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The unmatched power of the blood of Christ

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JEFF TURNER

There is nothing in all of creation that possesses the power of the blood of Jesus Christ.

The Hymn Nothing but the Blood of Jesus asks, “What can wash away my sin? The answer is not effort. It’s not our resolve or some religious ceremony. Nothing, and that word deserves to be held and examined, nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make a person whole again? The same answer applies.

Think about a man whose life has unravelled completely, whose choices leave him with guilt and consequence. The blood of Jesus Christ can reach that man exactly where he is and cleanse him of every sin without qualification or exception.

A God of perfect justice would not allow injustice. But God, a God of mercy, made a way for justice to be satisfied through redemption paid for through the blood of Jesus. All one need do is accept his gift.

but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7

One body, one life: the true meaning of the church

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TEXAS GOSPEL VOLUNTEER

The true church of Jesus Christ should never be understood as a mere organization; rather, it functions as a living organism, a single body.

Consider a tree as an illustration. The same life found in its roots also flows through the trunk, the branches, the stems, the leaves, and the fruit, with one continuous sap running through every part. Jesus used a similar picture when describing the believer’s relationship to him, instructing his followers to remain in him just as a branch stays connected to the vine, since the life within the roots is the same life running through the entire vine.

In the same way, the human body operates as one life expressed through many different limbs, each assigned its own function, yet all working together as a single, growing body, a picture Jesus used to describe how the church operates as well.

For just as we have many parts in one body and all the body’s parts do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually parts of one another.

Romans 12:4-5

Brockville, ON:

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Brockville, ON:

  • Sun 23 Aug: Showers ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers, High 23C, Low 15C
  • Mon 24 Aug: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers, High 20C, Low 14C
  • Tue 25 Aug: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers, High 22C, Low 13C

Source: https://weather.gc.ca/

Forecast:

Sunday, showers ending in the morning give way to cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers through the morning and early afternoon, then a few showers develop in the afternoon with a risk of a thunderstorm. Local rainfall around 10 mm, high of 23, humidex 28, UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight, a few showers wrap up late evening then cloudy skies continue with a 40 percent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm in the evening, local rainfall around 5 mm, low of 15.

Monday is cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon, high of 20, UV index 3 or moderate. Monday night stays cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers, low of 14.

Tuesday brings cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of showers, high of 22. Tuesday night clears up, low of 13.

Wednesday is sunny with a high of 26. Wednesday night sees cloudy periods with a 30 percent chance of showers, low of 15.

Thursday is cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers, high of 25. Thursday night stays cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers, low of 17.

Friday is cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers, high of 24. Friday night brings cloudy periods with a 30 percent chance of showers, low of 14.

Saturday rounds things out with a mix of sun and cloud, high of 25.

Seeking God Through Prayer and Fasting: A Call to Revival

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BOB RICHMOND

The promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14 is both simple and demanding: if God’s people humble themselves, pray, seek his face, and turn from sin, he will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. The responsibility falls squarely on believers, not on the surrounding culture. God is not expecting lost people to act saved; he is waiting for saved people to start acting like it.

Fasting Is Not About Earning Favor

Fasting is not a religious performance or a way to impress God. It is a deliberate act of stripping away distractions, intensifying prayer, and humbling the flesh so the spirit can seek God more fully. Ezra proclaimed a fast before leading God’s people through dangerous territory without military protection, and God delivered them. Nineveh turned from its wickedness after fasting and mourning, and God relented from judgment. The pattern is consistent throughout Scripture.

Remove the Noise

Constant anxiety over global events produces no fruit. God created people to handle the challenges of their personal reality, not the weight of every crisis broadcast daily. For many, turning off the noise and refocusing on God is itself a meaningful spiritual discipline.

What God Is Waiting For

Revival does not begin with changing the culture. It begins with honest self-examination, genuine humility, and wholehearted seeking of God. His eyes are open. His ears are attentive. The question is whether his people will respond now, or later, or never.

and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Who the 144,000 in Revelation 7 are and what they will do during the tribulation

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JEFF TURNER

The number 144,000 in Revelation 7 refers to a specific group of Jewish believers, 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel, who will be sealed by God during the tribulation. This period falls between the rapture of the church and the return of Christ to establish his thousand-year reign, and it will be marked by a series of escalating judgements on the earth, described in Revelation as seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls, each more intense than the last.

Running alongside that judgement will be a worldwide proclamation of the gospel. Angels will carry the message through the skies, martyrs will be raised back to life to testify, and these 144,000 Jewish men will go out from every tribe to preach. The tribal records were lost when Jerusalem was destroyed, so most Jewish people today have no way of knowing which tribe they belong to, but God knows, and he will call out and ordain these men for this specific mission. The salvation of the nation of Israel as a whole is also part of what Revelation indicates will take place during this remarkable period.

And so we are left with this breathtaking truth: that even in the earth’s darkest hour, when the seals are broken and the trumpets sound and the bowls of wrath are poured out, God will not leave himself without a witness, because he never has, and he never will.

saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.”
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

Revelation 7:3-4