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Job 38



The Lord Speaks to Job

1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

2 "Who is this who darkens counsel

by words without knowledge?

3 Prepare yourself like a man;

for I will question you,

and you shall answer Me.

4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Declare, if you have understanding.

5 Who has determined its measurements, if you know?

Or who has stretched the line upon it?

6 To what are its foundations fastened?

Or who laid its cornerstone

7 when the morning stars sang together,

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors

when it broke forth and went out of the womb?

9When I made the cloud its garment,

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10 and broke up for it My decreed place,

and set bars and doors,

11 and said, 'This far you will come but no farther,

and here your proud waves will be stopped'?

12 "Have you commanded the morning in your days,

and caused the dawn to know its place,

13 that it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14It is turned like clay by the seal,

and it stands out as a garment.

15 From the wicked their light is withheld,

and the high arm will be broken.

16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea?

Or have you walked in search of the depths?

17 Have the gates of death been opened to you?

Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18 Have you perceived the breadth of the earth?

Declare, if you know it all.

19 "Where is the path where light dwells?

And as for darkness, where is its place,

20 that you should take it to its boundary,

and that you should know the paths to its house?

21 Do you know it because you were born then,

or because the number of your days is many?

22 "Have you entered the treasuries of the snow?

Or have you seen the treasuries of the hail,

23 which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light diffused,

or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

25 Who has divided a channel for the overflowing waters,

or a path for the thunderbolt,

26 to cause it to rain on the earth where no man is,

on the wilderness in which there are no people,

27 to satisfy the desolate waste,

and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Does the rain have a father?

Or who has produced the drops of dew?

29 From whose womb came the ice?

And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

30 The waters harden like stone,

and the surface of the deep is frozen.

31 "Can you tie the cords to the Pleiades

or loosen the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out the constellation in its season?

Or can you guide the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the ordinances of heaven?

Can you set their dominion over the earth?

34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

that abundance of waters may cover you?

35 Can you send lightning that they may go forth

and say to you, 'Here we are' ?

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts,

or who has given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can empty out the bottles of heaven,

38 when the dust turns into hard clumps

and the clods stick together?

39 "Will you hunt the prey for the lion?

Or fill the appetite of the young lions,

40 when they crouch in their dens

and lie in the thicket to wait in ambush?

41 Who provides for the raven his food

when his young ones cry unto God,

and they wander about for lack of food?



Job 38

The LORD Answered Job

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel

By words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man;

For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Declare, if thou hast understanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?

Or who hath stretched the line upon it?

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?

Or who laid the corner stone thereof;

7 When the morning stars sang together,

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed place,

And set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;

And caused the dayspring to know his place;

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

That the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14 It is turned as clay to the seal;

And they stand as a garment.

15 And from the wicked their light is withholden,

And the high arm shall be broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?

Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?

Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?

Declare if thou knowest it all.

19 Where is the way where light dwelleth?

And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,

And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born?

Or because the number of thy days is great?

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?

Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

Against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light parted,

Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,

Or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground;

And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice?

And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

30 The waters are hid as with a stone,

And the face of the deep is frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,

Or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?

Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?

Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?

Or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust groweth into hardness,

And the clods cleave fast together?

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?

Or fill the appetite of the young lions,

40 When they couch in their dens,

And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food?

When his young ones cry unto God,

They wander for lack of meat.



(Similar to Jesus's sermon about Mammon

and do not put the Lord your God to the Test)



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 January 2026 Titled

Thank God for His Gifts by Karen Huang



Numbers 11:1-2, 4-11



1 (Lev 10:2; Nu 16:35) Now when the people complained openly before the Lord,

the Lord heard, and His anger burned. Then the fire of the Lord burned among

them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

2 (Nu 21:7; 16:45-48) And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed

to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

4 (Ex 12:38; 1Co 10:6) The mixed multitude that was among them lusted,

and the children of Israel wept again and said,

"Who will give us meat to eat?

5 (Ex 16:3) We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for free,

the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.

6 (Nu 21:5) But now our life is dried up. There is nothing at all except

this manna before our eyes."

7 (Ex 16:31; Ge 2:12) The manna was as coriander seed,

and it looked like bdellium.

8 (Ex 16:16-18; 16:31) The people went about and gathered it,

and ground it in mills or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in pots,

and made cakes of it, and the taste of

it was like the taste of cakes baked in oil.

9 (Ex 16:13-14) When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna fell on it.

10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in

the opening of his tent, and the anger of the Lord burned greatly.

Moses was also displeased.

11 (Dt 1:12) Moses said to the Lord, "Why have You hurt Your servant?

And why have I not found favor in Your eyes, that You lay the burden

of all this people on me?



[1] And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD

heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among

them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

[2] And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD,

the fire was quenched.

[4] And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the

children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to

eat?

[5] We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers,

and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

[6] But our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna,

before our eyes.

[7] And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the

colour of bdellium.

[8] And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or

beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the

taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

[9] And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon

it.

[10] Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man

in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly;

Moses also was displeased.

[11] And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy

servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou

layest the burden of all this people upon me?



The elderly man was taking a long time looking at the children's backpacks in

the store. He told me, "It's my granddaughter's birthday. I hope she likes my

gift." At the checkout, he clutched a pink backpack with a cartoon character

design. He looked excited.



Later in a restaurant, I saw him again with a little girl and her parents.

When the child opened her gift, she said, "I don't like this character! And I

hate pink!" Her parents made her apologise, but she still complained. My heart

broke for her grandpa.



I was reminded of how I sometimes respond to God's gifts. I complain because I

want something different, failing to see the miracle before me - that God

Himself has lovingly given something for me. The Israelites behaved similarly.

God had kept His promise to them: "I will rain down bread from heaven for you"

(Exodus 16:4). God's faithful provision in the wilderness was sure:

"When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down"

(Numbers 11:9).



But instead of being thankful, the Israelites complained about God's

expression of loving provision: "We never see anything but this manna!"

(v. 6). Instead of humbly requesting other food from God,

they wailed over His gift.



I still remember the hurt look in the grandfather's eyes that day. It made me

think of how our heavenly Father must feel when we complain.

Let's be grateful for the gifts He's given us.



Reflect & Pray



What blessings have you complained about?

How can you thank God for them?



Dear Father, please forgive me for the times I've complained.

Day 10, 10 January 2026



1) Job 31, Job 32, Job 33, Job 34



Job 31

1 (1Jn 2:16) "I made a covenant with my eyes;

why then should I look upon a young woman?

2 (Job 20:29) For what portion of God is there from above?

And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 (Job 21:30) Does not destruction belong to the wicked,

and calamity to the workers of iniquity?

4 (2Ch 16:9; Job 14:16) Does He not see my ways,

and count all my steps?

5 "If I have walked in vanity,

or if my foot has hurried after deceit,

6 (Da 5:27) let me be weighed in an even balance

that God may know my integrity.

7 (Nu 15:39; Ecc 11:9) If my step has turned out of the path,

and my heart has gone after my eyes,

and if any spot has clung to my hands,

8 (Lev 26:16; Mic 6:15) then let me sow, but let another eat;

yes, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 "If my heart has been deceived by a woman,

or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door,

10 (Jer 8:10; Isa 47:2) then let my wife grind for another,

and let others bow down over her.

11 (Lev 20:10; Job 31:28) For this is a heinous crime;

yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.( sin as described in the 10 Commandments)

12 (Pr 6:27) For it is a fire that consumes to destruction

and would root out all my increase.

13 "If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant

when they complained against me,

14 what then will I do when God rises up?

And when He visits, what will I answer Him?

15 (Job 34:19; Pr 14:31) Did not He who made me in the womb make him?

And did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire,

or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

17 or have eaten my morsel by myself,

so that the fatherless could not eat of it

18 (but from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,

and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb);

19 (Job 22:6) if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

or any poor without covering;

20 (Dt 24:13) if his body has not blessed me,

and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21 (Job 22:9; 29:12) if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

when I saw I had help in the gate;

22 then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade,

and my arm be broken from the bone.

23 (Job 13:11) For destruction from God is a terror to me,

and because of His highness I cannot endure.

24 "If I have made gold my hope,

or have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence';

25 (Ps 62:10) if I rejoiced because my wealth was great,

and because my hand had gained much;

26 (Eze 8:16; Dt 4:19) if I saw the sun when it shined,

or the moon moving in brightness;

27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,

or my mouth has kissed my hand;

28 (Dt 17:2-7; Job 31:11) this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge,

for I would have denied the God who is above.

29 (Pr 17:5; 24:17-18) "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,

or lifted up myself when disaster found him

30 (Ro 12:14) (nor have I allowed my mouth to sin

by wishing for a curse on his soul);

31 if the men of my tent have not said,

'Who is there who has not been satisfied with his meat?'

32 (Ge 19:2-3; Jdg 19:20-21) (the stranger has not lodged in the street,

but I opened my doors to the traveler); - Hospitality

33 (Pr 28:13; Hos 6:7) if I covered my transgressions as any man,

by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

34 (Ex 23:2) did I fear a great multitude,

or did the contempt of families terrify me,

so that I kept silence, and did not go out of the door?

35 "Oh, that one would hear me!

Behold, my desire is that the Almighty would answer me,

and that the One who contends against me had written a book!

36 (Isa 22:22) Surely I would carry it on my shoulder

and bind it on me like a crown.

37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps;

like a prince I would approach Him.

38 "If my land cries out against me,

and its furrows also weep together;

39 (1Ki 21:19; Jas 5:4) if I have eaten its fruit without money,

or have caused its owners to lose their life;

40 let thistles grow instead of wheat,

and weeds instead of barley."

The words of Job are ended.



Job 31

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes;

Why then should I think upon a maid?

2 For what portion of God is there from above?

And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is not destruction to the wicked?

And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

4 Doth not he see my ways, And count all my steps?

5 If I have walked with vanity, Or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

6 Let me be weighed in an even balance,

That God may know mine integrity.

7 If my step hath turned out of the way,

And mine heart walked after mine eyes,

And if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

8 Then let me sow, and let another eat;

Yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman,

Or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another,

And let others bow down upon her.

11 For this is an heinous crime;

Yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction,

And would root out all mine increase.

13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant,

When they contended with me;

14 What then shall I do when God riseth up?

And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire,

Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone,

And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,

And I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,

Or any poor without covering;

20 If his loins have not blessed me,

And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

When I saw my help in the gate:

22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade,

And mine arm be broken from the bone.

23 For destruction from God was a terror to me,

And by reason of his highness I could not endure.

24 If I have made gold my hope,

Or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great,

And because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined,

Or the moon walking in brightness;

27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed,

Or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge:

For I should have denied the God that is above.

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,

Or lifted up myself when evil found him:

30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin

By wishing a curse to his soul.

31 If the men of my tabernacle said not,

Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

32 The stranger did not lodge in the street:

But I opened my doors to the traveller.

33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam,

By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

34 Did I fear a great multitude,

Or did the contempt of families terrify me,

That I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

35 Oh that one would hear me!

Behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me,

And that mine adversary had written a book.

36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder,

And bind it as a crown to me.

37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps;

As a prince would I go near unto him.

38 If my land cry against me,

Or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money,

Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat,

And cockle instead of barley.

The words of Job are ended.



Job 32



Elihu Speaks: Job's Three Friends Rebuked

1 So these three men ceased answering Job,

because he was righteous in his own eyes.

2 Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite,

of the family of Ram, was aroused;

his wrath was aroused against Job because he justified himself rather than God.

3 His wrath was aroused also against his three friends

because they had found no answer and yet had condemned Job.

4 Now Elihu had waited until Job had spoken because they were older than he.

5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer

in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was aroused.

6 Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite answered:

"I am young,

and you are very old;

therefore I was afraid

and dared not show you my opinion.

7 I said, 'Age should speak,

and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'

8 But there is a spirit in man,

and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

9 Great men are not always wise,

nor do the aged always understand judgment.

10 "Therefore I say,

'Listen to me; I will also declare my opinion.'

11 Indeed, I waited for your words;

I listened to your reasons,

while you searched out what to say.

12 Yes, I paid attention to you;

and surely none of you convinced Job

or answered his words.

13 Lest you say, 'We have found wisdom';

God will subdue him, not man.

14 Now he has not directed his words against me,

so I will not answer him with your speeches.

15 "They are amazed; they answer no more;

they cease speaking.

16 And I have waited,

(for they did not speak, but stood still and answered no more).

17 I said, 'I also will answer my part;

I too will show my opinion.'

18 For I am full of words;

the spirit within me compels me.

19 See, my belly is like wine that has no vent;

it is ready to burst like new wineskins.

20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed;

I will open my lips and answer.

21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone,

nor let me give flattering titles to man.

22 For I do not know how to give flattering titles;

in so doing my Maker would soon take me away.

2) Our Daily Bread for 19 December 2025

Resting in God by Leslie Koh



Acts 12:5-11



5 (2Co 1:11) So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed to God

without ceasing for him.

6 (Ac 21:33) The very night when Herod would have brought him out,

Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains.

And the guards before the door were securing the prison.

7 (Ac 16:26; 5:19) And suddenly an angel of the Lord approached him,

and a light shone in the prison. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up,

saying, "Rise up, quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

8 Then the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put your sandals on."

And he did so. Then he said to him,

"Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

9 (Ps 126:1) He went out and followed him, and did not know that what

was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

10 (Ac 5:19; 16:26) When they had passed the first and the second guards,

they came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened to them

by itself. And they went out and went forward one street.

And immediately the angel left him.

11 (Da 3:28; 6:22) When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I certainly

know that the Lord has sent His angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod

and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."



[5] Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing

of the church unto God for him.

6] And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was

sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before

the door kept the prison.

[7] And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in

the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise

up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

[8] And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And

so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow

me.

[9] And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which

was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

[10] When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the

iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own

accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith

the angel departed from him.

[11] And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,

that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of

Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.



My neighbour Sam returned home one night without his car. "It was stolen," he

told his wife, then added, "I'm going to sleep. I'll sort it out tomorrow."

His wife was flabbergasted. She couldn't understand how Sam could be so calm,

but he explained, "What else can I do? Panicking won't make any difference."



My ever-sensible neighbour could see there was no point worrying. He trusted

that the authorities would be able to find his missing car later - which they

did.



Did the apostle Peter feel likewise after being thrown into

prison (Acts 12:4)? He was likely to face execution, yet the usually impulsive

disciple "was sleeping between two soldiers" (v. 6). The angel had

to "[strike] Peter on the side" to wake him up (v. 7) - suggesting that he was

completely calm and at peace. Was it because he knew his life was in God's

hands? Verses 9 and 11 suggest that it wouldn't have mattered whether he was

rescued or not; perhaps he recalled the assurance of salvation

and glory that Jesus had given him (Matthew 19:28), as well as Christ's call

to simply "follow me" and not worry about what would happen

to him (John 21:22).



No matter what we're facing today, we can trust that God holds our future - both

on earth and in heaven - in His mighty hands. Perhaps then we can sleep

in peace more easily.



Reflect & Pray



What worries keep you awake at night?

How can you learn to surrender them to God and hold on to His promises?



Dear God, I know that my life and future

are in Your loving and mighty hands. Please help me to keep trusting You.



For further study, read Putting Worry to Work.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation



2 Cor 5:18-19



18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ

and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that God was

in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins

against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.



18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus

Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,

not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us

the word of reconciliation.



When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ

Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction

for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of

new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ

and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."

Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was

separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to

himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw

others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.

Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,

extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,

undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him

and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace

of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we

hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.

God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for

the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering

forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;

as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,

and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of

rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.



Application



a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?



b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and

reconciliation to them?



c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,

and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land

which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.



God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness

in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:

because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.





Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

"How do we provice resources for the questions young adults are asking -

espically when they feel the church doesn't allow them to search - and how do

we parent our adult children when they're making decisions we don't agree

with?"



Think of the Prodigal Son

Stages of Parenting



During Childhood - parent from autohrity

During the teen year - parent from relationship

The during adulthood - parent through influence.



Deuteronomy 6:4-9



4 (Jn 17:3; Isa 42:8) Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is one!

5 (Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30) And you shall love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

6 (Dt 11:18; 32:46) These words, which I am commanding you today,

shall be in your heart.

7 (Dt 11:19; Eph 6:4) You shall teach them diligently to your children

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk

by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 (Ex 13:9; Dt 11:18) You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,

and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 (Dt 11:20; Isa 57:8) You shall write them on the doorposts

of your house and on your gates.



[4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

[5] And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all

thy soul, and with all thy might.

[6] And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

[7] And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk

of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,

and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

[8] And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be

as frontlets between thine eyes.

[9] And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.



"How do we understnad or support an older child, lie a university-aged son,

who is very closed off, doesn't share much, and doesn't have friends?"



Be intentional. Be curious . Pray for them.



G) Mental Health questions.



"How do we protect children from mental health issues - especially as

a full-time working mom who feels guilty for missing important time with her

kids?"



Really hard questions



Mental health is a complex interplay of genetic, biological, psychological,

and environmental factors.



A key role in a parnet is to help child develop resilience.



Encourage questions, stay curious .



H) Extended Family Issues



"How do we nagivate extended family - dysfunctional ways of relating,

comparison of grandchildren and favoritism?"



Godly boundaries are good, and often necessary.



2 Timothy 3:1-5



1 (Eze 38:16; 2Pe 3:3) Know this: In the last days perilous times will come.

2 (Php 2:21; Jude 1:16) Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,

boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 (Ro 1:31; 1Ti 3:11) without natural affection, trucebreakers, slanderers,

unrestrained, fierce, despisers of those who are good,

4 (1Ti 3:6) traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures

more than lovers of God,

5 (1Ti 5:8; Mt 7:15) having a form of godliness,

but denying its power. Turn away from such people.



[1] This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

[2] For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,

blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

[3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,

fierce, despisers of those that are good,

[4] Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of

God;

[5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such

turn away.



Galatians 3:13



13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law

by being made a curse for us-as it is written, "Cursed is everyone

who hangs on a tree"(Dt 21:23.)-



[13] Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:



Get on the same page as a couple to agree on the values that you intend

to live out as a family - reflecting the Person and character

of JEsus Christ. And then teach your children.



1) Hebrews 7,8,9,10



Hebrews 7



The Priestly Order of Melchizedek



1 (Ge 14:18-20; Mk 5:7) For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest

of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings

and blessed him.

2 To him Abraham also gave a tenth part of everything. In the first place,

his name is translated "king of righteousness," and then also he is king

of Salem, which means "king of peace."

3 (Heb 7:6) Without father, without mother, without descent,

having neither beginning of days nor end of life,

but made like the Son of God, he continually remains a priest.

4 (Ac 2:29; Ge 14:20) Now consider how great this man was, to whom even

the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

5 Surely the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have

a command to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is,

from their brothers, though they also come from the seed of Abraham.

6 (Ro 4:13; Ge 14:19-20) But this man, whose descent is not numbered among

them, received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

7 Without question, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

8 (Heb 5:6; 6:20) In the one case mortal men receive tithes, but in the other

he of whom it is witnessed that he is alive receives them.

9 One might say that Levi also, who receives tithes,

paid tithes through Abraham,

10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.

11 (Heb 8:7; Gal 2:21) If perfection were attained through the Levitical

priesthood (for through it the people received the law), what further need

was there that another priest should rise in the order of Melchizedek,

rather than established in the order of Aaron?

12 For a change in the priesthood necessitates a change in the law.

13 For the One concerning whom these things are spoken pertains to another

tribe, from which no man served at the altar.

14 (Isa 11:1; Mic 5:2; Lk 3:33) For it is evident that our Lord descended

from Judah, a tribe concerning which Moses said nothing about priests.

15 This is far more evident when another priest arises in the likeness

of Melchizedek,

16 who becomes a priest not by a law pertaining to ancestry,

but by the power of an endless life.

17 (Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6) For He testifies:

"You are a priest forever,

in the order of Melchizedek."(Ps 110:4.)

18 (Ro 8:3; Gal 4:9) For there is then an annulling of the previous

commandment due to its weakness and uselessness.

19 (Ac 13:39; Heb 4:16) For the law made nothing perfect, but now

a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

20 And He was not made a priest without an oath.

21 (Ps 110:4; Heb 7:17) (Other priests were made without an oath,

but this One with an oath by the One who said to Him:

"The Lord has sworn

and will not relent,

'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.' " (Nu 23:19;

1Sa 15:29; Ps 110:4.))

22 Through this oath Jesus became the guarantor of a better covenant.

23 And the former priests were numerous because they were hindered

from serving because of death.

24 (Heb 7:28; Jn 12:34) But He, because He lives forever,

has an everlasting priesthood.

25 (Ro 8:34; Heb 7:19; Jn 14:6) Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost

those who come to God through Him, because He at all times lives to make

intercession for them.

26 (Heb 8:1; 2Co 5:21) For such a High Priest was fitting for us,

for He is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners,

and is higher than the heavens.

27 (Heb 9:28; 5:3; 9:12) Unlike those high priests, He does not need to

offer daily sacrifices-first for His own sins and then for the people's,

for He did this once for all when He offered up Himself.

28 (Heb 2:10; 1:2) For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests,

but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who is

made perfect forever.



[1] For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who

met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

[2] To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by

interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,

which is, King of peace;

[3] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither

beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God;

abideth a priest continually.

[4] Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch

Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

[5] And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of

the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to

the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of

Abraham:

[6] But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of

Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

[7] And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

[8] And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of

whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

[9] And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in

Abraham.

[10] For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

[11] If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it

the people received the law,) what further need was there that another

priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after

the order of Aaron?

[12] For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change

also of the law.

[13] For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of

which no man gave attendance at the altar.

[14] For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe

Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

[15] And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of

Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

[16] Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the

power of an endless life.

[17] For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of

Melchisedec.

[18] For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for

the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

[19] For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope

did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

[20] And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

[21] (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by

him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a

priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

[22] By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

[23] And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to

continue by reason of death:

[24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable

priesthood.

[25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto

God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

[26] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,

separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

[27] Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice,

first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once,

when he offered up himself.

[28] For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word

of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for

evermore.

1 Timothy 6



1 (Titus 2:5; Isa 52:5) Let as many servants as are under the yoke of slavery

count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His

doctrine may not be slandered.

2 (1Ti 4:11) Let those who have believing masters not despise them, because

they are brothers. Instead, let them serve as slaves, because those who

receive their service are faithful and beloved.



[1] Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters

worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not

blasphemed.

[2] And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because

they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and

beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.



False Teaching and True Wealth



Teach and command these things.

3 (1Ti 1:3; 1:10) Anyone who teaches otherwise and does not consent

to wholesome words, to the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to godly

doctrine

4 (1Ti 1:4; 3:6) is conceited and knows nothing. He has a morbid

disposition for controversy and verbal disputes, from which come envy,

strife, blasphemies, evil speculations,

5 (2Ti 3:8; Titus 1:11) constant disputes by men of corrupt minds, being

destitute of the truth, and supposing that financial gain is godliness.

Withdraw yourself from such men.

6 (1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:5) But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 (Job 1:21; Ps 49:17) For we brought nothing into this world,

and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.

8 (Ge 28:20) If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with

these things.

9 (Pr 15:27; 1Ti 3:7) But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation

and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men

in ruin and destruction.

10 (Dt 16:19) For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.



[3] If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the

words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to

godliness;

[4] He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of

words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

[5] Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth,

supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

[6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.

[7] For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry

nothing out.

[8] And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

[9] But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into

many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and

perdition.

[10] For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted

after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with

many sorrows.



The Good Fight of Faith



11 (2Ti 2:22; 3:17) But you, O man of God, escape these things, and follow

after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

12 (1Ti 1:18; 1Co 9:25-66) Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold

on eternal life, to which you are called and have professed

a good profession before many witnesses.

13 (1Ti 5:21; Mt 27:11) I command you, in the sight of God, who gives

life to all things, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who testified

a good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14 to keep this commandment without blemish, blameless

until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 (1Ti 1:11; Rev 17:14) which He, who is the blessed and only Ruler,

the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the proper time.

16 (1Ti 1:17; Jn 1:18; Ps 104:2) He alone has immortality, living in

unapproachable light, whom no one has seen, nor can see.

To Him be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that

they not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich in good

works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.

20 (Col 2:8; 2Ti 2:16) O Timothy, guard that which is committed to your trust.

Avoid profane babblings and opposing views from so-called knowledge.

21 (2Ti 2:18; Col 4:18) By professing it, some have erred concerning

the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.



[11] But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after

righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

[12] Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou

art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

[13] I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and

before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

[14] That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the

appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

[15] Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only

Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

[16] Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can

approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and

power everlasting. Amen.

[17] Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

[18] That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to

distribute, willing to communicate;

[19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to

come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

[20] O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane

and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

[21] Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with

thee. Amen.



2) Our Daily Bread for 10 December 2025 Titled

Unforgettable Lessons by

Arthur Jackson



Proverbs 3:1-12



The Rewards of Wisdom



1 (Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1) My son, do not forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 (Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16) for length of days and long life

and peace will they add to you.

3 (Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3) Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart,

4 (Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52) so you will find favor and good understanding

in the sight of God and man.

5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will direct your paths.

7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and depart from evil.

8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,

and strength to your bones.

9 (Ex 23:19; 22:29) Honor the Lord with your substance,

and with the first fruits of all your increase;

10 (Dt 28:8) so your barns will be filled with plenty,

and your presses will burst out with new wine.

11 (Job 5:17) My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,

nor be weary of His correction;

12 (Dt 8:5) for whom the Lord loves He corrects,

even as a father the son in whom he delights.



1 My son, forget not my law;

But let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life,

And peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:

Bind them about thy neck;

Write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;

And lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,

And he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:

Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel,

And marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,

And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,

And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;

Neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.



Corey Brooks - "The Rooftop Pastor" - spent 343 days living on the rooftop of

his church on Chicago's south side to inspire community transformation.

Online, Brooks posted a "shout-out" to his elementary school teacher Joe

Stokes, who taught him four unforgettable lessons: the power of perseverance,

the importance of integrity, the value of community engagement,

and the impact of education.



By embracing Solomon's wisdom in Proverbs 3, we likewise can strive to live in

ways that have community impact. Solomon taught four lessons that are just

right for those who trust in God and are called to be a positive force:

"Trust in the Lord" (v. 5); "fear the Lord and shun evil" (v. 7); "honour the

Lord with your wealth" (v. 9); "do not despise the Lord’s discipline" (v. 11).

Such wisdom compels us to be God-focused, but there are people-touching

dimensions to our faith too.



In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus, the ultimate embodiment of wisdom, eloquently

described the internal disposition of believers in Jesus. Furthermore,

He reminded them that they were high-impact people. "You are the salt

of the earth" (v. 13). "You are the light of the world" (v. 14). As such, we

are honoured to "Let [our] light shine . . . that they may see [our]

good deeds and glorify [our] Father in heaven" (v. 16).



Reflect & Pray



Who compels you to honor God in ways that also touch people?

How can you reengage with lessons from the Bible you may have forgotten?



Heavenly Father, please forgive me for my failure

to honour You fully. Renew my heart through Your words today.



For further study, read At the City Gates.

Acts 21



[1] And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had

launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following

unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

[2] And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set

forth.

[3] Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and

sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her

burden.

[4] And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul

through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

[5] And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way;

and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were

out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

[6] And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they

returned home again.

[7] And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and

saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

[8] And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto

Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was

one of the seven; and abode with him.

[9] And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

[10] And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a

certain prophet, named Agabus.

[11] And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own

hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at

Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into

the hands of the Gentiles.

[12] And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place,

besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

[13] Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I

am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of

the Lord Jesus.

[14] And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the

Lord be done.

[15] And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to

Jerusalem.

[16] There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and

brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should

lodge.



Paul Visits James



17 (Ac 15:4) When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

18 (Ac 11:30; 15:13) On the next day Paul went with us to James, and all

the elders were present.

19 (Ac 1:17; 14:27) He greeted them and recounted one by one what God

had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 (Ac 22:3; Ro 10:2) When they heard this, they glorified the Lord.

Then they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews

there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law.

21 (Ac 21:28) They have been informed concerning you that you teach

all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them

not to circumcise their children nor to observe the customs.

22 What then shall be done? The assembly will certainly meet, for they

will hear that you have come.

23 (Ac 18:18) Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have

taken a vow.

24 (Ac 21:26; 24:18) Take these men and be purified with them, and pay

their expenses so that they may have their heads shaved. Then all will

know that what they were told concerning you is nothing, but that you

yourself live in observance of the law.

25 (Ac 15:29) As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and

concluded that they should observe no such thing, except that they abstain

from food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from strangled

animals, and from blood."

26 (Ac 24:18; Nu 6:13-20) Then on the next day, Paul took the men

and purified himself with them. And he went into the temple, announcing

when the days of purification would be complete and an offering would

be given for each one of them.



[17] And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

[18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the

elders were present.

[19] And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God

had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

[20] And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him,

Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and

they are all zealous of the law:

[21] And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which

are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to

circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

[22] What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they

will hear that thou art come.

[23] Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a

vow on them;

[24] Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them,

that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof

they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also

walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

[25] As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded

that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from

things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from

fornication.

[26] Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them

entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of

purifcation, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.



Paul Arrested in the Temple



27 (Ac 24:18; 26:21) When the seven days were nearly concluded, the Jews

from Asia saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people,

and laid hands on him,

28 (Ac 24:5-6; 21:21) crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man

teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place.

He even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."

29 (Ac 20:4) For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the

city with him, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.

30 (Ac 26:21) Then the whole city was provoked, and the people ran

together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple.

And immediately the doors were shut.

31 While they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commander

(Gk. chiliarch, a battalion commander

with the rank of lieutenant colonel over 1,000 soldiers.)

of the battalion of soldiers that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

32 (Ac 23:27) He at once took soldiers and centurions, and ran down

to them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers,

they stopped beating Paul.

33 (Ac 12:6; 20:23) Then the commander came and arrested him, and ordered

that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was

and what he had done.

34 (Ac 19:32; 23:10) Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another.

As he could not learn the truth because of the uproar,

he commanded that he be brought into the barracks.

35 When he came onto the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers

because of the violence of the people.

36 (Lk 23:18; Jn 19:15) For the mob of people followed, crying out,

"Away with him!"



[27] And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia,

when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands

on him,

[28] Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men

every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further

brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

[29] (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian,

whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

[30] And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took

Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

[31] And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain

of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

[32] Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them:

and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of

Paul.

[33] Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be

bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

[34] And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when

he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be

carried into the castle.

[35] And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the

soldiers for the violence of the people.

[36] For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

Paul Defends Himself



37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,

he said to the commander, "May I speak to you?"

He replied, "Do you know how to speak Greek?

38 (Mt 24:26A) Are you not the Egyptian who in past days caused an uproar

and led the four thousand men of the Sicarii (Or men of the Assassins.)

out into the wilderness?"

39 (Ac 9:11; 22:3) Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus of Cilicia, a

citizen of no common city. I beg of you, permit me to speak to the people."

40 (Ac 12:17; Jn 5:2) When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the

stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was great

silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,



[37] And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief

captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

[38] Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar,

and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

[39] But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia,

a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the

people.

[40] And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and

beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great

silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,



Acts 22



1 (Ac 7:2) "Brothers and fathers, hear my defense which I now make to you."

2 (Ac 21:40) When they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew

language, they became even more quiet.

Then he said,

3 (Ac 9:11; 5:34; 21:20) "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but

brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was trained in the

strict tradition of the law of the fathers, being zealous toward God as

you all are today.

4 (Ac 22:19-20; 26:9-11) I persecuted this Way to the death,

arresting and imprisoning both men and women,

5 (Lk 22:66; Ac 9:1-2) as even the high priest and the council of elders

bear witness of me. From them I received letters to the brothers in

Damascus, where I went to take even those who were there and lead them in

chains to Jerusalem to be punished.

Day 338, 4 December 2025 - 12th Day of Advent



1) Acts 20:7-38, Acts 21, Acts 22, Acts 23



Paul's Farewell Visit to Troas



7 (Ac 20:11; 1Co 16:2; Rev 1:10) On the first day of the week,

when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to leave

the next day, preached to them and continued his message until midnight.

8 (Ac 1:13) There were many lamps in the upper room where they were

assembled.

9 A young man named Eutychus sat in the window, falling into a deep sleep

as Paul spoke for a longer time. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down

from the third floor and was taken up dead.

10 (Mk 5:39; Mt 9:23-24) Paul went down and leaned over him, and embracing

him said, "Do not be troubled, for he is alive."

11 (Ac 20:7) When he had gone up and had broken bread and eaten,

he conversed for a long while until dawn and departed.

12 They took the lad in alive and were greatly comforted.



[7] And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to

break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and

continued his speech until midnight.

[8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were

gathered together.

[9] And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being

fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with

sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

[10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble

not yourselves; for his life is in him.

[11] When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten,

and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

[12] And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.



The Voyage From Troas to Miletus



13 We went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take

Paul on board there. For he had arranged this, intending to go on foot.

14 When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

15 (Ac 20:17; 2Ti 4:20) The day after sailing from there we arrived off

Chios. And the next day we crossed over to Samos and stayed at Trogyllium,

and the following day we came to Miletus.

16 (Ac 2:1; 19:21) Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, to avoid spending

time in Asia. For he was hurrying so he could be in Jerusalem, if

possible, on the day of Pentecost.



[13] And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to

take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

[14] And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

[15] And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the

next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we

came to Miletus.

[16] For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend

the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at

Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.



Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders



17 (Ac 11:30; 14:23) From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders

of the church.

18 (Ac 18:19; 19:1) When they came to him, he said to them,

"You know how I always lived among you from the first day that

I came to Asia,

19 (Ac 20:3; 20:31) serving the Lord with all humility

and with many tears and trials which befell me through

the plots of the Jews.

20 (Ac 20:27; 20:31) I did not keep from declaring what was beneficial

to you, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

21 (Ac 2:38; 11:18; 20:24) testifying to both Jews and Greeks

of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 "Now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing

what shall befall me there,

23 (Ac 9:16; 21:4) except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every

city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.

24 (Ac 21:13; 2Co 4:1) But none of these things deter me. Nor do I count

my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course

and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify

to the gospel of the grace of God.

25 (Ac 28:31; Mt 4:23) "Now I know that all you, among whom I went

proclaiming the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

26 (Ac 18:6) Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent

of the blood of all men.

27 (Ac 20:20; Lk 7:30) For I did not keep from declaring to you

the whole counsel of God.

28 (1Co 10:32; Isa 40:11) Therefore take heed to yourselves

and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you

overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased

with His own blood.

29 (Mt 7:15; Jn 10:12) For I know that after my departure,

dreadful wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

30 (1Ti 1:19-20; 1Jn 2:19) Even from among you men will arise

speaking perverse things, to draw the disciples away after them.

31 (Ac 19:10; 19:8) Therefore watch, remembering that for three years

night and day I did not cease to warn everyone with tears.

32 (Ac 14:23; 26:18) "Now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the word

of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance

among all who are sanctified.

33 (1Co 9:12; 2Co 11:9) I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or

clothing.

34 (Ac 18:3) Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided

for my necessities and for those who were with me.

35 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:8) In all things I have shown you how, working like

this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus,

how He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

36 (Lk 22:41; Ac 21:5) Having said these things, he knelt down with all

of them and prayed.

37 (Lk 15:20; 2Ti 1:4) They all wept much and embraced Paul's neck

and kissed him,

38 (Ac 15:3; 20:25) grieving most over the words he spoke, that they were

to see his face no more. Then they escorted him to the ship.



[17] And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the

church.

[18] And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the

first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at

all seasons,

[19] Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and

temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

[20] And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have

shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

[21] Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward

God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

[22] And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing

the things that shall befall me there:

[23] Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds

and afflictions abide me.

[24] But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto

myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I

have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

[25] And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching

the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

[26] Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood

of all men.

[27] For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

[28] Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the

which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,

which he hath purchased with his own blood.

[29] For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in

among you, not sparing the flock.

[30] Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to

draw away disciples after them.

[31] Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I

ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

[32] And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,

which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them

which are sanctified.

[33] I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

[34] Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my

necessities, and to them that were with me.

[35] I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support

the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is

more blessed to give than to receive.

[36] And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

[37] And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

[38] Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should

see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.



Acts 21



Paul's Journey to Jerusalem



1 When we had withdrawn from them and set sail, we went on a straight

course to Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

2 We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and set sail.

3 (Mt 4:24; Ac 4:36) Having come in sight of Cyprus, we passed to the

south of it and sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship's

cargo was to be unloaded.

4 When we found the disciples, we remained there

seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

5 (Ac 20:36; 9:40) But when our days were over, we parted and traveled on.

Everyone, with wives and children, escorted us until we were outside

the city. And we knelt on the shore and prayed.

6 (Jn 19:27) After bidding farewell to one another, we boarded the ship,

and they returned home.

7 We finished the voyage from Tyre when we landed at Ptolemais,

where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.

8 (Ac 6:5; Eph 4:11; 2Ti 4:5) The next day we who were Paul's companions

departed, and arrived at Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip

the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

9 (Ac 2:17; Lk 2:36) He had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

10 (Ac 11:28) While we stayed there many days, a prophet named Agabus

came down from Judea.

11 (Ac 21:33; Jer 13:1-11; 1Sa 15:27-28) When he had arrived, he took

Paul's belt and bound his own hands and feet, saying, "The Holy Spirit

says, 'In this manner the Jews at Jerusalem shall bind the man who owns

this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' "

12 (Mt 16:21-23) When we heard these things, both we and the residents

implored him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 (Ac 20:24; Php 2:17) Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping

and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned, but also

to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

14 (Mt 6:10; Lk 22:42) When he would not be persuaded, we kept silent

and said, "Let the will of the Lord be done."

15 After those days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought

with them Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Day 327, 23 November 2025



1) Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor NAthan Zeiber spoke on God's Blueprint for Parenting - Loved into

Maturity



Hebrews 12:5-7



5 (Pr 3:11-12) And you have forgotten the exhortation addressed

to you as sons:

"My son, do not despise the discipline from the Lord,

nor grow weary when you are rebuked by Him;

6 (Rev 3:19; Ps 119:75; Pr 3:12) for whom the Lord loves He disciplines,

and scourges every son whom He receives."

7 (Pr 13:24; 19:18) Endure discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons.

For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?



[5] And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto

children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint

when thou art rebuked of him:

[6] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he

receiveth.

[7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son

is he whom the father chasteneth not?



Hebrews 12:8



8 If you are without discipline, of which everyone has partaken,

then you are illegitimate children and not sons.



[8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are

ye bastards, and not sons.



Proverbs 13:24



24 (Pr 19:18; 22:15; 29:15) He who spares his rod hates his son,

but he who loves him disciplines him early.



24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son:

But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.



Psalms 23

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



Psalm 23

[1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

[2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the

still waters.

[3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for

his name's sake.

[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will

fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

[5] Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou

anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

[6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I

will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



Hebrews 12:9-13



9 (Nu 16:22; 27:16) Furthermore, we have had human fathers,

and they corrected us, and we gave them reverence.

Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?

10 (2Pe 1:4) For they indeed disciplined us for a short time according

to their own judgment, but He does so for our profit, that we may partake

of His holiness.

11 (Isa 32:17; Jas 3:17-18) Now no discipline seems to be joyful at the time,

but grievous. Yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness

in those who have been trained by it.

12 (Isa 35:3; Job 4:3-4) Therefore lift up your tired hands,

and strengthen your weak knees.

13 (Gal 6:1; Pr 4:26-27) Make straight paths for your feet,

lest that which is lame go out of joint, but rather be healed.



[9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we

gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the

Father of spirits, and live?

[10] For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure;

but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

[11] Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:

nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto

them which are exercised thereby.

[12] Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

[13] And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be

turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.



1) 1 Corinthians 9 , 1 Corinthians 10 , 1 Corinthians 11



1 Corinthians 9



The Rights of an Apostle



1 (1Co 3:6; Ac 9:3) Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen

Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet indeed I am to you.

For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3 This is my answer to those who examine me.

4 (1Th 2:6; 2Th 3:8-9) Do we have no right to eat and to drink?

5 (Mt 8:14; Jn 1:42) Do we not have the right to take along a believing

wife as do other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

6 (Ac 4:36) Or is it only Barnabas

and I who have no right to refrain from working?

7 (Dt 20:6; Pr 27:18) Who goes to war at any time at his own expense?

Who plants a vineyard, but does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock,

but does not drink of the flock's milk?

8 Do I say these things as a man? Or does the law not say the same thing also?

9 (Dt 25:4; 1Ti 5:18) For it is written in the Law of Moses,

"You shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox

while it treads out the grain." (Dt 25:4.) Is God concerned about oxen?

10 (2Ti 2:6) Or does He say it completely for our sake? For our sake,

no doubt, this is written so that he who plows should plow in hope,

and that he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

11 (Ro 15:27; Gal 6:6) If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it

a great thing if we shall reap your material things?

12 (1Co 9:18; 2Co 11:12) If others partake of this right over you,

should not we instead?

Nevertheless, we have not used this right, but suffer all things,

lest we might hinder the gospel of Christ.

13 (Lev 6:26; Nu 18:8-20) Do you not know that those who minister

unto holy things live from the things of the temple?

And do you not know that those who wait at the altar partake of the altar?

14 (Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:4) In the same way, the Lord has ordained that those

who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

15 (Ac 18:3; 1Co 9:12) But I have used none of these rights,

nor have I written these things that it should be so done to me.

For it would be better for me to die than allow anyone

to make my boasting void.

16 (Ro 1:14; Ac 9:15) Though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of,

for the requirement is laid upon me. Yes, woe unto me

if I do not preach the gospel!

17 (Gal 2:7; 1Co 3:8) So if I do this willingly, I have a reward,

but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a commission.

18 (1Co 7:31) What is my reward then? Truly that when I preach the gospel,

I may present the gospel of Christ without charge,

so that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

19 (Mt 18:15; 1Co 9:1) For though I am free from all men, I have made myself

servant to all, that I might win even more.

20 (Ac 16:3; 21:20-26) To the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might win

the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might

win those who are under the law;

21 (Ro 2:12; 2:14) to those who are outside the law, as outside the law

(being not without God's law, but under Christ's law) that I might win

those who are outside the law.

22 (Ro 11:14; 1Co 10:33) To the weak, I became as weak, that I might win

the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means

save some.

23 (This I do for the gospel's sake, that I might partake of it with you.

24 (Gal 2:2; Heb 12:1) Do you not know that all those who run in a race run,

but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain it.

25 (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10; 1Ti 6:12) Everyone who strives for the prize

exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to obtain

a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.

26 So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty. So I fight, not as one who

beats the air.

27 (Ro 8:13; Jer 6:30) But I bring and keep my body under subjection,

lest when preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.



[1] Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our

Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

[2] If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the

seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

[3] Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

[4] Have we not power to eat and to drink?

[5] Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other

apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

[6] Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a

vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and

eateth not of the milk of the flock?

[8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

[9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth

of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

[10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this

is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that

thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

[11] If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we

shall reap your carnal things?

[12] If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?

Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we

should hinder the gospel of Christ.

[13] Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the

things of the temple? and they which wait at the alter are partakers with

the alter?

[14] Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should

live of the gospel.

[15] But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these

things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die,

than that any man should make my glorying void.

[16] For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for

necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

[17] For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my

will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

[18] What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may

make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the

gospel.

[19] For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto

all, that I might gain the more.

[20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to

them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that

are under the law;

[21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to

God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without

law.

[22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all

things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

[23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof

with you.

[24] Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth

the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

[25] And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.

Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

[26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that

beateth the air:

[27] But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by

any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.



1 Corinthians 10

Warning Against Idolatry



1 (Ex 14:29; Ps 66:6) I would not want you to be unaware that all our fathers

were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 (Ex 16:35; Dt 8:3) all ate the same spiritual food;

4 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) and all drank the same spiritual drink,

for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them,

and that Rock was Christ.

5 (Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased,

and they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 (Nu 11:4; 1Co 10:11) Now these things were our examples to the intent

that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.

7 (Ex 32:19; 32:4) Neither be idolaters as were some of them.

As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel."

(Ex 32:6.)

8 (Nu 25:1-9; 1Co 6:18) Neither let us commit sexual immorality

as some of them committed, when twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

9 (Nu 21:5-6; Ex 17:2) Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also

tempted and were destroyed by serpents.

10 (Ex 12:23; Nu 16:41) Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured

and were destroyed by the destroyer.

11 (Ro 13:11) Now all these things happened to them for examples.

They are written as an admonition to us, upon whom the end of the ages

has come.

12 (Ro 11:20) Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed, lest he fall.

13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken you except what is common

to man. God is faithful, and He will not permit you to be tempted

above what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

14 (1Co 10:7; 1Jn 5:21) So, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 (1Co 8:1; 1Th 5:21) I speak as to wise men.

Judge for yourselves what I say.

16 (Mt 26:26-28; Ac 2:42) The cup of blessing which we bless,

is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break,

is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 (Ro 12:5; 1Co 12:12) For we, being many, are one bread and one body,

for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18 (Ro 4:1) Consider Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat

of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 (1Co 8:4) What am I saying then, that the idol is anything

or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?

20 (Rev 9:20) But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice,

they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. I do not want you to have

fellowship with demons.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons.

You cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.

22 (Dt 32:21; 32:16) Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy?

Are we stronger than He?



[1] Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all

our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

[2] And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

[3] And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

[4] And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that

spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

[5] But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown

in the wilderness.

[6] Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust

after evil things, as they also lusted.

[7] Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The

people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

[8] Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell

in one day three and twenty thousand.

[9] Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were

destroyed of serpents.

[10] Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of

the destroyer.

[11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are

written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

[12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

[13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but

God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are

able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be

able to bear it.

[14] Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

[15] I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

[16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the

blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the

body of Christ?

[17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers

of that one bread.

[18] Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices

partakers of the alter?

[19] What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered

in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

[20] But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice

to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship

with devils.

[21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot

be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

[22] Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?



Do All to the Glory of God



23 (1Co 6:12; 8:9) "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are

helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things edify.

24 (1Co 10:33; 13:5) Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's

well-being.

25 (1Co 8:7) Eat whatever is sold in the meat market,

asking no question for the sake of conscience,

26 (Ps 24:1; 50:12) for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."

(Ps 24:1.)

27 If any of those who do not believe invite you to a feast,

and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you,

asking no question for the sake of conscience.

28 But if anyone says to you, "This was offered in sacrifice to idols,"

do not eat it for the sake of him that mentioned it and for the sake

of conscience, for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." (Ps 24:1.)

29 (1Co 9:19) Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other.

For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?

30 (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3-4) If I partake with thankfulness,

why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?

31 (Col 3:17; 1Pe 4:11) Therefore, whether you eat, or drink,

or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

32 (Ac 20:28; 1Co 8:13; Ro 14:13) Give no offense, neither to the Jews,

nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,

33 (1Co 10:24) just as I try to please all men in all things,

not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.



[23] All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all

things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

[24] Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

[25] Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for

conscience sake:

[26] For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

[27] If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed

to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience

sake.

[28] But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,

eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth

is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

[29] Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my

liberty judged of another man's conscience?

[30] For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for

which I give thanks?

[31] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

glory of God.

[32] Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the

church of God:

[33] Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit,

but the profit of many, that they may be saved.



1 Corinthians 11



1 (1Co 4:16; Php 3:17) Follow me as I follow Christ.



[1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.



Covering the Head in Worship



2 (2Th 2:15; 1Co 4:17; 11:17) I praise you, brothers, that you remember me

in all things and keep the traditions as I delivered them to you.

3 (Ge 3:16; 1Co 3:23; Eph 4:15) But I would have you know that the head

of the woman is the man, the head of every man is Christ,

and the head of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying having

his head covered dishonors his head,

5 (Dt 21:12; Ac 21:9) but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head

uncovered dishonors her head, for that is the same as if she were shaved.

6 For if the woman is not covered, let her also cut off her hair.

But if it is a shame for a woman to have her hair cut off or shaved,

let her be covered.

7 (Jas 3:9; Ge 5:1) For a man indeed ought not to cover his head,

because he is the image and glory of God.

But the woman is the glory of the man.

8 (1Ti 2:13; Ge 2:21-23) The man is not from the woman,

but the woman from the man.

9 (Ge 2:18) The man was not created for the woman,

but the woman for the man.

10 For this reason the woman ought to have a veil of authority over her head,

because of the angels.

11 (Gal 3:28) Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman,

nor the woman without the man in the Lord.

12 (Ro 11:36) For just as the woman came from the man,

so the man comes through the woman, but all things come from God.

13 (Lk 12:57) Judge for yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray

to God uncovered?

14 Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair it is

a shame to him?

15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given

her for a covering.

16 (1Co 7:17; 1Th 2:14) But if anyone seems to be contentious,

we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.



[2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep

the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

[3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the

head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

[4] Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth

his head.

[5] But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered

dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

[6] For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a

shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

[7] For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the

image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

[8] For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

[9] Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

[10] For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the

angels.

[11] Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman

without the man, in the Lord.

[12] For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman;

but all things of god.

[13] Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

[14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,

it is a shame unto him?

[15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is

given her for a covering.

[16] But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither

the churches of God.



Abuses at the Lord's Supper



17 (1Co 11:2; 11:22) Now in what I have to say to you, I do not praise you.

You have come together not for the better, but for the worse.

18 (1Co 3:3; 1:10-12) First of all, when you come together as the church,

I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19 (1Jn 2:19; Dt 13:3) For there must also be factions among you so that

those who are genuine may become evident among you.

20 Therefore when you come together into one place,

it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

21 (Jude 1:12; 2Pe 2:13) For in eating, each one eats his own supper

ahead of others. One goes hungry, and another becomes drunk.

22 (1Co 10:32; Pr 17:5) What? Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in?

Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing?

What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.



[17] Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come

together not for the better, but for the worse.

[18] For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that

there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

[19] For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved

may be made manifest among you.

[20] When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the

Lord's supper.

[21] For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is

hungry, and another is drunken.

[22] What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the

church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall

I praise you in this? I praise you not.



The Lord's Supper

Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-20



23 (1Co 15:3; Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24) I have received of the Lord that

which I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which

He was betrayed, took bread.

24 When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take and eat.

This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19.)

25 (Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6) In the same manner He took the cup after He had

supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:27-28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20.)

26 (Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.



[23] For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,

That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

[24] And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is

my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

[25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,

This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink

it, in remembrance of me.

[26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the

Lord's death till he come.



Partaking of the Supper Unworthily



27 (Nu 9:10; 9:13) Therefore whoever eats this bread and drinks this cup

of the Lord unworthily will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 (2Co 13:5; Gal 6:4) Let a man examine himself,

and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 For he who eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation

to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

30 For this reason many are weak and unhealthy among you, and many die.

31 (1Jn 1:9) If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord,

so that we would not be condemned with the world.

33 So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

34 (1Co 4:19; 11:21-22) If anyone hungers, let him eat at home,

so that you may not come together into condemnation.

I will set the rest in order when I come.



[27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the

Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

[28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and

drink of that cup.

[29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh

damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

[30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

[31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

[32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should

not be condemned with the world.

[33] Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for

another.

[34] And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together

unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.



2) Our Daily Bread for 23 November 2025 titled

Our Worth in Christ

by Mike Wittmer



Mark 5:1-6, 12-13, 18-20



The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac

Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39



1 (Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39) They went to the other side of the sea

to the region of the Gadarenes.

2 (Mk 1:23) When He had come out of the boat, immediately a man

with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him.

3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could constrain him,

not even with chains,

4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains.

But he had pulled the chains apart and broken the shackles to pieces.

And no one could subdue him.

5 Always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs,

crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran up and kneeled before Him,



12 All the demons pleaded with Him, asking, "Send us to the swine,

so that we may enter them."

13 At once, Jesus gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits came out

and entered the swine. And the herd, numbering about two thousand,

ran wildly down a steep hill into the sea and were drowned in the sea.



18 (Lk 8:38-39) When He entered the boat, he who had been possessed

with the demons prayed Him that he might be with Him.

19 (Ps 66:16) Jesus did not let him, but said to him,

"Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord

has done for you and how He has had compassion on you."

20 (Mt 4:25; Mk 7:31) So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis

[The Ten Cities.] what great things Jesus had done for him.

And everyone was amazed.



[1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of

the Gadarenes.

[2] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of

the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

[3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not

with chains:

[4] Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the

chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces:

neither could any man tame him.

[5] And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs,

crying, and cutting himself with stones.

[6] But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,



[12] And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that

we may enter into them.

[13] And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out,

and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place

into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.



[18] And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with

the

devil prayed him that he might be with him.

[19] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy

friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and

hath had compassion on thee.

[20] And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things

Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.



Mario was a twenty-eight-year-old crack and alcohol addict who was imprisoned

for burglary. At his sentencing the judge said he was "a waste of a human

life." Mario sadly agreed. Midway through his jail time he saw an

advertisement for a journalism contest. It piqued Mario's interest, and he

enrolled in a nearby university. He was hooked. Mario loved working on news

stories, and after his release he finished his master's degree in journalism

and now writes for The New York Times. He's a waste no more!



The life of the demon-possessed man living in the tombs seemed a waste to

anyone who knew him. His neighbours bound him with chains for their protection

and his, but "he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet"

(Mark 5:4). He ran back to the tombs where "night and day . . . he would

cry out and cut himself with stones" (v. 5). Then he was changed forever.



Jesus cast out the man's demons and returned him to normal society. The town

was amazed to find him "sitting there, dressed and in his right mind" (v. 15).

The grateful man wanted to sail away with Christ, but He said no. "Go home

to your own people," said Jesus, "and tell them how much the Lord has done

for you, and how he has had mercy on you" (v. 19).



This man's mission is our mission. Let's tell others about Christ.

Because of Him, no one's life is a waste.



Reflect & Pray



What has Jesus saved you from? Where would you be without Him?



Dear Father, thank You for the immeasurable worth I have in You.





For further study, watch You're a Fixer Upper.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back



Eph 1:7



7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace



[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;



In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a

struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters

a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come

to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own

instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably

be back again.

In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through

His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."

We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped

his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the

world's system and the Enemy of our souls.

But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable

currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.

He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth

such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls

of the people he created and loved.

Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious

jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have

to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we

had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no

deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.

We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?



b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me

from that sin?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Newfoundland & Labrador



Total population 527000

Muslim population (est.) 2065



As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us

for God's people to come together in prayer

and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.



St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which

may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,

The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986

to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.

A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to

other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began

to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number

of international students also join the community annually

ranging from 25 to 60.



In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200

families and many university students attending Memorial University. A

small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic

faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".

With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space

in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.



Pray for



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 23 of the Month



a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those

who have committed crimes.



b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ

across Canada.



(



John 13:34-35



34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,

even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,

if you have love for one another."



34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;

as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,

if ye have love one to another.



Rom 12:10



10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour



10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;

in honour preferring one another;



Heb 10:24



24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.



24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:



1 Peter 3:8



8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,

and be kind.



8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,

love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:



1 John 3:23



23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name

of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.



23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name

of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.



)



FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Being Lovers of Christ



Luke 1:1-4



Advent has begun! We suddenly realize we are not ready for

Christmas, and we fret about decorations, cards, presents

or food. However, this year let's approach Christmas spiritually,

in order to prepare our hearts, minds and wills for the Christ

Child's coming.

A

In our lead text Luke declares that he has done all the research

and that he wants Theophilus to know the truth about all he

has learned concerning Jesus, so he has decided to write an

"orderly account. " We will meditate on this narrative during

Advent this year for one major purpose: that we might all

become more richly like Theophilus(Theophila) or "God

Lover".

Was Theophilus a real man, or did Luke use that name to

signify everyone reading his report? Unquestionably, the name

indicates our goal this Advent: That each of us might love God

more because of all he did for us in sending his Son, Jesus.



Prayer



God , help us to love you more abundantly this Advent. Amen.



Mark 13:35-37





35 (Mt 24:42) "Watch therefore-for you do not know when the master

of the house is coming, in the evening, or at midnight,

or at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning-

36 (Mk 14:40) lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.

37 (Mk 13:35) What I say to you I say to all: Watch!"





The AH-HAs of Advent by Rich Bimler



FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT



AH-HA! Ambassadors pf Health, Hope and Anticipation





We begin another Advent season very appropriately-we me waiting,

waiting, waiting! We are waiting to see when gas prices will drop again

... waiting to see the economy turn around .. waiting to see what kind

of weather December will bring .. waiting to see who sends us the first

Christmas Card (already!?)... waiting ... waiting... waiting ...

Advent is about anticipation. It is like waiting for the ketchup to ooze out

of its bottle's long neck We wait ... and wait ... and wait.

And finally It comes.

The Gospel for this week reminds us that no one knows when the Lord

will return to earth And so we can anticipate his Second Coming with

great Joy, not fear because he has already prepared us for life as well as

for death. Isn't it ironic that as we anticipate-as we prepare for his coming

In Bethlehem during this season-the Lord has already prepared us for

his Second Coming through his own death and resurrection?

So. ready or not, here he comes! Anticipate a joy-filled Advent season,

as ambassadors of health. hope and anticipation! And anticipate the

Lord at work In you today!



Lord we are preparing for your coming at Christmas, Thank you

for preparing us for your return-both today and on the Last Day

We celebrate your presence with great anticipation

In Jesus' name. Amen ... and AH-HA!

Read Matthew 24:36-44.



The Unknown Day and Hour



Mk 13:32-37; Lk 17:26-30, 34-36



36 (Ac 1:7; Mt 25:13; Mk 13:32) "Concerning that day and hour no one knows,

not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

37 (Lk 17:26-27) As were the days of Noah, so will be

the coming of the Son of Man.

38 (Mt 22:30) For as in the days before the flood, they were eating

and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah

entered the ark,

39 (Mt 24:37) and did not know until the flood came

and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

40 Two will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left.

41 (Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2) Two women will be grinding at the mill;

one will be taken, and the other left.

42 (Mt 25:13; 24:44) "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour

your Lord will come.

43 (Lk 12:39) But know this, that if the owner of the house had known

what hour the thief would come, he would have watched

and not have let his house be broken into.

44 (Mt 25:10; 25:13) Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour

when you least expect, the Son of Man is coming.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be discipled into maturity.



Pray to the Lord and pray to live honourably for the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, thank You

for the immeasurable worth I have in You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know we have redemption in Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in all you do.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be helpful in Community.



Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those

who have committed crimes.



Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ

across Canada.



Pray Lord, give us a new appreciation of the Grand Miracle, your

coming to Earth, this Advent season. Amen.



Lord we are preparing for your coming at Christmas, Thank you

for preparing us for your return-both today and on the Last Day

We celebrate your presence with great anticipation

In Jesus' name.



God , help us to love you more abundantly this Advent. Amen.



Pray that digital access to God's Word will thrive

among Omanis, who are not allowed to purchase Bibles.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Day 320, 16 November 2025



Today at Calvary Community

Church ,Pastor Barry Regier spoke on God's Blueprint for Parenting

- Parenting on Purpose







A)Know God first



DEUTERONOMY 6:4 (Jn 17:3; Isa 42:8) Hear, O Israel:

The Lord is our God. The Lord is one!

[DEUTERONOMY 6:4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:



B) Love Him Fully



DEUTERONOMY 6

5 (Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30) And you shall love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.



[5] And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all

thy soul, and with all thy might.



C) Live for Him Daily



DEUTERONOMY 6

6 (Dt 11:18; 32:46) These words, which I am commanding you today,

shall be in your heart.

[6] And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:



D) Tech His ways faithfully



7 (Dt 11:19; Eph 6:4) You shall teach them diligently to your children

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk

by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 (Ex 13:9; Dt 11:18) You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,

and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 (Dt 11:20; Isa 57:8) You shall write them on the doorposts

of your house and on your gates.



[7] And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk

of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,

and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

[8] And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be

as frontlets between thine eyes.

[9] And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.



Culture War is aimed at the destruction of chidlren,



A lot of the conversation around same sex marrige and gender identity,

attacks God and centers arounf the redefining the family unit raises children.



Take 4th wave feminism - its goal to get women out if the homw abd away from

mothering.



What About Andrew Tate self-reliant misogynistic message.



What about aborting - mother's comfort devalueing the baby's life in the womb.



Genesis 2 - God creates the first Family



Genesis 3 - Satan destroys family, trust and in Gensis 4 introduces murder.



Malachi 2:15



15 (Mt 19:4-6; 1Co 7:14) Did He not make them one, having a remnant

of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.

So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.



[15] And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And

wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your

spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.



1) Galatians 1 , 2 , 3



Galatians 1

Salutation



1 (Ac 9:6; 22:10) Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man,

but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

2 (1Co 16:1; Php 4:21)and all the brothers who are with me,

To the churches of Galatia:

3 (1Co 1:3) Grace to you and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ,

4 (Php 4:20; Mt 20:28) who gave Himself for our sins,

that He might deliver us from this present evil age,

according to the will of our God and Father,

5 (Ro 11:36)to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.



[1] Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and

God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

[2] And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

[3] Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus

Christ,

[4] Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this

present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

[5] To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.



There Is No Other Gospel



6 (2Co 11:4) I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him

who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel,

7 (Ac 15:24; Gal 5:10; 5:12) which is not a gospel.

But there are some who trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 (Ro 9:3; 1Co 16:22) Although if we or an angel from heaven preach

any other gospel to you than the one we have preached to you,

let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, so I say now again: If anyone preaches

any other gospel to you than the one you have received,

let him be accursed.

10 (1Th 2:4; Ro 1:1; 1Co 10:33) For am I now seeking the approval of men

or of God? Or am I trying to please men? For if I were still trying

to please men, I would not be the servant of Christ.



[6] I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the

grace of Christ unto another gospel:

[7] Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would

pervert the gospel of Christ.

[8] But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you

than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

[9] As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other

gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

[10] For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I

yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.



How Paul Became an Apostle



11 But I reveal to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached

by me is not according to man.

12 For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught it,

except by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 (Ac 8:3; 9:21) For you have heard of my former life in Judaism,

how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it,

14 (Ac 22:3; Col 2:8) and progressed in Judaism above many of my equals

in my own heritage, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions

of my fathers.

15 (Isa 49:1; 49:5) But when it pleased God, who set me apart

since I was in my mother's womb and called me by His grace,

16 (Mt 16:17; Ac 9:15) to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him

among the nations, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me.

But I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

18 After three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter

and stayed with him for fifteen days.

19 (Mt 13:55; 12:46) I saw none of the other apostles except James,

the Lord's brother.

20 (Ro 9:1; 2Co 11:31) In what I am writing to you, before God,

I do not lie!

21 (Ac 6:9; 9:30) Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia

22 (1Th 2:14; Ro 16:7) and was unknown by face to the churches of Judea

which were in Christ.

23 They had heard only, "He who persecuted us in times past now preaches

the faith which he once destroyed."

24 And they glorified God because of me.



[11] But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me

is not after man.

[12] For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the

revelation of Jesus Christ.

[13] For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion,

how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

[14] And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own

nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

[15] But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and

called me by his grace,

[16] To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;

immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

[17] Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me;

but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

[18] Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode

with him fifteen days.

[19] But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

[20] Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

[21] Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

[22] And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

[23] But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now

preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

[24] And they glorified God in me.



Galatians 2



Paul Accepted by the Other Apostles



1 (Gal 2:3; 2:13) Then after fourteen years I went up again

to Jerusalem with Barnabas and also took Titus with me.

2 (Gal 2:9; Php 2:16) I went up in response to a revelation

and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles.

But privately I communicated to those who were of reputation,

in case I might be running, or had run, in vain.

3 (Ac 16:3) But even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek,

was not compelled to be circumcised.

4 (2Co 11:26; Gal 5:1) This happened because false brothers

were secretly brought in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty,

which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage.

5 (Gal 2:14; 4:16) We did not yield to subjection to them,

not for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

6 (2Co 12:11; Gal 6:3; Ac 10:34) But of these who seemed to be something-

whatever they were, it makes no difference to me;

God shows no partiality to anyone-for those who seemed

to be something added nothing to me.

7 (1Th 2:4; Gal 1:16) On the contrary, they saw that I was entrusted

with the gospel to the uncircumcised, as the gospel to the circumcised

was to Peter.

8 For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship

to the circumcised worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles.

9 (Ro 12:3; Rev 3:12) When James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,

understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me

the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles

and they to the circumcised.

10 (Ac 24:17) Only they requested that we should remember the poor,

which I also was eager to do.



[1] Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas,

and took Titus with me also.

[2] And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel

which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of

reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

[3] But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be

circumcised:

[4] And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in

privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they

might bring us into bondage:

[5] To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth

of the gospel might continue with you.

[6] But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh

no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be

somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

[7] But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision

was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

[8] (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the

circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

[9] And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived

the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right

hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the

circumcision.

[10] Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also

was forward to do.



Paul Rebukes Peter in Antioch



11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him face to face,

because he stood condemned.

12 (Lk 15:2; Ac 10:28) Before certain men came from James,

he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he withdrew

and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

13 And the other Jews, likewise, joined together in hypocrisy with him,

so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

14 (Gal 2:5; Ac 10:28) But when I saw that they were not straightforward

about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all,

"If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew,

why do you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

Some interpreters hold that the quotation extends

into the following paragraph.



[11] But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face,

because he was to be blamed.

[12] For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles:

but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them

which were of the circumcision.

[13] And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas

also was carried away with their dissimulation.

[14] But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of

the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest

after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou

the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?



Jews, Like Gentiles, Are Saved by Faith



15 (Eph 2:3) We are Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,

16 (Ps 143:2; Php 3:9) yet we know that a man is not justified

by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ.

Even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified

by faith in Christ, rather than by the works of the law.

For by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

17 (Gal 2:15) If, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves

also are found to be sinners, is Christ therefore the minister of sin?

God forbid!

18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed,

I make myself a transgressor.

19 (Ro 7:4; 6:2) For through the law I am dead to the law,

that I might live for God.

20 (Ro 8:37; Gal 1:4) I have been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.

And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God,

Or by the faith of the Son of God. who loved me and gave Himself for me.

21 (Gal 3:21; Heb 7:11) I do not nullify the grace of God.

For if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ died in vain.



[15] We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

[16] Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the

faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might

be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by

the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

[17] But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are

found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

[18] For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a

transgressor.

[19] For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

[20] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ

liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith

of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

[21] I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the

law, then Christ is dead in vain.



Galatians 3



Law or Faith



1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey

the truth? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you

as crucified.

2 (Ac 15:8; Gal 3:14) I want to learn only this from you: Did you receive

the Spirit through the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being

perfected by the flesh?

4 (2Jn 1:8) Have you endured so many things for nothing, if indeed it was

for nothing?

5 (1Co 12:10; Gal 3:2) Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles

among you by the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

6 (Ge 15:6; Ro 4:21-22) Even Abraham "believed God, and it was credited

to him as righteousness."(Ge 15:6.)

7 (Gal 3:9) Therefore know that those who are of faith are the sons

of Abraham.

8 (Ge 12:3) And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify

the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel in advance to Abraham,

saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."(Ge 12:3; 18:18; 22:18.)

9 (Ro 4:16) So then those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

10 (Dt 27:26; Jer 11:3) For all who rely on the works of the law

are under the curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone

who does not continue in all things which are written

in the Book of the Law, to do them." (Dt 27:26.)

11 (Hab 2:4; Ro 1:17) Now it is evident that no man is justified

by the law in the sight of God, for "The just shall live by faith." (Hab 2:4.)

12 (Lev 18:5; Ro 10:5-6) But the law is not of faith, for "The man who does

them shall live by them." (Lev 18:5.)

13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law

by being made a curse for us-as it is written, "Cursed is everyone

who hangs on a tree"(Dt 21:23.)-

14 (Ac 2:33; Gal 3:2) so that the blessing of Abraham might come

on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive

the promise of the Spirit through faith.



[1] O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the

truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth,

crucified among you?

[2] This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of

the law, or by the hearing of faith?

[3] Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect

by the flesh?

[4] Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

[5] He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles

among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

[6] Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for

righteousness.

[7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the

children of Abraham.

[8] And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through

faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all

nations be blessed.

[9] So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

[10] For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it

is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are

written in the book of the law to do them.

[11] But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is

evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

[12] And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in

them.

[13] Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

[14] That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus

Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.



The Law and the Promise



15 (Heb 9:17) Brothers, I am speaking in human terms: Though it is only

a man's covenant, yet if it is ratified, no one annuls or adds to it.

16 (Ge 12:7; Lk 1:55) Now the promises were made to Abraham and his Seed.

He does not say, "and to seeds," meaning many, but "and to your Seed,"

(Ge 12:7; 13:15; 24:7.) meaning one, who is Christ.

17 (Ge 15:13; Ac 7:6) And this I say, that the law, which came

four hundred and thirty years later, does not annul the covenant

that was ratified by God in Christ, so as to nullify the promise.

18 For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from

the promise. But God gave it to Abraham through a promise.

19 (Ac 7:53; Gal 3:16; Dt 5:5) What purpose then does the law serve?

It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come

to whom the promise was made. And it was ordained through angels

by the hand of a mediator.

20 (1Ti 2:5; Dt 6:4) Now a mediator is not a mediator

for only one party, but God is one.



[15] Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's

covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

[16] Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And

to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

[17] And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in

Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot

disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

[18] For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God

gave it to Abraham by promise.

[19] Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions,

till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained

by angels in the hand of a mediator.

[20] Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.



Slaves and Sons



21 (Gal 2:21; 2:17) Is the law then contrary to the promises of God?

God forbid! For if there had been a law given which could have given life,

righteousness would indeed come through the law.

22 (Ro 11:32) But the Scripture has confined all things under sin,

that the promise through faith in Jesus Christ

(Or through the faith of Jesus Christ.) might be given to those who believe.

23 But before faith came, we were imprisoned under the law,

kept for the faith which was later to be revealed.

24 (Gal 2:16; Ro 10:4) So the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ,

that we might be justified by faith.

25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

26 (Gal 4:5-6) You are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

27 (Ro 13:14; Ac 2:38) For as many of you as have been baptised

into Christ have put on Christ.

28 (Col 3:11; Gal 5:6) There is neither Jew nor Greek,

there is neither slave nor free, and there is neither male nor female,

for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 (Ro 8:17; 9:7-8) If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed,

and heirs according to the promise.



[21] Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there

had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness

should have been by the law.

[22] But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by

faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

[23] But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the

faith which should afterwards be revealed.

[24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we

might be justified by faith.

[25] But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

[26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

[27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on

Christ.

[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there

is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

[29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according

to the promise.



2) Our Daily Bread for 16 November 2025 titled

Counting the Cost by James Banks



Luke 14:25-35



The Cost of Discipleship

Mt 10:37-38



25 Large crowds went with Him. And He turned and said to them,

26 (Mt 10:37; Jn 12:25) "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate

his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes,

and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

27 (Mt 10:38; Jn 19:17) And whoever does not bear his cross

and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28 (Pr 24:27) "For who among you, intending to build a tower,

does not sit down first and count the cost to see whether

he has resources to complete it?

29 Otherwise, perhaps, after he has laid the foundation

and is not able to complete it, all who see it will begin to mock him,

30 saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to complete it.'

31 (Pr 20:18) "Or what king, going to wage war against another king,

does not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able

with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32 Otherwise, while the other is yet at a distance, he sends a delegation

and requests conditions of peace.

33 (Lk 14:26; Php 3:7-8) So likewise, any of you who does not forsake

all that he has cannot be My disciple.



[25] And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto

them,

[26] If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,

and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he

cannot be my disciple.

[27] And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my

disciple.

[28] For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first,

and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

[29] Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to

finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

[30] Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

[31] Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down

first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that

cometh against him with twenty thousand?

[32] Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an

ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

[33] So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he

hath, he cannot be my disciple.



Tasteless Salt

Mt 5:13; Mk 9:50



34 (Mt 5:13) "Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its saltiness,

how shall it be made salty?

35 (Mt 11:15) It is fit neither for the land nor for the manure pile.

So men throw it out.

"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."



[34] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it

be seasoned?

[35] It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast

it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.



Locals call it "The Road to Nowhere," but its official name is Lakeview Drive.

It's a scenic six-mile stretch overlooking Fontana Lake in the Great Smoky

Mountains National Park near Bryson City, North Carolina. After the road goes

through a 1200-foot-long tunnel blasted out of a granite mountainside, it

abruptly stops. The government had spent millions of dollars until

environmental concerns discovered later ended the project.



Jesus, who was a carpenter by trade, once told a construction parable about

counting the cost of following Him. "Suppose one of you wants to build

a tower," He asked. "Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see

if you have enough money to complete it?" (Luke 14:28). Another parable

follows about a king who considers the cost of going to war, and it makes

the same point. Speaking to the "large crowds . . . traveling" with

Him (v. 25), Christ wanted them to understand that there was a cost

to sincerely believing in and following Him.



Following Jesus only because of what He can do for us is a "road to nowhere."

But following Him for Him—turning daily from sin and self-focus to live for

Him and His kingdom (carrying our "cross," as He put it in v. 27) - changes

everything. The cost must be counted. But He's worth it.



Reflect & Pray



What has believing in and following Jesus cost you?

Why is nothing worth more than truly knowing and following Him?



Beautiful Saviour, please help me live for You more than

anything else. Nothing could ever compare with the goodness of knowing You!



For further study, read

No Matter the Cost.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal



Romans 3:23-24



23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,



23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus:



A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church

to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness

that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter

and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he

spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.

After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,

"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."

We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds

us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger

to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader

who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had

scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He

thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.

Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"

than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives

no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have

sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.

Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"

than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners

and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or

deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.



Application



a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order

to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such

comparison not a valid remedy for sin?



b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can

receive justification?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:8,11



8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.



8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Ps 9:9-12



9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.



Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Newfoundland & Labrador



Total population 527000

Muslim population (est.) 2065



As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us

for God's people to come together in prayer

and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.



St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which

may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,

The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986

to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.

A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to

other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began

to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number

of international students also join the community annually

ranging from 25 to 60.



In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200

families and many university students attending Memorial University. A

small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic

faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".

With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space

in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.



Pray for



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



16th Day of the Month



a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences

( John 16:7-8



7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.

For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.

But if I go, I will send Him to you.

8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment"



7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:

for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;

but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



)



b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy



(



John 14:6



6 Jesus said to him,

"I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through Me."



6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.



Rom 3:19-20



19 Now we know that whatever the law says,

it says to those who are under the law,

so that every mouth may be silenced,

and all the world may become accountable to God.

20 Therefore by the works of the law

no flesh will be justified in His sight,

for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.



19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are

under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become

guilty before God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified

in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.



2 Cor 5:10



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive his recompense in the body,

according to what he has done,

whether it was good or bad.



10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one

may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,

whether it be good or bad.



2 Cor 10:5



5 casting down imaginations and every high thing

that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into

captivity to the obedience of Christ,



5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against

the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought

to the obedience of Christ;



)



Conclusion:



Pray to he Lord about His prupose for parenting and role modeling.



Pray to the Lord and pray to feel the Revelation

and Freedom of Christ in your life.



Pray to the Lord: "Beautiful Saviour, please help me live for You more than

anything else. Nothing could ever compare with the goodness of knowing You!"



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He who redeems you from sin.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who is your Provider.



Pray to the Lord and pray to the one who hears your cry for help.



Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false

idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences



Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly

of denying God's supremacy.



Pray for Christian converts from Islam in Pakistan who are often

beaten and threatened by hostile family members.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Day 317, 13 November 2025



1) Acts 12:6-25, Acts 13, Acts 14



Acts 12:6-25



Peter Delivered From Prison



6 (Ac 21:33) The very night when Herod would have brought him out,

Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains.

And the guards before the door were securing the prison.

7 (Ac 16:26; 5:19) And suddenly an angel of the Lord approached him,

and a light shone in the prison. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up,

saying, "Rise up, quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

8 Then the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put your sandals on."

And he did so. Then he said to him,

"Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

9 (Ps 126:1) He went out and followed him, and did not know that what

was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

10 (Ac 5:19; 16:26) When they had passed the first and the second guards,

they came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened to them

by itself. And they went out and went forward one street.

And immediately the angel left him.

11 (Da 3:28; 6:22) When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I certainly

know that the Lord has sent His angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod

and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."

12 (Ac 12:5; 12:25) Realizing this, he came to the house of Mary,

the mother of John, whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered

together praying.

13 As Peter knocked at the door of the porch,

a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

14 (Lk 24:41) When she recognized Peter's voice, from joy she did not

open the door, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the door.

15 (Mt 18:10) They said to her, "You are insane."

But she insisted that it was really so. So they said, "It is his angel."

16 But Peter continued knocking. And when they opened the door and saw him,

they were astonished.

17 (Ac 13:16; 15:13) Motioning to them with his hand to be quiet,

he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison.

And he said, "Go, tell these things to James and to the brothers."

Then he departed and went to another place.

18 Now when day came, there was a great disturbance among the soldiers

about what had become of Peter.

19 (Ac 16:27) When Herod had searched for him and did not find him,

he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.

Then he went down from Judea to Caesa­rea, and stayed there.



[6] And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was

sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before

the door kept the prison.

[7] And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in

the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise

up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

[8] And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And

so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

[9] And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which

was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

[10] When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the

iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own

accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith

the angel departed from him.

[11] And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,

that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of

Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

[12] And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the

mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together

praying.

[13] And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken,

named Rhoda.

[14] And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness,

but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

[15] And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that

it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

[16] But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and

saw him, they were astonished.

[17] But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared

unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go

shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went

into another place.

[18] Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers,

what was become of Peter.

[19] And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the

keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down

from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.



The Death of Herod



20 (Eze 27:17; Ezr 3:7) Now Herod was very angry with the people

of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him in unity, and having made Blastus,

the king's personal servant, their friend, they asked for peace,

because their country was fed by the king's country.

21 On an appointed day, Herod, dressed in royal apparel,

sat on his throne and gave a public speech to them.

22 The mob shouted, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"

23 (1Sa 25:38; 2Sa 24:16-17) Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him,

because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.

24 (Ac 6:7; 19:20) But the word of God spread and increased.

25 (Ac 12:12; 4:36) When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their ministry,

they returned from Jerusalem and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.





[20] And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they

came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain

their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the

king's country.

[21] And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his

throne, and made an oration unto them.

[22] And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not

of a man.

[23] And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not

God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

[24] But the word of God grew and multiplied.

[25] And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled

their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.



Acts 13



Barnabas and Saul Commissioned



1 (Ac 11:22-27; 4:36) In the church that was in Antioch there were prophets

and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,

Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 (Ac 9:15; 2Ti 1:11) As they worshipped the Lord and fasted,

the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work

to which I have called them."

3 (Ac 6:6; 14:26) Then after fasting and praying, they laid their hands

on them and sent them off.



[1] Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and

teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of

Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and

Saul.

[2] As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,

Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

[3] And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they

sent them away.



The Apostles Preach in Cyprus



4 (Ac 4:36; 13:2) So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down

to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

5 (Ac 13:14; 9:20) When they arrived at Sal­amis, they preached

the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as

an assistant.

6 (Mt 7:15) When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos,

they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet,

whose name was Bar-Jesus,

7 (Ac 13:12; 19:38) who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus,

an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul

and sought to hear the word of God.

8 (Ac 13:6-7; 2Ti 3:8) But Elymas the sorcerer (which is his name

by interpretation) opposed them, trying to divert the proconsul

from the faith.

9 (Ac 4:8; 2:4) Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled

with the Holy Spirit, stared at him and said,

10 (Hos 14:9; Mt 13:38) "You son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness,

full of deceit and of all fraud, will you not cease perverting the right

ways of the Lord?

11 (Ex 9:3; Ps 32:4) Now, look! The hand of the Lord is against you,

and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time."

Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he went about

seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

12 (Ac 13:7) When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed

and was astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.



[4] So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and

from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

[5] And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the

synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

[6] And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a

certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:

[7] Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man;

who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

[8] But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood

them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

[9] Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set

his eyes on him,

[10] And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the

devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the

right ways of the Lord?

[11] And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be

blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a

mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

[12] Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished

at the doctrine of the Lord.



Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia



13 (Ac 2:10; 12:12) Now when Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos,

they came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John departed from them and returned

to Jerusalem.

14 (Ac 16:13; 13:5) But they departed from Perga and came to Antioch

in Pisidia. And they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.

15 (Ac 15:21; Mk 5:22) After the reading from the Law and the Prophets,

the rulers of the synagogue sent word to them, saying,

"Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

16 (Ac 12:17; 10:2) Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said:

"Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

17 (Dt 7:6-8; Ps 105:23-24) The God of this people of Israel chose

our fathers, and exalted the people when they lived as foreigners

in the land of Egypt, and with great power He led them out of it.

18 (Ac 7:36; Dt 9:7) For about forty years He endured their conduct

in the desert.

19 (Ps 78:55; Dt 7:1; Jos 14:1) When He had destroyed seven nations

in the land of Canaan, He gave them their land as an inheritance by lot.

20 (Jdg 2:16; 1Sa 3:20) "After about four hundred and fifty years,

God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

21 (1Sa 10:1) Then they requested a king. And God gave them Saul

the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22 (1Sa 16:1; 15:23; 15:26) When He had removed him, He raised up David

to be their king, of whom He testified, saying,

'I have found David (Ps 89:20.) the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart,

who will fulfill My entire will.'(1Sa 13:14.)

23 (Mt 1:1; Ps 132:11) "From this man's descendants God has raised a Saviour

for Israel, Jesus, according to His promise.

24 (Ac 1:22) Before His coming John had preached a baptism of repentance

to all the people of Israel.

25 (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7) As John was fulfilling his course, he said,

'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But look! He is coming after me,

the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'(Jn 1:20, 27.)

26 (Ac 4:12; 13:46) "Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham,

and those of you who fear God, the word of this salvation has been sent to us.

27 (Ac 3:17; Lk 24:20) Because those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers,

did not know Him, in condemning Him they have fulfilled the voices

of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath.

28 (Mt 27:22-25) Though they found in Him no cause worthy of death,

yet they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

29 (Lk 23:53; Mt 27:57-60; Mk 15:45-46) When they had fulfilled

all that was written of Him, they took Him down from the tree

and placed Him in a tomb.

30 (Ac 2:24; Mt 28:6) But God raised Him from the dead,

31 (Lk 24:48; Ac 1:3) and for many days He appeared to those who came up

with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.

32 (Ac 26:6; Ro 4:13) "We preach to you good news: The promise which was made

to the fathers,

33 (Ps 2:7; Heb 5:5) God has fulfilled to us, their children, raising Jesus.

As it is written in the second Psalm:

'You are My Son;

today I have become Your Father.'(Ps 2:7.)

34 (Isa 55:3; Ro 6:9) That He raised Him from the dead, no more to return

to corruption, He has spoken in this way:

'I will give You the holy and sure blessings of David.'(Isa 55:3.)

35 (Ps 16:10) So He says in another Psalm:

'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.'(Ps 16:10.)

36 (1Ki 2:10; Ac 2:29) "For after David had served by the counsel of God

in his own generation, he fell asleep, was buried with his fathers,

and saw decay.

37 (Ac 13:30; 2:24) But He whom God raised up saw no decay.

38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known to you that

through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

39 (Ro 8:3; Gal 2:16) and by Him everyone who believes is justified

from everything from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

40 Therefore beware, lest what is spoken of in the prophets come upon you:

41 (Hab 1:5) 'Look, you scoffers, marvel and perish!

For I will perform a work in your days

which you will never believe,

even if someone declares it to you.'(Hab 1:5.)"

42 When Paul and Barnabas went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles asked

that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

43 (Ac 11:23; 6:5) When the congregation was dismissed,

many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas,

who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled

to hear the word of God.

45 (Ac 18:6; 5:17) But when the Jews saw the crowds,

they were filled with jealousy, blaspheming and contradicting

what Paul was saying.

46 (Ac 3:26; 28:28) Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said,

"It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first.

But seeing you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life,

we are turning to the Gentiles.

47 (Isa 49:6; Lk 2:32) For thus has the Lord commanded us:

'I have established you to be a light of the Gentiles,

that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'(Isa 42:6; 49:6.)"

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word

of the Lord. And all who were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 The word of the Lord was spread throughout the entire region.

50 (Ac 14:2; 14:19) But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women

and the chief men of the city, and raised up persecution against Paul

and Barnabas, and drove them from their region.

51 (Mt 10:14; Ac 18:6) So they shook off the dust of their feet against them

and went to Iconium.

52 (Ac 2:4; Mt 5:12) And the disciples were filled with joy

and with the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in

Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

[14] But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and

went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

[15] And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the

synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word

of exhortation for the people, say on.

[16] Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel,

and ye that fear God, give audience.

[17] The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the

people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high

arm brought he them out of it.

[18] And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the

wilderness.

[19] And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he

divided their land to them by lot.

[20] And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred

and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

[21] And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son

of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

[22] And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their

king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son

of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

[23] Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel

a Saviour, Jesus:

[24] When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of

repentance to all the people of Israel.

[25] And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I

am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I

am not worthy to loose.

[26] Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among

you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

[27] For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew

him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath

day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

[28] And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate

that he should be slain.

[29] And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him

down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

[30] But God raised him from the dead:

[31] And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee

to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

[32] And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was

made unto the fathers,

[33] God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath

raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art

my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

[34] And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to

return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies

of David.

[35] Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine

Holy One to see corruption.

[36] For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God,

fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

[37] But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

[38] Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man

is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

[39] And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which

ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

[40] Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the

prophets;

[41] Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your

days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto

you.

[42] And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought

that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

[43] Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious

proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them

to continue in the grace of God.

[44] And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear

the word of God.

[45] But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and

spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and

blaspheming.

[46] Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the

word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from

you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the

Gentiles.

[47] For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a

light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of

the earth.

[48] And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the

word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

[49] And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

[50] But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief

men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and

expelled them out of their coasts.

[51] But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto

Iconium.

[52] And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.



Acts 14



Paul and Barnabas in Iconium



1 (Ac 18:4; 13:46) At Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together

and so spoke that a great crowd of both Jews and Greeks believed.

2 (Ac 13:50; 13:45) But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles

and embittered their minds against the brothers.

3 (Heb 2:4; Ac 20:32) So they continued there a long time, speaking boldly

for the Lord, who bore witness to His gracious word, granting signs

and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 (Ac 28:24; 14:14) But the people of the city were divided.

Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

5 (Ac 14:19) When an assault was planned by both Gentiles and Jews,

with their leaders, to attack them and to stone them,

6 (Mt 10:23; 2Ti 3:11) they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe,

cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

7 (Ac 14:21) And there they preached the gospel.



[1] And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the

synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews

and also of the Greeks believed.

[2] But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds

evil affected against the brethren.

[3] Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave

testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be

done by their hands.

[4] But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews,

and part with the apostles.

[5] And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the

Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

[6] They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of

Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

[7] And there they preached the gospel.



Paul and Barnabas in Lystra



8 (Ac 3:2) In Lystra there sat a man, crippled in his feet, who had never

walked and was lame from birth.

9 (Mt 9:28-29; Ac 3:4) He heard Paul speaking, who looked intently at him

and perceived that he had faith to be healed

10 (Isa 35:6) and said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet."

And he jumped up and walked.

11 (Ac 8:10; 28:6) When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up

their voices, saying in Lycaonian,

"The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"

12 (Ac 19:35) Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes,

because he was the main speaker.

13 (Da 2:46) The priest of Zeus, who was in front of the city,

brought bulls and garlands to the gates to offer sacrifices with the crowds.

14 (Mt 26:65; Ac 14:4) But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this,

they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,

15 (1Sa 12:21; Jer 14:22) "Men, why are you doing this? We also are men,

of like nature with you, preaching to you to turn from these vain things

to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea,

and everything that is in them,

16 (Ac 17:30; Ps 81:12) who in times past allowed all nations to walk

in their own ways.

17 (Dt 11:14; Job 5:10) Yet He did not leave Himself without witness,

for He did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons,

satisfying our hearts with food and gladness."

18 With these words they scarcely restrained the crowds

from sacrificing to them.

19 (Ac 13:45; 2Co 11:25) Then some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there

and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,

supposing he was dead.

20 (Ac 14:6) But as the disciples gathered around him, he rose up

and went into the city. The next day he departed with Barnabas for Derbe.



[8] And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a

cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

[9] The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving

that he had faith to be healed,

[10] Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and

walked.

[11] And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their

voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in

the likeness of men.

[12] And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was

the chief speaker.

[13] Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen

and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

[14] Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their

clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

[15] And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like

passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these

vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and

all things that are therein:

[16] Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

[17] Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good,

and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with

food and gladness.

[18] And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had

not done sacrifice unto them.

[19] And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who

persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city,

supposing he had been dead.

[20] Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came

into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.



The Return to Antioch in Syria



21 (Ac 13:51; 14:19) When they had preached the gospel to that city

and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra

and to Iconium and to Antioch,

22 (Jn 16:33; 2Ti 3:12) strengthening the minds of the disciples

and exhorting them to continue in the faith, to go through many afflictions

and thus enter the kingdom of God.

23 (Titus 1:5; Ac 11:30; 20:32) When they had appointed elders for them

in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord

in whom they believed.

24 (Ac 13:13-14) Then they passed throughout Pisidia and came to Pamphylia,

25 and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia.

26 (Ac 15:40; 11:19) From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been

commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.

27 (Ac 15:12; 1Co 16:9) When they arrived and had assembled the church,

they reported what God had done through them and how He had opened

the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 (Ac 11:26) And there they stayed a long time with the disciples.



[21] And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught

many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

[22] Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue

in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the

kingdom of God.

[23] And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed

with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

[24] And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

[25] And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into

Attalia:

[26] And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to

the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

[27] And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they

rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of

faith unto the Gentiles.

[28] And there they abode long time with the disciples.



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 November 2025 Titled

Kindness

for the Suffering by Lisa M. Samra



Obadiah 4-9,12-13

The book of Obadiah was likely written in the sixth century BC.

Its author is the prophet Obadiah, and it is the shortest book

in the Old Testament. Nothing is known about the prophet Obadiah

except the meaning of his name, "servant or worshipper of God."

This book has one theme-the condemnation of Edom.

Obadiah prophesied that Edom would be repaid for mistreating

God's people as this people (who were descendants from Esau)

took part in the sacking of Jerusalem with the Babylonians.

Obadiah emphasised that God is sovereign over all nations

and that the house of Jacob would someday be restored

because of God's covenant love for His people.

Judgment on Edom



Jer 49:9-16

The vision of Obadiah.



4 Though you ascend high like the eagle,

and though you set your nest among the stars,

I will bring you down from there,

says the Lord.

5 If thieves came to you,

if robbers by night-

how you have been destroyed!-

would they not steal only what they want?

If grape gatherers come to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

6 How the things of Esau have been ransacked!

How his hidden treasures hunted out!

7 All your confederates have driven you to the border;

your allies have deceived and prevailed against you.

Those who eat your bread have set a trap for you.

You will not detect it.

8 On that day, says the Lord,

I will destroy the wise out of Edom,

and understanding out of Mount Esau.

9 Your mighty men shall be shattered, OTeman,

so that everyone from Mount Esau will be cut off.



Edom's Violence Against Jacob





12 But you should not have gloated

on the day of your brother,

on the day of his misfortune;

you should not have rejoiced over the children of Judah

on the day of their destruction;

you should not have boasted

on the day of distress.

13 You should not have entered the gate of My people

on the day of their calamity.

You should not have gloated over the disaster of Judah [Heb. his.]

on the day of his calamity;

you should not have seized his wealth

on the day of his calamity.





Obadiah 1



[4] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest

among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

[5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)

would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came

to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

[6] How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things

sought up!

[7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the

men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against

thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none

understanding in him.

[8] Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out

of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

[9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every

one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.



[12] But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day

that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the

children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou

have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

[13] Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day

of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction

in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the

day of their calamity;



(The Palestininans are Edomites)



One of the deadliest wildfires in US history decimated the town of Lahaina,

Hawaii, in August 2023, killing ninety-nine people and destroying more than

two thousand buildings. Still reeling from the devastation, residents

experienced additional trauma when some looters pillaged buildings

and greedy realtors attempted to gobble up land.



The corrupt desire to take advantage of tragic circumstances is the backdrop

of a strong message from God to the nation of Edom. The prophet Obadiah

warned the Edomites, Israel's enemies for generations (Ezekiel 35:5), of God's

coming justice because the Edomites used their geographic

advantage (Obadiah 1:3) and acquired wealth (v. 6), alliances with other

nations (v. 7), wisdom (v. 8), and military strength (v. 9) to exploit

the weak. Obadiah also rebuked the way Edom gloated as Israel was sent

into captivity. Instead of compassion, Edom looted Israelite homes

and marched through defeated cities in victory (vv. 12-13).



Although Lahaina residents saw despicable actions, they also experienced

kindness when churches on the island became hospitality centers offering

shelter, hot meals, and emergency supplies.



When someone is suffering, we face a similar choice. We can try to benefit

from their loss. Or we can respond in the way God desires, like the churches

in Lahaina, with kindness and generosity.



Reflect & Pray



When have you been tempted to take advantage of someone's suffering?

How does God's love compel us to kindness?



Dear God, please help me extend kindness when someone is hurting.





Learn more about Edom read, The Big Story in a Little Book.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 5 - Learning by Heart



Ps 119:9,11



9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) How shall a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping it according to Your word.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Your word I have hidden in my heart,

that I might not sin against You.



9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart,

That I might not sin against thee.



"His heart is not just in it," a gifted musician commented about the

pianist onstage. "He's here at the Orchestra Hall, playing for

thousands of people, an his technique is flawless, but something

is missing - his heart is just not in it."

The psalmist , in Psalm 119, draws a similar parallel. We "Keep our

way pure" through obedience of his Word, by ordering our lives according

to the commands of the Scriptures. But outward behaviour is not the only

essential factor in purity of life. The changes in our behaviour need to

come from the heart, from the inside out. Our "technique" for living

the Christian life may be flawless, but our obedience is founded

in heart motivation, something is certainly missing.

"I seek you with all my heart," the psalmist declares in verse 10.

Thus he can say in verse 11, "Your word I have hidden in my heart,

that I might not sin against You."

Often we refer to memorisation as "learning by heart" - and indeed

"by heart" is the biblical mandate for assimilating God's truth

into our daily lives. "By rote" or "By Mind" leaves us

intellectually overstuffed, yet spiritually starving.

When we try to apply the Word outwardly to our behaviour,

we end up in a tangle of legalism, a log "do list" by which

we hope to please God. But when we set our hearts toward God first,

then changes in our behaviour grow out of love for God and a deep

desire to serve him. Then we are truly loving and obeying God with

our whole hearts.



Application



a) In what ways have I tried to apply God's word to my behaviour

without having the truth firmly in my heart? What was the result?



b) How can I set my heart toward God and give myself more fully

to his Word?



c) What areas of my life need "purifying"? How can these verses

help me to "make my way pure"?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Newfoundland & Labrador



Total population 527000

Muslim population (est.) 2065



As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us

for God's people to come together in prayer

and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.



St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which

may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,

The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986

to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.

A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to

other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began

to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number

of international students also join the community annually

ranging from 25 to 60.



In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200

families and many university students attending Memorial University. A

small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic

faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".

With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space

in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.



Pray for



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



13th Day of the Month



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b) Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit

would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may

lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God

our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.

)



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray for your imprisoners for that might be watching you

and pray to understand why you are set apart for the Lord's pruposes.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me

extend kindness when someone is hurting."



Pray to the Lord and pray to learn the pure heart of his word.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be a faithful steward

in all that has been given to you.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the Word of the Lord to dwell in you richly.



Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



Pray for a Muslim-background pastor sentenced to prison

for holding "unlicensed worship" services in Algeria.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.