''he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.'' Isaiah 53:2b–3 (ESV)
LAST LOST LEAST
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(ESV)
Luke 19:10
ENEMIES
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together.(ESV)
Psalms 71:10
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
"Ministry" is from the Greek word diakoneo, meaning "to serve" or douleuo, meaning "to serve as a slave." In the New Testament, ministry is seen as service to God and to other people in His name. Jesus provided the pattern for Christian ministry—He came, not to receive service, but to give it.
DISUNITY
Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, …(ESV)
Romans 16:17
FIXING FAILURES
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.(ESV)
2 Corinthians 4:16
RESIDENCY, RELATIONSHIPS, REVELATION
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ even as we keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.
WHAT SUSTAINED JESUS AT THE TIME OF HIS GREATEST CRISIS
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
A SAFE INVESTMENT
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 (ESV)
THE BOOK OF RUTH NUMBER 3
The Book of Ruth is one of the shorter books of the Bible, but the story it tells is one of the most movingly ‘human’ in all of the Old Testament. However, how the story of Ruth should be interpreted is not an easy question to answer. Let’s delve deeper into the Biblical Book of Ruth to discover a world of outsiders, love, law, and mysterious customs involving shoes.