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« Reply #825 on: June 11, 2009, 11:38:35 PM » |
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What a powerful chapter that is. Faith is what it's all about. We must have faith to believe in Jesus being the son of God and that he has risen from the dead and he is returning to claim what is his. Faith is a wonderful thing if you put it to work and you trust God. I use faith in my every day life and there is confidence in knowing faith will come to reality. Take that leap of faith and watch the changes in your life Amen.
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« Reply #826 on: June 12, 2009, 11:46:32 PM » |
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Enjoy today with Christ. He is our foundation Amen.
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« Reply #827 on: June 13, 2009, 11:17:58 PM » |
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Be blessed and be a blessing.
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« Reply #828 on: June 15, 2009, 01:00:53 AM » |
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Hebrews 12
1THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,
2Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
3Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself [reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds.
4You have not yet struggled and fought agonizingly against sin, nor have you yet resisted and withstood to the point of pouring out your [own] blood.
5And have you [completely] forgotten the divine word of appeal and encouragement in which you are reasoned with and addressed as sons? My son, do not think lightly or scorn to submit to the correction and discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage and give up and faint when you are reproved or corrected by Him;
6For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.
7You must submit to and endure [correction] for discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons. For what son is there whom his father does not [thus] train and correct and discipline?
8Now if you are exempt from correction and left without discipline in which all [of God's children] share, then you are illegitimate offspring and not true sons [at all].(B)
9Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we yielded [to them] and respected [them for training us]. Shall we not much more cheerfully submit to the Father of spirits and so [truly] live?
10For [our earthly fathers] disciplined us for only a short period of time and chastised us as seemed proper and good to them; but He disciplines us for our certain good, that we may become sharers in His own holiness.
11For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it [a harvest of fruit which consists in righteousness--in conformity to God's will in purpose, thought, and action, resulting in right living and right standing with God].
12So then, brace up and reinvigorate and set right your slackened and weakened and drooping hands and strengthen your feeble and palsied and tottering knees,(C)
13And cut through and make firm and plain and smooth, straight paths for your feet [yes, make them safe and upright and happy paths that go in the right direction], so that the lame and halting [limbs] may not be put out of joint, but rather may be cured.
14Strive to live in peace with everybody and pursue that consecration and holiness without which no one will [ever] see the Lord.
15Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look [after one another], to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God's grace (His unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it--
16That no one may become guilty of sexual vice, or become a profane (godless and sacrilegious) person as Esau did, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.(D)
17For you understand that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected (disqualified and set aside), for he could find no opportunity to repair by repentance [what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], although he sought for it carefully with [bitter] tears.(E)
18For you have not come [as did the Israelites in the wilderness] to a [material] mountain that can be touched, [a mountain] that is ablaze with fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging storm,
19And to the blast of a trumpet and a voice whose words make the listeners beg that nothing more be said to them.(F)
20For they could not bear the command that was given: If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.(G)
21In fact, so awful and terrifying was the [phenomenal] sight that Moses said, I am terrified (aghast and trembling with fear).(H)
22But rather, you have come to Mount Zion, even to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless multitudes of angels in festal gathering,
23And to the church (assembly) of the Firstborn who are registered [as citizens] in heaven, and to the God Who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous (the redeemed in heaven) who have been made perfect,
24And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].(I)
25So see to it that you do not reject Him or refuse to listen to and heed Him Who is speaking [to you now]. For if they [the Israelites] did not escape when they refused to listen and heed Him Who warned and divinely instructed them [here] on earth [revealing with heavenly warnings His will], how much less shall we escape if we reject and turn our backs on Him Who cautions and admonishes [us] from heaven?
26Then [at Mount Sinai] His voice shook the earth, but now He has given a promise: Yet once more I will shake and make tremble not only the earth but also the [starry] heavens.(J)
27Now this expression, Yet once more, indicates the final removal and transformation of all [that can be] shaken--that is, of that which has been created--in order that what cannot be shaken may remain and continue.(K)
28Let us therefore, receiving a kingdom that is firm and stable and cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship, with modesty and pious care and godly fear and awe;
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« Reply #829 on: June 15, 2009, 03:29:50 AM » |
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As Christians, one of the biggest obstacles we have to overcome. is that muscle flapping between our teeth, called our tongue.. We have to be extremely vigilant, and cognizant of what comes out of our mouth.. People are listening... When we say something against a fellow Christian, or anything that can be construed as against the body of Christ, we only hurt ourselves. God said, words against the body are like a fire, and I will change the direction of the wind and your own house will be consumed..
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« Reply #830 on: June 15, 2009, 03:44:30 AM » |
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Amen brother.
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« Reply #831 on: June 15, 2009, 11:26:44 PM » |
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Yesterday another friend passed away suddenly. When this happens the first thing I think is how sad for the ones left behind. Being left behind also reminds me of what will happen after the rapture. I realize there may be some disagreement about the rapture but there are several scripture that talk about it in the Bible. The book of Revelation goes into detail about what the future holds. I do not want to be here when this takes place. Please consider what I am saying and pray. Pray that God will reveal the truth and that truth will set you free. Life is so short and then what. I have the answer to what's after death on this earth and it is life eternal with Jesus.
My heart hurts for my friends wife who now has no husband and provider to be with her each night and I will keep her in my prayers. The good news is we will see each other again some day Amen.
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« Reply #832 on: June 16, 2009, 01:57:14 AM » |
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He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would reach heaven: for every one has need to be forgiven. -- Thomas Fuller
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« Reply #833 on: June 16, 2009, 02:38:11 AM » |
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Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. -- Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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« Reply #834 on: June 16, 2009, 02:44:53 AM » |
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Scripture is such a blessing. It gives us all we need to survive if we just pay attention. God bless.
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« Reply #835 on: June 17, 2009, 12:20:11 AM » |
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I have learned it's all about me when it comes to making changes in my life. Instead of pointing the finger at what others say and do I need to look in the mirror. I can only change me and no one else. Jesus will reveal my faults and flaws and then he will teach me how to be a better human being. Oh how I love the teacher because he is wise and he loves me back Amen.
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« Reply #836 on: June 17, 2009, 04:52:25 AM » |
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The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life. -- James L. Christensen
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« Reply #837 on: June 17, 2009, 05:21:01 AM » |
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"...Grace is for everybody... but mercy is for those of us on the inside of grace who still mess up..."
AND THAT WOULD BE ME !!!
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« Reply #838 on: June 17, 2009, 07:27:37 AM » |
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"...Grace is for everybody... but mercy is for those of us on the inside of grace who still mess up..."
AND THAT WOULD BE ME !!!
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« Reply #839 on: June 17, 2009, 11:54:59 PM » |
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We need God more every day. He is our strength and he is our source for all our needs. Let us thank him for all that he is Amen.
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« Reply #840 on: June 18, 2009, 05:13:24 AM » |
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In trouble then, and in fear I sought
The Man who taught in Galilee;
And peace unto my soul was brought,
All my faith came back to me
Halleujah
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« Reply #841 on: June 18, 2009, 11:44:28 PM » |
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I could not imagine my life without Jesus in it. I once was lost but now am free. Amazing grace indeed. Have a blessed day everyone. God is with us.
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« Reply #842 on: June 18, 2009, 11:45:29 PM » |
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Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness. -- Helen Keller
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« Reply #843 on: June 20, 2009, 11:34:41 AM » |
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God bless everyone. I've got company but I still wanted to say a quick blessing to you all.
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« Reply #844 on: June 20, 2009, 11:33:26 PM » |
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Happy Father's day to all the dad's out there and I pray that you seek the wisdom of God to lead you. Speak blessings on your children and be the head of your household. God bless you dads.
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« Reply #845 on: June 21, 2009, 11:35:08 PM » |
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I need his grace and mercy. He is grace and mercy.
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« Reply #846 on: June 22, 2009, 11:57:43 PM » |
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My prayers go out to those who suffered yesterday in that terrible train collission. I pray they be comforted in their grief. We never know when our lives can change. Just that fast. We are here for a reason and only God can be the center of our lives. He and he alone will see us through any tragedy. Praise his name in the good times and in the bad. He is in control and he is on the throne Amen.
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« Reply #847 on: June 23, 2009, 12:24:54 AM » |
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A Christian is a keyhole through which other folk see God.
Robert E. Gibson
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« Reply #848 on: June 24, 2009, 12:15:16 AM » |
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What a great time to be a Christian and to be alive. I can sense the excitement of our Lord's soon return. There may be turbulance all around us but if we know where we are headed then we have peace Amen.
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« Reply #849 on: June 24, 2009, 01:12:53 AM » |
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The Prayer Of The Chalice
Francis Nuttall
Father, to Thee I raise my whole being,
a vessel emptied of self. Accept Lord,
this my emptiness, and so fill me with
Thyself - Thy Light, Thy Love, Thy
Life - that these, Thy precious Gifts
may radiate through me and overflow
the chalice of my heart into
the hearts of all with whom I
come in contact this day
revealing unto them
the beauty of
Thy Joy
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Wholeness
and
the
serenity
of Thy Peace
which nothing can destroy
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