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mybeautifulchristianjourney · 7 months ago

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The Proverbs of Solomon

1 The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. 2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason: 3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour: 4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose: 5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:) 6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings. 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

Advice to a Son

8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother: 9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck. 10 My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them. 11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; 12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death; 13 Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth; 14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag: 15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways: 16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. 17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: 18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. 19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

The Good Woman—Wisdom

20 Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places; 21 Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town: 22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge? 23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you. 24 Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand; 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words: 26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear; 27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you. 28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me: 29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord: 30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them. 31 So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full. 32 For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction. 33 But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil. — Proverbs 1 | Bible in Basic English (BBE) The Bible in Basic English is in the public domain. Cross References: Genesis 41:42; Numbers 12:8; Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 21:18; Deuteronomy 28:63; 1 Samuel 19:10; 1 Kings 4:32; Job 4:8; Job 21:14; Job 27:9; Psalm 1:1; Psalm 10:8; Psalm 25:12-13; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 81:11; Psalm 116:6; Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 4:1; Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 5:22; Proverbs 8:1; Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 16:19; Luke 7:30; John 7:39; Romans 2:5; Romans 10:21; Ephesians 5:11; James 4:3

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leonieanderson · 4 months ago

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Psalm 116:12-13 KJV

12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord

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mental-health-and-jesus · 4 months ago

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ithinknormal · 6 months ago

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Psalms 116

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I love Jehovah Because he hears my voice, my pleas for help. 2 For he inclines his ear to me, And I will call on him as long as I live 3The ropes of death encircled me; The Grave had me in its grip. I was overcome by distress and grief. 4 But I called on the name of Jehovah: “O Jehovah, rescue me!” 5 Jehovah is compassionate and righteous; Our God is merciful. 6 Jehovah is guarding the inexperienced. I was brought low, and he saved me. 7 Let my soul rest once again, For Jehovah has dealt kindly with me.

8 You have rescued me from death, My eye from tears, my foot from stumbling. 9 I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living. 10 I had faith, for I spoke; I was greatly afflicted. 11 As for me, I panicked and said: “Every man is a liar.” 12 With what will I repay Jehovah For all the good he has done for me?

13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And I will call on the name of Jehovah. 14 I will pay my vows to Jehovah In the presence of all his people. 15 Costly in the eyes of Jehovah Is the death of his loyal ones. 16 I beg you, O Jehovah, For I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your slave girl. You have freed me from my bonds.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving; I will call on the name of Jehovah. 18 I will pay my vows to JehovahIn the presence of all his people, 19 In the courtyards of the house of Jehovah, In your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise Jah!

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pastortomsteers · 7 months ago

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The Third Sunday of Easter

April 14, 2024

Pastor Tom Steers

Christ the Saviour Lutheran Church, Toronto

Lutheran Service Book

Divine Service III – Pages 184-202

OPENING HYMNN: 475 “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing”

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Pastor: Halleluiah, Christ is risen!

Congregation: He is risen indeed. Halleluiah!

The Introit:

Psalm 133

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

The Salutation – Pastor: The Lord be with you. Congregation: And also with you.

Collect Prayer:

O God, through the sacrifice of Your Son

You raised up the fallen world.

Through His death and resurrection,

He has earned us eternal life.

Grant that on our walk through this life we bear witness to our Saviour;

through Jesus Christ, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Bible Readings:

First Reading – Acts 2:14a, 36-42

Psalm 116, verses 1-14

Epistle Reading – 1st Peter 1:17-25

(This week we use the text from Luke on the Emmaus disciples. The three-year lectionary Gospel passage today is Luke’s account of Jesus’ appearance to the disciples, which we read of last week in John 20:19-31. The one-year lectionary text for today is the three-year lectionary Gospel passage for next Sunday, which we will have as our reading on April 21st.)

Gospel Reading – Luke 24:13-35

THE APOSTLES’ CREED – Page 192

HYMN OF THE DAY: 476 “Who Are You Who Walk in Sorrow”

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THE SERMON –

This road we call life is, at times, a difficult one.

We can feel alone, and even be led to despair, over hardship, disappointment, and loss.

The things we face in this world can cloud our vision, especially of the things of God.

We can become blind and forgetful of what God has said to us, and promised.

It was this way with two disciples of Jesus on the afternoon of the first Easter.

They were walking towards a town called Emmaus.

For some Christians, the Easter Gospel could very well begin with the words, “A long time ago in a place far away.”

Or in other words they’ve lost a personal connection to the resurrection.

For them it only has a past and future significance, but no present, every day value.

When life takes a downward turn, as it does from time to time, they don’t feel the presence of their Saviour, but are lost in the griefs of the day.

And they may try to fill this perceived void, what they feel is an absence of God, with a personal ‘works righteousness.’

Not seeing their Lord, not seeing the Gospel, they try to fill the emptiness with the Law of God.

What they say in effect is that while Christ is gone and we’re left to our own devices here’s what you need to do.

And it’s an attempt to fill the empty tomb of Jesus with a false belief that we must be perfect before Christ will reappear to us.

But this is what makes us as a Church, as Biblical Lutheran followers of Christ, different.

Because we not only celebrate a past event – the resurrection.

We don’t just say, ‘Christ is Risen,’ and gone back to heaven, and one day we’ll see Him again.

No, we celebrate the living, triumphant Jesus Christ.

As the Church we celebrate the marriage feast of the Bridegroom who laid down His life for us and in a very real and present way, is with us today: in Spirit, in His Holy Word, and in His Body and Blood in the Lord’s Supper.

Consider the Gospel account in today’s reading.

The two disciples on the road to Emmaus knew the Scriptures.

But they hadn’t really taken them in, they hadn’t truly understood them.

Because they didn’t see Jesus in them from start to finish.

And at first, they don’t see Christ in front of them on that road.

Physical sight alone, is not enough to recognize who Christ is.

Human reason is not sufficient to recognize Jesus as the Risen Saviour.

Christ had directly told the disciples He would die and rise again on the third day.

But until He appeared to them, they didn’t believe.

No, our eyes and ears must be opened by God Himself.

It took God’s only Son, Jesus to reveal His presence.

The hearts of the Emmaus disciples burned with joy as they understood the Scriptures when explained by Christ.

Here is one of many places where Jesus tells us how to interpret the Bible correctly.

Jesus tells us that if you do not see the Bible as God’s Word and see Him throughout it you get lost on the road; you won’t see Christ even when He’s right in front of you.

As Lutherans we believe that from the very first verses of Moses through to the prophets and all Scripture, God’s Holy Word is about Jesus.

He’s there in the Garden of Eden in God’s promise that a Saviour would come.

He’s present throughout the Old Testament, as well as the New.

It’s all about our Saviour, for us.

When Jesus is the key to scripture the Bible is not a tangled dead-end road.

When Jesus is the key to scripture, we understand God’s Law is a mirror that shows us our sin and a guide for us, but not the means of salvation.

Jesus used the scriptures to reassure the grieving, despairing Emmaus disciples.

They thought they’d been left alone.

But Christ shows them the crucifixion was not the end of the dreams and hopes of His followers.

The cross was part of the plan of redemption, of real freedom for every nation, every human being.

Christ explained that the cross was the instrument of salvation in paying our sin debt.

If there was no crucifixion, there would be no resurrection, for Jesus, or us.

Perhaps one of the best statements on this comes from the end of last week’s Gospel reading, in John, Chapter 20 (verses 30-31), when the Apostle wrote:

“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, but these things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”

But for the Emmaus disciples until Christ took the bread and blessed it, as He did on the night of the Last Supper, that their eyes of faith were opened.

It took Christ Himself to open their eyes and minds, to accept that their living Saviour was there with them.

It’s the same for us.

When He instituted the Lord’s Supper Christ told us, ‘As often as you do this remember me, remember what I’ve said, remember what it means – He gave them the bread and said, “this is my body.”

He gave them the wine and said, “This is my blood shed for You for the remission of sins.”

Remember that in this Sacrament Christ is saying I remain with you, forgiving you.

And so, on this evening of Easter, three days after the crucifixion, the risen Lord

is with His disciples again.

He reveals Himself in the breaking of the bread, then vanished from their sight.

Notice that John doesn’t write Christ was no longer with them, but just that they could no longer see Him.

He was still, truly with them, in Spirit.

He had told them again, how he would remain to be with us.

Brothers and sisters, today, through the eyes of faith, we see Jesus with us again in His Holy Word, and will see Him in His Sacrament as we come to the altar for Communion.

We are not alone.

We have not been left as orphans.

Christ said, ‘lo I am with you always even unto the end of the world.’

This is the joy of Easter.

It’s not only a commemoration, but a true celebration of His resurrection and current presence with us.

In churches that do not honour the Lord’s Supper, they behave as though only moral perfection will earn you a ticket to see Christ again.

In churches that have gone back to the way of the Pharisees in seeing the Law as a way of self-justification they cannot see the risen, and forgiving Saviour with them.

But Christ came to fulfill the Law in a way we can’t, and promises to be with believing Christians, forgiving us, imperfect though we are.

And although the difficulties on the road of life are still there, the end for us isn’t death.

As the Bible says, ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’

Jesus is with us not only on Ester Sunday but in every ordinary day, in every pain and sorrow, and whenever we gather together in worship.

Our prayers are not long-distance letters but heard instantly by the ever-present God who loves us and wants to hear from us, wants to reassure, and comfort us.

The Emmaus disciples had been on a long walk when they arrived at their destination and sat down with Jesus.

But when they realized He was with them, they forgot their weariness, they forgot the late hour, and got up and walked back to Jerusalem.

They found the other disciples and told them they’d seen Jesus.

May God grant you the opened eyes and ears of faith to always recognize that Your Saviour is with you.

And may that knowledge, joy, and peace, be with you, now, and forever.

Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

THE SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT

P: Blessed are You O Lord, our God, king of the universe, for you have had mercy on us and given Your only-begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

C: We give You thanks Father for the redemption You have prepared for us through Jesus Christ. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may faithfully take communion and receive the blessings of forgiveness, life, and salvation that come from the body and blood of Christ.

P: Father, hear us as we pray as Jesus taught us.

LORD’S PRAYER

C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Preface

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

P: It is truly meet, right, and salutary, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks to you, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and Everlasting God. For in the mystery of the Word made flesh, You have given us a new revelation of Your glory; that seeing You in the Person of Your Son, we may be drawn to the love of those things which are not seen.

The Words of Our Saviour

Instituting The Lord`s Supper – Page 197

P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.

Lamb of God (Agnus Dei)

P: Lamb of God You take away the sin of the world,

C: Have mercy on us.

P: Lamb of God You take away the sin of the world,

C: Have mercy on us.

P: Lamb of God You take away the sin of the world,

C: Grant us peace.

The Distribution

(Our hymn during distribution is 627 “Jesus Christ. Our Blessed Saviour”)

Post Communion Collect (Right-hand column) Page 201 of our Hymnal

Salutation and Benedicamus Page 201

Benediction (stand) Page 202

Our Closing Hymn: 879 “Stay with Us”

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santoschristos · 1 year ago

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If your Love is one and in this Love you include all your Loves, your testicles will Feed from the forces of the Sun." "God gave the Sun for Wife to the Earth and blessed that Love when he created the Moon."

So he created you too, Woman, to turn his life over in human Love. and so that in the pleasure of loving the Soul finds the path of return to where it is always today, where there is no future.

For just as Life goes to Death for Love, so Love arises from Death where there is an awake Heart that knows to contain it in Loving and in dying.

With each kiss the Soul dies a little forgetting that Life is Love. And, for the same, with each kiss, you can revive the soul of those who know how to die.

Oh Paradox of Creation! In every breath of Love there is a sigh that is Eternity. And in every caress also burns the fire of Death and Resurrection. Lift plain and simple love to higher heights! And to love and kiss be a prayer of life to the most Intimate Being that is the Truth and is God. For it is not you who love, but the love of the Father which is stirred in you.

Yours will be His most powerful blessing if in every kiss you give and receive you sanctify His name, keeping His presence in your most intimate longings.

And in your Love, seek also first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, that all the other things, even the joy of being, will be given to you in addition. And do not fear to Love; rather fear who can turn your Love into prejudice or evil.

Make your union a serene path to heaven.

As long as you carry His Presence in your Hearts, you will be in Truth Loving God above all things while Loving one another. "And in the instant of your supreme joy, you will be one with Him and with His Creation." -- Sacerdocio Alquímico

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coffeeman777 · 1 year ago

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Psalm 116

"I love YHWH, because He has heard

my voice and my pleas for mercy!

2 Because He inclined His ear to me,

therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

3 The snares of death encompassed me;

the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;

I suffered distress and anguish.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

5 Gracious is YHWH, and righteous;

our God is merciful.

6 The Lord preserves the simple;

when I was brought low, He saved me.

7 Return, O my soul, to your rest;

for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8 For you have delivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling;

9 I will walk before the Lord

in the land of the living.

10 I believed, even when I spoke:

“I am greatly afflicted”;

11 I said in my alarm,

“All mankind are liars.”

12 What shall I render to the Lord

for all His benefits to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the Lord,

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of YHWH God

is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all His people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!"

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pugzman3 · 7 months ago

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Psalms chapter 116

1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

(Isaiah 14:12-14)

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talonabraxas · 1 year ago

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The Rules of Alchemy Psalm 116, and especially verse 13, which says: “I will take the Cup [Glass or Chale] of salvation, and I will call upon the name of YHVH.”. "Search in your Heart: What is your Love? To not be castrated and make your creation manly. If your Love is one and in this Love you include all your Loves, your testicles will Feed from the forces of the Sun." "God gave the Sun for Wife to the Earth and blessed that Love when he created the Moon." So he created you too, Woman, to turn his life over in human Love. and so that in the pleasure of loving the Soul finds the path of return to where it is always today, where there is no future. For just as Life goes to Death for Love, so Love arises from Death where there is an awake Heart that knows to contain it in Loving and in dying. With each kiss the Soul dies a little forgetting that Life is Love. And, for the same, with each kiss, you can revive the soul of those who know how to die. Oh Paradox of Creation! In every breath of Love there is a sigh that is Eternity. And in every caress also burns the fire of Death and Resurrection. Lift plain and simple love to higher heights! And to love and kiss be a prayer of life to the most Intimate Being that is the Truth and is God. For it is not you who love, but the love of the Father which is stirred in you. Yours will be His most powerful blessing if in every kiss you give and receive you sanctify His name, keeping His presence in your most intimate longings. And in your Love, seek also first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, that all the other things, even the joy of being, will be given to you in addition. And do not fear to Love; rather fear who can turn your Love into prejudice or evil. Make your union a serene path to heaven. As long as you carry His Presence in your Hearts, you will be in Truth Loving God above all things while Loving one another. "And in the instant of your supreme joy, you will be one with Him and with His Creation." Sacerdocio Alquímico ☥ 🌹☥

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albertfinch · 1 year ago

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RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD - 5 (of 8)

When will I be operating at the maximum of my potential as the righteousness of God in Christ?

Answer: When I realize that God has made me a king and a priest unto Him. When I realize He has given me the Kingdom, the power, and the authority to operate as His under-ruler in the earth. Since we are reborn in Christ there is nothing in Jesus’ ministry that we do not have the power and authority to do.

"He loves us and has washed away our sins with his blood and made us a line of kings, priests to serve his God and father." - Revelation 1:5,6

"For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. - Romans 5:17

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession..." - 1 Peter 2:9

What is the spiritual sacrifice that we can offer unto God?

Answer: Praise, carrying out our Christ calling, and discipling others.

"Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name." - Hebrews 13:15

"O Lord surely I am Your servant, to You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving." - Psalm 116:16,17

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10

"Go therefore and make disciples....." - Matthew 28:19

How do we acknowledge Satan's defeat?

Answer: By praising God and by binding and loosing anything in the earthly realm that does not match up with Heaven.

"And said to Him, 'Do You hear what these are saying?' And Jesus said to them, 'Yes, have you never read,: Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise?'" - Matthew 21:16

"Having disarmed principalities and powers He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." - Colossians 2:15

"Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." - Matthew 18:18

When a believer is praising and worshipping God it stops satan. Why?

Answer: The love of God and our praise produce an unseen force. This force is the power of God. God's very presence inhabits the praises of His people.

"Yet thou art holy, who dwell in the praises of Israel." - Psalm 22:3

"Let the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands." - Psalm 149:6

What is the spiritual mortar that binds the spiritual living stones which build the body of Christ?

Answer: Love. We appropriate the love of Jesus into our heart and minister it freely.

"For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people." - Ephesians 6:18

"Come as living stones and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 2:5

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7

INTO ACTION:

Affirm and meditate on the indicated scriptures 4 times daily until the renewing of your mind is made real to your spirit.

AFFIRMATIONS:

God inhabits my praises. (Psalm 22:3)

I am part of a royal priesthood and have been given the ministry of reconciliation. (See notes - 1) (1 Peter 2:9 & 2 Corinthians 5:19)

As a lively stone that makes up the House of God, I hunger for the sincere milk of the Word. (1 Peter 2:2,5)

I am bold as a lion since I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. (See notes - 2) (Proverbs 28:1 & 2 Corinthians 5:21)

NOTES:

1The ministry of reconciliation has 2 parts:

We lead people to salvation and we also disciple Believers into their Christ identity, right standing with God, and Walking in The Spirit.

.2Righteousness means “Right Standing With God.” I am free from guilt and condemnation (Romans 8:1,2) since all my sins (past, present, and future) have been forgiven through Jesus’ finished work of the Cross. Since I am one with Christ I live through His righteousness, not my own

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mybeautifulchristianjourney · 5 months ago

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Rest for the Weary

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. — Matthew 11:29 | Berean Literal Bible (BLB) The Berean Literal Bible © 2016 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Numbers 12:3; Psalm 116:7; Proverbs 3:17; Isaiah 28:12; Isaiah 29:19; Jeremiah 6:16; John 13:15

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roman-catholic-mass-readings · 1 year ago

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21st July >> Mass Readings (USA)

Friday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saint Laurence of Brindisi, Priest, Doctor.

Friday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

(Liturgical Colour: Green: A (1))

First Reading Exodus 11:10—12:14 It shall be slaughtered during the evening twilight. Seeing the blood, I will pass over you.

Although Moses and Aaron performed various wonders in Pharaoh’s presence, the LORD made Pharaoh obstinate, and he would not let the children of Israel leave his land.

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar; you shall reckon it the first month of the year. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month every one of your families must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household. If a family is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join the nearest household in procuring one and shall share in the lamb in proportion to the number of persons who partake of it. The lamb must be a year-old male and without blemish. You may take it from either the sheep or the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, and then, with the whole assembly of Israel present, it shall be slaughtered during the evening twilight. They shall take some of its blood and apply it to the two doorposts and the lintel of every house in which they partake of the lamb. That same night they shall eat its roasted flesh with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. It shall not be eaten raw or boiled, but roasted whole, with its head and shanks and inner organs. None of it must be kept beyond the next morning; whatever is left over in the morning shall be burned up.

“This is how you are to eat it: with your loins girt, sandals on your feet and your staff in hand, you shall eat like those who are in flight. It is the Passover of the LORD. For on this same night I will go through Egypt, striking down every first born of the land, both man and beast, and executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt—I, the LORD! But the blood will mark the houses where you are. Seeing the blood, I will pass over you; thus, when I strike the land of Egypt, no destructive blow will come upon you.

“This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution.”

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18

R/ I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD.

R/ I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid; you have loosed my bonds.

R/ I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the LORD. My vows to the LORD I will pay in the presence of all his people.

R/ I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation John 10:27

Alleluia, alleluia. My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord, I know them, and they follow me. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 12:1-8 The Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.

Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath.” He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could lawfully eat? Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests serving in the temple violate the sabbath and are innocent? I say to you, something greater than the temple is here. If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned these innocent men. For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saint Laurence of Brindisi, Priest, Doctor

(Liturgical Colour: White: A (1))

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Friday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First Reading 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, 5-7 We preach Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Brothers and sisters: Since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us, we are not discouraged. Rather, we have renounced shameful, hidden things; not acting deceitfully or falsifying the word of God, but by the open declaration of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. For God who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Jesus Christ. But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 40:2 and 4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11