[The following blog post should not be published until March 12th, but because this is the first Sunday of Lent, which lasts for 40 days (not including Sundays), I am summarizing the weeks during LENT & will continue later in April with the weekly blog posts on Sun. with #16]
| Section Three: Jesus, the Miracle Worker |
As I mentioned that JESUS as a Miracle Worker seems to be the appropriate focus of JESUS during Lent. These are all the Chapters that are in Section Three, and the numbers after are the weekly dates for each one. So this post will summarize #11-15 as best I can and I will not be posts any blogs on Sun. from "52 Weeks..."
11. A Man of Marvels 3/12 12. Crisis Manager 3/19 13. Captain of My Ship 3/26 14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2 15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9 ************************************** 16. The Great Empathizer 4/16 17. The Divine Ophthalmologist 4/23 18. Spiritually Sovereign 4/30 |
Reading just one of the weekly Scriptures each week day (listed below) is a good way to connect with our JESUS as "A Man of Marvels" (He's beyond all the Marvel movies); He's our "Crisis Manager"; He's the Captain of our ships; He'll Multiple (little into Much) Miraculously; and most definitely He is a "Leader Worth Following" deserving of all our respect (as our leaders should receive), all the honor & of course, all the Glory is His, now & forever!
11. A Man of Marvels 3/12 Mat.15:29-31 "Do You Believe" "Opening Our Minds to Miracles" "Jesus' Miracles Authenticated His*Mission" "Jesus' Miracles Reveal Who He Is" ** "Jesus' Miracles Glorify the Father" *** |
*Mark 2:5-9 (v.8-12)
12. Crisis Manager 3/19 "Spectacular(& Unspectacular) Debuts "A Big Deal Miracle" "Turn to Jesus When You Face Problems" "Talk to Jesus about Your Problems" "Trust Jesus to Handle Your Problems" |
John 2:1-11; Matthew 11:25-30; 1 Peter 5:6-11;
13. Captain of My Ship 3/26 "Rough Waters" "Jesus Wants Us to Remember His Promises" "Jesus Wants Us to Rest in His Presence" "Jesus Wants Us to Rely on His Power" "The Safe Place" |
Mark 4:35-40; Psalm 31:1-24; Psalm 107:23-32;
14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2 "The Law of Leftovers" "Jesus Asks You for What You Have" "Give What You Have to Jesus" "Jesus Will Use What You Give" "Jesus Blesses What He Uses" |
John 6:1-14; Proverbs 11:24; Luke 6:37-38;
15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9 "The Leader Who Follows" "Under Authority" "Pecking Order" "Respecting Leadership" "Receiving Leadership" |
Luke 7:1-10; Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:22-6:9;
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I do realize that this brief outline of the chapters really does not help you much, but it is helpful to me (lol). So hopefully with the subtitles & Scriptures, you can read between the lines and gather some details of JESUS, the Miracle Worker. Perhaps it can serve as an incentive to check out "52 Weeks with Jesus" by James Merritt, because it was for me and I not only purchased the book (in 2022) but I signed up somehow with Harvest House Publishers, who faithfully send me an email with one of these segments every week, which God used to whisper this into becoming my One Word ... JESUS (for 2023). I was not too sure that JESUS could be a One Word, but it just kept showing up & being confirmed. The whisper became a nudge and that nudge confirmed let me know that I needed JESUS (front & center) every minute of every day in 2023. Since "52 Weeks ..." isn't my book, I try not to infringe on anyone's copyright yet still share enough to "whet your whistle" with nuggets about JESUS, so you want to dig deeper & learn more to be closer to JESUS!
| 11. "Lord, because of the miracles You've worked in the past. I believe You are who You say You are. Glorify Yourself today through me." 12. "Lord, I thank You that I can trust You with any problem in my life, knowing that You will handle it. Teach me to let go." 13. "Lord, I believe there is no need to fear when You are near. Be near to me this day." 14. "Lord, teach me to trust You with my 'lunch', confident that You will provide abundantly and bless others through my offering." 15. "Lord, teach me - in the sphere of my everyday living - what it means to be a faithful follower of You." |
