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Building Healthy Relationships

Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt. I Samuel 18:1-4

Genuine friends… Continue

Added by Open Hands Ministries on December 15, 2009 at 7:38pm — No Comments

PLEADING THE BLOOD OF JESUS...ADD YOUR FAMILY TO THIS PRAYER...GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Merciful Father, Praise Your Holy Name. Lord, I lift these souls up to You. You know the needs of each one, and the needs are great for some. I lift Pat, Chris, Nickie, Brandon, Howard, Doug, Sherry, Dan, David, Josh, Mary Kathryn, Jamie, Kevin, Mike, Bobby, Kristie, Chelsea, Kevin, Ian, Tracy, Marcia, Tommy, Karen, Kim, Tina, Butch, Linda, Rheanna, Jacob, Kim, Dale, Dee, Gayla, and each family member and, Ben, and Henny up to You. I cover each one, and everyone around them with the blood of… Continue

Added by Sherry Wiesner on December 15, 2009 at 11:42am — 1 Comment

The Measure of Love

People all over the world struggle to understand love. Christians struggle with their understanding of love too. Currently, the statistics for divorce are actually greater (higher) for those who claim to be Christians now, than for those who do not. Divorce is not the only statistic that suggests people struggle with this issue either. I meet and talk with many people that do not believe they are loved or can have love. Some feel they move in and out of it at times… Continue

Added by preston on December 15, 2009 at 10:26am — 1 Comment

You're All That I Long

This time with You Father, is all that I long.

sometimes loving others, things seem to go wrong.

But when I am with You, You show me the way,

You give me the strength to go one more day.

These moments with You restore me with Your genuine love,

and again I am able to accept those whom yell, push, and shove. …

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Added by preston on December 15, 2009 at 10:04am — 2 Comments

Cognitive Dissonance

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Sometimes as I am simply ‘doing life,’ I am aware of a dissonance, though not fully cognizant of just what I am seeing, until I mentally unpack it at a later time. Permit me to do that just now. . .

The first visual struck me late on a Thursday night, as my husband and I quickly strode past Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. Within just a few feet on our left was the beautiful, historic church . . . her steps filled with homeless people, trying… Continue

Added by Christine on December 14, 2009 at 9:58pm — No Comments

Prayer Request- Terry

Please pray for my god-dad Terry. He is going to be going in for a major surgery on Friday due to a brain anerism. Please pray that he will come to Know Jesus. and that surgery will be sucessful.. Its going to be a 7 hour sugery. Please also pray for his family He has a girfriend and a teenage girl.

Added by Laura Griffith on December 14, 2009 at 6:38pm — 4 Comments

Through Dark Valleys

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

At the age of 17, Joseph lost almost everything. His family, his position as the favored son, his home, and his freedom were abruptly taken from him. How stunned he must have been by… Continue

Added by Open Hands Ministries on December 14, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Blessed are the Merciful

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy— Matthew 5: 7.

All do not know it, but it is a fact that the grandest quality that man can exercise, and the one which brings the largest amount of blessing itself, is the exercise of the Godlike quality of mercy, compassion, benevolence. Jesus lays great stress upon this quality of mercy, declaring that whatever else may be our attainments of knowledge or of grace, if we have not this one we can never be acceptable to Him — if we… Continue

Added by Ronald on December 14, 2009 at 9:59am — No Comments

SHARING,,,,,WHAT DO FRENCH HENS HAVE TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS...........

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

This week, I found out.

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden… Continue

Added by Sherry Wiesner on December 14, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

Sacrifice

Love I've learned comes with a price,

a life of nothing less than sacrifice.

So much I thought I'd have by now,

I've given to those in need somehow.

For to hold on to something someone needs,

this selflessness inside exceeds.

To God, my children, family, and friends, do I give, …

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Added by preston on December 14, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Love and Obedience

I hope that you will look with me at a short study of the word obedience, maybe a little closer than ever, depending on how much some have studied. Those of you that know me, know that I believe the bible teaches us that love is the most important thing to God. Some would argue that obedience is more important because,... "if you love God, you will obey Him",... and on the latter,... I do agree. I have used Gods' teachings concerning love to argue the case for it's… Continue

Added by preston on December 14, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

A SPECIAL GREETINGS

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Added by Edward Klassen (skypilot) on December 14, 2009 at 6:25am — No Comments

Saying the Wrong Things

Saying the Wrong Things

www.kcm.org/real-help/article/saying-wrong-things

by Kenneth Copeland

One of the most natural things we do in life is talk. In fact, long before most of us knew what we were doing, we were learning to talk. We started forming our first words while we were still babies.

But there’s also something very supernatural about our ability to talk.

You and I are the only… Continue

Added by Heartofacowgirl on December 14, 2009 at 6:08am — 1 Comment

The reason for the Season

I believe in Santa

A Saint in my native tongue eminent for piety

Bearing gifts that uplift

That gives life

Streets dressed with His light

Disguised in suits of red and white

And candy cane, His stripes

Armies for Salvation

Ringing Emanuel’s bells “God is with us”

There is a Santa Claus which states;

That by decking the halls of your heart with His spirit

Releases His Yule tide graces

Warming your winter like Yule logged… Continue

Added by Antonio Edwards Jr. on December 14, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Just pray this simple prayer and mean it and you will be save.

How you can be saved and have eternal life!

Just pray this simple prayer and mean it and you will be save.

"God, I come to you in the name of Jesus, I do not know you personally, but I want to know you. I believe that Your Word, the Bible is true. I repent for hardening my heart toward you, and for indulging in things you hate. I don't want to go to hell; I really want to be free of my sin. Dear God, I ask Jesus to come into my heart and cleanse me of the guilt… Continue

Added by pastor samuel kayemba on December 13, 2009 at 11:42pm — No Comments

Ready . . . action! 2 Thessalonians 2.13 - 3.5

READY . . . Action! 2 Thessalonians 2.13-3.5

Good Day, Friends.

Everywhere we look in this passage, the verbs steal the action. God made the first move by loving us and choosing us to be his children . . . okay, how great is that? We were not born out of wedlock, so to speak, or by accident, but he deliberately chose us by name to be his children. The other day when we talked about ‘personal brand’, when you thought of the list of synonyms to describe yourself, was… Continue

Added by Christine on December 13, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

SEEING OTHERS THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD

SEEING OTHERS THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD

by Bob Bushman 12-09

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

(1Corinthians 13:7 NLT)

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

(Hebrews 12:2… Continue

Added by Pastor Bob B on December 13, 2009 at 7:49pm — 1 Comment

Christmas and a problem

Quite a few people here will go through Christmas without thier significant others. Certainly this will cause pain and anxiety, You may feel totally empty especially if you are by yourself. There is just no easy solution to loneliness and feeling discarded, rejected and defeated. Emotional pain is worse than anyone who has been through it can explain. We also have to recognize that others may have serious health issues and if they are left alone, that has to speak of misery as well as… Continue

Added by seperated Pat on December 13, 2009 at 5:02pm — No Comments

PROPHECY 2010 FORK IN THE ROAD

Prophecy 2010 - America Approaches the Fork in the Road

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:06 PM PST

Rev Michael Bresciani

Since my articles entitled Prophecy 2008 and Prophecy 2009 were the most read articles of each respective year I have undertaken this piece with much care and forethought. The prophetic message has changed little in the last two years but the country has changed significantly, unfortunately the changes have not all been… Continue

Added by Sherry Wiesner on December 13, 2009 at 11:57am — No Comments

Generosity That Pleases God

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. 3 For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, 4 imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 5 And not only as we had hoped, but… Continue

Added by Open Hands Ministries on December 13, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments