“Beautiful
Redeemer Emancipates Always Delivering! (B.R.E.A.D)”
By Ramesh
C.Reddy Pittsburgh Standard
Monday, March 02, 2009
Editors Note: The devotional has a background song by Brian Doerkenson
called 'Hope of the Nations' which can be heard if you use Internet
Explorer.
SCRIPTURE:
“By
this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. "This is
a remote place," they said, "and it's already very late. Send the people
away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy
themselves something to eat." (Mark 6:35-36, NIV)
Observation/Interpretation:
I asked
myself what I learn about the disciples?
They were concerned about the
people who were gathered to hear Jesus. That was noble of them but they
still did not get it. Jesus saw the crowd gathered as a sheep without a
shepherd. Jesus decided to become their Good Shepherd. A shepherd makes
sure their sheep is fed and taken care of. If it were up to the
disciples they would have sent the sheep on their own way to find their
food. Not Jesus though, for Jesus makes a profound statement to the
disciples.
“But
he answered, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "That
would take eight months of a man's wages! Are we to go and spend that
much on bread and give it to them to eat?" (Mark 6:37, NIV)
The disciples still did not get
it. Anytime Jesus had sent them to do something, Jesus always provided
for them. Jesus wanted them to depend on Him instead they go of on a
rant about it costing eight months of a man’s wages. Still, they do not
outright say they will not do it but ask Jesus a question. Jesus answers
them with a question & command and the disciples respond.
“How
many loaves do you have?" he asked. "Go and see." When they found out,
they said, "Five—and two fish." (Mark 6:38, NIV)
“Then
Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the
green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking
the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave
thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set
before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.” (Mark
6:39-41, NIV)
As a Good Shepherd, Jesus
decided to feed the crowds physically with bread and fish as He looked
to heaven, gave thanks and broke the loaves. The cause and effect
relationship was that they all ate and were satisfied. Afterwards,
twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish were left. The
number of those eaten was five thousand plus because the children and
women were not counted. This evidenced by the next few verses.
“They
all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve
basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of the men who
had eaten was five thousand.” (Mark 6:42-44, NIV)
This is awesome to know how many
people Jesus fed. Jesus not only cared for their spiritual needs as He
taught them but He also cared for their physical needs and health.
As I
thought about what Jesus did, it reminded me of another passage from the
Gospel of John. John 6:10-13 records Jesus feeding the five thousand!
John 6:25-26 records Jesus’ reaction to the crowds that gathered later
again.
“When
they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, ‘Rabbi,
when did you get here?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, you are
looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate
the loaves and had your fill.’” (John 6:25-26)
Interpretation:
I asked myself the significance of Jesus’ reaction
to them?
The people were looking for
Jesus because of what they could get out of Jesus and not because of
seeing miraculous signs done by Jesus. Jesus wanted them to believe in
Him for the miraculous signs He had done rather than for the food they
were able to eat and be filled.
Basically, Jesus was letting
them know if they were seeking Jesus just because of the food, they have
missed the point of His coming. Jesus did not come to give them food
alone but more than food. Feeding the 5000+ was a means of taking care
of their physical needs but Jesus emphasized what is more important is
there spiritual health and the spiritual food they receive which can
come only from Him. He is their Good Shepherd to take care of them, His
sheep.
Implications I:
I saw important implications for
my own life studying these verses and the verses that later follow. When
I serve Jesus because of what I can get out of Jesus then I have missed
the point and my personal relationship with Jesus is conditional. It
becomes based on what Jesus could give me and very shallow. The
dangerous basis
becomes, ‘If Jesus gives me what I want, then I will believe Him but if
I don’t get my way then I don’t serve Him or believe in Him.’ That is a
slippery path to walk on.
You know there was a time in my
life when I thought because I became a Christian, only good things
should happen to me because Jesus is my Lord and Personal Savior. When
things did not go well for me, I was mad with Jesus.
My mommy took me to the side and
asked me, “Ramesh, do you love Jesus
because of what you can get out of Jesus or for who He is?”
That was a powerful question and
made me think what my loyalty to Jesus was based on! I should believe in
Jesus for who He is most of all!
Jesus is the Bread of Life and
those coming to Him will never be hungry again and those believing in
Him will never thirst! Reading additional verses from John, chapter 6
reiterated to me that Jesus cares not only for our physical needs but
mostly our spiritual well being.
Jesus knew how much the people
loved eating the bread that He had given them. So Jesus uses that as an
analogy to preach a mini-sermon to them. I learned a lot from that too.
Jesus
said, “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from
heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which
came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give
for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51)
Observations:
I looked for words/phrases that
are repeated over and over because repetition usually implies
importance! What stuck out in these verses is BREAD. It is mentioned 7
times in these verses alone:
-
I am the BREAD of life.
-
Your fathers ate the
manna in the wilderness and died.
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This is the BREAD which
comes down from heaven.
-
This BREAD can be eaten
and one who eats it will never die.
-
I am the living BREAD
which came down from heaven.
-
If anyone eats of this
BREAD, he will live forever.
-
The BREAD that I shall
give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.
Within these 7 listings alone, I
saw lots of precious nuggets of Truth which have been spoken by Jesus
and confirmed with repetition. Seven is a number of completion too!
1 & 5 can be paired together.
3 & 5 can be paired together.
4 & 6 can be paired together.
All these pairings are brought
together and summarized in a nutshell with #7!!!
I found these 7 points very
fascinating and exciting to look deeply into!
Observations/Interpretations:
I
asked myself what types of bread are represented here?
1. Dying bread!
2. Living bread!
I
asked myself what ‘dying bread’ means?
What came to my mind when I
thought about dying bread is the manna that the Israelites ate in the
wilderness. It was a type of bread that was going to rot if it was not
used in the specified time and amount that the Lord had allotted for
them to eat it. Also, this bread was not going to help them live
forever. Those that ate of it eventually died. This bread could not
sustain life forever.
I
asked myself what ‘Living Bread’ means?
What came to my mind is Jesus
Christ for He claimed to be the ‘Living Bread’.
Not only that but He is the ‘I AM’ that
introduced Himself to Moses at the Burning Bush. It is Jesus that gave
them manna to eat. Now Jesus does not just introduce Himself as
‘I AM’ but as ‘I AM
the BREAD OF LIFE’. It is this Bread that gives life but there is
a condition.
Those who want to continue to
live forever need to eat this Bread. Just as the Israelites had to eat
the bread that fell from heaven to stay alive physically, following the
rules set by God, Jesus is letting his listeners know that they need to
eat a new kind of Bread that came from Heaven to stay alive eternally,
following Him.
All the manna eaten would not
give people Eternal life but Jesus said He could give it to them.
The statement Jesus makes is so
profound that Jesus introduces His credentials first before making the
statement, “If anyone eats of this bread, he
will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I
shall give for the life of the world.”
I
asked myself what are the credentials that Jesus introduces for Himself?
I am the living BREAD
which came down from heaven.
The people of that day would
have been familiar with ‘I AM’ especially
since that is how God introduced Himself to Moses. The people knew that
God spoke from Heaven. Jesus uses those same words with a description:
‘I AM the Bread of Life’. Jesus does not
stop there but lets them know He is the I Am from Heaven!
People needed to believe in His
credentials if they were going to accept what He was going to tell them.
Right after speaking about His credentials, Jesus talks about eating.
Jesus wants them to eat the
Bread of Life to live forever and makes it clear to them He is the key
to make that happen. This is evidenced by “and
the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life
of the world.”
What cannibalism?
No, No, No!!!
Jesus is foreshadowing His death
to come when His body would be broken, symbolized by bread, and given
for the life of the world.
Jesus starts of with
‘I Am the Bread of Life' and concludes here
with ‘Given for the life of the world.'
If these two are put together
for a nutshell summary it comes of as “I Am the Bread of Life given for
the life of the world.”
I
asked myself what is the ‘life of the world’ mean?
What came to my mind is that
physical bread such as manna was not enough to keep the world from
dying. People were eating and living but their souls were still dying
because they were separated from God because of their sin. No one of the world has been able to be perfect in
the sight of the Lord and the people of
the world have not lived forever. Their eternity has been
hampered because of their separation from God because God in His
Holiness and perfect righteousness cannot allow sin into His presence.
This means even if we think or other people think what good person we
are, our 99.9% good deeds and 0.1% bad deed will still make us bad. It
is like 99.9% of water being polluted by 0.1% drop of cyanide. It is
still polluted no matter how we try to explain it away.
All our good deeds are like filthy rags to the Lord. That shows how
high God's standards are and that we cannot reach God on our own because
of our sin. But the Good News is finally, God decided to
intervene as the Son of Man and became a new kind of Bread with living
qualities called the Living Bread so those who partake of Him will never
die.
God made Eternal life available
to the life of the world so people of the world would not continue to
die eternally. But it had a price!
Jesus was going to give His life
for the life of the world for only life could give life. Jesus was
foreshadowing His sacrifice for the world but wanted those there to
follow Him right there. He was going to sacrifice His life so the people
of the world could have life. There is a condition though.
Jesus is letting them know that
as they follow Him, their life will continue forever eternally because
it will be interwoven with His Life.
Implications II:
I saw important implications for
my own life.
Life starts with Jesus, for He
is the Bread of Life. Just because I am living does not mean that I have
Eternal Life and will live forever. It begins with Jesus. This means no
one else can give Eternal Life. Jesus is making the Absolute claim that
He is the ‘I AM’, He is from Heaven, and He
is the Bread of Life given for the life of the world.
No one else claimed what Jesus
claimed, not Buddha, not Krishna, not Mohammad, not anyone else. If I
wanted a religion to follow, I could have stuck with Hinduism. For me it
is not about religion for religion can save no one. In fact, people
following a religion have caused more havoc in the world and have made
people see that religion can become the death of the world, not the life
of the world.
It is God who saves, who
revealed Himself as ‘I AM’ to Moses and has
revealed Himself to us in Jesus Christ as 'I AM'. Jesus wants us to partake of Him
to receive Eternal Life. I am so glad that I do not follow a religion
but now follow a relationship with Jesus Christ who wants me to partake
of Him. For He has become my Bread of Life!
I
ask you now dear friend what kind of bread do you eat?
Dear friend, all the earthly bread we eat regardless of who it is
blessed by will not save us to live forever eternally! But the Good News is that there is bread that you can eat and live
eternally. Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life offering Himself to you. He
gave His flesh for you on the Cross of Calvary. His body was broken for
you. He wants you to eat of Him in a symbolic sense.
Partake of Him in your life by
allowing Him to come live in you. Then to remember what Jesus did for
you, take Holy Communion. But do remember only Holy Communion is to be
taken by those who have already given their lives to Christ
understanding their own sinfulness and realizing Christ alone can
justify them and sanctify them as they are willing to be covered by the
sacrificial blood of the Lamb of God.
We take Holy Communion in remembrance of what Jesus did for us when
He walked the earth. The first is the bread that represents Christ’s body broken
for you and me. When we eat the bread, we are saying that we do remember
what Jesus did for us on the Cross of Calvary and He did it to give life
to the world of which we are part of.
The second part of Holy Communion
is the wine/juice symbolic of Christ’s cleansing blood when His blood
was shed for you and me.
To eat the bread, symbolizing
the broken body of Jesus to give you life, is telling those around you
that you do follow Jesus Christ and have a relationship with Jesus
Christ because of what He did for you.
To drink the wine/juice,
symbolizing the cleansing blood of Jesus to give you life, is also
telling those around you that you do follow Jesus Christ and have a
relationship with Jesus Christ. Both bread and juice must be taken.
There cannot be one without the other!
Eating of the bread or drinking
of the juice at Holy Communion without acknowledging Jesus as Lord and
Personal Savior, just becomes a religious ritual of religion which
cannot save for only a relationship with Jesus Christ can save you and
me!
Friend, Jesus has offered
Himself for you too. Yes, He has! The world is full of sin and since the
world is full of sin those who inhabit it are infected and become
sinners. But the Good News is, Jesus came as the Bread of Life to give
His life to give you Eternal Life.
While we
were yet sinners Jesus died for us.
Friend, this means you do not
need to be perfect or have everything right in your life before you come
to Jesus. If you wait for that to happen, you maybe waiting until it is
too late.
Come as you are and allow the
Lord Jesus to work in you. No matter how stained your sins are and you
cannot forgive yourself, Jesus lends a Helping Hand and wants to forgive
you. Jesus reminds us
though our sins are
scarlet red, He can make us white as freshly fallen snow and
though they are crimson red, Jesus can make us
white as wool.
If I allowed my sins to control
my life, then I have given control over to Satan and he has won but I
have come to accept Christ’s grace and merciful forgiveness to move on
and remain His child. For He reminds us friend that
To all who received Him, He gave them right to
become children of God, children born not of natural descent but by the
will of God. All they needed to do is trust in Him to save
them. (John 1:12)
Won’t you do that friend?
You could be reading this and
already have a personal relationship with the Lord. That’s great!
If you feel this would be helpful to
someone who does not have a relationship with the Lord, won’t you share
it with them?
If you do not have a relationship with the Lord as
you desire, now is the time of Salvation. Don’t wait, for Jesus is the
Bread of Life and wants to be part of your life. Yes, He does! May you
make Jesus part of your life today! Amen!
May you be comfortable to surrender your life totally to Jesus and be
confident in saying, 'Lord Jesus, ANYTIME, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANY COST', I am ready'
please give me the strength Oh Lord.
Bread
of Life
by Ramesh C. Reddy
You came as the Bread of Life
Offering deliverance from eternal strife
You ask me to eat
Offering me a seat
From the place you came
Heaven is its name
So I come with my heart
Asking you for a new start
Now I will eternally live
For Eternal Life you give
Jesus, my Bread of Life!
Jesus, my Bread of Life!
Amen!
“Beautiful Redeemer Emancipates Always Delivering!” (B.R.E.A.D)/”What
kind of bread do you eat?”
Make this your prayer. Don’t let
the enemy deceive you into thinking you need all the answers before
coming to Christ. Let me just assure you though you may not have all the
answers right now before coming to Jesus, He will answer them slowly.
Yes, He will for I know our Redeemer will! Amen!
Prayer:
Jesus, I thank you for being the Bread of Life. You are the Living Bread
of my life. Thank you for coming from Heaven and giving your life for
the life of the world. You sacrificed yourself for humanity. Thank you
Lord when we eat of you symbolically making you part of our life,
digesting what you teach us by following you, we can be living
Eternally, and the fruit that comes will reflect and resemble your life.
I want that Father God. I want that Lord Jesus! I want that Holy Spirit!
I know of a lot of people who partake of Holy Communion where the bread
represents your body broken for their sin and the juice represents your
blood shed for their sin. When we partake of Holy Communion, we are
reminded that we are remembering you. I want to remember you always Lord
Jesus. But for me to remember you always, I need to know you and
acknowledge everything you said you are. So right now I acknowledge that
you are my Lord and Personal Savior who died and rose again to give me
life from sin. So right now, I come to you and say how sorry I am for my
sin and living a life on my own. I repent of my sin and ask you to
forgive me of my sin with your cleansing blood which I accept. Wash me
and I will be clean from this infection of sin. Come Lord Jesus and
please become part of my life as you live in me and I will live for you.
I thank you Jesus for coming into my heart and making my heart your
home. Thank you for living in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve
you the rest of the days of my life. I do need your Spirit to reside in
me and work in me and through me so I surrender all that I am and will
be to you. Whatever your will is for me, please give me the strength and
willingness to bear it and rejoice in you. Thank you so much Jesus. I
thank you Jesus for becoming my Lord and Personal Savior. I thank you
Jesus you have heard my prayer and have answered me. I thank you that I
am your child Oh God. I thank you for becoming my only Way to Eternal
Life. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
May you be uplifted knowing
Deliverer openly understands bringing total Salvation! Amen!
If
you would like to invite Jesus Christ into your heart and make Him a
daily part of your life, you can this very moment. You will never be
alone. You can claim God's promises for you in the Bible and see them
come true, before your eyes, in His wonderful timing. You don't have to
wait for a special time to come to the Lord. You can come right now as
you pray this prayer, meaning it in your heart and finding your new
identity in Christ Jesus.
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, I am a sinner Lord. I am so sorry for
my sins. I confess my sins to you. I confess the wrong things I have
done and the times I messed up my own life. I need you Lord right now and in the
years to come. I have gone my own way and have not found what only you
can give me. You alone have the words of Eternal Life. You alone love me
unconditionally for who I am. I thank you Jesus. Thank you for going to
the cross for me, for dying for my sins, shedding your precious blood
for me, so I can me made whole. I am covered by your blood Lord! I come
as I am and accept you Jesus into
my heart. Please come into my heart Jesus. Please make my heart your
home. Please live in me Jesus. Thanks Jesus for coming into my heart and
living in me. Thank you for forgiving me
of all my sins. Thank you for giving me a new identity in you. I
acknowledge you as my Lord and Personal Savior as I believe in my heart
that you died and came back to life to save me now and forever. I give
myself to you and ask you to be in control of my life. Thank you Jesus
through the days, we can do things together. Thanks for being my
Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you Jesus you have heard my prayer and
answered me. Thanks Jesus for changing me and helping me through life's
storms and winds. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
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,
Ramesh
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' I AM ' Series
Archives:
What kind of L.I.G.H.T do you follow? (Dec 13,
07, 10:09 a.m.)
"What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (Dec 08,
07, 10:10 a.m.)
"Who is your S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D?"
(June 30,
06)
Gospel According to Mark
Revised Archives:
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.)
JANUARY 2009
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 6:1-3:
"Where do you seek W.I.S.D.O.M this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
17, 09, 9:52 a.m.)
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.)
Mark:
"Who are you S.E.N.T by to where?" (Jan 24, 09,
9:55 a.m.)
Mark:
"Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in life?" (Jan
26, 09, 10:48 a.m.)
Mark:
"How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H this New Year of 2009?" (Jan
28, 09, 11:36 a.m.)
Mark 4:
"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.)
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