“Christ
Redeems Our Souls Safely! (C.R.O.S.S)”
By Ramesh
C.Reddy
Pittsburgh Standard
April
10, 2009
Editors Note: The devotional has a background song by
called 'This Blood' which can be heard if you use Internet
Explorer.
SCRIPTURE:
“And being found in appearance as a man, he
humbled himself and became obedient to death---even death on the cross!”
(Philippians 2:8)
EXPOSITION:
Observations:
I learned 3 things about Jesus from this verse:
1. Jesus was found in appearance as a man!
2. Jesus humbled himself!
3. Jesus became obedient to death---even death on the cross!
Interpretations:
I asked myself why is it mentioned that
Jesus was found in appearance as a man and the significance of that?
What came to my mind is that Jesus could have been found in
appearance as an angel or a bright light but Jesus chose to be found in
appearance as a man on earth. Jesus chose that because He was on mission
John 3:16 and wanted to relate to humanity to help humanity.
"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the
desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes
in him may have eternal life. "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. For God did not send his Son
into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
(John 3:14-17, NIV)
Being a human being (Son of Man) gave him characteristics and DNA as
humans but without the sin of course because He was without sin. I
found the significance of that in the next thing Jesus did which was to
humble himself as a human being on earth!
I asked myself what does it mean to humble
himself?
What came to my mind is that though Jesus is God and has the
characteristics of divinity, He took on the role of a servant and
submitted Himself without utilizing His power to benefit Himself but
humanity. He stripped himself of any rights and did the unthinkable.
Around Passover time Jesus even stooped down to wash the disciples feet
as recorded in the Gospel of John chapter 13. What is more interesting
and so convicting is that Jesus also washed the feet of Judas Iscariot
who He knew was going to betray him within minutes. It is amazing though
Jesus was a King, Jesus humbled Himself to reach humanity.
I asked myself why he humbled himself?
What came to my mind is because Jesus loved humanity and wanted
to show what real love and real servant leadership is, He allowed
Himself to go through suffering and became our SUFFERING SERVANT.
A King became a SUFFERING SERVANT for HIS SUBJECTS.
Thank you Jesus, my Lord and Savior for suffering for me, a rotten
sinner to the core. You became my redemption by your disfiguration and
bruises and death.
"The shall see my Servant beaten and bloodied,
so disfigured one would scarcely know it was a person standing there. So
shall He cleanse many nations." (Isaiah 52:15, TLB)
"Yet, it was our grief He bore, our sorrows
that weighed Him down. And we thought His troubles were a punishment
from God, for His own sins. But He was wounded and bruised for our sins.
He was beaten that we might have peace; He was lashed---and we were
healed! We---every one of us---have strayed away like sheep! We, who
left God's paths to follow our own. Yet God laid on Him the guilt and
sins of every one of us!" (Isaiah 53:4-6, TLB)
I asked myself what did obedient to death mean?
The only way death could come in His life was if He gave the
permission for it to come. He willingly for the sake of the mission
John 3:14-17, allowed death to take hold of Him. What came to my mind is
the type of death He was obedient to.
I asked myself what kind of death is emphasized
and the significance of that?
I found it very interesting that the word EVEN stood out to
reveal the death Christ became obedient to, evidenced by
‘even death on the cross!’ It was not any
kind of death but seemed to emphasize a special kind of death by
revealing the cross. It is as if to point out that this type of death is
so horrible, scandalous, and excruciating to accept, yet Christ was
obedient to that type of death.
I asked myself why did it have to be this type of
death, death is death?
If Jesus wanted to be obedient to death, it did not have to be the
cross! He could have drank poison, allowed himself to be stoned to
death, beheaded, or hung and still come back to life but he decided to
be obedient to death on a cross!
Why? Why? Why?
So I started thinking about it and the reasons behind the cross. What
came to my mind is that the CROSS was used for these purposes:
1. For the most notorious criminals.
2. For the most cursed death.
3. For the most humiliating death.
4. For the most painful death.
Jesus wanted to go through this kind of death for the mission John
3:14-17.
How does Jesus' actions fit into the category for
the most notorious criminals?
Jesus took upon Himself to pay for all the crimes of mankind
which when added together become notorious. Jesus made it His mission to
be the sacrificial scapegoat for humanity. He did it willingly. Since
all crimes added together amount to notoriousness, this is the death
Jesus became obedient to for humanity. He was not silent but accepted
the penalty for all our crimes. When I say crimes, I am thinking about
all of the sins of humanity. The only time He was silent was when they
accused Him so that He could lay His life for us.
"He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He
never said a word. He was brought before as a lamb to the slaughter; and
a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He stood silent before the ones
condemning Him." (Isaiah 53:7, TLB)
How does Jesus' dying fit into the category for
the most cursed death?
It was believed that only the worst people would die on the cross and
this was so. In essence, they were cursed for their crimes in life. Now,
Jesus comes into the picture and takes upon Himself the worst situations
mankind has committed and agrees to take the punishment of cursing
because He was on Mission 3:16. When we should be cursed forever, Jesus
intervenes. Jesus does not stop there but endures a humiliating death.
"Christ redeemed us from the curse
of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is
everyone who is hung on a tree." He redeemed us in order that
the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ
Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit."
(Galatians 3:13-14, NIV)
How does Jesus' actions fit into the category for
the most humiliating death?
When people were to die on the cross, they were stripped naked
and put on the cross. It was not a solitary event but people jeered and
cheered a person dying in their nakedness. This alone would be so
humiliating because you could not cover yourself even if you wanted to.
Now the King of kings and the Lord of lords is facing this kind of
humiliation to save humanity when Jesus did not have to but chose to go
to the cross.
"They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on
him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head.
They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked
him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. They spit on him, and took the
staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked
him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they
led him away to crucify him." (Matthew 27:28-31, NIV)
In
addition, when a person is on the cross they lose a lot of blood and go
into shock. Sometimes it would be as if they were shivering so much and
cannot do anything about it. Usually when persons are injured, they are
given a lot of covering to keep them warm until help arrives. Not for
those dying a humiliating death on the cross. Jesus does not stop there
but goes through a painful death.
How does Jesus' actions fit into the category for
the most painful death and what is the significance of it?
When people were crucified, the pain was unbearable and there was
no anesthetic or morphine to keep the pain from not being experienced.
After being labeled notorious, cursed, and humiliated, they are now
placed HANDS STRETCHED and FEET TOGETHER as NAILS are POUNDED inside the
person.
"When they came to the place called the Skull,
there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the
other on his left. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not
know what they are doing." (Luke 23:33-34, NIV)
Do you hear the screams and cries of pain with
every hit of the HAMMER as 3 nails are pounded into the flesh of the One
who did no wrong?
Other people at least committed crimes and had to face the
punishment. Jesus faced it for our sake. Yes, for our sake!
"From prison and trial they led Him away to His
death. But who among the people of that day realized it was their sins
that He was dying for---that He was suffering their punishment. He was
buried like a criminal, but in a rich man's grave; but He has done no
wrong, and had never spoken a evil word." (Isaiah 53:8-9, TLB)
Can you even imagine the pain?
An injection cannot compare anywhere close to it and yet I am
afraid of needles. It is painful for me to prick my finger even when not
an ounce of blood is taken.
What about the cross?
Jesus could have died other ways but for His mission John
3:14-17, He kept the cross in mind. It is interesting that even before
He went to the cross, in one of His preaching sermons, He lets the
people know, “If you want to follow me, you must
deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me. Those who want to save
their life will lose it but those who are willing to give it up, will
save it.”
Now
Jesus picks up the cross and carries it until He can carry it no more
and Simon of Cyrene carries it the rest of the way to Golgotha.
What is the significance of the cross?
All the other types of death would not have fulfilled Jesus’
Mission 3:14-17 for humanity but the CROSS had unique reasons for
fulfilling that mission. There was 3.5 litres of Jesus' blood that was
shed for our sake. It flowed to redeem us when Jesus was crucified on
Calvary for you and me. It is His blood that cleanses humanity of their
unrighteousness as Jesus paid the ultimate price for our redemption. It
was at the Cross!
When Adam and Eve sinned, they realized their nakedness and tried to
hide it. They tried to hide it with fig leaves but God foreshadowed what
would come one day, as God provided clothing for them after killing
possibly a lamb so they could be covered. A lamb or another animal paid
the price so they could be covered after their sinfulness revealed their
nakedness.
On the cross, Jesus became naked when He took upon Himself our sins so
we could be clothed in His righteousness. He became the sacrificial Lamb
so we could be clothed in His righteousness without being naked in sin.
No other death would have involved nakedness.
I
believe there is a deeper reason for death on the cross than those I
thought about above. When the Israelites were to escape the angel of
death, they were to put blood on the door post of their door. The blood
had to be from a sacrificed lamb. It is interesting that the blood used
to cover the door was placed in a horizontal and vertical way according
to Scripture: “Then they are to take some of the
blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses
where they eat the lambs.” (Exodus 12:7)
If you take the horizontal post (top) with blood on it and separate it
from the vertical post (sides) with blood on it, and put them together,
you get a bloody cross!
When the angel of death came during the night and saw blood on the top
and sides of the doorpost, judgment decided to Passover that particular
household where God’s people resided after they did what God told them
to.
In the same way, Jesus died on the cross for a reason. The bloody cross
is from the Lamb of God who sacrificed His life for humanity. It is
undefiled blood and the purest antidote for our virus sin. When we take
His cleansing blood and ask Him to cover us, we are covered by the blood
on the cross. The cross covers over our entire body with the blood on
it. So, you and I can be confident that He will cover you and me!
Now when God looks at us in His Holiness, He does not see sin anymore
but the blood of Christ covering over us and cleansing us of all sin.
Now God’s judgment will Passover us and we can be with Him in Eternity.
And so through the Cross, Jesus accomplished Mission 3:14-17 for
humanity. It is actually John 3:14-17 put to a mission. Honestly, it
only takes one drop of blood to wash us whiter than snow because that is
how powerful Christ's blood shed on the cross for you and me is!
All
the drops of blood were to save the entire human race that comes to Him!
"He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He
never said a word. He was brought before as a lamb to the slaughter; and
a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He stood silent before the ones
condemning Him." (Isaiah 53:7, TLB)
"But it was the Lord's good plan to bruise Him
and fill Him with grief. However when His soul has been made an offering
for sin, then He shall have a multitude of children, many heirs. He
shall live again and God's program shall prosper in His hands. And when
He sees all that is accomplished by the anguish of His soul, He shall be
satisfied; and because of what He has experienced, my righteous Servant
shall make many to be counted righteous before God, for He shall bear
all their sins. Therefore I will give Him the honors of One who is
mighty and great, because He has poured out His soul unto death. He was
counted as a sinner, and He bore the sins of many, and He pled with God
for sinners." (Isaiah 53:10-12, TLB)
There
is awesome song and video by Carmen called Mission 3:16 and 'This
Blood'! There are also wonderful songs by Steve Camp and Ray Boltz! The
background song will be 'The Hammer' by Ray Boltz!
LIFE APPLICATION:
I ask you now dear friends, what does the
cross mean to you?
Dear friends, 2000 years on Good Friday, it is the cross Jesus
used to fulfill His mission for you and me. It is more than just a
symbol or jewelry to wear on your neck or a pin to put on. Just studying
this one verse I learned so much about the cross. Each time you come
across a cross, I hope you get a flashback of the
excruciating pain Jesus Christ went through to
rescue you and me as each nail was pounded
into Him!
May
that reminder, remind you how much Jesus loves you that He endured the
cross for you and me no matter where you
have been, where you are in your life right
now, or what you have done!
You can know you are never out of His love and out of His reach!
He loves you so much that if you were the only one living, Jesus would
have still died for your sin! Yes, He would have!
When we make a cross using our hands, it is not just a gesture but being
reminded of the One who endured it and the One who now covers us by His
blood because He loves us. But that is only one aspect of why Jesus
chose obedience to death-even death on the cross.
The other reason that came to my mind is a pathway. When we cross the
road, we are actually crossing a pathway to reach our destination.
Without a road or bridge or water we won’t be able to get to the other
side because they all serve as a pathway.
In the same way, I see the Cross as the only pathway to reach God. When
we look to the Cross of Christ, we are looking to the pathway that
serves as a bridge to reach our Heavenly Father. All other means and
pathways will not let us get across except the cross of Christ.
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May you know how much you are loved by Jesus no matter what you have
done or no matter where you have been! He loves you so much that He paid
the price for you.
May
you watch the Passion of the Christ to experience what Jesus did for
you.
There
is a Good Friday service at Oakland International Fellowship this
evening at 7:30 p.m. It is in the Pittsburgh Chinese Church - Oakland
building on North Dithridge Street adjacent to St. Paul's Cathedral
Church.
Now won’t you accept what He did for you and come
into His presence and give your life to Him so He can cover the virus of
sin with His blood cleansing us and making us clean?
He will give us a transfusion of change! Yes, He will my friend!
"Christ Redeems Our Souls Safely! (C.R.O.S.S)"/"What
does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you?
PRAYER:
Dear Jesus, I love you. Thank you for
loving me so much and thank you for choosing the cross to die for me.
You became the Son of Man and lived here on earth. Then you humbled
yourself and became obedient to death-even death on the cross. Thank you
for dying on the cross for my sin. You died on the cross so that I can
be covered in your blood and cleansed by your blood as I acknowledge
that I need you and cannot enter Heaven without you being my pathway.
So, Jesus I confess all my sins to you and all the ways I have tried to
get into Heaven when you already provided the means and the Way. Thank
you for all that you have done for me. The cross is the place, a
wonderful place where accused and condemned find mercy and grace. Thank
you Jesus, it is at the cross where the wrongs we have done and the
wrongs done to us were nailed at the cross. Thank you Jesus, at the
cross you died for our sins and at the cross you gave your life for us.
I thank you for that and thank you for coming back to life to save us.
Thank you Jesus for being there for me! Thank you for loving me. I love
you Jesus! Please take me as I am and make my life into something that
you will be proud of. I surrender my life to you and need your help to
live for you. I am forever grateful for what you have done for me and I
can never repay you. I want to live for you and need your help. Help me
Jesus please. I thank you Jesus for saving me! Thank you for hearing my
prayer and answering me. Whatever your will give me the willingness and
strength to bear it. Thank you Jesus! I acknowledge you as my Lord and
Personal Savior! In Your Name I Pray precious Jesus! Amen!
Friend, we need Jesus because we have been separated from God due to our
sin. Because of our sin, Jesus had to pay the price to become our bridge
so we can reach God now not of our own good works but because of the
finished work of Christ, the Lord on the cross.
"For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not
by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV)
May
you come to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Personal Savior becoming
His offspring so you can spend Eternity with Him. He is waiting for you.
Come as you are. Please do not reject the gift of God.
May you be uplifted knowing
Deliverer openly understands bringing total Salvation! Amen!
If
you would like to invite Jesus Christ into your heart and make Him a
daily part of your life, you can this very moment. You will never be
alone. You can claim God's promises for you in the Bible and see them
come true, before your eyes, in His wonderful timing. You don't have to
wait for a special time to come to the Lord. You can come right now as
you pray this prayer, meaning it in your heart and finding your new
identity in Christ Jesus.
Make this your prayer. Don’t let
the enemy deceive you into thinking you need all the answers before
coming to Christ. Let me just assure you though you may not have all the
answers right now before coming to Jesus, He will answer them slowly.
Yes, He will for I know our Redeemer will! Amen!
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you for foreshadowing once again about SAVING US when
you spoke to the disciples about the KERNEL OF WHEAT. Thanks for dying
for our sin so we can have Eternal Life and be saved when we turn to
you. The previous day, you allowed Mary to wash your dirty/stinking feet. Anything
you do has a reason and you foreshadowed what you would do for us one
day on the cross. You washed away all our sins with your precious
cleansing blood on the cross. Thank you so much Jesus. No matter what we
have done or where we have been, we can know that you love us and paid
the ransom to deliver us from the stench of sin. Thank you Jesus. I
accept the antidote you offer and want you to wash me clean with your
precious cleansing blood so I can have new life. My sin I give it all to
you so you can cover me with your righteousness. Help me Jesus. I don't
want to live like I have been living. I don't want my life to smell
because of the stinky/dirty sins of my life. I know you offer cleansing
and washing so I come to you now and receive it. Thank you for forgiving
me of all my sin when you paid the price on the cross for me which I
accept now. Please give me new life Jesus. Come into my heart and make
my heart your home. Live in me Jesus and I will live for you and help me
to serve you the rest of the days of my life so I can say, "Lord Jesus,
ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, I am ready" as you strengthen me and walk
with me and talk to me. I love you Jesus. I accept you as my Lord and
Personal Savior. Please be my Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you for
helping me learn about what Mary did for you and the implications for
our own lives. Thank you that you have heard my prayer and answered me
giving me new life. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
No matter what you feel in your heart,
know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To
make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him
as you would to a friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the
Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into
prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel
of John or Gospel of
Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord
show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to
help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches
the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our
crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help! But
beware of churches who do believe in the Word of God completely but
there is no freedom in Christ but legalism involved.
As a professional, it is not too late to join a
church! As a student, it is not too late to join a fellowship on campus this new year of 2009! May the Lord's presence and peace fill you with His
love now and forever! Amen!
Friend, if you have prayed this
prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and
all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may
feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your
new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave
you nor forsake you! Amen!
Spend time in His word and let the Lord
speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out
the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through.
Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church
fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be
part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the
Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in
Bible Live Eternally!
Feel free to email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible,
pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My
number is 412-720-4579
"This is my
work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work
within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
Love in Christ,
Ramesh
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' I AM ' Series
Archives:
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07, 10:10 a.m.)
Gospel According to Mark
Revised Archives:
CHAPTER 1:
Mark 1:1:
"What does the G.O.S.P.E.L mean to you?" (Aug
27, 08, 11:36 a.m.)
Mark 1:1-4:
"How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y about prophesy?" (Aug
28, 08, 8:52 a.m.)
Mark 1:4-8:
"Who do you P.O.I.N.T to in life?" (Aug
29, 08, 10:29 a.m.)
Mark 1:7-9:
"What do you S.T.A.N.D for in life?" (Aug
30, 08, 8:38 a.m.)
Mark 1:12-13:
"How is your loving P.R.A.I.S.E of Jesus in life?"
(Sept 01, 08, 10:28 a.m.)
Mark 1:12-13:
"How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N in your life?"
(Sept 02, 08, 10:28 a.m.)
Mark 1:14-15:
"How do you handle the T.I.M.E given you?"
(Sept 03, 08, 9:37 a.m.)
Mark 1:16-18:
"What do you do with your P.R.O.F.E.S.S.I.O.N in life?"
(Sept 04, 08, 10:51 a.m.)
Mark 1:19-20:
"Without having to P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E what should you do in
life?"
(Sept 05, 08, 9:39 a.m.)
Mark 1:19-20:
"How do you rate in the B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S of Jesus?"
(Sept 08, 08, 9:23 a.m.)
Mark 1:21-22:
"Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you actively listen to in life?"
(Sept 10, 08, 9:48 a.m.)
Mark
1:23-28:
"What C.A.P.T.I.V.I.T.Y are you facing today in life?"
(Sept 11, 08, 12:19 a.m.)
Mark 1:29-31:
"Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G in your life?"
(Sept 15, 08, 8:57 a.m.)
Mark 1:32-34:
"Where do you need A.N.S.W.E.R.S in life?"
(Sept 16, 08, 9:54 a.m.)
Mark 1:35-39:
"How do you find S.O.L.I.T.A.R.Y time with the Lord ?"
(Sept 17, 08, 9:30 a.m.)
Mark
1:40-42:
"Where do you need to be C.L.E.A.N in life?"
(Sept 18, 08, 9:19 a.m.)
Mark 1:43-45:
"What do your actions C.A.U.S.E in life?"
(Sept 20, 08, 7:19 a.m.)
CHAPTER 2:
Mark 2:1-2:
"What do you do with your P.O.P.U.L.A.R.I.T.Y in life?" (Sept
22, 08, 9:37 a.m.)
Mark 2:3-5:
"What kind of F.R.I.E.N.D.S do you have in life?" (Sept
23, 08, 9:50 a.m.)
Mark 2:5-12:
"Who do you I.N.T.E.R.C.E.D.E for in life?" (Sept
24, 08, 9:48 a.m.)
Mark 2:5-12:
"Where does P.A.R.A.L.Y.S.I.S. take hold of you in life?" (Sept
25, 08, 10:16 a.m.)
Mark 2:5-12:
"What are you thinking in your M.I.N.D daily?" (Sept
26, 08, 10:12 a.m.)
Mark 2:5-12:
"What do you represent by your A.C.T.I.O.N.S in life?" (Sept
27, 08, 10:35 a.m.)
Mark 2:13-15:
"Where are you looking for A.C.C.E.P.T.A.N.C.E in life?" (Sept
30, 08, 12:14 p.m.)
Mark 2:15-17:
"Who do you I.N.V.I.T.E to dine with Jesus now?" (Oct
04, 08, 11:34 a.m.)
Mark 2:18-20:
"When does F.A.S.T.I.N.G become important in your life?" (Oct
06, 08, 11:58 a.m.)
Mark 2:21-22:
"How do you see your L.I.F.E now?" (Oct
07, 08, 10:24 p.m.)
Mark 2:23-28:
"What kind of L.E.A.D.E.R is Jesus to you?" (Oct
11, 08, 12:59 p.m.)
Mark 2:23-28:
"What does the S.A.B.B.A.T.H mean to you?" (Oct
13, 08, 10:47 a.m.)
CHAPTER 3:
Mark 3:1-6:
"Whose N.E.E.D.S do you meet in life?" (Oct
14, 08, 11:31 a.m.)
Mark 3:7-8:
"What is your I.M.P.A.C.T in life? " (Oct
15, 08, 11:22 a.m.)
Mark 3:9-10:
"What S.P.A.C.E do you give yourself in life?" (Oct
16, 08, 12:36 p.m.)
Mark 3:11-12:"How
do you fight E.V.I.L in life?" (Oct
18, 08,
8:53 a.m.)
Mark 3:13-15:
"What emphasis do you put on your R.E.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.H.I.P with Jesus?" (Oct
20, 08,
11:07 a.m.)
Mark 3:16-19:"Where is your A.P.P.O.I.N.T.M.E.N.T in?" (Oct
21, 08,
10:33 a.m.)
Mark 3:20:
"Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (Oct
22, 08,
2:33 p.m.)
"How
are your actions seen by your F.A.M.I.L.Y in life?" (Oct
23, 08,
2:41 p.m.)
"How do you handle S.L.A.N.D.E.R in life?"(Oct
25, 08,
10:16 p.m.)
"Who are you campaigning and V.O.T.I.N.G for?" (Nov
04, 08, 7:48 a.m.)
Mark
3:28-30:
"What is your V.I.E.W of Jesus in life?" (Nov
10, 08, 1:44 p.m.)
Mark
3:31-34:
"What are you doing with G.O.D'S W.I.L.L in life?" (Nov
11, 08, 11:15 a.m.)
CHAPTER 4:
Mark 4:1-20:
"Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (Nov 12,
08, 9:12 a.m.)
Mark 4:1-20:
"What do P.A.R.A.B.L.E.S mean to you in life?" (Nov
13, 08, 10:56 a.m.)
Mark 4:1-20:
"Where are you at your W.A.L.K with God?" (Nov
14, 08, 8:21 a.m.)
"What kind of L.A.M.P are you?" (Nov 17, 08,
10:24 a.m.)
Mark 4:21-23:
"What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L in life?" (Nov 19,
08, 10:56 a.m.)
"What do you do with what you H.E.A.R in life?" (Nov
26, 08, 10:50 a.m.)
"What do you base your T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G on?"(Nov
27, 08, 11:05 a.m.)
"What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L. & Farming?"(Nov
28, 08, 8:24 a.m.)
"What are the S.T.O.R.M.S you face in life?"(Nov 28,
08, 8:24 a.m.)
"Will you let Jesus be the Lord of your P.A.S.T and move you forward?"
(Dec 31, 08, 8:38 a.m.)
JANUARY 2009
Mark 5:1-13:
"Where is your I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y this year of 2009?" (Jan
01, 09, 11:50 a.m.)
Mark 5:14-17:
"What will people report about you this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
02, 09, 10:40 a.m.)
Mark 5:15a:
"Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G this New Year of 2009? (Jan
03, 09, 8:36 a.m.)
Mark 5:15-17:
"What makes you A.F.R.A.I.D of coming to Jesus?" (Jan
05, 09, 12:44 p.m,)
Mark 5:18-19:
"When will you T.A.R.G.E.T your family?" (Jan
06, 09, 9:56 a.m.)
Mark 5:20:
"What do you do with your T.E.S.T.I.M.O.N.Y this New Year of 2009?"
(Jan 07, 09, 1:16
p.m.)
Mark 5:21:
"Will you G.A.T.H.E.R before Jesus in this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
08, 09, 10:39 a.m.)
Mark 5:22-24a:
"How is your P.R.A.Y.E.R life with Jesus this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
09, 09, 7:56 a.m.)
Mark 24b-29:
"Where do you feel U.N.C.L.E.A.N this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
10, 09, 9:49 a.m.)
"Where do you need F.R.E.E.D.O.M this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
12, 09, 2:25 p.m.)
"Whose T.I.M.I.N.G are you following this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
13, 09, 11:49 a.m.)
"What place do you give G.O.D.S W.I.L.L in your life?" (Jan
15, 09, 8:26 a.m.)
CHAPTER 6:
Mark 6:1-3:
"Where do you seek W.I.S.D.O.M this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
17, 09, 9:52 a.m.)
Mark 6:2-3:
"What do you do with your C.A.L.L.I.N.G in life?" (Jan
19, 09, 10:01 a.m.)
Mark 6:2-3:
"Will your I.N.A.U.G.U.R.A.T.I.O.N be into the Kingdom of God?" (Jan
20, 09, 1:15 p.m.)
Mark 6:4-6:
"When do you feel A.C.C.E.P.T.E.D in life?" (Jan
21, 09, 9:54 a.m.)
Mark 6:6-7:
"How is your F.A.I.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
22, 09, 11:42 p.m.)
Mark 6:7:
"What do you T.E.A.C.H by your life?" (Jan 23,
09, 8:53 a.m.)
Mark:
"Who are you S.E.N.T by to where?" (Jan 24, 09,
9:55 a.m.)
Mark:
"Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in life?" (Jan
26, 09, 10:48 a.m.)
Mark:
"How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
28, 09, 11:36 a.m.)
Mark 4:
"What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L instead of farming?" (Jan
31, 09, 7:44 a.m.)
FEBRUARY 2009:
Matthew:
"How is your love on Valentines Day?" (Feb
14, 09,
5:38 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"What have people H.E.A.R.D about Jesus through you?" (Feb
16, 09, 8:50 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"What do you T.H.I.N.K about Jesus?" (Feb 17, 09,
10:10 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S in your life?" (Feb
18, 09, 10:20 a.m.)
Mark
6:17-20:
"When do you S.P.E.A.K out?" (Feb 19, 09,
10:50 a.m.)
"What has the T.O.N.G.U.E done in your life?" (Feb
20, 09, 9:42 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"What has P.R.I.D.E done to your life?" (Feb
21, 09, 9:20 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"What M.I.S.S.I.O.N have you been called to?" (Feb
23, 09, 10:00 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"Where do you find your R.E.S.T in life?" (Feb
24, 09, 4:03 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"Who have you made the S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D of your life?" (Feb
25, 09, 11:05 a.m.)
MARCH 2009:
"What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (March
02, 09, 1:16 p.m.)
Whose C.A.R.E are you really in? (March 09,
09, 6:29 a.m.)
Mark 6:45:
"When
do you P.R.A.Y in your life?" (March 10,
09, 9:21 a.m.)
Mark 6:46-48a:
"What T.R.O.U.B.L.E are you facing in life?" (March 11,
09, 10:02 a.m.)
Mark 6:48b-51: "What are you A.F.R.A.I.D of in life?" (March 12,
09, 10:10 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"How
have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (March 14,
09, 11:11 a.m.)
Mark 6:
"What are you R.E.C.O.G.N.I.Z.E.D for in life?" (March 16,
09, 10:32 a.m.)
Mark 6:
“Who have you I.N.T.R.O.D.U.C.E.D to Jesus?"
(March 18,
09, 10:11 a.m.)
CHAPTER 7:
Mark 7:1-8
"How do you view H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y in your life?" (March
21,
09, 9:41 a.m.)
Mark 7:1-8:
"How does the Lord view your W.O.R.S.H.I.P in life?" (March
23,
09, 11:04 a.m.)
Mark 7:1-8:
"Whose T.E.A.C,H.I.N.G.S do you follow in life?" (March
24,
09, 9:05 a.m.)
Mark 7:1-8:
"How do you honor your P.A.R.E.N.T.S in life?" (March
25,
09, 10:48 a.m.)
Mark 7:
"What makes you C.L.E.A.N in life?" (March
26, 09, 10:27 a.m.)
Mark 7:
"When are you getting your H.E.A.R.T transplant?" (March
27,
09, 7:51 a.m.)
Mark 7:
"What side of the C.R.E.D.I.T coin are you part of?" (March
28,
09, 9:42 a.m.)
HOLY WEEK:
"What happened to Jesus' dirty/stinky F.E.E.T one day?" (April
04,
09, 12:27 p.m.)
"Will you be the offspring of the S.E.E.D cultivated?" (April
06,
09, 12:20 p.m.)
"What kind of L.I.G.H.T will you follow this HOLY WEEK?" (April
07,
09, 11:28 a.m.)
"Who is your S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D this HOLY WEEK?" (April
08,
09, 11:28 a.m.)
"How do you know judgment will P.A.S.S.O.V.E.R
you this HOLY WEEK?" (April
09,
09, 11:43 a.m.)
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