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The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘God of Wonders’ Day 1: Psalm 77:11-14 – “But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works. O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you? You are the God of great wonders! You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.” Day 2: Exodus  15:11 – “Who is like you among the gods, O Lord — glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?” Day 3: Psalm 86:9, 10 – “All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name. For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.” Day 4: Psalm 40:5 – “O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.” Day 5: Job 12:7-10 – “Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you. For they all know that my disaster has come from the hand of the Lord. For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being.” Day 6: Psalm 72:18, 19 – “Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!” Day 7: Hebrews 12:28, 29 – “Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation

When I worked in security, I came across a person who was trying to break into the office I was guarding. While I was discussing with him the error of his ways, he asked me if I knew who he was and who his father was. Well, this was something I had never heard before. Never had I heard anyone, who was incredibly intoxicated, ask me that question as I was holding them until the police came to take the person away. In fact, it is so kind of them to inform me of their name and also inform me their father was a famous lawyer. I would ask who that person was as I may know them. To follow this up, not two minutes later when the police are presenting him with a brand-new pair of chrome bracelets, the individual clams up when he is asked his name. That is when I look at the officer and ask “don’t you know who this is? This is John Doe, son of the famous defense lawyer Jack Doe”. This morning, I was having bit of a pity party because I am exhausted, frustrated, argumentative and sore. I am just waiting for someone to recognize my mood and either tell me to get over it or try to get me to see the sunny sky (it is actually overcast and snowing). Either way, it is going to take all I have to keep it on the down low and not blow-up causing people to ask “who do you think you are?” Here is what changed it around for me this morning; God recognized my mood and I felt led to take an extra bit of time in bed in conversation with the Lord. That is when it came to me, scripture has Christ asking Peter in Matthew 16 “who do you say I am?”, I asked the Father this morning, who do you say I am? I am a child of God (1 John 3;2) and I belong to Him (John 14:18) and He loves me as a perfect Father loves His children (John ,3:1), “and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world”. God claims us all as His own and He tells us that we are His children. Jesus testifies who we are to the Father and, I suggest, He loves it when we testify as to who He is in our life.  It opened my eyes this morning to the fact that I identify as a child of God and should always be ready to ask, “do you know who my Father is?” The rest of the morning is going very well and, even though it is still snowing, my chat with the Lord has changed my mindset. This week, we welcome Pastor Eryn as she continues her series. Please join us either in person or online at 10:30 AM this Sunday. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘Seek God Everyday’ Day 1: Matthew 6:6 – “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.” Day 2: Philippians 4:6 – “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Day 3: Psalm 63:1 – “O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.” Day 4: Hebrews 4:16 – “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Day 5: Psalm 119:147 – “I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.” Day 6: 1 Corinthians 10:13 – “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” Day 7: John 15:5 – “‘Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.’” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation

Last Sunday, Pastor Eryn brought a wonderful and thought-provoking sermon. There was a part that tied into some research I was doing over the past month, and I thought it would make a great tie in for this Sunday. About halfway through the sermon Pastor Eryn stated, “Jesus came to free you from that death. He came to free you from regret. He loves to forgive. He loves to make all things new. God loves to forgive you and to “remember your sins no more”.” He went to the cross to make all things new, to take the sins of mankind upon Himself and to clear the slate for us all. You see, when the life was leaving Christ, He declared “It Is Finished”. Now I thought this meant that the prophecy up to that moment had been fulfilled and it was finished but two things about that; there were still more prophecies to be fulfilled and He knew He would come back. It is finished is a rather crude translation and means much more in both Greek and Aramaic. You see, in Greek the term is “τετέλεσται” (tetelestai). This term comes from the Greek root “telew” meaning to bring to an end, finish, or complete. But let’s look at it in another context. In business, tetelestai means that the debt has been paid in full, nothing else is owing. In the courts, it meant the sentence had been fully served and the person was free from all further persecution for the sin. There is also a military aspect that refers to the battle that had been won. Much more meaning than just “it is finished”. As He hung on the cross, Jesus declared, your debts are paid, there is nothing to be held against us and the battle over the evil is won. Now would Jesus have declared this in Greek or Aramaic? Yes, the New Testament was translated to English from the Greek, but I would suggest He called out “Meshelem” which is Aramaic for “to be finished” in its passive form. The root of this word is shelem which is from the family of shalom meaning peace. So, consider this, in English, Jesus declared it is finished and in Greek we have been declared free from our sin through the sacrifice of the Son on the cross. He declared publicly that our past would not be held over our heads and that the slate was clean, and the battle was won. There would be peace in His name and our future was secure in His grace. To be finished was fulfilled when the stone was rolled away and Jesus was not there, He had risen and had defeated death; tetelestai. So here is the great news, Jesus does not hold our past over our heads, He is peace and declares a peace over our hearts and souls. Jesus has made all things new, and we are the recipients of His Shalom. He asks but one thing; give over your sins to Him and declare Him as Lord and Saviour. He already paid the price; you only need to embrace this perfect gift. This week, Pastor Todd will walk us through these three simple words that means so much more for our lives. Please join us either in person or online at 10:30 AM this Sunday. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘God’s Love Affirmed’ Day 1: John 3:16 – “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” Day 2: Psalm 103:8-12 – “The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.” Day 3: Romans 8:31, 32 – “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?” Day 4: Jeremiah 31:3 – “Long ago the Lord said to Israel: ‘I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.’” Day 5: Lamentations 3:22, 23 – “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” Day 6: 1 John 3:1 – “See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.” Day 7: Romans 5:6-9 – “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation

Over the past few weeks, my prayer time has focused on the end of my days. Now, don’t go calling mental health authorities and telling them I am having thoughts of ending it all but rather hear me out. As noted in the past two sermons, Jesus willingly went to the cross and in doing so eliminated the power of the grave. You see, Sheol was that place where all went when they died in ancient Judaism but around 100 BC the Pharisees posed the notion that there is a reward for following God’s ways in the afterlife called Olan Ha-Ba (World to Come). There was also the teaching that when the Messiah came, there would be a bodily resurrection (T'chiyat Ha-Metim). I got this bit of information from an article from Rabbi Howard Jaffe. Now, lets take a look at a piece of scripture from Matthew 27:50-53 NLT: Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.  At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. According to their very own understanding and teachings from a century before, the dead in God were raised from the graves and they did not take off for the hills but rather they wandered around and made themselves known to the residents of Zion. There was no denying two things; Jesus is the Messiah and the T'chiyat Ha-Metim is real. What the Pharisee had declared and the Rabbi taught was the truth and yet they did not declare Jesus as the Messiah. The grave could not hold them and they arose, Sheol was under the rule of the Son of God and no longer something to be feared. Molly Skaggs sings a song called “Ain’t No Grave” where she declares there “ain’t no grave gonna hold my body down, when I hear that trumpet sound, I’m gonna rise up outta the ground.” Truth is this, the followers of the Lord Almighty in the Jewish nation and the Christian nation have seen the promise fulfilled the day Christ died on the cross. He has risen and the grave holds absolutely no power over the children of God. I think Paul said it best in his letter to the Thessalonians; For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 1 Thes 4:16-17 NLT My prayer thought was this; will it hurt when we are washed absolutely clean from our sins and iniquities and step into the perfection of Glory? Gone will be the doubts and fears, the pains and sorrows and we will enter His gates with infinite thanksgiving in our hearts. As the crippled beggar rose up on healthy legs at the Gate called Beautiful, so shall we dance in His Glory. This week, we welcome Pastor Eryn as she brings us all a message of hope. Please join us either in person or online at 10:30 AM this Sunday. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘Oh What a Saviour’ Day 1: Romans 3:23, 24 – “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” Day 2: 1 John 4:10 – “This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” Day 3: 1 Peter 1:18, 19 – “For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.” Day 4: Romans 5:10 – “For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.” Day 5: Ephesians 1:7 – “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.” Day 6: Acts 4:12 – “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Day 7: Colossians 1:15-23 – “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation

This is the time of year when we are on a bit of a roller coaster. Take the first few weeks of the month here in Alberta for example. We were, at one point in time, basking in sunshine and temperatures in the high teens. There was almost no snow in the yard, the buds were getting ready to open up, and the shorts had been pulled out of the bottom drawer. Suddenly, the snowstorm hit and there was close to two feet of snow everywhere. No bare patches on the lawn, the buds had pulled back on bursting forth, and the shorts made way for long johns and gloves once again. Today, I look out my office window watching the snow melt off roofs and lawns once again. So many times I have heard this week “enough already, this is supposed to be spring and I should be sitting in shorts on the patio!” Cars drive by the church and they are all the same colour, dirt grey. No need to go get them clean because the second they drive out of the wash, they are messy again. Consider this, Jesus was having one of those weeks centuries ago. He made His triumphant entry into the Holy City having a wonderful time and then got a bit upset at the money changers in the Temple. Later that week, He enjoyed fellowship with the faith family only to be betrayed later, nailed to the cross and killed. Three days later, He arose and carried on with the fellowship, teaching and preaching as He went along. Talk about a roller coaster week! At one point in all this, Jesus cried out in prayer, “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood. Luke 22:42-44 NLT I highlight this because I believe this was the only time in all this that Christ called out for His own relief. He did not call down legions of angels to destroy those who were scourging Him with whips and nailing Him to the cross, He did not call down curses upon those who falsely accused Him and demanded His death, instead, He called down mercy and grace on those who watched as He suffered for us all, suffered for our sins. The one thief on the cross chastised Jesus taunting Him to save them, prove He was who He claimed to be. The other thief simply asked forgiveness, “remember me when you come into your Kingdom”. Cry out to Jesus, remember me Lord, forgive me Jesus. We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:41-43 NLT Jesus did not destroy the Holy City, He did not destroy the population. He could have easily done just that but instead He called for mercy and grace. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 NLT When the world cries out demanding personal justice because they are hard done by, Jesus called mercy on those who were persecuting Him. Does the world fear the Message because it means they have to soften their hearts and turn their back on evil? Jesus awaits us in paradise, we just need to cry out to Jesus and give over to Him, it is that easy. This Good Friday, we will be gathering for a message from His Word and then again Sunday to celebrate the resurrection. We invite you to gather with us as we proclaim Christ’s victory over the darkness. Please join us either in person or online. Our service is at 6:30 PM on Good Friday and 10:30 AM Easter Sunday. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘This is Easter’ Day 1: Romans 3:10-12 – “As the Scriptures say, ‘No one is righteous - not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.’” Day 2: Ephesians 2:1-5 – “Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)’” Day 3: Romans 3:23, 24 – “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” Day 4: 1 Peter 1:3-5 – “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.” Day 5: John 14:6 – “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’” Day 6: Colossians 1:13, 14 – “For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” Day 7: Romans 8:14-16 – “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation

When we were young, we cried out for nourishment when we were hungry, and our parents made sure they went out of their way to ensure we were fed. There were times when they went hungry in order to make sure we had full bellies. They laid the foundation for us as we grew older, had kids and, in some cases, took portions off our own plate to fill theirs. Our Father in Heaven watched over each and every one of us as we took our first steps in faith and cried out for more. We demanded leadership to oversee us in times of turmoil and strife and He gave us judges to guide us with wisdom. The people demanded a king and Saul was chosen. This turned out to be a poor choice but out of the chaos of deceit and jealousy came a great leader in David. There were good leaders who gave it all for those around them in those days but there were also those who changed once they started to feel and crave more power and more wealth. Consider this, at the time when the people of Israel bowed down to the rulers from Rome, the hierarchy of the Jewish ruling family, the courts of the Sanhedrin and the Priests plus the tax collectors of all the groups, the atmosphere was ripe with deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. The nation, under the burden of such chaos cried out for relief and God sent forth His only Son to feed the masses a message of love and peace. So, get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness. 1 Peter 2:1-3 NLT He came to nourish the hearts and souls of all and once we began to feed on the Message, we craved more, and He provided for all. He provided an example of living a life filled with love, Jesus showed the way to forgiveness of others and compassion to those who cried out for healing. The more we sought out wisdom, the more He provided, and, in the end, He gave it all on the cross for our salvation. God has held nothing back and, in the future, He will be back to take us all into a place where glory reigns. We are heading into the Easter week starting with the triumphant entrance of Jesus into the Holy City on Palm Sunday. We invite you to join us as Rev. Glenn Reeder shares a message with us all. We invite you to join us either in person or online. Our service is at 10:30 AM both online and in person. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

I started working on this sermon series well before I went on holidays last month and I am looking at the world a whole lot differently as of late. This is probably the toughest sermon to write because I had to face the fact that I am guilty of what I am about to write about and, this Sunday, speak about. Let me start this off with a personal illustration. Natalie and I went to the Caribbean last month and I will say this right off the hop, we had an amazing time. Even the one day it rained, we went to the beach and rejoiced because there was next to no one there. There was, however, a hiccup in that our room was not available for us for three days so they were going to put us up in a hotel, a better hotel, close by. Here is the personal confession – I was rather upset because this is not what I paid for and it was the second time our plans were shifted in a month concerning this vacation. Truth be told, I was rather upset that we were not getting the vacation we paid for or deserved. My vacation on my terms or else! I was a total bear until the next morning when I had a fabulous breakfast and then put my toes in the soft, smooth sand on the beach. There were a few times I grumbled again while we were at the “better” hotel but that was all about the condition of the room rather than the circumstances. When we got to the hotel we were supposed to be at, there were a few guests that were livid that they did not get what they paid for, what they deserved, but Natalie and I could not wait to get changed and onto the beach. There are those in the world that want everything their way and will fight for their right to achieve their desired results and that is alright. We are all entitled to our opinions, and I, for one, will respect another’s opinion but what I will not tolerate is when someone says I have to follow their ways, buy into their preferences or else. I believe in the perfect power of the Lord, the grace of God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the promise of eternity in Glory for those who embrace the love of Christ and follow Him in faith. What I do not believe in are those who use Jesus as a weapon or a tool. There are some who manipulate the Word for their own preferences, who declare judgement on others because they are not following Him perfectly. I have heard those who claim the love of the Lord and preach that Jesus forgives and in the next breath claim that so-and-so is going to hell because of their wicked ways. Did the cripple man at the Gate called Beautiful rise up and walk through the power of the Holy Spirit? While all who walked through the Gate called Beautiful overlooked him, Peter and John stopped, spoke with him and, in the name of Christ, helped him to stand up. How many priests and temple leaders walked by him without a single message of hope? This is not the Message of the Messiah; this was the preference of mankind. Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down. A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel. Matt 15:29-31 NLT So many look for reasons to argue, fight and hold onto ill will but, truth be told, Jesus wants us to become more like Him, not the other way around. Those who were trying their best to help us on our vacation did so with open hearts and cared for us so much that they truly did make this a wonderful vacation. We could all benefit immensely if we took the time to study what Jesus wants for us and shift our thinking to His ways. What would Jesus do? Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 5:23-24 NLT This week, Pastor Todd will be continuing the series on Acts 3 and 4. We invite you to join us either in person or online. Our service is at 10:30 AM both online and in person. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms), or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB. Blessings, www.mainavefellowship.ca Our Mission “To live the love of Christ”

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks ‘Need Wisdom - Ask God’ Day 1: James 1:5 – “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” Day 2: Matthew 7:24 – “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” Day 3: Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.” Day 4: 1 Corinthians 1:25 – “This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.” Day 5: Colossians 2:2, 3 – “I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Day 6: Proverbs 4:4-7 – “My father taught me, ‘Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live. Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you. Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.” Day 7: James 3:13-18 – “If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.” ** Verses taken from the New Living Translation BONUS READ: Psalm 111 (10 verses)