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"Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,

My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!

I will put My Spirit upon Him,

And He will declare justice to the Gentiles."

Matthew 12:18, New King James Version


 

JESUS' GREAT COMMISSION TO ALL CHRISTIANS:


Matthew 28:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 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:

 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.



QUOTES


Mark 1:16-22New King James Version (NKJV)

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples

16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. 20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.




Annette Bailey-Sargeant:


WHAT A WORLD WE WOULD HAVE

IF PEOPLE LOVE, OBEY AND TRUST GOD...

Please hear what God says:


Exodus 20:1-17

King James Version (KJV)

20 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 


 

 NOTE WELL:

 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, 

thoroughly furnished unto all good works."


2 Timothy 3:16-17,King James Version (KJV)

1 Peter 1:13-16, New King James Version

Living Before God Our Father

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the

 grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient

 children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as

 He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written,

 “Be holy, for I am holy.”





But Jesus called for them, saying,

"Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder 

them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
 
Luke 18:16, New American Standard Bible



 Luke 2:52

"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature,

and in favour with God and man."


- 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version

"He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love [a]mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?"

Micah 6:8 New King James Version (NKJV)




Matthew 5, King James Version

5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.



 

"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. 


Is there anything too hard for Me?" 


Jeremiah 32:27,NKJV

 


You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart 


and mind and with all your soul


 and with all your strength [your entire being].


Deuteronomy 6:5, Amplified Bible (AMP)



 

"Whatever you do in word or deed, 

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 

giving thanks through Him to God the Father." 
Colossians 3:17, NASB


 

But He answered and said,

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that proceeds from

the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:4, NKJV 



CROSS REFERENCES 


 1 Kings 18:32

With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, 

and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 


1 Corinthians 10:31 

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.


 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.



Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

 

Matthew 24:14

King James Version (KJV)

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world

 for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.


 

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a[special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."

1 Peter 2:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)




Ephesians 6:11-13, KJV

11 Put on the whole armour of God, 

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 

but against principalities, against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, 

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, 

and having done all, to stand.



SOME WAYS
 
TO 

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ... 

 Philippians 4:8-13, New King James Version (NKJV)

Meditate on These Things
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Philippian Generosity
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ[a] who strengthens me.


  LITERATURE EVANGELISM




"Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you,

Yes, I will help you,

I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

Isaiah 41:10, New King James Version (NKJV)

  

Thank God for Ellen G. White, 
Prophetess of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 


The greatest want of the world is the want of men... 

men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their 

inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear 

to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as 

true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will 

stand for the right though the heavens fall.

-- Ellen White 


 


"And this commandment we have from Him: 

that he who loves God must love his brother also."

1 John 4:21, New King James Version


 

Habakkuk 2:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

                           Romans 4:17, Amplified Bible

(as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the

 sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God [a]who gives life to the dead and

 calls into being that which does not exist. 



 


Suzie Bernal

Don’t you just hate people who demonstrate a “holier than thou” attitude?

Only problem is that we are commanded to be holy even as Jesus is holy. The Word says it many places (see one example below) so apparently this is required and even possible. So how can this be? I’m pretty sure many people have the wrong idea of what “holy” should be and the devil has played up this miss-conception to the hilt. We are taught holy means sinless and without spot or wrinkle or perfect in every way. This is something we can never hope to achieve.

Only Jesus himself holds the “perfect” title. In some contexts of the scriptures, “holy” does indeed mean this as well, but the simplest meaning is “to be set apart”. In this context of the scripture, we are to be set apart to God and His purposes. We are to be in this world but not of it, so getting back to the “holier than thou”, we are not to be walking about with our heads in the clouds and losing touch with what is going on around us but we are to be citizens of Heaven in a foreign country on our best behavior. Keep in mind that your REAL boss is our Father in Heaven and we are totally accountable to Him. 

The most important way to obtain holiness is to allow Jesus Christ to be your Personal Lord and Savior, thereby putting on His perfectness and totally setting your heart and life aside for God's purposes alone. This alone makes us holy in God’s eyes. 

So how do I apply this to my every day life? Perhaps hold your temper when normally you would not, spend more time in the Bible and less time watching TV, give your employer the full eight hours he is paying you for, etc. What is important is that we do not look or think like the world. Can the people around you, where you work and play everyday tell that you are different or do you just blend in? Do our actions cause those around us to wonder what we have and how do they get it or do they not notice us at all. 

Let us walk the walk and not just talk the talk. 

"Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." (1 Peter 1:13-16) 

With the Love of Christ, 
Suzie



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Suzie Bernal 3rd

Senior Accountant @ ABILITY Network and Pastor/Director of SPBF Nursing Home Ministries

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ordained Minister at Masterbuilder Ministries

"And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are

progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more]

 glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit."

 2 Corinthians 3:18, Amplified Bible



Prepare To Meet Your God

Amos 4:12