FREELY GIVEN

Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.”

The Scene: a cancelled ** I.O.U.

** Cancelled is in red- like the blood of Jesus that cancels out the sin of the world.

The world system requires interest to be paid for a loan; however, God gives freely.

1 Corinthians 2:12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

Father God gave to us freely His only Son, Jesus Christ, that we might have life and life to the full.

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

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                                                     MASTER PAINTER

Isaiah 64:8 Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

We have all been designed by the Master’s hand.

The Scene: Paint brushes: An assortment of brushes in a cup, designed by the Master’s hand.

God has many brushes with which to paint His creations. Some require broad strokes for the sky (heavens and oceans).** But when it comes to God’s people, He chooses a fine “detail” brush. He tends to every detail that is a part of our being.

** Psalm 102:25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Psalm139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

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                                                  HE WILL PROVIDE A WAY

Isaiah 30:21  “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it.’ ”

The Scene: A picture of a sulfur pool, with hot spouts bubbling up all around, represents our walk through the world, our life’s journey.

We, as Christians, true believers in Jesus Christ, are required by God to experience many trials and testings in this world, before we go to our heavenly home.

Isaiah 42:16 “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them. I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.”

In this scene, there are stepping stones shown that appear one at a time as we each take our steps of faith through this world. This can represent  a God-allowed problem for us or an opportunity to trust in our Lord’s goodness.

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

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                                               TIME OF HUMAN WEAKNESS

1 Kings 19:3-4 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servants there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat under it and prayed that he might die. ” I have had enough, Lord,”he said,” Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”

The scene: Elijah, in despair, sitting under the broom (juniper) tree, in prayer.

Elijah had fled from the city of Hebron into the desert, there he stayed 40 days. NOTE: The number 40 in the Bible  means testing, trials, tribulation, probation.

Jezebel had put out a contract (death order) on Elijah’s life for having ordered the killing of her 400 false prophets of Baal.

Elijah thought he was the last prophet of God. But God showed Elijah there were, in fact, 7000 who had not bowed down to Baal. (See 1 Kings:18)

A lesson to be learned here, only one of many, is all things may not be as they appear. The reality is that God has a plan and He is at work all the time; God is and always will be in charge and in control. He is Jehovah Shammah (Jehovah is there). He is in the midst of everything–Praise God!

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                                                            NEW EVERY MORNING

Lamentations 3:22-26 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

The Scene: The pelican sitting quietly, sunning itself, as the sun comes up. This scene is to remind us that God is always with us. When we rise in the morning, give God praise, Thank Him for His daily blessings. Dedicate yourself and the day to Him. God delights in our praise. Everything will go better.

Psalm 57:8 Awake my soul! Awake harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.

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                                                                  JESUS THE COMPOSER

Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies that they will be like his glorious body.

The Scene: The music stand of the conductor. Definition: conductor:  one who orchestrates, arranges, develops and can organize or combine, so that as to achieve a desired or maximum effect.

2 Corinthians3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever- increasing glory, which comes form the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Jesus wants the best for us. When we yield our all to Him He is able to accomplish much with us–all that He has planned. And as a unified body, the Church, we can do much for the kingdom of God, working together in harmony, with Jesus the Christ of Nazareth as our conductor.

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                                                     SEEK, ASK, KNOCK

Luke 11:9-10 “So I say to you:  Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

The Scene: 1) a golden door represents Jesus. 2) observation window mounted in the door. 3) a brass knocker is attached below the window representing that for someone to have the assurance of salvation, that person must ask, seek, knock.  

“Repent ye;  for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” ( KJV–See Matthew 3:2)

John 10:7 Then Jesus said unto them again,” Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.”(KJV)

John 14:6 Jesus answered,”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

The King of Glory yearns for His own to come and knock, that He may receive them. (See Psalm 24:8).

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BE

                                         BETTER THAN SACRIFICE

1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel replied:”Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”

The Scene: 1) Altar of the Lord 2) The hand of the Lord pouring water on the sacrifice. 3) The water represents God’s Word.

Obedience is what the Lord requires of His people, those who love Him, not pomp and ceremony.

John 14:23 Jesus replied, ” If anyone loves me he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

When people choose their own ways they are showing God they think their own ideas are better than His plan for our lives, and/or they do not trust God enough to let Him lead.

James 1:25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it–he will be blessed in what he does.

God wants us to serve Him.

Joshua 24:15 But if serving the Lord seems unreasonable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

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