God’s Town Crier

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Jesus’ Love gives you solace!”

Exodus 15: 23, 24, 25, 27. (KJV)

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter:

therefore the name of it was called Marah.

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet:

there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them.

And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and three-score and ten palm trees:

and they encamped there by the waters.

Jesus sacrifice on Calvary was for your complete healing=

Body, soul, and Spirit.

Those things that have made you bitter, can cause you to murmur against God.

When you arrive before the waters of Marah, when you come to the end of yourself:

then will the LORD cast into the waters the tree of Calvary!

The waters will be made sweet by the sacrifice of Jesus.

The sweetness of Jesus love will give you solace.

He is the LORD that healeth thee…

Then shall you come to the abundance of Elim!

To the sweet waters, to the shade of the palms.

God’s provision was always there!

Drink deeply of His Love.

John 7: 37-39. ( Weymouth.)

On the last day of the Festival-the great day-

Jesus stood up and cried aloud,

“Whoever is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

He who believes from within him shall as the Scripture has said rivers of living water shall flow.”

He referred to the Spirit which those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not bestowed as yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Come and exchange your bitter waters for the Living Waters!

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

 Ephesians 5: 2.

Verse One.

 I lay me down on the altar-

of Your love

Let it be

that You would find me…

my Lord and King

an offering!

Chorus.

 My Lord and King- an offering

I bring to You

It is myself

I would be true, to You.

Verse two.

Let me walk in love

as You have loved us…

and given Yourself

as an offering!

Chorus

My Lord and King- an offering

I bring to You

it is myself

I would be true, to You.

Verse three.

You were the sweetsmelling savour

of a sacrifice…

an Offering

for us!

Chorus

My Lord and King- an offering

I bring to You

It is myself

I would be true, to You.

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

If you have been ‘kissed and blessed and given to God,’ then you are blessed indeed!

Mark 10: 16. ( Weymouth)

Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly,

one by one,

laying His hands upon them.

If you have been consecrated to Christ and had His hand laid upon you,

remember that Holy touch,

let your life be pure and true.

Maybe you never had parents or grandparents who laid hands on your head and blessed you?

This is your time!

You can receive a blessing!

Exodus 32: 29. (KJV)

“For Moses had said, ‘Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.’ “

Consecrate yourself to the LORD, and receive God’s blessing this day!

Ephesians 1: 3. (NIV)

“Praise be to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

Be ‘Born-Again,’ you’ll become God’s adopted child! (Ephesians1:5.)

Let Him lay His hand upon you and bless you.

Numbers 6: 24- 26. (KJV)

“The LORD Bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee,

and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee,

and give thee peace.”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

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“Oyez! “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

Matthew 6

I stand in the market place of the World

and give this ’shout’,

here where everyone scurries about,

rushing around, they make it their aim…

to attach themselves to monetary gain.

You cannot be servants both to God and to gold,

whatever you grasp for,

that you will hold.

Be certain of this…

your life is more precious ,

of more value to God,

than what you’re made of!

Your Heavenly Father feeds the birds,

much more does He want

to feed you…

stop running with the herd!

Watch the growth of the wild lilies in the field,

they neither toil, nor spin,

to Him they yield.

Don’t be anxious about these things…

what to wear, what to eat, what to drink,

your Heavenly Father knows what you think.

King David said in Psalm thirty seven:

he was young, now is old,

yet never saw he the righteous forsaken,

nor their children begging bread!

Let it be said…

When you make His KIngdom and righteousness your Chief Aim…

the Paradox is…

all the other you’ll gain!

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

All ye people here this day, stop and listen to the words I say:

“Where are you heading?”

Psalm 37: 23. (KJV)

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

1 Peter 2: 21. ( Weymouth)

“And it is to this you were called; because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so that you should follow in His steps.”

Prior to this verse Peter is talking about if when you do right and suffer for it you bear it patiently, this is an accepable thing with God.

He then goes on to say Jesus never sinned, he never deceived. When He was reviled, He did not answer with reviling, when He suffered He uttered no threats, but left His wrongs in the hands of the righteous Judge.

This is saying here as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel that we’re to go the extra mile.

This was what a Roman soldier would do: He could compel/force a citizen to carry his goods one mile-Jesus says go the extra mile!

Matthew 5: 41. ( Weymouth)

“Whoever shall compel you to convey his goods one mile, go with him two.”

If we follow in Jesus steps, our lives would be radically changed!

 The Church would be changed!

The World would be changed!

Here’s the Challenge to all Pastors and leaders!

If you challenged your congregation to ask in every decision and situation in life:

“What would Jesus do?”

Do you ( Pastors) think that things would radically change?

Do you ( Pastors) think that just maybe a revival would break out?

Why don’t you do it!

Give every member of your church a copy of Charles M. Sheldon’s book=

In His Steps.

Call for a study of it!

A prayer meeting for those commited to follow in His Steps!

Every Christian should read ‘In His Steps.’

“What are you reading by the way?

Revival comes when Christians pray!

Oh, I’ll do all this another day…

No wonder things stay this way!

Wake up, shake up, shape up,

God would say!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oh, if only you could comprehend the Love that binds!”

Romans 8: 35-38. (Weymouth)

“Who shall separate us from Christ’s love?

 Shall affliction or distress, persecution of hunger, nakedness or danger or the sword?

As it stands written in the Scripture,

‘For thy sake they are, all day long, trying to kill us;

we have been looked upon as sheep destined for slaughter.’

Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who has loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which rests upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

You may wander off from the Saviour, but He will ever seek after you!

Jesus misses even one, who strays away. (Luke 15)

No mother ever had so many children that if one of them wandered from home she wouldn’t miss it!

Christ’s love is like that!

He doesn’t love us only as a race, but as individuals!

Parents of stolen, lost, missing children never give up looking for them!

Weary, broken-hearted. going from city to city, giving up everything in this one sad search.

Christ seeks the lost one that has wandered away from His home of love.

He seeks ’til he finds! ( Luke 15: 5.)

When He finds, He will rejoice…

Zephaniah 3: 17. (KJV)

“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty;

he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy;

he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

The Love That Binds was what brought Jesus to this earth.

He fulfilled the Scripture in Isaiah 61: 1 (KJV) Luke 4: 18- 21.)

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;

because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;

he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of prison to them that are bound.”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

Proverbs 13: 17. (KJV)

“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.”

Throughout many lands and Nations there are God’s ambassadors. They are there to represent God to the people of that Nation.

Just as some countries have an Embassy on foreign soil, so does God!

His Ambassadors are to be faithful and in that they will bring health to the people…

the presence of God is in His Embassies.

Each Christian Church that proclaims Jesus Christ is God’s Son, and that you have forgiveness of sins through His shed blood on the Cross of Calvary; is an Embassy of God.

It is a safe haven for the citizens of the Kingdom of God here on earth!

Every ‘Born-Again’ Christian is an Ambassador for Christ.

2 Corinthians 5: 20. (KJV)

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”

The mission of God is to be reconciled to His creation, His people, once again.

That was the reason for Jesus coming to the earth…

The Cross of Jesus reaches up to God from the earth, and across to mankind to bridge the divide that sin has made.

 It fills the gap!

Perfectly!

It is the central piece of the puzzle, all else hangs off of it.

Isaiah 33: 5- 7. (KJV)

“The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation:

the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without:

the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.”

The Lord is exalted!

In Him is wisdom and knowledge: this will be your stability…

the strength of salvation in Christ Jesus Our Lord.

This Holy fear of the Lord, the Awesome God, is His treasure!

The valiant ones cry out to the people of the nations:

“Come find this Treasure!”

The Ambassadors of Christ and His peace, weep for those who know Him not. We cry out day and night for their souls, for their salvation.

So know this:

There is a safe haven for all who would come to God’s Embassy and find life and peace in Christ Jesus!

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

The ‘Way’ has been surveyed,

Up hill and down dale,

whether hearty or frail…

You can hike…

 The Pilgrim Trail!

Take comfort knowing

others have gone before,

Drew maps and plans,

put up signs

so…

You can hike

The Pilgrim Trail!

If you are wise

you’ll take

‘The Guide’

God did provide…

It is a lamp

unto your path

so…

You can hike

 The Pilgrim Trail!

Along the Way

you will find

a ‘Well’ …

for your thrist to slake,

it makes you glad

that you did take…

 The Pilgrim Trail!

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

Genesis 1: 27. (KJV)

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

You are a carbon copy of the Real thing!

God made mankind in His Image.

We have His fingerprint all over us!

Matthew 26: 28. (KJV)

“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

God pressed His finger in the ink of Jesus Blood:

then pressed His mark on us.

2 Peter 1: 20, 21. (KJV)

“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:

but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”

Just like when you write on the top page and it comes through onto the bottom page exactly the same word for word as the original on the top page!

2 Timothy 3: 16, 17.(KJV)

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

When we pray and read God’s Word, and allow it to minister to us, then we can let God’s Word write on us, pressed onto us, His Words will appear on us via the carbon paper!

Let us be ‘read’ by those who know Him not;

by the words He has written!

“Oyez!’ “Oyez!”

“Oyez!” “Oyez!” “Oyez!”

Judges 7: 18. (KJV)

“When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.”

We can wield the sword of the Lord!

Psalm 149: 6-9. (KJV)

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

To execute vengence upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

To bind their Kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written:

this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.”

We can be used of God! We have the honour of bringing down the works of the enemy!

Daniel 11: 32b. (KJV)

“But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”

We can pray for our family and friends, and the family of God!

What needs do you have?

If it’s in the will of God, in His Word, then take up the sword of the Lord and wield it over that situation!

Ephesians 6: 17, 18. (KJV)

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”

Hebrews 4: 12. (KJV)

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even  to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Wield that sword!

“No coward soul is mine,

No trembler in the world’s storm-troubled sphere:

I see heaven’s glories shine,

And faith shines equal, arming me from fear.” ( Last Lines.)

“Oyez!” “Oyez!”