https://youtu.be/HMWzjmlsD1o “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NahnSje50Tw “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly……But they said, “Get out of the way!” They also said, “This one came in as a foreigner, and already he is acting…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2s8ENSfNwA Matthew 28.19-20 commands, Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml8xNtx4aDc “But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment. For by your words you…
Christians have to choose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htHAGeSYqNk “It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head…
Ezekiel 30.1-5 warns, God, the Master, spoke to me: “Son of man, preach. Give
them the Message of God, the Master. Wail: “‘Doomsday!’ Time’s up! God’s big day of judgment is near. Thick clouds are rolling in. It’s doomsday for the nations. Death will rain down on Egypt. Terror will paralyze Ethiopia When they see the Egyptians killed, their wealth hauled off, their foundations demolished, And Ethiopia, Put, Lud, Arabia, Libya —all of Egypt’s old allies— killed right along with them. MSG
So many believe the end of days are near. So many hope Jesus will return soon. I suppose the latter is Biblical for Paul himself appears to have prayed the same when ending his letters ‘Maranatha.’ This ‘end times’ belief drove Paul to share Christ with the nations. (more…)
Jeremiah 1.9-10 records, God reached out, touched my mouth, and said, “Look!
I’ve just put My words in your mouth—hand-delivered! See what I’ve done? I’ve given you a job to do among nations and governments—a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting. MSG
We have been called by God to serve God. All of us who claim to be Christians have been chosen by God to be a kingdom of priests. The priesthood of all believers is core to being a Protestant Christian. The priest has been given God’s Word. Indeed, all of humanity has been given the Word through the record and availability of the Scriptures.
Isaiah 62.10-12 commands, walk out of the gates. Get going! Get the road ready
for the people. Build the highway. Get at it! Clear the debris, hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples! Yes! God has broadcast to all the world: “Tell daughter Zion, ‘Look! Your Savior comes, Ready to do what he said He’d do, prepared to complete what He promised.’” Zion will be called new names: Holy People, God-Redeemed, Sought-Out, City-Not-Forsaken. MSG
What is our job as God’s laborer? Do you see yourself as His laborer, His servant? We are to go, to get the road ready, to build the highway, to clear debris from the road, to lift high a flag, a signal for all peoples. Why? So when God calls the nations they know the way to go. (more…)
Matthew 5.1-3 observes, when Jesus saw His ministry drawing huge crowds, He
climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to Him, the committed, climbed with Him. Arriving at a quiet place, He sat down and taught His climbing companions. This is what He said: “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule. MSG
Do you long to be with Jesus? Have you apprenticed yourself to Him? Have you paid to learn from Him, to be with Him, near Him, in order to learn from Him? Are you practicing His works to master His ways so that you are easily identified as one of His, having been with Him? (more…)
Luke 12.4-5,8-9 commands, I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed
into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, Who holds your entire life—body and soul—in His hands………“Stand up for Me among the people you meet and the Son of Man will stand up for you before all God’s angels. But if you pretend you don’t know Me, do you think I’ll defend you before God’s angels? MSG
This is how Christians are to live in the marketplace. The answer to the question, what does it mean to be a Christian in the marketplace, is given here. Fear God alone, and make Him known, so that all might come to know Him as God and Savior. Simple but not easy. (more…)
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