Tag: bible

Week of Fourth Sunday in Advent… 12/23/2018 *push/click*

don’t know… (LOOK IT UP!!!)

Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Take away the hindrance of our sins and make us ready for the celebration of your birth, that we may receive you in joy and serve you always; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever

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just SHARING some scriptures to strengthen my faith this week…

12/19/2018 –

wanna hear???

HI…Thank you 12.19.2018

12/20/2018 –

YEAH… A PSALM…

Psalm 80

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock!
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
2     before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.
Stir up your might,
    and come to save us!

3 Restore us, O God;
    let your face shine, that we may be saved.

4 O Lord God of hosts,
    how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears,
    and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6 You make us the scorn[a] of our neighbors;
    our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Restore us, O God of hosts;
    let your face shine, that we may be saved.

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt;
    you drove out the nations and planted it.
9 You cleared the ground for it;
    it took deep root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
    the mighty cedars with its branches;
11 it sent out its branches to the sea,
    and its shoots to the River.
12 Why then have you broken down its walls,
    so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13 The boar from the forest ravages it,
    and all that move in the field feed on it.

14 Turn again, O God of hosts;
    look down from heaven, and see;
have regard for this vine,
15     the stock that your right hand planted.[b]
16 They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down;[c]
    may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
17 But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand,
    the one whom you made strong for yourself.
18 Then we will never turn back from you;
    give us life, and we will call on your name.

19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
    let your face shine, that we may be saved.

LEAVING SYRIA, huh???

WARRIOR2

12/21/2018 –

UP EARLY…

working out, volunteering…

WORKING LATE…

Thank you 12.21.2018

MAY i SHARE???

Thank you 12.21.2018a

THANK YOU!!!

Week of Fourth Sunday in Advent… 12/23/2018 *push/click*

don’t know… (LOOK IT UP!!!)

Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Take away the hindrance of our sins and make us ready for the celebration of your birth, that we may receive you in joy and serve you always; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever

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don’t know… (LOOK IT UP!!!)

i SLEPT THROUGH MY ALARM on THIS PAST SUNDAY… BUT… IT’S OK… I AM NOT READING TO THE CONGREGATION UNTIL THIS SUNDAY…

wanna see what i am reading???

Micah 5:2-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Ruler from Bethlehem

2 [a] But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
    who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
    from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
    when she who is in labor has brought forth;
then the rest of his kindred shall return
    to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth;
5 and he shall be the one of peace.

    If the Assyrians come into our land
    and tread upon our soil,[b]
we will raise against them seven shepherds
    and eight installed as rulers.

&

4th Sunday in Advent

Hebrews 10:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

5 Consequently, when Christ[a] came into the world, he said,

“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
    but a body you have prepared for me;
6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you have taken no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your will, O God’
    (in the scroll of the book[b] it is written of me).”

8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. 10 And it is by God’s will[c] that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

HARDCORE.

WARRIOR2

LET’s GO2 WORK

12/18/2018 –

WORKED OUT THIS MORNING…

Then, I found serenity…

don’t know… (LOOK IT UP!!!)

Thank you 12.18.2018

Thank you 12.18.2018a

Thank you 12.18.2018b

YEAH.

 

 

 

Third Sunday in Advent… 12/16/2018 *push/click*

JOY… (be about it)

Lord, hear our prayers and come to us, bringing light into the darkness of our hearts; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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“When things are not going right in your life… make them right in someone else’s…“

i want to share with you some happenings and scriptures (that helped me get through)  this week…

LET’s BEGIN…

12/10/2018 –

READINGs FOR MY CHURCH THIS SUNDAY…

Zephaniah 3:14-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A Song of Joy

14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
    shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
    O daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,
    he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
    you shall fear disaster no more.
16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Do not fear, O Zion;
    do not let your hands grow weak.
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
    a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
    he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing
18     as on a day of festival.[b]
I will remove disaster from you,[c]
    so that you will not bear reproach for it.
19 I will deal with all your oppressors
    at that time.
And I will save the lame
    and gather the outcast,
and I will change their shame into praise
    and renown in all the earth.
20 At that time I will bring you home,
    at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
    among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
    before your eyes, says the Lord.

&

3rd Sunday of Advent

Philippians 4:4-7 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b] 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

LET’s GO2 WORK…

12/11/2018 –

DISCOVERED THESE COOL THINGS IN OUR EXHIBIT AT THE HERSHEY DERRY TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY…

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yeah. a reading. yeah

Thank you 12.11.2018

JOB INTERVIEW…

Thank you 12.11.2018a

Lord, hear our prayers and come to us, bringing light into the darkness of our hearts; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

knocking on heavens door

12/12/2018 –

JOY, JOY, JOY…

Thank you 12.12.2018

12/13/2018 –

i WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A PSALM…(THANK GOD THE PSALM WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO GATHER FROM THE BOOK OF LUKE)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

1 Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or take the path that sinners tread,
    or sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.
3 They are like trees
    planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
    and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.

4 The wicked are not so,
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
    nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

Thank you 12.13.2018

GET IT???

doctor

LUKE WAS A DOCTOR.

“Thank you for the opportunity“

12/14/2018 –

READ some things this morning…

Thank you 12.14.2018a

Thank you 12.14.2018b

RELIGION IS FUNNY.

Thank you 12.14.2018

LET’s GO2 WORK

12/15/2018 –

THE HOLY GOSPEL WRITTEN IN LUKE…

Luke 3:7-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

7 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 9 Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” 11 In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13 He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”

15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,[a] 16 John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

18 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

Thank you 12.15.2018

*On a side note: IT IS FOGGY OUTSIDE in CENTRAL PA TODAY *

YEAH.

12/16/2018 –

LET’s GO2 CHURCH

 

 

Week of Third Sunday in Advent… 12/16/2018 *push/click*

JOY… (be about it)

Lord, hear our prayers and come to us, bringing light into the darkness of our hearts; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

knocking on heavens door

just some words and happenings to encourage you during this week…

12/12/2018 –

JOY, JOY, JOY…

Thank you 12.12.2018

12/13/2018 –

i WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A PSALM… (THANK GOD THE PSALM WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO GATHER FROM THE BOOK OF LUKE)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

1 Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or take the path that sinners tread,
    or sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.
3 They are like trees
    planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
    and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.

4 The wicked are not so,
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
    nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

Thank you 12.13.2018

GET IT???

doctor

LUKE WAS A DOCTOR.

“Thank you for the opportunity“

12/14/2018 –

READ some things this morning…

Thank you 12.14.2018a

Thank you 12.14.2018b

RELIGION IS FUNNY.

Thank you 12.14.2018

LET’s GO2 WORK

 

 

Week of Third Sunday of Advent… 12/16/2018 *push/click*

JOY… (be about it)

Lord, hear our prayers and come to us, bringing light into the darkness of our hearts; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

joy4

“When things are not going right in your life… make them right in someone else’s…“

READINGs FOR MY CHURCH THIS SUNDAY…

Zephaniah 3:14-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A Song of Joy

14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;
    shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
    O daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,
    he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
    you shall fear disaster no more.
16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Do not fear, O Zion;
    do not let your hands grow weak.
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
    a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
    he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing
18     as on a day of festival.[b]
I will remove disaster from you,[c]
    so that you will not bear reproach for it.
19 I will deal with all your oppressors
    at that time.
And I will save the lame
    and gather the outcast,
and I will change their shame into praise
    and renown in all the earth.
20 At that time I will bring you home,
    at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
    among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
    before your eyes, says the Lord.

&

3rd Sunday of Advent

Philippians 4:4-7 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b] 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

LET’s GO2 WORK…

12/11/2018 –

DISCOVERED THESE COOL THINGS IN OUR EXHIBIT AT THE HERSHEY DERRY TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY…

yeah. a reading. yeah

Thank you 12.11.2018

JOB INTERVIEW…

Thank you 12.11.2018a

Second Sunday of Advent… 12/9/2018 *push/click*

MAKE WAY…

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever

Confidence2

HI…

“When things are not going right in your life… help make them right in someone else’s”

i want to share with you some happenings and scriptures (that helped me get through)  this week…

LET’s BEGIN…

12/3/2018 –

Is it alright if I share some readings with you???

Malachi 3:1-4 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Coming Messenger

3 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; 3 he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.[a] 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

&

Week of 2nd Sunday of Advent

Philippians 1:3-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

3 I thank my God every time I remember you, 4 constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, 5 because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart,[a] for all of you share in God’s grace[b] with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight 10 to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11 having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

THANK YOU FOR READING!!!

BUSY WEEK… LET’s GO!!!

12/4/2018 –

TODAY WILL BE COOL… GOT MY CARDIO DONE THIS MORNING… BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, i READ…

Thank you 12.4.2018a

Thank you 12.4.2018

HI…

LET’s GO2 THE SOCIETY.

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever

be strong in faith

i HOPE YOUR WEEK IS GOING AWESOME…

MY SECRET TO ENSURE i HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK…

“When things are not going right in your life… make them right in someone else’s“

12/5/2018 –

TONIGHT, i HAVE TOASTMASTERs IN LANCASTER… (i want to practice my communication skills by sharing this video with you)

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

Thank you 12.5.2018

12/6/2018 –

i really need my computer fixed… I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH TIME I SAVE USING A MOUSE… DAMN COMPUTER…

Enough about my struggles with this stupid machine…  I WANT TO SHARE A PSALM WITH YOU… YES… A PSALM…

Psalm 77

1 I cry aloud to God,
    aloud to God, that he may hear me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 I think of God, and I moan;
    I meditate, and my spirit faints.Selah

4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
    I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old,
    and remember the years of long ago.
6 I commune[a] with my heart in the night;
    I meditate and search my spirit:[b]
7 “Will the Lord spurn forever,
    and never again be favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
    Are his promises at an end for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he in anger shut up his compassion?”Selah
10 And I say, “It is my grief
    that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
    I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will meditate on all your work,
    and muse on your mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is holy.
    What god is so great as our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders;
    you have displayed your might among the peoples.
15 With your strong arm you redeemed your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.Selah

16 When the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    the very deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
    the skies thundered;
    your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    your lightnings lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was through the sea,
    your path, through the mighty waters;
    yet your footprints were unseen.
20 You led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Thank you 12.6.2018

BEAUTIFUL HUH???

12/7/2018 –

Please excuse my “busYness” TODAY.

Thank you 12.7.2018

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Thank you 12.7.2018b

Thank you 12.7.2018c

LET’s GO!!!

12/8/2018 –

B4 I GO2 WORK… i am going to get some cookies at my church.

BUT, BEFORE ANY OF THIS, i am gonna read…

WANNA SEE???

Luke 3:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Proclamation of John the Baptist

3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler[a] of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler[b] of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler[c] of Abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled,
    and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
    and the rough ways made smooth;
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

THANK YOU FOR THAT JOB INTERVIEW!!!

Thank you 12.8-9.2018

YEAH.

 

Week of Second Sunday of Advent… 12/9/2018 *push/click*

MAKE WAY…

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever

be strong in faith

i HOPE YOUR WEEK IS GOING AWESOME…

MY SECRET TO ENSURE i HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK…

“When things are not going right in your life… make them right in someone else’s“

12/5/2018 –

TONIGHT, i HAVE TOASTMASTERs IN LANCASTER… (i want to further practice my communication skills by sharing this video with you)

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

Thank you 12.5.2018

12/6/2018 –

i really need my computer fixed… I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH TIME I SAVE USING A MOUSE… DAMN COMPUTER…

Enough about my struggles with this stupid machine…  I WANT TO SHARE A PSALM WITH YOU… YES… A PSALM…

Psalm 77

1 I cry aloud to God,
    aloud to God, that he may hear me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 I think of God, and I moan;
    I meditate, and my spirit faints.Selah

4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
    I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old,
    and remember the years of long ago.
6 I commune[a] with my heart in the night;
    I meditate and search my spirit:[b]
7 “Will the Lord spurn forever,
    and never again be favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
    Are his promises at an end for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he in anger shut up his compassion?”Selah
10 And I say, “It is my grief
    that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
    I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will meditate on all your work,
    and muse on your mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is holy.
    What god is so great as our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders;
    you have displayed your might among the peoples.
15 With your strong arm you redeemed your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.Selah

16 When the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    the very deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
    the skies thundered;
    your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    your lightnings lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was through the sea,
    your path, through the mighty waters;
    yet your footprints were unseen.
20 You led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Thank you 12.6.2018

BEAUTIFUL HUH???

12/7/2018 – 

Please excuse my business TODAY.

Thank you 12.7.2018

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Thank you 12.7.2018b

Thank you 12.7.2018c

LET’s GO!!!

Week of Second Sunday of Advent… 12/9/2018 *push/click*

MAKE WAY…

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever

Confidence2

HI…

“When things are not going right in your life… help make them right in someone else’s”

Is it alright if I share some readings with you???

Malachi 3:1-4 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Coming Messenger

3 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; 3 he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.[a] 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

&

Week of 2nd Sunday of Advent

Philippians 1:3-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

3 I thank my God every time I remember you, 4 constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, 5 because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart,[a] for all of you share in God’s grace[b] with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight 10 to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11 having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

THANK YOU FOR READING!!!

BUSY WEEK… LET’s GO!!!

12/4/2018 – 

TODAY WILL BE COOL… GOT MY CARDIO DONE THIS MORNING… BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, i READ…

Thank you 12.4.2018a

Thank you 12.4.2018

HI…

LET’s GO2 THE SOCIETY.

 

First Sunday of Advent… 12/2/2018 *push/click*

HI…

Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening dangers of our sins, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

geese

WELL… ain’t that a coincidence…

i want to share with you some happenings and scriptures (that helped me get through)  this week…

LET’s BEGIN…

11/26/2018 –

i love the readings that my church is going to meditate on this week. 

Isaiah 6:1-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A Vision of God in the Temple

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”

4 The pivots[a] on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph[b] touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” 9 And he said, “Go and say to this people:

‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend;
keep looking, but do not understand.’

&

1st Sunday in Advent

1 Corinthians 1:3-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I give thanks to my[a] God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, 5 for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— 6 just as the testimony of[b] Christ has been strengthened among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8 He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

YEAH.

just READING

YEAH.

*I just noticed those READINGS were recommended for last year…

Here they are for this year #yearC

11/27/2018 –

Jeremiah 33:14-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Righteous Branch and the Covenant with David

14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

 

&

just READING

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. 13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

YEAH.

I LIKE READING…

WELL… ain’t that a coincidence…

11/28/2018 –

YEAH.

Thank you 11.28.2018

11/29/2018 –

A PSALM TO HELP STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH…

Psalm 19

1 The heavens are telling the glory of God;
    and the firmament[a] proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours forth speech,
    and night to night declares knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
    their voice is not heard;
4 yet their voice[b] goes out through all the earth,
    and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens[c] he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
    and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them;
    and nothing is hid from its heat.

7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
    reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
    making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
    enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
    enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
    and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey,
    and drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is your servant warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can detect their errors?
    Clear me from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from the insolent;[d]
    do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
    and innocent of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    be acceptable to you,
    O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

*OUR PASTOR SWITCHES THE WORDS: “MY ROCK, AND MY REDEEMER” (PSALM 19:14)

to

“our rock, and our redeemer…“

Thank you 11.29.2018

THANK YOU FOR READING.

Let’s get that Haircut!

11/30/2018 – For the past 3 weeks i have been going through HOCKEY BROCHURES…

well, i finished organizing them today…

hockey brochures

i started my day reading… 

Thank you 11.30.2018

WILL YOU???

Thank you 11.30.2018a

THANK YOU!!!

meditation

LET’s GO2 WORK

12/1/2018 –

LIKE EVERY MORNING, I GOT UP READING…

I LIKE THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF WHAT IS WRITTEN IN LUKE A LOT…

Luke 21:25-36 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Coming of the Son of Man

25 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

29 Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; 30 as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Exhortation to Watch

34 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, 35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Thank you 12.1-2.2018

LET’s GET READY FOR WORK…

12/2/2018 –

LET’s GO2 CHURCH

First Sunday of Advent… 12/2/2018 *push/click*

HI…

Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening dangers of our sins, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

just READING

I LIKE READING…

WELL… ain’t that a coincidence…

11/28/2018 –

YEAH.

Thank you 11.28.2018

11/29/2018 –

A PSALM TO HELP STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH…

Psalm 19

1 The heavens are telling the glory of God;
    and the firmament[a] proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours forth speech,
    and night to night declares knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
    their voice is not heard;
4 yet their voice[b] goes out through all the earth,
    and their words to the end of the world.

In the heavens[c] he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
    and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them;
    and nothing is hid from its heat.

7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
    reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
    making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
    enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
    enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
    and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey,
    and drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is your servant warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can detect their errors?
    Clear me from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from the insolent;[d]
    do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
    and innocent of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    be acceptable to you,
    O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

*OUR PASTOR SWITCHES THE WORDS: “MY ROCK, AND MY REDEEMER” (PSALM 19:14)

to

“our rock, and our redeemer…“

Thank you 11.29.2018

THANK YOU FOR READING.

Let’s get that Haircut!

11/30/2018 – For the past 3 weeks i have been going through HOCKEY BROCHURES…

well, i finished organizing them today…

hockey brochures

i started my day reading… 

Thank you 11.30.2018

WILL YOU???

Thank you 11.30.2018a

THANK YOU!!!

meditation

LET’s GO2 WORK