'God is in Charge.'

‘God is in Charge.’

a) Daniel 2:47. He is God of Gods and the Lord of Lords.

b) Daneil 4:17. He is the Most High who rules over the Kingdom of this world.

c) Psalm 72:11. All kings bow before Him.

d) Psalm 82:1. God presides over the Heavenly Court.

e) 1 Timothy 6:15. He is the Only Almighty God, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

f) Revelation 1:5. Jesus Christ is the Commander of All the Rulers of the World.

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‘A Special Priesthood.’

Isaiah 61:6.

a) You Will be Called the Priests of the Lord.

            i) Isaiah 66:21. Appointed by the Lord.

            ii) Exodus 19:6. A Kingdom of Priests, God’s Holy Nation. (1 Peter 2:9)

iii) 1 Peter 2:5. We are God’s Holy Priests who offer the Spiritual sacrifices that please Him because of Jesus Christ.

iv) Revelation 1:6. We are Jesus’ priests who serve before God the Father.

v) Revelation 5:10. We are God’s priests who reign on the earth.

b) You will be spoken of as Ministers of our God.

            i) 1 Corinthians 3:5. Ministers and servants.

ii) II Corinthians 6:4. In everything we do, we try to show that we are true ministers of God.

            iii) Ephesians 4:11-12. Ministers who equip the saints to serve God.

iv) 1 Chronicles 16:4. Minister who: - Celebrates; Praise the Lord; Thank the Lord.

            v) Joel 2:17. Ministers who are intercessors.

c) You will eat the wealth of Nations and boast in their riches.

i) Isaiah 23:18. Wealth that will not be hoarded but will be used to provide good food and fine clothing for the Lord’s priests.

ii) Isaiah 60:5-7. Bring the wealth of many lands to make the Lord’s name glorious.

iii) Isaiah 60:11. Your gates will stay open around the clock to receive the wealth of many lands.

iv) Isaiah 60:16. Powerful Kings and Mighty Nations will bring the best of their goods to satisfy your every need.

v) Romans 15:26-27. Eager and glad to help others financially.

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Chris.

God bless you.

(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison’s Bible Study Notes, by Priscilla)

  

'My Mind.'

'My Mind.'

a) 1 Corinthians 14:14. Does not understand when I pray in other tongues.

b) Job 12:3. Is as good as anyone else's.

c) Job 36:18. Should not be changed by money.

d) Psalm 16:7. Can receive God putting His Instructions deep inside it.

e) Psalm 26:2; Jeremiah 12:3. Can be looked into closely by the Lord.

f) Psalm 33:15. Is Created by God.

g) Psalm 45:1. Can be filled by beautiful words.

h) Proverbs 14:30. Can be peaceful, then my body can be healthy.

i) Proverbs 23:33. Will be confused by wine, so I should not take it.

j) Ecclesiastes 2:10. Can be pleased with all the things I do.

k) Jeremiah 17:9. Could be very sick, and then no person can truly understand it.

l) Daniel 2:30. Needs to understand the things that go through it.

m) Daniel 4:34; Mark 5:15; 2 Corinthians 5:13. Needs to be right.

n) Matthew 15:19. Needs to be free from bad thoughts.

o) Matthew 22:37. Must love the Lord my God.

p) Mark 11:23; 1 Corinthians 14:15. Needs to have no doubts when I pray.

q) John 2:25. Is known by Jesus.

r) Romans 7:22-23. Can be happy with and accept the Law of God.

s) Romans 14:5. Should be sure about what I believe.

t) Revelation 17:9. Should be wise so that we can properly understand God's Word.

(This Meditation really steadies My Mind.)

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Chris.

Peace of mind is a great blessing from God and a necessity for our lives. If we have peace of mind it means that we do not have to worry and fret anymore. If we have peace of mind it means that we make good decisions. If we have peace of mind it means that we can resolve life's problems well. If we have peace of mind it helps us to maintain good and happy relationships. If we have peace of mind then we can also have a healthier or a healthy body.

Yes, peace of mind is a great blessing from God. 

(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Study Notes, by Priscilla)

'Man of God.'

 

‘Man of God.’

a) Micah 6:8. The Lord has told us: -

            1. What is good and what he demands

            2. See that justice is done.

            3. Love mercy

            4. Humbly obey your God.

b) Matthew 5:48. Be perfect as our Father God is perfect.

1. Genesis 17:1. All-Powerful God appeared to Abraham and said, obey Him and do what is right.

2. Leviticus 19:2. Said to the Community of Israel, God is Holy; we must be holy, too.

3. Philippians 3:15. All who are mature, think differently, then God will make it clear to you.

4. Colossians 4:12. We pray hard for us that we may fully know what the Lord wants us to do and we may do it completely.

c) Ephesians 1:4. Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with Him, to be holy, to be innocent, and be loving people.

d) Philippians 4:13. We can face all things through Christ, who gives us strength.

e) 2 Corinthians 5:17. Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is gone, and everything is new.

f) Philippians 3:9. Those who belong to Jesus, God accepted us simply because we have faith in Jesus Christ.

g) James 1:23. When we hear the message of Jesus, we simply obey the Lord, not like staring in a mirror.

(This QT, I learned that those who are called by God and have faith in Jesus need to be holy and do what is right and do it completely as humble obedience to God.)

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Chris.

God bless you.

(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison’s QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

'The Will of God.'

 

‘The Will of God.’

John 6:37-40.

a) John 6:37. All the people that the Father gives to Jesus Christ Will com to Him. This is the Will of the Father.

b) John 6:37. Whoever comes to Christ, He WILL never cast out. This is the Will of Jesus Christ.

c) John 6:38. Jesus Christ came down from Heaven. (His Miraculous Birth).

d) John 6:38. Jesus Christ came, not to do His Own Will.

e) John 6:38. He came to do the WILL of the Father.

f) John 6:39. This is the Will of the Father.

g) John 6:39. That Jesus Chris shall lose nothing of all that the Father has given to Him.

h) John 6:39. All the people that God the Father has given to Jesus Christ, He WILL raise them up on the Last Day.

i) John 6:40. This is the Will of the Heavenly Father: -

          1. Everyone who looks on the Son.

          2. And Believes in Him.

          3. Shall have Eternal Life.

          4. Jesus Christ WILL raise them up on the Last Day.

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‘God Has a Plan.’

a) Genesis 12:1-9. The Lord said to Abraham, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.”… Please read Genesis 12 verse 1 to 9.

Knowing is important: -

          1. My calling from God.

          2. My Next Step.

          3. My Marriage.

b) 2 Chronicles 20:7. Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham and your friend? Isaiah 41:8. But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend. James 2:23. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted on him as righteousness.”- he was called, ‘the friend of God.’ – Abraham was the friend of God.

c) Galatians 3:7. Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.

- Abraham is the father of all those who believe.

d) Romans 1:22-23. Claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. – Pride led to idolatry.

e) Joshua 24:2-3. And Joshua said to all the people, “ Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘ Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the Father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served their gods, Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac. – God delivered Abraham from a family of Idolatry.

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Chris.

God bless you.

(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison’s QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

'Our Generous Lord.'

 

‘Our Generous Lord.’

Proverbs 2:6-7.

a)   Gives us Wisdom.

b)   From His Mouth comes Knowledge.

c)   From His Mouth comes Understanding.

d)   Lays up sound Wisdom for upright people.

e)   Is a Shield to those people who walk in Integrity.

(Through this QT I give thanks to My Generous Lord)

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‘Be A Fruitful Believer.’

a) John 15:8; Matthew 5:16. So we can glorify God and really become a disciple of Jesus Christ.

b) Hebrews 11:6. We cannot be fruitful if we do not have Faith.

c) Luke 6:46; John 15:10; 14:15 & 23. To be Fruitful, we need to be obedient first.

a)   Ephesians 2:10; John 15:1. We are Created by God to be Fruitful.

b)   John 15:16. The Lord has chosen us to be Fruitful.

c)   John 15:2. To be Fruitful we need to be submissive to God’s cleansing and pruning of our lives.

d)   John 15:4-5 & 9; 10:10; Philippians 4:13. To be Fruitful we need to abide in Christ.

e)   Hebrews 6:7; 2 Corinthians 3:5. Fruitfulness is the Blessing of and being Blessed by God.

f)   Romans 1:13; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 2:19. Fruitfulness can come through effective Ministry.

g)   Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 8:1-3; Acts 20:35. Fruitfulness can come through generosity.

h)   Galatians 5:22-23. Fruitfulness can come by our being filled with the Holy Spirit.

i)   2 Peter 1:5-8. Fruitfulness can come through the growth of our Christian Character.

j)   Hebrews 13:15. Our lips can be Fruitful as we offer sacrifices of Praise to God.

k)   John 13:34-35; 1 John 3:18-19. To be fruitful, we need to love each other.

l)   Philippians 4:6-7. To be fruitful, we need to pray about the things which we worry about.

(Through this Second one, I want to Be a Fruitful Believer)

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Chris.

The Holy Spirit is vitally important for us as True Believers. If we have received Christ, then we need to know about God the Holy Spirit. Our bodies are made by God to be houses for the Holy Spirit to indwell. The moment that we receive Christ as our personal Saviour and Lord, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. We should read and digest all the New Testament teachings about the Holy Spirit. We do not just associate the Holy Spirit with “gifts”; that is immaturity in the extreme, and our Christian growth will be very limited.

(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Study, by Priscilla)

'Jesus Christ.'-2

                                          

'Jesus Christ.'

(The Messiah; The Anointed One; The Prophet; The Priest; The King.)

a) Exodus 30:31. The Holy Anointing Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit, and the High Priest is a type of Jesus Christ.

b) Psalm 133:2. The Old Testament anointing covered everywhere. Total anointing.

c) Acts 10:38. God Anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with Power.

d) Luke 4:1. Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit and led by Him into the wilderness.

e) Luke 4:14. Jesus returned from the wilderness in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

f) Luke 4:18. The Spirit of the Lord was upon Jesus and anointed Him.

g) John 1:16-17. From Jesus Christ to us comes:-

1-Fulness.

2-Truth.

3-Grace.

h) Hebrews 3:1. The Apostle and High Priest of our confession is Christ Jesus.

i) Isaiah 53:10. God made Christ's life an offering for sin.

j) Revelation 5:6. The Lamb that had been killed now stands in the Center of the Throne.

k) Revelation 1:6. Jesus Christ, our Priest and King, has made us a Kingdom of Priests unto God and the Father.

l) Ephesians 4:15. Jesus Christ is the Head.

m) Matthew 28:18. All Authority is given to Jesus Christ.

n) Luke 22:29. Heavenly Father assigned to Jesus Christ a Kingdom.

(This QT teaches me more about Jesus Christ)

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'All Authority Belongs To Christ.'

a) Genesis 3:14-15. God is the One Who gives Authority to people.

b) 1 John 3:8. The Son of God was manifested to destroy the works of the Devil.

c) Ephesians 2:6. God raises us up together and makes us sit together in Heavenly Places in Christ Jesus.

d) John 12:31; Mark 7:29. Satan is cast out.

e) 2 Corinthians 10:5. He is the One that our thoughts should obey.

(Through this Second one I am reminded that All Authority Belongs To Christ)

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Chris.

This is Amazing Grace, that God made Christ's Life an offering for sin. Our Faith in Christ is not something that is invented by man, a manmade religion. Our Faith itself is a Gift from God. Our Faith is possible because our minds and hearts have been illumined by the Word of God and the Spirit of God. It is all a part of God's Plan. God made Christ's Life an offering for sin, our sin.

(Selected from late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

'God Took A Rest.'

 

'God Took a Rest.'

a) Genesis 2:2. From All the Work which He Had Done.
b) Exodus 20:11. His Rest was Blessing and Holy. 
c) Exodus 23:12. His Rest Does Not Mean That Others Around Him Had to Work Harder. Everyone and Everything in His Environment Rested.
d) Exodus 31:7. Resting is a Permanent Fixture. It is as much a Part of the Covenant as anything else.
e) Isaiah 58:13. Resting Principles; No Pursuing; Enjoying; Delighting; Sharing Its Blessing with Others. 
f) Mark 6:31. A Quiet Place is Good Sometimes with Meals. 
g) Philippians 4:7. Our Hearts and Minds also rest in Christ and Jesus. 
h) Hebrews 4:9. There remains a Full and Complete Rest for the People of God. 

(This QT reminds me of the importance of Rest in Jesus Christ.)

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' Never Apart from Jesus.'

a) John 15:5. Apart from Him We can't do Nothing. 
b) John 5:19. We should follow the Good Examples of Jesus, Just doing what Father does. 
c) II Corinthians 13:8. It is Our Responsiblity to Stand For the Truth at all times. 
d) Philippians 4:13. We can Do Everything with the Help of Christ who Gives Us the Strength We Need. 

(The second QT gives me confidence that we can only do everything with the Help of Christ who gives us strength.)

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Chris. 

God bless you. 

(Selected from late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

'Our Heavenly Father.'

                                            

‘Our Heavenly Father.’

a) Matthew 5:16. As we let our light shine before people with our good deeds, they will praise our Father in Heaven.

b) Ephesians 1:5. We are predestined to be adopted as His Children.

c) Matthew 5:44-46. Will give us confidence in His Fatherhood as we love our enemies and pray for the people who may persecute us.

d) Mark 11:25; Matthew 6:15. When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in Heaven may forgive you your sins.

f) Matthew 6:1. Our acts of Righteousness should be done unto Him.

h) Matthew 7:11. He will give good Gifts to those who ask Him.

i) Luke 12:32. Is pleased to give us the Kingdom.

j) Matthew 6:8. Knows what we need before we ask Him.

k) Luke 11:13. Will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.

l) Luke 10:19-20. His Spirit will speak through us when we need Him to.

m) Matthew 18:14. Is not willing that any of the little ones be lost.

n) Luke 6:36. Wants us to be Merciful in the same way that He is.

(This QT has me in awe of My Heavenly Father)

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‘A Healthy Church.’

a) Ephesians 4:16. The whole Body will be healthy and growing when each part does its special work and helps the others grow.

b) 2 Corinthians 2:9. The Church should take responsibility for its own health.

c) James 3:18. We can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoys its results only if we do the hard work of getting along with each other.

d) Acts 2:42. Together: -

1-   Studies the Bible.

2-   Fellowships.

3-   Has a common meal and Holy Communion.

4-   Prays.

e) Acts 2:43. Is living in the Fear of the Lord.

f) Acts 2:44. Is in Unity.

g) Acts 2:45-46. Has:-

1-   Generosity.

2-   United purpose.

3-   Gladness.

4-   Simplicity.

h) Acts 2:47. Is constantly praising God and in favour with all the people.

(This Second one teaches me about A Healthy Church)

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Chris.

A healthy and robust community or family Church does not just “happen”. It is the Believers’ responsibility to make it so. God’s Plan is that every Church that is opened in His Will and for His Glory should be a healthy Church. If we open a Church for other motives, it will never be healthy. Time does not heal.

(Selected from late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT bible study notes, by Priscilla)