Luke Chapter 23
by Dion Todd October 5th, 2015
Luke Chapter 23
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Luke 23 Outline:
23:01-05 Jesus appears before Pilate.23:06-12 Jesus appears before Herod.23:13-25 Jesus is sentenced.23:25-26 Simon carries the cross.23:27-31 The daughters of Jerusalem.23:32-38 The crucifixion.23:39-43 The penitent thief.23:44-49 The death of Jesus.23:50-56 The burial of Jesus.
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Nailed It
by Dion Todd October 5th, 2015
He said to Jesus, 'Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' Jesus said to him, 'Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.' Luke 23:42 WEBThree men were stripped naked, beaten, nailed to a cross and lifted up for all to see and mock. Two of the men were condemned thieves; the other was Jesus. While they struggled to breath, one of the thieves railed against Jesus and seemed...
Cheating Heart
by Dion Todd October 3rd, 2015
Yahweh said to me, 'Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.' So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley. I said to her, 'You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man....
The Lost One
by Dion Todd October 2nd, 2015
He told them this parable. 'Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.' Luke 15:3 WEBJesus told this parable about a man that had one-hundred sheep, but one of them got lost. It was a part of His flock at...
We are well in Jesus
by Jeffrey Smith October 1st, 2015
Ecclesiastes 11:10: So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless. With Jesus we are well. We are always well. We have the assurance that we are well. Whether we are old, young, an athlete or a mathlete, we are well. Poverty of the soul, poverty in all forms including sickness was punished in the body of Jesus well before we have...
Break free
by Jeffrey Smith September 29th, 2015
1 Corinthians 7:20-24: Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. You were bought at...
Luke Chapter 22
by Dion Todd September 29th, 2015
Luke Chapter 22
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Luke 22 Outline:
22:01-06 The betrayal.22:07-13 Preparations for the passover.22:14-20 The last supper.22:21-23 Jesus’ prophecy of the betrayal.22:24-27 Who is the greatest.22:28-30 Twelve thrones.22:31-34 Jesus prophesies about Peter’s denial.22:35-38 The two swords.22:39-46 The agony.22:47-54 The arrest.22:54-62...
Search Jesus
by Jeffrey Smith September 25th, 2015
Ecclesiastes 7: 29: This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes. When we all were born we were innocent, free from any preconceived notion about the world. We were made from love and made to love. We all were made upright in the truth through God our Father and through the perfect love of Jesus Christ.As we go through life, our environment, our influences,...
The Spirit
by Jeffrey Smith September 23rd, 2015
Luke 4:18-21: The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lords favor.Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened to him, and...
Luke Chapter 21
by Dion Todd September 21st, 2015
Luke Chapter 21
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Luke 21 Outline:
21:01-04 The widows gift.21:05-07 Not one stone upon another.21:08-11 The conflict of nations.21:12-19 Persecution.21:20-24 The destruction of Jerusalem.21:25-28 The coming of the Son of man.21:29-33 The fig tree.21:34-36 Be ready for His return.21:37-38 Teaching in the temple.
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No more fear
by Jeffrey Smith September 18th, 2015
Psalm 91:5-6: You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, not the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. The Lord is pretty clear here about His protection. There is really nothing He leaves out. We have protection at night, and in darkness, in the day, and further at midday. So we know that when it comes to fear the time of day has...
Send Someone Else
by Dion Todd September 18th, 2015
Moses said to Yahweh, 'Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.' Yahweh said to him, 'Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.' He said, 'Oh, Lord, please send someone...
Under Your wing
by Jeffrey Smith September 17th, 2015
Psalm 91:4: He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. If you’ve ever seen a baby eagle then you know they look nothing like the strong, proud, powerful hunter they hope to grow up to be. When they are babies they don’t even really resemble the symbol for American freedom. They are so vulnerable and defenseless....
I Will See The Goodness of God
by Dion Todd September 17th, 2015
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. Psalms 27:13 WEBDavid was now a wanted man and on the run for his life. Once a hero in the eyes of the people, the ones that he had trusted now sought to kill him. He was on the run when he wrote Psalm 27, either from Saul when...
Can't You See?
by Dion Todd September 16th, 2015
They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them. He charged them, saying, 'Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.' They reasoned with one another, saying, 'It's because we have no bread.' Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, 'Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is...
Luke Chapter 20
by Dion Todd September 14th, 2015
Luke Chapter 20
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Luke 20 Outline:
20:01-08 The authority of Jesus is questioned. 20:09-18 The parable of the wicked farmers. 20:19-26 Paying tribute to Caesar. 20:27-40 The seven brothers. 20:41-44 David’s Son. 20:45-47 A warning against the scribes.
Fun Facts:The Pharisees and the Sadducees were two opposing religious factions,...
Tick Tock
by Dion Todd September 14th, 2015
Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.' Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Genesis 41:44 WEBGod gave Joseph two dreams...
Bring The Breakthrough
by Dion Todd September 11th, 2015
Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are on you. All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 2 Chronicles 20:12 WEBWhile under the reign of Jehoshaphat, Judah began to have a small revival and returned to the Lord for a season. Then the Ammonites and...
Knowing Right, but Living Wrong
by Dion Todd September 9th, 2015
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. Jonah 1:1 WEBThe word of the Lord came to Jonah to go and preach to Nineveh, but Jonah fled in the opposite direction. When God told him to go to Nineveh, Jonah went...
The Long Cold Winter
by Dion Todd September 8th, 2015
For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesnt return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:10 WEBAfter the long...
Luke Chapter 19
by Dion Todd September 8th, 2015
Luke Chapter 19
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Luke 19 Outline:
19:01-10 Zacchaeus.19:11-27 The parable of the ten minas.19:28-40 The approach to Jerusalem in triumph.19:41-44 The lament over Jerusalem.19:45-46 The cleansing of the temple.19:47-48 Teaching in the temple.
Fun Facts:— The mina coin (pound) was worth about one hundred days wages for common...
The Key Master
by Dion Todd September 7th, 2015
To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things: I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didnt deny my name. Revelation 3:7 WEBI grew up as an outcast, the...
Giving - The Key to The Cell Door
by Dion Todd September 4th, 2015
Giving - The Key to The Cell Door
To discuss giving is almost taboo today because some of God’s people have abused their position and lived in excess, but I see so many people every day bound by poverty, and my heart goes out to them. We have lived there ourselves, and we see the heart wrenching prayer requests and emails that come in. There is such a financial need in the body of Christ. I...
Safety in all situations
by Jeffrey Smith September 2nd, 2015
Psalm 91:3: Surely he will save you from the fowlers snare and from the deadly pestilence. When we trust in God the Father, we can be confident in the knowledge that we will be safe in all conditions. A fowler is someone who hunts birds. He stalks and sets traps with the intent of catching and destroying the bird. Why did the Holy Spirit specifically point out a fowlers snare? Because birds are free....
RHM September 2015 Newsletter
by Dion Todd September 1st, 2015
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts...
Fortress
by Jeffrey Smith September 1st, 2015
Psalm 91:2: I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Declare today that God is your protection. God the Father is our fortification. He surrounds us when we declare who we are in Him.
When I was a child growing up in Northern New York State we would get so much snow. The snow would pile so high in our cul-de-sac that the snow banks would be at the same height...
Luke Chapter 18
by Dion Todd September 1st, 2015
Luke Chapter 18
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Luke 18 Outline:
18:01-08 The unjust judge.18:09-14 The Pharisee and the publican.18:15-17 Jesus and the children.18:18-30 The rich young ruler.18:31-34 Another prophecy of the coming crucifixion.18:35-43 A blind man receives his sight.
Fun Facts:— The young rich man was also a ruler in the kingdom. —...
Not alone
by Jeffrey Smith August 31st, 2015
Psalm 91:1: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty In this life, there are many times when we can feel alone facing large circumstances. I have had times when I had to face major concerns and I always felt like nobody was there to support me. When my Dad was ill and laying in the ICU unit of Johns Hopkins, I had to come face to face with his mortality,...
The Placebo Replacement
by Dion Todd August 31st, 2015
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good;...
Birds, Bees, Flowers And Trees
by Dion Todd August 29th, 2015
See the birds of the sky, that they dont sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Arent you of much more value than they? Which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to the measure of his life?Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They dont toil, neither do they spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon in all...