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Edwin Elisha James is an Evangelist whose commitment to preach wherever the Lord leads him has fructified in bringing hundreds of souls to the Lord - a dream and a desire that he has harboured for the longest time!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bible Verses on Intimacy with God - 2

Proverbs 3:32 

For the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.

Proverbs 11:20 

The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Proverbs 15:8 

The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 15:29 

The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

John 3:29 

The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

John 14:21 

Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 

However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”—

Philippians 3:8 

What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

Colossians 1:27 

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

While there are many talented and successful Christians in the world today, they are merely vessels for God's message of grace, hope, and power. Our focus should never be on the container for the message. Instead, what is most important is the integrity of the messenger no matter the situation, so that the message can be seen without distraction. God's power is what sustains us, not our own, we are simply a vessel, a tool, in the hands of the Lord.

Sins mentioned in the Bible - 9

Bowing to gods

Judges 2:17 

Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD's commands.

Turning quickly out of way

Judges 2:17 

Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD's commands.

Corrupting selves

Judges 2:19 

But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Serving gods

Judges 3:6 

They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Judges 2:19 

But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Forgetting God

 Judges 3:7 

The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

Breaking commandments

Judges 2:17 

Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD's commands.

The Christian Worker - 3

Basis for Christian Work - 

Ephesians 4:1-13

1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 

2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 

3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 

4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— 

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 

8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.”

9  (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 

11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 

12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

2 Timothy 2:15 

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

2 Timothy 4:2 

Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 

Hebrews 4:12 

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sins mentioned in the Bible - 8

Provoking God

Deuteronomy 9:7-8 

7 Remember this and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God to anger in the desert. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the LORD. 

8 At Horeb you aroused the LORD's wrath so that he was angry enough to destroy you.

Deuteronomy 9:22 

You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah.

Deuteronomy 32:16-21 

16 They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols.

17 They sacrificed to demons, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your fathers did not fear.

18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The LORD saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.

20 “I will hide my face from them,” he said, “and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful.

21 They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.

Covetousness

1 Kings 21:1-4 

1 Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 

2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth.”

3 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

4 So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
Other reference is: Joshua 7


Christ Protects -2

Christ delivers us into His very presence, giving us eternal life if we are martyred:

2 Timothy 4:18 

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 3:21 

To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Christ cares for us no matter what the situation:

1 Peter 5:7 

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Christ enables us to overcome the world:

1 John 5:4 

for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Christ delivers us from fear:

Isaiah 41:10 

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Christ shows Himself strong in our behalf:

2 Chronicles 16:9 

For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”

Christ sustains and supports the aged believer:

Isaiah 46:4 

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.



Small Prayers - 14

Small Prayers - 14

Repeat these Prayers.

Wondrous Creator, just as you fashioned such a beautiful world and put me together in my mother's womb, I also ask that you create in me a desire to know your truth and an insight in how to live that truth. I know your Holy Spirit is in me to help me in this journey, but I want so much to please you and bless you because of all the ways you have blessed me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Loving Father, thank you for giving me your truth in Scripture. To know that you love me enough to communicate in language so I can hear and read your message is truly awe inspiring to me. Make my heart hunger for your truth revealed in your Word. I want to grow to be a righteous and gracious child in your family. With all my love I pray to you in the name of my older Brother and Savior, Jesus. Amen.

Holy Father, thank you for your righteousness. I know that you will dispense justice and settle all injustice when you judge the earth. This gives me comfort because I know that through Jesus, you see me as your righteous child. My prayer today is that I can live in a way that brings honor to you and reflects the character of your Son when he walked this earth. In his name, Jesus my Lord and Messiah, I pray. Amen.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

God the Son - 8

The true Light

John 1:9 

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

Only begotten Son

John 1:18 

No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,  who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

John 3:16 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Lamb of God

John 1:29 

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Revelation 5:6 

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

The King of Israel

John 1:49 

Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”

Teacher

John 3:2 

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

Gift of God

John 4:10 

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

Savior of the world

John 4:22 

You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.


Father God…You are Glorious!

Psalms 76:1-4 

1 In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.

2 His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.

3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. 

4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.

Psalms 145:5 

They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

Psalms 145:12 

So that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

1 Chronicles 29:12-13 

12 Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

Psalms 19:1-2 

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

Administering Grace

1 Peter 4:10-11

10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 

11 If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Daily Thoughts

. People who sing their own praises usually do so without accompaniment.

. Words can’t break bones, but they can break hearts.

.Those who walk with God won’t run from people’s needs.

. Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up.




Fear

Numbers 21:34  

The LORD said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.”

Deuteronomy 1:21  

See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

Deuteronomy 2:25  

This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.”

Thoughts 

God often uses bitter experiences to make us better.” – Julie Ackerman Link

“A clear conscience is a soft pillow.” – Dennis Fisher

I’ll check within my own heart first, the obvious to see, that faults I find in
others are really faults in me.” – D. DeHaan

“The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.”
— Charles H. Spurgeon

“Focusing on Christ puts everything in perspective.” – Bill Crowder

Beth Moore’s Quotes

~ Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.

~ Love is not only something God does; love is something God is. God would have to stop being in order to stop loving. Again, our temptation is to humanize God, because we are limited to understanding love as a verb. With God, love is first a noun. It’s what and who He is.

~ A head full of biblical knowledge without a heart passionately in love with Christ is terribly dangerous–a stronghold waiting to happen. The head is full, but the heart and soul are still unsatisfied.



Friday, March 27, 2015

Biblical Meaning of Prosperity

Exceeding

Ephesians 3:20-21
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen

Riches

Psalms 112:3 

Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Wealth

Deuteronomy 8:18 

But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.

Possessions

Genesis 17:8 

The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

Heritage

Colossians 1:12 

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.

Abound

Proverbs 28:20 

A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Overflow

Psalms 23:5 

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Fear 

Deuteronomy 11:25 

No man will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.

Deuteronomy 13:4 

It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.



Christ Protects -1

Christ meets all the material necessities of life:

Matthew 6:31 

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:33 

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Christ gives us rest:

Matthew 11:28 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Christ gives us peace:

John 14:27 

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 16:33 

“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.”

Christ provides an escape from temptation:

1 Corinthians 10:13 

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 stand up under it.

Christ comforts us through all trials:

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 

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 have received from God.

Christ supplies all our needs:

Philippians 4:13 

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Christ delivers us through persecution:

Hebrews 12:3 

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

1 Peter 4:12-13 

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. 

13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

Facts about Neighbors- 4

Eating crops of

Deuteronomy 23:25 

If you enter your neighbor's grain field, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to his standing grain.

Smiting secretly 

Deuteronomy 27:24 

“Cursed is the man who kills his neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Righteous treatment of

Psalms 15:1-3 

1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?

2 He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart

3 and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,

Private slander of  

Psalms 101:5 

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

Deception of, forbidden

Proverbs 3:28 

Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow”— when you now have it with you.

Devise not against 

Proverbs 3:29 

Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.

Despising 

Proverbs 11:12 

A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.



Thursday, March 26, 2015

What to Praise God?

Psalms 150:2-6 

2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,

5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.  

God’s message to Asa by Azariah the prophet:

2 Chronicles 15:1-7 

1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded. 

2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 

3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law. 

4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them. 

5 In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. 

6 One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 

7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”

To masters:

Ephesians 6:5 

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

1 Peter 2:18-20 

18 Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 

19 For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. 

20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.


Sins mentioned in the Bible - 7

Despising God

Numbers 11:20 

But for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”

Breaking Sabbath

Numbers 15:32-36 

32 While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 

33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 

34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 

35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 

36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Robbery

Joshua 7:21 

When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

1 Corinthians 6:9 

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Be Still

Psalms 46:10 

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalms 37:7 

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Mark 4:39 

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

Exodus 14:14 

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Psalms 1:1-6 

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

1 John 4:1 

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Ephesians 2:8 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

The Christian Worker - 2

Basis for Christian Work - 

Luke 24:46-53 

46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 

47 and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 

48 You are witnesses of these things. 

49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 

51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 

52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 

53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. 

Acts 1:8 

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 8:4 

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

Romans 12:1-8 

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 

2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 

4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 

5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 

7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 

8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Attitude to approach the unknown

The Spirit of Serenity

Numbers 14:4-5 

4 And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.

Numbers 14:10 

But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting to all the Israelites.

Numbers 14:11-20 

11 The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the miraculous signs I have performed among them? 

12 I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they.”

13 Moses said to the LORD, “Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them. 

14 And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, O LORD, are with these people and that you, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 

15 If you put these people to death all at one time, the nations who have heard this report about you will say, 

16 ‘The LORD was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath; so he slaughtered them in the desert.’

17 “Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 

18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.’ 

19 In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”

20 The LORD replied, “I have forgiven them, as you asked.

Familiar Verse from the Bible…

Acts 1:8 

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Promises in 2 Corinthians

All promises true:

2 Corinthians 1:20 

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

Removal of blindness when the heart turns to God:

2 Corinthians 3:16 

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Liberty:

2 Corinthians 3:17 

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Galatians 5:13 

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

Transformation:

2 Corinthians 3:18 

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Question of the great commandment

Matthew 12:28 

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Luke 10:27 

He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Questions in Exodus

And where is he?

Exodus 2:20 

“And where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat.”

What mean ye by this service?

Exodus 12:26 

And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’

Monday, March 23, 2015

Jesus shall be called

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Advocate 

1 John 2:1  

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

2

Almighty 

Revelation 1:8  

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

3

Alpha and Omega 

Revelation 1:8  

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

4

Amen 

Revelation 3:14  

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation.

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 Author & Finisher of our Faith 

Hebrews 12:2  

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Bread of Life

John 6:35  

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

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Corner-stone 

Psalms 118:22  

The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;

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Wonderful Counselor 

Isaiah 9:6 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Dayspring 

Luke 1:78 

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

10

Deliverer 

Romans 11:26 

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

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Everlasting Father 

Isaiah 9:6 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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First and Last

Revelation 1:17 

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

13

God 

Isaiah 40:3 

A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.

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Good Shepherd 

Luke 10:11 

‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

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Great High Priest 

Hebrews 4:14 

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

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Head of the Church 

Ephesians 1:22 

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

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Heir of All Things 

Hebrews 1:2 

But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

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Holy One 

Acts 3:14 

You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

19

 I Am

John 8:58 

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

20

Immanuel 

Isaiah 7:14 

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

Matthew 1:23 

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”

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Jehovah 

Isaiah 26:4 

Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.

22

Jesus of Nazareth 

Matthew 21:11 

The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

23

Judge of Israel

Micah 5:1 

Marshal your troops, O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with a rod.

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 Just One 

Acts 7:52 

Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—

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King of the Ages 

1 Timothy 1:17 

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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King of the Jews 

Matthew 2:2 

And asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”

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King of Kings 

1 Timothy 6:15 

which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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Lamb of God 

John 1:29 

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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Light of the World 

John 8:12 

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

30

Lion of the Tribe of Judah 

Revelation 5:5 

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Lord of All 

Acts 10:36 

You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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Lord of Lords 

1 Timothy 6:15 

Which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

33

Man of Sorrows 

Isaiah 53:3 

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

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Mediator 

1 Timothy 2:5 

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

35

Messiah 

Daniel 9:25 

“Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.

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Mighty God

Isaiah 9:6 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Mighty One 

Isaiah 60:16 

You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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Morning Star 

Revelation 22:16 

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

39

Nazarene 

Matthew 2:23 

And he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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Only Begotten Son 

John 1:18 

No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,  who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

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 Prince of Peace 

Isaiah 9:6 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Redeemer 

Job 19:25 

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.

43

Resurrection and Life

John 11:25 

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

44

Rock 

1 Corinthians 10:4 

And drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

45

Rose of Sharon 

Song of Songs 2:1 

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

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Savior 

Luke 2:11 

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

47

Song of David 

Matthew 1:1 

A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:

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Son of God 

Matthew 2:15 

Where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

49

Son of Man 

Matthew 8:20 

Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

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True Light 

John 1:9 

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

51

Son of David

Matthew 1:1 

A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:

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Son of God 

Matthew 2:15 

Where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

53

Son of Man 

Matthew 8:20 

Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

54

True Light 

John 1:9 

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

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True Vine

John 15:1 

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

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Truth 

John 1:14 

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

57

Word

John 1:1 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Word of God 

Revelation 19:13 

He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.