Understanding The Christian Goal

Our goal should be to be more like Christ everyday.  To consistently be moving in His direction (Matthew 16:24).  If we allow our walk with Him to become stagnant, we become as things that dry rot and crumble when the pressure is on.
The Holy Spirit will guide your steps and  grace, love and mercy will  abound and be ever present.  This is the light that will lead others to Him.


For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:6

The Biblical Accounted Last Days of Christ Pre-Passover & Before Ascention to Father

In this post you will find a day-by-day account of the Lord's Word. It is recommended you read along day by day with this so as you can better understand what was given the Disciples by Christ in those last 6 days of His Precious Life on this earth. However, don't stop there. After His death there were more things He told them before His ascension back to The Heavenly Father. 

 

The Feast of Unleavened Bread follows the Passover event. As a matter of fact, it is the first of those 7 days of purification. It was time when everyone fasted from the "leaven" of the world and religion and focused strictly on the teachings of the True God of Israel.

While this ministry surely isn't telling you or anyone your salvation hinges on this by any means... we do encourage you to partake in this fast by not consuming anything with Leaven (a/k/a yeast). It is always amazing when you are obedient for the Lord's touch, His revelation, His Living Water, His Daily Bread... He WILL always bless those that search for Him. 

Having said that, here is the daily reading schedule for you. Pray about these scriptures as you read them for the wisdom and understanding, the counsel and knowledge of God to raise you up to new heights. Be blessed and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me via email @  

deborah.ebarb@yahoo.com  

  
“Six days before the Passover” (Jn. 12 : 1)
(We will read from sources within the gospels)

6th day before The Passover, the 9th Nisan = sundown March 31, 2012 = Saturday evening until Sunday, April 1 @ sundown
(The Gentile “Palm Sunday”)
Luke 19 : 1-23; Matt. 21 : 1-17; John 12 : 1

5th day before Passover, The 10th of Nisan = sundown April 1, 2012 = Sunday evening until Monday, 2nd @ sundown
John 12 : 2-11 * 1st of 3 “Lord's Supper's” 1 of 2 anointing took place

4th day before Passover, The 11th of Nisan = sundown April 2, 2012 = Monday evening until Tuesday, 3rd April @ sundown
Mark 11 : 1-11; Luke 19 : 29 – 44; John 12 : 12 – 19

3rd day before Passover, The 12th of Nisan = sundown 3rd April, 2012 = Tuesday evening until Wednesday, 4th @ sundown
Matt. 21 : 13 – 22; Mark 11 : 12 – 19; Luke 19 : 45 – 48; John 12 : 20 – 50

2nd day before Passover, The 13th of Nisan = sundown 4th April, 2012= Wednesday evening until Thursday, 5th @ sundown
Matt. 21 : 18 – 22; 22 (whole chapter); 24 (whole chapter); 25 (whole chapter);26 : 1 -13* ;
Mark 11 : 20 – 33; 12 (whole chapter); 13 (whole chapter);
14 : 1 – 9*; Luke 20 (whole chapter) 21 (whole chapter)
*2nd of 3 “Lord's Supper's” & 2nd of 2 anointing took place
Important to remember, while HE was alive He was loving us with HIS Word to be with us until His return. His Word shall NOT PASS AWAY!

The day before Passover, The 14th of Nisan = sundown 5th April, 2012 = Thursday evening until Friday, 6th @ sundown
“The Preparation Day” -- The day of the Crucifixion. First Day of Unleavened Bread (according to Mark 14 : 12 & Luke 22 : 7)
Matt. 26 : 14 -27, 66; Mark 14 : 10 – 15, 47; Luke 22 : 1 – 23, 56;
John 13 : 1 – 19, 42
*3rd of 3 “Lord's Supper's ( a/k/a The Last Supper ) just before they came to lead Him off to be killed. It is during this Crucifixion day that HIS death would bring about SALVATION for WHOMSOEVER would believe in HIM and
HIS SACRIFICE!

“The First Day of the Feast”-- “The High Day” (Yom tov),The 15th of Nisan = sundown 6th April, 2012 = Friday evening until Saturday, 7th @ sundown
“The (Weekly) Sabbath” - happens to fall on this day this year but should not be confused with the High Holy Sabbath of Christ and His first day and night in the tomb for it is here He carried our sins far away.

The First Night & First Day in the Tomb.
To be explained @ Passover... Deut. 26 : 5

1st part Hallel* 2nd part Hallel* The Greater Hallel*
Psalm 113,114 Psalm 115 – 118 Psalm 120 – 138
*Hallel = Hebrew word for Hallelujah


The Second Day of the Feast – The 16th of Nisan = sundown 7th April, 2012 = Saturday evening until Sunday, 8th @ sundown
The Second Night & Second Day in the Tomb.

The Third Day of the Feast - The 17th of Nisan = sundown 8th April, 2012 = Sunday evening until Monday, 9th @ sundown
The Third Night & Third Day in the Tomb.
Matt. 27 : 63; 28 : 1 – 10; Mark 8 : 31; 16 : 8 – 31; 16 : 1 – 18; Luke 24 : 1 – 49; John 20 : 1 – 23

By Resurrecting from the power of the Death Angel (a/k/a Lucifer, "the god of this world"), Christ Jesus JUSTIFIED us freely forever until that Glorious Day of His return for His Own! 

Sequence of Events following The Lord's Resurrection
Matt. 27 : 61 Mark 15 : 47 Luke 23 : 55, 56 John 20 : 1 – 29 [30,31]
Matt. 28 : 1 - 20 Mark 16 : 1 - 20 Luke 24 : 1- 53* John 21 : 1 – 23 [24,25]

1st commission-- Luke 24 : 47 – given in Jerusalem on the evening of the day of the resurrection. Were to proclaim “repentance & remission of sins”!

2nd commission-- Mark 16 : 15 – 18 - given for the personal ministry of the Apostles, to be fulfilled BEFORE the destruction of the temple & of Jerusalem.

3rd commission-- Matt. 28 : 19,20 – proclamation of:
(a) The King (parables Luke 19 : 12; 26 : 64)
(1.)The summons to Gentiles to submit to Jesus Christ, as King of Israel.
Ps. 2 : 10 – 12)
(b.) “The Gospel of the Kingdom” -- for a witness to all nations, immediately before the end of this age (Matt. 24 : 14; Rev. 14 : 6)
Final deliverance of Israel (Ps. 2 : 9, vrs 6 then fulfilled!)

The Fourth Day of the Feast - “ The First Day of the Week” - The 18th of Nisan = sundown 9th April,2012 = Monday @ sundown until Tuesday, 10th @ sundown

The Fifth Day of the Feast- The 19th of Nisan = sundown 10th April, 2012 = Tuesday @ sundown until Wednesday, 11th @ sundown

The Sixth Day of the Feast- The 20th of Nisan = sundown 11th April, 2012 = Wednesday @ sundown until Thursday, 12th @ sundown

The Seventh Day of the Feast- The 21st of Nisan = sundown 12th April, 2012= Thursday, 12th @ sundown until Friday, 13th @ sundown

Ministry, Money, and the United States

The love of God and people are what led us into a website/blog ministry. It has been a blessing to hear from people around the world and how the Word of God touches them. It is always great to hear of ministries around the world working for God to spread the Gospel to the world.

We have as of late started receiving many many pleas for money and financial helps. We do believe in helping those we can and feel led to sow seeds into various ministries as the Lord leads us to do. We can not however send monies to EVERYONE that asks. It would be great if we could, but it just isn't possible.

I want to explain to everyone the area of the United States we live in has needs of it's own. We have people right here in our area that don't have the ability to purchase food, provide for their health needs, or purchase life saving medications. There are people in our own backyard that need to hear the Gospel and be raised up as Disciples of the Word.

In the Bible there were needs for money and the Lord Jesus Christ didn't tell any of them to seek out multiple other ministries for financial support. INSTEAD HE did have the provision show up in the mouth of a fish, or move in the hearts of someone in that area to provide what was needed for either transportation or provisions of food. The cruise of oil lasted day after day, the fish and bread were multiplied, God dropped mannah from above, and over and over the stories reflect HIS move to provide all things as they are needed.

I love my brothers and sisters of Jesus around the world and I pray this writing is understood. I am only taking it to the scriptures as it has been weighing on my heart as to how "I" was to even begin to meet the needs of all these peoples and nations crying out to us. It isn't "I" that is "THE PROVIDER"... but rather JEHOVAH GOD ALMIGHTY!

I do feel the need to explain even though we live in the United States which is a nation of spoils in comparison to some... there are more people in this country living below the poverty level than above! Don't be fooled by the glitz and glamour of the movie screen and Hollywood. The fact is our Veterans are becoming homeless at a rate of 2% per day! These are men and women whom have risked their lives for our freedoms and yet once they are unable to remain servants to the government they are cast out into a crude world of forgetfulness. While this might seem shallow to some... it disturbs me.

People are loosing their homes daily. Whole families are being cast out into shelters and other helps just to survive the crashing economy here in the United States. It is the "outsourcing" of our jobs and monies for labor that has caused this national crisis. They have taken all the LABOR jobs and sent them out of this country to China, Vietnam, India, Mexico, etc. The once booming communities here are like ghost towns with all the Mom and Pop stores shutting the doors to bow down to the ever growing monopoly of giants like Wal-Mart.

My point is... we can't provide for those outside of our own country financially when there are so many needs right here in our own area of the world. May God continue to provide for all of us that are working to do HIS WILL!

I pray all needs are met by God around the world for HIS WILL to be done in the NAME OF JESUS! Amen.