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We sit down with a familiar face - John Bullard!We chat about paranormal investigations, techniques, tools, The House in Between, and his new best selling book "A Peek Through the Veil". With his book, John takes us on ride through his experiences and journeys with the paranormal.  He leaned on his lessons learned and best practices to create, not only a compelling read, but also a loose paranormal handbook for those just starting. Through first his hand accounts and incredibly detailed, stunning visuals, John lets us all have a peek behind the veil. You can grab a copy of his book from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099HHG8S3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1And catch up to him:Web: Johnbullardpara.comTeam: Smokeandmirrorspi.comHouse in Between: Thehouseinbetween.comBMK Publishing: Bmkpublishingusa.comYou can also find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @JohnBullardAnd if you love us (and how could you not - we're adorable), remember to Like, Join, Subscribe!YouTubeFacebookInstagramTwitter

A haunted paranormal museum Tea mixed with TarotMagic and MysteryCozy murder mysteriesBest selling author, Kirsten Weiss pulls together real, flawed, fun characters in her cozy mystery series, toss in haunted objects, magic, and tarot and wash it all down with a splash of tea and you have a whole bunch of entertaining series to choose from!Pick any of her series and you will not be able to put them down and will find yourself looking for the next one.. and the next one... and the next one. Check out the links below to follow Kirsten!Website: https://www.kirstenweiss.com/App: https://kirstenweissbooks.beezer.comNever Say Chai: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094WHQFTVFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/kirsten.weiss/Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kirsten-Weiss/e/B007EG2ZD8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1And if you love us (and how could you not - we're adorable), remember to Like, Join, Subscribe!YouTubeFacebookInstagramTwitter

Hollie McKay is a writer, journalist, and war crimes investigator. I first came across her work via the Jocko Willink Podcast and since hearing her speak about her new book "Only Cry For The Living" via that podcast I read more of her work and felt instantly compelled to get her on the show.Her depth of experience in war zones parallels the polarity of human experience. Painting pictures of the best and worst of our species. Our conversation revolves around compassion, understanding, asking the hard questions, and delving into being able to admit we are wrong. The truth is, if we are going to heal, we must be able to sit with our mistakes and work on repairing. This goes from the individual to the collective. And, as Hollie states it so well, "there are no winners in war." And that isn't just a military war, but the war we are fighting inside with ourselves, with our partners and lovers and beyond.You can find Hollie via her website http://holliemckay.com/You can buy her new book here https://www.amazon.com/Only-Cry-Living-Battlefield-Foreword/dp/1942549636/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U6C2RTDU8J11&dchild=1&keywords=only+cry+for+the+living&qid=1615270052&sprefix=onl%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1And you can follow her on Instagram @HollieSMckayI hope you enjoy,n

A devotional on Matthew 9:1-8 1And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men Use Me Lord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqW3BjF6cs

In this episode of Musik Train you will be listening to a modify rip of a double album containing Phil Collins hit singles. album credits Phil Collins Drums and lead vocal, piano. Phillip Bailey lead vocal duet on easy lover several appearances by the phoenix horns and session musicians for guitar. Hope you enjoy.

The Road to the Resurrection Looking For A Sign, Matthew 12:38-40 By Louie Marsh, 3-7-2021   Intro – 6 slides, last one laxative sign   1) People demanded a MIRACLE from Jesus   “38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” (Matthew 12:38, ESV)   “48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”” (John 4:48, ESV)   2) Everyone was looking for a SIGNAL from God that they approved.   “22For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:22–24, ESV)   3) People are still looking for signs today.   “1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.” (Matthew 16:1, ESV)   Signs we look for today:   Miracles Solving personal problems An Easy Out   4) What happens when I don’t GET ONE?   ” 39But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. (Matthew 12:39 ESV)   Jesus a Great Example of this:   “14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”” (John 6:14, ESV)   “58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”… 60When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this?    62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?” “66After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.” (John 6:58–62, 66, ESV)   Meanwhile, where is God? This is one of the most disquieting symptoms. When you are happy, so happy that you have no sense of needing Him, so happy that you are tempted to feel His claims upon you as an interruption, if you remember yourself and turn to Him with gratitude and praise, you will be—or so it feels—welcomed with open arms. But go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find? A door slammed in your face, and a sound of bolting and double bolting on the inside. After that, silence. You may as well turn away. The longer you wait, the more emphatic the silence will become. There are no lights in the windows. It might be an empty house. Was it ever inhabited? It seemed so once. And that seeming was as strong as this. What can this mean? Why is He so present a commander in our time of prosperity and so very absent a help in time of trouble? -  A Grief Observed, C. S. Lewis   I’m tempted to turn to popular idols   Moralism Intoxicants Sex & Sexuality Self   5) God gives me the one I NEED.   ” 39But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:39–40, ESV)   “21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”   25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”” (John 11:21–27, ESV)    

Talina Edwards is a leader in regenerative architecture and Passive House design in Australia. She’s a leader of Australian Architects Declare as well as a board member of Australian Passive House Association. In 2013 she established her architectural studio, Talina Edwards Architecture, which has gone on to win numerous sustainable design awards, most recently for the striking Owl Woods Passive House project. In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Talina joins cohost Matthew-Cutler Welsh to discuss her journey as an architect and Passive House pioneer. This conversation takes us through Talina’s education at Melbourne University, her early connections to sustainability, the launching of her own architecture practice, and the maturation of that practice into one that embraces both building physics and biophilic design. Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform.Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming events. For details: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-mar-1And if you enjoy the Passive House Podcast or Passive House Accelerator’s other programming please consider joining as a Patreon supporter at: https://www.patreon.com/passivehouseaccelerator

How lovely was it to catch up with author, speaker, and art gallery owner, Dr. Robert Tobin! http://drbobtobin.com/Really enjoyed our chat of hearing how he ventured from Massachusetts to Japan, from late bloomer to giving TED Talks.Some more bullet points of our barefoot lunch: Bob’s venture around the world and landing in JapanMorning rituals (man, if you don't have one...get one!)Running the lovely Tobin Ohashi Art Gallery http://www.tobinohashi.com/en/How should artists market themselves on-lineCourageWorking through your shitUnderstanding Millennials (which I confess, I still don't understand)What can you see out of Bob’s window?Bob's Books:https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=bob+tobin&i=stripbooks&__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&ref=nb_sb_noss_1https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=bob+tobin&i=english-books&ref=nb_sb_nossWhat book would you recommend?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/653396.Feel_the_Fear_and_Do_It_AnywayFavorite Lunch Sushi Kumagaihttps://sushikuon-kumagai.food-tenpo.com. sushi KumagaiParmi. In Okinawa https://www.facebook.com/parmi.okinawa/https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=bob+tobin&i=stripbooks&__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&ref=nb_sb_noss_1And the English books re here. Here’s the new cover. There are some kindle specials running on all books now.

Revelation part 5: The Seven Trumpets Revelation 8:1 1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. · There is a silence in Heaven – this is the first and only time this will happen. · Why is there a silence? Remember, there was an interlude, 144,000 Jews were saved and a “great multitude” of Gentiles were saved. Remember, God is Righteous and He takes no pleasure in destroying the wicked. · Ezekiel 33:11 11Say unto them, As I live, saith the LORD God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? · We are about to begin the Great Tribulation. 30 minutes, Heaven is silent. The number 30 is often associated with mourning o Numbers 20:29 29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. o Deuteronomy 34:8 8And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. · There is a contrast between death of God's children · Judgment is coming there is a silence before the storm if you will. There is a connection to these trumpets and Israel, not the Church Join the QA podcast as we explore the Seventh Seal known as the Seven Trumpets

DARK MORALITY https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=012a44d6e7986cf7f82de120f&id=5003eafbec LINKED TO SATAN HIMSELF ANTIMATTER OR ANTIGOD The darker the door the broader the access Explaining “Evil” and Human Cruelty When I was seven years old, my father told me the Nazis had turned Jews into lampshades. Just one of those comments that you hear once, and the thought never goes away. To a child’s mind (even to an adult’s) these two types of things just don’t belong together. He also told me the Nazis turned Jews into bars of soap. It sounds so unbelievable, yet it is actually true. I knew our family was Jewish, so this image of turning people into objects felt a bit close to home. My father also told me about one of his former girlfriends, Ruth Goldblatt, a whose mother had survived a concentration camp. He had been introduced to the mother and was shocked to discover that her hands were reversed. Nazi scientists had severed Mrs. Goldblatt’s hands, switched them around, and sewn them on again so Baron-Cohen, Simon. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty . Basic Books. Kindle Edition. Psalm 94:23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them. Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. Psalm 34 …But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.… Ps 10 because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 2 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12 LIVE NOTES FOR WWW.THERAGGEDEDGERADIO.COM BY RUSS DIZDAR © 14 IntroUpdate on Wilfred Wong in prison in Wales Preemptor today Evil is? In modern physics, antimatter is defined as matter which is composed of the antiparticles (or "partners") of the corresponding particles of "ordinary" matter. The connection of Evil, the sin nature and satan himself: 1And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Eph 2 1. DEAD TO GOD AND HUMAN VULNERABILITY • Severed limbs • Blind • Def • Dumb 2. LINKED TO THE FALLEN CHERUB • Its satans very nature • It is in the fallen • Owned by rights • Satan is working in ……you if your lost LIVE NOTES FOR WWW.THERAGGEDEDGERADIO.COM BY RUSS DIZDAR © 15 There is no question about it: satan owns, uses and abuses…..and continues to: a. Keep b. Blind c. Use /preoccupy d. Forge 3. PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR • Ruler • Domain • In the Air https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=012a44d6e7986cf7f82de120f&id=5003eafbec

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Renewal – Life Lessons From Nehemiah Christ-Centered– Neh. 8 By Louie Marsh, 10-18-2020   SHOW PICTURES   THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IS ALL ABOUT JESUS!   “2For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2, ESV)   These things that I once considered valuable, I now consider worthless for Christ. It's far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I'm much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It's because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn't receive God's approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God's approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith that knows Christ. Faith knows the power that his coming back to life gives and what it means to share his suffering. In this way I'm becoming like him in his death, with the confidence that I'll come back to life from the dead. Philippians 3:7-11 (GW)   Common Christian Substitutes for Christ-Centeredness   MORALISM   Moralism is a philosophy that arose in the 19th century that concerns itself with imbuing society with a certain set of morals, usually traditional behaviour, but also "justice, freedom, and equality". Wikipedia Moralism is the belief that you are made right with God, forgiven, go to heaven, etc. by your high moral standards of belief and behavior.   KNOWLEDGE CENTERED   It’s my knowledge of doctrine and the Bible that makes me spiritual and saves me.   SELF CENTERED   Self is the center of everything in the modern world.   5 Signs I’m Christ Centered   1) I faithfully CARRY OUT my ministry.   “1And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. 2So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month.” (Nehemiah 8:1–2, ESV)   The public reading of the Scriptures was required by the law to be made every seventh year; but during the long period of the captivity this excellent practice, with many others, had fallen into neglect, till revived, on this occasion. A Commentary: Critical, Experimental, and Practical on the Old and New Testaments.   2) I ABSORB God’s Word to grow spiritually.   “3And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.” “8They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.” (Nehemiah 8:3,8, ESV)   3) I WORSHIP  Jesus with a grateful heart.   “6And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.” (Nehemiah 8:6, ESV)   4) I SHARE the joy with my brothers & sisters.   “9And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” 11So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.” (Nehemiah 8:9–12, ESV)   5) I TELL OTHERS about what Jesus has done for me.   “14And they found it written in the Law that the Lord had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, 15and that they should proclaim it and publish it in all their towns and in Jerusalem, “Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written.”” (Nehemiah 8:14–15, ESV)                                                                      

1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

This week we are joined by Dr Xavier Disley from aero-coach.co.uk a former fellow mechanic with Sean at the Humble Oxford Cycle Workshop, Xavier is one of the cycling world’s leading aerodynamic experts.In this short pod for the end of the Tour de France we look at Aero gains made in this year’s tour and the potential for more gains in the future.You’ll be amazed at some of the mistakes and mishaps that happen, even at World Tour level, with his work with several teams (no names mentioned) Xavier can share some of these, as well as letting you know how you can go faster on your bike.The ‘Aero Piece by Piece’ pod can be found here cyclingtimetrialpodcast.libsyn.com/59-xavier-disley-is-back-aero-piece-by-piece-part-1And cyclingtimetrialpodcast.libsyn.com/60-xavier-disley-aero-piece-by-piece-part-2Aerocoach’s free resources can be found hereaero-coach.co.uk/learnClick to view: show page on Awesound

Episode 37 of TALK JAM is a discussion of September 2, 2020--a great day for Susan in many ways, because it was the day on which her son received his Super Bowl ring! (He works for the Kansas City Chiefs, so of course he received a Super Bowl ring.) We discuss the general design of the ring, though we will post no photos, for safety reasons, though you can probably find it online if you look for Pat Mahomes' ring. It's really special, and we're THRILLED!We also discuss Tom Seaver, one of baseball's greatest pitchers, who also died on September 2nd, so it was a bittersweet day for Susan, who has loved baseball since she was a teenager. She actually saw Seaver pitch, and he WAS one of the greats, and here we recap his career and remember just how much he meant to the Mets, especially in helping them win their Miracle World Series title in 1969.Here's a link to the final tribute to great Mets players at Shea Stadium on the day of their final game at Shea in 2008 (Seaver's appearance is at 32:10):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBs6pRK1Wi0&list=FLdTBWf720eLjNB5Oh0Cv4fw&index=2&t=0s&ab_channel=MarlonMorrisThis episode of TALK JAM is sponsored by FORWARD TO CAMELOT, the time-travel thriller by Susan Sloate & Kevin Finn:https://www.amazon.com/Forward-Camelot-Anniversary-Susan-Sloate-ebook/dp/B00EVWYDG0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=forward+to+camelot&qid=1599674393&s=books&sr=1-1And once again, thank you to all of you listening, who keep US talking, week after week; we truly appreciate your being there for us!

This week our friend, Mike Stead @tweetymike on Twitter, joins us for a look at some of his top products he’s reviewed for road.cc recently. Intelligent, insightful and lucky enough to live in the dreamlike cycling test ground of Perthshire, Mike can be relied upon for a strong opinion on anything cycling and well, anything really!We also look at a superb-looking collection of gravel bike and bikepacking trails that Mike has helped to bring to fruition. The perthshiregravel.com/ router is one we want to ride for sure.Links for products and routes mentioned in the show Perthshire Gravel routesperthshiregravel.com/John’s cycle to China wheelsswissside.com/blogs/news/swiss-side-launches-all-new-hadron2-ultimate-500-625-and-800Silca mini ratchet cyclingtips.com/2018/03/silca-t-ratchet-ti-torque-tool-kit-review/Topeak Tetrarack R2 topeak.com/global/en/products/tetrarack-series/1288-tetrarack-r2-(road)Ribble CGR eBikeribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cgr-al-e-red-105/Park Tool DOT bleed kitparktool.com/product/hydraulic-brake-bleed-kit-dot-bkd-1And remember John’s blog for his China tripjohngalloway.online/Click to view: show page on Awesound

Hey guys it has been a while but I am back! Life has been crazy busy with my 3 kiddos but I am hoping to be bringing you a new episode each week! This week I am talking about taking a break from social media and how refreshing it was! Step 11 in the 12 step program is all about Personal Revelation! Do you know what personal revelation is? Have you been feeling a little lost lately with all of the crazy things going on in the world? Don't worry, so have I and in this episode I share what I think personal revelation is and some insights I found from taking time to meditate and pray!The book I reference in this Episode is found here - https://www.amazon.com/Putting-Armor-God-Battles-Satan/dp/1555172830/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=putting+on+the+armor+of+god&qid=1596044322&sr=8-1And if here is a link to a great website with information about social media addiction. It is a real thing, that psychologically and physically affects the brain! Don't just take my word for it, read from some experts! https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

In this week's episode we review anime in more depth, animation from Japan that has been taking the western world by storm.It's also our first attempt at live streaming our podcast on Twitch and we get a couple questions from the audience answered LIVE.Herwin isn't a fan of anime or cartoons and he explains why (00:04:24), we talk about our first impressions of anime (00:08:50), our favourites (00:26:45), our dislikes about animes (00:48:27), why we like anime (00:57:59) and the dreaded SUBS VS DUBS debate (01:02:12). Herwin mostly sits back for this one.We are joined by our good friend Brittany @blingblange who appropriately joins us for Pride Month as our resident ace weibo.FURTHER READINGYou can donate to Black Lives Matter here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019To NACCP here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1And donate to bail funds for protesters here https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directoryIf you unable to give money you can sign the petition to defund the police here https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/

Second week in our new series on the Wisdom Literature of the Bible. We started with psalms - the ancient poetry that meets us in our modern lives to show us how to feel the full depth of our grief and anger and continue to praise God. This week, we dig into Proverbs - the big book of little sayings. Some are inspiring: "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" - Proverbs 27:17Some are words of advice: "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger" - Proverbs 15:1And others are just... true, I guess: "If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.” – Proverbs 27:14What does Wisdom does the book of proverbs have to offer us? Should proverbs be reserved for cross-stitched pillows? Or is there a powerful theme beyond these aphorisms? Join us as we meet God and Truth in the book of Proverbs.

This is the Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad podcast. Of the close to 100 Dads we've interviewed thus far, many are the proud parents of kids with Down Syndrome. So today we're going to hear clips from these Dads. We'll hear how they reacted to the news that they're child has Down Syndrome, and we'll hear how these children have been a real blessing. That's all on this Dad to Dad Podcast, presented by The Special Fathers Network. You'll hear highlights from David Hirsch's conversations, listed here in the order in which they appear: Kelly Moynihan (Dad to Dad #63), Joe Ciriano (#23), Skip Gianopulos (#3), John Wagner (#62), Rob Wrubel (#91) , Josh Avis (#82), Mark Cronin (#17), Paul Gianni (#6), Tom Delaney (#44), Stacy Tetschner (#41) , Sean Farrell (#59) and Rick Daynes (#45).Show Links:To find out more about Gigi's Playhouse go to: https://gigisplayhouse.orgFind out more about Rob Wrubel and his books at  https://robwrubel.comPurchase Heather Avis' book The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places at Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Few-Finding-Unlikely-Places/dp/0310345464/ref=sr_Find out more about John Crowley's mission at  www.Amicusrx.comHere's the purchase link fo Rick Daynes' book Keep it Together Man, for Dads with a Special Kid https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Together-Man-Dads-Special-ebook/dp/B01KBITXAI/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=keep+it+together+man+for+dads+with+a+special+kid&qid=1585933578&sr=8-1And lastly, to ready more about the Special Fathers Network go to https://21stcenturydads.org/about-the-special-fathers-network/

Ryan, and Darren are back! Discussing all things #LUFC with special guest....* Chris Dawkes from ITV Calendar* Huddersfield and Cardiff * Any News Graham* The Alioski Files * Coronavirus! Also make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel https://t.co/zxTPpyjiCP?amp=1AND - get tickets for our LIVE Q&A with Nigel Martyn - 30th April at Featherstone Rovers Millennium Stadium - £10 per seat with pie and peas! Tickets here.... https://t.co/2PpdZJSXPC?amp=1

Ryan, Ben and Darren are back! Discussing all things #LUFC including...* Boro and Hull* Any News Graham* The Alioski Files * How Ryan doesnt know what a bakery is. Also make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel https://t.co/zxTPpyjiCP?amp=1AND - get tickets for our LIVE Q&A with Nigel Martyn - 30th April at Featherstone Rovers Millennium Stadium - £10 per seat with pie and peas! Tickets here.... https://t.co/2PpdZJSXPC?amp=1

My guest this week is Iona Italia (@IonaItalia), cohost of the Two for Tea podcast and a frequent contributor at sites like letterwiki. We discuss her book on Argentinian Tango, our shared belief that free will is an illusion, and our divergent views on intersectionality.Invocation: David Foster Wallace, Infinite JestIona's book: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Tango-World-vol-1-Community/dp/1999755189Tango videos:Carlitos & Noelia: https://t.co/myrq97WjyD?amp=1And me & Manish: https://t.co/G5nUGdAHQI?amp=1https://t.co/fmQzi8y7da?amp=1Also watch: https://t.co/LTYZYXw2es?amp=1If you found this conversation interesting, consider starting a conversation at letter: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: American Atheism with Nick Fish

In what is becoming a bi-annual tradition, Ivan From Phoenix reappears as guest host, this time interviewing Mark Devlin about his newly-published novel, 'The Cause & The Cure.'The conversation covers the surface plot of what is ostensibly a murder-mystery thriller set in Oxford, England in 1990. But it digs deeper to uncover layered elements of allegory, metaphor, symbolism and spiritual teachings, as well as the many truth bombs peppered throughout the narrative.The book is available on Amazon US from this link:https://www.amazon.com/Cause-Cure-Mark-Devlin/dp/1913438090/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mark+devlin+the+cause+%26+the+cure&qid=1578833574&sr=8-1And from Amazon UK here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cause-Cure-Mark-Devlin/dp/1913438090/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=mark+devlin+the+clause+%26+the+cure&qid=1578833548&sr=8-1-fkmr0Or from Barnes & Noble here:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cause-the-cure-mark-devlin/1135407032;jsessionid=76E74C5B4FBE7FDE95D59EF97F5E4679.prodny_store02-atgap13?ean=9781913438098If anyone would like to grab a signed copy from the author direct, however, (to anywhere in the world,) please e-mail markdevlinuk@gmail.comThe soundtrack audio can be streamed or downloaded for free from the following link:https://www.spreaker.com/user/markdevlin/the-cause-the-cure-soundtrack

In what is becoming a bi-annual tradition, Ivan From Phoenix reappears as guest host, this time interviewing Mark Devlin about his newly-published novel, 'The Cause & The Cure.'The conversation covers the surface plot of what is ostensibly a murder-mystery thriller set in Oxford, England in 1990. But it digs deeper to uncover layered elements of allegory, metaphor, symbolism and spiritual teachings, as well as the many truth bombs peppered throughout the narrative.The book is available on Amazon US from this link:https://www.amazon.com/Cause-Cure-Mark-Devlin/dp/1913438090/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mark+devlin+the+cause+%26+the+cure&qid=1578833574&sr=8-1And from Amazon UK here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cause-Cure-Mark-Devlin/dp/1913438090/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=mark+devlin+the+clause+%26+the+cure&qid=1578833548&sr=8-1-fkmr0Or from Barnes & Noble here:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cause-the-cure-mark-devlin/1135407032;jsessionid=76E74C5B4FBE7FDE95D59EF97F5E4679.prodny_store02-atgap13?ean=9781913438098If anyone would like to grab a signed copy from the author direct, however, (to anywhere in the world,) please e-mail markdevlinuk@gmail.comThe soundtrack audio can be streamed or downloaded for free from the following link:https://www.spreaker.com/user/markdevlin/the-cause-the-cure-soundtrack

In this episode I interview Noah Tetzner, the host of The History of Vikings Podcast. Noah gives an overview of the Norse cosmology and then we discuss the source texts and different aspects of the subject in more depth. Sources episodes are a new feature for House of Legends, in which we delve deeper into mythology and folklore as opposed to hearing stories. Let me know if you'd like to hear more of these.You can learn more about The History of Vikings at:www.thehistoryofvikings.comFollow Noah on social media at:https://twitter.com/HistoryofVikinghttps://www.instagram.com/thehistoryofvikings/Support House of Legends with a Patreon pledge at:https://www.patreon.com/danielallisonYou can get my book, The Bone Flute, described as 'spellbinding', 'masterful' and 'the next big thing in fantasy' at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars-Book-ebook/dp/B081P2TRR6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RW1U3NL65AIC&keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969804&sprefix=the+bone+fl%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1And Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars/dp/1709378727/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969840&sr=8-1And worldwide.Music by Kate Young:www.kateyoungmusic.com

This week's story is from Scotland. It's a tale of the kelpie, one of our most famous and fascinating otherworld creatures. I heard it from Ian Stephen, a storyteller from the Isle of Lewis, and have been telling it a lot in performance recently.Support House of Legends with a Patreon pledge at:https://www.patreon.com/danielallisonYou can get my book, The Bone Flute, described as 'spellbinding', 'masterful' and 'the next big thing in fantasy' at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars-Book-ebook/dp/B081P2TRR6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RW1U3NL65AIC&keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969804&sprefix=the+bone+fl%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1And Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars/dp/1709378727/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bone+flute&qid=1575969840&sr=8-1And worldwide.Music by Kate Young.

It's time for snowy stories! We kick off the season of wintry tales with a perennial favourite of mine, The Snow Maiden. This is a Russian folk tale collected by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev, which was later made into a play and opera, and lingers in that classic Christmas film, The Snowman.You can support House of Legends by getting a copy of my book, The Bone Flute, which reviewers are calling 'masterful', 'breathtaking' and 'the next big thing in fantasy' at Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars/dp/1709378727/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Daniel+allison&qid=1575371845&sr=8-1Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Flute-Tears-Stars-Book-ebook/dp/B081P2TRR6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Daniel+allison&qid=1575371871&sr=8-1And worldwide.Music by Kate Young www.kateyoungmusic.com

Welcome to JDHD!You've just found the world's first —and only—podcast, website, and community for lawyers with ADHD (whether they know they have it or not).Lawyers with ADHD have loads of superpowers.But attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can be a nasty little sidekick, too.This show will help lawyers with ADD learn to maximize those superpowers, minimize their weaknesses, develop their productivity, avoid their procrastination, and take control of their lives, their relationships, their law practices, and their brains.I really hope you enjoy this little trailer as much as I enjoyed making it.If you'd like the links and show notes for this episode, please head over to https://TheJDHD.com/1And if you're ready to get a totally free 10-day "Introduction to ADHD for Lawyers" email course, sign up right here: https://TheJDHD.com/10-day-course

Sign up for the 31-day marriage prayer challenge for FREEhttps://marriageprayerchallenge.com I was reading in Psalms 37, and there was a line that says “For the Lord loves justice”… and I thought how cool is it that the word directly told us what God loves.I thought it would be fun and instructive for us to find out if there are any more places in the bible that tell us directly what God loves.If God loves it, maybe we should too. And we know from Psalm 107 that God's steadfast love endures forever. It never ends or changes so he must still love today those things he said he loves back then.Psalm 36:7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!THE WORLD John 3:1616 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.The world, meaning the people he created in His image. Mankind1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.If God loves the people he created, then I think we must do the same.Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.CHEERFUL GIVER 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.JUSTICE Psalm 37:28For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.It was God’s justice that put Jesus to death. Because the only way we could be Justified is if the penalty for our transgressions were paid for. The requirement of the law must be fulfilled. And it was in Jesus.Listen to what we will pay if we do not receive this amazing free gift from God.2 Thessalonians 1:8-9dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,So we should love that God is just. He doesn't just let the sin go undealt with. If he did he would be unjust. He is even going to justly deal with all the wicked things of this world.Revelation 21:4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”RIGHTEOUSNESS Psalm 11:7For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness.Psalm 146:8 “The Lord loves the righteous”The Jewish Nation Hosea 3:1And the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.”We should love the jews. God chose them to be the people to receive the Law and to bring us the messiah.Jesus was a jew.All of the apostles where jews.Let’s be praying for those who have not received Jesus as their messiah. Let’s pray for revival.The disciples John 16:27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.God loved the disciples.God Loves Jesus John 10:17For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.God loves His Son He always has and He always will john 15:9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.God loves Jesus PrayerDear Lord,Thank you for your steadfast love. Thank you for loving us even yet while we were sinners. Thank you for showing us in your word what you love. We pray that we would abide in your love every day. We pray your love would manifest in our hearts and pour out into our relationships with others. May your love change us and transform us. May your love radically impact our marriages by the way we love our spouse. Help us to understand even more deeply your love for us and receive it with a humble heart. We pray we would show you our love by obeying your word and keeping it.In Jesus’ name, amen!

Episodes centered around talking about the fighting game community.  I touch up on the correct mindset for competing at Evo. Also, the shames of self-promotion and what happened with the Street Fighter League's voting time.

1And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us

SERMON TRANSCRIPT BELOW: You’re probably familiar with the tragedy of “friendly fire,” but have you thought about the potential of “friendly faith”? Let me unpack the difference. Friendly fire refers to incidents when, in the fog of war, a soldier will accidentally fire upon his own forces. The history of warfare is replete with examples. Perhaps the best known is the case of Pat Tillman. He was a gifted athlete who played in the NFL. After 9-11 he voluntarily gave up that lucrative career and became an Army Ranger. He died in the mountains of Afghanistan as a result of “friendly fire.” Friends can hurt friends (and not just on the battlefield!). But, it is equally true that friends can help friends. Your faith in the Lord can encourage and transform the lives of your friends. That’s what I mean by “friendly faith.” A great illustration of this is the biblical account of four friends who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus. There he found healing and, more importantly, forgiveness for sins. God wants to use our lives and, particularly, our faith to influence others for Christ. Whom can you pray for or encourage today? Whom can you “bring” to Jesus? A kind deed, a quick email or note, a word of witness, an invitation--all of these are examples of ways that we can live out a "friendly faith." Join us this Sunday at Istrouma Baptist Church as we continue our series entitled, “Who’s Your One?” We'll learn more about living out a faith that makes a positive difference in the lives of our friends.   Friendly Faith Sermon Series: Who’s Your One? Mark 2:1-12 Istrouma Baptist Church – Jeff Ginn, Lead Pastor 9:15 AM Sermon March 31, 2019 https://vimeo.com/327794391 https://www.facebook.com/istrouma.org/videos/1013316938861397/     Outline:   CooperativeFriends        And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men (2:3). Come the same way Carry the same weight         CreativeFriends        And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay (2:4). Are desperate Are determined   ConfidentFriends        And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”(2:5) Have a faith that is visible Have a faith that is victorious     You’re probably familiar with the tragedy of “friendly fire,” but have you thought about the potential of “friendly faith”? Let me unpack the difference.   Friendly fire refers to incidents when, in the fog of war, a soldier will accidentally fire upon his own forces. The history of warfare is replete with examples. Perhaps the best known is the case of Pat Tillman. He was a gifted athlete who played in the NFL. After 9-11 he voluntarily gave up that lucrative career and became an Army Ranger. He died in the mountains of Afghanistan as a result of “friendly fire.”   Friends can hurt friends (and not just on the battlefield!). But, it is equally true that friends can help friends.   Your faith in the Lord can encourage and transform the lives of your friends. That’s what I mean by “friendly faith.” A great illustration of this is the biblical account of four friends who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus. There he found healing and, more importantly, forgiveness for sins.   God wants to use our lives and, particularly, our faith to influence others for Christ. Whom can you pray for or encourage today? Whom can you “bring” to Jesus? A kind deed, a quick email or note, a word of witness, an invitation--all of these are examples of ways that we can live out a "friendly faith."   Today, I want to speak on the theme, not friendly fire, but its exact opposite, “Friendly faith.” That is, your faith in the Lord Jesus, lived out, can be a blessing to your friends. It can change their lives and their eternity. I’m going to take you to a story in the Bible where it’s a case of friendly faith. Four friends living out their faith influenced their lame, paralytic friend for time and eternity.   The story is found in Mark chapter 2. So if you have a copy of the Bible, I want you to open it there, please. Mark 2. And in honor of God's word, would you please stand as we read these verses. Mark 2:1-12. There God’s word says: 1And when he [that is, Jesus]returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.   Could I pause right there and just note what Jesus was doing? As the crowds came, Jesus preached the word to them. You might think that Jesus was a great miracle worker who occasionally preached, but you'd actually have that backwards. He wasn’t a miracle worker who occasionally preached. He was a preacher who often enough did miracles. There is an emphasis in the word of God on the preaching of these truths because it is the preaching of the word of God that is used by him to bring folks to eternal salvation. So today, in the tradition of Jesus, we are preaching the word. Now look, please, to verse 3 and we’ll continue the reading.   3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4And when they could not get [him near] because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, [take]up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”   Let’s pray.   [Prayer]   Please be seated.   God wants to use our lives and particularly our faith to influence others for Christ. He wants us to live out what I'm going to call today a “friendly faith.” Now today, we're continuing our series entitled “Who's Your One?” We're going to learn more about living out of faith that makes a positive difference in the lives of our friends. You'll know that we have challenged one another through the course of 2019 to pick one person that God would lay on our hearts, a friend that we could pray for and seek to influence in an effort to bring them to faith in Christ. Do you have your one? I trust that you do. All throughout this week, we've been praying day by day, have we not? I hope you have been using your prayer guide. For the 30 days leading up to Easter we're going to be praying for our friends, and I want you to encourage you to invite them to come and worship with you here. If you'll go to the Welcome Desk before you leave, we have a lot of invite cards that you can pick up and use to invite others to come and worship with us, particularly on Easter that's right before us.   Now, the four friends in the story that we’re studying today are great examples for us of what it means to live out our faith with our friends. I'm going to describe these men with three words, and I'm going to give you the three words, and then we'll go back and look at them each in turn. They are Cooperative. They are Creative. And they are Confident. These are going to be the three key words for this morning.   Let's begin, then, by first of all describing them as “Cooperative friends.” Cooperative friends. Now here, I'm thinking of verse 3. Look at your Bible again, please. There it says:  3And they came [these four friends], bringing to him [Jesus]a paralytic carried by four men.   Now, there are two things that I notice about these four friends. First of all, they come the same way. That is, they’re traveling the same road. They have the same destination. They have the same North on their [compass], and he is Jesus. Notice that it says “they came...to him.” They are all going the same way. Now here they are, each of the four friends, I can imagine them, each one at a different corner of this cot on which the man is lying. Had they been going different ways, they would have drawn and quartered the poor fellow. But instead, they’re going the same way. They are coordinated. They are cooperative. And did you know that churches function best when we are like these four friends, and instead of us each going our own way, we cooperate together to do the Lord's work.   I'm so thankful here at Istrouma we have a North. We have an aim. We’re going the same way. And what is that way? We have a mission, and I think all of you probably can now quote our mission. It is, “We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.” Now, I want us to quote it together. Are you ready? “We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.” That is our aim. Our aim is to get people to Jesus and to help them become followers, dedicated followers, of the Lord Jesus. Let me remind you, here's our process that we follow. It's very simple. Four key steps in it. Number one, Connect. We're looking to connect people to Jesus by salvation and in active church attendance. Connect. Once connected, we want to help them Grow in their faith. Primarily, we do this by helping people get connected to a small group. A lot of these projects that you heard described that went on on Go Day, those were driven by our small groups. Cooperative friends working together to carry out the mission of the Lord. Growing in our faith. Connect. Grow. Thirdly, Serve. That is, get your hands dirty. Put your hands to the plow. Pull your weight. These projects, and projects like them that we do around the world, are avenues for you to put your spiritual giftedness to work for the Lord. And then, the process culminates by us actually going, locally and globally, to the very ends of the earth. This is our mission. This is our North.   I think it's largely because of this that Istrouma, now listen to this, you won't believe it; if you've been a Baptist for a long time, you really won’t believe it, Istrouma is almost a hundred years old – next year we celebrate 100 years – and did you know, to the glory of God, this church has never had a church split. We have always walked in harmony. Have you ever wondered why, why is it we don't fuss and fight? It's because we cooperate. We have the same mission. We have the same goal. We have the same aim. Jesus is our Lord, and we're cooperating together going the same way.   I remember a story I heard some years ago about this fellow who was moving. He was moving from his house, and so he was there in the doorway of his home, the front door, and he was working with a refrigerator. A passer-by walking there, a Good Samaritan, happened to note the fellow wrestling with the fridge in the doorway. The Good Samaritan said, “Hey, could I help you?” And the homeowner said, “I'd love it.” So the man jumped up the steps and came up, and each one got on one side of the refrigerator, and they began to struggle with that heavy fridge there in the doorway. After a couple of minutes they paused to kind of catch their breath. The Good Samaritan said, “Whew! I don't know if we're ever going to get this refrigerator in your house.” To which the owner said, “In? I'm trying to get it out!”   Now, I’ve loved that story across the years, because the truth is we've got to know which way we’re going. We've got to know which way we’re carrying this load. As a church, we don't ever need to be confused. We are working together, and our aim is to make disciples of all nations. If we’ll have the same North, and if we’ll have the same mission, if we’ll go the same way, we’ll be in harmony with one another. So these men, they’re coming the same way.   Secondly, they’re carrying the same weight. They're carrying the same weight. Have you ever heard this saying, “Many hands make light work”? It's true. Many hands make light work. I don't know if you’ve ever had to sustain someone who is what we’d call dead weight. Maybe someone passes out, and you realize how heavy the body is when there’s no life force at work in them. Here's this man, he's a lame man, he can't carry himself, and what a struggle it would have been for just one of these men to have borne him all the way to where Jesus was. But thankfully, there was not one friend or even two friends; there are four friends working together sharing the load.   Now the application is very easy to make, is it not? We, God's people, each need to take hold of our corner of the cot. Each one of us has a load to bear in helping our friends get to Jesus. Each one of us has a load to bear in helping the work of the church go forward, in giving life, and bringing the life-giving news of Jesus to a waiting world. I tell you, it's amazing what can be done when people cooperate together.   I want you to watch a video clip. It's from Perth Australia. You're going to get a glimpse of what people together can do [Video clip was shown]. Here's the story: In Perth Australia, and you can Google this and watch it, there was an incident several years ago where a man was waiting on a commuter train to come through, like a subway. As the train arrived, the doors opened and this fellow began to make his way into the train. There was quite a lot of traffic, foot traffic, and as he was stepping into the train, his foot accidentally slipped down into a crack between the platform and the train itself, and it went all the way up to his hip. There he was, stuck between the platform and a 43-ton train. Soon enough, that train is going to roll out of the station. Well, when the passers-by saw what was going on, they all rallied to where the man was and they, with their bare hands, they leaned into that massive locomotive, and together the crowd relieved the weight of that train enough; they rocked it off that man enough, that the man was able to escape. Now, can you imagine such a thing, the power of working together that they could move a 43-ton train off the leg of that trapped man? It's a lesson to us that if we work together, there's nothing that we can't do that God would will for us to do. We, God's people, have all about us people who are trapped, if you will, in their sins. The Bible even describes us as dead in our trespasses and sins. As good as dead if there isn't some help brought to bear to help them escape from the snare of the devil. And we, God's people, bring that help when we are connected and when we grow and when we serve and when we go together the same way, sharing the weight, God will use us to change the world.   I tell you, we do this as Southern Baptists in a great way. If you don't know, Istrouma is part of a larger network. We’re not an independent church. We are autonomous but we’re not independent; we cooperate, just like the word I'm using to describe. And it's often call “CP Missions.” Cooperative Program, that's what “CP” stands for, the Cooperative Program. Many of you may not even be aware of this, but we’re part of a network of about 45,000 churches, all of us cooperating voluntarily. We, every dollar that you give in the offering plate here, we take a portion of that dollar, and we actually send it away. The very first thing we do with your offerings is we give from our receipts to the work of the Lord around the globe through what we call CP Missions.   Let me tell you some of the things that are done with your gifts through CP Missions. First of all, we have the world's largest Evangelical missions sending agency. It's called the International Mission Board. By the way, we happen to have a couple of our international missionaries with us today, the Melancons. Would you please stand, Pat and your wife? God bless you guys, missionaries around from around the world with us today. Pat's going to come and dismiss us in prayer when we conclude our service. He directs a ministry called Baptist Global Relief. Can I say all these things publicly, Pat? Okay, very good. Sometimes we serve in sensitive areas where there are security concerns. But whenever there's a disaster around the world, let's say that there's an earthquake in Nepal, how do resources get to Nepal to not only alleviate human suffering, but to take the good news of the Gospel? They do it through our CP gifts, and we're supporting missionaries just like the Melancons who serve 365 days of the year taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth. So we support the International Mission Board, more than 4,000 career missionaries.   You know, sometimes we celebrate that we support a young couple in central Asia who are from our church; that Abbie and Tyler are about to go to Eastern Europe. We celebrate these young couples. But again, I say to you, you're not just supporting them. You’re supporting thousands of missionaries, many of whom you will not know their names until you get to heaven. But they're going to come and they're going to say, “Thank you for giving. And because you gave, I was able to go to Afghanistan or to Pakistan or to China or to Ecuador or wherever it may be in the world. Your gifts go. You go by virtue of your gifts. Not only the International Mission Board, but the North American Mission Board. Again, thousands of missionaries serving full-time across our nation, supported by your gifts. We have six seminaries, and many of them are multi-site. We're training probably in the neighborhood of 15,000 new pastors and missionaries and ministers who will serve all over the world, and your gifts sustain those seminaries.   We have the world's third largest disaster relief organization. I’ve already referred to Baptist Global Relief, but here in the states, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. The yellow hats and the yellow shirts that do relief in places like New Orleans when Katrina hit. Believe me when I tell you, much of the work that is done is done by our network of corporation. So I want to encourage you that God is using you in ways perhaps you never dreamed or never knew. But that's what happens when all of us get against that weight and we do our part in carrying our share of the load. All right, that's the first word, “Cooperative.”   Now, the second word. How could we describe these men? I want to use as my second word the word “Creative.” These men were creative, were they not? Look, if you will, in your Bible again to verse 4. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.   Now, I've entered homes by a variety of means. I've rung the front doorbell and I've going in through the front door. If I'm a close friend of the family, I might come in through the carport door. Maybe even I'll come in through the back door. Maybe you've got sliding glass doors to the patio; I've come in through sliding glass doors. I even, I have to confess this, I’ve even come in through the window a time or two. I remember when I was in high school, I stayed out late one night, and my mom and dad, I guess they thought I was already in the house and I was already in bed, all the doors were locked when I got home. I was a teenager, so I began to look for a window that was open. I found an open window in our dining room. So I'm about halfway in the window when I hear this shriek. It's my mother who sees this strange man climbing in through the dining room window. So I’ve come in to a home by variety of means, but I'll tell you this, I've never entered a home through the roof. And I don't suppose these men had either. But the Bible says, they could not get near him, and because they could not get near him through a door, or even through a window, their ingenuity kicked in. Their creativity kicked in. I love this. Churches ought to be seedbeds of creativity. But instead, we're often known for quite the opposite. In fact, somebody has said that the seven last words of the church, do you know what they are? I've told you before. The seven last words of the church: “We've never done it that way before.” The seven last words of the church.   I can take you to a lot of churches today, and they're doing things the way they did them in the 1950s. You open up the door, you walk in, the music they play, the technology they utilize, it's like you've gone back in time. It's like a time warp. And very often, those churches are dwindling.   Now, we're never going to change the message we preach. Don't be alarmed. We're preaching the message that was once for all delivered to the saints. It's an unchanging message, but we ought to bring creativity to bear in our outreach. Let me just ask you this, off the top of your head, I want you to think of the most creative company, or the most creative entity, that exists today. All right, you got one? Let me see a show of hands, you’ve thought of a company that you think's pretty innovative, pretty creative, raise your hand. All right, you got one in mind?   What's the one you have in mind? [Disney.] How many of you thought of Disney when you thought of creativity? All right, a few of you. Someone else, raise your hand. What did you think? [Apple.] Okay, very good, how many thought of Apple? All right, a lot of you did, I see a lot of hands. Maybe one more, any other creative company that came to your mind? [HelloFresh.] Pardon? HelloFresh? What is that? All right, very good. I've got to get more current, I can tell!   How many of you thought the most creative entity on earth today is the church? Wow, okay, one or two of you. I don't think very many people think of the church when they think of creativity, and could I just say, shame on us. Now why would I say that? Because we have the image of God stamped upon us, the Imago Dei. He said, male and female, he made them in His image. He made them. We're in His image.   What does God like? Let just start at the beginning. In the beginning God…? Created – the heavens and the earth. You see, he is creative. Just think of the flowers that he made, the beauty of them, the grandeur of them, the delicacy of them, the colors of them. Roses. Irises. Daffodils. But the Lord is so creative, is he not? And here's the thing: the church is to be creative. You say, “Yes, but I like the way we've always done things.” I know that. I know that. I know you like the way it's always been done. Y’all sit in the same pews every week! I know you like it the same way, and the truth is, I do too. We're all creatures of habit, aren't we? We get in ruts. Have you ever heard this definition of a rut? A rut is a grave with both ends kicked out. You may ought to get out of your rut. And the truth is, we do get out of our ruts. Most of you didn't get here by horse and buggy today. Most of you heated up your coffee with a microwave or Keurig, or whatever those things are.   You love innovation in certain spheres of life, and we in the church ought to appreciate creativity. I just want to say on behalf of Istrouma, and I want to say to the praise of God, we're a pretty creative bunch around here. By some measurements, relatively speaking, we're pretty creative. I can't say that for myself, I'm not that creative, but we have staff members who are quite creative. I would just put a piece of artwork here on the screen. This is from our artist here on staff. This was a design that was made by our art staff, and it was for our student DNOW event. That kind of artwork is very, very cutting-edge, and they were doing a Bible study on the Battleground, Ephesians 6, and the armor of God, and how to win in life. That's creative.   You know, the bumpers that you see before I get up to preach each Sunday, that's our staff, they produce those bumpers. Folks like Jim Szalay and Josh Boyd and Jana and Laura Fuson, very creative people, and it’s to the glory of God. We ought to rejoice in it. We're creative not just in artwork; we're creative, for example, in our outreach in sports. You know, it's not every day you have a church that has a whole sports ministry, and we're blessed that we have it. And I just want to say, Thank you Lord for giving us this ample property and that there were leaders before I came that had the vision to build ball fields and gymnasiums, and we utilize those for the Lord, and that's the way it should be.   A couple of Sundays ago we had a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and of course this is the time of March Madness, so our Sports Ministry said, “Let's capitalize on that and let's have a basketball tournament.” But the real goal, and if you know ML Woodruff who directs our Sports Ministry, we don't play sports for sports’ sake. We don't even play sports for the children's sake. Well, we do, but I'll explain how. We really play sports for the Gospel's sake – and in that sense, for the children's sake and their parents and their grandparents that they might come to know Christ. For crying out loud, we even have a Pickleball League! That's right, pickleball. Very creative.   I think about our age-graded ministries. They're so creative. A recent Sunday, our children’s staff put on what I think they called “Pajama Day.” They let the children come in their pajamas to Sunday morning, and I know this out of the box, a little bit creative, but they wanted to do something fun for the children, something creative, something out of the box. And here's our children’s staff, just being creative. Don't be mad at them; rejoice that they’re being creative, trying to reach those boys and girls!   Our Student Ministry, they recently had what they called Paint Wars and they just throw paint on each other as a fun activity, and again, when they conclude that, they sit the teenagers down and they tell them the Gospel. Now, are y'all tracking with me? What are we talking about? We’re talking about creativity. Really, when you think about it, that's what Go Day is. Go Day is an expression of creativity, reaching out. We had teams yesterday wash EMS and first responders’ vehicles to touch them with the love of Christ. How creative!   I led the donut team, and we took donuts to Home Depot and just gave them passers-by. Had a team go to Istrouma High School and give out donuts there because our Sports Ministry was doing a baseball clinic, so there those two creative outreaches dovetailed.   We had a block party, and I can’t list all the projects. 53 projects scattered across the city, each one unique, creative, God-honoring, and that's how we ought to live our lives, for the Gospel. Let's do it.   Now, there's a couple of things about these friends and their creativity. The engine of their creativity was their desperation. They are desperate. Have you ever heard this saying, “Necessity is the mother of _____?” Invention. Exactly. These men were desperate. They knew they could not heal their lame friend. They’d known him perhaps all their lives. They knew no doctor could heal their friend. This is the time, this is the place, this is the person, this is the opportunity. If they don't seize it, it may never come their way again. They are desperate. If they can't come through the door and they can't come through the window, they're going to come through the roof, because they're desperate. And I’ll tell you what. One of the reasons our churches are not as creative as we ought to be is because we are not as desperate as we ought to be to see the lost come to Christ. I'm not as desperate as I ought to be, so one of our prayers this morning ought to be, “Lord, make us desperate to reach our friends with the Gospel.” If you're desperate to see your friends come to Christ, you will pray for them. You will invite them. You will share the hope of Christ with them, and I will as well. God help us to be desperate.   And not only were they desperate, they were determined. Yes, desperation makes you determined. They were not going to go home unless that friend got to Jesus. I can imagine it was hot. I've been to that part of the world. I remember one occasion Nell and I were in Jericho; it was 125 degrees in the shade. And here come these men. It's hot, that lame man's heavy, but they're not to be deterred. They're determined to get him to Christ, and they will not take no for an answer.   One last word I want to give you, and that is these friends were Confident. They were confident. Would you look now to verse 5? 5 And when Jesus saw their faith [you could just circle that word “faith”, When Jesus saw their faith], he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”   Now, I want to be clear about something because I don't want you to misunderstand me, and I don't want to fail to be clear. These friends were not confident in themselves. In fact, I would say they had no confidence in themselves. It was for that reason they made the journey to Jesus. They knew their resources had been exhausted. No, they had no confidence in themselves or in their flesh. In whom, then, was their confidence? It was in Jesus. That's why he was their North. They said, “We've got to get to Jesus.”   Two things about their faith stand out to me. Number one, it's visible. Jesus saw their faith. I'll submit something to you this morning. Listen. All genuine faith is visible. You say, “Where do you see their faith?” That hole up there in the roof. There's the evidence of it. You see, their faith drove them to that decision and that action. James said it this way, “You show me your faith without works; I'll show you my faith by my works.” He said, “I will show you my faith.” Now, we’re not to make a show of our faith, but if we have faith, it will show. Should I say that again? We're not to make a show of our faith, but our faith, if genuine, will show.   Their faith was visible, and then, because it was, that is because it was genuine, it was victorious. That is, their faith reached its goal. In fact, it not only reached their goal, it want far, far beyond their goal. I love what happens in this story. They let that man down in front of Jesus. Jesus looks at him. Well, let me back up. The Bible says Jesus saw their faith and he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now here there ought to be a sound effect. There ought to be [screeching of brakes]. What? Like the needle coming across the record. Your sins are forgiven? Who said anything about sins? I don’t think they brought him there to get his sins forgiven; how embarrassing is that? Right there in front of God and the world, “Your sins are forgiven.” What sins; who is talking about sin? No, Jesus, he makes a turn here that is sudden and is telling.   You see, the greatest need of that lame man that day was not that he would walk again, as great as that need was. No, the far greater need was that he be saved. That he be forgiven. I don't know in what condition you’ve come today. You may be here a paralytic, and God can heal you and we would rejoice were he to do so this day. But your greatest need is not to be healed of your physical malady. You may be here with intense pain, and I know several of you have aches and pains and sicknesses, and O that God would heal you. But the greater need is our spiritual healing. You may be here in bankruptcy today, and I'm heartbroken that you’re in bankruptcy. But perhaps it is the bankruptcy that will bring you to Christ so that your greater need can be met, and that is that your sins be forgiven.   I think I may have misunderstood this passage for years, because it says “Jesus saw their faith,” and I always thought that meant the faith of the four. And he said he saw their faith, and then he said to the paralytic, quite apart from that, “Friend, your sins are forgiven,” as though they were a separate thing. But I’ve evolved in my thinking on that question. I actually believe that when he said “Jesus saw their faith,” it encompassed the five. He saw the faith of those four friends, and I believe he saw into the heart of that lame man. After all, the lame man was willing to be borne to Jesus. He was willing to come through the roof; he was anxious to. And so I believe Jesus saw right into his heart that that man had faith not only to be healed but to be saved, to be forgiven.   You say, man, what, you think Jesus can see into the hearts of men? Yes I do. Upon what basis? This very story. Because don't you follow the story? It said there were some Pharisees sitting nearby who said – in fact, they didn't say it, let me correct that, they were thinking it in their hearts – “Who is this man?” I can just hear the disdain in their voice, “Who is this man that he could forgive sin?” Jesus perceived what was in their heart while it was yet unspoken. So of course Jesus could see into the heart of that lame man, and he saw faith there, and he responded to the faith that he saw and he healed that man and saved him of his sin, because I'm going to tell you something, the only way to get saved is to exercise personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Here's what the Bible says. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.   The key to heaven is faith. The key to heaven is committing in your life in faith to Jesus as Lord. And I believe that's exactly what that lame man did.   And in Lagniappe, he got the great thing, forgiveness, but lagniappe came when he was healed. He was healed. Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven.” And then they questioned him, the Pharisees did, the religious crowd, and then Jesus put a question to them. He said – and I want to put the question to you; are you ready? Here comes the question: Which is easier to say, your sins are forgiven, or rise, take up your bed and walk? Church, how do you answer that question? Which is easier, and I'll give you a hint, which is easier to say? “Your sins are forgiven,” or “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” I'll answer it for you. The easier thing to say is “Your sins are forgiven.” And do you know why that’s easier to say? Because if I say to you, “Your sins are forgiven,” no one can verify whether it occurred or not. I'm clouded in this cloak of invisibility. You don't know if sins have been forgiven or not. But, by contrast, it’s harder to say, “Rise, take up your bed and walk,” because everyone will be able to see whether it happened or not, whether you’re genuine or not. So the harder thing to say is, “Get up and walk.”   Well Jesus took the easier route when he said “Your sins are forgiven.” But then he said to the religious rulers, But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” [lest you think I’m a charlatan]… rise, [take]up your bed, and [walk].”   That man took up his bed and he walked, and do you why that miracle occurred? That miracle occurred to confirm that Jesus is who he claims to be. Jesus is God come in the flesh to redeem sinners, and I'll say every miracle that occurs, occurs to verify and certify that Christ is Lord. It's pretty easy to say “Your sins are forgiven.” But it's not easy to accomplish.  Relatively free to say “Your sins are forgiven,” but excruciating to accomplish.   You know it's interesting, in the Bible, much of what occurs in the Bible occurs by virtue of God speaking it into existence. By divine fiat, God created all that is ex nihilo, out of nothing. He said, “Let there be light,” and there was light, no action required. No price to be paid. He spoke it, and it was. One of the few things, if the only thing, that required his action was to redeem us of our sins. He didn't just say “Your sins are forgiven.” No, justice demanded, holiness demanded, that sin be punished, it be atoned for, a price be paid. Justice demanded it, and love paid the price. Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins, and to prove that price was paid, he arose from the dead. And he lives today to bring forgiveness and salvation to all who will put their faith in him.   Hey listen friend; I was talking a moment ago about the faith of these five. I honestly don't know of what quality their faith was or of what quantity it was. It could be that they came hopeful, not certain, but their faith was sufficient for them to make the journey, and what saves us isn't the amount of our faith, the quality of our faith. What saves us is that we exercise what little, feeble, weak faith we have. Come to Jesus, and when you come to Jesus, you'll find him sufficient to pay every sin.   Would you stand, please?  What a great story, a story about friendly faith. These friends brought their friend to Jesus. He got his cake, and he got to eat it too. He was healed of his illness and he was saved from his sin.     I know that God today wants to heal our sin-sick souls, make us his own. If never before you’ve called upon Christ as Savior, would you this day?  I want to lead you in a prayer to do that. From your heart, cry out to God.   [Invitation and Prayer]   [Lord’s Supper]   [Singing]  

This week Brandon Roberts, our Music Pastor here at International Baptist Church, continues his series, "Give Your Life-Serving like our Savior". The message today is "God's Word: Sharing It & Responding To It". The key points are: Proposition #1: God wants you to share His Word. Proposition #2: God wants you to respond correctly to His Word. 1.God’s Word Is Shared, 4:1-2 2.God’s Word Is Responded To, 4:3-20 A.Stolen Seeds, 4:4, 14-15 B.Scorched Saplings, 4:5-6, 16-17 C.Stressed Seeds, 4:7, 18-19 D.Successful Seeds, 4:8, 20 The text is a familiar one, the parable of the sower and the seeds, Mark 4:1-20. 1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. For more information about International Baptist Church, visit: internationalbaptistny.org

Ephesians 4:11-16 1And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful […]

Welcome to Episode 8 of Profiling Criminal Minds, covering episodes 121! In tonight's episode, we will discuss the Fisher King, Wiseguy, and take a look back at Season 1! As promised, here's the scene in question from Wiseguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piF5B0_YaSg If you would like to read Count Vardulon's original reviews of each episode go to vardulon.com where you will find breakdowns of every episode of the show with additional material that focuses solely on the issue of profiling. The reviews are also available as a Kindle e-Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LGGQ6P2 The Kindle version has exclusive material that is not available on the website.

Nevertheless, not my will, but Your will be done, Lord! We go with our whole soul to God, all of our affection, all of our mind, all of our memory, all of our passion, hopes, fears and all of our faith.  We will not be denied, it must come to pass we have the holy boldness to say, I will not let you go until you bless me! This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God’s will, God hears us. 1And if we know that God hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked. 1 John 5:14-15, NIV.  Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. Colossians 4:2, CEV

Matthew 22:1-14 – Do I have eternal life?    1And again, Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the...

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Rev. Robert Gay preaches from Exodus 34:1-10 on the theme “The True Identity of God”. 1And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come […]

REBROADCAST - We go with our whole soul to GOD, all of our affection, all of our mind, all of our memory, all of our passion, hopes, fears and all of our faith.  We will not be denied, it must come to pass we have the holy boldness to say, I will not let you go until you bless me! This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God’s will, GOD hears us. 1And if we know that GOD hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked. 1 John 5:14-15, NIV.  Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. Colossians 4:2, CEV

Luke 18:1-8: "1And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' 4For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'" 6And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?""

We go with our whole soul to GOD, all of our affection, all of our mind, all of our memory, all of our passion, hopes, fears and all of our faith.  We will not be denied, it must come to pass we have the holy boldness to say, I will not let you go until you bless me! This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God’s will, GOD hears us. 1And if we know that GOD hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked. 1 John 5:14-15, NIV  Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. Colossians 4:2, CEV

“If You Want To Get To The Gold, You Can’t Cave In. “Don’t Cave In...Strengthen The Walls." So, You’re Crazy If You DON’T Talk To Yourself. What Do People Think Hope Looks Like? Hope Really Looks Like A Bald Guy With Beard. Acts 28 - 1And when they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.2And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.” Fill In The Thought Bubble Over The Apostle Paul’s Head. Pastor T.D. JAKES - Five Steps To Happiness. Challenge Your Own Story: Change the way you talk to yourself about who you are and what happened to you in life. You wrote the script. Change the Story. Acts 28 - 5However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. 6But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. Believe In Hope! That It Matters. Will Make A Difference. Is The Right Direction. That Hope Is Enough. Enough For What? Hope Enough For What?... To Change The Story! What Do People Think Hope Looks Like? What Does Hope Really Look Like?

Based on Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

Based on Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

2 Samuel 9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. Ephesians 2:1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

http://www.faithinchandler.com/vision-sunday-2016/  In AD 30 there was a small group of people gathering in a room, terrified that the all-powerful Romans and zealous Jewish religious leaders would attempt to arrest and kill them all…   Those fears would eventually come true because most of them were arrested. Many of them were killed. However, their group was resilient and whenever one of them was stricken down, two more would rise up in his or her place.   They never fought back. They never resisted through violence.  They often fled danger, but they also often walked into the most dangerous of situations in broad daylight announcing on street corners in busy marketplaces that they were there… This small group was the early church and from AD 30 on their message spread throughout all of the world and their group grew and grew and grew and grew.   Meanwhile, the Jews were conquered, their mighty temple was burned. Because it was overlaid with so much gold, as it burned the gold melted down in between the blocks and bricks of the building, so later every block would be separated to harvest out this gold that had melted down in between the blocks.   The mighty Roman empire would collapse and fall. This powerful nation which had over taken the world would not outlast the little group of people, meeting together in a room to pray.     You see, Jesus said that the church was His church and that not even the gates of hell would prevail against it. The Church that Jesus established is resilient. It lasts from generation to generation. It his handed off to new leaders and new servants constantly and spreads quickly so military threat, natural disaster, global plague, governmental interference, and religious persecution have not threatened the church’s existence, or even it’s growth.   In fact, when we look back in church history, we see that the times that culture was most adverse toward the church are the times that it grew the most!    You know where the church grew the fastest in the last 30 years? Communist China.   You know where the church is currently growing at the fastest rate? The Middle East!   You see the church is like a forest. A wind storm might blow down a large tree, but it doesn’t blow down the forest and scientists have found in large forests that when a large tree is blown down that the sunlight that now pours onto the forest floor, the fallen tree decays and makes the ground around it fertile and in the place of the fallen tree an incredible amount of bio diversity springs up in it’s place. When walking through a forest, a place or area that is most teaming with life and a diversity of plants is most likely a place that a large tree fell.   When a forest fire rages and cuts deep gouges into a forest, the forest immediately begins to rebuild.   Did you know that what makes a pine cone open up and release it’s seeds is heat? So when a forest fire rages through,  it plants the seed of the next forest.   When church leaders are killed and imprisoned, their followers are not intimidated into silence, but rather they are inspired to rise up! Now where there was one leader, there is now a host of leaders!   That’s exactly what happened to the early church…   Think about the logistics of the early church. Thousands have been gathering to hear this inspiring, powerful, miracle working man named Jesus.   The Jews and Romans take Jesus, ridicule Him, publicly beat Him, and then execute Him in front of crowds of people during the passover which is when Jerusalem is the most full of people…   Jesus raises from the dead, appears to approximately 500 people over the course of 40 days, lays out a plan for this world changing organization called the church, and then He leaves!   What happened next was that instead of 1 inspiring leader, there were dozens. Instead of crowds gathering wherever Jesus was teaching, crowds started gathering wherever teachers were talking about Jesus.   The departure of  Christ gave rise to a new wave of leaders. His ascension after the resurrection wasn’t the final act, it’s the opening scene.   Let me point this out to you in several verses in Acts 1 and 2.   1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.   This “You” is plural. If Jesus was in the south He would have said “ya’ll will receive power” If He were in the American north, He would have said “you guys will receive power.” He was speaking to the entire group.   Then He said that they would be witnesses in all of these places, all over the face of the earth. We’ve come along way with technology and even to this day we haven’t figured out how to be in more than one place at a time. However, they were going to be spreading Jesus message in all of these places. They were going to have to do this together- they would have to set out in different directions. But Jesus had told them to return to Jerusalem and wait. So they return to Jerusalem.   13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode (names the 11 disciples) 14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. 15….(the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)   With the disciples and the women and even Jesus’ mom there was a gathering of 120 people. There were thousands that listened to Jesus preach. There were thousands who were fed from a little boys lunch. But the core group was this band of 120 people. Those people who had heard Jesus’ messages, and been miraculously fed, and seen Jesus heal people, they probably be a huge part would be in the group that join the church in this first wave of growth, but in that moment they weren’t in the room. They weren’t in the core group. They were just out there somewhere, familiar with Jesus, filled with a mixture of questions and doubt and faith… They would be a part of the movement soon, but it would start with this core group of 120 people in the room praying that God would do something huge.   2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.   4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,   14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:   Peter preached the opening message of the church, but he was not the only one. He was one of twelve that were teaching from up front that day. And the others that were part of the 120 were also a part of this movement of the Holy Spirit because they were all filled and they all spoke in tongues so that people of all nations in Jerusalem for the feast of booths could hear in their native tongue and understand the message of the gospel…   But I also want you to notice what Peter preached, or rather the text that he spoke of when he preached.   17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:   God’s Spirit did not merely pour out upon the disciples. God’s Spirit did not merely pour out upon the men. God’s Spirit didn’t not merely pour our upon the seasoned veterans.   Young and Old. Male and Female. - All flesh.   41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.   Think about the logistics of baptizing 3,000 people in a day. If just the disciples had been baptizing people, they would have each baptized 250 people.   If the disciples had an assembly line set up, with 12 equally long lines, this would have taken forever. My speculation is that this was not something that just the disciples did, but the core group did and that those who were among the first baptized were then added to the group of those baptizing others…   What we have here is the entire group of 120 sharing the gospel, praying with people, initiating relationships that would change people’s lives…   Jesus was the central figure and Peter was the individual spokes person, but this entire group of 120 was neck deep in people serving, ministering, helping, praying, sharing, and changing lives.   Our vision for 2017 is to develop the new core group.   Let me tell you why.   Over the past 8 years our church has more than doubled in size.  Show Graph. If we continue on the current track we are on,  we will have tripled in size in 10 years.   In 2008 we averaged just above 40 people in Sunday morning worship services. There was a particular Sunday morning that stands out in my mind in which there was only one family sitting on the left (my right) side of the sanctuary, and everyone else was sitting on this side, and the right (my left) side wasn’t really packed.    We’ve made many accommodations for growth through the years. Whenever we’ve run up against barrier to our growth, we’ve broken it down. Through the years  we’ve added parking spaces,  added a toddler church,  setup an overflow room,  moved children’s church to a larger room,  moved the nursery to a bigger space,  added a second service on Easter, d oubled our number of VBS volunteers,  and now we’ve built a foyer.    But I’d say that the next barrier may be the hardest we’ve faced yet. The barrier that we next face is a shortage of leaders, volunteers, and teachers.   (Back to “Our vision for 2017 is to…” slide)   Last year on Vision Sunday and again on Anniversary Sunday I shared that it is our dream that every child in our community would know of God’s love and grace and that addiction would no longer be an ever present reality but a painful memory.   That’s our dream and it’s a big, audacious dream. This past year we chased after that dream and we strategically made a few changes, for example.   We had dino-night and we intentionally scheduled it in between Easter and VBS to hopefully bridge the gap between those two major events and hopefully increase the amount of outsiders that participate in VBS. VBS attendance jumped over 15% this year with more new families involved than ever before and even better yet was that VBS Sunday was the largest Sunday attendance we had except for Easter of 2016. VBS Sunday of 2016 matched the attendance of Easter Sunday in 2015!   In 2016 we made that strategic move and it dramatically moved us toward that dream of sharing the love and grace of Jesus with all of the children of our community.   In 2015 we made the strategic decision of having 2 services on Easter because we were going over capacity in past Easters and we would have gobs of guests with us that day, but we’d struggle to connect with any of them, they were parking in the grass, sitting in the overflow or in a chair in the aisle…   Making that change in 2015 not only led to the largest gathering we had up to that point, our regular attendance jumped because we retained more of those guests than we ever had before.  As you can see 2015 was best year for growth that we had experienced since 2012.   The strategy decision for this upcoming year is based on the fact that we need more leaders, team members, teachers, and mentors. Our vision is develop the new core group, so our strategy will be to emphasize discipleship, implement teams, and enlist volunteers.   Our Vision for 2017 is to develop the New Core Group.   Our Strategy for 2017 is to emphasize discipleship, implement teams, and enlist volunteers.   This passage here in Acts 2 where the church gains 3,000 people in one day is incredibly exciting. We read here that the people are gathering for worship, sharing meals together, being generous to one another, it’s a beautiful thing. Plus, they kept growing.  Look at verse 47 “praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”   More and more people came to be a part of this group and the city was changed because of it, in fact verse 47 says that they had favor with all the people because of the wonderful things they were doing in the city…   but it wasn’t long until there was trouble. One of the efforts that the church undertaken was caring for widows- they had seen a need and decided to meet it, but before long the church had grown to the point that the disciples were have to say, if we are going to keep doing all of this ministry stuff, we’re going to have to cut back on the amount of time we spend studying the word and praying so that we are ready to teach everyone…   So they elected more, new leaders in Acts 6:1-6 and then immediately verse 7 says,   7And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.   They brought more people onto the team and the immediate effect was a multiplication of the disciples in Jerusalem, the presence of the Word of God increased, AND…. AND even several priests became believers…   Did you notice that word in verse 7? and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem.   When I was a kid, I memorized my multiplication tables. My mom had bought flash cards and we would work through them, she helped me learn those multiplication tables.   Once we had learned all the multiplication tables in our 3rd grade class, our teacher started playing “Around the World.” Are you familiar with it? You would stand next to the desk of a classmate and the teacher would show a flashcard and whoever answered first won and moved to the next desk. If you won again you kept moving. The game was over when a student made their way all the way through the entire classroom back to their own desk.  When they had “made it around the world” they won.   For a lot of the kids, moving from addition and subtraction to multiplication was really hard, but I loved it. I loved attempting to go around the world.   The Church moved from addition to multiplication when they brought new leaders into the core group.   When they did they set themselves up to go around the world with the message of the gospel.     Now when it came time to enlist these new leaders, the disciples didn’t get out a catalog or run down to the hardware store. They didn’t get a quote from a contractor. They looked into the group of people that was gathering together to worship Jesus and called them to join the team, and in that moment no one expected the people who were enlisted to have years of experience serving in the church because no one did, it had only been around for a few weeks.   There was another reason that the disciples were comfortable with electing someone with no experience and a complete lack of what we would later determine to be ministry qualifications…   That’s exactly how they felt too.  In Acts 2 Peter stands up with the other disciples and preaches this incredible message which God uses to save 3,000 people. To completely appreciate that moment, you need to read the gospels and get a full sense of Peter’s relationship with Jesus- to fully appreciate that moment you need to watch all of the time Peter puts his foot in his mouth, fails miserably after bragging, and weeps over his own deficiencies… We don’t have time to cover all of that this morning, so I want to point you back to the very first meeting of Peter and Jesus.   It’s in John 1:42 - we’ll put it on the screen   42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.   Cephas is Aramaic, Petros is the greek version of Cephas, they both mean rock.    The very first time Jesus meets Peter He gives Peter the name we know him by. He changes his name from Simon to Peter.   He says, I’m going to call you rock.   Now Peter demonstrates anything but rock-steadiness over the next 3 years, but Jesus calls him rock anyway.   Jesus was calling Peter what he would be. He says to him, you shall be called Rock. You will be called Rock.   There’s authority here, but also it’s a prophecy. Peter, you’re flaky right now, but you’re going to be called rock.     God is calling us to something we’re not ready for yet.     God’s calling you to be something you’re not ready for yet.   But just at is was Christ’s work in Peter’s life that made him the Rock Jesus had been calling him, Jesus wishes to work in you- to make you what He’s been calling you.   The first time I preached I was 17 year old kid who hated to do an oral book report. I loved cutting up and making jokes in a group of friends, but standing up in front of people i didn’t know that well terrified me.   My first sermon was at a nursing home that our youth group would go visit and sing to… Most of the people were sweet but some of them weren’t as much as the others.   When I was delivering my message a guy on the front row who couldn’t hear said loudly to the person next to him, and I’m sure he thought he was whispering but everyone int he room could hear him, he said “You think he’s almost done?!”

New Hope For Old Habits At Christmas 12.11.16. “Not This Year!” Series Luke 2:1-8 1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was first made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were much afraid. Hope Delivered Directly From God. 10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10 Answers Today For My Real Needs. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Breakthrough Birth From An Unknown, Unexpected, And Unrecognized Source. 12And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:12-14 Initiate Action Now. 15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us. 16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Luke 2:15,16 Transformation Takes Off And Takes Time. 17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Luke 2:17, 20

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1 Kings 18 1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 8And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 9And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 19Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. KB Chan Music

click here Visit the Recover In Christ web site. click here to visit michael shull web site. Genesis 11 1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: 17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: 21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: 23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: 25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

click hereVisit the Recover In Christ web site. click here to visit michael shull web site. Genesis 17 1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

Visit the Recover In Christ web site. leviticus 4 1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 4And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 5And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 6And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. 7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 11And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 14When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 16And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation: 17And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail. 18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 19And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 20And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation. 22When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; 23Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. 25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 26And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 27And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned