Good morning friend, here is today's prayer...
Dear Lord God, Today I lift up the churches in my city. May Your Holy Spirit minister to our congregations and their pastoral staffs. I pray that my church body can work with other Christian churches to be an integral part of our city's community. You have called me to serve and I ask for Your guidance of what role I am to fill in my church and my community. I want to tithe of the resources that you have entrusted to me to see Your kingdom come. I ask for a renewal within my
church, that we can be so filled with Your Holy Spirit to do good works in Your name, that we may spark an awakening and revival within our city. Thank you for calling me to be Your disciple and for continually teaching me how to love others. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
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Reflecting on the Names and Nature of GodJesus: Carpenter's Son
Is this not the carpenter’s son?
Is not His mother called Mary?
And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
Matthew 13:55 Jesus was a Carpenter’s Son; Joseph, His stepfather, was His legal guardian. Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, but it was Joseph whose occupation provided His food, clothing and shelter. Joseph was the human father who guided Jesus’ growth and taught Him a trade. Since there is dignity in work, Jesus became a carpenter, as was Joseph. When Jesus was 12 years old, He went to the Temple for His bar mitzvah, to be declared as “Son of the Law.” It was then that Joseph had to declare his son would take up his trade: “He shall be a carpenter.” Jesus worked as a carpenter in Nazareth until He was baptized
by John the Baptist, at approximately 30 years of age (Luke 3:23). He then began His earthly ministry. What can we learn from Him? Lord, thank You for submitting to the limitations of a human body. You gave us an example of how to work for a living. Help me follow Your example. Even though Jesus is God, He became a Carpenter’s Son to grow as we must grow, to learn as we must learn and to gain favor with God and man, as we must do. But let’s not forget that Jesus left us an example of how we should work. Let’s follow His example. Lord, I want to walk through life as You walked. I want to be successful at an occupation as You were. I want to learn obedience as You did (Hebrews 5:8). I want to please the heavenly Father as You did. Help me today. Amen. Go Deeper: Luke 2:40-52 Jesus gave us an example of earthly work. Tomorrow...Jesus: Rabboni As Easter approaches, consider Bibles and books that encourage Christian growth. The resources offered in this email can be ordered by clicking, which helps keep these emails FREE Order Now and Save 15% with Coupon Code "cg15" for prices that are often lower than Amazon Orders by 1pm EST M-F ship today. Free USA Shipping for orders over $100 with Coupon Code "freeshipping" Looking for something special? SEARCH the largest Christian resource listing for what you want and email the information to info@ChurchGrowth.org and we will get it for you. Help spread the Word
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