Day 142 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 22 May 2022 reflections
Day 142, 22 May 2022
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ In the Change Culture Series
we addressed Staying on Mission - Living our lives in a way that God would
consider worthy.
1 Thessalonians 2
Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica
1 You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.
[1] For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not
in vain:
2 (Ac 16:22-24; 17:2-9) But even after we had previously suffered and were
shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God
to declare to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
[2] But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully
entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto
you the gospel of God with much contention.
[Be bold]
12 (Eph 4:1; 1Th 5:24) that you would walk in a manner worthy of God,
who has called you to His kingdom and glory.
[12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.
[Christians behaviuor patterns demonstrate the validity and biblical
authenticity of what we are doing]
To be victorious in this call, we need to commit ourselves to 4 things:
i) Earnest Effort 1 Cor 15:10
10 (Php 2:13; 2Co 3:5) But by the grace of God I am what I am.
And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly
than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
[10] But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they
all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
ii) Putting Off That Which Hinders Hebrews 12:1
1 Therefore, since we are encompassed with such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
[1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
iii) Singleness of Mind, Eyes on the goal 1 Peter 1:13
13 (1Pe 4:7; 5:8) Therefore guard your minds, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
[13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ;
iv) Pain Philippians 1:29
29 For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe
in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
[29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe
on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
1 Thessalonians 2
3 (2Co 2:17; 4:2) For our exhortation was not from deceit,
nor from uncleanness, nor in guile.
[3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 (Gal 1:10; 2:7; Ro 8:27) But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted
with the gospel, even so we speak, not to please men, but God,
who examines our hearts.
[4] But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even
so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
[note who is pleased in vers 4]
5 (Ac 20:33; Ro 1:9) For neither at any time did we come with flattering
words, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed. God is our witness.
[5] For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a
cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
6 (Jn 5:41; 5:44) Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you,
or from others, even though we might have made demands
as the apostles of Christ.
[6] Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we
might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
3 disclaimers
i) Paul denied being a smooth talking preacher who tried to make
favourable impressions in order to gain influence for selfish
advantage
ii) Paul didn't pretend to be poor and work day and night as a pretense
to get rich in the ministry at their expense
iii) He didn't use his honoured position as an apostle to seek glory,
only God's Glory
2 things are going on at once in the church today that are undermining
the authority of the Holy Bible, God's inerreant word
i) The Sufficiency of the Bible as God's inspired Word
ii) the finality of the Gospel of Christ as the power of God unto Salvation.
From John H. Armstrong - The coming Evangelcial Crisis
"Theology is the knowledge of God in both salvation and
sanctification, but there can be no true knowledge of God apart from
sound bible teaching/preaching.
"There can be no vital spirituality, without a sound theology"
- Donald Bloesch - Crumbling Foundations: Death and Rebirth
in an Age of Upheaval.
1 Thessalonians 2
7 (1Th 2:11; Isa 49:23) But we were gentle among you, like a nurse caring
for her own children.
[7] But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
[Paul is sensative to needs]
8 (2Co 12:15; 1Jn 3:16) So having great love toward you,
we were willing to impart to you not only the gospel of God
but also our own lives, because you were dear to us.
[8] So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls,
because ye were dear unto us.
[Paul has a great affection for people]
9 (Ac 18:3; Ro 1:1) For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil.
Laboring night and day so as not to be an expense to any of you,
we preached to you the gospel of God.
[The Holy Word is offensive to sinful human beings.]
[9] For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night
and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached
unto you the gospel of God.
10 (1Th 1:5; 2Co 1:12) You and God are witnesses of how pure, upright,
and blameless we ourselves behaved among you who believe.
[10] Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably
we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
[Paul modeled transparency and authenticity]
11 (1Th 2:7) As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and commanded
every one of you, as a father does his own children,
[11] As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you,
as a father doth his children,
[ A loving mother and a concerned father]
[Paul exhibited enthusiastic affirmation]
12 (Eph 4:1; 1Th 5:24) that you would walk in a manner worthy of God,
who has called you to His kingdom and glory.
[12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.
Colossians 1:13-14
13 (Eph 6:12; 1:6) He has delivered us from the power of darkness
and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 (Eph 1:7) in whom we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Matthew 11:28-29
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened,
and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
[Jer 6:16. ]
[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
[29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
1)1 Kings 8:54-66
2 Chronicles 7:1-10
1 Kings 9:1-9
2 Chronicles 7:11-22
1 Kings 9:10-14
1 Kings 8
54 (Lk 22:45) Now when Solomon finished praying this prayer
and making supplication to the Lord, he arose from before the altar
of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 (1Ki 8:14; 2Sa 6:18) He stood up and blessed all the congregation
of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 (Dt 12:10; Jos 23:14-15) "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest
to His people Israel according to all that He promised.
Not one word of His promises which He gave by the hand of Moses
His servant has failed.
57 (Dt 31:6; Jos 1:5) The Lord our God be with us, as He was with
our fathers. Let Him neither leave us nor forsake us,
58 (Ps 119:36; Jer 31:33) that He may incline our hearts to Him,
to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, statutes,
and judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, with which I have made supplication
before the Lord, be close to the Lord our God day and night,
that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people
Israel at all times as the situation demands,
60 (Dt 4:35; 1Ki 18:39) so that all the people of the earth may know
that the Lord is God and that there is none else.
61 (1Ki 11:4; 2Ki 20:3) Let your hearts, therefore, be perfect
with the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes
and keep His commandments, as at this day."
The Dedication of the Temple
2Ch 7:1-10
62 (2Sa 6:17-19) The king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices
before the Lord.
63 (Ezr 6:16-17; Ne 12:27) Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,
which he offered to the Lord,2 2 000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 (2Ch 4:1) The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court
that was in front of the house of the Lord, for there he offered
burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings,
because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive
the burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 (Nu 34:5; 34:8; 1Ki 8:2) At that time, Solomon held a feast
for all Israel, a great congregation, from the entry of Lebo Hamath
to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days
and another seven days, a total of fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king
and went to their tents rejoicing in their hearts for all the goodness
that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.
His Blessing
54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this
prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of
the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice,
saying,
56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according
to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good
promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave
us, nor forsake us:
58 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways,
and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments,
which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD,
be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of
his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter
shall require:
60 that all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that
there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in
his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto
the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand
sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the
LORD.
64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before
the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that
was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great
congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before
the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and
went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the
LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
2 Chronicles 7
Solomon Dedicates the Temple
1Ki 8:62-66
1 (1Ki 18:38; Lev 9:23-24) And when Solomon finished praying, fire came
down from the heavens and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices,
and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
2 (2Ch 5:14) And the priests were not able to enter
into the house of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house.
3 (2Ch 5:13; 20:21) And all the sons of Israel saw when the fire came down
and the glory of the Lord came on the temple, and they bowed their faces
low to the ground on the pavement, and they worshipped confessing,
"The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever."
4 Then the king and all the people were making sacrifices before the Lord.
5 King Solomon sacrificed 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
6 (2Ch 5:12; 1Ch 15:16-21) The priests stood at their positions,
with the Levites and all their instruments of music for the Lord
that King David had made to praise the Lord-for His mercy endures
forever-when David gave praise by their ministry, and the priests
sounded trumpets opposite the Levites, and all Israel stood.
7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was
in front of the house of the Lord because there he made burnt offerings
and the fat of peace offerings (because the bronze altar that Solomon
made was surely not able to contain the burnt offerings,
grain offerings, and fat offerings).
8 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 8:65) And at the appointed time, Solomon made a feast
for seven days, and all Israel's a very great assembly-was with him,
from the entrance of Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt
in the south.
9 (Lev 23:36) Then on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly
because they had made a consecration of the altar for seven days
and then the feast for seven days more.
10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month
Solomon sent the people away to their homes. They were joyful
and good of heart because of what the Lord had done for David,
Solomon, and His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 7
The Glory of the Lord
1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven,
and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD
filled the house.
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD,
because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down,
and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their
faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD,
saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen,
and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people
dedicated the house of God.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments
of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD,
because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry;
and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was
before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings,
and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon
had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings,
and the meat offerings, and the fat.
8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel
with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath
unto the river of Egypt.
9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept
the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent
the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness
that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
1 Kings 9
The Lord Appears to Solomon
2Ch 7:11-22
1 (1Ki 9:19) When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord
and the king's house and all else he desired,
2 (1Ki 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 7:12) the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time,
as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
3 (Dt 11:12; 1Ki 8:29) The Lord said to him,
"I have heard your prayer and supplication, which you made before Me.
I have consecrated this house which you built by putting
My name there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
4 (Ge 17:1; 1Ki 11:4) "If you will walk before Me,
as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness,
so that you are obedient to do all that I have commanded you,
and will keep My statutes and My judgments,
5 (1Ki 2:4; 6:12) then I will establish the throne of your kingdom
upon Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying,
'You shall not fail to have a man upon the throne of Israel.'
6 (2Sa 7:14-16; 1Ch 28:9) 'But if you and your sons turn in any way
from following Me and do not keep My commandments
and My statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods and worship them,
7 (Dt 28:37; Ps 44:14) then I will cut Israel out of the land which I have
given them, and I will cast this house, which I have consecrated
for My name, out of My sight, and Israel shall be a proverb
and a byword among all people.
8 (Jer 22:8-9; Dt 29:24-26) And everyone who passes by this high house
will be astonished and will hiss, and they shall say,
'Why has the Lord done this to this land, and to this house?'
9 (Dt 29:25-28; Jer 2:10-13) And they will answer, 'Because they forsook
the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt,
and took hold of other gods and have worshipped and served them.
That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster upon them.' "
1 Kings 9
God's Covenant
1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house
of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which
he was pleased to do,
2 that the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared
unto him at Gibeon.
3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication,
that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast
built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be
there perpetually.
4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity
of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded
thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
5 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I
promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon
the throne of Israel.
6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will
not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods, and worship them:
7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this
house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and
Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
8 and at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be
astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus
unto this land, and to this house?
9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought
forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other
gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD
brought upon them all this evil.
2 Chronicles 7
11 (1Ki 9:1-9) Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord
and the king's house. And Solomon successfully accomplished
everything that came into his heart to do in the house of the Lord
and in his own house.
The Lord Appears to Solomon
1Ki 9:1-9
12 (Dt 12:11; 1Ki 9:2) Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night,
and He said to Solomon,
"I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen for Myself in this place
a house of sacrifice.
13 (2Ch 6:26-28) "When I shut up the heaven and there is no rain,
or when I command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence
on My people,
14 (2Ch 6:27; 6:37-39) if My people, who are called by My name,
will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15 (2Ch 6:40; 6:20) Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive
to the prayer of this place.
16 (2Ch 7:12) So now I have chosen and consecrated this house
that My name be there continually. My eyes and heart will be
there for all days.
17 "And you, if you walk before Me as David your father did to do
everything that I command you to do, and you keep My statutes and judgments,
18 (2Ch 6:16) then I will set the throne of your kingdom as I made a covenant
with David your father saying, 'You will not lack a man to rule Israel.'
19 (Lev 26:14; Dt 28:15) "But if the people turn aside and abandon
My statutes and commandments that I have given to you,
and you walk after and serve other gods and worship them,
20 (Dt 28:37; 29:28) then I will uproot them from My land that I have given
to them; and the house that I have consecrated for My name, I will throw it
from before Me and set it as a proverb and taunt among the peoples.
21 (Jer 22:8-9) And even though this house was majestic, it will lie desolate
before all who pass by it, and they will say, 'Why did the Lord do such
a thing to this land and this house?'
22 Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the Lord, the God
of their fathers who brought them up from the land of Egypt,
and they took hold of other gods and worshipped and served them;
therefore He has brought on them all this disaster."
The Divine Covenant
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house:
and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD,
and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard
thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to
devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is
made in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be
there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked,
and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my
statutes and my judgments;
18 then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man
to be ruler in Israel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I
have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given
them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of
my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that
passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this
land, and unto this house?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their
fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold
on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them:
therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
1 Kings 9
Solomon's Other Activities
2 Ch 8:1-18
10 (1Ki 6:37-7:1; 9:1) When twenty years had passed since Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house
11 (2Ch 8:2) (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar
and fir trees, along with gold, as he had requested), King Solomon gave Hiram
twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him,
and he was not pleased with them.
13 (Jos 19:27) He said, "What cities are these which you have given me,
my brother?" And he called them the land of Kabul to this day.
14 (1Ki 9:11) Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents
[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.
Cities and Ships
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built
the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees
and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon
had given him; and they pleased him not.
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother?
And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/22/something-deep-and-binding
Entitled Something Deep and Binding
Genesis 1:26-28
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds
of the air, and over the livestock, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds
of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
[26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth.
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them.
[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth.
Amina, an Iraqi immigrant, and Joseph, an American from birth, attended
a political protest on opposite sides. We've been taught to believe that those
who are separated by ethnicity and politics carry unbridled animosity toward
each other. However, when a small mob accosted Joseph, trying to set his shirt
on fire, Amina rushed to his defense. "I don't think we could be any further
apart as people," Joseph told a reporter, "and yet, it was just kinda like
this common 'that's not OK' moment."
Something deeper than politics knit Amina and Joseph together.
Though we often have genuine disagreements with one another-substantial
differences we often can't ignore-there are far deeper realities that bind us
together. We're all created by God and bound together in one beloved human
family. God has created each of us-regardless of gender, social class, ethnic
identity or political persuasion-"in his own image" (Genesis 1:27). Whatever
else might be true, God is reflected in both you and me. Further, He's given
us a shared purpose to "fill" and "rule" God's world with wisdom
and care (v. 28).
Whenever we forget how we're bound together in God, we do damage to ourselves
and others. But whenever we come together in His grace and truth,
we participate in His desire to make a good and flourishing world.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Who seems to be completely different from you? What would it be like
to spend time with them, sharing what you have in common?
God, the way the world is right now,
it's hard to believe that because
of You every person shares something deep inside.
Help me see this truth.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me from that sin?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13-14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh
to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9-13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask 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 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
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
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray for Salvation:
"Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I'm Sorry for my sin. I want
to turn from my sin. Please forgive me. I believe Jesus Christ in Your
Son; I beleive He died on the cross for my sin and You raised Him to
life. I want Him to coem into my heart and take control of my life. I
want to trust JEsus as my Saviour and follow him as my Lord from
this day forward. In Jesus's Name, Amen"
Pray for daily renewal:
"Lord , I surrender my life once again to you, to be used to brign You glory.
May I like Paul, be sensitive to the needs of others, be authentic, genuinely
love poeple, and be enthusiatic in serving you that the gospel would be
made known through my life and words. Strengthen, encourage, and bring comfort
through your Word, so that I might live a life that would bring glory
to god. In Jesus Name, Amen."
Pray to the Lord and pray for your nation to turn to the Lord and
repent of their sins.
Pray to the Lord: "God, the way the world is right now,
it's hard to believe that because
of You every person shares something deep inside.
Help me see this truth."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for Him redeeming us from sin.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him diligently.
Pray to the Lord and fell confident to ask Him for anything .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Pray that churches in Cuba closed by civil authorities
will be allowed to reopen.
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ In the Change Culture Series
we addressed Staying on Mission - Living our lives in a way that God would
consider worthy.
1 Thessalonians 2
Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica
1 You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.
[1] For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not
in vain:
2 (Ac 16:22-24; 17:2-9) But even after we had previously suffered and were
shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God
to declare to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
[2] But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully
entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto
you the gospel of God with much contention.
[Be bold]
12 (Eph 4:1; 1Th 5:24) that you would walk in a manner worthy of God,
who has called you to His kingdom and glory.
[12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.
[Christians behaviuor patterns demonstrate the validity and biblical
authenticity of what we are doing]
To be victorious in this call, we need to commit ourselves to 4 things:
i) Earnest Effort 1 Cor 15:10
10 (Php 2:13; 2Co 3:5) But by the grace of God I am what I am.
And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly
than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
[10] But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they
all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
ii) Putting Off That Which Hinders Hebrews 12:1
1 Therefore, since we are encompassed with such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
[1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
iii) Singleness of Mind, Eyes on the goal 1 Peter 1:13
13 (1Pe 4:7; 5:8) Therefore guard your minds, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
[13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ;
iv) Pain Philippians 1:29
29 For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe
in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
[29] For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe
on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
1 Thessalonians 2
3 (2Co 2:17; 4:2) For our exhortation was not from deceit,
nor from uncleanness, nor in guile.
[3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 (Gal 1:10; 2:7; Ro 8:27) But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted
with the gospel, even so we speak, not to please men, but God,
who examines our hearts.
[4] But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even
so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
[note who is pleased in vers 4]
5 (Ac 20:33; Ro 1:9) For neither at any time did we come with flattering
words, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed. God is our witness.
[5] For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a
cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
6 (Jn 5:41; 5:44) Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you,
or from others, even though we might have made demands
as the apostles of Christ.
[6] Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we
might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
3 disclaimers
i) Paul denied being a smooth talking preacher who tried to make
favourable impressions in order to gain influence for selfish
advantage
ii) Paul didn't pretend to be poor and work day and night as a pretense
to get rich in the ministry at their expense
iii) He didn't use his honoured position as an apostle to seek glory,
only God's Glory
2 things are going on at once in the church today that are undermining
the authority of the Holy Bible, God's inerreant word
i) The Sufficiency of the Bible as God's inspired Word
ii) the finality of the Gospel of Christ as the power of God unto Salvation.
From John H. Armstrong - The coming Evangelcial Crisis
"Theology is the knowledge of God in both salvation and
sanctification, but there can be no true knowledge of God apart from
sound bible teaching/preaching.
"There can be no vital spirituality, without a sound theology"
- Donald Bloesch - Crumbling Foundations: Death and Rebirth
in an Age of Upheaval.
1 Thessalonians 2
7 (1Th 2:11; Isa 49:23) But we were gentle among you, like a nurse caring
for her own children.
[7] But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
[Paul is sensative to needs]
8 (2Co 12:15; 1Jn 3:16) So having great love toward you,
we were willing to impart to you not only the gospel of God
but also our own lives, because you were dear to us.
[8] So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls,
because ye were dear unto us.
[Paul has a great affection for people]
9 (Ac 18:3; Ro 1:1) For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil.
Laboring night and day so as not to be an expense to any of you,
we preached to you the gospel of God.
[The Holy Word is offensive to sinful human beings.]
[9] For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night
and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached
unto you the gospel of God.
10 (1Th 1:5; 2Co 1:12) You and God are witnesses of how pure, upright,
and blameless we ourselves behaved among you who believe.
[10] Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably
we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
[Paul modeled transparency and authenticity]
11 (1Th 2:7) As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and commanded
every one of you, as a father does his own children,
[11] As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you,
as a father doth his children,
[ A loving mother and a concerned father]
[Paul exhibited enthusiastic affirmation]
12 (Eph 4:1; 1Th 5:24) that you would walk in a manner worthy of God,
who has called you to His kingdom and glory.
[12] That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.
Colossians 1:13-14
13 (Eph 6:12; 1:6) He has delivered us from the power of darkness
and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 (Eph 1:7) in whom we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Matthew 11:28-29
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened,
and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
[Jer 6:16. ]
[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
[29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
1)1 Kings 8:54-66
2 Chronicles 7:1-10
1 Kings 9:1-9
2 Chronicles 7:11-22
1 Kings 9:10-14
1 Kings 8
54 (Lk 22:45) Now when Solomon finished praying this prayer
and making supplication to the Lord, he arose from before the altar
of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 (1Ki 8:14; 2Sa 6:18) He stood up and blessed all the congregation
of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 (Dt 12:10; Jos 23:14-15) "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest
to His people Israel according to all that He promised.
Not one word of His promises which He gave by the hand of Moses
His servant has failed.
57 (Dt 31:6; Jos 1:5) The Lord our God be with us, as He was with
our fathers. Let Him neither leave us nor forsake us,
58 (Ps 119:36; Jer 31:33) that He may incline our hearts to Him,
to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, statutes,
and judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, with which I have made supplication
before the Lord, be close to the Lord our God day and night,
that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people
Israel at all times as the situation demands,
60 (Dt 4:35; 1Ki 18:39) so that all the people of the earth may know
that the Lord is God and that there is none else.
61 (1Ki 11:4; 2Ki 20:3) Let your hearts, therefore, be perfect
with the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes
and keep His commandments, as at this day."
The Dedication of the Temple
2Ch 7:1-10
62 (2Sa 6:17-19) The king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices
before the Lord.
63 (Ezr 6:16-17; Ne 12:27) Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,
which he offered to the Lord,2 2 000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 (2Ch 4:1) The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court
that was in front of the house of the Lord, for there he offered
burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings,
because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive
the burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 (Nu 34:5; 34:8; 1Ki 8:2) At that time, Solomon held a feast
for all Israel, a great congregation, from the entry of Lebo Hamath
to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days
and another seven days, a total of fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king
and went to their tents rejoicing in their hearts for all the goodness
that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.
His Blessing
54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this
prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of
the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice,
saying,
56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according
to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good
promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave
us, nor forsake us:
58 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways,
and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments,
which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD,
be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of
his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter
shall require:
60 that all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that
there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in
his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto
the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand
sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the
LORD.
64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before
the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that
was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great
congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before
the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and
went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the
LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
2 Chronicles 7
Solomon Dedicates the Temple
1Ki 8:62-66
1 (1Ki 18:38; Lev 9:23-24) And when Solomon finished praying, fire came
down from the heavens and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices,
and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
2 (2Ch 5:14) And the priests were not able to enter
into the house of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house.
3 (2Ch 5:13; 20:21) And all the sons of Israel saw when the fire came down
and the glory of the Lord came on the temple, and they bowed their faces
low to the ground on the pavement, and they worshipped confessing,
"The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever."
4 Then the king and all the people were making sacrifices before the Lord.
5 King Solomon sacrificed 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep.
So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
6 (2Ch 5:12; 1Ch 15:16-21) The priests stood at their positions,
with the Levites and all their instruments of music for the Lord
that King David had made to praise the Lord-for His mercy endures
forever-when David gave praise by their ministry, and the priests
sounded trumpets opposite the Levites, and all Israel stood.
7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was
in front of the house of the Lord because there he made burnt offerings
and the fat of peace offerings (because the bronze altar that Solomon
made was surely not able to contain the burnt offerings,
grain offerings, and fat offerings).
8 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 8:65) And at the appointed time, Solomon made a feast
for seven days, and all Israel's a very great assembly-was with him,
from the entrance of Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt
in the south.
9 (Lev 23:36) Then on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly
because they had made a consecration of the altar for seven days
and then the feast for seven days more.
10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month
Solomon sent the people away to their homes. They were joyful
and good of heart because of what the Lord had done for David,
Solomon, and His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 7
The Glory of the Lord
1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven,
and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD
filled the house.
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD,
because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down,
and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their
faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD,
saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen,
and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people
dedicated the house of God.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments
of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD,
because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry;
and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was
before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings,
and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon
had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings,
and the meat offerings, and the fat.
8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel
with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath
unto the river of Egypt.
9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept
the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent
the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness
that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
1 Kings 9
The Lord Appears to Solomon
2Ch 7:11-22
1 (1Ki 9:19) When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord
and the king's house and all else he desired,
2 (1Ki 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 7:12) the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time,
as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
3 (Dt 11:12; 1Ki 8:29) The Lord said to him,
"I have heard your prayer and supplication, which you made before Me.
I have consecrated this house which you built by putting
My name there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
4 (Ge 17:1; 1Ki 11:4) "If you will walk before Me,
as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness,
so that you are obedient to do all that I have commanded you,
and will keep My statutes and My judgments,
5 (1Ki 2:4; 6:12) then I will establish the throne of your kingdom
upon Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying,
'You shall not fail to have a man upon the throne of Israel.'
6 (2Sa 7:14-16; 1Ch 28:9) 'But if you and your sons turn in any way
from following Me and do not keep My commandments
and My statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods and worship them,
7 (Dt 28:37; Ps 44:14) then I will cut Israel out of the land which I have
given them, and I will cast this house, which I have consecrated
for My name, out of My sight, and Israel shall be a proverb
and a byword among all people.
8 (Jer 22:8-9; Dt 29:24-26) And everyone who passes by this high house
will be astonished and will hiss, and they shall say,
'Why has the Lord done this to this land, and to this house?'
9 (Dt 29:25-28; Jer 2:10-13) And they will answer, 'Because they forsook
the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt,
and took hold of other gods and have worshipped and served them.
That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster upon them.' "
1 Kings 9
God's Covenant
1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house
of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which
he was pleased to do,
2 that the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared
unto him at Gibeon.
3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication,
that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast
built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be
there perpetually.
4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity
of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded
thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
5 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I
promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon
the throne of Israel.
6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will
not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go
and serve other gods, and worship them:
7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this
house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and
Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
8 and at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be
astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus
unto this land, and to this house?
9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought
forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other
gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD
brought upon them all this evil.
2 Chronicles 7
11 (1Ki 9:1-9) Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord
and the king's house. And Solomon successfully accomplished
everything that came into his heart to do in the house of the Lord
and in his own house.
The Lord Appears to Solomon
1Ki 9:1-9
12 (Dt 12:11; 1Ki 9:2) Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night,
and He said to Solomon,
"I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen for Myself in this place
a house of sacrifice.
13 (2Ch 6:26-28) "When I shut up the heaven and there is no rain,
or when I command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence
on My people,
14 (2Ch 6:27; 6:37-39) if My people, who are called by My name,
will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15 (2Ch 6:40; 6:20) Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive
to the prayer of this place.
16 (2Ch 7:12) So now I have chosen and consecrated this house
that My name be there continually. My eyes and heart will be
there for all days.
17 "And you, if you walk before Me as David your father did to do
everything that I command you to do, and you keep My statutes and judgments,
18 (2Ch 6:16) then I will set the throne of your kingdom as I made a covenant
with David your father saying, 'You will not lack a man to rule Israel.'
19 (Lev 26:14; Dt 28:15) "But if the people turn aside and abandon
My statutes and commandments that I have given to you,
and you walk after and serve other gods and worship them,
20 (Dt 28:37; 29:28) then I will uproot them from My land that I have given
to them; and the house that I have consecrated for My name, I will throw it
from before Me and set it as a proverb and taunt among the peoples.
21 (Jer 22:8-9) And even though this house was majestic, it will lie desolate
before all who pass by it, and they will say, 'Why did the Lord do such
a thing to this land and this house?'
22 Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the Lord, the God
of their fathers who brought them up from the land of Egypt,
and they took hold of other gods and worshipped and served them;
therefore He has brought on them all this disaster."
The Divine Covenant
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house:
and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD,
and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard
thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to
devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is
made in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be
there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked,
and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my
statutes and my judgments;
18 then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man
to be ruler in Israel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I
have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given
them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of
my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that
passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this
land, and unto this house?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their
fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold
on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them:
therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
1 Kings 9
Solomon's Other Activities
2 Ch 8:1-18
10 (1Ki 6:37-7:1; 9:1) When twenty years had passed since Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house
11 (2Ch 8:2) (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar
and fir trees, along with gold, as he had requested), King Solomon gave Hiram
twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him,
and he was not pleased with them.
13 (Jos 19:27) He said, "What cities are these which you have given me,
my brother?" And he called them the land of Kabul to this day.
14 (1Ki 9:11) Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents
[About 25 tons, or 23 metric tons.] of gold.
Cities and Ships
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built
the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees
and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon
had given him; and they pleased him not.
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother?
And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/22/something-deep-and-binding
Entitled Something Deep and Binding
Genesis 1:26-28
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds
of the air, and over the livestock, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds
of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
[26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth.
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them.
[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth.
Amina, an Iraqi immigrant, and Joseph, an American from birth, attended
a political protest on opposite sides. We've been taught to believe that those
who are separated by ethnicity and politics carry unbridled animosity toward
each other. However, when a small mob accosted Joseph, trying to set his shirt
on fire, Amina rushed to his defense. "I don't think we could be any further
apart as people," Joseph told a reporter, "and yet, it was just kinda like
this common 'that's not OK' moment."
Something deeper than politics knit Amina and Joseph together.
Though we often have genuine disagreements with one another-substantial
differences we often can't ignore-there are far deeper realities that bind us
together. We're all created by God and bound together in one beloved human
family. God has created each of us-regardless of gender, social class, ethnic
identity or political persuasion-"in his own image" (Genesis 1:27). Whatever
else might be true, God is reflected in both you and me. Further, He's given
us a shared purpose to "fill" and "rule" God's world with wisdom
and care (v. 28).
Whenever we forget how we're bound together in God, we do damage to ourselves
and others. But whenever we come together in His grace and truth,
we participate in His desire to make a good and flourishing world.
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Who seems to be completely different from you? What would it be like
to spend time with them, sharing what you have in common?
God, the way the world is right now,
it's hard to believe that because
of You every person shares something deep inside.
Help me see this truth.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me from that sin?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13-14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh
to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9-13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask 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 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
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!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
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
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
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
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray for Salvation:
"Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I'm Sorry for my sin. I want
to turn from my sin. Please forgive me. I believe Jesus Christ in Your
Son; I beleive He died on the cross for my sin and You raised Him to
life. I want Him to coem into my heart and take control of my life. I
want to trust JEsus as my Saviour and follow him as my Lord from
this day forward. In Jesus's Name, Amen"
Pray for daily renewal:
"Lord , I surrender my life once again to you, to be used to brign You glory.
May I like Paul, be sensitive to the needs of others, be authentic, genuinely
love poeple, and be enthusiatic in serving you that the gospel would be
made known through my life and words. Strengthen, encourage, and bring comfort
through your Word, so that I might live a life that would bring glory
to god. In Jesus Name, Amen."
Pray to the Lord and pray for your nation to turn to the Lord and
repent of their sins.
Pray to the Lord: "God, the way the world is right now,
it's hard to believe that because
of You every person shares something deep inside.
Help me see this truth."
Pray to the Lord and thank Him for Him redeeming us from sin.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him diligently.
Pray to the Lord and fell confident to ask Him for anything .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Pray that churches in Cuba closed by civil authorities
will be allowed to reopen.
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