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Сряда ПЪРВО ЧЕТИВО Решиха да възлязат за тоя въпрос при апостолите и презвитерите в Йерусалим. Четене от деянията на Апостолите. 15 1-6 В онези дни: Някои, слезли от Юдея, учеха братята: "Ако се не обрежете по обреда на Мойсей, не можете се спаси. И когато произлезе разногласие и немалка препирня между Павел и Варнава от една страна, и тях -от друга, отредиха Павел и Варнава и някои други от тях да възлязат за тоя въпрос при апостолите и презвитерите в Йерусалим. Те прочее, изпроводени от църквата, минаха през Финикия и Самария, като разказваха за обръщането на езичниците и произвеждаха голяма радост у всички братя. А като пристигнаха в Йерусалим, бидоха приети от църквата, от апостолите и презвитерите, и разказаха всичко, що Бог бе сторил с тях и как отвори вратата на вярата за езичниците. Тогава станаха някои от фарисейската ерес, които бяха повярвали, и казваха, че те - езичниците, трябва да се обрязват, и да им се заповяда да пазят закона Мойсеев. Апостолите и презвитерите се събраха, за да разгледат тоя въпрос. Това е Божие слово. ОТПЕВЕН ПСАЛОМ Пс 121,1-2.3-4а.4в-5 (О: Срв 1) Ще отидем в дома Господен радостни, или: Алилуя. Възрадвах се, когато ми казаха: "Да идем в дома Господен". Ето, нозете ми стоят в твоите порти, Иерусалиме. О Където възлизат колената, Господните колена, по закона Господен, да славят името Господне. Там стоят престолите на съда, престолите на дома Давидов. О АЛИЛУЯ Ив 15,4.5в О Алилуя. Пребъдвайте в Мене, и Аз във вас, казва Господ; който пребъдва в Мене, принася много плод. О Алилуя. ЕВАНГЕЛИЕ Който пребъдва в Мене, и Аз в Него, принася много плод. Четене от светото Евангелие според Иван. 15,1-8 В онова време: Исус каза на учениците Си: "Аз съм истинската лоза, и Моят Отец е лозарят. Всяка пръчка у Мене, която не дава плод, Той отрязва; и всяка, която дава плод, чисти я, за да дава повече плод. Вие сте вече чисти чрез словото, що съм ви проповядвал. Пребъдете в Мене, и Аз във вас. Както пръчката сама от себе си не може да дава плод, ако не бъде на лозата, тъй и вие, ако не бъдете в Мене. Аз съм лозата, вие пръчките; който пребъдва в Мене, и Аз в него, той дава много плод; защото без Мене не можете да вършите нищо. Ако някой не пребъде в Мене, бива изхвърлен навън, както пръчката, и изсъхва; и събират пръчките, та ги хвърлят в огън, и те изгарят. Ако пребъдете в Мене, и словата Ми пребъдват във вас, то каквото и да пожелаете, искайте, и ще ви бъде. С това ще се прослави Моят Отец, ако вие принасяте много плод, и тогава ще бъдете Мои ученици". Това е слово Господне.
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My hair after it was braided As God was stirring my heart to be more passionate, he was also showing me the importance of community. I am more of an introvert by nature and as I have said before, desire to be more at Jesus's feet that are not moving than when his feet are moving. I like the stillness and the quietness of the mornings and the slower paced lifestyle (I know you are thinking that I am living anything but a slow paced life!!!) All that said, I tend to try to stay away from community Yet God desires for us to live in "healthy" community with other believers as well as non-believers. (I say "healthy" because I know there are some of you out there who thrive on community and who need to have less community in order to have balance.) After four days, I had to take the braids out. They were starting to drive me crazy. With already naturally curly, frizzy hair, the braids only magnified it!! So as I have been reflecting on my Thursday in Uganda, the past two days here in Tomball, we have been having our trees trimmed and some cut down. The timing of this could not be more perfect as I recount my experiences in Uganda. The Lord has led me to John 15:1-11 where he clearly not only is showing me through his word what he is doing in my life, but is allowing me to see the pruning he did to me in Uganda and the visible changes that it makes to the outside world when I actually allow him to do it. "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine-dresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples, Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also love you; abide in My love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full." Scott and I thought our yard and tress looked fine. However, when the pruning was finished, we realized how much more we had and could enjoy. The same is true with our Christian walk. Before going to Uganda, I was comfortable with my spiritual condition. However, God desired to do some pruning in my life. He made it to where I did not have time to plan anything. I had to just walk in whatever he placed before me, including going on the trip. While on the trip he was already showing me the lack of mercy that I have and would bring that lesson to a climax on Friday. God used the Blue Like Jazz book to show me how much I need to make an effort to fellowship in community with other believers here in the states. Just like the parts of the tree that were not beneficial for the growth of the tree or the trees around it, God pruned out and is continuing to prune out of me the things that are not beneficial to myself or those around me. I pray that those things that are being pruned will be cast into the fire just like the branches of our trees were burned.