Where to go when there's nowhere to go

Scripture for Today•Psalm 91:1 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

•Psalm 91:2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.

We are living in troubled times Sickness, poverty, unemployment,

broken family, disappointments, unhappiness with our relationship

with God, tough decisions, death of loved ones, crimes, disasters,

rumors of wars, etc.

It Seems There Is No Longer A Safe Place To Go…

Bakit Nangyayari Ang Mga Ito?

PEOPLE DON’T FEAR GOD ANYMORE

Romans 3:11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. Romans 3:12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."


Romans 3:13 Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. "The poison of vipers is on their lips." Rom 3:14 Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.


Romans 3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood; Romans 3:16 ruin and misery mark their ways,Rom 3:17 and the way of peace they do not know." Rom 3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Where To Go When

There’s Nowhere To Go

•Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

•Psalm 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

Where Is Our Refuge?

•Psalm 46:3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

•Psalm 46:4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

•Psalm 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Where Is Our Refuge?

•Joshua 20:1 The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,

•Joshua 20:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,

It’s God’s Initiative To Give A Place Of Refuge

•Joshua 20:3 'that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.


•Joshua 20:4 'And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them


•Joshua 20:5 'Then if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, but did not hate him beforehand.


•Joshua 20:6 'And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the slayer may return and come to his own city and his own house, to the city from which he fled.'"


•Joshua 20:7 So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.

Places of Refuge Ordained by God

•Joshua 20:8 And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.



A Sanctuary is His Shoulder offered in Fellowship, a Fortress to Highly Exalt us with Rejoicing!

Jesus As Our Refuge

Luke 15:5 "And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

•1Cointhians 12:27 Now you are Christ's body, and each of you is a member of it.

Places Of Refuge Today

•Isaiah 25:4 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall

Places Of Refuge Today Of Refuge Today

Our Attitude In Receiving the Needy

Philippians 2:1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from

his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,

Php 2:2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit

and purpose.

Our Attitude In Receiving the Needy

Philippians 2:4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of

others. Philippians2:5 Your attitude should be the same

as that of Christ Jesus:

Amazing Grace Church A Place of Refuge

1. A Sanctuary to receive others in times need.2. A Shoulder to lift each others up.3. A Fellowship without discrimination loving even the unlovable.4. A Fortress to welcome anyone and be a family.5. A Highly Exalted Mission to go places bringing the Gospel with joy.6. A Rejoicing heart in every giving, sharing and helping.

To GOD Be

The Glory!!!

Where to go when there's nowhere to go

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