Guess the Theme of the Week and win a T-shirt from sponsor STAR 99.1 (http://star991fm.com).
24 For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. 25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
31 “In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. 36 Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”
(Luke 17:24-36, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“The Second Coming of Jesus Christ,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley on Luke 17:20-36
http://www.bridgegap.org/e/flash/mp3player.asp?itemno=1561&thetitle=THE%20SECOND%20COMING%20OF%20JESUS%20CHRIST&scripture=Luke%2017:20-37&itemid=1228&photo=lp
PRAYER
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For gospel to continue to heal them spiritually, while the Lord provides more medical supplies to heal them physically. To donate, visit http://redcross.org.
Prayer Night for Haiti at Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org): 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 with photos and stories from Haiti relief effort
Impact Teens (http://impactaworld.com/): For God to use them abundantly in upcoming mission to Haiti/Dominic Republic and in collecting donations from area businesses for Haiti relief and to impact them greatly with the biblical worldview of The Truth Project (http://thetruthproject.org/)
Evan Sullivan: 17-year-old who needs a bone-marrow transplant; bone-marrow donations can be made through http://marrow.org
Blessings,
B :)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Brothers & Sisters,
New theme rolls out today. Be the first to guess it and win a T-shirt from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. (Mark 13:26, New King James Version)
28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (Matthew 16:28, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“The Era of Troubles,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley on Mark 13:7-37
http://www.bridgegap.org/e/flash/mp3player.asp?itemno=3323&thetitle=Era%20Of%20Troubles&scripture=Mark%2013:7-37&itemid=824&photo=lp
“Disclosure to the Disciples,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley on Matthew 16
http://www.bridgegap.org/e/flash/mp3player.asp?itemno=3299&thetitle=Disclosure%20To%20The%20Disciples&scripture=Matthew%2016&itemid=800&photo=lp
PRAYER
Deborah: For comfort, healing and to draw closer to the Lord while awaiting a liver transplant
Elizabeth: For healing and peace from an eye allergy related to stress
Blessings,
B :)
New theme rolls out today. Be the first to guess it and win a T-shirt from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. (Mark 13:26, New King James Version)
28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (Matthew 16:28, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“The Era of Troubles,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley on Mark 13:7-37
http://www.bridgegap.org/e/flash/mp3player.asp?itemno=3323&thetitle=Era%20Of%20Troubles&scripture=Mark%2013:7-37&itemid=824&photo=lp
“Disclosure to the Disciples,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley on Matthew 16
http://www.bridgegap.org/e/flash/mp3player.asp?itemno=3299&thetitle=Disclosure%20To%20The%20Disciples&scripture=Matthew%2016&itemid=800&photo=lp
PRAYER
Deborah: For comfort, healing and to draw closer to the Lord while awaiting a liver transplant
Elizabeth: For healing and peace from an eye allergy related to stress
Blessings,
B :)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Brothers & Sisters,
Sunday starts a new theme a new theme of A Joyful Shout. No one has guessed this week's theme. Be the first, and win a sweet hoodie (sweat jacket) from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com). Review the scripture and music from this week, then go for that hoodie.
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:37-38, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Joe Focht on John 7:1-39
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=36&GroupID=43
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: May they receive more medical supplies, other provisions and the Word and Peace of the Lord
Gail: Praise report that mass on pancreas was fluid and she is fine
Larry: To continue to be a shining light of faith to all his friends
Teenagers: May the Lord touch the heart of those with bad attitudes
Blessings,
B :)
Sunday starts a new theme a new theme of A Joyful Shout. No one has guessed this week's theme. Be the first, and win a sweet hoodie (sweat jacket) from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com). Review the scripture and music from this week, then go for that hoodie.
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:37-38, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Joe Focht on John 7:1-39
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=36&GroupID=43
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: May they receive more medical supplies, other provisions and the Word and Peace of the Lord
Gail: Praise report that mass on pancreas was fluid and she is fine
Larry: To continue to be a shining light of faith to all his friends
Teenagers: May the Lord touch the heart of those with bad attitudes
Blessings,
B :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
(John 4:13-15, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“The Woman at the Well,” Pastor Joe Focht on John 4:6-26
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=37&GroupID=43
PRAYER
Haiti Earthquake Victims: To continue to receive urgent medical supplies from relief teams, such as Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org/haitirelief)and for all the other relief teams that are doing God's work there
Blessings,
B :)
27 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:27-30, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“Rest of Soul,” Pastor Joe Focht on Matthew 11:27 -30
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=37&GroupID=40
PRAYER
Haiti Earthquake Victims and relief teams/efforts, including The Red Cross (http://redcross.org), Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org), STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com) and Sphericality's Zumbathon (http://sphericality.com)
Gail: For comfort and strength for her and her family as she goes through an endoscopy to examine a mass on her pancreas, while her grandson, Lawrence, fights lung cancer
Dan: For comfort and strength for him and his family as he goes through chemotherapy for the next several weeks
Daniel: To draw closer the Lord and away from illegal behavior
Standing Proud (http://standingproud.org): Nonprofit that turns kids onto fitness and healthy lifestyles
Blessings,
B :)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
21 And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the LORD
Shall be saved.’
(Acts 2:21, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Joe Focht on Acts 2:14-40
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=36&GroupID=44
PRAYER
For Haiti Earthquake Victims and many Disaster Relief Teams serving them
Aileen (Frank's sister-in-law): In hospital with lung cancer that is causing fluids to build up in her heart
Mayra: Seeking second opinion about cancerous nodule; she and husband, Norberto, in need of rest
Dolly: Praise and continued prayer for blood donor match
Calvary Chapel Cambridge (http://calvarychapelcambridge): For the Word of God to sound forth in the city, for servants to help with ministry and for the Rozek Family's faith to be practically lived out and united in Christ
Blessings,
B :)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Guess the Theme of the Week and win a prize from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com)
46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. (Mark 10:46-52, New King James Version)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
(Matthew 9:27, New King James Version)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
(Psalm 18:6, New King James Version)
36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
37 Then, as He was now drawing near 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 they had seen, 38 saying:
“‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19:36-40, New King James Version)
TEACHING
"Blind Bartimaeus," Pastor Joe Focht on Mark 10:46-52
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=37&GroupID=41
PRAYER
Dolly: 88-year-old woman in need of a bone-marrow procedure
Blessings,
B : )
46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. (Mark 10:46-52, New King James Version)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
(Matthew 9:27, New King James Version)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
(Psalm 18:6, New King James Version)
36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
37 Then, as He was now drawing near 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 they had seen, 38 saying:
“‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19:36-40, New King James Version)
TEACHING
"Blind Bartimaeus," Pastor Joe Focht on Mark 10:46-52
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=46&commInfo=37&GroupID=41
PRAYER
Dolly: 88-year-old woman in need of a bone-marrow procedure
Blessings,
B : )
Sunday, January 24, 2010
18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth. (Psalm 145:18, New King James Version)
6 I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. (Psalm 17:6, New King James Version)
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples! (Psalm 105:1, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Joe Focht, Calvary Chapel Philadelphia
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_author.cfm?AuthorID=46&l=1
PRAYER
Myra: Admitted to hospital with spot found on lung
Blessings,
B : )
Friday, January 22, 2010
Guess the Theme of the Week and win a hoodie from STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
(Revelation 22:1-7, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“Grace Is The Final Word,” Pastor John Courson on Revelation 22
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=revelation
(10-05-04 #VTC4085 In-Depth Topical Thru-The-Bible Studies
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa)
Blessings,
B : )
1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
(Revelation 22:1-7, New King James Version)
TEACHING
“Grace Is The Final Word,” Pastor John Courson on Revelation 22
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=revelation
(10-05-04 #VTC4085 In-Depth Topical Thru-The-Bible Studies
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa)
Blessings,
B : )
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Guess the Theme of the Week and win a hoodie from STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
9 Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; (Psalm 96:9-11, New King James Version)
1 The LORD reigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of isles be glad!
2 Clouds and darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
3 A fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about. (Psalm 97:1-3, New King James Version)
4 I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the LORD.
5 “ Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD,
“ That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and prosper,
And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
6 In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called:
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
(Jeremiah 23:4-6, New King James Version)
TEACHING
God's Calling,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 6:1-9
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
( 2-4-07 #T404 Miscellaneous Bible Studies)
PRAYER
Much needed surgical supplies for Haiti Earthquake victims
CCOB Youth Group Haiti Relief/Support Team (http://www.facebook.com/#/note.php?note_id=309476191040&id=1425582248&ref=mf): Please support these CCOB teens who will be traveling to Haiti to help the earthquake victims
Mickey: Strength and comfort for youngster in the cardiac unit at Children's Hospital in Chicago and his family
Blessings,
B :)
9 Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; (Psalm 96:9-11, New King James Version)
1 The LORD reigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of isles be glad!
2 Clouds and darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
3 A fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about. (Psalm 97:1-3, New King James Version)
4 I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the LORD.
5 “ Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD,
“ That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and prosper,
And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
6 In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called:
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
(Jeremiah 23:4-6, New King James Version)
TEACHING
God's Calling,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 6:1-9
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
( 2-4-07 #T404 Miscellaneous Bible Studies)
PRAYER
Much needed surgical supplies for Haiti Earthquake victims
CCOB Youth Group Haiti Relief/Support Team (http://www.facebook.com/#/note.php?note_id=309476191040&id=1425582248&ref=mf): Please support these CCOB teens who will be traveling to Haiti to help the earthquake victims
Mickey: Strength and comfort for youngster in the cardiac unit at Children's Hospital in Chicago and his family
Blessings,
B :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Guess the Theme of the Week and win a hoodie from sponsor STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:
“ Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
(Isaiah 6:2-4, New King James Version)
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
“ Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, (Revelation 4:7-9, New King James Version)
TEACHING
God's Calling,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 6:1-9
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
(2-4-07 #T404 Miscellaneous Bible Studies)
PRAYER
Please continue to pray for this week's prayer requests
Blessings,
B :)
2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:
“ Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
(Isaiah 6:2-4, New King James Version)
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
“ Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, (Revelation 4:7-9, New King James Version)
TEACHING
God's Calling,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 6:1-9
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
(2-4-07 #T404 Miscellaneous Bible Studies)
PRAYER
Please continue to pray for this week's prayer requests
Blessings,
B :)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations. (Psalm 100:4-5, New King James Version)
28 For the LORD loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. (Psalm 37:28, New King James Version)
8 But You, LORD, are on high forevermore. (Psalm 92:8, New King James Version)
7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
(Hebrews 13:7-9, New King James Version)
TEACHING
"Thanksgiving,” Pastor John Courson on Psalm 100
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=psalms
( 11-23-95 #T275 Miscellaneous Bible Studies)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
Christine: One of the missing students from Lynn University in Haiti. May she and the others be found alive and safe soon.
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org) and other relief efforts to Haiti
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous sponsor prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry and for relief effort in Haiti
Karleen: single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: May the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Monday, January 18, 2010
18 “The LORD shall reign forever and ever.”
(Exodus 15:18, New King James Version)
8 God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne. (Psalm 47:8, New King James Version)
33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
(Luke 1:33, New King James Version)
TEACHING (free stream)
“Why We Worship,” Pastor John Courson on Psalm 47
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=psalms
11-25-07 #OT5060 “Pastor Jon's Teachings From ACF Shared Thru-the-Bible In-Depth Teachings”)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org) and other relief efforts to Haiti
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous sponsor prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry and for relief effort in Haiti
Karleen: single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: May the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New theme and teacher starts now. Correctly guess the Theme of the Week and win an awesome hoodie from STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com).
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
(Leviticus 19:1-2, New King James Version)
15 People shall be brought down,
Each man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,
And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.
(Isaiah 5:15-17, New King James Version)
TEACHING (free stream)
“One Nation Under God?,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 5
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
(08-16-87 #S357 In-Depth Topical Thru-The-Bible Studies)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org) and other relief efforts to Haiti
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous sponsor prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry and for relief effort in Haiti
Karleen: single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: May the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
(Leviticus 19:1-2, New King James Version)
15 People shall be brought down,
Each man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,
And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.
(Isaiah 5:15-17, New King James Version)
TEACHING (free stream)
“One Nation Under God?,” Pastor John Courson on Isaiah 5
http://www.joncourson.com/teaching/teachings.asp?book=isaiah
(08-16-87 #S357 In-Depth Topical Thru-The-Bible Studies)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org) and other relief efforts to Haiti
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous sponsor prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry and for relief effort in Haiti
Karleen: single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: May the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Friday, January 15, 2010
This closes out the week. Look for a new theme and teacher on Sunday night.
VERSES
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. (Revelation 22:6-14, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=66
(free stream of Revelation 21 & 22)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
(free stream through iTunes corresponding with today’s
verse)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=7275&commInfo=25&topic=Revelation
(written, Revelation 21 & 22)
PRAYERS
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org): Relief effort in Haiti
Stacey: Speedy recovery from emergency surgery
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Pastor Rob Cruver and Team: Health and safety on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com, http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B : )
VERSES
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. (Revelation 22:6-14, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Pastor Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=66
(free stream of Revelation 21 & 22)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
(free stream through iTunes corresponding with today’s
verse)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=7275&commInfo=25&topic=Revelation
(written, Revelation 21 & 22)
PRAYERS
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge (http://ccob.org): Relief effort in Haiti
Stacey: Speedy recovery from emergency surgery
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Pastor Rob Cruver and Team: Health and safety on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com, http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B : )
Thursday, January 14, 2010
VERSE
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16, New King James Version)
TEACHING
Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=43
(free stream of John 3 & 4)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
(free stream through iTunes corresponding with today’s verse)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=7156&commInfo=25&topic=John
(written, John 3 & 4)
PRAYERS
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.c...om): Thanksgiving for generous prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry and help Haiti Earthquake Victims
Stacey: Speedy recovery from emergency surgery
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Pastor Rob Cruver and Team: Health and safety on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry: http://www.emanuelalways.com, http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
VERSES:
Exodus 2:23-25
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%202:23-25&version=NKJV
Exodus 6:4-9
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%206:4-9&version=NKJV
Leviticus 26:40-45
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2026:40-45&version=NKJV
Deuteronomy 30:1-10
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2030:1-10&version=NKJV
Joshua 23
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jos&c=23
TEACHING
Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=2
(free stream of Exodus 1-5, 6-10)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
(free stream through iTunes corresponding with any of today’s verses)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=4739&commInfo=25&topic=Exodus
(written, Exodus 1-5)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=4740&commInfo=25&topic=Exodus
(written, Exodus 6-10)
PRAYERS:
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry
Stacey: Speedy recovery from emergency surgery
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Pastor Rob Cruver and Team: Health and safety on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry:
http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Wednesday/Thursday
15 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, 16 according to all you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’
17 “And the LORD said to me: ‘What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. (Deuteronomy 18:15-19, New King James Version)
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14, New King James Version)
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:26-38, New King James Version)
9 “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
(Zechariah 9:9, New King James Version)
1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “ Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘ Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“ Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
(Matthew 21:1-9, New King James Version)
TEACHING:
Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=5
(free stream of Deuteronomy 17-20)
http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
(free stream through iTunes corresponding with any of today’s verses)
(written, Deuteronomy 17-20)
PRAYERS:
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Haiti Earthquake Victims: For all those who have lost homes and loved ones, may the Lord be their peace, comfort, strength, provision, restoration, healing, hope and most of all salvation
STAR 99 (http://star991fm.com): Thanksgiving for generous prizes and provision to continue abundant ministry
Stacey: Speedy recovery from emergency surgery
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Diane: Out of work on disability and receiving chemotherapy
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Pastor Rob Cruver and Team: Health and safety on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Bruce Risley's ministry:
http://www.emanuelalways.com http://emanuelalways.blogspot.com/
Connie: Single mom looking for a job after many years out of the work force
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B :)
Monday/Tuesday
Be the first to guess the theme of the week and win a prize
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. 6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.
7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. (Genesis 12:1-9, New King James Version)
14 And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
18 Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD. (Genesis 13:14-18, New King James Version)
1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
7 Then He said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 And he said, “Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?”
9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. 18 On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying:
“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— 19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.” (Genesis 15:1-22, New King James Version)
1 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. 4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5 And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.”
They said, “Do as you have said.”
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8 So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
So he said, “Here, in the tent.”
10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
13 And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.
And He said, “No, but you did laugh!” (Genesis 18:1-15, New King James Version)
1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”
6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!”
And he said, “Here I am, my son.”
Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”
15 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. (Genesis 22:1-19, New King James Version)
23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba. 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.” 25 So he built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.
(Genesis 26:23-25, New King James Version)
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. 11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.” 13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him. 14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. (Genesis 35:9-15, New King James Version)
Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
1 Now the LORD had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. 6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.
7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. (Genesis 12:1-9, New King James Version)
14 And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
18 Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD. (Genesis 13:14-18, New King James Version)
1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
7 Then He said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 And he said, “Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?”
9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. 18 On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying:
“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— 19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.” (Genesis 15:1-22, New King James Version)
1 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. 4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5 And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.”
They said, “Do as you have said.”
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8 So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
So he said, “Here, in the tent.”
10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
13 And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.
And He said, “No, but you did laugh!” (Genesis 18:1-15, New King James Version)
1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”
6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!”
And he said, “Here I am, my son.”
Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”
15 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. (Genesis 22:1-19, New King James Version)
23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba. 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.” 25 So he built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.
(Genesis 26:23-25, New King James Version)
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. 11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.” 13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him. 14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. (Genesis 35:9-15, New King James Version)
Chuck Smith, The Word for Today
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/comm_topic.cfm?AuthorID=1&commInfo=64&GroupID=1
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http://www.twft.com/?page=C2000
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(written, Genesis 10-12)
PRAYERS:
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Karleen, single mom recovering from pneumonia after being out of work nearly one month, in great debt post-divorce, lacking heat and hot water in her home and in need of God's provision for a better her life with her son
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Parker to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Health and safety of Pastor Rob Cruver and team on a missions trip to Liberia
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers
Blessings,
B : )
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VERSES:
Genesis 6-8
VERSES:
Genesis 6-8
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(written, Genesis 6-7)
(written, Genesis 8-9)
PRAYERS:
Chuck Smith to heal from his recent stroke: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224223637383
Joan and Joshua to find jobs in Georgia
Wendy's mom to be strengthened in her fight against cancer
Scott to draw closer to the Lord while his cancer is treated experimentally
Muay Thai Missions: http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=details&GroupID=MT021DWZ
Ava, 8-year-old recovering from gall bladder surgery
Daniel, Rebekah, Matt & Matt: may the Lord humble them to receive His truth and draw closer to Him
Christ-centered marriages to grow ever stronger in the Lord and be a good witness unto Him
For all your prayers, which I hope you will post here
Blessings,
B : )
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