Sunday March 13, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Often God requires some action on our part before he works the miraculous-

2-It is tragic when God speaks and no one listens-

3-More is less if God doesn't bless-

4-Christianity is not a matter of culture, it is a matter of the heart-

5-Jesus was God's personal sacrifice for our sins-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense-

I'VE LEARNED-Sometimes when I am angry, I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel-

DID YOU KNOW-The most common name in Italy is Mario Rossi-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is there a correct way to worship?

2-Can you truly worship is you have resentment or unconfessed sin in your life?

3-Is liturgy a ritual?

4-How can we stop form just going through the motions of worship?

5-What is a mature church?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What Old Testament patriarch was revealed as a prophet to King Abimelech?

Yesterday's answer-Balaam-

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY HEBREWS 7:11-28

¹¹ The people were given the law concerning the system of priests from the tribe of Levi, but they could not be made perfect through that system. So there was a need for another priest to come, a priest like Melchizedek, not Aaron. ¹² And when a different kind of priest comes, the law must be changed, too.¹³ We are saying these things about Christ, who belonged to a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar.¹⁴ It is clear that our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests belonging to that tribe.

Jesus Is like Melchizedek

¹⁵ And this becomes even more clear when we see that another priest comes who is like Melchizedek. ¹⁶ He was not made a priest by human rules and laws but through the power of his life, which continues forever. ¹⁷ It is said about him,
"You are a priest forever,
a priest like Melchizedek." — Psalm 110:4

¹⁸ The old rule is now set aside, because it was weak and useless.¹⁹ The law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us, and with this hope we can come near to God.²⁰ It is important that God did this with an oath. Others became priests without an oath, ²¹ but Christ became a priest with God's oath. God said:
"The Lord has made a promise
And will not change his mind.
'You are a priest forever.'" — Psalm 110:4
²² This means that Jesus is the guarantee of a better agreement from God to his people.

²³ When one of the other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many priests.²⁴ But because Jesus lives forever, he will never stop serving as priest.²⁵ So he is able always to save those who come to God through him because he always lives, asking God to help them.

²⁶ Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy, sinless, pure, not influenced by sinners, and he is raised above the heavens.²⁷ He is not like the other priests who had to offer sacrifices every day, first for their own sins, and then for the sins of the people. Christ offered his sacrifice only once and for all time when he offered himself.²⁸ The law chooses high priests who are people with weaknesses, but the word of God's oath came later than the law. It made God's Son to be the high priest, and that Son has been made perfect forever.

GREATLY BLESSED, HIGHLY FAVORED, IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD!!!