'The Call of God.'

 

'The Call Of God.'

a) 1 Timothy 3:1. It is a good desire.
b) 1 Timothy 5:22. Ordination of a minister must be a careful thing.
c) 1 Timothy 3:2-7. Candidates who respond to God's Call must be:-
      1-3:2 Titus 1:6 & 7. Blameless.
      2-3:2; Titus 1:6. The husband of one wife.
      3-3:2; Titus 1:7 & 8. Temperate.
      4-3:2. Sober-minded.
      5-3:2. Of good behaviour.
      6-3:2; Titus 1:8. Hospitable.
      7-3:2. Able to teach.
      8-3:3; Titus 1:7. Not given to wine.
      9-3:3; Titus 1:7. Not violent.
      10-3:3; Titus 1:7. Not greedy for money.
      11-3:3. Gentle.
      12-3:3. Not quarrelsome.
      13-3:3. Not covetous.
      14-3:4. A ruler of his household well.
      15-3:4-5; Titus 1:6. Having his children in submission with all reverence.
      16-3:6. Not a novice who may become proud.
      17-3:7. Having a good public testimony.

d) Titus 1:5-9. To be a Minister: -
      1-1:5. Be appointed and not self-appointed.
      2-1:6. Not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
      3-1:7. Be a Steward of God.
      4-1:7. Not self-willed.
      5-1:8. Be a lover of what is good.
      6-1:8. Be just.
      7-1:8. Be holy.
      8-1:9. Hold fast to the Faithful Word of God and teach it
e) 1 Peter 5:2. Oversee God's flock willingly and not for dishonest gain.
f) 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Timothy 4:12. Not to dominate but be a good example.
g) 1 Timothy 4:11-16. Good instructions for new ministers: -
      1-4:11. Command and teach well.
      2-4:12. Let no one despise your youth.
      3:4:13. Give attention to: -
            A-Public reading of God's Word.
            B-Exhortation.
            C-Doctrine.
      4-4:14. Do not neglect the gift that is in us.
      5-4:15. Meditate on these things.
      6-4:15. Give yourself entirely to these things that your          progress may be evident to all.
      7-4:16. Take heed to yourself and to the Doctrine.

h) The Call of God has nothing to do with emotion, special revelation or some mystical experience.

i) Here are the determining factors for the Call of God.
      1-Does the person desire to be a minister?
      2-Are they qualified Biblically to be a minister?
      3-Are they possessing the gifts necessary to fulfil the             functions of a minister?

      4-Do the elders and church think the person is gifted and          morally qualified to be a minister?
      5-Are the person's life and doctrine sound?
      6-Will the person live as an example before the flock?
 (Through this QT, I find out more about determining The Call of God)
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'Living In God's Kingdom.'
Romans 14:17.
a) Means living a life of goodness and righteousness.
b) Means living a life of peace.
c) Means living a life of Joy in the Holy Spirit.
(Through this Second one, I want to be living in God's Kingdom every day)
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Chris.

Some deceived believers place all their trust in emotion, special revelation or some mystical experience to determine their decisions, or, worse still, to tell other people what "god" says. This is the totally wrong way, not according to the Bible at all. These people are a nuisance to the Church and cause all kinds of rebellion. I will not accept the "ministry" of these people in the Church; rather, I will ask them to stop it or move away.

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

'Enjoy Evening.'

'Enjoy Evening.'

a) Psalm 59v14. Even the beasts come out at that time.

b) Genesis 1v5. It is actually the beginning of the twenty-four-hour cycle.

c) Genesis 3v8. It is the cool of the day.

d) Jeremiah 6v4. It stretches out its shadows.

e) Psalm 65v8. It rejoices.

f) Ruth 2v17; Psalm 104v23. It is a time to cease from labour.

g) Genesis 24v63. A time for meditation.

h) Psalm 55v17; Matthew 14v23. A time for prayer.

i) Mark 14vv17-18. A time for relaxing and eating.

j) Leviticus 11v24. A time when the unclean are made clean.

k) Exodus 29v41. A time of worship.

l) Exodus 30v8. A time for light to shine.

(Through this QT I will Enjoy Evening)

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'God Knows Us.'

a) Luke 6v8; 5v22. Jesus knew what they were thinking.

b) 1 Chronicles 28v9. The Lord searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts.

c) 1 Chronicles 29v17. God tries the heart.

d) Psalm 44v21. God knows the secrets of the heart.

e) John 2v25; 21v17. Jesus knows what is in man.

(Through this Meditation, I have happy confidence because God Knows Us)

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Chris.

Please enjoy Godly evenings.

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

' On the Way to a Place of Abundance.'

'On The Way to A Place of Abundance.'

Psalm 66:10-12.

a) v10. There were trials and tests.

          i) Psalm 17:3. The Lord found nothing wrong.

          ii) Deuteronomy 8:2. Of our heart obedience.

iii) Deuteronomy 8:16. With the Goal of doing us Good.

iv) Deuteronomy 13:3. To help us reject false words and prophecies.

          v) 1 Peter 1:7. Of our Faith.

b) v10. There was refining.

          i) Proverbs 17:3. Of our hearts.

          ii) Isaiah 48:10. Because we are Chosen.

          iii) Zechariah 13:9. To be the People of God.

iv) Malachi 3:2-3. So that we can be offered for the Lord's Service.

          v) Isaiah 1:25. To make us Pure.

c) v11. There were traps.

          i) Job 19:6. So that God can conquer us.

ii) Lamentations 3:9 & 20. For the sake of our Humility.

iii) Lamentations 3:54-57. To help us to be free from fear.

iv) Hosea 7:12. To show God's Power over the enemies.

v) Matthew 6:13. To help us understand the Power of God's Kingdom.

d) v11. There were burdens.

i) Numbers 11:17. Of Ministry, that we need to learn to share with others.

          ii) Psalm 55:22. To be cast upon the Lord.

          iii) Psalm 68:19. To daily Trust the Lord to Bear.

iv) Zechariah 9:1. Of the Word of the Lord that needed to be spoken.

v) Matthew 11:30. The Light that Jesus gives to us.

e) v12. There were oppressions.

          i) Psalm 129:1-2. To help us be overcomers.

          ii) Isaiah 51:23. That God would give us Victory in.

iii) John 16:33. In this world system, that, as we keep our hearts, Jesus would give us victory over.

          iv) Psalm 3:3. For our heads to be lifted up above.

v) Psalm 27:6. Those who are overcome with Joy and praise.

f) v12. There were natural disasters.

i) Isaiah 43:1-2. Teaching us to trust God and not be afraid.

          ii) Exodus 3:2. That God can speak to us.

          iii) Numbers 11:1. That rid us of complaining.

iv) Numbers 26:10. To remind us that Worship must be Pure.

v) 1 Kings 19:12. To call us to wait for the Lord to speak.

g) v12. The Place of Abundance.

          i) Psalm 40:2-3. A Place of: -

                    A-Security.

                    B-Established Goings.

                    C-Praise.

                    D-Trusting the Lord.

          ii) Job 36:16. Is of no restriction.

          iii) James 5:11. Is of the Tender Mercy of God.

          iv) John 10:10. Is of Life.

          v) Psalm 36:8. Is of Satisfaction.

(This QT shows me about Life on The Way to A Place of Abundance)

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'Be Alert.'

a) Mark 13:33. Ready for the appointed time.

b) Mark 14:38. So we do not enter the temptation.

c) Matthew 24:42. We do not know when the Lord will come.

d) Luke 21:36. So that we can be accounted worthy to stand before the Son of Man.

e) 1 Corinthians 16:13. So that we can stand fast in the Faith.

f) Ephesians 6:18; 1 Peter 4:7. To persevere in Prayer.

g) 1 Thessalonians 5:8. Putting on the Breastplate of Faith and Love, also the Helmet - the Hope of Salvation.

h) Hebrews 12:15. To stop bitterness from troubling us.

i) 1 Peter 5:8-9. To resist the enemy.

(This Meditation encourages me to Be Alert)

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Chris.

Security in our hearts is something we all need; only the Lord can give us that. So often, those with insecure hearts try to make themselves a secure environment, but it does not work for them. Only the Lord can give a secure heart.

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

'Those Who Fear the Lord.'

                                           

‘Those Who Fear the Lord.’

a) Malachi 4:2. Will be Healed.

b) Malachi 3:16. Have Real Fellowship.

c) Psalm 85:9. Receive Salvation.

d) Isaiah 50:10. Can trust in the Lord and rely on God.

e) Isaiah 66:2. Will be blessed.

f) Luke 1:50. Receive Generational Glory.

g) Revelation 11:18. Will be rewarded.

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‘The Lord with us’

a) Matthew 28:20. Always as we obey His Great Commission.

b) Matthew 1:23. His Name is Immanuel. Meaning God is with Us.

c) Matthew 18:20. He is with us as we gather in His name.

d) Genesis 39:2. When the Lord is with us, He blesses us greatly.

e) Genesis 39:3. When the Lord is with us, other people realise it.

f) Joshua 1:5. When the Lord is with us, no one can overcome us; He will not fail us; He will not abandon us.

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Chris.

God bless you.

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

'When God Restores His People.'

                                

'When God Restores His People.'

Psalm 102:13-17.

a) 102:13. It is a time when God arises to manifest His Compassion and Grace.

b) 102:14. It is a time when God's People find pleasure again in His House.

c) 102:14. It is a time when God's People have their compassion restored again.

d) 102:15. It is a time when the Fear of the Lord will come to the Nations as they see what God does for His People.

e) 102:16. It is a time when the Glorious Lord builds up His People.

f) 102:17. It is a time when God answers the prayers of His suffering People.

(This QT gives me great comfort and hope that I may experience personally the time when God Restores His People)

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'Our Ultimate Hope - Glorification.'

a) Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8. To depart and be with Christ, which is better by far. We will be in a Glorified state.

b) 1 Corinthians 15:14 & 17. Faith and preaching are useless if we do not believe in the Resurrection. Resurrection precedes Glorification.

c) 1 Corinthians 15:21. The Resurrection of the dead also comes through a man - Christ.

d) 1 Corinthians 15:52. The dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

e) John 6:39-40. The Resurrection of the True Believer is the Will of God the Father.

f) Romans 8:17. If indeed we share in Christ's sufferings in order that we may also share in His Glory.

g) 1 Corinthians 15:42-44. We will be raised imperishable with a spiritual body.

h) 1 Corinthians 15:49. We shall bear the likeness of the Man from Heaven.

i) Matthew 13:43. The Righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of the Father.

j) Philippians 3:21; 1 John 3:2. Jesus will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His Glorious Body.

(Through this Second one, I am reassured of My Ultimate Hope - Glorification)

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Chris.

Faith and Preaching are words from the Bible that make a very normal partnership. Faith comes to us by hearing the Words of God and Christ. If those people who are serving the Lord in some kind of pastoral capacity wish to be caring for people of Faith, whether they are adults or children, these servants of the Lord need first to be preaching the Words of God and Christ, not their own ideas or visions. If the Church lacks Faith, it simply means the people are starved of Truth. Pastors should never tell their flock that the flock needs more faith; rather, they should examine their Preaching.

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

'Who is the Holy Spirit?'

 

'Who Is The Holy Spirit?'

a) Romans 8:2. He is the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus.

b) Job 33:4. He is the Breath of the Almighty.

c) John 14:16 & 26. He is the Comforter.

d) Hebrews 9:14. He is the Eternal Spirit.

e) Psalm 51:12. He is the Free Spirit.

f) Nehemiah 9:20; Psalm 143:10. He is the Good Spirit.

g) Isaiah 61:1. He is the Spirit of the Lord God.

h) Acts 5:9. He is the Spirit of the Lord.

i) Matthew 10:20. He is the Spirit of our Father.

j) Romans 8:9. He is the Spirit of Christ.

k) Galatians 4:6. He is the Spirit of God's Son.

l) Hebrews 10:29. He is the Spirit of Grace.

m) Romans 8:15. He is the Spirit of Adoption.

n) Isaiah 11:2. He is the Spirit of:-

i) Wisdom.

ii) Understanding.

iii) Counsel.

iv) Strength.

v) Knowledge.

vi) The Fear of the Lord.

o) John 14:17. He is the Spirit of Truth.

p) Romans 1:4. He is the Spirit of Holiness.

r) Isaiah 4:4. He is the Spirit of Judgment and Burning.

(This QT answers to me a question I often hear people ask, Who Is The Holy Spirit?)

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'Chosen People.'

a) John 15:19. We are chosen out of this world system.

b) John 15:16. We are chosen to go and produce Fruit.

c) Ephesians 1:4. We are chosen to be Holy and Blameless in His Sight in Love.

d) 1 Peter 2:9. We are a chosen race.

(This Meditation reminds me that I am a Chosen Person)

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Chris.

We all need wisdom to live a proper and meaningful life. God Promises that, if we ask Him for Wisdom, He Will give us Wisdom. Let us learn to Trust God for Wisdom first. Then we can mutually share the Wisdom which God Gives us with others too.

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