Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the Pit (part 5 of 5)




Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration

WEDNESDAY’S WORD
October 30, 2013
Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 5 of 5)

Psalm 25:15 NIV ~ My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare

10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.” 11 So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. (Jeremiah 38:10-13)

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Enter God's rest: by speaking up and speaking out (part 4 of 4)


SUNDAY MESSAGE
Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration

Enter God’s rest: By speaking up and speaking out (part 4 of 4)
October 27, 2013


But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-6 NIV)



Matthew 11:12  And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 4 of 5)


Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration


WEDNESDAY’S WORD

October 23, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 4 of 5)

Psalm 25:15 NIV ~ My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare



10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.” 11 So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. (Jeremiah 38:10-13)

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Enter God's Rest: By speaking up and speaking out (part 3 of 4)



Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration
Enter God’s rest: By speaking up and speaking out (part 3 of 4)
October 20, 2013
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-6 NIV)
I left off last week stating, Before you can move to speaking up and speaking out, you have to know what God has called you to do. We talked about that, now we turn to what John was called to do.


Matthew: 3:7-11(NLT) 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize,[c] he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. 9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. 11 “I baptize with[d] water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.[e]

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the Pit (part 3 of 5)

Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration


WEDNESDAY’S WORD

October 16, 2013
Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 3 of 5)

Psalm 25:15 NIV ~ My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.



So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. But Ebed-Melek, a Cushite,[c] an official[d] in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate, Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him, “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern, where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread in the city.” (Jeremiah 38:6-9)

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Enter God's Rest: By Speaking Up and Speaking Out (part 2 of 4)


SUNDAY MESSAGE
Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration


Enter God’s rest: By speaking up and speaking out (part 2 of 4)
October 13, 2013

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-6 NIV)



Matthew: 3:1-6(NLT) In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[a] 3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’” 4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. 5 People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. 6 And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 2 of 5)


Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”

Release and Renewal/Restoration

WEDNESDAY’S WORD

October 9, 2013

Jeremiah: Release from the pit (part 2 of 5)

Psalm 25:15 NIV ~ My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare


So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah (Mal-ki-jah), the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. But Ebed-Melek, a Cushite,[c] an official[d] in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate, Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him, “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern, where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread in the city.” (Jeremiah 38:6-9)

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Enter God's rest: By Speaking up and speaking out

SUNDAY MESSAGE
Theme: Enter God’s Rest: Time for “R & R”
Release and Renewal/Restoration
Enter God’s rest: By speaking up and speaking out (part 1 of 4)
October 6, 2013

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-6 NIV)

Luke 1:39-41 (NLT) 39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.