....thought seed 9



In Hebrew, chutzpah is used indignantly, to describe someone who has over-stepped the boundaries of accepted behavior with no shame.

Background
Boldness is an opposite of being shy. A bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, and willing to bend rules of etiquette. Boldness does not necessarily mean obnoxious; it is possible for one to be bold, while staying silent. Excessive boldness may thus be regarded as impertinence or arrogance. Outside a social context, "boldness" can also refer to a willingness to get things done, even despite risks, and is therefore broadly synonymous with bravery.

[Etiquette is a code that influences the expectations and behaviour of social behaviour, according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.]

‘Etiquette is the code of religion; Boldness is the mark Grace in Jesus and Power in the Spirit’ -WMcC

Dictionary meaning
Boldness =

courage, recklessness, adventurousness, bravery, daring, dauntlessness, fearlessness, nerve, determination, confidence.

Greek Meaning

Boldness - parrhsiða - freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech
· openly, frankly, i.e without concealment
· without ambiguity
· without the use of figures and comparisons

The Bible Context

Psalm 119:46 – Ashamed?
I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings and shall not be ashamed.

I John 4:18 – Under Grace there is no fear or boldness
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.

Proverbs 28:1
But the righteous are bold as a Lion

Hebrews 10:35 - Rewards
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

Ephesians 3:11b – 12 - Access
……the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

2 Corinthians 3:12 & 17 – Speak it with Liberty
Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech,
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Luke 11: 7-9 – Just ask and get answers
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

5-6Then he said, "Imagine what would happen if you went to a friend in the middle of the night and said, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. An old friend travelling through just showed up, and I don't have a thing on hand.'
7"The friend answers from his bed, 'Don't bother me. The door's locked; my children are all down for the night; I can't get up to give you anything.'
8"But let me tell you, even if he won't get up because he's a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbours, he'll finally get up and get you whatever you need.
9"Here's what I'm saying:

Ask and you'll get;
Seek and you'll find;

Knock and the door will open.

Hebrews 4:16 - just do it
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

....thought seed 8



On this day.........
extracts from one speech to make another great speech






On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas………

…………..but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things…………

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten……….. what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

....thought seed 7

Titus 3:5 'By the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit'

.........nothing more needed said.....

....thought seed 6




speechless

sometimes we are before God, chill, God's got it covered.........this will make you speechless

Romans 8:26-27 (NASB)

26In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

27and He (that is God) who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. (or God, who knows our hearts, knows the mind of the Spirit. The Spirit prays on behalf of God’s people, even as God wants him to pray.

The Spirit knows about our pain and he knows about the pain in the world. He knows what God wants. So the Spirit prays on behalf of us. God knows our thoughts and the mind of the Spirit. So God will answer the prayer of the Spirit on behalf of us

....thought seed 5





I, you, whatever........






Mark 11:24
24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

John 11:22
22But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask."

John 14:13
13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.

John 15:16
16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

....thought seed 4

Waiting

for the 'pie in the sky when you die' - bono

....thought seed 3

GO

Isaiah 60:5
5Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall tremble and grow wide, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Revelation 21:24
24By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,

....thought seed 2

LIGHT WALKIN
Background text - Eph 4:17 > 5:21

STEP 1 Eph 5:13,14 (awakening)
13But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
[Gods call to those who call Him saviour]

STEP 2 John 3:20,21 (Gods Filter)
20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light,lest his works should be exposed. 21But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."
[Many may not come 'Light Walkin' as many things being done are not called by God in many lives, its just works]

STEP 3 Romans 13:11-13a (Get dressed and get going)
11Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime...
[Its now, the day is at hand, what works of darkness! do we need to cast off...busyness....and get dressed properly...then walk properly]

STEP 4 Isaiah 60:1,2 (Big Spotlight on you)
1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
[Its you God wants you to shine, He wants you to be his Shine Runner]

STEP 5 Psalm 36:9 (Never ending power source, keep on keeping on)
9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
[Burn out isn't in Gods plan]

STEP 6 Psalm 27:1 (With God, I'll laugh in the face of fear!)
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
[Q: What is stopping you today? what is your fear?]

....thought seed 1



The man with a measuring stick
Ezekiel 40:1-4

v1 This is what happened at the beginning of the 25th year during our *exile. And it was in the 14th year after the defeat of the city. On the 10th day of the month, I felt the power of the *LORD upon me. He took me there. v2 In a *vision, God brought me to the country called *Israel. He put me on a very high mountain. On the south of the mountain, there were some buildings. They seemed to be a city. v3 God took me there. And I saw a man who was standing in the gate. He looked as if he were *bronze. In his hands, he had a string and a measuring stick. v4 The man spoke to me. ‘*Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears. Pay attention to all that I will show you. God brought you here for that purpose. Tell the *Israelites all that you see.’

Verse 1
Usually people say that a *vision is ‘like a dream’. But what happened to Ezekiel was much more powerful than a dream. Ezekiel emphasises this. He reports that the power of the *Lord came upon him. And then he seemed to be in the city. Or perhaps he was actually there. Certainly, it seemed to be reality to him.
Verse 2
At first sight, Ezekiel thought that he saw a city. But actually, this was just the *temple and the *holy buildings that surrounded it. The old *temple was in a city, that is, Jerusalem. But Ezekiel saw a *temple which was not in a city. All the area round the *temple was very *holy (43:12). And the capital city was separate from it (45:1-6). This was for a reason. It was necessary to separate this land from other land. Something that belongs especially to God deserves the greatest honour. One must never confuse *holy things with things that are not *holy. God protested about the wicked behaviour of the *Israelites when their doors were next to the door of his *temple (43:8). So in Ezekiel’s *vision, the *temple and the city were separate.
Verse 3
The man was like *bronze. Clearly, this was not an ordinary man. Ezekiel’s guide to this *temple would be an *angel. The *angel moved and walked like a man. But his skin seemed like metal. So the *angel was very impressive. And like metal, he was very strong and powerful. Too many people imagine that *angels are like the pictures on Christmas cards. Such people are wrong. The Bible describes *angels as strong soldiers, who fight battles against evil forces. They fight a war on God’s behalf, in order to rescue his people.
This *angel carried an architect’s tools. He would measure the *temple. In the Bible, ‘to measure’ is often a picture in words. It does not merely mean to work out the size of something. It also means to examine the quality of something. So Ezekiel does not merely report on the size of the *temple. Also, he records how well the people were *worshipping God.
Verse 4
This *vision was God’s message to the *Israelites. God did not merely show Ezekiel these things for Ezekiel’s own pleasure. God had an important message and the people needed to know that message.