My Notes

Bread Bread in the Bible would signify the nourishment for the soul. And this nourishment is received on a day to day basis.  Verse: Matthew 6:11 11 “Give us today the food we need,” Three pointers Bread of Life Bread of the Word Bread of Presence Bread of Life Our body, soul and spirit are built with desires and longings. And only Jesus can satisfy our every need. Because Jesus is the Bread…. The Bread that gives life. Verse: John 6:35 35 “Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” If we fill our desires with anything other than God, we will soon run dry, go hungry!!! And we are miserable!!!  Jesus is the solution to our emptiness!!! How do we get filled up with Jesus…. it is the Word Verse: Matthew 4:4 4 “But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”” Bread of the Word The divine is the ingredien...

Your Kingdom come “… Your kingdom come, you will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven” Matthew 6:10 The Kingdom of God is the perfect reign of God in every area of our lives. When God is reigning, it can remove unpleasantness, quarrels and there will be peace. Verse: Matthew 4:23 23 “Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.” The gospel (good news) of the Kingdom was preached and demonstrated with the healing of disease and illness. We are all saved by His grace. But where is the demonstration? Here are three points to ponder on A spiritual Kingdom Kingdom of Shalom Kingdom of Power A Spiritual Kingdom Verse: John 18:3 3 “Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”” The Kingdom of God does operates in the Spiritual a...

 Seminar Begin with the end in mind: What are the goals for your child? Goals: What should they know?  Head: What do I want them to know when they become adults. Heart : Who should they be? What values should they have? What are the values they should have? Hands: What should they be able to do? What skills should they have? What are the skills they should have? Training the Head: Help with decision-making. Help them to think critically.  Have discussion at home about the decision. Talk about he decisions and the consequences of their decisions. Then they will be able to make decision better. And if we don’t guide them, then they will look to their peers. Peers don’t have life experiences and they might be wrong. Hence parent oriented decision making process is important. Encourage Reflective Thinking:   Handling Praise: The child will look for praise. And if they don’t get it from the parent, they will look for it from their friends.  Be specific about your...

 Deep Roots Are you deep rooted in the Word of God? We are in this world of change every day. And betting on changing situation is unwise…. However when we are rooted in the Word of God (never changing), we are in the safe place. Verse: ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭3‬  1 “Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.  2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.  3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” Here are the three pointers  Walk the Word Talk the Word Reap the Reward Walk the Word (Do not walk the World) There is blessedness about staying away from evil and living your life “ being right with God and straight with man ”. We are expected to be true in our relationship with God. We are also expected to deal honestly and with integrity with men and woman around. “Do n...