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This song is called “Like a Lion” by the David Crowder Band. It’s all about the fact that God is still alive.

My God’s not dead!

He’s surely alive!

He’s living on the inside,

roaring like a Lion!

Yeah, this song is awesome.

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This week’s missionary focus is on a husband and wife whom are directors of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) at Oklahoma University (OU). The BCM on a college campus is a great place to meet other Christians and hang out. It’s also a great place to go to strengthen your faith.

Here’s their prayer request from the NAMB website:

John serves with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the University of Oklahoma. Ask that God pour out His spirit on the campus and that we see more and more students come to faith in Christ. Pray that those students who are already believers might grow in boldness and faith to become disciplemakers themselves. Pray also that our staff will have wisdom as we train students to walk with Jesus and live intentionally for the glory of God.

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2 Samuel 24

An epilogue, a summary, of David’s life. David’s life covers many aspects of the struggles we all face.

7 principles to draw from 2 Samuel 24:

1. Powerful spiritual forces are at work to entice you to sin (2 Samuel 24:1). … Compare to 1 Chronicles 21:1 … Did God or Satan persuade David to take a census that was against God’s plans will? James 1:13 says that God does not tempt. Satan tempts. Therefore, it would make more sense to believe that Satan was behind it all. But why are the two accounts different? Perhaps God simply allowed Satan to do so, and then used it to teach David a lesson. … Be alert and have self control. Be aware of the spiritual battle that is going on around you.
2. When you are determined to do what you want, you often ignore wise counsel (2 Samuel 24:2-4). … What makes the census wrong: Motive or method? Perhaps the census was not good in God’s eyes because it not follow the rules in Exodus 30:12. … David received great advice, but it was as if he had blinders on; he refused to see the wisdom of the counsel that was presented to him.
3. If you have a right relationship with God, your conscience will convict you when you sin (2 Samuel 24:8-10). … The blinders came off after the fact. David realised he did something wrong after carrying out the census. Your conscience is not infallible, so you need to make sure it is Biblical conviction. … Some Christians have a deadened conscience; it doesn’t always speak up like it should, probably due to being ignored in the past.
4. When you sin, confess your sin to God (2 Samuel 24:10). … David wasn’t a great man solely because of his accomplishments, but he was a great man because he knew what to do with his sins; he confessed them to God and asked for forgiveness.
5. Your choices have consequences in the lives of other people after you repent (2 Samuel 24:11-15). … There are always consequences. Some choices could affect generations. Some choices affect mass populations.
6. God’s grace is greater than our sin (2 Samuel 24:16). … God would have been just in destroying Jerusalem, but He stopped. God had mercy on them.
7. There must be blood sacrifice to atone for sin (2 Samuel 24:17-18; 24-25). … Temporary atonement in the sacrifice of the burnt offerings. … Full atonement has been established in Jesus Christ, who died for our sins, once and for all (1 Peter 3:18). … Mt. Moria is where God told Abraham sacrifice Isaac (but then provided a ram to take Isaac’s place). The threshing floor in 2 Samuel 24, where David offered a sacrifice to God, is also located on Mt. Moria. This is also where Solomon built the temple (2 Chronicles 3:1.). However, this is not where Jesus died. Why? Hebrews 13:11-14 says Jesus died outside the cities, where the bodies of the blood sacrifices were burned.

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This song is “Unreachable” by Dara Maclean. … Nobody is out of the reach of God’s mercy and grace. All you have to do is take His hand. It’s right there in front of you.

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Gordon is a chaplain in the army. He requests prayer so that he and his fellow chaplains can help the troops when they need it and to allow them to experience God in all circumstances. … Perhaps we should pray for his wife too. A minister’s wife is very influential in their walk with God and teachings.

Here’s Gordon’s prayer request from the NAMB website.

Gordon is the new command chaplain working with the Army. Please pray for me and my fellow Army chaplains as we minister to our units and the greater military community stationed throughout the world. Pray for discernment to see past the surface issues and the ability to understand the deeper needs of those who seek our counsel. Ask that the spirit move through us so that those we serve can experience God’s life changing presence.

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Scott, our youth minister did the sermon today because our regular pastor is on a much deserved vacation. …. Scott did a great job though. I’ve enjoyed watching him progress as a youth minister and preacher.

We rewound a little in the Year of the Bible to Job.

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Job 1:13-22

The image of the perfect family (Job 1:1-5)

1. Job was a moral man (Job 1:1). … Free of guilt, but not free of sin.
2. Job was a family man (Job 1:2).
3. Job was a wealthy man (Job 1:3).
4. Job was a blessed man (Job 1:4).
5. Job was a spiritual man (Job 1:5).

The sorrow of a devastated family (Job 1:13-19, 20-22; 2:7-10)

Job was attacked in three areas:

1. Personally (Job 1:13-19) … Job must have been thinking, “What else could go wrong? When it rains, it pours.”
2. Physically (Job 2:7-8) … Job’s health went away and he had sores all over.
3. Psychologically (Job 2:9-10) … Even Job’s wife turned against him. That must have made it even harder for Job to face his troubles.

The recovery of a godly family (Job 1:13-19, 20-22; 2:7-10)

Five principles to apply to our family’s life:

1. The principle of preparation (Matthew 7:24-27) … Prepare your family for troubling times. Build your house on the rock that is Christ, which will endure the storms of life.
2. The principle of submission (1 Peter 5:6-7) … Submit to God. Be humble before Him. We make bad decisions when we get away from God and try to do things without Him. … Not everyone cares about your problems, but God does. He’s a great listener. Submit your problems, tell your troubles, to God.
3. The principle of supplication (Philippians 4:6-7) … Take your troubles, your issues, to God. Pray about them. Let God be your personal adviser.
4. The principle of direction (Proverbs 3:5-6) … Trust in God to lead the family. … I’m reminded of a song here; it’s “Lead Me” by Sanctus Real.
5. The principle of restoration (Job 42:10-13) … There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Not every restoration will be to the same degree as Jobs, perhaps it won’t even come while you are on this planet, but it will come.

God can help your family weather the storms of life.

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According to the YouTube description, this was originally a hymn written in 1907. … Casting Crowns has done a great job with their version of “Joyful, Joyful”.

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Haley works with schools in East Tennessee to start a school organization called “First Priority”. This is a student-led organization that meets weekly or monthly depending what the student leaders decide for their school. The goal is to make campus missionaries out of the Christians who attend and to reach the hearts of non-believers. Learn more at their website.

Here’s Haley’s prayer request as posted on the NAMB website:

Haley is a missionary working with First Priority Ministries in Tennessee. This semester saw several new student leaders launching First Priority ministries on their high school campuses in East Tennessee. Please be in prayer as they work to establish these student-led, evangelistic ministries to reach their schools for Christ. Ask that God empower the student leaders and open the hearts and minds of their student bodies to receive the gospel. Pray that God would raise up churches around each campus to come alongside these students as they become campus missionaries.

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2 Samuel 7:5-16

2 Samuel 7 could be the most important chapter in the Old Testament, certainly in the life of David.

Nine of the most important chapters in the Old Testament
Genesis 1
Genesis 3
Genesis 12
Exodus 20
Deuteronomy 6
2 Samuel 7
Psalm 110
Isaiah 53
Jeremiah 31

David wanted to build a house (temple) for God, but God said He would build a house (dynasty) for David (2 Samuel 7:5-11).

God promises the throne of David’s kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16). … God promises that one David’s descendants will be a son to Him. … Psalm 89:28-37 shows that God’s promise to keep a descendant of David on the throne contains a conditional promise inside an unconditional promise. If David’s descendants stray from God, they will be punished. … In Jeremiah 33:15-17, God let’s His people know that He intends on keeping His promise to David.

This prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:30-33; Revelation 11:15; 22:16). … Jesus, a descendant of David, will sit on the throne forever and ever. … Whether you profess faith in Jesus and recognize Him as King or not, He’s still King! … The Bible can be trusted. This prophecy of Jesus was a bold prediction that has come true. … The only thing that lasts forever. … It’s ALL about Jesus.

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The song “Our God” by Chris Tomlin is pretty awesome. The video is Chris Tomlin performing at Passion 2010. … Our God is pretty amazing.

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