Steps of Faith~ 8th week after Penecost

Amos 7:7-17: The vision of the plumb line; Amos prophesy of the capture of the king & the land. The king got mad and told him not to prophecy in this area again. 

Ps. 82: God judges the judges

Col. 1:1-14: Paul encourages the Colossians for being loving and helpful toward all the Christians in their area. He also encourages them to continue to do so & grow in faith. 

Luke 10:25-37:Jesus tells of the good Samaritan & tells his followers to go and do as the good Samaritan.

In the Old Testament, we read verses about God's judgment upon his leaders & people (Amos 7:1-17; Ps. 82). In the New Testament, we read what Jesus tells his followers how they should act. Then we read Paul's letter to the Colossians where he encourages them for following Jesus' instructions.  

Challenge of the week:

Read Jesus instructions and strive to be like the Good Samaritan. How do you plan to do so?

Accomplishment of the week: 

How did you show love to someone this week?

Steps of Faith~ 7th Sunday after Penecost

2 Kings 5:1-14: God uses a slave girl to tell Naaman about the prophet Elisha who can heal him of his skin disease. Elisha has a messenger to go and tell him to wash in the Jordan River.This made Naaman mad & he went away. His servants reasoned with him to do as the prophet told him. He listened to them, did so, & was healed. 

Ps. 30:Thanksgiving for escaping death

Gal. 6:(1-6) 7-16: We should help each other. Life is like planting a field. Do not let others lead you from the truth of the Word.

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20: Jesus instructs 72 followers in how to conduct themselves including healing the sick. After they have done so, they came back to testify to Jesus as to what happened. Jesus told them to be happier about their names being written in the heaven than the miracles that they had done.

Jesus instructed his 72 followers before sending them out to minister on the street (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20). Paul also gave some good instructions we should read and take to heart in his letter to the Galatians (Gal. 6:(1-6) 7-16). We should read, take these instructions to heart & follow them.  

Sometimes we are the one being ministered to in our times of illness, and stressful situations. We should be willing to listen to & follow the instruction of the Word or a godly person gives us. We see that it worked best when Haamen obeyed Elisha's instructions and was healed (2 Kings 1-14). When we are healed, we should sing the song of praise to God that we see in Psalms 30. 

Challenge of the Week:

What instructions have you received from a godly person or The Word that you need to obey? How will you follow it? 

Accomplishment of the week:

What instruction did you follow? How did that go?