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We must keep our eyes on Jesus Christ - 05 Jul 2025

We must keep our eyes on Jesus Christ - 05 Jul 2025

Reference: Heb 12:2  


Let us come together in prayer, trusting in God’s love and power to work in our lives.  


1. He is the ultimate example of faith and endurance – Heb 12:2-3 – fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross.  

2. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses – Is 40:31 – those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, will soar on wings like eagles, will run and not grow weary, will walk and not faint.  

3. Until He shows His mercy – Ps 123:2 – as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of maids to the hands of their mistresses, so our eyes look to the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.  

We are watching, waiting, holding our breath, longing for Your word of mercy, God!  


Ruth – Boaz – Favour  

Elijah – Elisha – Focus  

Daniel – Den – Determined  

Joseph – Trials – Persuaded  

Jeremiah – Potter’s House – Learned to be in the Master’s hand  

Ezekiel – Valley of Dry Bones – New army built  

Noah – Ark – Built and survived from eternal genocide  

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