Day 14 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 14 January reflections
Day 14 , 14 Jan 2024
Today at
Calvary Community Church , PAstor Doug Zeiber spoke on Countering the
Enemy Through God Opportunities
Acts 3:12-26
Peter's Speech at Solomon's Porch
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 Jesus,
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."
[12] And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel,
why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our
own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
[13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,
hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the
presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
[14] But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be
granted unto you;
[15] And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
[16] And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom
ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all.
[17] And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also
your rulers.
[18] But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
[19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
[20] And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
[21] Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since
the world began.
[22] For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your
God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in
all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
[23] And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that
prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
[24] Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as
many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
[25] Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made
with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the
kindreds of the earth be blessed.
[26] Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Strategy 1) Walk in Humility
Keep focus on Jesus
2 Chronicles 26:5, 16
5 (2Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
16 (2Ch 25:19; Dt 8:14) And as he grew strong, his heart grew more proud,
leading to his destruction. Then he acted unfaithfully against the Lord
his God, for he entered the temple main hall of the Lord to burn
incense on the altar.
[5] And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in
the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD,
God made him to prosper.
[16] But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction:
for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the
LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Practice GRatitude
Serve Others
Mark 10:45
45 (Mt 20:28; Isa 53:10-12) "For even the Son of Man came not
to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."
[45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Be Generous
Don't touch God's glory
Strategy 2) Sharing Jesus
Acts 3:13-15
13 (Mt 22:32; 27:2) The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,
the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus,
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.
[13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,
hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the
presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
[14] But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be
granted unto you;
[15] And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
Sharing Jesus involces speaking the truth about sin.
Sharing Jesus stirs faith and healing.
Acts 3:16
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.
[16] And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom
ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all.
We Share Jesus with truth and love
Acts 3:17-18
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."
[17] And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also
your rulers.
[18] But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Romans 8:28
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for good
to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
[28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Sharing Jesus brings opportunity for repentance and freedom
Acts 3:19-21
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.
[19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
[20] And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
[21] Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since
the world began.
Strategy 3) Look for Good Opportunities
Listen
Proverbs 20:5
5 (Pr 18:4 ) Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Invest
Invite
1)
Genesis 8-9
Genesis 8
The Flood Recedes
1 God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the livestock that were
with him in the ark.
So God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the water receded.
2 Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed,
and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
3 The water receded steadily from the earth,
and after the end of one hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
4 The ark rested in the seventh month,
on the seventeenth day of the month,
on the mountains of Ararat.
5 The water continually decreased until the tenth month.
In the tenth month, on the first day of the month,
the tops of the mountains became visible.
6 Then at the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the
ark which he had made,
7 and he sent forth a raven, which went to and fro until the waters
were dried up on the earth.
8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had subsided
from the face of the ground.
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, so she
returned to him into the ark,
for the waters were on the surface of all the earth.
Then he put forth his hand, and took her,
and brought her into the ark to himself.
10 He waited yet another seven days, and again
he sent out the dove from the ark.
11 The dove came to him in the evening, and in her mouth there was a freshly
plucked olive leaf.
So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
12 He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again,
but it did not return to him again.
13 So in the six hundred and first year, in the first month,
the first day of the month,
the waters were dried up from the earth;
and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked,
and saw the surface of the ground was dry.
14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month,
the earth was dry.
15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying,
16 "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons'
wives with you.
17 Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you,
birds and animals,
and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,
so that they may breed abundantly on the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
18 So Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives went out.
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything
that moves on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean animal
and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 The Lord smelled a soothing aroma; and the Lord said in His heart,
"I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination
of man's
heart is evil from his youth,
nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
22 While the earth remains,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
and day and night
will not cease."
Genesis 8
[1] And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that
was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the
waters asswaged;
[2] The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped,
and the rain from heaven was restrained;
[3] And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the
end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
[4] And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the
month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
[5] And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth
month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
[6] And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the
window of the ark which he had made:
[7] And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters
were dried up from off the earth.
[8] Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
from off the face of the ground;
[9] But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned
unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth:
then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into
the ark.
[10] And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove
out of the ark;
[11] And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was
an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off
the earth.
[12] And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which
returned not again unto him any more.
[13] And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first
month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the
earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold,
the face of the ground was dry.
[14] And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month,
was the earth dried.
[15] And God spake unto Noah, saying,
[16] Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'
wives with thee.
[17] Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all
flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be
fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
[18] And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
with him:
[19] Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever
creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
[20] And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast,
and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
[21] And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I
will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination
of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more
every thing living, as I have done.
[22] While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Genesis 9
The Noahic Covenant
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,
"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
2 Every beast of the earth and every bird of the sky and all
that moves on the earth and all the fish of the sea will fear you
and be terrified of you. They are given into your hand.
3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you.
I give you everything, just as I gave you the green plant.
4 "Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
5 But for your own lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning;
from every animal will I require it;
of man, too, will I require a reckoning for human life,
of every man for that of his fellow man.
6 Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed;
for God made man
in His own image.
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase
abundantly in the earth and multiply in it."
8 Again God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 "As for Me, I establish My covenant with you, and with your
descendants after you;
10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock,
and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes
out of the ark, every beast of the earth.
11 I establish My covenant with you. Never again shall all
flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood.
Never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 Then God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which
I am making between Me
and you and every living creature that is with you,
for all future generations.
13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant
between Me and the earth.
14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the cloud;
15 then I will remember My covenant,
which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh,
and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 The rainbow will appear in the cloud, and I will see it
and remember the everlasting covenant between God
and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that
I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."
The Sons of Noah
18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Ham was the father of Canaan.
19 These were the three sons of Noah,
and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
21 Then he drank some of the wine and became drunk,
and lay uncovered (naked) in his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,
and told his two brothers outside.
23 So Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders,
and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father.
Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done to him,
25 he said,
"Canaan be cursed!
He will be a servant of servants
to his brothers."
26 He also said,
"Blessed be the Lord God of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth,
and may he dwell in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be his servant."
28 Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.
Genesis 9
[1] And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth.
[2] And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of
the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the
earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they
delivered.
[3] Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green
herb have I given you all things.
[4] But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye
not eat.
[5] And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every
beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's
brother will I require the life of man.
[6] Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the
image of God made he man.
[7] And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the
earth, and multiply therein.
[8] And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
[9] And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed
after you;
[10] And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the
cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of
the ark, to every beast of the earth.
[11] And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be
cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a
flood to destroy the earth.
[12] And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me
and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations:
[13] I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant
between me and the earth.
[14] And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that
the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
[15] And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every
living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to
destroy all flesh.
[16] And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may
remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of
all flesh that is upon the earth.
[17] And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have
established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
[18] And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham,
and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
[19] These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth
overspread.
[20] And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
[21] And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within
his tent.
[22] And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brethren without.
[23] And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their
shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and
their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
[24] And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done
unto him.
[25] And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto
his brethren.
[26] And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his
servant.
[27] God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and
Canaan shall be his servant.
[28] And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
[29] And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he
died.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 January 2024 titled
A Gaze Fixed on God
Isaiah 26:3-7
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.
4 (Isa 12:2; 50:10) Trust in the Lord forever,
for in God the Lord we have an everlasting rock.
5 (Job 40:11-13) For He brings down those who dwell on high,
the lofty city; He lays it low; He lays it low,
even to the ground;
He brings it even to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down,
even the feet of the poor
and the steps of the needy.
7 The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
[3] Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
[4] Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength:
[5] For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth
it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the
dust.
[6] The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps
of the needy.
[7] The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the
path of the just.
Nineteenth-century Scottish pastor, Thomas Chalmers, once told the story of
riding in a horse-drawn carriage in the Highlands region as it hugged a narrow
mountain ledge, along a harrowing precipice. One of the horses startled, and
the driver, fearing they would plummet to their death, repeatedly flicked his
whip. After they made it past the danger, Chalmers asked the driver why he
used the whip with such force. "I needed to give the horses something else to
think about," he said. "I needed to get their attention."
In a world overflowing with threats and dangers all around us, we all need
something else to arrest our attention. However, we need more than merely
mental distraction-a kind of psychological trick. What we most need is to
fasten our minds upon a reality more powerful than all our fears. As Isaiah
told God's people in Judah, what we truly need is to fix our minds on God.
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee." (Isaiah 26:3). And we can
"Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength" (v. 4 ).
Peace-this is the gift for all who fix their gaze on God. And His peace
provides far more than only a technique for holding our worst thoughts at bay.
For those who will surrender their future, their hopes, and their worries,
the Spirit makes an entirely new way of life possible.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Where do you normally fix your attention?
How might you renew your gaze on God?
Dear God, my mind can be a scary place,
and I fear so much. Please give me Your peace.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus:
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet
came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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 "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 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- 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, ...) .
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.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who server with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
8 ) Fast and Pray Day 8
Unity within the Body
DEVOTION:
In a world filled with conflict. it is crucial to recognise that division goes
against God's design. It is not a mindset aligned with Christ but rather a
result of our stubbornness and pride. God's purpose for us is to cultivate
connections with Him and our fellow humans because we were made in
His image and for relationships. Despite having divergent viewpoints,
talents, abilities, and flaws, we must strive for unity within the body of
Christ
REFLECTION:
Have lever been a part of causing disunity in the church? if so, have I
repented? Moving forward. what can I do to create unity in the body of
Christ instead?
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus and Prince of Peace. You desire that we may exist in love.
mirroring Your beautiful union with the Father. Please instill in us, Your
followers, a deep longing to love each other just as You have loved us.
And in doing so, may they witness our devotion to You by seeing how we
wholeheartedly love and care for one another. Ignite within us a desire to
live in perfect harmony and unity, bound by peace and sincere fellowship.
Help us lay down our offences and teach us how to live together in unity
and fellowship. Lead us into the paths of peace and righteousness so that
we may be well-pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus' name, we pray, amen.
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION:
PSALMS 133
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brothers to dwell together in unity!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) It is like precious oil upon the head,
that runs down on the beard-
even Aaron's beard-
and going down to the collar of his garments;
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) as the dew of Hermon,
that descends upon the mountains of Zion,
for there the Lord has commanded the blessing,
even life forever.
Psalms 133
[1] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity!
[2] It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
[3] As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
2 Corinthians 13:11
11 (Ro 15:33; Mk 9:50; Ro 12:16) Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect,
be of good comfort, be of one mind, and live in peace, and the God of love
and peace will be with you.
[11] Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one
mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
VERSE OF THE DAY
Acts 2:42- 44
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.
[42] And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship,
and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
[43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by
the apostles.
[44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Conclusion:
Pry to the Lord for your Slavation and to share Jesus.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour your mother and father.
Pray to the Lord:
"Dear God, my mind can be a scary place,
and I fear so much. Please give me Your peace."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him for forgiveness of your Sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to grow the Kingdom of God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to purge you of transgressions.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who server with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that govermental workers in Kazakhstan who are monitoring unregistered
churches will hear the Gospel and turn to faith in Christ.
Lord Jesus and Prince of Peace. You desire that we may exist in love.
mirroring Your beautiful union with the Father. Please instill in us, Your
followers, a deep longing to love each other just as You have loved us.
And in doing so, may they witness our devotion to You by seeing how we
wholeheartedly love and care for one another. Ignite within us a desire to
live in perfect harmony and unity, bound by peace and sincere fellowship.
Help us lay down our offences and teach us how to live together in unity
and fellowship. Lead us into the paths of peace and righteousness so that
we may be well-pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus' name, we pray, amen
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.
Today at
Calvary Community Church , PAstor Doug Zeiber spoke on Countering the
Enemy Through God Opportunities
Acts 3:12-26
Peter's Speech at Solomon's Porch
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 Jesus,
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."
[12] And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel,
why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our
own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
[13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,
hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the
presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
[14] But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be
granted unto you;
[15] And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
[16] And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom
ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all.
[17] And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also
your rulers.
[18] But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
[19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
[20] And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
[21] Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since
the world began.
[22] For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your
God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in
all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
[23] And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that
prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
[24] Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as
many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
[25] Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made
with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the
kindreds of the earth be blessed.
[26] Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Strategy 1) Walk in Humility
Keep focus on Jesus
2 Chronicles 26:5, 16
5 (2Ch 24:2; Da 1:17) And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah,
the one who instructed him in the fear of the Lord. And in the days
that he sought after the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
16 (2Ch 25:19; Dt 8:14) And as he grew strong, his heart grew more proud,
leading to his destruction. Then he acted unfaithfully against the Lord
his God, for he entered the temple main hall of the Lord to burn
incense on the altar.
[5] And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in
the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD,
God made him to prosper.
[16] But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction:
for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the
LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Practice GRatitude
Serve Others
Mark 10:45
45 (Mt 20:28; Isa 53:10-12) "For even the Son of Man came not
to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."
[45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Be Generous
Don't touch God's glory
Strategy 2) Sharing Jesus
Acts 3:13-15
13 (Mt 22:32; 27:2) The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,
the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus,
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.
[13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,
hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the
presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
[14] But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be
granted unto you;
[15] And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
Sharing Jesus involces speaking the truth about sin.
Sharing Jesus stirs faith and healing.
Acts 3:16
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.
[16] And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom
ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all.
We Share Jesus with truth and love
Acts 3:17-18
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."
[17] And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also
your rulers.
[18] But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Romans 8:28
28 (Gal 1:15; Ge 50:20) We know that all things work together for good
to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
[28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Sharing Jesus brings opportunity for repentance and freedom
Acts 3:19-21
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.
[19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
[20] And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
[21] Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since
the world began.
Strategy 3) Look for Good Opportunities
Listen
Proverbs 20:5
5 (Pr 18:4 ) Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Invest
Invite
1)
Genesis 8-9
Genesis 8
The Flood Recedes
1 God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the livestock that were
with him in the ark.
So God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the water receded.
2 Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed,
and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
3 The water receded steadily from the earth,
and after the end of one hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
4 The ark rested in the seventh month,
on the seventeenth day of the month,
on the mountains of Ararat.
5 The water continually decreased until the tenth month.
In the tenth month, on the first day of the month,
the tops of the mountains became visible.
6 Then at the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the
ark which he had made,
7 and he sent forth a raven, which went to and fro until the waters
were dried up on the earth.
8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had subsided
from the face of the ground.
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, so she
returned to him into the ark,
for the waters were on the surface of all the earth.
Then he put forth his hand, and took her,
and brought her into the ark to himself.
10 He waited yet another seven days, and again
he sent out the dove from the ark.
11 The dove came to him in the evening, and in her mouth there was a freshly
plucked olive leaf.
So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
12 He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again,
but it did not return to him again.
13 So in the six hundred and first year, in the first month,
the first day of the month,
the waters were dried up from the earth;
and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked,
and saw the surface of the ground was dry.
14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month,
the earth was dry.
15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying,
16 "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons'
wives with you.
17 Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you,
birds and animals,
and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,
so that they may breed abundantly on the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
18 So Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives went out.
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything
that moves on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean animal
and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 The Lord smelled a soothing aroma; and the Lord said in His heart,
"I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination
of man's
heart is evil from his youth,
nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
22 While the earth remains,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
and day and night
will not cease."
Genesis 8
[1] And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that
was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the
waters asswaged;
[2] The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped,
and the rain from heaven was restrained;
[3] And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the
end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
[4] And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the
month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
[5] And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth
month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
[6] And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the
window of the ark which he had made:
[7] And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters
were dried up from off the earth.
[8] Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
from off the face of the ground;
[9] But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned
unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth:
then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into
the ark.
[10] And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove
out of the ark;
[11] And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was
an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off
the earth.
[12] And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which
returned not again unto him any more.
[13] And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first
month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the
earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold,
the face of the ground was dry.
[14] And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month,
was the earth dried.
[15] And God spake unto Noah, saying,
[16] Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'
wives with thee.
[17] Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all
flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be
fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
[18] And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
with him:
[19] Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever
creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
[20] And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast,
and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
[21] And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I
will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination
of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more
every thing living, as I have done.
[22] While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Genesis 9
The Noahic Covenant
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,
"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
2 Every beast of the earth and every bird of the sky and all
that moves on the earth and all the fish of the sea will fear you
and be terrified of you. They are given into your hand.
3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you.
I give you everything, just as I gave you the green plant.
4 "Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
5 But for your own lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning;
from every animal will I require it;
of man, too, will I require a reckoning for human life,
of every man for that of his fellow man.
6 Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed;
for God made man
in His own image.
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase
abundantly in the earth and multiply in it."
8 Again God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
9 "As for Me, I establish My covenant with you, and with your
descendants after you;
10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock,
and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes
out of the ark, every beast of the earth.
11 I establish My covenant with you. Never again shall all
flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood.
Never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 Then God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which
I am making between Me
and you and every living creature that is with you,
for all future generations.
13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant
between Me and the earth.
14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the cloud;
15 then I will remember My covenant,
which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh,
and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 The rainbow will appear in the cloud, and I will see it
and remember the everlasting covenant between God
and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that
I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."
The Sons of Noah
18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Ham was the father of Canaan.
19 These were the three sons of Noah,
and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
21 Then he drank some of the wine and became drunk,
and lay uncovered (naked) in his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,
and told his two brothers outside.
23 So Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders,
and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father.
Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done to him,
25 he said,
"Canaan be cursed!
He will be a servant of servants
to his brothers."
26 He also said,
"Blessed be the Lord God of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth,
and may he dwell in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be his servant."
28 Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.
Genesis 9
[1] And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth.
[2] And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of
the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the
earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they
delivered.
[3] Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green
herb have I given you all things.
[4] But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye
not eat.
[5] And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every
beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's
brother will I require the life of man.
[6] Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the
image of God made he man.
[7] And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the
earth, and multiply therein.
[8] And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
[9] And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed
after you;
[10] And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the
cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of
the ark, to every beast of the earth.
[11] And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be
cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a
flood to destroy the earth.
[12] And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me
and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations:
[13] I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant
between me and the earth.
[14] And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that
the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
[15] And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every
living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to
destroy all flesh.
[16] And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may
remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of
all flesh that is upon the earth.
[17] And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have
established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
[18] And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham,
and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
[19] These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth
overspread.
[20] And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
[21] And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within
his tent.
[22] And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brethren without.
[23] And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their
shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and
their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
[24] And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done
unto him.
[25] And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto
his brethren.
[26] And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his
servant.
[27] God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and
Canaan shall be his servant.
[28] And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
[29] And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he
died.
2) Our Daily Bread for 14 January 2024 titled
A Gaze Fixed on God
Isaiah 26:3-7
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.
4 (Isa 12:2; 50:10) Trust in the Lord forever,
for in God the Lord we have an everlasting rock.
5 (Job 40:11-13) For He brings down those who dwell on high,
the lofty city; He lays it low; He lays it low,
even to the ground;
He brings it even to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down,
even the feet of the poor
and the steps of the needy.
7 The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
[3] Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
[4] Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength:
[5] For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth
it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the
dust.
[6] The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps
of the needy.
[7] The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the
path of the just.
Nineteenth-century Scottish pastor, Thomas Chalmers, once told the story of
riding in a horse-drawn carriage in the Highlands region as it hugged a narrow
mountain ledge, along a harrowing precipice. One of the horses startled, and
the driver, fearing they would plummet to their death, repeatedly flicked his
whip. After they made it past the danger, Chalmers asked the driver why he
used the whip with such force. "I needed to give the horses something else to
think about," he said. "I needed to get their attention."
In a world overflowing with threats and dangers all around us, we all need
something else to arrest our attention. However, we need more than merely
mental distraction-a kind of psychological trick. What we most need is to
fasten our minds upon a reality more powerful than all our fears. As Isaiah
told God's people in Judah, what we truly need is to fix our minds on God.
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee." (Isaiah 26:3). And we can
"Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength" (v. 4 ).
Peace-this is the gift for all who fix their gaze on God. And His peace
provides far more than only a technique for holding our worst thoughts at bay.
For those who will surrender their future, their hopes, and their worries,
the Spirit makes an entirely new way of life possible.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Where do you normally fix your attention?
How might you renew your gaze on God?
Dear God, my mind can be a scary place,
and I fear so much. Please give me Your peace.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 1 - Sin Universal
Romans 3:23-24
23 (Ro 3:9) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 (Ro 4:16; Col 1:14) being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus:
A distinguished middle-aged man stood trembling before his church
to give his testimony. Years before, in the grip of a mental illness
that nearly destroyed his life, he had taken the life of his own daughter
and tried to kill himself. But he did not die; tried and convicted, he
spent years in prison, and even longer in the prison of his own guilt.
After the service, a young woman walked up to him and simply said,
"Thank you for sharing. I've sinned, too."
We've all sinned, too - lest we forget or rationalise, the Bible reminds
us in no uncertain terms. And the writer of these verses was no stranger
to sin: he was the Pharisee, the holier-than-thou religious leader
who officiated at the stoning death of Stephen. He was the Jew who had
scattered and killed the followers of this heretic called Christ. He
thought he was righteous while he murdered God's people.
Christians tends to establish a "hierarchy" of sin - sexual sin is "worse"
than pride: murder is "more horrible" than slander. Yet the Bible gives
no indication that god acknowledges our hierarchy. Sin is sin; all have
sinned, and if we are guilty at one point, we are guilty of all.
Rather than rationalise our individual sins as being "less bad"
than someone else's, we need to openly confess our dilemma as sinners
and turn to God for his remedy. We cannot and do not need to earn or
deserve that grace - it is a gift from God.
Application
a) Have I ever compared my sin with someone else's in order
to make myself fell like a better person? Why is such
comparison not a valid remedy for sin?
b) Why do I need to acknowledge my sin honestly before I can
receive justification?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet
came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
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 "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 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- 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, ...) .
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.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for those who server with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
8 ) Fast and Pray Day 8
Unity within the Body
DEVOTION:
In a world filled with conflict. it is crucial to recognise that division goes
against God's design. It is not a mindset aligned with Christ but rather a
result of our stubbornness and pride. God's purpose for us is to cultivate
connections with Him and our fellow humans because we were made in
His image and for relationships. Despite having divergent viewpoints,
talents, abilities, and flaws, we must strive for unity within the body of
Christ
REFLECTION:
Have lever been a part of causing disunity in the church? if so, have I
repented? Moving forward. what can I do to create unity in the body of
Christ instead?
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus and Prince of Peace. You desire that we may exist in love.
mirroring Your beautiful union with the Father. Please instill in us, Your
followers, a deep longing to love each other just as You have loved us.
And in doing so, may they witness our devotion to You by seeing how we
wholeheartedly love and care for one another. Ignite within us a desire to
live in perfect harmony and unity, bound by peace and sincere fellowship.
Help us lay down our offences and teach us how to live together in unity
and fellowship. Lead us into the paths of peace and righteousness so that
we may be well-pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus' name, we pray, amen.
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION:
PSALMS 133
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brothers to dwell together in unity!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) It is like precious oil upon the head,
that runs down on the beard-
even Aaron's beard-
and going down to the collar of his garments;
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) as the dew of Hermon,
that descends upon the mountains of Zion,
for there the Lord has commanded the blessing,
even life forever.
Psalms 133
[1] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity!
[2] It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
[3] As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
2 Corinthians 13:11
11 (Ro 15:33; Mk 9:50; Ro 12:16) Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect,
be of good comfort, be of one mind, and live in peace, and the God of love
and peace will be with you.
[11] Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one
mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
VERSE OF THE DAY
Acts 2:42- 44
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.
[42] And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship,
and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
[43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by
the apostles.
[44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Conclusion:
Pry to the Lord for your Slavation and to share Jesus.
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour your mother and father.
Pray to the Lord:
"Dear God, my mind can be a scary place,
and I fear so much. Please give me Your peace."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him for forgiveness of your Sins.
Pray to the Lord and pray to grow the Kingdom of God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to purge you of transgressions.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for God's kingdom to come
in your home, neighbourhood, city or community,
and in our nation
Pray for those who server with
denominations and Christian organisations
in Canada - that God will bless their ministry
and anoint them for effective service.
Pray that govermental workers in Kazakhstan who are monitoring unregistered
churches will hear the Gospel and turn to faith in Christ.
Lord Jesus and Prince of Peace. You desire that we may exist in love.
mirroring Your beautiful union with the Father. Please instill in us, Your
followers, a deep longing to love each other just as You have loved us.
And in doing so, may they witness our devotion to You by seeing how we
wholeheartedly love and care for one another. Ignite within us a desire to
live in perfect harmony and unity, bound by peace and sincere fellowship.
Help us lay down our offences and teach us how to live together in unity
and fellowship. Lead us into the paths of peace and righteousness so that
we may be well-pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus' name, we pray, amen
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.