Be Patient and Persevere to the End

12  God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
(James 1:12 NLT)

Trust Completely in Jesus

Do you truly believe that Jesus is absolutely trustworthy?

"Let us all come forward and draw near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith (by that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), having our hearts sprinkled and purified from a guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure water."   (Hebrews 10:22 AMP)

"Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise."  (Hebrews 10:23 NLT)

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Become more productive

Any Unemployment in Jesus Enterprise?  How can we become more productive in the Enterprise of Jesus?

"And other seed [of the same kind] fell into good (well-adapted) soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing, and yielded up to thirty times as much, and sixty times as much, and even a hundred times as much as had been sown."   (Mark 4:8 AMP)

"Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do."
(Joshua 1:8 NLT)

"That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers."   (Psalm 1:3 NIV)

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Becoming Brother and Sister of Jesus

How do we become the brother and sister of Jesus?

"Then Jesus looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.  Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
(Mark 3:34-35 NLT)

"You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand— you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.   Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures:   I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.”   (Psalm 40:6-8 NLT)

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Rekindle the Holy Spirit inside you

How do we live in true freedom from the power of sin and Satan?

"That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire]."    (2 Timothy 1:6 AMP)

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
(2 Timothy 1:7 NIV)

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Follow the Light

Are you guided by the Truth in your decisions?

"Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (John 8:12 NLT)

"Jesus called out to Simon and Andrew, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”  And they left their nets at once and followed him." (Mark 1:17-18 NLT)

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Jesus bore hunger and insult for us

Can you endure hunger and insult for Jesus?

"Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
(Mark 3:20-21 NLT)

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Answer without fear the Call of Jesus

Do you know what Jesus is Calling you to do?

"Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him."  (Mark 3:13 NIV)

"Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach,  giving them authority to cast out demons."
(Mark 3:14-15 NLT)

Accept the Call and Mission, Receive the Anointing.

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Open yourself fully to Jesus

Do you know that Jesus has absolute power to deliver us from all trials?

"Therefore Jesus is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf."
(Hebrews 7:25 NLT)

" Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens." (Hebrews 7:26 NIV)

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Do Good Save Life Even On Sunday

What is God's intention for the commandment, "Keep holy the Sabbath" (Exodus 20:8; Deuteronomy 5:12)?

"They watched Jesus closely
to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath so that they might accuse him." (Mark 3:2 NABRE)

"Then he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him."
(Mark 3:4 NLT)

"Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath."  (Mark 2:27 NLT)

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Cling to the promises of Jesus

"For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do."
(Hebrews 6:10 NLT)

"Follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance."
(Hebrews 6:12 NLT)

God Never Fails!

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Consider the discipline of fasting

How and when do you fast?

"Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?”
(Mark 2:18 NLT)

“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get."
(Matthew 6:16 NLT)

There is a time to fast and a time to feast.

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Behold the Lamb of God

Who is Jesus for you?

"John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”

"The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus."  (John 1: 36-37)

Jesus is the Prince of Peace, King of Kings, Word of God, Light of the World. Jesus is Lord  and Savior. 

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The Word of God Not Dead Letter but Dynamic

What value do you place on Sacred Scripture?

"For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires."
(Hebrews 4:12 NLT)

"The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple." (Psalm 19: 8 NABRE)

The word of God is spirit and it is life.

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Take all your troubles to Jesus

Where do you need healing today in your life?

"Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
(Mark 2:9 NLT)

"But that you may know positively and beyond a doubt that the Son of Man has right and authority and power on earth to forgive sins—He said to the paralyzed man,  I say to you, arise, pick up and carry your sleeping pad or mat, and be going on home."
(Mark 2:10-11 AMP)

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Encourage yourselves daily

How do you handle discouragement in your daily walk with Jesus?

"But instead warn (admonish, urge, and encourage) one another every day, as long as it is called Today, that none of you may be hardened [into settled rebellion] by the deceitfulness of sin [by the fraudulence, the stratagem, the trickery which the delusive glamor of his sin may play on him]."  (Hebrews 3:13 AMP)

"Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God."
(Hebrews 3:12 NLT)

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Becoming like Jesus

Why is it necessary for Jesus to become like us in everything?

"Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people." (Hebrews 2:17 NLT)

"For because He Himself [in His humanity] has suffered in being tempted (tested and tried), He is able [immediately] to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are being tempted and tested and tried [and who therefore are being exposed to suffering]."
(Hebrews 2:18 AMP)

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Receive the word of God with faith

"The people were amazed at his teaching, for Jesus taught with real authority—quite unlike the teachers of religious law."
(Mark 1:22 NLT)

" The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”
(Mark 1:27 NIV)

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Offer to Jesus your Time, Talent and Treasure

"One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.

Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”  And they left their nets at once and followed him."
(Mark 1:16-18 NLT)

Jesus is Heir of All Things (Hebrews 1:2)

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Respond to Call of God with Generosity

“I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.

 You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons."
(Isaiah 42:6-7 NLT)

The Choice. The Call. The The The Anointing.

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