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Issue #467
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August 7, 2017 |
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Dear Friends,
Thank you for your encouragement and support. We pray you will be blessed daily through the Word. Please freely share this email with others.
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It's All About Jesus Scripture "She will bear a Son and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 (NASB) They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:31 (NASB) ...yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. 1 Corinthians 8:6 (NASB) For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NASB) |
|  It's All About Jesus |
| Franklin Graham prayed a sincere, meaningful prayer at the inauguration of President George W. Bush. He ended the prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. A firestorm of protest and criticism erupted. Why did this reaction occur from certain groups? In the words of Franklin Graham, "The Name of Jesus Christ is the most powerful and important name in the world today.1 Jesus is the dividing line for all mankind. "He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life" (1 John 5:12 KJV). "This child will be rejected by many in Israel, and it will be their undoing. BUT he will be the greatest joy to many others" (Luke 2:34 NLT). "And they sang a new song with these words: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were killed, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation'" (Revelation 5:9 NLT). In many areas of our society one will be labeled offensive if he prays in the name of Jesus or speaks of Him. Jesus expected this mockery; in His words: "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too" (Matthew 5:11, 12 NLT). "Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6 NLT). The Bible states in Philippians that every person, whether he wants to or not, will bow at the name of Jesus. "And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:8-11 NLT). Jesus, the sweetest name. 1 Samaritan's Purse 2000 International Ministry Report, p.2. |
Jesus came to reveal God to us. He is the defining word on God-on what the heart of God is truly like, on what God is up to in the world, and on what God is up to in your life. An intimate encounter with Jesus is the most transforming experience of human existence. To know him as he is, is to come home. To have his life, joy, love, and presence cannot be compared. A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness. To be mistaken about him is the saddest mistake of all.
Beautiful Outlaw
by John Eldredge
It's in God's Word that we can find reliable and uplifting truths about ourselves, and dwelling on these truths can produce obedient, confident, and joyful living. We can think and know, "I'm clean through Christ's death on the cross. I'm free from the dominion of sin through His resurrected life. I'm competent to face life through His Spirit in me. I'm not expected to be a finished product now, but someday I will be. My destiny is to share His love, His purposes, and His glory now and forever!" Nothing gives us greater stability.
In reality, however, our lives are often shaky and faltering. We cower before our spiritual enemy; we feel discouraged and condemned. We feel we're in a deep hole and must somehow get ourselves out before any spiritual progress is possible.
Why do we feel like this? Because we're basing our self-image on (1) Satan's lies, (2) our own past experience, and (3) our feelings-instead of on the solid, glorious, scriptural facts of who God is, what He has accomplished, and who we are in Him.
p. 11
Christ/Life
by Ruth Myers
God's love is his holy disposition toward all that he has created that compels him to express unconditional affection and selective correction to provide the highest quality of existence, both now and forever, for the object of his love.
p. 181
God: As He Longs For You To See Him
by Chip Ingram
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Prayer Requests
& Praises
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1. Praise: Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 (NASB)
2. Pray: Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17 (NASB)
3. Pray: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NASB)
4. Praise: So my dear Christian friends, companions in following this call to the heights, take a good hard look at Jesus. He's the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything God gave Him to do. Hebrews 3:1 (MSG)
5. Pray: ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (NASB)
6. Pray: "And behold, I am coming quickly, Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book." Revelation 22:7 (NASB)
7. Pray: For God's plans for BTR.
8. Pray: Philippines radio & OnePlace.com broadcast.
Prayer: Lord, I find myself singing, "There have been names that I have loved to hear, But never has there been a name so dear. To this heart of mine, as the name divine, the precious, precious name of Jesus. Jesus is the sweetest name I know, and He's just the same as His lovely name, and that's the reason why I love Him so; Oh, Jesus is the sweetest name I know."1
1"Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know" by Lela Long
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In the sweet name of Jesus,
Pearl Anderson
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
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