dW 01.18.08

scripture

 

Romans 7:14-25 Message

I can anticipate the response that is coming: "I know that all God's commands are spiritual, but I'm not. Isn't this also your experience?" Yes. I'm full of myself—after all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison. What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can't be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God's command is necessary. But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. It happens so regularly that it's predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in God's commands, but it's pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge. I've tried everything and nothing helps. I'm at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn't that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.

 

quote

 

Computers have hard drives. If you don’t want something there then you can delete it. I wish I could do that with what is in my mind.

Jimmy D.

dW 01.17.08

scripture

 

Matthew 6:9-10

Jesus said, “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

quote

 

Prayer is our invitation for God to mess with our lives.

Rod Reed

 

thoughts

 

Many of us may know the Lord’s Prayer. However, even though we may not voice this, our prayers might indicate that when it comes to our lives and our needs they are of more importance than the will of God. This is not so. Our prayers need to be in sync with His will.

dW 01.11.08

scripture

 

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

 

quote

 

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection.  Men see clearer at such times.  Storms purify the atmosphere.

Henry Ward Beecher

dW 01.09.08

scripture

 

Psalm 15:1, 4

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?

[He] who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts

 

quote

 

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

Alfred Adler

 

blog

 

The Radicals

dW 01.08.08

scripture

 

Matthew 5:11-12

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

 

quote

 

We have placed such idolatrous faith in our ability to protect ourselves that we call it more courageous to die killing than to die loving.

Shane Claiborne

dW subject matter

Due to the subject matter of Triple X Church, which was listed as a resource in today’s email, please avoid opening its link at your place of work.

dW 01.07.08

scripture

 

Acts 20:22-24

"And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.” – Paul

 

quote

 

We want lives of simple, predictable ease- smooth, even trails as far as the eye can see- but God likes to go off-road.

Tony Snow 

 

blog

 

Run for your life

Barbaric faith

 

resources

 

http://www.exodus.to/

Exodus International - freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ

 

http://www.x3church.com

Triple X Church – Anti-p*rnography Ministry

 

http://www.compassion.com

Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name

dW 01.04.08

scripture

 

Ephesians 3:20-21

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever.  Amen.

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Melody Beattie

 

http://the-daily-word.blogspot.com/

dW 01.03.08

Happy New Year!

This is the first post sent in 2008.

God has been so good and so faithful this past year.

This year may we all be more faithful to Him.

 

scripture

 

Romans 12:12-13

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.  Share with God’s people who are in need.  Practice hospitality.

 

quote

 

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

John Wesley

 

READY FOR A FUN CHALLENGE?

Can you find thirty (30) books of the Bible in this paragraph?

 

There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That’s a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, “The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight.” Those able to find all of them hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers.  Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. God Bless.

 

In case you do not remember the books, see the link below…

http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/

dW 12.31.07

scripture

 

Luke 6:27-31

"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

"Good is stronger than evil; love is stronger than hate; light is stronger than darkness; life is stronger than death. Victory is ours, through him who loves us"

Bishop Desmond Tutu

 

lyrics

 

this too shall be made right, derek debb

 

people love you the most for the things you hate
and hate you for loving the things that you cannot keep straight
people judge you on a curve
and tell you you’re getting what you deserve
this too shall be made right

 

children cannot learn when children cannot eat
stack them like lumber when children cannot sleep
children dream of wishing wells
whose waters quench all the fires of Hell
this too shall be made right

 

the earth and the sky and the sea are all holding their breath
wars and abuses have nature groaning with death
we say we’re just trying to stay alive
but it looks so much more like a way to die
this too shall be made right

 

there’s a time for peace and there is a time for war
a time to forgive and a time to settle the score
a time for babies to lose their lives
a time for hunger and genocide
this too shall be made right

 

I don’t know the suffering of people outside my front door
I join the oppressors of those who i choose to ignore
I’m trading comfort for human life
and that’s not just murder it’s suicide
this too shall be made right