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God is still at work!

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Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 19, 2025: SOAP #5738: Jeremiah 45-47; Psalm 105; John 21

SCRIPTURE:  John (NIV) 21:25 There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can’t imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books.

OBSERVATION:  John finishes his book about the life of Christ with the above words.   They are like the last verse of the chapter in yesterday’s SOAP.  It took Luke to pick up the narrative about what Jesus continued to do through the working of the Holy Spirit. 

APPLICATION:  It is exciting to read about God working in the lives of the early church.  But, to me, it is just as exciting to read about what God is doing today.  Sometimes when I hear about God working in Africa, I think, that is the same way Peter was called to Cornielius home. (Acts 10)  I hear about healings which result in whole communities hearing the good news of Jesus!   (Acts 9:39-42)

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, obviously, You are just as interested in opening your kingdom to those lost in sin today as you were in the days of the book of Acts.  Surely you are coming soon and you want your banquet hall to be full.  Use us to bring others with us.  Amen 

Pastor Leon
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Depending on the Holy Spirit!

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Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 18, 2025: SOAP #5737: Jeremiah 26, 35-36; John 20

SCRIPTURE:  John (N IV)  20:30 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

OBSERVATION:   Surely the writers of the gospels had trouble considering what to write in their gospels.   Everything Jesus said and did was important.  What should they write; what should they leave out?  Of course, the Holy Spirit led and inspired them.  

Today, I found myself in a similar situation.  I was asked to preach in the church I pastored 13+ years 20 years ago.  I sensed that the Lord wanted me to bring them up to date on what God is doing in my life.  There are so many testimonies of God’s working, almost a new testimony every day!  SOAP testimonies are always fresh! 

I did not have time to tell them everything; I had to depend on the Holy Spirit to give the testimonies that would best minister to the people. 

APPLICATION:  Each day we must be listening to the Holy Spirit about what we should say to each person we meet.  Especially when someone seems open for a conversation, we need to follow through with what God brings into our thoughts. 

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, I surrender my thoughts and my words to you.  What you have to say to them is so much more important than what I would say, so I speak through me.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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