Sower: to plant seed for growth especially by scattering : to set something in motion
Harvest: the act or process of gathering in a crop
God has granted us the ability to sow seeds of faith by sharing His Word. We are the sowers. He is the Master and will gather His own at harvest! When we share His Words, we are indeed planting crops. We tell of the wonders of a Holy God. A seed as tiny as a mustard seed but through it, God changes a heart for eternity. You see, God begins His work in ways we can not see nor understand. Even before we open our mouth to speak of His gift of salvation, He is already beginning to prepare the crop. It may be through illness, or a disaster, or some act of unbelievable kindness. God ways are not like ours.
Luke 8:4-8 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Luke 8:9-15 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.' Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.God's imperishable seed: 1 Peter 1:23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of GodLord, by Your power, and through Your Word, let us bear fruit for Your glory. Give us a servant heart to share Your love to the lost. Amen
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
That Old Rugged Cross
There is a old hymn that I love, "The Old Rugged Cross" by George Bennard. Here are some of the beautiful words; On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame; and I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross,and exchange it some day for a crown. O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, has a wondrous attraction for me; for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above to bear it to dark Calvary. Don't these word just pierce your heart? I think most people don't even think about the cross and what it means. In obedience to God the Father and His plan, Jesus took all sin upon Himself and made restitution for us. For there had to be an atonement of a blood sacrifice, an unblemished Lamb, who is Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of sin. Praise His name for this wondrous thing!! Acts 2:23-24 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. Colossians 2:13-14 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. Lord, this makes me shout Amen and Hallelujah! He took away our sin!! John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 1Peter 1:19 with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. Sins eternally forgiven by His gift on that Cross:Heb.9:20-26 saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you." And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Have you trusted this gift today? You may not have a tomorrow! Lord, our time is short. Open eyes and hearts to receive Your good news. In Jesus Holy name. Amen
Thursday, March 31, 2011
April Bible Reading
Date Old Testament New Testament
April 1 Judges 6, 7 Luke 8:1-21
April 2 Judges 8, 9 Luke 8:22-56
April 3 Judges 10, 11 Luke 9:1-36
April 4 Judges 12, 13, 14 Luke 9:37-62
April 5 Judges 15, 16, 17 Luke 10:1-24
April 6 Judges 18, 19 Luke 10:25-42
April 7 Judges 20, 21 Luke 11:1-28
April 8 Ruth 1, 2, 3, 4 Luke 11:29-54
April 9 1 Samuel 1, 2, 3 Luke 12:1-34
April 10 1 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Luke 12:35-59
April 11 1 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Luke 13:1-21
April 12 1 Samuel 10, 11, 12 Luke 13:22-35
April 13 1 Samuel 13, 14 Luke 14:1-24
April 14 1 Samuel 15, 16 Luke 14:25-35
April 15 1 Samuel 17, 18 Luke 15:1-10
April 16 1 Samuel 19, 20, 21 Luke 15:11-32
April 17 1 Samuel 22, 23, 24 Luke 16:1-18
April 18 1 Samuel 25, 26 Luke 16:19-31
April 19 1 Samuel 27, 28, 29 Luke 17:1-19
April 20 1 Samuel 30, 31 Luke 17:20-37
April 21 2 Samuel 1, 2, 3 Luke 18:1-17
April 22 2 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Luke 18:18-43
April 23 2 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Luke 19:1-28
April 24 2 Samuel 10, 11, 12 Luke 19:29-48
April 25 2 Samuel 13, 14 Luke 20:1-26
April 26 2 Samuel 15, 16 Luke 20:27-47
April 27 2 Samuel 17, 18 Luke 21:1-19
April 28 2 Samuel 19, 20 Luke 21:20-38
April 29 2 Samuel 21, 22 Luke 22:1-30
April 30 2 Samuel 23, 24 Luke 22:31-53
April 1 Judges 6, 7 Luke 8:1-21
April 2 Judges 8, 9 Luke 8:22-56
April 3 Judges 10, 11 Luke 9:1-36
April 4 Judges 12, 13, 14 Luke 9:37-62
April 5 Judges 15, 16, 17 Luke 10:1-24
April 6 Judges 18, 19 Luke 10:25-42
April 7 Judges 20, 21 Luke 11:1-28
April 8 Ruth 1, 2, 3, 4 Luke 11:29-54
April 9 1 Samuel 1, 2, 3 Luke 12:1-34
April 10 1 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Luke 12:35-59
April 11 1 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Luke 13:1-21
April 12 1 Samuel 10, 11, 12 Luke 13:22-35
April 13 1 Samuel 13, 14 Luke 14:1-24
April 14 1 Samuel 15, 16 Luke 14:25-35
April 15 1 Samuel 17, 18 Luke 15:1-10
April 16 1 Samuel 19, 20, 21 Luke 15:11-32
April 17 1 Samuel 22, 23, 24 Luke 16:1-18
April 18 1 Samuel 25, 26 Luke 16:19-31
April 19 1 Samuel 27, 28, 29 Luke 17:1-19
April 20 1 Samuel 30, 31 Luke 17:20-37
April 21 2 Samuel 1, 2, 3 Luke 18:1-17
April 22 2 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Luke 18:18-43
April 23 2 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Luke 19:1-28
April 24 2 Samuel 10, 11, 12 Luke 19:29-48
April 25 2 Samuel 13, 14 Luke 20:1-26
April 26 2 Samuel 15, 16 Luke 20:27-47
April 27 2 Samuel 17, 18 Luke 21:1-19
April 28 2 Samuel 19, 20 Luke 21:20-38
April 29 2 Samuel 21, 22 Luke 22:1-30
April 30 2 Samuel 23, 24 Luke 22:31-53
Monday, March 28, 2011
Lord, Open Our Mouth!
Speak! Someone will listen! God is working in hearts as we think about sharing the Gospel! He prepares the way, for us to reach the lost, as we try to reason within ourselves what to say about His mercy. We know! We read His Word! In our hearts, His good news is there! Spit it out! Share the Word, show the Word, teach the Word! My pastor preached about this Sunday after returning from missions in foreign lands. The Gospel is not just for America, it is for the nations! God is preparing the way for us to share His Word! Tell of God's character, how man is sinful and lost and the sufficiency of Christ.
God's character:
God alone is good: Matt.19:17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments."
Luke 18:19 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
God is spirit and light: John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
God is love: 1 John 4:8-10 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
God is eternal: Rev.4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"
God is immortal: 1 Tim.6:16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
God is holy: Ps.99:9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!
God is just, true, righteous, upright: Deut.32:4 NAS "The Rock ! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just ; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
God is faithful: 1 Cor.10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Sinful man in need of a Savior: Romans 5:12-19 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 1 John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 1 Tim.4:10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
Sufficiency of Christ:
Heb.9:22-28 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Col. 2:10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 2 Cor.:12:9 But he 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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Heb.10:14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
The necessity of faith: Heb.11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
James 2:14-26 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder! Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"--and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. Heb.11:1-3 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Eph.4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-- one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Faithful Lord, only You have the power to save! Your Word is true and will change the hardest heart!
Make the blind see Your glory! Open their eyes to Your mercy! Give them a clear understanding of Your Word! Open our mouths wide to share Your Word today! Break our hearts for the lost! Amen
God's character:
God alone is good: Matt.19:17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments."
Luke 18:19 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
God is spirit and light: John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
God is love: 1 John 4:8-10 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
God is eternal: Rev.4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"
God is immortal: 1 Tim.6:16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
God is holy: Ps.99:9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!
God is just, true, righteous, upright: Deut.32:4 NAS "The Rock ! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just ; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
God is faithful: 1 Cor.10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Sinful man in need of a Savior: Romans 5:12-19 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 1 John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 1 Tim.4:10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
Sufficiency of Christ:
Heb.9:22-28 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Col. 2:10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 2 Cor.:12:9 But he 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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Heb.10:14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
The necessity of faith: Heb.11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
James 2:14-26 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder! Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"--and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. Heb.11:1-3 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Eph.4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-- one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Faithful Lord, only You have the power to save! Your Word is true and will change the hardest heart!
Make the blind see Your glory! Open their eyes to Your mercy! Give them a clear understanding of Your Word! Open our mouths wide to share Your Word today! Break our hearts for the lost! Amen
Saturday, March 26, 2011
When Will You Die? And Where Will You Go?
The minute you were born, you began to die! God created this body we call home as a temporary place for our spirit to live. The spirit is eternal and will either go back to it's Creator or go to hell. There is no place in between! A sobering thought, is it not? For those of us who believe Christ is our salvation, death is just another part of life. To the others who believe the lie, that this is all there is, there is still time to call upon the living God for His saving Grace! John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
2 Cor.5:1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
There will be a judgement for all:
Heb.9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
Eternal life in Christ:
1 John 5:11And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Hell is real and you can not escape:
Luke 16:26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
Demons acknowledge Christ as God's Son: Luke 4:41 And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
James2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder!
Acts 19:15 But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?"
The bible is not a fictional book but it is the inspired word of God, given to man, to study God's plan for us and to teach others about God's love, power, judgement and wisdom. 2 Tim.3:16-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 5:22-23 The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
1 Cor.1:18-25 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Most High God, the more I read Your Word, I am astounded by the truth of it! It does pierce to the soul and, and discern the thoughts and the intentions of the heart. Lord, create a clean heart in Your people. Forgive us! Only You have the power to save the soul and we pray in Jesus' precious name for the lost. Somone needs to hear Your word today. Open their heart to new life in Your Son. Amen
2 Cor.5:1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
There will be a judgement for all:
Heb.9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
Eternal life in Christ:
1 John 5:11And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Hell is real and you can not escape:
Luke 16:26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
Demons acknowledge Christ as God's Son: Luke 4:41 And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
James2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder!
Acts 19:15 But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?"
The bible is not a fictional book but it is the inspired word of God, given to man, to study God's plan for us and to teach others about God's love, power, judgement and wisdom. 2 Tim.3:16-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 5:22-23 The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
1 Cor.1:18-25 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Most High God, the more I read Your Word, I am astounded by the truth of it! It does pierce to the soul and, and discern the thoughts and the intentions of the heart. Lord, create a clean heart in Your people. Forgive us! Only You have the power to save the soul and we pray in Jesus' precious name for the lost. Somone needs to hear Your word today. Open their heart to new life in Your Son. Amen
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A Sure and Steadfast Anchor of the Soul
Heb.6:16-20 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is true and sure! He intercedes for us before God, He is our Savior, our hope and our Redeemer! 1 Tim.4:7-11 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things.
God's promise!Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,
Gal.3:22-26 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
1 John 2:23-26 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life. I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. Lord, I pray for this knowledge of truth to be opened to the lost. Lord, reap Your harvest! Amen
God's promise!Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,
Gal.3:22-26 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
1 John 2:23-26 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life. I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. Lord, I pray for this knowledge of truth to be opened to the lost. Lord, reap Your harvest! Amen
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