UNDER THE SHADOW (WE NEED NOT FEAR)

Psalm 7:8 ” Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wing.”

The Scene: The shadow of a dove representing the Holy Spirit’s covering (protection) over His Church.

“We need not fear for life nor death”, said the Holy Spirit, “For I your God, am with you always.”

Psalm 57:1 ” Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.”

There is a special place in God’s heart for His Church.

Malachi 3:17 ” They will be mine, says the Lord Almighty, in the day when I make up my treasured possession(The Church). I will spare them (The remnant) just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him.” (v.17) ” And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shadow of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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OUR GUIDING LIGHT

Psalm 48:14 ” For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.”

The more we ask God to go before us in every situation, the better opportunities we will have for success, in all situations. And we, in return, can give God the praise and glory due His name, Jesus Christ our Lord.

John 8:12 ” When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said ” I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

God leads us one step at a time.

Isaiah 60:20 ” To the Church the Lord says, ” Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.”

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PUT THE HAMMER DOWN

Jeremiah 23:29 ” Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?”

God’s people need to learn God’s Word to mature in the faith, but also so they can defend the faith (apologetics) and to show non-believers the error of their beliefs and teach them the Truth of the Word.

The Scene:                                                                                                                                        1)The HAMMER: God’s Word, The Holy Bible

2) The TITLE: “Put the hammer down”-slang term,meaning:  a) get with it; hurry up; accelerate; speed up.  b) put an end to.

3) Alternate titles: Bring the hammer down; drop the hammer, to break or crush something.

4) ROCKS: Representing hindrances to salvation; false teachings.

5) ROADWAY: Life’s path and it’s hindrances.

Timothy 2:15 ” Do your best (study) to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Now is the time to “put the hammer down.”

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JESUS OUR FRIEND

John 15:15 “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Many people in the Bible are cited as having been friends to others, such as:

Ruth to Naomi: Ruth 1:16 “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.”

Jonathan to David: 1Samuel 20:4 ” Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you want me to do I will do.”

Elisha to Elijah: 2 Kings 2:2 “Elijah said to Elisha, ” Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.”

Thomas to the rest of the disciples: John 11:16 ” Then Thomas (called Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Many profess friendship, even unto death. But only one went all the way to the cross, for his friends, His name is Jesus (The Lord saves). We believers in turn are called to be friends with Jesus by our actions.

John 13:34-35 ” A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, If you love one another.”

John 15:14 ” You are my friends if you do what I command.”

The Scene: The Cross, The” Tree of Death” became “The Tree of Life” Jesus gave His all for us. With His sacrifice, He gave everyone the opportunity to have the Tree of Life “spring” forth from the cross and His resurrection.

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BE HOLY

Job 10:10″ Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?”

The Scene: Swiss Cheese: God always has a message for true believers and has a sense of humor; this can also be a play on words.

God made us, it seems, to be like Swiss cheese! Swiss cheese is full of holes. How did it get that way? Good bacteria is introduced early in the process and intermingled with whey.* The bacteria form bubbles of carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas,** called eyes. These bubbles find their way to the surface of the forming cheese and burst. The older the cheese gets the larger the holes become.

** CO2 a gas is odorless & colorless, like the Holy Spirit, cannot be seen,but is present and acting on our lives. The enlarging  holes represent the christian’s growth into maturity, so we can worship God and bring others to Him. God’s people were and continue to be created for His purposes; To worship Him in spirit and in truth and to enlarge His kingdom

* whey is a liquid that separates from the curd. God’s Word is often referred to as a liquid called Living Water

As we read God’s Word daily , we can ask Him to show us, tell us through His Holy Spirit, what He wants us to know about Him. The longer God’s Spirit works on us the holier we will be.

Psalm 100:3  ” Know that the Lord is God, It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”

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FILLED WITH HIS WORD

John 7:38(NAS) ” He whoever believes in me, as the Scripture said, from his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.”

The Holy Spirit said to me, “To those who believe and trust in Me, I AM beginning to increase My Word (Living Water), into their spirits. Now is the end time. A time for My people to have more of My Word, so they can help others, themselves,build My kingdom and worship Me.

The Scene: 1 )Rainwater: representing Living Water,the Word. 2) The Cistern: Represents the bodies of God’s true believers, that believe in His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit then said,” See the fill pipe is too small, make it larger, by reading and studying My Word more,daily. Likewise the discharge pipe needs to be larger, so as to be able to speak My Word with greater power and authority, to those who are willing to listen, learn, and want to know the truth.

Ephesians 5:26-27(NAS) “that he might sanctify her, having cleansed by the washing of water with the Word. that he might present to Himself the Church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and blameless.

Holy God wants His people to step up, reach out, to those willing to listen, planting His Word into the unbelievers, unsaved, hearts. We have been given life so that we may give Holy God praise and increase His kingdom.

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WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

Romans 13:11-12 ” And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

The Scene:1) The clock: Time is slipping away, there is only a short time left. 2) The upper-room type open window: represents window of opportunity for Christians (the Church) to do the Lord’s work. 3) the Light, Jesus. 4) Dawn: is near, which represents Jesus’ second coming to this earth.

The harvest is ready/great; committed workers are needed to bring them in (sinners) to repentance & acceptance.

Mark 13: 35-37″ Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house (Jesus) will come back–whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If He comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone: Watch!”

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THE GOD OF GLORY THUNDERS

Psalm 29:3-4 ” The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.”

The scene: The waterfall thunders and exhibits power. The living Word of our God thunders throughout the world.  If only all of mankind would listen!  This waterfall is unstoppable, as is God’s Word, Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 43:2-3 ” and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.”

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I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE

JOHN 6:51 “I am the living bread that comes down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

The Scene: 1) The mosaic picture: pieces cut from rock. 2) The Hand: Jesus’ humanness shown by the flesh tone hand, and that he is fully God, as he offers eternal life. 3) The bread:  The body of Christ. White represents purity, is unleavened . Unleavened bread is without yeast. Yeast represents sin. 4) The Tray:  Gold, representing royalty. from which Jesus offers believers His body. 5) The Frame: earth tones. For God sent His only Son to earth, in human form, to be with us and to save us.

John 6:35  “Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”  We must take Jesus Christ into our lives by faith in order to have eternal life; no one comes to the Father, without Him.

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