Sacrifice of son.

Couldn't imagine the desperation Mesha (king of Moab) was in when he slain his firstborn (Moab's rightful heir) and offered him on the wall in the day of defeat against Jehoram, Jehoshaphat and king of Edom (in the days of Elisha). Not only was that his son, but his very firstborn, heir to Moab! What could have possibly induced this act unless the very kingdom of Moab is threatened to be taken? The whole nation had great indignation against Israel.

1 Kings

Legacy.
1. Doctrines
2. Spirit of the man of God.

Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.

1 Chronicles 22:16 - Note the ORDER.

Covenantal Theology

Psalm 103, 104, 105, 106, 107.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy.

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, Song.

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel.

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts.

Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews.

James, 1&2 Peter, 1&2&3 John, Jude.

Revelation.

1) God is Covenantally-faithful for all eternity. 2) The Covenanted people - elected, separated, redeemed, forgiven and cleansed, with the Law put into their hearts and minds. 3) Allow the rule of Christ in my life by honoring the Covenantal Head God raised, and allowing the full effects of the Law on me. Do everything possible to get into this blessed godly family, cleave unto them, love and serve them.

*Understand what this Everlasting Covenant is, and the role of the Law in this Covenant of Grace.

What must I do to be saved?

1. Go to John the Baptist, peradventure God may make me ready against that great and dreadful Day. His message: Repent, to make straight my paths, exalt the valleys, make low the hills, rough places plain.
2. See how Josiah repented? How he rent his heart, wept, and reform with all his heart, soul & might?
3. The legacy of David from presiding pastor. Learn of King David from the Psalms.

My soul thirsteth for Thee!

Psa 63:1  A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psa 63:2  To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psa 63:3  Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psa 63:4  Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Psa 63:5  My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psa 63:6  When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Psa 63:7  Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Psa 63:8  My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psa 63:9  But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Psa 63:10  They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
Psa 63:11  But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Philip 2:12)

Fear and trembling? Fear for what? 

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. (Heb 4:1-2)

A similar sentiment of Paul the apostle in 1 Cor. 9:27

"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."

And also Jude verses 3-5

"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not." 

1 Cor. 10:1-12

"Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." 

Psalm 78:1-8

Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 

Psa 78:2  I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 

Psa 78:3  Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 

Psa 78:4  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 

Psa 78:5  For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 

Psa 78:6  That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 

Psa 78:7  That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 

Psa 78:8  And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. 

How to work out my salvation? 

Philip 2:14-16

"Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain."

2 Pe 1:5-8

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 

Sheep Behavior

http://www.sheep101.info/flocking.html

Problem with the Chinese Language

https://intothemiddlekingdom.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-problem-with-most-chinese-language-textbooks/

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/langdiff/chinese.htm

1) Crystalization.
2) Focus.
3) Situational context.
4) Cultural context.

Themes and principles in the Gospel.

1) Identity of Yeshua as Christ and the Son of God.
2) The acts of the Holy Ghost by the commandment of God the Father through Yeshua as the fulfillment of the OT prophecies.
3) Faith in Christ (think about the centurion, those sought for forgiveness and healing), and the honor for the Prophet (Mary who washed His feet with tears).
4) Christ working out redemption, perfectly keeping the law of God and passively submitted to the penalty of the cross.
5)

*Matthew 11- The identity of Christ through the testimony of John and His works. Hence the grave responsibility of repenting. The sovereignty of God in this matter.
*Matthew 12- doing well in Sabbath, the meek servant Christ healing the multitude, the Pharisee blaspheming the Holy Ghost, the sign of Jonas, and the brethren of Christ.

Parables of Christ.

Principles:-
1) Fulfills the prophesy concerning Christ.
2) The sovereignty of God in hiding truths from those whom He would not convert or forgive.


1) Sower, the 4 grounds: preparatory work, retention of the Word of God (both doctrine & effects), obedience to bring forth fruit, endurance unto the end.
2) Pearl of Great Price: know the value of the Gospel, & Christ; whole-hearted forsaking of all
3) Sheep and Goat, Tare and Wheat: the church is a mixed multitude; come out from the camp of the enemy!
4) Invitation to the King's wedding feast, and the man without a garment: make sure I am imputed with the righteousness of Christ
5) 10 virgins: make sure I have the Residence of the Holy Ghost in me, keeping watch and keeping my garments.
6) Prodigal son, lost silver, lost sheep: love of Christ, and His love in His servants, return unto God!
7) Good Samaritan.
8) The mustard seed.
9) Old and new wine, or, old and new patch of clothing.
10) Faithful and riotous servant.
11) Profitable and unprofitable servant, or. Talents.
12) Of the wicked husbandmen who murdered the servants of God.
13) Fishes, good and bad, caught in the net.
14) Wise and foolish builder.
15) Unjust steward.
16) Unjust judge: importunity to plead with God for salvation!
17) Barren fig tree.
18) Rich man and Lazarus.
19) Casting of the seed, growing forth the blade, ear and full corn (Mark 4:26-)
20) Lamp under the bushel.
21) Rich fool.
22) The friend who persistently knocked at night.
23) Strong man of the house, over his goods.
24) Counting the cost to build the tower, or prior to war.
25) The two sons.
26) The prayers of the Pharisee and the publican.
27) Choosing the low places in a wedding feast (Luke 14:7-)
28) The two debtors, the unforgiving servant.
29) Selling all tombuy the hid treasure in the field.
30) The leavened three measures of meal.

Creationwiki.org

http://creationwiki.org/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_foreknowledge_in_sacred_texts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Macht

The Joy of Quiet by Pico Iyer

Thank God for quiet friends.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (KJV)
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

The Help.

Stedfast and faithful in the face of adversity, unto death.

Still living on borrowed time.

The clock is still ticking. 

   

Headache.

A bad one. God has judged me. 

Spiritually dried up, listless and lost also.

What must Saul do to be saved?

Dan 9:7a  "O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day"

Mat 6:13b "Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."

1Co 1:29   That no flesh should glory in his presence. 

1Co 1:30  But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 

1Co 1:31  That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 

Eph 2:9  Not of works, lest any man should boast. 

Psa 44:8  In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. 

Naked came I out of my mother's womb...

In truth, there is no difference between me and that waiter at the counter serving me the food. God had been sovereign to place us in each of our places. But we have all sinned against the Lord, and fell short of His glory, Jews and Gentiles alike, there is no difference.


Deu 28:47  Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things...