Day 298 of My 6th Bible Study Journey
Day 298, 25 October 2025
Today at Calvary Community Church
Pastor Barry Regier spoke on How Do I know When Enough is Enough?
The Gift of Stopping
Genesis 2:1 So the heavens and the earth, and all their hosts, were finished.
[1] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 On the seventh day God completed His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it He had rested from all His work which He had created and made.
[2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
[3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it
he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
(Interesting that God and the Holy Trinity created the Universe
with the help of divine servants created by the Lord himself.
Noted one of the 10 commandments)
Why does God build a rhythn of work and rest into creation?
A) Because work is part of God's nature.
John 5:19
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.
[19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what
things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Genesis 2:15
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and
to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,
"Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat, 17 but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
from it you will surely die."
[15] And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to
dress it and to keep it.
Colossians 3:23-24
23 (Col 3:17) And whatever you do, do it heartily,
as for the Lord and not for men,
24 (1Co 7:22; Eph 6:8) knowing that from the Lord you will receive
the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
[23] And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
[24] Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
B) Becuase Sabbath invites us to rest in God.
Genesis 2
2 On the seventh day God completed His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it He had rested from all His work which He had created and made.
[2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
[3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it
he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Exodus 20:8-11
8 (Lev 19:3; Ge 2:3) Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
9 (Lk 13:14; Ex 23:12) Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 (Ex 34:21; Nu 15:32-36) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son,
or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant,
or your livestock, or your sojourner who is within your gates.
11 (Ge 2:2-3; Ex 31:17) For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
[8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
[9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
[10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates:
[11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.
God's purposes for a Sabbath rest:
a) Remember Who God is (Genesis 2:1-3 ; Exodus 20:8-11)
b) Remember Who We are and Receive Rest
(Exodus 20:10
10 (Ex 34:21; Nu 15:32-36) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son,
or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant,
or your livestock, or your sojourner who is within your gates.
[10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates:
Exodus 23:12
12 (Ex 20:8-11) For six days you are to do your work,
but on the seventh day you must cease,
so that your ox and your donkey may rest,
and the son of your female servant
and the foreigner may refresh themselves.
[12] Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt
rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and
the stranger, may be refreshed.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
12 (Ex 20:8-11) Keep the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
14 (Heb 4:4; Ge 2:2) but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
On it you shall not do any work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox,
nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor the foreigner
that is within your gates, so that your male servant
and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 (Dt 15:15; 16:12) Remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,
and that the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty
hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore your God commanded
you to keep the Sabbath day.
[12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee.
[13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
[14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and
thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
[15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a
stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
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c) Re-Centre our lives and release control
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Exodus 16:22-30
22 (Ex 16:5) Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread,
two omers (Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.8 kilograms.) per man,
and then all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 (Lev 23:3; Ex 20:8-11) He said to them, "This is what the Lord has said,
'Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a holy Sabbath to the Lord.
Bake that which you will bake today, and boil that you will boil,
and all that which remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept
until the morning.'"
24 (Ex 16:20) So they laid it up until the morning, just as Moses commanded,
and it did not stink, nor was there any worm in it.
25 (Ex 16:23) Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord.
Today you will not find it in the field.
26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day,
the Sabbath, there will be none."
27 It happened that some of the people went out on
the seventh day to gather, but they found nothing.
28 (Ps 78:10; 2Ki 17:14) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?
29 See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath;
therefore He gives you bread for two days
on the sixth day. Every man remain in his place.
Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day."
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
[22] And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much
bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came
and told Moses.
[23] And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow
is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake
to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up
for you to be kept until the morning.
[24] And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not
stink, neither was there any worm therein.
[25] And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD:
to day ye shall not find it in the field.
[26] Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the
sabbath, in it there shall be none.
[27] And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the
seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
[28] And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my
commandments and my laws?
[29] See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth
you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place,
let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
[30] So the people rested on the seventh day.
Leviticus 23:3
3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.
You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
Isaiah 58:13-14
13 (Ps 84:2; 84:10) If because of the Sabbath you turn away your foot
from doing your pleasure on My holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight,
the holy day of the Lord honorable,
and honor it, not doing your own ways,
nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words,
14 (Dt 32:13; Job 22:26) then you shall delight yourself in the Lord,
and I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
[13] If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on
my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD,
honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding
thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
[14] Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Mark 2:27-28
27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
[27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the sabbath:
[28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Hebrews 4:9-11
9 Therefore a rest remains for the people of God.
10 (Rev 14:13) For whoever enters His rest will also cease from his own works,
as God did from His.
11 (Heb 3:12) Let us labor therefore to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
by the same pattern of unbelief.
[9] There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
[10] For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own
works, as God did from his.
[11] Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall
after the same example of unbelief.
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Luke 4:16
16 (Lk 2:51; 2:39) He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up.
And as His custom was, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day.
And He stood up to read.
[16] And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his
custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for
to read.
Matthew 5:17
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. "
[17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not
come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Psalm 62:5
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul, wait silently for God,
for my hope is from Him.
[5] My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him
1) Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11,
Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19, Luke 19:41-44, John 12:20-36
Mark 14:3-9
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Jn 12:1-8
3 (Mt 21:17; Lk 7:37-39) While He was in Bethany in the house of Simon
the leper, as He sat at supper, a woman came with an alabaster jar
of ointment, a very costly spikenard. She broke the jar and poured
the ointment on His head.
4 There were some with indignation within themselves, saying,
"Why was this ointment wasted?
5 (Jn 13:29) It might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii
(A year's wages.) and given to the poor." And they grumbled against her.
6 Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done
a good work for Me.
7 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) You always have the poor with you, and whenever
you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me.
8 (2Co 8:12) She has done what she could. She has come beforehand
to anoint My body for burial.
9 (Mk 16:15) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel will be preached
throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be spoken of
as a memorial to her."
[3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat,
there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very
precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
[4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said,
Why was this waste of the ointment made?
[5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have
been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
[6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a
good work on me.
[7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do
them good: but me ye have not always.
[8] She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to
the burying.
[9] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of
for a memorial of her.
Matthew 26:6-13
The Anointing at Bethany
Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8
6 (Mt 21:17) When Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment
and poured it on His head as He sat at supper.
8 When His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "For what purpose
is this waste?
9 This ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor."
10 When Jesus perceived it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman?
She has done a good work for Me.
11 (Dt 15:11; Mk 14:7) For you have the poor always with you,
but you do not always have Me.
12 In pouring this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 (Mt 24:14; Mk 14:9) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will be told
in memory of her."
[6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman?
for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my
burial.
[13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
John 12:1-11
John 12
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9
1 (Jn 11:55; Mt 21:17) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
2 (Lk 10:38-42) They prepared a supper for Him there. Martha served,
but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
3 (Jn 11:2; Lk 7:37-38) Then Mary took a pint
(Gk. a litra, or half a liter.) of very costly ointment made
from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet
with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
4 (Mt 10:4) But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,
who would betray Him, said,
5 "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii
(About a year's wages.) and given to the poor?"
6 (Jn 13:29) He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because
he was a thief. And having the money box, he used to steal what was put in it.
7 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My
burial.
8 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) For you always have the poor with you,
but you do not always have Me."
[1] Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
[2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of
them that sat at the table with him.
[3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house
was filled with the odour of the ointment.
[4] Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
should betray him,
[5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor?
[6] This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
[7] Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she
kept this.
[8] For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
The Plot Against Lazarus
9 When many of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not for Jesus'
sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from
the dead.
10 (Lk 16:31) So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,
11 (Jn 11:45; 12:18) because on account of him many of the Jews went away
and believed in Jesus.
[9] Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came
not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had
raised from the dead.
[10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to
death;
[11] Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed
on Jesus.
Mark 11:1-11
Mark 11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Lk 19:28-40; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Zec 14:4; Mt 21:17) When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage
and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples
2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you. As soon as you enter
it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it
and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need
of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
4 They went their way and found the colt tied by the door outside
on the street. And they untied it.
5 Some of those who stood there said to them,
"What are you doing untying the colt?"
6 They answered just as Jesus had commanded. And they let them go.
7 (Mt 21:4-5; 21:7-8) They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments
on it. And He sat upon it.
8 Many spread their garments on the street. And others cut down branches off
the trees and scattered them on the street.
9 (Ps 118:25-26; Mt 23:39) Those who went before
and those who followed cried out, saying:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
10 (Lk 2:14; Ps 148:1) Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
that is coming in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!"
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. When He had looked
around at everything, as the hour was now late,
He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
[1] And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
[2] And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never
man sat; loose him, and bring him.
[3] And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath
need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
[4] And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in
a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
[5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing
the colt?
[6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
[7] And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and
he sat upon him.
[8] And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches
off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
[10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
[11] And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had
looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went
out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Matthew 21:1-11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-38; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Mt 24:3; 26:30) When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage,
on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, "Go over into the village opposite you,
and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her.
Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them.'
And he will send them immediately."
4 (Mt 1:22; Jn 12:15) All this was done to fulfill
what was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 (Isa 62:11; Ge 49:10) "Tell the daughter of Zion,
'Look, your King is coming to you,
humble, and sitting on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'Zec 9:9."
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their garments on them,
and He sat on them.
8 (2Ki 9:13) A very large crowd spread their garments on the road.
Others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 (Lk 2:14; Mt 23:39) The crowds that went before Him
and that followed Him cried out:
"Hosanna to the Son of David!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' (Ps 118:26.)
Hosanna in the highest!"
10 When He entered Jerusalem, the entire city was moved,
saying, "Who is He?"
11 (Lk 7:16; Jn 6:14) The crowds said, "This is Jesus,
the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."
In Jerusalem
Triumphal Entry
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto
the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them
unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of
them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and sitting upon an ass,
And a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes,
and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
Luke 19:28-40
The Triumphant Entry in Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Jn 12:12-19
28 (Lk 9:51) When He had said this, He went before them,
ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 (Ac 1:12; Zec 14:4) When He came near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
30 saying, "Go over into the village opposite you, where, as you enter,
you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat.
Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him,
'Because the Lord has need of it.' "
32 Those who were sent went and found it just as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them,
"Why are you untying the colt?"
34 They said, "The Lord has need of it."
35 (Mt 21:7; Mk 11:7-8) They brought it to Jesus. And they threw
their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 As He went, they spread their clothes in the street.
37 When He was coming near the descent of the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with loud voices for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 (Lk 13:35; Mt 21:9) saying:
'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40 (Hab 2:11) He answered them, "I tell you, if these should be silent,
the stones would immediately cry out."
[28] And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
[29] And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at
the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
[30] Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him,
and bring him hither.
[31] And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto
him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
[32] And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said
unto them.
[33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt?
[34] And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
[35] And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
[36] And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
[37] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God
with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
[38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace
in heaven, and glory in the highest.
[39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples.
[40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should
hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
John 12:12-19
The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-40
12 On the next day a great crowd that had come to the feast heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 (Jn 1:49; Ps 118:25-26) They took branches of palm trees,
and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!(Ps 118:25-26.)
The King of Israel!"
14 Then Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written:
15 (Zec 9:9) “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
see, your King is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt." (Zec 9:9).
16 (Jn 2:22; 7:39) His disciples did not understand these things at first.
But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things
were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17 Now the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb
and raised him from the dead bore witness.
18 (Jn 12:11) The crowd went and met Him for this reason: They heard that
He had performed this sign.
19 (Jn 3:26) So the Pharisees said among themselves, "See, you are gaining
nothing! Look, the world has followed Him!"
[12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
[13] Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[14] And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is
written,
[15] Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
ass's colt.
[16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus
was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him,
and that they had done these things unto him.
[17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of
his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
[18] For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had
done this miracle.
[19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Luke 19:41-44
41 (Lk 13:34-35; Jn 11:35) When He came near, He beheld the city
and wept over it,
42 (Dt 32:29) saying, "If you, even you, had known even today what things
would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43 (Eze 4:2; 26:8) For the days will come upon you when your enemies
will build an embankment around you and surround you,
and press you in on every side.
44 (Lk 21:6; 1Pe 2:12) They will dash you, and your children within you,
to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another within you,
because you did not know the time of your visitation."
[41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
[42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
[43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a
trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
[44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee;
and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou
knewest not the time of thy visitation.
John 12:20-36
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 (Jn 7:35; 1Ki 8:41-43) Now there were some Greeks among those who went
up to worship at the feast.
21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him,
"Sir, we want to see Jesus."
22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 (Jn 13:31-32) Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man
to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground
and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 (Mt 10:39; Lk 14:26) He who loves his life will lose it.
And he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 (Jn 14:3; 17:24) If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am,
there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 (Lk 22:53; Jn 13:21) "Now My soul is troubled. What shall I say?
'Father, save Me from this hour'? Instead, for this reason I came
to this hour.
28 (Mt 3:17; 17:5) Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have glorified it, and will glorify
it again."
29 The crowd that stood by and heard it said that it had thundered.
Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."
30 (Jn 11:42) Jesus answered, "This voice came not for My sake,
but for your sakes.
31 (Jn 14:30; 2Co 4:4; Eph 6:12) Now judgment is upon this world.
Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
32 (Jn 6:44; 3:14; 8:28) And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw
all men to Myself."
33 (Jn 18:32; 21:19) He said this to signify by what kind of death
He would die.
34 (Ps 110:4; Isa 9:7) The crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the law
that the Christ remains forever. Why do You say, 'The Son of Man must be
lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
35 (Jn 12:46; Eph 5:8) Then Jesus said to them, "Yet a little while the light
is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.
He who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36 (Lk 16:8; Jn 8:59) While you have light, believe in the light that
you may become sons of light." Jesus said these things, and departed
and hid Himself from them.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
2) Our Daily Bread for 25 October 2026 Titled
God's Portrait
of You By Kenneth Petersen
Exodus 2:1-10
The Birth of Moses
1 (Nu 26:59) Now a man of the house of Levi went
and married a daughter of Levi.
2 (Ac 7:20; Heb 11:23) And the woman conceived and bore a son,
and when she saw him, that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
3 (Isa 18:2) When she could no longer hide him, she took for him a container
made of bulrushes and daubed it with tar and with pitch.
She then put the child in it and set it in the reeds by the river's bank.
4 (Ex 15:20; Nu 26:59) Then his sister stood afar off so that
she might know what would happen to him.
5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river
while her maidens walked along by the river's side,
and when she saw the container among the reeds, she sent her maid,
and she retrieved it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying.
She had compassion on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call for you
a nursing woman of the Hebrew women so that she may nurse the child for you?"
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the young girl went
and called the child's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her,
"Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages."
So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 (Heb 11:24) Now the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter,
and he became her son. And she called his name Moses and said,
"Because I drew him out of the water."
[1] And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter
of Levi.
[2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he
was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
[3] And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child
therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
[4] And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
[5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and
her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among
the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
[6] And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe
wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews'
children.
[7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
[8] And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the
child's mother.
[9] And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it
for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and
nursed it.
[10] And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew
him out of the water.
The British TV reality show Portrait Artist of the Year pits nine amateur
painters against each other in creating portraits of a local celebrity. The
images have to be completed in just four hours, which is condensed into the
one-hour program. It's fascinating to watch the cameras capture each
artist's creation slowly emerging from a blank canvas.
The Bible records the story of creation in Genesis, where God brings life out
of the void - a blank canvas. Yet there's a another "creation story" in Exodus
2 - the birth of Moses. This language echoes earlier Genesis accounts. The
mother of Moses "saw that he was a fine child" (Exodus 2:2); this is the
Hebrew word tov, meaning "good," as used in Genesis: "God saw that it was
good" (Genesis 1:25). Baby Moses is put in a basket and floated on the water
to be saved - basket being the same word for ark in the story of Noah. Here,
we see God bringing to life a portrait of the leader of His chosen people,
Israel.
How is God "painting" your life? Perhaps you have come from the bulrushes of
humble beginnings. Maybe you feel inadequate for the tasks ahead, as Moses did
(see Exodus 4). Yet God's portrait of you is slowly emerging: "We are God's
handiwork, created in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:10). As God paints your life,
be assured he is bringing tov (good) out of your blank canvas.
Reflect & Pray
How are you experiencing God's development of you?
What does His portrait of you look like?
Dear Father, please conform me into the image of Your Son, Jesus.
Lead me into the portrait You wish me to be.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me
from that sin?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
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."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
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 Association 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 together 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 Gospel
- 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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship 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
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to tthe Lord and know Him as Lord of Sabbath.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Timing is perfect
and to understand visitation.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please conform me into the image of Your Son,
Jesus. Lead me into the portrait You wish me to be."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know redemption in Lord Jesus Christ .
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure in faith with the Help of the Lord.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and her Muslim populations
- 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 Gospel
- 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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship with the Father
through the Son.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
Pray that more Bibles will reach
Cubans, and many Scripture discovery groups will be established as a result.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
Today at Calvary Community Church
Pastor Barry Regier spoke on How Do I know When Enough is Enough?
The Gift of Stopping
Genesis 2:1 So the heavens and the earth, and all their hosts, were finished.
[1] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 On the seventh day God completed His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it He had rested from all His work which He had created and made.
[2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
[3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it
he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
(Interesting that God and the Holy Trinity created the Universe
with the help of divine servants created by the Lord himself.
Noted one of the 10 commandments)
Why does God build a rhythn of work and rest into creation?
A) Because work is part of God's nature.
John 5:19
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.
[19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what
things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Genesis 2:15
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and
to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,
"Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat, 17 but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
from it you will surely die."
[15] And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to
dress it and to keep it.
Colossians 3:23-24
23 (Col 3:17) And whatever you do, do it heartily,
as for the Lord and not for men,
24 (1Co 7:22; Eph 6:8) knowing that from the Lord you will receive
the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
[23] And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
[24] Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
B) Becuase Sabbath invites us to rest in God.
Genesis 2
2 On the seventh day God completed His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it He had rested from all His work which He had created and made.
[2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
[3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it
he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Exodus 20:8-11
8 (Lev 19:3; Ge 2:3) Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
9 (Lk 13:14; Ex 23:12) Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 (Ex 34:21; Nu 15:32-36) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son,
or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant,
or your livestock, or your sojourner who is within your gates.
11 (Ge 2:2-3; Ex 31:17) For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
[8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
[9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
[10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates:
[11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.
God's purposes for a Sabbath rest:
a) Remember Who God is (Genesis 2:1-3 ; Exodus 20:8-11)
b) Remember Who We are and Receive Rest
(Exodus 20:10
10 (Ex 34:21; Nu 15:32-36) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son,
or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant,
or your livestock, or your sojourner who is within your gates.
[10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates:
Exodus 23:12
12 (Ex 20:8-11) For six days you are to do your work,
but on the seventh day you must cease,
so that your ox and your donkey may rest,
and the son of your female servant
and the foreigner may refresh themselves.
[12] Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt
rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and
the stranger, may be refreshed.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
12 (Ex 20:8-11) Keep the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, just as the Lord
your God has commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
14 (Heb 4:4; Ge 2:2) but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
On it you shall not do any work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox,
nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor the foreigner
that is within your gates, so that your male servant
and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 (Dt 15:15; 16:12) Remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,
and that the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty
hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore your God commanded
you to keep the Sabbath day.
[12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee.
[13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
[14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and
thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
[15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a
stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
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c) Re-Centre our lives and release control
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Exodus 16:22-30
22 (Ex 16:5) Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread,
two omers (Likely about 6 pounds, or 2.8 kilograms.) per man,
and then all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 (Lev 23:3; Ex 20:8-11) He said to them, "This is what the Lord has said,
'Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a holy Sabbath to the Lord.
Bake that which you will bake today, and boil that you will boil,
and all that which remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept
until the morning.'"
24 (Ex 16:20) So they laid it up until the morning, just as Moses commanded,
and it did not stink, nor was there any worm in it.
25 (Ex 16:23) Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord.
Today you will not find it in the field.
26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day,
the Sabbath, there will be none."
27 It happened that some of the people went out on
the seventh day to gather, but they found nothing.
28 (Ps 78:10; 2Ki 17:14) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?
29 See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath;
therefore He gives you bread for two days
on the sixth day. Every man remain in his place.
Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day."
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
[22] And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much
bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came
and told Moses.
[23] And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow
is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake
to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up
for you to be kept until the morning.
[24] And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not
stink, neither was there any worm therein.
[25] And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD:
to day ye shall not find it in the field.
[26] Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the
sabbath, in it there shall be none.
[27] And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the
seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
[28] And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my
commandments and my laws?
[29] See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth
you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place,
let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
[30] So the people rested on the seventh day.
Leviticus 23:3
3 (Lev 19:3; Ex 23:12) For six days work shall be done,
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation.
You shall do no work. It is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest,
an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
Isaiah 58:13-14
13 (Ps 84:2; 84:10) If because of the Sabbath you turn away your foot
from doing your pleasure on My holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight,
the holy day of the Lord honorable,
and honor it, not doing your own ways,
nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words,
14 (Dt 32:13; Job 22:26) then you shall delight yourself in the Lord,
and I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
[13] If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on
my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD,
honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding
thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
[14] Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Mark 2:27-28
27 (Col 2:16; Ex 23:12; Dt 5:14) Then He said to them,
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 (Rev 1:10) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
[27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the sabbath:
[28] Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Hebrews 4:9-11
9 Therefore a rest remains for the people of God.
10 (Rev 14:13) For whoever enters His rest will also cease from his own works,
as God did from His.
11 (Heb 3:12) Let us labor therefore to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
by the same pattern of unbelief.
[9] There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
[10] For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own
works, as God did from his.
[11] Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall
after the same example of unbelief.
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Luke 4:16
16 (Lk 2:51; 2:39) He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up.
And as His custom was, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day.
And He stood up to read.
[16] And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his
custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for
to read.
Matthew 5:17
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. "
[17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not
come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Psalm 62:5
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) My soul, wait silently for God,
for my hope is from Him.
[5] My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him
1) Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11,
Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19, Luke 19:41-44, John 12:20-36
Mark 14:3-9
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Jn 12:1-8
3 (Mt 21:17; Lk 7:37-39) While He was in Bethany in the house of Simon
the leper, as He sat at supper, a woman came with an alabaster jar
of ointment, a very costly spikenard. She broke the jar and poured
the ointment on His head.
4 There were some with indignation within themselves, saying,
"Why was this ointment wasted?
5 (Jn 13:29) It might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii
(A year's wages.) and given to the poor." And they grumbled against her.
6 Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done
a good work for Me.
7 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) You always have the poor with you, and whenever
you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me.
8 (2Co 8:12) She has done what she could. She has come beforehand
to anoint My body for burial.
9 (Mk 16:15) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel will be preached
throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be spoken of
as a memorial to her."
[3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat,
there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very
precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
[4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said,
Why was this waste of the ointment made?
[5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have
been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
[6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a
good work on me.
[7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do
them good: but me ye have not always.
[8] She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to
the burying.
[9] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of
for a memorial of her.
Matthew 26:6-13
The Anointing at Bethany
Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8
6 (Mt 21:17) When Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment
and poured it on His head as He sat at supper.
8 When His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "For what purpose
is this waste?
9 This ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor."
10 When Jesus perceived it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman?
She has done a good work for Me.
11 (Dt 15:11; Mk 14:7) For you have the poor always with you,
but you do not always have Me.
12 In pouring this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 (Mt 24:14; Mk 14:9) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will be told
in memory of her."
[6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman?
for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my
burial.
[13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
John 12:1-11
John 12
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9
1 (Jn 11:55; Mt 21:17) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
2 (Lk 10:38-42) They prepared a supper for Him there. Martha served,
but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
3 (Jn 11:2; Lk 7:37-38) Then Mary took a pint
(Gk. a litra, or half a liter.) of very costly ointment made
from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet
with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
4 (Mt 10:4) But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,
who would betray Him, said,
5 "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii
(About a year's wages.) and given to the poor?"
6 (Jn 13:29) He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because
he was a thief. And having the money box, he used to steal what was put in it.
7 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My
burial.
8 (Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11) For you always have the poor with you,
but you do not always have Me."
[1] Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
[2] There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of
them that sat at the table with him.
[3] Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house
was filled with the odour of the ointment.
[4] Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
should betray him,
[5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor?
[6] This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
[7] Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she
kept this.
[8] For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
The Plot Against Lazarus
9 When many of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not for Jesus'
sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from
the dead.
10 (Lk 16:31) So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,
11 (Jn 11:45; 12:18) because on account of him many of the Jews went away
and believed in Jesus.
[9] Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came
not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had
raised from the dead.
[10] But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to
death;
[11] Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed
on Jesus.
Mark 11:1-11
Mark 11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Lk 19:28-40; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Zec 14:4; Mt 21:17) When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage
and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples
2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you. As soon as you enter
it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it
and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need
of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
4 They went their way and found the colt tied by the door outside
on the street. And they untied it.
5 Some of those who stood there said to them,
"What are you doing untying the colt?"
6 They answered just as Jesus had commanded. And they let them go.
7 (Mt 21:4-5; 21:7-8) They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments
on it. And He sat upon it.
8 Many spread their garments on the street. And others cut down branches off
the trees and scattered them on the street.
9 (Ps 118:25-26; Mt 23:39) Those who went before
and those who followed cried out, saying:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
10 (Lk 2:14; Ps 148:1) Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
that is coming in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!"
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. When He had looked
around at everything, as the hour was now late,
He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
[1] And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
[2] And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never
man sat; loose him, and bring him.
[3] And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath
need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
[4] And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in
a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
[5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing
the colt?
[6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
[7] And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and
he sat upon him.
[8] And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches
off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
[10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
[11] And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had
looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went
out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Matthew 21:1-11
The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem
Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-38; Jn 12:12-19
1 (Mt 24:3; 26:30) When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage,
on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, "Go over into the village opposite you,
and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her.
Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them.'
And he will send them immediately."
4 (Mt 1:22; Jn 12:15) All this was done to fulfill
what was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 (Isa 62:11; Ge 49:10) "Tell the daughter of Zion,
'Look, your King is coming to you,
humble, and sitting on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'Zec 9:9."
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their garments on them,
and He sat on them.
8 (2Ki 9:13) A very large crowd spread their garments on the road.
Others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 (Lk 2:14; Mt 23:39) The crowds that went before Him
and that followed Him cried out:
"Hosanna to the Son of David!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' (Ps 118:26.)
Hosanna in the highest!"
10 When He entered Jerusalem, the entire city was moved,
saying, "Who is He?"
11 (Lk 7:16; Jn 6:14) The crowds said, "This is Jesus,
the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."
In Jerusalem
Triumphal Entry
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto
the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them
unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of
them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and sitting upon an ass,
And a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes,
and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
Luke 19:28-40
The Triumphant Entry in Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Jn 12:12-19
28 (Lk 9:51) When He had said this, He went before them,
ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 (Ac 1:12; Zec 14:4) When He came near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
30 saying, "Go over into the village opposite you, where, as you enter,
you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat.
Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him,
'Because the Lord has need of it.' "
32 Those who were sent went and found it just as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them,
"Why are you untying the colt?"
34 They said, "The Lord has need of it."
35 (Mt 21:7; Mk 11:7-8) They brought it to Jesus. And they threw
their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 As He went, they spread their clothes in the street.
37 When He was coming near the descent of the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with loud voices for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 (Lk 13:35; Mt 21:9) saying:
'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!'(Ps 118:26.)
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40 (Hab 2:11) He answered them, "I tell you, if these should be silent,
the stones would immediately cry out."
[28] And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
[29] And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at
the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
[30] Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him,
and bring him hither.
[31] And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto
him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
[32] And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said
unto them.
[33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt?
[34] And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
[35] And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
[36] And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
[37] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God
with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
[38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace
in heaven, and glory in the highest.
[39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples.
[40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should
hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
John 12:12-19
The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:28-40
12 On the next day a great crowd that had come to the feast heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 (Jn 1:49; Ps 118:25-26) They took branches of palm trees,
and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
"Hosanna!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!(Ps 118:25-26.)
The King of Israel!"
14 Then Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written:
15 (Zec 9:9) “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
see, your King is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt." (Zec 9:9).
16 (Jn 2:22; 7:39) His disciples did not understand these things at first.
But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things
were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17 Now the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb
and raised him from the dead bore witness.
18 (Jn 12:11) The crowd went and met Him for this reason: They heard that
He had performed this sign.
19 (Jn 3:26) So the Pharisees said among themselves, "See, you are gaining
nothing! Look, the world has followed Him!"
[12] On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
[13] Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
[14] And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is
written,
[15] Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
ass's colt.
[16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus
was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him,
and that they had done these things unto him.
[17] The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of
his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
[18] For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had
done this miracle.
[19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Luke 19:41-44
41 (Lk 13:34-35; Jn 11:35) When He came near, He beheld the city
and wept over it,
42 (Dt 32:29) saying, "If you, even you, had known even today what things
would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43 (Eze 4:2; 26:8) For the days will come upon you when your enemies
will build an embankment around you and surround you,
and press you in on every side.
44 (Lk 21:6; 1Pe 2:12) They will dash you, and your children within you,
to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another within you,
because you did not know the time of your visitation."
[41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
[42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
[43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a
trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
[44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee;
and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou
knewest not the time of thy visitation.
John 12:20-36
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 (Jn 7:35; 1Ki 8:41-43) Now there were some Greeks among those who went
up to worship at the feast.
21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him,
"Sir, we want to see Jesus."
22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 (Jn 13:31-32) Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man
to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground
and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 (Mt 10:39; Lk 14:26) He who loves his life will lose it.
And he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 (Jn 14:3; 17:24) If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am,
there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 (Lk 22:53; Jn 13:21) "Now My soul is troubled. What shall I say?
'Father, save Me from this hour'? Instead, for this reason I came
to this hour.
28 (Mt 3:17; 17:5) Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have glorified it, and will glorify
it again."
29 The crowd that stood by and heard it said that it had thundered.
Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."
30 (Jn 11:42) Jesus answered, "This voice came not for My sake,
but for your sakes.
31 (Jn 14:30; 2Co 4:4; Eph 6:12) Now judgment is upon this world.
Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
32 (Jn 6:44; 3:14; 8:28) And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw
all men to Myself."
33 (Jn 18:32; 21:19) He said this to signify by what kind of death
He would die.
34 (Ps 110:4; Isa 9:7) The crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the law
that the Christ remains forever. Why do You say, 'The Son of Man must be
lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
35 (Jn 12:46; Eph 5:8) Then Jesus said to them, "Yet a little while the light
is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.
He who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36 (Lk 16:8; Jn 8:59) While you have light, believe in the light that
you may become sons of light." Jesus said these things, and departed
and hid Himself from them.
[20] And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast:
[21] The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
[22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
Jesus.
[23] And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
[24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
[25] He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
[26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
2) Our Daily Bread for 25 October 2026 Titled
God's Portrait
of You By Kenneth Petersen
Exodus 2:1-10
The Birth of Moses
1 (Nu 26:59) Now a man of the house of Levi went
and married a daughter of Levi.
2 (Ac 7:20; Heb 11:23) And the woman conceived and bore a son,
and when she saw him, that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
3 (Isa 18:2) When she could no longer hide him, she took for him a container
made of bulrushes and daubed it with tar and with pitch.
She then put the child in it and set it in the reeds by the river's bank.
4 (Ex 15:20; Nu 26:59) Then his sister stood afar off so that
she might know what would happen to him.
5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river
while her maidens walked along by the river's side,
and when she saw the container among the reeds, she sent her maid,
and she retrieved it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying.
She had compassion on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call for you
a nursing woman of the Hebrew women so that she may nurse the child for you?"
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the young girl went
and called the child's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her,
"Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages."
So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 (Heb 11:24) Now the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter,
and he became her son. And she called his name Moses and said,
"Because I drew him out of the water."
[1] And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter
of Levi.
[2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he
was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
[3] And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child
therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
[4] And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
[5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and
her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among
the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
[6] And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe
wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews'
children.
[7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
[8] And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the
child's mother.
[9] And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it
for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and
nursed it.
[10] And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew
him out of the water.
The British TV reality show Portrait Artist of the Year pits nine amateur
painters against each other in creating portraits of a local celebrity. The
images have to be completed in just four hours, which is condensed into the
one-hour program. It's fascinating to watch the cameras capture each
artist's creation slowly emerging from a blank canvas.
The Bible records the story of creation in Genesis, where God brings life out
of the void - a blank canvas. Yet there's a another "creation story" in Exodus
2 - the birth of Moses. This language echoes earlier Genesis accounts. The
mother of Moses "saw that he was a fine child" (Exodus 2:2); this is the
Hebrew word tov, meaning "good," as used in Genesis: "God saw that it was
good" (Genesis 1:25). Baby Moses is put in a basket and floated on the water
to be saved - basket being the same word for ark in the story of Noah. Here,
we see God bringing to life a portrait of the leader of His chosen people,
Israel.
How is God "painting" your life? Perhaps you have come from the bulrushes of
humble beginnings. Maybe you feel inadequate for the tasks ahead, as Moses did
(see Exodus 4). Yet God's portrait of you is slowly emerging: "We are God's
handiwork, created in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:10). As God paints your life,
be assured he is bringing tov (good) out of your blank canvas.
Reflect & Pray
How are you experiencing God's development of you?
What does His portrait of you look like?
Dear Father, please conform me into the image of Your Son, Jesus.
Lead me into the portrait You wish me to be.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back
Eph 1:7
7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood
and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace
[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a
struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters
a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come
to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own
instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably
be back again.
In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through
His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."
We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped
his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the
world's system and the Enemy of our souls.
But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable
currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.
He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth
such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls
of the people he created and loved.
Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious
jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have
to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we
had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no
deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.
We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.
Application
a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?
b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me
from that sin?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
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."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
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 Association 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 together 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 Gospel
- 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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship 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
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to tthe Lord and know Him as Lord of Sabbath.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Timing is perfect
and to understand visitation.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please conform me into the image of Your Son,
Jesus. Lead me into the portrait You wish me to be."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know redemption in Lord Jesus Christ .
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray to endure in faith with the Help of the Lord.
Pray for Prince Edward Island and her Muslim populations
- 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 Gospel
- 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 people , and an awakening an openness
and spiritual hunger in Muslims for relationship with the Father
through the Son.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
Pray that more Bibles will reach
Cubans, and many Scripture discovery groups will be established as a result.
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.