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Schools-3-M

29 Jun

A Utah school district has banned the Bible from its elementary school and middle school libraries on the pretext that it is filled with sex. It shows how warped their thinking is. They think it is alright to show graphic pornographic videos and have kids read graphic pornographic novels, but think kids should not read the Bible because they say it is filled with sex. They think it is alright to teach elementary kids to apply condoms and engage in sex but feel the Bible has too much sex. They think it is alright to have graphic Gay and transgender programs in the schools and libraries but think it is wrong to teach them that marriage is between a man and a woman. It shows how narrow liberal thinking is. They see what they want to see and are blind to everything else around them. It is all about them and advancing themselves and they bristle at any views that conflict with their own, but have probably never read it. They are afraid to allow kids to read the Bible because it condemns their lifestyle. God established the value of life, the rule of law, the family and other values because they make life better for everyone. It is important to understand our values and why we believe them if we are to stand against those who want to tear down everything our forefathers fought for and build a new utopia, but it is a house of cards that will fall at the first  wind. When we stand on the rock of Jesus, we will not be moved by every wind of doctrine.

 

 
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Intro to Neighborhood Ministries NW Ohio-video

10 Jun

Books promos can be accessed by clicking on link “books” and study course promos can be accessed by clicking on link to “study courses”

 

 
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Fifth Sunday of Lent-Mar 26

21 Mar

Go the Second Mile-Jesus said, “And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.” The Romans had a law that a soldier could compel a bystander to carry a burden for him, but he was limited because he could only compel you to go a mile. Anyone would have go the mile or risk being arrested, so it is nothing beyond what is expected, but to go the second mile would be an act of kindness. By doing an act of kindness (going the second mile) you are showing God’s love for them and when they ask why you do it, you have the opportunity to tell them about how God loves them and died for them. In our increasingly secular society, it is becoming a matter of every man for himself. Those who look out for others with no thought of return are rare.

 

 
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Fourth Sunday of Lent-Mar 19

16 Mar

Matt. 6: 19-21- True Treasure- The Scriptures say, “Don’t lay up treasures for yourself on earth where moth and rust consume and thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves can not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. Why lay up treasures that won’t last (material goods), when you can stockpile treasures that will last forever (souls saved). Our society measures people by the size of their bank account, which may disappear in an instant but God measures us by our devotion to serving Him. Many Christians will find themselves paupers in heaven because they did not lay up treasures for eternity. You can not take what you gather on earth with you when you go, but you can send treasure ahead for when you get there.

 

 
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Third Sunday of Lent- March 12

08 Mar

 What will you give-Matt 13:44-46-When the merchant found the pearl, he sold all that he had and purchased it. Christ, through His death and resurrection has given us eternal life but He has also given us far more, He has come to give us life and that more abundantly. He knows how we need to live to get the most out of life. If we walk with Him in this life, we can enjoy life far better than anything we can find on our own. Is that life worth giving up all our earthly pleasures to obtain? Our earthly pleasures will give us pleasure for a short while, but they soon fade, but life with Christ will never fade. In addition, it promises eternal life with Christ. During Lent, we think of giving up momentary pleasures, but Christ asks us to turn away from all temporary pleasures to gain that which will last a lifetime and beyond.

 
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Second Sunday of Lent-Mar-5

03 Mar

You Can’t Serve Two Masters. Jesus said, you can’t serve two masters. You must love one and hate the other. (Matt. 6:24) That is especially true of God and Satan. They are exact opposites. You must choose between them or be torn apart. Lent is a time to focus on who we are serving and make sure we are following God and not Satan. Liberal philosophy is so deceiving because they use words, we understand but with a different meaning. No Christian would be against two people loving each other but love to them means sex solely for selfish pleasure, not true love and concern for each other. True love can be really satisfying for two people, but the love the world promotes is very destructive. We have to know what they mean by what they say or we will end up supporting things which go against God. Satan goes around like a roaring lion seeking who he can devour. He seeks to deceive even the people of God. Therefore it important to study the Word of God so you will not be deceived. Choose one of the four Gospels and read a chapter a day between now and Easter and see what Jesus says about living a life pleasing to God.  If we truly love God, we will want to obey Him. We can please Him by doing what He wants us to do (obeying His Commandments). God set down His commandments as guidelines to show us how to live a life that is pleasing to Him and that would bring us peace and fulfillment. He knows what is best for us and did not give us the Commandments to spoil our fun but to help us avoid that which creates strife and dissension among us. When we ignore His commandments, we throw away that peace and fulfillment and stray into things that create strife and dissension.

 

 
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Spiritual Aspects-G

03 Mar

The church often grown cold and merely gone through the motions, but God will not let the church die. He has continued to raise up a remnant to restore the church. We are seeing a fresh moving of the Spirit arising out of Asbury College in Kentucky and spreading to churches in the surrounding area and to other college  campuses. God is calling to all of His people to return to Him and commit their lives to following Him in the  way that leads to life. He is calling His people to study His Word and learn from it, not just give it lip services and ignore it. There are many who are comfortable in their pew and walking in the way of the world who will oppose the moving of the Spirit and even attack those who decide to follow Christ, just as the Jewish leaders attacked Christ and those who followed Him. There will be those in the world who will also feel threatened by those who commit their lives to Christ because they are profiting from the world. They will also attack those who decide to follow Christ. But Christ has promised that those who persevere to the end will be saved and inherit eternal life.

 

 
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Spiritual Aspects-F

27 Feb

Christ came to show us a better way to live. He calls us to put away the old life and accept new life in Him. However, the church has often lost its commitment to God and fallen back into the old temple worship where members go to church, pay their tithes, and are blessed by the priest (or minister). Members in many churches are no longer asked to commit their lives to Christ and no longer taught to walk with Christ.  Their members continue to walk in the ways of the world that lead to death. As a result, the world has taken over many churches. While a church serving Christ changes the world around it, many churches today are no different than the world. They think they are following Christ, but are following the ways of the  world. Christ says when He comes back to receive His own, they will be left behind because they proclaimed Him with their mouth, but did not accept Him in their heart and follow Him.

Yet, God will not let the church die. He has continued to raise up a remnant to restore the church. We are seeing a fresh moving of the Spirit arising out of Asbury College in Kentucky and spreading to churches in the surrounding area and to other college  campuses. God is calling to all of His people to return to Him and commit their lives to following Him in the  way that leads to life. He is calling His people to study His Word and learn from it, not just give it lip services and ignore it. There are many who are comfortable in their pew and walking in the way of the world who will oppose the moving of the Spirit and even attack those who decide to follow Christ, just as the Jewish leaders attacked Christ and those who followed Him. There will be those in the world who will also feel threatened by those who commit their lives to Christ because they are profiting from the world. They will also attack those who decide to follow Christ. But Christ has promised that those who persevere to the end will be saved and inherit eternal life.

 

 
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Previous Posts-5/15

28 Sep

This is the Fifth in the series of previous posts and highlights
Body Ministry, Church Ministry, Salt & Light, Faith in Practice

Click on the links below to access those series.

 
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