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A message from Charles Spurgeon

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:57:00 +0000

From "Morning and Evening" by Charles Spurgeon

"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved." Mark 16:16

Mr. MacDonald asked the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man replied, "We will be saved if we repent and for sake our sins and turn to God." Yes," said a middle-aged woman, "and with a true heart too." "Yes," rejoined a third, "and with prayer"; and a forth added, "It must be the prayer of the heart." "And we must be diligent too," said a fifth, "in keeping the commandments." When each of them made their contribution, feeling that a very decent creed had been made up, they all looked and listened for the preacher's approval, but they had aroused his deepest pity. the secular mind always maps out for itself a way in which self can work and become great, but the Lord's way is quite the reverse. Believing and being baptized are not matters of merit to be gloried in--they are so simple that boasting is excluded. It may be that the reader is unsaved--what is the reason? Do you think the way of salvation as laid down in the text is dubious? How can that be when God has pledged His own word for its certainty? Do you think it too easy? Why, then do you not obey it? Those who neglect it are without excuse. To believe is simply to trust, to depend, to rely upon Christ Jesus. To be baptized is to submit to the ordinance that our Lord fulfilled at Jordan, to which the converted ones submitted at Pentecost, to which the jailer yielded obedience on the very night of his conversion. The outward sign does not save, but it portrays our death, burial, and resurrection with Jesus and, like the Lord's Supper, is not to be neglected. Reader, do you believe in Jesus? Then, dear friend, dismiss your fears--you will be saved. Are you still an unbeliever? Then remember there is only one door, and if you will not enter by it you will perish in your sins.

New Pro-Life site.

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:39:00 +0000

There is a new site out there for the pro-life side of the battle on the abortion issue. Evangelist/author, Ray Comfort has a 33 minute documentary called "180". This viral video has been taking the internet by storm. Since its debut on YouTube on Sept. 21, It has had over 1.5 million views, and hundreds of thousands of dvd's have been handed out on college campuses around the United States.

The "180 Movie" shows how bad the education system here is in America, by showing that there are college students that seem to have never heard of Adolf Hitler. Also, you will see Ray Comfort make a logical comparison to the Holocaust during WW2 and abortion in America today. Finally you will see people who were pro-choice change their minds and take a pro-life stance on the spot.

Regardless of what your stance is on abortion, I recommend checking the video out, and keeping an open mind.

Charismatics Criticizing Charismatics

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:58:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B80juCbaXU

Remembering 9/11

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:37:00 +0000

Without a doubt, it is a moment in history that people will never forget. Inspired by radio rebroadcast that I had to listen to on my 10 hour drive, and all of the memorial footage on TV, I will try to be brief, and relay what I remember about that day in my life. Just please excuse the grammar and spelling.

It was my freshman year in college, and I was in my political science class when the first plane hit. We received word in class of what had happened and the teacher turned the TV on and for the rest of the class we just watched. After the class I head back to the dorm, and then head out to report to my national guard unit for the first time (after being active army for the previous two years). At this time I knew it was a terrorist attack, and upon learning what my unit's mission was, I had no doubt I would be making a trip overseas, I just had no idea when.

Upon returning to campus and getting to my dorm room, I find out that the rest of the classes for the day had been cancelled. A few people on the floor where crying. By this time, the entire attack was over, for me the most difficult part was what happened after that. I'm not sure if it was that day, or a few days later, but in one of my classes (this one consisting of everyone on my floor in the dorm) we just had a discussion about what happened. Me being the oldest person in the class, and the only one with a military background, I was getting asked a lot of questions.

I found myself trying to figure out how to tell young adults, some of them barely 19, most 18, what would motivate someone to do such a thing. It was really difficult explaining to them how in the real world everything isn't sunshine and lollipops. I was also having to explain what it was taking so long for the U.S. to take military action. When that class was all said and done, most people just went back to their rooms except me and one other person. I don't know if she knew someone who was killed in the attacks personally, or was just really emotional, but all I could do then was give her a shoulder to cry on for what might had been the next hour or two.

That is all I feel like sharing.

Remind God of His Promise

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:43:00 +0000

From Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Remind God of His Promise May 28

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good. (Genesis 32:12)

This is the sure way of prevailing with the Lord in prayer. We may humbly remind Him of what He has said. Our faithful God will never run back from His word, nor will He leave it unfulfilled; yet He loves to be enquired of by His people and put in mind of His promise. This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God's Word is given, not for His sake, but for ours. His purposes are settled, and He needs nothing to bind Him to His design of doing His people good; but He gives the promise for our strengthening and comfort. Hence He wishes us to plead it and say to Him, "Thou saidst."

"I will surely do thee good" is just the essence of all the Lord's gracious sayings, Lay a special stress on the word surely. He will do us good, real good, tasting good, only good, every good. He will make us good, and this is to do us good in the very highest degree. He will treat us as He does his saints while we are here, and that is good. He will soon take us to be with Jesus and all His chosen, and that is supremely good. With this promise in our hearts we need not fear angry Esau or anyone else. If the Lord will do us good, who can do us hurt?

From the Faith's Checkbook Mobile Devotional Android app - http://www.WhitneyApps.com/fcb

We May Speak for God

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:25:00 +0000

From Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" We May Speak for God May 19

Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. (Jeremiah 15:19)

Poor Jeremiah! Yet why do we say so? The weeping prophet was one of the choicest servants of God and honored by Him above many. He was hated for speaking the truth. The word which was so sweet to him was bitter to his hearers, yet he was accepted of his Lord. He was commanded to abide in his faithfulness, and then the Lord would continue to speak through him. He was to deal boldly and truthfully with men and perform the Lord's winnowing work upon the professors of his day, and then the Lord gave him this word: "Thou shalt be as my mouth." What an honor! Should not every preacher, yea, every believer, covet it? For God to speak by us, what a marvel! We shall speak sure, pure truth; and we shall speak it with power. Our word shall not return void; it shall be a blessing to those who receive it, and those who refuse it shall do so at their peril. Our lips shall feed many. We shall arouse the sleeping and call the dead to life.

O dear reader, pray that it may be so with all the sent servants of our Lord.

From the Faith's Checkbook Mobile Devotional Android app - http://www.WhitneyApps.com/fcb

Is this really happening in America?

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Use your freedom of speech and religion to preach the gospel in public while you can in the good ol' USA. I say that because things like what is in this video are happening more and more.

If you cannot see the video click on this link here.

Surgery for Healing

noreply@blogger.com (Jason M) — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:22:00 +0000

From Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Surgery for Healing May 14 Come,

and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. (Hosea 6:1)

It is the Lord's way to tear before He heals. This is the honest love of His heart and the sure surgery of His hand. He also bruises before He binds up, or else it would be uncertain work. The law comes before the gospel, the sense of need before the supply of it. Is the reader now under the convincing, crushing hand of the Spirit? Has he received the spirit of bondage again to fear? This is a salutary preliminary to real gospel healing and binding up.

Do not despair, dear heart, but come to the Lord with all thy jagged wounds, black bruises, and running sores. He alone can heal, and He delights to do it. It is our Lord's office to bind up the brokenhearted, and He is gloriously at home at it. Let us not linger but at once return unto the Lord from whom we have gone astray. Let us show Him our gaping wounds and beseech him to know His own work and complete it. Will a surgeon make an incision and then leave his patient to bleed to death? Will the Lord pull down our old house and then refuse to build us a better one? Dost Thou ever wantonly increase the misery of poor anxious souls? That be far from Thee, O Lord.

From the Faith's Checkbook Mobile Devotional Android app - http://www.WhitneyApps.com/fcb

Death of Bin Laden

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:59:00 +0000

While I do share a feeling of relief with people when I got the news of his (Bin Laden) death, I do feel a bit uneasy about it. The reason that I feel this way is because there are people celebrating his death. Many of these people celebrating are Christians. The Christians are who this blog is directed at. So before responding, please read everything and seriously think about it.

I do not know how any christian can celebrate the death of a man who is probably in Hell. Think about it, the fact that anyone could end up in Hell should horrify us deeply, yet some of us are celebrating the fact that Bin Laden is now in Hell. The horrifying truth of Hell should motive us to share the gospel with people, including people like Bin Laden, yet so many of us won't even do something as simple has hand out a gospel tract or leave one where a person is likely to find it.

How many of you pray for lost souls, in hopes that they may come to Christ? I know of at least one pastor, who prayed that Bin Laden would be saved. How many of you have done that? Jesus said "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". (Matt. 5:44) How many of you have applied what Christ said to this situation?

A pastor, was talking about Hitler, but it applies in this situation as well. This pastor said that he was just living up to his human potential. Something that we all have the ability to do. We all have it in us to do the things that Bin Laden has done, only by God's grace are we held back from doing it. People call Bin Laden evil, and say that he did evil things. I don't disagree, but I use God's standard of good and evil. According to God's standard we are all evil, we all do evil things. We are not capable of doing anything good, unless we do it through Christ. Without Christ everything we do is dirty, rotten, and evil.

So, before you go off celebrating this man's death, think about what you would really be doing in the light of God's truth.

It's About The Cross

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:13:00 +0000

If you can't see the video click here or here. This is the reason that we celebrate Easter.

Of course there are Unicorns

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:28:00 +0000

If you can't see the video click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHJMz2Neog&feature=player_embedded

C’mon Big Boys!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:52:00 +0000

The following blog is taken from the Wretched Newsletter available at Wretchedradio.com.

Imagine that you are a shepherd who spies a wolf inside your sheepfold, what would you do?

A. Wait seven years until the wolf devoured one of your sheep.

B. Whisper, “Psssst, there seems to be a hairy creature near you, Dear Sheep.”

C. Yell, “Wolf! Wolf! Run for your lives!”

If a shepherd isn’t willing to cry, “Wolf,” then he isn’t a good shepherd. He is a shepherd who has become pre-occupied with other things.

To be fair, a shepherd has many duties; he must feed, seek out green pastures and tend to the sick or wounded sheep. But no shepherd can forsake his duty to protect the sheep against predators.

Pastor Rob Bell is a wolf.

Pastor Rob Bell is inside the sheep gate.

Pastor Rob Bell is devouring sheep.

Where are the shepherds?

Yes, we have heard some responses. Some. But they have been rather tacit in their condemnation of Rob’s latest book, “Love Wins.” One high profile blogger stated that he simply doesn’t understand why Rob is a threat to his seminary or church. Really?

>Rob Bell does not believe hell is eternal, conscious torment.

>Rob Bell believes that there is a second chance to believe in Him AFTER you die.

>Rob Bell believes that just about everyone (Buddhist, Baptist and Muslim) will go to heaven.

There is simply no way a shepherd can claim, “I didn’t know that this wolf was out there.”

>Rob Bell is making more television appearances than Ryan Seacrest. He is everywhere.

>Rob Bell’s other books, “Velvet Elvis” and “Sex God” are best sellers.

>Rob Bell’s Nooma videos are shown in hundreds, if not thousands, of churches.

What more does a fellow have to teach to raise the attention of the evangelical heavy hitters? Furthermore, Rob Bell is not new to the scene with his heretical teachings (yes, I used the “h word”), he has been at this for years.

How did this happen? I think that 21st century shepherds might be living in a 20th century world. The internet, twitter and Facebook allow the wolves to creep in through gates that didn’t exist even 15 years ago. The under-shepherd needs to understand that false teachers are worming their way into unsuspecting Christian homes MORE than ever before.

The already busy pastor must continue to feed and tend to the sheep, but more than ever, he must be on the alert for the wolves that Jesus warned about.

Keep Your Laws Off My Body!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:06:00 +0000

The following blog is taken from the Wretched Newsletter available at Wretchedradio.com.

Michelle Obama doesn’t want us to eat high calorie foods. To her I say, “Keep your laws off my body.” Hollywood doesn’t want us to smoke. To them I say, “Don’t impose your morals on me.” If I want to be a big fatty with lung cancer, who are they to tell me what to do with my body?

While the liberal left has no problem playing the “keep your laws off my body” card when we defend life and marriage, they have no compunction about imposing their values on us. Frustrating? Yes. Annoying? Certainly. But that does not rise to the level of danger that the seeker sensitive church possesses when it does the exact same thing.

By removing God’s laws, both church and state will inevitably replace God’s dictates with laws of their own. Here’s how it works.

No society or organization can run for long without a leader and laws. This is true for two reasons: disorganization leads to disaster and inevitably some power hungry type-A personality will seize control. If we are not a nation under God, then whoever is in power will impose their values in lieu of God’s. The same thing is true for the church.

When a church determines that God’s laws are either out of date or just not working any more, then that church will quickly replace God’s laws with human legalism. No Law, no Gospel. No Gospel, no church. When you have no Gospel, you have no rallying cry and no reason to exist. Quickly the true Gospel must be replaced with another message; typically that message is a life-enhancement gospel.

Unfortunately, what sounds like good news is merely legalism. “If you want your marriage to be better, do this. If you want to be more successful, do that.” Because there is no Gospel to motivate this behavior, these so called life-enhancement messages are mere moralisms.

How ironic! Those who claim that we are living under grace and therefore have no need for the law, end up acting like Michelle Obama and Hollywood. They become legalists who impose their values on us in place of God’s and ultimately rob us of grace.

Galatians 3:24-25 tells us that “the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.”

Do not let an ostensibly nice church put you under their laws. If a church does not use the law as a schoolmaster to lead people to grace, grace, amazing grace, then look for the red sign that spells E-X-I-T and run.

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People are against this... Really?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:56:00 +0000

Saw something on the local news the other day. The public schools are having to make budget cuts, so one high school will not be holding their graduation ceremony at the Metro Center. Instead they will have it at one of the local "mega churches". Now I understand some people complaining because the church doesn't seat as many people as the Metro Center does, but there are some people shouting in anger "separation of church and state". Keep in mind, they are not holding a worship service, or anything like that during this high school graduation ceremony, and they are offering up the building for free, where as the Metro Center would be charging. Just because it is a church, people are getting ticked off about it. My thought on it is, I just wonder what these people would had done in our colonial days or even the 1800's and early to mid 1900's when more often than not, the school house and the church where the same building in a town. Wow, how the view of separation of church and state has changed over the years. Clearly we don't see it the way the founding fathers did.

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Works of the Law, or Works of Faith.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:01:00 +0000

In the military, soldiers can follow a leader because they fear them, or because they trust them and have faith in them. The ones that obey out of fear of punishment usually just do what they are told, just doing the bare minimum. They also usually are the ones that just complete their contract, and are out of the military after that. The ones that obey their leaders because they trust them and have faith in them, are always the ones with the best looking uniforms, and do more than what they are asked, and go above and beyond the call of duty. They are the ones that, once their contract is at its end, will usually re-enlist for a few more years. Some may even become leaders themselves and stay in until they retire.

What does that have to do with theology? Well, those that obey out of fear are like those that preform works of the law, or good works in order to obtain and maintain salvation. Those that obey out of faith, are like those that do works of faith, like repentance and baptism, because we have a saving faith in Christ. They both obey, but their motives are different, and as a result, when their contracts were at their end, there were different results. Lets take a look at these types of "good works".

Works of the law are a bit more than just obeying the commandments, but can be seen as any step of obedience in order to gain and/or maintain salvation. The issues with these types of works is that it takes the glory away from God. In a way it is insulting to God by saying that what Jesus did on the cross wasn't good enough to pay the punishment for our sins. It is also in violation of scripture; Ephesians 2:8-9 "8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." Trying to be saved through works of the law is saying that we are saved by what we do, so that we can boast.

Works of faith are works that we do because of the faith that we have in Christ. Yes, works of faith do involve obeying the 10 Commandments, but our motive for obeying is different. We are not obeying through a fear of punishment, or so that we can earn our way into Heaven, and not even to so that we may keep our salvation. We obey God through our faith in Him and want to do His will. Abraham, David, etc... had faith in God, and because of that faith they did His will, and obeyed Him. Baptism is a step of obedience that we do because we have a saving faith. In James 2:26 when he said "For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead." he is talking these works of faith, like keeping the commandments, like confessing our sins, like repentance, and baptism.

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Ho Ho...No!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:35:00 +0000

Taken from "Wretched Newsletter" from WretchedRadio.com

'Tis the season of spiritual pressure. It's bad enough that society forces us to have a holly jolly Christmas, but it is even worse when the church does that. Beware!
It is true that the Old Testament saints participated in festivals that were spiritual highlights. But we live under a new and better covenant (Hebrews 8). Col. 2:16 and 17 tells us, "Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ."

Because we are in Christ, EVERY DAY is a festival. EVERY DAY we rejoice. What exactly does that look like? Bottom line? It's up to you.

The Christian walk should not be a desert until you get to the next holiday oasis. Instead, as we work out our salvation with fear and trembling, every day should be Gospel centered. We no longer have pictures of salvation, we have the real thing, Jesus.

If you have a knock out Christmas, great. If you don't, do not fret or get the holiday blues. The world and the contemporary church can heap on the pressure to make sure that Dec.25 is a spiritual humdinger. If it turns out that way for you, praise God. If it doesn't, praise God.

And if you are spiritually parched, don't wait for Easter to get watered. Instead, preach the Gospel to yourself daily and partake of the spiritual food that God has prepared for: Bible reading, prayer, fellowship, Lord's supper. This is one banquet you can feast on every day and never have to worry about gaining weight.

Merry Christmas. Or not.

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Tomorrow Night, Don't Miss It!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:00 +0000

Image via WikipediaThis is from Living Waters Newsletter.

Kirk will be interviewing Ray on TBN on Thursday night (9th December), on the final portion of the Praise program.

Then Ray will be preaching for 15 minutes.

Seizing opportunities like this instantly expose millions across the globe to Living Waters and its evangelistic resources. Ultimately, this could mean countless churched and lost reached through biblical evangelism principles, as people become trained and equipped to preach without fear. Please pray that a passion for the lost will be stirred up within those who watch.

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The Necessity of Baptism

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:47:00 +0000

For some background info, a few months ago someone left a comment on my blog to check out their blog. I have been for the past couple of months now. One big thing I noticed was that this guy seems pretty legalistic in his views, especially on salvation and what baptism has to do with it.

The following is from a big book called "Systematic Theology", by Wayne Grudem, which is a book I recommend to be on anyones' bookshelf if they want to seriously study Christian theology. I agree with what this book has to say on the subject, and if you agree or disagree I would love if you would leave a comment explaining why.

"While we recognize that Jesus commanded baptism (Matt. 28:19), as did the apostles (Acts 2:38), we should not say that baptism is necessary for salvation."..."To say that baptism or any other action is necessary for salvation is to say that we are not justified by faith alone, but by faith plus a certain "work," the work of baptism. The apostle Paul would have opposed the idea that baptism is necessary for salvation just as strongly as he opposed the similar idea that circumcision was necessary for salvation (see Gal. 5:1-12)

Those who argue that baptism is necessary for salvation often point to Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." But the very evident answer to this is simply to say that the verse says nothing about those who believe and are not baptized. The verse is simply talking about general cases without making a pedantic qualification for the unusual case of someone who believes and is not baptized. But certainly the verse should not be pressed into service and mad to speak of something it is not talking about.

More to the point is Jesus' statement to the dying thief on the cross, "Today you will be with me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). The thief could not be baptized before he died on the cross, but he was certainly saved that day. Moreover, the force of this point cannot be evaded by arguing that the thief was saved under the old covenant (under which baptism was not necessary to salvation), because the new covenant took effect at the death of Jesus (see Heb. 9:17), and Jesus died beforeeither of the two thieves who were crucified with him (see John 19:32-33).

Another reason why baptism is not necessary for salvation is that our justification from sins takes place at the point of saving faith, not at the point of water baptism, which usually occurs later. But if a person is already justified and has sins forgiven eternally at the point of saving faith, then baptism is not necessary for forgiveness of sins, or for the bestowal of new spiritual life.

Baptism, then, is not necessary for salvation. But it is necessary if we are to be obedient to Christ, for he commanded baptism for all who believe in him."

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RE: Halloween Witnessing Tip From Trish.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:22:00 +0000

(This is a repost from last year)

This is a two minute witnessing tip from Trish Ramos at fishwithtrish.blogspot.com. Check out her blog for more tips, stories, and even some contest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdvbeNYuFL0

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An Interesting Quiz

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:50:00 +0000

Taken from The Evidence Bible.

How would you respond in these situations?

1. A preacher and his wife are very, very poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with the 15th. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the excessive world population, would you consider recommending she get an abortion?

2. The father is sick with sniffles, the mother has TB. Of their four children, the first is blind, the second has died, the third is deaf, the fourth has TB. She finds she’s pregnant again. Given this extreme situation, would you consider recommending abortion?

3. A white man raped a 13-year-old black girl and she’s now pregnant. If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?

4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She’s not married. Her fiancé is not the father of the baby, and he’s upset. Would you recommend abortion?

In the first case, you would have killed John Wesley, one of the great evangelists in the 19th century. In the second case, you would have killed Beethoven. In the third case, you would have killed Ethel Waters, the great black gospel singer. If you said yes to the fourth case, you would have declared the murder of Jesus Christ!

God is the author of life, and He has givenevery single individual supreme value. Each life—whether inside or outside the womb—should therefore be valued by us. God knows the plans He has for each individual and has written in His book all the days ordained for us before one of them came to be. When we presume to know better than God who should be given life, we are putting ourselves in the place of God and are guilty of idolatry.

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A Quote for This Week.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:30:00 +0000

I was reading a book that has a quote in it from a former President that I'd like to share. Especially for those people of the "post-modern" mind set.

"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four; calling the tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
Abraham Lincoln

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The Elusive Gospel Centered Home

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:10:00 +0000

The following blog is taken from the Wretched Newsletter available at Wretchedradio.com.

Pithy is good. Pithy is punchy, memorable and seemingly attainable. So here is a pithy statement for you: create a Gospel-centered home.

Badabing-badaboom. Pithy.

While that is a wonderfully solid Biblical admonition, the application is exceedingly difficult. Why? Because we fail so often.

The Gospel-centered home is a place where mom and dad don’t carp at each other because they remember that they are two sinners who have been forgiven much. When they are tempted to shoot that secret missile at their spouse, they hold fire because they remember that this is the person God has given them to run the race of faith.

The neighbors of the Gospel-centered home never hear shouts of frustration from your house. The children of a Gospel-centered home are corrected in love, not anger, as the father explains that this is a small taste of the consequence of not believing the Gospel.

Sounds sweet, doesn’t it? The challenge is to actually create that type of household.

So, how do you build a Gospel-centered home? Let me suggest you need to start with a Gospel-centered life. Before you preach to your spouse and children, preach to yourself. What does that sermon sound like? “God has graciously pulled ME out of the sewer of my own depravity when He saved me. Jesus has purchased this sinful worm with His own blood and now He has graciously allowed me the joy and responsibility of a spouse and children. I will strive to treat them the same way I have been treated in hopes that they too will experience the Gospel.” Only when you preach that sermon to yourself every day can you rightly preach to your family.

Will your house suddenly become a perfect little Gospel-centered oasis? Nope. You and your spouse and your kids are going to blow it every single day, multiple times a day. Does that mean you should give up? Absolutely not. You never stop failing and forgiving and being forgiven. Just like the Gospel.

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Back in Action.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:13:00 +0000

Hey everybody. Apologies for not being on and posting blogs for a while. I've had a lot going on in life, had to get a few things worked out, but I do plan on doing some posting on a regular basis here soon.

To keep things short and simple, my amazing wife has been helpful, helping me take care of some personal and professional issues in my life, and for her sacrifice I am forever grateful for. God sure did know what he was doing when He made woman to be a helper (Gen. 2:18). I love this quote from the MacArthur Study Bible. "Woman was made by God to meet man's deficiency."

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Comfort Celebrates Texas Victory Over Secret Service

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Contact: Trisha Ramos, Living Waters Publications, 800-437-1893

MEDIA ADVISORY, April 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- In June of 2006, the Secret Service raided "The Great News Network" -- a Texas-based Christian organization, and seized 8,300 "counterfeit" Million Dollar Bill gospel tracts. In September of 2009, the president of the Great News Network, self-made millionaire, Darrel Rundas, took the United States Secret Service to court, claiming "illegal search and seizure."

The "counterfeit" millions were produced and published by Ray Comfort. Comfort, who is a best-selling author and president of Living Waters Publications, said, "The day of the raid we were thrown into a panic. Here was the United States government seizing 8,000 of our million dollar bills, charging that they were "counterfeit" money. This was serious. We quickly alerted our customers as to the seizure, and to our amazement sold more than half a million that same day. There was so much demand, we had to take it off livingwaters.com because our staff were so overwhelmed."

This week a Judge ruled in favor of The Great News Network and ordered the return of the 8,000 Gospel tracts. Comfort said, "We thank God that the Judge also ruled that our tracts are NOT violations of the counterfeiting law (the basis for the illegal search and seizure)."

Additionally, Judge Solis stated that two of the Secret Service agents "conspired together" to cover up their actions, including lying on the stand.

Comfort added, "For years we have wondered why the Secret Service didn't raid Living Waters here in California. After all, we were the publishers of the 'counterfeit' money. This verdict is good news for all Christians, but particularly for our ministry because it means that we can continue to sell millions of the millions. To celebrate, we have slashed the price for this month and we are expecting another run on the bank. We are particularly pleased that we can also keep our new very realistic Trillion Dollar bill [PICTURED]. It's such an easy one to give out. I just say, 'Here's your trillion. I'm trying to fix this economy.' People love it." To help further fix the economy, see http://www.livingwaters.com/.

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Sharing a Thought

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +0000

I just checked out Tony's blog, and he posted something very thought provoking and something that I totally agree with, which is, "The moment a Christian stops learning, he or she becomes useless to the Father. Doctrine matters." Let me know what you guys think.

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