GODWAY Encouragement Message:-
"Say 'Yes' to Living"
ISA 52:4 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "At first my people
went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them. (Heb 3:6) [6]
But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we
hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
Open Door Scriptures:
[Rev 2:24,25] Now I say to the rest of you in
Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's
so-called deep secrets (I will not impose any other burden on you): Only hold
on to what you have until I come.
(REV 3:11-13) I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will
take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my
God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and
the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of
heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Directions:-[Matthew 6]
MT 6:1 "Be careful not to do your `acts of
righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no
reward from your Father in heaven.
MT 6:2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by
men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. [3] But
when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand
is doing, [4] so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees
what is done in secret, will reward you.
MT 6:5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I
tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. [6] But when you
pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. [7] And
when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be
heard because of their many words. [8] Do not be like them, for your Father
knows what you need before you ask him.
[MT 6:9-13] "This, then, is how you should
pray:
"`Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will
be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. '
MT 6:14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [15] But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. MT 6:16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. [17] But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, [18] so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
MT 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and
steal. [20] But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and
rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
MT 6:22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your
whole body will be full of light. [23] But if your eyes are bad, your whole
body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how
great is that darkness!
MT 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and
love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot
serve both God and Money.
MT 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry
about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will
wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than
clothes? [26] Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store
away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more
valuable than they? [27] Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his
life?
MT 6:28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the
field grow. They do not labor or spin. [29] Yet I tell you that not even
Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. [30] If that is how
God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown
into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] So
do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What
shall we wear?' [32] For the pagans run after all these things, and your
heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34]
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Word Assembled: [ZEC 8:2-
[ZEC 8:2] This is what the LORD Almighty says:
"I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her."
ZEC 8:3 This is what the LORD says: "I will return to Zion and dwell in
Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of
the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain."
ZEC 8:4 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Once again men and women of
ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with cane in hand
because of his age. [5] The city streets will be filled with boys and girls
playing there."
ZEC 8:6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "It may seem marvelous to the
remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?"
declares the LORD Almighty.
ZEC 8:7 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I will save my people from
the countries of the east and the west. [8] I will bring them back to live in
Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them
as their God."
ZEC 8:9 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "You who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were there when the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD Almighty, let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built. [10] Before that time there were no wages for man or beast. No one could go about his business safely because of his enemy, for I had turned every man against his neighbor. [11] But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past," declares the LORD Almighty.
ZEC 8:12 "The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people. [13] As you have been an object of cursing among the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong."
ZEC 8:14 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Just as I had determined to bring disaster upon you and showed no pity when your fathers angered me," says the LORD Almighty, [15] "so now I have determined to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid. [16] These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; [17] do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this," declares the LORD.
ZEC 8:18 Again the word of the LORD Almighty came to me. [19] This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace."
ZEC 8:20 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, [21] and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, `Let us go at once to entreat the LORD and seek the LORD Almighty. I myself am going.' [22] And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him."
ZEC 8:23 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, `Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.' "
MT 24:42
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will
come. [43] But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what
time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have
let his house be broken into. [44] So you also must be ready, because the Son
of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
MT 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has
put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the
proper time? [46] It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing
so when he returns. [47] I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all
his possessions.
'Yes' Finale: [PHP 4:4-8]
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it
again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his
face toward you and give you peace.
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(Heb 11:13) "Living by faith" [Ps 117] "Praise The LORD"
(Rev 22:20) "Yes,
I am coming soon."
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Austin Phillip; Missionary Adventist
(Jn 1:23) "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, `Make straight
the way for the Lord."
(Ja 1:27) Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress
and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world.
(Jos 24:15) "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
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