Climbing Higher~ Ascension day

Acts 1:1-11: Jesus told his people to stay in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit comes to them, then he ascended into heaven.

Ps. 47:  All the people sing praises to God with understanding to the King.

Eph. 1:15-23: Paul prays for the Ephesians to have all the wisdom and power that The Holy Spirit can give them. 

Luke 24:44-53: Jesus tells his followers that they now have seen the fulfillment of what he had told them about dying for their sins and raising from the dead.. They were now to go and tell others. Then he took them to Bethany blessed them and then ascended into heaven. 

Challenge of the week:

Just as the followers of Jesus could go and tell of what they knew of Jesus to the world. So we as his followers today can do the same. Let us go and tell so that all the people of the world can sing praises to Jesus for what he has done. So that when Jesus returns he can take many souls with him from all over the world. 

Accomplishment of the week:

Who did you tell this week of what Jesus did for them spiritually?

Climbing Higher~6th Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:44-48: While Peter preached, the Holy Spirit fell on the non-Jewish people and they spoke in tongues. The Jewish Christians were astonished to see this. Peter asked them why the non-Jewish believers should not be Baptized. 

Ps. 98: Sing unto the Lord for the great things he has done!

1 John 5:1-6:We who believe in God and Love Jesus over comes the world. 

John 15:9-17:Jesus is the vine and we are the branches.You must be connected to Jesus to bear fruit, including the fruit of loving each other. I have chosen you to do that.

All who believe in Jesus and love him & his fellowman should be allowed to be Baptiste and them follow Jesus' example in loving others. We can only do this when we are connected to Jesus. 

Challenge of the week:

This week, make sure that you are connected to Jesus and then bear his fruit of love. 

Accomplishment of the week:

You did you show love to that would have been hard to love without God's help?

Climbing Higher~ 5th Sunday of Easter

Acts 8:26-40:Phillip presents the Gospel of Jesus to an Ethiopian man who was in charge of Queen Candace's treasures.The man accepted Jesus and was Baptiste. 

Ps. 22:25-31: Praise to the Lord for being the Governor of the Kingdom.

1 John 4:7-21:We should love one another as God has loved us. How has God loved us? He gave his only son , Jesus to pay for our sins. Why? Because he loved us, before we even knew or loved him. We show that we are in Christ ,when we show love to one another. 

John 15:1-8: Jesus tells his followers that they can only do God's will if they abide in Jesus. For like a branch can only bear fruit when it is attached to the vine, so we too can only bear spiritual fruit if we are in Christ & He in us.

Jesus told his followers that they could only do God's will if they were in him and he in them. Then he gave an example of the vine and the branches and how they only bear fruit if they are attached to the vine. We are like that spiritually. We can only bear spiritual fruit if we are attached to Jesus (John 15:1-8). When we are in Christ Jesus we will show love to others by telling them of God's great love (1 John 4:7-21). Just like Phillip told to the Ethiopian man (Acts 8:26-40). Then we all can sing praises to God for being the Governor of the Kingdom (Ps. 22:25-31). 

Challenge of the week:

This week, seek our someone to tell the Gospel of Jesus to.Then pray for them.

Accomplishment of the week:

Who did you tell the Gospel of Jesus to?