Newsletter 161 October 11, 2009
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All Christians, whether we realized it or not, are given a stewardship. We have been entrusted with certain abilities and made responsible for their use. This is the meaning of the parable of the ruler who entrusted his belongings into the care to his servants and who then went or a long trip expecting them to care for his business. Each had been entrusted with money in proportion to their abilities. When the time of accounting came, he found that the first thre2 had invested wisely, but that the fourth, of whom he had expected the least, had simply hidden the money and gained nothing. His master was greatly displeased.
I remember, as a small boy, I was often sent to feed the chickens and gather the eggs As the sun set, I was also sent to close and secure the hen house, and early in the morning to open the door and let them out again. My brother, who was five years older than I, tended the animals in the barn, and milked the cows. Our responsibilities matched our capabilities. I also worked the garden, while my brother went to the fields.
Our Lord does not have the same tasks for us to do, but He has set a stewardship for each of us, and He does expect a willing and happy response to His trust.
Philippians 2:12-18 (King James Version)
12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; (Philippians 1:5,-6, Philippians 4:15, Hebrews 5:9, 2 Corinthians 7:15)
13 For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. (Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 12:6, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Hebrews13:21, Ephesians 1:5)
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: (1 Corinthians 10:10, 1 Peter 4:9)
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Luke 1:5, Philippians 3:6, Mark 5:45, Ephesians 5:1, Deuteronomy 32:5, Acts 2:40, Matthew 5:14-16)
16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain. (Philippians 1:6, Galatians 2:2, Isaiah 49:4, Galatians 4:11, 1 Timothy 3:5)
17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. (2 Corinthians 12:15, 2 Timothy 4:6, Numbers 28:6-7, Romans 15:16)
18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
OCTOBER
11th. Sunday – Jeremiah 25, 26, 1 Thessalonians 1, Proverbs 24:23-34
12th. Monday – Jeremiah 27, 28, 29, 1 Thessalonians 2, Psalm 119:17-24
13th. Tuesday – Jeremiah 30, 31, 1 Thessalonians 3, Psalm 119:25-32
14th. Wednesday – Jeremiah 32, 33, 1 Thessalonians 4, Psalm 119:33-40
15th. Thursday – Jeremiah 34, 35, 36, 1 Thessalonians 5, Proverbs 25:1-10
16th. Friday – Jeremiah 37, 38, 39, 2 Thessalonians 1, Psalm 119:41-48
17th. Saturday – Jeremiah 40, 41, 42, 2 Thessalonians 2, Psalm 119:49-56
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Galatians 6:25
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Class Action Conclusions...
Down south, Bubba called his attorney and asked, "Is it true theys suin them cigarette companies fer causin people to git cancer ?"
"Yes, Bubba, sure is true," responded the lawyer.
"And now someone is suin them fast food restaurants Fer makin them fat an cloggin their arteries with all them burgers an fries, is that true, Mista Lawyer?"
"Sure is, Bubba."
"And that lady sued McDonalds for millions when she Was gave that hot coffee that she ordered?"
"Yep."
"And that football player sued that university when he gradiated and still couldn't read?"
"That's right," said the lawyer."
"But why are you asking?"
"Well, I was thinkin . . ..
What I want to know is, kin I sue Budweiser fer all them ugly women I'd been hanging out with?"
Friday, October 9, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
A WISE MAN WALKS CAREFULLY
Newsletter 160 October 4, 2009
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Paul is writing for Christians, and this portion of his letter includes several ways in which he speaks of the total difference between God’s ways and the ways of the world. He called it walking wisely.
I remember a visit to a sister in law’s home in Arkansas. Our visit was forcibly extended by a severe ice storm. Her son, made his way down the hill from his home to hers falling a number of times in that short walk. Knowing he was very handy with tools, I suggested that he take two boards the size of his feet and put short nails in them to serve as cleats before he tried that again. The next time he came, he had done that and fastened them to an old pair of shoes with tape. He did not slip at all. That is how God wants us to walk, with care, don’t take chances. Prepare yourself for those perils to your Spiritual life that will certainly come to us all.
Ephesians 5:15-21 (King James Version)
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Ephesians 5:2, Colossians 4:5)
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Colossians 4:5, Galatians 1:4, Ephesians 6:13)
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. (Romans 12:2, Colossians 1:9, 1 Timothy 4:3)
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; (Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23-31f, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, Titus 1:6, 1 Peter 4:4, Luke 1:15)
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Colossians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 14:26, Acts 16:25, Revelation 5:9, 1 Corinthians 14:15)
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Romans 1:8, Ephesians 5:4, Colossians 3:17, 1 Corinthians 15:24)
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Galatians 5:13, Philippians 2:3, 1 Peter 5:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11)
Paul covers the works of the flesh in another letter, Galatians, 5:16-26. That letter identifies and contrasts the works of the world, with the works of the Spirit. (The works of the world - Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:19, Galatians 5:20-21) (The works of the Spirit - Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23) I have listed the verses separately because the automatic search will not open several verses at a time if you are reading from a computer monitor. The people at Ephesus would have had access to the circular letter sent to all the churches in Galatia. This one only singles out the excess of wine. That was probably because this was a major feature of the pagan religions of Ephesus. Particular attention was needed.
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
OCTOBER
4th. Sunday – Jeremiah 7, 8, Philippians 2:14-30, Psalm 116:12-19
5th. Monday – Jeremiah 9, 10, Philippians 3, Psalm 117
6th. Tuesday – Jeremiah 11, 12, 13, Philippians 4, Psalm 118:1-16
7th. Wednesday – Jeremiah 14, 15, 16, Colossians 1, Proverbs 24:13-22
8th. Thursday – Jeremiah 17, 18, 19, Colossians 2, Psalm 118:17-29
9th. Friday – Jeremiah 20, 21, 22, Colossians 3, Psalm 119:1-8
10th. Saturday – Jeremiah 23, 24, Colossians 4, Psalm 119:9-16
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all and who is above all and through all, and in you all.”
Ephesians 4:4-6
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Last Daze of Summer...
A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach pretty much every day.
She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing. She would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around, then speak to them.
Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money for something she carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure they just continued to watch her.
After a couple of weeks the wife asked, "Honey, have you ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?"
He hadn't and said so. Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing."
Well, the plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man walked up the beach and met his wife at the road. "Well, is she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly."
No, she's not." he said, enjoying this probably more than he should have.
"Well, what is it, then?" his wife fairly shrieked.
The man grinned and said. "Her name is Sally and she's a battery salesperson."
"Batteries?" cried the wife.
"Yes," he replied. "Sally sells C cells by the seashore."
(Groan)
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Paul is writing for Christians, and this portion of his letter includes several ways in which he speaks of the total difference between God’s ways and the ways of the world. He called it walking wisely.
I remember a visit to a sister in law’s home in Arkansas. Our visit was forcibly extended by a severe ice storm. Her son, made his way down the hill from his home to hers falling a number of times in that short walk. Knowing he was very handy with tools, I suggested that he take two boards the size of his feet and put short nails in them to serve as cleats before he tried that again. The next time he came, he had done that and fastened them to an old pair of shoes with tape. He did not slip at all. That is how God wants us to walk, with care, don’t take chances. Prepare yourself for those perils to your Spiritual life that will certainly come to us all.
Ephesians 5:15-21 (King James Version)
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Ephesians 5:2, Colossians 4:5)
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Colossians 4:5, Galatians 1:4, Ephesians 6:13)
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. (Romans 12:2, Colossians 1:9, 1 Timothy 4:3)
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; (Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23-31f, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, Titus 1:6, 1 Peter 4:4, Luke 1:15)
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Colossians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 14:26, Acts 16:25, Revelation 5:9, 1 Corinthians 14:15)
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Romans 1:8, Ephesians 5:4, Colossians 3:17, 1 Corinthians 15:24)
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Galatians 5:13, Philippians 2:3, 1 Peter 5:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11)
Paul covers the works of the flesh in another letter, Galatians, 5:16-26. That letter identifies and contrasts the works of the world, with the works of the Spirit. (The works of the world - Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:19, Galatians 5:20-21) (The works of the Spirit - Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23) I have listed the verses separately because the automatic search will not open several verses at a time if you are reading from a computer monitor. The people at Ephesus would have had access to the circular letter sent to all the churches in Galatia. This one only singles out the excess of wine. That was probably because this was a major feature of the pagan religions of Ephesus. Particular attention was needed.
__________
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
OCTOBER
4th. Sunday – Jeremiah 7, 8, Philippians 2:14-30, Psalm 116:12-19
5th. Monday – Jeremiah 9, 10, Philippians 3, Psalm 117
6th. Tuesday – Jeremiah 11, 12, 13, Philippians 4, Psalm 118:1-16
7th. Wednesday – Jeremiah 14, 15, 16, Colossians 1, Proverbs 24:13-22
8th. Thursday – Jeremiah 17, 18, 19, Colossians 2, Psalm 118:17-29
9th. Friday – Jeremiah 20, 21, 22, Colossians 3, Psalm 119:1-8
10th. Saturday – Jeremiah 23, 24, Colossians 4, Psalm 119:9-16
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Favorite Scripture Quotation
http://salvationtracts.blogspot.com
Representing 70 world languages
http://searchthescriptureswithbob.blogspot.com
Short Bible studies
http://bookletbiblestudies.blogspot.com
Several pages in length
http://phyllistheauthor.blogspot.com
Portions of Phyllis’ 3 published books & more to come
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all and who is above all and through all, and in you all.”
Ephesians 4:4-6
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Last Daze of Summer...
A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach pretty much every day.
She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing. She would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around, then speak to them.
Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money for something she carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure they just continued to watch her.
After a couple of weeks the wife asked, "Honey, have you ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?"
He hadn't and said so. Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing."
Well, the plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man walked up the beach and met his wife at the road. "Well, is she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly."
No, she's not." he said, enjoying this probably more than he should have.
"Well, what is it, then?" his wife fairly shrieked.
The man grinned and said. "Her name is Sally and she's a battery salesperson."
"Batteries?" cried the wife.
"Yes," he replied. "Sally sells C cells by the seashore."
(Groan)
Friday, September 25, 2009
ONE SPIRIT - DIFFERENT GIFTS
Newsletter 159 September 27, 2009
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WE ARE ALL DISCIPLES
That is, we are all students, learners that we might strengthen our faith. The time is coming, and in fact now is that we are going to be tested. A brother recently passed along the caution that he along with others had been teaching a class in a prison for the past eight years with no problems at all. But on their latest visit a number of men came and politely asked to join the group. However, as soon as they started to pray, this entire group began to take over and to disrupt their study. They were determined to get the class removed and the believers scattered. Satan wants to destroy faith in God. In this case, replace Him with Allah. Faith comes of hearing and obeying the Word of God. Jesus is Lord. We may be much nearer the events of Revelation 13:16, Revelation 14:11 than we ever anticipated. We need to discipline ourselves as never before.
Leaders - (verse 11)
Apostles - For three years, Jesus trained the twelve, we know as apostles. They were to bring into being, his church, and spread the Gospel throughout their lives, recording all that we need to know. They were blessed with the gift to perform miracles, proof of God’s blessing, since they could not, as we do, refer to chapter and verse of the Bible. All of them with the exception of John, died as martyrs for their faith. John, whom Jesus loved, died as an old man. His life had been a life of persecution, but not martyrdom. When the Word was available, this gift as no longer needed. The Word was proof enough.
Prophets - While the written word was being established, God spoke through prophets. In a sense, He still does today. The faithful steward passes on the word from pulpit or tree. I feel blessed to have preached in the same places that Livingstone preached, even under the same tree.
Evangelist - And evangelist, and we are all to be this, spreads the word “as we go.”
Pastors and teachers - This is the work of the elder, a man “able to teach,” and to shepherd the flock of the church, ever watchful of the wayward sheep who is prone to stray.
Ephesians 4:11-16 (King James Version)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
WHY? (verse 2)
To bring to perfection of the saints, and build up the Body, the church.
TO MAKE FIRM (verse 14)
pastors and teachers; (Ephesians 4:, Acts 13:1, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Acts 21:8, Acts 13:1)
12 For the perfecting of the saints, (holy ones) for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (2 Corinthians 13:9, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:23)
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge (true knowledge) of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure (literally, of the fullness) of the stature of the fullness of Christ: (Ephesians 4:3, Ephesians 4:5, John 6:69, Ephesians 1:17, Philippians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Colossians 1:28, Hebrews 5:14, John 1:16, Ephesians 1:23)
14 That we henceforth be (no longer be) no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (1 Corinthians 14:20, James 1:6, Jude 12, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 6:11)
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: (Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:21, Ephesians 1:22)
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (Romans 12:4, Galatians 2:19, Ephesians 1:4)
HOW? (verse 15)
Speak “the truth in love.”
__________
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
27th. Sunday – Micah 1, 2, Ephesians 4:17-32, Psalm 113
28th. Monday – Micah 3,4,5, Ephesians 5:1-16, Psalm 114
29th. Tuesday – Micah 6,7, Ephesians 5:17-33, Proverbs 23:28-35
30th. Wednesday – Nahum 1,2,3, Ephesians 6, Psalm 115:1-9
1st. Thursday – Jeremiah 1,2, Philippians 1: 1-14, Psalm 115:10-18
2nd. Friday – Jeremiah 3,4, Philippians 1:15-30, Psalm 116:1-11
3rd. Saturday – Jeremiah 5,6, Philippians 2:1-13, Proverbs 24:1-12
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http://scripturegems.blogspot.com
Favorite Scripture Quotation
http://salvationtracts.blogspot.com
Representing 70 world languages
http://searchthescriptureswithbob.blogspot.com
Short Bible studies
http://bookletbiblestudies.blogspot.com
Several pages in length
http://phyllistheauthor.blogspot.com
Portions of Phyllis’ 3 published books & more to come
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving oneanother , even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:32
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Back To School Rules...
And then it wasn't. And just like that it was the first day of school after summer vacation.
The kids had all arrived in the high school sophomore English class, and were chatting away, making new friends. THEN…In walked a very stern looking English teacher and a hush fell over the room as the kids scurried to their seats.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids.
After about a minute or so, he spoke: "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom.
You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter.
The first one is "gross".
And the other one is "cool".
Are there any questions?"
After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him.
In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks...
"So, what are they?"
=======================================================
WE ARE ALL DISCIPLES
That is, we are all students, learners that we might strengthen our faith. The time is coming, and in fact now is that we are going to be tested. A brother recently passed along the caution that he along with others had been teaching a class in a prison for the past eight years with no problems at all. But on their latest visit a number of men came and politely asked to join the group. However, as soon as they started to pray, this entire group began to take over and to disrupt their study. They were determined to get the class removed and the believers scattered. Satan wants to destroy faith in God. In this case, replace Him with Allah. Faith comes of hearing and obeying the Word of God. Jesus is Lord. We may be much nearer the events of Revelation 13:16, Revelation 14:11 than we ever anticipated. We need to discipline ourselves as never before.
Leaders - (verse 11)
Apostles - For three years, Jesus trained the twelve, we know as apostles. They were to bring into being, his church, and spread the Gospel throughout their lives, recording all that we need to know. They were blessed with the gift to perform miracles, proof of God’s blessing, since they could not, as we do, refer to chapter and verse of the Bible. All of them with the exception of John, died as martyrs for their faith. John, whom Jesus loved, died as an old man. His life had been a life of persecution, but not martyrdom. When the Word was available, this gift as no longer needed. The Word was proof enough.
Prophets - While the written word was being established, God spoke through prophets. In a sense, He still does today. The faithful steward passes on the word from pulpit or tree. I feel blessed to have preached in the same places that Livingstone preached, even under the same tree.
Evangelist - And evangelist, and we are all to be this, spreads the word “as we go.”
Pastors and teachers - This is the work of the elder, a man “able to teach,” and to shepherd the flock of the church, ever watchful of the wayward sheep who is prone to stray.
Ephesians 4:11-16 (King James Version)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
WHY? (verse 2)
To bring to perfection of the saints, and build up the Body, the church.
TO MAKE FIRM (verse 14)
pastors and teachers; (Ephesians 4:, Acts 13:1, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Acts 21:8, Acts 13:1)
12 For the perfecting of the saints, (holy ones) for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (2 Corinthians 13:9, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:23)
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge (true knowledge) of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure (literally, of the fullness) of the stature of the fullness of Christ: (Ephesians 4:3, Ephesians 4:5, John 6:69, Ephesians 1:17, Philippians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Colossians 1:28, Hebrews 5:14, John 1:16, Ephesians 1:23)
14 That we henceforth be (no longer be) no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (1 Corinthians 14:20, James 1:6, Jude 12, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 6:11)
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: (Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:21, Ephesians 1:22)
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (Romans 12:4, Galatians 2:19, Ephesians 1:4)
HOW? (verse 15)
Speak “the truth in love.”
__________
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
27th. Sunday – Micah 1, 2, Ephesians 4:17-32, Psalm 113
28th. Monday – Micah 3,4,5, Ephesians 5:1-16, Psalm 114
29th. Tuesday – Micah 6,7, Ephesians 5:17-33, Proverbs 23:28-35
30th. Wednesday – Nahum 1,2,3, Ephesians 6, Psalm 115:1-9
1st. Thursday – Jeremiah 1,2, Philippians 1: 1-14, Psalm 115:10-18
2nd. Friday – Jeremiah 3,4, Philippians 1:15-30, Psalm 116:1-11
3rd. Saturday – Jeremiah 5,6, Philippians 2:1-13, Proverbs 24:1-12
_________
OUR CHRISTIAN BLOG SEARCHES
(With links to 591 titles)
http://searchingthescriptureswithbob.blogspot.com
Our weekly Bible Letter
http://47yearsinafrica.blogspot.com
Biographical, with photos
http://scripturegems.blogspot.com
Favorite Scripture Quotation
http://salvationtracts.blogspot.com
Representing 70 world languages
http://searchthescriptureswithbob.blogspot.com
Short Bible studies
http://bookletbiblestudies.blogspot.com
Several pages in length
http://phyllistheauthor.blogspot.com
Portions of Phyllis’ 3 published books & more to come
____________
THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving oneanother , even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:32
____________
SEND FREE CHRISTIAN GREETINGS FROM:
ecards@dayspring.com
3-movies@dayspring.com
____________
Back To School Rules...
And then it wasn't. And just like that it was the first day of school after summer vacation.
The kids had all arrived in the high school sophomore English class, and were chatting away, making new friends. THEN…In walked a very stern looking English teacher and a hush fell over the room as the kids scurried to their seats.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids.
After about a minute or so, he spoke: "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom.
You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter.
The first one is "gross".
And the other one is "cool".
Are there any questions?"
After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him.
In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks...
"So, what are they?"
LOST FROM THE FAITH
Newsletter 158 September 20, 2009
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All my life, I have found my way by looking at landmarks, streets, trees, buildings, or other fairly stable things. This makes it very difficult for me to tell someone else how to find a certain destination, or even for me to find my way back there after a few years. My ”landmarks” may have been removed or changed. A few months ago, we moved to the apartment where we now live. The complex is composed of four four-storied inter-leading buildings around an enclosed garden. Because each floor and all the passage ways are almost identical, I still occasionally find myself going the opposite direction from my planned destination or using an exit to find the car only to discover that the car is nowhere in sight.
Paul in writing to the churches of Galatia, the letter is meant to be shared, realized that some of them were in danger of wandering from the faith. They had listened to false teachers, and forgotten the truths of the Gospel. They were not keeping in mind the foundation facts that he and others had taught them. Listen to what he says.
Galatians 1:6-10 (King James Version)
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: (2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 1:11, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 5:14, 1 Timothy 1:3)
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. (Acts 15:24, Galatians 5:10)
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (2 Corinthians 11:14, Romans 9:3)
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Acts 18:23, Romans 16:17, Romans 9:3)
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:33, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Romans 1:1, Philippians 1:1)
After Paul had converted them, fanatical false teachers had come to the churches and had taught them that they could not be Christians unless they had first become Jews, then accepted Christ and that they must reverence and worship angels. These were converts who came directly from Gentile paganism to become Christians. They knew nothing of these strange doctrines and were confused and in danger of wandering from the faith. We learn from these verses.
First, Paul is shocked that they, so soon, had listened to teachers who taught a new and different gospel that is not taught in the Bible. We should not be surprised at this for this is the same method used to establish religious cults yet today. A cult is formed when men establish a church that puts more emphasis on a man’s teaching than on God’s Word. Such groups gather around a man or woman and listen to them instead of studying the word of God. Because he would encounter such teachers, Paul, in another text cautions Timothy, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)
Paul is saying, avoid such teachers, even if you know that they are angels. A third of the angels of heaven followed Satan and became fallen angels. We know them as “demons” and their destination, along with Satan, and those who have been deceived by them, is to be cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 12:7-8, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 20:10)
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
21st. Sunday – Isaiah 51, 52, 53, Galatians 5, Proverbs 23:10-18
22nd. Monday – Isaiah 54, 55, 56, Galatians 6, Psalm 109:16-31
23rd. Tuesday – Isaiah 57, 58, 59, Ephesians 1, Psalm 110
24th. Wednesday – Isaiah 60, 61, 62, Ephesians 2, Psalm 111
25th. Thursday – Isaiah 63, 64, Ephesians 3, Proverbs 23:19-37
26th. Friday – Isaiah 65, 66, Ephesians 4:1-16, Psalm 112
27th. Saturday – Micah 1, 2, Ephesians 4:17-32, Psalm 1 13
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All my life, I have found my way by looking at landmarks, streets, trees, buildings, or other fairly stable things. This makes it very difficult for me to tell someone else how to find a certain destination, or even for me to find my way back there after a few years. My ”landmarks” may have been removed or changed. A few months ago, we moved to the apartment where we now live. The complex is composed of four four-storied inter-leading buildings around an enclosed garden. Because each floor and all the passage ways are almost identical, I still occasionally find myself going the opposite direction from my planned destination or using an exit to find the car only to discover that the car is nowhere in sight.
Paul in writing to the churches of Galatia, the letter is meant to be shared, realized that some of them were in danger of wandering from the faith. They had listened to false teachers, and forgotten the truths of the Gospel. They were not keeping in mind the foundation facts that he and others had taught them. Listen to what he says.
Galatians 1:6-10 (King James Version)
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: (2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 1:11, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 5:14, 1 Timothy 1:3)
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. (Acts 15:24, Galatians 5:10)
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (2 Corinthians 11:14, Romans 9:3)
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Acts 18:23, Romans 16:17, Romans 9:3)
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:33, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Romans 1:1, Philippians 1:1)
After Paul had converted them, fanatical false teachers had come to the churches and had taught them that they could not be Christians unless they had first become Jews, then accepted Christ and that they must reverence and worship angels. These were converts who came directly from Gentile paganism to become Christians. They knew nothing of these strange doctrines and were confused and in danger of wandering from the faith. We learn from these verses.
First, Paul is shocked that they, so soon, had listened to teachers who taught a new and different gospel that is not taught in the Bible. We should not be surprised at this for this is the same method used to establish religious cults yet today. A cult is formed when men establish a church that puts more emphasis on a man’s teaching than on God’s Word. Such groups gather around a man or woman and listen to them instead of studying the word of God. Because he would encounter such teachers, Paul, in another text cautions Timothy, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)
Paul is saying, avoid such teachers, even if you know that they are angels. A third of the angels of heaven followed Satan and became fallen angels. We know them as “demons” and their destination, along with Satan, and those who have been deceived by them, is to be cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 12:7-8, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 20:10)
__________
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
21st. Sunday – Isaiah 51, 52, 53, Galatians 5, Proverbs 23:10-18
22nd. Monday – Isaiah 54, 55, 56, Galatians 6, Psalm 109:16-31
23rd. Tuesday – Isaiah 57, 58, 59, Ephesians 1, Psalm 110
24th. Wednesday – Isaiah 60, 61, 62, Ephesians 2, Psalm 111
25th. Thursday – Isaiah 63, 64, Ephesians 3, Proverbs 23:19-37
26th. Friday – Isaiah 65, 66, Ephesians 4:1-16, Psalm 112
27th. Saturday – Micah 1, 2, Ephesians 4:17-32, Psalm 1 13
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"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
Galatians 2:27
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
THANKS TO GOD, YOU CAN START OVER!
Newsletter 157 September 13, 2009
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We have all known, probably many times, wished that we could start over. We often know exactly where we got off the track, but, unfortunately, what has been done is history and there is no way that we can change it.
However, God has made a way that we can start life over again. The Bible calls it being born again. Jesus told Nicodemus, a religious leader of the Jews, John 3:5; also John 3:6-7, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” This must have been a shock to Nicodemus, who was a leader among his own people. He was confident, as are many today, that he was right with God, but in reality, he did not even know about the Holy Spirit, and he had never been immersed in water for the forgiveness of his sins. His parallel, would be a minister today who quotes John 3:16, another part of the same conversation a few verses further on. The “believes,” there means to believe with action. We are told elsewhere that even the demons believe, and they tremble, but they do not repent, and do not obey the command of Jesus to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost,” (Matthew 28:19). Their destination is to be cast into Hell. Hell is God’s way of dealing with Satan and his demons, fallen angels. Mankind is a higher creation than angels, and heaven is made for people to be with God for ever. If, they do not go there is because of neglect and disobedience to Christ, to whom was given “All power in Heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18.
Paul assures us that God, who loves his creation, man, has made a way through Jesus for our preparation to live with Him. The answer is to be “in Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (King James Version)
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (Romans 16:7, John 3:3, Romans 6:4, Galatians 6:15, Isaiah 43:18+, Isaiah 65:17, Ephesians 4:24, Revelation 21:4+)
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; (1 Corinthians 11:12, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20, 1 Corinthians 3:5)
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (Colossians 2:9, Romans 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:5)
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (Malachi 2:7, Ephesians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 6:1, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20)
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (Acts 3:14, Hebrews 4:15)
God provided this means of access to Himself through Jesus Christ. His love is that great, but, as he pointed out to Nicodemus, we must be born again of water and the Spirit. Our faith must result in an obedient response.
Let us give praise to God. We can start over, we can be born again and make a complete change in our lives. That is God’s purpose for His church. It began with Peter preaching a salvation sermon answering their question, :”Men and brethren, what shall we do?” with Acts 2:38-39, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
14th. Sunday – Isaiah 34, 35, 36, 2 Corinthians 13, Psalm 107:9-22
15th. Monday – Isaiah 37, 38, Galatians 1, Psalm 107:23-32
16th.. Tuesday – Isaiah 39, 40, Galatians 2, Psalm 107:33, 43
17th. Wednesday – Isaiah 41, 42, Galatians 3:1-14, Proverbs 23:1-9
18th. Thursday – Isaiah 43, 44, Galatians 3:15-29, Psalm 108:1-5
19th. Friday – Isaiah 45, 46, 47, Galatians 4:1-16, Psalm 108:6-13
20th. Saturday – Isaiah 48, 49, 50, Galatians 4:17-31, Psalm 109:1-15
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"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
2 Corinthians 6:17
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Miracle at a Gas Station...
Sister Mary, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a gas station was just a block away. She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas.
The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned.
Since the nun was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car. She looked for something in the car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient.
Always resourceful, she carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gas, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two men watched from across the street.
One of them turned to the other and said, "If it starts, I'm converting."
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We have all known, probably many times, wished that we could start over. We often know exactly where we got off the track, but, unfortunately, what has been done is history and there is no way that we can change it.
However, God has made a way that we can start life over again. The Bible calls it being born again. Jesus told Nicodemus, a religious leader of the Jews, John 3:5; also John 3:6-7, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” This must have been a shock to Nicodemus, who was a leader among his own people. He was confident, as are many today, that he was right with God, but in reality, he did not even know about the Holy Spirit, and he had never been immersed in water for the forgiveness of his sins. His parallel, would be a minister today who quotes John 3:16, another part of the same conversation a few verses further on. The “believes,” there means to believe with action. We are told elsewhere that even the demons believe, and they tremble, but they do not repent, and do not obey the command of Jesus to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost,” (Matthew 28:19). Their destination is to be cast into Hell. Hell is God’s way of dealing with Satan and his demons, fallen angels. Mankind is a higher creation than angels, and heaven is made for people to be with God for ever. If, they do not go there is because of neglect and disobedience to Christ, to whom was given “All power in Heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18.
Paul assures us that God, who loves his creation, man, has made a way through Jesus for our preparation to live with Him. The answer is to be “in Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (King James Version)
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (Romans 16:7, John 3:3, Romans 6:4, Galatians 6:15, Isaiah 43:18+, Isaiah 65:17, Ephesians 4:24, Revelation 21:4+)
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; (1 Corinthians 11:12, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20, 1 Corinthians 3:5)
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (Colossians 2:9, Romans 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:5)
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (Malachi 2:7, Ephesians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 6:1, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20)
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (Acts 3:14, Hebrews 4:15)
God provided this means of access to Himself through Jesus Christ. His love is that great, but, as he pointed out to Nicodemus, we must be born again of water and the Spirit. Our faith must result in an obedient response.
Let us give praise to God. We can start over, we can be born again and make a complete change in our lives. That is God’s purpose for His church. It began with Peter preaching a salvation sermon answering their question, :”Men and brethren, what shall we do?” with Acts 2:38-39, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
__________
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
SEPTEMBER
14th. Sunday – Isaiah 34, 35, 36, 2 Corinthians 13, Psalm 107:9-22
15th. Monday – Isaiah 37, 38, Galatians 1, Psalm 107:23-32
16th.. Tuesday – Isaiah 39, 40, Galatians 2, Psalm 107:33, 43
17th. Wednesday – Isaiah 41, 42, Galatians 3:1-14, Proverbs 23:1-9
18th. Thursday – Isaiah 43, 44, Galatians 3:15-29, Psalm 108:1-5
19th. Friday – Isaiah 45, 46, 47, Galatians 4:1-16, Psalm 108:6-13
20th. Saturday – Isaiah 48, 49, 50, Galatians 4:17-31, Psalm 109:1-15
_________
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We now have 590 blog pages
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
2 Corinthians 6:17
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Miracle at a Gas Station...
Sister Mary, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a gas station was just a block away. She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas.
The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned.
Since the nun was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car. She looked for something in the car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient.
Always resourceful, she carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gas, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two men watched from across the street.
One of them turned to the other and said, "If it starts, I'm converting."
____________
Friday, September 4, 2009
SPREAD THE WORD
Newsletter 156
September 6, 2009
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This letter was probably the last letter written by Paul. He is doing what I did when I knew that it was out of my hands, it was time to retire. He was thinking of the church and its future leadership. Various of the others had forsaken him. Timothy needed encouragement, not teaching further. In a sense, we are in the same position of this young, probably in his thirties preacher of the gospel.
Time is running out for us, and perhaps for the whole church as we know it. Paul “charges” us, a military command term, before both God and His Son Jesus Christ, to spread the word. A picture comes to mind, my being of a farm origin, a great pile of fertilizer is stacked in one corner of the barnyard, fresh from the stalls. It is too strong to just dump on the garden and truck patch, but it needs to be spread over them and allowed to leach until time to plow the field and prepare them for planting. Paul says to Timothy, I command you before God and Christ who will reward you accordingly, along with the living and the deceased, when He returns, Preach the word. This particular message is to Timothy, but it applies equally to all Believers. We are all under the command of Jesus Christ in whom rests all power, both in heaven and on earth, and who commands, “As you go, teach.”
2 Timothy 4:1-5 (King James Version)
1 I charge ( 1 Timothy 1:18, 1 Timothy 5:21) thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, (2 Corinthians 2:17) who shall judge (John 5:22) the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; ( 1Timothy 5:21, 2 Timothy 2:14, Acts 10:42, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:8)
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. ( Galatians 6:6, Colossians 4:3, 1 Timothy 1:6, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 1:13, Titus 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:10)
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2 Timothy 3:1, 1 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 1:13)
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Thessalonians 2:11, Titus 1:14, 1 Timothy 1:4)
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (1 Peter 1:13, 2 Timothy 1:8, Acts 21:8, Ephesians 4:12, Colossians 4:17)
Verse two calls to our attention that there are no good and bad times; we are always on duty, depending on the case at hand we are to be ready to share the word. What is the word? John calls Christ, ’the Word,” (John 1:1-) And Phillip was ready to start where he was and teach the Ethiopian, Christ. (Acts 8:35) Without question, he took that prophecy he had been puzzling over, and show by the prophets and the Lord that this Jesus Christ was the Messiah. There is undeniable evidence in the Bible that God sent His Son to redeem lost souls, and that we who believe that, repent of our sins, and are obedient to His command to be baptized for the forgiveness of our sins, are saved and He adds us to His church. (Acts 2:38)
That is not be end; it is the beginning. In the likeness of His death, burial and resurrection, we too have died to sin, been buried in baptism, and arise, a new person, born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5-6)
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SEPTEMBER
6th. Sunday – Isaiah 12, 13, 14, 2 Corinthians 6, Psalm 105:37-45
7th. Monday – Isaiah 15, 16, 17, 2 Corinthians 7, Psalm 106:1-15
8th.. Tuesday – Isaiah 18, 19, 20, 2 Corinthians 8, Psalm 106:16-31
9th. Tuesday – Isaiah 21, 22, 23, 2 Corinthians 9, Proverbs 22:1-16
10th. Wednesday – Isaiah 24, 25, 26, 2 Corinthians 10, Psalm 106:32-39
11th. Thursday – Isaiah 27, 28, 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, Psalm 106:40-48
12th. Friday – Isaiah 29, 30, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, Psalm 107:1-8
13th. Saturday – Isaiah 31, 32, 33, 2 Corinthians 12, Proverbs 22:17-29
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"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Daddy Action...
A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?"
Tim stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."
"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?"
Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and said, "My father is a mailman."
"Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?"
Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy murders people, steals from them, and drinks."
The teacher was aghast and promptly changed the subject to geography. Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and asked if there might be some logical explanation.
Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. But how can I explain a thing like that to a seven-year-old?
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September 6, 2009
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This letter was probably the last letter written by Paul. He is doing what I did when I knew that it was out of my hands, it was time to retire. He was thinking of the church and its future leadership. Various of the others had forsaken him. Timothy needed encouragement, not teaching further. In a sense, we are in the same position of this young, probably in his thirties preacher of the gospel.
Time is running out for us, and perhaps for the whole church as we know it. Paul “charges” us, a military command term, before both God and His Son Jesus Christ, to spread the word. A picture comes to mind, my being of a farm origin, a great pile of fertilizer is stacked in one corner of the barnyard, fresh from the stalls. It is too strong to just dump on the garden and truck patch, but it needs to be spread over them and allowed to leach until time to plow the field and prepare them for planting. Paul says to Timothy, I command you before God and Christ who will reward you accordingly, along with the living and the deceased, when He returns, Preach the word. This particular message is to Timothy, but it applies equally to all Believers. We are all under the command of Jesus Christ in whom rests all power, both in heaven and on earth, and who commands, “As you go, teach.”
2 Timothy 4:1-5 (King James Version)
1 I charge ( 1 Timothy 1:18, 1 Timothy 5:21) thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, (2 Corinthians 2:17) who shall judge (John 5:22) the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; ( 1Timothy 5:21, 2 Timothy 2:14, Acts 10:42, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:8)
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. ( Galatians 6:6, Colossians 4:3, 1 Timothy 1:6, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 1:13, Titus 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:10)
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2 Timothy 3:1, 1 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 1:13)
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Thessalonians 2:11, Titus 1:14, 1 Timothy 1:4)
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (1 Peter 1:13, 2 Timothy 1:8, Acts 21:8, Ephesians 4:12, Colossians 4:17)
Verse two calls to our attention that there are no good and bad times; we are always on duty, depending on the case at hand we are to be ready to share the word. What is the word? John calls Christ, ’the Word,” (John 1:1-) And Phillip was ready to start where he was and teach the Ethiopian, Christ. (Acts 8:35) Without question, he took that prophecy he had been puzzling over, and show by the prophets and the Lord that this Jesus Christ was the Messiah. There is undeniable evidence in the Bible that God sent His Son to redeem lost souls, and that we who believe that, repent of our sins, and are obedient to His command to be baptized for the forgiveness of our sins, are saved and He adds us to His church. (Acts 2:38)
That is not be end; it is the beginning. In the likeness of His death, burial and resurrection, we too have died to sin, been buried in baptism, and arise, a new person, born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5-6)
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SEPTEMBER
6th. Sunday – Isaiah 12, 13, 14, 2 Corinthians 6, Psalm 105:37-45
7th. Monday – Isaiah 15, 16, 17, 2 Corinthians 7, Psalm 106:1-15
8th.. Tuesday – Isaiah 18, 19, 20, 2 Corinthians 8, Psalm 106:16-31
9th. Tuesday – Isaiah 21, 22, 23, 2 Corinthians 9, Proverbs 22:1-16
10th. Wednesday – Isaiah 24, 25, 26, 2 Corinthians 10, Psalm 106:32-39
11th. Thursday – Isaiah 27, 28, 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, Psalm 106:40-48
12th. Friday – Isaiah 29, 30, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, Psalm 107:1-8
13th. Saturday – Isaiah 31, 32, 33, 2 Corinthians 12, Proverbs 22:17-29
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"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Daddy Action...
A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?"
Tim stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."
"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?"
Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and said, "My father is a mailman."
"Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?"
Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy murders people, steals from them, and drinks."
The teacher was aghast and promptly changed the subject to geography. Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and asked if there might be some logical explanation.
Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. But how can I explain a thing like that to a seven-year-old?
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Friday, August 28, 2009
EXPECT PERILOUS TIMES
Newsletter 155 August 30, 2009
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Our Lord warned that even as people rejected him, they will also reject those who believe in him and follow him. However, that rejection and persecution for his sake, will not go unnoticed by the Lord. Those who have lost their lives for his sake will have the front row, box seats of honor in his kingdom, at the very foot of the throne. (Revelation 6:9-10)
We are even now in the “last days” that period of time known as the “Church Age,” between the establishment of the church until Christ’s second coming. That means that we are living in the “last days,” perhaps even nearing the time of his return.
Interestingly, note that the same word that is translated “perilous” here is used in Matthew 8:28 to describe the demoniac who was possessed of many demons. The same demons which Jesus permitted to enter the herd of swine, which then ran into the sea and were destroyed. The description of mankind described by Paul picture a world rapidly becoming so polarized that it is no longer possible for the church to survive in it. That was the world just before the great flood which destroyed all that was not safe in the ark. Noah’s ark is a symbol of the church. As the ark saved Noah’s family, the church will save God’s family. Remember, it is often the darkest just before dawn, but shortly the light of the sun drives all that darkness away. When the world becomes totally uninhabitable by God’s people, He will put them in the place that he has prepared for them.
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2 Timothy 3:1-7 (King James Version)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (1 Timothy 4:1)
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (Philippians 2:21, Luke 16:14, 1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:10, Romans 1:30, 2 Peter 2:10-12, Luke 6:35, 1 Timothy 1:9)
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (Romans 1:311 Timothy 3:11, Titus 1:8)
4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (Acts 7:52, Acts 19:36, 1 Timothy 3:6, Philippians 3:19)
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 5:8, Matthew 7:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:6)
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, (Jude 4, 1 Timothy 5:6, Titus 3:3)
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 2:25)
Make particular note that the church by that time still has a “form of godliness,” but that it denies the ”power” of God. That would be the deity of God and His Son, the natural conclusion of the theory of evolution and materialism. Verse six is therefore to be anticipated.
And verse seven clearly describes most modern day churches. Ever learning, many studies, but not the Word. As Paul wrote to Timothy, “study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, but shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness and their word will eat as doth canker:” (2 Timothy 2:15-17a)
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AUGUST
30th. Sunday – 2 Chronicles 33, 34, 2 Timothy 3, Psalm 104:15-25
31st. Monday – 2 Chronicles 35, 36, 2 Timothy 4, Psalm 104:26-35
SEPTEMBER
1st. Tuesday – Isaiah 1, 2, 2 Corinthians 1, Proverbs 21:13-23
2nd. Wednesday – Isaiah 3, 4, 2 Corinthians 2, Psalm 105:1-11
3rd. Thursday – Isaiah 5, 6, 7, 2 Corinthians 3, Psalm 105:12-22
4th. Friday – Isaiah 8, 9, 2 Corinthians 4, Psalm 105:23-36
5th. Saturday – Isaiah 10, 11, 2 Corinthians 5, Proverbs 21:24-31
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"Refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”
1 Timothy 4:7
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The Grass Is Always Greener...
A man died and was taken to his place of eternal torment by the devil.
As he passed raging fire pits and shrieking sinners, he saw a man he recognized as a lawyer snuggling up to a beautiful woman.
"That's unfair!" he cried. "I have to roast for all eternity, and that lawyer gets to spend it with a beautiful woman."
"Shut up," barked the devil, jabbing the man with his pitchfork.
"Who are you to question that woman's punishment?"
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Our Lord warned that even as people rejected him, they will also reject those who believe in him and follow him. However, that rejection and persecution for his sake, will not go unnoticed by the Lord. Those who have lost their lives for his sake will have the front row, box seats of honor in his kingdom, at the very foot of the throne. (Revelation 6:9-10)
We are even now in the “last days” that period of time known as the “Church Age,” between the establishment of the church until Christ’s second coming. That means that we are living in the “last days,” perhaps even nearing the time of his return.
Interestingly, note that the same word that is translated “perilous” here is used in Matthew 8:28 to describe the demoniac who was possessed of many demons. The same demons which Jesus permitted to enter the herd of swine, which then ran into the sea and were destroyed. The description of mankind described by Paul picture a world rapidly becoming so polarized that it is no longer possible for the church to survive in it. That was the world just before the great flood which destroyed all that was not safe in the ark. Noah’s ark is a symbol of the church. As the ark saved Noah’s family, the church will save God’s family. Remember, it is often the darkest just before dawn, but shortly the light of the sun drives all that darkness away. When the world becomes totally uninhabitable by God’s people, He will put them in the place that he has prepared for them.
.
2 Timothy 3:1-7 (King James Version)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (1 Timothy 4:1)
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (Philippians 2:21, Luke 16:14, 1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:10, Romans 1:30, 2 Peter 2:10-12, Luke 6:35, 1 Timothy 1:9)
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (Romans 1:311 Timothy 3:11, Titus 1:8)
4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (Acts 7:52, Acts 19:36, 1 Timothy 3:6, Philippians 3:19)
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 5:8, Matthew 7:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:6)
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, (Jude 4, 1 Timothy 5:6, Titus 3:3)
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 2:25)
Make particular note that the church by that time still has a “form of godliness,” but that it denies the ”power” of God. That would be the deity of God and His Son, the natural conclusion of the theory of evolution and materialism. Verse six is therefore to be anticipated.
And verse seven clearly describes most modern day churches. Ever learning, many studies, but not the Word. As Paul wrote to Timothy, “study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, but shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness and their word will eat as doth canker:” (2 Timothy 2:15-17a)
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2009
AUGUST
30th. Sunday – 2 Chronicles 33, 34, 2 Timothy 3, Psalm 104:15-25
31st. Monday – 2 Chronicles 35, 36, 2 Timothy 4, Psalm 104:26-35
SEPTEMBER
1st. Tuesday – Isaiah 1, 2, 2 Corinthians 1, Proverbs 21:13-23
2nd. Wednesday – Isaiah 3, 4, 2 Corinthians 2, Psalm 105:1-11
3rd. Thursday – Isaiah 5, 6, 7, 2 Corinthians 3, Psalm 105:12-22
4th. Friday – Isaiah 8, 9, 2 Corinthians 4, Psalm 105:23-36
5th. Saturday – Isaiah 10, 11, 2 Corinthians 5, Proverbs 21:24-31
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http://searchingthescriptureswithbob.blogspot.com
http://phyllistheauthor.blogspot.com
http://47yearsinafrica.blogstream.com
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PRAISE THE LORD!
We now have 588 blog pages
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"Refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”
1 Timothy 4:7
____________
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ecards@dayspring.com
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The Grass Is Always Greener...
A man died and was taken to his place of eternal torment by the devil.
As he passed raging fire pits and shrieking sinners, he saw a man he recognized as a lawyer snuggling up to a beautiful woman.
"That's unfair!" he cried. "I have to roast for all eternity, and that lawyer gets to spend it with a beautiful woman."
"Shut up," barked the devil, jabbing the man with his pitchfork.
"Who are you to question that woman's punishment?"
____________
Bob and Phyllis
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