Compass Point

‘How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!  therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.’ —Psalm 36:7 ‘Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.’ —Psalm 36:10

Dating back to as early as 250 BC, the Dead Sea Scrolls show that the Old Testament we read today is virtually the same as the scriptures being read over two millennia ago.

‘Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men’ —2 Corinthians 3:2

‘Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced:  for God had made them rejoice with great joy:  the wives also and the children rejoiced:  so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.’ —Nehemiah 12:43

‘And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! ‘And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David:  nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lᴏʀᴅ.’ —2 Samuel 23:15, 16

‘Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses.  But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.’ —Exodus 2:15 ‘And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.’ —Exodus 2:21

‘And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.’ —Genesis 29:2 ‘And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.’ —Genesis 29:20

‘And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.’ —Genesis 24:21

‘And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.’ —Genesis 16:7 ‘And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me:  for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?’ — Genesis 16:13

‘And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord:  but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.’ —Jeremiah 45:5 ‘But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister’ —Mark 10:43

‘Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.’ —Psalm 103:1

‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’ —Matthew 5:16

‘Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near’ —Isaiah 55:6 ‘Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.’ —Proverbs 27:1

‘Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord’ —Isaiah 52:11 ‘Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.’ —Acts 8:35

‘For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; ‘And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures’ —1 Corinthians 15:3,4

Introducing the topic of our 5-message series, ‘Sharing Our Faith’, with the basic question, ‘Why?’

‘For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ —Romans 6:23

‘Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.’ —Psalm 135:1

‘And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. ‘But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.’ —Luke 2:18,19

‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ —John 15:13 ‘And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.’ —Colossians 1:20

‘And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. ‘Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ‘Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: &nsbp; and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.’ —Matthew 28:18-20

‘As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: ‘But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation’ —1 Peter 1:14-15

‘And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.’ —Isaiah 6:3

‘Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.’ —Isaiah 45:22

‘And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.’ —Mark 7:2 ‘And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well:  he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.’ —Mark 7:37