Day 49 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 18 February 2024 reflections
Day 50, 19 February 2024
Today at Calvary Community Church
, Pastor Barry Regier spoke on Empowered Through Obedeience.
Acts 5:17-41
Persecution of the Apostles
17 (Ac 7:9; 13:45) Then the high priest and all those who were with him
(that is, the sect of the Sadducees) rose up and were filled with jealousy.
18 (Ac 4:3; Lk 21:12) They seized the apostles and put them in the common
prison.
19 (Ac 8:26; 16:26) But during the night an angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors and led them out, and said,
20 (Jn 6:63; 6:68) "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people
all the words of this life."
21 (Jn 8:2) Having heard this, they entered the temple at dawn and taught.
But the high priest and those who were with him came and called together
the Sanhedrin and the senate of all the sons of Israel,
and sent to the prison to have them brought out.
22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison,
they returned and reported,
23 "We found the prison securely shut and the guards standing
outside before the doors. But when we opened it, we found no one inside."
24 (Ac 4:1; 5:26) Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple,
and the chief priests heard these things, they were in doubt of what might
become of this.
25 Then one came and told them, "Look, the men whom you put in prison
are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
26 (Ac 5:13; 4:21) Then the captain with his escorts went and brought them,
without force lest they should be stoned, for they feared the people.
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin.
And the high priest questioned them,
28 (Mt 27:25; Ac 7:52) saying, "Did we not strictly command you not
to teach in this name? Yet now you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching,
and you intend to bring on us this Man's blood."
29 (Ac 4:19) Peter and the other apostles answered,
"We must obey God rather than men.
30 (Ac 10:39; Gal 3:13) The God of our fathers raised Jesus,
whom you killed by hanging on a tree.
31 (Lk 24:47; 2:11; Ac 2:33) God exalted this Man to His right hand
to be a Ruler and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel
and forgiveness of sins.
32 (Jn 15:26-27; Ac 2:4) We are His witnesses to these words,
as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
33 (Ac 2:37; 7:54) When they heard this, they were cut to the heart
and took counsel to kill them.
34 (Ac 22:3; Lk 2:46) But a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law honored by all the people, stood
and ordered the apostles to be put outside for a little while.
35 Then he said to them, "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves
what you intend to do concerning these men.
36 (Ac 8:9; 21:38) For in previous days Theudas rose up, boasting
to be somebody, to whom a number of about four hundred men joined
themselves. He was killed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed
and came to nothing.
37 (Lk 2:1-2) After Theudas, Judas the Galilean rose up
in the days of the census and drew away many people after him.
This man also perished, and all who obeyed him were scattered.
38 (La 3:37; Mt 15:13) Now I tell you, keep away from these men
and leave them alone, because if this intention or this activity
is of men, it will come to nothing.
39 (Pr 21:30; Ac 7:51) But if it is of God, you will not be able
to overthrow them, lest perhaps you be found even fighting against God."
40 (Mt 10:17; Mk 13:9) They agreed with him. When they had called
in the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak
in the name of Jesus, and released them.
41 (Jn 15:21) Then they departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
[17] Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which
is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
[18] And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common
prison.
[19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought
them forth, and said,
[20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
[21] And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him,
and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of
Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.
[22] But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they
returned, and told,
[23] Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers
standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man
within.
[24] Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief
priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
[25] Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in
prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
[26] Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without
violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
[27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and
the high priest asked them,
[28] Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in
this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and
intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
[29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey
God rather than men.
[30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
tree.
[31] Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour,
for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
[32] And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy
Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
[33] When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to
slay them.
[34] Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to
put the apostles forth a little space;
[35] And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye
intend to do as touching these men.
[36] For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody;
to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was
slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to
nought.
[37] After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and
drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as
obeyed him, were dispersed.
[38] And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for
if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
[39] But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found
even to fight against God.
[40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and
beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus,
and let them go.
[41] And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they
were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
19 (Ac 8:26; 16:26) But during the night an angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors and led them out, and said,
20 (Jn 6:63; 6:68) "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people
all the words of this life."
21 (Jn 8:2) Having heard this, they entered the temple at dawn and taught.
But the high priest and those who were with him came and called together
the Sanhedrin and the senate of all the sons of Israel,
and sent to the prison to have them brought out.
[19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought
them forth, and said,
[20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
[21] And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him,
and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of
Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.
A) The call from God to obey
Acts 5:27-29
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin.
And the high priest questioned them,
28 (Mt 27:25; Ac 7:52) saying, "Did we not strictly command you not
to teach in this name? Yet now you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching,
and you intend to bring on us this Man's blood."
29 (Ac 4:19) Peter and the other apostles answered,
"We must obey God rather than men.
[27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and
the high priest asked them,
[28] Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in
this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and
intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
[29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey
God rather than men.
Psalm 19:10
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) More to be desired are they than gold,
yes, than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
[10] More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Hebrews 13:4
4 (1Co 6:9; Gal 5:19) Marriage is to be honored among everyone,
and the bed undefiled. But God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
[4] Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers
and adulterers God will judge.
John 14:30-31,23-24
30 (Jn 12:31; 2Co 4:4; Heb 4:15) After this I will not speak much with you,
for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over Me.
31 (Jn 10:18; 12:49) But I do as the Father has commanded Me
so that the world may know that I love the Father.
"Rise, let us go from here.
[30] Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world
cometh, and hath nothing in me.
[31] But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father
gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
23 (Jn 14:15; 14:21) Jesus answered him, "If a man loves Me, he will keep
My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our home
with him.
24 (Jn 7:16; 14:10) He who does not love Me does not keep My words.
The word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me.
[23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my
words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our
abode with him.
[24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye
hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
1 John 2:3-5
3 (Jn 14:15; 15:10) By this we know that we know Him,
if we keep His commandments.
4 (1Jn 1:8; 1:6) Whoever says, "I know Him," and does not keep
His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 (Jn 14:23; 1Jn 3:24) But whoever keeps His word truly has the love of God
perfected in him. By this we know we are in Him.
[3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar,
and the truth is not in him.
[5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
hereby know we that we are in him.
B) Correction when we don't
Acts 5:30-31
30 (Ac 10:39; Gal 3:13) The God of our fathers raised Jesus,
whom you killed by hanging on a tree.
31 (Lk 24:47; 2:11; Ac 2:33) God exalted this Man to His right hand
to be a Ruler and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel
and forgiveness of sins.
[30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
tree.
[31] Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour,
for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
1 John 1:9, 2:1-2
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) 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.
1 John 2
Christ Our Advocate
1 (Ro 8:34; 1Ti 2:5; Jn 13:33) My little children, I am writing these things
to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin,
we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
2 (1Jn 4:10; Jn 4:42) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world.
2 Corinthians 7:10
10 (Ac 11:18; 2Sa 12:13) Godly sorrow produces repentance that leads
to salvation and brings no regret, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
[10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:
but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
c) The benefit when we do
Psalm 19:11
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Moreover by them is Your servant warned,
and by keeping them comes great reward.
[11] Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is
great reward.
Acts 5:32,40-41
32 (Jn 15:26-27; Ac 2:4) We are His witnesses to these words,
as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
in the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak
in the name of Jesus, and released them.
41 (Jn 15:21) Then they departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
[32] And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy
Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
[40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and
beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus,
and let them go.
[41] And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they
were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 (Eph 4:30; Ac 1:4; 2:33) In Him you also, after hearing the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation, and after believing in Him,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 (Ro 8:23; 2Co 1:22) who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
[13] In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
[14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1) Leviticus 16, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18
LEVITICUS 16
The Day of Atonement
Lev 23:26-32; Nu 29:7-11
1 (Lev 10:1-2) The Lord spoke to Moses after the death
of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near
to the Lord and died.
2 (Ex 30:10; 1Ki 8:10-12) The Lord said to Moses:
Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come
at any time into the Holy Place within the veil
before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die,
for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
3 (Lev 4:3; 1:10) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place
with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 (Ex 30:20; 28:39-43)mHe shall put on the holy linen tunic,
and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body,
and shall be girded with a linen sash,
and shall be wearing the linen turban.
These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water
and then put them on.
5 (2Ch 29:21; Nu 29:11) He shall take from the congregation
of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering
and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 (Lev 9:7; Heb 9:7) Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering,
which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats:
one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.
9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls
and offer him for a sin offering.
10 (1Jn 2:2) But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat
shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it,
that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 (Lev 16:6) Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering,
which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,
and for his house, and shall kill
the bull of the sin offering for himself.
12 (Lev 10:1; Ex 30:34-38) And he shall take a censer full
of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord,
and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small,
and bring it within the veil.
13 (Ex 25:21; 30:1) And he shall put the incense on the fire
before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
14 (Heb 9:25; Lev 4:5-6) And he shall take of the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side,
and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with
his finger seven times.
15 (Heb 9:7; 9:3; 9:12) Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering,
which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil,
and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat.
16 (Ex 29:36-37; Lev 16:18) And he shall make atonement
for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children
of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins,
and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains
among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 (Lk 1:10) There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes
in to make atonement in the Holy Place,
until he comes out and has made atonement for himself,
and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 (Lev 4:7; Ex 30:10) Then he shall go out to the altar
that is before the Lord and make atonement for it,
and he shall take some of the blood of the bull
and some of the blood of the goat,
and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with
his finger seven times, and cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 (Lev 16:16; Eze 45:20) When he has made an end of atonement
for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar,
then he shall bring the live goat.
21 (Isa 53:6; 2Co 5:21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands
on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities
of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,
putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away
by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness.
22 (Isa 53:11-12; Jn 1:29) And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities
to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
23 (Eze 42:14; 44:19) Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting,
and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went
into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.
24 (Lev 16:3-5) And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place,
and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering,
and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself
and for the people.
25 (Ex 29:13; Lev 4:8-10) The fat of the sin offering he shall burn
on the altar.
26 (Lev 16:10) He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash
his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 (Lev 4:21; 6:30) The bull for the sin offering and the goat
for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement
in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp.
They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse.
28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water,
and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 (Nu 29:7; Isa 58:3) This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that
in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble
yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native
citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you.
30 (Jer 33:8; Ps 51:2) For on that day the priest shall make atonement
for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins
before the Lord.
31 (Lev 23:32) It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you,
and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.
32 (Ex 29:29-30; Lev 16:4) The priest, who is anointed
and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father,
shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments,
the holy garments.
33 (Lev 16:16; 16:6) And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary,
for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement
for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 (Heb 9:7; 9:25) This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make
atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Leviticus 16
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron,
when they offered before the LORD, and died;
[2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,
which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon
the mercy seat.
[3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a
sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
[4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with
the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore
shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
[5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids
of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
[6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
[7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and
the other lot for the scapegoat.
[9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer
him for a sin offering.
[10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let
him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
[11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and
shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
[12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the
altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and
bring it within the vail:
[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the
cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony,
that he die not:
[14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his
finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he
sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
[15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he
did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and
before the mercy seat:
[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions
in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the
congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he
goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have
made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
congregation of Israel.
[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an
atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the
blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times,
and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of
Israel.
[20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
[21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and
confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their
transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,
and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
[22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
[23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall
put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy
place, and shall leave them there:
[24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on
his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt
offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the
people.
[25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
[26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,
and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
[27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,
shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire
their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
[28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
[29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no
work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that
sojourneth among you:
[30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse
you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
[31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls, by a statute for ever.
[32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to
minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
[33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall
make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar,
and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of
the congregation.
[34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement
for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the
LORD commanded Moses.
LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 February 2024 titled
Prayer Cards
Psalms 90:1-6
PSALMS 90
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
1 Lord, You have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Before the mountains were brought forth,
or You had formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You return man to the dust
and say, "Return, you children of men."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For a thousand years in Your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a night watch in the night time.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You carry them away as with a flood;
they are as a dream, like renewed grass in the morning:
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
in the evening it fades and withers.
Psalm 90
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place
In all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction;
And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday
When it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:
In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
After another health setback, I feared the unknown and uncontrollable. One
day, while reading a Forbes magazine article, I learned that scientists
studied the rising of the "Earth's rotation velocity" and declared that
the Earth "wobbled" and is "spinning faster." They said we "could require
the first-ever 'drop second'-the official removal of a second from global
time." Though a second doesn't seem like much of a loss, knowing that
the Earth's rotation could change seemed like a big deal to me. Even slight
instability can make my faith feel wobbly. However, knowing God is in control
helps me to trust Him no matter how scary our unknowns
or how shaky our circumstances may seem.
In Psalm 90, Moses said, "Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."(v. 2).
Acknowledging God's unlimited power, control, and authority
over all creation, Moses declared that time cannot constrain God (vv. 3-6).
As we seek to know more about God and the wonderful world He made, we'll
discover how He continues perfectly managing time and all He created.
God can be trusted with every unknown and newly discovered thing
in our lives too. All creation remains secure in God's loving hands.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How does knowing God is in control of time and all creation help
you trust Him when facing the unknown? How can you honour God with
the time He’s entrusted to you today?
Unchanging Creator, thank You for securing
every second of my life in Your trustworthy hands.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray for confession and repentance .
Pray to the Lord to seek his true sexuality and morality.
Pray to the Lord: "Unchanging Creator, thank You for securing
every second of my life in Your trustworthy hands."
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His Will in prayer.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a faithful steward in the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a comforter in community.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray that as corruption and the opium trade compound Tajikistan's
difficulties, Tajiks will seek freedom and stability in Christ.
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 Barry Regier spoke on Empowered Through Obedeience.
Acts 5:17-41
Persecution of the Apostles
17 (Ac 7:9; 13:45) Then the high priest and all those who were with him
(that is, the sect of the Sadducees) rose up and were filled with jealousy.
18 (Ac 4:3; Lk 21:12) They seized the apostles and put them in the common
prison.
19 (Ac 8:26; 16:26) But during the night an angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors and led them out, and said,
20 (Jn 6:63; 6:68) "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people
all the words of this life."
21 (Jn 8:2) Having heard this, they entered the temple at dawn and taught.
But the high priest and those who were with him came and called together
the Sanhedrin and the senate of all the sons of Israel,
and sent to the prison to have them brought out.
22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison,
they returned and reported,
23 "We found the prison securely shut and the guards standing
outside before the doors. But when we opened it, we found no one inside."
24 (Ac 4:1; 5:26) Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple,
and the chief priests heard these things, they were in doubt of what might
become of this.
25 Then one came and told them, "Look, the men whom you put in prison
are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
26 (Ac 5:13; 4:21) Then the captain with his escorts went and brought them,
without force lest they should be stoned, for they feared the people.
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin.
And the high priest questioned them,
28 (Mt 27:25; Ac 7:52) saying, "Did we not strictly command you not
to teach in this name? Yet now you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching,
and you intend to bring on us this Man's blood."
29 (Ac 4:19) Peter and the other apostles answered,
"We must obey God rather than men.
30 (Ac 10:39; Gal 3:13) The God of our fathers raised Jesus,
whom you killed by hanging on a tree.
31 (Lk 24:47; 2:11; Ac 2:33) God exalted this Man to His right hand
to be a Ruler and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel
and forgiveness of sins.
32 (Jn 15:26-27; Ac 2:4) We are His witnesses to these words,
as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
33 (Ac 2:37; 7:54) When they heard this, they were cut to the heart
and took counsel to kill them.
34 (Ac 22:3; Lk 2:46) But a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law honored by all the people, stood
and ordered the apostles to be put outside for a little while.
35 Then he said to them, "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves
what you intend to do concerning these men.
36 (Ac 8:9; 21:38) For in previous days Theudas rose up, boasting
to be somebody, to whom a number of about four hundred men joined
themselves. He was killed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed
and came to nothing.
37 (Lk 2:1-2) After Theudas, Judas the Galilean rose up
in the days of the census and drew away many people after him.
This man also perished, and all who obeyed him were scattered.
38 (La 3:37; Mt 15:13) Now I tell you, keep away from these men
and leave them alone, because if this intention or this activity
is of men, it will come to nothing.
39 (Pr 21:30; Ac 7:51) But if it is of God, you will not be able
to overthrow them, lest perhaps you be found even fighting against God."
40 (Mt 10:17; Mk 13:9) They agreed with him. When they had called
in the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak
in the name of Jesus, and released them.
41 (Jn 15:21) Then they departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
[17] Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which
is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
[18] And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common
prison.
[19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought
them forth, and said,
[20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
[21] And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him,
and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of
Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.
[22] But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they
returned, and told,
[23] Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers
standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man
within.
[24] Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief
priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
[25] Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in
prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
[26] Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without
violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
[27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and
the high priest asked them,
[28] Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in
this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and
intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
[29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey
God rather than men.
[30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
tree.
[31] Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour,
for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
[32] And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy
Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
[33] When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to
slay them.
[34] Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to
put the apostles forth a little space;
[35] And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye
intend to do as touching these men.
[36] For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody;
to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was
slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to
nought.
[37] After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and
drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as
obeyed him, were dispersed.
[38] And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for
if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
[39] But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found
even to fight against God.
[40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and
beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus,
and let them go.
[41] And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they
were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
19 (Ac 8:26; 16:26) But during the night an angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors and led them out, and said,
20 (Jn 6:63; 6:68) "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people
all the words of this life."
21 (Jn 8:2) Having heard this, they entered the temple at dawn and taught.
But the high priest and those who were with him came and called together
the Sanhedrin and the senate of all the sons of Israel,
and sent to the prison to have them brought out.
[19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought
them forth, and said,
[20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
[21] And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him,
and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of
Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.
A) The call from God to obey
Acts 5:27-29
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin.
And the high priest questioned them,
28 (Mt 27:25; Ac 7:52) saying, "Did we not strictly command you not
to teach in this name? Yet now you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching,
and you intend to bring on us this Man's blood."
29 (Ac 4:19) Peter and the other apostles answered,
"We must obey God rather than men.
[27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and
the high priest asked them,
[28] Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in
this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and
intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
[29] Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey
God rather than men.
Psalm 19:10
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) More to be desired are they than gold,
yes, than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
[10] More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Hebrews 13:4
4 (1Co 6:9; Gal 5:19) Marriage is to be honored among everyone,
and the bed undefiled. But God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
[4] Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers
and adulterers God will judge.
John 14:30-31,23-24
30 (Jn 12:31; 2Co 4:4; Heb 4:15) After this I will not speak much with you,
for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over Me.
31 (Jn 10:18; 12:49) But I do as the Father has commanded Me
so that the world may know that I love the Father.
"Rise, let us go from here.
[30] Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world
cometh, and hath nothing in me.
[31] But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father
gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
23 (Jn 14:15; 14:21) Jesus answered him, "If a man loves Me, he will keep
My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our home
with him.
24 (Jn 7:16; 14:10) He who does not love Me does not keep My words.
The word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me.
[23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my
words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our
abode with him.
[24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye
hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
1 John 2:3-5
3 (Jn 14:15; 15:10) By this we know that we know Him,
if we keep His commandments.
4 (1Jn 1:8; 1:6) Whoever says, "I know Him," and does not keep
His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 (Jn 14:23; 1Jn 3:24) But whoever keeps His word truly has the love of God
perfected in him. By this we know we are in Him.
[3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar,
and the truth is not in him.
[5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
hereby know we that we are in him.
B) Correction when we don't
Acts 5:30-31
30 (Ac 10:39; Gal 3:13) The God of our fathers raised Jesus,
whom you killed by hanging on a tree.
31 (Lk 24:47; 2:11; Ac 2:33) God exalted this Man to His right hand
to be a Ruler and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel
and forgiveness of sins.
[30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
tree.
[31] Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour,
for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
1 John 1:9, 2:1-2
9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) 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.
1 John 2
Christ Our Advocate
1 (Ro 8:34; 1Ti 2:5; Jn 13:33) My little children, I am writing these things
to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin,
we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
2 (1Jn 4:10; Jn 4:42) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world.
2 Corinthians 7:10
10 (Ac 11:18; 2Sa 12:13) Godly sorrow produces repentance that leads
to salvation and brings no regret, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
[10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:
but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
c) The benefit when we do
Psalm 19:11
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Moreover by them is Your servant warned,
and by keeping them comes great reward.
[11] Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is
great reward.
Acts 5:32,40-41
32 (Jn 15:26-27; Ac 2:4) We are His witnesses to these words,
as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
in the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak
in the name of Jesus, and released them.
41 (Jn 15:21) Then they departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
[32] And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy
Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
[40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and
beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus,
and let them go.
[41] And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they
were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 (Eph 4:30; Ac 1:4; 2:33) In Him you also, after hearing the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation, and after believing in Him,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 (Ro 8:23; 2Co 1:22) who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
[13] In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
[14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1) Leviticus 16, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18
LEVITICUS 16
The Day of Atonement
Lev 23:26-32; Nu 29:7-11
1 (Lev 10:1-2) The Lord spoke to Moses after the death
of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near
to the Lord and died.
2 (Ex 30:10; 1Ki 8:10-12) The Lord said to Moses:
Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come
at any time into the Holy Place within the veil
before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die,
for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
3 (Lev 4:3; 1:10) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place
with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 (Ex 30:20; 28:39-43)mHe shall put on the holy linen tunic,
and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body,
and shall be girded with a linen sash,
and shall be wearing the linen turban.
These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water
and then put them on.
5 (2Ch 29:21; Nu 29:11) He shall take from the congregation
of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering
and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 (Lev 9:7; Heb 9:7) Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering,
which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats:
one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.
9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls
and offer him for a sin offering.
10 (1Jn 2:2) But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat
shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it,
that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 (Lev 16:6) Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering,
which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,
and for his house, and shall kill
the bull of the sin offering for himself.
12 (Lev 10:1; Ex 30:34-38) And he shall take a censer full
of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord,
and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small,
and bring it within the veil.
13 (Ex 25:21; 30:1) And he shall put the incense on the fire
before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
14 (Heb 9:25; Lev 4:5-6) And he shall take of the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side,
and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with
his finger seven times.
15 (Heb 9:7; 9:3; 9:12) Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering,
which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil,
and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat.
16 (Ex 29:36-37; Lev 16:18) And he shall make atonement
for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children
of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins,
and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains
among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 (Lk 1:10) There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes
in to make atonement in the Holy Place,
until he comes out and has made atonement for himself,
and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 (Lev 4:7; Ex 30:10) Then he shall go out to the altar
that is before the Lord and make atonement for it,
and he shall take some of the blood of the bull
and some of the blood of the goat,
and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with
his finger seven times, and cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 (Lev 16:16; Eze 45:20) When he has made an end of atonement
for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar,
then he shall bring the live goat.
21 (Isa 53:6; 2Co 5:21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands
on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities
of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,
putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away
by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness.
22 (Isa 53:11-12; Jn 1:29) And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities
to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
23 (Eze 42:14; 44:19) Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting,
and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went
into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.
24 (Lev 16:3-5) And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place,
and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering,
and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself
and for the people.
25 (Ex 29:13; Lev 4:8-10) The fat of the sin offering he shall burn
on the altar.
26 (Lev 16:10) He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash
his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 (Lev 4:21; 6:30) The bull for the sin offering and the goat
for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement
in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp.
They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse.
28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water,
and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 (Nu 29:7; Isa 58:3) This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that
in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble
yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native
citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you.
30 (Jer 33:8; Ps 51:2) For on that day the priest shall make atonement
for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins
before the Lord.
31 (Lev 23:32) It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you,
and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.
32 (Ex 29:29-30; Lev 16:4) The priest, who is anointed
and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father,
shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments,
the holy garments.
33 (Lev 16:16; 16:6) And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary,
for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement
for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 (Heb 9:7; 9:25) This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make
atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Leviticus 16
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron,
when they offered before the LORD, and died;
[2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,
which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon
the mercy seat.
[3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a
sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
[4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with
the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore
shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
[5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids
of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
[6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
[7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and
the other lot for the scapegoat.
[9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer
him for a sin offering.
[10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let
him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
[11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and
shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
[12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the
altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and
bring it within the vail:
[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the
cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony,
that he die not:
[14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his
finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he
sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
[15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he
did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and
before the mercy seat:
[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions
in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the
congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he
goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have
made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
congregation of Israel.
[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an
atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the
blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times,
and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of
Israel.
[20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
[21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and
confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their
transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,
and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
[22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
[23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall
put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy
place, and shall leave them there:
[24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on
his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt
offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the
people.
[25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
[26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,
and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
[27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,
shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire
their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
[28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
[29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no
work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that
sojourneth among you:
[30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse
you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
[31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls, by a statute for ever.
[32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to
minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
[33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall
make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar,
and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of
the congregation.
[34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement
for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the
LORD commanded Moses.
LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
2) Our Daily Bread for 18 February 2024 titled
Prayer Cards
Psalms 90:1-6
PSALMS 90
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
1 Lord, You have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Before the mountains were brought forth,
or You had formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You return man to the dust
and say, "Return, you children of men."
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For a thousand years in Your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a night watch in the night time.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You carry them away as with a flood;
they are as a dream, like renewed grass in the morning:
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
in the evening it fades and withers.
Psalm 90
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place
In all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction;
And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday
When it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:
In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
After another health setback, I feared the unknown and uncontrollable. One
day, while reading a Forbes magazine article, I learned that scientists
studied the rising of the "Earth's rotation velocity" and declared that
the Earth "wobbled" and is "spinning faster." They said we "could require
the first-ever 'drop second'-the official removal of a second from global
time." Though a second doesn't seem like much of a loss, knowing that
the Earth's rotation could change seemed like a big deal to me. Even slight
instability can make my faith feel wobbly. However, knowing God is in control
helps me to trust Him no matter how scary our unknowns
or how shaky our circumstances may seem.
In Psalm 90, Moses said, "Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."(v. 2).
Acknowledging God's unlimited power, control, and authority
over all creation, Moses declared that time cannot constrain God (vv. 3-6).
As we seek to know more about God and the wonderful world He made, we'll
discover how He continues perfectly managing time and all He created.
God can be trusted with every unknown and newly discovered thing
in our lives too. All creation remains secure in God's loving hands.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How does knowing God is in control of time and all creation help
you trust Him when facing the unknown? How can you honour God with
the time He’s entrusted to you today?
Unchanging Creator, thank You for securing
every second of my life in Your trustworthy hands.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain
Mark 11:24
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
"I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him
a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."
Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him
I'd give him half!"
Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely
anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with
assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse
seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers
aren't answered in the way we expected.
But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the
kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of
Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,
commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for
the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,
is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.
Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching
am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know
God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to
him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer
is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are
less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,
as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,
as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes
on new dimensions.
Application
a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?
b) What changes need to take place in my life
so that I might pray with greater power?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 16:10-12
10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful
also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also
in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is your own?"
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Col 3:12-17
12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another
and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,
even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,
which is the bond of perfection.
15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,
to which also you are called in one body,
rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
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
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray for confession and repentance .
Pray to the Lord to seek his true sexuality and morality.
Pray to the Lord: "Unchanging Creator, thank You for securing
every second of my life in Your trustworthy hands."
Pray to the Lord and pray to understand His Will in prayer.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a faithful steward in the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a comforter in community.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray that as corruption and the opium trade compound Tajikistan's
difficulties, Tajiks will seek freedom and stability in Christ.
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