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    Pastor Matt reacted to Jerry in A Word Fitly Spoken   
    The Song Of The Redeemed
    I like it when something in a passage gets explained and it opens up. I’m sure I knew some of this before (though this old brain gets forgetful), but it struck me more today.
    Rahab, when used as a symbol through the Old Testament, refers to Egypt. Now read this:
    Isaiah 51:9-10 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
    God defeated Egypt and made it so His people - the redeemed - could pass over the Red Sea to go to the Promised Land/Jerusalem (well, what would one day be called Jerusalem/Mount Zion). Now read the next verse which most of us probably know as a song. Literally, it refers to the nation of Israel; spiritually it applies to all God's people being delivered from their old master (sin and Satan) and going to the heavenly Zion.
    Isaiah 51:11 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
    September 18, 2022
    Jerry Bouey
    I Am Poor And Needy
    Do you feel poor and needy this morning?
    Psalms 41:1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
    Psalms 40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
    The interesting thing about these two verses (that are right next to each other in the Bible) is that the Lord God considers Himself blessed when He thinks about us!
    Also, your Heavenly Father IS thinking about you. There’s no reason to stay discouraged or worry when He is right there to talk with and give all your burdens and cares.
    Psalms 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
    Song of Songs 2:14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
    Our Heavenly Father is saying, I was thinking about you and would be delighted if you would fellowship with Me now.
    Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
    Do you feel the same way about your Saviour? Are you delighting yourself in His Word, longing to hear from Him?
    Song of Songs 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
    Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
    November 27, 2021
    Jerry Bouey
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from John Young in Have Godly Character & Integrity (Proverbs 3:1-12)   
    Thanks for posting this. I'm going to listen to it later this afternoon
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Pastor Scott Markle in Closed Communion   
    Brother Jerry, I myself agree that Acts 20:7 is a reference to the celebration of the Lord's Supper, as per the contextual reason that you provided.  However, I recognize that others may view this "breaking of bread" reference simply as a matter of eating a meal.  As for myself, I hold that contextually Acts 20:7 & 11 are speaking about the same matter, that Acts 20:7 speaks about this matter as the reason for which the disciples gathered, and that Acts 20:11 speaks about the actual engagement of the matter.  Indeed, IF the "breaking of bread" in this passage IS a reference to the Lord's Supper, then it DOES provide a Biblical event wherein a non-member of a local church celebrated in the Lord's Supper with that local church.  In fact, IF this is the case, then it is interesting that Acts 20:11 seems to present the apostle Paul as the one who administered the Lord's Supper.
    (Note: My answer above would then reveal that I myself do NOT hold to the "closed communion" position.)
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from Doc Flay in Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature   
    Good stuff. ?
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