1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large.5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
(Emphasis add)
An here’s a pretty awesome video telling the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection with Twitter (Thank you Igniter Media).
From now on I’m going to try to do a review every week. I’ll try to point out anything that the Word Keeper posted on here as well as Twitter and Facebook.
The first Missionary Monday on Word Keeper! The featured missionary was Sean Simonton, who is planting churches and training pastors in New Hampshire. … I thought it was pretty awesome that he commented on the post.
The #YearOfTheBible scripture was 1 Samuel 4 – 8…. Don’t mess with God. You’ll regret it. And God is a better king than any man.
Tuesday:
The #YearOfTheBible reading was 1 Samuel 9 – 12 … Samuel, the last prophet, transfers power to Saul, the first king of Israel.
Today is the day we remember our Savior dying on the cross for our sins.
I’ve posted this video before from Godtube, but Godtube has gone through a lot since then and the video is no longer showing up on here. So, here it is again! It’s a very simple video.
The song “No Not One” was co-written by Brandon Heath and Christy Nockels. I hear Brandon Heath on the radio more, so I chose to get the song where Christy Nockels is singing. It’s an awesome song.
I think it’s time to add another segment to the Word Keeper blog posts. So, on Mondays I will be posting about a missionary or missionaries that need prayer.
This week’s is taken from the North American Mission Board’s prayer request page.
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Our inaugural missionary is Sean Simonton in New Hampshire.
Sean is a church planting catalyst working with the New Hampshire Baptist Association. Please pray for the churches of New Hampshire as they carry the gospel with boldness to the 1.3 million lost living in our state. Pray for God’s favor as we seek to follow the Lord this year in planting four churches and establishing a pastor and planter training center in our association. Our goal is to train and equip indigenous leaders to serve and save the people of New Hampshire.
This week, we took a break from the Year of the Bible sermons for the Lord’s Supper and to look at the days in Jesus’ life leading up top His death and Resurrection.
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Planned before the Creation. God unfolded it before the entire universe. From Sunday to Sunday, 8 days that changed the world forever. … The last week of Jesus’ life on Earth.
Sunday: Jesus declared Himself to be the Messiah (Mark 11:1-11). … He rode to Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling a prophecy. He got the treatment He deserved for once in His life. He was treated as a king.
Monday: Jesus demonstrated His authority as the Messiah (Mark 11-12-19). … Jesus was hungry and saw a fig tree with no figs in fig season, so He cursed it (this may have been a symbol of Israel’s lack of spiritual fruit) … Then He went to the temple and tossed the merchants’ tables over. The plot to kill Jesus begun.
Tuesday: Jesus confounded His enemies and taught His disciples (Mark 11:20-14:11). … This is the day with the most recorded events in Jesus’ life. … The fig tree was withered when He and the disciples went back to Jerusalem. … His enemies attacked Him with questions about religion and politics. … Jesus answered and then returned the favor. He asked questions they couldn’t really answer … Jesus taught His disciples with parables. … Jesus foretells His death and Mary pours her perfume on His feet. Judas plotted to betray Jesus.
Wednesday: Jesus rested (?). … We’re not really sure what happened on this day, but we assume he rested.
Thursday: Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper (Mark 14:12-72). … They made all the preparations and gathered to eat. The disciples argued about who was better. Jesus set an example of servant-leadership by washing their feet and identified the one who would betray Him. … Then they all went to Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus prayed. … Judas arrived and betrayed Jesus.
Friday: Jesus died on the cross (Mark 14:1-47). … Jesus was put on trial and then beaten beyond recognition. He was nailed to a wooden cross around. … 12 noon: the sky went dark, mourning its creator’s impending death. Jesus lasted about 3 more hours. … He was buried in the evening.
Saturday: Jesus’ body was in the tomb.
Sunday: Jesus rose from the dead (Mark 16:1-8). … Mary and Mary went to anoint Jesus’ body, but when they arrived at the tomb, the rock was rolled away and Jesus’ body was Gone! An angel of the Lord told them Jesus had risen! They ran and spread the news to the disciples. … The greatest day in history. … When our pastor used the phrase, “the greatest day in history,” it reminded me of one of my all-time favorite songs called “Happy Day” by Tim Hughes, it’s also known as “The Greatest Day in History”. The video is awesome too!
This weeks song is a few years old, but it’s a great song called “Big House” by Audio Adrenaline. The song is about being in God’s House in Heaven, our Father’s House. … Maybe I’ll see you there someday.
The video quality isn’t too good, but it’s a cool song.
Begins with the death of Joshua. This is a transitional time for Israel. Unforutanately, theis new generation did not God or what God had done for their people (2:10). Then they forsook God and worshiped the gods of the people who lived in the land (2:12-13).
Israel broke the covenant by worshiping idols. God allowed some of their enemies to remain in the land to test them (Judges 1-2). .. Three commands for the Israelites when conquering the Promised Land are in Deuteronomy 7:1-5 – 1) Destroy them totally, 2) Do not intermarry, 3) Destroy all their idols and don’t worship their Gods … Let’s see how they did. Judges 3:5-6 shows that they broke all three commands. … -
God raised up judges to deliver Israel (Judges 3-16) The cycle is repeated 12 times in 300 years. The cycle is like a merry-go-round that you don’t want to ride! … Where is America in the cycle? … Where are you, personally, in the cycle? Have you distanced yourself from Lord? Are you going through some hard times? Cry out to the Lord! Only He can reaise up a deliverer and bring you back to Him. … The best thing is not get on the merry-go-round to begin with, but if you’re already there, then once you get back around to God, get off and walk with Him! -
Thes cylces led to a time of spiritual confusion and moral decay (Judges 17-21). … There’s no leadership or moral compass.
I was at a clogging convention with the Heaven Bound Cloggers, so I wasn’t at church to take notes, but Ms. Cookie was nice enough to send me her notes to post on Word Keeper. Thank you Ms. Cookie!
This week, we take a break from the through the Bible series and focus on giving.
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2 Corinthians 8:1-11
A major focus of Paul’s third missionary journey was an offering he was collecting for the church in Jerusalem (Romans 15:25-27). … This was a 2 year campaign of taking offerings from the Macedonia and Achaia churches in Greece to help the poorer church in Jerusalem. They considered it a blessing to share their material possessions with the Jews because they had been blessed spiritually. If you have been blessed spiritually you should give financially.
Paul told the Corinthians how to give to this offering (1 Corinthians 16:1-12).
Give consistently. You will become generous when your giving becomes a habit or a pattern.
Give proportionately. Give a % according to your income. We don’t all make the same so we can’t all give the same.
The Corinthian church was having problems and had stopped giving so Paul wrote to them again in 2 Corinthians.
Five principles that will help you become a generous person:
Don’t wait until you become prosperous to become generous. (2 Corinthians 8:1-3). … Having more money will not make you a better giver. Poor people usually give the most. Paul used the Macedonian church as a role model, the poor Christians gave generously out of their poverty.
View it as a privilege to share in God’s work (2 Corinthians 8:4). … The Macedonian church begged to be able to give to help out the church in Jerusalem. It is a privilege to be able to be a part of reaching people for God.
Give yourself to the Lord first (2 Corinthians 8:5-6). … Give yourself to the Lord before you give money to the Lord. V.6 Titus was the Stewardship Campaign Coordinator.
View your growth in giving as a tangible indicator of your spiritual health (2 Corinthians 8:7-8). … The Corinthian church was proud of their talents and gifts. Paul told them he was not commanding them to give; he was testing the sincerity of their love by comparing it to the earnestness of others.
Consider what Jesus has given you (2 Corinthians 8:9). … Now Finish the Work! This is the theme verse for our new 3 year building campaign which will start June 3rd. (For anyone who doesn’t go to our church, we are about to embark on another financial campaign to help finish construction of our new building.)
After every service we give everyone a chance to give in two ways. First, we ask you to give yourself to the Lord; by accepting Jesus, baptism and/or joining our church. Second, we give everyone the chance to give an offering to help support the Kingdom.
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