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Josh, Lucas, and I had a great time at Chambers Camp for Men's Adventure Weekend. Bay Forrest - played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns - was the speaker. Lucas challenged Bay to a little one-on-one (see pic below) When men are warriors for Jesus it is very powerful!
- dr joe
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Further Reading
Brian Mclaren discusses Jesus' message in a unique way and is especially interesting in describing the Kingdom of God. |
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Luke 22: 21-30 NIV
But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. (The other gospels make it clear that Judas Iscariot is the one. See, the other gospels each tell the truth from a different perspective and to a different audience. Some people try to say that the Bible isn't true because there are some differences in the accounts. Actually, this makes it more likely to be true since different people see things from different angles and aren't likely to remember things in exactly the same way.) (22) The Son of Man will go (to the cross) as it has been decreed (both by Jesus during His life and by prophets from centuries earlier, especially Isaiah 53), but woe to that man who betrays him." (23) They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this. (24) Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. (Check
out these guys! Were the disciples some holy characters who we could
never be like? No way, they were regular people like you or me. Jesus
just told them that one of them would betray Him and they start arguing
about who would be Jesus' main man when He was King of the world! Talk about your politics. As usual Jesus is about the straighten them out with some radical differences of leadership in the Kingdom of God in comparison to an earthly Kingdom. (25) Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. (26) But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. (27) For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. (28) You are those who have stood by me in my trials. (29) And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, (30) so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. When Jesus proved He was God by allowing Himself to be humiliated and killed then coming back from the dead in victory, He established His Kingdom on earth which consists of all of us who let Him live in us and work through us. We do this best when our focus is first on Loving Him by serving Him then on loving others by serving others. This does not come naturally to us, it comes only with a voluntary surrendering of our will to Jesus. The greatest among us in His Kingdom is the one who serves the best.
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Questions?
Please e-mail me with any questions about today's scripture message or anything related to the Bible or Christianity.
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 Announcements
Lighthouse Wesleyan Church will have
Sunday services at the Springwater American Legion 5/17/09 at 10 AM
I'd love to see you there!
My Wife Wrote a Book!(I'm so proud of her!) Check it out on AMAZONWE NEED YOUR OLD BOOKS FOR THE BOOK FAIR
There will be a book fair at Nugget Hill in Wayland on 6/12 - 6/13/09 to benefit the building of Lighthouse Wesleyan Church. Anyone who has books to donate please contact Brad Brown at brad@nuggethill.com
or call 585-728-5496. He will pick them up if necessary. The donations are tax deductible.
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Prayer Requests
Please pray for Jo Sylor's brother Fred who's had a heart transplant and possibly strokes. Especially pray for God's financial provision.
Please pray for the Kent family from Buena Vista Church who lost their Father to a farm accident last week.
Please pray that Heather, Laura, and Ashley, three 19 year olds that Becky met in Walmart, come to know the Love of Jesus.
Please pray for Cody who is having a difficult time over the death of his grandfather.
Please
pray for Pastor Rob and Cheryl and all of us at Lighthouse Wesleyan
Church as we seek God's wisdom in how best to serve Jesus.
Pray for Bill and Kay. Bill has had a rough time with his lung cancer. Please pray for healing and peace for him and his wife.
Please pray that a special friend and patient who has terrible Panic Attacks would know the peace of Jesus in a powerful way.
"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:6 NIV) Please e-mail your prayer requests to me and I will post them here. |
Praises and Answers
God is opening doors for Becky to share the message of hospitality through the book that He asked her to write.
The Lord has opened the door for my son Josh and I to go to Guatemala in August on a mission trip.
About 20 men and boys gave their lives to Christ at Men's adventure Weekend on 5/15/09.
James 4:10 NIV Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. |
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