God Doesn’t Drift Away From Us…

We drift away from him sometimes because of our sins.

As We Near Christmas…

Let’s not forget the reason for the season!

Prayer……

Is a 2 way conversation between you and God. Yes, you tell him what’s on your mind, but you have to listen to what he’s telling you!

You Are So Mighty Lord….

NO one and nothing is more powerful then you!

Job Lost Everything….

Except his faith in God. Too bad we all can’t be like him!

Lord I’m Yours…

Use me however you want!

God Answers Prayers….

Just not always the ways we’d like!

Life On Earth Is Short…..

But eternity with Jesus will be awesome!

God Supplies Our Needs…

But sometimes we have to put the effort into it!

No Christians, There is No War on Christmas

No Christians, There is No War on Christmas

If Someone Ever Invents The Time Machine….

I want to use it to go back to the first Christmas.  Whether it was in December, or in the Spring like most experts think it is, it would be awesome to witness the birth of Jesus.

Nothing We Have……

Belongs to us. God just allows us to borrow it, and it’s our responsibility to take care of it as best as we can.

`Praise God

Not just in the good times, but in the bad too!

Lord, Rebuke Those……

Who would use your words of love as weapons of hate and intolerance.

Why Can’t We All Accept Each Other For What We Are?

Male, Female, Gay, Straight, or Bi, Black, White, Brown, Or Yellow, Thin, Fat,  or what have you, humans are humans, mad in God’s image, and we should all treat each other with the respect  we deserve!

The Lord Can Use Anyone…

All you have to do is let him use you!

Our Pain Has Meaning | Stand to Reason

Our Pain Has Meaning | Stand to Reason

Why is the Resurrection so Important? - Topical Studies

Why is the Resurrection so Important? - Topical Studies

Job Lost Everything….

But he never lost his faith in God. I wish I could be more consistent with that!

From My Church

What is Worship?

It is coming before God and giving him everything you are.  Loving Him, giving Him your heart!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all have a nice time celebrating with family and friends! What are you thankful for?

I Try!

Sometimes……

God uses the most unlikely of people to get His work done.  Mary was a teenage mom, David was a kid, The disciples were fisherman and a tax collector, and Paul was formerly a persecutor of Christians.  You never know what he has in store for you!

 

How True!

Personally…….

I don’t think that God cares who is elected President or what team wins a particular game.  He has bigger things to be concerned about.

God Must Be Shaking His Head In Disbelief

Seeing how some of the more extreme Christians have used his words to promote hate and intolerance!

From My Church

Let's Not Forget What Christmas Is All About....

The Birth Of Jesus!

Some Prayer Requests

Comfort to Rose and her family after the loss of her Dad

Help for Nicie after Scott left

Pray for Pastors Dan, Nathan, and their families

For the rest of my church family and friends

God Knows……

What you want, but exactly WHAT YOU NEED

Will You Be There? | questionsyoucouldntaskinsundayschool

Will You Be There? | questionsyoucouldntaskinsundayschool

How True!

I Am Thankful…

For how God is working in my church! The past year, we’ve had several people get saved and baptized, and God’s work is getting done!

Thank You Lord

That Dad’s cancer has not spread, and that everything seems to be going well!

Let’s Not Forget….

What Christmas is all about: the birth of Jesus!  What would you have done if you were one of the first people to hear about it?  Would you have been overjoyed by the news of the birth of the Savior, or would you have thought “What, a child is our King?”

Ready And Willing

Lord Here Am I, Use Me as you want to!

A Prayer

Lord, please watch over Nice and Scott as they mourn the loss of his Nephew , give them peace.

He Arose…….

So we could spend eternity with him!

How Would The Christian Conservative Community Deal With Jesus If He Were With Us Today?-Courtesy Of Daily Kos

How Would The Christian Conservative Community Deal With Jesus If He Were With Us Today?

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I'm not writing this to anger my fellow Christians. I writing this so that we might ask ourselves the following questions.

How would Jesus would fit in modern day America?

Would he be welcomed or would he meet the same demise he met when he first appeared?

How would he be welcomed in your church?

How would his criticism of your church be received, by your church leaders?

Would he tell America it needs to spend more on bombs, weapons of mass destruction, etc. and less on the poor and disenfranchised?

What would he think upon seeing Christian leaders living opulent lifestyles while the masses suffer?

How would the established Christian community act when folks stopped listening to them and started listening to him, at his mass rallies?

How would the established Christian community respond when folks started giving their money to Jesus rather than them?

If Jesus were with us today where would he be living? Would he be living with the masses or living in opulence with rich religious leaders?

Would Jesus have a concealed carry permit?

Would he pass a background check?

If he drew a crowd on a busy street would he be cited for not having permit for a rally?

How would the fast food industry react if Jesus bought two big Mac's and five orders of french fries and fed thousands with some left over? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

How would the Wine industry react if Jesus started turning water into wine? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

How would the healthcare insurance companies react if Jesus started healing the sick for free? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

Just asking. Feel free to ask your questions in the comment section.

How can someone…..

Look at nature and not believe there is a God?  Stuff just didn’t spring up for nothiing!   Not trying to force my faith on anyone, just saying…

Maybe this will be the year

When I finally get it all together and receive everything that God has in store for me!

A Prayer

Dear Lord, please comfort those who lost loved ones in the school shooting today.  Let them know that you are with them always.

Please Lord

I pray that somehow, you would find someway for Nicie and I to be together.  I love her so much, more then any other woman I’ve been attracted to.  I am not imagining my feelings towards her.

Being A Christian………

Doesn’t mean that life will be easy. As a matter of fact, it will be harder with all the stuff thrown in your path by Satan. But never forget, no matter what’s going  on, Jesus is always with you!

Sometimes.........

When I'm feeling down, I remember what all God has blessed me with:

A Good Family

Living in the greatest country in the world

The Best Best Friend In The Whole World

Good Friends

A Good Church And Church Family

And Life!

Getting Back

Lord, I think I'm starting to drift away from you, please help me get back!

I know I'm Not Supposed To..

Sometimes I feel embarrassed at being a Christian, with the faith being hijacked by extremists. It’s one thing to condemn someone for their beliefs/ lack thereof , or sexuality, but to say that those people should be killed?  That goes against every thing Jesus taught.  Did he say kill people of other religions, like some want done to Muslims? NO! Did he say kill gay people? AGAIN, NO! Did he say try to take over an elected government and replace it with a Theocracy? STLL NO!  Where are the moderates?  They probably don’t think I’m a Christian because of my political beliefs.  But  I don’t care, I know my relationship with Christ is solid!

Lord, I pray that people start coming back to my Sunday School Class.  I love teaching it, it's helped me start to get over my shyness. It will only keep going if it's your will...

Also Lord, I thank you that Lori has been calling us, and I pray that here treatments are successful.

Dear Lord, I am so glad that Vanessa's Brother has awoken from his coma!  I pray that he makes a full recovery and can resume his life. Also, I pray that Vanessa has a successful trip to rehab, and that she can kick her pill habit.

Some Prayer Requests:

For Vanessa, her Brother, and her their family

My Church that it continue to grow

For all of those who have lost loved ones this week

Lord, I thank you that Lori called us last week, and that she sounded pretty good.  I pray that you would heal her of her addictions and her health problems, and use my parents or myself to help her realize that she needs you.

Happy Easter! Let's not forget what it's all about, the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus!

9 Things Forgiveness Is Not

The below is excerpted from "Taking Out the Trash," chapter 5 of Real Marriage and the sermon topic this week.

1. Forgiveness is not denying, approving, or diminishing sin that is committed against us.

We cannot say we are fine, that it was no big deal, or that, since it was in the past, we’ve just moved on. We must be honest about the reality of the sin if we want the forgiveness to be equally earnest. In forgiving, we are, in fact, saying they are wrong, we do not approve of their sin, and that it really is a big deal and not a trivial matter to us.

2. Forgiveness is not naïveté.

Naïve people are prone to live as if the world were not filled with depraved sinners capable of evil, and they often become naïve by not really looking at the sinfulness of sin, including their own. Such people are not forgiving sin as much as they are ignoring it.

3. Forgiveness is not enabling sin.

To forgive people is not to remain stuck in their cycle of sin, thus being complicit and enabling their continued transgression.

4. Forgiveness is not waiting for someone to acknowledge sin, apologize, and repent.

The sad truth is that some people will never fully repent, and others never at all. Others we will never see again, or they will die before we hear an apology. We forgive because it is what God requires and what we need, not because our offenders have apologized.

5. Forgiveness is not forgetting about sin committed against us.

It is actually impossible to completely forget such things. This is why when God says, “Their sin I will remember no more,” it does not mean that he has no memory, but rather that he continually chooses not to bring it up or keep it in the forefront of his thinking. Indeed, because God is all-knowing, it is, in fact, impossible for him to actually forget something.

6. Forgiveness is not dying emotionally and no longer feeling the pain of the transgression.

Rather, forgiveness allows us to feel the appropriate depth of grievous pain but choose by grace not to be continually paralyzed or defined by it.

7. Forgiveness is not a one-time event.

Those who have been sinned against commonly have seasons when they feel afresh the pain of past hurts and have to forgive their transgressors yet again.

8. Forgiveness is not reconciliation.

It takes one sinner to repent, and one victim to forgive, but it takes both to reconcile. Therefore, unless there is both repentance by the sinner and forgiveness by the victim, reconciliation cannot occur, which means the relationship remains continually broken until reconciliation does occur. Forgiveness is the beginning of potential reconciliation but is not in and of itself reconciliation. Forgiveness takes a moment. The trust that reconciliation requires is gained slowly and lost quickly.

9. Forgiveness is not neglecting justice.

In fact, if a crime has been committed, we can simultaneously forgive someone and call the police to arrest him or her. God will deal with every sin of every human being justly. For those who repent of sin and come to faith in Jesus Christ, justice came at the cross of Jesus, when our Savior suffered and died in our place for our sins. For those who do not repent of sin and come to faith in Jesus Christ, their justice will come in the punishment that is assigned to them in the conscious eternal torments of hell. By not seeking vengeance, we are not neglecting justice, but rather trusting God for perfect justice and getting ourselves out of the middle between the sinner and God. Romans 12:19 instructs precisely this: “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”

We know that we are not bitter when we actually want those who have sinned against us to be maturing Christians and, in addition to praying for them, we forgive them in hopes of showing them the gospel of grace.

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For more, check out the sermon "The Lord's Prayer," part 47 of the two-year-long sermon series on the Gospel of Luke.

Witnessing isn't always telling someone about Jesus. Living a Christ-like life and being a good example is also a witness, albeit a silent one. Sometimes, that's all it takes...

I am nothing without you Lord!

Let's not forget what Christmas is all about: The birth of our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ!

Mary was a courageous woman, probably the most courageous one of all time. She took her destiny as mother of The Lord and did not look back. Being a pregnant single lady back then was risky business, as she could have been stoned. But God helped he through that, and she never lost faith!

Psalm 19:14 Let my words and my thoughts be pleasing to you, LORD, because you are my mighty rock and my protector

What would you have done had you been present at the Birth of Jesus, Knowing he was the Son of God, King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords?

What Are You Thankful For? Me, I'm thankful for everything that God has done for me. For saving me, for my family, my home, my church, my church family, and the best best friend a guy could have!

Revelation is both an interesting and scary book of the Bible. Interesting because it is interesting reading about what's going to happen, with the rapture, the second coming, and all the judgements that God will pour out on the Earth.  But it's scary because every Christian knows someone who is unsaved, and we know what's going to happen to them.

Lord, I pray that you would watch over Lori as she goes through her surgery.

Do you think that we are in the Endtimes? Sure looks like it, from some of the things going on in the world! If it is, I'm ready!

I am loving my stint as a Sunday School teacher. God has given me this opportunity to get over my shyness. I am learning more about God by studying the lesson. And they guys in my class are great! We all learn a bit from each other. Hopefully this is the beginning of something big!

This Article is about verses and events that people think are in the bible but aren’t. Even some Christians didn’t know that they weren’t in there. Just goes to show you that Bible study is important.

Some Prayer Requests:

For those affected by the tornadoes

Bob as he goes through his treatments

For Nicie that her hand gets better

That our church's yardsale goes well, making money for our mission trip

That the unsaved will come to know Christ

Lord, I pray you would watch over Pastor Dan and his family and comfort them as they mourn the loss of his Dad.

One thing I've learned is that sometimes God puts someone in your life for a reason different than what you think.

One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't come to know Christ till I was 25 years old. As you may or may not know, when I was a kid, I went through a lot of bad times when I was in school, with people picking on me because of my weight. I could have really used His help in getting me though all of that. But I do know Him know, better late then never!

Lord, once again I ask you for patience. I know you have someone for me, but sometimes, the lonliness gets the best of me!

Some Prayer Requests:

That the people of Egypt can repair their country

That Rich's Surgery goes well

That Bob's treatment goes well

That Dan and his family can find a bigger house

That our Church keeps growing

Hypocrisy is not good. Let your Yes Be Yes and Your No be No!

It makes me sad to hear someone say they're a Christian, confessing Christ, yet act totally different when it comes to living their lives. I hope to walk the walk and talk the talk!!

As we start the new year, I want to be closer to God. I want to do everything I can to serve him as best as I can!

Lord, thank you for giving me the ability to teach Sunday School last week. I really enjoyed doing it, and I pray you will g ive me the strength and knowledge to teach again if I'm needed!

I wish I could travel back in time to the time of the birth of Jesus. Wouldn't it have been wonderful to have been a witness to it?

The only person who is affected by unforgiveness is the one who doesn't forgive!

As we near Thanksgiving, let's not forget the things God has done for us!

I was reading this article about 2 ministers that have abandoned Christianity and became Athiests, but still perform their church duties. My question is: if you don't believe in God anymore, why be the spiritual advisor and minister to people who do believe? It's a good thing that these guys didn't want their identities to be shown, or else they would be in big trouble! The idea of an Athiest being a minister is like a Republican being given a leadership role in the Democratic party.

Lord, I thank you that Nicie and Scott have found jobs, and I now pray that they can find their own home!

We can witness to a person as hard as we can, but the choice to follow Christ is theirs and theirs alone. We can be a good example and show them the way, but it's up to them! I pray that I can do the best I can!

Lord, I pray you would help Nicie and Scott as they go through the problems they are going through this week. They are my 2 closest friends, and I am truly sad that their car died, and Scott lost his job.

Lord, I feel you pulling at my heart somehow. Please Tell me what you are calling me to do!

I have read that the number of Americans who identify themselves as Christians has decreased over the past few years. That is tragic! Why would anyone reject the promises of God?

Lord, I don't know what the future holds for me, but I know you do, so I'm ready for whatever you have in store for me!

As we prepare to celebrate Easter, let's not forget what it's all about: The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus! Without that, we have no hope of salvation! Thank you Jesus for dying for me!

Isn't it wonderful how God provides something at the exact time you need it? Lord, I thank you for providing Nicie for the money she needed! I know it was your doing!

Lord, I am so thankful that the friendship between Nicie and Myself was restored after the disagreement we had last week. She has been the best friend I've ever had, and I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.

Isn't it exciting that you can read a verse in the bible one day, it will mean one thing to you, and the next time you read it, it means something else? God's Word is living, always there to help you, depending on your needs and circumstances.

How can a person look at all of Nature and not believe in God?

I am so amazed at how Job handled his situation. He lost his Kids and his possessions, and his friends gave him a hard time, but he never lost his faith in God. I try to be lile that, but it's not easy!

Here are some prayer requests:

For the people of Haiti as they recover from the earthquake

For my friend Nicie's Sister Danette, as she faces raising her newborn Son on her own.

For my friend Cathy as she faces surgery

For all my family members who are having health problems

My resolutions this year, as far as my relationship with God are:

Pray harder, with more confidence that His will be done

Read my Bible more

Try to believe in myself more

Be good to people

Continue to be a good friend, make new ones.

Completely trust Him with my life