Who Jesus Is

Philippians netbible. 2:6 who though he existed in the form of God

did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

2:7 but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave,

by looking like other men,and by sharing in human nature.

2:8 He humbled himself,by becoming obedient to the point of death

– even death on a cross!

2:9 As a result God exalted him and gave him the name

that is above every name,

2:10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow

– in heaven and on earth and under the earth –

2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

The Next Season

As we cycle through the next season repentance is the message that seems to be at the front of the lest. It's a tough message because we assume that we are talking about morals. Yet in reality we are talking about having a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ the Messiah, King, Priest and  Prophet today and ages to come.

Things to know in this process  Sins is always Sin.  The Good news points to how Jesus has the power to be with us and in us we can not run from who He is. The goal of repentance should be Ephesians 2:11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Psalms 111

111:1 Praise the Lord!

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.

111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,eagerly awaited by all who desire them.

111:3 His work is majestic and glorious,and his faithfulness endures forever.

111:4 He does amazing things that will be remembered;the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

111:5 He gives food to his faithful followers;he always remembers his covenant.

111:6 He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people,

giving them a land that belonged to other nations.

111:7 His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice;

all his precepts are reliable.

111:8 They are forever firm,and should be faithfully and properly carried out.

111:9 He delivered his people;he ordained that his covenant be observed forever.

His name is holy and awesome.

111:10 To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight.

He will receive praise forever.

Repentance

Is a hard message, because of How the Holy Spirit works in our lives it always takes four elements The call or response to the message, commitment to change. Allowing us to be changed by the authority of Gods word and submitting to the working of the Holy Spirit.

Another part is being committed to a meaningful discipleship process.

My home church is Freedom life Church of God in Tulsa OK. If you do are not involved in a process you  are welcomed to attended and be a part our Church Web site is http://www.lifegrowingstrong.org/

Note due to work commitments we are not always there.

Jonah

The importance of networking

Notice how Jonah communicated  and developed relationships for His message of Judgment for 40 days. The message came to the place to were even the King Trusted in the Word of Jonah. Another point is letting God see the attitude of the heart which brought forth the real change needed for the city to be changed.

Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit required three days. 4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned." 5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish." 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.

What are we creating for ourselves? When I think of the need for work, and relationships I find I chose more for the sake of convenience rather than right choices. An example is we spend time doing the disciplines we like rather than to learn new ideas or concepts. We also seem to run from the things we are run into. For example Jonah His choice of running having a correct world view of what God was doing put everyone around him in danger until He repented. Yet when things happened, with in an unknown time frame. He copped an attitude because of the way God saved Nineveh.

What is our attitude today are we running from the presence of God are we seeing that as with Nineveh His grace in action. This can be compared to any country or people group. What are we really running into Judgment or the Salvation of souls.