tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47820628522675464422024-03-07T19:11:56.890-09:00Random thoughts from a Christian guyEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-4227620988733200872013-05-02T20:02:00.000-08:002013-05-02T20:03:44.822-08:004 weeks at the Palmer correctional center<span style="font-size: small;">I have been attending the mentoring program at Palmer correctional center for 4 weeks now and it is an eye opening, spiritually moving experience. </span><style>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are hurting people there who are hungry for God and
His love. Those incarcerated for whatever reason, God does not care what they
are in for, are transforming their lives through the TLC program. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">God’s presence is palpable in a room full of these who made
mistakes in their life and are currently paying by being isolated from family
and friends. Yet, there is a community there that is awesome.The fellowship between the mentor and mentee is inspiring to see. </span></div>
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Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-4852328867447358522012-05-12T19:08:00.003-08:002012-05-12T19:08:33.466-08:00Consider this definition of church:<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">A loose-knit network of Jesus
followers who gather together to encourage each other in their spiritual life
and who go out, moved by the Holy Spirit, sharing and demonstrating the Gospel.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Loose-knit.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Not formal membership, just a love-commitment to God
and each other. </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jesus followers.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> The basic requirement for membership in the church.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who gather together.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Gathering to build one another up and to worship.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who go out.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> The purpose of believers… to GO with the message.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Moved by the Holy Spirit.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> The one and only LEADER of the church.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sharing and demonstrating the
gospel. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The reason that the
church GOES.</span></div>
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<span><br /></span></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-65934680009628543042012-03-20T00:00:00.000-08:002012-03-20T00:00:09.402-08:00<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">From: 20 Obvious Truths That Will Shock Liberals by John Hawkins<br />
Jesus Christ was not a conservative, a liberal, or a politician. He was
also not a capitalist or a socialist. Still, you can say this: Jesus
drew sharp lines about what's right and wrong, he wasn't tolerant of
what the Bible categorizes as sinful behavior, and there's absolutely no
question that he would adamantly oppose abortion and gay marriage.</span></span></h6>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt;">בְּרָכָה<br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></h6>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-39800041333480749002012-03-18T00:00:00.000-08:002012-03-18T00:00:03.484-08:00<a href="" name="top"><b><i><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">LETTER TO THE BISHOPS OF
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH <br />ON THE PASTORAL CARE OF HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS 1986</span></i></b></a><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">The Church, obedient to the Lord who founded her and gave to
her the sacramental life, celebrates the divine plan of the loving and
live-giving union of men and women in the sacrament of marriage. It is only in
the marital relationship that the use of the sexual faculty can be morally good.
A person engaging in homosexual behaviour therefore acts immorally.</span></div>
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To chose someone of the same sex for one's sexual activity is to
annul the rich symbolism and meaning, not to mention the goals, of the Creator's
sexual design. Homosexual activity is not a complementary union, able to
transmit life; and so it thwarts the call to a life of that form of self-giving
which the Gospel says is the essence of Christian living. This does not mean
that homosexual persons are not often generous and giving of themselves; but
when they engage in homosexual activity they confirm within themselves a
disordered sexual inclination which is essentially self-indulgent.</div>
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As in every moral disorder, homosexual activity prevents one's
own fulfillment and happiness by acting contrary to the creative wisdom of God. </div>
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</span>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-78251020869089151922012-03-17T09:30:00.001-08:002012-03-17T09:41:58.606-08:00blacklist<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Interesting
comments from one of those "blacklisted" by GLAAD. Why is GLAAD
choosing those with a Christian worldview to silence? What are they
afraid of from this group? Could it be that deep down they realize that
their lifestyle choice is wrong and they don't want others to remind
them of that? Remember, we are called to love the person but hate the action.</span><br />
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><br /> <a href="http://www.citizenlink.com/2012/03/15/who%E2%80%99s-using-the-hate-language/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.citizenlink.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>2012/03/15/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>who%E2%80%99s-using-the-hate-la<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>nguage/</a></span><br />
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Pain can push us closer to God<br />
Desperation leads to transformation<br />
Hurt people hurt people without transformation of their pain by the Holy Spirit<br />
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Am I being Christ to the world I am currently in?</div>
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What is life in Christ like outside the walls of the church?</div>
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Life of a Christian requires an outward focus.</div>
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Love God and your neighbor. Can’t have one without the
other.</div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-12205472870883551702012-03-02T00:00:00.000-09:002012-03-02T00:00:04.179-09:00Heard at church<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Heard at Church last sunday:<br /> Koran - object of their faith<br /> Bible - points toward the object of our faith (Jesus)</span></span></h6>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-23384457771133310102012-02-29T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-29T00:00:11.696-09:00Just do it!<style>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">From: </span><b><span style="font-family: Times;">How Systems Affect Decisions</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;"> by Bill Easum</span><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">"A person with
enthusiasm brings a new ministry idea to the pastor. The pastor takes the new
idea to the official body or to a few key leaders. They reject the new idea 95%
of the time because they "have never done that before." The pastor
tells the person it cannot be done. The person figures out that this is a place
that does not respond to new ideas. The person is disappointed and drops out
and looks for another church. The leaders are glad they did not respond
favorably to an idea from someone so uncommitted to their church. The story is
repeated over again and again. In time, the leaders are never presented
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long as you have God’s leading that this is the path you are supposed to
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I walk on Death Row</u> states to not worry if others agree with you or not, it
is time to follow where God wants you to go. </span></div>
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ed<span style="font-family: Times;"></span></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-11541603142206483612012-02-27T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-27T00:00:10.009-09:00Barriers<style>
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D’Souza in <u>What’s so great about Christianity</u> and
Martin in <u>The Jeusit guide to (almost) everything </u>both state that the
poor are closer to Jesus than those of us classified as middle class. The poor don’t
have a comfortable lifestyle that gets in the way of their relationship with
God; they live in world of hardship, poverty, persecution, and exile. They can
relate to the Bible stories about hardships and trials. Yet Christianity is
growing in these areas as opposed to in the developed countries. </div>
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What do you need to do to get rid of the barriers between
you and God? I am not suggesting that you sell all you have and move to a third
world country, although if that is where God is leading…</div>
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<br /></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-41020152277800632892012-02-25T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-19T10:45:59.090-09:00Psalm 139 interpreted by Michael Card<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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Oh my Lord, You search and You know me<br />
You know when I sit, You know when I rise<br />
You know what I think, You know where I'm going<br />
Nothing oh Lord, can hide from Your eyes<br />
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You close me in, behind and before me<br />
You shield me with Your mighty hand<br />
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me<br />
Too much for me to understand<br />
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Where can I go to flee from Your Spirit?<br />
And from Your presence where can I hide?<br />
Behold up in heaven You're there beside me<br />
In the depths of the darkness You're by my side<br />
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And if I rise on the wings of the morning<br />
Or settle on the far side of the sea<br />
Even there Your hand will guide me<br />
For Your right hand is holding me<br />
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And if I say the darkness will hide me<br />
The night will shine as bright as day<br />
So search me Lord and lovingly lead me<br />
In Your everlasting WayEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-8950588425636970332012-02-23T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-23T00:00:08.244-09:00Christ in Every Book of the Bible<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Genesis Christ is the Seed of the Woman<br />
In Exodus Christ is the Passover Lamb<br />
In Leviticus Christ is our High Priest<br />
In Numbers Christ is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Deuteronomy Christ is the Prophet like unto Moses
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Joshua Christ is our Judge and Lawgiver<br />
In Ruth Christ is our Kinsman-Redeemer<br />
In Samuel Christ is our Trusted Prophet<br />
In Kings and Chronicles Christ is our Reigning King<br />
In Ezra and Nehemiah Christ is the Rebuilder of the broken-down walls of human life </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Esther Christ is our Mordecai
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Job Christ is our Ever-Living Redeemer: for I know my redeemer lives </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Psalms Christ is our Shepherd<br />
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Christ is our Wisdom<br />
In the Song of Solomon Christ is our Lover and Bridegroom
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Isaiah Christ is the Prince of Peace<br />
In Jeremiah Christ is the Righteous Branch<br />
In Lamentations Christ is our Weeping Prophet<br />
In Ezekiel Christ is the wonderful Four-Faced Man<br />
And in Daniel Christ is the Fourth Man in “Life’s Fiery Furnaces”<br />
In Hosea Christ is the Faithful Husband, “Forever married to the Backslider” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Joel Christ is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and Fire
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Amos Christ is our Burden-Bearer<br />
In Obadiah Christ is the Mighty to Save<br />
In Jonah Christ is our great Foreign Missionary<br />
In Micah Christ is the Messenger of Beautiful Feet<br />
In Nahum Christ is the Avenger of God’s Elect<br />
In Habakkuk Christ is God’s Evangelist, crying, “Revive your work in the midst of the
years”<br />
In Zephaniah Christ is our Savior<br />
In Haggai Christ is the Restorer of God’s lost heritage<br />
In Zechariah Christ is the Fountain opened to the house of David for sin and uncleanness </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Malachi Christ is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings<br />
In Matthew Christ is the Messiah<br />
In Mark Christ is the Wonder-Worker<br />
In Luke Christ is the Son of Man<br />
In John Christ is the Son of God<br />
In Acts Christ is the Holy Ghost<br />
In Romans Christ is our Justifier<br />
In Corinthians Christ is our Sanctifier<br />
In Galatians Christ is our Redeemer form the curse of the law<br />
In Ephesians Christ is the Christ of unsearchable riches<br />
In Philippians Christ is the God who supplies all our needs<br />
In Colossians Christ is the fullness of the Godhead, bodily
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12pt;">In Thessalonians Christ is our Soon-Coming King<br />
In Timothy Christ is our Mediator between God and man<br />
In Titus Christ is our Faithful Pastor<br />
In Philemon Christ is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother<br />
In Hebrews Christ is the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant<br />
In James Christ is our Great Physician for “The prayer of faith shall save the sick”<br />
In Peter Christ is our Chief Shepherd, who soon shall appear with a crown of unfading
glory<br />
In John Christ is Love<br />
In Jude Christ is the Lord coming with ten thousands of His saints<br />
And in Revelation Christ is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! </span><br />
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"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." Rev 1:8<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
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1. The Bible does not put an artificial wedge between history and <a href="http://www.christianpost.com/topics/theology/">theology</a>. Of course,
Genesis is not a history textbook or a science textbook, but that is far from
saying we ought to separate the theological wheat from the historical chaff.
Such a division owes to the Enlightenment more than the Bible.<br />
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2. The biblical story of creation is meant to supplant other ancient
creation stories more than imitate them. Moses wants to show God's people
"this is how things really happened." The Pentateuch is full of
warnings against compromise with the pagan <a href="http://www.christianpost.com/topics/culture/">culture</a>. It would be
surprising, then, for Genesis to start with one more mythical account of
creation like the rest of the ANE.<br />
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3. The opening chapters of Genesis are stylized, but they show no signs of
being poetry. Compare Genesis 1 with Psalm 104, for example, and you'll see how
different these texts are. It's simply not accurate to call Genesis poetry. And
even if it were, who says poetry has to be less historically accurate?<br />
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4. There is a seamless strand of history from Adam in Genesis 2 to Abraham
in Genesis 12. You can't set Genesis 1-11 aside as prehistory, not in the sense
of being less than historically true as we normally understand those terms.
Moses deliberately connects Abram with all the history that comes before him,
all the way back to Adam and Eve in the garden.<br />
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5. The genealogies in 1 Chronicles 1 and Luke 3 treat Adam as historical.<br />
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6. Paul believed in a historical Adam (Rom. 5:12-21; 1 Cor. 15:21-22,
45-49). Even some revisionists are honest enough to admit this; they simply
maintain that Paul (and Luke) were wrong.<br />
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7. The weight of the history of interpretation points to the historicity of
Adam. The literature of second temple Judaism affirmed an historical Adam. The
history of the church's interpretation also assumes it.<br />
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8. Without a common descent we lose any firm basis for believing that all
people regardless of race or ethnicity have the same nature, the same inherent
dignity, the same image of God, the same sin problem, and that despite our
divisions we are all part of the same family coming from the same parents.<br />
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9. Without a historical Adam, Paul's doctrine of original sin and guilt does
not hold together.<br />
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10. Without a historical Adam, Paul's doctrine of the second Adam does not
hold together.<br />
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/10-reasons-to-believe-in-a-historical-adam-69087/<br />Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-90840360105965666962012-02-19T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-19T00:00:00.603-09:00The basics<style>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">There is only one God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (<a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/oldtestamentbooks/qt/isaiahintro.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Isaiah</span></a> 43:10; 44:6, 8; John 17:3; 1
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is three in one or a <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/glossary/g/trinitydoctrine.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Trinity</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; John 14:16-17; <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/newtestamentbooks/a/2-Corinthians.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">2 Corinthians</span></a> 13:14; Acts 2:32-33, John
10:30,17:11, 21; 1 Peter 1:2). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is omniscient or "knows all
things" </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(Acts
15:18; 1 John 3:20). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is omnipotent or "all
powerful"</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">
(Psalm 115:3; Revelation 19:6). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is omnipresent or "present
everywhere"</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">
(Jeremiah 23:23, 24; Psalm 139). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/glossary/a/Sovereignty.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">sovereign</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Zechariah 9:14; 1 Timothy 6:15-16). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is holy</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (1 Peter 1:15). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is just or "righteous"</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Psalm 19:9, 116:5, 145:17; Jeremiah
12:1). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is love </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(<a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/prayersverses/qt/God-Is-Love.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">1 John 4:8</span></a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is true</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Romans 3:4; John 14:6). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is spirit </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(John 4:24). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is the creator of everything that
exists</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Genesis 1:1; Isaiah
44:24). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is infinite and eternal. He has
always been God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">
(Psalm 90:2; Genesis 21:33; Acts 17:24). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">God is immutable. He does not change</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (James 1:17; Malachi 3:6; Isaiah
46:9-10). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">The <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/topicalbiblestudies/a/whoisholyspirit.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Holy Spirit</span></a> is God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 2:11-12; 2 Corinthians
13:14). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/newtestamentpeople/p/jesuschrist.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Jesus Christ</span></a> is God </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(John 1:1, 14, 10:30-33, 20:28;
Colossians 2:9; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 1:8). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus became a man</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Philippians 2:1-11). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus is fully God and fully man</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5;
Hebrews 4:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus was sinless </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(1 Peter 2:22; Hebrews 4:15). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus is the only way to <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/oldtestamentpeople/a/God-The-Father.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">God the Father</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (John 14:6; Matthew 11:27; Luke
10:22). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Man was created by God in the image of
God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Genesis 1:26-27). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">All people have sinned </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(Romans 3:23, 5:12). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Death came into the world through <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/oldtestamentpeople/p/adamprofile.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Adam's</span></a> sin</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Romans 5:12-15). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Sin separates us from God </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">(Isaiah 59:2). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/faqhelpdesk/a/whyjesushad2die.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Jesus died</span></a> for the sins of each and every
person in the world</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">
(1 John 2:2; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 1 Peter 2:24). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus' death was a substitutionary
sacrifice. He died and paid the price for our sins, so that we might live.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 20:28; Mark
10:45). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/biblestorysummaries/p/theresurrection.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">resurrected</span></a> from the dead in physical form</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (John 2:19-21). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/conversion/ht/becomechristian.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Salvation</span></a> is a free gift of God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Romans 4:5, 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1
John 1:8-10). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">The Bible is the "inspired"
or "God-breathed," Word of God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Those who reject Jesus Christ, after
they die, will go to <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/whatdoesthebiblesay/a/Hell-In-The-Bible.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">hell</span></a> forever</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Revelation 20:11-15, 21:8). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Those who accept Jesus Christ, after
they die, will live for eternity with Him</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (John 11:25, 26; 2 Corinthians 5:6). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Hell is a place of punishment</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 19:20).
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Hell is eternal</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Matthew 25:46). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">There will be a <a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/endtimestopicalstudy/f/secondcomingof.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">rapture</span></a> of the church</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Matthew 24:30-36, 40-41; John 14:1-3;
1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus will return to the earth</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Acts 1:11). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Christians will be raised from the dead
when Jesus returns</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">
(1 Thessalonians 4:14-17). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">There will be a final judgment</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Hebrews 9:27; 2 Peter 3:7). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Satan will be thrown into the lake of
fire</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> (Revelation 20:10). </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">From:
http://christianity.about.com/od/christiandoctrines/a/basicdoctrines.htm</span></b><br />
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<br /></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-19632531415236210272012-02-17T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-17T00:00:04.810-09:00One liners part two<style>
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Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.</div>
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God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.</div>
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God grades on the cross, not the curve.</div>
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God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.</div>
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If God is your co-pilot – swap seats.</div>
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The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind
us.</div>
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The will of God will never take you to where the grace of
God will not protect you. </div>
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Prayer: don’t give God instructions, just report for duty.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">בְּרָכָה</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
ed</span></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-43829425537831827862012-02-15T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-15T00:00:10.235-09:00One liners<style>
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Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors.</div>
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When you get to your wit’s end, you’ll find God lives there.</div>
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Quit griping about your church; if it were perfect, you
couldn’t belong.</div>
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Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and
permanently set.</div>
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We are called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.</div>
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Don’t put a question mark where God put a period. </div>
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Be ye fishers of men. You catch them – He’ll clean them.</div>
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</div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-1218324234599459852012-02-13T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-13T00:00:01.638-09:00How a can opener can help us with our church. (Sharpen or discard)<style>
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In a recent small group our fearless leader started a
discussion about can openers. Maybe not the most spiritual topic to talk about,
but read on – there is a point to this.</div>
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Here is the opening question: If a can opener can’t open a
can is it still can opener? </div>
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After much philosophical discussion, along with breaks for oreos,
fig newtons, and coffee, we concluded that it was not. But what to do with it? </div>
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Our fearless leader’s 14 year old son walked by and we asked
him what to do with a can opener that did not work anymore. His answer was
simple yet powerful. </div>
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“If it does not work, either sharpen it or throw it out.”</div>
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Could we not apply that to the Church. If the church is not fulfilling its
God given mission of making disciples, it should either be sharpened or thrown out. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
ed</div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-43544287439561294212012-02-11T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-11T00:00:03.922-09:00Heard in my small group<style>
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Some comments from my last few small group get togethers:</div>
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After meditating on Psalm 131: Sit on God’s lap, lay your
head on his chest and listen to his heartbeat.</div>
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Holy discontent – never satisfied with what you are doing
for God. Always wanting to do more.</div>
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Don’t miss the moment. There is mission in the moment in
doing the little things for people. </div>
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God reveals Himself in little moments. </div>
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Do you live in darkness apart from God? God is willing to
meet you there, at wherever point you are in your life. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
ed</div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-25878370299413247372012-02-09T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-09T00:00:06.333-09:00What, me worry?<style>
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<sup>31</sup>
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or
‘What shall we wear?’ <sup>32</sup> For the pagans run after all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <sup>33</sup> But seek first
his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as
well. <sup>34</sup>Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. <b>Matthew 6:31-34 </b> (NIV)</div>
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Or as Dale Ricenella says in <u>Now I walk on death on
death row</u> “if we take care of God’s business, He will handle our business.
“ And as he stated a paragraph later he
could find no where in the NT where Jesus took that statement back! </div>
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<span class="toptitle2">Worry here is the Greek
work - Merimnaó meaning </span>I
am anxious about, distracted. An alternate definition is to be pulled apart. </div>
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To be pulled apart raises an ugly picture full of anxiety,
fear, and uncertainty that will take your mind off of God’s plan for your life.
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Here are two verses to help with the fear and anxiety:</div>
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<a href="http://bible.cc/philippians/4-6.htm"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Philippians 4:6</span></a> Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God.</div>
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<a href="http://bible.cc/1_peter/5-7.htm"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">1 Peter 5:7</span></a> Cast all your
anxiety on him because he cares for you.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times;">What are the
characteristics of a wise man according to Proverbs 12?</span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">His plans are just</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Built his house on rock, strong foundation</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">He cares for the needs of his animals!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Knows how to escape from trouble</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Ready to listen to advice</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">He overlooks the insult<b> </b></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Joy in his heart</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Keeps his knowledge to himself? uses wisely!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Diligent</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Disciplined</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">He is cautious in his friendship</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">His ways lead to life and immortality</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times;">Ask yourself
following questions, and think of any situations in which you acted in certain
ways.</span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Do I admit mistakes and accept corrections?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">How do I plan my daily activities? (Keep it to last
moment!)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">What is the basis or motivation of my actions? (Why do
I do what I do?)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Do I take counsel for important decisions?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">How do I react to insult?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Am I trustworthy to others?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">How do I make friends?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">Am I a good administrator of my time? (Diligence and
Discipline)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://bibleseo.com/old-testament/proverbs-12-christian-wisdom/">http://bibleseo.com/old-testament/proverbs-12-christian-wisdom/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
ed<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-15537584859278712492012-02-05T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-05T00:00:06.091-09:00Lessons from Noah's ark<br />
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<a href="http://facebook.com/greenpage"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Plan
ahead</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;">. It wasn’t
raining when Noah built the ark.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Stay
fit</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;">. someone might ask you to do
something really big when you’re old.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Don’t
listen to critics</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;">. Do what has to
be done.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">For
safety’s sake, <b>travel in pairs</b>. Two heads are better than one. If
you have to start over, have a friend by your side.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Speed
isn’t always an advantage</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;">.
The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">When
the doo-doo gets really deep, don’t sit there and complain–<b>shovel</b>!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Remember
that<b> the ark was built by amateurs</b>; the Titanic was built by
professionals.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;">No
matter how strong the storm is when you’re with God, <b>there’s always a
rainbow waiting</b>. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
ed</div>
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</ul>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-75016602358410327682012-02-04T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-04T00:00:00.434-09:00Horizontal or vertical?<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Horizontal or vertical? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Ever notice that the
vertical piece of the cross is longer than horizontal piece? I did not think of
this until one recent Sunday the worship leader spoke about horizontal and
vertical relationships. Our vertical relationship with God needs to be the
primary relationship in our life as opposed to the</span> horizontal one with
people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">So when you see the
cross next time, remember that the vertical arm is longer because it points to
our primary focus in life. If our vertical relationship is in order, then our horizontal relationships should be good also. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
ed</span></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-16645246484250221472012-02-02T00:00:00.000-09:002012-02-02T00:00:07.137-09:00Change<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Change</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">The church, a group
of believers, is God’s ordained place for discipleship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Disciple - one who
accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Christian
discipleship is the process by which disciples grow in the Lord Jesus Christ
and are equipped by the Holy Spirit, who resides in our hearts, to overcome the
pressures and trials of this present life and become more and more Christlike.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">God’s plan A is for
the redemption of the world. There is no plan B. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bottom line – God is calling us to
alter our lifestyles, to give up the non-essentials of our lives so we can
better invest our wealth in the kingdom of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">KP Yohannan – <u>Revolution
in world missions</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: black;">Summary Verse </span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: black;">Romans12:1,2</span></i><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span>Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your
spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test
and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why
believe in an obscure carpenter from a backwater town in Israel, who
never travelled out of his small country, lived 2000 years ago, and who
proclaimed himself to be the only way to God? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lets briefly examine the evidence for Jesus’ deity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesus himself – Jesus himself offered proof of his deity in three ways: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">a)His miracles – raising of Lazarus, healing the blind man, etc</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">b)His
resurrection – It was predicted in the Old Testament that Jesus would
rise from the dead. There were numerous witnesses after the resurrection
that saw Jesus. The disciples were so convinced that Jesus was alive
they were willing to die for their belief (see below). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">c)His
fulfillment of prophesy – born of a virgin, born in Bethlehem, would
cleanse the temple, from the line of David, among others. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From:Geisler and Brooks <u>When Skeptics Ask</u></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Biblical
sources – eyewitnesses to Christ’s life, death, and, resurrection could
have refuted the stories of the miracles, resurrection, or post
resurrection appearances. None did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Non-biblical
sources – Here is a list of non-Biblical sources about Jesus: Cornelius
Tacitus – he mentions that Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate;
Lucian of Samosata – states that Christians worship a man who was
crucified; Suetonius – mentions Christ and Christians; Pliny the younger
– talked about killing Christians and that he could not make a true
Christian deny Christ; Thallus (referenced by Julius Africanus) – he was
looking for a natural explanation of the darkness that fell over the
land during Christ’s crucifixion. He did not doubt that Jesus existed or
was crucified; Phlegon (referenced by Julius Africanus) – also mentions
the darkness at the time of Christ’s crucifixion; Mara Bar-Seraplon –
he mentions a wise king of the Jews who was killed. <i>From: McDowell</i> <i>The new evidence that demands a verdict. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Disciples
– went throughout the world preaching the good news and most died a
horrible death because of their preaching. One does not die for a lie. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">How the 12 disciples died:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Peter – crucified upside down</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Andrew - crucified</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">James - beheaded</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">John - exiled, died of old age</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Matthew - speared to death</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bartholomew - beaten then crucified</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Philip - crucified</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thomas - speared to death</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Simon - crucified</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">James - stoned to death</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thaddaeus - stoned to death</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Judas - suicide by hanging</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">So,
we have Jesus’ claims, biblical and non-biblical sources confirming
that Jesus existed and performed miracles. None of those present denied
the events that took place. And we also have the disciples lives as
proof. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Any Questions? </span><br />
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<span class="hebrew">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
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<br /></div>Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985300792566401356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782062852267546442.post-67761443987201514662012-01-27T00:00:00.000-09:002012-01-28T08:36:25.235-09:00Pushed into life<style>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 16pt;">Pushed into life</span></div>
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David Henderson in Culture Shift says that the Bible pushes
us into life rather than pulling us out. Isn’t what this Jesus said in the
great commission? To go and make disciples. We need to meet people where they
are. Be it bars, homes, workplace, street, wherever there are people we need to
be there. </div>
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Alan Hirsch states that we need to follow Jesus’ command “by
<i><span style="font-family: Cambria;">going</span></i> out rather than just <i><span style="font-family: Cambria;">reaching</span></i> out.” By the end of the third century there
were 20,000,000 followers of Christ. Think about that. There was no transportation except your two feet pretty much. No means to spread the message except one on one communication. The zeal the early Christians had to spread the message was amazing! Hirsch lists some of the "handicaps" these
Christians faced as they spread the message of God:</div>
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<i>They
were an illegal religion throughout this period: </i>At best, they were
tolerated; at the very worst they were very severely persecuted. </div>
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<i>They
didn’t have any church buildings as we know them: </i>While archaeologists have
discovered chapels dating from this period, they were definite exceptions to
the rule and they tended to be very small converted houses. </div>
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<i>They
didn’t even have the Scriptures as we know them:They were </i>putting the canon
together during this period. </div>
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<i>They
didn’t have an institution or the professional form of leadership normally
associated with it. </i>At times of relative calm, proto-typical elements of
institution did appear, but by what we consider institutional, these were at
best pre-institutional. </div>
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<i>They
didn’t have seeker sensitive services, youth groups,worship bands, seminaries,
or commentaries, etc. </i></div>
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<i>They
actually made it hard to join the church. </i>By the late second century
aspiring converts had to undergo a significant initiation period to prove they
were worthy. </div>
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So what is your excuse? Why are you not out
among the people of your neighborhood, state, or world engaging them where they live as you
live out the Gospel of Christ?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande";">בְּרָכָה</span><br />
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