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John 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. Remember as you follow the Lord: 1. Our main business is to follow where he leads, follow his directives for your life personally v:19,22 2. Don't get caught up on what other do or don't do. " If I want him to stay, what is that to you?" v:22 3. "Feed my sheep", follow Jesus in doing v:15-17

Speaking on coming to the water!

Back to School service on blessing our children, Jesus took the time to bless the children!

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Commitment Commission Conviction Conversion Compassion

Engage in greatness by engaging in service, greatness comes by becoming a servant. Who is great, he that serves, Jesus came as a servant our greatest example.

Pastor Rudy - The Stony Heart! 1 Samuel 16:7, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Ezekiel 36:26 http://pastorrudy.podbean.com/2014/02/22/pastor-rudy-the-lord-looks-at-the-heart-faith-center-san-fernando-ca/

ARE YOU THE MESSIAH/CHRIST? John 1:29-49 We have found the Christos! John 4:5-26 I AM THE MESSIAH! "When the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed One of God comes, then we will know all about it." Jesus said to her: "I who am speaking to you am he." Matthew 16:13-23 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Christ First of all, the word “Christ” comes from christos, a Greek word meaning “anointed.” It is the equivalent of the word mashiach, or Messiah, in Hebrew. So, to be the Christ, or Messiah, is to be “the anointed one of God.” But what does that mean? To be anointed, literally, is to have sacred oil poured on one's head, because God has chosen the person for a special task. Priests and kings were anointed, and occasionally prophets. Kings were anointed during their coronation rather than receiving a crown.

THE WAY OF PEACE! Luke 1:68-79 68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. 69He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, 70as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, 71that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. 72Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,73the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us 74that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, 75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, 77to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. 78By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, 79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Continuation on the Grace of God!

Noah found Grace.  WICKEDNESS WAS GREAT- BUT NOAH FOUND GRACE! Noah Ge 6:1-8 8 But Noah lfound grace in the eyes of the Lord.  GRACE The gift of God as expressed in his actions of extending mercy, loving-kindness, and salvation to people. Grace is the dimension of divine activity that enables God to confront human indifference and rebellion with an inexhaustible capacity to forgive and to bless. God is gracious in action. The doctrine of divine grace underlies the thought of both the OT and NT. However, the OT merely anticipates and prepares for the full expression of grace that becomes manifest in the NT.[1]  88.66 χαριτόω; χάριςa, ιτος f: to show kindness to someone, with the implication of graciousness on the part of the one showing such kindness—‘to show kindness, to manifest graciousness toward, kindness, graciousness, grace.’ χαριτόω: κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ ‘the Lord is with you, you to whom (the Lord) has shown kindness’ Lk 1:28; ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ ‘which he has graciously shown us in the one he loves’ Eph 1:6.χάριςa: ἐξῆλθεν παραδοθεὶς τῇ χάριτι τοῦ κυρίου ὑπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ‘he left, being commended by the brothers to the kindness of the Lord’ Ac 15:40. It is important to note that kindness in English indicates an activity in which an individual is kind to someone; it is essentially an event involving a particular quality. The same is true of χάρις in Ac 15:40, for this is not a mere gracious disposition, but an expectation of the Lord’s showing kindness.[2]

(Job 22:21 KJVA) Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. (Job 24:13 ESV)"There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.   Hiphil: Meaning and Form - Causative - The Hiphil expresses causative action in which the subject causes the action to occur.  21. Eliphaz takes it for granted, Job is not yet “acquainted” with God; literally, “become a companion of God.” Turn with familiar confidence to God. and be—So thou shalt be: the second imperatively expresses the consequence of obeying the first (Ps 37:27). peace—prosperity and restoration to Job; true spiritually also to us (Ro 5:1; Col 1:20). good—(1Ti 4:8).[1] 5532 סָכַן, סׄכֵן [cakan /saw·kan/] v. A primitive root; TWOT 1494; GK 6122 and 6125; 12 occurrences; AV translates as “acquaint” twice,   1b (Hiphil) to be used, be wont, exhibit use or habit, show harmony with, be familiar with, know intimately.[2] Jesus acquainted with Humanity:  Isaiah 53:3 JESUS acquainted with grief… Jesus became acquainted or took on, he tasted death,  Heb 2:9 – Jesus tasted death 14-18 = partaker of flesh and blood, he also partook    HE PARTOOK THAT WE MIGHT PARTAKE (Acquaint)   KNOW HIM CLASSIC VERSES ISA 55:6 Seek the Lord while he may be found!  MAT 6:33 – Seek ye first John 14:21 - English Standard Version (©2001) Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”  Acquainted with HIM, KNOW HIM!  Philippians 3:10 - That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 1 John 2:13 - I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.    [1] Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Job 22:21). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc. [2] Strong, J. (2001). Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

SCRIPTURE READING: Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you." (Genesis 28:20-22 ESV) I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred." All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do." (Genesis 31:13, 16 ESV) Definition: (What is a Vow?) A solemn promise made committing one to a prescribed role, calling or course of action, marriage etc. A promise made to do a specified thing. (SEE VOW, VOWS)

Today let’s open our bibles, as we think about this special day which is celebrated all around the world, I want us to turn to an ancient scripture that speaks of this epic event