Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! He is the Lord our God; his judgments are on all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to…
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Mary And Martha: Part 5
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, yes and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 What will it take for you to follow God? The week of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the cross and Resurrection, Mary, Martha, and Larazus were probably there that week. They were there on the day of His crucifixion. They were also there on His resurrection appearance over the next forty days. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were also part of the 120 who gathered for prayer for ten days. On the day of Pentecost, they were, also, part of that wondrous outpouring of the Holy Spirit. They were apart of the early church. Are you listening…
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Mary and Martha: Part 4
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 What an exciting story of three siblings and how they follow after Jesus. Yet, there is so much more to come. Let’s begin our time together reading John 12: 1-2 and Mark 14:3. What happened after they arrived in Bethany? Now let’s read John 12:3, Matthew 26:7, and Mark 14:3. What did Mary do? What are the unique details about Mary that each writer gave about her? Oh, the love she has for Jesus? It really is genuine. It is wholeheartedly. For one, I save and treasure anything I have that is expensive. Mary poured the alabaster…
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Worship God
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Psalm 8:1 Do you seek God’s presence? Do you call out His name? God’s name is majestic and worthy of our praise. When we acknowledge God’s name, we recognize who He is. When we call on His name it indicates that we are seeking His presence. Praising His name is praising Him. God’s names in scripture can be a call to worship for you. Do you struggle with worshipping and praising God? There are some ways that we can worship God. God’s names direct your attention to Him, who He is, and what He does. Praise God…
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Great Shouts Of Praise
When the builders laid the foundaiton of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and the trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David King of Isael. With praise and thanksgiving thye sang to the Lord: “He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever.” And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of…