The following scriptures encourage believers to use their God given talents, gifts and the grace which God has released upon each person in serving the Lord. Everyone has a task to accomplish, and an account to give to God on the Judgement Day. Colossians 4:17 - Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” Ephesians 4:7 - But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. v11-13 So

1 John 2:3-6 - How did he treat people? - How did he overcome temptations? - How did he defeat Satan? **What did he teach? Luke 6:27-36 The Aroma of Christ: Matthew 4:23 - 25 Luke 21: 37-38 Luke 6:17-26 Acts 2:22 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 1 John 3:10 - This is how we know who the children of God are, and who the children of the devil are.

The greatest commandment is about love: Matthew 22:36 All the LAWS and the PROPHETS depend on these two: Love for God and people. What must one do in order to inherit eternal life? Luke 10:25-37. Again, it is dependent on love for God and people. "Anyone who does not love, does not know God, because God is love" 1 John 4:8 God is the essence of love (to understand love, look at his character) - He loves all, no partiality, Jesus walked in humility

1 Samuel 15:2-3 God commanded on why the Amalekites were to be destroyed. Reflection: Anything that stands on our way towards or against God’s promises to heaven or eternal life. V7-9 Soul executes the command but half-way (Halfhearted obedience and delayed obedience = disobedience). He destroyed everything BUT spared the Amalekite king (leader) and all the best and appealing livestock. **They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality

Luke 21:37-38 “Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the mount of olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.” (Luke 6:1-10 “Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath) V5 The Jesus said to them, the son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.  (v1 On Sabbath together with the disciples they were going through the grain fields. V6 Another Sabbath, he went into

°°The Lord meets with the needs of those who sincerely seek him°° "He went down with them [*the 12 Disciples from the mountain*]and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, who HAD COME to HEAR him and to BE HEALED of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, and the people all tried to

°°Get past the PAIN of those who wronged or deceived you. --Jacob decisively cheated his brother Esau of his BIRTHRIGHT and BLESSING! "Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He TOOK my BIRTHRIGHT, and now he’s taken my BLESSING!” Genesis 27:36 NIV --This occurrence really made Esau angry 😡. "Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said

INTRODUCTION Faith is seeing things from God's perspective. God sees the end of things from the beginning. Hebrews 11:1 Defines what Faith is and v3 states how God was pleased by the ancient men who lived by faith. v6 states that its impossible to please god without faith. In Hebrews 11, faith is mentioned 24 times, by faith 19 times and dying by faith 20 times. Source of Faith: Hearing the Good News about Christ (Romans 10:17). Hebrews 10:38 - The

"What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are under the power of sin."  Romans 3:9 Romans 5:1-11 - Peace with God, Grace, Hope of glory. Ephesians 1:3-13 - Spiritual blessings in Christ Ephesians 2:11-19 -  Jews and Gentiles reconciled through Christ.

"For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus" 1 Timothy 2:5 Why the mediation? God has a dispute with us because of sin (Romans 3:23). Cause of the dispute? Genesis 3:6-10 Christ eternal priesthood of mediation by oath: Hebrews 7:20-28 v25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. v26 Such a high priest truly meets our need -