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“Lord
Inspires Forever Eternity! (L.I.F.E)”
SCRIPTURE:
OBSERVATION:
INTERPRETATION:
Jesus gives the alternative
which is to see the cost of following Him and be willing to give
ourselves up that we may gain our life His way by the promise: Jesus does not stop there but puts an emphasis on the Gospel too. Jesus knows His followers will be persecuted for following Him and for preaching the Good News but this is the path Jesus wants His followers to go. This is evidenced by the promise: "And whoever loses his life for the gospel will save it." Jesus wanted the disciples and crowds to do more than just giving their lives to follow Him but also giving their lives to preach the Gospel. Jesus wanted the disciples and crowds to know the life Jesus is talking about is Eternal Life and the life of the soul. (To be continued)
IMPLICATIONS: Being in the world it can be easy to want things of the world and compartmentalize my faith but I know I should not do that even if it means all kinds of persecution. I should not want to save my life but give it up because it does not belong to me anyway. My life belongs to my Creator, the Author and Finisher of my Life who has the patent and copyright. When I try to save my life from persecution by not doing what Jesus wants me to do then I am giving into my own ways out of fear of losing things in my life. Jesus wants me to get beyond that. Also, Jesus does not want me to follow Him just passively but actively. To Jesus following Him is only the beginning but He wants me to go beyond following Him to preaching the Gospel which is evidenced by "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." So, I should not live my life for myself but all the days of my life should be lived for Jesus and His ways.
HOW GOSPEL GIVES ME
TESTIMONY REGARDING L.I.F.E: I am so thankful that Jesus has given me ample opportunities to share the Gospel with students in this life, pray for students in this life, and care for them in this life. One of the ways I have shared the Gospel is through these devotions that I post at http://www.pittsburghstandard.com and http://www.facebook.com that many students get exposed to especially all the friends I make being in food service serving them. Also, I create sample exams online with Bible verses embedded in them to help students prepare well. The key in all this is because I want all to want the life of Jesus to permeate their own lives. I want Jesus to be the central part of my life and everyone else's. I have learned to be content and be thankful with what Jesus provides for me for 'My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus!' I tell them that I wanted to go to law school but then felt called to become a staff worker with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh engaging the campus in all its ethnic diversity with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After that everything became history or His Story. I felt called into the ministry and continue to do ministry to this day even though I am not with IVCF for the time being. There are times I wish I were rich but God knows what I go through at times and does comfort me from His Word. One morning God showed me His Word from Proverbs 22 that lifted me up a lot. To be held in loving esteem is better than silver and gold! (Proverbs 22:1) It is not always easy but I am so thankful for those Jesus placed in my life to make a difference. Praise the Lord! I realized I can go on in life doing my own things for my own pleasure but then the day will come when I will leave this earth and there won't be anything to show for it when I live only for myself. Earthly gain will be forgotten but the lives we touch will be remembered forever especially when we do it in the Name of Jesus. You can do that with your life.
I ask you now dear friend, what do you do with your life
that makes a difference? King Solomon understood that too when he later wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes. Friend, what matters in the end is whether we have been willing to lose our lives for the sake of Jesus and the Gospel to make a difference in other people's lives. Losing our lives does not necessarily have to be in terms of death and dying physically but losing our lives can also mean dying to ourselves and becoming alive in Christ. If we want to save our lives and what we have on our own, we will lose it but if we give up our lives for the sake of the Kingdom of God, we will gain it. That is so exciting to know friend that when we turn to Jesus and love Him, the life we have will make us happy and exciting to live even if it means we don't have fortune or fame. In my own life, I have come to realize that all my 'A' grades, degrees, majors, and minors mean nothing if they cannot be used to advance the Kingdom of God in this world and make a difference. Help me Jesus. As I read through the entire Word of God in 33 days from Genesis to Revelation, Jesus gave me a signature verse that makes me happy and confident that I am where I should be in life and doing what I should be doing which is following Jesus with my life and preaching the Gospel in life even though many of my friends wonder what I am doing on Pitt campus all these years with my degrees, etc. The signature verse I want to live by is Acts 20:24 which states, "But life is worth nothing to me unless I use it to do the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the work of telling others about God's mighty goodness and love" That is why I love to stay on the University of Pittsburgh campus and use my job on the management team of Sodexo, http://www.pittsburghstandard.com, my classes I take, and facebook as a means to ministry to reach the younger souls with the Gospel of Jesus Christ showing them the love of Christ through my words and deeds. When we decide to follow Jesus, Jesus gives each of us a calling that is different from another person's calling. My calling has been to follow Acts 20:24 on the University of Pittsburgh campus so I do that with the Lord's help. Whatever Jesus has called you to do, follow after that because He knows what He is talking about. So dear friend, don't let the world control you and influence you to live for it but live for the One who gave Himself for the world. Friend, Jesus Christ loves you so much that He gave up His own life for you that you may experience Eternal Life when the Lord brings you home and Abundant Life here on earth before going home to Heaven. Yes friend, when we give up our lives for the sake of the Kingdom of God, we will experience abundant life. It starts with acknowledging that we are sinners in need of a Savior. For me that started with acknowledging what a sinner I have been, confessing all my sin, repenting of all my sin at the foot of the cross, believing that Jesus who had no sin became sin for me and absorbed all my sin so I can become the righteousness of God as long as I take the reddest purest antidote made by His crucifixion. I did just that asking Jesus Christ to cleanse me with His precious cleansing blood so that I can be made whiter than snow. We all need that because of our sinful condition that He alone can cure. I am reminded even though our sins are scarlet red, He can make us white as wool and even though our sins are crimson red, He can make us white as freshly fallen snow. So, I asked Jesus to now come into my heart and vacuum my heart using His precious cleansing blood as the heart shampoo to clean out all the yuckiness, dirt, and wickedness caused by the deadly virus known as sin. I asked Jesus to continue to live in my heart and make my heart His home so He can be my Savior and my Lord. I told Jesus that I will live for Him and serve Him the rest of the days of my life as He helps me. Friend, I don't know what you are going through in your life right now but Jesus knows. Jesus knows everything about you and wants you to come to Him as you are in your life and allow Him to transform and change you. You are precious and special in the Lord's sight. You are never out of His love or never out of His reach. There is nothing you and I can do to earn His love and grace for He has given it freely to us because that is how much He loves us. When the Creator of the Universe loves us, we can be confident that He will take care of us, leading us and guiding us. That is exciting to know friend. This life of ours the Lord Jesus can take and make it special. LIFE
© 2009,
By Ramesh C. Reddy Where is this generation headed, can we say we know ? Are we doing what is right, doing what God wants us to do ?
What happened to shows like the beaver ? Shame to seem him gone, gone with the wind, having all his morals and values dried up like sun-baked clay.
Now are we battered, bruised, and burned seeing shows depicting immorality causing restlessness like pain in the back ?
Are we going to a shrink ? What good will that do ? It will only shrink our pockets as our minds get shrunk like delicate fabric in improper washing.
What happens to our sanity as our anxiety rages like thundering sea waves ? We want to know answers, answers to the questions of life.
Do we end up in our self-world dreading in despair, despair that brings us to the edge like an uncontrolled automobile about to fall off the edge of a cliff.
We have our own hopeless life to live, life that seems to end in misery. Where does our hope come from, hope that can lead us to a blessed life, life that brings us perfect peace ?
We can only have true contentment, contentment in our hearts, only if we find peace, peace that will end strife when we come to know the
PRINCE OF PEACE
Who is this Prince of Peace ?? J esus, the Savior of the world. E verlasting peace comes from knowing him. S urely goodness and mercy will follow U nconditionally all the days of our lives S trengthening us to do what God wants us to do.
“If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” (Romans 14:8) "Lord Inspires Forever Eternity! (L.I.F.E)"/"What do you do with your L.I.F.E that makes a difference?"
Prayer: May you experience the POWER OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION this day, and give Him the LOCKED areas of your life too so you can experience His PEACE as you become an ACTOR in the film called LIFE being directed by your DIRECTOR, JESUS CHRIST who comes to give JOY and PEACE. You don't have to be locked away anymore for Christ is here to free you and give you peace to live out your actions. How do you look at GODISNOWHERE? One of my pastors, Pastor Hugo SHARED this example one Sunday at the RESURRECTION DAY SERVICE in the combined worship service of Pittsburgh Chinese Church-Oakland & Oakland International Fellowship: If you look at it as GOD IS NO WHERE, you will still be lost in your sin and be in bondage locked away in your sins and problems finding no peace. But as my pastor spoke to the congregation and spoke to me, I am here to tell you that GOD IS NOW HERE. Yes, friend God is alive and wants to bring a transformation in your life through the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ for He paid the penalty on the cross to rescue you and me and came back to life to save us and live with us. Yes, friend that is exciting to know that we can experience HIS SAVING GRACE & LIVING GRACE. When we mess up, we can go to Jesus with our shortcomings and He will forgive us and RESTORE us to Him and we will find peace in Him. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (Colossians 5:17-21, NIV) "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23, NIV) "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:7-9, NIV) 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) Come to Jesus as you are and pray this prayer to accept Jesus as your Lord and Personal Savior. He will transform your life around! Praise the Lord! You don't have to have all the answers! You can come as you are!
Prayer: 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,
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Devotional of yesterday:
Gospel According to Mark 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.) 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 6:2-3: "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.)"Who are you S.E.N.T by to where?" (Jan 24, 09, 9:55 a.m.) "Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in life?" (Jan 26, 09, 10:48 a.m.) "How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 28, 09, 11:36 a.m.) "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L instead of farming?" (Jan 31, 09, 7:44 a.m.) 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.) "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.) "What does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you on and after GOOD FRIDAY this HOLY WEEK?" (April 10, 09, 8:41 a.m.) "How do you match J.E.S.U.S attitude this HOLY WEEK?" (April 11, 09, 10:03 a.m.) RESURRECTION SUNDAY: "Why have you L.O.C.K.E.D youself away?" (April 13, 09, 1:41 a.m.) "Why are you not at P.E.A.C.E in your life?" (April 14, 09, 11:43 a.m.) "Will you be in Jesus' A.C.T.I.O.N film called life?" (April 15, 09, 11:55 a.m.) "Why can you have J.O.Y in life?" (April 16, 09, 2:05 p.m.) "What will give you P.E.A.C.E in life?" (April 18, 09, 12:32 p.m.) "What won't Jesus do for you in your D.O.U.B.T.S?" (April 20, 09, 12:13 p.m.) "What C.L.A.I.M do you make about Jesus?" (April 21, 09, 11:40 a.m.) MARK 7: Mark 7:25-26: "What do you do to S.A.V.E your loved ones?" (April 23, 09, 2:36 p.m.) Mark 7:27-30: "What has A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y done in your life?" (April 24, 09, 8:25 a.m.) Mark 7:31-32: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (April 25, 09, 8:14 a.m.)Mark 7:33-35: "Why cant you G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E in life?" (April 27, 09, 9:55 a.m.) Mark 7:36-37: "What do you need done W.E.L.L in your life?" (April 28, 09, 10:14 a.m.) CHAPTER 8: Mark 8: "Why won't you G.A.T.H.E.R around Jesus in life?" (April 29, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who needs your C.O.M.P.A.S.S.I.O.N this week?" (May 01, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "What place do you give a R.E.T.R.E.A.T in your life?" (May 02, 09, 8:41 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does Jesus not know about your S.U.R.R.O.U.N.D.I.N.G.S in life?" (May 04, 09, 9:05 a.m.) Mark 8: "How is your W.H.O.L.E. life compared to its parts?" (May 05, 09, 9:08 a.m.) Mark 8: "What D.I.S.T.A.N.C.E won't you go to meet Jesus?" (May 06, 09, 8:42 a.m.) Nehemiah 1:5-11: "Where is your D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.C.E on during this National Day of Prayer and beyond?"?" (May 07, 09, 10:53 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you F.O.R.G.E.T in life?" (May 08, 09, 10:19 a.m.) Mark 8: "How do you handle P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S in life?" (May 11, 09, 8:37 a.m.) Mark 8: "What are you T.H.A.N.K.F.U.L for in life?" (May 12, 09, 9:33 a.m.) Mark 8:9-10: "Where have you been placed to C.A.R.E in life?" (May 16, 09, 9:49 a.m.) Mark 8:9-10: "Will you let Jesus M.O.L.D your life?" (May 19, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who have you T.E.S.T.E.D in life to TRAP them?" (May 20, 09, 9:14 a.m.) Mark 8: "How have you W.A.S.T.E.D your life away?" (May 22, 09, 8:28 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does a S.I.G.N mean to you?" (May 21, 09, 10:11 a.m.) Mark 8: "Where is your F.O.C.U.S in life?" (May 23, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Philippians 4:9: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be remembered for this Memorial Day?" (May 25, 09, 9:41 a.m.) Mark 8: "What has Y.E.A.S.T done to you in your life?" (May 26, 09, 9:04 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "What is Jesus A.W.A.R.E of in your life?" (May 28, 09, 11:27 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "What do you S.T.I.L.L miss to see in life?" (May 29, 09, 10:52 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "When have you let your heart be H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D in life?" (May 30, 09, 8:52 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you fail to S.E.E. & H.E.A.R in life?" (June 01, 09, 8:15 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R in life?" (June 01, 09, 6:28 a.m.) Mark 8: "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (June 03, 09, 8:01 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (June 04, 09, 9:10 a.m.) Mark 8: "Whose life does Jesus want you to be I.N.V.O.L.V.E.D in?" (June 05, 09, 10:12 a.m.) Mark 8: "Why bother taking M.E.D.I.C.I.N.E in life?" (June 06, 09, 9:38 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does R.E.S.T.O.R.A.T.I.O.N make you do?" (June 08, 09, 10:59 a.m.) Mark 8: "Why bother who Jesus is P.E.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y in your life?" (June 09, 09, 7:50 a.m.)
Mark 8:31-33:
"What do you S.H.A.R.E with others?"
(June 10, 09, 11:01 a.m.) Mark 8:31-33: "Whose L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N theology do you follow in life?" (June 12, 09, 8:47 a.m.)
Mark 8:31-33: "How can you take up the C.R.O.S.S in your life?" (June 15, 09, 1:22 a.m.) Mark 8:33-34: "Why bother to F.O.L.L.O.W Jesus Christ if you are saved?" (June 16, 09, 9:01 a.m.) |
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