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Day 285, 12 October 2021



Matthew 13; Luke 8



TMatthew 13



The Parable of the Sower

Mk 4:1-9; Lk 8:4-8



1 (Mt 13:36; Mk 2:13) That same day Jesus went out of the house

and sat beside the sea.

2 (Lk 5:3) Great crowds assembled around Him, so that He went into a boat

and sat there. And the whole assembly stood on the shore.

3 (Mt 13:10-13; 13:34-35) Then He told them many things in parables, saying,

"Listen! A sower went out to sow.

4 While he sowed, some seeds fell beside the path, and the birds came

and devoured them.

5 But other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil,

and immediately they sprang up because they did not have deep soil.

6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they did not take

root, they withered away.

7 Some seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

8 (Ge 26:12; Mt 13:23) But other seeds fell into good ground and produced

grain: a hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much.

9 (Mt 11:15; Rev 2:7) Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."



The Purpose of the Parables

Mk 4:10-12; Lk 8:9-10



10 The disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

11 (1Jn 2:27; Mt 16:17) He answered them, "It is given to you to know

the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

12 (Mt 25:29; Lk 8:18) For to him who has, will more be given,

and he will have abundance. But from him who has not,

even what he has will be taken away.

13 (Jer 5:21; Eze 12:2) Therefore I speak to them in parables:

'Because they look, but do not see.

And they listen, but they do not hear, neither do they understand.'[Isa 56:7.]

14 (Isa 6:9-10; Mk 4:12) In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah

which says:

'By hearing, you will hear and shall not understand,

and seeing, you will see and shall not perceive;[Isa 6:9.]

15 (Heb 5:11; Ps 119:70) for this people's heart has grown dull.

Their ears have become hard of hearing,

and they have closed their eyes,

lest they should see with their eyes

and hear with their ears

and understand with their hearts,

and turn, and I should heal them.'[A talent was worth several hundred pounds.]

16 (Mt 16:17; Lk 10:23-24) But blessed are your eyes, for they see,

and your ears, for they hear.

17 (Jn 8:56; Heb 11:13) For truly I say to you that many prophets

and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see,

and have not seen them, and to hear those things which you hear,

and have not heard them.



The Parable of the Sower Explained

Mk 4:13-20; Lk 8:11-15



18 "Therefore listen to the parable of the sower.

19 (Mt 4:23; 13:38) When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not

understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown

in his heart. This is the one who received seed beside the path.

20 (Isa 58:2; Eze 33:31-32) But he who received the seed on rocky ground

is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

21 (Mt 11:6; Hos 6:4) yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while.

For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word,

eventually he falls away.

22 (1Ti 6:9-10; 6:17) He also who received seed among the thorns is

he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness

of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 (Mt 13:8; Jn 15:16; Php 1:11) But he who received seed on the good ground

is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit.

Some produce a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."



The Parable of the Weeds



24 (Mt 13:33; 13:47) He told them another parable, saying,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat

and went away.

26 But when the shoots had sprung up and produced fruit,

the weeds also appeared.

27 "So the servants of the landowner came and said to him,

'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? T

hen where did the weeds come from?'

28 "He said to them, 'An enemy did this.'

"The servants said to him, 'Will you then have us go and gather them up?'

29 "But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the weeds,

you pull up also the wheat with them.

30 (Mt 3:12) Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time

of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up the weeds first

and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"



The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast

Mk 4:30-32; Lk 13:18-21



31 (Mt 13:24; Mk 4:30-32) He told them another parable, saying,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed

which a man took and sowed in his field.

32 (Eze 31:6; Da 4:12) This indeed is the least of all seeds, but when

it has grown, it is the greatest among herbs and is a tree, so that the birds

of the air come and lodge in its branches."

33 (Lk 13:21; Gal 5:9) He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven

is like yeast which a woman took and mixed in sixty pounds

[Gk. 3 sata, about 22 liters each.] of meal until it had leavened

the whole batch."



The Use of Parables

Mk 4:33-34



34 (Mk 4:33-34; Jn 16:25) Jesus said all these things to the crowds

in parables. And without a parable He did not speak to them,

35 (Ps 78:2; Ro 16:25-26) to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet,

saying:

"I will open My mouth in parables;

I will say things which have been kept secret since the foundation

of the world." [Ps 78:2.]



The Parable of the Weeds Explained



36 (Mt 13:1) Then Jesus sent the crowds away and went into the house.

And His disciples came to Him, saying,

"Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

37 He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 (Jn 8:44; Ac 13:10) the field is the world, and the good seed a

re the sons ofthe kingdom. But the weeds are the sons of the evil one.

39 (Mt 24:3; Joel 3:13) The enemy who sowed them is the­ devil,

the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.

40 "Therefore as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall

it be in the end of this world.

41 (Mt 24:31; 18:7) The Son of Man shall send out His angels, and they shall

gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who do evil,

42 (Mt 8:12; 13:50; 22:13) and will throw them into a fiery furnace.

There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 (Da 12:3; Mt 11:15) Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun

[Da 12:3.] in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear,

let him hear.



The Parable of the Hidden Treasure



44 (Isa 55:1; Pr 23:23) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure

hidden in a field, which a man found and hid. And with joy over it he goes

and sells all that he has and buys that field.



The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price



45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,

46 who, on finding one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had

and bought it.



The Parable of the Net



47 (Mt 4:19) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast

into the sea and gathered all kinds of fish.

48 When it was full, they drew it to shore, sat down, and gathered the good

into baskets, but threw the bad away.

49 (Mt 13:39) So shall it be at the end of the world.

The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

50 (Mt 8:12; 13:42) and throw them into the fiery furnace.

There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."



Treasures New and Old



51 (Mt 13:11) Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all of these things?"

They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."

52 (Mt 12:35; 23:34) Then He said to them, "Therefore every scribe who is

discipled for the kingdom of heaven is like a man

who is master of the household who brings out of his treasure new a

nd old things."



The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth

Mk 6:1-6; Lk 4:16-30



53 When Jesus finished these parables, He departed from there.

54 (Mt 2:23; 4:23) When He came to His own country, He taught them

in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said,

"Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

55 (Mk 6:3; Lk 3:23) Is He not the carpenter's son? Is His mother not

called Mary? And are not His brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man

get all these things?"

57 (Lk 4:24; Jn 4:44) And they took offense at Him.

But Jesus said to them,

"A prophet is not without honour except in his own country

and in his own house."

58 And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.



Luke 8



Women Who Accompany Jesus



1 (Mt 4:23) Afterward, He went throughout every city and village, preaching

and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. With Him were the twelve

2 (Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41) and some women who had been healed

of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene,

from whom seven demons had come out,

3 (Lk 24:10) and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna,

and many others, who supported Him with their possessions.



The Parable of the Sower

Mt 13:1-9; Mk 4:1-9



4 When a large crowd had gathered together and people were coming to Him

from every city, He told this parable:

5 "A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the path

and was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

6 Some fell on a rock. And as soon as it sprang up, it withered away,

because it lacked moisture.

7 (Jer 4:3) Yet some fell among thorns. And the thorns sprang up with it

and choked it.

8 (Mt 11:15; Ge 26:12) And other seed fell on good ground and sprang up

and yielded a hundred times the amount sown."

When He had said these things, He cried out,

"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."



The Purpose of the Parables

Mt 13:10-17; Mk 4:10-12



9 (Mt 13:10; 13:18) His disciples asked Him, "What might this parable mean?"

10 (Isa 6:9; Mt 11:25) He said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets

of the kingdom of God, but to others they are in parables, so that

'seeing they may not see,

and hearing they may not understand.' [Isa 6:9.]



The Parable of the Sower Explained

Mt 13:18-23; Mk 4:13-20



11 (Mt 13:19; Mk 4:14-20) "Now the parable means this:

The seed is the word of God.

12 Those along the path are those who hear. Then comes the devil,

who takes away the word from their hearts, lest they should believe

and be saved.

13 (Isa 58:2; Eze 33:32) Those on the rock are the ones who,

when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root,

for they believe for a while, then in the time of temptation fall away.

14 (1Ti 6:9-10; 6:17) That which fell among thorns are those who,

when they have heard, go out and are choked with the cares

and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

15 (Php 1:11; Col 1:6) But the seed on the good ground are those who,

having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart

and bear fruit with patience.



A Light Under a Vessel

Mk 4:21-25



16 (Lk 11:33; Mk 4:21-22) "No one, when he lights a candle, covers it

with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a candlestick,

that those who enter may see the light.

17 (Mt 10:26) For nothing is secret that will not be revealed,

nor anything hidden that will not be known and revealed.

18 (Mt 13:12; 25:29) Take heed therefore how you hear. For whoever has,

to him will be given. And whoever has not, from him will be taken even

what he thinks he has."



The Mother and Brothers of Jesus

Mt 12:46-50; Mk 3:31-35



19 (Mt 12:46-50; Mk 3:31-35) Then His mother and His brothers came to Him,

but could not reach Him because of the crowd.

20 Someone told Him, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside,

desiring to see You."

21 (Jas 1:22) He answered them, "My mother and My brothers are these

who hear the word of God and do it."



The Calming of a Storm

Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-41



22 (Mt 8:23-27) One day He went into a boat with His disciples,

and He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake."

So they launched out.

23 As they sailed, He fell asleep. Then a wind storm came down on the lake,

and they were filling with water, and were in danger.

24 (Ps 65:7; Lk 4:39) They came to Him and awoke Him, saying,

"Master, Master, we are perishing!"

Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water.

And they ceased, and there was a calm.

25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?"

Being afraid, they marveled, saying to each other,

"Who then is this Man? He commands even the winds and water,

and they obey Him."



The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac

Mt 8:28-34; Mk 5:1-20



26 (Mt 8:28-34; Mk 5:1-20) They sailed to the country of the Gad­arenes,

which is across from Galilee.

27When He stepped out on land, a man from the city who had demons

for a long time met Him. He wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house

but in the tombs.

28 (Mt 8:29) When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him,

and with a loud voice said, "What have You to do with me, Jesus, S

on of the Most High God? I plead with You, do not torment me."

29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man.

It often had seized him, and he was kept under guard,

bound with chains and shackles. But he broke the shackles

and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

30 (Mt 26:53) Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"

He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.

31 (Rev 9:1-2) And they begged Him not to command them to go out

into the abyss.

32 There was a large herd of swine feeding on the mountain.

They begged Him to permit them to enter them, and He permitted them.

33 Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine,

and the herd ran violently down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34 When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and reported it

in the city and in the country.

35 (Lk 10:39; 8:27) Then they went out to see what had happened,

and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed

sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind.

And they were afraid.

36Those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed by demons

was healed.

37 (Ac 16:39; Lk 5:8) Then the whole crowd from the surrounding country

of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized

with great fear. So He went into the boat and returned.

38 (Mk 5:18-20) Now the man from whom the demons had departed asked Him

if he could stay with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 (Ps 66:16) "Return to your own house, and tell what great things God

has done for you." So he went his way and proclaimed throughout

the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.



Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment

Mt 9:18-26; Mk 5:21-43

40 (Mt 9:1; Mk 5:21) When Jesus returned, the crowd gladly received Him,

for they were all waiting for Him.

41 (Mk 5:22-43; Lk 8:49) Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the

synagogue, came and fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged Him to come

to his house,

42 (Lk 7:12; 8:45) for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age,

and she was dying. As He went, the people crowded Him.

43 And a woman having a hemorrhage for twelve years, who had spent all her

living on physicians, but could not be healed by anyone,

44 (Dt 22:12) came behind Him, and touched the fringe of His garment.

And immediately her hemorrhage dried up.

45 Jesus said, "Who touched Me?"

When everyone denied it, Peter and those who were with Him said,

"Master, the crowds are pressing against You,

and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "

46 (Lk 6:19; 5:17) But Jesus said, "Someone touched Me, for I perceive

that power has gone out from Me."

47 When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling.

And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people

why she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.

48 (Mt 9:22; Lk 7:50) Then He said to her, "Daughter, be of good cheer.

Your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

49 (Lk 7:6) While He was still speaking, someone from the synagogue

ruler's house came, saying to Jairus,

"Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher."

50 (Mk 5:36) But when Jesus heard it, He answered him,

"Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be made well."

51 (Mk 14:33; Lk 9:28) When He came into the house, He permitted no one

to go in except Peter, John and James, and the father and mother of the girl.

52 (Lk 23:27; Jn 11:4) All wept and mourned for her. But He said,

"Do not weep. She is not dead but sleeping."

53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

54 (Mk 1:31; Jn 11:43) But He put them all outside and took her by the hand

and called, saying, "Little girl, arise."

55 (Jn 11:44) Her spirit returned, and she arose immediately.

And He told them to give her food.

56 (Mt 8:4) Her parents were astonished, but He commanded them to tell

no one what had happened.



2) Our Daily Bread for 12 October 2021

https://odb.org/us/2021/10/12/the-greatest-teacher

Entitled The Greatest Teacher



Isaiah 40:12-14



12 (Pr 30:4; Heb 1:10-12) Who has measured the waters

in the hollow of His hand,

and meted out heaven with the span,

and calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,

and weighed the mountains in scales,

and the hills in a balance?

13 (Ro 11:34; 1Co 2:16 ) Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,

or as His counselor has taught Him?

14 (Col 2:3; Job 21:22) With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,

and taught Him in the path of justice,

and taught Him knowledge,

and showed to Him the way of understanding?



"I don't get it!" My daughter slapped her pencil down on the desk.

She was working on a math assignment, and I’d just begun my "job"

as a homeschooling mom/teacher. We were in trouble. I couldn't recall

what I-d learned thirty-five years ago about changing decimals

into fractions. I couldn't teach her something I didn't already know,

so we watched an online teacher explain the skill.



As human beings, we'll struggle at times with things we don't know

or understand. But not God; He's the all-knowing One - the omniscient One.

Isaiah wrote, “Who can . . . instruct the Lord as his counselor?

Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way?

Who was it that taught him knowledge,

or showed him the path of understanding?"

(Isaiah 40:13-14). The answer? No one!



Humans have intelligence because God created us in His own image.

Still, our intelligence is just an inkling of His. Our knowledge is limited,

but God knows everything from eternity past to eternity future (Psalm 147:5).

Our knowledge is increasing today with the aid of technology, but we still

get things wrong. Jesus, however, knows all things "immediately,

simultaneously, exhaustively and truly," as one theologian put it.



No matter how much humans advance in knowledge, we'll never surpass

Christ's all-knowing status. We’ll always need Him to bless our understanding

and to teach us what's good and true.



By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt



Reflect & Pray



In what types of situations are you thankful for God's omniscience?

How does knowing that Jesus understands everything encourage you?



Jesus, I praise You as the One who knows everything.

Teach me what You want me to learn,

and help me to love You with all my mind.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light



Col 1:13-14



13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us

into the kingdom of His dear Son,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.



Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated

not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,

when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness

For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.

The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,

and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,

with an almost physical weight that oppresses.

Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,

the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,

distorting our perceptions of realty.

We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.

Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,

The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,

our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,

God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.

And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need

for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.

Discernment and wisdom come through his light,

and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.

Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us

into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,

but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.

He is the light who illuminates our darkness.



Application



a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives

and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,

resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness

have I experienced?



b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?



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 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



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



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



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



12th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



(Proverb 11:1



1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,

but a just weight is His delight.



)



b) Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.



Conclusion:





Pray to the Lord and pray to be a spiritual seed planter

and pray that the spiritual seed will lead someone to Christ and salvation.



Pray to the Lord "Jesus, I praise You as the One who knows everything.

Teach me what You want me to learn,

and help me to love You with all my mind."



Pray to the Lord and ask Him to practice to be in the light.



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Blessings.



Pray to the Lord and look up for you redemption draws near.



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 the Lord will put a desire in the hearts of those in business

to follow God's principles and act honourably and ethically



Pray the the Spirit of the Lord will restrain the spirit of

hatred and destruction against humanity acreoss the world.



Pray fot the encouragement and wisdom of Christian pastors in Cuba.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 284, 11 October 2021



Luke 11



Teaching About Prayer



Mt 6:9-15; 7:7-11



1 (Lk 9:18) He was praying in a certain place, and when He ceased,

one of His disciples said to Him,

"Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."

2 (Ecc 5:2) He said to them, "When you pray, say:

Our Father, who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

3 (Pr 30:8; Mt 6:34) Give us each day our daily bread.

4 (Mt 26:41; 18:35) And forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil."

5 Then He said to them, "Which of you has a friend and shall go to him

at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

6 for a friend of mine on his journey has come to me,

and I have nothing to set before him';

7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not trouble me; the door is now shut,

and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you anything'?

8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give him ­anything ­because

he is his friend, yet because of his ­persistence he will rise

and give him as much as he needs.

9 (Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you;

seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him

who knocks it will be opened.

11 "If a son asks for bread from any of you who is a father,

will you give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will you give him

a serpent instead of a fish?

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you offer him a scorpion?

13 (Mt 7:11; Ge 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts

to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give

the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"



Jesus and Beelzebub

Mt 12:22-30; Mk 3:20-27



14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out,

the mute man spoke, and the crowd marveled.

15 (Mt 9:34) But some of them said, "He casts out demons through Beelzebub,

the ruler of the demons."

16 Others, testing Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven.

17 (Mt 9:4) But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them,

"Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate.

And a house divided against itself falls.

18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?

For you say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?

Therefore they will be your judges.

20 (Ex 8:19) But if I cast out demons with the finger of God,

no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace,

his goods are peacefully kept.

22 (Isa 49:24-25; 53:12) But when a stronger man than he attacks

and overpowers him, he seizes all the armor in which the man trusted

and divides his spoils.

23 (Mt 12:30; Lk 9:50) "He who is not with Me is against Me,

and he who does not gather with Me scatters.



The Return of the Unclean Spirit

Mt 12:43-45



24 (Mt 12:43-45; Ps 63:1) "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man,

it goes through dry places seeking rest. Finding none, it says,

'I will return to my house, from which I came.'

25 When it comes, it finds it swept and furnished.

26 (Jn 5:14; 2Pe 2:20-22) Then it goes and brings seven other spirits

more wicked than itself, and they enter and dwell there.

And the last state of that man is worse than the first."



True Blessedness



27 (Lk 1:48) As He spoke these things, a woman from the crowd raised

her voice and said to Him,

"Blessed is the woman who gave You birth and nursed You."

28 (Lk 8:21) But He said, "Indeed, blessed are those who hear the word of God

and keep it."



The Demand for a Sign

Mt 12:38-42; Mk 8:12



29 (Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16) When the crowds pressed upon Him, He began to say,

"This is an evil generation. It looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it

except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

30 (Jnh 1:17) For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites,

so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

31 (2Ch 9:1; Jer 3:11) The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment

with the men of this generation and condemn them,

for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

And now one greater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation

and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah.

And now one greater than Jonah is here.



The Light of the Body

Mt 5:15; 6:22-23



33 "No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place

or under a basket, but on a candlestick,

that those who come in may see the light.

34 (Mt 6:22-23) The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore when your eye

is good, your whole body also is full of light.

But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

35 Take heed therefore lest the light which is in you is darkness.

36 If your whole body, then, is full of light, no part being dark,

the whole body will be full of light,

as when the shining candle gives you light."



The Denouncing of the Pharisees and Lawyers

Mt 23:1-36; Mk 12:38-40; Lk 20:45-47



37 (Lk 7:36; 14:1) As He spoke, a Pharisee asked Him to dine with him.

So He went in and sat down to eat.

38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed

before dinner.

39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup

and the dish. But inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.

40 (Lk 12:20; 1Co 15:36) You fools! Did not he who made the outside

make the inside also?

41 (Lk 12:33; 16:9) But give alms from what is within.

And then all things are clean to you.

42 (Mt 23:23; Lk 18:12; Mic 6:8) "Woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint

and rue and every herb and pass over justice and the love of God.

These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 (Lk 20:46; Mk 12:38-39) "Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the prominent

seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen

graves, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them."

45 One of the lawyers answered, "Teacher, by saying these things

You insult us also."

46 He said, "Woe to you also, you lawyers! For you load men with burdens

difficult to carry, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens

with one of your fingers.

47 (Mt 23:29-33) "Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets,

and your fathers killed them.

48 So you are witnesses and entirely approve the deeds of your fathers,

because they killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 (1Co 1:30; Col 2:3) Therefore also the wisdom of God said,

'I will send them prophets and apostles,

and some of them they will kill and persecute,'

50 that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the beginning of the world,

may be required from this generation,

51 (Mt 23:35; Heb 11:4) from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah,

who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary.

Yes, I tell you, it shall be required from this generation.

52 (Mt 23:13; Mal 2:7) "Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away

the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered

those who were entering."

53 As He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees

began to incite Him vehemently

and angrily draw Him out concerning many things,

54 (Mk 12:13; Mt 22:15) lying in wait for Him and seeking to catch

something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 October 2021

https://odb.org/us/2021/10/11/at-the-kings-table

At the King's Table



2 Samuel 9:6-13



6 (1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 16:4) Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul

came to David and fell upon his face and bowed down. Then David said,

"Mephibosheth," and he responded, "I am your servant."

7 (2Sa 9:1; 19:28) David said to him, "Do not be afraid, for I will certainly

show you kindness on account of Jonathan, your father.

I will return to you every field of Saul, your father,

and you will eat at my table perpetually."

8 (2Sa 16:9) He bowed low and said, "What is your servant that you should

be concerned for a dead dog like me?"

9 (2Sa 16:4; 19:29) The king summoned Ziba the servant of Saul, and he said

to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house, I have given

to the son of your master.

10 (2Sa 9:7; 19:28) You will work the ground for him-you, your sons,

and your servants. You will bring in the produce so that the son of

your master will have food to eat; but Mephibosheth,

the son of your master, will always eat at my table."

Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 (2Sa 16:1-4; 19:26) Ziba said to the king, "Everything that my lord

the king has commanded his servant, your servant will do."

So Mephibosheth ate at the table of David like one of the sons of the king.

12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika,

and all who dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

13 (2Sa 9:7) So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he ate continually

at the table of the king. Now he was lame in both of his feet.



"He'll live," the vet announced, "but his leg will have to be amputated."

The stray mongrel my friend had brought in had been run over by a car.

"Are you the owner?" There would be a hefty surgery bill,

and the puppy would need care as it recovered. "I am now," my friend replied.

Her kindness has given that dog a future in a loving home.



Mephibosheth saw himself as a "dead dog," unworthy of favour (2 Samuel 9:8).

Being lame in both feet due to an accident, he was dependent on others

to protect and provide for him (see 4:4). Furthermore, after the death

of his grandfather, King Saul, he probably feared that David, the new king,

would order all enemies and rivals to the throne killed,

as was the common practice of the time.



Yet, out of love for his friend Jonathan, David ensured

that Jonathan's son Mephibosheth would always be safe

and cared for as his own son (9:7). In the same way, we who were

once God's enemies, marked for death, have been saved by Jesus

and given a place with Him in heaven forever. That's what it means to eat

at the banquet in the kingdom of God that Luke

describes in his gospel (Luke 14:15).

Here we are-the sons and daughters of a King! What extravagant,

undeserved kindness we've received! Let's draw near to God

in gratitude and joy.



By: Karen Kwek



Reflect & Pray



When are you likely to forget that God protects and cares for you?

How could 2 Samuel 9:6-13 encourage you during such times?



Dear Jesus, thank You for saving me and giving me

a place at Your table forever. Remind me that I'm Your dear child,

and help me to always praise and trust You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation



Col 1:21-22



21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated

and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,

to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,



Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds

threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,

expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.

Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.

Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.

Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much

different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere

with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often

incompatible with our environment.

God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom

as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.

We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers

the imagination.

Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,

made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of

his world through Christ's death and resurrection.

Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.

And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.

No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self

is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.

We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.



Application



a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?



b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?



c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 37:25-26



25 I have been young, and now am old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor their offspring begging bread.

26 The righteous are gracious and lend,

and their offspring are a source of blessing.



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



When you are ill or injured



Matthew 8:14-17



The Healing of Many People



Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41



14 When Jesus entered Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother,

lying sick with a fever.

15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she rose and served them.

16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many

who were possessed with demons.

And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick,

17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

"He Himself took our infirmities

and bore our sicknesses."





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



11th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



(



Ps 86:12



12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.



John 12:28



28 "Father, glorify Your name."

Then a voice came from heaven, saying,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."



)



b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick



I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick,

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 in His light and be His Light.



Pray to the Lord "Dear Jesus, thank You for saving me and giving me

a place at Your table forever. Remind me that I'm Your dear child,

and help me to always praise and trust You."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for grace and mercy to enter into the Kingdom.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be righteous in the eyes of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and for those who are sick for He is healer.



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 for God's name to be glorified in you life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



Pray for Bible distributions to persecuted Christians among the

Tzeltal people in Chiapas in Mexico



Pray that God will restore Columbians widows and orphans

physically and mentally.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 283, 10 October 2021



Happy Thanksgiving



at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ we addressed

Focus - key to an effective life



Establish goals and vision



1 Cor 9:26



26 So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty.

So I fight, not as one who beats the air.



1 Tim 5:8



8 (Titus 1:16; Gal 6:10) But if any do not care for their own,

and especially for those of their own house, they have denied

the faith and are worse than unbelievers.



Hebrews 12:1-2



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.

2 (Heb 1:3; Lk 24:26) Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher

of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,

despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.



Rev 3:20



Listen! I stand at the door and knock.

If anyone hears My voice and opens the door,

I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.



1 Thess 5:16-18



16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.

17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.

18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks,

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.





Matthew 11



1 (Mt 9:35) When Jesus finished instructing His twelve disciples,

He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.



The Messengers From John the Baptist

Lk 7:18-35



2 (Mt 14:3; 4:12) Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ,

he sent two of his disciples,

3 (Heb 10:37; Jn 11:27) and said to Him, "Are You He who should come,

or should we look for another?"

4 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:

5 (Lk 4:18; Isa 35:4-6; Mt 5:3) The blind receive their sight

and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear,

the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

[Taken from Isa 35:5-6; 61:1.]

6 (Isa 8:14-15; Mt 24:10) Blessed is he who does not fall away because of Me."

7 (Eph 4:14; Jas 1:6) As they departed, Jesus began to say to the crowds

concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see?

A reed shaken by the wind? 8If not, what did you go out to see?

A man dressed in soft clothing? Indeed,

those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

9 (Lk 1:76; Mt 14:5) Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?

Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

10 (Mal 3:1; Mk 1:2) For this is he of whom it is written:

'Look, I am sending My messenger before Your face,

who will prepare Your way before You.'[Mal 3:1.]

11 Truly I say to you, among those who are born of women,

there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist.

But he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12 (Lk 16:16) From the days of John the Baptist until now,

the kingdom of heaven has forcefully advanced,

and the strong take it by force.

13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

14 (Mal 4:5; Mt 17:10-13) And if you are willing to receive it,

he is Elijah, who is to come.

15 (Mt 13:9; 13:43) He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

16 "But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children

sitting in the markets, calling to their friends,

17 saying:

'We played the flute for you,

and you did not dance;

we sang a dirge to you,

and you did not mourn.'

18 (Mt 3:4; Lk 1:15) For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,

'He has a demon.'

19 (Mt 9:10-11; Lk 5:29-30) The Son of Man came eating and drinking,

and they say, 'Here is a gluttonous man, a drunkard, a friend of

tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her children."



Unrepentant Cities

Lk 10:13-15



20 (Ps 81:11–13; Isa 1:2-5) Then He began to reprimand the cities

where most of His mighty works were done, because they did not repent:

21 (Mt 15:21; Mk 6:45) "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!

For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done

in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 (Mt 10:15; 11:24) But I say to you, it will be more tolerable

for Tyre and Sidon on the Day of Judgment than for you.

23 (Isa 14:13-15; Mt 4:13) And you, Capernaum, who is exalted toward heaven,

will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works which have been done

in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 (Mt 10:15; 11:22) But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable

for the land of Sodom on the Day of Judgment than for you."



Come to Me and Rest

Lk 10:21-22



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son

and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.

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. ]

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”





2) Our Daily Bread for 10 October 2021

https://odb.org/us/2021/10/10/for-others-sake-2

Entitled For Others' Sake



Romans 14:13-21



Do Not Make Your Brother Stumble



13 (Mt 7:1) Therefore let us no longer pass judgment on one another,

but rather determine not to put a stumbling block or an obstacle

in a brother's way.

14 (1Co 8:7; Ro 14:2) I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus

that nothing is unclean in itself, but to him who considers

anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15 (Eph 5:2) If your brother is grieved because of your food,

you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food one

for whom Christ died.

16 (Ro 12:17; 1Co 10:29-30) So do not let what is good to you be spoken

of as evil.

17 (Ro 15:13; 1Co 8:8; Gal 5:22) For the kingdom of God does not mean

eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 (2Co 8:21; Ro 16:18) For he who serves Christ in these things

is acceptable to God and approved by men.

19 (Ps 34:14; Ro 15:2) Therefore let us pursue the things which produce peace

and the things that build up one another.

20 (Ro 14:14-15; Ac 10:15) Do not destroy the work of God for the sake

of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is evil for the man

who causes someone to fall by what he eats.

21 (1Co 8:13) It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine, nor do anything

whereby your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.



During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Singaporeans stayed home to avoid being

infected. But I blissfully continued swimming, believing it was safe.



My wife, however, feared that I might pick up an infection at the public pool

and pass it on to her aged mother-who, like other seniors,

was more vulnerable to the virus.

"Can you just avoid swimming for some time, for my sake?" she asked.



At first, I wanted to argue that there was little risk.

Then I realised that this mattered less than her feelings.

Why would I insist on swimming-hardly an essential thing-

when it made her worry unnecessarily?



In Romans 14, Paul addressed issues like whether believers in Christ

should eat certain foods or celebrate certain festivals.

He was concerned that some people were imposing their views on others.



Paul reminded the church in Rome, and us, that believers in Jesus may

view situations differently. We also have diverse backgrounds that colour

our attitudes and practices. He wrote, "Let us stop passing judgment

on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block

or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister" (v. 13).



God's grace gives us great freedom even as it helps us express His love

to fellow believers. We can use that freedom to put the spiritual needs

of others above our own convictions about rules and practices

that don't contradict the essential truths found in the gospel (v. 20).



By: Leslie Koh



Reflect & Pray



What are some of the rules and practices you keep

as a believer in Christ? How might they affect other believers

who think differently?



Jesus, give me the grace to give way on things

that don't contradict the gospel truth

and the love to put the feelings of others above my own.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ



Romans 10:9-10



9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth

Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from

the dead, you will be saved,

10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation



Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,

but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared

on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.

"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"

"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.

"I , uh, well, I did it"

"Did what?"

"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."

"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.

He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision

when Maria walked by.

"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"

Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,

" I - I committed my life to Christ."

Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,

and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,

"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"

Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.

But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,

the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.

Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',

not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection

between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family

and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love

for Christ is confirmed and stabilised by speaking of that commitment to others.



Application



a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?



b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Is 55:11



11 (Isa 45:23; 46:10) so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;

it shall not return to Me void,

but it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.



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



When you are ill or injured



James 5:13-16



13 (Ps 50:15; Eph 5:19) Is anyone among you suffering?

Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.

14 (Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 14:23) Is anyone sick among you?

Let him call for the elders of the church,

and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil

in the name of the Lord.

15 (Isa 33:24; Jas 1:6) And the prayer of faith will save

the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

16 (Ge 20:17; 18:23-32) Confess your faults to one another

and pray for one another, that you may be healed.

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.



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



10th Day of the Month



a) Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



(



John 3:16

16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."



)



b) Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.





Conclusion:



Pray to open the door of your heart and let the Lord enter in.



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who can give you rest and renewal.



Pray to the Lord "Jesus, give me the grace to give way on things

that don't contradict the gospel truth

and the love to put the feelings of others above my own."



Pray to the Lord and confess Him as Lord and Saviour.



Pray to the Lord and pray that His will be accomplished in your life.



Pray to the Lord and for those who are sick.



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 for your country, that the reality of

Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.



Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,

soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.



Pray that God will restore Columbians widows and orphans

physically and mentally.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 282, 9 October 2021



Matthew 9 ; Luke 7



Matthew 9



The Healing of a Paralytic



Mk 2:1-12; Lk 5:17-26



1 (Mt 4:13; Mk 5:21) He entered a boat, crossed over,

and came into His own city.

2 (Mt 9:22; 4:24; 8:10) They brought to Him a man sick with paralysis,

lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic,

"Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you."

3 (Mt 26:65) Then certain scribes said within themselves,

"This Man blasphemes."

4 (Mt 12:25; Lk 6:8) Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you

think evil in your hearts?

5 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are

forgiven you' or to say, 'Arise and walk'?

6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth

to forgive sins"—then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, pick up your bed,

and go into your house."

7 And he rose and departed to his house.

8 (Mt 15:31; Lk 7:16; 17:15) But when the crowds saw it,

they were amazed and glorified God who had given such authority to men.



The Calling of Matthew

Mk 2:13-17; Lk 5:27-32



9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting

at the tax collector's station. And He said to him, "Follow Me."

And he rose and followed Him.

10 While Jesus sat at supper in the house, many tax collectors

and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.

11 (Mt 11:19; Lk 5:30) When the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples,

"Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

12 (Mk 2:17; Lk 5:31) But when Jesus heard that, He said to them,

"Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

13 (Hos 6:6; Mt 12:7) But go and learn what this means,

'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'Hos 6:6.

For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."



The Question About Fasting

Mk 2:18-22; Lk 5:33-39



14 (Mt 11:2; Jn 3:25) Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking,

"Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"

15 (Jn 3:29; Ac 14:23) Jesus answered, "Can the guests of the bridegroom

mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come

when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

16 "No one sews a piece of new cloth into an old garment, for that

which is sewn in to fill it up pulls on the garment,

and the tear is made worse.

17 (Jos 9:4) Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins.

Or else the wineskins burst, the wine runs out, and the wineskins perish.

But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."



The Ruler's Daughter and a Woman Healed

Mk 5:21-43; Lk 8:40-56



18 (Mt 8:2; Mk 5:22-43) While He was speaking these things to them,

a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying,

"My daughter is even now dead. But come and lay Your hand on her,

and she will live."

19 Jesus rose and followed him, and so did His disciples.

20 (Mt 14:36; Dt 22:12T) hen a woman, who was ill with a flow of blood

for twelve years, came behind Him and touched the hem of His garment.

21 For she said within herself, "If I may just touch His garment,

I shall be healed."

22 (Lk 7:50; Mt 9:2; Mk 10:52) But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her,

He said, "Daughter, be of good comfort. Your faith has made you well."

And the woman was made well instantly.

23 (2Ch 35:25) When Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the musicians

and the mourners making a noise,

24 (Ac 20:10; Jn 11:4) He said to them, "Depart. The girl is not dead,

but is sleeping." And they laughed Him to scorn.

25 (Mk 9:27; Ac 9:40-41) But when the people were put outside,

He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

26 (Mt 4:24; Mk 1:45) The news of this went out into all that land.



The Healing of Two Blind Men



27 (Mt 15:22; 20:30-31) As Jesus departed from there, two blind men

followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"

28 When He entered the house, the blind men came to Him.

And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"

They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."

29 (Mt 8:13) Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith,

let it be done for you."

30 (Mt 8:4) And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly commanded them,

saying, "See that no one knows of it."

31 (Mk 7:36) But when they had departed,

they spread His fame in all that region.



The Healing of a Mute Man



32 (Mt 4:24; 12:22-24) As they went out, they brought to Him a mute man

possessed with a demon. 33And when the demon was cast out, the mute man

spoke, and the crowds were amazed,

saying, "This has never been seen in Israel."

34 (Lk 11:15; Mk 3:22) But the Pharisees said,

"He casts out demons through the ruler of the demons."



The Compassion of Jesus



35 (Mt 4:23-24) Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages,

teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom,

and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

36 (Mk 6:34; Nu 27:17; Mt 14:14) But when He saw the crowds,

He was moved with compassion for them, because they fainted

and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

37 (Lk 10:2) Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful,

but the laborers are few.

38 (2Th 3:1) Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest,

that He will send out laborers into His harvest."



Luke 7



The Healing of a Centurion's Servant

Mt 8:5-13; Jn 4:43-54



1 (Mt 8:5-13) When He had completed all His words in the hearing

of the people, He entered Capernaum.

2 Now a centurion's Gk. 2 lepta. A lepton, meaning "small" or "thin,"

is a fraction of a penny and about 1/128 of a denarius, which was

a day's wage. A Jewish bronze or copper coin, it was the smallest coin

circulated. servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

3 (Mt 8:5) When he heard of Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to Him,

asking Him to come and heal his servant.

4 When they came to Jesus, they asked Him earnestly, saying,

"You should do this for him for he is worthy,

5 for he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue."

6 (Lk 8:49) So Jesus went with them.

When He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends

to Him, saying, "Lord, do not trouble Yoself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

7 (Ps 107:20) Likewise, I did not think myself worthy to come to You.

But say the word, and my servant will be healed.

8 For I myself am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me.

I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes

and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

9 (Mt 8:10) When Jesus heard these words, He marveled at him,

and turned and said to the people who followed Him,

"I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

10 Then those who were sent, returning to the house,

found the servant well who had been sick.



The Raising of the Widow's Sonur



11 The following day He went into a city called Nain,

and many of His disciples and a large crowd went with Him.

12Lk 8:42When He came near the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. 13Lk 8:52; Heb 4:15When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

14 Then He came and touched the coffin, and those who carried it stood still.

He said, “"oung man, I say to you, arise.”

15 He who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.

16 (Mt 9:8; Lk 7:3) 9Fear came on everyone. And they glorified God, saying,

"A great prophet has risen up among us!" and "God has visited His people!"

17 This rumor of Him went throughout all Judea and the surrounding region.



The Messengers From John the Baptist



Mt 11:2-19

18 The disciples of John told him of all these things.

19 (Lk 10:1; Jn 4:25) John, calling for two of his disciples, sent them

to Jesus, saying,

"Are You the One who is coming, or shall we look for another?"

20 When the men had come to Him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us

to You, saying, 'Are You the One who is coming, or shall we look for another?' "

21 (Mk 3:10) In that same hour He cured many of their infirmities

and afflictions and evil spirits. And to many who were blind He gave sight.

22 (Lk 4:18; Isa 35:5-6) So Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what

you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers

are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,

and the gospel is preached to the poor.

23 (Isa 8:14-15) Blessed is he who does not fall away on account of Me."

24 (Lk 1:80; 3:2) When the messengers of John had departed,

He began to speak to the crowd concerning John:

"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes?

Now those who are splendidly clothed

and live luxuriously are in royal palaces.

26 (Lk 1:76; 20:6) What then did you go out to see? A prophet?

Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

27 (Mal 3:1; Mk 1:2) This is he of whom it is written:

'Look, I am sending My messenger before Your face,

who shall prepare Your way before You.'(Dt 6:5.)

28 I say to you, among those who are born of women there is no greater

prophet than John the Baptist. Yet he who is least in the kingdom of God

is greater than he."

29 (Lk 3:12; 7:35) All the people who heard Him,

including the tax collectors, justified God, having been baptized

with the baptism of John.

30 (Mt 22:35) But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God

for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

31 Then the Lord said, "To what then shall I compare the men

of this generation, and what are they like?

32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, calling to each other,

saying:

'We played the flute for you,

and you did not dance;

we mourned to you,

and you did not weep.'

33 (Lk 1:15; Mt 3:4) For John the Baptist came neither eating bread

nor drinking wine. But you say, 'He has a demon.'

34 (Lk 15:2; Mt 9:11) The Son of Man has come eating and drinking.

But you say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard,

a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

35 (Pr 8:32-36; Lk 7:29) But wisdom is justified by all her children."



A Sinful Woman Forgiven



36 (Lk 11:37; 14:1) One of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him.

So He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down for supper.

37 There, a woman of the city who was a sinner, when she learned

that Jesus was sitting for supper in the Pharisee's house,

brought an alabaster jar of ointment,

38 and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash

His feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head,

and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 (Lk 7:16; 15:2) Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it,

he said to himself, "If this Man were a prophet, He would have known who

and what kind of woman she is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner."

40 Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you."

He said, "Teacher, say it."

41 (Mt 18:28) "A creditor had two debtors.

The one owed five hundred denarii, [Gk. denarius, a coin worth

about a day's wage.] and the other fifty.

42 When they had no money to pay, he freely forgave them both.

Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?"

43 Simon answered, "I suppose he whom he forgave more."

He said to him, "You have judged rightly."

44 (1Ti 5:10; Ge 19:2) Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon,

"Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave Me no water

for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears

and wiped them with the hair of her head.

45 (2Sa 15:5; 19:39) You gave Me no kiss, but this woman, since the time

I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

46 (Ps 23:5; Ecc 9:8) You did not anoint My head with oil,

but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment.

47 (1Jn 4:19) Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven,

for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little."

48 (Mt 9:2; Mk 2:5) Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

49 Those who sat at supper with Him began to say to themselves,

"Who is He who even forgives sins?"

50 (Mt 9:22; Mk 5:34) He said to the woman,

"Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."



2) Our Daily Bread for 9 October 2021

https://odb.org/us/2021/10/09/counted-among-the-wise

Entitled The Need for Wisdom



Exodus 18:17-24



17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good.

18 You will surely wear yourself out, both you,

and these people who are with you,

for this thing is too heavy for you.

You are not able to do it by yourself.

19 (Nu 27:5; Ex 3:12) Now listen to me, I will advise you,

and may God be with you:

You be a representative for the people to God

so that you may bring their disputes to God.

20 (Dt 1:18; Ps 143:8) And you shall teach them the statutes and laws

and shall show them the way in which they must walk and the work

that they must do.

21 (2Ch 19:5–10; Ac 6:3) Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people

capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain,

and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands,

rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

22 (Nu 11:17; Ex 18:26) Let them judge the people at all times,

and let it be that every difficult matter they shall bring to you,

but every small matter they shall judge, so that it will be easier for you,

and they will bear the burden with you.

23 (Ex 18:18) If you shall do this thing and God commands you so,

then you will be able to endure,

and all these people also will go to their place in peace."

(And so start a justice system of elders)

24 So Moses listened to his father-in-law

and did everything that he had said.



Growing up without a dad, Rob felt he missed out on a lot of practical wisdom

that fathers often pass on to their children. Not wanting anyone

to lack important life skills, Rob made a series of practical

"Dad, How Do I?" videos demonstrating everything from how to put up a shelf

to how to change a tire. With his kind compassion and warm style,

Rob has become a YouTube sensation, amassing millions of subscribers.



Many of us long for the expertise of a parental figure to teach us valuable

skills as well as help us navigate difficult situations. Moses needed some wisdom

after he and the Israelites fled captivity in Egypt and were establishing

themselves as a nation. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, saw the strain that

settling disputes among the people was having on Moses. So Jethro gave Moses

thoughtful advice on how to delegate responsibility in leadership

(Exodus 18:17-23).

Moses "listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said" (v. 24).



God knows we all need wisdom. Some may be blessed with godly parents

who offer wise advice, and some aren't. But God's wisdom is available

to all who ask (James 1:5). He's also provided wisdom throughout

the pages of Scripture, which reminds us that when we humbly

and sincerely listen to the wise,

we "will be counted among the wise" (Proverbs 19:20)

and have wisdom to share with others.



By: Lisa M. Samra



Reflect & Pray



In what ways have you benefited from sage advice?

Who might you come alongside?



Heavenly Father, help me to seek out

and listen to wise counsel

from the people You've put in my life.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 7 - The Great Exchange



2 Cor 5:21 - God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,

that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.



People were talking ; the gossip lines were busy day and night.

Andrea, a Bible study leader and pillar of the church, had been

accused of indiscretion with a married man, another member

of the congregation. The rumours were proven untrue,

but that hardly mattered anymore. The damage was done.

"It's just not far," Andrea said. " It was all so unnecessary.

And now, even though I've done nothing wrong, my relationship

with that church will never be the same again."

We all know what pain is caused by undeserved accusation,

rejection, and misunderstanding. Sometimes, when the smoke clears,

irreparable damage has been done, even when no sin has occurred.

We can understand the torment that comes when we've sinned,

but when we've done nothing wrong, the injustice seem unbearable.

Jesus knew what it was to suffer unjustly. He had never sinned at all,

yet he 'became sin' for us. He gave himself in an outrageous exchange:

he took our sin and gave us his righteousness.

Living in this exchange does not mean, of course, that we will be exempt

from pain, that we will never again suffer unjustly or be subject

to rejection. But in Christ, we are declared righteous before God,

just as Jesus himself is righteous. And as we submit

to the Holy Spirit's work in us, we become righteous ,

obeying him and growing in grace. Christ endured rejection

for us so that we might live in him.



Application



1. Have I ever suffered unjustly or been rejected by someone without cause?



2. How can this verse, coupled with my own expereience give me a greater

depth of appreciation of what Christ suffered for me?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Deut 29:9



9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant

and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.



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



When you are ill or injured



Psalm 103:1-5



1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all His benefits,

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,

who heals all your diseases,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.





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



9th Day of the Month



a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout the day for God's unfailing

love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.



(



Ps 100



A Psalm of thanksgiving.



1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;

come before His presence with singing.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;

it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

and into His courts with praise;

be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,

and His faithfulness to all generations.



)



b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly

and effectively respond to pressing social issues



(



1 Chr 12:32



32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,

those having understanding of times

and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains

with all their brothers at their command.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who can forgive your sins.



Pray to the Lord "Heavenly Father, help me to seek out

and listen to wise counsel

from the people You've put in my life."



Pray to the Lord and pray thank Him for becoming sin on the cross.



Pray to the Lord and pray to pray to keep His Word in your heart.



Pray to the Lord and for He is redeemer.



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 a prayer of thanksgiving throughout the day for God's unfailing

love, Mercy, compassion, faithfulness and provision.



Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways to wiesly

and effectively respond to pressing social issues



Pray for successful Bible distribution work in the country of Bhutan.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 281, 8 October 2021



Matthew 5 - 7



Matthew 5



The Sermon on the Mount



(Mt 5–7)



1 (Mt 15:29; Mk 3:13) Now seeing the crowds, He went up on a mountain.

And when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.



The Beatitudes



Lk 6:20-23



2 (Mt 13:35; Ac 8:35) And He began speaking and taught them, saying:

3 (Isa 61:1; 66:2) "Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 (Isa 61:2-3; Rev 21:4) Blessed are those who mourn,

for they shall be comforted.

5 (Ps 37:11; Ro 4:13) Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the earth.

6 (Jn 4:14; 6:48-58) Blessed are those who hunger

and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be filled.

7 (2Sa 22:26; Pr 11:17) Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy.

8 (Ps 24:4; Heb 12:14) Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see God.

9 (Mt 5:45; Lk 6:35) Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called the sons of God.

10 (Mt 5:3; Lk 6:22) Blessed are those who are persecuted

for righteousness' sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 (1Pe 4:14; Lk 6:22) "Blessed are you when men revile you,

and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

12 (Lk 6:23; Ac 5:41; 1Th 2:15) Rejoice and be very glad, because great is

your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets

who were before you.



Salt and Light



Mk 9:50; Lk 14:34-35



13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good

for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world.

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) 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.

16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men

that they may see your good works and glorify your Father

who is in heaven.



Teaching About the Law



17 (Ro 3:31; Mt 7:12) "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law

or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

18 (Lk 16:17) For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,

not one dot or one mark will pass from the law until all be fulfilled.

19 (Mt 11:11) Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these

commandments and teaches others to do likewise shall be called the least

in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches them shall

be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 (Php 3:9; Heb 12:14) For I say to you that unless your righteousness

exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in

no way enter the kingdom of heaven.



Teaching About Anger



21 (Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17) "You have heard that it was said by the ancients,

'You shall not murder,'(Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17.) and 'Whoever murders shall be

in danger of the judgment.'

22 (Mt 10:28; 26:59) But I say to you that whoever is angry

with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment.

And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the Sanhedrin.

But whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.

23 (Mt 8:4; 23:19) "Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar

and there remember that your brother has something against you,

24 (Mk 9:50; Ro 12:17-18) leave your gift there before the altar

and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother,

and then come and offer your gift.

25 (Pr 25:8; Lk 12:58-59) “Reconcile with your adversary quickly,

while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you

to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer,

and you be thrown into prison.

26 (Mt 18:34; Lk 12:59) Truly I say to you, you will by no means

come out of there until you have paid the last penny. [Gk. kodrantes.]



Teaching About Adultery



27 (Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18) "You have heard that it was said by the ancients,

'You shall not commit adultery.' [Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18. 28Job 31:1; 2Sa 11:2]

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has

committed adultery with her already in his heart.



[pornography, and strip clubs are part of an adultery industry]



29 [Mt 18:8-9; Mk 9:43-48] And if your right eye causes you to sin,

pluck it out and throw it away. For it is profitable that

one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body be

thrown into hell.

30 [Mt 5:29] And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off

and throw it away. For it is profitable for you that one of your members

should perish, and not that your whole body be thrown into hell.



Teaching About Divorce



Mt 19:9; Mk 10:11-12; Lk 16:18



31 (Jer 3:1; Mt 19:7) "It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife,

let him give her a certificate of divorce.' [Dt 24:1, 3.]

32 (Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:10-11; Mt 5:28) But I say to you that whoever

divorces his wife,except for marital unfaithfulness,

causes her to commit adultery.

And whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.



Teaching About Oaths



33 (Lev 19:12; Dt 23:21) "Again, you have heard that it was said

by the ancients, 'You shall not swear falsely,

but shall fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

(Lev 19:12; Nu 30:2; Dt 23:21.)

34 (Isa 66:1; Jas 5:12) But I say to you, do not swear at all:

neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

35 (Ps 48:2) nor by the earth, for it is His footstool;

nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

36 Nor shall you swear by your head,

because you cannot make one hair white or black.

37 (Jas 5:12; Mt 13:19) But let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,'

and 'No' mean 'No.' For whatever is more than these comes

from the evil one.



Teaching About Revenge



Lk 6:29-30



38 (Dt 19:21) "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye,

and a tooth for a tooth.' (Ex 21:24; Lev 24:20; Dt 19:21.)

39 (1Co 6:7; Isa 50:6) But I say to you, do not resist an evil person.

But whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other as well.

40 And if anyone sues you in a court of law and takes away your tunic,

let him have your cloak also.

41 (Mt 27:32) And whoever compels you to go a mile,[Jnh 3:5.] go with him two.

42 (Ps 37:21; Pr 19:17) Give to him who asks you, and from him who would

borrow from you do not turn away.



Love for Enemies

Lk 6:27-28, 32-36



43 (Lev 19:18; Dt 23:6) "You have heard that it was said,

'You shall love your neighbor [Lev 19:18.] and hate your enemy.'

44 (Lk 23:34; Ac 7:60) But I say to you, love your enemies,

bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,

and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45 (Mt 5:9; Lk 6:35) that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.

For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good

and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?

Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

47 (Mt 5:20) And if you greet your brothers only, what are you doing

more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?

48 (Lev 19:2; Col 1:28) Therefore be perfect, even as your Father

who is in heaven is perfect.



Matthew 6



Teaching About Charitable Giving



1 (Mt 23:5; 6:16) "Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds before men

to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father

who is in heaven.

2 (Mt 6:5; 6:16; Jn 5:44) "Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds,

do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues

and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you,

they have their reward.

3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know

what your right hand is doing,

4 (Mt 6:6; 6:18) that your charitable deeds may be in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.



The Lord's Prayer

Lk 11:1-4



5 (Mt 6:2; 6:16; Mk 11:25) "When you pray, you shall not be like

the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues

and on the street corners that they may be seen by men.

Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

6 (2Ki 4:33; Isa 26:20) But you, when you pray, enter your closet,

and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

7 (1Ki 18:26-29; Mt 6:32) But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions,

as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their much

speaking.

8 (Mt 6:32; Ps 38:9 ) Do not be like them, for your Father knows

what things you have need of before you ask Him.

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.

14 (Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32) For if you forgive men for their sins,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 (Mt 18:35)But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



Teaching About Fasting



16 (Mt 6:2; Ps 35:13) "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like

the hypocrites with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces

so they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you,

they have their reward.

17 (Ru 3:3) But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 (Mt 6:4; 6:6) so that you will not appear to men to be fasting,

but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret

will reward you openly.



Treasures in Heaven

Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures

on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21)But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where

neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



The Light of the Body

Lk 11:34-36

22 "The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye is clear,

your whole body will be full of light.

23 (Mt 20:15; Mk 7:22) But if your eye is unclear, your whole body

will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is darkness,

how great is that darkness!



God and Money



24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.

For either he will hate the one and love the other,

or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.

You cannot serve God and money.



Care and Anxiety

Lk 12:22-34



25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you, take no thought

about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink,

nor about your body, what you will put on.

Is not life more than food and the body than clothing?

26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow,

nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.

Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit

[A cubit is about half a meter.] to his stature?

28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing? Consider the lilies

of the field, how they grow: They neither work, nor do they spin.

29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon

in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,

which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'

or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)

For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God

and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.

34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow, for tomorrow

will take thought about the things of itself.

Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.



Matthew 7



Judging Others



Lk 6:37-38, 41–42



1 (Lk 6:37; Jas 4:11-12) "Judge not, that you be not judged.

2 (Mk 4:24; Lk 6:38) For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged.

And with the measure you use, it will be measured again for you.

3 (Jn 8:7-9) "And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye,

but do not consider the plank that is in your own eye?

4 Or how will you say to your brother,

'Let me pull the speck out of your eye,' when a log is in your own eye?

5 You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye,

and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

6 (Mt 15:26; Pr 9:7-8) “Do not give what is holy to the dogs,

nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them

under their feet and turn around and attack you.



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!

12 (Lk 6:31; Ro 13:8-10; Lev 19:18) Therefore, everything you would

like men to do to you, do also to them,

for this is the Law and the Prophets.



The Narrow Gate



Lk 13:24



13 "Enter at the narrow gate, for wide is the gate

and broad is the way that leads to destruction,

and there are many who are going through it,

14 because small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life,

and there are few who find it.



A Tree and Its Fruit

Lk 6:43-44



15 (1Jn 4:1; Mt 24:11; Col 2:8) "Beware of false prophets who come to you

in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

16 (Mt 12:33; Jas 3:12) You will know them by their fruit.

Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

17 (Mt 12:33-35) Even so, every good tree bears good fruit.

But a corrupt tree bears evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bear evil fruit,

nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit.

19 (Mt 3:10; Lk 3:9) Every tree that does not bear good fruit

is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20 (Mt 7:16) Therefore, by their fruit you will know them.



I Never Knew You

Lk 13:25-27



21 (Mt 25:11-12; Lk 6:46) "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall

enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father

who is in heaven.

22 (Nu 24:4; Mal 3:17-18) Many will say to Me on that day,

'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name,

cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonderful works in Your name?'

23 (Ps 6:8; Mt 25:4) 1But then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice evil.'Ps 6:8.



The Two Housebuilders



Lk 6:47-49



24 (Lk 6:47-49) "Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them,

I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded a rock.

26 And every one who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them

will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house. And it fell. And its fall was great."

28 (Mk 1:22; 6:2) When Jesus finished these sayings,

the people were astonished at His teaching,

29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 October 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/08/no-such-thing-as-ordinary

Entitled No Such Thing as Ordinary



Hebrews 11:1,32-40



Hebrews 11

Faith

1 (2Co 4:18; 5:7) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.



32 (1Sa 1:20; 16:1) And what more shall I say? For time would fail me

to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel

and the prophets,

33 (Jdg 14:5-6) who through faith subdued kingdoms,

administered justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

34 (Jdg 15:8; 1Ki 19:3) quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge

of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in fighting,

and turned the armies of foreign enemies to flight.

35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured

and did not accept deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.

36 (Jer 20:2; Ge 39:20; 1Ki 22:27) Still others had trials of mocking

and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment.

37 (1Ki 19:10; 2Ch 24:21) They were stoned, they were sawn in two,

were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered around in sheepskins

and goatskins, while destitute, afflicted, and tormented.

38 (1Ki 18:4; 19:9) The world was not worthy of them.

They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

39 (Heb 11:13; 11:2; 1Pe 1:12) These all have obtained a good report

through faith, but they did not receive the promise.

40 (Rev 6:11) For God provided something better for us,

so that with us they would be made perfect.



When Anita passed away in her sleep on her ninetieth birthday,

the quietness of her departure reflected the quietness of her life.

A widow, she had been devoted to her children and grandchildren

and to being a friend to younger women in the church.



Anita wasn't particularly remarkable in talent or achievement.

But her deep faith in God inspired those who knew her.

"When I don't know what to do about a problem," a friend of mine said,

"I don't think about the words of a famous preacher or author.

I think about what Anita would say."



Many of us are like Anita-ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Our names will never be in the news, and we won't have monuments

built in our honor. But a life lived with faith in Jesus is never ordinary.

Some of the people listed in Hebrews 11 were not named (vv. 35-38);

they walked the path of obscurity and didn't receive the reward

promised to them in this life (v. 39). Yet, because they obeyed God,

their faith wasn't in vain. God used their lives in ways that went

beyond their lack of notoriety (v. 40).



If you feel discouraged about the seeming ordinary state of your life,

remember that a life lived by faith in God has an impact throughout eternity.

Even if we're ordinary, we can have an extraordinary faith.



By: Karen Huang



Reflect & Pray



In what area of your daily life might God be calling you to

exercise faith in Him? How can He help you be more obedient

and faithful in what you do every day?



Faithful God, please help me to trust and obey You always.



Learn how to find your true identity

- https://odb.org/us/2019/02/09/discovering-my-true-self.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and forever Day 6 - Eternal Life, Beginning now



John 10:28 - I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.



In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, one of the Spirits in heaven, identifying

himself as George MacDonald, makes some startling statements on the nature of

eternal life. Depending upon the individual's choice for or against Christ,

MacDonald says, everything in life takes on the character of haven or hell.

"At the end of ALL THINGS, when the sun rises here (in heaven) and the twilight

turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, 'We have never lived

anywhere except in Heaven,' and the Lost, 'We were always in Hell.'

And both will speak truly" - From the Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was not trying to make a theological case, but to demonstrate

a principle: eterenal life begins now.

The choices that we make for or against obedience to God, the life we live,

the patterns we establish, all move us in one direction of the other.

And when we have decided to choose obedience to God (the forsakeness of sin),

when we give ourselves fully into his hands, he is able to take the worst of

circumstances and redeem them for our good, use them to mature us in his image.

Again Jesus says in John 10:28

"I give them eternal life. They shall never perish,

nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. "

In Christ is a very secure place to be. No experience is lost, no pain is

wasted. Everything in our lives is redeemed by God for our benefit.



Application



a) How have I experienced the truth that "eternal life begins now"?



b) How can this verse help me put life in perspective during times

of stress and anxiety?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



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



When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11: 25-30



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

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).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



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



8th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God



(



Is 62:6



6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,

who shall never hold their peace day nor night.

You who remind the Lord,

do not keep silent;



Ps 5:3



3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;

in the morning I will direct my prayer to You,

and I will watch expectantly.



Ps 55:17



17 Evening and morning and at noon,

I will make my complaint and murmur,

and He will hear my voice.



)



b) Pray for the province of Manitoba



I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, 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 Saviour,

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 base you found on the Rock

Jesus and seek Him first and His Righteousness.



Pray to the Lord "Faithful God, please help me to trust and obey You always."



Pray to the Lord and pray to accept His Salvation for your eternal life.



Pray to the Lord and pray to meditate on His Word.



Pray to the Lord and pray to rest in Him.



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.



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.



Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment

to prayer and never cease to call upon God.



Pray for Brother "M" in Jordan, whose wife let him after

he became a believer.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 280, 7 October 2021



Matthew 12 ; Mark 3 ; Luke 6



Matthew 12



The Question About the Sabbath



Mk 2:23-28; Lk 6:1-5



1 (Dt 23:25; Mk 2:23-28) At that time Jesus went through the grain fields

on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the heads

of grain and to eat.

2 (Mt 12:10; Ex 20:9-11) But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him,

"Look, Your disciples are doing

that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"

3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) But He said to them, "Have you not read what David

and those who were with him did when he was hungry,

4 (Ex 25:30; Lev 24:5-9) how he entered the house of God and ate the ritual

bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were

with him, but only for the priests?

5 (Nu 28:9-10; Jn 7:22-23) Or have you not read in the law how on the Sabbath

the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, but are blameless?

6 (Mt 12:41-42; 2Ch 6:18) I say to you, in this place there is One who

is greater than the temple.

7 (Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13) If you had known what this meant, 'I desire mercy,

and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

8 (Mt 9:6) For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."



The Healing of the Withered Hand



Mk 3:1–6; Lk 6:6–11



9 (Lk 6:6-11) When He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.

10 (Lk 13:14; Jn 9:16) And there was a man whose hand had withered.

They asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

that they might accuse Him.

11 (Lk 14:5; Ex 23:4-5) He said to them, "What man is there among you who

has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,

will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

12 (Mt 6:26; 10:31) Then how much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore,

it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out,

and it was restored whole like the other.

14 (Jn 11:53; Mt 27:1) Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel

against Him, how they might kill Him.



The Chosen Servant



15 (Mt 10:23; 19:2) But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.

And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16 (Mt 8:4; 9:30) and warned them that they should not make Him known,

17 to fulfill what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

18 (Lk 4:18; Jn 3:34) "Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen,

My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased;

I will put My Spirit upon Him,

and He will render judgment to the Gentiles.

19 He shall not struggle nor cry out,

nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed He will not break,

and a smoldering wick He will not quench,

until He renders judgment unto victory;

21 Isa 11:10 and in His name will the Gentiles trust."



Jesus and Beelzebub



Mk 3:20-30; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10



22 Then one possessed with a demon was brought to Him, blind and mute,

and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

23 (Mt 9:27; Jn 4:29) All the people were amazed and said,

"Is He not the Son of David?"

24 (Mt 9:34; Mk 3:22) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,

"This Man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler

of the demons."

25 (Mt 9:4) Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them,

"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation.

And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.

Then how will his kingdom stand?

27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?

Therefore, they shall be your judges.

28 (Lk 11:20; Mt 12:18) But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God,

then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29 (Isa 49:24; 53:12) "Or else how can one enter a strong man's house

and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man?

And then he will plunder his house.

30 (Mk 9:40; Lk 11:23) "He who is not with Me is against Me,

and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

31 (Lk 12:10; Mk 3:28-30; Isa 1:18) Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin

and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

will not be forgiven men.

32 (Mt 11:19; Mk 3:29) Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be

forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,

neither in this world, nor in the world to come.



A Tree and Its Fruit

Lk 6:43-45



33 (Lk 6:43-44; Mt 7:16-20) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good,

or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt. For the tree is known

by its fruit.

34 (Mt 23:33; Lk 6:45; Mt 3:7O) generation of vipers, how can you, being evil,

speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 (Pr 10:20-21; 25:11-12) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart

brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings

forth evil things.

36 (Ecc 12:14) But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak,

they will give an account on the Day of Judgment.

37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will

be condemned."



The Demand for a Sign



Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:29-32



38 (Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16) Then some of the scribes and Pharisees

said to Him, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You."

39 (Mt 16:4; Isa 57:3) But He answered them, "An evil and adulterous

generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except

the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40 (Jnh 1:17; Mt 16:21; 17:23) For as Jonah was three days and three nights

in the belly of the great fish, [Jnh 1:17.] so will the Son of Man be three

days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 (Mt 12:42; 12:6) The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment

with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented

at the preaching of Jonah. [Jnh 3:5.] And now One greater than Jonah is here.

42 The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation

and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear

the wisdom of Solomon. And now One greater than Solomon is here.



The Return of the Unclean Spirit

Lk 11:24-26



43 (Ps 63:1) "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man,

it passes through dry places seeking rest, but finds none.

44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

45 (Mk 5:9; Lk 11:26) Then it goes and brings with itself seven

other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there.

And the last state of that man is worse than the first.

So shall it be also with this evil generation."



The Mother and Brothers of Jesus



Mk 3:31-35; Lk 8:19-21

46 (Ac 1:14; Mt 13:55; Jn 2:12) While He was still speaking to the people,

right then His mother and His brothers stood outside asking to speak with Him.

47 Then one said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing

outside asking to speak with You."

48 But He answered the man who told him, "Who is My mother,

and who are My brothers?"

49 He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said,

"Here are My mother and My brothers!

50 (Jn 15:14) For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven

is My brother, and sister, and mother."



Mark 3



The Man With a Withered Hand

Mt 12:9-14; Lk 6:6-11



1 (Mt 12:9–14; Mk 1:21) Again, He entered the synagogue, and there was a man

who had a withered hand.

2 (Lk 14:1; 6:7) They watched Him to see whether He would heal him

on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

3 He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up."

4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil

on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

5 (Lk 6:10; Ro 11:25) When He had looked around at them with anger,

being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man,

"Stretch your hand forward." He stretched it out, and his hand

was restored as whole as the other.

6 (Mt 22:16; Mk 12:13) Then the Pharisees went out and immediately

took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how to kill Him.



The Crowd at the Seaside



7 (Mt 4:25; Lk 6:17) Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea.

And a great crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea

8 (Eze 35:15; Isa 34:5) and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan.

And those from Tyre and Sidon, a great crowd, when they heard

what great things He did, came to Him.

9 He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for Him

because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him.

10 (Mt 14:36; Mk 6:56) For He had healed many, so that all who had diseases

pressed on Him to touch Him.

11 (Mt 4:3; 14:33) When unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him,

crying out, "You are the Son of God."

12 (Mt 12:16; Mk 1:25) But He sternly ordered them not to make Him known.



The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles

Mt 10:1-4; Lk 6:12-16



13 He went up into the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired,

and they came to Him.

14 He ordained twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to preach,

15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

16 (Jn 1:42; Ac 1:13) Simon, whom He named Peter;

17 James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James,

whom he surnamed Boa­nerges (meaning Sons of Thunder);

18 (Ac 1:13; Mk 2:14; Mt 9:9) Andrew,and Philip, and Bartholomew,

and Matthew, and Thomas; and James the son of Alphaeus;

and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;

19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.



Jesus and Beelzebub

Mt 12:22-32; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10



20 (Mk 6:31) Then they entered a house, and the crowd came together again,

so that they could not even eat bread.

21 (Jn 10:20; Ac 26:24) When His family heard of it,

they went out to seize Him, for they said, "He is beside Himself."

22 (Mt 9:34; 10:25) And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said,

"He is possessed by Beelzebub,

and by the ruler of the demons He casts out demons."

23 (Mt 13:34) So He called them to Him and said to them in parables,

"How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand,

but is coming to an end.

27 (Isa 53:12; Mt 12:29) No one can enter a strong man's house

and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.

Then he will plunder his house.

28 (Mt 12:31-32; Lk 12:10) Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven

the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak.

29 (Mt 25:46; Mk 12:40) But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit

never has forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal condemnation."

30For they said, "He has an unclean spirit."



The Mother and Brothers of Jesus

Mt 12:46-50; Lk 8:19-21



31 (Lk 8:19-21) Then His mother and His brothers came,

and standing outside, they sent to Him, calling Him.

32 The crowd sat around Him and said to Him,

"Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You."

33 He answered, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

34 Then He looked around at those who sat around Him and said,

"Here are My mother and My brothers!

35 (Mt 7:21; 1Jn 2:17) For whoever does the will of God is My brother,

and My sister, and My mother."



Luke 6



Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

Mt 12:1-8; Mk 2:23-28



1 (Dt 23:25; Mt 12:1-8) On the second Sabbath after the first, He went through

the grain fields, and His disciples plucked and ate the heads of grain,

rubbing them in their hands.

2 (Mt 12:2) Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what

is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"

3 (1Sa 21:3-6; Mt 21:16) Jesus answered them,

"Have you not read what David did when he

and those who were with him were hungry?

4 (Lev 24:5-9) He went into the house of God, and took

and ate the ritual bread, and also gave it to those who were with him.

This was not lawful, but for the priests only to eat."

5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."



The Man With a Withered Hand

Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6



6 (Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6) On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue

and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered.

7 (Mk 3:2; Lk 20:20) The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him to see whether

He would heal on the Sabbath,

so that they might find an accusation against Him.

8 (Mt 9:4) But He knew their thoughts, and He said to the man

who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand in front."

So he rose and stood in front.

9 (Lk 14:3) Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing:

Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil,

to save life or to destroy it?"

10 (Mk 3:5) Then looking around at them all, He said to the man,

"Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored

as whole as the other.

11 (Ac 5:33) But they were filled with madness

and discussed with each other what they might do to Jesus.



The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles

Mt 10:1-4; Mk 3:13-19



12 (Mk 1:35) In these days He went out to the mountain to pray

and continued all night in prayer to God.

13 (Mk 6:7; 6:30) When it was day, He called for His disciples,

and of them He chose twelve, whom He named apostles:

14 (Ac 1:13; Mt 4:18) Simon, whom He named Peter, and Andrew his brother,

and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

15 (Mt 9:9; Mk 3:18) and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus,

and Simon called the Zealot,

16 (Jn 14:22) and Judas the son of James,

and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.



Ministering to a Great Crowd

Mt 4:23-25



17 (Mt 11:21) He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd

of His disciplesand a great crowd of people from all Judea and Jerusalem,

and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him

and be healed of their diseases,

18 including those who were vexed by unclean spirits. And they were healed.

19 (Mt 14:36; Mk 3:10) The whole crowd tried to touch Him, for power went out

from Him and healed them all.



Blessings and Woes

Mt 5:1-12



20 (Lk 12:32; Jas 2:5) He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said:

"Blessed are you poor,

for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 (Mt 5:4; Lk 6:25) Blessed are you who hunger now,

for you shall be filled.

Blessed are you who weep now,

for you shall laugh.

22 (Mt 10:22; Jn 16:2) Blessed are you when men hate you,

and when they separate you from their company and insult you,

and cast out your name as evil,

on account of the Son of Man.

23 (Mt 5:12; 2Ch 36:16) "Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for indeed,

your reward is great in heaven. For in like manner their fathers treated

the prophets.

24 (Mt 6:2) "But woe to you who are rich,

for you have received your consolation.

25 (Isa 65:13; Pr 14:13; Jas 4:9) Woe to you who are filled,

for you shall hunger.

Woe to you who laugh now,

for you shall mourn and weep.

26 (Isa 30:10; Jer 5:31) Woe to you, when all men speak well of you,

for so their fathers spoke of the false prophets.



Love for Enemies

Mt 5:38-48



27 (Lk 6:35; Pr 25:21-22) "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies,

do good to those who hate you,

28 (1Pe 3:9; Lk 23:34) bless those who curse you,

and pray for those who spitefully use you.

29 (Isa 50:6; La 3:30) To him who strikes you on the one cheek,

offer also the other. And from him who takes away your cloak,

do not withhold your tunic as well.

30 (Pr 21:26; Ex 22:26-27) Give to everyone who asks of you.

And of him who takes away your goods, do not ask for them back.

31 (Mt 7:12; Gal 5:14) Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

32 "For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you receive?

For even sinners love those who love them.

33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you receive?

For even sinners do the same.

34 (Mt 5:42; Lk 14:12-14) And if you lend to those from whom you hope

to receive, what thanks do you receive? Even sinners lend to sinners,

to receive as much in return.

35 (2Co 8:9) But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping

for nothing in return. Then your reward will be great,

and you will be the sons of the Highest.

For He is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

36 (Mt 5:48; Eph 5:1-2) Be therefore merciful,

even as your Father is merciful.



Judging Others

Mt 7:1-5



37 (Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32) "Judge not, and you shall not be judged.

Condemn not, and you will not be condemned.

Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

38 (Ps 79:12; Mk 4:24) Give, and it will be given to you:

Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over

will men give unto you. For with the measure you use,

it will be measured unto you."

39 (Mt 15:14) He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind?

Will they not both fall into the ditch?

40 (Jn 13:16; 15:20) The disciple is not above his teacher,

but everyone who is trained will be like his teacher.

41 (Jn 8:7) "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye,

but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?

42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck

that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam

that is in your own eye? You hypocrite!

First remove the beam from your own eye,

and then you will see clearly to remove the speck

that is in your brother's eye.



A Tree and Its Fruit

Mt 7:17-20



43 "A good tree does not bear corrupt fruit, nor does a corrupt tree

bear good fruit.

44 (Mt 12:33) Each tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs

from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a wild bush.

45 (Eph 4:29) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bears

what is good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bears

what is evil. For of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.



The Two Housebuilders

Mt 7:24-27



46 (Mal 1:6) "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?

47 (Jas 1:22-25; Lk 11:28) Whoever comes to Me and hears My words

and does them, I will show whom he is like:

48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep,

and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood arose,

the stream beat vehemently against that house,

but could not shake it, for it was founded on rock.

49 But he who hears and does not obey is like a man who built

a house on the ground without a foundation,

against which the stream beat vehemently.

Immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."



2) Our Daily Bread for 7 October 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/07/current-battles

Entitled Current Battles



Philippians 3:12-16;4:1-2



Pressing Toward the Mark

12 (1Co 13:10; 1Ti 6:19) Not that I have already attained

or have already been perfected, but I follow after it so that

I may lay hold of that for which I was seized by Christ Jesus.

13 (Lk 9:62; Ps 45:10) Brothers, I do not count myself to have attained,

but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind

and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 (Heb 3:1; 1Pe 5:10) I press toward the goal

to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 (1Co 2:6; Gal 5:10) Therefore let those of us who are mature be

thus minded. And if you think differently in any way,

God will reveal even this to you.

16 (Gal 6:16) Nevertheless, according to what we have already



Philippians 4

1 (Php 1:8; 1:27; 1Co 16:13) Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brothers,

my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.



Exhortations

2 (Php 2:2-3) I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.



When you plug in your toaster, you benefit from the results of a bitter feud

from the late nineteenth century. Back then, inventors Thomas Edison

and Nikola Tesla battled over which was the best kind of electricity

for development: direct current (DC), like the current that goes from

a battery to a flashlight; or alternating current (AC),

which we get from an electrical outlet.



Eventually, Tesla's AC ideas powered through and have been used to provide

electricity for homes, businesses, and communities around the world.

AC is much more efficient at sending electricity across great distances

and proved to be the wiser choice.



Sometimes we need wisdom as we face issues of concern between believers

in Jesus (see Romans 14:1-12). The apostle Paul called us

to seek God's help for clarity in such matters.

He said, "... if you think differently in any way,

God will reveal even this to you” (Philippians 3:15). A few verses later,

we see the results of two people who let a difference divide them

-a conflict that grieved Paul:

“I exhort Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.” (4:2).



Whenever a disagreement starts to tear us apart,

may we seek God's grace and wisdom in the Scriptures,

the counsel of mature believers, and power of prayer.

Let's strive to "be of the same mind" in Him (v. 2).



By: Dave Branon



Reflect & Pray



How can you apply God’s grace and wisdom to a current battle

of personal preferences? Why is prayer vital as you face this conflict?



Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,

and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,

with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave



John 3:16-17



16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9–10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in

Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into

the world to condemn the world, but that the world

through Him might be saved."



Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,

even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.

WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),

and think that we understand the truth becuase we know the words.

Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?

Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,

humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from

the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned

against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose

for himself, Israel rebelled againt the Lord and turned to other gods.

And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried

to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or

acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.

We have become our own gods.

Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,

the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,

but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world

to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but to save the world through him."

Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly

suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin

and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us

from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,

and he still continues to give.



Application



a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?



b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?



c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?





4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Isaiah 1:19



19 (Dt 30:15-16) If you are willing and obedient,

you shall eat the good of the land;



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



When you are Discouraged or Depressed



Psalm 13



For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.



1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me for good?

How long will you hide Your face from me?

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) How long will I harbour cares in my soul

and sorrow in my heart by day?

How long will my enemy loom over me?

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Take note and answer me, O Lord my God!

Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) lest my enemy say, 'I have him,'

lest my foes exult when I stumble.

5(Ps 42:11; 43:5) I for my part confide in Your kindness;

may my heart exult in Your salvation!

6(2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9 ) I will sing to the Lord,

because He has dealt bountifully with me.



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



7th Day of the Month



a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted

in our society and be their help



(



Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,

and saves the contrite of spirit.



Ps 145: 14 - 16



14 The Lord upholds all who fall,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon You,

and You give them their food in due season.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.



)



b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. (



Romans 12:4-8



4 (1Co 12:12 -14)For just as we have many parts in one body,

and not all parts have the same function,

5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,

and all are parts of one another.

6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace

that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;

8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation;

he who gives, with generosity; he who rules, with diligence;

he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.



Col 3:17



17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and remember

if you do His Will on Earth as it in Heaven you are Brother/sister of Christ.



Pray to the Lord "Dear God, life is complicated. I have a situation,

and I'm not sure which way to go. Please help me discern,

with the help of the Holy Spirit, what to do next."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for coming into our world to dies for our sins.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be obedient to eat from the good of the land.



Pray to the Lord and confide in His kindness.



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.



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.



Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted

in our society and be their help



ray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your

city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.



Pray for the protection of Christian doctors and nurses in Uzbekistan.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

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

Day 279, 6 October 2021



John 5



John 5



The Healing at the Pool



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

to Jerusalem.

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

which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches.

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

waiting for the moving of the water.

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

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

was healed of whatever disease he had.

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

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

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

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

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

another steps down before me."

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

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

That day was the Sabbath.

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

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

11 He answered them,

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

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

'Take up your bed and walk'?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

because He had done these things on the Sabbath day.

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

and I am working."

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

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

God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.



The Authority of the Son



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

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

For whatever He does, likewise the Son does.

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

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

you may marvel.

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

even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

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

all judgment to the Son,

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

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

the Father who sent Him.

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

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

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

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

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

and those who hear will live.

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

given to the Son to have life in Himself,

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

also, because He is the Son of Man.

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

in the graves will hear His voice

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

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

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

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

but the will of the Father who sent Me.



Witnesses to Jesus



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

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

which He bears of Me is true.

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

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

that you may be saved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the One He has sent.

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

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

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

have life.

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

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

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

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

you will receive him.

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

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

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

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

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

for he wrote of Me.

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

how will you believe My words?"



2) Our Daily Bread for 6 October 2021

https://odb.org/CA/2021/10/06/teaming-up

Entitled Helping Each Other



1 Thessalonians 5:11-25



11 (Eph 4:29; Heb 10:25) So comfort yourselves together,

and edify one another, just as you are doing.



Final Exhortations and Greetings



12 (Heb 13:17; 1Co 16:16; 16:18) We ask you, brothers, to acknowledge

those who labour among you, and are appointed over you in the Lord,

and instruct you.

13 (Mk 9:50) Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.

And be at peace among yourselves.

14 (Ro 14:1; Ac 20:35) Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those

who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak,

and be patient toward everyone.

15 (1Pe 3:9; Gal 6:10) See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone.

But always seek to do good to one another and to all.

16 (Php 4:4) Rejoice always.

17 (Eph 6:18; Lk 18:1) Pray without ceasing.

18 (Eph 5:20; Heb 13:15) In everything give thanks, for this is the will

of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 (Eph 4:30; 1Co 14:30; 1Ti 4:14) Do not quench the Spirit.

20 (1Co 11:4; 14:1) Do not despise prophecies.

21 (1Jn 4:1; Lk 12:57; Ac 17:11) Examine all things. Firmly hold onto

what is good.

22 Abstain from all appearances of evil.

23 (Ro 15:33; Heb 4:12) May the very God of peace sanctify you completely.

And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved

blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 (1Co 1:9; 1Th 2:12 5:26 Ro 16:16 5:27 Col 4:16 5:28 Ro 16:20; 2Th 3:18)

Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.

25 Brothers, pray for us.



When playing basketball with her girlfriends, Amber realized her community

could benefit from an all-female league. So she started a nonprofit

organisation to foster teamwork and impact the next generation.

The leaders of Ladies Who Hoop strive to build confidence

and character in the women and girls and encourage them

to become meaningful contributors to their local communities.

One of the original players who now mentors other girls said,

"There is so much camaraderie among us. This is something I'd been missing.

We support each other in so many different ways.

I love seeing the girls succeed and grow."



God intends His people to team up to help each other as well.

The apostle Paul urged the Thessalonians to "encourage one another

and build each other up" (1 Thessalonians 5:11). God has put us

into the family of His people for support in our lives.

We need each other to keep walking the path of life in Christ.

Sometimes that may mean listening to someone who's struggling,

providing for a practical need, or speaking a few words of encouragement.

We can celebrate successes, offer a prayer for strength in a difficulty,

or challenge each other to grow in faith.

And in everything, we can "always strive to do what is good

for each other" (v. 15).



What camaraderie we can enjoy as we team up with other believers

in Jesus to keep trusting God together!



By: Anne Cetas



Reflect & Pray



In what ways have others encouraged you?

How can you prepare yourself to receive and give support to others?



I love being a part of Your family, God.

Show me how I can have a part in the lives of others.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forver - Day 4 - Daddy!



Romans 8:15



'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have

received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '





"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship

with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,

Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the

important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated

that he was, indded a warm, approachable, attectionate man.

Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;

others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father

who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.

But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything

we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,

totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has

created us to be.

In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,

Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.

God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready

to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,

loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lapand let him comfort us.

When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a

"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called

to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.

We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,

and he is our loving Daddy.



Application



a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?

How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?



b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have

God as my Father?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



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



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.



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



6th Day of the Month



a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



(



Deut 4:6-7



6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them,

for this is your wisdom

and your understanding in the sight of the

nations which shall hear all these statutes,

and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise

and understanding people."

7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great,

who has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is

in all things whenever we call on Him?



Matt 5:13-16



13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth.

But if the salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty?

It is from then on good for nothing but to be thrown out

and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18)"You are the light of the world.

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16)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.

16(1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8)Let your light so shine before

men that they may see your good works

and glorify your Father who is in heaven."



Acts 1:8



8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15)"But you shall receive power

when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall

be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,

and to the ends of the earth."



b) Pray for the province of British Columbia



I) Pray for the leaders of BC, 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 remember

"Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears

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

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



Pray to the Lord "I love being a part of Your family, God.

Show me how I can have a part in the lives of others."



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for being our loving Father.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be obedient and trustworthy.



Pray to the Lord and thank him for being Love.



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.



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.



Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



Pray for internally displaced Christians in Aleppo and throughout

northwestern Syria.



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.