Memory Verse: "From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work" -Ephesians 4:16
Notes: (v.1-9) Jesus urges the people to repent: "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
(v.1-17) On the Sabbath, Jesus met a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. He called her forward and set her free from her infirmity, and praised God. At this, the Pharisees were indignant because he had healed on the Sabbath, but Jesus rebuked them by saying, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?" The people were delighted with the things he was doing.
-(v.18-21) The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which grew and became a tree that all the birds perched on. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like yeast that was mixed into a large amount of flour until it was mixed through all the dough.
-(v.22-30) When asked if only a few people were going to be saved, Jesus said, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us. But he will not recognize them, and they will be cast out where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. "
-(v.31-35) Jesus mourns for Jerusalem, who "kill[s] the prophets and stone[s] those sent to you."
ACT OF LOVE: 1. 'Twas a very, VERY windy day in LA! So much that when I was coming out of the back entrance of West, I saw that a multitude of papers had been blown across the floor by the wind. Seeing that there was no one around to claim them, and that someone eventually was going to have to clean up the mess, I decided to pick up the papers myself, and make West just a tad prettier :)
2. I didn't plan on doing another one today, but tonight when I was about to shower I felt convicted to go to my mother again and pray for her. At first I thought it would be sorta weird, since she was most likely asleep and who would wake someone up just to pray for them? But, as we could always use more prayer, I obeyed and went up to my mom (who wasn't asleep yet!) Lately, during my prayer times, I've been compelled to pray for physical and spiritual rest and strength for my mom, and it turns out that it was what she needed! I got to pray for her wellbeing, some future speaking engagements she has, as well as some other miscellaneous things in her life. It was nice =)
CHALLENGE: Go up to someone and offer to pray for them! :) It can be quite fun.
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