Day 280 - 7 October 2021 reflections
Day 280, 7 October 2021
Matthew 12 ; Mark 3 ; Luke 6
Matthew 12
The Question About the Sabbath
Mk 2:23-28; Lk 6:1-5
1 (Dt 23:25; Mk 2:23-28) At that time Jesus went through the grain fields
on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the heads
of grain and to eat.
2 (Mt 12:10; Ex 20:9-11) But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him,
"Look, Your disciples are doing
that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) But He said to them, "Have you not read what David
and those who were with him did when he was hungry,
4 (Ex 25:30; Lev 24:5-9) how he entered the house of God and ate the ritual
bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were
with him, but only for the priests?
5 (Nu 28:9-10; Jn 7:22-23) Or have you not read in the law how on the Sabbath
the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, but are blameless?
6 (Mt 12:41-42; 2Ch 6:18) I say to you, in this place there is One who
is greater than the temple.
7 (Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13) If you had known what this meant, 'I desire mercy,
and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 (Mt 9:6) For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
The Healing of the Withered Hand
Mk 3:1–6; Lk 6:6–11
9 (Lk 6:6-11) When He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.
10 (Lk 13:14; Jn 9:16) And there was a man whose hand had withered.
They asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
that they might accuse Him.
11 (Lk 14:5; Ex 23:4-5) He said to them, "What man is there among you who
has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 (Mt 6:26; 10:31) Then how much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore,
it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out,
and it was restored whole like the other.
14 (Jn 11:53; Mt 27:1) Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel
against Him, how they might kill Him.
The Chosen Servant
15 (Mt 10:23; 19:2) But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.
And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
16 (Mt 8:4; 9:30) and warned them that they should not make Him known,
17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 (Lk 4:18; Jn 3:34) "Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen,
My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased;
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
and He will render judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not struggle nor cry out,
nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break,
and a smoldering wick He will not quench,
until He renders judgment unto victory;
21 Isa 11:10 and in His name will the Gentiles trust."
Jesus and Beelzebub
Mk 3:20-30; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10
22 Then one possessed with a demon was brought to Him, blind and mute,
and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 (Mt 9:27; Jn 4:29) All the people were amazed and said,
"Is He not the Son of David?"
24 (Mt 9:34; Mk 3:22) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,
"This Man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler
of the demons."
25 (Mt 9:4) Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them,
"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation.
And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.
Then how will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore, they shall be your judges.
28 (Lk 11:20; Mt 12:18) But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God,
then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 (Isa 49:24; 53:12) "Or else how can one enter a strong man's house
and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man?
And then he will plunder his house.
30 (Mk 9:40; Lk 11:23) "He who is not with Me is against Me,
and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
31 (Lk 12:10; Mk 3:28-30; Isa 1:18) Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin
and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven men.
32 (Mt 11:19; Mk 3:29) Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,
neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Lk 6:43-45
33 (Lk 6:43-44; Mt 7:16-20) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt. For the tree is known
by its fruit.
34 (Mt 23:33; Lk 6:45; Mt 3:7O) generation of vipers, how can you, being evil,
speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 (Pr 10:20-21; 25:11-12) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings
forth evil things.
36 (Ecc 12:14) But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak,
they will give an account on the Day of Judgment.
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
The Demand for a Sign
Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:29-32
38 (Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16) Then some of the scribes and Pharisees
said to Him, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You."
39 (Mt 16:4; Isa 57:3) But He answered them, "An evil and adulterous
generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except
the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 (Jnh 1:17; Mt 16:21; 17:23) For as Jonah was three days and three nights
in the belly of the great fish, [Jnh 1:17.] so will the Son of Man be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 (Mt 12:42; 12:6) The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment
with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented
at the preaching of Jonah. [Jnh 3:5.] And now One greater than Jonah is here.
42 The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation
and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear
the wisdom of Solomon. And now One greater than Solomon is here.
The Return of the Unclean Spirit
Lk 11:24-26
43 (Ps 63:1) "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man,
it passes through dry places seeking rest, but finds none.
44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 (Mk 5:9; Lk 11:26) Then it goes and brings with itself seven
other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there.
And the last state of that man is worse than the first.
So shall it be also with this evil generation."
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Mk 3:31-35; Lk 8:19-21
46 (Ac 1:14; Mt 13:55; Jn 2:12) While He was still speaking to the people,
right then His mother and His brothers stood outside asking to speak with Him.
47 Then one said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing
outside asking to speak with You."
48 But He answered the man who told him, "Who is My mother,
and who are My brothers?"
49 He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said,
"Here are My mother and My brothers!
50 (Jn 15:14) For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven
is My brother, and sister, and mother."
Mark 3
The Man With a Withered Hand
Mt 12:9-14; Lk 6:6-11
1 (Mt 12:9–14; Mk 1:21) Again, He entered the synagogue, and there was a man
who had a withered hand.
2 (Lk 14:1; 6:7) They watched Him to see whether He would heal him
on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
3 He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up."
4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil
on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.
5 (Lk 6:10; Ro 11:25) When He had looked around at them with anger,
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man,
"Stretch your hand forward." He stretched it out, and his hand
was restored as whole as the other.
6 (Mt 22:16; Mk 12:13) Then the Pharisees went out and immediately
took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how to kill Him.
The Crowd at the Seaside
7 (Mt 4:25; Lk 6:17) Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea.
And a great crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea
8 (Eze 35:15; Isa 34:5) and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan.
And those from Tyre and Sidon, a great crowd, when they heard
what great things He did, came to Him.
9 He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for Him
because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him.
10 (Mt 14:36; Mk 6:56) For He had healed many, so that all who had diseases
pressed on Him to touch Him.
11 (Mt 4:3; 14:33) When unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him,
crying out, "You are the Son of God."
12 (Mt 12:16; Mk 1:25) But He sternly ordered them not to make Him known.
The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles
Mt 10:1-4; Lk 6:12-16
13 He went up into the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired,
and they came to Him.
14 He ordained twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16 (Jn 1:42; Ac 1:13) Simon, whom He named Peter;
17 James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James,
whom he surnamed BoaÂnerges (meaning Sons of Thunder);
18 (Ac 1:13; Mk 2:14; Mt 9:9) Andrew,and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas; and James the son of Alphaeus;
and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
Jesus and Beelzebub
Mt 12:22-32; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10
20 (Mk 6:31) Then they entered a house, and the crowd came together again,
so that they could not even eat bread.
21 (Jn 10:20; Ac 26:24) When His family heard of it,
they went out to seize Him, for they said, "He is beside Himself."
22 (Mt 9:34; 10:25) And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said,
"He is possessed by Beelzebub,
and by the ruler of the demons He casts out demons."
23 (Mt 13:34) So He called them to Him and said to them in parables,
"How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand,
but is coming to an end.
27 (Isa 53:12; Mt 12:29) No one can enter a strong man's house
and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.
Then he will plunder his house.
28 (Mt 12:31-32; Lk 12:10) Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven
the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak.
29 (Mt 25:46; Mk 12:40) But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
never has forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal condemnation."
30For they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Mt 12:46-50; Lk 8:19-21
31 (Lk 8:19-21) Then His mother and His brothers came,
and standing outside, they sent to Him, calling Him.
32 The crowd sat around Him and said to Him,
"Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You."
33 He answered, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
34 Then He looked around at those who sat around Him and said,
"Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 (Mt 7:21; 1Jn 2:17) For whoever does the will of God is My brother,
and My sister, and My mother."
Luke 6
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Mt 12:1-8; Mk 2:23-28
1 (Dt 23:25; Mt 12:1-8) On the second Sabbath after the first, He went through
the grain fields, and His disciples plucked and ate the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands.
2 (Mt 12:2) Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what
is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) Jesus answered them,
"Have you not read what David did when he
and those who were with him were hungry?
4 (Lev 24:5-9) He went into the house of God, and took
and ate the ritual bread, and also gave it to those who were with him.
This was not lawful, but for the priests only to eat."
5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
The Man With a Withered Hand
Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6
6 (Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6) On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue
and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered.
7 (Mk 3:2; Lk 20:20) The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him to see whether
He would heal on the Sabbath,
so that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 (Mt 9:4) But He knew their thoughts, and He said to the man
who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand in front."
So he rose and stood in front.
9 (Lk 14:3) Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing:
Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil,
to save life or to destroy it?"
10 (Mk 3:5) Then looking around at them all, He said to the man,
"Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored
as whole as the other.
11 (Ac 5:33) But they were filled with madness
and discussed with each other what they might do to Jesus.
The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles
Mt 10:1-4; Mk 3:13-19
12 (Mk 1:35) In these days He went out to the mountain to pray
and continued all night in prayer to God.
13 (Mk 6:7; 6:30) When it was day, He called for His disciples,
and of them He chose twelve, whom He named apostles:
14 (Ac 1:13; Mt 4:18) Simon, whom He named Peter, and Andrew his brother,
and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15 (Mt 9:9; Mk 3:18) and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon called the Zealot,
16 (Jn 14:22) and Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Ministering to a Great Crowd
Mt 4:23-25
17 (Mt 11:21) He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd
of His disciplesand a great crowd of people from all Judea and Jerusalem,
and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him
and be healed of their diseases,
18 including those who were vexed by unclean spirits. And they were healed.
19 (Mt 14:36; Mk 3:10) The whole crowd tried to touch Him, for power went out
from Him and healed them all.
Blessings and Woes
Mt 5:1-12
20 (Lk 12:32; Jas 2:5) He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said:
"Blessed are you poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (Mt 5:4; Lk 6:25) Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you shall be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you shall laugh.
22 (Mt 10:22; Jn 16:2) Blessed are you when men hate you,
and when they separate you from their company and insult you,
and cast out your name as evil,
on account of the Son of Man.
23 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) "Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for indeed,
your reward is great in heaven. For in like manner their fathers treated
the prophets.
24 (Mt 6:2) "But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 (Isa 65:13; Pr 14:13; Jas 4:9) Woe to you who are filled,
for you shall hunger.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you shall mourn and weep.
26 (Isa 30:10; Jer 5:31) Woe to you, when all men speak well of you,
for so their fathers spoke of the false prophets.
Love for Enemies
Mt 5:38-48
27 (Lk 6:35; Pr 25:21-22) "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you,
28 (1Pe 3:9; Lk 23:34) bless those who curse you,
and pray for those who spitefully use you.
29 (Isa 50:6; La 3:30) To him who strikes you on the one cheek,
offer also the other. And from him who takes away your cloak,
do not withhold your tunic as well.
30 (Pr 21:26; Ex 22:26-27) Give to everyone who asks of you.
And of him who takes away your goods, do not ask for them back.
31 (Mt 7:12; Gal 5:14) Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
32 "For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you receive?
For even sinners love those who love them.
33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you receive?
For even sinners do the same.
34 (Mt 5:42; Lk 14:12-14) And if you lend to those from whom you hope
to receive, what thanks do you receive? Even sinners lend to sinners,
to receive as much in return.
35 (2Co 8:9) But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping
for nothing in return. Then your reward will be great,
and you will be the sons of the Highest.
For He is kind to the unthankful and the evil.
36 (Mt 5:48; Eph 5:1-2) Be therefore merciful,
even as your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
Mt 7:1-5
37 (Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32) "Judge not, and you shall not be judged.
Condemn not, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.
38 (Ps 79:12; Mk 4:24) Give, and it will be given to you:
Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over
will men give unto you. For with the measure you use,
it will be measured unto you."
39 (Mt 15:14) He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind?
Will they not both fall into the ditch?
40 (Jn 13:16; 15:20) The disciple is not above his teacher,
but everyone who is trained will be like his teacher.
41 (Jn 8:7) "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye,
but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck
that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam
that is in your own eye? You hypocrite!
First remove the beam from your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to remove the speck
that is in your brother's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Mt 7:17-20
43 "A good tree does not bear corrupt fruit, nor does a corrupt tree
bear good fruit.
44 (Mt 12:33) Each tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs
from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a wild bush.
45 (Eph 4:29) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bears
what is good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bears
what is evil. For of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The Two Housebuilders
Mt 7:24-27
46 (Mal 1:6) "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?
47 (Jas 1:22-25; Lk 11:28) Whoever comes to Me and hears My words
and does them, I will show whom he is like:
48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep,
and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood arose,
the stream beat vehemently against that house,
but could not shake it, for it was founded on rock.
49 But he who hears and does not obey is like a man who built
a house on the ground without a foundation,
against which the stream beat vehemently.
Immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 October 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/07/current-battles
Entitled Current Battles
Philippians 3:12-16;4:1-2
Pressing Toward the Mark
12 (1Co 13:10; 1Ti 6:19) Not that I have already attained
or have already been perfected, but I follow after it so that
I may lay hold of that for which I was seized by Christ Jesus.
13 (Lk 9:62; Ps 45:10) Brothers, I do not count myself to have attained,
but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
14 (Heb 3:1; 1Pe 5:10) I press toward the goal
to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 (1Co 2:6; Gal 5:10) Therefore let those of us who are mature be
thus minded. And if you think differently in any way,
God will reveal even this to you.
16 (Gal 6:16) Nevertheless, according to what we have already
Philippians 4
1 (Php 1:8; 1:27; 1Co 16:13) Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brothers,
my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
Exhortations
2 (Php 2:2-3) I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.
When you plug in your toaster, you benefit from the results of a bitter feud
from the late nineteenth century. Back then, inventors Thomas Edison
and Nikola Tesla battled over which was the best kind of electricity
for development: direct current (DC), like the current that goes from
a battery to a flashlight; or alternating current (AC),
which we get from an electrical outlet.
Eventually, Tesla's AC ideas powered through and have been used to provide
electricity for homes, businesses, and communities around the world.
AC is much more efficient at sending electricity across great distances
and proved to be the wiser choice.
Sometimes we need wisdom as we face issues of concern between believers
in Jesus (see Romans 14:1-12). The apostle Paul called us
to seek God's help for clarity in such matters.
He said, "... if you think differently in any way,
God will reveal even this to you†(Philippians 3:15). A few verses later,
we see the results of two people who let a difference divide them
-a conflict that grieved Paul:
“I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.†(4:2).
Whenever a disagreement starts to tear us apart,
may we seek God's grace and wisdom in the Scriptures,
the counsel of mature believers, and power of prayer.
Let's strive to "be of the same mind" in Him (v. 2).
By: Dave Branon
Reflect & Pray
How can you apply God’s grace and wisdom to a current battle
of personal preferences? Why is prayer vital as you face this conflict?
Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,
and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,
with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9–10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth becuase we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled againt the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but to save the world through him."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Isaiah 1:19
19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Discouraged or Depressed
Psalm 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face from me?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbour cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted
in our society and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. (
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12 -14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace
that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation;
he who gives, with generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and remember
if you do His Will on Earth as it in Heaven you are Brother/sister of Christ.
Pray to the Lord "Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,
and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,
with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for coming into our world to dies for our sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be obedient to eat from the good of the land.
Pray to the Lord and confide in His kindness.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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.
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted
in our society and be their help
ray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray for the protection of Christian doctors and nurses in Uzbekistan.
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.
Matthew 12 ; Mark 3 ; Luke 6
Matthew 12
The Question About the Sabbath
Mk 2:23-28; Lk 6:1-5
1 (Dt 23:25; Mk 2:23-28) At that time Jesus went through the grain fields
on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the heads
of grain and to eat.
2 (Mt 12:10; Ex 20:9-11) But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him,
"Look, Your disciples are doing
that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) But He said to them, "Have you not read what David
and those who were with him did when he was hungry,
4 (Ex 25:30; Lev 24:5-9) how he entered the house of God and ate the ritual
bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were
with him, but only for the priests?
5 (Nu 28:9-10; Jn 7:22-23) Or have you not read in the law how on the Sabbath
the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, but are blameless?
6 (Mt 12:41-42; 2Ch 6:18) I say to you, in this place there is One who
is greater than the temple.
7 (Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13) If you had known what this meant, 'I desire mercy,
and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 (Mt 9:6) For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
The Healing of the Withered Hand
Mk 3:1–6; Lk 6:6–11
9 (Lk 6:6-11) When He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.
10 (Lk 13:14; Jn 9:16) And there was a man whose hand had withered.
They asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
that they might accuse Him.
11 (Lk 14:5; Ex 23:4-5) He said to them, "What man is there among you who
has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 (Mt 6:26; 10:31) Then how much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore,
it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out,
and it was restored whole like the other.
14 (Jn 11:53; Mt 27:1) Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel
against Him, how they might kill Him.
The Chosen Servant
15 (Mt 10:23; 19:2) But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.
And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
16 (Mt 8:4; 9:30) and warned them that they should not make Him known,
17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 (Lk 4:18; Jn 3:34) "Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen,
My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased;
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
and He will render judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not struggle nor cry out,
nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break,
and a smoldering wick He will not quench,
until He renders judgment unto victory;
21 Isa 11:10 and in His name will the Gentiles trust."
Jesus and Beelzebub
Mk 3:20-30; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10
22 Then one possessed with a demon was brought to Him, blind and mute,
and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 (Mt 9:27; Jn 4:29) All the people were amazed and said,
"Is He not the Son of David?"
24 (Mt 9:34; Mk 3:22) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,
"This Man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler
of the demons."
25 (Mt 9:4) Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them,
"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation.
And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.
Then how will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore, they shall be your judges.
28 (Lk 11:20; Mt 12:18) But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God,
then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 (Isa 49:24; 53:12) "Or else how can one enter a strong man's house
and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man?
And then he will plunder his house.
30 (Mk 9:40; Lk 11:23) "He who is not with Me is against Me,
and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
31 (Lk 12:10; Mk 3:28-30; Isa 1:18) Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin
and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven men.
32 (Mt 11:19; Mk 3:29) Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,
neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Lk 6:43-45
33 (Lk 6:43-44; Mt 7:16-20) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt. For the tree is known
by its fruit.
34 (Mt 23:33; Lk 6:45; Mt 3:7O) generation of vipers, how can you, being evil,
speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 (Pr 10:20-21; 25:11-12) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings
forth evil things.
36 (Ecc 12:14) But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak,
they will give an account on the Day of Judgment.
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
The Demand for a Sign
Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:29-32
38 (Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16) Then some of the scribes and Pharisees
said to Him, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You."
39 (Mt 16:4; Isa 57:3) But He answered them, "An evil and adulterous
generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except
the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 (Jnh 1:17; Mt 16:21; 17:23) For as Jonah was three days and three nights
in the belly of the great fish, [Jnh 1:17.] so will the Son of Man be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 (Mt 12:42; 12:6) The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment
with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented
at the preaching of Jonah. [Jnh 3:5.] And now One greater than Jonah is here.
42 The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation
and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear
the wisdom of Solomon. And now One greater than Solomon is here.
The Return of the Unclean Spirit
Lk 11:24-26
43 (Ps 63:1) "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man,
it passes through dry places seeking rest, but finds none.
44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 (Mk 5:9; Lk 11:26) Then it goes and brings with itself seven
other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there.
And the last state of that man is worse than the first.
So shall it be also with this evil generation."
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Mk 3:31-35; Lk 8:19-21
46 (Ac 1:14; Mt 13:55; Jn 2:12) While He was still speaking to the people,
right then His mother and His brothers stood outside asking to speak with Him.
47 Then one said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing
outside asking to speak with You."
48 But He answered the man who told him, "Who is My mother,
and who are My brothers?"
49 He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said,
"Here are My mother and My brothers!
50 (Jn 15:14) For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven
is My brother, and sister, and mother."
Mark 3
The Man With a Withered Hand
Mt 12:9-14; Lk 6:6-11
1 (Mt 12:9–14; Mk 1:21) Again, He entered the synagogue, and there was a man
who had a withered hand.
2 (Lk 14:1; 6:7) They watched Him to see whether He would heal him
on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
3 He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up."
4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil
on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.
5 (Lk 6:10; Ro 11:25) When He had looked around at them with anger,
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man,
"Stretch your hand forward." He stretched it out, and his hand
was restored as whole as the other.
6 (Mt 22:16; Mk 12:13) Then the Pharisees went out and immediately
took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how to kill Him.
The Crowd at the Seaside
7 (Mt 4:25; Lk 6:17) Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea.
And a great crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea
8 (Eze 35:15; Isa 34:5) and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan.
And those from Tyre and Sidon, a great crowd, when they heard
what great things He did, came to Him.
9 He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for Him
because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him.
10 (Mt 14:36; Mk 6:56) For He had healed many, so that all who had diseases
pressed on Him to touch Him.
11 (Mt 4:3; 14:33) When unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him,
crying out, "You are the Son of God."
12 (Mt 12:16; Mk 1:25) But He sternly ordered them not to make Him known.
The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles
Mt 10:1-4; Lk 6:12-16
13 He went up into the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired,
and they came to Him.
14 He ordained twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16 (Jn 1:42; Ac 1:13) Simon, whom He named Peter;
17 James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James,
whom he surnamed BoaÂnerges (meaning Sons of Thunder);
18 (Ac 1:13; Mk 2:14; Mt 9:9) Andrew,and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas; and James the son of Alphaeus;
and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
Jesus and Beelzebub
Mt 12:22-32; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10
20 (Mk 6:31) Then they entered a house, and the crowd came together again,
so that they could not even eat bread.
21 (Jn 10:20; Ac 26:24) When His family heard of it,
they went out to seize Him, for they said, "He is beside Himself."
22 (Mt 9:34; 10:25) And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said,
"He is possessed by Beelzebub,
and by the ruler of the demons He casts out demons."
23 (Mt 13:34) So He called them to Him and said to them in parables,
"How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand,
but is coming to an end.
27 (Isa 53:12; Mt 12:29) No one can enter a strong man's house
and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.
Then he will plunder his house.
28 (Mt 12:31-32; Lk 12:10) Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven
the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak.
29 (Mt 25:46; Mk 12:40) But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
never has forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal condemnation."
30For they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Mt 12:46-50; Lk 8:19-21
31 (Lk 8:19-21) Then His mother and His brothers came,
and standing outside, they sent to Him, calling Him.
32 The crowd sat around Him and said to Him,
"Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You."
33 He answered, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
34 Then He looked around at those who sat around Him and said,
"Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 (Mt 7:21; 1Jn 2:17) For whoever does the will of God is My brother,
and My sister, and My mother."
Luke 6
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Mt 12:1-8; Mk 2:23-28
1 (Dt 23:25; Mt 12:1-8) On the second Sabbath after the first, He went through
the grain fields, and His disciples plucked and ate the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands.
2 (Mt 12:2) Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what
is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) Jesus answered them,
"Have you not read what David did when he
and those who were with him were hungry?
4 (Lev 24:5-9) He went into the house of God, and took
and ate the ritual bread, and also gave it to those who were with him.
This was not lawful, but for the priests only to eat."
5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
The Man With a Withered Hand
Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6
6 (Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6) On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue
and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered.
7 (Mk 3:2; Lk 20:20) The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him to see whether
He would heal on the Sabbath,
so that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 (Mt 9:4) But He knew their thoughts, and He said to the man
who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand in front."
So he rose and stood in front.
9 (Lk 14:3) Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing:
Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil,
to save life or to destroy it?"
10 (Mk 3:5) Then looking around at them all, He said to the man,
"Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored
as whole as the other.
11 (Ac 5:33) But they were filled with madness
and discussed with each other what they might do to Jesus.
The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles
Mt 10:1-4; Mk 3:13-19
12 (Mk 1:35) In these days He went out to the mountain to pray
and continued all night in prayer to God.
13 (Mk 6:7; 6:30) When it was day, He called for His disciples,
and of them He chose twelve, whom He named apostles:
14 (Ac 1:13; Mt 4:18) Simon, whom He named Peter, and Andrew his brother,
and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15 (Mt 9:9; Mk 3:18) and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon called the Zealot,
16 (Jn 14:22) and Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Ministering to a Great Crowd
Mt 4:23-25
17 (Mt 11:21) He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd
of His disciplesand a great crowd of people from all Judea and Jerusalem,
and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him
and be healed of their diseases,
18 including those who were vexed by unclean spirits. And they were healed.
19 (Mt 14:36; Mk 3:10) The whole crowd tried to touch Him, for power went out
from Him and healed them all.
Blessings and Woes
Mt 5:1-12
20 (Lk 12:32; Jas 2:5) He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said:
"Blessed are you poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (Mt 5:4; Lk 6:25) Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you shall be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you shall laugh.
22 (Mt 10:22; Jn 16:2) Blessed are you when men hate you,
and when they separate you from their company and insult you,
and cast out your name as evil,
on account of the Son of Man.
23 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) "Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for indeed,
your reward is great in heaven. For in like manner their fathers treated
the prophets.
24 (Mt 6:2) "But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 (Isa 65:13; Pr 14:13; Jas 4:9) Woe to you who are filled,
for you shall hunger.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you shall mourn and weep.
26 (Isa 30:10; Jer 5:31) Woe to you, when all men speak well of you,
for so their fathers spoke of the false prophets.
Love for Enemies
Mt 5:38-48
27 (Lk 6:35; Pr 25:21-22) "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you,
28 (1Pe 3:9; Lk 23:34) bless those who curse you,
and pray for those who spitefully use you.
29 (Isa 50:6; La 3:30) To him who strikes you on the one cheek,
offer also the other. And from him who takes away your cloak,
do not withhold your tunic as well.
30 (Pr 21:26; Ex 22:26-27) Give to everyone who asks of you.
And of him who takes away your goods, do not ask for them back.
31 (Mt 7:12; Gal 5:14) Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
32 "For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you receive?
For even sinners love those who love them.
33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you receive?
For even sinners do the same.
34 (Mt 5:42; Lk 14:12-14) And if you lend to those from whom you hope
to receive, what thanks do you receive? Even sinners lend to sinners,
to receive as much in return.
35 (2Co 8:9) But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping
for nothing in return. Then your reward will be great,
and you will be the sons of the Highest.
For He is kind to the unthankful and the evil.
36 (Mt 5:48; Eph 5:1-2) Be therefore merciful,
even as your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
Mt 7:1-5
37 (Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32) "Judge not, and you shall not be judged.
Condemn not, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.
38 (Ps 79:12; Mk 4:24) Give, and it will be given to you:
Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over
will men give unto you. For with the measure you use,
it will be measured unto you."
39 (Mt 15:14) He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind?
Will they not both fall into the ditch?
40 (Jn 13:16; 15:20) The disciple is not above his teacher,
but everyone who is trained will be like his teacher.
41 (Jn 8:7) "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye,
but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck
that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam
that is in your own eye? You hypocrite!
First remove the beam from your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to remove the speck
that is in your brother's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Mt 7:17-20
43 "A good tree does not bear corrupt fruit, nor does a corrupt tree
bear good fruit.
44 (Mt 12:33) Each tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs
from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a wild bush.
45 (Eph 4:29) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bears
what is good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bears
what is evil. For of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The Two Housebuilders
Mt 7:24-27
46 (Mal 1:6) "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?
47 (Jas 1:22-25; Lk 11:28) Whoever comes to Me and hears My words
and does them, I will show whom he is like:
48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep,
and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood arose,
the stream beat vehemently against that house,
but could not shake it, for it was founded on rock.
49 But he who hears and does not obey is like a man who built
a house on the ground without a foundation,
against which the stream beat vehemently.
Immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 October 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/07/current-battles
Entitled Current Battles
Philippians 3:12-16;4:1-2
Pressing Toward the Mark
12 (1Co 13:10; 1Ti 6:19) Not that I have already attained
or have already been perfected, but I follow after it so that
I may lay hold of that for which I was seized by Christ Jesus.
13 (Lk 9:62; Ps 45:10) Brothers, I do not count myself to have attained,
but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
14 (Heb 3:1; 1Pe 5:10) I press toward the goal
to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 (1Co 2:6; Gal 5:10) Therefore let those of us who are mature be
thus minded. And if you think differently in any way,
God will reveal even this to you.
16 (Gal 6:16) Nevertheless, according to what we have already
Philippians 4
1 (Php 1:8; 1:27; 1Co 16:13) Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brothers,
my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
Exhortations
2 (Php 2:2-3) I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.
When you plug in your toaster, you benefit from the results of a bitter feud
from the late nineteenth century. Back then, inventors Thomas Edison
and Nikola Tesla battled over which was the best kind of electricity
for development: direct current (DC), like the current that goes from
a battery to a flashlight; or alternating current (AC),
which we get from an electrical outlet.
Eventually, Tesla's AC ideas powered through and have been used to provide
electricity for homes, businesses, and communities around the world.
AC is much more efficient at sending electricity across great distances
and proved to be the wiser choice.
Sometimes we need wisdom as we face issues of concern between believers
in Jesus (see Romans 14:1-12). The apostle Paul called us
to seek God's help for clarity in such matters.
He said, "... if you think differently in any way,
God will reveal even this to you†(Philippians 3:15). A few verses later,
we see the results of two people who let a difference divide them
-a conflict that grieved Paul:
“I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.†(4:2).
Whenever a disagreement starts to tear us apart,
may we seek God's grace and wisdom in the Scriptures,
the counsel of mature believers, and power of prayer.
Let's strive to "be of the same mind" in Him (v. 2).
By: Dave Branon
Reflect & Pray
How can you apply God’s grace and wisdom to a current battle
of personal preferences? Why is prayer vital as you face this conflict?
Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,
and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,
with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9–10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth becuase we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled againt the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but to save the world through him."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Isaiah 1:19
19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Discouraged or Depressed
Psalm 13
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?
How long will you hide Your face from me?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbour cares in my soul
and sorrow in my heart by day?
How long will my enemy loom over me?
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!
Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'
lest my foes exult when I stumble.
5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;
may my heart exult in Your salvation!
6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted
in our society and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. (
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12 -14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace
that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation;
he who gives, with generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
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.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and remember
if you do His Will on Earth as it in Heaven you are Brother/sister of Christ.
Pray to the Lord "Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,
and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,
with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for coming into our world to dies for our sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be obedient to eat from the good of the land.
Pray to the Lord and confide in His kindness.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
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.
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted
in our society and be their help
ray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray for the protection of Christian doctors and nurses in Uzbekistan.
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.