The Amazing Healing Power of God

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the-cross.jpgSo, what is discipling? I want to suggest this basic idea:

Discipling is learning and living the ways of Jesus so that others can “see” Christ through us. But Discipling doesn’t stop there. It is what the Great Commission is all about – Go and become fishers of men.

As a true believer, God is calling us, Christians, to live a life of “fishing” for souls. To live a life that is forever teaching and showing His great love to and for all mankind.

Discipling is about proclaiming the message of Jesus – telling of His amazing act of sacrifice and love. A Disciple of Christ lives to share the Good news of hope and healing, love and forgiveness… They share the Good news of eternal life with our Creator.

Today my challenge is this – Live this day in a way that honors both Christ’s love and sacrifice. Live this day as if Christ is walking beside you. Live this day believing that your actions speak of God’s trueness and presence to those around you, and that your actions, as a Christian, impact how others view and understand Christianity.

I have spent the past month examining my life as a believer. What I saw was a watered down version of an Americanized Christianity. That is not how I want my life story and legacy as a Christian to be. That is not what I want to show to those who are seeking, those who are questioning faith and belief in Christ. What a disappointment I have been…. But the good news is that our God is a God of forgiveness, love, compassion and understanding. He is a God of new beginnings. He is a God who can make beauty out of ashes. I have seen it first-hand. In fact, I am living it as I write this.

Through working through the pain and disappointment in my own marriage and family, God is teaching me the true power of forgiveness, mercy and grace. He is showing me my true self, in love. He is slowly revealing to me His will for this life He has given me. He is also teaching me how to love with His heart, how to forgive with His mercy, how to live in His grace.

Now my hope is to share this story of new beginnings with others. To help others see that our loving compassionate God is a God who can restore that which is broken, lost, and forgotten…He is a God of LIFE and LOVE. And LIFE and LOVE is not static but ever moving and changing – growing and learning.

I encourage you to share your story with us. Share how you live as a witness for Christ to others. Share how you live as a disciple – a fisher of men. Share how God is restoring your life, relationships and understanding of the Cross.

Creationist Stakes $10,000 On Contest Between Bible And Evolution

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A California creationist is offering a $10,000 challenge to anyone who can prove in front of a judge that science contradicts the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis.

Dr Joseph Mastropaolo, who says he has set up the contest, the Literal Genesis Trial, in the hope of improving the quality of arguments between creationists and evolutionists, has pledged to put $10,000 of his own money into an escrow account before the debate. His competitor would be expected to do the same. The winner would take the $20,000 balance.

The argument would not be made in a formal court, but under an alternative dispute resolution model known as a minitrial. Mastropaolo said he would present the argument in favor of a literal interpretation of the creation story once he had found a willing scientist to argue that a non-literal interpretation of Genesis is more scientific.

“They [evolutionists] are not stupid people, they are bright, but they are bright enough to know there is no scientific evidence they can give in a minitrial,” Mastropaolo said.

A minitrial differs from a regular trial because it does not need to be held in a courthouse and does not require the presence of traditional court figures. Mastropaolo plans to have a bailiff and court reporter in attendance, along with the judge. Contest rules state that evidence must be scientific, which means it is “objective, valid, reliable and calibrated”.

Mastropaolo believes that evolution cannot be proved scientifically. “It turns out that there is nothing in the universe [that] is evolving, everything is devolving, everything is going in the opposite direction,” he said.

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Do you understand the Beatitudes of the Bible?

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candleDo you understand the Beatitudes of the Bible? Matthew 5: 1 – 12

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. The poor in spirit are those who are humbled, who knows they need God.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Those who mourn are not widows but rather people who have empathy for those who are suffering in this world – those who cry or mourn for those who are persecuted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The meek are those who are humbled before God understanding we can do nothing of good and righteousness without Him, without His strength and His spirit. That with Christ I can do all things for His kingdom but without Him I can do nothing.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. God is not talking about those who are physically hungry and thirsty but rather those who hunger and thirst for justice and righteousness and want to help the world – God’s children – our brothers and sisters through Christ. We should hunger to be their voice, their justice and become God’s hands and feet. 

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. There is a part on the Lord’s Prayer that says “and forgive me as I forgive those who trespass against me.” As we extend mercy and forgiveness to others God to that same measure will extend his mercy and forgiveness unto us. We ask God to release us of our sins and release us from that judgement – yet we struggle to extend that same mercy onto those who sin against us and we hold them in judgement. The golden rule – treat others as we wish to be treated. We need to daily examine our mercy towards others.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. As we strive to live in obedience to God, our hearts will desire to be pure – clean – representing a Christ-like spirit. We will desire to turn from sin and we will desire things of purity. Will we someday be perfect – not on this world. But through the forgiveness and free gift of Jesus Christ, we will one day be free of sin, pure, in His perfect image.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. God calls us to be people who bring others together and make relationships whole. We are not to be a people of divisiveness. Our eyes are to see the world as God does – one people, our hearts are to love the world as God does – one people. We are to make peace with our enemy and love not because we are loved first, but love because that is what God calls us to do and because God loves.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. We should not fear persecution as we know this will happen. Love anyway. Our home…our life is not here – but in Heaven with God. Do not fear man for man is temporary. Live for God – not for man. Men do not understand the ways of God and they hurt things they do not understand. Stand strong anyway and be the light upon the hill for the Kingdom and trust that God will show the truth through you.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for in the same way they persecute the prophets who were before you.

May God bless you today as you reflect on the beatitudes and reflect on your life. My prayer is that you daily give yourself to God allowing Him to shine through you, allowing his love to reach those in need, through your life, through your actions. Be His hands and feet with an attitude of love and thanksgiving.

Come with me and I will make you Fishers of Men

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Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus makes an “Ask.”

fishermenWill you abandon your other pursuits and follow me? Can you leave behind your previous ambitions and follow me?

If James, John and the other disciples did not “drop their nets” and follow Christ – we, Christians, would not be here today – knowing God. Jesus never intended us to sit idly back and wait for others to reach the lost in His name. He has called each one of us to this work. Jesus wants to stretch us in every aspect of our life and teach us to trust God in every step we are called to take.

Our life with Christ is about a relationship – it is not about what church we attend or what denomination we adhere to. It is not about what neighborhood we live in or what nation in which we reside. It is totally about serving God THROUGH serving others (not ourselves).

Serving self has been a burden on my soul for the past year and a half. I have struggled with the comfortable life I live and the lack of serving I do. I claim Jesus – I have Him inside of me – and that has been where I have kept Him for many years.

When I am in front of God this feeling of “DO SOMETHING” beats at my heart like an iron fist. When am I going to “DROP MY NET AND FOLLOW CHRIST?”

I begged God to make it clear to me and I believe He has. As you go through your day – allow God to speak to you about His calling for your life. Allow Him to show you your purpose. We all have a purpose and what a shame it would be to never find it – and never live it.

Go in peace.

Don’t say it…show it

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For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools. Romans 1:21-22

When I read this I became very convicted in some areas of my life…It is so easy to get on that plateau and stop moving forward for Christ and stop thanking Him for all the GREAT blessings He bestows upon each of us…

It’s a lot easier to say the words “I love God” than to actually live a life that says “I love God.”

Today I want to remind my dear friends that God is so worthy of our honor and praise and our thanks!!! Don’t let satan harden your heart by making you think God does not deserve the honor and thanks for all the great things (and even the harder things, for there are blessings even in the pain) in your life.

Not by my strength, but only by His can I succeed!!!

Happy Saturday!

Over 60,000 people have signed up to shop at Hobby Lobby Saturday in a show of support for the company’s freedom of religion.

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Over 60,000 people have signed up to shop at Hobby Lobby Saturday in a show of support for the company’s freedom of religion.

While the number of customer commitments fall far below that of last year’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day which had over half a million sign up to buy a chicken sandwich on Aug. 1, Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day has still gained considerable attention and support.

“Today is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day! Please bring your friends and remind your family across the country to head to Hobby Lobby to show their support for religious freedom and free speech,” wrote former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who was behind the wildly successful Chick-fil-A effort.
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Philippians 4:6

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Do not worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers. When you do this, you will experience a peace far greater than the human mind can understand. Philippians 4:6

*If I can come away with no more sadness, pain or anxiety in my heart, I have prayed the prayer of faith. But if I pray and then still carry my burden, I conclude my faith was not exercised.

 

Pray with the knowledge that God IS listening and DOES care!!!

Happy Saturday.

The New America???

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President Obama hosted Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Washington, D.C., this week for the so-called “North American Leaders Summit,” announcing further integration of the three governments across a broad range of fields. The meeting, however, fueled deep suspicion and concern among advocates of national sovereignty and the U.S. Constitution.

According to statements released after the gathering, Obama and the leaders of Mexico and Canada discussed everything from trade and energy to security, health, and narcotics. All agreed that more integration and trilateral cooperation was needed, supposedly for the benefit of the “peoples” of the region.

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Enjoy The Silence

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Walk in the desertIn Luke ch. 1 the  story is told of Zachariah being silenced due to a lack of faith. He was silenced for only a time – a season, by the messenger of God, Himself.

How often are we “silenced” because  of our own lack of faith – not trusting what God is doing or wants to do through us? God took away Zachariah’s voice for a season to teach him that God is all powerful in what He wants to do through us. The same holds true for us where God will bring us through season of silence or deserts to teach us and show us His mighty power. We are humbled and our eyes are opened during these times of “silence” and waiting. It is through this humbling that we are made stronger and are made ready for what God wants to do through us.

My prayer for us all is this – that as we struggle through times of pain, waiting, or wanting, that we will remember that God is in control and as your Father, He only wants the best for you. So in the understanding of God’s love for you, trust that He is bringing you through this season for a reason.

There is a very specific purpose in everything God does.

Ahmadinejad Tells U.N. Messiah’s Return At Hand

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With the U.S. and Israeli delegations absent in boycott, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the General Assembly on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in a rambling, apocalyptic speech in which he declared his confidence that the table already is being set for a “new world order.”

What Ahmadinejad means by “new world order,” however, has nothing to do with the globalist economic and political integration envisioned by President George H. W. Bush.

Known internationally as “Twelvers,” radical Shiite Muslims like Ahmadinejad believe the new order will come with the return of their messiah, the Mahdi – the child imam who supposedly went into seclusion at the bottom of a well more than 1,000 years ago.

Indeed, after a long diatribe in which he blamed Western civilization for most of the world’s major problems, Ahmadinejad concluded his speech today with an extensive description of his belief that the Mahdi will soon usher the world into a new era of peace and prosperity.

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