Dear Father in Heaven: Thanks for another great day. I love You, Father. Thanks for all You do for our family and all the families who use this line. Please be with our ministry team as we go forth with the Christmas food distribution this Saturday. Please, dear Father, please keep the snow from us this Saturday morning so the hungry can get in to get their food that has been furnished through Your hands. Walk with us this day, and Lord, please help us to always walk with You. Hold onto us tightly, Lord, and please do not let us drift from You. Be with those who we have been praying for, and now, Lord, help me with the message and then help me to dispatch it. And Lord, please be with our Matthew, wherever he might be. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Happy Salvation Wednesday, my dear brothers and sisters. Let me start today by telling you that "I love you very much." I really appreciate hearing from all of you and those sending cards, we really appreciate them. Please pray for our food pantry distribution day to go well this Saturday morning. Pray the snow passes us by. Today I want to get back to the message about Mary Gets The Word.
Salvation Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Mary Gets The Word, Day Three.
Luke 1:31 - You will be with Child and give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name of Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of his father David 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will never end. 34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" 35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So The Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God." (NIV)
Today as we look at the scriptures we find out how Mary will become into the motherly way since she is a virgin. Gabriel tells her after he had greeted her that she will be with Child and give birth to a Son. Gabriel told her that she is to name her baby Boy "Jesus." Jesus, our dear Jesus. Then Gabriel goes on to tell this young lady who will be the mother of Jesus that He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. Up until now Mary has not said much, just listened, which we could sure use as an example. Think of how much we would learn if we sometimes would just, well, just "shut up and listen." Also when we pray, we need to take time to listen for God to answer us. Anyway, after Mary did all this listening, she asked the question. How can I have this Child as I am a virgin? So she is told that she will be overpowered by that Holy Spirit and she will become with Child. Folks, this is the same Holy Spirit that will be our comforter, will come be with us when we need help. Will come sit with us when we are lonely. There is indeed one Holy Spirit, and The Holy Spirit is the one Jesus told us that when He went back to Heaven would remain with us. So now Mary, The Blessed Virgin Mary, as we have come to know her, knows what Gabriel, the angel who was the messenger of the Lord, wanted with us. What we have not looked at yet is what Mary might say to the angel. How will she handle it, will she be excited or will she struggle with it? Tomorrow we will take a look at how Mary answered the angel and who else was with child at this same time.
Today is Salvation Wednesday and we need to remember that we are messengers for our Lord Jesus, and we need to be telling all about Jesus and about the real meaning of Christmas, and also about the power of the Holy Spirit. How about it, did you get to witness to someone today? You can witness to people very easily. Talk to them about work if it is someone that you work with. If they struggle at work, offer to pray with them. What is the most that can happen? They can say no, but most will welcome prayer. Help carry their load and tell them that Jesus wants to carry their load and their burdens. Let me suggest this. The weather people are telling us it is going to snow, so why not pack your lunch for work and pack for two people, for if the weather gets bad, surely some will be hungry and you can say, "hey, I have enough for two, will you join me for lunch?" It is just peanut butter, cheese, mayo and pickle sandwiches, and you are welcome to one. Or you can share a ham and cheese sandwich. And if there is more than one person, cut those sandwiches in half and bless them. Let people know you care about them, and let people see Jesus in you. If you are walking with Jesus daily then this will be a good way to talk to them. Please do not be afraid to witness to someone about Jesus. Do not be afraid to work for Jesus and bring the lost to the feet of Jesus. Please do not worry about what to say, for Jesus will not send you out without tools to get the job done. When you go to talk to someone who is lost, God will give you the right words at the right time to talk to them. Pray first and then give them the good, good news of JESUS AND HIS LOVE!
Dear Father in Heaven, the fields are still ripe and we need to get to work for You to harvest in the lost. Help us with it, dear Jesus, and push us a tad. Thanks, Lord, for saving my unworthy soul. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth, give your sins to God, and get sharing your blessings with others. Remember, we cannot save a soul, that is between Jesus and the one He is working on at that time. Read over John 14:6 and Romans 10:9 and 10 and those scriptures will help you and will just show you what you need to know to help people come to Jesus. Pray with me, please.
Dear Father in Heaven, help us as we go forth to bring in the lost,work with us, dear Lord, work with us. Forgive us of our sins so we go out in Your name clean as the new-fallen snow. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and share those blessings. I love ya, and please pass on that love. Pastor Dan
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