Archive for September, 2011
FAITH IS…..
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Faith means many things, to many people.We can have full faith and confidence in United States currency!
We can have faith in the United States military to protect and serve!
We can have faith in our fellow man to do the right thing!
We can have faith our governments are really looking out for the people!
We can have faith our children will grow up have a better life than we do!
All of these things are good to believe in or about, but he who puts his trust and complete faith in mortal man and his institutions is headed for disappointment!Can we really say all these things with the confidence – that “it will be so”? The word confidence means something. Confidence is derived from two Latin words (like most English words). Con means “with” andfidence is from the Latin “fide” or Faith. Therefore “confidence” means we are operating with Faith!
When we think of Faith, we, who are called by His Name, think of the Lord Jesus Christ! Hebrews 11: 1-2 (AMP) says ” NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. For by [faith–trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report”.
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SPARTANS, SOLDIERS AND DEFEATING STRONGHOLDS
Monday, September 5th, 2011
If you were accused of being a Christian, would you be found completely guilty?! Watch this clip from the movie 300. It is less than 2 minutes long but the message therein, says a lot about who we are as men and women of God in the middle of the biggest battle of all time.
You have seen the clip. Now, ask yourself, are you a SPARTAN (A Warrior, a Soldier) or do you describe yourself by what you do for a living? The world defines you by your occupation. For instance, you’re an electrician; a receptionist; a teacher; a mom; a cab driver or roofer. You could be a banker; a real estate agent or a youth pastor. This is how almost EVERYONE I know thinks of themselves.
No one I know calls themselves a Soldier, except those of us, in daily combat with the world 24/7/365 trying to steer the ship of Family, Faith and Fellowship through the narrow straits. For most of last week, we took an in-depth look at almost every word of Ephesians 6:12 to recognize what we are up against as Biblical Christians.
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