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LUKE 9:1-2 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
ACTS 28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
JAMES 5:14-16 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
MARK 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
JOHN 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
LUKE 8:48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
MATTHEW 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
2 CHRONICLES 16:12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
1 KINGS 13:6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
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THE TOMB IS EMPTY
LUKE 24:1-7 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
LUKE 9:21-23 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
MARK 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
MARK 10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
COLOSSIANS 2:10-12 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
LUKE 24:7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
PRAISE THE LORD, JESUS IS ALIVE FOREVER MORE
JOHN 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Easter Weekend (Friday, Sabbath)
EASTER WEEKEND (FRIDAY, SABBATH)
FRIDAY JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED
LUKE 23:50-54 50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
SATURDAY JESUS IN THE TOMB-KEEPING THE SABBATH
LUKE 23:54-56 54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
LUKE 4:16 “And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
MARK 2:27-28 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
MATTHEW 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
EXODUS 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
LEVITICUS 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
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Where is the Temple of God?
WHERE IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD?
1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
PROVERBS 4:20-22 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
ROMANS 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
3 JOHN 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
1 PETER 1:15-19 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Have We Stolen from God?
HAVE WE STOLEN FROM GOD?
MALACHI 3:8-10 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
EXODUS 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
GENESIS 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
LUKE 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
PSALM 24:1 (A Psalm of David.) The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
PSALM 96:8 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
2 CORINTHIANS 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
LEVITICUS 27:30,32 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
CHOICE, GOD OR MAN’S MARK?
REVELATION 13:16-18 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
EXODUS 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
DANIEL 7:23-25 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
REVELATION 14:9-11 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
REVELATION 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
REVELATION 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
REVELATION 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
REVELATION 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
JOHN 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Have A Great Rest
HAVE A GREAT REST
EXODUS 34:21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
EXODUS 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
LEVITICUS 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
EZEKIEL 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
LEVITICUS 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
HEBREWS 4:4,10 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
GENESIS 2:2-3 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
1 PETER 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
REMEMBERING
REMEMBERING
EXODUS 20:8-11 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
LUKE 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
LEVITICUS 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
LUKE 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
LEVITICUS 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
ISAIAH 66:22-23 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
EZEKIEL 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
HEBREWS 4:1-11 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
MARK 2:27-28 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Baptism=Now A Part of the Family
BAPTISM=NOW A PART OF THE FAMILY
GALATIANS 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
ACTS 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
ACTS 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
MATTHEW 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
ACTS 10:47-48 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
ACTS 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Fragile, Handle with Kid Gloves Only
FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH KID GLOVES ONLY
Have you or someone who know every been tempted to leave the church? Either for “just a few weeks” up to and possibly as far as “permanently”? Our Bible we use as the guide for our lives tells us to confess our sins. I confess, I have considered following through with the above-mentioned temptation. Temptation in and of itself is NOT a sin. We know Satan tried to tempt our Lord Jesus Christ. But, who, what, where, how, why, and how long we let Satan’s temptations affect us can be extremely sinful.
Why do the trials and temptations of life, which I refer to as T&T’s, have to come our way? I have my own answers why I feel they should not be at the doorstep of my life. But I know that none of my own answers hold water, sort to speak. But the Living Water of Life does have answers, and they are perfectly correct. I believe the Bible when it lets us know life’s T&Ts are necessary for our spiritual and mental growth, for our wellbeing. The one certainly affects the other. We must be possessors of the virtues of Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, and Temperance in order to share them with others. These things are not easily obtained. We have to have our original earthly vessel changed from inside out. The master physician has to do work miracles in our lives, and transform our moral natures into works of art. Our lives must reflect the Shekinah, the glory, of God from within our being. We must be willing and ready to yield to his touch. Our character must become as his. There are lots of changes needing to be made in my life, maybe you feel that same way.
I do not like the exertion I experience when my spirit is being exercised. But I thank God for the trials and tribulations none the less, each and every one of them. For my T&T’s in this life I know have made me a better Christian today. You might be thinking, what in the world were you like before, if this is all the further you have come today? It is obvious perfection in my life has “NOT” occurred. I am often disappointed in my own progress to the point of discouragement. But God lifts me up, My God is soooooo good and faithful. He walks with me through hills and valleys of my life. I believe he does the same for all of us.
I am running the race of my life, a marathon. I cannot afford nor do I desire, to quit, I MUST NOT QUIT. Salvation is free, but there is cost, and we are instructed to count the cost. Jesus paid for our sins with his life, I must be willing to carry my cross and die to self. I must choose whom I will serve. The Bible says so; we are not our own masters. I can ‘will’ my life to God, to do his will by picking up and carrying my cross daily, be a living testimony to the love of God in my life. Or I can walk away from the cross that is mine to carry, live for self, thereby doing the bidding of Lucifer’s. Whomever I love my heart will follow, thereby determining my own eternal destiny. God is not willing that any should perish. I must not lose out on the chance of a lifetime, and I am speaking in terms of eternity, not our present earth time as we now are in. How can I just up and drop out of what some refer to as the “rat race”? And it is in certain respects just that. The human race daily can be found to be “hurling” themselves forward to catch the “golden ring” before leaving this world. Problem is, we “Ain’t Goanna Take It With Us” when this life we now live on planet earth ends. Only our good deeds, gold nor anything else, can pass through the fire to survive.
During our time on earth, we can only see in part what the other is going through. Help us to be tolerant and loving towards one another, forgiving of one another’s faults and shortcomings. Keep our home and church family together throughout eternity; Show us what we must do in order to support our brother and sisters in Christ, as well as those whom do not know you at present. Help us live lives that shine God’s light to guide those we meet onward on the straight and narrow road. Keep our hearts ready daily, all the day long, that your Holy Spirit be enabled to have His way in our life. That we do not faint nor falter in the days ahead in this our life. Lord help our footsteps trod the straight and narrow path to thy loving arms at roads end.
I did not get the name Sharon Rose for nothing; I came into this world loaded with thorns! I believe God knew I needed my name, to remind me I am a thorn in the garden of life, but by God’s grace I have opportunity to become a rose fit to reside in the kingdom of heaven with my heavenly Father. I see others around me whose stems have thorns as well, with the sweetest and most beautiful smelling rosebuds on them; they are my sisters and brothers. I love each and every one of them. And I hope that they might call me their little rosebud too. Jesus, the Rose of Sharon, the Lily of the Valley, sees each and every one of his children as being more beautiful than all our words together could ever think to say. God wants you and I to be sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, to be part of the family of God for an eternity.
We must take care to handle others with the love of Jesus Christ. Our touch must be one as loving and tender as a lamb, with the touch of kid gloves.
Christ in us—living His life in us—by His Spirit.