Welcome to a place where Christ should be exalted and "Self" should be abased!!
Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!
Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!
Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!
Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!
Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!
Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
Welcome to this Christian thread.
(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)
I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!
Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!
Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!
Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!
Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!
Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!
Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
Welcome to this Christian thread.
(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)
I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!
3RP...I got it off a website called promiseofgod dot com. None of the authors is mentioned.
Hi Everybody! 🙂 All done with my garage sale. Not as much traffic as the last few years, but wow...I got rid of a LOT of junk! The rest went to Sally Ann, so now I have more room in the garage. Might even be able to actually fit a car in there this winter! :^O
Hope everyone's having a superduper long weekend! I;m off to catch some whitefish with Hubs! 🙂
Hope everyone's having a superduper long weekend! I;m off to catch some whitefish with Hubs! 🙂
As for my statement that he is anti Christian, that's not a lie, that is (and remains) my opinion.
Well your opinion would be wrong. Very wrong.
AS for fanaticism, why is it that if someone sides with a sports team, he is called a fan; but if someone sides with Christ, he is called a fanatic?
Who said siding with Christ makes someone a fanatic? I didn’t. I said I wasn’t anti-Christian, just anti-fanatic Christian which indicates there are varied types of Christians as there are varied types of Sports fans. A sports fan who cheers for his team along side people who cheer for their team and each appreciates and has respect for the other is simply a fan. When that fan however gets to a point of hating and condemning the other fans for their beliefs, or calls for their eradication from the earth and tells others to shun these other people just because of what they believe….. then ………that’s a FANATIC FAN.
You understand the difference Tom……try and refrain from playing the games.
Well your opinion would be wrong. Very wrong.
AS for fanaticism, why is it that if someone sides with a sports team, he is called a fan; but if someone sides with Christ, he is called a fanatic?
Who said siding with Christ makes someone a fanatic? I didn’t. I said I wasn’t anti-Christian, just anti-fanatic Christian which indicates there are varied types of Christians as there are varied types of Sports fans. A sports fan who cheers for his team along side people who cheer for their team and each appreciates and has respect for the other is simply a fan. When that fan however gets to a point of hating and condemning the other fans for their beliefs, or calls for their eradication from the earth and tells others to shun these other people just because of what they believe….. then ………that’s a FANATIC FAN.
You understand the difference Tom……try and refrain from playing the games.
Hi cabiso - Ralph I believe. We have never formally introduced ourselves.
Names, Andrew...pleased to know you.
(((hugs))) for your mom.
Just turning in for the night. I was enjoying a nice music station and some conversation with Elaine. Just cruising through the threads before I turn this computer off for the evening.
Andrew
Names, Andrew...pleased to know you.
(((hugs))) for your mom.
Just turning in for the night. I was enjoying a nice music station and some conversation with Elaine. Just cruising through the threads before I turn this computer off for the evening.
Andrew
Nite Andrew. I'm wiped from the garage sale and heading to bed, too. Just got home from taking the tot to see Shrek 3 at the theatre. Nice way to cap off the evening. 🙂
Good Morning Everyone!
3RP, I think the reason why everyone thinks you are a woman is because you look absolutely stunning in red..........]:);-)
OK, I am running outta here before I get clobbered.... <>
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3RP, I think the reason why everyone thinks you are a woman is because you look absolutely stunning in red..........]:);-)
OK, I am running outta here before I get clobbered.... <>
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A missionary returning home from Africa, was sharing his story with his church family.
"While serving at a small field hospital, every two weeks I traveled through the countryside to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured.
I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident. Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight.
We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.'
At this, I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.
The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No sir, I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'"
At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened. The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told him this story:
"On the night of your incident in Africa, it was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf.
I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?"
The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw.
There were 26!
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James 5:16 - “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.”
"While serving at a small field hospital, every two weeks I traveled through the countryside to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured.
I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident. Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight.
We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.'
At this, I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.
The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No sir, I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'"
At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened. The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told him this story:
"On the night of your incident in Africa, it was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf.
I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?"
The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw.
There were 26!
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James 5:16 - “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.”
