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  sumber parentandchildbiblereading.com Bacaan dari Nubuat Amos (3:1-8; 4:11-12)    "Nabi sebagai penyambung lidah Allah."   Hai orang Israel, dengarkanlah sabda Tuhan tentang dirimu ini, tentang segenap kaum yang telah Kutuntun ke luar dari tanah Mesir. Beginilah sabda-Nya, “Hanya kalian yang Kupilih dari segala kaum di muka bumi. Sebab itu Aku akan menghukum kalian karena kesalahanmu. Berjalankah dua orang bersama-sama jika mereka belum berjanji? Mengaumkah seekor singa di hutan apabila tidak mendapat mangsa? Bersuarakah singa muda dari sarangnya, jika belum menangkap apa-apa? Jatuhkah seekor burung ke dalam perangkap di tanah, apabila tidak ada jerat di sana? Membingkaskah perangkap, jika tidak ada yang ditangkap?  Adakah sangkakala ditiup di suatu kota, dan orang-orang tidak gemetar? Adakah terjadi malapetaka di suatu kota, dan bukan Tuhan yang melakukannya. Sungguh, Tuhan Allah tidak berbuat sesuatu tanpa menyatakan keputusan-Nya kepada hamba-hamba-Nya, par...

  Matthew 8:23-27 source : parentandchildbiblereading.com Jesus Calms the Storm 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” 26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. 27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” Reflection : Today we witness the greatness of Jesus Christ's power! He rebuked the raging wind and the stormy sea, and immediately the waters became completely calm. Jesus' words struck His disciples deeply: "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" These words are also meant for us, because there are times when our faith wavers, especially when the storms of life come crashing upon us. At those...

  Matthew 8:1-4 source : https://www.vxvchurch.com/matthew-8-1-4 Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy 8 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy [ a ] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” REFLECTION: "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." Jesus reached out His hand, touched the man, and said, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately, the man was cleansed of his leprosy. Here we witness an intimate, warm, and personal conversation. It begins with a humble request from a man who is suffering leprosy. He does not demand anything. He knows who is standing before him. The One he is...

  Bacaan dari Kitab Kedua Raja-Raja (25:1-12) "Rakyat Yehuda diangkut ke pembuangan." Pada tahun kesembilan dari pemerintahan Raja Zedekia, dalam bulan yang kesepuluh, pada tanggal sepuluh bulan itu, datanglah Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, dengan segala tentaranya menyerang Yerusalem. Ia berkemah mengepungnya dan mendirikan tembok pengepungan sekelilingnya. Demikianlah kota itu terkepung sampai tahun yang kesebelas zaman raja Zedekia.  Pada tanggal sembilan bulan yang keempat, ketika kelaparan sudah merajalela di kota itu dan tidak ada lagi makanan pada rakyat negeri itu, maka dibelah oranglah tembok kota itu dan semua tentara melarikan diri malam-malam melalui pintu gerbang antara kedua tembok yang ada di dekat taman raja, sekalipun orang Kasdim mengepung kota itu sekeliling. Mereka lari menuju ke Araba-Yordan.  Tetapi tentara Kasdim mengejar raja dari belakang dan mencapai dia di dataran Yerikho; segala tentaranya telah berserak-serak meninggalkan dia. Mereka menangkap raja...

  Matthew 7:21-29 source : https://ar.inspiredpencil.com True and False Disciples 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ The Wise and Foolish Builders 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat...

  Bacaan dari Kitab Kedua Raja-Raja (24:8-17)    "Raja Yoyakhin beserta semua para penguasa diangkut sebagai orang buangan ke Babel."      “Yoyakhin berumur delapan belas tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja, dan tiga bulan lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Nehusta, puteri Elnatan, dari Yerusalem. Yoyakhin melakukan yang jahat di mata Tuhan, tepat seperti yang dilakukan ayahnya.  Pada waktu itu majulah tentara Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, menyerang Yerusalem, dan kota itu terkepung. Nebukadnezar sendiri datang menyerang sementara orang-orangnya mengepung kota itu. Lalu keluarlah Yoyakhin, raja Yehuda, mendapatkan raja Babel: ia sendiri, ibunya, perwira-perwiranya, para pembesar dan pegawai-pegawai istananya.  Raja Babel menangkap Yoyakhin pada tahun yang kedelapan pemerintahannya. Seluruh isi rumah Tuhan dan isi istana raja dikeluarkannya; dikeratnya pula emas dari segala perkakas emas yang dibuat oleh Salomo, raja Israel, di bai...

The Birth of John the Baptist When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.  On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him. Inilah In...

  source : https://trustandobey.locals.com Inilah Injil Suci menurut Matius (6:24-34)     "Janganlah khawatir akan hari esok." Dalam khotbah di bukit, berkatalah Yesus, “Tak seorang pun dapat mengabdi kepada dua tuan. Karena jika demikian, ia akan membenci yang seorang dan mengasihi yang lain, atau ia akan setia kepada yang seorang dan tidak mengindahkan yang lain. Kalian tidak dapat mengabdi kepada Allah dan kepada Mamon.  Karena itu Aku berkata kepadamu: Janganlah kuatir akan hidupmu, apa yang hendak kalian makan atau minum, dan janganlah kuatir pula akan tubuhmu, apa yang hendak kalian pakai. Bukankah hidup itu lebih penting daripada makanan, dan tubuh itu lebih penting daripada pakaian?  Pandanglah burung-burung di langit, yang tidak menabur dan tidak menuai, dan tidak mengumpulkan bekal dalam lumbung, toh diberi makan oleh Bapamu yang di surga. Bukankah kalian jauh melebihi burung-burung itu? Siapakah di antara kalian yang karena kekuatirannya dap...

  source :https://www.doulospusat.com Inilah Injil Suci menurut Matius (6:19-23)         "Di mana hartamu berada, di situ pula hatimu."     Dalam khotbah di bukit, berkatalah Yesus, "Janganlah kamu mengumpulkan harta di bumi; di bumi ngengat dan karat merusakkannya dan pencuri membongkar serta mencurinya. Tetapi kumpulkanlah bagimu harta di sorga; di sorga ngengat dan karat tidak merusakkannya dan pencuri tidak membongkar serta mencurinya. Karena di mana hartamu berada, di situ juga hatimu berada. Mata adalah pelita tubuh. Jika matamu baik, teranglah seluruh tubuhmu; jika matamu jahat, gelaplah seluruh tubuhmu. Jadi jika terang yang ada padamu gelap, betapa gelapnya kegelapan itu.   Treasures in Heaven 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do no...