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Day 304, 31 October 2021
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We heard from Greg Musselman
Hebrews 12:28
28 (Da 2:44; Heb 13:15) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be moved, let us be gracious,
by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
Rev 6:9-11
9 (Rev 14:18; 20:4) When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God
and for the testimony they had held.
10 (Zec 1:12; Rev 3:7) They cried out with a loud voice, "How long,
O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood
on those who dwell on the earth?"
11 (Heb 11:40; Rev 7:9) Then a white robe was given to each of them,
and they were told to rest a little longer, until the number of their
fellow servants and brothers should be completed,
who would be killed as they were.
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1)
Luke 19
Luke 19
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 (Lk 18:35) Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 A man was there named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector,
and he was rich.
3 (Jn 12:21) He tried to see who Jesus was, but was not able
from the crowd, because he was little in stature.
4 (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28) So he ran ahead and climbed up into
a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,
and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,
for today I must remain at your house."
6 So he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7 (Mt 9:11; Lk 15:2) When they saw it, they all murmured, saying,
"He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
8 (2Sa 12:6) But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give
half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken anything from anyone
by false accusation, I will repay him four times as much."
9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this
house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 (Eze 34:16; Mt 10:6) For the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost."
The Parable of the Ten Pounds
Mt 25:14-30
11 (Lk 17:20; Ac 1:6) As they heard these things, He continued
and told them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem a
nd because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
12 (Mt 25:14-30) Therefore He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country
to receive a kingdom and to return.
13 So he called his ten servants and entrusted to them ten pounds
(Gk. mina, worth about 3 months' wages.) and said to them,
'Trade until I come.'
14 "But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,
'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
15 "When he returned, having received the kingdom, he summoned these servants,
to whom he had entrusted the money, that he might know what everyone gained
by trading.
16 "The first came, saying, 'Master, your pound has made ten pounds more.'
17 (Lk 16:10; Mt 25:21) "He said to him,
'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in very little,
take authority over ten cities.'
18 "The second came, saying, ‘'Master, your pound has made five pounds more.'
19 "He said in like manner to him, 'You, take authority over five cities.'
20 "Then another came, saying, 'Master, look, here is your pound,
which I have kept put away in a napkin.
21 For I feared you, because you are an exacting man.
You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'
22 (2Sa 1:16) "He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you,
you wicked servant. You knew that I was an exacting man,
collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank,
so that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'
24 "Then he said to those who stood by,
'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.'
25 "They said to him, 'Master, he has ten pounds.'
26 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) " 'I tell you that to everyone who has will be given.
But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27 (Mt 22:7; Lk 19:14) But as for those enemies of mine, who would not let
me reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.' "
The Triumphant Entry in Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Jn 12:12-19
28 (Lk 9:51) When He had said this, He went before them, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 (Ac 1:12; Zec 14:4) When He came near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
30 saying, "Go over into the village opposite you, where, as you enter,
you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat.
Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him,
'Because the Lord has need of it.' "
32 Those who were sent went and found it just as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them,
"Why are you untying the colt?"
34 They said, "The Lord has need of it."
35 (Mt 21:7; Mk 11:7-8) They brought it to Jesus. And they threw
their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 As He went, they spread their clothes in the street.
37 When He was coming near the descent of the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with loud voices for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 (Lk 13:35; Mt 21:9) saying:
'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40 (Hab 2:11) He answered them, "I tell you, if these should be silent,
the stones would immediately cry out."
41 (Lk 13:34-35; Jn 11:35) When He came near, He beheld the city
and wept over it,
42 (Dt 32:29) saying, "If you, even you, had known even today what things
would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43 (Eze 4:2; 26:8) For the days will come upon you when your enemies
will build an embankment around you and surround you,
and press you in on every side.
44 (Lk 21:6; 1Pe 2:12) They will dash you, and your children within you,
to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another within you,
because you did not know the time of your visitation."
The Cleansing of the Temple
Mt 21:12-17; Mk 11:15-19; Jn 2:13-22
45 (Mt 21:12-13; Mk 11:15-17) Then He entered the temple
and began to drive out those who sold and bought in it,
46 (Jer 7:11; Isa 56:7) saying to them, "It is written,
'My house will be a house of prayer,'(Isa 56:7.) but you have made it
'a den of thieves.'(Jer 7:11.)"
47 (Mt 26:55; Mk 11:18) He taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests,
the scribes, and the leaders of the people tried to kill Him.
48 Yet they could not find a way to do it, for all the people
were very attentive to hear Him.
2) Our Daily Bread for 31 October 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/10/31/redeeming-the-season
entitled Redeeming the Season
Psalm 104:10–23
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) You send the springs to gush forth in the valleys,
which flow between the hills.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) They give drink to every animal of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
13 You water the mountains from Your lofty chamber;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
and plants for the cultivation of man,
that he may bring forth food from the earth
15 and wine that makes glad the heart of man,
and oil that makes shine his face,
and bread that strengthens his heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
17 where the birds make their nests,
where the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats,
and the rocks a refuge for the badgers.
19 He set the moon to mark the appointed seasons;
the sun knows its time for going down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the animals of the forest go forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey
and seek their food from God.
22 When the sun arises, they gather themselves together
and lay down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
Leisa wanted a way to redeem the season. So many of the autumn decorations
she saw seemed to celebrate death, sometimes in gruesome and macabre ways.
Determined to counter the darkness in some small way, Leisa began
to write things she was grateful for with a permanent marker
on a large pumpkin. "Sunshine" was the first item. Soon visitors were adding
to her list. Some entries were whimsical: "doodling," for instance.
Others were practical: "a warm house"; "a working car." Still others
were poignant, like the name of a departed loved one.
A chain of gratitude began to wind its way around the pumpkin.
Psalm 104 offers a litany of praise to God for things we easily overlook.
"[God] makes springs pour water into the ravines," sang the poet (v. 10).
"He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate" (
v. 14). Even the night is seen as good and fitting. "You bring darkness,
it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl" (v. 20).
But then, "The sun rises . . . . People go out to their work, to their labour
until evening" (vv. 22–23). For all these things, the psalmist concluded,
"I will sing praise to my God as long as I live" (v. 33).
In a world that doesn't know how to deal with death,
even the smallest offering of praise to our Creator
can become a shining contrast of hope.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
How do you and your friends deal with the idea of death?
What are some ways you might make the world curious
about the hope you have in Jesus?
Thank You, Father, for the multiple good things
You've placed on this earth.
Make my life a grateful offering of praise to You.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions arew any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" cluase onto the end of our prayers. We eed to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Chirst. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to shere God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
c) What does it mean in practical terms to know that "Our God reigns"?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Cor 13:3
3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,
and have not love, it profits me nothing.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Ps 18:30-34
30 As for God, His way has integrity;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield
to all those who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God except the Lord?
Or who is a rock besides our God?
32 It is God who clothes me with strength,
and gives my way integrity.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and causes me to stand on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
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 es-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Association 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 together 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, ...) .
Conclusion:
Pray for the persecuted Church and for those who endure.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Lost and the unbelieving to be found
and pray for the Lord to move you to use your talents .
Pray to the Lord "Thank You, Father, for the multiple good things
You've placed on this earth.
Make my life a grateful offering of praise to You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Authority.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be charitable in the Name of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and Him that He is your shield of protection.
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 Gospel
- 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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship with the Father
through the Son.
Pray for the 49 people groups within Laos, which consists of 200 ethnic
subgroups
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.