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“Savior Offers Our Liberation!
(S.O.U.L)”
SCRIPTURE:
OBSERVATION:
INTERPRETATION: Now Jesus assures them that there is nothing this world has to offer that is greater than winning their SOUL. Jesus wants those listening to be SOUL winners and know there is no good in gaining the whole world at the expense of forfeiting their SOUL. Jesus knows there are people in this world who are willing to 'forfeit their SOUL' for the fame, fun, and fortune this world has to offer. To Jesus, the SOUL is so important than anything this world has to offer so Jesus does not want His followers to go after the things of the world that will make them give up their SOUL. Yes, there are things in this world that will cause us to give up our SOUL or Jesus would not say, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his SOUL?" (To be continued)
IMPLICATIONS: HOW GOSPEL GIVES ME TESTIMONY REGARDING S.O.U.L: There was a time I put the accolades the world has to offer over the Lord by my actions! I made obtaining all 'A' grades an obsession. A 'B' grade was like a B-sting, C-grade was just cruel, D-grade was dumb, etc. Instead of giving Jesus first place in my life, I made grades my idols. It is one thing to aim for good grades for the glory and honor of the Lord and another thing to aim for worldly reasons. Their is nothing wrong in aiming for good grades especially A & A+ which I strived for but the problem was I put so much emphasis on the GRADE itself for my own pleasurable reasons of gaining fame and fortune from this world that I did not give first place to Jesus anymore. Jesus basically became my 'genie in the bottle' to go to when I wanted another 'A' grade. My SOUL was in danger of being magnetized into the things of this world and losing the focus on the Eternal. It became so bad that I became really depressed in trying to gain the things of this world when I should have been joyful with the Lord by my side. Worldly affairs took over but the Lord Jesus never abandoned me. Jesus knew that I had given my SOUL to Him and chose to live for Him daily but Jesus also knew I was now putting one foot in the Kingdom of God and one foot outside the Kingdom of God. Jesus in His grace and mercy did not abandon me to the things of this world for the things of this world that I thought would give me fame, fun, and fortune became more of a burden than a blessing to me. Aiming for the 'A' grade should have been so the Lord could be honored and glorified even through my education but I had gone for self-glorification. That is the danger when we take our focus of Jesus. At a Billy Graham Crusade, I had decided to rededicate my life to the Lord over the things of this world because I did not want to forfeit my SOUL to the enemy. I realized I will either be serving the allures of this world which Satan wants me to do or I will be serving Jesus Christ and asking Him to make my SOUL a winner but I cannot do both.
So, since that day majority of
the time I have told myself: That is how I approached my education and my life since then majority of the time. This meant in many classes I did not even check my grade until my transcript came if there was no need for revisions, etc to keep my focus on Christ in my education too and not on the grades. Mind you that I did get a lot of 'A' grades but interestingly I don't even use those 'A' grades now. They are just letters on a piece of paper. When those 'A' grades were a result of me putting the Lord first in my life, I had a wonderful testimony to share that benefited my SOUL too. I remember one year when I made a 4.0 for the first time in college in hard law classes, etc when my focus was on Christ and His Kingdom's work. I made a point when it came to my studies, I would not let that interfere with my time with the Lord or in the ministry He called me to do. I was focusing on Christ so I had a peace regardless of what grade I got but was ecstatic to see a 4.0. What is such a blessing is not only did I get a 4.0 but I also had been a blessing to others by putting 40 hrs into ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as I focused on Jesus Christ and His Kingdom values. My SOUL belonged to Jesus and I want it to belong to Jesus everyday of my life. Putting Christ first in my life has given me JOY: Jesus first, Others second, yourself last. The world will tempt me everyday but with Christ on my side, I will triumph. I never want to skip my time with the Lord Jesus in solitariness, my time in church cell group if there is not an emergency at work, my time at worship services on Sunday, my time at college fellowships, etc because of exams, projects, etc but plan ahead. I don't want to give up the healthiness of my SOUL for the things of this world and neither should you. Grades is only one example.
I ask
you now dear friend, what have you done with your S.O.U.L in life? Friend, Jesus does not want our SOUL to be lost to Satan because we go after the things of this world to the point that we do not seek the Kingdom of God first. Jesus reminds us 'Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all its righteousness and all these things shall be added to you' (Matthew 6:33, NIV) Whether we are in college, in the work force, in the home, etc we are all called to seek the things of the Kingdom first instead of aiming for the things of the world. This means putting God first in everything whether it is academia, career, relationships, etc because if we don't we will go our own way and jeopardize our own SOUL.
Take an
example in academia:
Take an
example in career:
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example in relationships:
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example in politics: Friends, the bottom line is whatever decisions we make if it is to make strides in the world's standards over God's standards we put our SOUL in jeopardy because we are choosing to gain the things of this world and forfeiting our SOUL. Jesus loves us so much and wants us to be saved from the enemies lies and corruption Satan offers, so Jesus made a way that we don't have to forfeit our SOUL to Satan. "While we were yet sinners Jesus died on the cross for us." Jesus took upon Himself the sinful things of this world in all its allureness that cause us to be separated from God by nailing them to the cross but it was He who was on the cross. Jesus died for you and me shedding His precious cleansing blood by absorbing all our sin so that we can have access to God when we turn our lives over to Him. In essence, we are turning our SOUL over to Him. Nothing in this world can be exchanged for our SOUL except the precious blood of Christ that was used for our redemption. Yes, friend Jesus loves you so much that He redeemed you by going to the cross, dying on the cross, being buried, and coming back to life on the third day to save. You can live a victorious life with Jesus as you focus on Him. When you focus away from Him and realize you have done that, God in His faithfulness can be depended on to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. May you realize that Savior offers our liberation! Praise the Lord! "Savior Offers Our Liberation! (S.O.U.L)"/"What have you done with your S.O.U.L in life?"
Prayer: May you experience the POWER OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION this day, and give Him the LOCKED areas of your life too so you can experience His PEACE as you become an ACTOR in the film called LIFE being directed by your DIRECTOR, JESUS CHRIST who comes to give JOY and PEACE. You don't have to be locked away anymore for Christ is here to free you and give you peace to live out your actions. How do you look at GODISNOWHERE? One of my pastors, Pastor Hugo SHARED this example one Sunday at the RESURRECTION DAY SERVICE in the combined worship service of Pittsburgh Chinese Church-Oakland & Oakland International Fellowship: If you look at it as GOD IS NO WHERE, you will still be lost in your sin and be in bondage locked away in your sins and problems finding no peace. But as my pastor spoke to the congregation and spoke to me, I am here to tell you that GOD IS NOW HERE. Yes, friend God is alive and wants to bring a transformation in your life through the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ for He paid the penalty on the cross to rescue you and me and came back to life to save us and live with us. Yes, friend that is exciting to know that we can experience HIS SAVING GRACE & LIVING GRACE. When we mess up, we can go to Jesus with our shortcomings and He will forgive us and RESTORE us to Him and we will find peace in Him. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (Colossians 5:17-21, NIV) "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23, NIV) "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:7-9, NIV) Friend, we need Jesus because we have been separated from God due to our sin. Because of our sin, Jesus had to pay the price to become our bridge so we can reach God now not of our own good works but because of the finished work of Christ, the Lord on the cross. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV) Come to Jesus as you are and pray this prayer to accept Jesus as your Lord and Personal Savior. He will transform your life around! Praise the Lord! You don't have to have all the answers! You can come as you are!
Prayer: No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help! But beware of churches who do believe in the Word of God completely but there is no freedom in Christ but legalism involved. As a professional, it is not too late to join a church! As a student, it is not too late to join a fellowship on campus this new year of 2009! May the Lord's presence and peace fill you with His love now and forever! Amen!
Friend, if you have prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave you nor forsake you! Amen! Spend time in His word and let the Lord speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through. Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in Bible Live Eternally! Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-720-4579 "This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
Love in Christ,
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Devotional of yesterday:
Gospel According to Mark CHAPTER 1: Mark 1:1: "What does the G.O.S.P.E.L mean to you?" (Aug 27, 08, 11:36 a.m.) Mark 1:1-4: "How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y about prophesy?" (Aug 28, 08, 8:52 a.m.) Mark 1:4-8: "Who do you P.O.I.N.T to in life?" (Aug 29, 08, 10:29 a.m.) Mark 1:7-9: "What do you S.T.A.N.D for in life?" (Aug 30, 08, 8:38 a.m.) Mark 1:12-13: "How is your loving P.R.A.I.S.E of Jesus in life?" (Sept 01, 08, 10:28 a.m.) Mark 1:12-13: "How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N in your life?" (Sept 02, 08, 10:28 a.m.) Mark 1:14-15: "How do you handle the T.I.M.E given you?" (Sept 03, 08, 9:37 a.m.) Mark 1:16-18: "What do you do with your P.R.O.F.E.S.S.I.O.N in life?" (Sept 04, 08, 10:51 a.m.) Mark 1:19-20: "Without having to P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E what should you do in life?" (Sept 05, 08, 9:39 a.m.) Mark 1:19-20: "How do you rate in the B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S of Jesus?" (Sept 08, 08, 9:23 a.m.) Mark 1:21-22: "Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you actively listen to in life?" (Sept 10, 08, 9:48 a.m.) Mark 1:23-28: "What C.A.P.T.I.V.I.T.Y are you facing today in life?" (Sept 11, 08, 12:19 a.m.) Mark 1:29-31: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G in your life?" (Sept 15, 08, 8:57 a.m.) Mark 1:32-34: "Where do you need A.N.S.W.E.R.S in life?" (Sept 16, 08, 9:54 a.m.) Mark 1:35-39: "How do you find S.O.L.I.T.A.R.Y time with the Lord ?" (Sept 17, 08, 9:30 a.m.) Mark 1:40-42: "Where do you need to be C.L.E.A.N in life?" (Sept 18, 08, 9:19 a.m.) Mark 1:43-45: "What do your actions C.A.U.S.E in life?" (Sept 20, 08, 7:19 a.m.) CHAPTER 2: Mark 2:1-2: "What do you do with your P.O.P.U.L.A.R.I.T.Y in life?" (Sept 22, 08, 9:37 a.m.) Mark 2:3-5: "What kind of F.R.I.E.N.D.S do you have in life?" (Sept 23, 08, 9:50 a.m.) Mark 2:5-12: "Who do you I.N.T.E.R.C.E.D.E for in life?" (Sept 24, 08, 9:48 a.m.) Mark 2:5-12: "Where does P.A.R.A.L.Y.S.I.S. take hold of you in life?" (Sept 25, 08, 10:16 a.m.) Mark 2:5-12: "What are you thinking in your M.I.N.D daily?" (Sept 26, 08, 10:12 a.m.) Mark 2:5-12: "What do you represent by your A.C.T.I.O.N.S in life?" (Sept 27, 08, 10:35 a.m.) Mark 2:13-15: "Where are you looking for A.C.C.E.P.T.A.N.C.E in life?" (Sept 30, 08, 12:14 p.m.) Mark 2:15-17: "Who do you I.N.V.I.T.E to dine with Jesus now?" (Oct 04, 08, 11:34 a.m.) Mark 2:18-20: "When does F.A.S.T.I.N.G become important in your life?" (Oct 06, 08, 11:58 a.m.) Mark 2:21-22: "How do you see your L.I.F.E now?" (Oct 07, 08, 10:24 p.m.) Mark 2:23-28: "What kind of L.E.A.D.E.R is Jesus to you?" (Oct 11, 08, 12:59 p.m.)Mark 2:23-28: "What does the S.A.B.B.A.T.H mean to you?" (Oct 13, 08, 10:47 a.m.)CHAPTER 3: Mark 3:1-6: "Whose N.E.E.D.S do you meet in life?" (Oct 14, 08, 11:31 a.m.) Mark 3:7-8: "What is your I.M.P.A.C.T in life? " (Oct 15, 08, 11:22 a.m.) Mark 3:9-10: "What S.P.A.C.E do you give yourself in life?" (Oct 16, 08, 12:36 p.m.) Mark 3:11-12:"How do you fight E.V.I.L in life?" (Oct 18, 08, 8:53 a.m.) Mark 3:13-15: "What emphasis do you put on your R.E.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.H.I.P with Jesus?" (Oct 20, 08, 11:07 a.m.) Mark 3:16-19:"Where is your A.P.P.O.I.N.T.M.E.N.T in?" (Oct 21, 08, 10:33 a.m.) Mark 3:20: "Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (Oct 22, 08, 2:33 p.m.) How are your actions seen by your F.A.M.I.L.Y in life?" (Oct 23, 08, 2:41 p.m.) "How do you handle S.L.A.N.D.E.R in life?"(Oct 25, 08, 10:16 p.m.) "Who are you campaigning and V.O.T.I.N.G for?" (Nov 04, 08, 7:48 a.m.) Mark 3:28-30: "What is your V.I.E.W of Jesus in life?" (Nov 10, 08, 1:44 p.m.) Mark 3:31-34: "What are you doing with G.O.D'S W.I.L.L in life?" (Nov 11, 08, 11:15 a.m.) CHAPTER 4: Mark 4:1-20: "Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (Nov 12, 08, 9:12 a.m.) Mark 4:1-20: "What do P.A.R.A.B.L.E.S mean to you in life?" (Nov 13, 08, 10:56 a.m.) Mark 4:1-20: "Where are you at your W.A.L.K with God?" (Nov 14, 08, 8:21 a.m.) "What kind of L.A.M.P are you?" (Nov 17, 08, 10:24 a.m.) Mark 4:21-23: "What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L in life?" (Nov 19, 08, 10:56 a.m.) "What do you do with what you H.E.A.R in life?" (Nov 26, 08, 10:50 a.m.) "What do you base your T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G on?"(Nov 27, 08, 11:05 a.m.) "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L. & Farming?"(Nov 28, 08, 8:24 a.m.) "What are the S.T.O.R.M.S you face in life?"(Nov 28, 08, 8:24 a.m.) "Will you let Jesus be the Lord of your P.A.S.T and move you forward?" (Dec 31, 08, 8:38 a.m.) Mark 5:1-13: "Where is your I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y this year of 2009?" (Jan 01, 09, 11:50 a.m.) Mark 5:14-17: "What will people report about you this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 02, 09, 10:40 a.m.) Mark 5:15a: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G this New Year of 2009? (Jan 03, 09, 8:36 a.m.) Mark 5:15-17: "What makes you A.F.R.A.I.D of coming to Jesus?" (Jan 05, 09, 12:44 p.m,) Mark 5:18-19: "When will you T.A.R.G.E.T your family?" (Jan 06, 09, 9:56 a.m.) Mark 5:20: "What do you do with your T.E.S.T.I.M.O.N.Y this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 07, 09, 1:16 p.m.) Mark 5:21: "Will you G.A.T.H.E.R before Jesus in this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 08, 09, 10:39 a.m.) Mark 5:22-24a: "How is your P.R.A.Y.E.R life with Jesus this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 09, 09, 7:56 a.m.) Mark 24b-29: "Where do you feel U.N.C.L.E.A.N this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 10, 09, 9:49 a.m.) "Where do you need F.R.E.E.D.O.M this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 12, 09, 2:25 p.m.) "Whose T.I.M.I.N.G are you following this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 13, 09, 11:49 a.m.) "What place do you give G.O.D.S W.I.L.L in your life?" (Jan 15, 09, 8:26 a.m.)
CHAPTER 6: Mark 6:2-3: "What do you do with your C.A.L.L.I.N.G in life?" (Jan 19, 09, 10:01 a.m.) Mark 6:2-3: "Will your I.N.A.U.G.U.R.A.T.I.O.N be into the Kingdom of God?" (Jan 20, 09, 1:15 p.m.) Mark 6:4-6: "When do you feel A.C.C.E.P.T.E.D in life?" (Jan 21, 09, 9:54 a.m.) Mark 6:6-7: "How is your F.A.I.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 22, 09, 11:42 p.m.) Mark 6:7: "What do you T.E.A.C.H by your life?" (Jan 23, 09, 8:53 a.m.)"Who are you S.E.N.T by to where?" (Jan 24, 09, 9:55 a.m.) "Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in life?" (Jan 26, 09, 10:48 a.m.) "How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan 28, 09, 11:36 a.m.) "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L instead of farming?" (Jan 31, 09, 7:44 a.m.) Matthew: "How is your love on Valentines Day?" (Feb 14, 09, 5:38 a.m.) Mark 6: "What have people H.E.A.R.D about Jesus through you?" (Feb 16, 09, 8:50 a.m.) Mark 6: "What do you T.H.I.N.K about Jesus?" (Feb 17, 09, 10:10 a.m.) Mark 6: "How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S in your life?" (Feb 18, 09, 10:20 a.m.) Mark 6:17-20: "When do you S.P.E.A.K out?" (Feb 19, 09, 10:50 a.m.) "What has the T.O.N.G.U.E done in your life?" (Feb 20, 09, 9:42 a.m.) Mark 6: "What has P.R.I.D.E done to your life?" (Feb 21, 09, 9:20 a.m.) Mark 6: "What M.I.S.S.I.O.N have you been called to?" (Feb 23, 09, 10:00 a.m.) Mark 6: "Where do you find your R.E.S.T in life?" (Feb 24, 09, 4:03 a.m.) Mark 6: "Who have you made the S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D of your life?" (Feb 25, 09, 11:05 a.m.) "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (March 02, 09, 1:16 p.m.) Whose C.A.R.E are you really in? (March 09, 09, 6:29 a.m.) Mark 6:45: "When do you P.R.A.Y in your life?" (March 10, 09, 9:21 a.m.) Mark 6:46-48a: "What T.R.O.U.B.L.E are you facing in life?" (March 11, 09, 10:02 a.m.) Mark 6:48b-51: "What are you A.F.R.A.I.D of in life?" (March 12, 09, 10:10 a.m.) Mark 6: "How have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (March 14, 09, 11:11 a.m.) Mark 6: "What are you R.E.C.O.G.N.I.Z.E.D for in life?" (March 16, 09, 10:32 a.m.) Mark 6: “Who have you I.N.T.R.O.D.U.C.E.D to Jesus?" (March 18, 09, 10:11 a.m.) CHAPTER 7: Mark 7:1-8: "How do you view H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y in your life?" (March 21, 09, 9:41 a.m.) Mark 7:1-8: "How does the Lord view your W.O.R.S.H.I.P in life?" (March 23, 09, 11:04 a.m.) Mark 7:1-8: "Whose T.E.A.C,H.I.N.G.S do you follow in life?" (March 24, 09, 9:05 a.m.) Mark 7:1-8: "How do you honor your P.A.R.E.N.T.S in life?" (March 25, 09, 10:48 a.m.) Mark 7: "What makes you C.L.E.A.N in life?" (March 26, 09, 10:27 a.m.) Mark 7: "When are you getting your H.E.A.R.T transplant?" (March 27, 09, 7:51 a.m.) Mark 7: "What side of the C.R.E.D.I.T coin are you part of?" (March 28, 09, 9:42 a.m.) HOLY WEEK: "What happened to Jesus' dirty/stinky F.E.E.T one day?" (April 04, 09, 12:27 p.m.) "Will you be the offspring of the S.E.E.D cultivated?" (April 06, 09, 12:20 p.m.) "What kind of L.I.G.H.T will you follow this HOLY WEEK?" (April 07, 09, 11:28 a.m.) "Who is your S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D this HOLY WEEK?" (April 08, 09, 11:28 a.m.) "How do you know judgment will P.A.S.S.O.V.E.R you this HOLY WEEK?" (April 09, 09, 11:43 a.m.) "What does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you on and after GOOD FRIDAY this HOLY WEEK?" (April 10, 09, 8:41 a.m.) "How do you match J.E.S.U.S attitude this HOLY WEEK?" (April 11, 09, 10:03 a.m.) RESURRECTION SUNDAY: "Why have you L.O.C.K.E.D youself away?" (April 13, 09, 1:41 a.m.) "Why are you not at P.E.A.C.E in your life?" (April 14, 09, 11:43 a.m.) "Will you be in Jesus' A.C.T.I.O.N film called life?" (April 15, 09, 11:55 a.m.) "Why can you have J.O.Y in life?" (April 16, 09, 2:05 p.m.) "What will give you P.E.A.C.E in life?" (April 18, 09, 12:32 p.m.) "What won't Jesus do for you in your D.O.U.B.T.S?" (April 20, 09, 12:13 p.m.) "What C.L.A.I.M do you make about Jesus?" (April 21, 09, 11:40 a.m.) MARK 7: Mark 7:25-26: "What do you do to S.A.V.E your loved ones?" (April 23, 09, 2:36 p.m.) Mark 7:27-30: "What has A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y done in your life?" (April 24, 09, 8:25 a.m.) Mark 7:31-32: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (April 25, 09, 8:14 a.m.)Mark 7:33-35: "Why cant you G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E in life?" (April 27, 09, 9:55 a.m.) Mark 7:36-37: "What do you need done W.E.L.L in your life?" (April 28, 09, 10:14 a.m.) CHAPTER 8: Mark 8: "Why won't you G.A.T.H.E.R around Jesus in life?" (April 29, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who needs your C.O.M.P.A.S.S.I.O.N this week?" (May 01, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "What place do you give a R.E.T.R.E.A.T in your life?" (May 02, 09, 8:41 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does Jesus not know about your S.U.R.R.O.U.N.D.I.N.G.S in life?" (May 04, 09, 9:05 a.m.) Mark 8: "How is your W.H.O.L.E. life compared to its parts?" (May 05, 09, 9:08 a.m.) Mark 8: "What D.I.S.T.A.N.C.E won't you go to meet Jesus?" (May 06, 09, 8:42 a.m.) Nehemiah 1:5-11: "Where is your D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.C.E on during this National Day of Prayer and beyond?"?" (May 07, 09, 10:53 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you F.O.R.G.E.T in life?" (May 08, 09, 10:19 a.m.) Mark 8: "How do you handle P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S in life?" (May 11, 09, 8:37 a.m.) Mark 8: "What are you T.H.A.N.K.F.U.L for in life?" (May 12, 09, 9:33 a.m.) Mark 8:9-10: "Where have you been placed to C.A.R.E in life?" (May 16, 09, 9:49 a.m.) Mark 8:9-10: "Will you let Jesus M.O.L.D your life?" (May 19, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who have you T.E.S.T.E.D in life to TRAP them?" (May 20, 09, 9:14 a.m.) Mark 8: "How have you W.A.S.T.E.D your life away?" (May 22, 09, 8:28 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does a S.I.G.N mean to you?" (May 21, 09, 10:11 a.m.) Mark 8: "Where is your F.O.C.U.S in life?" (May 23, 09, 11:17 a.m.) Philippians 4:9: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be remembered for this Memorial Day?" (May 25, 09, 9:41 a.m.) Mark 8: "What has Y.E.A.S.T done to you in your life?" (May 26, 09, 9:04 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "What is Jesus A.W.A.R.E of in your life?" (May 28, 09, 11:27 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "What do you S.T.I.L.L miss to see in life?" (May 29, 09, 10:52 a.m.) Mark 8:16-17a: "When have you let your heart be H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D in life?" (May 30, 09, 8:52 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you fail to S.E.E. & H.E.A.R in life?" (June 01, 09, 8:15 a.m.) Mark 8: "What do you R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R in life?" (June 01, 09, 6:28 a.m.) Mark 8: "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (June 03, 09, 8:01 a.m.) Mark 8: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (June 04, 09, 9:10 a.m.) Mark 8: "Whose life does Jesus want you to be I.N.V.O.L.V.E.D in?" (June 05, 09, 10:12 a.m.) Mark 8: "Why bother taking M.E.D.I.C.I.N.E in life?" (June 06, 09, 9:38 a.m.) Mark 8: "What does R.E.S.T.O.R.A.T.I.O.N make you do?" (June 08, 09, 10:59 a.m.) Mark 8: "Why bother who Jesus is P.E.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y in your life?" (June 09, 09, 7:50 a.m.)
Mark 8:31-33:
"What do you S.H.A.R.E with others?"
(June 10, 09, 11:01 a.m.) Mark 8:31-33: "Whose L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N theology do you follow in life?" (June 12, 09, 8:47 a.m.)
Mark 8:31-33: "How can you take up the C.R.O.S.S in your life?" (June 15, 09, 1:22 a.m.) Mark 8:33-34: "Why bother to F.O.L.L.O.W Jesus Christ if you are saved?" (June 16, 09, 9:01 a.m.) Mark 8:35-36: "What do you do with your L.I.F.E that makes a difference?" (June 17, 09, 7:29 a.m.) |
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"Lord Change My Attitude:
Before It's Too Late!" is a mesmerizing book of 224
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attitudes that have brought you down into the wilderness using Biblical
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