100.4 I Will Proclaim Your Goodness

(Psalm 145:1-9)

I will proclaim your greatness, my God and king; I will thank you forever and ever.

Every day I will thank you; I will praise you forever and ever.

The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; his greatness is beyond understanding.

What you have done will be praised from one generation to the next; they will proclaim your mighty acts.

They will speak of your glory and majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.

People will speak of your mighty deeds, and I will proclaim  your greatness.

They will tell about all your goodness and sing about your kindness.

The Lord is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.

100.3 Last Words Of Jesus: Be My Witnesses All Over The World

(Acts 1:1-9)

Dear Theophilus:

In my first book I wrote about all the things that Jesus did and taught from the time he began his work until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before he was taken up, he gave instructions by the power of the Holy Spirit to the men he had chosen a his apostles. For forty days after his death he appeared to them many times in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. They saw him, and he talked with them about the Kingdom of God. And  when they came together, he gave them this order. "Do not leave Jerusalem, but with for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised. John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?"

Jesus said to them, "The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be. But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me  in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

100.2 Profess Your Faith

(1 Timothy 6:11b-19)

Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for it was to this life that God called you when you firmly professed your faith before many witnesses. Before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who firmly professed his faith before Pontious Pilate, I command you to obey your orders and keep them faithfully until the Day when our Lord Jesus Christ will appear. His appearing will be brought about the right time by God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He alone is immortal, he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such as uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others. In this way they will store up for themselves a treasure which will be a solid foundation for the future. And then they will be able to win the life which is true life.

100.1 Proclaim What God Has Done For You

(Mark 5:18-20)

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had had the demons begged him, "Let me go with you!"

But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he told him, "Go back home to your family and tell then how much the Lord has done for you and how kind he has been to you."

So the man left and went all through the Ten Towns, telling what Jesus had done for him. And all who heard it were amazed.

99.4 Confident Prayer Of The Witness

(Psalm 57)

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, because I come to you for safety.

In the shadow of your wings I find protection until the raging storms are over.

I call to God, the Most High, to God, who supplies my every need.

He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors.

God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like man-eating lions.

Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Show your greatness in the sky, O God, and your glory over all the earth.

My enemies have spread a net to catch me; I am overcome with distress.

They dug a pit in my path, but fell into it themselves.

I have complete confidence, O God; I will sing and praise you!

Wake up, my soul! Wake up, my harp and lyre!

I will wake up the sun.

I will thank you, O Lord, among the nations.

I will praise you among the peoples.

Your constant love reaches the heavens; your faithfulness touches the skies.

Show your greatness in the sky, O God, and your glory over all the earth.