PSALM NUGGET, OT LESSON, NT LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Whom I will trust; my shield and the Strength of my salvation, my stronghold." (Psalm 18:2)

OT LESSON:

"And he shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies.  Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.'" (Deuteronomy 20:3)

NT LESSON:

"Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good." (Romans 7:12)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

and not to our position in the Christian Church, to the family to which we belong, to our baptism, to the education which we have received, to the doctrine which we profess, to the opinion which others have formed of our piety, or to the opinion which we have formed of it ourselves.  Some of those who have prophesied in the Name of the Lord Jesus will one day hear Him say, 'I never knew you;' but He will confess before His Father and before His angels even the most humble of those who have looked unto Him.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM NUGGET

"You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."  (Psalm 16:11)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

and not at our meditations and our prayers, our pious conversations and our profitable reading, the holy meetings that we attend, nor even to our taking part in the supper of the Lord.  Let us faithfully use all these means of grace, but without confusing them with grace itself; and without turning our gaze away from Him Who along makes them effectual, when, by their means, He reveals Himself to us.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM, OT LESSON, NT LESSON

Psalm Nugget:

"Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. " (7:9)

OT Lesson:

"Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no 

other."

NT Lesson:

"So then, as through one offense the result was condemnation to all mankind, so also through one act of righteousness (the Cross) the result was justification of life to all mankind."  (Romans 5:18, NASB)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

and not at our creeds, no matter how evangelical they may be.  The faith which saves, which sanctifies, and which comforts, is not giving assent to the doctrine of salvation; it is being united to the person of the Savior.  'It is not enough,' said Adolphe Monod, 'to know about Jesus Christ, it is necessary to have Jesus Christ.'  To this one may add that no one truly knows Him, if he does not first possess Him.  According to the profound saying of the beloved disciple, it is in the Life there is Light, and it is in Jesus there is Life."  

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM NUGGE, O.T. LESSON, N.T. LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."  (Psalm 4:8)

O.T. LESSON:

"In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong." (Job 1:22)

N.T. LESSON:

"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."  (Hebrews 2:14)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

and not at Satan, though he seek to terrify us by his fury, or to entice us by his flatteries. --Oh! from how many useless questions we would save ourselves, from how many disturbing scruples, from how much loss of time, dangerous dallying with evil, waste of energy, empty dreams, bitter disappointments, sorrowful struggles, and distressing falls, by looking steadily unto Jesus, and by following Him where He may lead us.  Then we shall be too much occupied with not losing sight of the path which He marks out of us, to waste even a glance on those in which He does not think it suitable to lead us.   

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALMS, O.T LESSON, N.T. LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live."  (146:2)

O. T. LESSON:

"....and in the wilderness.  There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place."  (Deuteronomy 1:31)

N. T. LESSON

"But about the Son He says, 'Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of Your Kingdom.'"  (Hebrews 1:8)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

and at nothing else, as our text expresses it in one untranslatable Word (aphoroontes). which at the same time directs us to fix our gaze upon Him, and to turn it away from everything else.

UNTO JESUS

and not at ourselves, our thoughts, our reasonings, our imaginings, our inclinations our wishes, our plans;---

UNTO JESUS

and not at the world, its customs, its example, its rules, its judgments.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM, O.T. LESSON, N.T. LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3)

O.T. LESSON:

"Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your Everlasting Light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended."  (Isaiah 60:20)

N.T. LESSON:

"I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." (Jesus, to the paralytic, Mark 2:11)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

Whose certain return, at an uncertain time, is from age to age the expectation and the hope of the faithful Church, who is encouraged in her patience, watchfulness and joy by the thought that the Savior is at hand. (Phil. 4:4, 5; 1 Thess. 5:23)

"LOOKING UNTO JESUS

the Author and the Finisher of our faith": that is to say, He Who is its pattern and its source even as He is its object; and Who from the first step even to the last, marches at the head of the believer; so that by Him our faith may be inspired, encouraged, sustained, and led on to its supreme consummation.    

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM NUGGET, OLD TESTAMENT LESSON, NEW TESTAMENT LESSON

"Let the morning bring me Word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You.  Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust my life." (Psalm 143:8)

"Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations."  (Joel 3:20)

"....and when they found [Jesus], they exclaimed: 'Everyone is looking for You!'"  (Mark 1:37)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

Who, having returned to the Father's House, is engaged in preparing a place there for us; so that this joyful prospect may make us live in hope,  and prepare us to die in peace, when the day shall come for us to meet this last enemy, whom He has overcome for us, whom we shall overcome through Him-- so that what was once the king of terrors is today the harbinger of eternal happiness.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM NUGGET

"Your Kingdom is a Kingdom of all ages, and Your Dominion endures throughout all generations."  (Psalm 145:13)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

LOOKNG UNTO JESUS

LOOKING UNTO JESUS

to go forth from ourselves and to forget ourselves; so that our darkness may flee away before the brightness of His Face; so that our joys may be holy, and our sorrow restrained; that He may cast us down and that He may raise us up; that He may afflict us, and that He may comfort us; that He may despoil us, and that He may enrich us; that He may teach us to pray, and that he may answer our prayers; that while leaving us in the world, He may separate us from it, our life being hidden with him in God, and our behavior bearing witness to Him before men.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2