Silence
1. Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2. Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace. Exhale your worries.
Praise and Thanksgiving
1. Think through your week, all the times that made you smile
2. Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people3. Open your heart to praise the Lord
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
Psalm 5:11
Confession and repentance
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in you:
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
2. Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
The Word
Matthew 8:1-4
“When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage of scripture we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"
My Listening
Lead us to be willing to ask you to make us clean each day. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
After Jesus finished the Sermon on the Mount and came down from the mountainside, He exercised the authority of what He just taught - A New Being, New Doing and New Standard. But before we become a new being, something needs to happen.
This is what needs to happen as in today's passage. A leper being healed by asking whether Jesus is willing. Jesus says, "I am willing. Be clean!"
We are all lepers in someway, do you agree? No one is perfect. We all have something inside us unclean. Are you able to ask Jesus today the same question the leper asked if you have the courage to admit that you are also a leper. "Lord if you are willing, please come and make me clean."
That's the act of confession, the heart of repentance. Through repentance, we will be clean and start our new life as a New Being, New Doing and New Standard.
That's your new willingness. Whether you are willing to ask Jesus to make you clean each day marks the difference whether you stay to be a leper or to be a powerful servant of God.
Are you willing to admit that you are one of the lepers and you need the blood of Jesus to cleanse you each day so that you can experience and exercise what Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount:
New Being, New Doing, New Standard
Dear Lord Jesus,
Reflect on these questions:
1. Today passage's healing is the first thing Jesus did after he finished the sermon on the mount. If this is not a co-incidence, what is the significance of this healing? How is that to do with you?
2. Do you admit that you are also one of the lepers? Why? How frequent do you need cleansing and healing? How willing are you to ask Jesus for cleansing and healing?
3. What is the one step that you are going to do, so that you are clean and healthy spiritually each day?
Family Corner:
1. When you talk about clean and healthy, what does that mean to your family members? Can you catch this special opportunity to talk about the spiritual side of clean and healthy?
2. How could you bring up the issue that we are lepers and sinners as a casual talk during dinner or during a family devotional time?
2. How could you bring up the issue that we are lepers and sinners as a casual talk during dinner or during a family devotional time?
Praise and ThanksgivingLet's give thanks for God with us. Let us praise Him:10,000 Reasonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E Be with you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQpm3i3mXw 40 Days Break.Build daily devotion: http://www.breakbuild.blogspot.ca/If you have an Android cel. please click this site to download an app. to listen in a users' friendly way:Discipler123: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.rec.appBreak.Build: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.bb.appWelcome to use my first blog: Read one chapter of Bible a day http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E 40 Days Break.Build daily devotion: http://www.breakbuild.blogspot.ca/If you have an Android cel. please click this site to download an app. to listen in a users' friendly way:Discipler123: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.rec.appBreak.Build: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideal.bb.appWelcome to use my first blog: Read one chapter of Bible a day http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html Today is our DAY 79 in 2018 non stop Morning Prayer Monday through Friday 6:00am to 7:30am Thursday night 8pm to 9:30pm, Saturday 8am to 9:45am, Sunday 7:00am to 8:25amThe offering of our First Fruit every morning have changed lots of things: unity, lifestyle, character …and many more! Also, we started to have a weekly Thursday TWA at 8p.m. two months ago, a weekly Friday TWA for moms with child care last Friday and a weekly TWA led by Pastoral Care School leader at 7p.m. four years ago. Please find wonderful pictures of our TWA at Richmond Emmanuel Church:Daily copying the Bible and small groups praying in front of Janelle's wonderful painting "Story of God's salvation" Ram horns sounding daily to welcome the presence of our might God and to open our souls to prepare receiving His message: Three generations TWA worship: Daily communion after TWA: Parents praying with their daughter: (Rev. Ignatius Ng, Anna Ng and Zoe Glory Ng) Mom's TWA:
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