Kevin's(AbuXander) DeepThoughts

  Psalm 51 and Easter Psalm 51 is King David’s prayer of confession after being caught in the sin of adultery and murder. The Psalm is an excellent model of a prayer of confession that all people of faith can follow. And while it’s called a Psalm of repentance it doesn’t stop at just saying “I did this and I’m sorry” but it takes us through a journey from confession to renewal to mission. As I have been reflecting on this Psalm during the season of Lent, a 40 day period of preparation for Easter, I have been struck about how the Psalm 51 journey takes us through the entire “Easter Festival” , my favorite term of the season of Lent through Easter and all the way to Holy Spirit Sunday 1 Read the text of Psalm 51 here I have divided the Psalm into 3 divisions that demonstrate the journey that King David went on. I. MY Confession – Psalm 51:1-9 It begins with David’s confession: “Have mercy on me, O God . . . .” David repeats over and over that he has sinned. He asks f...

 

 

 The prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Jesus.  Yet he had so much to say about who Jesus was, what Jesus did, what was done to Jesus, and how Jesus blesses us all.  On Christmas Day read these 4 Christmas prophecies, all the passaged are about Jesus,  and celebrate the Jesus who we celebrate today. Isaiah 9:1-7 9 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. 4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them,...

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Praying for Others Using Ephesians 3:14-21 As you read Ephesians 3:14-21 (below) Put a  Square  around every "type" of prayer in the passage.  Use ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication (requests) for Types.  Are there others not in ACTS? Underline  each specific prayer request. Then on a Blank piece of paper (or in your prayer journal) make 3 Columns Praying for my Family       Praying for my Fellowship        Praying for Myself Now pray often using this sheet and passage as a guide Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp h...

  Praying for Others Using Colossians 1:3-14 As you read Colossians1:3-14 (below) Put a Square around every "type" of prayer in the passage.  Use ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication (requests) for Types.  Are there others not in ACTS? Underline each specific prayer request. Then on a Blank piece of paper (or in your prayer journal) make 3 Columns Praying for my Family       Praying for my Fellowship       Praying for Myself Now pray often using this sheet and passage as a guide Colossians 1:3-14 New International Version 3  We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,   4  because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—   5  the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel   6  that...

1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 (New International Version)    Do have a burden or problem that you are concerned about?  Is there something that you just can't stop worrying about?  Hannah, a woman in the Bible, is a great model for praying through are concerns.   Problem, Pain - Mark below where you see Problem and pain 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3 Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the Lord. 4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. 5 But to Hannah he gave a double por...

 There is a great comic strip about a young man named Calvin who want’s it to snow bad. He begs, commands, trys to manipulate the “Snow God” and even prayers. You can find the comic here and then read below what Jesus has to say about prayer. Matthew 6:5-13 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in h...

  A doration, C onfession, T hanksgiving, S upplication, S cripture Daniel 9:1-23 As we read the passage put an A in the margin for Adoration, C for confession, T for Thanksgiving, and S for Supplication 9: 1   In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—  2  in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the  Lord  given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.  3  So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. 4  I prayed to the  Lord  my God and confessed: “ Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,  5  we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and hav...

1 Samuel 23 Saul is the Active king of Israel – but has been rejected by God David was chosen to replace Saul and is waiting on God’s timing to make that happened Put a circle around every time David prays and a Square around every time Saul prays. 23  When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,”  2  he inquired of the  Lord , saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” The  Lord  answered him, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” 3  But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!” 4  Once again David inquired of the  Lord , and the  Lord  answered him, “Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand.”  5  So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflic...