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TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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"Keep your face to the sunshine
and you cannot see a shadow"
Helen Keller
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Sunday at 10:00 a.m. EST
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RUSSELL SANDERS
2-16-2021
GRACE – OUR DAILY FAVOR
We often hear about God’s grace. It is perhaps most often mentioned in respect to our salvation. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace are you saved through faith.” But what exactly is grace?
Grace is a manifestation of a gift from God to man. It is usually defined as “unmerited favor.” Unmerited means there is nothing we can do or have done to deserve anything. There is no merit (or credit, or worthiness) to anything about us.
Favor is defined as “an act of kindness,” “exceptional kindness” and “prefer,” “more than “fair treatment” or a “gift.”
So, God’s grace towards us manifests (shows, proves to us) by giving us favor that we do not deserve, which is above and beyond what other people might receive.
Our Heavenly Father is a good and loving “Daddy” (Abba in Hebrew) who wants to shower you (his child) with all good things (blessings). However, He does not just automatically dispense those blessings to us. If they were “automatic” we may not have as great an appreciation for them as we would if we had “desired” them.
If a child earnestly desires a certain toy and asks it of his Dad, the child has deep appreciation upon receiving it, as well as satisfaction and pleasure to the Father upon granting the child’s request. However, if Dad gives a toy for which the child has neither desired nor asked for it, the “appreciation level” is not nearly as great.
God’s exceptional kindness (favor) is available to us every day. However, we must desire His favor (blessings) and ask for His blessings. He will give us our heart’s desire if we ask for it. If we ask nothing, that is what we may likely receive: nothing. John 16:23-24
James 4:2b says, “…ye have not because ye ask not.” Jesus said in John 16:24b, “…ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” Father expects us to ask (in Jesus’ name) for blessings, and He will give them for your benefit and pleasure (joy). It pleases Him to please you. It is not selfish of you to ask Him every day for blessings; they are His gifts to you.
Ask Him for blessings every day. You may ask Him for specific blessings. You may ask Him for “unexpected” blessings which He chooses for you. But you need to ask.
Some people do not ask for blessings because they feel they don’t deserve it; and they are right. That is why it is called “grace.” Nobody deserves grace; it is freely given when asked.
Daily. Daily Grace. Daily favor. For this we are grateful.
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HELEN SANDERS
2-16-2021
USE YOUR SWORD
The ancient Christians knew a lot about soldiers. They were all around them. The Roman Centurions actively pursued those that were “disobedient.” They dressed in full armor, with their swords always at their sides, ready for battle.
In Ephesians 6:17 we learn that one of the pieces of armor for a Christian is the sword of the Spirit. It says in verse17b, “and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” You see, using the word of God as a weapon takes out the enemy. Knowing that the Christians of his day would understand about the armor that a soldier of that day wore, Paul wrote about this to the Hebrew Christians. in Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God (the sword) is quick (alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder (cutting in half) of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Knowing that the Word of God can be used as a sword, lets us be reminded that we have a very powerful weapon. A one-edged knife or sword is sharp, but a two-edged sword would mean it cuts coming and going. We yield the word as a weapon to ward off the enemy that would try to get close to us. We take the sword (which is the Word of God) and say, In Jesus’ name we resist you. Jesus is the Word, so the sword, being the Word is also Jesus. What a mighty weapon we have in using the name of Jesus.
When we use it properly, it cuts away the things in our heart that are undesirable to God but also cuts off the demonic attacks from Satan that would try to keep us in bondage. Let the Sword (the word of God) cause your life to be cut off from the undesirable sinful lifestyle. By studying the word, we know what we must cut off.
Remember, Satan is a defeated foe through the work of Jesus’ shed blood and resurrection. He can only deceive us into believing we can be defeated. He is a lion without teeth. He roars but has no bite unless we allow him to bite.
Take up the sword, which is the Word of God and fight the good fight of faith. Know your weapon more than anything else. Keep it sharp! Be ready to use it, by having it with you, and in you always. We win when we know what our weapons are and how to use them. We lose when we do not know them and how to use them!
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BIBLE SCHOOL
TUESDAY EVENING 7 P.M.
TONIGHT
LESSON 4 COMING 2-16-2021
UNDERSTANDING THE BEING OF GOD
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2-14-2021
DON'T LOOK TO THE POLITICAL
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EQUIPPING THE
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2-15-2021
A study of the book of Joel
From Cankerworm to Restoration
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UNDERSTANDING AND
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HOW WE BENEFIT FROM GOD'S WORD
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Angels
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How Satan
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TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION - |
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What animal can walk up the stairs but it is impossible for them to walk down the stairs?
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YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION
What color is a flamingo when it is born?
The correct answer is:
Grey
0% answered correctly with
Grey
33.3% answered incorrectly with
Pink
33.3% answered incorrectly with
White
33.4% answered incorrectly with
Black
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In your opinion are American's religious liberties improving or being attacked?
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I think it is about the same
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YESTERDAY'S SURVEY:
Are you currently going through a spiritual battle?
33.3% that answered said:
No
66.7% that answered said
I am not sure but it feels like it
0% that answered said
Yes
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PROPHETIC WORDS AND EXHORTATIONS
TEACHING AND EQUIPPING THE SAINTS THROUGH:
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers
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HELEN SANDERS
4-25-2020
PROPHETIC WORD
For in this hour I shall bring division. There will be a dividing of the land. There shall be a dividing in my church. There shall be a dividing in homes like you have never seen before. For I am shaking all that can be shaken, and I am bringing to pass what I said I would refine. For many have been chosen in the furnace of affliction, but they shall come forth with more power and glory on them for they have prevailed, and have been prepared for such a time as this. I see your tears. I hear your cries, and it is time for you to rise up now, and complete the work that has been started in you. I would say it is the time to go forth and do valiantly for I am with you saith the Lord. It is time to go forth as the mighty men of old and take back what has been stolen, and bring down that which that has been builded that was not of me. It is time for my people that call themselves mine to go forth and do great exploits. For surely as the sun rises and sets, you shall see a change in one day that will bring many to their knees, so be prepared for the harvest that is to come, for I am doing a work that no man will get credit for. I will tear down man made idols and things that are not of me. I will bring forth a mighty generation of warriors that stand strong in faith and will go forth in my name and bring in the harvest. So raise up your sword, which is my word, and proclaim and decree this over your lives, for you shall go forth in my name saith the Lord.
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APOSTLE PAT MURRAY
2-15-2021
PROPHETIC EXHORTATION
The truth of the matter is that just because you’ve had to lay something DOWN on the altar of God; Does not necessarily mean it’s the DEATH of that vision or that dream. But it could be that it’s only the DEATH of the SEASON. So don’t be worrying yourself when things aren’t happening on your timetable or the way you thought it would turn out. You must understand that God has everything regarding your life and your destiny completely mapped out; And He has your due date on His mind and it’s even already in His Master Planner. You see timing is everything in God’s world and He makes everything beautiful concerning His children... Beautiful...In His Time. So just hold on, trust God...And wait. Soon you’ll look back on it all...And then you will know of assurance why God put everything on hold...But only for a season
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Please pray for Amanda Shiflett and her husband Darrin that have the Covid19 virus. They are improving but they still need our prayers.
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What church was noted by Paul to be one that helped him financially when others didn't?
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YESTERDAY'S
BIBLE QUIZ QUESTION:
What kind of business did Peter and his brother have before they became Jesus' disciples?
The Correct answer is:
Fishermen
100% got it right with
Fishermen
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SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning give and receiving, but ye only
Philippians 4:15KJV
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TODAY'S BIBLE TRIVIA QUIZ |
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What was in a sheet let down from Heaven that Peter saw in a vision
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All kinds of unclean animals
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ
When Peter preached his sermon at Pentecost he quoted this prophet?
The correct answer is:
Joel
33.3% answered correctly with:
Joel
33.3% answered incorrectly with:
Isaiah
33.3% answered incorrectly with
Jeremiah
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