Open Heavens for Teens 13 December 2018 – Fruit of the Spirit; Long Suffering

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Topic — Fruit of the Spirit; Long Suffering [Open Heavens for Teens 13 December 2018]

Memorise: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

Read: Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Joel 1-3, Revelation 4

MESSAGE:

Long suffering comes from a place of deep strength; emotional, spiritual, intellectual and even physical strength. It is the courage to bear harsh realities of life. It means self-restraint in the face of anger, hunger, frustration or any other bad situation. Long suffering is the ability to patiently forebear and wait for the promises to God to come to pass even when all the signs say otherwise.

Long suffering also comes with the ability to quickly let go, forgive, and move on no matter how much we are being treated unfairly. In this present world, long suffering is very far-fetched, but it is an attribute that every Christian must possess to be able to run the race successfully to the end. The good news is that the Holy Spirit is ever present to help us, and absolute obedience to His leading births long suffering in us. Every time you choose to go with the prompting of the Holy Spirit rather than the promptings of your flesh, you build up your long suffering.

Prayer Point: Sweet Holy Spirit, please fill my heart with patience and strength.

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Hymn 5:

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
Christ, the Royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banners go!

Chorus
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!

At the Sign of triumph
Satan’s host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise!

Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.

Onward, then, ye people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song;
Glory, praise and honour,
Unto Christ the King;
This, through countless ages
Men and angels sing.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

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DCLM Daily Manna 13 December 2018 – Shun Inordinate Ambition

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Topic: Shun Inordinate Ambition [DCLM Daily Manna 13 December 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: Mark 9:30-37 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all” (Mark 9:35).

MESSAGE:

It is truism that “pride goes before a fall”. The Christian life is filled with various paradoxes such as ‘the way up is down’, ‘the way to live is to die’, and ‘the way to receive is to give’. The uniform teaching of the word of God is against self-seeking, self-projection, self-exaltation, inordinate ambition and pride of life.

The projection of self in every endeavour describes what sin itself is: Selfishness In Nature. No doubt, God is interested in our progress, success, breakthrough and advancement. He says, “we shall be the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath”, that “whatsoever we do shall prosper”, and many more! However, our motives, modes and methods of actualising this are of great concern to God.

In the world today, people seek a place of prominence in the workplace and the neighbourhood. In several instances, they take steps that are ungodly to attain the desired position, thereby losing the presence and favour of God. This reminds us of a certain young man who coveted the position of his boss and felt that the boss had stayed too long there and must give way to him. He travelled to the village and mentioned it before his fetish father. His father promised to look into the case. Back in the place of work the following week, his boss just got to his office in the morning, slumped and died. His father called him and told him he had “finished” the work. What a world!

Bribing our way to success, cutting corners to reach the top and defying all Christian ethics including using undue influence popularly called “long leg”, run contrary to God’s word. His word, way and time are the best in achieving the desired best for our lives.

Thought For The Day: Making haste outside God’s plan attracts His displeasure.

Bible Reading In One Year: Acts 24-26

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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

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Our Daily Bread 13 December 2018 Devotional – The “Hope for a Baby” Tree

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Topic: The “Hope for a Baby” Tree [Our Daily Bread 13 December 2018 Devotional]

Read: Lamentations 3:1–3, 13–24, Bible in a Year: Hosea 12–14; Revelation 4

His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22–23

After wrapping the tree with clear twinkle lights, I tied pink and blue bows on its branches and christened it our “Hope for a Baby” Christmas tree. My husband and I had been waiting for a baby through adoption for more than four years. Surely by Christmas!

Every morning I stopped at the tree and prayed, reminding myself of God’s faithfulness. On December 21 we received the news: no baby by Christmas. Devastated, I paused by the tree that had become a symbol of God’s provision. Was God still faithful? Was I doing something wrong?

At times, God’s apparent withholding results from His loving discipline. And other times God lovingly delays to renew our trust. In Lamentations, the prophet Jeremiah describes God’s correction of Israel. The pain is palpable: “He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver” (3:13). Through it all, Jeremiah also expresses ultimate trust in God’s faithfulness: “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (vv. 22–23).

I left the tree standing well beyond Christmas and continued my morning prayer. At last, on Easter weekend, we received our baby girl. God is always faithful, though not necessarily on our timeline nor always according to our desires.

My children are now in their thirties, but each year I set up a miniature version of the tree, reminding myself and others to hope in God’s faithfulness.

Prayer: Dear God, help me trust You today even when I can’t see what You are doing. You are faithful.

The best reason for hope is God’s faithfulness.

INSIGHT
The book of Lamentations expresses the grief of Jerusalem following the 587 bc invasion of Babylon. With her walls broken, her children exiled, and survivors living in the rubble of better times, it bares the soul of a once-proud people.
In its original Hebrew language, the book is composed of five chapters of carefully constructed poems. Its finely polished composition provides literary relief to the overwhelming confusion of a nation that has lost control of its own emotions and destiny. The only hope left is in the belief that above the clouds of this dark night of a nation’s soul, there is a God who has in the past shown that His mercies and love will never end.
Mart DeHaan

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This message was written By Elisa Morgan [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

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Israel Works to Demine Land Near Jesus’ Baptismal Site

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Israel Works to Demine Land Near Jesus’ Baptismal Site


Israel Works to Demine Land Near Jesus’ Baptismal Site


After 50 years as a military zone, the area which houses seven monasteries and is known as the “land of monasteries,” is being cleared of landmines and given back to the various surrounding churches.


According to Haaretz, the area, which is thought to be the site where John the Baptists baptized Jesus, was under Jordanian control until 1967 when the Six Day War claimed the area as a war zone and it was mined and booby-trapped.


Now, more than five decades later, the Mine Action Authority at the defense ministry, the Halo Foundation, the Engineering Corps and 4CI are working together to remove all of the mine and unexploded ordinance there. So far, the group has removed the mines from three monasteries. Once the traps and explosives are completely removed, the Mine Action Authority intends on returning the area to the surrounding churches and opening them up to tourists, as they once were.


According to Haaretz, 50 out of the 250 total acres have been swept and cleaned of mines. The Mine Action Committee plans to finish the project by the end of 2019.


Col. Max Nudelman from the Engineering Corps told the outlet that more than 1,000 mines have been removed so far. They are anticipating the removal of at least twice as many mines in the remaining land. Jordan has also played an important role in the mine removal process, as they agreed to lend a hand in clearing the eastern bank of…

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First Lady Melania Trump Takes Part in Toys for Tots Toy Drive

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First Lady Melania Trump Takes Part in Toys for Tots Toy Drive


First Lady Melania Trump Takes Part in Toys for Tots Toy Drive


First lady Melania Trump attended a Marine Toys for Tots event held at the Joint Anacostia-Boiling Military Base in southwestern Washington, D.C on Tuesday. 


The first lady shared a few words of insight before she assisted the kids in filling boxes with toys, stating that “As a mother, I feel children are the most precious gift of all. As First Lady, I have made it my mission to shine a light on programs that provide more opportunities for children to succeed.”


After the boxes were filled with toys, the children took time to write Christmas cards that would be added to each box. The first lady and several US Marines got involved with the activities, helping the children write their letters. 


The event wasn’t complete without a visit from Santa Claus, who arrived with bags that read “Be Best” on the front. The first last helped give out the bags before she visited with the parents of the many children at the event. 


The first lady spoke highly of the organization, telling AOL: “Their mission to send messages of hope to children and motivate them to grow into responsible and patriotic citizens and community leaders is so important to our society. 


“I had been looking forward to this event ever since last year’s ended,” she recalled. 


The Marine Toys for Tots program has been sharing a message of hope with less fortunate children since 1947, according…

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City Turned off Grandma’s Mic When She Read Christmas Story at Christmas Festival

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City Turned off Grandma’s Mic When She Read Christmas Story at Christmas Festival


City Turned off Grandma’s Mic When She Read Christmas Story at Christmas Festival


City officials in Kitchener, Ontario, are being criticized after they ordered the microphone shut off at a Christmas festival when a grandmother began reciting the Christmas story from Matthew 1. 


The grandmother was from Trinity Bible Chapel, a congregation that was invited by the city last year and was invited back this year to take part in the Christkindl Market festival in front of City Hall.


The church’s worship team sang several songs. But when the grandmother began reading Matthew 1:18-25 in the German language — “Christkindl” is German for “Christ child” — organizers cut off her mic.


“Not only that, background music was played through the speakers to seemingly drown out her voice and embarrass her,” Trinity Bible Chapel associate pastor Will Schuurman wrote on a church blog. The church performed the same program last year. 


It is ironic, the church said, that “about 15 feet from the main stage was a nativity scene set up by the City of Kitchener … pointing to the birth of Christ.” 


The city did not set parameters on what could be said, the church added.


The city told CTV that “in its 22 year history” Christkindl “has never had scripture or sermons as part of its scheduled programming.” 


The event organizers told church officials that if they continued reading the Bible or preaching from it, “they…

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Church of England Welcomes Transgender People to Mark Sex Change

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Church of England Welcomes Transgender People to Mark Sex Change

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Bishop calls for ‘culture change’ on pornography

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Bishop calls for ‘culture change’ on pornography

Rt Rev Peter Forster, who’s sitting in the House of Lords this week, is worried the proposals don’t go far enough.

 

It’s been confirmed age checks will not apply to all online pornography fuelling fears at Westminster that children will still stumble across explicit content.

The verification regime aimed at denying access to under-18s, due to come into force next Easter, will not cover social media sites, such as Twitter, which could host user-generated adult material.

Free sites, where pornography makes up less than a third of overall content, will also be exempt, peers heard.

The House of Lords were debating regulations that will introduce the first system of its kind in the world, requiring commercial pornographic websites to have “robust age verification controls” in place to prevent children accessing explicit material.

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But a number of members raised concerns over the limitations of the scheme and the Government has conceded it is “not a complete answer” to the problem.

Speaking in the debate, the bishop said: “My main concern is in relation to access to pornography on websites which don’t charge for access.

“Provided their pornographic content is limited to one third of their total content, they are exempted from these regulations.”

He said: “What’s the rationale for choosing one third and not, say, 10%?

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Israeli Prime Minister Warns Hezbollah Terrorists Not to Interfere with Destruction of Their Tunnels

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Israeli Prime Minister Warns Hezbollah Terrorists Not to Interfere with Destruction of Their Tunnels


Israeli Prime Minister Warns Hezbollah Terrorists Not to Interfere with Destruction of Their Tunnels


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah that the terrorist group “will be hit” if the group’s actions continue.


“Our deployment is ready for a strong response if Hezbollah make a big mistake and decide to harm us or to resist to the operation we are conducting. They [Hezbollah] will be hit in such a way that they cannot even imagine,” he said.


Netanyahu’s comments came after Israel Defense Forces found a third cross-tunnel from Lebanon into Israel. The IDF had been destroying the terrorist-dug tunnels.


“The route, like the rest of the tunnels, is under IDF control and anyone who enters it on the Lebanese side endangers their life,” read a statement released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.


Israel says the tunnels violate a U.N. resolution. As part of Operation Northern Shield, IDF is currently searching for and then destroying the tunnels. IDF says there is other tunnels, but because of military concerns, cannot release the number, according to The Times of Israel.


A Hezbollah leader also said this week “there is not a single point in the occupied territories (Israel) out of reach of Hezbollah’s missiles.”


“The Zionists cannot tolerate such a high level of threats in confrontation with Hezbollah, which is why they have no motive for entering another war with Lebanon,” said Sheikh Naim…

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why I’m backing Theresa May

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why I’m backing Theresa May

The MP for South-west Devon told Premier it was a “crazy” time for attempting to hold a leadership election.

He said he had confidence in Theresa May’s Brexit deal once the issues around the back stop for the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border have been tweaked.

 

His comments come as Theresa May vows to fight an effort to oust her as Conservative leader “with everything I’ve got”.

In a dramatic early morning statement outside the door to 10 Downing Street, Mrs May warned a change of Prime Minister would put the UK’s future at risk and could delay or halt Brexit.

She insisted she would stay on to “finish the job” she has set herself as Prime Minister.

Mrs May’s statement came about an hour after it was confirmed the chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, had received the 48 letters of no confidence from Tory MPs required to trigger a ballot on the leadership.

Speaking on Premier’s News Hour, Streeter suggested the 48 letters which were needed to trigger the ballot represents a small fraction of Conservative MPs.

He said: “It’s 15 per cent of the Conservative parliamentary party, which basically means that 85 per cent of did not want this challenge to happen.

“I think a substantial majority this evening will vote in her favour.”

He said he hoped that progress on the back stop would be made at Thursday’s European summit:”At that…

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