Archive for December 13th, 2009
Psalms 84: 11 clearly states that no good thing will he (Jehovah) withhold from those that love him however the reason Jehovah is unable to answer our prayers and we have not received the desire of your heart even though you have been ... to be recorded in the bible however he allowed only the significant events that can be teaching moments for future generations, to be recorded in the bible; this was so even with his only begotten son Jesus Christ the sinless one. ...
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Crushing Devils & Demonds: Why Is Your Prayers Not Answered And ...
And the answer remains is as the scribes argued it out. If we say from heaven, then why do we refuse to believe? And if we say from man, we have the people and the fruits to contend with.
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The Medjugorje Message: Lord, make me know your ways...
According to Isaiah, Jesus has come to restore paradise. Why
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Reformed Sermons: Paradise Restored
Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once.
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Soul Food « God's Coward
through all your despair and let happy bring you through with a prayer . Sadness can dampen all that's around if you allow it to always be found
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Animal's Greetings » Blog Archive Want What We Want
The last prayer post lead us through a prayer , I hope,. incorporating two of my “Top Ten” prayer questions Jesus presents in the Gospels: “How do you read it?" ~ Luke 10: 26.
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God is Love: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception ~ Original ...
I pray for your sheep to be strengthened in their faith as never before. My Dear God, my Creator and my Savior I believe you will answer this prayer because I ask it in Jesus name, Amen! In Christ, Sara. Posted by Sara at 1:12 PM ...
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Believer's Journey: Unity or Separation? Revival or Reformation?
If you are feeling confused, overwhelmed, maybe even hopeless today, and are in need of my wisdom, "Call to me and I will answer youand tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. 7 And "I will put my law in your mind and write .....
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Reflection Jewels: A Love Letter From God's Word
God Wants to Answer Your Prayers - Pastor Mark Stephens The world needs a positive influence from Christians. Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which ...
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Prayer Reflections: God Wants to Answer Your Prayers
I am requesting prayers now...I took my A.C.T. test yesterday and I am praying for a good score. I have already taken it once before, and I really don't want to take it a third time!! So, any prayers are appreciated! ..
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Engaged to Christ: Time Flies By...
Be Docile, for only then you can experience the presence of My Son Jesus this Christmas. I ask you to keep the flame of your faith.
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Revelation 7 thunders
4 Rejoice* in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.* 5Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.
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through all your despair and let happy bring you through with a prayer .
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Chicken Soup - Daily: [Daily Thoughts And Inspirations] Want What ...
God, please forgive me for doing wrong, and for my sins. As I place my faith in Jesus , please take charge of my life and help me to know you and learn to love you. Amen.
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Personal Evangelism Format « One Cross
Take God into your counsel and you will be wise; enlist his power on your side and you will be strong. A heart full of love to Jesus will be blessed with an instinctive wisdom with which the cold-hearted cannot intermeddle.
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C.H. Spurgeon: Rebuke, Reproof & Correction – A Neglected Duty «
God will not be mocked, He knows those who are His, if you arent sincere in your desire to seek and find Him, you arent willing to put away your porn and your sexual sins, why should God answer your prayers ! ... walk but YOU have to try, you have to be willing to walk away from your temptation, seek the help of others that will hold you accountable! My perfect Jesus , I thank you for your death on the cross, your shed blood that covers me and allows for my forgivenes.
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Bodybuilding.com - ponderings of a wandering mind - Tempted
And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” The purpose of this coming is so that we may share God's love in Jesus with all – and be constantly alert ....
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God's Word in God's World at Highbury: Will Jesus Come Again ...
I am sure that the Hebrew people never expected the water to split open for them to cross any more than Mary and Martha thought that Jesus would call for their brother Lazarus to come out of the tomb.
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Created to Give God Glory: When My Prayers Don't Seem to Be Answered
you sound a very sincere person, thus i will answer and the time is mid-night. the best way to celebrate is to go to one of your friendly synagogues (there are plenty around where you live) and follow their schedule during the 8th day.
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How does you and your family celebrate Hanukkah? – www ...
The first evidence that compels us to believe that God really does exist is that given by the world around us and above us. The earth and the universe eloquently proclaim the existence of God.
We live on a planet which we call Earth. It is part of a solar system which revolves around the sun. This solar system has unquestioned order and design. All the planets stay in their orbits and never run into each other. They encircle the sun at the right speed and at the right distance. The earth’s relation to the sun creates day, night, and seasons. It is always at a proper distance from the sun. If we were any further away from the sun, we would freeze; if we were any closer, we would fry.
Scientists tell us that numerous other solar systems beyond ours exist in space. We do not even know for sure the dimensions of the universe. Our telescopes cannot take us to its edge; our minds much we don not know about the universe, one thing about it we know for certain-it is a universe characterized by order and design. It is not haphazard and chaotic; it is unified and organized.
The existence of the universe demands that we draw one of two conclusions about it: Either it was created or it just happened. If one argues that the universe just happened from nothing or that it resulted from some kind of cosmic explosion from already existing matter. Of the two major conclusions, the only reasonable one is that the universe was created. How could we believe with integrity that the universe came from nothing? How could we believe with rationality that the universe has resulted from a cosmic explosion and that matter is the only thing that has always been?
Suppose a man came to me with a book in his hand. He gave the book to me and asked me to look at it. I began to examine it. I noticed the book had on the front cover “Cruden’s Complete Concordance.” I also noticed that it had “Zondervan” printed in the place for the publisher. As I thumbed through the pages, I observed that it contained all the different names, places, and phrases of the KJV English Bible listed in alphabetical order, with the different references of thief appearance in the bible listed underneath them. On the cover of the book, it was stated that over 200,000 references were listed in the book. I might say to the man, “I believe I will contact the publishing company and see if I can acquire a copy of this book.”
The man then said, “You cannot buy a copy of this book. This book was neither published by zondervan nor compiled by Alexander Cruden. The book just happened. We found it in its completed state. It came into existence from nothing.” I would say to the man, “Are you telling me that all these listings of the names, places, and phrases of the English Bible were not compiled by someone? Are you telling me that these over 200,000 references came into existence from nothing? Are you saying that this book was not typeset, printed, and bound?”
If the man should reply, “Yes, that is what I am saying,” I then would say, “I know that you are mistaken. I respect you as a human being, but my ability to reason will not allow me to accept your conclusion concerning the origin of this book. I can say without any fear of being disproven that this book did not just happen.” I can be confident about my answer to this man, because my ability to reason will not allow me to draw any other conclusion concerning the origin of the book.
Suppose another man came to me and handed me a radio. The man said to me, “I want you to look at this radio. An electrical cord may be plugged into the bottom of it, and through the use of electrical energy you can turn on this radio and listen to it. Inside the bottom part of the radio is a type of battery. While the radio is plugged into an electrical outlet, electric energy is stored in this battery for future use. Thus, when you are away from an electrical outlet, you may turn on the radio and it will run without being plugged into an electrical outlet. It can be used at home and also while you are traveling.” I might say to the man, “This would be a most useful item. I do travel some, and a radio like this would be very useful to me. I believe I will see if I can purchase a radio similar to this one.”
Imagine that the man said to me, “Oh, no. This radio cannot be bought. It was no created. It just happened. Not too far from here was a factory which contained all types of materials-plastics, metals, wood, etc. An explosion a few weeks ago thrown up into the air. While in the air, some of these materials came together, fused together in some way, and fell to the ground in the form of this item. Amidst the rubble and debris of the devastated building, we found this radio. It was no designed or manufactured; it resulted from this explosion.” I would say to this man, “Are you asking me to believe that this radio was not designed, engineered, and carefully put together? Are you affirming that this radio resulted from chaotic chance, not intelligence?” If the man still insisted that the radio came from an explosion, I would say to him, “You must be mistaken regarding the radio. No thinking person could draw such a conclusion. I cannot conceive of a radio coming into existence in this way.” I would be absolutely positive about my response to this man. My ability to reason will not permit me to draw any other conclusion.
The conclusion which we have drawn with confidence regarding the book and the radio is a conclusion which we must draw with even more confidence about the universe. No amount of scientific rhetoric and terminology can make us believe that the universe came from nothing of resulted from an explosion. The universe is far more highly engineered and designed than a book or a radio. If we cannot believe that a book just happened of that a radio resulted from an explosion, how can we believe that the universe came from nothing or resulted from an explosion of mindless matter? All who have studied the universe in any detail have come away from such a study with the realization that the universe is a marvel of complex design and precision.
What we have concluded by reason, the Bible affirms. Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” In other words, if we should sit down upon the ground on a clear night and look up into the starry sky, we will find ourselves in a wonderful worship service. The preacher will be the darkened sky with its myriad of stars. We will be the congregation. The auditorium will be the grass upon which we are sitting. The preacher will declare silently but eloquently that the stars did not just happen but were created. The starry sky will proclaim the glory of God. As we leave this worship service, we will say, “The message I heard by this preacher has to be right. My reason will not allow me to accept any other message.”
Paul, one of the writers of the New Testament, wrote, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse” (Roman 1:20). The visible, tangible things of the universe prove the existence of the unseen, invisible hand of God. They tell of His Almighty power and His supernatural character. We learn of the existence of God through general revelation-the world around us and the world above us. Paul also said. “And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness” (Acts 14:17). The world of our planet and the world of the universe witness to the existence of God Almighty.
In a popular children’s story, Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a deserted island. When he washed ashore from the shipwreck, he immediately looked around for other survivors. None were to be found. He alone had survived the wreck. He searched throughout the island for other human beings but found none. He concluded that he was all alone on the island. He made for himself a type of house out of branches and logs. He lived on the wild fruit which grew on the island. He trapped and killed wild animals for meat and clothing. One day as he walked across the seashore, he saw in the soft sand the footprints of another human being. He immediately knew that one of three conclusions would be true: Maybe someone had made those footprints and left. Perhaps the one who had made those footprints had died, and Crusoe would find him dead on the island. Maybe the one who had made those footprints was still alive on the island. The truth that someone other than himself had been on that island made his heart skip with joy. The footprints proved it. He could be absolutely certain about it. He searched throughout the island, and eventually, on the Friday, he found the native that had made the footprints. He named him Friday after the day on which he found him.
We are much like the storybook character Robinson Crusoe. We have before us the footprints of the earth, the stars, the sun, and the moon. These prints were made by an Almighty being. Crusoe would have been foolish to have looked at those footprints and concluded that they had come from nothing. Even so, we would be unwise to ignore reason and to conclude that the earth and the universe have just happened, that they have come form nothing.
The world around us and the world above us point to only one conclusion: An Almighty God is behind this physical earth and the physical universe which is beyond it. We can be confident about this, just as confident as we are that a book cannot just happen from nothing and an electric radio cannot result from an explosion.
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Christmas is so much fun, especially for children. Making snowmen and sniffing mince pies baking in the oven on Christmas Eve; skating and sledding and delivering Christmas gifts and cards to friends all over the neighborhood; Secret Santas and twinkling lights; woolly hats and dragging a Christmas tree home to be decked in dozens of sparkling tree toys and chocolates and candy canes.
In the excitement of Christmas celebrations and the rituals of gift giving and food shopping, it is easy to forget the occasions that Christmas is supposed to mark: the birth of Christ; the visitation of the Three Kings; the Star in the East; the humility of the birth of the son of God in a simple stable.
For regular church goers, the season of Advent is observed with community socials and special services to help remember that this time of the year is about anticipation; the celebration of Jesus and His arrival on earth; His life; His love. The lights and the fairies and the Christmas pudding are all wonderful but it seems a pity to forget Whose birthday it really is in all the confusion.
Christmas gifts are so profuse and specialised nowadays that it is possible to choose a thousand combinations of the same electronic gadget in a rainbow of colors and styles to suit every taste. Clothes and pretty underwear are packaged so deliciously, tempting us to splurge on this and that… And the perfume!! Gorgeous gift boxes promising erotic fragrances; soft skin and a great few hours pampering in the bathroom. Who would not be seduced by the array of fabulous feel-good gifts on offer this year?
Do we really need it though? Do we absolutely have to own the latest game gadget or the most fashionable perfume in order to feel loved? Do we feel even slightly guilty when we shower our friends and family with costly and trivial nonsense?
A Christian Christmas gift can mean so much more and still bring a warm smile to the face of a friend this year: something that remembers the birth of Jesus; something meaningful; something permanent.
As we set our Christmas table with towers of fruit and flowers and whoop with delight over the lights and the tinsel, remembering our Christianity and the real meaning of Christmas might be better expressed by giving Christian Christmas gifts appropriate to the occasion.
Born in Florida, Cathy grew up in Columbus, Georgia. She graduated with a BA Honors in Journalism from the University of Texas, where the emphasis of her studies was in photojournalism. After studying commercial photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Cathy moved abroad to Israel where she has been for the past 23 years. Prior to forming <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="“http://mystonecompany.com/”" target="”_blank”">My Stone Company in 2005, Cathy specialized in food and portrait photography. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/christianity-articles/the-christian-christmas-remembering-what-it-is-all-about-1569502.html
