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Day 48 - Pray and Live the Faith

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Prayer Suggestion | O beloved Jesus, you are the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear Your voice we may know you who call us each by name and follow where you lead; this we pray in the name of the holy and undivided Trinity, on God, forever and ever. Amen. Book of Common Prayer | Collects | Via Lectionarypage.net +++ Bible in Time | Thursday | Fourth Week in Easter | New Testament Study, Day 48 | It’s 52 c.e./a.d. Today - Day 48 | 2 Thessalonians 3 Next - Day 49 | Acts 18:5 - 19:23 | Revo. pp. 171- 175 +++   My Thoughts on Today’s Session -    Using NOAB5 per below | Notes pp. 2121-2122 Vs. 3:1-5 Exhortation to prayer and Steadfastness. Pray - God will strengthen us and you. We have confidence in you and your faith. Vs. 3:6-15 Instructions considering disorderly members. Do not be idle. Work and earn your living. Vs. 3:16-18 Closing greetings Have the peace that only God can give. Grace of Jesus is with you all. Live the life of Christ, keep the faith...

Why I Love to Pray!!

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https://myquietspaces.org/2016/08/14/asking-strength-god/mature-woman-in-deep-thought-or-prayer-on-front-porch/   [I asked a friend of mine to send me a letter about her ministry.] Why I Love to Pray!! In the 1970’s I was told by my Spiritual Advisor that he thought I was being called to of a life of prayer for others. I told him, “I have no skills for that.” But, I sensed he was right and he reminded me, God often calls people to do things they can’t do, so that they will depend on God. David was a kid;   Moses had a speech impediment;   Jeremiah was a 12-year-old “cry baby”;   Mary was an unwed teenager;   Sarah was too old to have children;   Rahab was a prostitute,   and the (Bible goes) on and on it goes (with examples.) But the joy of praying for others is an incredible joy for me! Because prayer is a relationship with the One who loves us all!! It is NOT an activity; NOT a theology; NOT a technique; NOT a skill. It IS a time spent with the H...

Call Upon God Always

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https://reflectionsintheword.org/2016/01/21/perspective-on-prayer-projects/ Bible in Time Based on impressions of the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary texts for the day.  Today - Thursday, 9 July 2020 Proper 9 - Year Two Psalm 18:1-20 Deuteronomy 3:18-28 Romans 9:19-33 Matthew 24:1-14 Psalm 18  Call upon God in all things and God will come to your aid and protect you. Deuteronomy 3 God is a little irritated at the people as they forget what God has given them. Moses goes to a mountain to see all that God will give to the people but Moses will not enter that promised land. Romans 9 Paul continues his teaching… Strive to be righteous through faith in Jesus. Matthew 24 The disciples ask about the end of times after Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. The end will come when all have heard the word of salvation. Sources: BCP - pp. 936 - 1001 - © 1986)  Using New Oxford Annotated Bible, 5th edition - © 2018 Forward Day by Day

Days 300 & 301 - Church Grows

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Ananias restoring the sight of Saint Paul Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time!  In the name of God who surrounds us; the God who Walks with us; the God who blows through us.  Amen Today’s Reading - 10/27/2019     Day 300 Acts 8:1 - 9:43 10/28/2019     Day 301 Acts 10:1 - 12:25 Reflection | Today - Saul persecutes the Church Philip preaches in Samaria Philip is taken to an Ethiopian and baptizes him The conversion of Saul/Paul Ananias encounter with Jesus in a vision Saul preaches in Damascus, escapes the Jews,   meets with the disciples in Jerusalem; Peter heals, goes to Lydda/Joppa, meets with   Cornelius and his vision of food Gentiles hear the good news and receive the   Holy Spirit, Peter reports to the Church in   Jerusalem Persecution continues - John is killed and Peter   imprisoned but is set free Herod is struck down not ...