Tuesday's Joyful Shout (John 13:5-9)

New theme continues today. Look for the recurring word in the scripture and song. Also, the adjacent visual gives it away.

⁵ After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. ⁶ Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?”
⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.”
⁸ Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”
Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
⁹ Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
(John 13:5-9, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.

Blessings,
B :)

Sunday's Joyful Shout (Exodus 30:18, Proverbs 30:12)

New theme rolls out today. Let's see how soon you can figure it out.

¹⁸ “You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, (Exodus 30:18, New King James Version)

¹² There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
      Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
       (Proverbs 30:12, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"The Brazen Laver," Matthew Henry
"Proverbs 30:11-14," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.

Blessings,
B :)

Thursday's Joyful Shout (Galatians 4:3-6)

Enjoy the following regarding our Redeemer:

³ Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. ⁴ But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
⁶ And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” (Galatians 4:3-6, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Law of Moses vs. Gospel of Christ," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.

Blessings,
B : )

Wednesday's Joyful Shout (Psalm 19:14)

Praise God! Paul Tamke of Brick won this week's "A Joyful Shout" for correctly guessing the theme of "Redeemer." That makes three wins for Paul! Congrats and Many Blessings to him.

New theme rolls out Sunday. In the meantime, enjoy "Redeemer" verses, music and teaching:


 ¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
         Be acceptable in Your sight,
         O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Prayer for the Benefit of Them," Matthew Henry

Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.

Tuesday's Joyful Shout (Job 19:25)

 ²⁵ For I know that my Redeemer lives,
      And He shall stand at last on the earth; (Job 19:25, New King James Version)



TEACHING

"Job's Belief in the Resurrection," Matthew Henry


PRAYER
Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.
Israel: As U.S. policy becomes antagonistic toward Israel and talk of war with Iran and Russia heats up as predicted in Ezekiel, may the modern Nation of Israel enjoy her 62nd birthday. In honor of Israeli Independence Day, make a donation to the Jerusalem Prayer Team.

Blessings,
B :)

Monday's Joyful Shout (Isaiah 43:14)

Guess the Theme of the Week and win a prize.

 ¹ But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,
      And He who formed you, O Israel:

      “ Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
      I have called you by your name;
      You are Mine.
       (Isaiah 43:1, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Why We Need a Redeemer," The Calling of God

PRAYER
Lawrence Imbro: Young man fighting cancer with limited resources. Benefit meal to help the Imbro family financially in the face of mounting medical expenses will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 at Friendly's, 180 Ferry Road. If you're on Facebook, you can find out more about this event here.
Bridgefest: May the Lord draw many to Him with the July 23-24 Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, featuring the music of Dove- and Grammy-nominated Mandisa and The Katrinas and the teaching of Jack Hibbs, Bob Botsford, Lloyd Pulley and many other teachers at Bridge-FM.

Blessings,
B :)

Sunday's Joyful Shout (Exodus 15:13)

New theme rolls today. This is an easy one. Look for the word that pops out in every scripture reference and nearly every song title.

 ¹³ You in Your mercy have led forth
      The people whom You have redeemed;
      You have guided them in Your strength
      To Your holy habitation. (Exodus 15:13, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"The Song of Moses," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Yom Hashoah: May God strength Israel today, Holocaust Memorial Day

Blessings,
B :)

Friday's Joyful Shout (Rock of My Salvation)

New theme rolls out Sunday. In the meantime, enjoy Christ the Rock:

 ⁴⁷ “The LORD lives!
      Blessed be my Rock!
      Let God be exalted,
      The Rock of my salvation! (2 Samuel 22:47, New King James Version)


 ⁴⁶ The LORD lives!
         Blessed be my Rock!
         Let the God of my salvation be exalted. (Psalm 18:46, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"David's Psalm of Thanksgiving," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Bridgefest: Tickets go on sale tomorrow for annual Christian beach festival in Ocean Grove, July 23 to 24

Blessings,
B :)

Thursday's Joyful Shout (Psalm 114:7-8)

Christ the Solid Rock continues:


 ⁷ Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
         At the presence of the God of Jacob,
 ⁸ Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
         The flint into a fountain of waters. (Psalm 114:7-8, New King James Version)

Wednesday's Joyful Shout (Deut. 32:28-38)

Praise God! Randall Schuckman of Denver won this week's A Joyful Shout by guessing the Theme of the Week: Christ Is the Rock. He'll receive an autographed CD from a top Contemporary Christian Music artist. Many Blessings & Much Joy to Randall and to all. Look forward to playing again next week.

In the meantime, here is today's A Joyful Shout:

 ²⁸ “For they are a nation void of counsel,
      Nor is there any understanding in them.

 ²⁹ Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
      That they would consider their latter end!

 ³⁰ How could one chase a thousand,
      And two put ten thousand to flight,
      Unless their Rock had sold them,
      And the LORD had surrendered them?

 ³¹ For their rock is not like our Rock,
      Even our enemies themselves being judges.

 ³² For their vine is of the vine of Sodom
      And of the fields of Gomorrah;
      Their grapes are grapes of gall,
      Their clusters are bitter.

 ³³ Their wine is the poison of serpents,
      And the cruel venom of cobras.

 ³⁴ ‘Is this not laid up in store with Me,
      Sealed up among My treasures?

 ³⁵ Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
      Their foot shall slip in due time;
      For the day of their calamity is at hand,
      And the things to come hasten upon them.’

 ³⁶ “For the LORD will judge His people
      And have compassion on His servants,
      When He sees that their power is gone,
      And there is no one remaining, bond or free.

 ³⁷ He will say: ‘Where are their gods,
      The rock in which they sought refuge?

 ³⁸ Who ate the fat of their sacrifices,
      And drank the wine of their drink offering?
      Let them rise and help you,
      And be your refuge. (Deuteronomy 32:28-38, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Deserved Vengeance Withheld," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Joshua Fund: May redesigned Web site be an even better tool of the Lord.

Blessings,
B :)

Tuesday's Joyful Shout (Living Water)

Massive clue to this week's theme is in this image. Be the first to guess it and win an autographed CD, book or T-shirt.

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.”
(John 4:13-14, New King James Version)

 ¹ Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.
² Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. ³ And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! ⁴ Why have you brought up the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? ⁵ And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink.” ⁶ So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
⁷ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ⁸ “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” ⁹ So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him.
¹⁰ And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” ¹¹ Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.
¹² Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
¹³ This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the LORD, and He was hallowed among them. (Numbers 20:1-13, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"The Woman at the Well," Matthew Henry


PRAYER
Kenny Florian: Great UFC fighter who is having foot surgery to deal with a staff infection. May the Lord heal Him and use Him to further His kingdom.

Blessings,
B :)

A Joyful Shout (Bread from Heaven)

Figuring out this week's theme is sooooo easy. All you have to do is look at this week's accompanying image to the left

³² Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³ For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
³⁴ Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
³⁵ And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. (John 6:32-35, New King James Version)

 ¹⁵ You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
      And brought them water out of the rock for their thirst,
      And told them to go in to possess the land
      Which You had sworn to give them. (Nehemiah 9:15, New King James Version)


 ¹² Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers,
         In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
 ¹³ He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
         And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
 ¹⁴ In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
         And all the night with a light of fire.
 ¹⁵ He split the rocks in the wilderness,
         And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
 ¹⁶ He also brought streams out of the rock,
         And caused waters to run down like rivers.
         
 ¹⁷ But they sinned even more against Him
         By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
 ¹⁸ And they tested God in their heart
         By asking for the food of their fancy.
 ¹⁹ Yes, they spoke against God:
         They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
 ²⁰ Behold, He struck the rock,
         So that the waters gushed out,
         And the streams overflowed.
         Can He give bread also?
         Can He provide meat for His people?”
          (Psalm 78:12-20, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Jesus' Discourse with the Multitude," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Wounded Warrior Project: May it continue to uphold the lives, duty and honor of those who sacrificed so much for our freedom.

Blessings,
B :)

Sunday's Joyful Shout (Water from the Rock)

 ¹ Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, ² all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, ³ all ate the same spiritual food, ⁴ and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. ⁵ But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
(1 Corinthians 10:1-5, New King James Version)

 ¹ Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. ² Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.”
So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?”
³ And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
⁴ So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!”
⁵ And the LORD said to Moses, “Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river, and go. ⁶ Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.”
And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. ⁷ So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?” (Exodus 17:1-7, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Israelites in theWilderness," Matthew Henry

PRAYER
Disciples of Christ (based on Luke 9:23-27): May we deny ourselves, take up our cross daily and follow Jesus. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for His sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? May we never be ashamed of the Lord or His word and may He be pleased with the way we glorify Him. May we see the kingdom of God.

Blessings,
B :)

Friday's Joyful Shout (Ephesians 6:1-4)

Last look at this week's theme, "Jesus Loves the Little Children." Congrats to Michael and Elizabeth Sannelli for guessing it. They won a Newsboys CD/DVD. New theme rolls out on Sunday. Be the first to guess it and win a prize.

 ¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: ³ “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
⁴ And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:1-4, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Children's Ministry Place

PRAYER
Eskaros Family: (from Carol) Thank you thank you thank you thank you for praying for us. My mom (Waafa) is finally home with me after a harrowing 48 hours. She had numbness and heaviness on her left side, so stroke was feared and now, finally, ruled out. She had a CT scan, MRI, MRA, coratid doppler, and echo, all between the ER and two different testing facilities in PA. She also had a liter of blood removed, so it has been a WHIRLWIND...

Thank you, Jesus, it was not a stroke, and we continue to pray over her body for relief of these difficult symptoms. You have no idea how much your prayers, calls and notes mean to her and to us. God be glorified.

She will stay with me until tomorrow, just to make sure she's safe, and then she will ease back into regular life over the next several days.

As for me, my white blood cell counts continue to be consistently low w/ repeat testing, and my joints are screaming, but we've moved follow up on that front to the back burner for now, just until we see to my mom, and my kids get a bit more normalcy since Tuesday night's nightmare. They need to simply focus on school and music, and not hospital runs for a few days. Lord willing!

Blessings,
B :)

Thursday's Joyful Shout (Spare the Rod)

²⁴ He who spares his rod hates his son,
      But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
       (Proverbs 13:24, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Creative Bible Study

PRAYER
Israel: The Promised Land's enemies have more than 18,000 missiles and rockets supplied by Iran to their terrorist proxies Hamas and Hezbollah, and they are using them again. The Jewish people desperately need our help. In the past, the Jerusalem Prayer Team has provided help with food, clothing, temporary housing and even bomb shelters for Jews living in towns like Sderot. With the rockets raining death and destruction again, we must step forward and help the victims of these latest terrorist attacks. Israel is under attack in the town of Sderot and all along the southern border where terrorists are making life a living hell for the poor Jewish refugees from Russia. Today the UN, the EU, Russia, China and now even the United States are pressuring Israel to give more land to the terrorists, even in east Jerusalem, the same terrorists who are killing Jews today. CLICK HERE TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF TERROR

Blessings,
B :)

Wednesday's Joyful Shout (Train Up a Child)

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go,
      And when he is old he will not depart from it.
       (Proverbs 22:6, New King James Version)



TEACHING
"Train Up a Child," Garden of Praise

PRAYER
Waafa: Awaiting an MRI to rule out a stroke. God has been working through this to protect her thus far. Please continue to pray for her and the family.

Blessings,
B :)

Tuesday's Joyful Shout (Honor Your Parents)

Turn the children of your lives onto A Joyful Shout this week, which, by the way, is a hint to the theme that can win you a prize.

¹² “ Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
       (Exodus 20:12, New King James Version)

¹⁶ ‘ Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
       (Deuteronomy 5:16, New King James Version)



TEACHING
A Kid's Heart

PRAYER
Children with Cancer: Please pray for little Liam and so many other children bravely battling cancer today. Pray for the emotional strength of their families, and for the wisdom of their doctors treating them.

Blessings,
B :)

Today's Joyful Shout (Greatest in the Kingdom)

Gather the kiddies and play "A Joyful Shout" together to guess the Theme of the Week and win a prize. By the way, that's a hint to the theme.

 ¹ At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
² Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, ³ and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:1-4, New King James Version)

³⁴ But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest. ³⁵ And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” ³⁶ Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, ³⁷ “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” (Mark 9:34-37, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Children's Online Bible Study

PRAYER
Sulkappa and Ratnamma Jeevapur: Praise for diagnosis of ailing couple with missionary children. May the Lord guide the doctors' hands to complete recovery.

Blessings,
B :)

Today's Joyful Shout (Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven)

Happy Easter, everybody. A Joyful Shout is a late because I had such a wonderful Easter celebration with my family and friends. But here it is a new Theme of the Week. Enjoy this one with your kiddies and try together to guess the theme to win a prize by tapping into the links below or visiting http://ajoyfulshout.blogspot.com.

   
¹³ Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:13-14, New King James Version)

   
¹³ Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:13-14, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Children's Bible Study

PRAYER
Sulkappa Jeevapur: 80-year-old man who is seriously ill. Please pray for healing and quick recovery. Also for his wife, Ratnamma, who has also been ill, though not as much as him.

Blessings,
B : )

Friday's Joyful Shout (Isaiah 60:1)

A new theme rolls out on Easter Sunday. Guess it and win a prize. In the meantime, enjoy the glory of the Lord this Good Friday:

 ¹ Arise, shine;
      For your light has come!
      And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
       (Isaiah 60:1, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Isaiah 60, Chuck Smith

PRAYER
Bridge-FM: For ongoing talks with several teachers considering joining our lineup, guidance during prays and planning for expanded Bridgefest 2010, FCC approval for a power increase to new 91.9 FM signal and praise for new teacher John Randall at 6 a.m., new iPhone & iPod Touch listeners and amazing testimonies that listeners phoned in and posted.

Blessings,
B :)

Thursday's Joyful Shout (Philippians 3:8-11)

⁸ Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; ¹⁰ that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, ¹¹ if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. (Philippians 3:8-11, New King James Version)



TEACHING
Philippians 3, Chuck Smith

PRAYER
Israel: May the church rise up to bless Israel by defending her against our own government so that we honor God rather than have Him curse us for turning our back on Israel. Take action here: http://tool.donation-net.net/CTBF/SSClinton1.cfm?dn=1032&commID=143219331&ID=367566

Blessings,
B :)