Bible Challenge 2009 - Week 27Sunday ---
Revelation 3Monday ---
Matthew 1Tuesday ---
Matthew 2Wednesday ---
Matthew 3Thursday ---
Matthew 4Friday ---
Matthew 5Saturday ---
Matthew 6Knights and Ladies,
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Acts 1:8
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are to be Christ's witnesses to the ends of the earth! I find it easier to fulfill my purpose when I know what that purpose is, and we know our purpose, as children of God, is to bring glory to Him and be His witnesses throughout the world!
“He appoints them their work, and with authority assures them of an ability to go on with it, and of success in it. 'It is not for you to know the times and the seasons—this would do you no good; but know this (v. 8) that you shall receive a spiritual power, by the descent of the Holy Ghost upon you, and shall not receive it in vain, for you shall be witnesses unto me and my glory; and your testimony shall not be in vain, for it shall be received here in Jerusalem, in the country about, and all the world over,' v. 8. If Christ make us serviceable to his honour in our own day and generation, let this be enough for us, and let not us perplex ourselves about times and seasons to come. Christ here tells them,
1. That their work should be honourable and glorious: You shall be witnesses unto me. (1.) They shall proclaim him king, and publish those truths to the world by which his kingdom should be set up, and he would rule. They must openly and solemnly preach his gospel to the world. (2.) They shall prove this, shall confirm their testimony, not as witnesses do, with an oath, but with the divine seal of miracles and supernatural gifts: You shall be martyrs to me, or my martyrs, as some copies read it; for they attested the truth of the gospel with their sufferings, even unto death.”
(Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Bible)
Accept the challenge, take the quest!
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
A prayer for the use of Holy Scripture:
O Gracious God and most merciful Father, who has granted us the rich and precious jewel of Your holy word, assist us with Your Spirit, that it may be written in our hearts to our everlasting comfort, to reform us, to renew us according to Your own Image, to build us up, and to instruct us into the perfect building of Christlikeness, sanctifying and increasing in us all heavenly virtues. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.
(adapted from the “1599 Geneva Bible” Tolle Lege Press, 2006-2007)
To the Bible Challenge participants,
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Galatians 1:3-5) Amen!
We will be doing a Words of Jesus four times in a Year reading plan. Readings will be 7 days a week, Sunday through Sunday, one chapter a day. (see details at www.BibleKnights.com)
Weekly prayer and devotional meetings will be mornings from 6:30 - 7:00am. Check the calendar for details: (www.ChaplainMick.com/calendar.aspx)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
Mick Dobra, Chaplain and Founder the Romans 15:4 Project
The Bible Challenge!
The Bible Challenge is a yearly Quest, from Easter to Easter, through the word of God! Will you give God 15 to 30 minutes of your day to read, study, and meditate on His Word? Will you take the challenge?
Awakening
"We confess that we have come to the end of ourselves and are in a desperate condition. Having examined the trends in our culture, Church and especially among the young, we are grieved. We consider catastrophic a future without The Spirit's extraordinary intervention. At the same time, we are encouraged by testimonies from The Scriptures, American history and current evidences of an impending great work of grace. Historic opportunities lie before us. For these reasons, we invite followers of Christ in every corner of our land, of every race and denominational background, to unite in common pursuits to see God glorified, His Church revived and our nation transformed by an awakening to the Supremacy of our Lord Jesus Christ."
- Awakening America Leadership Summit, Northampton, Massachusetts, 2008
1) Acknowledge the authority of Scripture
2) Acknowledge the need for Spiritual rebirth
3) Acknowledge the need for personal repentance and renewed faith in Christ
We, the Church, must act quickly and become the salt that stings the moral wounds and flavors the grace of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As he said in Matthew chapter 5 verse 13 :
“‘You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.’“. . . the foundations of our National policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality . . . we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.”
- George Washington, 1789
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