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Unbelievers, They Just Made a Better Choice
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Response Ministries
(Stop at
2 min 52 sec)
“For by
grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the
gift of God; not as a result of works; so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in
them.” Ephesians
2:8-10
“for it
is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure,” Philippians 2:12
“Now
faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were
prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things
which are visible.”
Hebrews 11:1-3
“But as
many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even
to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will
of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13
Charles Spurgeon taught:
·
“Faith is chosen by God to be the receiver of
salvation, because it does not pretend to create salvation, nor to help in it,
but it is content humbly to receive it.
·
“Faith is the tongue that begs pardon, the hand
which receives it, and the eye which sees it; but it is not the price which
buys it.
· “Faith
never makes herself her own plea, she rests all her argument upon the blood of
Christ. She becomes a good servant to bring the riches of the Lord Jesus to the
soul, because she acknowledges whence she drew them, and owns that grace alone
entrusted her with them.”
Assignment
1. Set
aside an hour (or a little more) and find a place where you will not be
interrupted.
2. Bring
your Bible, notebook, something to write with and a refreshment.
3. Settle
in and quiet your heart. Pray the Lord
will give you a new understanding of these two powerful terms.
4. Find
a fresh page in your notebook and date it.
Watch the video and take notes along the way of what you learn from it
(you can stop the video when the speaker reaches 2 min 52 sec, as the rest
concerns a conference).
5. Read
the statements by Charles Spurgeon and write in your own words how each of these
statements about faith eliminate the necessity of works from our coming to saving
faith in Jesus Christ.
6. Consider
how faith and grace work together to bring someone to the Lord and how the
world constantly fights this truth by stressing the need to ‘do something or
bring something’ in exchange for their salvation.
7. Pray
and thank the Lord for your new insights and ask Him to give you an opportunity
to share these insights with someone you care about within the month of April
2023.
Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still
prays for you daily)
PS: Find my statement
of faith: https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com
(where you will also find a series of
beginner Bible studies to share). You can easily find the WeakDay Devotion
online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay Devotion’. (Also, there is an android ‘Google
Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone. Not sure about Apple.). For the books, go to Amazon
books.
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS (any updates?)
• Heidi – has just lost her Dad and needs your prayers for strength and comfort, as she deals with the practical issues and heartache of mourning her loss.
•
Denny
is having his surgery on 3 April. Please
pray for peace for him as he goes through the surgery and for his health carers
to have wisdom and pray the Lord encircles Marci,
his wife and my life-long friend, as she supports him.
•
Peter and Jill – Peter
has his exam and will require a procedure when he returns. Today, they fly to Perth for a family wedding.
Please continue to pray for travelling mercies.
•
Christine –
give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives
his heart to the Lord.
•
Jake –
A friend of my brother, living with COPD (emphysema) and heart problems. Please pray for his daughter, Tiffany and for other friends and health
carers to help him through his health journey.
•
Annette and Lyle – travelling mercies as they are overseas.
•
Wayne B – please pray for compassion for him as he deals
with the slow and sad ‘loss’ of his beloved wife, Lyn, (diagnosed with
FTD (frontal temporal dementia) three and a half years ago). She has been in care since May of 2020 but recently
has had a succession of falls and is now in a psycho-geriatric facility. She
still knows who he is but is no longer able to talk and screams when she gets
agitated.
•
Jen – lost her only sister and still needs your prayers
to get through this difficult time and maintain her health.
•
Demi and
John – one evening he went out his
backdoor to run an errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed
him several times (one pierced his heart).
He is recovering, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull
their lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left
behind.
•
Callilah-
a lost child. Pray the Lord captures her
heart.
•
Megan
(for emotional healing) and Scott,
her husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through
troubled times.
•
Sarah and Andrew – he has left his job and she has gone to work in
a new and exciting position. Pray for
this precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory
of the Lord.
•
Sue and Rob need prayers for wisdom and resolute spirits as
they deal with their adult nephew, Luke. They invited him to stay with them during a
difficult time in his life, but he refuses to leave now and is ungrateful and
disruptive. Pray for salvation for Luke
and that he accepts their request.
•
Bettina –
continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the
Lord. Pray each of her five married
daughters, their spouses and 17 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord
Jesus Christ.
•
Robin –
lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and
healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her
daughter who is comforting her during this time.
•
Family of Eric – Eric died suddenly at 52 leaving his
47-year-old wife and three girls (ages 16, 19 and 23). Pray the Lord brings strength to them as they
regroup into a new life. Pray for
trustworthy, honourable, Bible-based friends to continue to support them.
•
Peyton and
Carter- Grandchildren of Jeff and Rachael. Payton is their eldest granddaughter
and is now in her third year at college.
Carter is a senior in high school.
Both are exceptional students and love the Lord. Pray they are not distracted by worldly
things, that they continue to do well in their studies and that their love of
the Lord increases daily.
Pray for
those in full-time service
Pray the Lord uphold our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil. Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.
Pray for those with ongoing health concerns
Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health. Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them during this challenging time
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