Saturday Night

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Saturday Night

• Facedown its your choice.

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?Numbers 2221? Balaam got up in the morning,
saddled his donkey and went with the princes of
Moab. 22? But God was very angry when he went,
and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to
oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and
his two servants were with him. ?23? When the
donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the
road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned
off the road into a field. Balaam beat her to get
her back on the road. ?24? Then the angel of the
Lord stood in a narrow path between two
vineyards, with walls on both sides. ?25? When
the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she pressed
close to the wall, crushing Balaams foot against
it. So he beat her again. ?
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26? Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and
stood in a narrow place where there was no room
to turn, either to the right or to the left.
?27? When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord,
she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and
beat her with his staff. ?28? Then the Lord
opened the donkeys mouth, and she said to
Balaam, What have I done to you to make you beat
me these three times? ?29? Balaam answered the
donkey, You have made a fool of me! If I had a
sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.
?30? The donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your
own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this
day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to
you? No, he said. ?31? Then the Lord opened
Balaams eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord
standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he
bowed low and fell facedown.
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. 2. 3.
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. 3.
Matthew 27?17? So when the crowd had gathered,
Pilate asked them, Which one do you want me to
release to you Barabbas, or Jesus who is called
Christ? ?18? For he knew it was out of envy
that they had handed Jesus over to him. ?19?
While Pilate was sitting on the judges seat, his
wife sent him this message Dont have anything
to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered
a great deal today in a dream because of him. ?
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. 3.
Matthew 27?17? So when the crowd had gathered,
Pilate asked them, Which one do you want me to
release to you Barabbas, or Jesus who is called
Christ? ?18? For he knew it was out of envy
that they had handed Jesus over to him. ?19?
While Pilate was sitting on the judges seat, his
wife sent him this message Dont have anything
to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered
a great deal today in a dream because of him. ?
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. 3.
20? But the chief priests and the elders
persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to
have Jesus executed. ?21? Which of the two do
you want me to release to you? asked the
governor. Barabbas, they answered. ?22? What
shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called
Christ? Pilate asked.They all answered, Crucify
him! ?23? Why? What crime has he committed?
asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder,
Crucify him! ?24? When Pilate saw that he was
getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was
starting, he took water and washed his hands in
front of the crowd. I am innocent of this mans
blood, he said. It is your responsibility!
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. Your Personal
Prison 3.
Matthew 271 Early in the morning, all the chief
priests and the elders of the people came to the
decision to put Jesus to death. ?2? They bound
him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate,
the governor. ?3? When Judas, who had betrayed
him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized
with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins
to the chief priests and the elders. ?4? I have
sinned, he said, for I have betrayed innocent
blood.What is that to us? they replied.
Thats your responsibility. ?5? So Judas threw
the money into the temple and left. Then he went
away and hanged himself.
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. Your Personal
Prison 3.
Matthew 271 Early in the morning, all the chief
priests and the elders of the people came to the
decision to put Jesus to death. ?2? They bound
him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate,
the governor. ?3? When Judas, who had betrayed
him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized
with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins
to the chief priests and the elders. ?4? I have
sinned, he said, for I have betrayed innocent
blood.What is that to us? they replied.
Thats your responsibility. ?5? So Judas threw
the money into the temple and left. Then he went
away and hanged himself.
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. Your Personal
Prison 3. Compromise
?Matthew 2669? Now Peter was sitting out in the
courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. You
also were with Jesus of Galilee, she said. ?70?
But he denied it before them all. I dont know
what youre talking about, he said. ?71? Then he
went out to the gateway, where another girl saw
him and said to the people there, This fellow
was with Jesus of Nazareth. ?72? He denied it
again, with an oath I dont know the man! ?73?
After a little while, those standing there went
up to Peter and said, Surely you are one of
them, for your accent gives you away. 74? Then
he began to call down curses on himself and he
swore to them, I dont know the man!
Immediately a rooster crowed. ?75? Then Peter
remembered the word Jesus had spoken Before the
rooster crows, you will disown me three times.
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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Watch out for the big 3 barriers to living
FACEDOWN 1. The Blame Game 2. Your Personal
Prison 3. Compromise
?Matthew 2669? Now Peter was sitting out in the
courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. You
also were with Jesus of Galilee, she said. ?70?
But he denied it before them all. I dont know
what youre talking about, he said. ?71? Then he
went out to the gateway, where another girl saw
him and said to the people there, This fellow
was with Jesus of Nazareth. ?72? He denied it
again, with an oath I dont know the man! ?73?
After a little while, those standing there went
up to Peter and said, Surely you are one of
them, for your accent gives you away. 74? Then
he began to call down curses on himself and he
swore to them, I dont know the man!
Immediately a rooster crowed. ?75? Then Peter
remembered the word Jesus had spoken Before the
rooster crows, you will disown me three times.
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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Saturday Night

• Facedown its your choice.