Adoration P-S

Here is the continuation of the series of 100 Descriptions of God- Letters P-S
These descriptions taken from a print out I have put out by Memlok.
Graphics are from allposters.com










Patient 2 Pet 3:9-10 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

Peace – 2 Thes 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Persevering – 1 Cor 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Physician - Mt 8:8 The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Planner – Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Powerful – Mt 22:29 Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Priest – Heb 8:1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven

Purifier – 1 Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Purposeful – 2 Tim 1:9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

Redeemer Eph 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Refreshing - Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

Refuge - Ps 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Resurrection - Jn 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

Reviver – Ps 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.

Rewarder - Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Rich - Phil 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Righteous - Mt 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Rock – Ps 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Sanctifier Acts 26:17,18 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

Servant – Mk 10:43-45 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Shepherd – Rev 7:16,17 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Shield – Pro 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Sovereign - Ps 115:3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

Stronghold – Ps 9:9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Sympathetic - Heb 4:15,16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Lauren off to Africa

Today is the day. Lauren leaves for the airport in 1 hour. She will be leaving from LAX



Arriving 5 hours later in Atlanta




Going 18 hours to Africa

5 hours more to Johannesburg South Africa




Then 3 more hours to Malawi by plane







We have a wonderful tradition in our church. When a group is leaving for a missions trip they appear at each church service and are commissioned by the church for their trip. The church prays for them and spritually "sends them off". Yesterday during the commissioning one of tha pastors was telling what they would be doing and told the congregation of their itinerary. He said "I guess mostly we should pray that they still like each other by the time they get there." They are leaving today, Monday morning and will arrive in Malawi Tuesday evening; a full 2 days travel time. They will be gone for 3 weeks and be in rural communities for 6 days at a time and here the biggest challenge will be the traveling!

Please do keep in prayer the entire group of people that are with Lauren. They will be doing much in the name of the Lord.

Family Update

I noticed I have been blogging alot about things of faith and have not blogged awhile on things of family. There is so much going on with my family right now so I will give you an update on each of us.



Mikey-Super wonderful husband. Still amazingly terrific. I am so blessed to be his wife. He is a thrilling husband and my heart leaps at the thought of him. Oh how I do go on. Mike is still attending Jiu Jitsu classes weekly. He is still working at Avis. He has been there 3 years. He has recently completed his much anticipated screenplay and is putting the final touches on it.





Lauren- 17 yrs is super crazy chick!!! She is truly the busiest person I know. She just returned from a week in Yosemite (yes she hiked half dome again)She had the gall to call me from the top. I told her never to call her mother from the top of a mountain. A true lady always waits till she has successfully climbed down so as not to worry your poor dear mother. She is leaving this morning for a training trip to Mexico. She will be home for 1 more week and will leave for her missions trip to Africa. She has successfully raised all the money she needed for the trip. This is such a miracle. Everyone has been so generous. I am so excited about this trip. They will me ministering in villages, building water wells, and tending to the needs of the community. What a precious way to show God's love to the world. When she returns she will be home for a few days then off to Seattle to visit my mother. Then home for a few days before visiting her Dad in San Fransisco. She'll then return to complete her last year of high school. One exciting moment for her is she is having her braces removed on Monday. She is thrilled. Here is a picture of her and her friend praying and another of our Women's pastor praying for her.






Matthew is 8 but will be 9 next month. He is very intensely interested in science and anything detective. He has just completed a 2 year Junior detective course. Now his room is covered in green powder that he used to take finger prints. Matthew has a great sense of humor and a deep love for God. He loves to play video games and right now he is playing Crash Twinsanity and Tak.



Emily is 7 and just made the big move to cutting her just above the waist long hair to right above the shoulders. It is adorable. Emily has a sweet disposition. After a very questionable Spring (she was lost at a park and we had to call the Police to help find her.)she has settled down and is much happier now. She loves all things animal. She recently rescued a kitten she named Jewel. We couldn't keep it due to allergies but gave it to a rescue group. The cat would certainly have died and all the neighbors were ignoring it. Emily finds animals all the time and even cries over grasshoppers that get smooshed.


We have been quite a full house over the last 10 days as by close friend and her husband went on a missions trip to Africa. We have all 3 of their girls at our house. So now we are 8 people in our home. It has been an adventure. We went to the beach, the park and went hiking. We also have their dog, Louie with us. It has been nice for the kids to have so many playmates.



We recently celebrated our 10th year of attending Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach. I consider it a privelege to be under the teaching of our Pastor Zac Nazarian. His sermons are available free on itunes.



Our new (used) van just celebrated it's first month's birthday with us 2 days ago.
We are thrilled with our purchase. What a great deal. If you want to go to Huntington Beach Chrysler Jeep I whole heartedly recommend them. Our salesman was Alan and he was very low stress and no pressure.

So this summer I have mostly been just trying to keep up with the chaos, planning 12th, 4th and 2nd grades for homeschooling and I hope to really get down and dirty with some massive decluttering next week. I am also reading some great books (Sacred Obssession by becky Tirabassi) and feeding my heart with the Word of God. I have also been keeping up with my commitment to exercise and have lost 8 pounds since joining 24 hour fitness mid May.

We are looking forward to Vacation Bible School at our church in a week. The week will be based on Joshua 1 and the kids will be special agents for Christ. The next week Matthew, Emily and I will go to Seattle to visit my Mom and then Lauren will return from Africa.

I am still working as a nurse from home. I have been working for TrinityCare hospice for 8 years.

I think that covers all the facts. Will try to give more details later. I have a brutal headache right now.
Bye
Lisa

Adoration H-O

Here is the continuation of the 100 Descriptions of God from MEMLOCK. Here are descriptions H through O

Healer- Lk 7:22 So he replied to the messengers, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Hope – Rom 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Humble – Mt 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Innocent – 2 Cor 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Intercessor – Rom 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Judge – Acts 17:30-31 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead."

Justifier – Rom 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

Keeper – Jn 10:27-30 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

Kind – Eph 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

King – 1 Tim 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Lamb – Rev 5:9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

Leader – Mk 8:34-36 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Light – Jn 3:19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

Lord – Jn 20:28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"

Love – 1 Jn 4:18-19 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.

Loyal – Heb 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Mediator – 1 Tim: 2:5-6 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.

Merciful – Mk 5:19 Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

Messiah – Jn 4:25,26 The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he."

Miracle-Worker – Mt 13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Omnipresent – Jn 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Omniscient – Ps 139:16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Owner – 1 Cor 6:19,20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

ADORATION D-G


Continuing our focus on adoration and the 100 descriptions of God from MEMLOK. Here they are:

Deliverer Acts 7:34 I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.

Diligent Phil 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

Director Pro 16:9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

Discipler Mk 3:14,15 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve--designating them apostles--that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

Drawer Jn 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Emmanuel Mt 1:23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."

Encouraging Acts 23:11 11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

Example 1 Cor 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Exalted Rev 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne

Faithful 1 Thes 5:24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

Father Lk 23:34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."

Finisher Phil 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Fisherman Mt 4:19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

Forgiving Mic 7:18,19 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Generous Mt 20:15,16Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?' "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."

Gentle Gal 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Giving John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Glorious Heb 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

God Jer 32:27 I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

Good Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever."

Gracious Eph 2:8,9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.

Great Tit 2:11-13 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Adoration A-C

MEMLOK has provided Biblical references for all 100 descriptions of God mentioned in the previous blog. I have compiled A-C for you so far....
Accepting – Rom 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

Afflicter – Ps 119:75 I know, O Lord, that your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me

Author – Heb 12:1,2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Authority – Mt 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Available- Jer 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Beginning – Rev 22:12,13 Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Blessed - Mk 14:61,62 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?""I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Builder – Jn 14:2,3 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

Caller – Acts 13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

Caring – 1 Pet 5:5-7 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore,
under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Chooser – Eph 1:4,5 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--

Close – Ps 34:18,19 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.That power is like the working of his mighty strength,

Comforter – 2 Cor 1:3,4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Compassionate – Lam 3:22,23 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Counselor – Jn 16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

Creator – 1 Pet 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

100 Descriptions of God

I have a wonderful page of 100 descriptions of God. I have listed them as they came listed from MEMLOK the authors of this paper.

100 Descriptions of God

Use today’s date and finish these three sentences:
-I praise You today because You….
-The one I appreciate most about You today is…..
-I want others to see You as…..

1. Available Authority Accepting 16. Light Love Leader Lord
2. Author Afflicter Blessed 17. Lamb Loyal Mediator Miracle-Worker
3. Beginning Builder Caring 18. Messiah Merciful Omnipresent
4. Caller Creator Compassionate 19. Owner Omniscient Persevering
5. Chooser Comforter Counselor 20. Physician Patient Powerful Purifier
6. Close Director Discipler 21. Peace Planner Priest Purposeful
7. Deliverer Drawer Diligent 23. Redeemer Rewarder Reviver
9. Encouraging Father Finisher 24. Righteous Rich Refreshing
10. Faithful Forgiving Fisherman 25. Shield Sanctifier Servant
11. Giving Good Gentle Great 26. Sovereign Shepherd Sympathetic
12. Gracious Generous Glorious 27. Stronghold Truth Transformer
13. God Hope Humble Healer 28. Teacher Triumphant Trustworthy
14. Innocent Intercessor Judge 29. Understanding Unmockable
15. Justifier Keeper Kind King 30. Unchangeable Vine Warrior Wise
31. Way Wrathful Yearning

All above taken from MEMLOK www.memlock.com