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Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:
Silence
1. Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2. Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.
Praise and Thanksgiving
1. Think through your day, all the times that made you smile
2. Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people
3. Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)
Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:
“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 and having Jesus as my Lord. 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 sins 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 gifts to love God and His people. 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 and having Jesus as my Lord. 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 sins 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 gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
3. John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness each morning (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)
(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/
"Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.
Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.
Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
The link to today's Time with Abba passages: http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
Time with Abba passages: (Psalm 119:49-56, Jeremiah 51:54-52:34; Titus 3:1-15; Proverbs 26:18-19)
Today's key passage:
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:3-7
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening The topic I received today from Jesus is: Through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, we are not going to be enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures!
Yesterday we talked about to say "No" to loving the world and not God. Today Paul talks about what kind of life would be for those who cannot say "No". They are those people who live a life foolishly, always disobey God and being deceived by this world to be enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. Their character is full of malice and envy other people, always hate others and being hated by others. This is so sad! But, lots of people on earth are living this kind of life but do not know or know that but do not know how to get out of it!
Paul reminds Titus to teach people that the only way is "Through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit", there is no other way!
Yesterday we talked about the importance of Tutus "for the grace of God has appeared that offer salvation to all people".
Yes, we need to take Jesus "offer" of "salvation" to experience how "Jesus saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit" and then our lives will be very different.
We will surely be anointed by the Hoy Spirit daily and that our character will be more and more away from bitterness and more and more like Jesus!
Are you moving towards this direction?
Dear Lord Jesus, Help us to move in this direction so that we can be anointed by the Hoy Spirit daily and that our character will be more and more away from bitterness and more and more like you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Reflect on these questions:
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:3-7
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening
The topic I received today from Jesus is: Through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, we are not going to be enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures!
Yesterday we talked about to say "No" to loving the world and not God. Today Paul talks about what kind of life would be for those who cannot say "No". They are those people who live a life foolishly, always disobey God and being deceived by this world to be enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. Their character is full of malice and envy other people, always hate others and being hated by others. This is so sad! But, lots of people on earth are living this kind of life but do not know or know that but do not know how to get out of it!
Paul reminds Titus to teach people that the only way is "Through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit", there is no other way!
Yesterday we talked about the importance of Tutus "for the grace of God has appeared that offer salvation to all people".
Yes, we need to take Jesus "offer" of "salvation" to experience how "Jesus saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit" and then our lives will be very different.
We will surely be anointed by the Hoy Spirit daily and that our character will be more and more away from bitterness and more and more like Jesus!
Are you moving towards this direction?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to move in this direction so that we can be anointed by the Hoy Spirit daily and that our character will be more and more away from bitterness and more and more like you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch? 2. What is your next step?
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch?
2. What is your next step?
Family Corner:
Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message.
To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org
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