(Follow Medical & Scientific guidelines for COVID 19 and pray believing.)

April 25, 2021

Jesus' Recipe For Happiness?   

Matthew 7:12

Matthew

Jesus said, "Do for others what you would like them to do for you.  This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets." 

***

Thoughts....

If God, Jesus, or Holy Spirit gave us a recipe for happiness, it might be something like this:

Recipe for Happiness:

Take two heaping cups of patience

One heartful of love

Two hands of generosity

Dash of laughter

One headful of understanding

Sprinkle generously with kindness

Add plenty of faith and mix well.

Spread over a period of a life time.

Serve everyone you meet. *

Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Hear, O Israel!  The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.  And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind, and all your strength.'  The second is equally important:  'Love your neighbor as yourself.'  No other commandment is greater than these.  Mark 12:31

Let us be reminded of Leviticus 19:18, "Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself.  I am the LORD."

Like unto it is 1 John 4:7 which reads, 'Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.  Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God.  But anyone who does not love does not know God - for God is love.'

Further, let us embrace and receive within us, the following:  'This is the message he has given us to announce to you:  God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.  So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness.  We are not living in the truth.  But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.'  From 1 John 1:5-7  You might want to read further on this.

And from Psalm 126....

When the LORD restored his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy.  And the other nations said, "What amazing things the LORD has done for them." 

Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! 

What joy!

Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert. 

Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. 

They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they will sing as they return with the harvest. 

Let me leave you with another Heart Warmer which reads,

'We can't all be stunning examples, but we can at least twinkle a little.'

Have a blessed week!

*Recipe for Happiness from page dated April 25th, copied from the following:

Heart Warmers, Compliled by: Helen Lesman Lighten Up Enterprises, P.O. Box 24724 Edina, MN 55424 Copyright 1985.

**Regarding 'stunning examples', this was also taken from the same daily text dated Dec 12.  

  ***  

   Let Us Pray

God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, please forgive me of my sins, heal me, restore me, help me to love....better.  May my love be for you first. May we all be forgiven of our sins, healed, restored, and love....better.  May we all love God, Jesus, Holy Spirit first.   I thank you.  I love you.  I praise you.  Amen.

*

All You Need Is Love

The Beatles

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy

There's nothing you can make that can't me made
No one you can save that can't be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

There's nothing you can know that isn't known
Nothing you can see that isn't shown
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

All you need is love, all together now
All you need is love, everybody
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

Love is all you need
Love is all you need

Love is all you need.

*

Shine Jesus Shine

1987 by Graham Kendrick

Lord, the light of your love is shining / In the midst of the darkness shining;

Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us

Set us free by the truth you now bring us / Shine on me. Shine on me.

(Refrain)

Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory. Blaze, Spirit blaze; set our hearts on fire. 

Flow, river flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy.  Send forth your word, Lord, and let there be light. 

Lord, I come to  your awesome presence / From the shadows into your radiance;

By the blood I may enter your brightness;

Sear me, try me, consume all my darkness / Shine on me.  Shine on me.

(Refrain)

*

On Eagle's Wings

Michael Joncas. Its words are based on Psalm 91, Book of Exodus 19, and Gospel of Matthew 13. Joncas wrote the piece in either 1976 or 1979.

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord / who abide in His shadow for life

Say to the Lord: "My refuge, my Rock in whom I trust."

(Refrain)

And he will raise you up in Eagle's Wings / Bear you on the breath of dawn,

Make you to shine like the sun, / and hold you in the palm of His hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you / And famine will bring you no fear.

Under His wings your refuge / His faithfulness your shield.

(Refrain)

You need not fear the terror of the night / Nor the arrow that flies by day.

Though thousands fall about you, / Near you it shall not come

(Refrain)

For to His angels He's given a command / To guard you in all of your ways.

Upon their hands they will bear you up / Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 

(Refrain)

*

One Bread, One Body

Author: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939 Meter: 4 4 6 and refrain Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12 Date: 1995

(Intro and Refrain)

One bread, one body; one Lord of all. / One cup of blessing which we bless.

Then we though many throughout the earth / We are one body in this one Lord.

1.  Gentile or Jew, servant or free / Woman or man no more....

(Refrain)

2.  Many the gifts, many the works / One in the Lord of all....

(Refrain)

3.  Grain for the fields, scattered and grown / Gathered to one, for all....

(Refrain)

Oh, that we would all hope, and pray, for all of the above.....to be manifested.

You can Google/Bing these songs to sing, if you don't know the melody, or just listen, to feel the healing embrace.

Great is thy faithfulness!

* 

Now....PRAY....EARNESTLY....as to the way you should go ! 

Go placidly....but go....with the LORD !

***

(Follow Medical & Scientific guidelines for COVID 19 and pray believing.)

***

Majesty....worship His Majesty !

NOT fallible mankind ! 

*

AMERICA, THANK YOU FOR VOTING WISELY

for the

President of the United States of America!

God, and the voters have spoken!

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. is the 46th President of the United States of America!  

The Electors did the right thing.

Truly a reason to give thanks every day moving forward.

Alleluia!

Amen! 

 ***

Grateful for God's lesson today?

We now have Pay Pal!  See below!

 Visit 'The Family Room' for more!

Hey....we have a Blog....'Truth On Main Street'!

Our Catalog Page is here....Shoppe'....but frozen for now.

Did you know there are 12 plus years (!) of 

'Archived Scriptures and Thoughts'?

For when you need The Word any time of day or night!

***

 More love.... 

  Benediction....Blessing

Let us hear from Paul as he prays:  

When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.  I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.  And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him.  May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.  And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.  May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it.  Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Now glory be to God!  By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.  May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.  Amen.  Ephesians 3:14-21 NLT         

*** 

Scroll down to read Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving...'The Unforced Rhythms of Grace'.

***

Definition of a Christian:  Anyone who believes in God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, and accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior.  Regardless of church name or religious affiliation. 

'All who have been united with Christ in baptism have been made like him.  There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female.  For you are all Christians - you are ONE in Christ Jesus.'  Galatians 3: 27

  It is not how we worship, but that we worship....the Trinity!

Teach tolerance....reach in acceptance....worship as one!

Respect....Embrace....Encourage!

***

***

If you feel that the Church of the Holy Spirit has inspired or helped you, we'd like you to prayerfully consider tithing regularly to us, or gifting us, so that we can further the work and carry out the will of the Father as proclaimed in Matthew 28:19-20 NLT

to

 "Go and make disciples out of all the nations

baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.  And be sure of this:

I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

***

There is no better time than now to let God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit know how grateful you are for them being there for you, all they have done for you and will do, and, show thankfulness for being fed the Word of God, so you can know and obey him.   

Through your donations,

 people will be able to continue to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ spread throughout the world

and

lives will be changed!

Not only will many hear the Gospel preached, but healings will be manifested, food and housing provided,

water will quench thirsts, and medical care provided. 

Please consider donating your best gift possible today.

We now offer Pay Pal as a way to donate immediately and safely.  You'll find that option as you scroll down on this page.

Thank you and may God richly bless you!  

***

  Our Continual Cause

It is time to reach into the community and the world around you to see wherein lies the greatest need.  As you choose to focus on these areas, do so with a servant's heart.  Whether the need is for children, adults, animals, the earth, or any cause in between that will help those in need, ask God how you can best serve his needs, what path you must take, and how long you should persevere.  Sometimes we are to be in the lives of others merely as stepping stones.  Sometimes we are to touch those lives forever.  Whatever journey you are called to take, whatever team you will be a member, know this:  God is with you always...even til the end of time.  He loves you, is grateful for you, and will help you along life's way, especially if you are helping others along theirs, persevering with a servant's heart.  

Please accept my sincerest thanks....and God's....and may God richly bless you ! 

***

You can now donate securely through Pay Pal!

Stand by - Blocked on purpose.

No gift is too small or too large to the Lord. 

*

If you have any questions, I can be reached at:

000-000-0000

Monday - Friday

9 a.m.  -  11 a.m.

USA Mountain Time

****Purposeful blocks currently in place****

Please note Trinity Missions or CoHS in your subject line.

****NO TEMPORARY CONTACT****

At this time,

due to security reasons, and my current employment,

all information of contact has been changed and deleted. 

Please understand.

 *

As we grow, you will have options for allocating your gifts.

In the meantime, we hope you will trust us to direct them to where the need is the greatest.

***

  One last thing....

Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving

'The Unforced Rhythms of Grace'

"Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer:  "Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth.  You've concealed your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people.  Yes, Father, that's the way you like to work."

Jesus resumed talking to the people, but now tenderly.  "The Father has given me all these things to do and say.  This is a unique Father - Son operation, coming out of Father and Son intimacies and knowledge.  No one knows the Son the way the Father does, nor the Father the way the Son does.  But I'm not keeping it to myself; I'm ready to go over it line by line with anyone willing to listen."

"Are you tired?  Worn out?  Burned out on religion?  Come to me.  Get away with me and you'll recover your life.  I'll show you how to take a real rest.  Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn how to live freely and lightly.

Matthew 11:  25-30

  The Message

And the people said,

"Amen."

***

***

I now write most prayers in the position of ' I ' (first person) because most people are sitting at their computer alone, not in groups, and it allows those reading and praying to personalize the prayer as coming from them going to God.  Variations may appear on holidays when families may wish to use the prayer provided.  I encourage you to pray your own prayers as well.

***

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996.  Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189.  All rights reserved.

***

NOTE:  I said it long ago, but let me say it again.  If you are wanting to lead a group, start a church, or are confined in an institution, or live in a country where the Gospel is not preached, and you don't know what to say or how to say it, and yet feel led to share, teach, or preach, besides just reading straight out of the Bible and sharing what God puts on your heart, please feel free to share any or all of what I've written, if it will help you, as long as you include where it comes from, due to copyright laws.  Jesus gave God's love and healing freely, as well as his message.  Our responsibility is to get the Word out to those who need to hear it.  If what I've written....by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit....or what he has said through me....has helped you, it may help others that you know.  You are welcome to share it.  God calls all of us to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.  Please share it with the fullness of love that God, Jesus, Holy Spirit....and I....have given it.  Amen!

       *