Your Love Oh Lord - Third Day

1 John 4 (with text - press on more info.)

1 John 4:1-6

1 John 4 (The Message)

1 John 4

Don't Believe Everything You Hear

 ¹ My dear friends, don't believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.  ^2-3Here's how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!
 ^4-6My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big victory over those false teachers, for the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world. These people belong to the Christ-denying world. They talk the world's language and the world eats it up. But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception.

Proverbs 28 (with text - press on more info.)

All to Jesus I Surrender

1 John 3 (with text - press on more info.)

1 John 3:18-24 ~ When We Practice Real Love

When We Practice Real Love

 ^18-20My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
 ^21-24And friends, once that's taken care of and we're no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we're bold and free before God! We're able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we're doing what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God's command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.

Proverbs 27 (with text - press on more info.)

1 John 3 (with text - press on more info.)

Come, Now is the Time to Worship

1 John 3:1-17

1 John 3 (The Message)

1 John 3

 ¹ What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.  ^2-3But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.
 ^4-6All who indulge in a sinful life are dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God's order. Surely you know that Christ showed up in order to get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and sin is not part of his program. No one who lives deeply in Christ makes a practice of sin. None of those who do practice sin have taken a good look at Christ. They've got him all backward.
 ^7-8So, my dear children, don't let anyone divert you from the truth. It's the person who acts right who is right, just as we see it lived out in our righteous Messiah. Those who make a practice of sin are straight from the Devil, the pioneer in the practice of sin. The Son of God entered the scene to abolish the Devil's ways.
 ^9-10People conceived and brought into life by God don't make a practice of sin. How could they? God's seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It's not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade sin. Here's how you tell the difference between God's children and the Devil's children: The one who won't practice righteous ways isn't from God, nor is the one who won't love brother or sister. A simple test.
 ¹¹For this is the original message we heard: We should love each other.
 ^12-13We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don't be surprised, friends, when the world hates you. This has been going on a long time.
 ^14-15The way we know we've been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don't go together.
 ^16-17This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.

I Love You Lord

Emmanuel

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Mary Did You Know - Mark Lowery

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Luke 2:10-12

Luke 2:10-12 (English Standard Version)

¹⁰And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all^(A) the people. ¹¹For^(B) unto you is born this day in^(C) the city of David^(D) a Savior, who is^(E) Christ^(F) the Lord. ¹²And^(G) this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby^(H) wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."

Cross references:

1. Luke 2:10 : Luke 2:32; John 11:50; Zech 9:9
2. Luke 2:11 : Isa 9:6
3. Luke 2:11 : Luke 2:4
4. Luke 2:11 : Matt 1:21; John 4:42
5. Luke 2:11 : Acts 2:36; 10:36; Luke 23:2; Matt 1:17
6. Luke 2:11 : Luke 1:43
7. Luke 2:12 : 1 Sam 2:34; 2 Kgs 19:29; 20:8, 9; Isa 7:11, 14
8. Luke 2:12 : Luke 2:7

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 7:14

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¹⁴Therefore the^(A) Lord himself will give you a sign.^(B) Behold, the^(C) virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name^(D) Immanuel.^[a]

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God is with us

Cross references:

1. Isaiah 7:14 : Isaiah 37:30; 38:7, 8
2. Isaiah 7:14 : Isaiah 9:6; Cited Matt 1:23; Luke 1:31, 34
3. Isaiah 7:14 : Gen 24:43 (Heb); Exodus 2:8 (Heb); Psalm 68:25 (Heb); Prov 30:19 (Heb)
4. Isaiah 7:14 : Isaiah 8:8, 10

Luke 1:5-56

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

 ^5(M) In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,^[a](N) of^(O) the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶And they were both^(P) righteous before God, walking^(Q) blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. ⁷But they had no child, because^(R) Elizabeth was barren, and^(S) both were advanced in years.
 ⁸Now^(T) while he was serving as priest before God when^(U) his division was on duty, ⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot^(V) to enter^(W) the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people^(X) were praying^(Y) outside at the hour of incense. ¹¹And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of^(Z) the altar of incense. ¹²And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and^(AA) fear fell upon him. ¹³But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for^(AB) your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and^(AC) you shall call his name John. ¹⁴And you will have joy and gladness, and many will^(AD) rejoice at his birth, ¹⁵for he will be^(AE) great before the Lord. And^(AF) he must not drink wine or strong^(AG) drink, and^(AH) he will be^(AI) filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. ¹⁶And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, ¹⁷and^(AJ) he will go before him^(AK) in the spirit and power of Elijah,^(AL) to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and^(AM) the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,^(AN) to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
 ¹⁸And Zechariah said to the angel,^(AO) "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." ¹⁹And the angel answered him, "I am^(AP) Gabriel.^(AQ) I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. ²⁰And behold,^(AR) you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." ²¹And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in^(AS) the temple. ²²And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in^(AT) the temple. And^(AU) he kept making signs to them and remained mute. ²³And^(AV) when his time of^(AW) service was ended, he went to his home.
 ²⁴After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, ²⁵"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me,^(AX) to take away my reproach among people."

Birth of Jesus Foretold

 ²⁶In the sixth month the angel^(AY) Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named^(AZ) Nazareth, ^27(BA) to a virgin betrothed^[b] to a man whose name was Joseph,^(BB) of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸And he came to her and said, "Greetings,^(BC) O favored one,^(BD) the Lord is with you!"^{[c] 29}But^(BE) she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for^(BF) you have found favor with God. ³¹And behold,^(BG) you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and^(BH) you shall call his name Jesus. ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of^(BI) the Most High. And the Lord God^(BJ) will give to him the throne of^(BK) his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob^(BL) forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
 ³⁴And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"^[d]
 35And the angel answered her,^(BM) "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of^(BN) the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^[e] will be called^(BO) holy—^(BP) the Son of God. ³⁶And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her^(BQ) who was called barren. ³⁷For^(BR) nothing will be impossible with God." ³⁸And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant^[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And^(BS) the angel departed from her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

 ³⁹In those days Mary arose and went with haste into^(BT) the hill country, to a town in Judah, ⁴⁰and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth^(BU) was filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴²and she exclaimed with a loud cry,^(BV) "Blessed are you among women, and^(BW) blessed is^(BX) the fruit of your womb! ⁴³And why is this granted to me that the mother of^(BY) my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And^(BZ) blessed is she who believed that there would be^[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."

Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

 ⁴⁶And Mary said,

   ^(CA) "My^(CB) soul^(CC) magnifies the Lord,
 ^47(CD) and my^(CE) spirit rejoices in^(CF) God my Savior,
⁴⁸for^(CG) he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
   For behold, from now on all generations^(CH) will call me blessed;
⁴⁹for^(CI) he who is mighty^(CJ) has done great things for me,
   and^(CK) holy is his name.
⁵⁰And^(CL) his mercy is for those who fear him
   from generation to generation.
^51(CM) He has shown strength with his arm;
   ^(CN) he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
^52(CO) he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
   ^(CP) and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³he has filled^(CQ) the hungry with good things,
   and the rich^(CR) he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴He has^(CS) helped^(CT) his servant Israel,
   ^(CU) in remembrance of his mercy,
^55(CV) as he spoke to our fathers,
   ^(CW) to Abraham and to his offspring forever."
 ⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.