Praying for Keith Wood and texts for Sunday, March 17, 2013

Tomorrow my friend Keith Wood will be preaching at FCC. He is leaving in a few months to take a new job with the International Conference on Missions. He has served as the Vice-President of Development for Mid-Atlantic Christian University for the last few years. I hate to see him leave the area. He is a kind, genuine man of God. Before he leaves the area I wanted to have him preach for us. He is preaching out of Philippians 3. I have no doubt we will be blessed. I am praying for Keith as he and his beautiful family comes to FCC tomorrow. I am also praying for him as he starts his new ministry. 

March 17, 2013            Num 34–36, Mark 14:32–52, Ps 35:21–28, Prov 7:12–14

Numbers 34-36

Why was there a need for the cities of refuge?

In what ways should the church be a city of refuge today?

God was concerned that the land not become polluted by the blood of the murdered. The law was just and fair. Would you say that he law of our land is just? Do the murders pay the price of the crimes and the innocent find refuge?

Today we must be sure to go to Christ for refuge for in Him “have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us” (Heb. 6:18).

Chapter 36 goes back to the rights of women, which is very important.

Mark 14:32-52

Read Hebrews 5:7-8 that speak of the prayer of Jesus.

Consider the pain Jesus went through knowing what was coming. How much does Jesus love us? Amazing love, how can it be that my King would die for me, wrote Wesley many years ago and the words are true.

What is the significance of being betrayed by a kiss?

Verse 50 says they all forsook Jesus and fled, why do think that is the case? Where or when have you forsaken Jesus?

Psalm 35:21-28

David prays for God to do justice on his behalf. In what way can you pray for God to bring about justice today with the right spirit of love that Jesus taught?

Notice that David is chiefly concerned with the reputation of God, are you?

Proverbs 7:12-14

In verse 14 the tempter uses food to bring about evil. Is food a weakness for you? Notice she also used the things of God to bring about evil. This is wrong.