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Intro
Sunday, December 22 2024from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Have a truly great day...
Only 10 days to the year 2025
Scripture Of The Day
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3.Read The Bible In a Year
Micah 6-7; Revelation 13.Thoughts For The Day
When anger rises, think of the consequences.Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.
To take all that we are and have and hand it over to God may not be easy; but it can be done; and when it is done, the world has in it one less candidate for misery.
Motivation For The Day
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.On This Day
1715 - In Scotland, James Stuart- 'the old pretender'- lands at Peterhead to lead the doomed Jacobite Rebellion against England.1882 - First Christmas tree to be illuminated by electric lights displayed.
1891 - First asteroid discovered through astrophotography.
1895 - German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen makes the first radiograph - X-ray - a picture of his wife's hand.
1938 - A fish, identified as a coelcanth - thought to have been extinct for 65 million years- is caught by a fisherman off the coast of South Africa.
1942 - World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
1964 - First flight of the US aircraft Lockheed SR-71, reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet).
1895 - German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen makes the first radiograph - X-ray - a picture of his wife's hand.
1938 - A fish, identified as a coelcanth - thought to have been extinct for 65 million years- is caught by a fisherman off the coast of South Africa.
1942 - World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
1964 - First flight of the US aircraft Lockheed SR-71, reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet).
2018 - Tsunami hits Indonesia's Sunda Strait killing over 400 after part of the Anak Krakatoa volcano slips into the sea.
Personal Story Of The Day
Death Is Defeated...Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: Luke 24:56. References from John 20:10-18.
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus promised His disciples, 'Because I live, you also will live' (John 14:19). We will one day be resurrected to spend eternity with Him because he first loved us (1 John 4:19). Jesus' resurrection validates all of His promises and claims and guarantees that all who serve Him will also live forever.
One of the people Jesus loved was Mary Magdalene; He had done a miraculous work in her life, and she was the first person to see Him after His resurrection (Mark 16:9). Peter and John had examined the empty tomb and left, but Mary lingered behind and stood crying outside Jesus' tomb.
She had come to mourn, and now even the body of the person she loved and worshiped so fervently was gone. The appearance of two angels sitting where Jesus body had been was not enough to keep Mary from grieving.
But then Jesus Himself appeared to her. She didn't recognize Him at first, and even thought He was the gardener. All it took was for Jesus to mention her name, though, and the tears were gone. Mary wanted to touch Him out of amazement and joy, but Jesus had an assignment for her. She was the first person who could say, 'I have seen the Lord!' (v18), and Jesus wanted her to tell others the good news.
Jesus is alive from the dead and sitting at His Father's right hand in heaven. He will also return for us, and it will be soon!
When Jesus returns, we will be with Him forever in a place that He has prepared for us (John 14:3). His return will also mean the end of evil and the imprisoning of Satan and all those who oppose Christ.
But then Jesus Himself appeared to her. She didn't recognize Him at first, and even thought He was the gardener. All it took was for Jesus to mention her name, though, and the tears were gone. Mary wanted to touch Him out of amazement and joy, but Jesus had an assignment for her. She was the first person who could say, 'I have seen the Lord!' (v18), and Jesus wanted her to tell others the good news.
Jesus is alive from the dead and sitting at His Father's right hand in heaven. He will also return for us, and it will be soon!
When Jesus returns, we will be with Him forever in a place that He has prepared for us (John 14:3). His return will also mean the end of evil and the imprisoning of Satan and all those who oppose Christ.
Jokes Of The Day
A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancee to his study for a coffee. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man. "I am a Bible scholar," he replies. "A Bible scholar. Hmmm," the father says. "Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?""I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us."
"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father. "I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us."
"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?"
"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiance.
The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?" The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God.
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Several Nuns were in there second floor convent one night when a fire broke out. The Nuns took there habits off and tied them together to make a rope to get out of the building via the window.
After they were safely on the ground and out of the building, a news reporter came over to one of the Nuns and said to her, 'Weren't you afraid that the habits could have ripped or broke since they are old?'
The Nun Replied, 'No, don't you know old habits are hard to break!'
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A brunette and a politician are walking along in a park. The brunette says suddenly, "Awww, look at the dead birdie." The politician stops, looks up, and says, "Where?"
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Riddle Of The Day
Why do you always find something in the last place you look?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour?
The letter M.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
First ChoiceBut many that are first shall be last; and the last first. Mark 10:31.
References from Mark 10:17-31.
The story is told that in 1813, King Frederick William III of Prussia became seriously short of money after a series of wars. Not wanting to give in to the enemy or disappoint his people, he decided to ask the women of Prussia to give their gold and silver jewellery to be melted down for their country.
For each piece of jewellery he received, the king gave an iron cross with the inscription, 'I gave gold for iron, 1813'. The response was overwhelming, and the iron crosses became a prized possession among the women of Prussia who could show proof that they had sacrificed for their king.
Jesus said, 'Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.' (Mark 8:34). Then He asked this pointed question: 'For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?' (v36). Trading the gold of this world for the cross of Christ has eternal benefits, yet many people still struggle with what seems like a losing deal. And some, like the man in today's scriptures, walk away from Jesus clutching their gold.
Today wer'e going to talk about the cross and people Jesus loves in a different setting. The man in today's scriptures represents so many of the people Jesus came to seek and to save. He was young (Matt 19:20) and rich, but those aren't the factors that make him such a potent symbol.
Jesus said, 'Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.' (Mark 8:34). Then He asked this pointed question: 'For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?' (v36). Trading the gold of this world for the cross of Christ has eternal benefits, yet many people still struggle with what seems like a losing deal. And some, like the man in today's scriptures, walk away from Jesus clutching their gold.
Today wer'e going to talk about the cross and people Jesus loves in a different setting. The man in today's scriptures represents so many of the people Jesus came to seek and to save. He was young (Matt 19:20) and rich, but those aren't the factors that make him such a potent symbol.
He struggled with the choice all of us have to make... whether to follow Jesus and the lasting rewards He promises, or to hold on to our temporary toys and pleasures.
Mark says that Jesus loved this young man (v21). In fact, Jesus loved him so much that He offered him the only way to eternal life. All it would cost him was everything. But as Jesus acknowledged, it is hard for rich people to give up their gold and follow Him. Whether we are materially wealthy or lacking financial means, we are confronted by the same choice. Will we grasp something that we love more than Jesus Christ?
Selling everything we have is not a prerequisite for salvation or discipleship. Jesus required it of the rich young man because He knew that his money was keeping him from following him.
We may have possessions, but the key is whether they have us. Our attitude needs to be the same as Peter's: 'We have left everything to follow you!' (v28). Are you holding on to something that may be hindering your walk in the Lord? Offer it to Him today with a humble heart.
Mark says that Jesus loved this young man (v21). In fact, Jesus loved him so much that He offered him the only way to eternal life. All it would cost him was everything. But as Jesus acknowledged, it is hard for rich people to give up their gold and follow Him. Whether we are materially wealthy or lacking financial means, we are confronted by the same choice. Will we grasp something that we love more than Jesus Christ?
Selling everything we have is not a prerequisite for salvation or discipleship. Jesus required it of the rich young man because He knew that his money was keeping him from following him.
We may have possessions, but the key is whether they have us. Our attitude needs to be the same as Peter's: 'We have left everything to follow you!' (v28). Are you holding on to something that may be hindering your walk in the Lord? Offer it to Him today with a humble heart.
And It Was Night
He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. John 13:30.
Treachery blossomed as the new covenant was being instituted by the breaking of the bread. The heart of mankind was revealed. Judas made a choice, a wrong choice. Until now, he might have repented; he could have fled from sin and resisted it. The devil spares no one. He shot his arrow even in this most holy, glorious and fateful moment. But the ground already had been prepared.
Perhaps Judas was hurt because Peter received more attention. Perhaps he was irritated because he was unable to control the unpredictable Jesus. Perhaps he was upset that his mental expectation of the Messiah had not been fulfilled. Perhaps he was jealous because of Jesus' fellowship with John.
He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. John 13:30.
Treachery blossomed as the new covenant was being instituted by the breaking of the bread. The heart of mankind was revealed. Judas made a choice, a wrong choice. Until now, he might have repented; he could have fled from sin and resisted it. The devil spares no one. He shot his arrow even in this most holy, glorious and fateful moment. But the ground already had been prepared.
Perhaps Judas was hurt because Peter received more attention. Perhaps he was irritated because he was unable to control the unpredictable Jesus. Perhaps he was upset that his mental expectation of the Messiah had not been fulfilled. Perhaps he was jealous because of Jesus' fellowship with John.
His hands were stained with greed. He had stolen from the very treasury over which he was responsible. He simply did not want to repent any longer.
He could no longer cope with the pressure. The foundation Jesus had laid was torn up and Judas' wounded feelings led him astray. The selfishness, which always had been there, thrived. It is a wonder how Jesus put up with three years of Judas' intrigue and deception. Jesus had prayed for him and, time and time again, offered him the possibility to humble himself, to repent and abandon his selfish ways.
He could no longer cope with the pressure. The foundation Jesus had laid was torn up and Judas' wounded feelings led him astray. The selfishness, which always had been there, thrived. It is a wonder how Jesus put up with three years of Judas' intrigue and deception. Jesus had prayed for him and, time and time again, offered him the possibility to humble himself, to repent and abandon his selfish ways.
Now he faced the final decision.
Jesus himself offered the piece of bread to Judas. Would he receive it? Only he and Jesus understood. Up to the final moment, Judas performed, 'master, is it I?' (Matthew 26:25). Devious and evasive to the bitter end, he hardheartedly took the bread in a vain, confused attempt to somehow succeed. And then the door is opened, and the pleasures of Satan's world gets the better of him.
Jesus himself offered the piece of bread to Judas. Would he receive it? Only he and Jesus understood. Up to the final moment, Judas performed, 'master, is it I?' (Matthew 26:25). Devious and evasive to the bitter end, he hardheartedly took the bread in a vain, confused attempt to somehow succeed. And then the door is opened, and the pleasures of Satan's world gets the better of him.
He is no longer able to remain in the presence of Jesus. He goes out, and it is night.
Facts Of The Day
In 1894, A. G. Spalding & Bros. in Chicopee, Massachusetts invented the first official basketball. The first balls were made of panels of leather that were stitched together over a rubber bladder.
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