Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO YOU FOCUS ON

MERRY CHRIST





OR





MERRY CHRIS+MAS








IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO YOU FOCUS ON...

So is it o.k. to FOCUS on yourself?
Let's do it!

Ever thought about what you REALLY want for Christmas?

New toys, gadgets, car, house, job, or romance? Why?
Is it wrong to be self-centered (focused) and get whatever we want without being judged by others?

Example: Have you ever wanted something soooo badly that you could almost kill to get it? Well, (not literally kill), but maybe we would lie, cheat, or steal to get it. Perhaps you think about it so much that it becomes an obsession or passion in your life?!
Should this be O.K?
Did you know that the Bible says we SHOULD focus on ourselves ...!...REALLY?...Well...we can get to that in a moment.
Do you remember that Christmas song: "Oh, come all ye faithful."..? What is faith? Something to move physical mountains with? Or the assurance of things hoped for? What do you hope for? Things, Dreams...Desires? The Old Testament speaks of wanting or desiring something or someone that belongs to or is the property someone else. Whether this is a neighbor's item or a spouse or a "gotta have it" advertisement on the internet or television.

The Bible says this is called covetousness. So what?!
"Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the COVETOUS, nor drunkards, nor revilers, swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God." This is not God's will but it is His Law. If you have broken any of these laws then the Bible states that you will end up in an eternal state of punishment called hell. Not a very jolly thought. It’s not suppose to be. It is like looking forward to cancer…no one does…NO ONE. But there is a cure and that is what God did. He became the Messiah (the one Handel wrote of in his music) and in the New Testament He is called Emmanuel (God with us.) Jesus the Messiah (the Christ) took upon Himself the punishment that we deserved: the wrath of God. He commands all men (and women) to repent and to turn to Him and trust what He did for us. We broke God's law with no way to pay it in full with nothing but an eternity in what the Bible calls the "lake of fire". Jesus said: We must be born again (born of the Spirit, old things pass away behold ALL things are becoming new).
The rest of the scripture from above gives us, {the unrighteous} THAT "hope":*** “And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God."
(I CORINTHIANS 6:9-11). Read the Bible daily and obey God in what you read.
***remember : There is nothing that you can do; to do what Christ has already done.
***If you could then He would not have had to do what He did.
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Monday, October 17, 2011

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

THEY WEREN'T LOOKING FOR EGGS...


Matthew 28:6 “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”


7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.


8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

14And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.


17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.


18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Ode to the Banana Man


{not the Piano Man}

It's 9:24 on a tuesday morn'and the atheist blog is in full swing.
And they cling to the nothing that they say will save them.
but it's nothing but faith that they bring.

And the sound of a man on a plastic crate.
As he speaks out several commands.
The commands that he speaks and repeats and repeats.
Are those of his God and not man.

But the crowd isn't wanting to hear of this.
As some listen with heads hung so low.
And others are screaming at the top of their lungs.
And say "Man! You've got to go!"

"Leave us alone oh Banana-Man!"
"Leave us alone without fear!"
"For we've learned this from thinking men from the past who say:"
"I'll tell you why you all you are here!"

Oh la di di da di di dah dah dahhh!

I don't believe many heard that day.
For many had turned from the truth.
But as many as follow the god of self.
Are still looking round for more of their proof.

It's not the fault of the Lord who spoke.
The world, the Word and His Son.
For the clearity of the evidence.
Keeps them out of the Light of the One.

And that day will arrive with such awesome wrath.
As the Atheist can't look up to see.
As the Words of the Lord God Almighty speak.
They hear "worker of sin go from Me."

So keep on preaching Banana-Man!
Witness with all of your might!
And Lean on the Lord and His Glorious Word!
And may God keep you strong for the fight!

(fight: the mission all Christians are called to take part in.)

For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting Life.

originally published on Atheist Central June 29, 2010 7:26 AM

Friday, February 12, 2010

What is our Focus? Football? Feelings? Faith? Foundation?


I see many things happening in many churches including my own that make me wonder the same thing, although possibly differently.

..."is there more to the church experience than this?" ...you said

There are many "good" things that are sometimes taking us down a rabbit trail.

Let me give you (hopefully) a simple example...

I live in Florida, so Tim Tebow from the FL Gators is a big name.
Sometimes people use Tim and his status as a great quarterback and a winning team to lead them to the Lord...His Great Salvation and Promise of Everlasting Life and Relationship with Him!...That is a great thing.


But...sometimes people use Tim and his status as a "strong Christian" to get those who are possibly already born of the Spirit/born again and walking and living holy and in communion with the Lord Jesus Christ or (close to the Kingdom) to go and become football fans and many times the football becomes their "passion".

Don't miss this because this seems to be "dripping" into many church buildings today in the form of "exciting worship music"..."signs and wonders"..."incredible prophecies"...and "dreams of health and wealth".

The Word of God is ABUNDANT with these examples as well as CLEAR cautions for each of them that is many times not OPENED up in the SCRIPTURES.

Another example: At the last supper the disciples are told to get some swords "at this time"...they tell Jesus...we have 2. Jesus replies: "That is plenty".

Later that night Jesus admonishes Peter who tried to use the sword to protect Jesus. What better USE of the sword can there be. Jesus answers: "He who LIVES by the sword; shall dies by the sword."

Who do we live by? Prophecies?Signs and Wonders?Football?Golf?Apologetics?Bitterness?Upbeat music?
No...as the song says:
In Christ Alone...I place my trust...and find I glory in the Power of the Cross...In every victory...let it be said of me...my source of strength...my source of hope...IS CHRIST ALONE.

Your Word IS A LAMP UNTO MY FEET AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH.

May God Bless you and keep you all safe in Him.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Are we perfect beings? Designed?



What is the perfect human body tempurature?...98.6...
May not be perfect but we strive for it.
Whether in the Sahara or in Antartica...
...but let's just say this is what it happens to be.
...really it could be anything and given evolution it could end up as anything.




What is the perfect human eyesight?...20/20
May not be perfect but we have operations and wear corrective lenses/glasses to get as close to it.
...seems to serve us well...
...imagine seeing telescopically or microscopically...
...try to drive down the road seeing every single particle that is around you or being able to see 2 miles down the road but unable to see 2 inches in front of you.
...again it seems to serve us well.
...but let's just say this is what it happens to be.
...really it could be anything-giving the evolutionary hypothesis.




What is the perfect hearing range for humans?
...20 Hz (cycles per second) to 20 kHz (20,000 Hz), although there is considerable variation between individuals.
...seems to serve us well...
...imagine...you if you could hear over a half-mile away (YOU MIGHT not ever know what argument you were a part of or hear dozens or thousands of televisions at the same time.)
...or
...you could hear your blood flow or every sound or no sound...
...but again...without a designer it could be or may be anything one day...




What about smelling?
...what if you could not smell a rotten egg or old milk...
...or better yet...what if you could smell your heart or even every smell in your neighborhood?
...what we have seems to serve us well...but that could be coincidental and what we are use to.
...if we have no designer, and there is no benchmark for our sense of smell then evolutionary processes could alter it one day to something far better or worse...
...who can say.




heart rate?
...I know doctors would like it to be at a "best" level...but...
...sure...let's say that could and one day will be different.




taste?
...ability to taste and enjoy the food created or perhaps again just another coincidence?
...HERE'S THE POINT...
...I will give you your pre-determined conclusion that all of these items have just happened through random processes and neither ours eyes, ears, nose, taste, nor organs, nor organ functions were designed by God or any Intelligent Designer.
...If these things are on a never ending, never changing path with no direction, or organization...
...then I must tell you that YOUR (BRAIN) WHICH IS CONNECTED TO EACH OF THESE...cannot be trusted with any of these functions.
...If your BRAIN is not designed then it has no point of perfection or trustworthness to anyone.
...In other words...It is impossible for you to believe that you are able to reason, think, discuss, or even scientifically observe anything with any degree of truth.
...It's like taking a broken microscope or telescope and looking at the cracks in the lense and thinking that what you are looking at is anything but cracks in the lense.
...unless someone fixes it or designs a new one.
...I would propose that if you do believe in the God of the Bible then "knowing" you are created gives you the trust in what you think, see, feel, smell, taste, and touch, FAR MORE than if you have randomly found yourself in this moment of evolutionary time.
...May God Bless you and open your eyes to whom He is.
...Happy "New" 2010 Year!


...I Think...Therefore...............{think about it.}