31 Days to a More Powerful You
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Showing posts with label bible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bible. Show all posts
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Thursday, October 04, 2007
May the Lord Bless You....
“Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing: ‘May the LORD bless you and protect you. May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.’ Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.” Numbers 6:22-27"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly
Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly
Scripture is the base of the Christian Catholic Faith. The above article reminds me of some of the truths of our faith:
1. We should not seek money first, but rather the will of God.
2. Christ said "Blessed are the Poor"
3. Christ said "You will always have the poor among you"
4. God gives us what we need in this life. This is what we pray for in the "Our Father" when we ask for our daily bread.
5. Earthly riches cloud our view and the scope of the Kingdom of God. "It is harder for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle then it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.". But then, nothing is impossible with God.
6. The Catholic Church is always asking for money, and so what is wrong with having it? NOTHING! However, the bottom line is what you do with what you have. This Church has been blessed to receive many kind donations. These donations go toward promoting the faith to the churched and unchurched in the community, primarily through acts of charity as promoted by our Lord Jesus Christ. Being that the church is run by people -sinners- we do not always make the best use of the resources.
We pray the we and our church use what resources we have available to us to further the kingdom of God on earth today!
Scripture is the base of the Christian Catholic Faith. The above article reminds me of some of the truths of our faith:
1. We should not seek money first, but rather the will of God.
2. Christ said "Blessed are the Poor"
3. Christ said "You will always have the poor among you"
4. God gives us what we need in this life. This is what we pray for in the "Our Father" when we ask for our daily bread.
5. Earthly riches cloud our view and the scope of the Kingdom of God. "It is harder for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle then it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.". But then, nothing is impossible with God.
6. The Catholic Church is always asking for money, and so what is wrong with having it? NOTHING! However, the bottom line is what you do with what you have. This Church has been blessed to receive many kind donations. These donations go toward promoting the faith to the churched and unchurched in the community, primarily through acts of charity as promoted by our Lord Jesus Christ. Being that the church is run by people -sinners- we do not always make the best use of the resources.
We pray the we and our church use what resources we have available to us to further the kingdom of God on earth today!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Cell Phone vs. Bible
Something to think about:
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing...unlike our cell phone, we don't ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!
One other thing: No Dropped Calls!
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing...unlike our cell phone, we don't ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!
One other thing: No Dropped Calls!
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