October 2009 – ToBeLikeJesus

The Call of Moses (Ex 12.12-22)

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 14/100)

Help our young Army leaders place their reputations squarely in Your hands

May we live in the promises given by the Great “I AM” to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Help our men and women be good ambassadors of the life of Christ and the Kingdom

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Observations from the Call of Moses (Ex 13.12-22)

God gives Moses a sign in order to authenticate his call among the people 12
God give His identity as part of the authentication “I AM” 13
He again connects Himself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 15
He calls Moses to work through the elders (subordinate leaders) 16
God makes Moses’ calling a herald of good news 17
God gives Moses very specific instructions as part of his calling 18
Success is not contingent on how well Moses performs his duties, God the Father will make it happen 18-20
God is in charge of our reputation and welfare 21-22
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Exodus 3.1-11

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 20/100 is our all time high)

Pray that our men and women will use their calling to the military as an opportunity to advance the gospel in the Army

For Deb and I’s safe travel to Ft Benning

Thank God for a very productive 58 days on the road for His Kingdom

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Observations on the Call of God on Moses (Ex 3.1 – 11)

The call of God was accessible 3.1-3
It was mystical/miraculous 2-3
It aroused curiosity 3
God spoke to Moses through the Angel of the LORD and the burning bush 4
God spoke to Moses and Moses responded 4
There’s something holy about the matter around the presence of God 5
It was important for God to associate himself with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 6
Moses responded with fear 6
The calling is directly associated with helping some people and judging others 7-10
Moses questioned his own identity in being able to perform God’s calling 11

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Message at Fort Bragg

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 18/100)

Pray for my time at Ft Bragg

For all our Army ministries to be Christ centered

Soldiers would continue to connect with our ministries as they PCS

For Ft Bragg (Staff: Tom and Paula Hess, David and Marilyn Coffield, John and Jess Snyder, Doug and Kim Cote, Ben and Betts Kayser, Chuck and Sherril Trego)

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What I am going to share with the Ft Bragg Leadership on 29 Oct 09

Lessons from my travels throughout the Army work

Christocentric living and ministry 1 Cor 2.2
Appropriate applications of Grace and Truth Jn 1.14,17
Gossip destroys the ministry (Past Practices) Prov 6.19
Unity equals synergy Ecc 4.9-11, Amos 3.3 (Networking)
A vision for the generations reaches the generations 2 Tim 2.2

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John 21.19b-25

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 19/100 – We had a great day in prayer yesterday. Let’s see if we can have 25 people praying for the Army daily. Thanks so much!)

Help us to see the model Jesus has showed us clearly and to walk the way He walked (1 John 2.6)

Help us not to compare ourselves to others or to worry about things in others lives that belong to God

For Chuck and Deb’s time at Fort Bragg

Pray for Fort Riley that we would have a Bible study started there by insiders. And for the young couple who is considering coming on staff and making Ft Riley their new ministry.

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Observations from John 21.19-25

Jesus tells Peter to Follow Him even when He knows in a short time He will no longer be with him 19b
He helps Peter focus on his own life by telling him not to worry about John but to follow Him 22
Jesus did so much more than is written 25

That wraps the Gospel of John. My objective in going through the gospel this time was just to capture the actions and words of Jesus. It has drawn me closer to Him and challenged me to be more like Him. Next time I’d like to capture the actions and the words of the disciples as they follow Him.

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John 21.15-19a

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 12/100 Thanks for praying and keep recruiting to our Prayer Team!)

Help us to love Jesus more than anyone or anything

Help us to demonstrate that love for Him by loving people

For Wisdom and guidance as we form the Navigators’ Army Leadership Team

Pray for Fort Sam Houston (Staff: Bruce and Kandi Stopher, Bud Nelson)

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Observations from John 21.15-19

Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him more than the other disciples 15
He told Peter to demonstrate it by helping Jesus’ disciples grow 15
He asked Peter a second time, “do you love Me?” and says “Tend My Sheep” 16
He asks him a third time and says “Feed My Sheep” 17
Jesus tells Peter what his life will look like in the end 18
He says he wont be in charge of his own day to day chores 18
Jesus somehow explains the type of death Peter will experience 19
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John 21.1-14

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 7/100)

Pray for Tina Fajardo in the Ft Lewis Ministry – She has had a very serious allergic reaction that has put her in ICU

Help us recognize Jesus and His works in our day-to-day duties

Lord demonstrate your power in those things that are familiar to us

Pray for Fort Sill (Staff: Chris and Kimberly Bean)

Answer to prayer: On 17 October we prayed for the West Point retreat we held last weekend – it went exceptionally well

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Observations from John 21.1-14

Jesus showed Himself to His Disciples after the resurrection 1-14
He showed Himself as they were fishing 4-6
He gave them a miraculous catch, this was the second time 6
When He did this His disciples recognized Him 7
He made and served breakfast for them 9, 12, 13
He tells them to bring some of the fish they caught 10
John felt like it was important to record the number of fish (153) 11
Jesus revealed Himself to the Disciples 3 times 14

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John 20.19-30

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 14/100)

That we would enjoy your Shalom

We would consider ourselves “sent” to the US Army

Pray for Fort Hood (Lauris and Rhonda Shepherd, Art and Robin Allen, Kurt and Julia Diederich)

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Observations from John 20.19-30

Jesus enters a room in which the doors were locked 19
He offers the greeting of the day Shalom 19
He proved His identity by His wounds 20
He reemphasizes the fact that He’s sending them 21
He gave them the Holy Spirit 22
He gives them power to forgive or not forgive sins 23
Jesus appeared in a place where the doors were locked again 26
He proved Himself to Thomas 27
Jesus says that those who haven’t seen Him and believe will be more blessed 29
He did many signs in the period between the resurrection and the ascension 30
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John 20.1-18

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 19/100)

Give us the quiet confidence that you are able to do above and beyond our wildest expectations

As we live in community let us experience the individual attention You grant us in His unfathomable love

Pray for Fort Irwin and Huachuca that we will have insiders start Bible studies at each post

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Observations from John 20.1-18

Jesus took time to fold the face cloth and place it in it’s own place 7
Jesus had such faith and assurance that the resurrection was probably like waking up on a good morning 1-10
Jesus’ experience of the resurrection lacked the confusion and franticness of the disciples realization of the resurrection 1-10
Jesus is so unassuming when He enters Mary’s presence 15
He simply calls her name to help her recognize her16
He calls the His disciples His brothers 17
He calls God His Father and their Father 17
He says He will ascend to the Father 17

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John 19.38-42

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 17/100)

Help us to be the kind of disciples that are not secretive but lights to the world

Help those soldiers who are friendly toward the gospel fully embrace it

Pray for Fort Bliss (Staff: Rusty and El Bean, Allan and Tiffany Taylor, and Stephanie Ruwet)

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Observations from John 19.38-42

Jesus had secret disciples 38
Jesus had friends among the religious leaders 39
He had wealthy friends 39
He had friends with connections to the government 38-39
He was confirmed dead by well to do, intelligent, well-connected friends 40-42

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John 19.25-37

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 17/100)

That we would fulfill His will even in suffering

Lord, help us to complete the purposes you have given to us here on earth

Pray for Presidio Monterey, Naval Post Grad School and the Defense Language Institute (Staff: Bob and Char Reehm, Dave and Naomi Beskow)

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Observations from John 19.25-37

Jesus took care of His mom by entrusting her to John 25-27
He was concerned about others even in excruciating pain and on the verge of death 25-27
He was cognizant of Scripture and His role in fulfilling it even on the cross 28-30
He completed His mission 30
The people were in a hurry to serve God on a Holy day so they tried to expedite the death of His Son 31-34
Jesus had witnesses that He actually died 35
He fulfilled Scripture in His death 36-37

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