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Day 278, 5 October 2023



1) John 5

Mark 2:23-28

Matthew 12:1-8

Luke 6:1-5

Mark 3:1-6

Matthew 12:9-14

Luke 6:6-11

Matthew 12:15-21



John 5



The Healing at the Pool



1 (Jn 2:13) After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up

to Jerusalem.

2 (Ne 3:1; 12:39) Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool,

which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great crowd of invalids, blind, lame, and paralyzed,

waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up

the water. After the stirring of the water, whoever stepped in first

was healed of whatever disease he had.

5 A certain man was there who had an illness for 38 years.

6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been

in that condition now a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be healed?"

7 The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool

when the water is stirred. But while I am coming,

another steps down before me."

8 (Mt 9:6; Mk 2:11) Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."

9 (Jn 9:14) Immediately the man was healed, took up his bed, and walked.

That day was the Sabbath.

10 (Jer 17:21; Lk 6:2) The Jews therefore said to him who was cured,

"It is the Sabbath day. It is not lawful for you to carry your bed."

11 He answered them,

"He who healed me said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.' "

12 So they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you,

'Take up your bed and walk'?"

13 Now the man who was healed did not know who it was,

for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in that place.

14 (Jn 8:11) Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him,

"See, you have become whole. Sin no more lest something worse happens to you."

15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

16 (Jn 15:20; Ac 9:4-5) So the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him,

because He had done these things on the Sabbath day.

17 (Jn 9:4; 14:10) Jesus answered them, "My Father is working still,

and I am working."

18 (Jn 10:33; 10:30; 5:16) So the Jews sought even more to kill Him,

because He not only had broken the Sabbath, but also said that

God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.



The Authority of the Son



19 (Jn 8:28; 12:49) Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you,

the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do.

For whatever He does, likewise the Son does.

20 (Jn 3:35; Mt 3:17) For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things

that He Himself does. And He will show Him greater works than these so that

you may marvel.

21 (Jn 11:25; Ro 8:11) For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,

even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

22 (Jn 5:27; Ac 10:42) The Father judges no one, but has committed

all judgment to the Son,

23 (1Jn 2:23; Lk 10:16) that all men should honor the Son, just as they honor

the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor

the Father who sent Him.

24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears

My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life

and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.

25 (Jn 4:23; Lk 15:24) Truly, truly I say to you, the hour is coming,

and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,

and those who hear will live.

26 (Jn 1:4; 11:26) For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has

given to the Son to have life in Himself,

27 (Jn 5:22; Ac 10:42) and has given Him authority to execute judgment

also, because He is the Son of Man.

28 "Do not marvel at this. For the hour is coming in which all who are

in the graves will hear His voice

29 (Ac 24:15) and come out-those who have done good to the resurrection

of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

30 (Jn 4:34; Mt 26:39; Jn 5:19) I can do nothing of Myself. As I hear,

I judge. My judgment is just, because I seek not My own will,

but the will of the Father who sent Me.



Witnesses to Jesus



31 (Jn 8:13-14; 8:54) "If I bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true.

32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the testimony

which He bears of Me is true.

33 "You sent to John, and he bore witness of the truth.

34 (1Jn 5:9) I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things

that you may be saved.

35 (2Pe 1:19; Mt 21:26) He was a burning and a shining lamp,

and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 (Jn 10:25; 15:24) "I have greater testimony than that of John.

The works which the Father has given Me to finish, the very works that I do,

bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.

37 (Jn 8:18; Mt 3:17) The Father Himself, who has sent Me, has borne witness

of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.

38 (1Jn 2:14) You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe

the One He has sent.

39 (Lk 24:27; 24:44) You search the Scriptures, because you think in them

you have eternal life. These are they who bear witness of Me.

40 (Mt 23:37; Jn 3:19) Yet you are not willing to come to Me that you may

have life.

41 (1Th 2:6; Jn 5:34) "I do not receive honour from men.

42 (Jn 2:25) But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.

43 (Mt 24:5; Jn 10:25) I have come in My Father's name,

but you do not receive Me. If another comes in his own name,

you will receive him.

44 (Ro 2:29) How can you believe, who receive glory from one another

and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

45 (Jn 9:28-29; Ro 2:17-29) "Do not think that I shall accuse you

to the Father. There is one who accuses you-Moses, in whom you trust.

46 (Ge 3:15; Dt 18:15) For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me,

for he wrote of Me.

47 (Lk 16:31; 16:29) But if you do not believe his writings,

how will you believe My words?"



John 5

[1] After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to

Jerusalem.

[2] Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in

the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

[3] In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,

withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

[4] For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled

the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in

was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

[5] And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight

years.

[6] When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in

that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

[7] The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is

troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth

down before me.

[8] Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

[9] And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked:

and on the same day was the sabbath.

[10] The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day:

it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

[11] He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up

thy bed, and walk.

[12] Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy

bed, and walk?

[13] And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed

himself away, a multitude being in that place.

[14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold,

thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

[15] The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made

him whole.

[16] And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him,

because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

[17] But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

[18] Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had

broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself

equal with God.

[19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what

things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

[20] For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself

doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

[21] For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the

Son quickeneth whom he will.

[22] For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the

Son:

[23] That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He

that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth

on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into

condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

[25] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when

the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall

live.

[26] For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to

have life in himself;

[27] And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is

the Son of man.

[28] Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are

in the graves shall hear his voice,

[29] And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection

of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

[30] I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment

is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which

hath sent me.

[31] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

[32] There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the

witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

[33] Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

[34] But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye

might be saved.

[35] He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season

to rejoice in his light.

[36] But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the

Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of

me, that the Father hath sent me.

[37] And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me.

Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

[38] And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye

believe not.

[39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and

they are they which testify of me.

[40] And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

[41] I receive not honour from men.

[42] But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

[43] I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall

come in his own name, him ye will receive.

[44] How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not

the honour that cometh from God only?

[45] Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that

accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

[46] For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

[47] But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?



Mark 2:23-28



The Question About the Sabbath



Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5



23 (Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5) He went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.

As they went, His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

24 (Ex 20:10) The Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath

what is not lawful?"

25 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) He said to them, "Have you never read what David did,

when he and those who were with him were in need and hungry:

26 (2Sa 8:17; Lev 24:5-9) how he went into the house of God, in the days

Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the ritual bread, which is lawful only

for the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"

27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,

"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."



[23] And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the

sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

[24] And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day

that which is not lawful?

[25] And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had

need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

[26] How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high

priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the

priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

[27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for

the sabbath:

[28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.



Matthew 12:1-8



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."



1] At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his

disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

[2] But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy

disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

[3] But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was

an hungred, and they that were with him;

[4] How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread,

which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with

him, but only for the priests?

[5] Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the

priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

[6] But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

[7] But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not

sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

[8] For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.



Luke 6:1-5



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."



[1] And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went

through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did

eat, rubbing them in their hands.

[2] And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not

lawful to do on the sabbath days?

[3] And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what

David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

[4] How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread,

and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but

for the priests alone?

[5] And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.



Mark 3:1-6



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.



[1] And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which

had a withered hand.

[2] And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that

they might accuse him.

[3] And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

[4] And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or

to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

[5] And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for

the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine

hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

[6] And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the

Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.



Matthew 12:9-14



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.



[9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

[10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they

asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they

might accuse him.

[11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that

shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will

he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

[12] How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to

do well on the sabbath days.

[13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it

forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

[14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they

might destroy him.



Luke 6:6-11



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.



[6] And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the

synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

[7] And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the

sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

[8] But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered

hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

[9] Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the

sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

[10] And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch

forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

[11] And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what

they might do to Jesus.



Matthew 12:15-21



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."



[15] But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great

multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

[16] And charged them that they should not make him known:

[17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,

saying,

[18] Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is

well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to

the Gentiles.

[19] He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in

the streets.

[20] A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not

quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

[21] And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 October 2023 Titled

"Ready to Go"



Philippians 1:21-30



B) Connect into Community

c) Seek to honour Christ ... no matter what



Philip 1:20-21



20 (1Co 6:20; Ro 5:5) Accordingly, it is my earnest expectation and my hope

that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness as always,

so now also, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether it be by life

or by death.

21 (Gal 2:20) For to me, to continue living is Christ, and to die is gain.



[20] According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I

shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ

shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

[21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.



Philip 1:22-24



22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor to me.

Yet I do not know what I shall choose.

23 (2Co 5:8; 2Ti 4:6; Lk 23:43) I am in a difficult position between the two,

having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

24 Nevertheless, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.



[22] But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I

shall choose I wot not.

[23] For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be

with Christ; which is far better:

[24] Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.



D) Live a life of Service to others



Philip 1:25-26



25 (Php 2:24; Ac 20:25) Having this confidence, I know that I shall remain

and continue with you all for your joyful advancement of the faith,

26 (2Co 1:14; 5:12) so that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant

in Jesus Christ when I am in your presence again.



[25] And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with

you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

[26] That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my

coming to you again.



Conduct Worthy of the Gospel



Based on Philippains 1:27-30





27 (Eph 4:1; Jude 1:3) Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel

of Christ, that whether or not I come and see you, I may hear of your

activities, that you are standing fast in one spirit, with one mind,

striving together for the faith of the gospel.

28 Do not be frightened by your adversaries. This is a sign to them

of their destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God.

29 For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe

in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

30 (Ac 16:19-40; 1Th 2:2) having the same conflict which you saw in me

and now hear is in me.



[27] Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that

whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs,

that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the

faith of the gospel;

[28] And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an

evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

[29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe

on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

[30] Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

After my mom died, one of her fellow cancer patients approached me. "Your mom

was so kind to me," she said, sobbing. "I'm sorry she died ... instead of me."



During the coronavirus pandemic, many suffered the loss of loved ones. On

November 27, 2020, our family joined their ranks when Bee Crowder, my

ninety-five-year-old mom, died-though not from Covid-19. Like so many other

families, we weren't able to gather to grieve Mom, honor her life, or

encourage one another. Instead, we used other means to celebrate her loving

influence-and we found great comfort from her insistence that, if God called

her home, she was ready and even eager to go. That confident hope, evidenced

in so much of Mom's living, was also how she faced death.



Facing possible death, Paul wrote, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die

is gain. . . . I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with

Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I

remain in the body" (Philippians 1:21, 23–24). Even with his legitimate

desire to stay and help others, Paul was drawn to his heavenly home with

Christ.



Such confidence changes how we view the moment when we step from this life to

the next. Our hope can give great comfort to others in their own season of

loss. Although we grieve the loss of those we love, believers in Jesus don't

grieve like those "who have no hope" (1 Thessalonians 4:13).

True hope is the possession of those who know Him.



By: Bill Crowder



Reflect & Pray



How would you describe your response to the threatening realities in

our world? How could intentional hope change your outlook on the struggles

of life?



God of all hope, please remind me of Jesus' death-conquering victory.



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."



16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not 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 because 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 against 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 that the world

through Him might be saved."

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) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:8,11



8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.



8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.



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



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Ps 9:9-12



9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.



Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.





Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2023 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 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 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.



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



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

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.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)



Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "



24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.



1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "



9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



)



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His Loving Compassion.



Pray to the Lord: "God of all hope, please remind me of Jesus'

death-conquering victory."



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His love for mankind .



Pray to the Lord and pray to know His grace and mercy.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know him as the friend of the humble and the persecuted.



Pray for Prince Edward Island and her Muslim populations



- 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 Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.

Day 278, 5 October 2023



1) John 5

Mark 2:23-28

Matthew 12:1-8

Luke 6:1-5

Mark 3:1-6

Matthew 12:9-14

Luke 6:6-11

Matthew 12:15-21



John 5



The Healing at the Pool



1 (Jn 2:13) After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up

to Jerusalem.

2 (Ne 3:1; 12:39) Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool,

which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great crowd of invalids, blind, lame, and paralyzed,

waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up

the water. After the stirring of the water, whoever stepped in first

was healed of whatever disease he had.

5 A certain man was there who had an illness for 38 years.

6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been

in that condition now a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be healed?"

7 The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool

when the water is stirred. But while I am coming,

another steps down before me."

8 (Mt 9:6; Mk 2:11) Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."

9 (Jn 9:14) Immediately the man was healed, took up his bed, and walked.

That day was the Sabbath.

10 (Jer 17:21; Lk 6:2) The Jews therefore said to him who was cured,

"It is the Sabbath day. It is not lawful for you to carry your bed."

11 He answered them,

"He who healed me said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.' "

12 So they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you,

'Take up your bed and walk'?"

13 Now the man who was healed did not know who it was,

for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in that place.

14 (Jn 8:11) Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him,

"See, you have become whole. Sin no more lest something worse happens to you."

15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

16 (Jn 15:20; Ac 9:4-5) So the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him,

because He had done these things on the Sabbath day.

17 (Jn 9:4; 14:10) Jesus answered them, "My Father is working still,

and I am working."

18 (Jn 10:33; 10:30; 5:16) So the Jews sought even more to kill Him,

because He not only had broken the Sabbath, but also said that

God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.



The Authority of the Son



19 (Jn 8:28; 12:49) Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you,

the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do.

For whatever He does, likewise the Son does.

20 (Jn 3:35; Mt 3:17) For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things

that He Himself does. And He will show Him greater works than these so that

you may marvel.

21 (Jn 11:25; Ro 8:11) For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,

even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

22 (Jn 5:27; Ac 10:42) The Father judges no one, but has committed

all judgment to the Son,

23 (1Jn 2:23; Lk 10:16) that all men should honor the Son, just as they honor

the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor

the Father who sent Him.

24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears

My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life

and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.

25 (Jn 4:23; Lk 15:24) Truly, truly I say to you, the hour is coming,

and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,

and those who hear will live.

26 (Jn 1:4; 11:26) For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has

given to the Son to have life in Himself,

27 (Jn 5:22; Ac 10:42) and has given Him authority to execute judgment

also, because He is the Son of Man.

28 "Do not marvel at this. For the hour is coming in which all who are

in the graves will hear His voice

29 (Ac 24:15) and come out-those who have done good to the resurrection

of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

30 (Jn 4:34; Mt 26:39; Jn 5:19) I can do nothing of Myself. As I hear,

I judge. My judgment is just, because I seek not My own will,

but the will of the Father who sent Me.



Witnesses to Jesus



31 (Jn 8:13-14; 8:54) "If I bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true.

32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the testimony

which He bears of Me is true.

33 "You sent to John, and he bore witness of the truth.

34 (1Jn 5:9) I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things

that you may be saved.

35 (2Pe 1:19; Mt 21:26) He was a burning and a shining lamp,

and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 (Jn 10:25; 15:24) "I have greater testimony than that of John.

The works which the Father has given Me to finish, the very works that I do,

bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.

37 (Jn 8:18; Mt 3:17) The Father Himself, who has sent Me, has borne witness

of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.

38 (1Jn 2:14) You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe

the One He has sent.

39 (Lk 24:27; 24:44) You search the Scriptures, because you think in them

you have eternal life. These are they who bear witness of Me.

40 (Mt 23:37; Jn 3:19) Yet you are not willing to come to Me that you may

have life.

41 (1Th 2:6; Jn 5:34) "I do not receive honour from men.

42 (Jn 2:25) But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.

43 (Mt 24:5; Jn 10:25) I have come in My Father's name,

but you do not receive Me. If another comes in his own name,

you will receive him.

44 (Ro 2:29) How can you believe, who receive glory from one another

and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

45 (Jn 9:28-29; Ro 2:17-29) "Do not think that I shall accuse you

to the Father. There is one who accuses you-Moses, in whom you trust.

46 (Ge 3:15; Dt 18:15) For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me,

for he wrote of Me.

47 (Lk 16:31; 16:29) But if you do not believe his writings,

how will you believe My words?"



John 5

[1] After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to

Jerusalem.

[2] Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in

the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

[3] In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,

withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

[4] For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled

the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in

was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

[5] And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight

years.

[6] When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in

that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

[7] The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is

troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth

down before me.

[8] Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

[9] And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked:

and on the same day was the sabbath.

[10] The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day:

it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

[11] He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up

thy bed, and walk.

[12] Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy

bed, and walk?

[13] And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed

himself away, a multitude being in that place.

[14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold,

thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

[15] The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made

him whole.

[16] And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him,

because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

[17] But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

[18] Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had

broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself

equal with God.

[19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what

things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

[20] For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself

doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

[21] For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the

Son quickeneth whom he will.

[22] For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the

Son:

[23] That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He

that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth

on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into

condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

[25] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when

the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall

live.

[26] For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to

have life in himself;

[27] And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is

the Son of man.

[28] Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are

in the graves shall hear his voice,

[29] And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection

of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

[30] I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment

is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which

hath sent me.

[31] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

[32] There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the

witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

[33] Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

[34] But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye

might be saved.

[35] He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season

to rejoice in his light.

[36] But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the

Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of

me, that the Father hath sent me.

[37] And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me.

Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

[38] And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye

believe not.

[39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and

they are they which testify of me.

[40] And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

[41] I receive not honour from men.

[42] But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

[43] I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall

come in his own name, him ye will receive.

[44] How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not

the honour that cometh from God only?

[45] Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that

accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

[46] For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

[47] But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?



Mark 2:23-28



The Question About the Sabbath



Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5



23 (Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5) He went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.

As they went, His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

24 (Ex 20:10) The Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath

what is not lawful?"

25 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) He said to them, "Have you never read what David did,

when he and those who were with him were in need and hungry:

26 (2Sa 8:17; Lev 24:5-9) how he went into the house of God, in the days

Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the ritual bread, which is lawful only

for the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"

27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,

"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."



[23] And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the

sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

[24] And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day

that which is not lawful?

[25] And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had

need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

[26] How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high

priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the

priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

[27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for

the sabbath:

[28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.



Matthew 12:1-8



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."



1] At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his

disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

[2] But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy

disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

[3] But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was

an hungred, and they that were with him;

[4] How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread,

which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with

him, but only for the priests?

[5] Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the

priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

[6] But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

[7] But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not

sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

[8] For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.



Luke 6:1-5



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."



[1] And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went

through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did

eat, rubbing them in their hands.

[2] And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not

lawful to do on the sabbath days?

[3] And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what

David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

[4] How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread,

and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but

for the priests alone?

[5] And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.



Mark 3:1-6



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.



[1] And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which

had a withered hand.

[2] And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that

they might accuse him.

[3] And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

[4] And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or

to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

[5] And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for

the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine

hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

[6] And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the

Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.



Matthew 12:9-14



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.



[9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

[10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they

asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they

might accuse him.

[11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that

shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will

he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

[12] How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to

do well on the sabbath days.

[13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it

forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

[14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they

might destroy him.



Luke 6:6-11



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.



[6] And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the

synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

[7] And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the

sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

[8] But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered

hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

[9] Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the

sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

[10] And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch

forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

[11] And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what

they might do to Jesus.



Matthew 12:15-21



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."



[15] But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great

multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

[16] And charged them that they should not make him known:

[17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,

saying,

[18] Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is

well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to

the Gentiles.

[19] He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in

the streets.

[20] A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not

quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

[21] And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.



2) Our Daily Bread for 5 October 2023 Titled

"Ready to Go"



Philippians 1:21-30



B) Connect into Community

c) Seek to honour Christ ... no matter what



Philip 1:20-21



20 (1Co 6:20; Ro 5:5) Accordingly, it is my earnest expectation and my hope

that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness as always,

so now also, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether it be by life

or by death.

21 (Gal 2:20) For to me, to continue living is Christ, and to die is gain.



[20] According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I

shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ

shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

[21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.



Philip 1:22-24



22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor to me.

Yet I do not know what I shall choose.

23 (2Co 5:8; 2Ti 4:6; Lk 23:43) I am in a difficult position between the two,

having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

24 Nevertheless, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.



[22] But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I

shall choose I wot not.

[23] For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be

with Christ; which is far better:

[24] Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.



D) Live a life of Service to others



Philip 1:25-26



25 (Php 2:24; Ac 20:25) Having this confidence, I know that I shall remain

and continue with you all for your joyful advancement of the faith,

26 (2Co 1:14; 5:12) so that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant

in Jesus Christ when I am in your presence again.



[25] And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with

you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

[26] That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my

coming to you again.



Conduct Worthy of the Gospel



Based on Philippains 1:27-30





27 (Eph 4:1; Jude 1:3) Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel

of Christ, that whether or not I come and see you, I may hear of your

activities, that you are standing fast in one spirit, with one mind,

striving together for the faith of the gospel.

28 Do not be frightened by your adversaries. This is a sign to them

of their destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God.

29 For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe

in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

30 (Ac 16:19-40; 1Th 2:2) having the same conflict which you saw in me

and now hear is in me.



[27] Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that

whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs,

that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the

faith of the gospel;

[28] And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an

evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

[29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe

on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

[30] Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

After my mom died, one of her fellow cancer patients approached me. "Your mom

was so kind to me," she said, sobbing. "I'm sorry she died ... instead of me."



During the coronavirus pandemic, many suffered the loss of loved ones. On

November 27, 2020, our family joined their ranks when Bee Crowder, my

ninety-five-year-old mom, died-though not from Covid-19. Like so many other

families, we weren't able to gather to grieve Mom, honor her life, or

encourage one another. Instead, we used other means to celebrate her loving

influence-and we found great comfort from her insistence that, if God called

her home, she was ready and even eager to go. That confident hope, evidenced

in so much of Mom's living, was also how she faced death.



Facing possible death, Paul wrote, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die

is gain. . . . I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with

Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I

remain in the body" (Philippians 1:21, 23–24). Even with his legitimate

desire to stay and help others, Paul was drawn to his heavenly home with

Christ.



Such confidence changes how we view the moment when we step from this life to

the next. Our hope can give great comfort to others in their own season of

loss. Although we grieve the loss of those we love, believers in Jesus don't

grieve like those "who have no hope" (1 Thessalonians 4:13).

True hope is the possession of those who know Him.



By: Bill Crowder



Reflect & Pray



How would you describe your response to the threatening realities in

our world? How could intentional hope change your outlook on the struggles

of life?



God of all hope, please remind me of Jesus' death-conquering victory.



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."



16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not 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 because 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 against 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 that the world

through Him might be saved."

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) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:8,11



8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.



8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.



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



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Ps 9:9-12



9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.



Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.





Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2023 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 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 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.



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



5th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself

(PS 145:13-18

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

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.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and loving in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,

to all who call upon Him in truth.

)



Mem

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Samek

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Ain

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;

And thou givest them their meat in due season.

Pe

16 Thou openest thine hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Zade

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

And holy in all his works.

Qoph

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.



b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness

( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,

and lead me in the ancient way. "



24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.



1: John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us

our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "



9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



)



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His Loving Compassion.



Pray to the Lord: "God of all hope, please remind me of Jesus'

death-conquering victory."



Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His love for mankind .



Pray to the Lord and pray to know His grace and mercy.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know him as the friend of the humble and the persecuted.



Pray for Prince Edward Island and her Muslim populations



- 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 Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,

that the Lord will draw them to Himself



Pray for the Lord to search your life ,

reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness



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.