One Walk with Jesus is about praying without ceasing…

Memorial Day Today, our nation pauses to remember those in the military who have given their lives for the freedoms we enjoy. Heavenly Father, we thank you for giving us this beautiful opportunity to honor the men and women who so bravely served this country in the past as well as in the present. We ask you to bless and strengthen those brave souls who selflessly give of themselves without asking anything in return. We ask you to heal our wounded warriors who returned home in pain after they gave their all for this great land. If it is your will, preserve the lives of the men and women in uniform as they defend our country. Grant your loving protection. Father, we ask you to bless the families of our military who stay behind while their loved one goes into battle. Keep them safe and provide for their needs according to your abundance. We pray for a special blessing upon the families whose loved one gave his or her life to this country; comfort their hearts as they grieve and remember. Let peace prevail among all the nations, O God. Let your mercy rest upon our land, as we acknowledge, with thanksgiving, your past goodness on this country. Father, we ask you to forgive the sins of this nation as well as the sins of the leaders who have forgotten how to pray. Have mercy on all Americans and bring us to a state of repentance in these difficult times. Most of all, we pray that you would turn the hearts of all – military and civilian – back to you, where we find the true peace for our sinful souls that surpasses all understanding. Keep us repentant of sin. Move us to know, take hold of and treasure your saving grace. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. This Week’s Passage: John 15:13; Psalm 27: 3-4 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” “Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” In Your Prayers, Also Remember: We encourage you to take time today to thank God for the tremendous freedom we enjoy in America. Honor those who have given their lives in sacrifice, may their lives inspire us to demonstrate the selfless love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for the families of our fallen troops, that their homes and their lives would be filled with God’s strength and peace.

One Walk with Jesus is about surrounding yourself in all things about Him and His Church. Always fight to focus on Him and be ready to defend and protect your faith.

I just finished listening to The Church in Babylon by Erwin W. Lutzer, narrated by Joe Geoffrey on my Audible app.

It was topical walk through the state of our culture, country and church from a world and Biblical view.

Definitely a book for any concerned Christian; convicting and informative.

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A verse… Jesus said

“Stay alert. This is hazardous work I’m assigning you. You’re going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don’t call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.
Matthew 10:16 MSG

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One Walk with Jesus is about surrounding yourself in all things about Him. Always fight to focus on Him, learning all you can about the prophets, saints and great Christain teachers.

This was a good series. I learned more about C.S. Lewis and story behind Mere Christianity.

Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis
Listen to it on Audible book you might enjoy. It’s totally free, if it’s your first time accepting a book from a friend. http://a.co/9YUZZCT

Charles Morris digs into the tough answers

W E E K L Y U P D A T E War and Peace May 20 – May 25 God called Israel into the Promised Land and commanded them to wipe out everyone who lived there. How can a good God command such an act of war? Charles Morris digs into the tough answers on the next Haven Today in a program called "War and Peace." Listen to the series >> C.S. Lewis At War (Audio Drama) A powerful and entertaining radio theatre–style audio drama REQUEST THIS SPECIAL OFFER The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity The truth is, it was never meant to be a book at all. CONTINUE READING The Life of C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis was no doubt the most significant atheist-turned-Christian of the last century CONTINUE READING Share Tweet Forward +1 Become a Haven Partner Today >> Subscribe to the Anchor Devotional >> view this email in your browser Copyright © 2019 Haven Ministries, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Haven MinistriesP.O. Box 79997 Riverside, CA 92513 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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One Walk with Jesus is about surrounding yourself in all things about Him and His Church. Always fight to focus on Him and defend His Church.

A verse…

… I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
Matthew 16:18 NLT

A thought…

With the spiritual life, we are looking to tap into the pure source of real life, Christ Himself. He established a real, living, physical expression of His love and guidance, the Church.
DAN BURKE
from Navigating the Interior Life
Daily Catholic Wisdom

An article…

The Catholic and the Church: Relationship? “Rule-lationship”? Or Both?
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/05/17/the-catholic-and-the-church-relationship-rule-lationship-or-both/

My experience…

In 2002 when I started my one walk with Jesus I would go to Mass with my wife at 8 am then Baptist Church Service at 10 am with my son. I felt in Church and in Jesus’s presence at both churches until someone would let their ignorance or denominational righteousness make me or my wife feel differently.

A song…

Word of God Speak
MercyMe
https://music.apple.com/us/album/word-of-god-speak/270317200?i=270317218

A prayer…

Dear Lord God, Abba Father, in the name of Jesus Christ my Savior I pray for His Church. And all the denominations that make up today’s churches. That You would awaken their church leaders and members to a revival of faith in our Lord Jesus. That each member would begin to read and study Your Word and the Words written in red. And most of all that they would begin to truly imitate Christ’s love. Amen

The Words written in red…

I believe everyone should read the Bible, or start with the New Testament from beginning to end, or at least start with the four Gospels starting with John, Luke, Matthew and Mark. Or the Words written in red, those spoken by Jesus. You can do this with The Words Jesus of Nazareth, compiled by Lee Cantelon. Read Jesus’ words thematically, in clear and modern English, for non-Christians, spiritual seekers, agnostics and believers.
http://www.thewords.com/thewords/table.htm

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One Walk with Jesus is about creating continuity in change through Jesus. His words, His truths, His ways, His love.

An article that got me thinking…

Thomas McDaniels: Churches should learn from Blockbuster – change with the times, or die.

The temptation for so many churches has been to just keep doing the same thing and stay in an old paradigm while they simply watch the culture overlook them and pass them by. At this point, this is simply unacceptable.
https://fxn.ws/2HVserT

A thought…

What are the constants in your life that sometimes bore you?

Say a prayer of thanks for the steady, sometimes boring, ordinary things in your life.

From today’s devotion

A devotion…

Ordinary Time
Life for Leaders Daily Devotion
https://lifeforleaders.depree.org/ordinary-time/

As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
summer and winter, day and night will never cease.
Genesis 8:22

A verse…

He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 91:4 (NLT)

A prayer…

Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Savior, thank You for this day ordinary day which You created and for the blessings to come from it. God, I appreciate the extra effort and energy we pour into our holy days. I love when the sanctuary is fuller than usual. I love the banners and flowers and special music. And, God, I love ordinary days like today. Days when we bring our best to worship you in the regular part of the church years. Days like today remind me how much of our life is spent in ordinary time. We go to work. We go to school. We wait for the weekend. And even then wish for any day but today.
God, give us the courage to live in the now. Help us to live into the ordinary days of our lives and of the church year. Remind us again that this day is a gift from you in all its ordinariness. For this day, we give you thanks, Gracious God, because you gave us another day to love you and to love each other. On this ordinary day in ordinary time, we will worship you, Loving God. In Jesus name I pray. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Today’s prayer from today’s devotion

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One Walk with Jesus is about surrounding yourself in all things about Him. Always fight to focus on Him. Pray without ceasing.

A thought…

To be defenders of the faith and protectors of religious freedom we must be aware and study the word, always praying for the persecuted throughout the world.

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The Martyrs of Burkina Faso Know Their Names

View in browser Listen Subscribe Read More Facebook Twitter The Martyrs of Burkina Faso Know Their Names On Sunday May 12th, between 20 and 30 gunmen entered a Catholic church during Mass in Dablo, Burkina Faso, and started shooting the congregation. Six people, including Father Simeon Yampa, were killed. The attackers then set fire to the church with some worshipers still inside. JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Probably 95 percent of Americans couldn’t find Burkina Faso on a map. But that doesn’t make what’s happening to Christians there any less serious or any less deserving of our attention. In fact, this was the second such attack on a church in the region in two weeks. The Sunday after Easter, “gunmen on motorbikes” attacked a Pentecostal church in a neighboring province, killing the pastor, Pierre Ouédraogo and five worshipers. Burkina Faso, which was called Upper Volta until 1984, was not a particularly dangerous place for Christians until just a few years ago. While Christians are only a quarter of the population, the country, unlike other Muslim-majority nations, hasn’t been ranked on lists like Open Door’s. As the Christian Post put it, “Although Burkina Faso is a majority-Muslim country . . . religious groups have largely coexisted peacefully there.” These recent attacks owe their origins to neighboring Mali, a nation that is on the Open Doors list. Since 2012, Mali has been locked in a series of conflicts pitting the central government against Islamist and Islamist-backed forces. Even after the initial conflict was put down by the French military, jihadis have continued to operate in Mali, which has been characterized as “fragile,” with “…weak state legitimacy leaving citizens vulnerable to a range of shocks.” In this case, the violence in Mali has spilled over into Burkina Faso in the form of Islamist attacks on not only Christians but also those deemed insufficiently Muslim. After killing Father Yampa and his parishioners, the attackers “destroyed all places serving alcohol,” as part of an ongoing campaign to establish a so-called “caliphate” in the part of Africa between the Sahara and the rain forests of Central Africa. Since 2016, there have been more than 200 attacks, and in the past two months alone more than 70,000 people have been forced from their homes. As order deteriorates and the government’s authority diminishes outside the capital, jihadis, mostly from Mali and other countries in the region, are free to operate with something close to impunity. That freedom is expressed by attacking Christians both inside and outside of church. In addition to the attacks I just told you about, jihadis have also targeted missionaries. Three years ago, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed six Canadians who were in the country on a mission trip. Given these developments, I suspect Burkina Faso will soon appear on Open Door’s “World Watch List,” given the threat against Christians by those who hate them and the increasing chaos in the country. Scripture commands us to “always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” This is especially true for our persecuted and suffering brothers and sisters. They are paying a price we can scarcely imagine for bearing the name “Christian.” The least we owe them is to become acquainted with their situation so that their suffering doesn’t go unnoticed. Yampa’s and Ouédraogo’s names were known to God. Likewise, they should be known to us. Every day at BreakPoint we are committed to letting you know what’s happening in the world from a Christian worldview, including what is happening with our persecuted brothers and sisters overseas. As we approach our fiscal year end, please consider supporting this essential ministry of helping Christians think clearly and act in our culture. To support us, come to BreakPoint.org. Learn More… Burkina Faso Wracked by Escalating Violence Sarah Maslin Nir | New York Times | May 18, 2019 Sign up for the Colson Center’s next short course, "Gods of Our Age: Sex, State, Science, and Stuff." John Stonestreet and Warren Cole Smith host special guest instructors Jennifer Roback Morse, Hunter Baker, and JP Moreland for this four-part online webinar. CLICK HERE Many Christians avoid sharing their faith, because they’re afraid they can’t answer the tough questions. Equip yourself to understand and articulate your perspective when faced with a wide range of tough questions on topics including race, sex, LGBT, heaven and hell, climate change, and more… To learn more, CLICK HERE Colson Center for Christian Worldview, PO Box 50396, Colorado Springs, CO 80949, USA, 877-322-5527 Unsubscribe <>< Check out my daily One Walk with Jesus blog posts https://onewalk.com Surround Yourself in Jesus https://onewalk.com/surround-yourself-in-jesus/ One Walk Apparel https://onewalk.com/one-walk-apparel/ #OneWalk #OneWalkwithJesus #OneWalkwJesus #WalkingWithJesus #PrayWithoutCeasing #SurroundYourselfinJesus #OneWalkApparel

One Walk with Jesus is about surrounding yourself in all things about Him. Always fight to focus on Him.

A thought…

We must be defenders of our faith and protect religious freedom in and with the love of Jesus.

Some articles worth reading…

Love In an age of tolerance and abortion

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/05/20/love-in-an-age-of-tolerance-and-abortion/

Conscience, courts, and the coercion of “equality”

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/05/23/conscience-courts-and-the-coercion-of-equality/

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