Repent and be baptized. 6/16/15

Day 165 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/Acts.2

Acts 2:22-47

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.

    Because he is at my right hand,

    I will not be shaken.

26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

    my body also will rest in hope,

27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

    you will not let your holy one see decay.

28 You have made known to me the paths of life;

    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[b]

29 “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:

    “Sit at my right hand

35 until I make your enemies

    a footstool for your feet.”’[c]

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

June 16th Occupied exclusively with the Son of God

 “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 JOHN 5:5
The main point of this section of the Word is simply that we would be persons confessing that Jesus is the Son of God. This is to acknowledge that He is my life, He is the One who lives. It is His Person that is the object of my attention. I am riveted to Him. I am not something in myself. To say this, is not just a doctrinal confession. It is a deep release of our spirit with a clear focus on Him. When our spirit is so focused that Jesus is the One — Jesus is the life, we lay our hand on Him — this activates life within us. The factor for life to flood us is our being occupied exclusively not with ourself,but with Jesus, the Son of God. You start your morning with telling Him, “Lord, You are the Son of God. You are the One living today. You are my thought today. You are my feeling. You are my choice. You are my life today.” Jesus is the Son of God! It is this continuous fellowship and enjoyment that releases the life and brings forth the testimony, the proper witness, the proper response in our being. When we testify that Jesus is the Son of God, there is a witness within us that this is right. You are on course even when your feelings are on the floor, because you are saying, “Jesus is the Son of God. Lord, You are the Son of God. You are the One living today.” Right away the Holy Spirit witnesses within you. You have the witness within yourself that everything is okay, because Jesus is the Son of God.

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana,Ariel, Rene, and Willie.

Health and Healing

Vonetta's mom and Willie

Support and Comfort

Praise Alert
Anna is out of the hospital.

National
Conflict between citizens and  police officer. 

International

Israel and Palestine
Iraq

Syrians

Ukraine

Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Families of slain Kenyans.
Families of all the recent plane crashes.

Song(s) of the Day.
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