From Gary.... That which is growing - grows!!!

Our "Preacher-in-training" (Alan) started a new series of lessons on the book of Revelation Sunday evening.  I have studied Revelation before, but this brother makes it "come alive" with his computerized power-point presentations.  The picture above reminded of Alan's reference to one of the early church father's who said: "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church".  How could anything possibly grow in such a hostile environment?  Obviously, it can!!!  The same holds true for the church and somehow this passage from Revelation seemed to fit...

Revelation, Chapter 2

  8  “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: 

“The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things: 

  9  “I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.   10  Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.   11  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.

Unless you have been in a coma of late, you must have noticed that there is a war going on in the United States Of America.  Our government is assuming more and more power and our liberties seem to be vanishing on almost a daily basis.  I pray for this country on a regular basis and encourage you to do the same.  Life is very soon going to become difficult for those that call themselves Christians in this country.  Our current king is Muslim and has allied himself with cronies who share the same worship of Allah, so we can expect problems shortly.  Think I am wrong?  You have the right to disagree (for now at least) !!!  The good news is that nothing on or above this Earth has more power than God.  In our lifetimes, we may actually have choices like those Smyrna faced; it is entirely possible.  However, I take comfort in the FACT that our reward for perseverance will be a crown of life (verse 10 above).  If you are rooted and grounded on the firm ground of Jesus, it doesn't matter how hot things may get for you- you will overcome (one way or another).

From Mark Copeland... Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom (Ephesians 5:1-21)

                     "THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS"

               Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom (5:1-21)

INTRODUCTION

1. Though we now enter chapter five, we are still noticing how to "walk 
   worthy of the calling with which you were called" - Ep 4:1
   a. We have been "called" to be...
      1) "holy and without blame before Him in love" - Ep 1:4
      2) "sons by Jesus Christ to Himself" - Ep 1:5
      3) "fellow citizens with the saints" - Ep 2:19
      4) "members of the household of God" - Ep 2:19
      5) "a holy temple in the Lord" - Ep 2:21
      6) "fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise 
         in Christ" - Ep 3:6
   b. What sort of "walk" is worthy of such a calling?  So far we have 
      seen that it is one in which we are...
      1) "Walking Together In Unity" - Ep 4:1-16
      2) "Walking In Truth And Holiness - Ep 4:17-32

2. As we come into the fifth chapter, we learn that our "walk" (or 
   conduct) which is worthy of our calling is one in which we...
   a. Walk In Love - Ep 5:1-7
   b. Walk As Light - Ep 5:8-14
   c. Walk As Wise - Ep 5:15-21

["Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom":  why is this so important?  As 
indicated in Ep 5:1, we are to be "followers of God as dear children";
and just as God is "love, light, and wisdom" personified, so we should 
try to imitate our Father!

Therefore, consider how we should...]

I. WALK IN LOVE (1-7)

   A. FOLLOWING CHRIST AS OUR EXAMPLE... (1-2)
      1. Jesus certainly has loved us and given Himself for us
      2. He offered Himself to God as an offering and sacrifice in our 
         behalf
      3. Let His example teach us how to "walk in love" - cf. Jn 13:
         34-35; 1Jn 3:16-17

   B. WITH A LOVE THAT IS PURE... (3-7)
      1. Our love should be free from any hint of immorality or greed 
         - Ep 5:3
      2. Even words or jokes suggestive of immorality or greed are 
         unbecoming those who are "saints" (holy, set apart for God's 
         purpose) - Ep 5:4
      3. This is a serious concern, for immoral or greedy persons have 
         no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, but instead will 
         experience the full wrath of God! - Ep 5:5-7

["Walk In Love", with a love that is sacrificial and free from any hint
of personal gain (either sexual or monetary)...that is the kind of 
"walk" worthy of our calling as "saints".

Our "walk" also bears the responsibility of being a positive influence 
in the world in which we live, and this Paul discusses as we now 
consider our need to...]

II. WALK AS LIGHT (8-14)

   A. WE ARE NOW "LIGHT IN THE LORD"... (8-10)
      1. Before coming to Christ, we were once "darkness" (remember Ep 2:1-3);

         but now we are "light in the Lord" and should walk as
         "children of light" - Ep 5:8
      2. The "fruit" expected of those "children of light" is "goodness,
         righteousness and truth" - Ep 5:9
      3. By bearing such fruit, we fulfill our role as "light" by 
         "proving" (demonstrating) what is well-pleasing to the Lord - 
          Ep 5:10; cf. Ro 12:1-2

   B. AS "LIGHT" WE MUST NECESSARILY EXPOSE "DARKNESS"... (11-14)
      1. We are not to have fellowship with "unfruitful works of 
         darkness" - Ep 5:11; e.g., fornication, uncleanness, 
         covetousness, Ep 5:3-4
      2. Instead, our task is to "expose" them - Ep 5:11b-13
         a. Things that we must "expose" are often so disgraceful, it is
            shameful to speak of them
         b. But by "walking in the light" ourselves, we can through 
            example and word expose by contrast these "works of 
            darkness"
      3. Thus the need to be "light" ourselves, something that comes 
         only from Christ - Ep 5:14
         a. Christ gives "light" to those who were spiritually asleep 
            and dead - cf. Ep 2:4-6
         b. Some scholars think this verse (14) may have been an early
            "baptismal hymn", sung at a person's baptism

[To "Walk As Light" is an awesome responsibility, and some have allowed
the "darkness" to overshadow the "light", rather than the "light" 
exposing the "darkness".  How can we be sure to carry out our role as 
"the children of light"?

This is were "wisdom" comes in, and therefore Paul exhorts us to...]

III. WALK AS WISE (15-21)

   A. CHARACTERISTICS OF "WALKING AS WISE"... (15-17)
      1. Doing so with great care - Ep 5:15
         a. The word translated "circumspectly" means "exactly, 
            accurately, diligently"
         b. Unlike fools, who care little about where they are going or 
            what is happening
      2. Taking advantage of the time available to one - Ep 5:16
         a. To "redeem the time" is "to make wise and sacred use of 
            every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal and well 
            doing are as it were the purchase money by which we make the
            time our own" (from the "Online Bible")
         b. This is necessary, because the days are "evil" (bringing 
            toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to 
            Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble 
            - Online Bible)
      3. Understanding the will of the Lord - Ep 5:17
         a. Only by understanding the will of the Lord can we be a "wise
            people"
         b. Just as Israel was to demonstrate their wisdom by doing the 
            will of the Lord, so we can "walk as wise" only if we 
            understand His will for us - cf. Deut 4:5-6

   B. TO WALK AS WISE REQUIRES BEING "FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT"... (18-21)
      1. While those who "walk as fools" delight in being filled with 
         wine, those who "walk as wise" will endeavor to be filled with
         the Spirit!
      2. What evidence is there that one is "filled with the Spirit"? 
         Paul describes three indications...
         a. One indication is singing praises - Ep 5:19
         b. Another indication is giving thanks - Ep 5:20
         c. A third indication is submitting to one another in the fear
           of God - Ep 5:21

CONCLUSION

1. Children of God who delight in...
   a. Singing praises and making melody in the heart
   b. Giving thanks always for all things to God
   c. Submitting to one another in the fear of God
   -- demonstrate that they are "filled with the Spirit", and as such, 
      truly are "followers of God as dear children" (Ep 5:1)

2. As children of God, and "filled with the Spirit", they are able to
   walk in a manner worthy of their calling, as they...
   a. "Walk in love"
   b. "Walk as light"
   c. "Walk as wise"

3. Brothers and sisters in Christ, we live in a world...
   a. That has perverted the meaning of "love"
   b. That takes perverse pleasure in works of darkness
   c. That stumbles around aimlessly, like drunken fools
   -- Can we not see the need for the people of God today to live up to
      their "calling", and to "prove what is acceptable in the Lord"?

4. May God fill His children with His Spirit...
   a. So that we can truly "walk in love", "walk as light", and "walk as
      wise"
   b. And thereby show to the world the "fruit of the Spirit" (i.e.,
      goodness, righteousness, and truth)!

From Jim McGuiggan... Becoming Obedient

Becoming Obedient

It's only because it's so familiar to us that we don't shut our mouths in astonishment when we read it. He who is God in nature, who is a divine colleague in the "land of the Trinity", becomes an obedient servant. He took the view that his Godhood wasn't to be exploited and so he emptied himself and took human nature as his own. Breathtaking truth!

Then he who ordered mountain ranges around, he who spoke commands to mighty oceans and flung stars into space the way we throw rice at a wedding that one, who rolled out the heavens like a man rolling out carpet, became "obedient". There's something profoundly startling in that concept. The Hebrew writer says, "Although he was a son, he learned obedience" (5:8) In spite of his being a son he learned obedience. There it is, the sense that somehow we might have expected him to be exempt from obedience and the suffering that taught him obedience.

Satan once tempted him saying (Matthew 4), "Oh come on, if it's true you're the Son of God you're to be exempt from hunger and obedience." To this the Master replied, "You're wrong. It's precisely because I am God's Son that I should not be exempt. I am to suffer and obey." Satan didn't understand the true nature of the true God. Godhood is not to be exploited.

And so we hear that he who emptied himself became obedient even to death on a cross. And why should the Philippians be obedient (2:12)? Why should they be obedient even when it meant suffering? Because they had found in Jesus Christ all their motivation and inspiration for living in the world and with one another (2:1-4).

The cross was not only atoning in nature. It was a call to have the heart of God and live it out before the world. 

©2004 Jim McGuiggan. All materials are free to be copied and used as long as money is not being made.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy, for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com.

From Ben Fronczek... Planting Seeds

Planting Seeds

What kind of work did Jesus grow up doing?  Carpentry. Joseph was a carpenter by trade and I’m sure Jesus grew up learning the ins and out of that trade and worked beside him. Usually it was around the age of 12 that a son would begin learning his dad’s trade, and I would dare to say some began earlier. People knew who Jesus was even after He began His public ministry. As a matter of fact He was even referred to as the carpenter’s son when He traveled back to His home town. I find it interesting that we don’t read many references, illustrations, or allusions to His work as a carpenter; what He built, or how to build this or that. There are a few inferences, but it seems as though He refers to another trade over and over and over again, and so I wonder if Jesus kind of admired that trade. And what I am referring to is how often He talked about Agriculture and the life of a farmer. Over and over we read parables, lessons and stories based on farming or agriculture of some sort; and so I can’t help but wonder; did He admire that way of life?  

For example:

- In John 10 Jesus talked about a shepherd and his flock and how He is the good shepherd.

- In Luke 15:3ff  He told the parable of the lost sheep; how if someone owns a 100 sheep and one wanders away how the shepherd will leave the 99 to search out the one that was lost, and when it is found He talked about how much he rejoices. And then Jesus alludes to the fact of how there is great joy in heaven over one sinner repents and returns to God. 

– In John 15 Jesus talked about another kind of farming when He talks about the vine and the branches and how we are like the branches, and He is the true vine, and His Father is the gardener who trims that branches that bear fruit so that they will be even more productive and who clips off the branches that are totally unproductive.

– In Matthew 7:15ff  Jesus said that you will recognize a person, whether he is good or evil  by the fruit which they bear.

– In Matthew 9:37 Jesus also said “The harvest is plentiful but the workers  are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field.”   Referring to the great work that needs to be done evangelizing and reaching out to those who have not come into a relationship with God and become part the kingdom of Heaven yet. He said, Pray that more may join in this work.

– In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable about someone who owns a vineyard who is generous and employs men at different times throughout the day and then pays them the all the same at the end.

– Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus tells the parable of the two son who are told to work in the Father’s vineyard. One says he’s going to but doesn’t and one says he doesn’t want to, but does.

- In verses Matthew 21:33ff,  Jesus tells the parable of the tenants who rent a vineyard from a land owner but then abuse the servant and kills the son that the landowner sends to collect his fruit and these evil doers doom. He is referring to  the Jews who did not accept Jesus and would face judgement..

- In Luke 12:13ff,  Jesus told the story of the rich fool whose ground produced a good crop who tore his barns down to build bigger ones so that he could hoard it, become lazy, and selfishly over indulge himself; never thinking how God would view that or about his own soul.

- In Luke 8:4-8 Jesus tells the Parable of the sower.  Where the farmer goes out to spread seed, and the seed falls on different kinds of soils, and hence produces different yields. It is a parable to illustrate how when we spread the good about Jesus and the Kingdom of God, different things happen as different people hear the message..

-In Mark 4, Jesus tells a couple of more parables related to seeds the sprout and grow.

Read Mark 4:26-32 “He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”  Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade.”

And so here Jesus refers to what the Kingdom of God is like. It’s like seed which is planted; it is something that is growing and will be harvested. (And there’s even more references) And so I wondered, why did Jesus talk so much about different kinds of farming.. Was it because he was talking to so many who were involved in Agriculture? Did He actually like that life style? As I began to think about it, I realized that in most cases farming is like no other job. I grew up on a farm, a truck farm that grew all kinds of vegetables, which evolved into a hot house business which produced and sold all kinds of plants, from vegetables to poinsettias, from greenhouse tomatoes to cacti. So it’s not like I don’t know what I am talking about here. Let me tell you a little something about farming that Jesus may have admired. And mind you by no means am I putting down or demeaning any other kind of work that one would choose to do, but even Jesus recognized there are lessons we can learn from agriculture. 

So let’s look at some of these lessons:

 -  I don’t believe farming is a job, rather, it becomes more of a life style. It’s not just a job you do, it’s who you are. The same is true for be a Christian, it’s not something you just do now and then or just on Sundays, rather it’s who and what you become, it’s a 24/7 life style.

-  And in most cases, whether the farmer admits it or not, they have no choice but to depend on God’s good grace and providence.  You plant a seed and you can’t make it sprout, only God can make that happen. Farmers can’t make it rain. They can’t do anything with the weather. They depend on God for that as well. When it comes to growing plants or animals, there is so much involved beyond the farmer’s own ability.  Likewise a genuine disciple of Jesus should know how much God grace and providence is part of their life. (“We should trust in the Lord and lean not our own understanding”)

- There aren’t too many successful farmers who are lazy. If they want their farm to be productive and profitable they have to get moving and take their work serious. You can’t expect to have a good crop of corn if you lay around and wait to plant it in August. Your cows aren’t going to produce  a good supply of milk if you are too lazy to feed them and make sure they have enough water. You’re not going to pick many vegetables out of a field if you never weed it.

A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack.
A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: “How is your cotton coming along?” he asked.
“Ain’t got none,” replied the farmer.    “Did you plant any?” asked the stranger.
“Nope,” was the reply, “awful lot of work planting and pickin cotton and I’m afraid of those bollweevils.”     

“Well,” continued the stranger, “how is your corn?”                                   

“Didn’t plant none,” came the answer, “’fraid there weren’t going to be no rain                             

The visitor persevered: “Well, how are your potatoes?”                                                                  

“Ain’t got none. To much work to dig those taders up and besides I’m Scairt  of potato bugs.”
“Really, what did you plant?” pressed the stranger “Nothin’,” was the calm reply, “I jest played safe.”

So, why didn’t that farmer plant his crops? He claimed he was afraid. He was afraid of the crop failing. Maybe he was more afraid of the work. SO, he just didn’t plant anything.

I don’t believe that Jesus admired or had anything good to say about those who was lazy and unwilling to work or serve in some capacity. Why? Because I believe that way of life is steeped and rooted in selfishness.  Farming demands a lot of self motivation. Farmers don’t have a boss who’s going to tell them what to do every minute.  Whatever the farmer raises, grows, or tends, usually needs constant attention. Animals need to be tended to every day. A farmer just can’t up and walk away from his farm and animals.  If he does he has to make sure there is someone there to tend them.

We are talking about dedication and a unyielding devotion here.  And I believe that’s what Jesus wants and expects from His disciples, a dedication, a unyielding devotion to Him and to those things which are important to Him.

-  And farming is not just about what you make for yourself, it is primarily involves what you can produce for others. It is the farmers who feed the world.

And likewise, being a Christian is not just about what we personally get out of being one, it is not a selfish way of life, rather, our love for God should motivate us to love other the way that Jesus would have us. 

The more I looked at what Jesus had to say in these parables and these stories the more I realized that we are all farmers of a sort. We all sow seeds; we all tend to something.  Now I’m not necessarily talking about  planting seeds like corn, or tending animals like cows or chickens, vegetable plants or even grape vines. In most cases when Jesus talked about planting seeds, and tending vines and animals He was not talking in a literal sense. Did you ever think about the fact that everything you say or do whether at work or home is like planting a seed. Think about a seed. You plant it, it grows, and eventually bears some kind of fruit. Whether you recognize it or not, what you say can have the similar effect. Jesus also talked about good seed and bad seed in the parable of the weeds. Both will bear fruit when planted at the right time; but one will bear something you want something that’s’ good and profitable, while the other bears something you don’t want, something that’s a nuisance, bad or even evil.

We are all farmers of a sort, a sower of seed by what we say or do, and by how we tend to that which we’ve planted. And in some cases some of those seed may take months or even years to sprout and bear fruit. The big questions is, what kind of seed are you going out and spreading. And how well are you tending to that which God put you over? Years ago when we were raising our kids this list came out concerning the effects we can have on a child. To me it reminded me of what we can plant in others. 

It went like this:
 

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.  

If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.  

If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.   

If a child lives with pity, he learns to feel sorry for himself.  

If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty.  

BUT  If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.  

If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.  

If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative. 

If a child live with acceptance, he learns to love. 

If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself. 

If a child lives with recognition, he learns it is good to have a goal. 

If a child lives with fairness, he learns what justice is. 

If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is. 

If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.  

If a child lives with friendliness, he learns the world is a nice place in which to live.

See, we are all sow and care for something of seed.   What kind of seed are you casting forth. Good seed? I hope so.

How well are you tending your garden, your farm, or sphere of influence? Those you come in contact with.  Or are you living a selfish self centered existence?

The very first job God gave man was to take him (Adam) and put him in His garden. Why?  To work it and take care of it  (Gen. 2:15) I wonder if He was teaching us something right from the beginning?

There are a couple of other things I also remembered about farming:

- It’s like you become part of a special group or club when you are a farmer. It’s hard to explain. Outsiders may look down on you because of the kind of work you do, how hard you work, how dirty and how smelly you may get, but there’s kinship farm workers have with one another that’s close. I’ve seen it more than once. Jane was telling me just last week how when Ty was sick, how all the neighbor came and not only helped with the farm chores, she also told me that they provide more food for their table than they could even eat.

That’s the kind of kinship we as Christian should have even though others may make fun or look down on us as Christians. As brothers and sister we should be that close when another hurts we are there to help. 

 We do belong to a special group – God’s family

- One last thing, even thought the work is hard, and dirty, there is something very rewarding about being a farmer. It’s why so many stay in the business even though there’s not a lot of money to be made. It’s being able to turn around and look at the work you’ve done and feeling good about what you’ve accomplished, and knowing that you have a great harvest to look forward to.

When we serve Jesus, I don’t know about you, it makes me feel good. And not only that I am looking forward to His harvest day, when He brings us into His sheep fold and ushers us in to His kingdom.

So my Challenge for you today: To do your best to start sowing really good seeds. Realize that everything you say and do is like planting something. It is going to have some kind of impact on another’s life depending on what kind of seed you sow.  And then,  remember to take responsibility and do your best to take care of those things God has given you.   And last of all, look forward to the harvest, not only in the here and now as you try to help those around you, Get ready for greatest harvest of all, when Jesus return and ushers you into His heavenly pasture.

For more lessons click on the following link: http://granvillenychurchofchrist.org/?page_id=566

From Gary... Bible Reading and Study October 8

Bible Reading and Study   

October 8

The World English Bible

Oct. 8

Psalms 145-147

Psa 145:1 I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

Psa 145:2 Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

Psa 145:3 Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

Psa 145:4 One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

Psa 145:5 Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.

Psa 145:6 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

Psa 145:7 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

Psa 145:8 Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

Psa 145:9 Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

Psa 145:10 All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.

Psa 145:11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power;

Psa 145:12 to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

Psa 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.

Psa 145:14 Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

Psa 145:15 The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

Psa 145:16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psa 145:17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

Psa 145:18 Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Psa 145:19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Psa 145:20 Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Psa 145:21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Psa 146:1 Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

Psa 146:2 While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Psa 146:3 Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.

Psa 146:4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Psa 146:5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

Psa 146:6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

Psa 146:7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

Psa 146:8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.

Psa 146:9 Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

Psa 146:10 Yahweh will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah!

Psa 147:1 Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

Psa 147:2 Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

Psa 147:3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

Psa 147:4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

Psa 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

Psa 147:6 Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

Psa 147:7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Psa 147:8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

Psa 147:9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

Psa 147:10 He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Psa 147:11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

Psa 147:12 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

Psa 147:13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

Psa 147:14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

Psa 147:15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

Psa 147:16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

Psa 147:17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

Psa 147:18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Psa 147:19 He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

Psa 147:20 He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!

 

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Psalms

Psalms 145 1

I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

{A Psalm of praise. Of David.} I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name

for ever and ever.

Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

Psalms 145 2

Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

Psalms 145 3

Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

Psalms 145 4

One generation will commend your works to another, And will declare your mighty acts.

One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

Psalms 145 5

Of the glorious majesty of your honor, Of your wondrous works, I will meditate.

I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

The honour -- the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.

Psalms 145 6

Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare.

And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

Psalms 145 7

They will utter the memory of your great goodness, And will sing of your righteousness.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy

righteousness.

The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy

righteousness they sing.

Psalms 145 8

Yahweh is gracious, merciful, Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.

Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

Psalms 145 9

Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Good [is] Jehovah to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works.

Psalms 145 10

All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.

All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee.

Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

Psalms 145 11

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, And talk about your power;

They shall tell of the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power;

The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And [of] Thy might they speak,

Psalms 145 12

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, The glory of the majesty of his  kingdom.

To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious splendour of his

kingdom.

To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His

kingdom.

Psalms 145 13

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion is throughout all generations.

Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion [is] in all generations.

Psalms 145 14

Yahweh upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down.

Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

Psalms 145 15

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in its season.

The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its

season,

Psalms 145 16

You open your hand, And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

Psalms 145 17

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.

Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works.

Righteous [is] Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

Psalms 145 18

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, To all who call on him in truth.

Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.

Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

Psalms 145 19

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save  them.

He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.

The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

Psalms 145 20

Yahweh preserves all those who love him, But all the wicked he will destroy.

Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy.

Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.

Psalms 145 21

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. 

Psalm 146

My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever

and ever.

The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name,

To the age and for ever!

Psalms 146 1

Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.

Psalms 146 2

While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.

I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

Psalms 146 3

Don`t put your trust in princes, Each a son of man in whom there is no help.

Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

Psalms 146 4

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

Psalms 146 5

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

Blessed is he who hath the ·God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on Jehovah his God,

Psalms 146 6

Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever;

Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth forever;

Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that [is] in them, Who is keeping

truth to the age,

Psalms 146 7

Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the

prisoners.

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah

looseth the prisoners;

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

Psalms 146 8

Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh

loves the righteous.

Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down;

Jehovah loveth the righteous;

Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind,

Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,

Psalms 146 9

Yahweh preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, But the way of the

wicked he turns upside down.

Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way

of the wicked doth he subvert.

Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to

stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.

Psalms 146 10

Yahweh will reign forever; Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah! Psalm 147

Jehovah will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluiah!

Jehovah doth reign to the age, Thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation,

Praise ye Jah!

Psalms 147 1

Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.

Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely [is] praise.

Psalms 147 2

Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.

Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

Psalms 147 3

He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

Psalms 147 4

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.

Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

Psalms 147 5

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no

narration.

Psalms 147 6

Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

Psalms 147 7

Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:

Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

Psalms 147 8

Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on

the mountains.

Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh

grass to grow upon the mountains;

Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain,

Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,

Psalms 147 9

He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.

Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

Psalms 147 10

He doesn`t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;

Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

Psalms 147 11

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his lovingkindness.

Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.

Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

Psalms 147 12

Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

Psalms 147 13

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

Psalms 147 14

He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

Psalms 147 15

He sends out his commandment on earth. His word runs very swiftly.

He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

Psalms 147 16

He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.

He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;

Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

Psalms 147 17

He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

Psalms 147 18

He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow -- the waters flow.

He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.

Psalms 147 19

He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

Psalms 147 20

He has not done this for any nation; They don`t know his ordinances. Praise Yah! Psalm 148

He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known

them. Hallelujah!

He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them.

Praise ye Jah!

 Study Questions

The LORD is _____________________________________? 145:8,9

Who does the LORD love? 146:8
 
The understanding of the LORD is ________________? 147:5
 
Who does the LORD take pleasure in? 147:11

The World English Bible

 

Oct. 8

Galatians 5

Gal 5:1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Gal 5:2 Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Gal 5:3 Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Gal 5:4 You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

Gal 5:5 For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

Gal 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Gal 5:7 You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Gal 5:8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

Gal 5:9 A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

Gal 5:10 I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Gal 5:11 But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

Gal 5:12 I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

Gal 5:13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Gal 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Gal 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another.

Gal 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

Gal 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Gal 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

Gal 5:21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Gal 5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Gal 5:24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Gal 5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let's also walk by the Spirit.

Gal 5:26 Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

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Galatians

 

Galatians 5 1

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don`t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of

bondage.

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not

held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Galatians 5 2

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing;

Galatians 5 3

Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole

law;

Galatians 5 4

You are alienated from Christ, you desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated [from him], as many as are

justified by law; ye have fallen from grace.

ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the

grace ye fell away;

Galatians 5 5

For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

Galatians 5 6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith

working through love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith

working through love.

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision,

but faith through love working.

Galatians 5 7

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

Ye were running well; who did hinder you -- not to obey the truth?

Galatians 5 8

This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

The persuasibleness [is] not of him that calls you.

the obedience [is] not of him who is calling you!

Galatians 5 9

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;

Galatians 5 10

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

*I* have confidence as to you in [the] Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is

troubling you shall bear the guilt [of it], whosoever he may be.

I have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise

minded; and he who is troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

Galatians 5 11

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling- block of the cross has been removed.

But *I*, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the

scandal of the cross has been done away.

And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then

hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

Galatians 5 12

I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!

Galatians 5 13

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don`t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only [do] not [turn] liberty into an

opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion

to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Galatians 5 14

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

for all the law in one word is fulfilled -- in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as

thyself;`

Galatians 5 15

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don`t consume one another.

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.

Galatians 5 16

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won`t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

But I say, Walk in [the] Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh`s lust.

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

Galatians 5 17

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the

one to the other, that you may not do the things that you desire.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things

are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;

for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the

flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will --

these ye may not do;

Galatians 5 18

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

but if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.

and if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are not under law.

Galatians 5 19

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness,

licentiousness,

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom,

uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Galatians 5 20

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

Galatians 5 21

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you

beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit

God`s kingdom.

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you

before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.

Galatians 5 22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5 23

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law.

meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;

Galatians 5 24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

But they that [are] of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

and those who are Christ`s, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

Galatians 5 25

If we live by the Spirit, let`s also walk by the Spirit.

If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit.

if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;

Galatians 5 26

Let`s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

let us not become vain-glorious -- one another provoking, one another envying!

 

Study Questions

Righteousness is..? 5:5

How is the law fulfilled? 5:14

The fruit of the spirit is..? 5:22-23