Praise be to God the Father
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 | New International Version - UK (NIVUK)
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Cross References: Psalm 68:35; Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 66:13; Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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August 16, 2023 Verse Of The Day
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"THERE'S DANGER IN TWISTING SCRIPTURE!"
Deuteronomy 4:2, “Now listen, Israel, listen carefully to the rules and regulations that I am teaching you to follow so that you may live and enter and take possession of the land that God, the God-of-Your-Fathers, is giving to you. DON’T ADD A WORD TO WHAT I COMMAND YOU, AND DON’T REMOVE A WORD FROM IT. Keep the commands of God, your God, that I am commanding you.” (MSG)
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15,…
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“When God Gave Me More Than I Could Handle” By Dr Michelle Bengtson:
“People, Christians included, often say that God won’t give you any more than you can handle, but that’s just not true. We’ve gotten it all wrong. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that God won’t give us more than we can handle. It says he won’t let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, and that he will provide a way out of temptation so that we can handle it.
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
But that’s talking about temptation, not enduring the trials and hardships of life. I would go so far as to say that God absolutely does give us more than we can handle! But He does so for a purpose. To those who so often say to me, “I don’t know how you handle everything you’ve been given,” I don’t. Repeatedly God has brought me to the place where I can’t handle it on my own. I can’t do it without Him.
Life is hard. Life is weighty. Life is overwhelming. We can’t do it alone, without Him. That’s why Jesus comforted us with the promise that,
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Jesus doesn’t ask us to carry the load by ourselves. Jesus beckons us to find our refuge, our strength, our peace in Him when life is just more than we can handle on our own.
When you feel like giving up, giving in, and letting go, God is holding on to you. When we experience difficulties that are too great for us to handle, they remind us that we must depend on God.
“For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you’” (Isaiah 41:13).
“The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble” (Psalm 9:9).
When you’re weak, God wants to be strong for you. He wants to be the rock that you lean on, the strong tower that you run to. The times that overwhelm us show us that God is our source of strength.
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him” (Psalm 28:7).
“But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble” (Psalm 37:39-40).
The times that overwhelm us show us that God is our source of strength. When you feel weak, lost, and scared, not even sure where your next breath will come from, take God’s hand and know that He’s going to help you through it, one moment at a time. The times that are too difficult to handle on our own teach us to trust God even when we cannot see.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock” (Isaiah 26:4).
When all you can do is cry, God is a safe place to do that because He promises to dry your eyes. When we are faced with difficulties that are more than we can handle on our own, we have an opportunity to experience God as our refuge.
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1).
“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him” (Psalm 18:30).
We will go through the hard times but never alone or without His helpful, guiding hand. So, does God give us more than we can handle on our own? Yes. But He makes us a promise that is worth holding onto:
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you” (Isaiah 43:2).
We will go through the hard times, the fiery times, the overwhelming times, but never alone, and never without His helpful, guiding hand.
The question is, will you trust Him with those heavy, overwhelming burdens that are more than you can handle?
Because of Him, #HopePrevails!”
(Slightly abridged. Full Web article here.)
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Vigilantly seeking the things that are above
Vigilantly seeking the things that are above
Today we will be looking at the topic of vigilance. When we vigilantly “seek the things that are above,” we are not only looking forward to a heavenly eternity, but we should be finding ways to enact heavenly principles in the here and now, incorporating our new, spiritual kingdom life into the life we are living now.
The apostle Paul stated it this way:
Colossians 3:1-3 – If then you were…
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Jesus : The Only Way To The Father (Easter Message) (239) - March 30 2024
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This Easter program we celebrate the tremendous sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, who became the Ransom for Many according to Matthew 20:28 (AMPC), so that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him (John 3:17, AMPC).
This program covers the following Scriptures from the Amplified Classic version (AMPC): John 3:16-17; Hebrews 1:3; John…
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Church notes - 24th March 2024
24th Palm Sunday
John 12:12 - 19
Colossians 3:15 - 22
1 Corinthians 12
Hebrews 13:17
2 Timothy 4:1 - 5
Sermon
Philippians 3
Sacrifce - Being Like Jesus
The Goal - asperational goal
For the Jews - someone who fully kept the Law was perfect.
vs 6
Paul had been one of those who were considered perfect
vs 10
But he had completely changed his focus, onto Jesus.
Two Points
A life-long journey.
Our holiness is different, to the Jewish idea of holiness.
The finishing post. Winning a prize
Running (or riding a bike)
Perseverence and hard work. Our Christian walk is hard and ongoing.
vs 2
vs 17 - 19
Galatians 5:22, 23
Our focus can be on rules on regulations. But our focus should be on God and becoming more like Him. Our loyalty is to Heaven, not to things on Earth.
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The Relationship Between Farming and Holiness
Analogies are helpful and here is a good one from a godly leader who now lives with Jesus. Jerry Bridges was a long time staff member with the Navigators, a discipleship ministry that started in the military but has expanded in to worldwide discipling movement.
Wise words from Jerry Bridges and his classic book The Pursuit of Holiness.
Here’s the analogy that Bridges uses:
“Farming is a joint…
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God Comforts Paul and the Corinthians
3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who is compassionate and the God who gives comfort. 4 He comforts us whenever we suffer. That is why whenever other people suffer, we are able to comfort them by using the same comfort we have received from God.
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 | God's Word Translation (GWT)
The Holy Bible, GOD’S WORD® Translation Copyright 1995 by God’s Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.
Cross References: Psalm 68:35; Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 66:13; Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6
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His Own People Didn't See Who Jesus Was: Were They TOO Close?
It is a remarkable point of fact that the Hebrew leaders in first Century Jerusalem and even many of his contemporaries did not see clearly who Jesus was. He performed miracles, but not in front of everybody; he was foretold by the Hebrew Scriptures, but he wasn’t raised as a Pharisee or a Levite. So why didn’t the religious rock stars in Jerusalem see Jesus as the Son of God? Could they have…
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Stop Doing THIS.... 10 Mistakes of Deliverance | Vlad Savchuk
don't think this is a #popular ministry
was describing problem & absolutely
no one is all that sure that Christians
can be possessed by a demon.
Seriously, we tend to assume only a
non-believer has this problem—as it
seems how can the SPIRIT #indwell
a person who is also #possessed..
Only comfort I found was JESUS:
"Get thee behind ME Satan [Peter]"
Those who practice #lawlessness
were still #effective in the ministry
of deliverance of low level demons
[7:00] Thank you for clarifying that
passage, Matthew 7:22-23! No one
has ever done it; 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿���𝘁𝘆!!!
Honestly thought that Luke 10:20
contradicted v.22-23! No one gave
a cognizant answer ever.
You seriously kicked down the door
& inspire me to get back to studying
GOD's Word again.
Walking in the anointing of the HOLY
SPIRIT, overflow of the life of GOD in
HIS servant, means filled with GOD &
dedicated to HIM, crucifying yourself
& killing your private lions before you
are defeating public giants..
nice connection to lion's den [7:40]
this is crazy, you're not even trying
overcoming temptations/trails on a
personal level, then you're also used
by GOD to help other people. I love it
You have no idea how creeped out I
have been by Tim Keller's statement
how GOD can still write with crooked
pencils, which alludes to people who
can minister and still be falling apart
spiritually—feel that way now actually
Never take your last achievement as
GOD's stamp of approval on your life
& choices, you have to examine your
life with GOD's Word, instead of your
latest miracle/𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! ouch
The sign that GOD is pleased with you
is the Word of GOD & conviction of the
HOLY SPIRIT. [8:00 - 8:25]
Yeah well GOD said Love is patient, at
least that is what HE said to me a few
days ago when I asked why HE put up
with me & all these slow-mo uptake…
And you just said the magic phrase:
Rules of Engagement
that is the caption I put for Keller's
sermon on Nehemiah 3-4, which I
was just going over….
But I disagree w/ point 4 disorders, in
that GOD also uses it to #cause us to
𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
so we can be prompted to #cry with
those who cry. [Romans 12:15]
or we suffer to later help others who
suffer like we did [2 Corinthians 1:3-4]
was healed of asthma after Henry Hinn
prayed over me, my nose took 3-4 days
to dry up. My parents #encouraged me
that it's done and dusted when it wasn't
quite there yet. [James 1:6-7]
Doubt will kill your miracle: That man
should not expect to receive anything
from the LORD..
"Help my unbelief!" [Mark 9:24]
I know big hairy deal, ppl take objection
with this fact, they say it's unkind to put
that out there, well my neighbour says,
don't try to deliver anyone who doesn't
really want it. Problem solved? maybe
GOD also told Abraham to sacrifice his
only son, it's a test of your resolve to be
all in. 100% wish'd more ministries were
trusting GOD for their expenses but pot
calling the kettle black right now.
Closest was Charles Stanley's ministry
but then again they sell things, it is like
a regular business..I don't see anyone
trusting GOD to clothe them like a lily
Thank you for Point #9, that #misuse
scared the daylights out of me. I have
no interest in making ppl worse off at
all, at least not unless that is how it'll
leads to total redemption later on.
You have really thought this thru Vlad!
That blip's turning out really well used
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Eternal Assurance: Trusting in Christ Alone
Back in the early 90’s I faced a crisis as I held to a works-based salvation and constantly lived in fear of my eternal destiny. I had no assurance of my salvation because I never knew if I’d performed enough good works to validate my salvation. It was a terrible place to be. The solution came when I began to study the Scriptures carefully, stopped looking at myself, and fixed my “eyes on Jesus,…
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"YOU'RE THERE FOR A REASON"
Esther 4:12-14, “When Hathach told Mordecai what Esther had said, Mordecai sent her this message: “Don’t think that just because you live in the king’s house you’re the one Jew who will get out of this alive. If you persist in staying silent at a time like this, help and deliverance will arrive for the Jews from someplace else; but you and your family will be wiped out. Who knows? Maybe you were…
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What is it Like to be You?
We’ve all played “ice breaker” games with a group of people who we may know very little about. It’s a great way to get to know each other in a very open environment. But, instead of the usual questions: “What do you do for fun? What was your most embarrassing moment? What was your favorite vacation?”, what if this question were asked: “What is it like to be you?”
I assure you – it would depend…
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