Old Testament Scripture Reading: Psalms 51:1 – 7 (KJV)
Psa 51:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psa 51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psa 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psa 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Psa 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psa 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Psa 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
New Testament Scripture Reading: John 6:63 – 69 (KJV)
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Joh 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Joh 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Joh 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
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Transforming Power Statements:
1) Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is the very height of God’s calling on the lives of each believer because it is by the Word of God, not only that we are taught principals to live by, but also we are internally encouraged to be able to execute the deeds of the flesh as we learn to put on the whole armor of God.
2) David teaches us in Psalms 51 that we cannot do anything about our fallen human tragedy; but rather that we must depend on God alone to successfully attain total victory over the world, the flesh and even the devil.
3) The kindness and mercy of God should be well understood by realizing that He has provided for each of us His own son Who alone was forsaken entirely in order to cover all who believe in Him with complete victory over each and every act of the flesh, the world and especially of the devil!