ON PRAYER
"To live in prayer together is to walk in love together."
~Margaret Moore Jacobs
Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/30/2015
ON PRAYER
"To live in prayer together is to walk in love together."
~Margaret Moore Jacobs
"To live in prayer together is to walk in love together."
~Margaret Moore Jacobs
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/26/2015
VERSE TO PONDER
"I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws."
~Psalm 119:30
"I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws."
~Psalm 119:30
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/25/2015
WILL WE LEARN?
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest:
To give and not to count the cost;
To fight and not to heed the wounds;
To toil and not to seek for rest;
To labor and not ask for any reward,
Save that of knowing that we do Thy will.
~St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491/5-1556), included in A Treasury of Sermon Illustrations, Charles Langworthy Wallis, ed., Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1950, [1548] p. 61
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest:
To give and not to count the cost;
To fight and not to heed the wounds;
To toil and not to seek for rest;
To labor and not ask for any reward,
Save that of knowing that we do Thy will.
~St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491/5-1556), included in A Treasury of Sermon Illustrations, Charles Langworthy Wallis, ed., Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1950, [1548] p. 61
Monday, August 24, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/24/2015
CONSIDER
"Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes."
~Maya Angelou
"Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes."
~Maya Angelou
Sunday, August 23, 2015
WHAT DOES THE REAL CHURCH LOOK LIKE?
I believe with all my heart that God is going to re-establish His true Church - the real Church.
The traditional church today doesn't know much about that. Most "pastors" preach an American gospel that's designed to make people comfortable with themselves and with God. It's an upbeat message of "I'm O.K. you're O.K. Just live your life however you think is best (as long as you come to church on Sunday and give me your money). Don't worry; God will meet you where you are. No changes are required, forget repentance, let's just rejoice and be happy. I'll see you in heaven. Remember, God loves you, besides, you don't believe anyone is really going to hell, do you?" Church ministry today is designed to give people what they want, what God requires is irrelevant. And, that is what you would expect it to be when men are in charge, instead of God. Let's open our Bibles to some truth.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2013/02/16/what-does-the-real-church-look-like
The traditional church today doesn't know much about that. Most "pastors" preach an American gospel that's designed to make people comfortable with themselves and with God. It's an upbeat message of "I'm O.K. you're O.K. Just live your life however you think is best (as long as you come to church on Sunday and give me your money). Don't worry; God will meet you where you are. No changes are required, forget repentance, let's just rejoice and be happy. I'll see you in heaven. Remember, God loves you, besides, you don't believe anyone is really going to hell, do you?" Church ministry today is designed to give people what they want, what God requires is irrelevant. And, that is what you would expect it to be when men are in charge, instead of God. Let's open our Bibles to some truth.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2013/02/16/what-does-the-real-church-look-like
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/23/2015
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
~Matthew 11:28-30
~Matthew 11:28-30
Monday, August 17, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/17/2015
CONSIDER
"Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the Prodigal Son who had fallen most low, could still be saved. The bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again be your friend; love that has grown cold can kindle again."
~Soren Kierkegaard
Saturday, August 15, 2015
CAN WE HAVE FREEDOM FROM EVIL?
When Paul wrote to the followers in Galatia, he pointed out that the
Spirit will enable them to resist the desires of their sinful nature.
He knew all too well that the Galatians were attracted to the law
because it gives them specific moral guidelines to measure themselves
against.
When told to "live by the Spirit," it throws everything up in the air.
We don't have that measure of rules anymore.
Listen to Friday night's broadcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2015/08/15/can-we-have-freedom-from-evil
Spirit will enable them to resist the desires of their sinful nature.
He knew all too well that the Galatians were attracted to the law
because it gives them specific moral guidelines to measure themselves
against.
When told to "live by the Spirit," it throws everything up in the air.
We don't have that measure of rules anymore.
Listen to Friday night's broadcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2015/08/15/can-we-have-freedom-from-evil
Wednesday, August 05, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/05/2015
VERSE TO PONDER
"Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
- Hebrews 11:1
"Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
- Hebrews 11:1
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/04/2015
REACH OUT
"Many people are hungry not for bread only, but they are hungry for ... love. Many people are not only naked for want of a piece of cloth, but they are naked for human dignity ... Homelessness is not only not having a home made of bricks, but homelessness is being rejected, unwanted, unloved, uncared for. People have forgotten what the human touch is, what it is to smile, for somebody to smile at them, somebody to recognize them, somebody to wish them well."
~ Mother Teresa
"Many people are hungry not for bread only, but they are hungry for ... love. Many people are not only naked for want of a piece of cloth, but they are naked for human dignity ... Homelessness is not only not having a home made of bricks, but homelessness is being rejected, unwanted, unloved, uncared for. People have forgotten what the human touch is, what it is to smile, for somebody to smile at them, somebody to recognize them, somebody to wish them well."
~ Mother Teresa
Monday, August 03, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/03/2015
UR FERVOR
"We have to repent of our blindness, our lukewarmness, and our disobedience, and turn back to the central truth of Christ as Lord and Saviour; an ethical system will not save us here, nor a timid sentimentalism, nor an excited emotional return, nor a dilettante mysticism.
"We have to find that deep contrition which is the condition of His abiding. Repentance is not a mere feeling of sorrow or contrition for an act of wrongdoing. The regret I feel when I act impatiently or speak crossly is not repentance.
"Repentance is contrition for what we are in our fundamental beings, that we are wrong in our deepest roots because our internal government is by Self and not by God. And it is an activity of the whole person. Unless I will to be different, the mind will not follow.
"True repentance brings an urge to be different, because of the sense of the incessant movement of what I am, forming, forming, forming what I shall be in the years to come."
Florence Allshorn (1887-1950), The Notebooks of Florence Allshorn, London: SCM Press, 1957, p. 104
"We have to repent of our blindness, our lukewarmness, and our disobedience, and turn back to the central truth of Christ as Lord and Saviour; an ethical system will not save us here, nor a timid sentimentalism, nor an excited emotional return, nor a dilettante mysticism.
"We have to find that deep contrition which is the condition of His abiding. Repentance is not a mere feeling of sorrow or contrition for an act of wrongdoing. The regret I feel when I act impatiently or speak crossly is not repentance.
"Repentance is contrition for what we are in our fundamental beings, that we are wrong in our deepest roots because our internal government is by Self and not by God. And it is an activity of the whole person. Unless I will to be different, the mind will not follow.
"True repentance brings an urge to be different, because of the sense of the incessant movement of what I am, forming, forming, forming what I shall be in the years to come."
Florence Allshorn (1887-1950), The Notebooks of Florence Allshorn, London: SCM Press, 1957, p. 104
Sunday, August 02, 2015
THOUGHT FOR TODAY - 08/02/2015
OBEY GOD WITH EVERY CHOICE
"Every virtue is a form of obedience to God. Every evil word or act is a form of rebellion against Him. This may not be clear at first; but, if we think patiently, we shall find that it is true. Why were you angry? You will probably find that it was because you were not willing to accept the world as God has made it; or because you were not willing to leave it to God to deal with the people that He has made."
~Stephen Neill (1900-1984), The Christian Character, London: Lutterworth Press, 1955, p. 17
"Every virtue is a form of obedience to God. Every evil word or act is a form of rebellion against Him. This may not be clear at first; but, if we think patiently, we shall find that it is true. Why were you angry? You will probably find that it was because you were not willing to accept the world as God has made it; or because you were not willing to leave it to God to deal with the people that He has made."
~Stephen Neill (1900-1984), The Christian Character, London: Lutterworth Press, 1955, p. 17
Saturday, August 01, 2015
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS - LAW OR NOT?
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS - LAW OR NOT?
God enacted a new plan at the cross! "Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord." (Heb. 8:9)
We have been programmed that performance is the focus of our walk with God. We didn't sign the contract, God did. We are just beneficiaries. Our "faithfulness" has been the problem all along.
What say ye?
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2015/08/01/the-10-commandments--law-or-not
God enacted a new plan at the cross! "Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord." (Heb. 8:9)
We have been programmed that performance is the focus of our walk with God. We didn't sign the contract, God did. We are just beneficiaries. Our "faithfulness" has been the problem all along.
What say ye?
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2015/08/01/the-10-commandments--law-or-not
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