We heard words of wisdom yesterday - words to help guide our lives in these treacherous times:
I. God's Word explicitly establishes marriage between male and female
(Genesis 1:26-28, 2:24)
II. God's Word explicitly requires disciples of Jesus to adopt His commands as their lifestyle (Matthew 28:19-20)
Implications:
1. A strong statement on traditional marriage made by the Church requires Christians to live out a strong lifestyle consistent with that stance.
2. Every disciple must come to terms with the tension between the Church's attitude and the world's attitude about Biblical standards.
3. Every disciple and congregation must be faithful to God regardless of the circumstances in which they find themselves.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Living (Still) Legends
They are still standing guard - 3 men of God on prayerful duty watching over us --
Billy Graham - will turn 93 In November. Remember him standing tall and looking us in the eye, with his Bible held up high? - "The Bible says..." he would begin..... And we knew there was no doubt the words were Truth.
George Beverly Shea - just turned 103. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he has the world's record for singing live to more people than anyone else in history - upward of 220 million cumulative.
Cliff Barrows - just turn 89 - This is the Hour of Decision he would announce - we will never forget - for so many, probably at least 2 million, those crusades were their Hour of Decision.
Recently Cliff Barrows recalled that day in 1948 when Billy Graham, at one of their first crusades, in Modesto, California, asked each of them to compile a list of things that might threaten their ministry and what they could do to prevent each one.
Their lists centered on integrity, accountability, humility and purity of life. They called this"document" their Modesto Manifesto, and it guided their ministry from that day on.
Thought: where would this nation be if those great soul-winning crusades during the last half of the 20th century would ever have occurred?
Billy Graham - will turn 93 In November. Remember him standing tall and looking us in the eye, with his Bible held up high? - "The Bible says..." he would begin..... And we knew there was no doubt the words were Truth.
George Beverly Shea - just turned 103. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he has the world's record for singing live to more people than anyone else in history - upward of 220 million cumulative.
Cliff Barrows - just turn 89 - This is the Hour of Decision he would announce - we will never forget - for so many, probably at least 2 million, those crusades were their Hour of Decision.
Recently Cliff Barrows recalled that day in 1948 when Billy Graham, at one of their first crusades, in Modesto, California, asked each of them to compile a list of things that might threaten their ministry and what they could do to prevent each one.
Their lists centered on integrity, accountability, humility and purity of life. They called this"document" their Modesto Manifesto, and it guided their ministry from that day on.
Thought: where would this nation be if those great soul-winning crusades during the last half of the 20th century would ever have occurred?
The Wonder of it All
There's the wonder of sunset at evening
The wonder as sunrise I see
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is the wonder that God loves me
O, the wonder of it all! The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me
There's the wonder of springtime and harvest
The sky, the stars, the sun
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is the wonder that's only begun...
The wonder of it all! The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me!
-----George Beverly Shea
Friday, May 4, 2012
What is God's Most Repeated Command in Scripture?
The most often repeated command in Scripture.....
Fear not....
Do not be afraid....
Have no fear....
Fear them not...
Think maybe we should obey this command?
Fear not....
Do not be afraid....
Have no fear....
Fear them not...
Think maybe we should obey this command?
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