Good day I'm asking for prayer for the ACLJ to have Gods favor in judgement at the supreme court as they petition to stop the left’s plot to ban President Trump from office and abuse the 14th Amendment and that they receive all the financing that is necessary to accomplish this. Thank you for all of your prayer.

Francis, the current pope, said:
So, does his statement reflect truthfully how God has revealed his view of war today?

The missionary position got its name because it was the only sexual position that missionaries thought was ok..

But is there actually any actual Christian teachings on this, whether from scripture or church tradition?

Are there any sexual positions that Christians should not engage with?

NewYorkPost​

Biden administration is quietly shifting Ukraine strategy to focus on negotiations: report​

Dec. 27, 2023

The Biden administration and European officials have reportedly begun shifting their Ukraine strategy away from achieving total victory over Vladimir Putin’s invading forces — to instead strengthening Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table.

Specifically where is the soul of say Daniel, King David, all those who have perished from Man's iniquity? Why did not God save Peter a second time & why did the apostles have to perish by bloody deaths?

Is this a legitimate lawsuit?
Should the CIA have agreed to the Freedom of Information Act request from the Heritage Foundation?

There are many such people as these who criticized Jesus who live among us today. They are those who are locked into tradition and culture to the point to where they are not capable of seeing when God is working in people’s lives. They are so locked into their traditional practices that they will openly criticize those who have escaped those non-biblical traditions to truly worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. And they will even accuse you of being unfaithful to the Lord because you do not adhere to their religious practices which are not in accord with the teachings of the Scriptures.

And it won’t matter to them if people are being healed, and if people are hearing the truth of the gospel and if they are trusting in the Lord for their salvation. It won’t matter to them that the gospel is going out to people in many nations across the globe and that the body of Christ is being encouraged and exhorted by the truths of the Scriptures to walk in righteousness and in holy living in obedience to the Lord. What matters to them only is that you are following their traditions, and if you are not, you are regarded as someone who is not following the Lord Jesus.

This is how Jesus got treated, and in some cultures this is how we will get treated, too, if we break with tradition to truly follow the Lord Jesus with our lives in truth and in righteousness and in obedience to his commands.

But let me preface this all with this: The church is the ekklēsía, the people of God who are called out from the world and to God. We are God’s holy people who are to be different from the world because we are being made to be like Jesus in character, word, and deed. We who have been crucified and buried with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness, we are the church, the body of Christ. And there is only one church, but we gather in different locations throughout the world.

But human tradition and culture have largely made “the church” into a building, an institution of human origin, a social club, a civic center, a church denomination, a corporation under the state, and a business of human making being marketed to the ungodly in order to draw in large crowds of people from the world and to incorporate them into their gatherings. And human tradition has them gathering mostly on Sunday mornings for a song service and to hear a preacher preach until the next week, then repeat. Some of them also do have small group gatherings throughout the week.

But these gatherings are not the biblical church, the body of Christ, because they are a conglomeration of the people of the world, the ungodly, the rebellious, the habitual sinners, the government, big business and worldliness and godlessness all combined together. And most are not following the biblical pattern for the purpose for why we gather together as the body of Christ, and many have even eliminated much of what the Scriptures teach is the purpose of our gatherings, because they are trying to attract the people of the world to their gatherings.

Now the Scriptures clearly teach that we are to come out from among such gatherings as these which are worldly minded and worldly focused and which are not doing what the body of Christ is supposed to be doing in their gatherings. For we are not to turn our gatherings into a marketplace to be marketed to the ungodly. And we are not to be unequally yoked (united) together with unbelievers (with the ungodly), and we are not to be in fellowship with them. But we are to come out from among them and to be separate so that we don’t take part in their sins and in their punishment.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

But if you separate yourself from the worldly market-driven “church,” then you are regarded as out of fellowship with God and as the ungodly, even if what you are doing is what the Scriptures teach that we are all to be doing. For the church is made up of all of us of genuine faith in Jesus Christ and we all have a job, an assignment of God, and we have all been given spiritual gifts, and we are to function in those assigned areas of ministry as God assigns us, utilizing the spiritual gifts we have been given to minister to one another and to encourage one another in our walks of obedience to Christ.

And we are to be those who are taking the truth of the gospel to the people we know and to worldly professing Christians and to the people of this world. And we are to be daily exhorting one another as Christians so that none of us are hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. And we are to be speaking the truth in love to one another so that we are not led astray by men in their deceitful scheming. And we are not to be telling one another that we don’t want them or need them or that they should go someplace else just because they don’t fit with human marketing plans. But we are to be loving one another.

[Matt 5:13-16; Matt 28:18-20; Jn 4:31-38; Jn 13:13-17; Jn 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18; Acts 26:18; Rom 10:14-15; Rom 12:1-8; Rom 15:14; 1 Co 12:1-31; 1 Co 14:1-5; Eph 4:1-16; Eph 5:17-27; Php 2:1-8; Col 3:16; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:23-25; 1 Pet 2:9,21; 1 Jn 2:6]

But if you are someone who is doing all that, who is following what the Scriptures teach, and you are taking the gospel message to the ends of the earth, and you are daily exhorting and encouraging your brothers and sisters in Christ in holy living and in walks of obedience and surrender to our Lord, but you have obeyed the Lord and you have come out of these institutions of man which are in fellowship with the world and with the government and with the ungodly, then you are regarded as a backslider of some sort because you do not attend their Sunday gatherings.

And please see that this is the same as what the religious hypocrites of Jesus’ day did to him when he healed people on the Sabbath. He was doing the good that he ought to do but they were more concerned that he not do it on their Sabbath day, mainly because they did not really comprehend the purpose of the Sabbath, which was for the good of the people, not to do them harm. For man was not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath for man, Jesus said, and he was Lord of the Sabbath. And now Jesus is our Sabbath rest and we worship him in spirit and in truth anywhere on any day of the week at any time of the day or night, for his Spirit lives within us.

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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Despite a petition against it, a “Satan Club” has been approved by the Olathe School District.

An Olathe Public Schools spokesperson stated, “the club application met the criteria to establish a student-initiated club and is now recognized as a student-initiated club at Olathe Northwest High School.”

[The law requires that] if the school allows one club, it allows all — providing the application process is complete and the group meets the guidelines for recognition.

‭"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." Proverbs 18:10 KJV

I confirm what God made me to be man and I believe in his name that I cannot fail and have the victory and win over which belong to me and my possessions that I'm safe.

‭Psalm‬ ‭73:26‬ ‭KJV‬
[26] My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

I have faith in God that he will lead me where to go being a member of west angeles church cogic and bless me with the desire of my heart and always have money in my pocket to buy food to eat.

Psalms 38:21 (KJV) Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

I will live and this internet ministry will prosper

‭2 Corinthians 9:10 (KJV 1900): 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness

I have faith and request that for the LORD countenance and to be accounted through jurisdictions.

‭Ephesians 1:9-10 KJV
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

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I believe in GOD himself that I will receive this word.

Aloha from Hawaii. Just joined. I am Monastic1952. The 1952 is my birth year. I notice that even Non-Christians are welcome here. This is quite receptive because I have seen many forums which do not tolerate those differences.
By the way, besides myself--are there any others from Hawaii? Hopefully they can make themselves known.

An idea just came to me that will help missionaries in countries closed to the gospel to keep safe from government monitoring of internet access- it is below, you might want to send this out to missionaries that you know.
I have a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in the Information Technology field and just recently a good idea came to me- this will help Christians in closed countries where there is persecution to them and also government monitoring and censorship of internet access. The idea is here: most websites out there now offer encrypted communication to the website. You can access this in the URL text bar up at the top of the web browser screen. a normal website will have a web address starting with http:// . However if you change this to https:// this will tell it to encrypt all communication with the website to a degree that it is unbreakable. This will help if the government of the country you are in is monitoring your internet activity. They will still be able to see the name of the website you are looking at but not what specifically you are accessing, it is highly encrypted.
Another idea- the country Iran and probably other countries hostile to the gospel censor the internet access in the country and hundreds if not thousands of websites outside the country are banned. There are several ways to get around this but it is not foolproof. Someone in such a country could use something called a proxy server or also a VPN (Virtual Private Network). A proxy server will allow you to bypass the government restrictions. It works by receiving web requests from you in the hostile nation and then the proxy goes on the internet and gets the website content that you want and sends it back to you. Since your computer is accessing the proxy and not the banned website directly you can avoid the government restrictions. You can also use an encrypted proxy server and that will help even more. However I have heard that the government in Iran is pretty crafty and they are on to this trick, they will ban access to the proxy and then the proxy will have to switch IP addresses until the government also finds that one and bans it too, it is a chess match with the government. Another thing that is better is using a VPN (virtual private network). A VPN establishes a totally encrypted link with an external web server and it can also fool any eavesdropper into thinking you are accessing a different server that is legal and inside the country so it is even safer than a proxy. However I have heard that the government in Iran is also on to this and they are trying to stop VPNs but it may still work from a random internet cafe inside the country.
Another idea came to me that might potentially help the underground church and missionaries- encrypted email. As long as your email service is web-based and accessed through a web browser (such as GMail) you can use the https:// trick to encrypt the email so it is unbreakable to the authorities in a closed country. The only problem is this is a bit scary to use for underground communications, if someone using the encrypted email got caught by the police and the police confiscated their computer they could potentially recover the emails. This is probably not a good idea but I thought I would get it out there anyway.
Another thing that may help the underground church- it is called stenography. Stenography is a technology that lets you hide a secret message inside of another file, such as a picture. Someone could send their friends what appears to be pictures from their vacation and they look completely normal from the outside but they actually contain secret instructions. Using stenography could potentially help them coordinate secret activities hidden from a hostile government. Files with secret instructions are password protected and encrypted, my only concern about this is that the authorities might potentially get the password out of you (under duress) and it would blow your cover and they could view the secret instructions.
The government authorities in Iran are trying their best to keep the gospel out of the country and many christian websites are banned, however a proxy or VPN could help people get around these restrictions and would open the door for the gospel into the country! People could go to an internet cafe and download the bible!

I keep having dreams of getting recruited by the space force for couple of years now. But not the typical "space force" we know off. The organization in my dream is part of a much larger organization with headquarters far beyond our solar system.

They possessed technologies that enabled travel between starts in just a very short period of time. They refer to this technology as "hyper-velocity" travel. They didn't call it the "warp" or "faster-than-light" (FTL) tech at least in English. Perhaps to distance it from science fiction literature or obfuscation or for simplicity.

It didn't seemed like the distant future in my dreams but already happening now and may have happened as early as the Cold War era. In one version of this dreams, I was flown into quarantine in another planet and the furniture in the laboratory I was kept in isolation was 60's era. At a later time, a deadly pathogen formed in my blood. While it didn't affect me, it had incalculable potential to cause extinction of all life and they decided to study it and ofc, with me in it.

What really bothered me if such a huge secret is existing right now, these guys could easily fake the Lord's 2nd coming and achieve uncontested global domination if they want to, if they needed to. They would have the technology and the resources to pull off such deception.

This is a very fiercely defended topic regardless of which side you are on. The point of the thread is not to try to prove who is right/wrong. I am well aware that these discussions often devolve into exactly that, a back and forth on who is right and who is wrong, however; please respond to the following two questions before you begin said back and forth.

1. Should individual churches take an official position on the topic of flat vs. spherical Earth? What about the Church as a whole? Why or why not?

2. How would you handle a situation in which this topic began to become divisive and create discord within your local church? Assume you are an elder or leader.

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TO REACH THE WORLD AND TEACH THE SAINTS

要传遍全世界并教导圣徒

I'M JUST A NOBODY TRYING TO TELL EVERYBODY, ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO SAVED MY SOUL.

“我只是一个无名小卒，努力向每个人传达一个拯救了我的灵魂的人。”

These devotions are unique, they are the only ones in the world (to my knowledge), that are in English and English with Chinese translation, underneath each other.. These will help my Chinese friends to learn English.
这些灵修是独特的，它们是世界上唯一（据我所知）以英语和英语与中文翻译并列的形式。这些将帮助我的中国朋友学习英语。

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Please post these devotions on your Facebook page, send to your contacts and share, lets get the world out into the world.


请将这些灵修发布在您的Facebook页面上，发送给您的联系人并分享，让这些信息传遍全世界。

UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS!

直到全世界都听见！

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE SERMONS AT THE BOTTOM, CLICK ON LINK OR COPY/PASTE INTO BROWSER

请在下方收听英语和中文布道，点击链接或复制/粘贴到浏览器中



Thanks so much

God bless you

非常感谢！
愿上帝祝福你
在我们进入2024年之际，我们需要做以下五件事。

2024年的五个S

全心寻求神耶利米书29：13，雅各书4：8和西番雅书2：3

在祷告中常常对神说话腓立比书4：6—7，帖前5：17和以弗所书1：15—23

每天事奉神和人彼得前书4：10，申命记10：12和加拉太书5：13

帖撒罗尼迦后书3章1节，马太福音28章18-20节，提摩太后书4章1-2节

让自己沉浸在神的话语中诗篇119篇，提摩太后书3：16：17和歌罗西书3：16

(五个"s ": Seek, 寻求，Speak 说话，Serve 服侍， Share 分享 ，Soak 沉浸。)

上帝祝福你


As we enter this new year of 2024, here are five things we need to do.

The five S for 2024

Seek God with all our heart Jeremiah 29:13,James 4:8 and Zephaniah 2:3

Speak to God often in prayer Philippians 4:6-7, 1Thess 5:17 and Ephesians 1:15-23

Serve God and people every day 1 Peter 4:10, Deuuteronomy 10:12 and Galatians 5:13

Share Christ every day 2 Thess 3:1, Matthew 28:18-20 and 2 timothy 4:1-2

Soak yourself in the word of God Psalm 119, 2 timothy 3:16 :17 and Colossians 3:16


God bless you



Hello Friends
你好朋友们，



Thanks for blessing me in 2023. HAPPY NEW YEAR

感谢你们在2023年祝福我。新年快乐！



I hope you will continue to read and pray for us here in China, we need you so much, we love and appreciate you so much. If for any reason, you do not wish to receive the devotions, anymore, just let me know. I do not send things just to fill up people's inboxes, these devotions are the result of my own time with the Lord.

我希望你们会继续在这里为我们在中国祈祷，我们非常需要你们，我们非常爱戴并感激你们。如果由于任何原因，你们不再希望收到这些灵修，请告诉我。我并不是为了填充人们的收件箱才发送这些灵修，它们是我与主亲近的结果。



The sermons placed at the bottom are in a section called Soak in Scripture, that is because the word of God is pure and powerful and is the only book that can transform people's lives. Here you find strong and vibrant teaching to bless and encourage your spiritual lives, just click the links.

放在底部的讲道是所谓的“沉浸于圣经”部分，这是因为神的话是纯粹而有力的，是唯一能够改变人生的书籍。在那里，你会找到强大而充满活力的教导，祝福并鼓励你的灵命成长，只需点击链接即可。



If you have friends that would benefit, please forward them to them,

I 'm sure all of you have social media groups and contacts, please share on there if you have time.

如果你有朋友会受益，请转发给他们， 我相信你们都有社交媒体群组和联系人，请如果有时间的话在那里分享。



Once again



Thanks so much

再次感谢你们！



Keith

基思





12 QUESTIONS





Happy New year everyone. Growth in grace is an ongoing thing: 2 Peter 3:18.

Have you grown in grace this past year? It's time to examine your life: 2 Corinthians 13:5.

Here are 12 questions to ask ourselves.- Be honest with yourself and God



新年快乐，大家。恩典的增长是一个持续的过程：彼得后书 3:18。

在过去的一年里，你在恩典上有所成长吗？现在是审视自己生活的时候了：哥林多后书 13:5。

这里有12个问题可以问问自己。- 对自己和上帝诚实。



1. DO YOU LOVE GOD'S WORD MORE?

1. 你更爱神的话语了吗？



Psalm 119:97 – ‘O how love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.’



Do you have a passion for the word of God? I am not asking if you read it more. Has it become like honey to you? Every time you read it, does God speak directly to you? Can you say the same words above? I mean when you are slogging through Leviticus or the first ten chapters of 1 Chronicles, can you say Oh how I love to read the bible



诗篇 119:97 – ‘我何等爱慕你的律法，终日不住地思想。’ 你对神的话语有热情吗？我不是在问你是否读得更多。它是否变成了你心中的蜂蜜？每次阅读时，神是否直接对你说话？你能说出同样的话吗？我的意思是，当你在阅读利未记或历代志上的前十章时，你是否能说：‘哦，我是多么喜欢读圣经



2. DO YOU LOVE SPENDING TIME IN PRAYER?

2. 你是否喜欢花时间祈祷？



Now here is a biggie! I struggle here, I must admit. One minute spent praying is worth a hundred doing anything else. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath; it is his lifeblood. We just talk to our heavenly Father. We talk to the ones we love.. Amen! If we love God, then we will spend more and more time with Him. How much time do we spend communing with God? The average daily time is 7-10 minutes for the average Christian, I ask myself, why is that?. Would you give your wife ten minutes per day?

现在这是一个重要的问题！我必须承认在这方面我有困难。花一分钟祈祷的价值相当于做其他事情一百分钟。祈祷是基督徒的重要呼吸；它是他的生命之源。我们只是与我们的天父交谈。我们与所爱之人交谈... 阿门！如果我们爱神，我们就会花更多时间与祂在一起。我们花多少时间与上帝交流？平均每天大约是7-10分钟对于普通基督徒，我问自己，为什么会这样呢？你会每天给你的妻子十分钟吗？

1. ARE YOU MORE INVOLVED IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE?

你更加参与到属灵争战当中了吗？



If you hadn't noticed, the Christian is a warrior. He/she is engaged in a desperate battle. In Ephesians 6, we are told to arm ourselves with spiritual weapons that will overcome the devil, etc. We need to be in hand-to-hand combat. The Roman soldiers whom Paul saw were always ready to fight. They obeyed their Commanding Officer and would go anywhere to fight for his cause. There is no let-up brothers and sisters; let's be engaged in warfare. Let's say like Paul at the end of his life.. I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT!!!



若你没有注意到，基督徒是一名战士。他/她参与了一场最终的战斗。在以弗所书 6 章，我们被告知要用属灵的武器装备自己，以克服魔鬼等。我们需要进行近身战斗。保罗所见到的罗马士兵总是准备好战斗。他们顺从他们的指挥官，并且愿意到任何地方为他的事业而战。兄弟姐妹们，这是没有停歇的时候；让我们参与战争。让我们像保罗在他生命的最后时刻说的那样... 我已经打了一场美好的仗！！！

1. DO YOU LOVE GOD AND YOUR FELLOW BELIEVERS MORE AND MORE?

你更加爱上帝和其他的信徒了吗？



Jesus said the two greatest commandments were to love God and love your neighbour. Is God our first love or just one of many? This was the problem with the children of Israel. They loved God, but He was just one of many loves. He wants and demands your undiluted love. Do we also have pure love for our brethren, whoever they are? I am in China and can't understand much of what people say and likewise they also of me; but we love each other. There is a powerful and pure love between us. Do you show it to your fellow believers, not just in words but in actions?



耶稣说，最大的两条诫命是爱神和爱你的邻舍。神是我们的初爱还是仅仅是众多爱的其中一个？这就是以色列子民所面临的问题。他们爱神，但祂只是众多爱的一个部分。祂渴望并要求你全心全意的爱。我们是否也对我们的兄弟姐妹怀有纯净的爱，不管他们是谁？我在中国，不能理解人们说的许多话，同样他们也不能理解我说的；但我们彼此相爱。我们之间有一种强大而纯洁的爱。你是否向你的信徒兄弟姐妹展现这种爱，不仅仅是言语，更要在行动中表现出来？



5. DO YOU LOVE TO HEAR GOD'S VOICE?

你喜欢听上帝的声音吗？



Before Adam and Eve fell, they loved to hear God's voice. It is so sad to hear God's words in the garden.. God calls to them when they are hiding. This year when God speaks, let us not say like Adam:. "I am afraid because of some sin," but like Samuel, who said: "Speak Lord for thy servant hears." When God speaks to us, may we have open ears and eager hearts. Jesus says “My sheep hear My voice and they love to hear it..” HOW SWEET IS THE VOICE OF GOD TO THE BELIEVER.? AMEN. HOW SWEET IS IT TO YOU MY FRIEND?



亚当和夏娃堕落之前，他们喜欢听神的声音。听到神在园中的话语真是令人悲伤... 当他们隐藏起来时，神呼唤他们。今年当神说话时，让我们不要像亚当那样说：“因为有罪我感到害怕”，而要像撒母耳一样说：“主啊，说吧，你的仆人听候。” 当神对我们说话时，愿我们有敞开的耳朵和渴望的心灵。耶稣说：“我的羊听我的声音，他们喜爱听它...” 对于信徒来说，神的声音是多么甜美啊。阿门。对你来说，我的朋友，神的声音有多甜美呢？



6. DO YOU SHARE THE GOSPEL MORE?

你分享福音更多了吗？



The Great Commission is to share the gospel with people in our locality. Some of us, like me, have been called to China. You may not be called to some far country. You may still live in the same neighbourhood that you were born in, but the Commission remains the same. Go out and share the gospel! We are not to stay in our comfortable churches and expect people to come to us. Remember. what we do is a CO-MISSION, between you and God. It is God's power filling weak vessels like us. Have you spoken to anyone about the gospel this year? Have you invited anyone to church this year?



大使命是在我们所在的地方向人们分享福音。像我这样的一些人被呼召来到了中国。你可能并没有被呼召到某个遥远的国家。你可能仍然生活在你出生的同一个社区，但使命仍然是一样的。走出去，分享福音！我们不应该待在舒适的教堂里，期待人们来找我们。记住，我们所做的是一个共同的使命，是你和上帝之间的合作。是上帝的能力充满了像我们这样软弱的器皿。你今年和任何人谈论过福音吗？你今年邀请过任何人来教堂吗？



7. DO YOU LOVE THE WORLD LESS?

你对世界的爱减少了吗？



1 John 2:15 –“ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” Do we obey this command? To obey this command, we truly need to be loving Jesus more. In the words of the chorus:



TURN YOUR EYES OPEN JESUS

LOOK FULL IN HIS WONDERFUL FACE

AND THE THINGS OF THE WORLD

WILL GROW STRANGELY DIM

IN THE LIGHT OF HUS GLORY AND GRACE.

www.casgv.org/Hymnary/Hymnary-H509.pps）



Do we love the world less or more than we did last year?



What do you spend your time doing?



Do you spend more time on worldly or heavenly things?



1 约翰书 2:15：“不要爱世界和世界上的事。人若爱世界，爱父的心就不在他里面了。”我们是否遵守了这个命令？要遵守这个命令，我们确实需要更加热爱耶稣。用合唱的话来说：

「当转眼仰望耶稣 定睛在祂荣美的面容 世上的事 在祂荣光恩典中 将变得异常虚空」

我们是否比去年更少爱这个世界，还是更多？

你平常都在做些什么？

你是花更多时间在世俗的事上还是属天的事上？

1. ARE YOU IN FULL CONTROL OF YOUR WORDS?

你更加能掌控你的舌头吗？



The tongue is called an unruly evil in James 3. Are you more in control of your tongue than you were last year? One of the evidences of a growing Christian is that you are in control of your tongue. Are your words sweeter than last year? We ask what is the defining quality of a Christian? In my estimation, it is the ability through the Holy Spirit to control his/her tongue



雅各书第三章称舌头是难以驾驭的恶物。你对自己的舌头比去年更有控制力吗？一个不断成长的基督徒的证据之一就是能掌控自己的舌头。你的言辞比去年更甜美了吗？我们问，一个基督徒最显著的品质是什么？在我的看法中，通过圣灵控制自己的舌头能力是其中之一。



9. ARE YOU MORE OBEDIENT TO GOD?

你对上帝更加顺服了吗？



Jesus says ”If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” Obedience to God is one of the greatest characteristics of the Christian. As we said earlier, Paul talks about the Roman soldier. These soldiers obeyed their Commanding Officer. Are you obeying your Commander? - God himself?. Obedience to the commands and call of God is essential to progress in the Christian life. Has God called you to do something this year and you are still refusing?. It is time to obey that call, don't make excuses like Jonah and Moses did, although they obeyed, it took God to virtually twist their arm to get them to obey.



耶稣说：“你们若爱我，就必遵守我的命令。” 对上帝的顺服是基督徒最伟大的特征之一。正如我们之前所说，保罗谈到了罗马士兵。这些士兵服从他们的指挥官。你是否在顺从你的指挥官？- 就是上帝自己？顺从上帝的命令和呼召对基督徒生命的进步至关重要。今年上帝是否呼召了你去做某件事，而你仍然拒绝了？是时候顺服那个呼召了，不要像约拿和摩西那样找借口，尽管他们最终顺服了，但上帝几乎是逼迫他们才肯顺服。



10. IS THERE A GREATER EXCELLENCE IN ALL YOU DO?

“你所做的一切是否有更高的卓越？”



Ephesians 6:5-9 and Colossians 3:17 give us a blueprint for living: We are to do all for the glory of God. Whether it is washing up or preaching, we are to do everything for His glory. If we are washing, we should wash up as if Jesus was going to drink out of that cup or glass. Is our work done in an a more excellent way than it was last year?



以弗所书 6:5-9 和歌罗西书 3:17 给了我们生活的蓝图：我们要一切事都为了上帝的荣耀。无论是洗碗还是传道，我们都要为祂的荣耀而做一切事情。如果我们在洗碗，我们应该像耶稣要喝那个杯子里的水一样洗干净。我们的工作是否比去年做得更卓越呢？



11. DO YOU WEEP FOR SOULS MORE AND IN REPENTANCE?

你是否更多地为灵魂和悔改而哭泣？



I love Jeremiah; he wept so much. But he is not the only one who weeps in scripture. Our Saviour weeps at the grave of Lazarus. We need to cry over our sin... we need to be in sorrow for our sin. We need to have compassion like Jesus had for a world that is dying.. He wept over Jerusalem. Look at Paul in Romans 9:1-3, and his pain for his own people, Israel. Do you have the same pain for your community and country? When was the last time you cried in repentance? When was the last time you cried to God in prayer for your family, community and country? This year has been terrible, Covid has devasted many countries and communities, do we weep for them?



我热爱耶利米；他哭泣得如此悲痛。但他并不是圣经中唯一哭泣的人。我们的救主在拉撒路的坟墓前也流泪了。我们需要为我们的罪而哭泣……我们需要为我们的罪感到懊悔和悲伤。我们需要像耶稣对一个濒临毁灭的世界那样怜悯。祂为耶路撒冷哭泣了。看看保罗在罗马书 9:1-3 中，他为自己的民族以色列的痛苦。你是否对你的社区和国家有同样的痛苦？你上一次为悔改而哭泣是什么时候？你上一次为家人、社区和国家向上帝祈祷时流泪是什么时候？今年是可怕的一年，新冠疫情使许多国家和社区遭受了严重的破坏，我们为他们哭泣了吗？



12. DO YOU HAVE A DEEPER WONDER ABOUT YOUR SALVATION?

你是否对你的救赎有更深层次的惊奇？



It has been 45 years since I first trusted Christ. It is incredible to me that God loves me and that He sent His Son to die for someone like me. Has the wonder of your salvation grown in the last year? Ever wonder why God should pour his love, mercy and grace upon you? I do.



David prayed that he wouldn't lose the joy of his salvation. I hope you still have the wonder of a little child when it comes to your salvation. I hope it is something that brings you joyful amazement, joyful wonder, and makes you raise your voice in praise to your Saviour.



There are other questions you can ask yourself, but these are a good way to start.



When we get to the end of 2024, may we be able to answer all the questions, by saying "YES I have."



自从我第一次信靠基督已经过去了45年。对我来说，令人难以置信的是上帝对我有爱，并且祂派遣祂的儿子为像我这样的人而死。你对得救的惊异在过去的一年中是否增长了？你是否曾经想过为什么上帝会将祂的爱、怜悯和恩典倾注在你身上？我曾想过。

大卫祈祷求上帝保守他不失去得救的喜乐。我希望你在得救的问题上仍然像一个小孩一样充满了奇妙。我希望这是一件给你带来喜悦和惊讶的事情，希望这让你高声赞美你的救主。

还有其他问题你可以问问自己，但这些是一个很好的开始。

当我们到了2024年的尾声时，愿我们能回答所有这些问题，用一个“是，我有”的答案。



God bless you,

上帝祝福你，



Keith

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It's omniscience something that is essential to God's nature.. or is it specific to God the Father?

Matthew 24:36 KJVBut of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Can God the Son not be omniscient? Or, can he choose to not be omniscient? Was he pretending?
Can God, whichever person of God, choose to not be omniscient?

When God gives man free-will, he is in a sense withholding his control over what happens to allow humans to have some measure of control...
Could he also withhold his omniscience at that point too?

Can God allow himself be surprised or disappointed...? That would imply that he didn't know what would happen, and therefore had withdrawn his omniscience as well as his control (power) in order to allow man to have some control over his destiny/salvation?

Liberalism on display.

Who is the Holy Spirit to you? Am preparing a sermon on the Holy Spirit as a Helper, would be glad to receive more insights...

Ingredients

• 1 pound Chicken tenders or boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/ 2-by-3- inch strips
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Medium onion, diced (about 1 cup
• 2 Garlic cloves, minced
• 2 15-ounce cans Black eyed peas drained and rinsed
• 1 cup Corn kernels, fresh or frozen and thawed
• 1 4 ounce Can chopped green chiles
• 2 teaspoons Ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons Pure chile powder
• 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• 3 cups Water, plus more if needed
• 2 cups Grated Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons Chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken pieces and cook, stirring, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium-high and add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the beans, corn, chiles, spices, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

2. Add more water, ½ cup at a time, if the chili is too thick. When the chili is done, taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Ladle the chili into bowls and top each serving with a spoonful of cheese and a sprinkling of cilantro.

Happy New Year!

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“This Little Light Of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine”
Matthew 5:14-16 NIV
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Last Sunday morning at our church, the kids group sang a fun rendition of “This Little Light Of Mine”. As they were singing, it was so cool to see them singing this song they had practiced and how much fun they were having doing it. We all have some laughs at what some of the kids were doing. When kids are on stage, there can be some funny moments and very precious moments as well.

As I kept thinking about that song, it made me think of how much I’ve sang that song from when I was a little kid up to even now. I can’t count the number of times I’ve sang that song and enjoyed it. But when I think more about the words, I wonder, “How much have I really let my little light shine for God?” All these years I’ve sang it with others and watched kids sing it, how often are we REALLY excited to share that light with others?

In Matthew, we read that we have the Light of God and the world needs to see what we have to share and offer. We wouldn’t light a candle or turn on a lamp and then cover it. That would completely defeat the purpose. We are meant to carry the Light of God and shine for all to see.

As we all celebrate the Christmas season and look forward to a New Year very soon, let us consider how we can live this out, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!” As Matthew states, we are the light of the world. God wants us to shine!

Next time you hear a child or a group of kids or even adults sing this song, remember how God has called us to REALLY let our light shine!

One of the most famous Bible quotes is the statement of Jesus, “I am the Light of the world!” What is not so often mentioned is that Jesus also told us we are the Light of the world. “You are the light of the world....” (Matthew 5:14 ,NIV)

This is, of course, only true when we are devoted to representing God, to doing God’s Will, and not when we are focused on getting as much worldly pleasure as possible while we are here. Yet when I pray for Divine Guidance, and ask for God’s Light to shine through me, I am the Light of the world!

I hardly ever hear Christians say this about themselves, even though saying that you are the Light of the world would be, as I understand it, fully in harmony with representing God, with following Jesus. And I am just wondering about the members of this part of the Christian Forum:

Do you see yourself and talk about yourself as the Light of the world?

Right before my very eyes.

Matthew 24:6-8
King James Version
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

People under the influence of evil, or groups that have an evil motivation..

How significant are these people in how our lives are shaped. How much influence is actually happening in society.
How do you recognise evil people and groups? What do you look out for?