'God Does Wonderous Things.'

 'God Does Wondrous Things.'

a) Psalm 72:18. They are His Work and His Alone.

b) Exodus 7:3. He can multiply them.

c) Deuteronomy 4:34; 7:19. For His People.

d) Deuteronomy 6:22; Acts 2:19. They are visible to the human eye.

e) Genesis 1:14. God Created Light as a sign of His Care for His People.

f) Exodus 12:13. He Gives Mercy in response to the Holy Sacrifice of Blood; the Sacrifice of the Blood of Jesus Christ is the most holy.

g) Isaiah 7:11. We can even ask God to do them, especially to help us believe His Promise.

h) Psalm 65:8; Acts 2:43. To give people the Fear of the Lord.

i) Acts 4:30. He does them through the Authority and by the Power of the Name of Jesus.

j) Acts 15:12; 14:3; 2 Corinthians 12:12. God sometimes performs them through His Servants. We, as Servants of God, cannot make this happen; PLEASE do not try; it is purely, simply and only God's Initiative.

k) Romans 15:19; Mark 16:15-20. Accompanying the Proclamation of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. God Performs them, not those proclaiming. God will not be manipulated by anyone into doing something. We cannot create an environment to make God do something.

l) Luke 23:8. Not for entertainment. There should never be a healing, revival or gospel meeting "show".

m) Acts 4:22. To Give physical healing.

n) John 2:11. To manifest His Glory and cause Disciples to Believe in Him.

o) Revelation 12:1 & 3. In Heaven too.

p) Acts 8:13. Sometimes amaze people.

(This QT refreshes me and reminds me that God Does Wondrous Things)

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'Faithless And Perverse.'

Matthew 17:17.

a) Faithless who?:-

i) Disciples, because of their unbelief at that time.

ii) Father, who only trusted in the familiar (Jewish cultural) environment, than trusting Jesus and bringing His Son to Him. If we stay locked inside cultural things, even though we are Christian by religion, we will remain faithless and become more bound. This is the time for faith and Biblical Internationalization.

iii) Multitude, slow to believe in Jesus.

b) Perverse Who?:-

(Not Disciples - they already were disciples of Jesus, endeavouring to follow the lifestyle of the Sermon on the Mount)

i) The people who are influenced by perverse opinions, hindering them from receiving the Truth.

ii) The people who are corrupted by the world system.

iii) The Jewish leaders and teachers of that time.

(This Meditation challenges me to be far away from being Faithless and Perverse, by God's Grace)

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Chris.

Faith is essentially a part of the life of a True Believer. It is Faith that connects us with God. Faith has to be alive; it is always expressed by something. Faith and love, faith and obedience, faith and patience, faith and works; always, faith needs to be expressed through something. We live by faith, walk by faith, pray with faith, and want to share our faith with other people. The Scripture simply tells us those clear Words of Jesus Christ, who tells us to have Faith in God.

(This QT is selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Notes, by Priscilla)

The Balance Between Truth and Experience, Our Witness of Jesus.

“The Balance Between Truth and Experience, our Witness of Jesus.”

a) Micah 5:2. The Truth of Jesus Place of Birth.

b) Isaiah 7:14. The Source of Jesus’ Birth.

c) Zechariah 9:9. The Fact of what was going to happen.

d) Psalm 22:16. The Cross of Jesus.

e) Isaiah 53:12. The Saving Works of Jesus.

f) Luke 7:21-22. The Experience to Report.

g) Philippians 4:7. The Experience Inside Us.

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‘The Mighty and Great God.’

a) Psalm 50:1. He calls forth the earth daily.

b) Psalm 145:3. His Greatness is Beyond Discovery. He is Worthy of Praise.

c) Psalm 145:4. To Be Told to the Children.

d) Psalm 145:5. To Be Meditated Upon.

e) Psalm 145:6. To Be Proclaimed.

f) Genesis 17:1. We are to serve Him faithfully and to live a blameless life before Him.

g) Nehemiah 9:32. He Keeps His Covenant of Unfailing Love.

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Chris.

God bless you.

(This QT is selected from the late Rev. Chris Harrison’s QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

 

Apostle Paul's Ministry

‘Apostle Paul’s Pure Ministry.’

a) Colossians 1:28-29. His vision was simple: -

1-    2 Corinthians 8:9. Proclaim Christ. (Especially the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you, through His poverty, might become rich) 

2-    Warn every person.

3-    Teach every person with all Wisdom.

4-    To present every True Believer mature in Christ.

5-    Toiling with his God-given energy.

b) 2 Corinthians 11:28. He had daily pressure because of his Love for the Church.

c) Galatians 6:14. He glorified only in the Cross. 

d) 2 Corinthians 1:10. He set his Hope in God. 

e) Philippians 3:10-11. He wanted to: -

1-    Know the Lord truly.

2-    Know the Power of the Lord’s Resurrection. 

3-    Share in the Lord’s sufferings.

4-    Become like the Lord in His Death and His Resurrection.

f) 2 Corinthians 12:14-15. He was a real “Spiritual father”.

g) 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20. The Church was his: -

1-    Hope.

2-    Joy.

3-    Glory.

i) Philippians 4:1. He loved the Church Brothers and Sisters and wanted them to stand firm in the Lord.

j) 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; Philippians 1:1. He simply served as the Lord wanted him to serve.

k) Ephesians 3:7; 1 Corinthians 15:10. God’s Grace, working by God’s 

Power, made Paul a Minister of the Gospel; he was not self-appointed. 

l) Romans 16:25. His Preaching of the Gospel strengthened people. 

m) Ephesians 3:8. God’s Grace was given to him to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. 

n) Acts 20:20. He taught the Word of God both publicly and privately.

o) 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Colossians 4:3-4. He valued the Prayers of the Church for his Ministry. 

(This one teaches me lessons I can learn from Apostle Paul’s Pure Ministry)

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Chris.

The Joy of the Lord is our Strength; this fact is brought to us through 

the Word of God. If we do not have Joy in our hearts as we follow Jesus Christ, we become weak Believers. The Church itself gave to Apostle Paul Joy. That is so wonderful. Joy itself isn't some manifesting, hilarious experience, but something deep and sustained in our hearts as we simply follow the Lord. The Joy of the Lord has nothing to do with the “charismatic laughter” movement, which was a mockery of the True Church.

 (Selected from the late Rev. Harrison's QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

  

'The Authority of God.'

 

“The Authority of God.”

a) Isaiah 46:10. He will do all His will, and His plan will take place.

b) Daniel 4:35. God does what He wants.

c) Ephesians 1:11. He works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will.

d) Ephesians 1:22. He appointed Christ as Head over everything for the Church.

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‘God knows the Best way for Us.’

a) Psalm 69:17. Psalm 71:12. We can pray for His Help.

b) Psalm 10:1. Sometimes He wants us to grow through our troubling experiences.

c) Psalm 22:19. He is our strength and comes quickly to help us.

d) Psalm 38:21. We can ask Him to be near us.

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Chris.

(These QTs are selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison’s Bible Study Notes by Priscilla)

'Emotional Sadness can Effect our Physical Body.'

'Emotional Sadness Can Affect Our Physical Body.'

a) Psalm 6:7. Sorrow Makes Our Eyes Go Weak. 

b) Psalm 31:9-10. Because of Sadness: Need for God's Mercy; 

Blurred sight; Withering Body and Soul; death; Strength Drained; wasting away from within.

c) Psalm 38:8-10. Because of sadness- physical heart problem, Failing Strength; going blind.

d) Job 17:7. Sadness Makes Eyes Dim and a shadow of the forever self. 

e) Lamentations 5:17. Hearts are sick and tired. (inner man)

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'Taking the Log out of Our Eye.'

Luke 6:41-42.

a) Psalm 94:9. Coming to the one who created the eye.

b) Proverbs 7:2. Keep God's Teaching as the Apple of our Eye (very precious)

c) Matthew 5:29. Not to be stumbled by our eyes. 

d) Matthew 6:22. Keep your eyes clear. (Psalm 51:10-13)

e) Matthew 20:15. Get rid of envious eyes. 

f) Romans 16:17. Eye and avoid those troublemakers. 

g) Revelation 1:7. Prepare our eyes to see Jesus. 

h) Revelation 3:18. Eye Salve - The Fullness of the Holy Spirit. 

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Chris. 

God bless you. 

(Selected from the late Rev. Chris Harrison's QT Notes, by Priscilla)

' Apostle Paul's Pure Ministry.'

 

‘Apostle Paul’s Pure Ministry.’

a) Colossians 1:28-29. His vision was simple: -

1-    2 Corinthians 8:9. Proclaim Christ. (Especially the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you, through His poverty, might become rich) 

2-    Warn every person.

3-    Teach every person with all Wisdom.

4-    To present every True Believer mature in Christ.

5-    Toiling with his God-given energy.

b) 2 Corinthians 11:28. He had daily pressure because of his Love for the Church.

c) Galatians 6:14. He glorified only in the Cross. 

d) 2 Corinthians 1:10. He set his Hope in God. 

e) Philippians 3:10-11. He wanted to: -

1-    Know the Lord truly.

2-    Know the Power of the Lord’s Resurrection. 

3-    Share in the Lord’s sufferings.

4-    Become like the Lord in His Death and His Resurrection.

f) 2 Corinthians 12:14-15. He was a real “Spiritual father”.

g) 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20. The Church was his: -

1-    Hope.

2-    Joy.

3-    Glory.

i) Philippians 4:1. He loved the Church Brothers and Sisters and wanted them to stand firm in the Lord.

j) 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; Philippians 1:1. He simply served as the Lord wanted him to serve.

k) Ephesians 3:7; 1 Corinthians 15:10. God’s Grace, working by God’s 

Power, made Paul a Minister of the Gospel; he was not self-appointed. 

l) Romans 16:25. His Preaching of the Gospel strengthened people. 

m) Ephesians 3:8. God’s Grace was given to him to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. 

n) Acts 20:20. He taught the Word of God both publicly and privately.

o) 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Colossians 4:3-4. He valued the Prayers of the Church for his Ministry. 

(This one teaches me lessons I can learn from the Apostle Paul’s Pure Ministry)

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Chris.

The Joy of the Lord is our Strength; this truth comes to us through the Word of God. If we do not have Joy in our hearts as we follow Jesus Christ, we become weak Believers. The Church itself gave to the Apostle Paul Joy. That is so wonderful. Joy itself isn't some manifesting, hilarious experience, but something deep and sustained in our hearts as we simply follow the Lord. The Joy of the Lord has nothing to do with the “charismatic laughter” movement, which mocked the True Church.

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

'The Prayer of the Persecuted Church.'

 

'The Prayer Of The Persecuted Church.'

Acts 4:23-31.

a) Acts 4:23. It was a Prayer responding to accurate information and not emotion.

b) Acts 4:24. It was a Prayer of united voice to God.

c) Acts 4:24. It was a Prayer of unity, in one accord.

d) Acts 4:24-26. It was a Prayer with the Scripture.

e) Acts 4:27-28. It was a Prayer with confidence in the Sovereignty of God.

f) Acts 4:29. It was a Prayer for boldness to speak the Word of God.

g) Acts 4:30. It was a Prayer that, in the Name of Jesus, there would be:-

1-Healing.

2-Miracles.

3-Wonders.

h) Acts 4:31. Three things that God did in response to their Prayer:-

1-The place where they assembled was shaken.

2-They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.

3-They spoke the Word of God with boldness.

(Through this QT, I am so Blessed by The Prayer Of The Persecuted Church)

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'God's Deep Heart Of Love.'

a) 2 Peter 3:9; Romans 2:4. He is not willing for anyone to perish, He wants all people to come to repentance.

b) Romans 2:3. He does not want us to critically and in pride judge other people.

c) 2 Peter 3:11-12; 1 Peter 5:8-11. This World is coming to an end and we should be Holy and Godly.

(Through this Second one I am reminded of God's Deep Heart Of Love)

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Chris.

Prayer made in the Name of Jesus and on the Authority of God's Word is Powerful Prayer. It is not the time of day we pray that makes our Prayer Powerful. It is not even fasting that makes our Prayer Powerful. Shouting our Prayer does not make it Powerful. What makes Prayer Powerful is when we pray in the Name of Jesus and on the Authority of God's Word.

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