#Isaiah 63:9

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

God's Mercies Recalled

It troubled the Lord to see them in trouble,    and his angel saved them. The Lord was truly merciful,    so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years. — Isaiah 63:9 | Contemporary English Version (CEV) The Holy Bible, Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society. Cross References: Exodus 3:7; Exodus 23:20; Exodus 33:14-15; Deuteronomy 1:31; Deuteronomy 4:37; Acts 7:30

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When you need someone who understands you

In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years. -Isaiah 63:9

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how to read the Bible

this is in order!

1. John

2. Mark

3. Matthew

4. Luke

5. Genesis

6. Exodus

7. Leviticus

8. Numbers

9. Dueteronomy

10. Romans

11. Galatians

12. Colossians

13. Proverbs

14. Ecclesiastes

15. Job

16. 1 Peter

17. 1 Corinthians

18. 2 Corinthians

19. Ephesians

20. Philippians

21. 1 Thessalonians

22. 2 Thessalonians

23. 1 Timothy

24. 2 Timothy

25. James

26. 2 Peter

27. 1 John

28. 2 John

29. 3 John

30. Jude

31. Psalms

32. Joshua

33. Judges

34. 1 Samuel

35. 2 Samuel

36. 1 Kings

37. 2 Kings

38. 1 Chronicles

39. 2 Chronicles

40. Ezra

41. Nehemiah

42. Jeremiah

43. Lamentations

44. Ezekiel

45. Joel

46. Amos

47. Obadiah

48. Nahum

49. Habakkuk

50. Zephaniah

51. Haggai

52. Zechariah

53. Malachi

54. Micah

55. Hosea

56. Luke

57. Esther

58. Jonah

59. Song of Solomon

60. Acts

61. Titus

62. Philemon

63. Hebrew

64. Isaiah

65. Daniel

66. Revelation

[solidrockistand]

Praise of God's Law pt 8

57. You are my portion; O Lord I have promised to obey your words. (But the Lord's portion is his people, Jacob has allotted heritage. Deuteronomy 32:9ESV)

(Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. Psalms 16:5 NLT)

58. I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise. (But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 ESV)

(I said, "Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.' So, I forced myself and offered the burnt offering. 1st Samuel 13:12 ESV)

59. I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes. (I said I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin, I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence. Psalms 39:1 NIV)

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. James 1:26 ESV)

60. I will hasten and not delay obeying your commands. (Away from me you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of God. Psalms 119:115 NIV)

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. Psalms 6:8 ESV)

61. Though the wicked bind my with ropes I will not forget your law. (Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke I do not forget your decrees. Psalms 1191:83 NIV)

(How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalms 119:103 ESV)

(More to be desired are they then gold, even much fine golf, sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Psalms 19:10 ESV)

62. At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous law. (In the night I remember your name, O Lord and i will keep your law. Psalms 119:55 NIV)

(My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9ESV)

(And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival. Isaiah 30:29 NIV)

63. I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts. (in whose eyes a vile person is despised but who honors those who fear the Lord, who sears to his own hurt and does not change. Psalms 15:4 ESV)

(God hates me and tears angrily at my flesh. He gnashes his teeth at me and pierce me with his eyes. Job16:9 NLT)

64. The earth is filled with your love, O, Lord; teach me your decrees. (He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is filled of your steadfast love of the Lord. Psalms 33:5 ESV)

(For the Lord is righteous, and he loves justice. Those who do what is right will see his face. Psalms 11:7 NLT)

(Then the princes of Israel and the kind humbled themselves and said, "The Lord is righteous." 2nd Chronicles 12:6 ESV)

Psalms 119:57-64 NIV

[irrealisms]

i was born for this || a web weave about belonging to God

wikipedia // psalm 63:1 // wikipedia // matthew 25:23 // clerical collars: symbolism and meaning // isaiah 44:5 // the line i called the horizon by consumptive_sphinx // 1 corinthians 6:19-20 // les misérables // romans 14:7-8 // clear night by charles wright // psalm 119:20 // batter my heart, three person'd God by john donne // isaiah 43:1

[IDs under cut]

Image 1: Serviam is Latin for "I will serve."

Image 2: 1 You, God, are my God,     earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you,     my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land     where there is no water.

Image 3: "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Wikipedia

Image 4: 23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!

Image 5: The collar remains a distinctive sign of the priest’s availability and the permanent nature of Holy Orders. The priest “is not his own” and is a visible sign of Jesus Christ,

Image 6: Some will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’;     others will call themselves by the name of Jacob; still others will write on their hand, ‘The Lord’s,’     and will take the name Israel.

Image 7: "I am for God, you know I am for God,"

Image 8: You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price.

Image 9: My soul belongs to God, I know I made that bargain long ago

Image 10: 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Image 11: I want to be bruised by God. I want to be strung up in a strong light and singled out. I want to be stretched, like music wrung from a dropped seed.    I want to be entered and picked clean.

Image 12: 20 My soul is consumed with longing     for your laws at all times.

Image 13: Take me to you, imprison me, for I, Except you enthrall me, never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

Image 14: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;     I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

[hiswordsarekisses]

I woke up this morning feeling spiritually paralyzed. I did not want to wake up or move, and was feeling overwhelmed by all that I need to do today while feeling this way. I asked God “what is wrong with me?” I heard in my heart; “Come and sit with me and listen.” And so I did. And He wrapped His arms around me and squeezed me tight with all of His Words. 🩷🩷🩷 Then His Words breathed life into my soul.

God’s love is so deep and wide and constant - it is unbreakable and unending - it is everlasting. His faithfulness is beyond comprehension.

I was reading this morning in Judges 10, and verse 16 says that God “became impatient with the misery of Israel.”

Not impatient with Israel - but impatient with their misery - it was HIS misery to see them in misery! And I was melted.

So I followed the chain references and, which led me to Judges 2:18 and Isaiah 63:9, which also led to Isaiah chapters 63, and then all the way to 66 and I could not stop smiling.

Because as often, and as hard, as Israel turned away and worshipped other gods, whenever they cried out, He came running, like a softhearted mama to pity them, forgive them, and rescue them from their enemies.

“He remembers that we are but dust.” (Ps 103:14)

“In all their affliction HE was afflicted, and the Angel of His presence saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.” (Isaiah 63:9)

I’m going to put all the scripture references here in case you want to read them sometime. These are the passages that hugged me tight.

🩷

Judges 21:8

Judges 10:16

Isaiah 63:9

Isaiah chapters 63-66

Psalm 107

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The Words of these passages made me feel loved, safe, cared for, and carried.

There is nothing that can stop His love, not even our own falling. Not our own illnesses, our own sadnesses, our own troubles of every kind.

He comes and scoops us up and rescues us - even from a mess of our own making - And how much more will He rescue us from even the mess that others make?!

Nothing can separate us from His Love and Nothing will keep us from His rescue. Nothing.

He cares when we are hurting no matter the reason.

⚔️📖⚔️

[fundieshaderoom]

Major Fundie (and Adjacent) Birthdays in October

October 1-

Lydia Romeike and Trace Bates celebrate 2 years of marriage.

October 4-

Charles and Tammy Paine celebrate 40 years of marriage.

Jill Noyes and David Rodrigues celebrate 27 years of marriage.

October 5-

Katie Bates Clark turns 24.

Josie Bates and Kelton Balka celebrate 6 years of marriage.

Cade Foehner and Gabby Barrett celebrate 5 years of marriage.

October 7-

Matt Roloff turns 63.

October 8-

Mackynzie Duggar turns 15.

October 9-

Daxton King turns 5.

October 11-

Mark Driscoll turns 54.

John Luke Robertson turns 29.

Johannah Duggar turns 19.

Nehemiah Keller turns 3.

October 12-

Kirk Cameron turns 54.

Laura Lentz turns 45.

October 13-

Curtis Bowers turns 59.

October 14-

Esther Keyes Bates turns 27.

Bethany Baird and Dav Beal celebrate 6 years of marriage.

Emerson Wells and Jack Bates celebrate 1 year of marriage.

October 16-

Isaiah Bates turns 20.

October 17-

Kenna Bates turns 2.

October 19-

Phillip Waller turns 8.

October 21-

Isaac Plath turns 19.

[writing-whump]

Fic Masterlist 1-90

1. Sick and hurt Matthew, Isaiah and reluctant Seline help

2. Matthew defends Seline and gets sick

3. Matthew helping sick Isaiah

4. Matthew helping sick Isaiah p.2 (Isaiah's pov)

5. Matthew with stomach flu + caretaker Seline

6. Seline sick with Isaiah on the road

7. Seline sick p.2 + Isaiah and Matthew

8. Food poisoning Matthew + caretaker Isaiah

9. Isaiah poisoned at an event p.1 + Sonny and Matthew

10. Isaiah poisoned p.2 + Seline and Matthew as caretakers

11. Recovering Isaiah, panicked Matthew, moving in together idea

12. Sick Seline with a headache + Isaiah

13. Matthew mixing milk with bubbly drinks + Seline as caretaker

14. Matthew sick from roller coaster ride + Isaiah as caretaker

15. Isaiah stress sick during a movie night + Seline as caretaker

16. Hector with a broken leg + Isaiah reluctantly helps

17. Late night visit with bleeding hand Reuben + Isaiah angsting

18. Caleb sick from fear + Seline + Matthew

19. Seline crying + upset sick Matthew + Isaiah as caretaker

20. Hector sick from Seline's protective wards

21. Isaiah sick from a nightmare + Seline

22. Matthew sick from hiding an infected injury + Seline + worried Isaiah

23. Matthew with a stomach bug calls Isaiah to pick him up + awkward comfort Seline

24. Isaiah catches Matthew's bug + Seline + bellyrubs

25. Seline with a cold + Isaiah + fluff

26. Flashback: upset 18 years old Isaiah can't stop throwing up + crying + reluctant caretaker Sonny

27. Feverish Matthew + backstory reveal + Isaiah and Seline for comfort

28. Arnie with ear infection + Isaiah as caretaker + brotherly reunion

29. Isaiah + heart episode + sick at night + Matthew for help

30. Flashback fic: 17 years old Isaiah, abusive father, Reuben as prisoner

31. Drunk sick emotional Arnie + angry worried Hector

32. Emberassed in denial Isaiah sick from a gory movie + worried angry Matthew

33. Hector with food poisoning + guilty anxious Arnie + calling Isaiah for help

34. Hector recovering from food poisoning + emotional talk with Isaiah

35. Hurt Matt + Hector helps + brings him to Isaiah

36. Seline crying and stressing over trains + Matthew with a concussion for comfort

37. Isaiah comes home to find Seline and Matt huddled together in bed

38. Isaiah with a high fever and a nosebleed + calls Seline to come home to help

39. Hector with bruised ribs + Arnie sick with the flu hiding from he so he doesn't catch it

40. Part 2: Isaiah helping sick Arnie and hurt Hector

41. Seline with upset tummy + Isaiah gives her bellyrubs + fluff

42. Matt sick with heatstroke + Isaiah for comfort

43. Isaiah with heart episode at an event + meeting Matt's sister + Hector trying to help

44. Part 2: Isaiah with heart episode + Hector + Matthew argue

45. Burpy with little indigestion Isaiah + Seline fluff

46. Hector claustrophobic and motion sick on the subway + meeting Olive

47. Flashback: Seline and Isaiah first meeting + magic emeto

48. Hector and Arnie find out the truth about Isaiah + stress sick Hector + Arnie for comfort + angst

49. Feverish Seline cuddling with the boys

50. Stress sick Hector talks with Isaiah about the revelation

51. Arnie with a migraine at night from the revelation + Hector caretaker

52. Isaiah breaks down after the reveal + Matt and Seline for comfort

53. Hector invites Isaiah for breakfast with Arnie + emotional whump + crying + comfort

54. Seline argues with witches + gets attacked by their wolves + Isaiah for rescue

55. Cinema motion sick Matt + Seline + Isaiah

56. Hector gets sick + appendicitis + Arnie for comfort

57. Hector after appendicitis in pain + Isaiah + Arnie

58. Hector with appendicitis part 3

59. Isaiah overeats while visiting Seline's parents + Seline for comfort

60. Isaiah finds Matt coming down with something after the trip

61. Matt gets super sick and emotional during the night + Isaiah for comfort

62. Dylan meets Rip + sick from a hit to the stomach

63. Dylan with a cold + meets Isaiah + caretaker Seline

64. Sick Seline and Isaiah with Dylan's flu + Matthew caretaker

65. Hector + Arnie in a car accident

66. Arnie with stress migraine after the accident + Isaiah

67. Stress sick Isaiah angsting over the accident + Seline

68. Hurt Hector calls Isaiah for help in the middle of the night

69. Hurt Hector part 2: Isaiah, Matthew and Seline help

70. Seline emotional angsting + Isaiah mild food poisoning

71. Isaiah meets with Levi + Rip sick from nearly drowning + Dylan

72. Isaiah hurt hand + sick from pain + Matthew caretaker

73. Matthew with a brutal stomach bug + Isaiah

74. Isaiah violently sick with Arnie part 1

75. Isaiah super sick + Hector part 2

76. Isaiah sick part 3 + stress nauseous Hector + Arnie with a headache + Matt and Seline help out

77. Rip with a silver knife wound to his stomach + Dylan for help

78. Rip silver knife wound part 2: Dylan and Seline for comfort

79. Rip hurt part 3 + Dylan + Isaiah + Rip's backstory

80. Arnie with concussion + Hector and Isaiah angst/fluff

81. Matt sick from his shadow + Isaiah for comfort

82. Seline with period cramps at cinema with Isaiah + Hector and Arnie show up

83. Rip with a stress headache after a fight with Dylan + Isaiah

84. Matt passes out in the park + Hector + Olive

85. Matt fluff and comfort with Seline and Isaiah

86. Fluffy Isaiah and Seline date + slight overeating

87. Isaiah collapses from heart attack + Matt and Seline at the hospital

88. Waiting at the hospital Sel + Matt angst

89. Isaiah wakes up after the operation + nauseous Matt + Seline

90. Isaiah more coherent after surgery + super nausous + Matt

[manonfire63-blog]

Christian Martial Art

The Question: Is there a Christian Martial Art? Yes; however, it may be hard to find someone to teach it to you right. I am a US Army Vet. I am familiar with Army Combatives. I have never trained in any martial arts. My basis for talking about a Christian Martial Art was being around Christian communities online, and looking for clues. There are themes or concepts that come out of the Bible. When these themes or concepts line up right.....ding. We have something. What is a theme or concept from the Bible? Post: "Prophets and God and Allegories" from /r/Theology.

Mankind is like God's Vineyard. (Isaiah 63:1-6)(Luke 20:9-19)((John 15:1-17) Song: "Heard it Through The Grapevine." by Gladys Knight I was part of /r/OrthodoxChristianity over on Reddit for a few years. I was there mostly watching and learning. Orthodoxy was foreign to me as an American. One day, I discovered the martial art of Systema. When someone is learning a martial art, what are they thinking of? Our thoughts should be on God. Systema had a lot of the correct themes, and theology. Systema may have originated from The Teutonic Knights; however, I have not done that research to directly make the connection. The themes line up well. I found that I had been thinking in a Systema like way naturally, working for God. Given someone were to ask me if there was a Christian Martial Art, I may point to Systema. Can you see the themes and why? It may be hard to find someone teaching it well, at this time, due to its hard time through the USSR and Cultural Marxism. This is only for people reading here.

[versebyverse]

2025 Bible Read Through:

Green weeks are larger, blue are shorter, chapter wise.

Prophets

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[twiggy-in-pink]

“In all their suffering he also suffered,

and he personally rescued them.

In his love and mercy he redeemed them.

He lifted them up and carried them

through all the years.”

Isaiah 63:9

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

As You Judge, So Shall You Be Judged

1 “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. 2 For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. 3 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? 5 You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.

Pearls Before Swine

6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.

The Answer to Prayers

7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, 10 or a snake when he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.

The Golden Rule

12 “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.

The Narrow Gate

13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. 14 How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.

False Prophets

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So by their fruits you will know them.

The True Disciple

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’

The Two Foundations

24 “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. 26 And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

28 When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. — Matthew 7 | New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) New American Bible, Revised Edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cross References: 1 Samuel 15:33; 1 Samuel 24:13; 1 Kings 13:18; Job 22:16; Psalm 6:8; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 34:4; Psalm 37:4; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 109:17; Proverbs 9:8; Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 23:9; Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 63:7; Daniel 4:14; Matthew 5:17; Matthew 8:1; Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:33; Matthew 22:40; Matthew 25:10; Luke 6:37; Luke 6:41-42 and 43; Luke 11:10; Luke 13:24; John 3:14; Romans 2:1; 2 Corinthians 11:3; James 3:12

Judge Not, That You May Judge Well

Key Points in Matthew 7

1. Do Not Judge 7. Ask, Seek, Knock 13. Enter through the Narrow Gate 15. A Tree and Its Fruit 24. The Wise and the Foolish Builders 28. Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished.

[mordecaibenyisrael]

Once again, YHWH uses us to save Y’Israel. In YHWH’s love and compassion HE redeems us and lifts us up to carry us as the days of old. Isaiah 63:9

[tmarshconnors]

Scripture on Hearing Gods Voice 1/2

John 10:27 - "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."

Romans 10:17 - "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ."

Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known."

John 8:47 - "Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."

Isaiah 30:21 - "And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left."

John 16:13 - "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come."

Hebrews 4:12 - "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

Luke 11:28 - "But he said, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!'"

John 14:16-17 - "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you."

John 6:63 - "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."

James 1:19-27 - "Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger... But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."

2 Timothy 3:16-17 - "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."

Psalms 32:8-9 - "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you."

John 14:26 - "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."

Hebrews 2:1 - "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it."

1 Kings 19:11-13 - "And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper."

Romans 8:14 - "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."

John 5:30 - "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me."

Isaiah 30:19-22 - "For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you... And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left."

Romans 12:1-2 - "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Psalms 5:3 - "O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch."

John 10:16 - "And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd."

Galatians 5:16 - "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."

John 7:17 - "If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority."

Acts 16:6-10 - "And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia... And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them."

1 John 1:7 - "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin."

2 Timothy 3:16 - "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."

Proverbs 20:27 - "The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts."

Hebrews 1:1-5 - "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world."

Galatians 6:6 - "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches."

The next 30 is in the blog that follows this.

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Books of the Bible

Here is a detailed list of the 66 books of the Bible, divided by the Old and New Testaments, along with their divisions and categories:

**Old Testament:**

**Pentateuch (5 books):**

1. Genesis

2. Exodus

3. Leviticus

4. Numbers

5. Deuteronomy

**Historical Books (12 books):**

6. Joshua

7. Judges

8. Ruth

9. 1 Samuel

10. 2 Samuel

11. 1 Kings

12. 2 Kings

13. 1 Chronicles

14. 2 Chronicles

15. Ezra

16. Nehemiah

17. Esther

**Poetry/Wisdom Books (5 books):**

18. Job

19. Psalms

20. Proverbs

21. Ecclesiastes

22. Song of Solomon

**Major Prophets (5 books):**

23. Isaiah

24. Jeremiah

25. Lamentations

26. Ezekiel

27. Daniel

**Minor Prophets (12 books):**

28. Hosea

29. Joel

30. Amos

31. Obadiah

32. Jonah

33. Micah

34. Nahum

35. Habakkuk

36. Zephaniah

37. Haggai

38. Zechariah

39. Malachi

**New Testament:**

**Gospels (4 books):**

40. Matthew

41. Mark

42. Luke

43. John

**History (1 book):**

44. Acts

**Pauline Epistles (13 books):**

45. Romans

46. 1 Corinthians

47. 2 Corinthians

48. Galatians

49. Ephesians

50. Philippians

51. Colossians

52. 1 Thessalonians

53. 2 Thessalonians

54. 1 Timothy

55. 2 Timothy

56. Titus

57. Philemon

**General Epistles (8 books):**

58. Hebrews

59. James

60. 1 Peter

61. 2 Peter

62. 1 John

63. 2 John

64. 3 John

65. Jude

**Apocalyptic (1 book):**

66. Revelation

This list represents the traditional order and grouping of the books of the Bible in most Christian denominations.

These are the 66 books that make up the Bible.

Title: The Significance of Each Book of the Bible

Introduction:

The Bible is a collection of 66 books that together form the inspired Word of God. Each book has its own unique message, themes, and significance that contribute to the overall story of God's redemption and love for humanity. Let's explore the importance of each book of the Bible.

Lesson Points:

1. The Old Testament:

- Genesis: The book of beginnings, detailing creation, the fall, and the establishment of God's covenant with His people.

- Exodus: The story of the Israelites' liberation from Egypt and the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai.

- Psalms: A collection of songs and prayers that express a range of human emotions and provide a guide for worship.

- Proverbs: Wisdom literature that offers practical advice for living a righteous and wise life.

- Isaiah: Prophecies about the coming Messiah and God's plan of salvation.

2. The New Testament:

- Matthew: Emphasizes Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the establishment of the kingdom of God.

- Acts: Chronicles the early spread of the Gospel and the growth of the early church.

- Romans: Explains the doctrine of justification by faith and the implications of salvation through Christ.

- Corinthians: Addresses issues within the church and provides practical guidance for Christian living.

- Revelation: Offers apocalyptic visions of the end times, the victory of Christ, and the establishment of the new heaven and earth.

3. Themes and Messages:

- Each book of the Bible contributes to the overarching themes of God's love, redemption, forgiveness, and salvation for all humanity.

- Together, these books provide a complete narrative of God's work in the world and His plan for His people.

Application:

- Take time to explore and study each book of the Bible, seeking to understand its unique message and significance.

- Reflect on how the themes and stories in the Bible can impact your own life and faith journey.

- Consider how the teachings and examples in the Bible can shape your beliefs and actions as a follower of Christ.

Conclusion:

The books of the Bible are not just separate entities but are interconnected parts of the larger story of God's redemption and love for humanity. Each book has its own importance and contributes to the overall message of God's plan for salvation. May we approach the study of the Bible with reverence and openness to the wisdom and guidance it offers for our lives.

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December 3, 2023

December 3, 2023

First Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 63: 16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7

The prophet begs God to send the Messiah to redeem the people.

Psalm 80

The Psalmist also calls out to God to save the people.

First Corinthians 1:3-9

Paul speaks of all that God has done for the Church in Corinth.

Mark 13: 33-37

The Gospel writer warns the people about the coming of the Lord.

In this new season of Advent, we remember the Incarnation and birth of Jesus, but Mark, our first Gospel writer, begins his Gospel with the Baptism of Jesus by John and today, speaks of the end times.  It seems that Mark is bypassing the birth and early life of the “long awaited one” and, moves in one way, to the “end of our lives.”  “You do not know when the Lord of the house is coming.”  The next two Gospel writers tell stories of Jesus birth but from different perspectives.  And John begins his Gospel with the story of creation and Jesus’ central role in that event.  “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.”

Each Gospel writer depending on the historical date of their composition, and the communities to which they wrote, selected from among oral stories, those events that would strengthen the lives of their listeners, and the times in which they lived.

Mark’s Gospel was written during the decade of the 60’s to a community that was facing great persecution from Rome.  He is writing to an infant church some thirty years after the Resurrection. The knowledge of the martyrdom of Peter and Paul in the 60’s is fresh in their minds as was the reality of great threats to their lives and the Jesus’ community.  Remember the way in which the Emperor Nero was accusing the Christians of the burning of Rome.  It was not an easy time to be a Christian in such a pagan empire.  They faced accusations and persecution from inside and outside of Rome.

To strengthen his community, Mark opens his small Gospel with the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus, his baptism, and the role of John the Baptist.

But today’s Gospel taken from well into Mark’s Gospel is an important one.  It contains a powerful massage for us some 2000 years after the fact.  “Be watchful! Be alert!”  I see this message not only one that affects us as we live out daily lives but also to be aware of the world around us.  That is, how important it is to be alert to the suffering of our wounded world and the violence that has become so common place.  Mark’s 1st century community faced such violence from the powers that were in control, and suffered for what they believed. 

We are seeing that same suffering around the world these days.  The Ukraine suffers from an invasion.  Isarel suffers from a massacre of their people.  Palestinians suffer from the brutality of the Hamas.  Jews suffer from the rise of antisemitism.  Our public life suffers from the hatred of opponents and lies that distort reality.  Our Christian brothers and sisters who lived in Rome in the 60’s, understand the suffering of our day because they experienced it in own their day and time.

Perhaps this coming Advent season may offer us the time to be “watchful and alert” and aware of the trends and actions in our world that are so antithetical to the power and promise of the small child who is to come, and offers us a path, a way to bring peace and love to our suffering world.