Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayer and love.

Our Father in heaven, we thank you that you've made all believers themselves to be Your temples and Your Holy Spirit lives in them and me. So that we are all blessed by Your grace. We love You. In the Name of Jesus our Lord and Savior, we give thanks and praise You today.

On behalf of Teekham family


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Dare to Dream Big

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him"
(I Corinthians 2:9, NIV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

What are the dreams and desires that you have for your future? Maybe you had some big dreams when you were younger, but things didn’t go the way you planned and so you put them aside and settled for status quo. We’ve all had disappointments, but we have to keep moving forward. Today is a new day, and we serve a God who makes all things new.

Let me challenge you to have a big dream for your life. I always say, when one dream dies, dream another dream. Don’t just settle for mediocrity, we serve a God who is above and beyond anything we can think of. There’s nothing you can dream of that God can’t do. Ask Him to bring you the right people, the right opportunities, and the right resources. As you follow His leading in your heart, I believe you’ll move forward and see every dream and desire come to pass in Jesus’ name!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, thank You for a new day to praise Your name. I dedicate myself to You fresh and anew. Lead me in the ways of my heart and let everything I do bring glory to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen."

JOHN - Chapter 21 - ("Tai" New Version )- draft - JESUS and the MIRACULOUS CATCH of FISH

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NEW JERUSALEM—HEAVEN AND EARTH

Behold, I Make All Things New

John, called the disciple whom Jesus loved, lived to be an old man. Because he kept speaking about Jesus and preaching God’s Word, the cruel emperor of Rome banished him to a barren, rocky island called Patmos.

One morning, on the Lord’s day, John saw Jesus in a vision. Jesus told him, “Write in a book everything you see.” Then John saw the door of heaven itself opening. Inside someone was sitting on a throne encircled by a glowing rainbow. In His hand He held a book about the future. It was tightly sealed so no man could open it.

Then Jesus took the book. He was the only person both able and worthy to open the seals. Immediately thousands upon thousands of angels and elders burst out singing, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and glory and blessing!”

Jesus opened the seals one by one. John saw new things happening each time, but God was always in control of the whole world. Satan, the enemy of God, had plunged the world into sin and suffering. But Jesus defeated him for good when He died and rose again.

John heard Jesus say, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then a new heaven and a new earth appeared, perfect, lovely and good. Immediately the holy city, the New Jerusalem, came out of heaven as beautiful as a bride at her wedding.

John heard a voice saying, “God’s home is with mankind, and He will be with them. God will wipe away all tears. He will make an end of the sea and of the night. There will be no more sorrow, crying, pain, or death.”

No more sea means no more separation, restlessness, or turmoil like the ocean waves.

No more night means no blindness, darkness, shadows, or nightmares.

No more sorrow means no troubles, disasters, sadness, threats, or trials.

No more crying means no anguish, distress, heartaches, or grief.

No more pain means no aches, misery, suffering, exhaustion, or torture.

No more death means no disease, decay, accidents, or loneliness.

John wrote, “Blessed are those who obey God’s commandments, that they may enter in through the gates into the city.”

“I am coming soon,” said Jesus.

John answered for all believers. “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”

Revelation 1:9-11, 4:1-3, 5:11-12, 21:1-27, 22:14

Caption: John sees the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.

Parents:       Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. (Hebrew 12:28)

Children:    1. Why was John sent to the island of Patmos?

2. Who sang in heaven as Jesus opened the book about the future?

3. Who will wipe away all tears?

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(-Stories by Ura Millar)

PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON (100-Stories from the Bible)

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PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON

Singing in the Night

As the churches grew, the believers spread out farther from Jerusalem. Diligent missionaries were fulfilling Jesus’ commission to take the gospel to the whole world.

Paul and Silas traveled far away to Philippi in northern Greece. There they taught some people who often gathered beside a river to pray.

One day Paul and Silas met a slave girl who brought her masters much money by fortune-telling. It grieved Paul’s heart to know that an evil spirit was working through her. So he told the evil spirit, “I command thee in the name of Jesus to come out of her.” At once the spirit left her.

Now the girl’s owners were angry because their source of easy money was gone. They seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the judge. “These men are Jews,” they cried. “They’re stirring up trouble by teaching customs contrary to Roman laws.”

Soon a mob joined the attack. Paul and Silas were whipped publicly and thrown into the innermost dungeon of the prison.

Paul and Silas were peaceful and happy in spite of their painful bruises and bleeding backs. At midnight they prayed and sang praises to the Lord. Never before had the other prisoners heard anything like this.

Suddenly a violent earthquake shook the prison to its very foundation. Doors flew open and the chains of every prisoner fell off! Truly God was answering prayer. The jailor woke up and saw the open doors. He was terrified, thinking the prisoners had escaped. Surely he would be blamed for carelessness. In despair he drew his sword to kill himself.

Then Paul called out, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!” The jailor called for a light. He fell down before Paul and Silas, trembling. “What must I do to be saved?” he asked.

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, then you and your household will be saved,” they replied.

What a night it was for the jailor and his family! After tending to the wounds of Paul and Silas, the whole family was baptized. Then a delicious meal was served with everyone rejoicing in their new faith in the Lord Jesus.

Acts 16

Caption: Doors break open as a great earthquake shakes the prison’s foundations.

Parents:       That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9)

Children:    1. When did Paul and Silas start singing?

2. Why was the jailor so scared?

3. What did Paul and Silas tell the jailor to do?

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(-Stories by Ura Millar)