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Welcome to the1st. Edition of Hosea Harvest Ministries Newsletter 

(Nov. 28, 2003) 


(Midi Playing - Just a Closer Walk With Thee) 


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MENU: 


Introduction 

Ministry Statement 

Devotional 

Prayer Requests 

Sermon 

Testimonies 

Bible Study Courses 

(Earn a Certificate upon Completion) 

Facts About The Bible 

Praise Reports 

Poetry 

Inspirational 

Quizzes & Riddles 


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Our Featured Links this Week 


David's Music Page 


http://www.littlechurchmusicministr.homestead.com/MUSIC.html 


Hosea Harvest Ministries Online Church 

http://hoseaintercessorswarriors.bravepages.com/hoseaonlinechurchindex.html 

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Introduction 


We want to welcome Pastor Danny and Erma Sossman as Associate Pastors with this ministry and we pray that God will bless them abundantly as they minster with us in this capacity Thank you for accepting this position. We will be praying for you that God will use you mightily as we all reach out together to a lost and hurting world. 


We have added a few new topics to the Newsletter. 

We have added Bible Studies where you can earn certificates when completed. There will be two different courses offered to begin with, one by Pastor Sossman and one by Pastor Stephen You may do one or both and send in your answers and when each course is completed you will receive a certificate.All courses are free. May God bless you as you study God's precious Holy Word. 


Here are the instructions: 


Title of Our First Bible Study Series :-found in the Bible Study section of the Newsletter 


God Has A Warning For You!- 

by Pastor Sossman 

I ask you just one question. Do you know what that warning is that God has 
for you? 

We have a very indepth Bible Study that will enlighten you about this 
warning.It is broken down into five seperate studies.We have found that some get 
tired of doing long studies and that it was easier to brake it down and have the 
study finished, as to have a saint walk away in defeat by not finishing the study. 

Upon completion of the final study, you will receive a certificate. 
This is entirely free. Won't you give it a try? 

Please send your completed studies to: 

pastor_danny_sossman@hotmail.com 
or 
by Snail Mail to: 
P.O.BOX 1987 
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 

Your studies will be returned to you. 

Associate Pastor Danny Sossman 
May Our Lord Bless You In This Endeavor 


Second Bible Study - 

by Senior Pastor Stephen Thurman 

(found in the Bible Study section of the Newsletter) 


When you complete this study which will consist of 11 lessons you will also earn a certificate This is also an indebt bible study and completely free. . Send in your answers to Pastor Stephens at prayerwarrior@cableone.net 


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Also check out our Quizzes and riddles section . From time to time we will be adding new topics for you to enjoy and we pray you will be blessed . 


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On our website there have been added some new Bible Studies which will bless you as well. Here are the topics of some the new studies there and there are many more besides these : 


They are: 
Spiritual wrestling 
Syrian Leper 
The man Jabez 
Stewardship 
Born of theSpirit 
Believe and Receive 
Various Charts of reference of Books of the Bible 

Go to this url to find them 
http://hoseaintercessorswarriors.bravepages.com/sitemap.html 

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The Newsletters from this point on will also be posted on our website as well so that you can go back to them and read them at your leisure . 

God bless 

Editor & Associate Pastor Phyllis Corbin 

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Ministry Statement: 

(Graphic by Pastor Barbara Flemming) 

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18-19 

Hosea Harvest Ministries is a ministry that is driven by God with a vision to reach the lost, evangelize Christians in their walk in equipping them with the Word of God and to equip them with the armor of God in prayer warfare: : 

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Devotional: 

A SIGN OF LOVE 

John 14: 15 


What is a true sign of our love for the Lord? We are told in John 14: 15, if we love the Lord, we will keep his commandments. It is not just keeping the commandments which shows we love Him, it is the attitude of one's heart in keeping God's laws that counts. One may never kill, steal, commit adultery, bear false witness, or break other commands of the Lord; but if they think these thoughts in their heart of doing so, they have sinned against the Lord and must repent. Our thoughts and attitudes are what motivate us in our love for God and also for one another. 

True love for the Lord acts out of a heart with the attributes of the Savior. Love is an action word and will go the extra mile for another and stand beside them at all times. Love is kind and thinks the best of others while seeking the best for them. Love will never fail. When we keep God's commands, we are to keep them out of love, not fear or only because we know it is the right thing to do. Keeping God's commandments is having a heart to obey Him because one loves his laws and desires to be guided by Him 

. As we hide his words in our heart, we will know his ways that we might not sin against Him. His ways are not our ways nor his thoughts or thoughts in the natural. It is therefore necessary that we have a renewed mind of Christ and put on the "new man" after the spirit. When our minds and hearts are changed by Holy Spirit, thoughts of wrong will be under subjection to the Holy Spirit of the Lord as he searches our thoughts. Jesus told the disciples if they loved Him to obey Him, and he would send them another. He sent back the Holy Spirit not only as our Comforter but also as our Counselor. He is a powerful person who is working at all times in our behalf when we receive the Spirit of Truth. He will guide us and teach us the love of Jesus as He is the Spirit of Truth. Loving our neighbor as ourselves is also commanded and we have passed from death unto life when we love one another with the love of God. This is an unconditional love. 

Even if one fails us or disappoints us, we must keep on loving them and praying for others as we want others to do for us. We cannot change a life or heart as it is only by a work of Holy Spirit one is changed to be like Jesus. It is up to each of us to desire to become more like our Master who makes straight paths for our feet and gives peace to us. May we seek Him daily and know the love that surpasses all and has been so freely given. A sure sign that we love Him is obedience to his Word. God looks at the heart as it is his habitation. Let us share his love with others daily. Sharing Jesus is sharing love and life. Blessings in Christ, Jo Ann J. P.'s Inspirations (c) 2002-03 

http://www.my.homewithgod.com/jpinspirations/ 

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Prayer Requests: 

(Graphic by Pastor Barbara Flemming) 

These two boys were badly burned on Thursday Nov 20, 2003 Aaaron has left hospital but Dylan has undergone 4 surgeries and has 5 more to go. His body was covered with 75% 3rd degree burns He is 9 yrs old. Aaron is 11 and they were both baptized on Wed. Nov. 19th. The parents have no insurance and no medical plan help They are from Graham North Carolina. Dylan is in the UNC hospital at the burn center. Cards are very much appreciated and prayers needed to be said for him and his family. He was taken off the vent yesterday and is holding his own. The address for him is UNC burn center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Please pray for a speedy healing. and a touching hand from God!!! Any prayers may be sent to me 

cpoohtail@aol.com 

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Sermon: 

THE COMPASSION OF JESUS 

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd, MAT 9:36. 


The New Testament makes several references to the compassion of Jesus. This word compassion as found in the original has a very special meaning; it expresses the deepest emotion of the soul. "It is to have the bowels yearn with inward affection; it is a yearning of the inmost nature with pity, or sympathy." 

In the Book of Psalms we read, "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him," PSA 103:13. 

Sometimes your love for your children may be drowned in other affairs when things are going well, but if a child is in a deep set of circumstances, a deep trial, or even on their death bed, the deep inner emotions of the soul are drawn out to that child. Then the yearning of the heart and soul go out unto that child. 

Our text speaks of the compassion found in the heart of the Lord Jesus Christ which far exceeds that example. His compassion was prompted by seeing His loved ones scattered as sheep having no shepherd; they were scattered abroad in a wasted wilderness in such a place, and in such a way there was no food or comfort for their souls. They were faint, lost, starving, and in despair. 

Jesus came to seek and save just those. Now we see the compassion of His heart being drawn out to them; His inner affection, sympathy, and pity filled His soul for this dying race. They were dying in their sins and miseries as sheep scattered abroad without a shepherd. 

"When [Jesus] saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them..." These multitudes were fainting; they were spiritually starving, and He was moved with compassion when He saw them. 

This word moved comes from the same word in the Greek as the word compassion which teaches us the extremity of the yearning of our Saviour's inmost soul for those objects of His sympathy. 

His heart was so moved that it brought about these very inner expressions of such pity and sympathy of our Savior's soul for those objects of His mercy. 

It was the birth of His compassion for this dying human race which had separated themselves from God in paradise. Now they are scattered; the shepherds whom the Lord had sent to care for them were feeding themselves of the flock instead of feeding the flock. 

Those shepherds were the scribes and Pharisees, and they were not feeding the flock. The flock was in a deplorable condition. 

So what was it that our Saviour saw which excited such deep sympathy? They were scattered. Our text says, "But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd." Here is Jesus, the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls; He came to lead the flock. His compassion went out to this multitude. 

The true flock of Christ was not able to follow those self- willed, self-righteous, legalistic, unloving, in-compassionate pastors who led the Lord's flock. They were not feeding and caring for the flock; they were walking as lords over the flock and ruling by the letter of the law; they taught legalism. They never understood the spirit of the law, rather they taught those things which were self-gratifying. Jesus saw how the true flock of God was being scattered and driven out. 

This is not a new situation as we see in EZE 34:2-4, "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them." 

You see those who had a spiritual struggle were not being comforted; those who were fainting within themselves, spiritually, were being driven away. The balm of Gilead was not being administered to the wounds of those who were sick. 

Those who were spiritually broken, and cast down, were not comforted by the legalistic religion which was filled with do this and don't do that. They ruled by the letter of the law. There was no spiritual balm or healing. There was no drawing by love of those who were driven away; their leaders were ruling over them with commandments of men. They were using the private interpretations of the law to fabricate their own commandments. 

Do you realize how horrible it is when those who profess to be God's servants and shepherds use private interpretations of the Word of God? The scribes and Pharisees were interpreting the law saying it means this and this, on and on. They were creating burdens that were heavy, but they wouldn't touch it with one of their little fingers. 

They fed themselves and their egos by glorifying themselves and lifting themselves up. This scattered the flock. When the true Shepherd of the flock came to heal these bleating lambs this is what our Savior saw, they were as sheep having no shepherd. Yes, this scattered flock had shepherds, but they were shepherds who fed themselves of the flock and did not have the fear of God within them. 

Our text is the fulfillment of what the Lord promised in EZE 34:11-12 and 16, "For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment." 

See the context of our text to see the self-righteous, legalistic, unloving, in-compassionate spirit in the pastors who led the Lord's flock--which moved the compassion of our Saviour. I want you to see how the condition of the flock Jesus saw at the time our text was spoken is exactly that described in Ezekiel 34. 

Let's look at MAT 9:32-34 to see the context of our text. "As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils." 

See how Jesus is doing all the things a good Shepherd does for His flock. Jesus was healing the sick and preaching the gospel to the poor! They are the things referred to in Ezekiel 34, but the Pharisees who were the pastors of the flock took exception to this compassionate care of the Savior. They accused Him; they were hard-hearted and lacked compassion because it didn't bring them any glory. They wanted to feed upon the flock; they wanted to feed their own ego. 

The compassion of Jesus was intensified by the unloving spirit of the pastors of the flock. In keeping our text in context we continue reading, "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd," MAT 9:35-36. 

That is the very fulfilling of Ezekiel 34:10. His heart was so drawn out to the people because they had such an unloving leadership. 

Under such circumstances we see our compassionate Mediator fulfilling what Ezekiel prophesied. MAT 9:35-38 says, "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. [Jesus is fulfilling the prophesy.] But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted [There was no healing balm, no love, nothing to bring about healing.], and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few." 

The laborers were not true servants of God; they were serving themselves for their own gain. 

The church today is languishing in the same spoil. Today those who go forth as pastors and shepherds of the flock are feeding themselves. 

They are after the paycheck. They've got their education and are looking for full coffers; they really don't have a heart for those who are fainting. They don't go out to the individual to find out where they are hurting and wounded. 

Their hearts can be bleating and crying, yet the pastors do not go out to them with loving sympathy. Compassion is missing. Therefore, the Lord says, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." 

It is important to note that Jesus did not give to those pastors who were feeding themselves of the flock a pastor's heart. The Lord did not alter the Pharisee and turn them into true pastors and shepherds of His flock. 

Our Saviour said in MAT 9:37-38, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." So who did He send? It wasn't someone from the Pharisee's school who knew the law as it was interpreted by the Pharisees. 

He took His people out from under their cruel rule and replaced them with pastors according to His will. As we see, it is the fulfilling of EZE 34:10. "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them." 

Jesus sent His disciples who followed His footsteps; those whom the Pharisees despised, Jesus sent out to feed His flock. They would go out and gather the people and feed them with a loving spirit. "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease," MAT 10:1. 

Do you see the "medicine" Jesus gave to His disciples? It was the same "medicine" He had been using; the disciples are following in Jesus' footsteps in feeding and caring for the flock. They were to cast out unclean spirits, to heal all manner of sickness, and to feed the fainting, feeding them with the bread of life and the way of salvation. 

FOR OUR FIRST POINT let's consider, our Saviour's compassion is eternally the same. That compassion was from eternity, but is also to eternity. 

It was out of loving compassion that our Heavenly Father gave His dear Son as the propitiation for our sin. That love and compassion, that yearning from the inner most depths of Jesus soul began with the Father's love. The Father gave them to His Son as His reward for the propitiation for our sins. 

1JO 4:9-10 says, "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." 

The Father's love is so great that He sent His own Son into the world that by His death, we might live through Him. God did this because He loved His children; He did it to appease His wrath upon our sin. Look at the love and compassion of the Father. 

That love of God which stems from the compassion in His heart for lost sinners predates time; it began before man was even created. 1PE 1:18-20 says, "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you." 

Do you see the compassion and tender love of God? He loved His own before the beginning of time. It was the redemptive love of the Lord Jesus Christ that redeems us from all iniquity and sin. It was the tender Fatherly love with which He loved us from all eternity. 

Think of the compassion in our Saviour's heart for sinners when He covenanted, before the foundation of the world, to leave His throne in glory to come down into this sin-stained world by being conceived in the womb of a fallen descendent of Adam's race. 

Think of the sympathy and pity in the loving and compassionate heart of our Saviour when He saw the evil progress of sin fouling and defiling every page of history. He covenanted to come down and suffer their shame, the shame we deserve, for all the sins and iniquities done by His people that He might bring them into His glory! 

JOH 17:24 says, "Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world." Jesus willed that those fallen in sin and polluted themselves with the iniquities of this world would be with Him to see His glory. 

He left this glory to redeem and snatch His people as one would snatch a brand from the fire, and bring them back into the glory that He has with His Father. 

Think of the sympathy and compassion of a blessed Redeemer that will come so low and condescended to do such a thing! The eternal King of kings came down to earth in the form of an infant. Think of it; an infant totally dependent upon His human mother where she is the source of His sustenance, His food. 

Why? "...when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd." This is not the first time Jesus has seen this multitude. He saw them from eternity; He saw their dying condition before the foundation of the world. Throughout Scripture we see Christ's beloved sheep left in the care of a leadership where there is no Shepherd. 

What was Jesus doing among this multitude? What was His commission? MAT 9:35 tells us, "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." 

He was preaching and teaching the spirit of the law; it was the law of the gospel that love must be restored. It is the law of love upon which hangs all the law and the gospel. Jesus went out teaching a tender, loving spirit that cannot walk under the pharisaical doctrine that was based on the letter of the law and traditions. 

Every move of His entire ministry was a move of love. He moved with love, compassion, and pity to heal every sickness and disease among the people. 

Seeing that all these diseases and infirmities were the reward of sin, how was Jesus able to heal them without violating His Father's justice? He came to glorify His Father. It was through His Father's justice that all this misery came upon the human race. 

MAT 8:16-17 tells us, "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses." We need to understand how He was able to do this. 

The Lord Jesus Christ was able to heal all these sicknesses and diseases because He "took our infirmities" and "sicknesses" upon Himself. He took our curse of the broken law upon Himself; "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him," 2CO 5:21. 

What does it mean to see the crucifixion of a perfect man on a felon's cross? When we are asked, all we can reply is, "He was moved with compassion." There is such a blessedness in that love that was willing to bleed and die to cleanse us from all our sins. 

ISA 53:4-5 says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." 

When we see the affliction that was laid upon our Savior in the right light, we know it is for our sins and transgressions. He was healing us with His own stripes and blood; that was the healing balm given for the appeasing of God's wrath. 

Our Saviour was so moved with compassion that His enemies could truthfully say, "He saved others; himself he cannot save...," MAT 27:42. He could not save Himself from such an ignominious, degrading death and still redeem His church. He could not save Himself because in so doing, you and I would have been damned. 

He was there as the propitiation of our sins; the compassion that filled His heart is what held Him to the cross. Out of the compassion of His heart He was able to lay down His life that He might take it again. The Father had so commanded Him. 

Our Saviour was utterly consumed with love. He died in the flames of His own love for His friends. To see how great His love is we need to go to JOH 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." 

That is what He did; He died in the flames of love that consumed Him as He laid down His life in the way of obedience to His Father, for His friends. Now think how reasonable it is when He says "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you," JOH 15:14. 

Isn't this proof enough of the tender loving compassion of our Saviour? May our faith come within the veil, that our hearts may join those who stand upon the sea of glass as our harps are tuned with the never ceasing melodies of that song of Moses and the Lamb, REV 15:2-3. 

May our hearts be truly filled with the melodies of those phrases, singing the songs of redemption that tell we are redeemed by His blood. Oh, beloved, that we might be able to sing forth those praises throughout all eternity. 

Beloved friends, now think of the compassion of our Saviour as He perpetually intercedes for His people. He has entered into the highest heaven, seated at the right hand of the Father. There He now intercedes for us. He never holds His peace before His Father, pleading His own blood, and His finished work as the Advocate for His bride until the last one whom the Father has given Him shall be with Him to behold His glory. 

What a compassionate Savior; think of the tender love with which He now intercedes for us daily, every day and night, unceasingly. 

JOH 17:24 says, "Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world." 

Think of that intercessory prayer as a sweet smelling incense before the Father; what a precious thing it is that He is interceding in our behalf so the Father will redeem His people from the power of sin. 

He is continually beseeching the Father on the basis of His own blessed redemptive love, asking that the Holy Spirit might work regeneration in the hearts of His loved ones to redeem them from all iniquity. 

FOR OUR SECOND POINT, let's consider the meaning of His being moved with compassion. 

The fact that Jesus is no more present with us in the flesh has not altered His compassion for our every weakness. You and I are still in this life, in this veil of tears. Let's consider the meaning of His being moved with compassion for you and I, when we are faint. 

HEB 4:14-15 says, "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens [where He is sitting at the right hand of the Father interceding for His people], Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession [look at the encouragement we have here!]. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." 

Jesus is our high priest; He sits at the right hand of God the Father to intercede for His people, and He so intimately understands the feelings of our infirmities. 

We have no reason to faint now; we must lift our eyes to that blessed Redeemer. We can come boldly to the throne of grace and receive mercy for He was tempted in all ways and knows the feeling of our infirmities. We can come boldly in our time of need because there is the blessed interceding prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Heavenly High Priest's tender heart pities all our grief; He understands our every weakness. There is not one pang in His body of the church which is not known to Him as head. 

The church is the body of Christ, and since He has been in this world and has personally been among those who were fainting and perishing in sin, there is not one pang, trial, or tribulation that He doesn't intimately relate to. He looks upon that with compassion because He is the Head of the body. 

You cannot have a sore finger or a pain in your foot but what the head knows it. He knows each pain and longing desire. Our heavenly High Priest understands so intimately; think of such compassion. Now see how reasonable His law of love is! Jesus says, "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you," JOH 15:14. 

Oh, beloved, we are His friends if we do as He commands! Then we find we come so short; bitterness springs up in our heart or some little vain thought will carry our hearts away, even if it is for just a moment; do you see how this pains our Saviour? He is the Head of the body, His church. 

Those pangs of love are excited, not with anger or a loss of patience, but with gentleness. It is our gentle Savior who sees these things. He understands how these things grieve us. With patience and sympathy He is moved with compassion. 

When you and I understand how short we come of doing His will, that brings our heart fainting before Him pleading, "Oh, blessed Saviour, how is it that I could still have such a wretched attitude in the face of so much love?" 

Our spiritual blindness moves Him with compassion when we cry under a felt sense of it. We are often so blind that we do not see something that was so basic, so logical, and such a principle of Godliness. Don't we often have to mourn over these things. 

MAT 20:30-34 says, "And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him." 

Sometimes we do such stupid things. We look in the mirror of God's Word and think what a fool we have been; yet He has compassion on us. Why? He knows our heart; He knows it is the desire of our heart to do what is pleasing to the Lord, but we come so short. He sees and looks upon us with compassion, not with anger or impatience. 

Our leprous condition moves Him with compassion when we cry under a felt sense of it. By nature we are all under the leprosy of sin, but when we learn to feel it and know what an incurable disease it is and have a hungering desire to be cleansed from it, we see that our Savior has compassion. 

I remember so well the sins of my youth, but as David did, I cry out, "Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD," PSA 25:7. 

David saw those sins of his youth, and he saw his leprous condition that caused his heart to faint to think of what a wretched sinner he had been. 

MAR 1:40-41 says, "And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean." 

See the significance of Jesus' actions. He reached out and touched the leper. Remember how a few moments ago I pointed out how he cleansed that person? 

How did He heal the leper? Lepers were never allowed to touch anybody lest they defile that person. Jesus took his leprosy and put it on His account; now the leper could go home clean. 

He was made to be sin even though He knew no sin so we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. When we learn to truly understand our leprosy of sin and that touch of compassion that He took that sin upon Himself so we might be made clean, we must ask what prompted Him to do that? What so moved Him? 

He was moved by compassion. From the inner pangs of His heart, seeing the miserable condition of His loved ones caused Him to reach out and touch them. 

Have you been touched? Do you understand what it is to be touched by the compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ? It means our sins have been placed upon His head; in the crown of thorns we see the misery that we have placed upon His head. Then sin becomes so exceedingly sinful. 

Our Saviour has compassion on those who have become burdened by their load of sin. We must not only come before Him to acknowledge our sin, but we must turn from it. 

Sin becomes so grievously sinful unto us. Sin becomes the greatest enemy we have, and we want to turn from it. 

If we can comfortably live in sin, if we can cherish and enjoy sin, if we can live with a heart filled with bitterness against our brother when Jesus highest command is to love one another as He has loved us, then we had better take a sober look at the word "IF" in JOH 15:14. "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

"If" you do not qualify as one of Jesus' friends on such an account, I must admonish you as the Apostle Peter cautioned Simon in ACT 8:22-23, "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity." 

If you know the loving touch by the compassionate hand of our loving Savior who has such pity for repenting sinners, then sin is truly grievous. Therefore we must not only come before Him to acknowledge our sin, but also forgive those who have sinned against us. 

See what we read in JER 3:13-14, "Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion." 

The Lord wants us to acknowledge and confess our sins. Do not be like the person who can sit and moan over his sins and miseries, but be highly insulted if anyone names one. There is no acknowledging of anything in such a case. It is nothing but the whitewash of hypocrisy. 

When we acknowledge our sins and iniquities, it means we are willing to name them one by one. We are willing and able to acknowledge that we have transgressed. 

Where the Lord complains, "thou hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice," He is saying we have sinned against the Lord at every opportunity; we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord. We must come to the point where we acknowledge our sins and not attempt to defend them. The Lord is pleading, condescending so low, saying we are His bride; stop spotting your wedding garments with such iniquity. "Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you." 

Our Saviour has compassion on those who are enslaved by the things of death. There is no check list or recipe that fits everyone. There is no formula of this experience first, then that one, etc. 

You see, the Lord comes to each person in exactly the place that person is, in that station, to be redeemed and brought back to the Lord. One has seen his ignorance, another his blindness, and another has learned to see the leprosy of his sin. We see in MAR 5:2-6 one who was taken captive by the things of death. That is where he, in his weakness, fell in sin. 

"And when [Jesus] was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him," MAR 5:2-6. 

That was a case that was incurable. Some people become so enslaved to the things of this world and in sin that they cannot be reached. 

It would not make any difference what you might say to them; they would never acknowledge how illiterate and stupid they were for they were too preoccupied with consuming themselves over the things of this life. 

You could not bind them with the Word of God or with any form of love. It would not make any difference how you talked to them, they are so enslaved to the things of death. Telling them the letter of the law will not bind them. 

The love of God, the compassion of our blessed Saviour is the only thing that can reach such a one! "But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him." When we confess we are taken under the power of the things of death, when we feel our need of Him, then He has compassion on such a one . When such a one turns their eye unto Him, He will deliver them. 

After Jesus shows this compassion in our heart we are commanded to show compassion to his praise with our feet as well as our mouth. It is our walk of life that must be a preaching of compassion. 

We are to walk in the Spirit of Christ, a spirit of compassion. Our walk as well as our talk, must show forth His praise for His compassion to us. 

MAR 5:18-20 says, "And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. [It was this maniac who had been so connected to the things of death that was set free. Now he wanted for his own blessed consolation to be with Jesus.] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends [Doesn't that show that he had friends?], and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel." 

Jesus set this mad man free, but He did not let him stay there. He was to go to his friends and tell them of the wonder of Jesus' healing. Yes, he had friends. Now he could go fully clothed and in his right mind, (or attitude where he could sit at Jesus feet) because he was delivered from all the Satanic power of serving the things of death. 

He had been delivered and wanted to be with Jesus, but that was not the will of Jesus. You see, Jesus also had compassion on this man's friends. "And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel." 

This man was to go forth as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ to show how the Lord had compassion on him. He had to share with others the fame of that blessed compassion and inner soul of the Lord that yearned with such love for His people. Jesus wanted others to know they could come to him for deliverance. 

That lunatic saw all of a sudden what a fool he was, "But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him," MAR 5:6. He realized he was possessed with many devils, in other words, many wrong attitudes and spirits. 

All of a sudden he wanted to be delivered from them. He wanted to sit at Jesus' feet to be His servant. However, he had to serve Jesus by going forth with his changed attitude and walk of life and ministering to his friends. He had to minister in the Spirit of Christ, and he had to go forth to tell what great things the Lord had done. He had to go out and preach to them about the compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ and His blessed love for His church. "And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel." 

Take notice; it matters not what it is that has taken us captive, or the circumstances that trap us. It might be a heart full of bitterness, or the power of sin in any other form. 

It does not matter where we are trapped, when our eyes are taken off of ourselves and lifted to the Lord Jesus Christ, we find that He has compassion on us. He is moved. We are delivered. It changes our attitude, and all men will marvel. Amen. 




Anointed blessings! 
Pastor Stephen 

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Testimonies: 

Testimony of Associate Pastor Danny Sossman 

Greeting in the name of Jesus. 
I have had a very busy life. 
At the age of 17, I thought that I was all grown-up. Boy was I about to 
learn that I was very wrong. 
I enlisted into the US Army and after my training I was Sent to Viet Nam. I 
didn't mind the time that I was spending away from home. After all I was 
serving my Country. I was wounded a few times, all superficial. 
I had even came home after a year and was married to a very lovely girl, we 
were together for about thirty days then back to Nam I went Boy how I hated 
to leave my Little Bride. Not only was her heart broken mine was too. I 
returned home six moths later and started our life. 

Oh this new life was going to be a great life. Work during the week, party 
on the weekend. I sure thought this was the life. Boy was I ever wrong. I 
finally found the Lord again in 1976. I was forgiven my Sins and was Water 
Baptized. A few weeks later I was filled with the Holy Ghost. Now this is 
the way to live. Serve God and nothing would go wrong. Wrong. 
I worked in construction from 1969 until April 19,1990, that is when I had 
my first of many heart attacks. 
Then we moved to Reno, Nv., where we both found jobs in different casinos. 
I was taught to cook, which is my present occupation . Anyway, we were 
living a very humble life in Nevada. But yet something was still missing. 
That is when Erma, started to write about our life using other names that 
made the stories cute. 
Then one day we were talking and we decided to put these little stories on 
cassette tape. We had also been going to the Reno/Sparks Gospel Mission 
helping and for just plain fellowship. After putting these little stories on 
cassette we would walk the streets and hand them out to the many homeless 
that are in Reno. We would talk to each of them about Jesus and lead some to 
the Lord at which time some asked to be Water Baptized in the Truckee River 
to which I obliged. We had our street Ministry and our Prison Ministry until 
Feb . 1998 at which time I had a double bi-pass, and we had to leave Reno. I 
didn't hold down a job for nine months. I was taking so much medication 
that I was scared to be to far from my wife. Then our youngest son moved to 
Kansas to start a new life. So mom and I followed to be close to our 
Grandsons. 

Now come the Praise Report. Since moving to Kansas I have been 
taken off ALL MEDICATION no longer needed, my heart has been healed by the 
Great Physician Jesus Christ, My Lord and Saviour. 
I believe that all mankind should follow the words of God The Father, Go out 
into all the world and preach the Gospel to all man. 
At this time we are doing just that, with our little computer and the Web 
Site that our Lord has supplied to us for the spreading of Gods Word. 
I am employed as the day cook at one of the local nursing homes in town. I 
truly love doing this, I get to minister to at least one person a day and 
sometimes many more. 
There is No Way that Erma and I could ever make it without our JESUS. He has 
lead us through many rough storms, to which we would never have made it if 
it wasn't for JESUS. 
My Belief is that Jesus Christ bore All our Sins on the cross, that he was 
buried and on the third day was raised from the dead and is at this present 
time setting on the right hand of God the Father and that I am Awaiting His 
very Soon Return to gather his Saints to take them to be with him forever. 
There is a time and place for all things to happen and this is our time to 
serve JESUS. 

With all my Love in Christ, 
Pastor Danny Sossman 

pastor_danny_sossman@hotmail.com 


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Sister Sossman's Testimony 

A few year's ago I fell into a deep depression, so 
deep that I became suicidal and even had thoughts of 
killing my family so they wouldn't have to live with 
the pain anymore, but thankfully the Lord intervened 
and we are all still alive. But the devil didn't 
release me completely, a couple of year's later a man 
terrorized me all night long and the following morning 
he tried to kill me, once again the Lord spared my 
life as he sent an angel in to get this crazed demon 
off of me. 

Then everyone I loved seemed to either get hurt, 
killed, die from natural causes or many in my family 
totally disowned me because of my love for Jesus, not 
only was my life physically a mess but when Danny and 
I talked of divorce, my spirit just seemed to die, and 
for months on end, I knew what it was like to walk as 
a dead man. It seemed I laid outside of the gates of 
hell for a long time then the Lord rescued and healed 
me again as I seizured continuously for several 
months, medications, counseling nothing stopped my 
convulsions. 

Then on July 4, 1998, my brain simply short-circuited 
after living through one of the worst times in my 
life, a time I still can't talk about, but it was a 
time I found a closer walk with the Lord Jesus as I 
had to rely on him for everything concerning my life 
and a time when I learned how to rely on the Holy 
Spirit for everything that would teach me how do to 
things in a new way. 
Within a few moments of being active I could no longer 
walk, talk, think or do a thing for myself. 

I found 
during that time that no one cared enough about me 
much to offer a kind word or even help me unless they 
felt they had to, then the one's who had been standing 
by me moved out of state leaving me basically alone 
worldly, but Jesus never once left my side and he is 
the one I communed with as many days I couldn't speak 
a word. 
Not one Christian brother or sister came to offer help 
for several months and then the only two who came to 
visit were friends from twenty years earlier and their 
health was as bad as mine if not worse, and I found 
myself praying for them. 

I had to pray before I could form a word, pray to 
walk, pray to care for myself, pray to re-learn how to 
write, think and all the things I had taken for 
granted earlier in my life, and during this time is 
when I found out, I was absolutely nothing period with 
Jesus in my life but dust that had to be wet, then 
formed into mud clay, then reshaped etc. 

I had one of the best physicians of all times, Jesus 
Christ, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing he 
cannot heal period in a person's life. 
I had one of the best teachers of all times, the Holy 
Spirit who is still teaching me, but I found he had 
more compassion and understanding then anyone I had 
ever met before in my life. 
And I had one of the best Father's a child could ever 
want, I had my Father God who has spoiled me as never 
before and each day I find my love for him just keeps 
right on growing. 
I also found that all three of these men became first 
in my life and the most important, because during my 
long recovery period it was these three who brought me 
hope, strength, determination and healing they taught 
me how to fight the evilness that had engulfed my 
family and me in a new way. Then as I learned to not 
only pray; but to listen what was spoken to my heart, 
trust those words an act on them quickly asking 
questions later on if I wanted to. 

Now each day I read about and see others who are in my 
situation pretty much even though some of the stage 
sittings are set-up differently and I know the enemy 
has already lost the battle if only we will apply the 
blood of Jesus over all things, pray and praise the 
Lord continuously, and to me, this is the best of it 
all as I continue living here in this sinful, cruel 
old world until Jesus returns. 
So now when the evilness tries to over take us, I 
still whine and complain like other's for a short 
time, then, I stand on the promises of God and I also 
remember the path I've just walked down and remember 
if the Holy Spirit has brought me/us to it, then he 
will bring us through it in order for Jesus to receive 
all of the glory. 
Sorry this is long. but with me. nothing has ever come 
in short, smile! 
God bless you and please let me know of your decision 
after reading these things. 

With the love of Jesus and mine too! 
Erma Sossman 

desman67@yahoo.com 

desman67@hotmail.com 

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Bible Study:Courses 

Follow these instructions to earn certificate in this our first Bible Study Series where you can earn a certificate 

Title of Study 

God Has A Warning For You!- 

There will be 5 lessons in this study, 

I ask you just one question. Do you know what that warning is that God has 
for you? 

We have a very indepth Bible Study that will enlighten you about this 
warning.It is broken down into five seperate studies.We have found that some get 
tired of doing long studies and that it was easier to brake it down and have the 
study finished, as to have a saint walk away in defeat by not finishing the study. 

Upon completion of the final study, you will receive a certificate. 
This is entierly free. Won't you give it a try? 

Please send your completed studies to: 

pastor_danny_sossman@hotmail.com 
or 
by Snail Mail to: 
P.O.BOX 1987 
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 

Your studies will be returned to you. 

Associate Pastor Danny Sossman 
May Our Lord Bless You In This Endeavor 

Beginning of Study Number One 

by Pastor Sossman 

You may copy and paste the questions and fill in the answers and send that way to make it easier for you 

Questions About Your Bible 

1. How many books are in the Old Testament? 

2.How many books are in the New Testament? 

3. How many books total are in the Bible? 

4. What is the first book of the Bible? 

5. What is the last book of the Old Testament? 

6. What is the first book of the New Testament? 

7. What is the last book of the New Testament? 

8. Chapter 22:12 and 13 of the last book, says what? 

9. What is the longest book of the Bible? 

10. What does the last Chapter of the longest book say, everything that has breathe is to what? 

11. What is the shortest book of the Old Testament? 

12. How many Chapters are in the shortest book? 

13. What is the shortest book in the New Testament? 

14. How many chapters does the shortest book in the New Testament have? 

15. What does Chapter 1:20 say in this shortest book of the Bible? 

16. Who makes up the Trinity? 

17. Who offers eternal life? 

18. What are some of the things you learned from this study? 

19. Will Mother Earth, Budda, St. Jude, or anyone else save you in the end? 

20. Explain what you get from reading the Bible? 

God bless 

Pastor and Mrs Danny Sossman 

End of first study 



Second Bible Study -by Pastor Stephen 
Jesus Last Week 

You may copy and paste the questions and fill in the answers and forward them on to Pastor Stephens at prayerwarrior@cableone.net 

Beginning of Bible Study 

Jesus' Last Week of Glory (John 12) 
How did Jesus' last week begin? 
John 12:12-13 
Did His disciples understand the meanings behind the praises? 
John 12:16 
Did the news of Jesus spread or dwindle during His last week? 
John 12:17-18, 20-21 

How did the "devout" Pharisee Jews feel about what they saw? 
John 12:19 
Why was it important for many to hear about Jesus at this time? 
John 12:23 

How did God the Father even further strengthen the news of Jesus as His Son? 
John 12:28-30 
Did this special revelation help the Jewish leaders believe in Him? 
John 12:37 
Did any religious leaders accept Jesus as the Messiah or were they all against Him? 
John 12:42-43 

Jesus' Last Week of Trouble (John 13) 
Did Jesus relish in the glory, praise & attention He received during His last week? 
John 12:27 
Did His distress diminish as the week progressed? 
Mark 14:32-34 
How much anguish was Jesus really in? 
Luke 22:44 

Was Jesus overwhelmed with His impending suffering & death, or was He distracted by His fame? 
John 13:1 
How did Jesus try to prepare them for what was about to happen? 
John 13:31-33 
Did Jesus expect them to understand what He was saying? 
John 13:7 

The Apostles' Understanding (John 13) 
Did the apostles at least understand that Jesus was about to offer His life as the sacrificial lamb? 
John 13:3-6, 8 
Was it just Peter, or were the other apostles expecting Jesus to become a king? 
Matthew 20:20-21 

Did they understand better after Jesus had been crucified? 
Luke 24:21 
Did they finally understand after Jesus arose? 
Acts 1:6 
When would they eventually understand? 
John 14:25-26 
When did they finally understand? 
Acts 2:1, 4, 32-33 
Can we expect to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit as the apostles did? 
Acts 2:37-39 

The Apostles Don't Want Jesus to Leave (John 14) 
What was one thing that Jesus felt His apostles should understand at this time? 
John 13:33 
Knowing Jesus was deeply troubled of danger in Jerusalem, what did the disciples naturally ask? 
John 13:36 
How did The Rock (Peter) voice his solid commitment to stand behind Jesus? 
John 13:37-38 

How did Jesus try to calm the confused and upset apostles? 
John 14:1 
Did Jesus answer their question of where He was going? 
John 14:2b-4 

What question did Jesus' answer raise in the disciples who wanted to stay with Him? 
John 14:5 
How did Jesus tell them the directions to His Father's house? 
John 14:6-7 

How did Philip show that they had no idea what Jesus was saying? 
John 14:8 
How did Jesus answer this stupid question? 
John 14:9-11 

What would Jesus do for His people while He is with the Father? 
John 14:12-14 
What would Jesus leave with them while He was gone? 
John 14:16-17, 26-27 

My Father's House (Revelation 21) 
Would there really be plenty of room with Jesus for all who follow Him? 
John 14:2 
How did John describe the vast size of the Father's house in his apocalyptic book? 
Revelation 21:15-17 
How special and ornate is this place Jesus has prepared? 
Revelation 21:18-19a, 21 

Is this great place intended for God or His people? 
Revelation 21:1-4 
Why isn't there a temple in God's great city? 
Revelation 21:22 
Why is there no need for the sun, the moon or light bulbs? 
Revelation 21:23 

Into the Promised Land (John 14:3) 
How were God's Old Testament people led to a place of rest? 
Numbers 10:33 
How are we as God's New Testament people led to our place of rest? 
John 14:3 
How was Israel shown the way into the fulfillment of God's truth of life in the Promised Land? 
Joshua 3:17 
How are we, as the New Israel, shown the way of God's truth of life in the Promised Land? 
John 14:6 

The Way, The Truth and The Life (John 14:6) 
How did man come to the Father under the Old Testament covenant? 
Hebrews 9:1-3, 6-8 
How is Jesus The Way to the Father under God's New covenant? 
Hebrews 10:19-20 
How did God specially show us that Jesus opened a way for us into His Most Holy Place? 
Mark 15:37-38 
Why is it important that Jesus is The Truth? 
John 8:24, 31-32 
How is Jesus The Life that God intends for His people? 
John 6:33-35, 40 

Is there any other True Way to receive Life? 
Acts 4:12 
What do we have to do to earn this Way into True Life? 
Ephesians 2:8-9 
How do we build our faith enough to earn our Way into True Life? 
1 Corinthians 12:3 

The Son Shows Us the Father (John 14:7-11) 
How did Jesus respond when the disciples asked to see the Father? 
John 14:7-11 
Before Jesus, had any man ever seen God the Father? 
John 1:18 

How does Jesus show us the Father? 
Colossians 1:15 
How is Jesus the image of the invisible God? 
Hebrews 1:3a 
If Jesus shines God's light so brightly, how can unbelievers not see Him? 
2 Corinthians 4:4 

Ask in My Name (John 14:12-14) 
How do Christians radiate Christ's glory? 
John 14:12 
What does Jesus promise for the lives of those who have faith in Him? 
John 14:13-14 
For what and how do we make requests of Jesus? 
Anointed blessings! 
Pastor Stephen 


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FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE (English)- 
-by Pastor PAUL CINIRAJ, 

Total Chapters in the Bible - 1189 
Chapters in the Old Testament - 929 
Chapters in the New Testament - 260 
Longest Chapter -- Psalms 119 
Shortest Chapter -- Psalms 117 
Centre Chapter -- Psalms 118 
Chapters before Psalm 118 -- 594 Chapters 
Chapters after Psalm 118 -- 594 Chapters 
Add the Chapters up --1188 (594+594)+1(Centre Chapter)=1189 
Centre Verse -- Psalms 118:8 
Psalm 118:8 -- It is better to trust in the LORD 
than to put confidence in man. 
Most Comforting Chapters -- Psalms 23, John: 14 
Love Chapter -- 1 Corinthians 13 
Faith Chapter -- Hebrews 11 
New Testament Formation -- Acts 2 
Alike Chapters -- 2 Kings 19, and Isaiah 37 
Longest Verse -- Esther 8:9 
Shortest Verse -- John 11:35 
Most Precious Verse -- John 3:16 
Saddest Verse -- Mark 15:34 
Grandest Verse -- Romans 8:11 
The Garden verse -- Num. 11:5 
The Metal verse -- Ezek. 22:19 
Word "God" occurs -- 4,370 times 
Word "Jehovah" occurs -- 6,855 times 
Word "Lord" occurs -- 7,736 times 
English Bible published first-- 1380 A.D. 
Divisions of the Chapters made first -- 1227 A.D. 
Longest Word -- Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1) 
The Greatest Word -- JESUS 
Words appears only once in the Bible -- 
Reverend (Psalms 111:9), Eternity (Isaiah 57:15) 
and Grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5). 
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The Bible gives all glory and honour to the Heavenly Father 

Jesus Christ (Yashua Massiah) is hidden in the Old Testament 
and revealed in the New Testament 

The Bible was written by the Holy Spirit through 40 men 
over a period of about 1600 years dating from 
1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ. 

The Bible is the Book of Salvation and 
Jesus Christ is the Only Saviour 
under Heaven given among the human beings 

Scholars estimate that the 66 books of the King James version 
of the Bible were written by some 50 different authors. 

Some biblical scholars believe that Aramaic 
(the language of the ancient Bible) 
did not contain an easy way to say 'many things' 
and used a term which has come down to us as 40. 
This means that when the bible -- in many places -- 
refers to '40 days, they meant many days. 

The system of chapters was introduced in 
A.D. 1227 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, 
while the verse notations were added in 
1551 by Robertus Stephanus, 
after the advent of printing. 

The first translation of the English Bible 
was initiated by John Wycliffe 
and completed by John Purvey in 1380. 

A Bible in the University of Gottingen 
is written on 2,470 palm leaves. 

The Bible devotes some 500 verses on prayer, 
less than 500 verses on faith, 
but over 2000 verses on money and posessions. 

The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours. 

There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible (KJV), 
5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143 different English words. 

According to statistics from Wycliffe International, 
the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society, 
the number of new Bibles that are sold, given away, 
or otherwise distributed in USA is about 168,000 per day. 

A number of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all 
but 1 letter of the alphabet: 
Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j; 
Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, 
Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q; 
2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; 
and Galatians 1:14 contains all but k. 

Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels 
mentioned by name in the Bible. 
(Raphael is the name of another angel, mentioned in the Apocalypse) 

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 
named in the Bible's Book of Revelation are 
Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death. 

The 3 Magi or Wise Men and their gifts: 
Melchoir (means king of light) offered Gold; 
Gaspar (means the white one) offered Frankincense 
(Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base for incense); 
and Balthazar (means lord of treasures) offered Myrrh 
(Myrrh is a gum resin, was valued as a perfume 
and unguent used in embalming). 

The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named 
Dismas and Gestas. 

One of the holiest Christian holidays is named after a pagan goddess. 
The name "Easter" derives from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, 
who governed the vernal equinox. 

Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible. 

There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible. 

Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible. 

Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible. 
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Remember ! 
JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON !! 

"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars... At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." Luke 21:25, 27-28 
Christmas is not only a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is also a time to remember HIS second coming on clouds. That is very very important on Christian life. 

As we look forward to Christmas day, we also look forward to the day when Jesus will come again. Today we light the candle of hope. Just as the people of Israel found hope in the promises of God, we find hope in Jesus' promise that he will come again. 

Heavenly Father, we thank you for keeping your promise to send a Saviour. We also thank you for the promise that he will return again to take us to our home in heaven. 
Amen! Amen!! Amen!!! 
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(FEEL FREE TO PASS IT ON) 

Pray for me and the ministries of the SALEM VOICE: 
Pastor PAUL CINIRAJ, 
Salem Voice, Devalokam (P.O), 
Kottayam, Kerala - 686038, INDIA. 

web: www.salem-voice.com 
e-mail: ciniraj@sancharnet.in 

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Praise Reports: 

Dear Friends, 

Thank you for your prayers for my grandchild Annika. This morning she had no fever, no pain and she has enjoyed her breakfast. """"Lord Jesus by Your stripes our little doll is healed completely, all praises to You Lord Jesus, You are the Great Healer. You are so good to us. Thank you Jesus for healing our precious little Annika and bless each prayer that was going up for her, we glorify Your Name and we bless You Jesus. Amen" 

Every blessing 
Love 
An. chrisanc@lantic.net 

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Again I want to thank the Lord for what He has Don for us over the weekend. 

On Friday night they had stolen my children's car out of their friends yard. We prayed and on Sunday night the car was find with damage on only one tire.All the praises to our God He is King of king's and Lord of Lord's there is none like Him, Amen! 

When they pinch a car in South Africa it is goodbye you will never get it back. "Thank you Lord You are so good to us, we dont deserve Your grace but still Lord You give when we ask. You are a loving God and I love You Lord I worship You, thank you Lord, Amen!" 

Blessings An chrisanc@lantic.net 

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Poetry: 

(Graphic by Pastor Barbara Flemming) 

LOVE IN ACTION 

"If you love me.....obey my commands" 

Are words of our Lord and Savior, 

If we love him we will desire, 

To please him and be in his favor. 


Standing on his promises is a choice 

Each one of us must make, 

We choose to live in Christ by obedience 

And be blessed if his laws we do not forsake. 


Love is action as it is always giving, 

Love from God is our reason for living 

Love reaches out in kindness and extends a helping hand 

God is love and when in Him, we can firmly stand. 

Jo Ann Kelly (c) 2002-03 J. P.'s Inspirations 

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Inspirational : 

Legend Of The Dogwood Tree 
Two thousand years ago, few trees in the Middle East 
were big enough to construct anything. However, one 
tree was valued above the others for its thick trunk 
and fine, strong wood. 
When the Romans came to rule over Jerusalem, their 
government used this same timber to build the crosses 
for executing criminals. A group of workers were 
assigned to gather wood for the crosses. Before long, 
every Roman official knew the best wood came from 
these gatherers of execution wood, so those workers 
became popular. 

Once day, the wood gatherers received a special 
request. An officer of the Roman court came and said, 
The King of Jews is to be put to death. Deliver an 
extra-large cross made from your finest wood. So, a 
fresh tree was cut from the forest of the trees with 
thick trunks and fine, strong wood. An extra-tall (and 
extra-heavy) cross was quickly made and delivered. 
Three days after the death of Jesus of Nazareth, the 
chief wood gatherer got alarming news. All of our 
finest trees are withering! the messenger whispered. 
The wood gatherer hurried to the forest and saw that 
it was true. 

Several years later, the chief wood 
gatherer heard that, every spring, many people visited 
the old forest that had once made his job so easy. 
Despite his advancing years, he set out to discover 
why. He saw the remains of forest, now like salty 
bottoms, with only a few trees still standing tall, 
bare, lifeless and rotting. 
But what was this? As he drew closer, his feeble eyes 
could make out the people walking among thousands of 
beautiful, flowering bushes. Seeing one of his own 
workers there, the old man said, No one could ever 
make a cross out of this twisted wood. Our finest tree 
has gone to the dogs! He noticed the beautiful white 
flowers, each blossom looking as if it had been burned 
from the touch of a miniature cross. As the story of 
the dogwood tree was told to Ben Baston by his 
grandmother, Louise Brown. 

There Is A Legend 
At the time of Crucifixion the dogwood had been the 
size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and 
strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber 
for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel 
purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus nailed 
upon it, sensed this: 
Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, 
never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough 
to be used as a cross. Henforth it shall be slender 
and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the 
form of a cross--two long and two short petals. And in 
the center of the outer edge of each petal there will 
be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, 
and in the center of the flower will be a crown of 
thorns, and all who see it will remember. 
The pink dogwood I said to be blushing for shame 
because of the cruel purpose, which it served in the 
Crucifixion. The weeping dogwood further symbolized 
the sorrow. The red dogwood, called the Cherokee, 
bears the color to remind us of the blood shed by our 
Savior. 
-author unknown 

-submitted by Sister Erma Sossman 

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Quizzes & Riddles 

Find the sixteen books of the Bible 
Can you do it? 
I once made a remark about the hidden books of the 
Bible. It was a lulu. Kept people looking so hard for 
facts, and for others it was a revelation. 
Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the 
books were not capitalized. 
But the truth finally struck home to numbers of 
readers. 
To others it was a real job. 
We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for 
you. 
Yes there will be some real easy ones to spot. Others 
may require judges to help them. 
I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to 
find one of them and there will be loud lamentations 
when it is found. 
A little lady says she brews a cup of tea, so she can 
concentrate better. 
See how well you can compete. Relax now, for there 
really are sixteen names of the books of the Bible in 
this story. 
See if you can find 16 books of the Bible as they 
appear in the paragraph above. Watch out this could be 
tricky. 

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I hope you enjoy these as much as we have... 
Bible Riddle For Bible Scholars! 
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God made Adam out of dust, 
But thought it best to make me first. 
So I was made before the man 
According to God's Holy plan. 
My whole body God made complete, 
without arms or hands or feet. 
My ways and acts did God control, 
but in my body he placed no soul. 
A living being I became, 
and Adam gave me a name. 
Then from his presence I withdrew, 
for this man Adam I never knew. 
All my Makers law's I do obey, 
and from these laws I never stray. 
Thousands of me go in fear, 
but that soul of mine God had to claim, 
and from me took it back again. 
And when this soul from me had fled, 
I was the same as when first made, 
without arms, legs, feet or soul, 
I travel on from pole to pole. 
My labors are from day to night, 
and to men I once furnished light. 
Thousands of people both young and old, 
did by my death bright lights behold. 
No right or wrong can I conceive, 
the Bible and it's teaching I cannot believe. 
The fear of death doesn't trouble me, 
pure happiness I will never see. 
And up in Heaven I can never go, 
nor in the grave or Hell below. 
So get your Bible and read with care, 
You'll find my name recorded there. 

This puzzle is said to have been written by a lady in 
California in 1890 in response to a gentleman in 
Philadelphia who said that he would give $1,000.00 to 
anyone to write a puzzle that he could not solve. He 
failed to do so and paid the lady the $1,000.00. A 
great sum of money in those days. 
The answer is one word and five letters long, now what 
is it? 
Author of the riddle is Unknown. 
If you think you know the answer, let us know. 

-Submitted by Sister Erma Sossman 

desman67@yahoo.com 

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