Genuine Discipleship One
The Greek word for disciple is used over 250 times in the New Testament. ‘Mathetes’
A taught or a trained one.
A learner or a follower.
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The Moon: Isaiah 66
From new moon to new moon, and from sabbath to sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, says the Lord. Isaiah 66:23 RSV Verse 22“For as the new … Continue reading The Moon: Isaiah 66
“be a good minister of Jesus Christ” : 1 Timothy 4
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving; for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. If you put these instructions before the brethren, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
1 Timothy 4:4-6 RSV
What is the Third Heaven? 2 Corinthians 12:1-21
The three heavens as understood by the Jews:
(1) The air or atmosphere where the clouds gather (Genesis 2:1,19), (2) the firmament containing the sun, moon and stars (Deuteronomy 18:3; Matthew 24:29), and (3) God’s dwelling place (Matthew 5:12,16,45,48).
TWO WAYS OF MEETING A DIFFICULTY: John 6
When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
John 6:14-15 ASV
Sounds of the Night
Night Sounds. Frogs. Crickets. Nature. Bed. Sleep.
Walking Resistance: A Florida Walking Video #Rush
I’m walkin’ here.
I Built the Sky: “Up into the Ether” 4K music video
“Up into the Ether” 4K music video
Never too Late!
Have you ever wondered why some people just seem to live really long lives?
THE POOR WISE MAN WHO DELIVERED A CITY: Ecclesiastes 9 + Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote:
Blow! Blow! Thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude.
Freeze, Freeze thou bitter sky,
Thou dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot.
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy tooth is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Music of the Church
Music of the Lord’s Church
What is The Veil? Isaiah 25:6-8
(Hosea 13:14)
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM: Genesis 12 + Seven-fold Promise
I will make of thee a great nation.
And I will bless thee.
And I will make thy name great.
And be thou a blessing;
And I will bless them that bless thee.
And I will curse him that curseth thee,
And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2,3)
THE CHRISTIAN RACE: Hebrews 12
The response of Christians to chastisement is fourfold: (1) The child of God must not despise it (Hebrews 12:5). (2) He must not faint under the impact of it.
For freedom did Christ set us free: Galatians 5
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1
THE PROBLEM OF HANDLING DOUBT IN DIFFICULT TIMES: Psalm 77
I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted. I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.
Listen to Malachi
God says that Elijah also will be sent before the coming of Christ. The Lord Himself relates this prophecy to John the Baptist too (Matthew 11:14; compare Luke 1:17) while John says that he is not Elijah (John 1:21). This seeming contradiction is solved by the fact that His second appearing in glory for judgment will follow Christ’s rejection. So before this “great and dreadful day of Jehovah” will come Elijah will appear and announce the second coming of Christ for judgment (Revelation 11:3-6).
Sing, O daughter of Zion: Zephaniah 3:14-20
Zephaniah must be hailed as the Old Testament prophet who made it clear that the Prophet who would dwell among the people of his kingdom would actually be God Himself.
THE GLORY OF THE CROSS: 1 Corinthians 1
The pyramids of Egypt, upon which generations of men worked for centuries, are merely colossal monuments to human stupidity.
Seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion: Amos 5:8
Seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion. These constellations are referred to in the Old Testament (Job 9:9; 38:31) as demonstrations of God’s creative power.
PEACEABLE KINGDOM
Talk of a Peaceable Kingdom
Talk of a time without fear
The ones we wish would listen
Are never going to hear A homeward angel on the fly
A wave toward the clearing sky