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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">May 20, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>FEB
6 - EXODUS 18 - JEHOVAH: CONFIRMS JETHRO'S COUNSEL</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
18:5-6 (18:1-6) JETHRO: RE-UNITES MOSES' FAMILY. “And Jethro,
Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into
the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God; <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">6</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
and he said unto Moses, I, your father-in-law Jethro, am come unto
you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Jethro
knew it was not good for a husband to live alone. We thank You
Father, for the sense of duty in Moses' father-in-law, and his
obedience. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Hallowed
be Your :Name!</i></font></b></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>2. 18:10-11 (18:7-11)
JETHRO: REJOICES OVER MOSES' REPORT. “And Jethro said, Blessed be
Jehovah, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under
the hand of the Egyptians. <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">11</font>
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yes, in the thing
in which they dealt proudly against them. </b><span style="">What
a wonderful testimony to You, Father! </span><b><i>Your :kingdom
come.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>3. 18:12 JETHRO: AS PRIEST
SACRIFICES TO GOD. “And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a
burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the
elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.”
</b><span style="">Jethro served here like
Melchizedek as priest to You Father, the Most High God! We cannot
honor you enough! </span><b><i>Your :will be done, As in heaven, so
on earth.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>4. 18:17-18 (18:13-18)
JETHRO: COUNSELS MOSES TO SAVE STRENGTH. “And Moses' father-in-law
said unto him, The thing that you do is not good. <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">18</font>
You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with
you: for the thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform
it yourself alone.” </b><span style="">How
strange that if often take a stranger to point out to us , Father the
impracticality of our ways. May we like Moses be open to the wise
counsel of others. </span><b><i>Our :daily :bread give us this day.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>5. 18:19-20 JETHRO:
COUNSELS MOSES TO SHARE TORAH. “Listen now to my voice, I will
give you counsel, and God be with you: you be for the people to
Godward, and you bring the causes unto God: <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">20</font>
and you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show
them the way in which they must walk, and the work that you must do.”
</b><span style="">Here is wise counsel indeed,
which You Father, </span><u><span style="">later
confirmed</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
</span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And forgive
us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
18:23 (18:21-23) JETHRO: COUNSELS MOSES TO TRAIN JUDGES. “If you
shall do this thing, </span><u>and God command you so</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
then you shall be able to endure, and all this people also shall go
to their place in peace.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">What
a wise word. What deference to Your Father, from an outsider!
Blessings come from walking in whatever source You choose to send us
counsel! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
18:24 (18:24-27) JEHOVAH: CONFIRMS COUNSEL OF JETHRO. “So Moses
listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had
said.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">You
Father, </span></span><u><span style="">confirmed</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that Jethro's word was </span></span><u><span style="">Your</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Word! And this word acted upon, brought blessing to Moses and Israel.
It is good for us to see Your wisdom in application, even though
coming through another. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil one.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
18:21 (18:21-23) FOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS.
“Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as
fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them,
to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and
rulers of tens.” </b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
note these four qualifications. All four are need, but without
</span></span><u><span style="">ability</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the following three could not function.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
early church met in homes, and were small groups not larger that
50-100 at the most. Many homes were larger in those days, and could
accommodate a number of families. One elder assisted by the wife
looked after these smaller groups. Each of these elders met
regularly, representing the elders in the gate of the city, composed
of the 5-fold ministries of Ephesians 4:11.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">When
Jesus fed the 4000 and 5000 as recorded in the Gospels, He had the
disciples seat the men in groups of 50's and 100's, along with their
families.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">There
is a church in the Seattle/Tacoma Metroplex with 10,000 members - but
there are 500 groups of some 8-10 in each group that meet weekly; and
under a leader, study the sermon outline given by the pastor the
preceding Sunday. Over 60% of the members have entered the Kingdom of
God under the ministry of this church, and are discipled through the
home groups. The Jethro concept as given to Moses is well-known, and
adapted for our times. </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
John Wesley's day in the 1700's - some 70,000 converts met weekly in
groups of 8, and followed a mutual-help time, following a few
practical goals, plus 52 sermons outlining the basic theology of the
early Methodists through “Wesley's Doctrinal Standards”. One
British Sociologist said that apart from Wesley's Class Meetings, the
French Revolution of 1789 would have leaped the English Channel and
brought its devastation and guillotine to Great Britain. Lenin was so
impressed with the still functioning Class Meetings of the early
1900's, that he adapted them and incorporated them into the Cell
Groups of Communism.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Today
- God is about to visit the Church again with Revival and
Reformation. To achieve a safety net for these new “fish” -
churches must prepare to help one another disciple of “clean”
these fish! </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I
was encouraged by an email that recently came commending my teaching
on putting the “Word of God in the Bible” ahead of “dreams,
visions and prophecies” - when considering God's view point on
these issues. Here is that word : “Hi - You needn't be sorry for
speaking like this. Finally someone has the audacity to confront
compromise. Too many people are walking around, saying, The Lord
showed me this, and he spoke that, and this dream means this, etc.
etc. When will we start teaching the young ones the Bible? The verse
for my 11 year old daughter at school is, </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">“And
you shall teach </span><u>them</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
diligently to your children; You shall talk about </span><u>them</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
when you travel, when you sit at home, when you get up and when you
lie down.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
(Paraphrased it is a COMMAND, not a suggestion. I love that verse. It
helps me as a parent to keep my focus on teaching my children the
ways of the Lord!!! Thanks” - (A friend from Canada). J.A.Watt</span></span></font></p>
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