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January 2010 Blog Posts (225)

For Starters

Lately I have been having a hard time reconnecting with God, and its like I know why, but for whatever reason I keep asking myself why, avoiding what I know in my heart holds the real answer. I avoid God in a bunch of aspects in my life and Im pretty sure im scared, probably because the Devil whispers these sweet, hollow little promises of happiness and fun, money, power, and I sometimes fall for it, and think that what God has in store for me will be the recipricle of what I want.(SELFISH I… Continue

Added by Nicholas on January 18, 2010 at 11:08pm — 4 Comments

Greetings from Paul ~ to Corinth, to us 1 Corinthians

[From] Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes, our brother, write this letter to the Church of God, which is at Corinth, to those who have been consecrated in Christ Jesus, to those who have been called to be God’s dedicated people in the company of those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus – their Lord and ours. Grace be to you and peace from God, our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1.1-3

Good… Continue

Added by Christine on January 18, 2010 at 9:45pm — 2 Comments

“Consider This Marrow to Thy Bones”

“Consider This Marrow to Thy Bones”

For so long we have missed the point of sin in the action of blaspheming the Holy Spirit, the church must arise and wake and walk the walk we were called to. The Word blaspheme has several meanings, all of which center around one very solid theological conclusion. If you’re disobeying God”s Word in any form of deliberate action, you’re blasphing the Holy Spirit, the unforgivable sin! Mar 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath… Continue

Added by Pastor Jeff Carr on January 18, 2010 at 8:50pm — No Comments

When Storms Come

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. Matthew 14:22-23

Storms are inevitable. In nature, powerful tempests leave a changed landscape behind them. In our lives, challenging circumstances can force us to shift direction.

When… Continue

Added by Open Hands Ministries on January 18, 2010 at 7:48pm — No Comments

YOU CAN HAVE A "BETHEL" IF YOU WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS!

"The character of a man's step is often an index to the state of his soul." - Biblical Illustrator

"God will dwell with those that prepare Him a habitation." - Matthew Henry

"Though we are at all times in His presence, His house is the place in which we entreat Him to manifest Himself to His congregated people. Yet, though we know that - the place and the purpose of our frequenting it are of the most holy and solemn nature, it is only by a strong effort that we can… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 18, 2010 at 4:43pm — No Comments

They fight, till they die

Angels on the sideline,

Puzzled and amused.

Why did Father give these humans free will?

Now they're all confused.

Don't these talking monkeys know that

Eden has enough to go around?

Plenty in this holy garden, silly monkeys,

where there's one you're bound to divide it

Right in two

Angels on the sideline,

Baffled and confused.

Father blessed them all with reason.

And this is what they choose.

(and this is what… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:20pm — 1 Comment

Wise words from the little man at the VA clinic

While at the VA clinic (the veterans' hospital--in case you don't know), I sat waiting to see the doctor. I watched an elderly man approach the receptionist....moving very slowly with the aid of a walker, with his back permanently bent at a 90 degree angle. I wondered how painful that position must be for someone to be in every second of their lives. But he didn't complain.

He was dressed in a 3-piece suit and I figured it probably took him at least an hour to dress himself… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:18pm — 1 Comment

From the eye of an empath

Empath

How I Know is What I Am

"I've seen blue skies,

through these tears in my eyes,

and I realize, I'm going home."

I sit in my silence

watching the world pass me by.

I am the watcher, the waiter,

the one who feels the heart of the world.

I am an Empath, a seeker of others

and hider amongst the noise.

What I feel,

I feel so… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:15pm — 7 Comments

Would you choose the storm?

(This was a response of mine to a friend's blog entry that I found many moons later and thought I'd share.)

This is beautiful, my friend. Every bit of it. Oh....the things I could tell you that have traveled thousands of miles through my mind...

But the the fear of vulnerability sat me back in my chair for a second until I realized that my insecurity regarding anyone (namely my daughter in the kitchen behind me) seeing ME get lost in thought, pushed me… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment

To the demon

My life is like a movie in vivid all-spectrum color

A hailstorm of emotions

Beating me down

Tearing a hole in the sky

A demon crouches looking me in the eye

But I've seen the faces in the sand

The warriors before me who've been beckoning me

Since I first touched my wet feet to the floor

Who do you think you are

The tips of my feet graze the treetops

And I am in flight once again

This is my time of freedom

You hate that in… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Resurrected

I was dead 6 months ago. Spiritually dead. No pulse, no breath, no life. Through the miracle of grace, I have been resurrected.

I have nothing to offer in a worldly sense. Nothing. All I have to give in return is my soul. And He's happy to have me back :)

I have laid down my life of my own accord. And found… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments

Mysteries of His Heart

"God doesn't just share the mysteries of His heart with just anyone.....

He shares them with those whom He's found trustworthy..."

When I was 15 years old, I sat on my bedroom floor with a loaded gun in my mouth and slowly began squeezing the trigger. My cat walked in and gave me the look and I couldn't do it. Not in front of him. So I decided that I had to stop praying each night for God to just let me die and I needed to do something different. So that night I… Continue

Added by Jessica Robertson on January 18, 2010 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

ISRAEL HAS HOSPITAL RUNNING IN HAITI,,,,AMERICA DOES NOT....

ISRAEL HAS HOSPITAL RUNNING IN HAITI,,,,AMERICA DOES NOT....

I JUST HEARD THIS IS UP AND RUNNING.....AMERICA STILL DOESN'T HAVE A FACILITY IN HAITI YET....COULD THIS BE POLITICS. SO SAD....GOD BLESS ISRAEL, AND FORGIVE AMERICA....

..The IDF delegation will construct a field hospital in the disaster area that will include 220 personnel, among them Home Front Command rescue teams and IDF Medical Corps teams.

The field hospital will include 40 doctors, 25… Continue

Added by Sherry Wiesner on January 18, 2010 at 11:22am — No Comments

The Seed Covenant of Abraham completely Illustrated

----------------------------------------------THE SEED COVENANT OF ABRAHAM

------------------------------------------------THE LORD’S TWO FOLD PROMISE

------------------------------------------------------------ABRAHAM’S SEED

-----------------------------------------------------------------MULTIPLIED

-----------------------AS THE DUST OF THE EARTH----I----AS THE STARS OF THE… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Michael Dickson on January 18, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

You are worthy

When it comes to the major-league difficulties like death, disease, sin and disaster--you know that God cares.

But what about the smaller things? What about grouchy bosses or flat tires or lost dogs? What about broken dishes, late flights, toothaches, or a crashed hard disk? Do these matter to God?

I mean He's got a universe to run. He's got the planets to keep balanced and presidents and kings to watch over. He's got wars to worry with and famines to fix. Who am I to tell… Continue

Added by Nora on January 18, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

A Bible Study on the Rapture Doctrine in John Chapter 20

Howdy Everyone! Well, at this point, I have shown you Matthew 24:31 and Matthew 19:30. And, All of these verses of Scripture illustrate 1 Week of separation between the Feast of Trumpets and the Feast of the Great Day of Atonement which are 2 Feasts of the Lord found in Leviticus Chapter 23. .

So, Let us take a look at yet another example of 1 Week separation by Jesus Christ himself. What Christ does here is so powerful, that if there is still any doubt about the validity of the Pre… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Michael Dickson on January 17, 2010 at 11:01pm — No Comments

The Teachings of the Apostle Paul on the Rapture of the Glorious Church of Jesus Christ!

Howdy Everyone! I will post the graph of John Chapter 20 once again. Here is the graph...

Christ's

Resurrection,----I---One Week separation---I----Christ Returns

Appearance,--------------------------------------------appears to Thomas

Departure

I will use this graph of John Chapter 20 as a backdrop for the teachings of the Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3.

The first point I want to make is that Paul is teaching the… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Michael Dickson on January 17, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

A Bible Study on the Rapture Doctrine in Matthew 19:30

Howdy Everyone! The Pre Tribulation Rapture Doctrine is a very detailed study of God's Holy Word. God has a language all of his own and Christians must understand God's language to interpret Bible Prophecy in the New Testament.

The Bible says in Jeremiah 9:24, That we can know and understand God. God wants all of us to know Him and to understand His ways. The only way to do that is to study as 2 Timothy 2:15 directs us to do and by putting on the mind of Christ. See Philippians… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Michael Dickson on January 17, 2010 at 10:51pm — No Comments

A Study of The Seed Covenant of Abraham applied to Matthew 24:31

Howdy Everyone! I wanted to take this opportunity to look at Matthew 24:31 and show everyone something that is very important in my opinion if I may. Let us take look at this verse...

Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

In order to understand Matthew 24:31, A good understanding of the Seed Covenant of Abraham is essential. Someone might… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Michael Dickson on January 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

THE POWER OF “NOTHING” PART 2 ____ NOTHING TO LOOSE

Pride is a big problem for many people. When our self-esteem and reputation are at stake, we will do anything to keep it. Having pride is in contradiction with the character of Jesus. He said

"Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done. (Luke 22:42 Amplified Bible).

Jesus showed that He had no fear in losing something or having something taken from Him because He knew that all things He had, were given to Him by God the… Continue

Added by Ruth on January 17, 2010 at 7:52pm — No Comments