Some Christ's commands

50 Commands of Christ - Summary List

1. Repent—Matthew 4:17, Luke 13:3

2. Let not your heart be troubled—John 14:27,

John 16:33, Matthew 6:25-26, Philippians 4:6-7

3. Follow me—Matthew 4:19

4. Rejoice—Matthew 5:12, (Also 2 Corinthians 6:10,

12:10, James 1:2-4)

5. Let your light shine—Matthew 5:16

6. Honor God’s law—Matthew 5:17-19

7. Be reconciled—Matthew 5:24-25

8. Do not commit adultery—Matthew 5:27-30

9. Keep your word—Matthew 5:33-37

10. Go the second mile—Matthew 5:38-42

11. Love your enemies—Matthew 5:44

12. Be perfect—Matthew 5:48

13. Practice secret disciplines (giving, praying,

fasting)—Matthew 6:1-18

14. Lay up treasures in heaven—Matthew 6:19-21

15. Seek first the kingdom of God—Matthew 6:33

16. Judge not—Matthew 7:1-2

17. Do not throw your pearls to pigs—Matthew 7:6

18. Ask, seek, and knock—Matthew 7:7-8

19. Do unto others—Matthew 7:12

20. Choose the narrow way—Matthew 7:13-14

21. Beware of false prophets—Matthew 7:15

22. Pray for those who spread the word—Matthew

9:37-38

23. Be as shrewd as serpents—Matthew 10:16.

(Also Romans 16:19)

24. Fear God. Do not fear man— Matthew 10:28

(Also Luke 12:4-5)

25. Listen to God’s voice—Matthew 11:15, 13:9,

13:43, Mark 4:23, Luke 14:35, 1 Kings 19:11-13

26.Take my yoke—Matthew 11:29

27. Honor your parents—Matthew 15:4

28. Beware of false teaching—Matthew 16:6, 11-12

29. Deny yourself—Luke 9:23 (Also Matthew 10:38

and Mark 8:34)

30. Do not despise little ones—Matthew 18:10

31. Go to Christians who offend you—Matthew

18:15 (Also Galatians 6:1)

32. Forgive offenders—Matthew 18:21-22 (Also

Proverbs 19:11)

33. Beware of covetousness—Luke 12:15

34. Honor marriage—Matthew 19:6, 19:9

35. Lead by being a servant—Matthew 20:26-28

36. Make the church a house of prayer for all

nations—Mark 11:17

37. Pray in faith—Matthew 21:21-22, John 15:7

38. Bring in the poor—Luke 14:12-14

39. Render unto Caesar—Matthew 22:19-21

40. Love the Lord—Matthew 22:37-38

41. Love your neighbor—Matthew 22:39

42. Be born again—John 3:7

43. Await my return—Matthew 24:42-44

44. Celebrate the Lord’s supper—Matthew 26:26-

27

45. Watch and pray—Matthew 26:41

46. Keep my commandments—John 14:15

47. Feed my sheep—John 21:15-16

48. Make and baptize disciples—Matthew 28:19

49. Teach disciples to obey—Matthew 28:20

50. Receive God’s power—Luke 24:49

Life giving tips

Start doing these things now and never stop:

1.  Fight hard for the things that make you feel alive. – The longer you have to wait for something, the more you will appreciate it when it finally arrives.  The harder you have to fight for something, the more it will be worth to you once you achieve it.  And the more pain you have to endure on your journey, the sweeter the arrival at your destination.  Most great things don’t come easy, but they are worth waiting for and fighting for. 

2.  Walk comfortably in your own shoes. – If you don’t follow the path others want you to follow they might become irritated.  Don’t worry about it.  Let them be.  It’s their problem, not yours.  So many people seem to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but have no clue how to lead their own.  So focus on your inner callings and keep paving your own path.  Remember that it is more useful to be aware of a single strength or weakness in yourself than to be aware of a thousand strengths and weaknesses in others. 

3.  Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. – Be a defender of honesty and truth so that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.  Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the achievements and lessons of today.  Give so much time to your own self-improvement that you have no time to criticize others.  Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism part of your religion.  Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is you. 

4.  Work through down days. – After each difficulty you faced in the past was overcome, you became stronger and more able to meet the ones you face today.  Likewise, the difficulties you face today are preparing you for the challenges of tomorrow.  As this process of growth takes place remember that there are no mistakes.  The events you bring upon yourself as you journey forward, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary steps in order to learn what you need to know to reach the places you’ve chosen to go.

5.  Keep making the best of it. – Everything you go through grows you.  Sometimes you think doing something is a total waste of time, and then it ends up being one of the best things you ever did.  Don’t judge the day before it unfolds.  Amazing things can and do happen when you least expect them.  Let each day be a scavenger hunt in which you must find at least one of these things: a sincere laugh, an act of kindness, a realization, or a lesson that will lead you closer to your dreams. 

how to live happy and productive

Word of Encouragement:

Theme: The Road To Lasting Happiness and Productive Living

In this world there are so much happenings that have nothing to support our happiness and productivity such as unemployment, sicknesses, favoritism, insults, dismissals, divorces, delayed marriage, death of beloved ones, lower positions, having lower salaries, etc. Therefore it is practically difficult to ignore physical needs and challenges and easy to spiritual things but you can live a happy and productive life by choosing to live happy. A negative mind will never give you a positive and happy life. Life is better when you are happy, but life is best when other people are happy because of you. be inspired, give peace and share your smile with everyone.

Despite of living in this world full of deep challenges choose to live R²PG lifestyle:

R – Read, study, meditate and act

·the word of God day and night  (Joshua 1:8, Psalms 1:1-3)

 Many people think happiness and productive life come from having money, car, house, job, wife, husband or other worldly possessions. But the lasting one is purely by obeying God's Word, reading and studying it day and night and living by it. Don’t just read the word of God but submit to it so that it can sharp your thinking, talking and acting

R – Rejoice

·always (Philippians 4:4, 3:1, 2:17-18, Romans 5:3, Matthew 5:11-12)

Life starts inside out. Our inner self should not be influenced by what we can see or surrounded by. We should reach a point of saying that no matter what can happen to me Jesus Christ is with me in all things and He will see me through. If your altitude is not centered on the word of God, you will be negative at about yourself, others and everything. Stay near to Christ and to His word and you will be seeing things from His perspective. Have right perspective towards life

P – Pray

·without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Colossians 4:2, Philippians 4:6, Luke 18:1-8, Ephesians 6:18)

Prayer is the way to communicate to God our Father like we do to our earthly Fathers. Therefore we need to have a prayerful altitude at all the time. We can only do this when we choose to rely totally on God for all our needs. It is impossible humanly speaking living in this world without having things to be worried about but lets convert all the worries into prayers. If you want to continue living happily and productively, continue praying more and more. Read the word in order to have words to pray about or telling God

G – Give thanks

·in everything (Ephesians 5:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Living in this world of competitions and comparisons, it is more difficult to give thanks to God and to others. Our happiness and victory come from thanking God about all things coming into our ways whether good or bad. We should realize that the more we thank God, the more He will convert bad circumstances surround us for our good. Every morning pray God to give you different eyes to be seeing more to thankful for. Reading and praying give us opportunity to thank God and appreciate what He is doing in our lives. Never compare yourself with others but with God. Run towards becoming more and more Christ like not any of the human beings

In conclusion: Iam encouraging you in the power of the Holy Spirit to start and continue: Reading the word of God day and night, Rejoicing always in the Lord, Praying without ceasing and giving thanks to God about all things happening in your way.

Prepared by

Lazarous Chongo

Missionary / Whole Life Coach

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God's Love

Romans 8:37-39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God’s Love Shown Through Jesus Christ

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God. who loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, evenwhen we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved—

1 John 4:9-11 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

God Loves and Cares For Us

Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

1 John 4:7-8  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 Peter 5:6-7  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,  casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Job 34:19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor,  for they are all the work of his hands?

Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

1 John 3:1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

What God Says About Love

Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,

Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

John 13:34-35  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.  By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Respond To God’s Love Through Thankfulness

Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Romans 5:2-5 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Colossians 2:6-7  Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

Hebrews 12:28-29 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.