SCRIPTURE & FOCUS – Week Of April 21, 2024 – April 27, 2024


FOCUS FOR THE MONTH
JESUS’ AGONY AND ECSTASY BRING HOPE TO THE NATION


SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK (SOW)

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.  1 Peter 2:24 KJV

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. — 1 Peter 2:24  ESV


Wednesday Corporate Fasting Scripture – Isaiah 58 (ESV); Isaiah 58 (KJV)

Friday End of Week Scripture – Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV)


MEMBERS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION


Blessed Birthday Song by Minister Nadine Cager

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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***The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over half-millennium. The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndale’s New Testament of 1526; marking its course was the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971 (RSV). Faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy were combined with simplicity, beauty, and dignity of expression in that stream. Our goal has been to carry forward this legacy for a new century.

To this end, each word and phrase in the ESV has been carefully weighed against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. The words and phrases grow out of the Tyndale-King James legacy and, most recently, out of the RSV, with the 1971 RSV text providing the starting point for our work. Archaic language has been brought to current usage, and significant corrections have been made in translating key texts. But throughout, our goal has been to retain the depth of meaning and enduring language that have made their indelible mark on the English-speaking world and have defined the life and doctrine of the church over the last four centuries.

The ESV is an “essentially literal” translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer. It seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see the structure and meaning of the original as directly as possible. More about the ESV translation philosophy….***


PRAISE & WORSHIP


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DAILY DEVOTIONALS



Sunday, April 21, 2024BITTERNESS OF STOLEN SWEETSProverbs 20:11-17

Our Daily Bread Focus(es):  Decision-making; Wisdom

Reflect & Pray

When has temptation led to bitter consequences for you? How can you remain faithful to God?

Dear God, I need Your strength to fight temptation and remain faithful to You.

Bitterness of Stolen Sweets

Monday, April 22, 2024 COMMUNITY IN CHRISTEcclesiastes 4:7-12

Daily Bread Focus(es): Community; Living with other believers

Scripture(s): Proverbs 17:17; John 15:12-13

 
 
 Reflect & Pray

How can you commit to spending time with the family of believers? Who around you is isolated and in need?

Father, thank You for the gift of community! Open my heart to love and spend time with others today.

Community in Christ

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 JESUS – THE TRUE PEACEMAKERJohn 16:25-33

Daily Bread Focus(es):  Citizenship; Contentment; Living Like Christ; Obedience

Scripture(s): Philippians 4:7; John 14:27; Romans 5:6

 
 Reflect & Pray

Where do you see humans working for peace? How is God’s peacemaking different?

Dear God, please show me the way of peace.

For further study, read Finding Peace in a Troubled World.

Jesus – The True Peacemaker

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 UNITED DIVERSITY IN CHRIST1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 21-27

Daily Bread Focus(es): Church participation; Community; Spiritual gifts

Scripture(s): Romans 12:3-4; Ephesians 4:2-6; Colossians 3:11-14

Reflect & Pray

How have you been blessed by others’ unique gifts? How can churches encourage diverse ways to serve?

Dear God, thank You for creating us all uniquely. Please help me to value every member of Christ’s body.

United Diversity in Christ

Thursday, April 25, 2024 GOD IS MY HELPERJoshua 14:6-12

Daily Bread Focus(es): Trust in God; God’s Love and Care

Scripture(s):  Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 41:10

 Reflect & Pray

Who has inspired your faith in God? How do you see God as your source of help in all things?

Almighty God, please help me to see You as my source of help in all circumstances.

God Is My Helper

Friday, April 26, 2024 SERVING TOGETHER IN JESUSPhilippians 4:14-20

Daily Bread Focus(es): Church participation; Community; Encouragement

Scripture(s): 1 Peter 4:10; Matthew 25:35-36

Reflect & Pray

When have you served well with other believers in Jesus? What’s the basis for the spiritual bond you share with them?

Dear God, please show me how to join with others who are serving You. 

Serving Together in Jesus

Saturday, April 27, 2024 PULL THE WEEDS OF WORRYMatthew 13:1-8, 18-25

Our Daily Bread Focus(es):  Spiritual disciplines; Worry

Reflect & Pray

How is God helping you grow the seeds He’s planted within you? How can you pull the weeds of worry?

Dear heavenly Father, please remind me to pull weeds often, discarding worry and deceitful thoughts so I may grow and bear fruit in You.

Pull the Weeds of Worry

THIS WEEK’S INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT BY SISTER CLOVIA



GOD’S KNOT

“Tying the knot” is a phrase you’ve probably heard numerous times throughout your life as slang for “getting married.”

God’s knot, called the Cord of Three Strands, is a Christian ritual that symbolizes the bride, the groom, and God, illustrating that a marriage requires all three

The three strands signify the complete union of the couple physically, mentally, and spiritually. 

God created humans to live in a community and to have relationships with others. At creation, God commented that “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). He made Eve for Adam when He saw that the man had no suitable helper. 

The Cord of Three Strands symbolizes that sacred union created for marriage.

When the husband and wife make up two strands and believe that God’s presence is the third strand in the cord, the weaving that takes place in their daily walk together exhibits God’s power to bind them with strength and significance for all that comes their way in life. 

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” — Ecclesiastes 4:12



CHRISTIAN-BASED MOVIE OF THE MONTH



The Book Of Revelation


***The Daily Devotionals are taken from Our Daily Bread Ministries and the Scriptures are from the BibleGateway.***

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