Christmas Eve Performance - December 31, 2023

Christmas Eve Performance - December 31, 2023

[philippabowles]

Great. Pray for mysister Tara salvation..she owns a donkey identical to the video

[PaulLee-rsuw]

Hebrews 11:1-40( by faith😊❤
) Genesis 15:1-20
(God's(😊100%❤)
covenant❤ with Abram😊❤
)
Genesis 15:1-11
"15 After things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: " Fear not Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
2 But Abram said, ."  O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Demascus? " 
3 And Abram said, " Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir."
4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: " This man shall not be your heir;  your very own son shall be your heir."
5 And he brought him outside and said, " Look toward heaven, and  number of stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, " So shall your offspring be.
6 And  he believed( trusted
😊❤) the LORD, and he counted
it😊❤
to him😊❤
as rightousness 😊❤.
7 And  he(the Lord God😊❤)
said to him( Abram😊❤), " I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to posses."
8 But he said,
"  O LORD God😊❤,   how am I to know that I shall posses it? "
9 He( the LORD God😊❤)
said ❤ to him( Abram😊❤),
" Bring me a heifer three year old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he( Abram) bought him( the Lord God😊❤) all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.
11 And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram😊❤ drove them away."( Genesis 15:1-11 ESV)

In Genesis 15:6,
"6 And  he believed(trusted
😊❤) the LORD, and he counted
it😊❤
to him😊❤
as rightousness 😊❤."(Genesis 15:6 ESV)

ESV said, "This  key verse in Genesis is quoted in four times in the NT (New Testament)(Romans  4:3; Romans 4:
22;  Galatians 3:6; James 2 :23(  will open them later in Christ ). Faith😊❤
in God(😊100%❤) is something that everyone in the Bible was to expected to exercise. "( ESV) ( Have you also exercise our faith ❤
in God😊❤ and trust in Jesus😊1st❤ today? )
" It entails trust in  or confident reliance on God (... John 1:12-13😊❤
; Hebrews 11:1😊❤) based on the truthfulness of his words, and  it will lead to obeying his commands."(ESV)

Pause. Back to New Testament Scriptures in Christ😊❤ on Romans  4:3😊❤
; Romans 4:
22😊❤;
  Galatians 3:6😊❤;
James 2 :23😊❤
;John 1:12-13😊❤
; Hebrews 11:1😊❤) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 14:6😊❤) for you( trust in Jesus too😊❤ or believe (trust) in God and Abram had  trusted in God for that it was credited to him or "counted  it to him as righteousness" becauese  he believed the LORD(Lord God or so today we in Christ also by faith( trust)  in our Lord, Jesus by faith( trust) or trust in God too in Christ because we trust Him just like Genesis 15:6 "6And  he believed( trusted
😊❤) the LORD, and he counted
it😊❤
to him😊❤
as rightousness 😊❤."( ESV ) lead to
Romans  4:3😊❤
; Romans 4:
22😊❤;
  Galatians 3:6😊❤;
James 2 :23😊❤
;John 1:12-13😊❤
; Hebrews 11:1😊❤) . In Jesus'name, i pray(John 14:6)
. Amen.

Romans  4:3😊❤
"3 For what does the Scriptures say?  " Abraham( Abram later became Abraham) believed( trusted) God, and it was counted to him( or credited to him ) as righteoussness. "( Romans 4:3 ESV, do you want credit to Abraham or Abram mean right?  Because He trusted God first and then it was counted to him ( or credited to him in modern language) as righetousness.

Abram( Abraham)
1.  AbrahamTrusted  ( believed) God.

2. "...and it was counted to him( or credited to him ) as righteoussness."( Romans 4:3b ESV)

Romans 4:3
"3 For what does the Scriptures say?  " Abraham believed( trusted) God, and it was counted to him( or credited to him ) as righteoussness. "( Romans 4:3 ESV)

Romans 4:
22😊❤, 24-25 too in Christ.
Romans 4:22-25
"22 But the words " It was counted to him" 😊❤ were not written
for his sake alone, "( Romans 4:22 ESV)

Romans 4:24-25
"24 but for ours(😊❤😊❤😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊❤
😊❤ in Christ) also. It will be counted to us who believe in  him( Jesus😊1st❤)  who raised from the dead Jesus( Jesus😊1st❤),
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification😊❤."( Romans 4:23-25. God's words😊❤ are so beautiful and sweeter than honey and money too. In Jesus'name, i pray( for you to  " ...believe in  him( Jesus😊1st❤)  who raised from the dead Jesus( Jesus😊1st❤),
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification😊❤." ( (Romans 4:24b-25 ESV) too). Amen.

  Galatians 3:6😊❤
"6 just as Abraham(😊❤) " believed God( 😊100%❤), and  it was counted ( credited) to him as righteousness😊❤."? "( Galatians 3:6 ESV. Amen in Christ).

Need to go back to Galatians 3:5-6
"5  Does he who supplies the Spirit😊❤ to you😊❤ and works miracles among you(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤)
do so by works of
the law
or
by hearing with faith-
6 just as Abraham(😊❤) " believed God( 😊100%❤), and  it was counted ( credited) to him as righteousness😊❤."?"( Galatians 3:5-6 ESV Amen.)

James 2 :23😊❤
"23 and  the Scriptures was fulfilled that says,

" Abraham😊❤ believed( trusted😊❤) God(😊100%❤), and  it was counted😊❤(credited😊❤) to him( Abraham😊❤) as righteousness"- and he was called a friend😊❤ of God(😊100%❤)."( James 2:23 ESV Amen.)

John 1:12-13😊❤
"12 But to all who did receive him who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) of God,
13 who were born,

not of blood
nor of the will of  the flesh
nor( not)  of the will of man, but😊❤ of God( 😊100%❤)."( John 1:12-13 ESV)

Under by faith( Hebrews 11:1-11( by faith( trust) in Christ.

Hebrews 11:1😊❤)
"11 Now faith( trust😊❤)
is assurance😊❤
of things hope😊❤ for,
the conviction😊❤ thing not seen."( Hebrews 11:1 ESV)

For example,   we do not see God or Jesus physically  face to face yet
but  it doesn't he doesn't love us because He does love us, who put our trust, in  Him. In Jesus'name, i pray( God😊100%❤
our Father in heaven and Jesus(😊1st❤)
our savior in Christ and the Holy Spirit (😊❤)
our helper  in Christ  Jesus😊1st ❤too in Christ. So help us God like Abraham trusted( trust) in You ( the Lord God) in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( John 14:6😊❤). Amen.

John 14:6❤😊
" 6 Jesus answered,
" I am
           the way ❤😊
and
            the truth ❤😊
and
             the life😊❤.

No one

comes

to the Father( God😊100%❤
, our Father in heaven )

except

through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.