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Jesus had already succeeded, before the cross. He is saying to you,"You're not late.You're right on time—My Time.Rest in this:You've already succeeded in Me.This isn't the end.This is the soil.And yes,something beautifulis growing.I promise you.Drop the entire imageof the body—The cage of the body.And only My Spirit is left.Only My Light.I was pierced,and this Light spread out,and became You.Your approach to life is entirely different now.You know what you have there.You know I am (t)Here.Only My Perfect Will is Here.I Love you.
Show Notes for Bishop Singleton's PodcastEpisode Title: Thanks For God's GoodnessScripture Reference: Psalm 107:1-3, 8Air Time: Tonight at 8 PM ESTEpisode OverviewIn this episode of Transforming Lives Bible Radio Show, Dr. Bishop Virginia Singleton will lead us in a heartfelt discussion on the theme of gratitude and God's enduring love. Drawing from Psalm 107:1-3, 8, we will explore the redemptive power of God's goodness and how His unwavering love calls us to share our testimonies with the world.Key Scripture FocusPsalm 107:1-3, 8 (NIV):"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those He redeemed from the hand of the foe, those He gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.""Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind."Discussion PointsThe Goodness of God:What does it mean to recognize God's goodness in our lives?Reflecting on how God's love and mercy are constant and unwavering.The Power of Testimony:Why it's important for the redeemed to “tell their story.”Sharing testimonies as a form of thanksgiving and inspiration for others.A Call to Gratitude:How gratitude transforms our perspective and deepens our relationship with God.Recognizing His "wonderful deeds" in our daily lives.Reflection QuestionsHow has God shown His goodness in your life?What personal testimony of redemption can you share to inspire others?How can we express gratitude for God's enduring love every day?Takeaway MessageGod's goodness is constant, His love never fails, and His deeds in our lives are worthy of endless thanksgiving. Let us be bold in sharing our stories of redemption to magnify His glory and inspire others to see His work in their lives.
Sermon Notes Luke 11:1 (NIV) One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." Luke 11:2 (NIV) He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Luke 11:3-4a (NIV) Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. Luke 11:4b (NIV) "And lead us not into temptation." The early church prayed the "Our Father" three times a day (morning, noon, and night). Luke 11:2 (NIV) "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. "Our Father. Familiar words, maybe so familiar that they are no longer real. Those words were not only real, but also revolutionary to the twelve disciples. Pagan philosophers such as Aristotle arrived at the existence of God via human reason and referred to Him in vague, impersonal terms: the uncaused cause, the immovable mover. The prophets of Israel revealed the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in a warmer, more compassionate manner. But only Jesus revealed to an astonished Jewish community that God is truly Father." - Brennan Manning, The Furious Longing of God Luke 11:2 (NIV) "When you pray, say: " 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Hallowed = (Ἁγιασθήτω/Hagiasthētō) = Holy Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV) God's holiness means God does not see the world, our sins, and our problems the way we do. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. In this prayer, we see that God is both: 1) tough and tender. 2) intimate and infinite. 3) attentive and awesome. God desires both the intimacy of "Father" and the respect of "hallowed" Luke 11:5 (NIV) Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; - Luke 11:6 (NIV) a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.' Luke 11:7 (NIV) And suppose the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' Luke 11:8 (NIV) I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. As a good Father, God delights in meeting all your needs. Luke 11:9 (NIV) "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:10 (NIV) For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:11-12 (NIV) "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? Luke 11:13 (NIV) 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!" "If you took the love of all the best mothers and fathers who have lived in the course of human history, all their goodness, kindness, patience, fidelity, wisdom, tenderness, strength, and love and united all those qualities in a single person, that person's love would only be a faint shadow of the furious love and mercy in the heart of God the Father addressed to you and me at this moment." - Brennan Manning, The Furious Longing of God
Built For This – Freedom Ephesians 1:22-23 (NIV)“God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for [Faith] church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)“[We] are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that [we] may declare the praises of him who called [us] out of darkness into his wonderful light.”Acts 20:28 (NIV)“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.”Psalm 118:1,14-16 (NIV)“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: ‘The Lord's right hand is lifted high; the Lord's right hand has done mighty things!'”
DO YOU SEE THE VALUE? THE PRICE IS RIGHT WK 2 Sunday, July 2nd 2023 Leviticus 27:30 (NIV) ‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. Malachi 3:10a(NIV) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Genesis 14:18-20 (NIV) 18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. Hebrews 7:4-8 (NKJV) Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. 5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; 6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. Matthew 23:23 (NIV) “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. THE BAG MINDSET Haggai 1:6 (NKJV) …You eat, but you do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, earns wages to put it into a bag with holes." THE BASKET MINDSET Deuteronomy 28:4-6 (NIV) The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. Luke 6:38 (NIV) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” THE BARN MINDEST Deuteronomy 28:8 (NIV) "The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to." Luke 12:16-21 (NIV) And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I'll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”' “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” Proverbs 3:9-10 (NIV) "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops, then your barns will be filled to overflowing."
Sermon Notes Luke 6:37 NIV "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Judge = krinó. It means to pronounce someone as good or evil (like in a court of law). Remember: "Context is king" Loving my enemies means: 1) Lending to them without expecting repayment (Luke 6:27) 2) Blessing them instead of cursing them (Luke 6:28) 3) Returning their curses with prayers (Luke 6:28) 4) Doing to them as you want them to do to you (Luke 6:31) 5) Being merciful to them, as God is merciful to you (Luke 6:36) 6) Not judging them (Luke 6:37) 7) Not condemning them (Luke 6:37) 8) Forgiving them (Luke 6:37) This kind of "love" is what sets the follower of Christ apart from those who do not follow Christ. Luke 6:36 NIV "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." Jesus' assumption is that I already do these things for my loved ones. He is encouraging us to go ahead and do it for everyone. Luke 6:38 NIV "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:39-40 NIV He also told them this parable: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher." The goal is to be more like Jesus Christ. Luke 6:41 NIV "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" Both planks and specs are from the same thing. Luke 6:42 NIV "How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." The alternative to judgment is assistance in love. Before you assist: first deal with your own stuff. "…first take the plank out of your eye". Luke 6:43-44 NIV "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers." Before you assist: Earn the right to be close. "…then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye". Luke 6:45 NIV "A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Ask yourself: Is there any plank I need to deal with that I am ignoring? Is there anyone I need to show mercy to rather than condemnation and judgment? Is there anyone I need to seek forgiveness from for judging them in the past? Is there anyone with a "spec in their eye", that I am close to, that God is calling me to help them "clean out their eye"?
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https://youtu.be/QNERLOid4ns The Children's Bread Welcome to Redemption Church in Plano Tx. My name is Chris Fluitt and I want to tell that is the Sunday after Easter, and Jesus is still risen and we still have reason to celebrate. Greetings to everyone worshipping with us in person in the beautiful city of Plano, Tx.A big Texas welcome to everyone joining is online. I want everyone to join me in Matthew 15 where we will read 21-28. I want God to move in my life tonight.I want God to move in your life tonight.Who wants God to move?Who believes God will move tonight? Matthew 15:21-28 (NIV) 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 25The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26He replied, “It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27“Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table.” 28Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment. The Children's Bread I want to talk to you about the Children's Bread. This story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman features the children's bread. Did you catch it in the story? Do we know what the children's bread is? What is the Children's bread? 26He replied, “It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs.” 22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 28Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment. Bread represents - Sustenance, strength, vitality, food… Bread is earned by the work of an authority (like a father) and given the children. Jesus speaks of a bread that belongs to God's children. Supernatural Bread Do you agree Jesus is talking about Supernatural Bread? The Canaanite woman asked for Jesus to do something about her daughter who is under the power of a demon and is suffering. Is it supernatural bread? The story ends with the daughter healed and the suffering and rule of the demon coming to an end. Is it supernatural bread? We need supernatural bread. Quick reminded of supernatural bread in your Bible. Matt 6:11 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. Jesus teaches us to pray for Bread straight from God. Bread from heaven… Manna in the Exodus story. John 6:33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” Jesus is that bread from heaven… John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. God gives bread straight from Heaven. Jesus is that bread. Does God provide supernatural bread to His children still? 1 tim 5:8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. *Luke 11:11 (NIV) 11“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for for bread, will give him a stone?... Luke 11”13 (NIV) 13If 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!” If you ask for bread… the father gives you bread.If you ask for the Holy Spirit… the Father gives you the Holy Spirit. Supernatural Bread In the case of Matthew 15, it is clear that the Children's Bread was deliverance from an evil spirit and healing.
Today starts our brand new segment called "Bible Boost" by Rosanne. Rosanne will encourage and challenge you with her uplifting short devotional. This month has been amazing learning about being thankful/ grateful—scientists and medical professionals now say that gratitude is also important for the following reasons- Gratitude can Improve emotions Increases happiness and positive mood Improves sleep quality Reduces stress and burnout Increases resilience God wants us to have a thankful heart and show his love with our actions. You don't want to miss today's episode! ___________________________________ Visit our website Get the gratitude journal Sign up to our GIGI notes SHOP OUR BOOKS eBook library Artist of the month: Dan Bremnes Verse of the month: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” Keep in the loop by signing to our GIGI Notes HERE DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE Hosts: Esther & Steph Mix & effects: Stephanie Giselle email us: writegigi5@gmail.com Write by post GIGI Teen Radio PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 music credit: Purple planet music All music played on the podcast radio is covered under the APRA AMCOS Online Mini Licence.
"Dear diary, I woke up cranky today! I hadn't slept well, and I didn't want to get out of bed. I tossed over to the other side and covered my head with my fleece blanket. I was just drifting off to sleep when the rude sound of my 12-year-old brother running down the hallway and calling my mum, startled me – seriously, I could strangle that boy! Frustrated and annoyed I jumped out of bed and reluctantly got ready for the day. My best friend Angela was still on holidays with her family and wouldn't come till the end of the week. I groaned – I missed her. I wish I could wave my finger and Friday would arrive in a blink of an eye...." You don't want to miss today's episode! ___________________________________ Visit our website Get the gratitude journal Sign up to our GIGI notes SHOP OUR BOOKS eBook library Artist of the month: Dan Bremnes Verse of the month: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” Keep in the loop by signing to our GIGI Notes HERE DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE Hosts: Esther & Steph Mix & effects: Stephanie Giselle email us: writegigi5@gmail.com Write by post GIGI Teen Radio PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 music credit: Purple planet music All music played on the podcast radio is covered under the APRA AMCOS Online Mini Licence.
Today is bible archives! We introduce you to a story in the bible of some ungrateful men that Jesus met on the road. You can find the story in Luke 17: 11-17. You don't want to miss today's episode on the importance of being thankful! ___________________________________ Visit our website Get the gratitude journal Sign up to our GIGI notes SHOP OUR BOOKS eBook library Artist of the month: Dan Bremnes Verse of the month: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” Keep in the loop by signing to our GIGI Notes HERE DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE Hosts: Esther & Steph Mix & effects: Stephanie Giselle email us: writegigi5@gmail.com Write by post GIGI Teen Radio PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 music credit: Purple planet music All music played on the podcast radio is covered under the APRA AMCOS Online Mini Licence.
"Edward had glanced at the clock in the train station. He was supposed to catch the express train to Jammu and then go from Jammu to Katra. The mission station where he lived and went to school was in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir, northern India. And now the boy had struck up a conversation, seemingly eager for Edward's company. The small Indian boy glanced at Edward. His eyes were bright. “The train will come soon,” the boy told Edward once again. “What's your name?” Edward asked. The boy seemed surprised that anyone would want to know his name. “Sadu is my name. I come with you, yes?” Sadu asked hopefully. Edward chuckled. “Wouldn't your family miss you?” The boy shuffled his feet and looked at the ground. “I have no family,” Sadu replied without emotion. So he's an orphan, Edward thought sadly." You don't want to miss today's episode! Story used with permission from Guide Magazine and Patti Emanuele ___________________________________ Visit our website Get the gratitude journal Sign up to our GIGI notes SHOP OUR BOOKS eBook library Artist of the month: Dan Bremnes Verse of the month: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” Keep in the loop by signing to our GIGI Notes HERE DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE Hosts: Esther & Steph Mix & effects: Stephanie Giselle email us: writegigi5@gmail.com Write by post GIGI Teen Radio PO BOX 6505 Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 music credit: Purple planet music All music played on the podcast radio is covered under the APRA AMCOS Online Mini Licence.
Luke 6:38 (NIV) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into
Give Up!“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”John 3:16 NIVGod brought HIMSELF TO ME so He could bring ME TO HIMSELF. “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”Romans 8:32 NIVJesus became LIKE ME so I could become LIKE HIM. “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!”Philippians 2:5-8 NIVJesus GAVE UP everything so I could GAIN everything. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”Ephesians 1:3 NIVSo what should be my response? - GIVE UP!“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”Romans 12:1 NKJVSalvation is FREE but it will COST ME everything. “In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.”Luke 14:33 NIVGiving up is not all about what I have to LOSE but is all about what I stand to GAIN. “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”Isaiah 61:1-3 NIVGive up sadness to take up joy. Give up hopelessness to take up hope. Give up despair to take up praise. Give up heartache to take up comfort. Give up captivity to take up freedom. Give up your labels to take up your identity. Give up your dreams to take up your destiny. Give up our fears to take up faith. Give up your weaknesses to take up His strength. Give up your worries to take up His peace. Give up your problems to take up your purpose. Give up the lies to take up the Truth. Give up death to take up life.
[Proverbs 6:6-11] Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! [7] Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, [8] they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. [9] But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? [10] A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- [11] then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. God is able to help __________________ He wants. Following Jesus is about living a __________________ life. [Titus 3:4-5] But--"When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, [5] he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. We can't rely on ourselves or our actions for our __________________. God helps those who take __________________. [James 2:26] Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works. God helps those who are __________________. [James 4:6] But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God opposes the proud but favors the humble." God helps those who _________________ help themselves. [Isaiah 25:4] But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall. God helps those who __________________. [James 4:2c] Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. God helps those who help __________________. [Luke 6:38 NIV] Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
The flavor of favorColossians 1:12 NIV Give joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light2 Sam 9:1 (NLT) One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul's family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?” Galatians 4:6-7 NLT And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.' Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.2 Sam 9:2 (NLT) He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. “Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied. 2 Sam 9:3 (NLT) The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's kindness to them.” Ziba replied, “Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet.” 2 Sam 9:4 (NLT) “Where is he?” the king asked. “In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.” 2 Sam 9:5 (NLT) So David sent for him and brought him from Makir's home. 2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson.2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.” 2 Sam 9:7 (NLT) “Don't be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness (favor) to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!” 2 Sam 9:8 (NLT) Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?” 2 Sam 9:9 (NLT) Then the king summoned Saul's servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 2 Sam 9:10 (NLT) Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table.”2 Sam 9:11 (NLT) Ziba replied,“Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David's table, like one of the king's own sons. Galatians 4:7 (NLT)you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
The flavor of favor Colossians 1:12 NIV Give joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light 2 Sam 9:1 (NLT) One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul's family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?” Galatians 4:6-7 NLT And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.' Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. 2 Sam 9:2 (NLT) He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. “Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied. 2 Sam 9:3 (NLT) The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's kindness to them.” Ziba replied, “Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet.” 2 Sam 9:4 (NLT) “Where is he?” the king asked. “In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.” 2 Sam 9:5 (NLT) So David sent for him and brought him from Makir's home. 2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. 2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.” 2 Sam 9:7 (NLT) “Don't be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness (favor) to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!” 2 Sam 9:8 (NLT) Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?” 2 Sam 9:9 (NLT) Then the king summoned Saul's servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 2 Sam 9:10 (NLT) Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table.” 2 Sam 9:11 (NLT) Ziba replied,“Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David's table, like one of the king's own sons. Galatians 4:7 (NLT)you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
Generosity is the key to unlocking God's __________________ in your life. [Proverbs 11:24] Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. God invites us to test Him with our __________________. [Malachi 3:10-11] Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! [11] Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. God __________________ to bless those who live generously! [Luke 6:38 NIV] Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." [2 Corinthians 8:2] They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. Generosity brings __________________. [2 Corinthians 8:3] For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. Generosity is __________________. [2 Corinthians 9:6] Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. [2 Corinthians 8:4-5] They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. [5] They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. Generosity is __________________. [2 Corinthians 9:7] You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. "For God loves a person who gives cheerfully." Generosity is a response to the _____________ _____________. [James 1:17 CSB] Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. It is impossible to be in __________________ with God and __________________ be generous.
1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV) - Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Pastor Stuart shared a message in person and online via YouTube Live and Zoom. Pastor Stuart led us in a reflective practice of gratitude by reminding us that gratitude is a practice that starts in our hearts and is expressed toward those closest to us and as well to the Lord.1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.https://bit.ly/1Thessalonians5_18NIV
Join us as Brian continues The Greatest Stories Rarely Told, taking a look at some of the greatest, yet lesser-known stories of the Bible, that point back to our 3 core values; Sacrificial Generosity, Radical Hospitality, and Uncommon Humility. I've accepted Jesus • https://willamette.cc/follow-christ • Let us know you made this decision, and we'll help you discover what's next! Get Baptized • https://willamette.cc/baptisms • If you have accepted Jesus but have never had the opportunity to celebrate your new life in Him through water baptism, this is your next step! Let us pray with you • https://willamette.cc/prayer • Fill out a quick form to let us know how we can be praying for you. Sermon Notes - August 8, 2021The Greatest Stories Rarely Told - Brian Becker Sacrificial GenerosityRadical HospitalityUncommon Humility SuccessPassionAnger Nehemiah 1:1-11 Nehemiah 1:1-2(NIV)The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. Nehemiah 1:3-4 (NIV)They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:5-6a (NIV)Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. Nehemiah 1:6b-7 (NIV)I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees, and laws you gave your servant Moses. Nehemiah 1:8-9 (NIV)“Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.' Nehemiah 1:10-11 (NIV)“They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Nehemiah 1:1-10 (NIV)Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.”I was a cupbearer to the king. “Loving your neighbor as yourself means caring about your brothers and sisters who are hurting - even if it doesn't affect you.” - Derwin Gray Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question.2. Sits down to cry.3. Kneels down to pray.4. Stands up to act. Nehemiah 1:2 (NIV)Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question. Nehemiah 1:3 (NIV)They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” “Why is water wet?”“What are shadows made of?”“Where does the sky end?” We cannot participate in healing if we're unaware of the hurting.What questions do you need to asking about the needs that exist around you? Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question.2. Sits down to cry. Nehemiah 1:4a (NIV)When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. John 11:35 (NIV)Jesus wept. Until we slow down long enough to ask the right questions, we'll never have a heart that is broken for the right things. “They had it coming.”“Poor leadership I guess.”“This is what happens when you make bad decisions.”“This isn't my problem to solve.” Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question.2. Sits down to cry.3. Kneels down to pray. Nehemiah 1:4 (NIV)For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:1-10 (NIV)Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)But (God) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question.2. Sits down to cry.3. Kneels down to pray.4. Stands up to act. Nehemiah 2:4-5 (NIV)The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.” Uncommon Humility…1. Slows down to question.2. Sits down to cry.3. Kneels down to pray.4. Stands up to act. Rather than stay in your lane…- Ask a few questions.- Open your heart to the needs.- Pray for God's provision.- Do something about it.
Today we're discussing everyone's favorite topic: Politics. We'll be talking about how and why and if we should involve ourselves in politics, whether or not we all have to agree, and where our focus through it all needs to be. Intro - 0:19 * There's a very real chance that Steve will become a superhero (but he'll be good) * Nathan points out that the bad guys always think they're the good guys * British Accent = Anything Foreign Why so political? - 4:45 * Nathan's likes politics, but he's not “political” * Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace (https://amzn.to/3eMyCmA) * Politics is about the things we disagree on * Politics + the Church = Complications Keep them separate? - 24:05 * “Set your minds on things above, not things below” - Colossians 3:2 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203%3A2&version=NIV) * “Give to Caesar what is Caesar's” - Mark 12:13-17 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+12%3A13-17&version=NIV) * Political Affiliation Test (https://www.politicalcompass.org/test) * Another Political Affiliation Test (https://9axes.github.io/) * “The Christ hymn” -Philippians 2:6-11 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%202%3A6-11&version=NIV) * “Political” = “thing I don't agree with” * The first century is safe territory Can't we just disagree? - 46:04 * Jesus used challenging language all the time * Jesus speaking in Nazareth: Luke 4:14-28 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A14-28&version=NIV) * Peace is not the same thing as unity * Iron sharpening iron - Proverbs 27:17 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2027%3A17&version=NIV) How should we be involved? - 1:08:22 * Book of Daniel (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%201&version=NIV) * Story of Joseph - Genesis 37 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2037&version=NIV) * Moses kills the Egyptian Exodus 2:11-15 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+2%3A11-15&version=NIV) * John the Baptist & Herod - Mark 6:14-29 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%206%3A14-29&version=NIV) * Don't vote for your own power. Use your influence to help those who need help * Your voice is more important than your vote * Who is the enemy? What's the focus? - 1:30:47 * Be kingdom-focused, not salvation-focused * “The kingdom is at hand” - Mark 1:14-15 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A14-15&version=NIV) * Don't be so afraid of the discomfort * Politics isn't about policy any more, it's about identity * Let's try to keep our identity focused on Christ Join our Patreon (http://patreon.com/followingthefire) - we have some fantastic patron perks!
Jesus gives his followers a framework about how to pray. Series: The Upside Down Life, Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge, Scripture: Matthew 6:7-14, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:8, Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjHNp9jFe7I, Webpage: https://www.avalonchurch.org/sermons/the-upside-down-life-the-lords-prayer-part-9/, Discussion Questions: 2021-03-07-PART-8-DQ-The-Lords-Prayer-update.pdf, Notes: Words describing what the Church is like?Words describing what the Church should be like?Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, –Matthew 6:9 (NIV)Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. –Matthew 6:10 (NIV)Give us today our daily bread. –Matthew 6:11 (NIV)And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. –Matthew 6:12 (NIV)And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' –Matthew 6:13 (NIV)For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. –Matthew 6:7 (NIV)Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. –Matthew 6:8 (NIV)Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, –Matthew 6:9 (NIV)Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, –Matthew 6:9 (NIV)Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. –Matthew 6:10 (NIV)Give us today our daily bread. –Matthew 6:11 (NIV)And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. –Matthew 6:12 (NIV)And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' –Matthew 6:13 (NIV)Action Steps1. Pray it daily2. Memorize it3. Write your own prayerOur Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, –Matthew 6:9 (NIV)Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. –Matthew 6:10 (NIV)Give us today our daily bread. –Matthew 6:11 (NIV)And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. –Matthew 6:12 (NIV)And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' –Matthew 6:13 (NIV)
Forward and Onward without giving in to Discouragement “The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes and say ‘O God, forgive me, or Help me’” – Billy Graham By Pastor George Lehman Faith must always pass the test of discouragement. Hebrews 12:3 (NIV) – Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. The reason I want to talk about discouragement again is because very few things can rob us from our joy and passion for life, like discouragement. If you are battling with discouragement, I believe if you make a determined choice after hearing this word and put it into practice you will live a courageous life – We look at 2020 and think can life get any worse. However, a courageous person approaches life very differently. We must make a commitment to change and apply God’s word to our lives. Job 4: 4-6 (NIV) – 4Your words have supported those who stumbled: you have strengthened faltering knees. 5But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed. 6Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope? I would say that discouragement is probably the greatest attack of Satan on our lives. (story of the wedge of discouragement – courage kicks it out). The moment we take our eyes off Jesus and you focus on your problems – discouragement will creep in. Colossians 3:2 (NIV) – Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things Proverbs 4:25 (NIV) – Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. The devil knows, Discouragement will result in sin and going astray: You become Spiritually drained and it’s harder for you to pray You stop seeking God You stop reading your Bible This is exactly what Satan wants to do, Plant seeds of doubt. Signs of Discouragement: (May alarms go off in your life) #1. An Attitude of ingratitude The seeds of discouragement will not grow in a Thankful heart. Look at what you have, not at what you don’t have. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) – Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Discouragement leads to selfishness all about me. Israel is a perfect example of a people who became discouraged that they became ungrateful. Numbers 14:2-4 (NIV) – 2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” God’s response: Numbers 14:11-12 (NIV) – 11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? 12I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger then they.” It’s when discouragement is allowed to set in, we begin to forget all God has done for us in the past – we become ungrateful. #2. A critical fault-finding Attitude A discouraged person battles to say anything positive or anything good. All they ever do is criticise, complain, find fault and are judgemental. We become careless with our tongue. When you discouraged you want everybody to be miserable and unhappy too! (God doesn’t like murmurers #3. Discouragement leads to doubt and unbelief. When discouragement sets in it leaves us temporarily blind to the many truths of God. We lose sight of God’s goodness, kindness, generosity, and love. The things we believed in were passionate about Yesterday, we doubt today. #4. Discouragement leads to a weak watch against temptation. 1 Peter 5:8 LB “Be careful—watch out for attacks from Satan, your great enemy. He prowls around like a hungry, roaring lion, looking for some victim to tear apart.” We let our guard down when we upset with life. #5. Discouragement leads to giving up. If you allow discouragement to continue, it will suck the energy and passion out of your life. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. We give up reading the word, praying, coming to church and home cells; we give up feeding our Spiritual lives. #6. Discouragement leads to becoming a discourager. (We become instruments for the devil) Instead of being an encourager, a motivator, speaking words of joy and comfort to others, we become: Ungrateful Critical and negative We show doubt and unbelief We reflect a poor example by giving into temptation We become angry people We lose our testimony and just give up Hebrews 3:12-13 (NIV) – 12Beware then of your own hearts, dear brothers, lest you find that they, too are evil and unbelieving and are leading you away from the living God. 13Speak to each other about these things every day while there is still time so that none of you will become hardened against God, being blinded by the glamour of sin. I have found its no one else’s job to keep my Spirit up and filled with Courage. Yes the preaching helps, our fellow brothers and sisters help, but the only person that keeps me encouraged is Myself! 1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV) - And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. Forward and Onward without giving into Discouragement. Communion Due to not being able to gather to have communion, we must realize the power is within us. 1 Corinthians 11:24-26 (NIV) – 24And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25in the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me” 26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Communion is more than simply remembering When Jesus said, “Do this…” He was asking us to also do what He was doing. Matthew 14:27 (NIV) – But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
What does the Christmas season mean to you? Do you still get filled with childlike nostalgia? Do you find it easy to think about the birth of our Savior? Or maybe Christmas often feels like a time of difficulty and struggle for you? The layers and emotions associated with the holidays can sometimes be overwhelming for us. Elisa and Eryn pinpoint some of their own lessons from past Christmas celebrations while also highlighting ways in which we can focus on turning this often stressful season into a season all of us can once again enjoy. Notes and Quotes: “Give thanks in all circumstances. It's not for all circumstances, but in all circumstances.” “So in that moment, look at that one item and [say], ‘Okay I don't want this in my life, but I am going to give thanks in it, trusting your character, God, in it.'” “When we say that, I think we are a little afraid it sounds like whining to God, but maybe it sounds like honesty to God.” Thanksgiving Turkey Fingers: Trace your hand on a piece of paper and write down what you are thankful for on each finger. “Gratitude changes us.” “It doesn't diminish the bad, it's still there; but it puts it into a perspective that helps us in that circumstance to find gratitude.” “Comparison is in the holidays. We compare a lot. I compare a lot . . . what that family looks like, what their holiday card looks like.” “No one is really living a Hallmark life, we are all living real life.” Ideas to get our grateful going: gratitude journal, sticky note reminders, focus on an ornament, correct self-talk, gratitude partner, think about other people. Links/Books/Resources Mentioned In Show: Show Notes on godhearsher.org God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/ Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon. https://amzn.to/32lYSgh Free eBooklet to Download: Windows on Christmas https://discoveryseries.org/courses/windows-on-christmas/ Anne Voskamp's book: One Thousand Gifts https://amzn.to/3lZWtjZ Elisa's Instagram: elisamorganauthor Eryn's Instagram: eryneddy Verses Mentioned in Show: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV - “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5%3A18&version=NIV
What does the Christmas season mean to you? Do you still get filled with childlike nostalgia? Do you find it easy to think about the birth of our Savior? Or maybe Christmas often feels like a time of difficulty and struggle for you? The layers and emotions associated with the holidays can sometimes be overwhelming for us. Elisa and Eryn pinpoint some of their own lessons from past Christmas celebrations while also highlighting ways in which we can focus on turning this often stressful season into a season all of us can once again enjoy. Notes and Quotes: “Give thanks in all circumstances. It’s not for all circumstances, but in all circumstances.” “So in that moment, look at that one item and [say], ‘Okay I don’t want this in my life, but I am going to give thanks in it, trusting your character, God, in it.’” “When we say that, I think we are a little afraid it sounds like whining to God, but maybe it sounds like honesty to God.” Thanksgiving Turkey Fingers: Trace your hand on a piece of paper and write down what you are thankful for on each finger. “Gratitude changes us.” “It doesn't diminish the bad, it’s still there; but it puts it into a perspective that helps us in that circumstance to find gratitude.” “Comparison is in the holidays. We compare a lot. I compare a lot . . . what that family looks like, what their holiday card looks like.” “No one is really living a Hallmark life, we are all living real life.” Ideas to get our grateful going: gratitude journal, sticky note reminders, focus on an ornament, correct self-talk, gratitude partner, think about other people. Links/Books/Resources Mentioned In Show: Show Notes on godhearsher.org God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/ Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon. https://amzn.to/32lYSgh Free eBooklet to Download: Windows on Christmas https://discoveryseries.org/courses/windows-on-christmas/ Anne Voskamp’s book: One Thousand Gifts https://amzn.to/3lZWtjZ Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy Verses Mentioned in Show: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV - “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5%3A18&version=NIV
Connect with your kids during a quick time thinking about how God loves us out of His goodness. God does not love you because of things you do right.God loves you, because He is good. That’s just who He is!You could act like a silly willy and God would not love you any less.God loves you just the way you are, no matter what you do.That is called unconditional love. His love does not have conditions. It does not change based on what we do. He loves us because He is God and He is good.Even if you make bad decisions and go in a direction away from God, He loves you the same. He would welcome you back with a party, just like the dad in the story of the prodigal son.Verses:Psalm 107:1 NIV Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.Luke 15:11-32 NIV*Story about the Prodigal SonReflection Question:How have you experienced God’s unconditional love this week?Thank God for His good love.Resources:Visit my website for lots more prayer resources for your family.
Promises and Potentials of Philanthropy by Dan Clark Jr. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” -Sir Winston Churchill Phi·lan·thro·pythe love of humanity Deuteronomy 15:10 (NIV)Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless […] The post Promises and Potentials of Philanthropy appeared first on Wave Church.
For our final day this week, we’ll focus on several verses that can encourage you and also are great to share with your kids. One of the best ways to teach them biblical principles such as stewardship, generosity, faithfulness, and blessing is through reading, repeating, meditating on, and memorizing Scripture together. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV) Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” (Luke 6:38 NLT) Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:7-9 NLT) Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. (Psalm 37:3-4 NLT) God knows how important your finances are to you and the life of your family. He knows what you need even before you need it. He wants to take care of you and your kids. The more you surrender to Him, the more your kids will learn the same. The more they see you obey God’s Word in faithfulness, the more they will learn His ways. Showing them first-hand how to rely on the Lord and place your lives into His hands will set them up for success in life, regardless of money now or money to come. For the Christ-follower, everything in life is spiritual. We hope this week you have decided to view your finances through God’s will, from God’s hand. Let’s pray: “Heavenly Father, a dollar bill is just a physical resource, but what we do and how we handle our finances is such an important part of our spiritual life. Teach me to teach my kids Your ways, Your will, and Your Word. As above, so below.”
PSALM 136:1 (NIV) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Now Thank We All Our God by Reawaken (Acoustic Hymn)
StewardshipA Generous Life | Week 1February 16, 2020 | Bill Clark--Growth in Giving2015 General Giving | $2,395,3732019 General Giving | $3,638,726Increase of | $1,243,353NW Tulsa GivingFrom Redeemer & Directed Gifts | $617,000Missions Budget Allocation | $65,000 to dateLuke 6:27-38 NIV But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.Love our enemies.Do good to those who hate us.Bless those who curse us.Pray for those who mistreat us. Lend your money without any expectation of return!Luke 6:38 NIV Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.Don’t Settle
Luke 6:38 (NIV)Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Giving to the needy, praying and fasting are essential practices in the Christian faith. So much so that Jesus talked about them as a given that we would do them; saying "When" not "If" we do them. And the way we do them matters to God. Adam continues our series by going through how Christ looks at our motives for these spiritual practices. Give, Pray, Fast Sermon on the Mount | Week 5 June 24, 2018 | Adam Barnett Refugee in Egypt Burmese Refugees at Redeemer Matthew 6:1 (NIV) Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. RIGHT THINGS can be done with WRONG MOTIVES. Righteousness that is SELF-SERVING or SELF-PROMOTING is competition with God for glory. Matthew 6:2-4 (NIV) So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:5-8 (NIV) And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. If you pray in PUBLIC but never in PRIVATE, you’re missing the PURPOSE of prayer. Matthew 6:9 (NIV) This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Matthew 6:10 (NIV) your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:11 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:12 (NIV) And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:13 (NIV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV) For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:16-18 (NIV) When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Six Values of Fasting The sacrifice of physical to activate the spiritual. The value of self-discipline. The release from slavery to habit. The increase of the ability to do without things. The positive value for holistic health. The enhancement of our gratitude. CHECK your MOTIVES, and eagerly ANTICIPATE the reward that is to come.
1. The enemy cannot discourage a thankful and grateful personPs 118:1,5-7 (NIV) Give thanks (Praise) to the Lord, for he is good; hislove endures forever. 5 In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and heanswered by setting me free. 6 The Lord is with me; I will not beafraid. What can man do to me? 7 The Lord is with me; he is myhelper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.• God gives His children many weapons to conquer fear, and one ofthe greatest is the weapon of thanksgiving• Thanksgiving (todah) - to lift up our hands with thanks or praiseIsa 61:3 The garment of praise (Thanks) for the spirit of heaviness• To be thankful is to be full of God's praise, and praise brings us intoHis presence, where there is no fear but freedomPs 22:3 But you are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.Ps 95:2 (NIV) Let us come before him with thanksgivingPs 100:4 (NIV) Enter his gates with thanksgivingIsa 12:2-4 God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord,the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.2. Because we love Him, we can serve Him without fear #neverforgetLk 1:74 (ESV) that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,might serve him without fear (He Delivers us so we can serve Him)1 Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear• There's no fear in thanksgiving, but thanksgiving drives fear out• I love my Heavenly Father and His purposes override all my fearsPs 34:2-4,6 (TLB) Let all who are discouraged take heart. 3 Let uspraise the Lord together and exalt his name. 4 For I cried to him andhe answered me! He freed me from all my fears. 6 This poor mancried to the Lord-and the Lord heard him and saved him out of histroubles.• When nobody wanted me, He wanted me; when nobody believedin me, He believed in me; when nobody could deliver me from allmy fears, He did; when nobody could change me, He was well ablePs 116:1-2,7 (NIV) I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; He heard mycry for mercy. 2 Because He turned his ear to me, I will call on him aslong as I live. 7 Soul be at rest, for the Lord has been good to you.• The vision of Freedom, through saving souls and making disciples,is my Father's dream; and because I love Him, it's now my dreamLk 17:15-18 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell downonhis face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 17So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? Butwhereare the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned togive glory to God except this foreigner?”Deut 28:47-48 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyand gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, 48 thereforeyou shall serve your enemiesCol 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed,do all in the name ofthe Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Faith comes by hearing the word of God. go2freedom.org@go2fcc#go2fcc
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV) For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:7-8 (NIV) Give it time Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) Trust it Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5 (NIV) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) All Scripture is God-breathed… 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) Let it do its job All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. John 5:39-40 (NIV) Speak it For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. John 6:63 (NIV) Do it Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:22-27 (NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
To lead people into a new life of freedom in Jesus. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NIV) “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV) No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV) Before your freedom will ever be EXPERIENCED, it will be SPOKEN. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21-22 (NIV) He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:21-22 (NIV) “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. Luke 6:43-45 (NIV) A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. Luke 6:43-45 (NIV) For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Luke 6:43-45 (NIV) To change what's coming out, you have to change what's going in. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things… Philippians 4:8 (NIV) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) Give up your right to say whatever comes to your mind. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. James 3:3-8 (NIV) Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. James 3:3-8 (NIV) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:3-8 (NIV) All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:3-8 (NIV) Learn the language of Freedom. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13-17 (NIV) But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. James 3:13-17 (NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:13-17 (NIV) Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13-17 (NIV) “Peace follows purity, and depends upon it. Those who are truly wise do what they can to preserve peace, that it may not be broken; and to make peace, that where it is lost it may be restored. In kingdoms, in families, in churches, in all societies, and in all interviews and transactions, heavenly wisdom makes men peaceable.” – Matthew Henry Become whole. “Not he who thinks well, or he who talks well, is in the sense of the scripture allowed to be wise, if he do not live and act well.” – Matthew Henry So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service… Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV) …so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV) Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV) Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 (NIV) The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.' Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king. Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NIV) 1. When the problem came, He TOOK PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem… Nehemiah 2:11-18 (NIV) By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire. Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool, but there was not enough room for my mount to get through; so I went up the valley by night, examining the wall. Finally, I turned back and reentered through the Valley Gate. The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work. Nehemiah 2:11-18 (NIV) Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. Nehemiah 2:11-18 (NIV) They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work. Nehemiah 2:11-18 (NIV) 2. When he fully grasped the situation, he ASKED FOR HELP. Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel. Nehemiah 3:1(NIV) So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart. Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.” Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.” Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.” Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work. Nehemiah 4:6-15 (NIV) 3. When opposition came, he STAYED FOCUSED. …so I sent messengers to them with this reply: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?” Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer… Nehemiah 6:3-4 (NIV) Stop giving attention to the voice of opposition and stay focused on the good work God has put in front of you. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. Nehemiah 6:16 (NIV) Too often we are waiting for the miraculous and God is just waiting for faithfulness.
Message Title: Instructions for a New Year Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (NIV) Create and fight for a culture of HONOR. RELATIONAL PEACE is a result of MUTUAL RESPECT. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive… 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NIV) Warn the IDLE and DISRUPTIVE. …encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NIV) Look beyond YOURSELF. Looking beyond YOURSELF is how you get beyond WHERE YOU ARE. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (NIV) Live for the OTHER person's good. Love is living for the other person's good. Rejoice always…1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV) Make a HABIT and a PRACTICE of rejoicing. …pray continually… 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) Pray CONTINUALLY. 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting… Worship Night If you get up and pray in the dark, you will have more strength and clarity in the light. …give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in ALL circumstances. Giving thanks in ALL circumstances is a sure fire sign of spiritual maturity. Do not quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NIV) Don't quench the SPIRIT. You can be Spirit Led, filled and driven… without being weird. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 (NIV) Don't write off the PROPHETIC. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV) Allow God to SANCTIFY you through and through. Sanctify = purify, cleanse, separate, dedicate The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (NIV) The life God promises IS on the other side of instructions He has given us to follow! See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 NIV
Message Title: “PRAYER” Prayer = communication with God The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18-19 (NLT) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:5:17 (NIV) What is the “Bathwater” of Prayer? Ignorance ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) The worst thing you can do when it comes to prayer is to expect someone else to do it for you. Pride So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. James 4:7-10 (NLT) Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. James 4:7-10 (NLT) Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:7-10 (NLT) Shame So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:14-16 (NLT) So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:14-16 (NLT) What are the benefits of prayer? Prayer ALIGNS our Hearts Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV) Prayer has the power to REALIGN your heart. Prayer BRINGS us Close Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord… Jeremiah 29:12-14 (NIV) Prayer CULTIVATES our Faith …If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 (NIV) “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:5-15 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:5-15 (NIV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:5-15 (NIV) For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:5-15 (NIV) P – PRAISE R – REPENT A – ASK Y – YIELD
#309 - December 2008 PodcastEpisode #309 - Hosted by Chris Soto and Richard Tesorio at the 3 In The Same studio.* Miscellaneous holiday talk!* Holiday Message* Studio Recording* Prayer Army* Selected Scripture From Our Weekly Verse from November 2008: Luke 6:38 NIV - Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.So kick back, relax and enjoy the December 2008 podcast!Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3) Listen in iTunes? Submit a review[RSS] Add the 3 In The Same podcast feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically (MP3).[MP3] Download the podcast
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