The Lord's Supper

 Do this in remembrance of Me - Luke 22:19.

                The Lord's supper is instituted by Jesus during the Last Supper where Jesus ate with His disciples before His betrayal and arrest. And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you" - Luke 22:19,20. 

Remembrance

The Lord’s Supper is a time to remember that Jesus gave Himself for us on the cross. We eat the bread in remembrance of His body and drink the cup in remembrance of His blood. 

When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”  - 1 Corinthians 11:24, 25. 

Proclamation

We proclaim the Lord's death till He comes as we eat this bread and drink this cup.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes - 1 Corinthians 11:26.

Fellowship

It is a holy communion, to have a fellowship with each other. 

For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread - 1 Corinthians 10:7.

Self-examination

We need to self examine ourselves prior to partaking of the Lord’s supper. 

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep - 1 Corinthians 11:28-30.      

Thanksgiving

The Lord’s Supper is a time for remembering and offering thanks for God’s great Sacrifice for us. 

When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” - 1 Corinthians 11:24.

Expectation

When we observe the Lord’s Supper, we look forward to a living Savior’s return.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes - 1 Corinthians 11:26.

Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! - Revelation 19:9.

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your body that is broken for us and for Your precious blood that is shed for us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Behold I Make All Things New

 Behold I make all things new - Revelation 21:5.

                God makes all things new in our life for His glory. All things become new in our life as God gives us new heart, new life, new mercies and new things for us. We are a new creation and so let us be transformed and walk in the newness of life just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God - Romans 12:2.

New creation

God wants us to be a new creation in Christ reflecting His righteousness and holiness.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new - 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness - Ephesians 4:24.

New heart

God gives us a new heart and a heart of flesh. We need a new heart as our heart is deceitful above all things and out of the abundance of our heart, our mouth speaks.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh - Ezekiel 36:26. 

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? - Jeremiah 17:9. For out of the abundance of the heart, mouth speaks - Mathew 12:34. The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking - Proverbs 15:28.

New life

God wants us to walk in newness of life just as He was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father.

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life - Romans 6:4.

For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God - 1 Peter 1:23.

New Mercies

We need to receive God's mercies everyday as His mercies are new every morning in our life.

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning - Lamentations 3:22,23.

New Things

God will do new things in our life by making a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert of our life.

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters, Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick): Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert - Isaiah 43:16-19.

May everything become new in our life!!

From fear to faith

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind - 2 Timothy 1:7.

Do not be afraid; Just have faith - Mark 5:36.

We walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.

From sorrow to joy

Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning - Psalm 30:5.

Your days of sorrow will end - Isaiah 60:20.

your sorrow shall be turned into joy - John 16:20.

From sickness to health

'But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord" - Jeremiah 30:17.

Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth - Jeremiah 33:6.

From curses to blessings

The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you - Deuteronomy 23:5.

From poverty to prosperity

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich - 2 Corinthians 8:9.

From captivity to liberty

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed - John 8:36.

From weakness to strength

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” -  2 Corinthians 12:9.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13. 

From slavery to freedom

For freedom Christ has set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery - Galatians 5:1. 

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you - Romans 8:11.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for making all things new in our life. Let all old things in our life pass away and let us walk in the newness of life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Gethsemane

  Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray” - Mark 14:32.

                Jesus went to the garden of Gethsemane the night before His crucifixion and prayed for the will of the Father to be done. And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” - Luke 22:41. He submitted to the will of Father as He came down from heaven to do His will and not His will. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me - John 6:38. 

                    Jesus prayed more earnestly in the garden of Gethsemane in agony. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground - Luke 22:44. Who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear - Hebrews 5:7. 

               God strengthens us as we wait upon Him in prayer. Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him - Luke 22:43. But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint - Isaiah 40:31. Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand - Isaiah 53:10. 

                Let us submit ourselves to the will of God and pray earnestly in all situations like Jesus. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God - Psalm 143:10. I delight to do Your will, O my God - Psalm 40:8. Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak - Mathew 26:41. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:6-7.      

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the                                                                                                     death of the cross - Philippians 2:8.                                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us not be anxious about anything but bring all our requests to You in prayer and submit everything to Your will. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

By His Stripes

                                         By His stripes we are healed - Isaiah 53:5.

                       Jesus was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities and by His stripes we are healed. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities - Isaiah 53:5. He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed - 1 Peter 2:24. He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses - Matthew 8:17.

                  Jesus is our Healer and He heals all those who need healing. I am the Lord who heals you - Exodus 15:26. He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds - Psalm 147:3. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit - Psalm 34:18. But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing - Luke 9:11. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all - Matthew 12:!5. 

              Jesus heals all kinds of diseases and sickness. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people - Matthew 4:21. When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses” - Matthew 8:16,17. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions - Psalm 107:20.

                   Let us praise the Lord our Healer who heals all our diseases by His stripes. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases - Psalm 103:1-3. For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds, says the Lord - Jeremiah 30:17. I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord - Psalm 118:17. 

                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for healing all our diseases by Your stripes. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.                                                  

Palm Sunday

        “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!” - John 12:13.

                Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week and the first day of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem.  Jesus told His disciples to untie a colt and bring it to Him when entering the Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” - Luke 19:29-31. And they said, “The Lord has need of him.” Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him - Luke 19:34,35. 

                           Jesus came into Jerusalem as king riding on a donkey humbly and gently. Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey - Zechariah 9:9. And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” - Matthew 21:10,11.        

                  The crowds of people welcomed Jesus by laying down palm branches and their coats on the ground and shouted "Hosanna to the son of David". Hosanna means “Save us”. They shouted, “Hosanna!! Hosanna!!  Son of David!! Blessed is the King of Israel!!”. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” - Matthew 21:8,9. They welcomed him as their victorious Savior, taking palm branches and shouting "Hosanna!" - John 12:13.

                         Let us exalt God our victorious Savior, lift up His name with hearts full of praises and shout Hosanna to our King of Kings. Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens - Psalm 68:19. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success! - Psalm 118:22-25. 

                                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the King of Kings and victorious Savior. We exalt You and lift up Your name with hearts full of praises and shout hosanna. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Faithfulness, Gentleness & Self control

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,                                              gentleness, self control  - Galatians 5:22,23.        

Faithfulness

A faithful man will abound with blessings - Proverbs 28:20.

The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness - 1 Samuel 26:23.

His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord’ - Matthew 25:21.

He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much - Luke 16:10.

Gentleness

But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness - 1 Timothy 6:11.

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth - 2 Timothy 2:24,25.

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect - 1 Peter 3:15.

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand - Philippians 4:5.

Self-Control

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control - 2 Timothy 1:7.

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age - Titus 2:11,12.

For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled - Titus 1:7,8.

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love - 2 Peter 1:5-7.

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls - Proverbs 25:28.

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.Proverbs 15:1.

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools - Ecclesiastes 7:9.

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers - 1 Peter 4:7.

                                                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us exhibit the fruit of the Spirit by being faithful, gentle and self-controlled. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Teaching, Preaching & Healing

 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people - Matthew 4:23.

Teaching

And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things - Mark 6:34.

And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes - Matthew 7:28,29.

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. - Matthew 9:35.

Preaching

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” - Matthew 4:17.

Healing

Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan - Matthew 4:23-25.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age - Matthew 28:19-20.

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” - Mark 16:15.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give - Matthew 10:8.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us go into all the world, teach the word, preach the gospel and heal the sick. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.