Wonderful News! From Alice 3/8/16

TOMORROW (3/9/16) FRED HODGSON WILL COME HOME FROM HOSPITAL.  PRAISE THE LORD!  I HOPE HE FEEL BETTER AND WILL TAKE ME OUT TO EAT DINNER .

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRAYING!  YES  PRAISE THE LORD!!

BLESSING AND LOVE!
ALICE HODGSON

Urgent Prayer 2/25

25 Feb 2016 - Prayer Request

 

Alice Hogdson's husband, Fred:

Prayer in need: Please pray for Alice Hodgson’s husband, Fred who is having a lot of problems with ringing in his ears (tinnitus). Lots of medicine did not seems to help him. He shakes badly and is in ER. Alice and her daughter, RN do not know what to do even when they prayed and Fred prayed. So I asked her for permission for Deaf Prayer Partners Lifeline news for Fred. So please help with prayer partners’ chain for Fred Hodgson. Dorothy

 

 Kathryn McGillem's Two sons and brother-in-law:

 I need all prayers to pray for my son who has both kidneys not working. He will have to get the machine back on him to work. If not he will have to use a dialysis or Doctor will fix the kidneys. My brother-in-law, Edward Wilhite is on dialysis and he is slowly dying. 

 

Sick son - David M. Davis

Other son - Dennis R. McGillem

Brother-in-law - Edward wilhite

 

I have been praying for my sons for many years for their salvation. I don't understand why so long waiting for answer. I told my son about Jesus ... He said, "I know"... 

I don't know if he did accept Jesus in his heart. It bothers me a lot. So please pray for my son. Kathryn McGillem. 

 

 

C.V. LET US NOT FORSAKE 1/31

31 Jan 2016 - Card Verse for the Day - LET US NOT FORSAKE by Dorothy

Heb. 10:25 KJV, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together; as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

It would be good to add this in NLT, “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of His coming back again is drawing near.”

The fourth duty is to assemble together and not to forsake our assembling. Why do we, as believers need to be together? The believers are to assembly together:

·         for worship,

·         for prayer,

·         for study of God’s Word and

·         for ministry and witnessing.

Genuine (sincere and honest) believers need each other—

·         the presence,

·         to fellowship,

·         to strength one another,

·         to encourage one to another,

·         to care for each other, and

·         to love one another.

Anna, a prophetess of a great age, departed not from the temple, but served God … (Lk.2:36-37). Jesus came to Nazareth as was his custom, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read (Lk.4:16). The disciples were in the temple, praising and blessing God (Luke 24:52-53). Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer (Acts 3:1). David, the Psalmist said, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1). Here are the few examples to show how valuable the temple was to them.

     Song: We Gather Together

        By Theodore Baker, tr., Sing His Praise

1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;

He chastens and hastens His will to make known;

The wicked oppressing cease them from distressing;

Sing praises to His name; He forgets not His own.

2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,

Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning;

Thou Lord, was at our side; all glory be Thine!

3. We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader in battle,

And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be;

Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;

Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

C.V. LET US STIR UP 1/30

30 Jan 2016 - Card Verse for the Day - LET US STIR UP by Dorothy Callies

Heb. 10:24 KJV, “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” (Provoke means to stir up and to arouse to strong feeling or action.)  NCV: “Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.”

I would interpret like this: Let us stir up one another: To love and to do good works.  However I would like to use The Amplified Bible translates from Hebrews 10:24 “And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities.”

Our third duty is to stir up one another to love and to do good works. Note the word “consider.” It means to give attention to; to fix our attention upon; to give continuous care; to watch over. The Amplified Bible gave a good interpretation on Hebrews 10:24. What a great encouragement to believers!

How different the church would be—how much stronger we would be in Christ and in life—if we heeded this encouragement! And note what it is that we are to give attention to: to make sure that we are stirred up and living for Christ—that we are loving one another and doing good works. This simply means...

·         that we are thoughtful of one another.

·         that we meet one another’s needs.

·         that we strengthen one another’s weaknesses.

·         that we help one another through every trial and temptation.

Why do we need to give attention to one another? It is to make sure that none of us are slacking up—to avoid our work or duty—or stop the flow of loving one another and to keep on doing good works.  This is the duty of the new, living faith Jesus Christ has wrought for us.  It is not a dead faith. It is a faith that stirs us to action—that stirs us to live, truly live, live in love good works.

Jesus said to us: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matt.5:16). And also, “A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you…”

Song: This is My Commandment

This is my commandment that ye love one another

    that your joy may be full.

This is my commandment that ye love one another

    that your joy may be full, that your joy may be full,

    that your joy may be full.

This is my commandment that ye love one another

    that your joy may be full ….

     (Inspiring Choruses)

   

May the Lord bless you today!

C.V. LET US HOLD FAST 1/29

29 Jan 2016 - Card Verse for the day - LET US HOLD FAST by Dorothy Callies

Heb. 10:23 KJV, “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised). NCV, “Let us hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed, because we can trust God to do what He promised.”

What is profession? There are several meanings, but I choose one with Biblical meaning: a public declaring or claiming (as of a belief, faith, or opinion). To profess is to declare openly what you believe. The closest meaning would be to hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed. Confess to what belief should we hold fast (firmly fixed and loyal) to? Let us continue to study.

Our second duty is to hold fast our profession (belief) without wavering. A person who makes a true profession in Christ believes two things:

·         that Jesus Christ is our Savior from sin and death—that Jesus Christ is the perfect sacrifice for our sins—that Jesus Christ and His sacrifice covers our sins and makes it possible for God to forgive our sins.

·         that Jesus Christ is the risen Lord—that Jesus Christ is our High Priest who is seated at the right hand of God—that Jesus Christ is the perfect Mediator and Intercessor who makes us acceptable to God and presents us as perfect and sinless before God.

When we, as a person professes Christ to be our Savior and Lord, we are to hold our profession fast (firmly fixed and loyal) and we are to do it without wavering. Wavering means to go back and forth between choices; sway to and fro (cannot make up one’s mind to choose one thing).

To do it without wavering, the believer is NOT:

·         to listen to the voices of the world and return to worldly and material things.

·         to doubt that Jesus Christ died for you.

·         to doubt that Jesus Christ arose for you.

·         to listen to the voices of doubt and false teaching.

·         to let circumstances, trials, and temptations shake your faith in Christ.

Note: there is one strong reason for holding our profession fast. What is it?

·         “GOD IS FAITHFUL THAT PROMISED.”

God keeps His Word. And He is the One who has promised to let the sacrifice of Christ count as the sacrifice for our sins. God is the One who has promised to accept us in Christ—to accept us in His perfection and righteousness. God will do exactly what He has said. He is faithful. Therefore, “let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering.” We have been saved and will inherit eternal life—given the glorious privilege of living with God forever and ever in the new heavens and earth. Hallelujah! [Footnote: Some are from Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible]

Dorothy: Oh! This card verse study helps me to remember what I believe in as a Christian and to profess Jesus Christ without wavering. It feels like the Holy Spirit is building inside of me, allowing the Word of God to go deeply, enriching my soul, feeling God’s presence, healing my body, and receiving strength and energy. And I pray that the Holy Spirit will do the same with you, in Jesus’ name, amen!

Song: Lord, I Believe

Lord, I believe; Lord, I believe;

All things are possible, Lord I believe.

Lord, I believe; Lord, I believe;

All things are possible, Lord, I believe.

       (Inspiring Choruses)

C.V. LET US DRAW NEAR 1/28

28 Jan 2016 - Card Verse for the Day - LET US DRAW NEAR – by Dorothy Callies

Heb. 10:22 KJV, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”

I like to read this part of Heb. 10:19-21 which makes me appreciate Heb. 10:22 in NLT “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20) This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of His death for us.

21) “And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s people, 22) Let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trust Him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.”

These great verses tells us the most wonderful thing.  We can now know God, really know Him. We can commune and fellowship with Him and have His presence and power working in our lives.  God’s presence and power can conquer all the problems and trials and temptations of life that attack us.  The living God can be a living reality in our lives. Let us look into more study from the card verse.

Our first duty is to draw near God. Jesus Christ has opened up the way into God’s presence for us. He has taken our sins upon Himself and bore the guilt and judgment of them for us. Jesus Christ has freed us from sin, removed all of our sins. He is now ready to present us to God as being sinless and righteous.

Jesus Christ has made us acceptable to God. He has provided a new and living way into the holiest place of all, into the very presence of God Himself. Therefore, let us draw near God with our true heart. To have a true heart means be sincere, honest, and without hypocrisy. A true heart involves an attitude of gladness, freedom, and enthusiasm. 

Let us remember that “without faith, it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is …” (Heb.11:6). So let us have a “full assurance of faith” when we come into God’s presence.

Song: In Your Presence

In Your presence, in Your presence, there is peace;

    in Your presence, in Your presence, there is joy.

I will linger, I will stay in Your presence day by day

    that your likeness may be seen in me.

          By J.D. and Steven Ray Phifer, Sing His Praise

C.V. ABLE TO SUCCOR 1/27

27 Jan 2016 - ABLE TO SUCCOR - Card Verse for the Day by Dorothy C.

Hebrew 2:18 NIV, “Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted”.  KJV, “For in that He Himself hath succour them that are tempted”.

The modern dictionary use “succor” means to help, aid, relieve, assist; to be eager to help that one runs to the cry of a person. WHAT A PICTURE OF JESUS CHRIST! THE ONE (JESUS) RUNS TO THE CRY OF A PERSON. He has heard our cry in all of our suffering and pain, trial and temptation; and He has run to help and deliver us.

Just think! He has been made like us in order to feel with us and deliver us. He has become the perfect High Priest. He needed to do this in order to experience every situation, condition, and trial of man. He experienced the most humiliating experiences you can ever imagined. He experienced . . .  

·         being born to an unwed mother (Mt.1:18-19).

·         being born in a stable, the worst of conditions (Lk.2:7).

·         being born to poor parents (Lk.2:24).

·         having His life threatened as a baby (Mt.2:13).

·         being the cause of unimaginable sorrow (Mt.2:16).

·         having to be moved and shifted about as a baby (Mt.2:13).

·         being reared in a despicable place, Nazareth, (Lk.2:39).

·         having His father die during His youth (Mt.13:53-58).

·         having to support His mother and brothers and sisters (Mt.13:53-58).

·         having no home, not even a place to lay His head (Mt.8;20;Lk.9:58).

·         being hated and opposed by religionists (Mk.14:1-2).

·         being charged with insanity (Mk.3:21).

·         being charged with demon possession (Mk.3:22).

·         being opposed by His own family (Mk.3:31-32).

·         being rejected, hated, opposed by listeners (Mt.13:53-58;Lk.4:28-29).

·         being betrayed by a close friend (Mk.14:10-11,18).

·         being left alone, and forsaken by all of His friends (Mk.14:50).

·         being tried before the high court of the land on the charge of treason (Jn.18:33).

·         being executed by crucifixion, the worst possible death (Jn.19:16).

            (Outline by Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible)

And Jesus Christ suffered so much more, but the point to note is this: in each of these experiences His suffering reached the depth of humiliation.  Christ stooped to the lowest experience in every condition in order to become the Perfect Sympathizer (Savior). This is the reason He can now identify with and feel for any person’s circumstances.

 No person ever comes close to the depth of suffering and humiliation He bore. Jesus Christ can succor—help, feel for, care for, and look after—every person no matter their condition, trial, or temptation. Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in Me….I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” (John 14:1, 18).

Prayer: Oh Jesus, thank You for hearing our heart’s cry … Teach us to believe in Your Words that You will not leave us comfortless and that You will come to us, heal us, deliver us and many more. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen!

Dorothy: What impressed me? This is the most amazing small Card Verse that could turn to almost a Manna to me. I have never seen so much information about what Christ has gone through so much. It made me realize that our sufferings are small compare to what Christ has gone through. It helped me to stay on with His Word of promise that He will not leave us comfortless. He will not leave us without any comforts. He will comfort us.

So let us trust Jesus today, shall we?

Song: Jesus Took My Burden

            (Inspiring Choruses)

Yes, Jesus took my burden

            I could no longer bear;

Yes, Jesus took my burden

            in answer to my prayer;

My anxious fears subsided,

            My spirit was made strong,

For Jesus took my burden

            and left me with a song.