TRUE TESTIMONY

 SCRIPTURE John 19:35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

 John 20:30-31 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

OBSERVATION John the disciple gives true testimony that Jesus is the Christ, God’s Son, that we may believe and have eternal life.

APPLICATION I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Giver of the gift of eternal life. 

PRAYER Thank You Jesus for paying the price so that I may have the gift of eternal life.

Serving, Helping, Saving

 

Scripture Psalms 121:2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Mark 9:23-24 If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.

Mark 10:51 Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want Me to do for you?

Observation Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth came as a servant demonstrating God’s power and love.

Application Jesus came to show me that He is the loving and all-powerful Lord and Savior.

Prayer Jesus thank You for coming to help me, to love me, to serve and to save me, to set an example for me.

Trust,Obey, and Have Faith

 

Scripture  Mark 3:35- Whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.-Jesus

Mark 4:9-He who has ears to hear, let him hear!-Jesus

Mark 4:23- If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

Mark 4:40 “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

Observation Jesus shares over and over with the people and pretty much says, You better listen, and the evidence will be when you show by your actions that you really hear, believe, live out, have faith in what I am teaching.

Application I would put my faith/trust wholly in Jesus, in God’s Word. I would not only listen to but be a doer of God’s Word.

Prayer Dear Jesus, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, I would put my faith in and be a doer of Your Word.  I would show through my actions that I trust in, believe in You and Your Word.

Open the Door

 Scripture Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Observation Jesus is calling, knocking, will you hear, will you believe, will you receive?

Application  We must be more than hearers but open the door of fellowship with Jesus and be doers of  God’s Word.

Prayer Thank You, Jesus for knocking on my heart’s door, I am thankful that I opened up to You.

His Body for My Sin

 

 Scripture Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He Was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Observation/ Application His arms stretched out, His body wounded, bruised, beaten, and torn for all to see and receive.

Prayer Thank You, Jesus, for suffering to pay the price for my sin.

Getting Your Feet Wet

 

Scripture Joshua 3:13-16  it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap . . . and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water . . . that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away . . . and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Observation Obedience to God can result in miraculous things happening.

Application If I will trust God, even when what He is leading/asking me to do seems, well, scary undoable, He can and will do miraculous things that will impact many lives.

Prayer Father, I want to trust/believe You no matter what . . . to be willing to get my feet wet.

No Doubt Prayers

 

Scripture Mark 11:23-24 For assuredly , I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Matt. 17:20; 21:21; Luke 17:6, Matt. 7:7; Luke 11:9; (John 14:13; 15:7; 16:24; James 1:5, 6)

Observation Ask, pray, do not doubt, believe, receive.

Application When I pray, I  should do so with wholehearted belief that God will answer.

Prayer Father, I would get out of the general and into specific wholehearted praying/prayers.

All Things are Possible

 

Scripture Mark 9:23- Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Matt. 17:20; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6; John 11:40

Observation -Belief is a strong thing. Nothing is impossible to him who believes. With God nothing’s impossible to/for us.

Application Jesus' the same yesterday, today, and forever. What He spoke then still holds True today. Trust Him and take Him at His Word. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.-1 Peter 5:7

Prayer Father, how many times I’ve read these words and the Truth never changes, I would trust/believe You and Your Word with all of my heart that all things are possible with You.

Look and Listen . . . Trust and Obey

 

Scripture Numbers 21:2,3-Israel made a vow and the Lord listened and answered. Numbers 22:18,20-I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more . . . “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.” Numbers 22:31-Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes . . . and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face. Numbers 22:38b-The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak. Numbers 23:3-Whatever He, the LORD, shows me I will tell you. Numbers 23:19-God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

Observation The Lord listens and answers. The Lord spoke and Balaam did. The Lord opened Balaam’s eyes and he bowed in obedience. The Lord gave Balaam a word to speak and that he spoke. The Lord God speaks the truth and will follow through on what He has spoken.

Application When I pray, I can trust that God is listening and will respond. When the Lord speaks, I would obey. I would be obedient as God opens the eyes of my heart. I would speak the words the Lord gives me to share. I would trust in and be a doer of God’s Word. I would trust that God will keep/be true to His Word.

Prayer Father, today I am listening for/to You. Today I am looking to You. I would be a doer/sharer of Your Word. I would trust You and Your Word with all my heart.

A Doer of God's Word

 

Scripture

Numbers 1:54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

Acts 24:14-15 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

Observation The children of Israel did as God commanded and Paul worshipped God, believing in and being a follower/doer of His Word.

Application I, too, put my faith and trust in, and seek to be a doer of God’s Word.

Prayer Father, thank You for giving me access to Your Holy Word. I put my faith and trust in and seek to be not just a hearer/reader of Your Word, but a follower/doer.

I BELIEVE

 Scripture Acts 8:37 Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

Observation Salvation originates in the heart, believing with all your heart that Jesus is the risen Son of God.

Application There is no other Name given under heaven by which we may receive salvation.

Prayer Thank You Jesus for my salvation.

Week Twenty 2011 Status

 Following Christ has two requirements: Believing, and acting like you do.5/15 10;14pm

Praise the LORD! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the LORD endures forever.-Psalm 117 5/18 9;04am