explore Grace, Favor, Abundance and Thanksgiving Support the show (https://www.yourconnectionchurch.org/donate)
Scripture For Today: Ezra 10:1“While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.”Our Rights Under Prayer pt 14We have been studying about “Our Rights Under Prayer” these past weeks. Yesterday, we established the fact that when we are born again, WE ARE the seed of Abraham. Amen! But, much more than that, we also have something that the world does not have. We become CHILDREN of the Most High God! We have a Covenant with God our Father that comes through only through Christ Jesus. Are YOU Abraham's seed? YES! Are you a Child of God? YES! Well, if that is the case…you ought to be delivered from whatever the devil is trying to bring on you! Don't let that fool try and trick you into “suffering for God.” God doesn't want you to “suffer” for Him! He sent Jesus to “suffer for YOU.” And there is no more “suffering” to do! If there was…that means Jesus did not “suffer” enough. And if he did not “suffer enough,” that means there is still some sin out there that we have not been delivered from…and which means there is still sin out there that we have to go to hell over…which means our salvation is not guaranteed! But that is NOT the case. Jesus paid it ALL! AMEN! So, we have established the fact that God sent Jesus to pay the entire sin debt. Nothing is left over on our accounting books to be paid by us… that means we are NOW in a “right” relationship with our Heavenly Father and our big brother – Jesus! Which means their ears are open and listening to what we are saying and listening for our prayers…. These last few days, I've been going WAY over my time that I'm supposed to be keeping these teachings to. So I'm just going to give you the scripture references that I would normally use in a deeper teaching on this subject. You go and look them up. That's part of your homework assignment, amen! I'll just summarize them for you in this teaching series, except when I want to make a specific point. Amen! So go to 1 Peter 3:12 and see that God is LISTENING for YOU. What is He listening for you to do? PRAY! And the promise that God is going to listen to your prayers is not just to a select few. It is not just to those who “live right.” Although God is not obligated to answer the prayers of the unrighteous…if you have been living that way and want to change…to repent…to accept Jesus as your Lord and ask for the forgiveness of your sins and then ask Him to clean up the mess you made…He will. But, if you are a born again believer…you have a right to make a prayer request to your Father and expect Him to answer it. He promised He would!!! Go look at Romans 4:16…the promise is sure to ALL the seed! By Grace…which means by God's FAVOR! It does not matter who the BELIEVER is…smart or dumb; educated or not; black, white, yellow or red…it makes not difference to God…he is not a respecter of persons… He gives His righteousness to YOU…He gives to YOU right standing in His eyes. You are a bought SON or DAUGHTER with the blood of Jesus…He counts that blood as precious and He counts YOU as precious. Just like you would give your kids something they need if they ask you….He gives you the things you need if you ask Him… “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and ALL these ‘things' will be added to YOU,” Jesus said… In Romans 5:17, we are told there was enough death to go around…so much so that they thought it was over…but GOD…says His Grace abounds to much MORE than that. His Righteousness is His GIFT… you can't buy and you can't earn it…you can't get...
God's Passionate Love makes you completely whole. He is faithful to keep every promise made to you and finish every good thing He began in you. His Gift of Wholeness stands guard over your heart and mind. Love that lifts off your sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses that make you weary, for the Love Gift of His Grace bestows the blessing of Wholeness upon you. His healing flows through your fellowship and oneness with Him, Who is your Healer. So, you can experience for yourself His Endless Love cascading in your heart through the Holy Spirit in you. He produces the Gift of My Shalom within you to restore your Complete Wholeness. There is nothing more powerful than His Love for you. He is the Source of Love that comes to full expression in you and through you. Because He made His Permanent Home in you and gave you His Spirit to live within you; so that you can have the assurance that you have come into a passionate experience with His Love. Trust in His Love for you to make you Completely Whole.
Ep #23 Likening The Scriptures Unto Yourself with Storytelling & Songs" with Karyn Lynn Grant As we read the scriptures, we can do more than simply let our eyes scan the words that travel across the pages; we can let those words become messages that sink into the depths of our souls. We can liken them unto ourselves. As Karyn discovered her passion for her early morning scripture study, at age fifteen, her passion grew into a time for "scripting" sweet journal entries where she envisioned and imagined how each woman might have felt; as she put herself into each setting found in ancient days. One by one the stories and songs were written... "About My Father's Business" Story and Song #1 - Beginning with Mary's experience with fearing she had lost her son, Jesus, Karyn visualized what it might have been like for Mary, the Mother of Jesus, when he said to her, "Mother, wist ye not that I shall be "About my Father's Business"? Question: Who can better understand our hearts than Mary, the Mother of Jesus, when we fear we have lost a child to death, to sin or to the sorrows of this world? "Child of Truth" Story & Song #2, In the next portion of this podcast, Karyn further shares what Mary, the Mother of Jesus might have been felt as she stood at the edge of the River Jordan at the time of the Savior's baptism. Karyn shares her visualization of what Mary might have felt, in storytelling and song, in her ponderings she has entitled, "Child of Truth". Question: What joy might a nameless woman have felt on her baptism day, being born into the kingdom while following the Savior's example into those waters? "In the Wilderness", Song & Story #3, Karyn envisions what Mary might have felt and expressed pertaining to her Son's ability to "Be of Good Cheer" while overcoming the world and receiving the grace and strength to follow in His footsteps along the path of Salvation while overcoming temptation. "In His Loving Arms", Song & Story #4, Karyn ponders what any nameless woman, in Ancient Days, might have felt who may have struggled alone to climb the hill that led to Jesus' sermon on the mount while carrying her baby and shepherding her other little ones... (written during Karyn's experience as a single mother.) Question: How can I show greater trust in the Lord as I place my child (children) in His loving arms when it is difficult for me to trust that their Father in Heaven knows best. "Sermon on the Mount", Story and Song #5 ,Karyn meditates on the lone and nameless woman who immersed herself in the Savior's love while drinking in the beatitudes on the mount where He spoke sermons to the multitude. What might she have felt if she were doing all within her power to follow Him while carrying a silent burden buried in her heart.... Question: How would it feel to take my own silent burden to the Lord and drink in His peace and promise --- knowing that I am doing all in my power to love Him with all my heart, might, mind and strength during times of personal trial and affliction? "Love Your Enemy", Story and Song #6 becomes a guided visualization for the nameless woman who may have knelt at the foot of His cross and learned by His merciful example, how to love and forgive her enemy. Question: How can I offer my broken heart to the Lord and ask Him to bless me with the miracle of forgiveness; for my own mistakes, follies and errors in judgments and for those of the one "knows not what he does"? Remembering the Savior's words upon the cross, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do..." can bring the sweetest release for any soul suffering from the hurtful actions, words or deeds of another. "Trim Your Lamp" Story & Song #7 - Karyn reflects upon her own times of neglecting her scripture study and the sorrow that brought her heart and the joy of keeping her personal divine appointment with the Lord each morning. Experiencing times of neglect has only further substantiated in Karyn's life, her personal need to "Seek the Lord early while He may be found.". Question: How can I do better in keeping my divine appointment with the Lord so that I can continually "trim my lamp" with the oil of joy and gladness? "The Morning Light" - Story & Song #8 - Visualize yourself as the woman in this song. Imagine what it might feel like to rise up early in the morning to seek the Lord's spirit at the start of each new day. How would it bless other's along the way? Question: What joy might it bring, what peace to one's heart, what comfort to one's soul might be afforded if the practice of a "Daily Divine Appointment" could be devotedly kept with the Lord each new morning? "He is My Savior Too" - Story & Song #9 - Letting this message into your heart can bless your heart as you fully embrace the realization that the Savior's love belongs to you. He is your Savior too! Question: What love, joy and peace could I possibly feel in deeper measure if I allowed myself to more fully receive the gift of the Savior's infinite love for me too? How might it bless my life to receive the Gift of His Atonement in my behalf rather than deny the Giver the Joy of bestowing His Gift of Mercy to me? Connect With Karyn on Social Media: facebook or Linked In Visit Karyn's Website: JoycoachingAmerica.com Listen to Karyn's other Podcast: "Joy Coaching America" karynlynngrantpodcast.com Check out Karyn's 18 song album: "Secret of Joy" on Amazon Listen to all Karyn's wonderful faith-filled music: on Apple or Spotify
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Abraham's journey of faith continues as God reiterates His covenant and requires all males of his household to be circumcised. While God required male circumcision for Abraham and his descendants as a physical sign of the covenant that was made between Him and Abraham, God desires to circumcise our hearts--the spiritual sign that we have received His Gift of Life. Episode 21 is a crucial episode in clearly understanding God's purposes for Abraham and his sons Ishmael and Isaac as well as his descendants.Website: www.colettecorrea.com
Psalms 29 We may not be in the same boat but we are in the same storm. Our voice is worship and praise His voice is mighty, powerful, destructive, magestic, teffifying, joy giving & awe inspiring. His Gift to us - The LORD gives strength to his people; The LORD blesses His people with peace. Psalm 19:11
My dear friends, today's podcast song, again brings me back in time, to a familiar place where changes and growth were deepening my Faith in God. This song, ‘This Faith I Have', was written while I was just a baby Christain. By that I mean, I was just learning. Like, how the Holy Spirit is more than part of a Blessing, before and after a prayer or prayers are prayed, you know, “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen”. I've mentioned previously how I started going to prayer meetings, and how I would be attentive to the Bible teachings given by Fr. Bill and Sister Bernadette at their Holy Spirit Breakfast. Their teachings made Truth come alive for me. Faith, my dear friends, comes from hearing. It was through these teachings that my heart longed to know more about Jesus, about the Holy Spirit. At the same time of being filled Spiritually, I also encountered rejections and difficulties. And yet, it was as though Jesus Himself was listening to my heart. And I know He was. He hears our heart's cries and He hears the joys our hearts sings. This song really is pretty much telling this type of story, the before and the after. Faith, I asked Jesus in my life. Faith, I told Jesus my thoughts. Faith, I have a relationship with God. Faith, God answered my cries and replaced my tears with His Gift of Joy! Faith, is a precious Gift. This song is one of my first deep prayers to Jesus.
Since the beginning of time, the coming of light has been a sign of life and hope. The sun and stars transform the darkness into an inhabitable space. On the festival of the Lord’s nativity, the church gathers to celebrate the light of God’s grace present in Christ. In the holy waters of baptism, Christ enlightens and claims us as brothers and sisters. In the holy word of scripture, Christ speaks to us of God’s love for each human being. In the holy meal of the Eucharist, Christ gives us the bread of eternal life. From this festive worship we go forth to be light-bearers in the ordinary rhythms of daily life. Thanks be to God for His Gift of grace and love! Our Christmas Day celebration this morning will use the Advent Wreath with its five candles, and the beautiful Scriptures that surround each candle, to show us that the culmination of the coming of light is Christ! He has been the light in our dark 2020 and will be the light in all the days that follow. He is indeed Immanuel – God with us! Our Savior has been born to us! Merry Christmas!
Since the beginning of time, the coming of light has been a sign of life and hope. The sun and stars transform the darkness into an inhabitable space. On the festival of the Lord’s nativity, the church gathers to celebrate the light of God’s grace present in Christ. In the holy waters of baptism, Christ enlightens and claims us as brothers and sisters. In the holy word of scripture, Christ speaks to us of God’s love for each human being. In the holy meal of the Eucharist, Christ gives us the bread of eternal life. From this festive worship we go forth to be light-bearers in the ordinary rhythms of daily life. Thanks be to God for His Gift of grace and love! Our Christmas Day celebration this morning will use the Advent Wreath with its five candles, and the beautiful Scriptures that surround each candle, to show us that the culmination of the coming of light is Christ! He has been the light in our dark 2020 and will be the light in all the days that follow. He is indeed Immanuel – God with us! Our Savior has been born to us! Merry Christmas!
The saddest part of life is that most times we don't know what is best for us, good for us, useful to us, needed for us, meaningful in life, and essential in life. Only God truly knows and desires these things for us. We need to know that God the Father is the giver. We also need to understand His Gift. The Gift of God is: * a “Who” not a what *unearned and unmerited * for everyone, regardless of background, gender, race, social status, age, and degree of sin * given by grace and received through faith in Jesus. Meditate on the following scriptures: John 4:10 – Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” 2 Corinthians 9:15 – Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift James 1:17 – Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 2 Corinthians 9:15 – Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift James 1:17 – Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Ep9 12 Days of Christmas Daily Devotion. Celebrate Christ this Christmas. Remember His love and His sacrifice. Focus on His Gift. Show His love to those around you, those you know and those you don't.
The saddest part of life is that most times we don't know what is best for us, good for us, useful to us, needed for us, meaningful in life, and essential in life. Only God truly knows and desires these things for us. We need to know that God the Father is the giver. We also need to understand His Gift.The Gift of God is:* a “Who” not a what *unearned and unmerited * for everyone, regardless of background, gender, race, social status, age, and degree of sin* given by grace and received through faith in Jesus. Meditate on the following scriptures:John 4:10 – Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”2 Corinthians 9:15 – Thanks be to God for His indescribable giftJames 1:17 – Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=brahimcallon%40outlook.com¤cy_code=USD)
MESSAGE SUMMARY: The real meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ – the Messiah, who is the Savior of the World. Christians emphasize Christmas and Jesus’ birth because His birth: 1) fulfills many Biblical prophesies, especially in terms of the time and location of Jesus’ birth; 2) points the fact that Jesus was more than just a man; 3) and in His life. we saw Jesus claim the right to forgive sins; 4) led Jesus to call God His “Father”, which indicated that Jesus was God; 5) resulted in Jesus’ Resurrection”, which validated Jesus’ claims and made Him different; and 6) was God, through Jesus’ birth, still trying to get our attention. God, through His Grace and through the birth of Jesus, did for us what we could not do for ourselves – save ourselves from our sins and our death that would result from our sins. God, through the birth of Jesus -- the God-Man, entered into our earthly mess to save us because, after God’s Grace and Jesus’ birth, all our sin now resides on Jesus. God’s Grace through the birth of Jesus, demonstrates God’s love for us. God wants us to know that Jesus was born for us out of His love for us. Therefore, we need to consider that God, the Creator of the Universe, entered the world, through the baby Jesus for us so that we might have a personal relationship with Him. Have you yielded to God so that your mind’s consideration of God’s Grace, love, and Jesus’ birth can move from your mind into a commitment of both your mind and your heart to your faith in Jesus as your Savior and into God’s service? Until we yield to God’s lordship over our lives, we are saying to God that “we don’t need your love”. Is Jesus your Lord and, therefore, your Savior? God has given you the greatest Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Have you accepted His Gift and opened His gift into your life? If not, then why not? With your hands open, you can accept God’s Christmas gift by saying: “I am sorry; thank you; and please”! TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD’S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 2:9-11; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah 53:4-6; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1-3; John 1:4; John10:30; John 14:8-11; John 3:16-17; Psalms 70a:1-12. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH’S SERMON VIDEO – “Today, the World Needs to be Renewed With an Outpouring of the Holy Spirit - a Global Spiritual Awakening”: www.AWFTL.org/watch. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
We have the option to accept the greatest gift ever given, God's Love. The story of Christ's birth is a story of showing that through ANY situation God can and will provide you with His Gift of Love. Mary gave birth a virgin, Joseph, by Faith, accepted God's word and stayed with Mary. The timing and location were dictated by non-godly edicts. Through any situation God will see His love delivered.
Anne Marie Oborn's still life, landscape, figurative and religious paintings have gained national attention as a Signature Member of the Oil Painters’ of America and the American Academy of Women Artists. Locally, Oborn is a founding member of the Inspirational At Association and the Plein Air Painters of Utah. She is also a prolific illustrator for dozens of books and publications including, the Ensign, Liahona, His Gift — a collaboration with Richard Paul Evans — and numerous instructional materials for emerging artists.
How a Muslim got converted and was healed from incurable disease... I was a Muslim by name Silifat Mudashiru from a Muslim family, half Nigerian and half Ghanaian. I was sick every moment of my life from the age 24 in Nigeria. I traveled from Nigeria to Ghana and was diagnosed of HIV positive and was confirmed to be true. I call upon Allah many times but no avail, I decided to seek for spiritual aid. One day I was in my room very sick and heard a Pastor preaching on the radio. He said; 'there is no power greater than the power of the Lord Jesus Christ and He is our salvation, there is nothing the Lord Jesus cannot do even if you are HIV positive. I went to Church, accepted Jesus, was baptized and later found myself among the Prayer Warriors. Later I became a Sunday School Teacher alongside. My name Silifatu was then changed to Elizabeth. I developed a strong relationship with Jesus as l befriended His Word (The Bible) and prayed to God through him believing that He can heal me. I later joined a Missionary Team called the Men Fishers Outreach, and there I was encouraged that the Lord can heal me. Through gradual prayers and fasting with the Man of God and my commitment to the work of God, Jesus touched and healed me. I conducted for HIV test and was confirmed HIV negative. It was then l agreed with the scripture that says for with God all things are possible, at 'Mark 10:27'. The Bible also says "Whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting life, 'John 3:16'; and that is life after death and in health, business and marriage. I have set up my own business as a Fashion Designer and a Trader and have been married to a seasoned man of God and now a disciple in Men Fishers Outreach, where my Ministry is being nurtured and tutored. I now know of veracity that “whoever the Son (Jesus Christ) set free is free indeed” As seen with our interaction with Silifatu now Elizabeth, we got to know that although she accepted Jesus Christ, was baptized and read His word, she was also interested in the things of God. Thus, she was seeking for the Giver and not His Gift. We weren't mesmerized when God changed her story within a blink of an eye. It's Not Too Late! SAID JESUS, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Luke 5:32) WITHIN YOUR HEART, BELIEVE AND REPEAT AFTER ME: “Lord Jesus forgive me my sins, come and dwell in me, I do now accept you as my Lord and personal Saviour, Amen!” Find a Bible believing Church and attend, or contact us. Men Fishers Ministry Phone: +2 3 3 27 58 000 68 Email: menfishersministry@gmail.com Website: menfishers.org
Ephesians 1: 1 - 12.. We are made Holy because Jesus made us Holy. His Gift to us is 'all that Heaven contains'.
The Peace of God, His Gift, Our Privilege
The Peace of God, His Gift, Our Privilege
The Peace of God, His Gift, Our Privilege
The Peace of God, His Gift, Our Privilege
Dare to believe God! God says: He Wishes above All Things That You Should Prosper and Be in Health. God Wants You to Prosper. God Wants You in Good.Jesus Himself Said: I Am the Good Shepherd, I Lay down My Life for My sheep. I came to give you life, to give it to you abundantly, overflowing, pressed down, shaken again, and running over. John 10:10-11, Luke 6:38,God is the author success. Today will look at Joshua chapter 1 and discover how to have success God's way.Turn to Joshua chapter 1 you gonna see twice the LORD said to Joshua I'm going to show you how to have success.Be strong and very courageous, 1. that you may do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you. Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. 2. This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. Benefit: For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.”lJoshua 1:7-8 What is success from God's viewpoint. Success is the continuing desire to be the person that God wants me to be, and to achieve the goals that God has set for me to achieve.In Ephesians 2:10 God says: You are My Own handiwork, My Own Workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, born anew of the Spirit of God, that you may do those good works which I predestined, planned beforehand for you, taking pass which I prepared ahead of time, that you should walk in them, living the good life which I prearranged and made ready for you to live.You cannot be successful by leaving God out of your life.God desires for you to succeed, and He planned for you to succeed, and he wants you to succeed.Let's look at the life of Abraham. Starting in Genesis 12:1 the LORD gives specific instruction to Abraham:Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. Notice that the LORD says you have to leave, then I will show you. Abraham had to walk in faith, depending on God instructed him.Then God promises Abraham 7 Benefits:1. I will make you a great nation; Genesis 17:4-6, 18:18, 46:3, Deuteronomy 26:5, 1 Kings 3:82. I will bless you Genesis 22:17, 24:353. And make your name great;4. And you shall be a blessing. Genesis 28:4, Zechariah 8:13, Galatians 3:145. And I will bless those who bless you, Genesis 24:35, 27:29, Exodus 23:22, Numbers 24:96. I will curse him who curses you; 7. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:3, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:4, Psalms 72:17, Matthew 1:1, Luke 3:34, ask 3:25-26, Galatians 3:8As you can see in the life of Abraham, God has provided seven benefits the benefits you because you too, are Blessed Being the Very Seed of Abraham. For you belonging to Christ are in Him Who is Abraham's Seed, so you are Abraham's offspring and spiritual heirs according to promise of God. Galatians 3:29 For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. Galatians 3:26 And if we are His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ sharing His inheritance with Him]l; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory.”Romans 8:17 And because you really are His sons, God has sent the Holy Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba Father! Father! Therefore, you are no longer a slave (bond servant) but a son; and if a son, then [it follows that you are] an heir by the aid of God, through Christ.Galatians 4:4-7 And being God's Child He says to you: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17 The LORD is your shepherd; you shall not want. Psalms 23:1 And God is able to make all grace every favor and earthly blessing come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation.2 Corinthians 9:8Thus you will be enriched in all things and in every way, so that you can be generous, and your generosity as it is administered to others will bring forth thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11Now thanks be to God for His Gift, precious beyond telling His indescribable, inexpressible, free Gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalms 32:8 The Word of God declares that God is our Helper. He is the one who can truly help us in our greatest needsThere is no one like the God your Father. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor. Deuteronomy 33:26Yes, Scripture is clear that God is near and intimately involved with your life. He loves you and is concerned with all that affects you. Psalm 54:4 says: Behold, God is your HELPER and ally; the Lord is my upholder and is with those who uphold my life.- Psalm 54:4 Jesus gave additional insights into the Spirit in the upper room before He left for the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of His betrayal.Jesus said: I will ask the Father, and He will give you another HELPER that He may remain with you forever–John 14:16 Jesus refers to Himself as a Helper (by using the word “another”.The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you constantly and will be in you. John 14:17 The Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father sent in My Jesus Name, in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf, He teaches you all things. And He causes you to recall, by reminding you of, bringing to your remembrance everything Christ Jesus has told you. John 14:26 When the Helper came, whom Christ Jesus send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. John 15:26 Yes, Jesus sent the Promise of His Father upon you; and clothed you with power from on high. Luke 24:49 Jesus Whom God has raised up. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, you have received from the Father the Promise of the Holy Spirit, which He Gave you as His Gift.- Acts 2:32-33, Luke 11:13, Eph 1:14When you heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and relied on Jesus Christ, God stamped You with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit. Who is the guarantee of your inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it–to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:13-14 So you can take comfort and be encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? Ps. 27:1;118:6, Hebrews 13:6 The Holy Spirit comes to your aid and bears you up in your weakness; for you do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet your supplication and pleads in your behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. And the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in your behalf, according to and in harmony with God's will. (Ps 139:1-2) So, you are ASSURED and KNOW THAT GOD Being a PARTNER in your Labor as His Own Chosen Handiwork Created in Christ Jesus, Works ALL Things Together and Causes Them to Fit into His Good Plans and for you who LOVES God, God Working in you to do His Plan and Purpose.-Rom 8:28, Eph 2:10, Phil 2:13The Lord is on your side; Do not fear. What can man do to me? Heb. 13:6, Psalm 118:6
The LORD your God, says to you His Child He is The God of PEACE of Your untroubled, undisturbed well-being, Who is for you and Lives within you.- Philippians 4:9, Romans 8:31Don't you Heart Be Troubled, Distressed or Agiated.-(John 14:1) the LORD Jesus left you a with a Gift—His Own Peace of mind and heart. And the peace He Gives is a Gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid. (John 14:27)As a born again believer, you have the Mind of Christ and Hold the Thoughts, Feelings and Purposes of His Heart. (1 Corinthians 2:16) so you have Is PEACE. Christ Himself Tells You This so that you may know that you have Perfect PEACE IN Him. (John 16:33) The Gift of God's Holiness, Being in Union and Fellowship with Christ Jesus, by virtue of being in Him.(Ephesians 2:6)Jesus comes to you when you are concerned and worried and fearful what disciples were behind closed doors for fear of the Jews. In Jesus comes to you and says: Peace to You! (John 20:19)LORD Jesus, Thank You for Guarding me and Keeping me in PERFECT and CONSTANT PEACE, by operating on me and stirring my mind and Thoughts to be FIXED on YOU! Thus You Pesuading me by your Divine Persuasion and Your Power at Work Mightily in me to Believe I have your PEACE, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Yout the Christ, and so fearing nothing from God Have God's Peace. Therefore, I commit myself to You, Lean on You, and Hope Confidently in You. (Isaiah 26:3, 1 Cor 2:4)Your Peace Protects my heart and Mind, so I Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, I Don't worry about anything; instead, I pray about everything with thanksgivng. Telling God what I need, and Thanking Him for ALL He has done and is Doing and will do. THIS causes me to experience God's PEACE, which which transcends all understanding, exceeding anything you can Comprehend or Reason (3563). And His PEACE guards your heart and mind as you live in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)The PEACE, soul harmony which comes from Christ rule Acts as umpire continually in your heart, deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your mind, in that Peaceful state, which you as a member of Christ's Body were also called to live. So be thankful, appreciative, giving Praise to God ALWAYS. (Colossians 3:15)And now, dear brothers and sisters in CHRIST, one final thing. Fix your mind and thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 Fix your Eyes and Full Attention on Jesus. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.Looking away from all that will distract to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of your faith, giving the first incentive for your belief, and is also its Finisher, bringing it to maturity and perfection. Who is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)For Christ Himself has brought peace to you. (Ephesians 2:13) For God purposed that through His Own Beloved Son, by the service, the intervention of His Son ALL things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven through Christ Jesus, the Father Having made peace by means of the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:20) Jesus Christ is your PeaceMaker! Your Reconciler. The One through Whom God the Father Bestows upon you His Gift of Wholeness. Christ fulfills God's Terms which Makes you whole again, Joined Together With Him. When, in His Own body on the cross, He broke down the wall of hostility that separated you. (Ephesians 2:14)
Divine Revelation – His Gift, the Quran (Talk Show) – 54th Annual ISNA Convention
The Wonder of His Gift Luke 2:1-12 “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Galatians 4:4-5 “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” Romans 8:28 “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them..” Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in a man’s heart but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Luke 1:38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.” John 3:17 “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” 1 John 5:1 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God..” Luke 2:10-11 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
The nine gifts are given by the Holy Spirit but on His timetable and His choosing.
The nine gifts are given by the Holy Spirit but on His timetable and His choosing.
David said it this way: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? (Psalm 42:1–2)Only God can quenchx your thirst for himself. Be joyful in every situation and circumstance of life by trusting God to manifest is fruit of joy and peace in your life.To Thirst is to painfully feel your want of, and to eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened: by Christ Himself.Let's look at the Scriptures which speak of developing this hunger and thirst for God:“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6).•“. . . whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:14).•Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty” (John 6:35).•If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.•“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. Who gives you of the Fountain of the Water of Life Freely to you who Thirsts for Him. For His Grace is with you Who Trust in Him. Amen.-Revelations 21:6, Romans 16:24The Lord Jesus Christ himself speaks to you saying: The Holy Spirit and the bride, the church, the true Christians say, Come! You Come who is thirsty, who is painfully conscious that yiur soul needs to be refreshed, supported, and strengthened; for you earnestly desire to come drink the water of Life without cost. (Revelation 22:17)Yes, Come Now you who is thirsty! Come to the waters; you who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy priceless, spiritual wine and milk without money and without price simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing. (Isaiah 55:1)The Lord Gives Living Waters to you Who Thirst for Him. Drink Deeply from His Spring of Life to Refresh and Renew your Every Longing. Let the Water of Life soak into the very depths of your being.Drink Freely as much of it is you want – as much of Christ Jesus as you Want With Joy Drawing His Living Water from His Wells of Salvation. Happy are you Who's God is the LORD!-Isaiah 12:3, Psalms 144:15Come Immedately When you Thirst, Come to Jesus Christ Who Satisfies All your Needs. Simply Trust in and Depend on Him as the Scripture Says and uiu will find: From your Innermost Being shall Flow Continuously Springs and Rivers of Living Water to Satisfy your Every Need.-John 7:3-38, Philippians 4:19Your Inner Self Thirsts for God, He is your Source of Hope Who Fills you Completely with All Joy and Peace in Believing in Him, and Causes you to Overflow with Confident Hope through the Power of the Holy Spirit.-Psalms 63:1, Romans 15:13God Created in you with a Thrist for Him, Who Created you. A Divine Thrist for His Word, His Truth, His Spirit, His Love and His Acceptance. A Thrist ONLY Satisfied in a Personal Relationship with Christ Jesus. Who Satisfies you and Fills the Hungry Soul with Good.-Psalms 107:9Only God can satisfy the thirst which only he can quench. Thirsting for him and being filled with Him is crucial for your spiritual health.He longs for you to first for him more and more, because he knows living in this world can be like a desert. So rejoice that he gives you what you need most free of charge. And joyfully draw water from the spring of His Salvation.Now thanks be to God for His Gift, Precious Beyond Telling, His Indescribable, Inexpressible, Free Gift! Rejoice and be Glad in the LORD of your Salvation. (2 Corinthians 9:15, Isaiah 25:9)
You are Precious! Having Jesus in your lives means you are blessed beyond believe.Each day is a precious gift from God. The present moment in which you live is where he meets you, His precious child. God so Loved you that Even when you were Dead in Sin, Christ His Son Died for you to Give you Life by His Grace.-Jn 3:16, Rom 5:8, Eph 2:4The Wage Sin Pays is Death, but God Indescribable Gift is Eternal Life through your union with Jesus Christ your Lord!-2 Cor 9:15, Rom 6:23For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He even gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in, trusts in, clings to, relies on Him shall not perish, come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. (John 3:16) For the wages which sin pays is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through and in union with Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through faith. And this salvation is not of yourselves of your own doing, it came not through your own striving, but it is the gift of God; (Ephesians 2:8) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning as in an eclipse. And it was of His own free will that He gave us birth as sons by His Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself. (James 1:17-18 )Receiving a gift requires the person to be open to receive the gift is given to them. Jesus Christ is the best gift imaginable? When you receive him as your personal Lord and Savior, you become a child of the living God filled and flooded with his indescribable glory, power and presence.For it is no longer you who lives, but Christ lives in. (Galatians 2:20)Now thanks be to God for His Gift, precious beyond telling His indescribable, inexpressible, free Gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15 )Now you Really are God's child, you can Talk to God Anywhere about Anything, Knowing you are Always Welcomed in His Presence.-Gal 4:6-7SEE WHAT an incredible quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should be permitted to be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! (1 John 3:1)You who has Received Christ Jesus, God gave the Authority–Power, Privilege, Right to be His child, who Believe in Jesus Name.–Jn 1:12Jesus Christ is the BEST Gift Imaginable to you God's child! He is your LORD and Savior, your Constant Companion Who lives in you.-Galatians 2:20The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty One, your Savior Who Saves! He Rejoices over you with Joy; He Quiets you with His Love.-Zeph 3:17
Daily Devotions from Charles Spurgeon, read by Doug Smith. To read the entire book online, visit spurgeon.org. For more information about the program, visit brotherdougsmith.wordpress.com. July 6 His Love; His Gift; His Son For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) Of all the stars in the sky, the polestar is the most useful to the mariner. This text is a polestar, for it has guided more souls to salvation than any other Scripture. It is among promises what the Great Bear is among constellations. Several words in it shine with peculiar brilliance. Here we have God's love with a "so" to it, which marks its measureless greatness. Then we have God's gift in all its freeness and greatness. This also is God's Son, that unique and priceless gift of a love which could never fully show itself till heaven's Only-begotten had been sent to live and die for men. These three points are full of light. Then there is the simple requirement of believing, which graciously points to a way of salvation suitable for guilty men. This is backed by a wide description—"whosoever believeth in him." Many have found room in "whosoever" who would have felt themselves shut out by a narrower word. Then comes the great promise, that believers in Jesus shall not perish but have everlasting life. This is cheering to every man who feels that he is ready to perish and that he cannot save himself. We believe in the Lord Jesus, and we have eternal life.
:27 Live from St Louis 1:39 Citizen's Petition:http://casaa.org/call-to-action/delay-the-fda-comment-on-the-citizen-petition-today You may ask what that is An FDA citizen petition is a process provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration for individuals and community organizations to make requests to the FDA for changes to health policy. It is described in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 3:38 fdadelay.org http://casaa.org/call-to-action/help-us-send-letters-to-hhs-sec-tom-price/ This is a call to send letters to HHS secretary Price asking him to delay implementation of federal regulations. 3:55 Both of these actions are a tandem sort of thing. 4:17 The ask in the petition is final guidance for submitting a PMTA and a 24 month delay after final rulemaking for implementation. Submitting is a very in the dark sort of thing,since no one knows how or what to submit this,there is no checklist. No one knows how or what to do this and our manufacturers need help to understand this so that the time and expense involved in not in vain. 7:00 FDA Deeming commenting period closed in 2014 but a citizen's petition allows people to comment beyond that time. 7:37 CASAA has pre written something but we urge you to share your story and think about what deeming will do to us all and tell them that as well. 9:10 Question on who can comment.IE are people from other countries allowed to comment as well. 10:35 On submitting longer comments 11:28 Period for comment open until November 8;this is also the PMTA deadline. 12:50 Donation from His gift to us foundation. http://nonprofits.findthecompany.com/l/4618887/His-Gift-to-US-Foundation-Inc 14:27 Maryland licensing bill HB 523 Update. 17:51 San Francisco flavor ban 23:40 Vapor and snus the similarities 26:50 Snus as a discrete form of harm reduction. 30:00 Snus Con Alex Clark to speak from CASAA. 31:11 Snus and people who are offended . 34:37 Linda Rosenthal and how she seems to feel about the scent of baked goods. 38:35 Snus con speakers schedule 43:01 Keep speaking to your Senators in New York State on tobacco 21 and indoor use ban. 43:50 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here http://casaa.org/ 2 here @casaa-media 3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806
When you understand why God did what He did, you'll more fully be able to enjoy His Gift and what it provided!
We are all so blessed. God has given us His “indescribable Gift” in His one and only Son, Jesus Christ. Then, He lavishes on us family, friends, church and meets our every physical need. Our God draws us to Himself and invites us on a journey to look more like His Son. As we focus on His “indescribable Gift,” we want to give back to Him and invest in His Kingdom. As we love and give we grow spiritually. God desires for us to be generous. In the process of sharing His Gift, we are the ones who grow more blessed.
Ezekiel witnessed the power of God in resurrecting dry bones. We too can witness the power of God in Jesus' resurrection and His Gift of Salvation to the world.
04.05.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. Today's message is an "Excellent" message on "Excellence", our 4th of our 5 values of The River. It's Easter Sunday, and Pastor Sherman shares about the Excellence of God in His Gift of His Son to us. John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 13
Ps Terry Appel (20th July 2014). We cannot hold back from the world the greatest thing they will every hear. That is, Jesus and His Gift to us.
Prayer Warriors 365 Blog Talk Radio Friday, January 31, 2014 episode @http://blogtalkradio.com/prayerwarriors365 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Matthew 24:24Day 19In these days of "information explosion" and new schools of thought almost daily, many have stepped up as Christian teachers and prophets of God. Our Holy Bible is being sold with many versions of interpretation changing even the words in scripture to fit the beliefs. So how do we discern truth or lies? We have the Holy Spirit and His Gift of Discernment, but do you really trust Him to show us the truth?
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