On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood, and cried out saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water"... Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet."  Others said, "This is the Christ." ... Then the officers came to the chief priests, and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why have you not brought Him?"  The officers answered, no man ever spoke like this Man!" John...

The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ-He is Lord of all-that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Act 10: 36-38, NKJV. Blessed LORD, today we are eager to hear from You, what we need to do, that our ministry might be a ministry of liberation for the oppressed.  At...

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness, and all kinds of disease among the people.  Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.  Great multitudes followed Him-from Galilee and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 4: 23-25, NKJV. Heavenly Father, we know that all of Your biddings are enablings.  Many times the biddings are not the...

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.  And be thankful.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing...

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.  And the woman conceived, and bare a son:  and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. Exodus 2: 1, 2.  Dear Father, we pray that You will give us spiritual eyesight to see in our children, "the good" that You put in them when they were created.  And then help us to cooperate with You, in developing the best in them. Please teach us how, as we study Your Word.  In the name of Jesus...

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.  And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:  "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:  The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and the shadow of death Light has dawned." Matthew 4:...

All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them.  They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.  If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return.  But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one.  Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, e has prepared a city for them. Hebrews 11:...

Your builders outdo your destroyers, and those who laid you waste go away from you... Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land-surely now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Isaiah 49: 17, 19, NRSV. Dearest Lord, how grateful we are that Your mercies endure forever!  How grateful we are that You restore!  May You speak the Word of life to our hearts and may we be restored into Your image.  In the name of Jesus we pray; Amen. Yesterday we spoke about the process...

Your builders outdo your destroyers, and those who laid you waste go away from you... Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land-surely now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Isaiah 49: 17, 19, NRSV. Dear Father, once again we are in Your presence seeking a blessing!  We realize that no one else can bless us!  May Your Holy Spirit speak words of restoration to our hearts; we pray in Jesus' name; Amen. We read in God's Word, "In the beginning, God..." and as a result of...

Your builders outdo your destroyers, and those who laid you waste go away from you... Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land-surely now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Isaiah 49: 17, 19, NRSV. Heavenly Father, here we are in your presence; waiting on You to lead us into all truth;  in the name of Jesus!  Amen. This is our third day on this topic.  We want to look at ways that God's promise can be fulfilled in every aspect of our lives.  We...