29 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: CHAMPIONS OF FAITH:- 1. ABEL

CHAMPIONS OF FAITH:- 1. ABEL

(Hebrews 11:4 NLT)

# It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did.
# Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and
# God showed his approval of his gifts.
# Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.

@ Giving our best to God is an expression of our love & faith in Him
@ When we give our best, God will certainly approves our offering and in turn will make it multiply to be a blessing for many others.
@ The very best thing you can give to God is your own self & your future life. (Sold out for Jesus)
@ Have you given your best to Jesus?

27 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: FAITH...

FAITH...

(Hebrews 11:1-3 GNT)

# To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for,
# to be certain of the things we cannot see.  # It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval.   
# It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

@ Without Faith, we cannot please God.
@ Right faith is like a guideway for us to move in the right way of life..else, we'll get lost into destruction.
@ Faith should be based on God's word.
@ Let's analyze our faith and take corrective actions.

26 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: DON'T TURN AWAY...

DON'T TURN AWAY...

(Hebrews 10:36-39 NLT)

# Patient endurance is what you need now,
so that you will continue to do God’s will.

# Then you will receive all that He has promised.

# “For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.

# God's righteous ones will live by faith. But He will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”

# So, let's not be like those, who turn away from God to their own destruction.

# We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.

25 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: DO NOT THROW AWAY...

DO NOT THROW AWAY...

(Hebrews 10:32-35 NLT)

# Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ.
# Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.
# Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and
# sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.
# You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and
# when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy.
# You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.
# So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord.
# Remember the great reward it brings you!

12 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: DELIBERATELY SINNING..

DELIBERATELY SINNING..

(Hebrews 10:26-29, 31 NLT)

# Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth,
# there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.
# There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and
# the raging fire that will consume His enemies.
# For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
# Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and
# have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy,
# as if it were common and unholy, and
# have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
# It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

10 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: MOTIVATE ONE ANOTHER

MOTIVATE ONE ANOTHER

(Hebrews 10:24 NLT)

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

AMPLIFIED VERSION says..

# And let us consider and
# give attentive, continuous care to
     % watching over one another,
     % studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to
# love and
# helpful deeds and
# noble activities,

Let's give our best in encouraging others towards doing noble activities.
Let's keep on motivating others..atleast one person daily..

04 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: HOLD FAST TO THE HOPE WITHOUT WAVERING

HOLD FAST TO THE HOPE WITHOUT WAVERING

(Hebrews 10:23 AMP)

# So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering
# the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it,
# for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word.

@ What's your HOPE?
@ Is it all about CHRIST?
@ Then hold on to it firmly without doubt.
@ Don't go by feelings; but by faith alone.
@ He who promised will never change. He will never let you down.
@ He is the only person who can be trusted in all situations.

03 NOV 2014, WORD4ALL: BOLDLY INTO THE MOST HOLY PLACE

BOLDLY INTO THE MOST HOLY PLACE

(Hebrews 10:19-22 NLT)

# And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
# By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
# And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting Him.
# For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

17 OCT 2014, WORD4ALL: THE TABERNACLE & THE FIRST COVENANT

THE TABERNACLE & THE FIRST COVENANT

(Hebrews 9:1-8 NLT)

# That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth.
# There were two rooms in that Tabernacle.

# In the first room were
     % a lampstand,
     % a table, and
     % sacred loaves of bread on the table.
This room was called the Holy Place.

# Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.

In that room were
     % a gold incense altar and
     % a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides.

# Inside the Ark were
     % a gold jar containing manna,
     % Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves &
     % the stone tablets of the covenant.

# Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the place of atonement.

# When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed their religious duties.
# But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year.
# And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
# By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that
# the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use.

16 OCT 2014, WORD4ALL: NEW COVENANT

NEW COVENANT

(Hebrews 8:8, 10-13 NLT)

But when God found fault with the people, He said:
# “The day is coming, says the lord , when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.

But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the lord :
# I will put my laws in their minds, and
# I will write them on their hearts.
# I will be their God, and they will be my people.
# And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the lord.’
# For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already.
# And I will forgive their wickedness, and
# I will never again remember their sins.”

When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means He has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear.