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Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
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The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5.16
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The
effectual fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much. (James 5.16)
student lesson - healing at the pool - and class exercise
(John
5.1-17)
The
Healing at the Pool
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market
a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethes'da, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent
folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season
into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of
the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease they had. [cf. song, Wade in the Water]
5 And a certain man was there, which had an
infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had
been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made
whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no
one, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down
before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed,
and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and
took up his bed, and walked: and on the
same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was
cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not
lawful for thee to carry thy bed. (see,
Neh. 13.19; Jer. 17.21)
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the
same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which
said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a
multitude being in that place.
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple,
and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto
thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it
was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus,
and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
As
if to say, you can’t stop me from doing the will of my Father; I will be
faithful and fulfill the will of my Father!
healing
at the pool
*class
exercise for current session, or students homework to present at the very next
session
make
groups of five each – choose an activity
*activity
one
create
a 5 or 10 minute play based on James 5.17 and the contextual story of “healing
at the pool” - or -
*activity
two
create
a hip-hop music rap based on James 5.17 and the contextual story of “healing at
the pool”
*James
5.17
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I
work.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
Psalms
121.1,2
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from
whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made
heaven and earth.
chapel reflection, benediction and study notes
Give
No Credence
Give
no credence to what you see, hear or think the devil is up to. Give NO credence to the devil at all.
Settle
yourself in the Almighty and his preordained safety, success and perfect health
for you. (Jeremiah 1.5, Jeremiah
29.11) God is ALL powerful. Believe ONLY in God.
He
has already cancelled every one of the devil’s devices. They are nonexistent when you believe.
Don’t
conjure in your mind any fear, even for a minuscule second. Don’t let the devil fake you out, not even
briefly. The devil may try to bluff
God’s children any time. So, always stay
on guard and remain diligent in your stride. (Luke 10.19)
Move
on, confessing and fulfilling your God-given purposes in life.
Be
joyful. For the joy of the Lord is your strength! (Nehemiah 8.10)
You
will do ALL things through Christ Jesus which strengthens you! (Philippians 4.13)
You
Are Always Safe In the Ever-Loving and Ever-Abiding Arms of Jesus, the Only
Christ.
Keep
that smile on your face and breathe deeply God’s breath of life. Share your abiding confidence, joy, peace and
love with others. Be concerned for their
well-being as well.
Remember,
no weapon formed against you or your loved-ones will prosper. It won’t work! It just won’t work! None of it!
Nothing! “Nada” will work!
(Isaiah 54.17)
For
God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind. Stir up the gift of
God. (2 Timothy 1.6,7)
We
rebuke the devil and ALL of his little imps, in the name of Jesus! The devil can’t destroy you, nor your
loved-ones, nor your purposes, nor your relationship with others. We command, declare and decree this, in the
name of Jesus!
Give
no credence to the devil! Have no fear!
ALL
glory to God eternal.
Amen
and amen.
A
miniature sermon, by sammie l turner jr
Thank
you Jesus!
benediction
Thine,
O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory,
and the majesty: for ALL that is
in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, (Mt. 6.13) O Lord,
and thou art exalted as head above ALL. 1 Chronicles 29.11
related
songs
onward
Christian soldiers
no
weapon formed against you shall prosper
on
Christ the Solid Rock I stand
definition
cre·dence / krid
ns / noun - belief as to the truth of something
some
key words
no
credence
no
fear
believe
only
only
believe
well
being
preordained
perfect
health
love
peace
joy
life
eternal
Jesus
the only Christ
references
Before
I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the
womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the
nations. Jeremiah 1.5
For
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace,
and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 29.11
Behold,
I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, (Ps. 91.13) and over ALL
the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10.19
Monday, May 26, 2014
thou hast redeemed my life
Lamentations 3
31 For the Lord
will not cast off for ever:
32 but though
he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his
mercies.
57 Thou drewest
near in the day that I called upon thee:
thou saidst, Fear not.
58 O
Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
the Church triumphant through Jesus Christ
And
from the days of John the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force.
Matthew 11.12
Mantra
I
will not be perturbed
Matthew
11
Come unto me and rest
28 Come unto me, ALL ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Jesus Blesses the Children
Luke
18
15 And they brought unto him also infants, that
he would touch them: but when his
disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them unto him, and
said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
springs of waters
Isaiah 41
God's Assurance
16 Thou shalt fan them, and
the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and
shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 When the poor and needy seek
water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I
the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high
places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
study to show thyself approved
2
Timothy 2.7,14,15,16,23-26
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee
understanding in ALL things.
14 Of these things put them in
remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about
words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid,
knowing that they do gender strifes.
24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto ALL, apt to teach, patient;
25 in meekness instructing those that oppose
themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging
of the truth;
26 and that they may recover themselves
out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Jesus calls the 12 disciples
Mark 3
13 And
he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And
he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them
forth to preach,
15 and
to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16 and
Simon he surnamed Peter;
17 and
James the son of Zeb'edee, and John the brother of James; and he
surnamed them Bo-aner'ges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18 And
Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son
of Al'pheus, and Thad'de-us, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 and
Judas Iscar'i-ot, which also betrayed him.
And they went into a house.
The Word of God
Revelation 19
11 And
I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His
eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were
many crowns; and he had a name written, that no one knew, but he himself.
13 And
he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
ministry - faithful is he that calleth you
1 Thessalonians 5
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God
your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that
calleth you, who also will do it.
28 The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
walk worthy of your calling
Ephesians
4
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,
beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 with ALL lowliness and meekness, with
long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of ALL, who is
above ALL, and through ALL, and in you ALL.
Holy Ghost
But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth. Acts 1.8
Blessed be the Lord
Blessed be the Lord, who daily
loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Psalms
68.19
Friday, May 16, 2014
women ministers
Joel 2
And
it shall come to pass
afterward, that I will pour
out
my Spirit upon ALL
flesh;
and your sons and
your
daughters shall
prophesy,
your old men
shall
dream dreams, your
young men shall see visions: |
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and
also upon the servants
and
upon the handmaids in
those days will I pour out
my
Spirit.
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And
I will show wonders in
the
heavens and in the
earth,
blood, and fire, and
pillars of smoke. |
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The
sun shall be turned
into
darkness, and the
moon
into blood, before
the
great and the terrible
day
of the Lord come.
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And
it shall come to pass,
that whosoever
shall call
on
the name of the Lord
shall
be delivered: for in
mount
Zion and in
Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. |
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(Acts 2.14-21)
But
Peter, standing up
with
the eleven, lifted up
his
voice, and said unto
them,
Ye people of Judea,
and
all ye that dwell at
Jerusalem, be this known
unto
you, and hearken to
my
words:
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for
these are not drunken,
as
ye suppose, seeing it
is
but the third hour of
the
day.
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this is that which was
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And
it shall come to pass
in
the last days, saith God,
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and
on my servants and
on
my handmaidens
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and
I will show wonders
in heaven above,
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the
sun shall be turned into
darkness,
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and
it shall come to pass,
that whosoever
shall call
on
the name of the Lord
shall
be saved.
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call for the cunning women
Jeremiah
9
17 Thus saith the
Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may
come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
18 and let them make
haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and
our eyelids gush out with waters.
19 For a voice of
wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded,
because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us
out.
20 Yet hear the Word
of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and
teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbor lamentation.
21 For death is come
up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the
children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Word of our God
The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but
the Word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 40.8
the Word of the Lord
But the Word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the Word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 1 Peter 1.25
how to speak a word
(Isaiah 50.4,5)
4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I
should know how to speak a word in season to them that are weary: he wakeneth morning by morning,
5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious,
neither turned away back.
ministry of reconciliation
(2 Corinthians 5.17-21)
17
Therefore if anyone be in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, ALL
things are become new.
18
And ALL things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by
Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19
to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not
imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
20
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you
by us: we pray you in Christ's
stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we
might be made the righteousness of God in him.
words wholesome
(1 Timothy 6.3,4,5,20,21)
3
If anyone teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to
godliness;
4
they are proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes
of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
5
perverse disputings of people of corrupt minds, and destitute of the
truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
20
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and
vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
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which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
The effectual fervent prayer
The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much. (James 5.16)
ALL Scripture
(2 Timothy 3.16,17)
16
ALL Scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
17
that the people of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto ALL good works.
God shall wipe away ALL tears
For the Lamb which
is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead
them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall
wipe away ALL tears from their eyes. Revelation 17.17
remember now thy Creator
Ecclesiastes 12
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Remember
now thy Creator in the
days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; |
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while
the sun, or the light, or the
moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: |
everlasting life
John
3
16 For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved.
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