Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always

abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in

vain in the Lord.

I WILL ENTER HIS GATESPsalm 100:2, 4; 118:24

(Leona Von Brethorst)

I will enter His gates with

thanksgiving in my heart,

I will enter His courts with praise.

I will say, "This is the day

that the Lord has made!"

I will rejoice for He has made me glad.

He has made me glad,

He has made me glad,

I will rejoice, for He has made me glad.

He has made me glad,

He has made me glad,

I will rejoice, for He has made me glad.

I will enter His gates with

thanksgiving in my heart,

I will enter His courts with praise.

I will say, "This is the day

that the Lord has made!"

I will rejoice for He has made me glad.

He has made me glad,

He has made me glad,

I will rejoice, for He has made me glad.

He has made me glad,

He has made me glad,

I will rejoice, for He has made me glad.

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LORD, I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH(Rick Founds)

Lord, I lift Your name on high,

Lord, I love to sing Your praises.

I'm so glad You're in my life,

I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from heaven to earth

to show the way.

From the earth to the cross,

my debt to pay.

From the cross to the grave,

From the grave to the sky;

Lord, I lift Your name on high.

Lord, I lift Your name on high,

Lord, I love to sing Your praises.

I'm so glad You're in my life,

I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from heaven to earth

to show the way.

From the earth to the cross,

my debt to pay.

From the cross to the grave,

From the grave to the sky;

Lord, I lift Your name on high.

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SHINE, JESUS, SHINE(Graham Kendrick)

I John 1:7

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.

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;

search me, try me,

consume all my darkness.

Shine on me, shine on me

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.

As we gaze on Your kingly brightness,

so our faces display Your likeness.

Ever changing from glory to glory,

mirrored here may our lives tell Your story,

Shine on me, shine on me

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,

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Nazareth to Capernaum in Galilee is 31

miles

– 1 ½ day walk –

Scribes would have traveled

from Jerusalem to Capernaum

– 79 miles –

Christ’s Brothers

❖Helvidius – A.D. 380 – “blood brothers”, Mary’s additional boys

❖Epaphanius – A.D. 382 – sons of Joseph from a previous marriage

❖Hieronymian –Jerome – A.D. 383 – Jesus’ cousins, sons of Mary wife of Clopas (Jn. 19:25)

John 19:25

Therefore the soldiers did these things.But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother,

and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Matthew 13:55-56

“Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mothercalled Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph

and Simon and Judas?“And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where

then did this man get all these things?”

John 7:3-5

Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see

Your works which You are doing.“For no one does anything in secret when he himself

seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

For not even His brothers were believing in Him.

Ephesians 2:19

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household,

I Timothy 3:15

but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God,

which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Os gar an – hos gar an

hos – relative pronoun – who

gar – preposition – for

av – conditional particle – sometimes

Untranslatable – here – ever, perchance, possibility

Translation – For whoever or who-perchance, that is anybody who does God’s will…

? QUESTION ?

How are you pursuing your spiritual family in a priority way, so that you together are

pursuing our God and His will for our lives?