Day 286 - 13 October 2021 reflections
Day 286, 13 October 2021
Mark 4-5
Mark 4
The Parable of the Sower
Mt 13:1-9; Lk 8:4-8
1 (Mk 2:13; Lk 5:1-3) Again He began to teach by the seaside. A large crowd
was gathered before Him, so that He entered a boat and sat in it on the sea.
And the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
2 (Mk 3:23; 4:11) He taught them many things in parables and said to them
in His teaching:
3 "Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came
and devoured it.
5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil,
and soon it sprang up because it did not have deep soil.
6 (Jas 1:11) But when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because it had
no root, it withered away.
7 (Jer 4:3) Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up
and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
8 (Ge 26:12; Mk 4:20) And other seed fell on good ground, and it yielded
grain that sprang up and increased by thirty, sixty,
or a hundred times as much."
9 (Mt 11:15) Then He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
The Purpose of the Parables
Mt 13:10-17; Lk 8:9-10
10 (Mk 4:34) When He was alone, those who were around Him with the twelve
asked Him about the parable.
11 (Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12) He said to them, "To you is given the secret
of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside,
everything is said in parables,
12 (Isa 6:9-10; Jer 5:21) so that
'seeing they may see, and not perceive,
and hearing they may hear and not understand;
lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.' (Isa 6:9-10.) "
The Parable of the Sower Explained
Mt 13:18-23; Lk 8:11-15
13 Then He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable?
How then will you understand all the parables?
14 (Mt 13:37; Mk 2:2) The sower sows the word.
15 (1Pe 5:8; Rev 20:2-3) These are those beside the path,
where the word is sown. But when they hear, Satan comes immediately
and takes away the word which is sown in their hearts.
16 (Eze 33:31-32; Mk 6:20) Others, likewise, are seed sown on rocky ground,
who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness,
17 (Mt 11:6) but have no root in themselves, and so endure for a time.
Afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word's sake,
immediately they fall away.
18 And others are seed sown among thorns, the ones who hear the word.
19 (1Ti 6:9-10; 6:17) But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) Still others are seed sown on good ground,
those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit: thirty,
sixty, or a hundred times as much."
A Light Under a Basket
Lk 8:16-18
21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put
under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;
neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. The measure you give
will be measured for you, and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given. And from him
who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed
on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts
and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the head,
then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe, immediately he applies
the sickle because the harvest has come."
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Mt 13:31-32; Lk 13:18-19
30 He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God, or with what parable
shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest seed on earth.
32 Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all shrubs,
and shoots out great branches, so that the birds of the air
may nest in its shade."
The Use of Parables
Mt 13:34-35
33 (Jn 16:12) With many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were
able to hear it.
34 (Mk 4:10; Lk 24:27) Without a parable He did not speak to them.
But when they were alone, He expounded on all things to His disciples.
The Calming of a Storm
Mt 8:23-27; Lk 8:22-25
35 (Mt 8:18; Lk 8:22) That same day, when the evening came, He said to them,
"Let us go cross to the other side."
36 (Mk 3:9; 4:1) When they had sent the crowd away, they took Him in the boat
just as He was. There were also other little boats with Him.
37 A great wind storm arose, and the waves splashed into the boat,
so that it was now filling the boat.
38 He was in the stern asleep on a pillow. They woke Him and said,
"Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
39 (Job 38:11; Ps 89:9) He rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,
"Peace, be still!" Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 (Mt 14:31; Lk 8:25) He said to them, "Why are you so fearful?
How is that you have no faith?"
41 They feared greatly and said to one another,
"What kind of Man is He, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"
Mark 5
The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac
Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39
1 (Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39) They went to the other side of the sea
to the region of the Gadarenes.
2 (Mk 1:23) When He had come out of the boat, immediately a man
with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him.
3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could constrain him,
not even with chains,
4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains.
But he had pulled the chains apart and broken the shackles to pieces.
And no one could subdue him.
5 Always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs,
crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran up and kneeled before Him,
7 (Mt 8:29; Ac 16:17; Mt 4:3) and cried out with a loud voice,
"What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
I adjure You by God, do not torment me."
8 For Jesus said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
9 (Mt 26:53; Lk 8:30) Then He asked him, "What is your name?"
He answered, "My name is Legion. For we are many."
10 And he begged Him repeatedly not to send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was a great herd of swine feeding near the mountains.
12 All the demons pleaded with Him, asking, "Send us to the swine,
so that we may enter them."
13 At once, Jesus gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits came out
and entered the swine. And the herd, numbering about two thousand,
ran wildly down a steep hill into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
14 Those who fed the swine fled and reported it in the city
and in the country. And people went out to see what
it was that had happened.
15 (Mk 5:9) They came to Jesus and saw him who had been possessed with
the legion of demons sitting and clothed and in his right mind.
And they were afraid.
16 Those who saw it told them how it befell him who had been possessed
with the demons and also concerning the swine.
17 (Ac 16:39; Mt 8:34) Then they began to plead with Him to depart
out of their region.
18 (Lk 8:38-39) When He entered the boat, he who had been possessed
with the demons prayed Him that he might be with Him.
19 (Ps 66:16) Jesus did not let him, but said to him,
"Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord
has done for you and how He has had compassion on you."
20 (Mt 4:25; Mk 7:31) So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis
[The Ten Cities.] what great things Jesus had done for him.
And everyone was amazed.
Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment
Mt 9:18-26; Lk 8:40-56
21 (Mt 9:1; Lk 8:40) When Jesus had crossed again by boat to the other side,
many people gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea.
22 (Lk 13:14; Ac 13:15) One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus,
saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet
23 (Mk 16:18; Lk 4:40) and earnestly asked Him, "My little daughter
is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her,
so that she may be healed. And she will live."
24 (Mk 5:31) So Jesus went with him.
And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.
25 (Lev 15:25-27) And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
26 and had suffered much under many physicians.
She had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse.
27 When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him
and touched His garment.
28 For she said, "If I may touch His garments, I shall be healed."
29 (Mk 3:10; 5:34) And immediately her hemorrhage dried up,
and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
30 (Lk 6:19; 5:17) At once, Jesus knew within Himself that power
had gone out of Him. He turned around in the crowd and said,
"Who touched My garments?"
31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You,
and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
32 And He looked around to see her who had done it.
33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her,
came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth.
34 (Lk 8:48; Mt 9:22) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made
you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
35 (Mk 5:22; Jn 11:28) While He was still speaking, some came from the house
of the synagogue ruler and said, "Your daughter is dead.
Why trouble the Teacher any further?"
36 (Lk 8:50) As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken,
He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, only believe."
37 (Mk 9:2; 14:33) He let no one follow Him, except Peter,
and James, and John the brother of James.
38 He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
and saw the tumult, and those who wept and wailed loudly.
39 (Ac 20:10) When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this uproar
and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeping."
40 They laughed at Him in ridicule.
But when He had put them all out, He took the father and the mother
of the girl and those who were with Him and entered where the girl was lying.
41 (Mk 1:31) He took the girl by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cumi,"
which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."
42 I mmediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age.
And they were greatly astonished.
43 (Mt 8:4) He strictly ordered them to let no one know of it and directed
them to give her something to eat.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 October 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/10/13/burning-words
Entitled Words that Endure
Jeremiah 36:27-32
Jeremiah and Baruch Rewrite the Scroll
27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned
the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying:
28 (Zec 1:5-6) Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words
that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.
29 (Isa 30:10; Jer 26:9) You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah:
Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying,
Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come
and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?
30 (Jer 22:30; 2Ki 24:12-15) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no one to sit on the throne
of David. And his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day
and the frost of the night.
31 (Pr 29:1; Jer 19:15) I will also punish him and his seed
and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring upon them
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; but they did not listen.
32 (Jer 36:4; 36:18) Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch
the scribe, the son of Neriah who wrote in it from the mouth of Jeremiah
all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned
in the fire. And there were added to them many like words.
In the early nineteenth century, Thomas Carlyle gave a manuscript
to philosopher John Stuart Mill to review. Somehow, whether accidentally
or intentionally, the manuscript got tossed into a fire. It was Carlyle's
only copy. Undaunted, he set to work rewriting the lost chapters.
Mere flames couldn't stop the story, which remained intact in his mind.
Out of great loss, Carlyle produced his monumental work The French Revolution.
In the waning days of ancient Judah's decadent kingdom, God told the prophet
Jeremiah, "Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you"
(Jeremiah 36:2). The message revealed God's tender heart,
calling on His people to repent in order to avoid imminent invasion (v. 3).
Jeremiah did as he was told. The scroll soon found its way to Judah's king,
Jehoiakim, who methodically shredded it and threw it into the fire
(vv. 23-25). The king's act of arson only made matters worse.
God told Jeremiah to write another scroll with the same message.
He said, "[Jehoiakim] will have no one to sit on the throne of David;
his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day
and the frost by night" (v. 30).
It’s possible to burn the words of God by tossing a book into a fire.
Possible, but utterly futile. The Word behind the words endures forever.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
What has caused you or those you know to ignore the words of God?
Why is it vital for you to submit to and obediently follow what
He's instructed?
Father, help me to take Your words to heart,
even if they're difficult to hear.
Please give me a heart of repentance-not defiance.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen 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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1-4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a light for Jesus..
Pray to the Lord "Father, help me to take Your words to heart,
even if they're difficult to hear.
Please give me a heart of repentance-not defiance."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to free you from Fear.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Sacrifice.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for preparing a place in Heaven for you.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray that Kuwaitis will respond to the Gospel as it's
proclaimed on satellite TV , radio and The Internet .
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.
Mark 4-5
Mark 4
The Parable of the Sower
Mt 13:1-9; Lk 8:4-8
1 (Mk 2:13; Lk 5:1-3) Again He began to teach by the seaside. A large crowd
was gathered before Him, so that He entered a boat and sat in it on the sea.
And the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
2 (Mk 3:23; 4:11) He taught them many things in parables and said to them
in His teaching:
3 "Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came
and devoured it.
5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil,
and soon it sprang up because it did not have deep soil.
6 (Jas 1:11) But when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because it had
no root, it withered away.
7 (Jer 4:3) Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up
and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
8 (Ge 26:12; Mk 4:20) And other seed fell on good ground, and it yielded
grain that sprang up and increased by thirty, sixty,
or a hundred times as much."
9 (Mt 11:15) Then He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
The Purpose of the Parables
Mt 13:10-17; Lk 8:9-10
10 (Mk 4:34) When He was alone, those who were around Him with the twelve
asked Him about the parable.
11 (Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12) He said to them, "To you is given the secret
of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside,
everything is said in parables,
12 (Isa 6:9-10; Jer 5:21) so that
'seeing they may see, and not perceive,
and hearing they may hear and not understand;
lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.' (Isa 6:9-10.) "
The Parable of the Sower Explained
Mt 13:18-23; Lk 8:11-15
13 Then He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable?
How then will you understand all the parables?
14 (Mt 13:37; Mk 2:2) The sower sows the word.
15 (1Pe 5:8; Rev 20:2-3) These are those beside the path,
where the word is sown. But when they hear, Satan comes immediately
and takes away the word which is sown in their hearts.
16 (Eze 33:31-32; Mk 6:20) Others, likewise, are seed sown on rocky ground,
who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness,
17 (Mt 11:6) but have no root in themselves, and so endure for a time.
Afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word's sake,
immediately they fall away.
18 And others are seed sown among thorns, the ones who hear the word.
19 (1Ti 6:9-10; 6:17) But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) Still others are seed sown on good ground,
those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit: thirty,
sixty, or a hundred times as much."
A Light Under a Basket
Lk 8:16-18
21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put
under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;
neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. The measure you give
will be measured for you, and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given. And from him
who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed
on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts
and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the head,
then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe, immediately he applies
the sickle because the harvest has come."
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Mt 13:31-32; Lk 13:18-19
30 He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God, or with what parable
shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest seed on earth.
32 Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all shrubs,
and shoots out great branches, so that the birds of the air
may nest in its shade."
The Use of Parables
Mt 13:34-35
33 (Jn 16:12) With many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were
able to hear it.
34 (Mk 4:10; Lk 24:27) Without a parable He did not speak to them.
But when they were alone, He expounded on all things to His disciples.
The Calming of a Storm
Mt 8:23-27; Lk 8:22-25
35 (Mt 8:18; Lk 8:22) That same day, when the evening came, He said to them,
"Let us go cross to the other side."
36 (Mk 3:9; 4:1) When they had sent the crowd away, they took Him in the boat
just as He was. There were also other little boats with Him.
37 A great wind storm arose, and the waves splashed into the boat,
so that it was now filling the boat.
38 He was in the stern asleep on a pillow. They woke Him and said,
"Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
39 (Job 38:11; Ps 89:9) He rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,
"Peace, be still!" Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 (Mt 14:31; Lk 8:25) He said to them, "Why are you so fearful?
How is that you have no faith?"
41 They feared greatly and said to one another,
"What kind of Man is He, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"
Mark 5
The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac
Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39
1 (Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39) They went to the other side of the sea
to the region of the Gadarenes.
2 (Mk 1:23) When He had come out of the boat, immediately a man
with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him.
3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could constrain him,
not even with chains,
4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains.
But he had pulled the chains apart and broken the shackles to pieces.
And no one could subdue him.
5 Always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs,
crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran up and kneeled before Him,
7 (Mt 8:29; Ac 16:17; Mt 4:3) and cried out with a loud voice,
"What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
I adjure You by God, do not torment me."
8 For Jesus said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
9 (Mt 26:53; Lk 8:30) Then He asked him, "What is your name?"
He answered, "My name is Legion. For we are many."
10 And he begged Him repeatedly not to send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was a great herd of swine feeding near the mountains.
12 All the demons pleaded with Him, asking, "Send us to the swine,
so that we may enter them."
13 At once, Jesus gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits came out
and entered the swine. And the herd, numbering about two thousand,
ran wildly down a steep hill into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
14 Those who fed the swine fled and reported it in the city
and in the country. And people went out to see what
it was that had happened.
15 (Mk 5:9) They came to Jesus and saw him who had been possessed with
the legion of demons sitting and clothed and in his right mind.
And they were afraid.
16 Those who saw it told them how it befell him who had been possessed
with the demons and also concerning the swine.
17 (Ac 16:39; Mt 8:34) Then they began to plead with Him to depart
out of their region.
18 (Lk 8:38-39) When He entered the boat, he who had been possessed
with the demons prayed Him that he might be with Him.
19 (Ps 66:16) Jesus did not let him, but said to him,
"Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord
has done for you and how He has had compassion on you."
20 (Mt 4:25; Mk 7:31) So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis
[The Ten Cities.] what great things Jesus had done for him.
And everyone was amazed.
Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment
Mt 9:18-26; Lk 8:40-56
21 (Mt 9:1; Lk 8:40) When Jesus had crossed again by boat to the other side,
many people gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea.
22 (Lk 13:14; Ac 13:15) One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus,
saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet
23 (Mk 16:18; Lk 4:40) and earnestly asked Him, "My little daughter
is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her,
so that she may be healed. And she will live."
24 (Mk 5:31) So Jesus went with him.
And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.
25 (Lev 15:25-27) And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
26 and had suffered much under many physicians.
She had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse.
27 When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him
and touched His garment.
28 For she said, "If I may touch His garments, I shall be healed."
29 (Mk 3:10; 5:34) And immediately her hemorrhage dried up,
and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
30 (Lk 6:19; 5:17) At once, Jesus knew within Himself that power
had gone out of Him. He turned around in the crowd and said,
"Who touched My garments?"
31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You,
and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
32 And He looked around to see her who had done it.
33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her,
came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth.
34 (Lk 8:48; Mt 9:22) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made
you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
35 (Mk 5:22; Jn 11:28) While He was still speaking, some came from the house
of the synagogue ruler and said, "Your daughter is dead.
Why trouble the Teacher any further?"
36 (Lk 8:50) As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken,
He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, only believe."
37 (Mk 9:2; 14:33) He let no one follow Him, except Peter,
and James, and John the brother of James.
38 He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
and saw the tumult, and those who wept and wailed loudly.
39 (Ac 20:10) When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this uproar
and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeping."
40 They laughed at Him in ridicule.
But when He had put them all out, He took the father and the mother
of the girl and those who were with Him and entered where the girl was lying.
41 (Mk 1:31) He took the girl by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cumi,"
which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."
42 I mmediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age.
And they were greatly astonished.
43 (Mt 8:4) He strictly ordered them to let no one know of it and directed
them to give her something to eat.
2) Our Daily Bread for 13 October 2021
https://odb.org/us/2021/10/13/burning-words
Entitled Words that Endure
Jeremiah 36:27-32
Jeremiah and Baruch Rewrite the Scroll
27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned
the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying:
28 (Zec 1:5-6) Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words
that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.
29 (Isa 30:10; Jer 26:9) You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah:
Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying,
Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come
and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?
30 (Jer 22:30; 2Ki 24:12-15) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no one to sit on the throne
of David. And his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day
and the frost of the night.
31 (Pr 29:1; Jer 19:15) I will also punish him and his seed
and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring upon them
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; but they did not listen.
32 (Jer 36:4; 36:18) Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch
the scribe, the son of Neriah who wrote in it from the mouth of Jeremiah
all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned
in the fire. And there were added to them many like words.
In the early nineteenth century, Thomas Carlyle gave a manuscript
to philosopher John Stuart Mill to review. Somehow, whether accidentally
or intentionally, the manuscript got tossed into a fire. It was Carlyle's
only copy. Undaunted, he set to work rewriting the lost chapters.
Mere flames couldn't stop the story, which remained intact in his mind.
Out of great loss, Carlyle produced his monumental work The French Revolution.
In the waning days of ancient Judah's decadent kingdom, God told the prophet
Jeremiah, "Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you"
(Jeremiah 36:2). The message revealed God's tender heart,
calling on His people to repent in order to avoid imminent invasion (v. 3).
Jeremiah did as he was told. The scroll soon found its way to Judah's king,
Jehoiakim, who methodically shredded it and threw it into the fire
(vv. 23-25). The king's act of arson only made matters worse.
God told Jeremiah to write another scroll with the same message.
He said, "[Jehoiakim] will have no one to sit on the throne of David;
his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day
and the frost by night" (v. 30).
It’s possible to burn the words of God by tossing a book into a fire.
Possible, but utterly futile. The Word behind the words endures forever.
By: Tim Gustafson
Reflect & Pray
What has caused you or those you know to ignore the words of God?
Why is it vital for you to submit to and obediently follow what
He's instructed?
Father, help me to take Your words to heart,
even if they're difficult to hear.
Please give me a heart of repentance-not defiance.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen 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."
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Prince Edward Island
Total population 146300
Muslim population (est.) 1127
Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.
Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims
cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.
More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at
the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established
in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Assoication of PEI.
As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.
The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important
for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were
established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to
monarchial authority, but even more to God's higher Biblical authority as
shown in Psalm 72:8, "May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual waysto sahre the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
a) Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1-4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32) who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a light for Jesus..
Pray to the Lord "Father, help me to take Your words to heart,
even if they're difficult to hear.
Please give me a heart of repentance-not defiance."
Pray to the Lord and ask Him to free you from Fear.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Sacrifice.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for preparing a place in Heaven for you.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and Let us intercede togther for:
- the growing Muslim population of Charlottetown and spreading
outward through PEI to encounter the Prince of PEace.
- believers to have faith and vision to reach out to the Muslim Community
in contextual ways to share the Gosepl
- churches and ministries to rise up in wisdom, knowledge and understanding,
giving and training, coaching and encouragement to believers reaching
out to Muslims locally.
- a prayer movement to be established, feeding a growing move of Yahweh's
Spirit in His churches and poeple , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for realtionship with the Father
through the Son.
Pray that, with God's help, children and
young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has
for each of them
Pray that Kuwaitis will respond to the Gospel as it's
proclaimed on satellite TV , radio and The Internet .
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.
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