- 2 Peter 1:16
- 1 John 1:1
- 2 Peter 1:20-21
The Word of God is used of God to touch ready hearts! It is beautiful to see those who do not miss a Sunday at the Park!
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Rick and Abby West
Two great friends, Rick and Abby West, led out last Sunday, 7-22, while Barbara and I were with family at the beach. They reported 9 in attendance, with discussion centering around these verses:
patience and comfort
“The gifts of patience and comfort”
Romans 15:5-6, “Now the God of patience and comfort grant you
to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that you may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God…”
These
are great verses showing two gifts from God available to all Christians: patience
and comfort. And the Apostle Paul
prayed this for the Believers at Rome (something we could pray for all
Believers today). It is important to
note Paul prays that all would be “likeminded
one toward another.” The original Greek
word translated to English is phroneo, that means not only ‘thought’ but
also the ‘affections,’ and ‘action.’
And God tells us
that being ‘likeminded’ (in thoughts, affections, and actions of patience and
comfort), we glorify God.
‘Patience’ here
is a word meaning to abide, or endure, no matter the circumstances. It is associated with ‘hope.’ It is a quality in a Believer (a gift of the
grace of God) that does not surrender or succumb under trial. Believers can stick with other Believers no
matter what happens.
‘Comfort” here is
a word meaning an exhortation, admonition, or encouragement for the purpose of
strengthening and establishing the Believer’s possession of redemption. When God comforts one Believer through
another Believer, He is doing so to help the one being comforted to KNOW that
he truly IS a Christian, and to strengthen his faith.
Let us be
Believers who are letting God grant patience and comfort (with the biblical
meanings described here) to other Believers through us…’likeminded’ in
thoughts, affections, and actions.
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Monday, July 16, 2018
Bold and Confident Access to God
A
powerful and beneficial discussion was held at Christ In The Park today. Wow!
And all sorts of relevant questions opened the doors for further benefit
to the participants. Here is the content
of the handout for the morning:
Bold &
Confident Access to God
Ephesians 3:11-12, “According
to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we
have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.”
The
Apostle Paul tells Believers that we can approach, have access, and speak to
God because He has granted us that privilege.
Look at the following verses to see how that is further explained.
Hebrews 4:16, “Let us come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in
time of need.”
Ephesians 2:18,
“For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father.”
Hebrews 10:19, 22, “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus…Let us
draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure
water.”
Wow! What a wonderful gift from God…we can boldly
and confidently march right up to His throne of grace and obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
(It helps to know that “grace” is that which God will DO for us in our
time of need).
TRUTH
found its way to the surface, including a diagram and discussion about how easy
it is for our enemy to move someone away from absolute truth, including such
things as Believers’ access to God.
Well, amen!
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Sunday, July 8, 2018
God Created Me For His Good Works
Greetings
from Christ In The Park! This was the
handout for discussion this morning. We
had a good question and input time, along with excellent fellowship. Plus, one of the guys and I had a discussion
about how he could earn some money…he is going to call me this week, and we
will do some research on the idea, grab a bite for lunch, and have some
fellowship mid-week! Amen!
Enjoy
what all rallied around in God’s Word this morning…
God Created Me For His
Good Works
Ephesians 2:10,
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
The
New Man (new “me”) is a
creation of God by the Spiritual Birth, not our physical birth. We ARE His workmanship, His creation, His
“making.” And as a Christian (New Man) I
am created for God to do “good works” (spiritual works) through my
earthsuit. God has ordained (prepared
beforehand) us to live (walk) in those good spiritual works FOR HIS GLORY.
Psalm 100:3, “Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath
made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His
pasture.”
Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is
created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Titus 2:13-14, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing
of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for us, that He
might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.”
The
Bible is clear that Christians are a New Man, a Spiritual Man. Look at all the wonderful things God’s Word
(the Bible, the Holy Scriptures) has to tell us about His creation…us.
·
we are the sheep
of His pasture
·
we are created in
righteousness and true holiness
·
He is our
Savior. He gave Himself for us that He
might redeem us from all iniquity
·
He has purified
us unto Himself a peculiar people
·
He has made us
zealous of good works (spiritual works)
WOW! How wonderfully made we are IN CHRIST! Hallelujah!
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Monday, July 2, 2018
Christ is my righteousness!
CitP blog, 7-1-18, “Christ
is my righteousness”
Today
was a real blessing with “Christ In The Park.”
We had a good discussion about how Christ is our righteousness, and all
that entails…or, at least a lot of what it entails! And, we got into some good discussion about
how God designed humanity, including delving into the makeup (actually,
creation) of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, then the makeup (or, begatting)
of Fallen Man (sinners) & the makeup (or, creation) of Regenerated Man
(Saints).
Whew! Lots of content…
But,
here is what the handout for discussion this Sunday had to say:
I Corinthians 1:30, “Of
God are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us righteousness”
WOW! Nothing we ARE or DO is righteousness before
God, BUT Christ Jesus is MADE unto us righteousness…not of anything we do, or
of our doing…but OF GOD’s DOING. We
cannot get any more righteous than that!
Hallelujah!
This
is a huge Truth that all Believers need to know, realize, accept, and
appropriate (let it become real to us).
IF we do, this is Truth that MAKES US FREE from having to perform to
please God.
God
never intended for anyone to “perform” (do) anything to please Him. God never intended Christians to “perform”
(do) anything to please Him. God only
accepts what Christ DOES through Christians.
Churches
have been teaching falsehoods for generations, and too many Christians are
living in defeat because they think they are not pleasing to God. God forbid!
Thanks,
again, for everyone’s prayer support!
God is doing some amazing things among these folks who have no church
(or, at least a “recognized” local gathering of the Body of Christ), but are a
part of “The Church” (the real Body of Christ).
Well, amen!
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