JESUS, the Storyteller (25)

In Section Four with

JESUS

the Storyteller

19. The Seed Sower 5/7 20. The Best Boss    5/14 21. The Eye Opener 5/21 22. The Divine Auditor 5/28 23. A Better Financial Planner 6/4 24. The God of Tomorrow        6/11 25. The Life of the Party        6/18 26. A Hospitable Host              6/25 27. The Object of Our Worship7/2 28. The Grace Giver                7/9 29. Discerner of the Heart       7/16 30. A Divine Divider                 7/23

we look into 
"The Life of the Party"
- the lively, amusing person, who is the center of attention at a social gathering -
- someone who brings a lot of energy & enthusiasm!
Perhaps you can recall someone like this or you were; or
perhaps you would never want to be the life of a party 
and are annoyed or prefer not to be around "social animals" like that,
but surely we know that type or someone who fits this role.
{No offense intended to those of you who are so social or like them.}
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Since I am no longer continuing with the Parable Challenge, I still wonder which parable this one would be connected to ... whether the Parable of Jesus for "The Life of the Party" might be one in the book of Matthew or in the book of Luke? (both of these are linked to the blog posts where I listed the Parables back in May 2023). Oh, and regarding the other two Gospel accounts by Mark and John; there are only a few Parables (8-9; 7 repeated from the others) shared by Mark & none in the book of John (some say there are 2). 

The Scripture readings for this week include:

Luke 15:1-10; Luke 5:27-32; 2 Peter 3:8-10; Ezekiel 34:11-16; 2 Timothy 2:22-26

and the chapter segments are:

"Unlikely Companions" (Luke 15) "A Lost Sheep"  "Family and Not-Yet-Family" "A Helpless Wanderer Found" "Cause for Great Rejoicing"

This Week's Prayer:(and it's not "make me the life of the party" for any still aspiring to this)

"Lord, kindle in my heart Your passion for the lost. Give me eyes to see as You see and the will to pursue and invite them into the celebration that awaits them."

and Father, please help the 'life of the party' people to channel their aspiration to being included in Your BIGGEST Party that gives the true & eternal LIFE we all need! And that they accept Your invitation.
Then we can really celebrate with You!
C'mon Let's Celebrate
There's gonna be a Party!
JESUS
    IS & brings
      the LIFE to this
Party
and it truly will be a "cause for great rejoicing"!
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🎶Celebrate good times, c'mon
Let's Celebrate!
There's a party going on right here;A Celebration to last throughout the years...🎶
Kool & the Gang, "Celebration" (1980)
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I cannot think of any party lasting throughout the years other than the one that God invites us!
Hope that you and your loved ones will be there!
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To ALL the Fathers - Celebrate & enjoy your Father's Day!
After all, our Heavenly Father
wants all of you to emulate
His Love
&
receive His love
Happy Father's Day!

JESUS, the Storyteller (24)

In Section Four with

JESUS

the Storyteller

today

we open to the story on

"The God of Tomorrow"

19. The Seed Sower 5/7 20. The Best Boss    5/14 21. The Eye Opener 5/21 22. The Divine Auditor 5/28 23. A Better Financial Planner 6/4 24. The God of Tomorrow        6/11 25. The Life of the Party          6/18 26. A Hospitable Host              6/25 27. The Object of Our Worship7/2 28. The Grace Giver                7/9 29. Discerner of the Heart       7/16 30. A Divine Divider                 7/23

but first you need to make your guess about which Parable you think this is about
If you need help, remember that I have two previous blog posts that list the
Parables found in Matthew (#22)
and the
Parables found in Luke (#21)
so
decide which Parable you think
James Merritt is sharing this week that he entitles:
"The God of Tomorrow"
The challenge is to choose a Parable, go to the comments & share your guess

after you share your guess 
you can return here & read the rest
to find out if you are right
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Many of us have concerns about the future
the future of our lives on planet earth
the future of this planet
our future in our nation
and those of us who know 
JESUS
hopefully are more optimistic in our future after life here
because we know who holds our future
we probably don't know what our future holds however
but thankfully 

"The God of Tomorrow'
does
"JESUS Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever"
AND
that is enough
The God of Tomorrow is here with us today!
No matter what we may read in the headlines, we need to stand firm on the truths
that God is still in control
God has a plan
and God is working out His plan 
in the midst of what's happening today & what's coming tomorrow.
God has tomorrow under control!
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Here are the Scripture readings for this week:

Luke 16:1-13; Romans 14:10-12; Psalm 39:4-7; Luke 12:35-40; 1 Timothy 6:6-11

with these subtitles

"Preparing for Tomorrow" "Money Lovers" "Accountable for the Management of What We Have" "A Shrewd Dude" "Investments that Last"

James Merritt's final statement:
"Take everything you have, everything you are, and give it to Christ todayso you will be ready for tomorrow."
Excellent advice!

"Lord, All that I have is Yours. Teach me to be a wise steward with what belongs to You and invest in Your eternal kingdom."

AMEN!
Let it be so
today, tomorrow & forever
for Your Glory
King JESUS
my God of Tomorrow
today & every day
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Note: I guess that not too many of you find this Challenge deal interesting or want to make a choice & share in the comments; so I will not be continuing the Parable Challenge for the remaining chapters #25-30. I thought that this might involve you a little more in participation with JESUS, the Storyteller. If you still want to guess today's or any of the future ones, just put the # and your Parable guess. Thank you to those of you who are still reading my blog posts because the stats show some are being read. I hope this means that perhaps some of you went to the link I shared so you can receive 52 Weeks with Jesus in your own email & that's why you're no longer with me here.😏💖😉