Salvation Wednesday 9/23/15 Blood (3)

Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Thanks for being my hands today, all glory and honor to You for being with me each step of the way. Dear Father, as I keep praying for protection for all of our Catholic brothers and sisters, I confess I do not understand all of this bowing down to a church leader. Please also this day be with our Jewish brothers and sisters as they celebrate Yom Kippur. Today, Lord, on our Salvation Wednesday, I pray that this line might be used to lead someone to Your feet, with all the glory going to You. Lord, help us as we serve communion and talk about Your blood and body today. Please help me with the message and then please help me to get it dispatched. In the Name of Jesus, I give You praise, honor and glory and pray in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

Dear brothers and sisters, up early today to take Dolores to her doctor, then I took her to breakfast to get some pecan pancakes. Arriving home I decided to tackle a repair on our old GMC Plow truck. It needed an alternator, and while my brain tells me I can do these things, my body tells me no. So down to the truck I went and got out the tools, and then I prayed and prayed and prayed. Then Jesus and I went to work and there were times I just needed that extra hand and Jesus was right there. About 45 minutes later I had that alternator lying on my handicap scooter. Then off to the parts store. No, I did not go on the little scooter. That trip took about an hour, getting home safe and my wallet a tad lighter. Then back to work. Again I started out with prayer, I did not wait until I was stuck, I started with prayer, and after about an hour I was finished. The hardest part was getting that big belt back on. I called on Jesus over and over again for I just needed that extra hand. It was like He was reaching over my shoulder and helping me. Job done, I will put the tools away another day. All honor and glory to Jesus, for without Him I could not have done this.

Over the years I have started so many jobs and did not pray first, but waited until I got stuck and then I would pray. Today I got it right ... PRAISE GOD, PRAISE GOD.

Salvation Wednesday and I want to get to the message, and as promised I am going to lead all of you in communion. I pray you will join with us. Tomorrow I want to talk about becoming a saint. I tried to sit and watch the Mass in Washington, DC, today as Pope Francis declared a Fryer a Saint. Tomorrow into the scriptures as I tell you this right now. WHEN YOU COME TO JESUS YOU BECOME A SAINT.

Salvation Wednesday: September 23, 2015: Blood (Day Three)

I am taking the communion service today from the book of Luke. All scripture will be from my New International Version Study Bible (NIV) unless otherwise noted.

Luke 22:7 - Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover Lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover." 9 "Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked. 10 He replied, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, 'The teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 12 He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make preparations there." 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them, so they prepared the Passover.

Now let me go over a few things up to this point. I love the way Jesus always knew in advance what is going to happen. You remember how Jesus sent two disciples ahead of Him to fetch the donkey colt that was never ridden and how they found that just as He told them. (Luke 19:28, The Triumphal Entry.) And that was then and this is now and Jesus is the same (Hebrews 13:8) and He knows everything we are going to do even before we get started. He knew in advance that today He was going to help this old man fix the truck. Scary, right? That is one reason we must have a reverent fear of God. So Peter and John set up the room. Do you think they used a long table and one side was open or is that just the way it was painted so all faces were seen? Well, that does not make a difference, it was what happened in the room. The Upper Room as it has come to be known. Let's get back to the Word.

Luke 22:14 - When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. 15 And He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the Kingdom of God."

Let us take a look at a few things here. Jesus was eager to eat this Passover meal because it was His last one until, until He comes for His Bride. This was also the last time a lamb would need to be sacrificed, for Jesus Himself was about to be sacrificed and it would be one time for all time and for all people who have faith and believe. Praise  God, Praise You, Jesus, as You become the PERFECT "LAMB OF GOD." Today as we celebrate with communion, I want you to think ahead to the time after Jesus returns and we get to eat the Passover with our Lord Jesus. PRAISE GOD, PRAISE GOD, PRAISE GOD.

Luke 22:17 - After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes."

At this point Jesus passed a container of the fruit of the vine and I would think each poured out some at their own place. Today in most communion services the fruit of the vine is placed in small cups in advance before it is served. Some do it differently. Don't get lost in how it is done, please just remember WHY it is done. Let us now take the communion.

Luke 22:19 - And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them saying, "This is my body given for you; Do this in remembrance of Me."

Take your bread now and break it. Remember how Jesus was broken, His body broken for us.

Dear Jesus, Your body was broken over and over again for us, and Jesus, I for one appreciate what You did for me. Thank You, Jesus. Amen. 

Now take the broken body and eat it remembering Jesus.

Luke 22:20 - In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."

The New Covenant, what is that Covenant? It is the promise of what was done on The Cross and if we follow Jesus and confess ourselves over to Him as we talked about the other day, then we will be saved. Please read (John 3:16, Romans 10:9/10).

Please don't be afraid to print this out, take some bread and grape juice to your coffee break room and ask others if they would like to "break bread with you." That is just a suggestion of a way to others for our Lord Jesus.

Dear Father in Heaven: Please bless all those who are working in Your fields of Harvest, and please help us to have the courage to witness for You at any time and any place where You place us. In Jesus' Name, I give thanks. Amen.

Now go forth and please serve Jesus. Love ya.

Pastor Dan