Day 318 - 14 November 2021 reflections
Day 318, 14 November 2021
At calvarycommunity.ca , Sermon series Disciples making disciples addressed
Remember
Psalm 103:2
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
Exodus 1:8
8 (Ac 7:18) Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
Forgetting our history leads to failure to remember.
To quote William Booth
"In the twentieth century, our faith would feature a Christianity without
Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration,
and heaven without hell." -William Booth.
Ex 12:14, 24-27
14 (Ex 12:17; 12:24) This day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall
keep it as a feast to the Lord. Throughout your generations you shall
keep it a feast by an eternal ordinance.
24 (Ex 12:14) "And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance to you
and to your sons forever.
25 (Ex 3:8; 3:17) When you enter the land which the Lord will give you,
according as He has promised, that you shall observe this service.
26 (Ex 13:14-15; Dt 32:7) And when your children shall say to you,
'What does this service mean to you?'
27 (Ex 4:31; 12:11) that you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the Lord's
Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt,
when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our households.' "
And the people bowed down and worshipped.
Psalms 106
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Our fathers did not consider
Your wonders in Egypt;
they did not remember the greatness of Your mercy,
but rebelled against Him at the sea, by the Red Sea.
13 But they soon forgot His works;
they did not wait for His counsel,
14 but they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.
15 He gave them their request,
but He sent a wasting disease on them.
19 They made a calf at Horeb,
and worshipped the molded image.
20 Thus they changed the glory of God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Deliverer,
who had done great things in Egypt,
Deut 8:10-14,17-18
10 (Ps 103:2; Dt 6:11-12) When you have eaten and are full,
then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land
which He has given you.
11 Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping
His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes,
which I am commanding you today.
12 (Pr 30:9; Dt 28:47) Otherwise, when you have eaten and are full
and have built and occupied good houses,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply,
and your silver and your gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,
14 (Ps 106:21; Dt 8:11) then your heart will become proud and you will
forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of slavery,
17 (Dt 9:4) Otherwise, you may say in your heart,
"My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth."
18 (Pr 10:22; Hos 2:8) But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
Joshua 4:1-7
Joshua 4
Twelve Memorial Stones
1 (Dt 27:2; Jos 3:17) When the entire people had completed crossing
over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Jos 3:12) "Take twelve men from among the people, one man per tribe.
3 (Jos 4:19-20; 3:13) Command them: 'Pick up twelve stones
from the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the feet
of the priests are standing; bring them over with you,
and set them in the place you will camp tonight.'"
4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from among
the children of Israel, one man per tribe.
5 Then Joshua said to them, "Cross over before the ark of the Lord
your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift up a stone
upon your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the children of Israel,
6 (Ex 13:14; Jos 4:21) so that this will be a sign among you.
When your children ask, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
7 (Ex 12:14; Nu 16:40) you will answer them that the waters of the Jordan
were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.
These stones will be a memorial for the children of Israel continually."
1)
Acts 1-3
Acts 1
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
1 (Lk 1:3; 24:19) The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus,
concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 (Jn 13:18; 20:21) until the day when He was taken up,
after He had given commandments through the Holy Spirit
to the apostles whom He had chosen,
3 (1Co 15:5-7; Jn 20:26) to whom He presented Himself alive
after His passion by many infallible proofs,
appearing to them for forty days,
and speaking concerning the kingdom of God.
4 (Lk 24:49; Jn 14:16) Being assembled with them, He commanded them,
"Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father,
of which you have heard from Me. (Lk 24:49. 5Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16)
For John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized
with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
The Ascension
6 (Mt 17:11) So when they had come together, they asked Him,
"Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7 (Mt 24:36; Da 2:21; Mk 13:32) He said to them, "It is not for you
to know the times or the dates, which the Father has fixed
by His own authority.
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
9 (Ac 1:2; Lk 24:50-51) When He had spoken these things,
while they looked, He was taken up.
And a cloud received Him from their sight.
10 (Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12) While they looked intently toward heaven as
He ascended, suddenly two men stood by them in white garments.
11 (Ac 2:7; 13:31) They said, "Men of Galilee, why stand looking
toward heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you to heaven,
will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
Judas' Successor
12 (Lk 24:52; Mt 21:1) Then they returned to Jerusalem from
the Mount of Olives, which is a Sabbath day's walk (About half a mile.)
from Jerusalem.
13 (Mt 10:2-4; Ac 20:8) When they had entered, they went up
into the upper room, where they were staying:
Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas;
Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot;
and Judas the son of James.
14 (Mt 12:46; Ac 2:42) These all continued with one accord in prayer
and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus,
and with His brothers.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the disciples
(the number of people together was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
16 (Mt 26:47; Jn 13:18) "Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit previously spoke by the mouth of David
concerning Judas, who became the guide to those who seized Jesus.
17 (Ac 1:25; Jn 6:70-71) For he was numbered with us
and took part in this ministry."
18 (Mt 27:3-10) (Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity.
And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle and all his organs
spilled out.
19 It became known to all the residents of Jerusalem.
So this field is called in their dialect Akeldama,
that is, Field of Blood.)
20 (Ps 69:25) "For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
'Let his habitation become desolate,
and let no one live in it,' (Ps 69:25.)
and,
'Let another take his office.'(Ps 109:8.)
21 (Nu 27:17; Dt 31:2) Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us
while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 (Ac 1:2; 1:8-9) beginning from the baptism of John
until the very day that He was taken up from us,
one of these men must become with us a witness of His resurrection."
23 (Ac 15:22) So they proposed two, Joseph, called Barsabbas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 (1Sa 16:7; Jer 17:10) Then they prayed, "You, Lord, who knows the hearts
of all men, show which of these two You have chosen
25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship,
from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place."
26 (Lev 16:8) Then they cast lots, and the lot fell on Matthias.
So he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Acts 2
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 (Ac 20:16; 1Co 16:8) When the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one place.
2 (Ac 4:31; 1Ki 19:11) Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing
wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting.
3 (Mt 3:11) There appeared to them tongues as of fire,
being distributed and resting on each of them,
4 (Mk 16:17; 1Co 12:10) and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5 (Ac 8:2; Lk 2:25) Now dwelling in Jerusalem were Jews, devout men,
from every nation under heaven.
6 When this sound occurred, the crowd came together and were confounded,
because each man heard them speaking in his own language.
7 (Ac 1:11; 2:12) They were all amazed and marveled, saying to each other,
"Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 How is it that we hear, each in our own native language?
9 (1Pe 1:1; Ac 16:6; 18:2) Parthians, Medes and Elamites,
residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 (Ac 13:13; 15:38) Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya
near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 (Ex 15:11) Cretans and Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own languages
the mighty works of God."
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.
1 6But 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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20 (Mt 24:29; 2Pe 3:10) The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 (Ac 22:16) And whoever calls
on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'
22 (Jn 3:2; Mt 12:28) "Men of Israel, hear these words:
Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with powerful works
and wonders and signs, which God did through Him in your midst,
as you yourselves know.
23 (Lk 22:22; Ac 3:18) You have taken Him, who was handed over to you
by the ordained counsel and foreknowledge of God, and by lawless hands
have crucified and killed Him,
24 (Ac 2:32; 1Co 6:14) whom God raised up by loosening the pull of death,
because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25 (Ps 16:8-11) For David says concerning Him:
'I foresaw the Lord always before me,
for He is at my right hand,
that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover my flesh will dwell in hope.
27 (Ac 2:31; Lk 1:35; Rev 1:18) For You will not abandon my soul to Hades,
nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy with Your presence.'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 (1Ki 2:10; Ac 13:36) "Brothers, I may speak confidently to you concerning
the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with
us to this day.
30 (2Sa 23:2) But being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of his seed according to the flesh,
He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31 (Ac 2:27; Ps 16:10) he foresaw this and spoke concerning
the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not abandoned
to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
32 (Ac 2:24; 1:8) God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses.
33 (Ac 1:4; Mk 16:19) Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God,
and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit,
He has poured out this which you now see and hear.
34 (Ps 110:1) For David has not ascended to the heavens, yet he says:
'The Lord said to my Lord,
"Sit at My right hand,
35Until I make Your enemies
Your footstool." '
36 "Therefore, let all the house of Israel assuredly know that God
has made this Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37 (Lk 3:10; Ac 5:33) When they heard this, they were stung in the heart
and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
"Brothers, what shall we do?"
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 8:12; 22:16) Peter said to them,
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
39 (Joel 2:32; Isa 44:3) For the promise is to you, and to your children,
and to all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call."
40 (Mt 17:17; Dt 32:5) With many other words he testified and exhorted them,
saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."
41 (Ac 2:37; 2:47) Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Life Among the Believers
42 (Ac 1:14; 20:7; 2:46) They continued steadfastly in the apostles'
teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers.
43 Fear came to every soul. And many wonders and signs were done through
the apostles.
44 (Ac 4:32) All who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 They sold their property and goods and distributed them to all,
according to their need.
46 (Ac 5:42; 20:7) And continuing daily with one mind in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness
and simplicity of heart,
47 (Ac 11:24; 2:41) praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Acts 3
The Lame Man Healed at the Temple Gate
1 (Ps 55:17; Ac 10:30) Now Peter and John went up together to the temple
at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.
2 (Lk 16:20; Jn 9:8) A man lame from birth was being carried,
whom people placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful
to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.
4 Peter, gazing at him with John, said, "Look at us."
5 So he paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 (Ac 3:16; 4:10) Then Peter said, "I have no silver and gold,
but I give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk."
7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up.
Immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.
8 (Ac 14:10; Isa 35:6) Jumping up, he stood and walked
and entered the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.
9 (Ac 4:16; 4:21) All the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 (Ac 3:2) They knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate
of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement
at what happened to him.
Peter's Speech at Solomon's Porch
11 (Jn 10:23; Ac 5:12) As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter
and John, all the people ran together to them in the entrance that is
called Solomon's Porch, greatly amazed.
12 When Peter saw it, he answered the people: "Men of Israel,
why do you marvel at this man? Or why do you stare at us,
as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
13 (Mt 22:32; 27:2) The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,
the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son ÂJesus,
whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate,
when he had decided to release Him.
14 (Mk 1:24; Ac 4:27; 7:52) You denied the Holy and Righteous One
and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
15 (Ac 2:24; 2:32) and you killed the Creator of Life,
whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 (Ac 3:6; Dt 32:4) And His name, by faith in His name, has made
this man strong, whom you see and know. And faith which comes
through Him has given him perfect health in your presence.
17 (Lk 23:34; Ac 13:27) "Now brothers, I know that you acted
in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 (Ac 26:22-23; Lk 24:26-27) But what God foretold through
all the prophets, that His Christ should suffer, He thus fulfilled.
19 (Ac 2:38; Ps 51:9) Therefore repent and be converted, that your sins
may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence
of the Lord,
20 and that He may send the One who previously was preached to you,
Jesus Christ,
21 (Lk 1:70; Ac 1:11) whom the heavens must receive until the time
of restoring what God spoke through all His holy prophets
since the world began.
22 (Ac 7:37; Isa 55:3-4) For Moses indeed said to the fathers,
'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me
from your brothers. You shall hear whatever He may say to you.
23 (Dt 18:19) And it shall be that every soul who will not hear
that prophet shall be utterly eliminated from the people.'
(Dt 18:15, 18-19.)
24 (1Sa 3:20; Ac 13:20) "Indeed, all the prophets since Samuel
and those who follow, as many as have spoken,
have likewise foretold these days.
25 (Ge 22:18; 12:3; Ac 2:39) You are the sons of the prophets
and of the covenant which God made with our fathers,
saying to Abraham,
'And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'-
(26 Ps 2:1-2.)
26 (Ac 3:22; Mt 1:21) God, having raised up His Son Jesus,
sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you
from your iniquities."
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 November 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/11/14/powerful-and-loving
entitled Powerful and Loving
Deuteronomy 4:5-8,11-14
5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God
commanded me, that you should do so in the land where you are entering to
possess it.
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all
these statutes, and say,
"Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god
so near to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
8 And what nation is there so great that has statutes and judgments
so righteous as all this law, which I am setting before you today?
11 (Dt 5:23) Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain,
and the mountain burned with fire up to the midst of heaven, with darkness,
a cloud, a thick cloud.
12 (Ex 20:22; Dt 5:4) Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire.
You heard the sound of the words but saw no form—only a voice was heard.
13 (Ex 34:28; 24:12; 31:18) He declared to you His covenant, which
He commanded you to perform, even the Ten Commandments,
and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
14 The Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments,
so that you might do them in the land which you are crossing over to possess.
In 2020, the Ecuadorian volcano Sangay erupted. The BBC described
the "dark ash plume which reached a height of more than 12 000 m."
The discharge covered four provinces (about 198 000 acres) in gray ash
and grimy soot. The sky turned dingy and grim, and the air was thick-making
it difficult to breathe. Farmer Feliciano Inga described the unnerving
scene to El Comercio newspaper: "We didn't know where all this dust
was coming from. . . . We saw the sky go dark and grew afraid."
The Israelites experienced a similar fear at the base of Mount Sinai,
as they "stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire
. . . with black clouds and deep darkness" (Deuteronomy 4:11).
God's voice thundered, and the people trembled. It was terrifying.
It's an awesome, knee-buckling experience to encounter the living God.
"Then the Lord spoke," and they "heard the sound of words but saw no form"
(v. 12). The voice that rattled their bones provided life and hope.
God gave Israel the Ten Commandments and renewed His covenant with them.
The voice from the dark cloud caused them to quake,
but also wooed and loved them with tenacity (Exodus 34:6-7).
God is powerful, beyond our reach, even startling. And yet He's also
full of love, always reaching out to us.
A God both powerful and loving-this is who we desperately need.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
When has an encounter with God made you tremble?
How did He also communicate love?
God, at times I’ve approached You too casually,
assumed too much. Thank You for Your patience with me.
And thank You for Your love.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 1 - God's Perspective
Philip 4:13
13 (2Co 12:9–10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because
of Christ who strengthens me.
Many of us live out self-fulfilling prophecies. We believe
what we tell ourselves - or what we have been told by others:
"You're stupid", "You're ugly", "You'll never amount to anything,"
"You can't do anything right."
We programme ourselves for spiritual failure as well.
"I just can't memorise Scripture," we say. "It comes and goes,
and I can't seem to get it to stay." Yet daily we memorise
volumes of information that is less significant than the
Sciptures - telephone numbers, identification codes,
songs lyrics, advertising jingles.
The answer to the dilemma of negativism is not positive
thinking, but right thinking - biblical thinking, according
to what the Bible reveals of God's perspective. God says,
"You are worthwhile. You are valued. You are loved. I created you
just as you are, and whatever I call you to do,
I will give you the strength to do it.
The context of Phillipians 4:13 shows that Paul had learned
this important secret of spiritual strength. Paul had known
poverty and plenty, trouble and victory. But he also knew
he did not have to let circumstances determine his response to God's will.
We need not be controlled by the negative messages life throws in our paths
- even those self-defeating pronouncements we make to ourselves.
Rather, we can respond according to God's perspective, with the
conviction that God has given us strength we need to meet the
challenges we face.
Application
a) What challenges do I face that make me realise my own insufficiencies?
IS memorising Scripture one of those challenges for me?
b) How does today's memory verse help me face those challenges?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gal 3:13-14
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.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
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?)
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10)
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to never forget
Pray to the Lord and go and pray to be an effective witness in His Name.
Pray to the Lord "God, at times I’ve approached You too casually,
assumed too much. Thank You for Your patience with me.
And thank You for Your love."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be your confidence.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for his sacrifice .
Pray to the Lord and Let His word be your Light.
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 God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray for grace and favour among those reaching
out to college students in Bhutan.
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.
At calvarycommunity.ca , Sermon series Disciples making disciples addressed
Remember
Psalm 103:2
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
Exodus 1:8
8 (Ac 7:18) Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
Forgetting our history leads to failure to remember.
To quote William Booth
"In the twentieth century, our faith would feature a Christianity without
Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration,
and heaven without hell." -William Booth.
Ex 12:14, 24-27
14 (Ex 12:17; 12:24) This day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall
keep it as a feast to the Lord. Throughout your generations you shall
keep it a feast by an eternal ordinance.
24 (Ex 12:14) "And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance to you
and to your sons forever.
25 (Ex 3:8; 3:17) When you enter the land which the Lord will give you,
according as He has promised, that you shall observe this service.
26 (Ex 13:14-15; Dt 32:7) And when your children shall say to you,
'What does this service mean to you?'
27 (Ex 4:31; 12:11) that you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the Lord's
Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt,
when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our households.' "
And the people bowed down and worshipped.
Psalms 106
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Our fathers did not consider
Your wonders in Egypt;
they did not remember the greatness of Your mercy,
but rebelled against Him at the sea, by the Red Sea.
13 But they soon forgot His works;
they did not wait for His counsel,
14 but they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.
15 He gave them their request,
but He sent a wasting disease on them.
19 They made a calf at Horeb,
and worshipped the molded image.
20 Thus they changed the glory of God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Deliverer,
who had done great things in Egypt,
Deut 8:10-14,17-18
10 (Ps 103:2; Dt 6:11-12) When you have eaten and are full,
then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land
which He has given you.
11 Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping
His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes,
which I am commanding you today.
12 (Pr 30:9; Dt 28:47) Otherwise, when you have eaten and are full
and have built and occupied good houses,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply,
and your silver and your gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,
14 (Ps 106:21; Dt 8:11) then your heart will become proud and you will
forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of slavery,
17 (Dt 9:4) Otherwise, you may say in your heart,
"My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth."
18 (Pr 10:22; Hos 2:8) But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.
Joshua 4:1-7
Joshua 4
Twelve Memorial Stones
1 (Dt 27:2; Jos 3:17) When the entire people had completed crossing
over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Jos 3:12) "Take twelve men from among the people, one man per tribe.
3 (Jos 4:19-20; 3:13) Command them: 'Pick up twelve stones
from the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the feet
of the priests are standing; bring them over with you,
and set them in the place you will camp tonight.'"
4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from among
the children of Israel, one man per tribe.
5 Then Joshua said to them, "Cross over before the ark of the Lord
your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift up a stone
upon your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the children of Israel,
6 (Ex 13:14; Jos 4:21) so that this will be a sign among you.
When your children ask, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
7 (Ex 12:14; Nu 16:40) you will answer them that the waters of the Jordan
were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.
These stones will be a memorial for the children of Israel continually."
1)
Acts 1-3
Acts 1
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
1 (Lk 1:3; 24:19) The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus,
concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 (Jn 13:18; 20:21) until the day when He was taken up,
after He had given commandments through the Holy Spirit
to the apostles whom He had chosen,
3 (1Co 15:5-7; Jn 20:26) to whom He presented Himself alive
after His passion by many infallible proofs,
appearing to them for forty days,
and speaking concerning the kingdom of God.
4 (Lk 24:49; Jn 14:16) Being assembled with them, He commanded them,
"Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father,
of which you have heard from Me. (Lk 24:49. 5Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16)
For John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized
with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
The Ascension
6 (Mt 17:11) So when they had come together, they asked Him,
"Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7 (Mt 24:36; Da 2:21; Mk 13:32) He said to them, "It is not for you
to know the times or the dates, which the Father has fixed
by His own authority.
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
9 (Ac 1:2; Lk 24:50-51) When He had spoken these things,
while they looked, He was taken up.
And a cloud received Him from their sight.
10 (Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12) While they looked intently toward heaven as
He ascended, suddenly two men stood by them in white garments.
11 (Ac 2:7; 13:31) They said, "Men of Galilee, why stand looking
toward heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you to heaven,
will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
Judas' Successor
12 (Lk 24:52; Mt 21:1) Then they returned to Jerusalem from
the Mount of Olives, which is a Sabbath day's walk (About half a mile.)
from Jerusalem.
13 (Mt 10:2-4; Ac 20:8) When they had entered, they went up
into the upper room, where they were staying:
Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas;
Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot;
and Judas the son of James.
14 (Mt 12:46; Ac 2:42) These all continued with one accord in prayer
and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus,
and with His brothers.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the disciples
(the number of people together was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
16 (Mt 26:47; Jn 13:18) "Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit previously spoke by the mouth of David
concerning Judas, who became the guide to those who seized Jesus.
17 (Ac 1:25; Jn 6:70-71) For he was numbered with us
and took part in this ministry."
18 (Mt 27:3-10) (Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity.
And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle and all his organs
spilled out.
19 It became known to all the residents of Jerusalem.
So this field is called in their dialect Akeldama,
that is, Field of Blood.)
20 (Ps 69:25) "For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
'Let his habitation become desolate,
and let no one live in it,' (Ps 69:25.)
and,
'Let another take his office.'(Ps 109:8.)
21 (Nu 27:17; Dt 31:2) Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us
while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 (Ac 1:2; 1:8-9) beginning from the baptism of John
until the very day that He was taken up from us,
one of these men must become with us a witness of His resurrection."
23 (Ac 15:22) So they proposed two, Joseph, called Barsabbas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 (1Sa 16:7; Jer 17:10) Then they prayed, "You, Lord, who knows the hearts
of all men, show which of these two You have chosen
25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship,
from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place."
26 (Lev 16:8) Then they cast lots, and the lot fell on Matthias.
So he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Acts 2
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 (Ac 20:16; 1Co 16:8) When the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one place.
2 (Ac 4:31; 1Ki 19:11) Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing
wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting.
3 (Mt 3:11) There appeared to them tongues as of fire,
being distributed and resting on each of them,
4 (Mk 16:17; 1Co 12:10) and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5 (Ac 8:2; Lk 2:25) Now dwelling in Jerusalem were Jews, devout men,
from every nation under heaven.
6 When this sound occurred, the crowd came together and were confounded,
because each man heard them speaking in his own language.
7 (Ac 1:11; 2:12) They were all amazed and marveled, saying to each other,
"Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 How is it that we hear, each in our own native language?
9 (1Pe 1:1; Ac 16:6; 18:2) Parthians, Medes and Elamites,
residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 (Ac 13:13; 15:38) Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya
near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 (Ex 15:11) Cretans and Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own languages
the mighty works of God."
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.
1 6But 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.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20 (Mt 24:29; 2Pe 3:10) The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 (Ac 22:16) And whoever calls
on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'
22 (Jn 3:2; Mt 12:28) "Men of Israel, hear these words:
Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with powerful works
and wonders and signs, which God did through Him in your midst,
as you yourselves know.
23 (Lk 22:22; Ac 3:18) You have taken Him, who was handed over to you
by the ordained counsel and foreknowledge of God, and by lawless hands
have crucified and killed Him,
24 (Ac 2:32; 1Co 6:14) whom God raised up by loosening the pull of death,
because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25 (Ps 16:8-11) For David says concerning Him:
'I foresaw the Lord always before me,
for He is at my right hand,
that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover my flesh will dwell in hope.
27 (Ac 2:31; Lk 1:35; Rev 1:18) For You will not abandon my soul to Hades,
nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy with Your presence.'
(Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.)
29 (1Ki 2:10; Ac 13:36) "Brothers, I may speak confidently to you concerning
the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with
us to this day.
30 (2Sa 23:2) But being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of his seed according to the flesh,
He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31 (Ac 2:27; Ps 16:10) he foresaw this and spoke concerning
the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not abandoned
to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
32 (Ac 2:24; 1:8) God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses.
33 (Ac 1:4; Mk 16:19) Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God,
and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit,
He has poured out this which you now see and hear.
34 (Ps 110:1) For David has not ascended to the heavens, yet he says:
'The Lord said to my Lord,
"Sit at My right hand,
35Until I make Your enemies
Your footstool." '
36 "Therefore, let all the house of Israel assuredly know that God
has made this Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37 (Lk 3:10; Ac 5:33) When they heard this, they were stung in the heart
and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
"Brothers, what shall we do?"
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 8:12; 22:16) Peter said to them,
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
39 (Joel 2:32; Isa 44:3) For the promise is to you, and to your children,
and to all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call."
40 (Mt 17:17; Dt 32:5) With many other words he testified and exhorted them,
saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."
41 (Ac 2:37; 2:47) Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Life Among the Believers
42 (Ac 1:14; 20:7; 2:46) They continued steadfastly in the apostles'
teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers.
43 Fear came to every soul. And many wonders and signs were done through
the apostles.
44 (Ac 4:32) All who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 They sold their property and goods and distributed them to all,
according to their need.
46 (Ac 5:42; 20:7) And continuing daily with one mind in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness
and simplicity of heart,
47 (Ac 11:24; 2:41) praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Acts 3
The Lame Man Healed at the Temple Gate
1 (Ps 55:17; Ac 10:30) Now Peter and John went up together to the temple
at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.
2 (Lk 16:20; Jn 9:8) A man lame from birth was being carried,
whom people placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful
to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.
4 Peter, gazing at him with John, said, "Look at us."
5 So he paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 (Ac 3:16; 4:10) Then Peter said, "I have no silver and gold,
but I give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk."
7 He took him by the right hand and raised him up.
Immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.
8 (Ac 14:10; Isa 35:6) Jumping up, he stood and walked
and entered the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.
9 (Ac 4:16; 4:21) All the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 (Ac 3:2) They knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate
of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement
at what happened to him.
Peter's Speech at Solomon's Porch
11 (Jn 10:23; Ac 5:12) As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter
and John, all the people ran together to them in the entrance that is
called Solomon's Porch, greatly amazed.
12 When Peter saw it, he answered the people: "Men of Israel,
why do you marvel at this man? Or why do you stare at us,
as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
13 (Mt 22:32; 27:2) The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,
the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son ÂJesus,
whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate,
when he had decided to release Him.
14 (Mk 1:24; Ac 4:27; 7:52) You denied the Holy and Righteous One
and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
15 (Ac 2:24; 2:32) and you killed the Creator of Life,
whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 (Ac 3:6; Dt 32:4) And His name, by faith in His name, has made
this man strong, whom you see and know. And faith which comes
through Him has given him perfect health in your presence.
17 (Lk 23:34; Ac 13:27) "Now brothers, I know that you acted
in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 (Ac 26:22-23; Lk 24:26-27) But what God foretold through
all the prophets, that His Christ should suffer, He thus fulfilled.
19 (Ac 2:38; Ps 51:9) Therefore repent and be converted, that your sins
may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence
of the Lord,
20 and that He may send the One who previously was preached to you,
Jesus Christ,
21 (Lk 1:70; Ac 1:11) whom the heavens must receive until the time
of restoring what God spoke through all His holy prophets
since the world began.
22 (Ac 7:37; Isa 55:3-4) For Moses indeed said to the fathers,
'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me
from your brothers. You shall hear whatever He may say to you.
23 (Dt 18:19) And it shall be that every soul who will not hear
that prophet shall be utterly eliminated from the people.'
(Dt 18:15, 18-19.)
24 (1Sa 3:20; Ac 13:20) "Indeed, all the prophets since Samuel
and those who follow, as many as have spoken,
have likewise foretold these days.
25 (Ge 22:18; 12:3; Ac 2:39) You are the sons of the prophets
and of the covenant which God made with our fathers,
saying to Abraham,
'And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'-
(26 Ps 2:1-2.)
26 (Ac 3:22; Mt 1:21) God, having raised up His Son Jesus,
sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you
from your iniquities."
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 November 2021
https://odb.org/CA/2021/11/14/powerful-and-loving
entitled Powerful and Loving
Deuteronomy 4:5-8,11-14
5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God
commanded me, that you should do so in the land where you are entering to
possess it.
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all
these statutes, and say,
"Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god
so near to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
8 And what nation is there so great that has statutes and judgments
so righteous as all this law, which I am setting before you today?
11 (Dt 5:23) Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain,
and the mountain burned with fire up to the midst of heaven, with darkness,
a cloud, a thick cloud.
12 (Ex 20:22; Dt 5:4) Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire.
You heard the sound of the words but saw no form—only a voice was heard.
13 (Ex 34:28; 24:12; 31:18) He declared to you His covenant, which
He commanded you to perform, even the Ten Commandments,
and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.
14 The Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments,
so that you might do them in the land which you are crossing over to possess.
In 2020, the Ecuadorian volcano Sangay erupted. The BBC described
the "dark ash plume which reached a height of more than 12 000 m."
The discharge covered four provinces (about 198 000 acres) in gray ash
and grimy soot. The sky turned dingy and grim, and the air was thick-making
it difficult to breathe. Farmer Feliciano Inga described the unnerving
scene to El Comercio newspaper: "We didn't know where all this dust
was coming from. . . . We saw the sky go dark and grew afraid."
The Israelites experienced a similar fear at the base of Mount Sinai,
as they "stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire
. . . with black clouds and deep darkness" (Deuteronomy 4:11).
God's voice thundered, and the people trembled. It was terrifying.
It's an awesome, knee-buckling experience to encounter the living God.
"Then the Lord spoke," and they "heard the sound of words but saw no form"
(v. 12). The voice that rattled their bones provided life and hope.
God gave Israel the Ten Commandments and renewed His covenant with them.
The voice from the dark cloud caused them to quake,
but also wooed and loved them with tenacity (Exodus 34:6-7).
God is powerful, beyond our reach, even startling. And yet He's also
full of love, always reaching out to us.
A God both powerful and loving-this is who we desperately need.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
When has an encounter with God made you tremble?
How did He also communicate love?
God, at times I’ve approached You too casually,
assumed too much. Thank You for Your patience with me.
And thank You for Your love.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 1 - God's Perspective
Philip 4:13
13 (2Co 12:9–10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because
of Christ who strengthens me.
Many of us live out self-fulfilling prophecies. We believe
what we tell ourselves - or what we have been told by others:
"You're stupid", "You're ugly", "You'll never amount to anything,"
"You can't do anything right."
We programme ourselves for spiritual failure as well.
"I just can't memorise Scripture," we say. "It comes and goes,
and I can't seem to get it to stay." Yet daily we memorise
volumes of information that is less significant than the
Sciptures - telephone numbers, identification codes,
songs lyrics, advertising jingles.
The answer to the dilemma of negativism is not positive
thinking, but right thinking - biblical thinking, according
to what the Bible reveals of God's perspective. God says,
"You are worthwhile. You are valued. You are loved. I created you
just as you are, and whatever I call you to do,
I will give you the strength to do it.
The context of Phillipians 4:13 shows that Paul had learned
this important secret of spiritual strength. Paul had known
poverty and plenty, trouble and victory. But he also knew
he did not have to let circumstances determine his response to God's will.
We need not be controlled by the negative messages life throws in our paths
- even those self-defeating pronouncements we make to ourselves.
Rather, we can respond according to God's perspective, with the
conviction that God has given us strength we need to meet the
challenges we face.
Application
a) What challenges do I face that make me realise my own insufficiencies?
IS memorising Scripture one of those challenges for me?
b) How does today's memory verse help me face those challenges?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Gal 3:13-14
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.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Guiding Presence
Ps 119:105-112
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.
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?)
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
14th Day of the Month
a) Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation ( Matt 6:10)
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
b) Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to never forget
Pray to the Lord and go and pray to be an effective witness in His Name.
Pray to the Lord "God, at times I’ve approached You too casually,
assumed too much. Thank You for Your patience with me.
And thank You for Your love."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be your confidence.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for his sacrifice .
Pray to the Lord and Let His word be your Light.
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 God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who serve with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray for grace and favour among those reaching
out to college students in Bhutan.
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.