Tune and Prepare!

you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering, to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect, to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood.. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll... Recommended: Seeing with a God - lens The fullness of God’s nature ☆

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.” “You give them something to eat,” He told them. “We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” (For about 5,000 men were there.) Then He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.” They did so, and had them all sit down. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces. Luke 9:12-17 When Jesus multiplies He goes through the same process, taking us through the stages that lead to the movement: 1st he sets down the crowd, attenuating the stir, (Ps. 46:10) then re-orienting their...

..there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human, who gave Himself — a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time. 1Tim 2:5-6 Therefore, we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens — Jesus the Son of God. Therefore, let us approach the Throne of Grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. Heb 4:14,16 Jesus teaches us about prayer: "I have revealed Your name to the men You gave Me from the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that all things You have given to Me are from You, because the words that You gave Me, I have given them. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from You. They have believed that You sent Me. I pray for them. Jn 17:6-10 "when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father wh...

Jonathan Edwards: “We ought not to limit God where He has not limited himself!” "Expanding our Expectations of what God might do through His Church" Article by Lex Loizides There’s a somewhat tired caricature of the Reformed believer as an overly religious and narrow-minded fundamentalist. Such a person supposedly takes solace in the Sovereignty of God in light of the failure of the message he proclaims. After all, it is supposed, not many are being converted because it’s ‘not the will of God’…so goes the caricature. But actually, as we have seen already from the writing of Jonathan Edwards*, an affectionate love for the doctrines of grace not only expands our view of the majesty of God (in His transcendence), but also includes real, passionate, personal experiences of God (in His immanence, His closeness). And a Biblical view of the nature of God both as the One who graciously forgives us and as the mighty Head of the Church, will enable us...

While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people.., and presenting my plea before the LORD my God... ... Dan 9:20

(our spiritual and mental hygiene) This article is part of the "Vitalize" pack Our salvation and our adoption has been prepared in advance (Eph 1:4-6) by His love, but our lives continue to go on in this disordered, ungodly world. The Lord Jesus and his apostles take great care to maintain the hygiene of our lives. They never confuse salvation with sanctification . 2Cor 7:1 Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God. Let's start with the well-known scene: Remember that Jesus Christ washed the feet of his disciples. During supper,... Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands,... rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel t...

(When the Heaven touches the Earth) 24-7 worship & priestly service Brief outline / Short notices Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints. Ephesians 1:18 - ESV A Short Outline According to the Church History Melchizedek - Abraham - Moses - Samuel - David - Salamon - Daniel - Yeshua - Apostles -... {St. Patrick - Bobbio - Iona - Taize - HTB - IHOP - JHOP...} Notices below 3 key moments Abraham's Example Melchizedek's blessing Mount Sinai Moses' lessons Samuel the catalyst Reactions to Samuel's service King David's example Salomon's Temple - Banner over the nations Israel's declination and captivity The fulfilled plan on the Earth The apostles were taught about the Tent The Better High Priest The Royal Priesthood and its tasks Because of your servant, ...

del libro: "Autoridad" por Martyn Lloyd-Jones ... Una declaración en los Salmos dice, 'El que habita en los cielos se reirá', y yo creo que Dios a veces se ríe de la Iglesia. Nos ve dispuestos a extender nuestras manos para sostener el arca. Pensamos que sólo nosotros podemos hacerlo. Estamos muy preocupados. Celebramos nuestras conferencias y sacamos nuestras propuestas. Pero no llegan a nada. Entonces, cuando estamos completamente agotados, después de todas nuestras grandes campañas, conferencias y nuestra brillante organización, y después de que hemos gastado todo nuestro dinero, y las cosas han ido aún de mal en peor, Dios inesperadamente -en el último lugar donde jamás hubieras esperado que lo hiciera y a través de la última persona en la que hubieras pensado- derrama de repente el Espíritu. Entonces la Iglesia se eleva a un nuevo período de gloria, de poder y de influencia. Hombres y mujeres se convierten en masa, y el poder de la verdad está d...

The King's worship... King David built his own tent for the Ark of the Covenant. And he survived that... King David, the great kingdom-unifier and psalmist, lived a truly extraordinary life. He had a close relationship with God from a young age and nothing changed once he came to power. Despite the fact that the Law clearly states where and how the Holy of Holies is to be built David built his own tent for the Ark. He had a want to serve and adore the Lord of Israel. The Law also states that only the high Priest and only once on a single day may enter the presence of the Lord. David was not bothered by this either. King David had so much desire to be with the Lord, so much need to live according to His mighty heart, that he built that tent for the personal worship, for adoration, praise and honor, and {we should not forget} for the representation of his worship before the nation. He di...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones: "Autoridad" ... el problema es que siempre empezamos por nosotros mismos y nuestros esfuerzos y pedimos a Dios que los bendiga. ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que oíste a alguien orar por un aviva­miento, orar para que Dios abra las ventanas del cielo y derrame su Espíritu? ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que usted mismo oró por eso? Sugiero seriamente que estamos descuidando esto casi por completo. Somos culpables de olvidar la autoridad del Espíritu Santo. Estamos tan interesados en nosotros mismos y en nuestras propias activi­dades que nos hemos olvidado del que nos hace eficaces. Por todos los medios sigamos orando por los esfuerzos particulares, por el ministro y su predicación de cada domingo, por todas las organizaciones esenciales y por las campañas evangelísticas, si nos sentimos impulsados a tenerlas. Pero antes de todo, y después de todo, oremos y supliquemos por un reavivamiento. Cuando Dios envía un reaviva­miento, puede hacer más en...

from the book: "Authority" by Martyn Lloyd-Jones ... the trouble is that we always start with ourselves and our efforts and ask God to bless them. When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out His Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. We are so interested in ourselves and in our own activities that we have forgotten the one make us effective. By all means let us continue to pray for the particular efforts, for the minister, and his preaching every Sunday, for all essential organizations and for evangelistic campaigns, if we feel led to have them. But before it all, and after it all, let us pray and plead for revival. When God sends revival He can do more in a single day than in fifty years of all our organization. That is the verdict of sheer history which ...

By Ed Welch During my first year in seminary, I stumbled across a sentence that would deeply shape my relationships with God, those closest to me, and the people I would counsel. It was a year when Scripture appeared to me as a series of fragments. They were all good fragments, but the pieces seemed to lack coherence — and that lack of coherence could sometimes feel painful. So I was always alert to books and ideas that could help me see one story in Scripture rather than an anthology of short stories. I was reading J. Gresham Machen’s book The Christian View of Man with that in mind, and a comment caught my attention. It was something like this: as God is personal, so man is personal. Ah, here was a grand unifying principle for Machen; perhaps it would become one for me.. ... Around the same time, I read Biblical Theology by Geerhardus Vos. He wrote so well about Christ as the center of Scripture, which set me off in a direction that I am still on... Vos gav...

"a voice crying in the wilderness" What does it mean? "John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ” Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins." Before that coming .. {John} prepares us for the coming of Jesus. Before that coming, there are many pioneers/heralds: - Many times {often times} suffering comes before him and prepares the way for the coming of Jesus, on the way, as the plough-sower ploughs the field before he sows the earth. - The ground of o...

by David Guzik {audio transcript} ... maybe we can talk about some of the things that I can share a little bit of my experience or my knowledge on. If you haven't been introduced or if we haven't been introduced before: Some people know me from an online Bible commentary that I have. We call it the Enduring Word Bible commentary. It's available at the enduringword.com , some people find it helpful, and we have it translated into many languages. And a significant part of our work is continuing that translation work. On these Thursday afternoons { on the YouTube } we invite you to come and offer your questions and I'll respond to them the best I can. ... {Here’s} ... a simple question: Are Christians required to keep the Old Testament Law? And here's what we're starting from Maria{'s question}. Now, it's a little bit of a longer question for Maria, so stick with me as I read my way through her question and where she quot...

from the book: "Authority" by Martyn Lloyd-Jones ... A zsoltárok egyik kijelentése azt mondja: "Aki az egekben lakik, nevet majd" , és hiszem, hogy Isten néha nevet az Egyházon. Látja, hogy készen állunk arra, hogy kinyújtsuk a kezünket, hogy a ládát megigazítsuk {mint Uzza}. Azt hisszük, hogy egyedül mi meg tudjuk csinálni. Nagyon aggódunk. Konferenciákat tartunk és elővesszük javaslatainkat. De nem jutunk semmire. Aztán, amikor már egészen kimerültünk, minden nagyszerű kampányunk, konferenciánk és ragyogó szervezésünk után, és miután elköltöttük minden pénzünket és a dolgok még mindig rosszabbra fordulnak, Isten váratlanul - az utolsó helyen, ahol valaha is számítottál volna rá, és az utolsó emberen keresztül, akire valaha is gondoltál volna - hirtelen kiárasztja a Szent Leheletét. Ekkor az Egyház a dicsőség, a hatalom és a befolyás új korszakába emelkedik. Férfiak és nők tömegesen térnek meg, és az igazság ereje ismét rájuk száll. A Szent Szellem...