RHMBC127 Ministries

Philippians 1:27 KJV
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ:
that whether I come and see you, or else be absent,
I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast
in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

James 1:27 KJV
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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.

Psalm 127:1-5 KJV
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it:
except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
[2] It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late,
to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
[3] Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
[4] As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man;
so are children of the youth.
[5] Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Week One: Wk01 Return to Me
Week Two: https://vimeo.com/501534492 Love God

 Lessons of the fundamental of the faith for one-on-one, small group, and individual Bible studies for individuals to use.  

Acts 9:22 KJV But Saul increased the more in strength,
      and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,
      proving that this is very Christ.

        1 Corinthians 2:2 KJV  For I determined not to know any
      thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

SeeKnow   
           AsKnock     
                Intentionally     
                  Relationally     
                    Openly     
                     Speak            
Mark 1:14 KJV  And saying, The time is fulfilled,
      and the kingdom of God is at hand:
      repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Romans 13:10-14 KJV
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
[11] And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:
for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
[12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore
cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light.
[13] Let us walk honestly, as in the day;
not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness,
not in strife and envying.
[14] But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Psalm 38:1-22 KJV
O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
[2] For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
[3] There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;
neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
[4] For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
[5] My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
[6] I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
[7] For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
[8] I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
[9] Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
[10] My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
[11] My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
[12] They also that seek after my life lay snares for me:
and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
[13] But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
[14] Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
[15] For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
[16] For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me:
when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
[17] For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
[18] For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
[19] But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong:
and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
[20] They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries;
because I follow the thing that good is.
[21] Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
[22] Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalm 90:1-17 KJV
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
[2] Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
[3] Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
[4] For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday
when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
[5] Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:
in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
[6] In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
[7] For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
[8] Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
[9] For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
[10] The days of our years are threescore years and ten;
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow;
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
[11] Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
[12] So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
[13] Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
[14] O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
[15] Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us,
and the years wherein we have seen evil.
[16] Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
[17] And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

The Bible describes all Christians as disciples, saints, and ministers (Matt. 28:18-20; Eph. 2:10; 4:12). All believers are also considered priests (1 Pet. 2:5). These truths have sometimes been lost on those who wrongly conclude that priests are only associated with Roman Catholicism or mainline denominations. Nothing could be further from the truth. While it is true there is no New Testament office of priest, there is certainly a priestly function.

Both ministry and priesthood are fundamentally about service. Ministry means serving in the function of a priest by offering up “spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God” (1 Pet. 2:5). A priest is a divine representative who serves as a bridge-builder between God and humanity. In the Old Testament, God assigned Moses’ brother Aaron and his sons to be priests (Ex. 28:1). This was called the Aaronic priesthood. That priesthood existed from the time of the Old Covenant until Christ became our High Priest in the New Covenant (Heb. 10:1-21).

In the New Testament, Jesus abolished the Aaronic priesthood. It was replaced by the “priesthood of all believers.” In this New Covenant-based priesthood, all believers are now priests. We serve under the Lord Jesus Christ, our High Priest (Heb. 4:14-16), and every Christian has the responsibility and privilege to minister in His name (1 Pet. 2:9-10).

Since all believers are priests, every Christian is a minister. Even so, every Christian is not a pastor, nor is every Christian a deacon. The roles of pastor or overseer (1 Tim. 3:1) and deacon (1 Tim. 3:10-13) represent the two offices of spiritual authority given in the local church. People approved by their congregation occupy these offices at the pleasure of the church and are charged with the responsibility of executing their respective duties (2 Tim. 4:1-4).

The detail provided by the apostle Paul in his letters regarding church leadership (the Pastoral Epistles of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus) helps us understand the qualifications and responsibilities of each office. Pastors are to oversee the church through congregational equipping, preaching, teaching, shepherding, and exhorting (Eph. 4:11-13; Acts 20:28; 1 Tim. 5:17).

The responsibilities of deacons are more general. More is said about the character of deacons than is said about their duties (1 Tim. 3). The majority of scriptural teaching on diaconal leadership is related to modeling righteousness in Christian living. Modeling involves a personal ministry built on strong spiritual commitment, authentic Christian living, consistent moral character, and godly leadership in the home (1 Tim. 3:9-12). The second primary responsibility of deacons is their ongoing commitment to faithful service. Interestingly, all New Testament passages used to describe deacons have to do with some aspect of servanthood. As such, deacons minister by taking the responsibility to meet congregational needs wherever they exist.

Read Aloud Mentoring

The spiritual meaning of the ram in the Bible is wisdom and discernment. The ram also represents sacrifice, protection, and guidance. The first ram that was sacrificed was in the story of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:13).

A ram is also responsible to protect the herd against attacks.

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