| Mod Post - All members and those considering membership - Please Read. |
[Oct. 22nd, 2011|01:55 pm] |
Due to a recent spate of activity by trolls/sockpuppets attempting to gain membership to this community the mods have decided to change how we look at membership requests.
From now on we will be checking journals more thoroughly for history, posts, friends, interests etc. If there is no, or very little, history, or if the journal is friend-locked so that we can't read entries, the membership request may not be accepted. Some requests will be held in pending for as long as we deem necessary and will be checked regularly until a decision on membership is reached.
We, the mods, have reluctantly decided on these measures to protect this community and its members from trolls/sockpuppets who would seek to sow discord and cause disharmony, for whatever reason/s, in the community and amongst our members.
We hope everyone understands why we have had to take these measures. If anyone has made a membership request and is wondering what is going on, please feel free to message one of the mods and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
We want this community to be a SAFE place for all our members.
God bless :) |
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| By the way.. |
[Aug. 16th, 2011|12:56 am] |
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Unfortunately, Its been brought to my attention that a couple of our members here have had their posts ridiculed in other communities for whatever reason, so for the next while at least the default posting level for all new entries has been set to members only, so that we remain true to our goal of being a safe place to share and talk about our walk with Jesus Christ.
Please remember to join if youre not yet a member.
If youre lost and alone, or feel far from God, please do join! We can help.
Blessings to you in Christ!
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22
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| CONSEQUENCES |
[Aug. 9th, 2011|10:44 am] |
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA [40]
Read 2 Samuel 11:1–12:25
. . . then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." 2 Samuel 12:13 NIV
* * * David, though a man after God’s own heart, was far from perfect. He was involved in an adulterous affair with Bathsheba and sent her husband into the heat of battle to cover his sin. But God does not allow sin to be hidden forever. He sent the prophet Nathan to confront David saying, “Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes?” (12:9a) * * * There would be serious consequences for David’s sin. His own son Absalom would turn against him and be killed in battle as a result. The child born to Bathsheba would also die. But even as these consequences played out, we see that God did not give up on David. David’s faith brought him back to fellowship with the Lord, and God’s plan moved forward. David and Bathsheba had another son, Solomon, who is an ancestor of our Lord Jesus Christ. * * * Lord, thank You that Your faithfulness does not depend on our perfection. I will never be the perfect wife or mother or friend. But when I fail, I know that I can come to you for forgiveness and restoration. * * * "He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD." Psalm 40:2‑3 NIV
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| Prosperity in Christ |
[Aug. 1st, 2011|02:31 pm] |
A lot has been said about the evils of the so called “prosperity gospel”, in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.2) jesusfreaks [Bad username: âjesusfreaksâ] and there are those pastors after the money for sure in some cases, but Christian prosperity in itself is biblical quite frankly.
Just read Deuteronomy 30.
We might be the poorest mice, but actually as Christians we are still very prosperous in that we ALL have provision from the Lord every day.
I( Prosperity )
I am not saying we will all be healthy, wealthy and happy. But we are already these things in Jesus anyway (aren’t we???), despite everything that happens to us, because we are dead to sin but alive in Christ. We have been born again. Let’s stop nit-picking and move onto the white harvest fields, there are millions who are lost, alone, poor and needy and there are only a few of us to do all this work. Don’t be caught with your pants down playing the blame game, let’s get on with what we have been commanded, The great commission.
Oh, and give away what God has given to you because you can, after all, despite everything you are an ambassador of Christ Jesus and should act like one. |
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| TRUE FRIENDSHIP |
[Aug. 1st, 2011|10:32 am] |
Read 1 Samuel Chapters 18–20
Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt. 1 Samuel 18:3-4 NIV
* * * David’s success in battle resulted in Saul’s extreme jealousy toward him. The people loved David–singing and dancing in his honor when he returned from battle. As they danced, they sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."(1 Samuel 18:7)
Jonathan, Saul’s son, could have been jealous also, but the Spirit of God drew him into a loving covenant with his future king. Jonathan’s story is a beautiful picture of the covenant we enter, when we receive Jesus as our friend and Savior. Just as Jonathan said, 'The LORD is witness between you and me…forever.'" (1 Samuel 20:42) Likewise, the covenant of salvation God makes with us through faith in His Son is forever even into eternity. * * * Lord, I praise You for Your friendship with me. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) –And You gave your life for me even before I was Your friend. Help me to live in the light of Your unfailing love. * * * Then they kissed each other and wept together–but David wept the most. (1 Samuel 20:41 NIV)
We love Him (Jesus) because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19 NKJV)
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| The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism |
[Jul. 31st, 2011|10:52 am] |
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"These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me." John 16:1-3
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| Money Cometh |
[Jul. 30th, 2011|10:29 am] |
This is something that was shared with me not that long ago and it was a blessing to receive, so I'm passing this along in the hopes that others may be blessed as I was.
These are some of the myths that are being taught as doctrines in some churches concerning tithes and offerings (I have heard almost all of these).( Read more... ) |
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| Let us not forget our first love - the LORD. |
[Jul. 27th, 2011|09:50 am] |
1 “If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
Would not the land be completely defiled?
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—
would you now return to me?”
declares the LORD.
2 “Look up to the barren heights and see.
Is there any place where you have not been ravished?
By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers,
sat like a nomad[a] in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and no spring rains have fallen.
Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute;
you refuse to blush with shame.
4 Have you not just called to me:
‘My Father, my friend from my youth,
5 will you always be angry?
Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
but you do all the evil you can.” - Jeremiah 3
1 “If you will return, O Israel,
return to me,”
declares the LORD.
“If you put your detestable idols out of my sight
and no longer go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’
then the nations will be blessed by him
and in him they will glory.” - Jeremiah 4:1,2
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| Christian Crusade without the name of Christ? |
[Jul. 23rd, 2011|09:59 am] |
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This is a news article I came across concerning Campus Crusade for Christ.
Luke 9
26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Campus Ministry Drops Christ From Name
By: Todd Starnes
Source Link: www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/21/campus-ministry-drops-christ-from-name/
One of the nation’s most prominent Christian ministries has decided to take Christ out of its name – a move that has generated cries of political correctness from within the evangelical community.
Campus Crusade for Christ International announced this week that it will change the name of its U.S. Operations to “Cru” in early 2012.
“We felt like our name was getting in the way of accomplishing our mission,” said Steve Sellers, the vice president for Campus Crusade, noting that the ministry will still be committed to “proclaiming Christ around the world.”
Sellers said researchers found that 9 percent of Christians and 20 percent of non-Christians were alienated by the name Campus Crusade for Christ.
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