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Paul said: "But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:" "And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust." "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. "Acts 24:14 -16." . If we understand that we are sinners "Saved by Grace,"we may find ourselves struggling with the idea of a "BLAMELESS CONSCIENCE" "Acts 24:16." After all, we know our own hearts and motivations. Yet the Apostle Paul found a way to ensure that his conscience would clean rather than condemning him. What was his secret??? Paying attention to his beliefs and his behavior while serving the Lord. . In today’s passage, Paul pleaded his case before the Roman ...

14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.   15  For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption  by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”   16  The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,  17  and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtyVdC7E6Wo Break Every Chain by Jesus Culture Jeffrey Walsh Published on Apr 22, 2012

5  They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6  For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 7  But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8  And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins".

18  For Christ also suffered once for sins, the Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,   19  by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,   20  who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21  There is also a counterpart which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,    22  who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

8  Good and upright is the Lord : therefore will He teach sinners in the way. 9  The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way. 10  All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.   23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.   24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGoCED77vC8 A poignant song about the power of the shofar, forgiveness and repentance. Click here to read Julie's the story behind this song and video: https://juliegeller.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/breathing-new-life-into-my-familys-shofar/

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4hf2tpnMpk Beautifully performed by Barbra Streisand from here CD "Higher Ground" this version of Avineu Malkeinu includes the lyrics in Hebrew.

The Hebrew blessings and scriptures behind the blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, otherwise known as the Feast of Trumpets or Jewish New Year; and also on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=452lzbKGteI The soundtrack is from the song Shofar Shogood from the Ben Sidran album, Life's A Lesson.

Pastor Paul Begley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WuIp2tYj1E Revelation 12 "Sign In The Heavens" Special Broadcast

  1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, 3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ 7 “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear...

Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all who put their trust in Him.

...the high priest said unto Him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said unto him, you have said it: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

And by Him all who believe are justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Lift up your heads, O you gates, and be lifted up, you everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates, even lift them up, you everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? the LORD of hosts, He is the King of Glory. Selah.

Fear not: for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen.

But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, although you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall He come forth unto Me that is to be the Ruler in Israel; Whose going forth has been of old, from everlasting.

Neither is he that plants any thing, neither is he that waters; but God that gives the increase. For we are laborers together with God: you are God's husbandry, you are God's building.

And Jesus Said unto him, "Friend wherefore have you come?"

What a Friend we have in Jesus! He hears you and loves you. He will never leave you nor forsake you, even when we fall again. Trust Him, talk to Him and don't hide your weaknesses, because He justified us once but sanctifies us daily to make us more and more into His image. Find brothers and sisters in Christ so you can strengthen each other and don't forget to read His love letter (Bible) and ask Him to lead you and guide you in His Holy Spirit. Let Him work in, with and through you and make you into a blessing for people around you. Trust Him also in doing this, not in your strength but in His. Stay close to Him and remember, He is not a concept, but He is a person.

Rise, let us be going: behold he is at hand that does betray Me.

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them who were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all tribes of the children of Israel.

Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ; and the earth did quake and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened ; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of their graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy City, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion and they who were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 

FOR WITH GOD NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And He (Jesus) said unto them (us) , Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature .

Thus says the LORD who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and you, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. One will say, I am the LORD's; another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Thus says the LORD the King of Israel and his Redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the First and I am the Last; and beside me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told you from that time and have declared it? ye are my witnes...

He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the LORD, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple. For in time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a Rock. And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of Joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, who is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy and find Grace to help in time of need.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusts in you: yea, in the shadow of your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be over past. I will cry unto God most high; unto God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up.

Help me, O LORD my God: Save me according to your mercy!

My flesh and my heart is failing: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.