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Daily Scripture REading - July 2005 onwards
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Matthew 9: 9 - 13 - July 1, 2005
As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
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Have you ever felt unworthy to serve the Lord? Does this hinder you from serving HIm?
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Matthew 9:14-17....July 2, 2005
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Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; if it is, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved."
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Are you just putting on a nice front through your service?
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Matthew 11:25-30....July 3, 2005
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At that time Jesus declared, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
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Have you completely surrendered your life to God?
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Matthew 25:31-46...July 4, 2005
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"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?' Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
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Have you ever encountered struggles in life that made you doubt God's greatness? How did you overcome this?
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Matthew 9:32-38....July 5, 2005
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As they were going away, behold, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons." And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
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Do you believe that God provides for all your needs?
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Matthew 10:1-7...July 6, 2005
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And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
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Matthew 10:7-15...July 7, 2005
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And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay. Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart. As you enter the house, salute it. And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah than for that town.
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In times of financial crisis, what do you do? Where do you go?
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Matthew 10:16-23....July 8, 2005
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"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.
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What challenges do you encounter in expressing your faith?
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Re: Daily Scripture REading - July 2005 onwards
« Reply #8 on: Jul 9th, 2005, 6:02am » |
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Quote:| Have you ever felt unworthy to serve the Lord? Does this hinder you from serving HIm? |
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I always feel that i'm unworthy to serve the Lord but that doesn't hinder me in serving HIm in any ways i can. None is perfect here on earth and i know God understands my imperfections. So I continue serving Him in all ways and means i can afford to do and share with.
Quote:| Are you just putting on a nice front through your service? |
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I'm serving God through my brethren....putting nice front means like faking it....and that means no good. I'm trying to build something hoping that my life after death will be in heaven coz i'm building something true whlle i'm on earth.
Quote:| Have you completely surrendered your life to God? |
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No, I can't say fully but i'm depending on HIm almost about everything.
Quote:Do you still have insecurities? Are you willing
to surrender them to the Lord? |
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Yes, i still have insecurities about few things and i can't help but worry about them. I'm leaving it all up to HIm though, it won't help me by keeping it all for myself. It will be best i'f i'll let it go and think of it from time to time....for evaluation purposes.
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Trials and difficulties are the struggles of life but i don't doubt God's greatness, human as i am, it will appear on my mind and question about it, but i don't live with it. I know God never give me struggles that's beyond my taking...and so all i did is just to pray and leave up to HIm.
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I believe God help those who help themselves. He will provide your needs provided He can see you working your best. He will give you more that what you deserve if He can see you sharing it with others too.
Quote:| In times of financial crisis, what do you do? Where do you go? |
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In times of financial crisis, i'll do my best fo find ways and means to solve it. If i did all my best and still nothing happens...i leave it to God's hands already..and i'm gonna claim HIs promise about the help He'll be giving to His childrens who work their best. God wants us to give up and trust on Him completely. I've heard testimonies about this matter and how great God really is.
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Matthew 10: 24 - 33.........July 9, 2005
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"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;
it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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Are you afraid of what the future has in store?
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