16For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. + JOHN 3:16-17 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW KING JAMES VERSION
Ask for What You Need
1One day he was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said, “Master, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”
2-4So he said, “When you pray, say,
Father,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.” + LUKE 11:1-4 - HOLY BIBLE - THE MESSAGE
Praise JESUS.
41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but few things are needed—or indeed only one. f Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” {LUKE 10:41-42 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}
1-2 God spoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites to turn around and make camp at Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Camp on the shore of the sea opposite Baal Zephon. + EXODUS 14:1-2 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES VERSION
JESUS' "five smooth stones {1 SAMUEL 17:40}" SERMONETTE 'STONE' ON "TODAY" {HEBREWS 13:8 + HOLY BIBLE + NKJV}.
JESUS
JOHN 20
Resurrection!
1-2Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, gasping for breath. “They took the Master from the tomb. We don’t know where they’ve put him.” + JOHN 20:1-2 + HOLY BIBLE + THE MESSAGE
JESUS, THANKS FOR HELPING Me.
Praise JESUS.
Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. + 1 SAMUEL 17:40 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
JESUS IS GOD {JOHN 1:1-5}
JESUS IS LORD AND GOD {JOHN 20:28}
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JESUS PREVIOUS "stone" {PROVERBS 27:3 + KING JAMES VERSION}.
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, ThursDAY,
July the Twenty-Fifth, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
The Lost Sheep
3And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. + LUKE 15:1-7 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES VERSION
Praise My LORD AND My GOD {JOHN 20:28}, JESUS!!!!!
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Today's "smooth stones {1 SAMUEL 17:40}"
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, TuesDAY,
July the Thirtieth, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
Focused on the Goal
12-14I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. + PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14 + HOLY BIBLE + THE MESSAGE
JESUS, Thank YOU FOR HEALING me.
16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and onlye Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. + JOHN 3:16 + HOLY BIBLE + BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE
Praise JESUS.
JESUS, Thank YOU FOR HELPING me. Most athletes undoubtedly trained many a day to reach a certain "goal."
Let's faith it. Everyone in the Body of Christ {EPHESIANS 4:12} should have a goal. Some goals might be short term goals, other may be deemed as long term goals. However, all of our goals should Be ones that in some way lead people to Honor JESUS, THE SON OF GOD {2 CORINTHIANS 1:19}.
Of Further Note, Our HOLY BIBLE DECLARES "A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps {PROVERBS 16:9}." As a matter of fact Our CRUCIFIED {JOHN 19:30} AND RESURRECTED {JOHN 20:1-17, 28-31} KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS {REVELATION 19:16}, THE LORD JESUS {ACTS 9:17 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW LIVING TRANSLATION} ALSO TAUGHT Us About HIS GOAL, SAYING:
He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ {LUKE 13:32 + HOLY BIBLE ~ NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}
This should confirm the TRUTH That, IF Our LORD JESUS {1 CORINTHIANS 5:4} HAD A PURPOSE AND GOAL, we HIS Devoted Disciples should Prayerfully Seek THE WILL OF THE SON OF GOD {JOHN 11:27, HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION} JESUS {MATTHEW 4:10 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}, WHO HAS "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need {HEBREWS 4:16 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES VERSION}."
In Today's HOLY BIBLE SCRIPTURE TEXT, we Read that the Beloved Apostle Paul in his letter {Epistle} to the Philippian Church, Teaches, BY THE SPIRIT OF JESUS {ACTS 16:7 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}, That "I run toward the goal, so I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done {PHILIPPIANS 3:14 + HOLY BIBLE + CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VERSION}."
He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’{LUKE 13:32 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}.
As we who have read and relied on Our HOLY BIBLE over the years, have come to know that After the Apostle Paul's Damascus Road Conversion to the Way, becoming a follower of JESUS, he By THE GREAT GRACE OF JESUS Upon him, suffered many things in order that the Gentile nation would come to know Our MESSIAH, THE LORD JESUS. {LUKE 13:32 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}
If there is One TRUTH That we can receive from This Day's HOLY BIBLE SCRIPTURE TEXT, It should be to remember that, The Beloved Apostle Paul, although, knowing that he had yet to attain his goal, also perceived that he was well on his way, saying, "I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God's heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus." {PHILIPPIANS 3:14 + HOLY BIBLE + GOD'S WORD TRANSLATION}.. This let's us know, that, although we may not have reached our JESUS-Glorifying Goal yet, we can be Encouraged by the progress we've made in the patient endurance of the attainment of our goals.
So, my "dear friend {3 JOHN 1}" In JESUS {JOHN 12:2 + HOLY BIBLE + BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE}. Since we are now "off and running..." towards the goal of winning CHRIST {PHILIPPIANS 3:8 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES VERSION}, let's be clear to remind ourselves that we too have a Race to run, that all Christians are expected to win CHRIST {PHILIPPIANS 3:8 + HOLY BIBLE + Weymouth New Testament}".
And my friend there is no greater LOVE than a Man lay down HIS LIFE For HIS Friends {JOHN 15:13 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES VERSION}. JESUS SO LOVINGLY LAID DOWN HIS PRECIOUS LIFE For Us AT HIS CROSS {MATTHEW 27} RISING FROM THE Dead AT HIS RESURRECTION {MATTHEW 28} IN Order that we'd Win the RACE SET BEFORE Us running with patience and in doing so we can show the world the Love and Patience of Our JESUS. "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, {HEBREWS 12:1 + HOLY BIBLE + KING JAMES BIBLE}"
20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. {EPHESIANS 3:13 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE}" "The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. {REVELATION 22:21 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION}"
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. + JOHN 3:16 + HOLY BIBLE + ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION
Return to Jerusalem
33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 34saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
46 and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. + LUKE 24:33-34, 46-53 - HOLY BIBLE - KING JAMES VERSION
Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. + 1 SAMUEL 17:40 + HOLY BIBLE + NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
JESUS' "five smooth stones {1 SAMUEL 17:40}"
JESUS IS GOD {JOHN 1:1-5}
JESUS'
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, WednesDAY,
July the Thirty-First, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
11-15 Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It’s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. No, you’re already in—insiders—not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of sin. If it’s an initiation ritual you’re after, you’ve already been through it by submitting to baptism. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. God brought you alive—right along with Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross. He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets. + COLOSSIANS 2:11-15 + HOLY BIBLE ~ THE MESSAGE
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, ThursDAY,
August 1st, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
He Took on the Status of a Slave
2 1-4 If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care—then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.
+ PHILIPPIANS 2:1-4 + HOLY BIBLE ~ THE MESSAGE
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, FriDAY,
July the 2nd, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
Plots Against Saul
19-21 Saul spent a few days getting acquainted with the Damascus disciples, but then went right to work, wasting no time, preaching in the meeting places that this Jesus was the Son of God. They were caught off guard by this and, not at all sure they could trust him, they kept saying, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem among the believers? And didn’t he come here to do the same thing—arrest us and drag us off to jail in Jerusalem for sentencing by the high priests?”
+ ACTS 9:17 + HOLY BIBLE ~ THE MESSAGE
JESUS' FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, MonDAY,
August the 5th, IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD JESUS 2024
16-18 “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. + JOHN 3:16-18 + HOLY BIBLE ~ THE MESSAGE
"Praise GOD, BEAUTIFUL."
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