Monday June 3, 2013

[GinNJ]

Now I know why God was silent while I was seeking Him for this week's verses. UF, posting below, was given what we needed from Him this week! Awesome! Praise His holy Name!

Song for the week (I encourage listening as well..as with most Hillsong worship the music is truly part of the message)...

"You Said" Hillsong

You said, "Ask and you will receive
Whatever you need"
You said, "Pray and I'll hear from Heaven
And I'll heal your land"

You said, Your glory will fill the earth
Like water, the sea
You said, "Lift up your eyes
The harvest is here, yes the Kingdom is near"

You said, "Ask and I'll give the nations to you"
Oh, Lord, that's the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us

You said, Your glory will fill the earth
Like water the sea
You said, "Lift up your eyes
The harvest is here, the Kingdom is near"

You said, "Ask and I'll give the nations to you"
Oh, Lord, that's the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us

You said, "Ask and I'll give the nations to you"
Oh, Lord, that's the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us

You said, "Ask and I'll give the nations to you"
Oh, Lord, that's the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us
You said that we belive

Oh, Lord, I ask for the nations
Oh, Lord, I ask for the nations
Even though you were there Lord
Oh, Lord, I ask for the nations
Oh, Lord, I ask for the nations

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“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
-Philippians 2:1-11


“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” -John 13:35



“’My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.’” –John 17:20-23



Hi everyone! The above verses spoke to me for so many reasons, particularly the Philippians verse.

It’s so easy to give into quarrels and have conflicts when we disagree over certain things. While disagreeing is a part of life, we all have one similarity: Jesus.
The last prayer of our Savior before He was nailed to the cross was for us. Asking His Father to let us be “one.” A little bit before that, He gave us another important message – to love one another.

God knows His children, His creations. He knows what is truly in our hearts and our true motives. Yet, no matter what, He freely loves us. He wants us, first and foremost, to turn to Him and to seek His Word.

In the midst of disputes, when questions and irritation fills our minds, He wants us to seek Him first.
With the Philippians verse, we so often focus on the latter part, because it’s so spectacular! We serve an awesome God! Yet, sometimes, we find ourselves ignoring the first part.

“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus” –Phil 2:1-5(a)

I want you all to ask yourselves these simple questions:

-Are you encouraged from being a child of Christ?
-Are you comforted through His love?
-Do you believe that Jesus is your Lord and Savior (are you born again)?
-Do you feel tenderness and compassion to the orphans? The widows?

If you have answered yes, then let’s make Christ’s ‘joy complete by being like-minded,’ having HIS love, ‘being of one spirit and one mind.’
When disagreements and questions come up, do not be afraid to pull out His Word and check for yourselves! We are blessed with mature believers on here who have known Christ and have a further understanding of the scriptures, and should be appreciative of their viewpoint. However, each of us has our own, amazing, intimate relationship with Jesus! If you have questions, give it up to the Father, dig into His Word, and set out and tell the World what God spoke to you!

[Miami]

Sorry, but it's put on my heart to post this. People and circumstances are not always as they appear. We should all remember that God knows everything we do. More important he knows our heart.

Matthew 23

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.