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continuation of the " Mighty Men of David " message

2 Samuel 23:13-17 13 And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. 15 And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is b...

Let's face our limitations and hope against hope. Romans 4:17-21 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be...

Let's build an ark in faithful preparation. Genesis 6:9-22 9  These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.  10  And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.’ 11  Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.  12  And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had cor...

Let's obey God's Word and behold strongholds fall. Joshua 6 2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.  3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days.  4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you sha...

Let's choose the good portion: Jesus, our Beloved. Luke10:38-42   " 38  Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.  39  And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.  40  But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care tha...

Let's not only receive, but release and live in Jesus forgiveness! Luke 23:32-43 32  There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.  33  And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.  34  Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they di...

Let's resolve to be set apart for God. Daniel 1:8-9 " 8  But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.  9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs" 2025-03-09

Let's live a life locked in on Jesus. Acts 20:17-24 " 17  From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.  18  And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,  19  serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jew...

Let’s know the love of God. Ephesians 3:16-19 " 16  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,  17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,  18  may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is t...

Let's meditate on the Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16-17  “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” Psalm 119:105  “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Hebrews 4:12 “ For the word of God is living and active, sharper than a...

Let’s be the body of Christ: one with many parts. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 "12  For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13  For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14  For the body does not consist of one member but of...

Let’s offer something costly to Jesus who offered his all for us. John 12:1-8 "1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the fe...

Let’s receive and offer Jesus’ forgiveness that we may be healed. Luke 23:32-47 "32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. 33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they di...

Let’s behold Jesus. Psalm 27:4 "One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple." 2024-09-29

Let’s desire to be a friend of Jesus. John 15:9-15 "9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.  10  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.  11  These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 12  “This is my commandment, that you love...

Let’s encounter Jesus’ loving pursuit and gracious invitation to follow him again. John 21:1-19 1  Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:  2  …disciples were together.  3  “Iʼm going out to fish,ˮ Simon Peter told them, and they said, “Weʼll go with you.ˮ So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.  4  Early in...