BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT! #4

Matthew 21:1-3,7-11

[1]Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

[2]saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.

[3]And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”

[7]They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.

[8]And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

[9]Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”

[10]And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

[11]So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” 

Luke 13:14-17

[14]But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

[15]The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

[16]So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”

[17]And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. 

John 12:12-15

[12]The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

[13]took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!”

[14]Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

[15]“Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!

MARANATHA SINGERS:

https://youtu.be/B_p7810nDx0?si=VenFbaBKe-RMM-RR

BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT! #3

BALAAM & THE DONKEY

Numbers 22:21-23,25,27-34,37-38

[21]So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. 

[22]Then God’s anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

[23]Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road.

[25]And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; so he struck her again.

[27]And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

[28]Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

[29]And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!”

[30]So the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?” And he said, “No.”

[31]Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

[32]And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is perverse before Me.

[33]The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live.”

[34]And Balaam said to the Angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back.”

[37]Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”

[38]And Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.”

2 Peter 2:15-16

[15]They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

[16]but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

ANGEL OF THE LORD: 

HILLSONG:

https://youtu.be/MYLoWf8fYcQ?si=XbvhBkfAnBvz2zb7

BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT! #2

NEW TESTAMENT:

PETER & THE ROOSTER:

Matthew 26:58-59,69-75

[58]But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

[59]Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,

[69]Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”

[70]But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

[71]And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

[72]But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”

[73]And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.”

[74]Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

[75]And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

Mark 14:65-72

[65]Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands. 

[66]Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came.

[67]And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.”

[68]But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed.

[69]And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, “This is one of them.”

[70]But he denied it again. And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it. ”

[71]Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!”

[72]A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought about it, he wept.

Luke 22:33-34,54,56-58,60-62

[33]But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”

[34]Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.” Supplies for the Road

[54]Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance.

[56]And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

[57]But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

[58]And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

[60]But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

[61]And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

[62]So Peter went out and wept bitterly. 

John 13:36-38

[36]Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.”

[37]Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.”

[38]Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.

John 18:24-27

[24]Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. 

[25]Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”

[26]One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”

[27]Peter then denied again; and immediately a rooster crowed. In Pilate’s Court

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

PETER'S DENIAL:

GRACEFLOW TONES PROJECT

https://youtu.be/CuNlEirA6ck?si=w38GF_PlARodfTSY

 

BIBLE ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT!

 

OLD TESTAMENT 

Genesis 1:25-26

[25]And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

[26]Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Genesis 2:2,19-20

[2]And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

[19]Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

[20]So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

1 Kings 4:1,22-23,33

[1]So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

[22]Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,

[23]ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

[33]Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

Nehemiah 5:17-18

[17]And at my table were one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us.

[18]Now that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this I did not demand the governor’s provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

Psalms 78:27,29

[27]He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;

[29]So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.

Psalms 148:7,10

[7]Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;

[10]Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl;

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

GOD MADE THE ANIMALS:

MUSIC GOSPELS FOR CHILDREN:

https://youtu.be/6429KyErOHI?feature=shared

THE POWER IN JESUS' VOICE!

 

JESUS' VOICE CALMS SEA:

Matthew 8:23-27

[23]Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

[24]And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

[25]Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

[26]But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

[27]So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” 

JESUS' VOICE & UNCLEAN SPIRIT:

Mark 5:2,4,6-7,9,11-13,19-20

[2]And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

[4]because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.

[6]When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.

[7]And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”

[9]Then He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

[11]Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

[12]So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.”

[13]And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

[19]However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”

[20]And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. 

JESUS' VOICE & GIRL HEALED:

Mark 5:21-23,35-39,41-43

[21]Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.

[22]And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet

[23]and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.”

[35]While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

[36]As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”

[37]And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

[38]Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.

[39]When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.”

[41]Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”

[42]Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.

[43]But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

JESUS' VOICE & HIS SHEEP:

John 10:24-27

[24]Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

[25]Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.

[26]But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

[27]My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

Edwin Hawkins Singers:

I Heard The Voice of Jesus Say:

https://youtu.be/MHPPpW6IFn0?si=Ac3IEuGQRdonxivP

THE POWER IN GOD'S VOICE!

OLD TESTAMENT

Job 37:2-5

[2]Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

[3]He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth.

[4]After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.

[5]God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Job 38:1,7-8,12-13,25-26,34-36

[1]Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

[7]When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

[8]“Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;

[12]“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place,

[13]That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

[25]“Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,

[26]To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man;

[34]“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?

[35]Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, ‘Here we are! ’?

[36]Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart.

Job 40:9

[9]Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Psalms 18:13

[13]The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 19:1-3

[1]The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.

[2]Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.

[3]There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.

Psalms 29:2-5,7-9

[2]Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

[3]The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.

[4]The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

[5]The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

[7]The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.

[8]The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

[9]The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

Psalms 77:14,18-19

[14]You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples.

[18]The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.

[19]Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

CeCe Winans: GOODNESS OF GOD

https://youtu.be/y81yIo1_3o8?si=xWJMsjzAXJAtl2cL

HEARD GOD'S VOICE: EXTRAORDINARY SITES! #4

 

NEW TESTAMENT

GOD'S VOICE: FROM HEAVEN: JESUS' BAPTISM 

Matthew 3:13-17

[13]Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

[14]And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

[15]But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

[16]When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

[17]And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Mark 1:9-11

[9]It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

[10]And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.

[11]Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 

Luke 3:21-22

[21]When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

[22]And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

GOD'S VOICE: OVER SHADOW CLOUD: TRANSFIGURATION 

Luke 9:33-35

[33]Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

[34]While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud.

[35]And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!

THUNDERING VOICE: FROM HEAVEN: 

HEARD BY PEOPLE 

John 12:27-30

[27]“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

[28]Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

[29]Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

[30]Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

VOICE FROM HEAVEN'S SHINING LIGHT: 

SAUL ON DAMASCUS ROAD

Acts 9:1-9

[1]Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

[2]and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

[3]As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.

[4]Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

[5]And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

[6]So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

[7]And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.

[8]Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

[9]And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

PHIL WICKHAM: HYMN OF HEAVEN:

https://youtu.be/bqxtFUwM3-o?si=IObzQyp-g1VnvBvT