The Faith of Christians, Churches, and Nations Can Be Tested and Doubts Arise in Today’s World; However, God Is Faithful and Will Not Forsake You

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The Faith of Christians, Churches, and Nations Can Be Tested and Doubts Arise in Today’s World; However, God Is Faithful and Will Not Forsake You

MESSAGE SUMMARY: God will never leave you or forsake you. Even when difficulties arise and you are tempted to walk away from your faith, God will not leave you. When you are tempted to doubt God, remember that God is faithful. When the Apostles questioned Jesus about faith and prayer, Jesus told the Apostles, in Mathew 21:21-22, that your faith is powerful and that God will respond to your faith: “And Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.’”. Hold, unswervingly, to the hope and faith you profess because God, who promised us, is faithful. While you are endeavoring to hold onto your faith in God and Jesus’ Gospel, you need to always remember the faithfulness of God, even in those times in which you may be doubting or questioning your faith. Do not give up your faith!

TODAY’S PRAYER: Lord, fill me with the simple trust that even out of the most awful evil around me, you are able to bring great good — for me, for others, and for your great glory. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 91). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that because I am in Jesus Christ, I will seek God’s perspective on my situation. For I know that in all things God works together for good to those of us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. From Romans 8:28

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Psalms 91:1-10; Mathew 28:16-20; Mathew 6:25-34; Psalms 18b:11-20.

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THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon: “Essentials Part 3 – Incomplete Finished Work” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/

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The Faith of Christians, Churches, and Nations Can Be Tested and Doubts Arise in Today’s World; However, God Is Faithful and Will Not Forsake You

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The Faith of Christians, Churches, and Nations Can Be Tested and Doubts Arise in Today’s World; However, God Is Faithful and Will Not Forsake You

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Psalms 91:1-10; Mathew 28:16-20; Mathew 6:25-34; Psalms 18b:11-20.

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God Is Your Heavenly Father; and You Can Speak to Him, in Prayer, as if He Were Your Earthly Father 1:00

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God Is Your Heavenly Father; and You Can Speak to Him, in Prayer, as if He Were Your Earthly Father MESSAGE SUMMARY : God is your Heavenly Father and the Creator of the Universe; however, you can talk to Him as your father, and remember that He loves you . Imagine climbing up into His lap and imagine Him wrapping His arms around you – He is God your loving father. As God tells you in 2 Samuel 7:14-15 : “ I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you .". You need to start talking to God as the best dad there could ever be. Talk to Him about your life; your concerns; and your needs . You need to ask God for His counsel, and you need to ask Him questions regarding His will for your life. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, you know how difficult it is for me to be in silence before you. At times it feels almost impossible, given the demands, distractions, and noise all around me. I invite you to lead me to a quiet, silent place before you — to a place where I can hear you as Elijah did. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 123). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Lust . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Perfect Provision . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 6:7-15; Colossians 1:2-3;2 Corinthians 6:18; Psalms 69a:1-12 . WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 3 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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The Messenger of the {New} Covenant {Jesus} Is Coming – Is He Coming to Purify You or to Judge You? 1:00

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The Messenger of the {New} Covenant {Jesus} Is Coming – Is He Coming to Purify You or to Judge You? MESSAGE SUMMARY : The people, in God’s Judgment articulated in Malachi 3:5, are the people of God. These people are not the unbelievers; these are the people that say they are following God . Malachi 3:5 , articulates those transgressions, including the absence of a “ fear of the lord ”, in which God: “ will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts .” To this end, Paul reminds us again in Romans 2:4-5 of a pathway to or away from God’s Judgment : “ Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed .". Additionally, in Proverbs 1:7 we find that the “ fear of the Lord ” provides us with “ wisdom ”. On the other hand and in the absence of our “ fear of the Lord ”, Proverbs 1:7 tells us that we are “foolish”: “ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction .”. The messenger of the Covenant is coming – He is coming to either purify you or to judge you . TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, I confess that when difficulties and trials come into my life, large or small, I mostly grumble and complain. I realize the trials James talks about are not necessarily “walls,” but they are difficult to bear, nonetheless. Fill me with such a vision of a transformed life, O God, that I might actually consider it “pure joy” when you bring trials my way. I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. T ODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, Nothing compares with knowing Jesus (Philippians 2:14). “ I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” . (Philippians 4:14). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Exodus 19:5-6; Romans 11:25-32; Mark 14:22-25 ; Psalms 67b:13-24 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 3 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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No Matter How Deep Your Hole, that You have Dug for Yourself, You Can Call on God the Creator of the Universe for Help 1:00

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No Matter How Deep Your Hole, that You have Dug for Yourself, You Can Call on God the Creator of the Universe for Help MESSAGE SUMMARY: Prayer is your conduit for communion with God . Through prayer, you are in God’s Presence; and you can invite His help in your life’s situations. The best way to learn how to have this communion with God is to just do it and use your normal conversational words; however, the words of Scripture are powerful and work strongly. Just pray with your heart in conversation with God . Jonah, in Jonah 2:1-2, models for us that no matter how deep our situational hole, which we have dug for ourselves, we can call on God the Creator of the Universe for help : “ Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying, ‘I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice .’". TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I now take a deep breath and stop. So often I miss your hand and gifts in my life because I am preoccupied and anxious. Grant me the power to pause each day and each week to simply rest in your arms of love. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 132). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Anxiety . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Peace . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John 14:13; Jonah 1:1-2; Jonah 2:2-10; Psalms 68c:25-35. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 3 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Are You a Part of What God Is Doing in Our Country Today? Do You Seek God’s Presence in Your Life? 1:00

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Are You a Part of What God Is Doing in Our Country Today? Do You Seek God’s Presence in Your Life? MESSAGE SUMMARY : Can you tell what God is up to in the World, in our time, in our church, and in America? Are you a part of what God is doing in the world today, or are you just reacting to what God is doing, thereby, creating conflict and division? Psalms 105 reminds you of God’s power in the world if you do seek His presence in your life: “ Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered .". On the other hand, Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 1:9 , warns you of the implications for not including the presence of Jesus in your worldly considerations: “ They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might .”. While the Lord is leading, and directing, it seems that we are wrapped up in our agenda and our way of doing things; therefore, we miss God’s presence; and we miss the Holy Spirit in our lives. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, everything in me resists following you into the garden of Gethsemane to fall on my face to the ground before you. Grant me the courage to follow you all the way to the cross, whatever that might mean for my life. And then, by your grace, lead me to resurrection life and power. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 100). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Loneliness . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Presence . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 5:6; Matthew 5:10; Psalms 112:1-6 ; Psalms 119b:13-24 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 3 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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At Jesus’ Crucifixion and Death, the “Temple Veil” Was Torn; After Jesus Easter Resurrection, You Now Pray Directly with God 1:02

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At Jesus’ Crucifixion and Death, the “Temple Veil” Was Torn; After Jesus Easter Resurrection, You Now Pray Directly with God MESSAGE SUMMARY : Think about the magnitude of your direct and personal access to God that your prayers give you, through Jesus, if you will only pray . Before Jesus, ordinary people did not have direct access to God, through the Throne Room of God, with a direct personal relationship with God. In Old Testament times, people would come to the priests; and the priest would offer up a sacrifice on behalf of the people. The priests, and not the people, were communing directly with God. On Good Friday and at Jesus death on the cross, the “Temple Veil” was torn from top to bottom (i.e. “Temple Vail” was a large, very thick, and very heavy barrier that divided that portion of the Temple accessible by those wishing to sacrifice for prayer and the “Holy of Holies” where the only the High Priest could meet with God and pray on behalf of the people of God.). At Jesus Resurrection, no longer was an intermediary (e.g., a Priest) required for direct prayer with God by the people in Christ (i.e. Jesus Followers ). Because Jesus created a New Covenant relationship with His followers, now your prayers are in direct communion with God, the Creator of the Universe. Everyone, who is in Christ , may have access to the Throne Room of God in the name of Jesus. What a privilege this direct access to God is for those who are in Christ . The author of Hebrews, in Hebrews 4:16 , tells Jesus Followers that, because of the Gospel, you have direct access to God’s “throne of Grace” for your needs: “ Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need .". TODAY’S PRAYER : Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FORGIVEN . If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Philippians 4:1-13; John 15:9-10; Revelation 4:1-2 ; Psalms 69c:25-36 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 3 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Do You Believe that “He {God} gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”? 1:02

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Do You Believe that “ He {God} gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life ”? MESSAGE SUMMARY : You have got to believe; but until you get your thinking right, your life will not change – you have got to believe ! It is hard for some people, today, to believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus celebrated on Christmas day. Ok, just start where you are in what you believe . Can you believe that you are a sinner? Can you believe that you are not perfect? Can you believe that you have violated God’s laws? Despite this life background, can you believe that God loves you just as you now are? Can you believe that God sent His Only Son, Jesus, to save all that believe in Him so that you would not perish but have eternal life? Maybe this is where you start in believing in the miraculous birth of Jesus; you need to start where you are. Jesus’ life was defined by His death on the cross and by His resurrection, thereby, living up to the translation of His name, Jesus – “Salvation” . The Apostle John succinctly summarized the purpose of Jesus birth in John3:16-17 : “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him .". TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, fill me with the simple trust that even out of the most awful evil around me, you are able to bring great good — for me, for others, and for your great glory. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 91). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be ashamed of the Gospel. I will not be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes (including me). From Romans 1:16 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John 1:1-18; Luke 1:27-38; Luke 2:1-22; John 20:27-29 ; Psalms 69b:13-24 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Not Righteous Professing Christians Are "Whitewashed Tombstones" - Pretty on the Outside but Dead on the Inside 1:00

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Not Righteous Professing Christians Are " Whitewashed Tombstones " - Pretty on the Outside but Dead on the Inside MESSAGE SUMMARY: A righteousness, that comes from your being in communion with the Holy Spirit, is not like a professing Christian who is really just a "whitewashed tombstone" -- pretty on the outside but dead on the inside . Rather, followers of Jesus are called to live righteous lives , as we are instructed by the Psalmist in Psalms 37: 39: “ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble .". Also, Paul tells us in Romans 1:17 : “ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith .’”. In Acts 1:8 , Jesus tells us, as His followers, that: “ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth .". In Matthew 5, Jesus tells us, as His followers, that we are different and blessed; and these blessings flow from your living a righteous life in Him. Allow the Holy Spirit to create in you a clean and pure heart . TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I acknowledge that I prefer to ignore and deny my pain and loss. I struggle with seeing how resurrection life can come out of death. Grant me the courage to pay attention to what you are doing, and to wait on you — even when everything in me wants to run away. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 114). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because of I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Evil Ways . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Goodness . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 5:1-48; Romans 1:17; Romans 2:13; Psalms 70a:1-12. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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God Is Your Heavenly Father; and You Can Speak to Him, in Prayer, as if He Were Your Earthly Father 1:00

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God Is Your Heavenly Father; and You Can Speak to Him, in Prayer, as if He Were Your Earthly Father MESSAGE SUMMARY : God is your Heavenly Father and the Creator of the Universe; however, you can talk to Him as your father, and remember that He loves you . Imagine climbing up into His lap and imagine Him wrapping His arms around you – He is God your loving father. As God tells you in 2 Samuel 7:14-15 : “ I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you .". You need to start talking to God as the best dad there could ever be. Talk to Him about your life; your concerns; and your needs . You need to ask God for His counsel, and you need to ask Him questions regarding His will for your life. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, you know how difficult it is for me to be in silence before you. At times it feels almost impossible, given the demands, distractions, and noise all around me. I invite you to lead me to a quiet, silent place before you — to a place where I can hear you as Elijah did. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 123). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Lust . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Perfect Provision . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 6:7-15; Colossians 1:2-3;2 Corinthians 6:18; Psalms 69a:1-12 . WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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The Messenger of the {New} Covenant {Jesus} Is Coming – Is He Coming to Purify You or to Judge You? 1:00

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The Messenger of the {New} Covenant {Jesus} Is Coming – Is He Coming to Purify You or to Judge You? MESSAGE SUMMARY : The people, in God’s Judgment articulated in Malachi 3:5, are the people of God. These people are not the unbelievers; these are the people that say they are following God . Malachi 3:5 , articulates those transgressions, including the absence of a “ fear of the lord ”, in which God: “ will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts .” To this end, Paul reminds us again in Romans 2:4-5 of a pathway to or away from God’s Judgment : “ Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed .". Additionally, in Proverbs 1:7 we find that the “ fear of the Lord ” provides us with “ wisdom ”. On the other hand and in the absence of our “ fear of the Lord ”, Proverbs 1:7 tells us that we are “foolish”: “ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction .”. The messenger of the Covenant is coming – He is coming to either purify you or to judge you . TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, I confess that when difficulties and trials come into my life, large or small, I mostly grumble and complain. I realize the trials James talks about are not necessarily “walls,” but they are difficult to bear, nonetheless. Fill me with such a vision of a transformed life, O God, that I might actually consider it “pure joy” when you bring trials my way. I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. T ODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, Nothing compares with knowing Jesus (Philippians 2:14). “ I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” . (Philippians 4:14). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Exodus 19:5-6; Romans 11:25-32; Mark 14:22-25 ; Psalms 67b:13-24 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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No Matter How Deep Your Hole, that You have Dug for Yourself, You Can Call on God the Creator of the Universe for Help 1:00

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No Matter How Deep Your Hole, that You have Dug for Yourself, You Can Call on God the Creator of the Universe for Help MESSAGE SUMMARY: Prayer is your conduit for communion with God . Through prayer, you are in God’s Presence; and you can invite His help in your life’s situations. The best way to learn how to have this communion with God is to just do it and use your normal conversational words; however, the words of Scripture are powerful and work strongly. Just pray with your heart in conversation with God . Jonah, in Jonah 2:1-2, models for us that no matter how deep our situational hole, which we have dug for ourselves, we can call on God the Creator of the Universe for help : “ Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying, ‘I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice .’". TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I now take a deep breath and stop. So often I miss your hand and gifts in my life because I am preoccupied and anxious. Grant me the power to pause each day and each week to simply rest in your arms of love. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 132). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Despair . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Joy . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John 14:13; Jonah 1:1-2; Jonah 2:2-10; Psalms 68c:25-35. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Are You a Part of What God Is Doing in Our Country Today? Do You Seek God’s Presence in Your Life? 1:00

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Are You a Part of What God Is Doing in Our Country Today? Do You Seek God’s Presence in Your Life? MESSAGE SUMMARY : Can you tell what God is up to in the World, in our time, in our church, and in America? Are you a part of what God is doing in the world today, or are you just reacting to what God is doing, thereby, creating conflict and division? Psalms 105 reminds you of God’s power in the world if you do seek His presence in your life: “ Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered .". On the other hand, Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 1:9 , warns you of the implications for not including the presence of Jesus in your worldly considerations: “ They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might .”. While the Lord is leading, and directing, it seems that we are wrapped up in our agenda and our way of doing things; therefore, we miss God’s presence; and we miss the Holy Spirit in our lives. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, everything in me resists following you into the garden of Gethsemane to fall on my face to the ground before you. Grant me the courage to follow you all the way to the cross, whatever that might mean for my life. And then, by your grace, lead me to resurrection life and power. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 100). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Fear . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Faithfulness . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 5:6; Matthew 5:10; Psalms 112:1-6 ; Psalms 119b:13-24 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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When Jesus Asked You: “Whom do you say that I am?”, Did You Answer Jesus: “You are my God and the Lord of my Life!”? 1:00

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When Jesus Asked You: “ Whom do you say that I am ?”, Did You Answer Jesus: “ You are my God and the Lord of my Life !”? MESSAGE SUMMARY: The stories of the New Testament tell us that Jesus was no ordinary man. The Apostle John, in John 1:1-5, points out that Jesus, the Word, was the Creator of the Universe : “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it .". John tells us that Jesus had authority over nature, over creation, and over life itself, and he tells us that Jesus was the life-giver that came to earth for us . In John 20:26-29, Jesus asked the Apostle Thomas a fundamental question that Jesus asks you today – “ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? ’”: “ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed .’”. When Jesus has asked you: “Whom do you say that I am?”, and how did you answer? Did you tell Jesus: “You are my God and the Lord of my Life!”? Have you, in your life, become a Jesus Follower? If not, why not TODAY’S PRAYER : Keeping the Sabbath, Lord, will require a lot of changes in the way I am living life. Teach me, Lord, how to take the next step with this in a way that fits my unique personality and situation. Help me to trust you with all that will remain unfinished and to enjoy my humble place in your very large world. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 129). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM A CHILD OF GOD. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become children of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:12f SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John 1:1-18; Isaiah 7:2-14; Matthew 1:21-24; Psalms 67:1-7. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 2 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Malachi 4 Tells Us God Takes Care of His Own and that Those Who Wait Upon Him and “fear my {God’s} name” Will Not Be Disappointed 1:00

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Malachi 4 Tells Us God Takes Care of His Own and that Those Who Wait Upon Him and “fear my {God’s} name” Will Not Be Disappointed MESSAGE SUMMARY : Isaiah, in Isaiah 64:3,8 , says that God is the awesome God who created everything : “ When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence . . . But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand .”. In Isaiah 65:11-13, Isaiah expresses God’s disappointment in being snubbed by His chosen people, the Jews. However, Isaiah expresses how pleased God is with being welcomed by the Gentiles {my servants}: “’But you who forsake the LORD, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes and chose what I did not delight in.’ Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame .’". Malachi tells us, in Malachi 4:1-3, that God will punish evildoers while sparing those who fear His name: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts .". God takes care of His own, and those who fear the Lord and who wait upon the Lord will not be disappointed . TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, help me to be still and to wait patiently for you in silence. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 125). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because I am in Jesus Christ, I will trust in the Lord with all my heart. I will trust in the Lord with all of my heart and lean not on my own understanding. In all my ways I will seek to know Him, and He will make my pathways straight. From Proverbs 3:5f SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Isaiah 64:3-10; Deuteronomy 28:58; Nehemiah 4:1-11; Malachi 4:1-6; Psalms 66b:11-20. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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As a Jesus Follower, You Live in a World of Hurting People; and You Have their Answer - Are You Sharing the Answer with Others? 0:57

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As a Jesus Follower, You Live in a World of Hurting People; and You Have their Answer - Are You Sharing the Answer with Others? MESSAGE SUMMARY : Even though we are followers of Jesus, we live in a world of hurting people; but we have the answer to their pain . God has blessed us so that we might be a blessing to others, and He has healed us so that we might provide God's healing powers to others. He has saved us so that we might be His ambassadors. While we have the answer, we keep the answer to ourselves in the way we live and by not speaking about Jesus to others . Before Jesus Ascension, He instructed us, in Matthew 28:16-20 , that we must “ Go ” and tell others about the answer , which the Gospel provides, by “ making Disciples ”: “ Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me . Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age .’”. Therefore, you must communicate the Answer of Jesus and the Gospel to others through both your “talk” and the way that you “walk” in your life. Walk the walk and talk the talk to share Jesus with others. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I acknowledge that I prefer to ignore and deny my pain and loss. I struggle with seeing how resurrection life can come out of death. Grant me the courage to pay attention to what you are doing, and to wait on you — even when everything in me wants to run away. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 114). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because of I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Heartlessness . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Kindness . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 28:16-20 ; John 1:1-18; Matthew 16:15-19 ; Psalms 66a:1-10 A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Today’s Uncertainties Call for a Deepening Personal Relationship with God Through Prayer, Fasting, and Listening 1:00

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Today’s Uncertainties Call for a Deepening Personal Relationship with God Through Prayer, Fasting, and Listening MESSAGE SUMMARY : There are times when you need clarity, understanding, knowledge, and insights from the Lord about the specific issues that you are facing . The Lord will speak to you, but sometimes it takes your listening and fasting to hear Him . For example, when Joel received a Word when the land was to be destroyed, he called a fast (i.e. Joel 1:14) : “ Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.”. Some things you are facing in your life must be dealt with by both prayer and fasting. Fasting releases a spiritual power – in your weakness, God is made strong in your life . Daniel’s prayer, from Daniel 9:3-5, provides a context for asking direction from God: “ Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, ‘O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules .’". After Jesus responded to the Apostles request of “teach us to pray” by providing the “Lord’s Prayer”, Jesus instructed the Apostles and us, in Matthew 6:17-18 , how to fast: “ But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you .". Our fasting will be rewarded as a deepening link to God in our personal relationship with Him . TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, I confess that when difficulties and trials come into my life, large or small, I mostly grumble and complain. I realize the trials James talks about are not necessarily “walls,” but they are difficult to bear, nonetheless. Fill me with such a vision of a transformed life, O God, that I might actually consider it “pure joy” when you bring trials my way. I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Resentment . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Compassion . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Joel 1:13-16; Matthew 6:16; Daniel 9:3-7 ; Psalms 114:1-8. WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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By NOT Adhering to Jesus’ “Great Commission” to “go . . . and make disciples” You Are Following Jesus 1:00

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By NOT Adhering to Jesus’ “Great Commission” to “ go . . . and make disciples ” You Are Following Jesus MESSAGE SUMMARY : God said told all Jesus Followers to “go and make disciples ” not to “make decisions”. In other words, we are to bring the Gospel to others with whom we have or with whom we develop a personal relationship. Therefore, we are to leave the “conversion” or the “decision” of others to become a Christian up to the Holy Spirit . Our job, as Jesus Followers, is to “ go and make disciples ”. In Jesus’ last instructions to His Apostles and to you, before His Ascension to Heaven from Earth, is in Mathew 28:16-20 -- Jesus’ Great Commission : “ And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age .’”. A disciple is a student, a follower, a learner. Making a disciple is not about classes. Making a disciple it about investing yourself in the life of another person – discipling is having a personal relationship with another person so that they see the life of Christ in you. Have you been discipled, or have you made a disciple ? Not “going and making disciples ” is your “great omission” as a Christian. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, in order to be with you, I need you to show me how to “create a desert” in the midst of my full, active life. Cleanse me from the pressures, illusions, and pretenses that confront me today so that my life may serve as a gift to those around me. Amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 26). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. T ODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, Nothing compares to knowing Jesus (Philippians 3:7f). “ I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” . (Philippians 4:14). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mathew 28:16-20; Mathew 9:36-38; Mathew 10:16-33; Psalms 115:1-18. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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God Sees a Jesus Follower as Being “In Christ”; Therefore, God Sees a Jesus Follower as His Son or Daughter 1:00

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God Sees a Jesus Follower as Being “ In Christ ”; Therefore, God Sees a Jesus Follower as His Son or Daughter MESSAGE SUMMARY : As Followers of Jesus, you are "In Christ" -- God looks at you, as a Jesus Follower, and He sees Jesus in you . Throughout the Epistles we find: " In Christ " or " In Him ". In Galatians 3:14, Paul tells you that your faith in Jesus makes you “In Christ” and a recipient of God’s Covenant with Abraham : “ so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith .". Also, Paul goes even further, in Galatians 3:25-28, to tell you that, through your faith in Jesus, you no longer need any kind of intermediary because you are “In Christ” and you have a personal relationship with God, the Creator of the Universe : “ But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian .”. When God sees you, “In Christ" as a Jesus Follower, He sees Jesus, the Son. Therefore, God sees you as His son or daughter . TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, everything in me resists following you into the garden of Gethsemane to fall on my face to the ground before you. Grant me the courage to follow you all the way to the cross, whatever that might mean for my life. And then, by your grace, lead me to resurrection life and power. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 100). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because of I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Addictions . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Self-Control . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Romans 3:21-26; Romans 6:5-11; Romans 6:22-23 ; Psalms 63:1-11 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” ,at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Are You Ready for Your Earthly Death? Is Your Salvation Sure? If Not, Make Yourself Ready Now Through God’s Grace and the Gospel 1:00

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Are You Ready for Your Earthly Death? Is Your Salvation Sure? If Not, Make Yourself Ready Now Through God’s Grace and the Gospel MESSAGE SUMMARY : Be ready for the end of your earthly life and the return of the Lord . In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 , Paul writes to the Christians at the church in Thessalonica: “ Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So, then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober .”. Are you ready? Are you sure in your Salvation? If not, make yourself ready and keep ready! God’s Grace and the Gospel of Jesus prepare you for your earthly death while providing the means for your Eternal Life! TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, you know how difficult it is for me to be in silence before you. At times it feels almost impossible, given the demands, distractions, and noise all around me. I invite you to lead me to a quiet, silent place before you — to a place where I can hear you as Elijah did. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 123). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Anger . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Forgiveness . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 10:37-39; 1 Corinthians 9:12-23; James 3:13-18; Hebrews 4:15-16; Psalms 65:1-13. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Jesus Followers Are the Enemy’s {devil’s} Target to Mess You Up and To Destroy Your Relationship with God 1:00

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Jesus Followers Are the Enemy’s {devil’s} Target to Mess You Up and To Destroy Your Relationship with God MESSAGE SUMMARY: The enemy {the evil one, the devil} is always at work seeking to destroy the fruit of the Lord’s field and your life . In John10:10, Jesus tells us: “ The thief {enemy} comes only to steal and kill and destroy . I came that they may have life and have it abundantly .”. In 1 Peter 5:8, Peter tells you more about your enemy who is always with you : “ Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil {enemy} prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour .”. Continue to remember that the enemy is always attempting to mess you up and to destroy your witness. Also, the enemy is always attempting to destroy your relationship with God and to get you to reject God . The enemy does his evil in subtle ways, but his purpose is clear -- the enemy wants you off the right path . The enemy is always at work, and he never sleeps . TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, I confess that when difficulties and trials come into my life, large or small, I mostly grumble and complain. I realize the trials James talks about are not necessarily “walls,” but they are difficult to bear, nonetheless. Fill me with such a vision of a transformed life, O God, that I might actually consider it “pure joy” when you bring trials my way. I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter , Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition . TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD’S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John10:10-18;1 Peter 5:8-11; Ephesians 4:26-32; Psalms 50b:13-23. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Being in Christ, Part 1 ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Jesus Followers Have Much for which to Thank God - His Grace for Our Salvation and Our Freedom to Serve Him 1:00

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Jesus Followers Have Much for which to Thank God - His Grace for Our Salvation and Our Freedom to Serve Him MESSAGE SUMMARY : Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His Name . Our government has set aside an annual national holiday of Thanksgiving for all Americans to offer prayers for our country; our many blessings; and our special blessings for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, thanksgiving to God, for Christians, should be a lifestyle; and Jesus Followers should not need a special day to give thanks to the Lord . As Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 : “ We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you.”. Do you, as a Christian, need a special day to give thanks God because you get so immersed in your life outside of your relationship with God? Do you stop to give God thanks for His grace for you and His blessings to you in your prayer life’s personal relationship with God ? Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His Name. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, after his loss, you gave Job prosperity, blessing him with twice as much as he had before, but that has not always felt like my experience. Grant me patience. Help me to trust and wait on you, especially in those areas of my life where I have no idea what you are doing, when my hardship will end, or where you are taking me. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 115). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because I am in Jesus Christ, I will entrust to Him my future. I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. From 2 Timothy 1:12 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): 1 Chronicles 16:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 ; Psalms 50a:1-12 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Jesus Followers Are “Commissioned" to “Make Disciples” and Not to Become Members of an Exclusive Holy Club 1:02

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Jesus Followers Are “ Commissioned " to “ Make Disciples ” and Not to Become Members of an Exclusive Holy Club MESSAGE SUMMARY : We need to welcome new excited Followers of Jesus as members of our Non-Exclusive global fellowship as Followers of Jesus . Those of us who have been brought up in the church or have been in the church for a while can get caught up in our perceived personal righteousness. We get used to the presence of God and His peace in our lives. However, we then encounter a new Followers of Jesus. These new Christians, before their conversion, were living in the ways of the world without God’s peace. Now, these new believers are so excited with their new life; however, their outward manifestation of their conversion may not “fit” with our personal Christian behavioral norms. Sadly, too many modern Christians judge and condemn these new, excited believers for their enthusiasm rather than loving, encouraging, and embracing these new Followers of Jesus . We can learn from Jesus’ rebuke of the Pharisees, who exhibited similar non-supportive behavior of Christians in Matthew 5:20: “ For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven .”. TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, when I read even part of the story of Job, I too am overwhelmed by your “wildness.” Your ways and timing are beyond me. Job moved from hearing about you to having “seen you.” Lead me, Lord, on a pathway so that I too can pray as Job prayed: “My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you” (Job 42:5). In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 89). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Insensitivity . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Gentleness . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 7:45-47; Matthew 5:20; Luke 11:38-39 ; Psalms 49b:11-20 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Today, Many in America Live and Act as “enemies of the Cross of Christ” Thereby, Traveling the Road to Eternal Death 1:00

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Today, Many in America Live and Act as “ enemies of the Cross of Christ ” Thereby, Traveling the Road to Eternal Death MESSAGE SUMMARY : God has told us that we are His children and citizens of Heaven. To this end, God has given us the Holy Spirit as a pledge of our inheritance as His child. Also, God gave you the Holy Spirit to provide you with the power to live a Spiritual life. However, far too many continue to live and to act as “enemies of the Cross of Christ” by having their minds focused on earthly things as the lords of life. If this picture of your life-actions and life-focus describes you, then you very well may be on the road to eternal death and destruction . Therefore, you must return to Jesus and His way of doing things – Jesus’ pattern of discipleship, servanthood, and submission is a path to your Salvation . Paul, in Philippians 3:18-20, defines an “ enemy of the Cross of Christ : “ For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things .". Jesus Followers have their life-focus driven by the realization that they are His child and a citizen of Heaven ; therefore, you and your life-focus, as a Jesus Follower, are all precious to God since He sacrificed so much to adopt you as His child . TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I praise you because your love seeks my good in any and every situation. Forgive me for the seeds that I have squandered. Soften my heart to surrender to your will in and through me. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 120). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Past Failures . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Grace . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 7:19-23; Romans 8:13-17; Revelation 8:9-24 ; Psalms 49a:1-10 . WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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In Today’s Secular Uncertainties, God is Sovereign; and God “the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he {God} will” 1:02

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In Today’s Secular Uncertainties, God is Sovereign; and God “ the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he {God} will” MESSAGE SUMMARY: Political discord and health care uncertainties surround us in all directions today. Without Jesus in our lives, we have reasons to be anxious and fearful. However, Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:31 : “Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself .”. The future years may hurt our pride, wallets, and/or our freedom. On the other hand, we should not let the current secular political environment and culture hinder our resolve to continue in our fearless faith in the truth; our constant hope in the future; and our radical love for our neighbors. God has a plan; and, regardless of how things look from our eyes, we must remain faithful to His purpose. Now is the time to draw near to Jesus and to advance His Kingdom. Our gaze must remain on Jesus if we want to walk on the water during the storm. God is the King of Kings and the Sovereign God of the Universe. As Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 4:17 when God told Nebuchadnezzar: “ to the end that the living may know that the Most High {God} rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he {God} will and sets over it the lowliest of men. ”. God is always involved in our lives, and He gives the government offices “to whom he will”, even if the political processes produce “the lowliest of men {or women} ” . Sometimes, we receive the elected officials we need, and sometimes we receive the elected officials that we deserve; but God is always Sovereign and faithful. TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, I confess that when difficulties and trials come into my life, large or small, I mostly grumble and complain. I realize the trials James talks about are not necessarily “walls,” but they are difficult to bear, nonetheless. Fill me with such a vision of a transformed life, O God, that I might actually consider it “pure joy” when you bring trials my way. I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. T ODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be a complainer (Philippians 2:14). “ I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” . (Philippians 4:14). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 6:31; Philippians 4:5-7; Daniel 4:17; Psalms 106c:25-36. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Today’s Political and Religious Climates Harden Hearts of Many “Believers” Who Turn Away from God - Jesus Followers Are to and Can Help Those with Hardening Hearts 1:00

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Today’s Political and Religious Climates Harden Hearts of Many “ Believers ” Who Turn Away from God - Jesus Followers Are to and Can Help Those with Hardening Hearts MESSAGE SUMMARY: No matter the hardness of a person’s heart, who has walked away from God, they will respond to your initiatives that are based on your love and trust . However, so many of us Christians are so focused on doing their religious or spiritual things and keeping to their “busy” schedules that they do not have time to love and care for the needs of other – physical and/or spiritual . Is there anything you can do for someone with a calloused heart or who has walked away from God because they were not discipled? Yes, you must start by praying for them – asking God to move in their lives; asking God to intervene in their life situations; asking God to break up the hardness of their heart. Also, you must build a better personal relationship, with this person, through your trust and caring love. In Mathew 18:12-13 , Jesus presents God’s perspective regarding the pursuit of even one person that has walked away : “ What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish ." TODAY’S PRAYER : Father, to you I acknowledge that I don’t want to go the way of powerlessness and humility. Like Peter, I want to know what you are doing with those around me. I love you. Help me to trust you with this day, with tomorrow, and with my whole life. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 92). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because of I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Compulsions . Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Patience . “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Acts 1:8; Romans 2:15-16; Psalms 47:1-9. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Jesus Followers Must Carve Out Quiet Times to Listen for the Holy Spirit Who Speaks to Us in His “still small voice” 1:00

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Jesus Followers Must Carve Out Quiet Times to Listen for the Holy Spirit Who Speaks to Us in His “still small voice” MESSAGE SUMMARY: God will speak to you, but you must learn to listen for Him . Learning to listen for and to God requires focused and "in-tune" listening in combination with a filter for all the in-life clutter that your lifestyles and culture create . As Paul tells us in Romans 10:17, followers of Jesus must listen and hear the Word from the Lord: “ So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ .". You are going all the time with stimuli from many different sources – how can God speak or be heard, in a still small voice, through all your noise? To hear and listen for God, "lengthy times in silence and solitude" with the Lord are needed. Times of quiet prayer with God permits the noise and clutter get taken away. Again, in Psalm 141:1, the Psalmist admonishes us to call upon the Lord and to listen for God’s Word: “ LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you !". TODAY’S PRAYER : Abba Father, I admit that I am often afraid and embarrassed to openly tell you all that is going on inside me — even though I know you know it all anyway. Teach me what boldness in prayer looks like as I draw near your throne of grace. In Jesus’ name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 112). Zondervan. Kindle Edition . TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Hatred . Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Love . “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing .” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Exodus 19:5; Daniel 9:9-14; John 10:2-16; Psalms 106a:1-12 A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” , at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Easter Message from Bishop Foley Beach 4:00

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Letting God Be Lord Over Your Finances, which Are His but He Entrusted to You, Will Liberate Your Life! 1:00

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Letting God Be Lord Over Your Finances, which Are His but He Entrusted to You, Will Liberate Your Life! MESSAGE SUMMARY: We are so focused on earning money and other financially driven life activities so that it is easy for money and finances to become our god. Making finances “our god” violates the Second Commandment . If Jesus is Lord over all Creation, as we are told in Psalms 24:1, then: “ The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. ”; therefore, everything that has been entrusted to you is God’s . In James 5:1-3 , the author of the Book of James provides insight into someone who does NOT make God the Lord of their finances: “ Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days .”. Therefore, let God Be Lord over your finances, which really are His finances. TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, I now take a deep breath and stop. So often I miss your hand and gifts in my life because I am preoccupied and anxious. Grant me the power to pause each day and each week to simply rest in your arms of love. In Jesus’ name, amen . Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 132). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! Luke 11:13 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Psalms 24:1-10; James 5:1-6; Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 45:1-17. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ He Is Risen: From Good Friday To Easter ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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Agnostics, Atheists, Seekers, and Christians Watch Jesus Followers; Do They See Jesus or a Christian Hypocrite in You? 1:02

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Agnostics, Atheists , Seekers, and Christians Watch Jesus Followers; Do They See Jesus or a Christian Hypocrite in You? MESSAGE SUMMARY : In 2 Corinthians 3:12-18, Paul writes a complex statement that tells you, as a Jesus Follower, about the most important tool that God gives you for communicating the Gospel to others-- God lets others see Jesus in you through your life in Christ ! Therefore, by living in Christ, your life becomes the most compelling argument for the Gospel – an argument that far surpasses the power for God’s Kingdom from written or spoken words . Paul’s 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 text reads: “ Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom . And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit .”. Do others, from your life, see Jesus in you ? TODAY’S PRAYER : Lord, in order to be with you, I need you to show me how to “create a desert” in the midst of my full, active life. Cleanse me from the pressures, illusions, and pretenses that confront me today so that my life may serve as a gift to those around me. Amen. Scazzero, Peter . Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 26). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY’S AFFIRMATION : Today, I affirm that because I am in Jesus Christ, I will seek God’s perspective on my situation. For I know that in all things God works together for good to those of us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. From Romans 8:28 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Isiah 35:1-9; John 1:14; Isaiah 11:1-2 ; Psalms 44b:14-26 . A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Palm Sunday ” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB – Jesus Walking in the Way of the Cross (VIDEO) 4:07

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JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB – Jesus Walking in the Way of the Cross (VIDEO) LYRICS TO MUSIC : Go on brothers lay him down Go on brothers lay him down Wrap his body with a clean white shroud Roll that stone leave him in the ground Go on brothers lay him down Go on sisters cry for him Go on sisters cry for him But wipe your eyes and dry your skin The crying will be done in three mornings Go on sisters cry for him Hold on children wait and see Hold on children wait and see The death that’s come is a death too weak Can’t take my Jesus cannot take my King So hold on children wait and see Oh glory glory won’t you come for me Glory glory won’t you come for me I know your slumber is a momentary sleep I feel you rising up from the deep Oh glory glory you will come for me MESSAGE SUMMARY : Some of the most expensive, elaborate, and impressive structures in history are tombs. Throughout humanity great energy has been spent constructing a final resting place for the prestigious and powerful. The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, the pyramids of Egypt, and the terra cotta army in Xi’an, China are some of the most notorious. They stand as feats of architecture, design, and craftsmanship - each fueled by countless hours of work by a vast number of humans. Some of these structures are still visited today by hundreds of thousands each year. Jesus too was laid in a tomb. And though purchased by a wealthy disciple, it seems to have been no more than a small, man-made cave. When Joseph of Arimethea asked Pilate for Jesus’ body, his request was surprisingly granted. After being wrapped in linen, Jesus was placed into a room ‘cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid’ ( Luke 23:53 ). Today, there remains uncertainty as to which specific site held the body of Jesus. Notwithstanding this fact, many travelers still seek out Christ’s tomb. Unlike many of the famous burial monuments however, those who make this journey do not come to be amazed by the architecture or awed by the craftsmanship. The spectacle itself is rather unimpressive - no more than a small hole cut into the side of a hill, void of any adornment. Despite Jesus’ position, despite his seat ‘at the right hand of God’ ( Mark 16:19 ), he was buried in a common tomb. Despite the ‘riches’ of his glory and grace ( Colossians 1:27, Ephesians 2:7 ), Jesus’ body was laid to rest in a cave. How he continually clothed himself in humility! So why then do countless Christians travel across the world each year to see where Jesus walked? Why spend the time and effort to visit a hole in the ground, that quite possibly Jesus’ body never actually entered? People come because of who Jesus was, not any place where he may have laid. They come to gain perspective. They come to refresh their spirits. They come because Jesus was real, and most critically, that three days after his death, the tomb stood empty. Hallelujah! Death was beaten as God’s perfect plan for his Messiah was fulfilled. The tomb could not hold him. “He has risen, just as he said,” ( Matthew 28:6 ), and he is alive now and forever! Written by Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper golgothamusic.com // poorbishophooper.com // Second edition ©2022 Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper TODAY’S PRAYER : Praise Jesus for his death and resurrection. Ask Jesus for a fresh revelation of what the empty tomb means for you today. Thank him for how he has saved you. Pray for those who do not yet know the One who has conquered death, and do not understand what Jesus’ resurrection means for their lives. Give thanks that God’s perfect plan was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, and that his love for you is unfailing and everlasting Today’s Affirmation: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT: If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! ( Luke 11:13). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Mark 15:42-47: “It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.” . Further Reading : Matthew 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Isaiah 53:9-12. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE : www.AWFTL.org . THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON : You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon : “ Contemplating the Mighty Acts – Palm Sunday and Holy Week ”, at our Website: https://awtlser.podbean.com/ DONATE TO AWFTL : https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB…

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