When did the church which is Christ’s body begin? Study series.

Lesson#1 Israel’s position of preeminence in Gods Kingdom over the rest of the Nations.

The first thing I would like to establish among the different positions held concerning the creation of the body of Christ, is Israel’s place in scripture; and what exactly is the inheritance that has been allotted to Israel, and what was the hope of the people of the nation when we open the N.T, in fulfillment of their covenanted promises, for we know that ever jot and title of Gods word will come to fulfillment!

In the call of Abram, God promised to make of him a great nation, and bless him, and make his name great, and he shall be a blessing. God would bless those who bless him (Abram) and curse those who curse him, and in Abram all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Gen.12:1-3).

In this foundational scripture there are many layers of meaning that are progressively revealed through God’s word, especially by our Apostle Paul, to which we will save for a later study as we progress.

While all blessing is centered in Christ, the seed of Abraham, I would like to look at the specifics of the greatness mentioned here, and the blessing that will be received by the nations for blessing Israel, along with the cures that will be received for cursing Israel, we find this to be the meaning as we follow this theme. The scriptures below show the position of preeminence Israel has in God’s kingdom over the rest of the nations of the earth.

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;(Gen.22:17-18)

Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!” (Gen.26:29)

Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you. Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and the allegiance of the nations is his. (Gen.49:8-10)

Here we have the blessing of the firstborn right which concerns abundant life and a position of preeminence; this spiritual blessing is passed down through the patriarch and would find its fulfillment in Gods Kingdom, the nation of Israel has the first born right over all the nations of the earth, when Christ returns to establish the kingdom of God, He will rule through the nation, for Israel is heir of Gods Kingdom over the nations (). When Christ returns, Israel will shine with glory of God, and all nations shall go to Israel, who will be a kingdom of priests that will bring the truth of God to a lost would, and minister between God and the nations. The nations shall tithe to Israel with the gift offerings of riches, blessing Israel and bowing down in obeisance.

Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge they are a people the LORD has blessed.10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.11For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.



1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip.5 Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come 6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.7 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.8 “Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?9 Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.11 Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place for my feet.14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

22This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you face down and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

These scriptures will find their full consummation in Israels kingdom: note the greatness of the nation, in being a great multitude, as well as the blessed preeminent firstborn position, all nations will pour unto Israel paying homage to the nation, with gifts of tribute knowing that the God of Israel, is the God of gods and Lod of Lords, and Israel His blessed people, all the nations of the earth that submit to Gods rule through His ruling Nation, will be blessed with world peace, agricultural blessing, health, along with the longevity of life (Isa.2:1-4; Zech.14:16-21).

When we open the pages of the New Testament, we find the nation of Israel still under gentile oppression for their violation of the mosaic covenant, the times of the gentiles where still under way they nation was looking for their full national restoration in fulfillment of Daniels 70-week prophecy (Lk.2:1-2; Dan. 9:1-27)).The faithful members of the nation were waiting for the Coming messiah that would redeem the nation and restore the Kingdom to Israel, waiting for the coming of the crushing stone, that would crush the gentile oppressive beast kingdoms of this earth, and would establish the kingdom of heaven on earth, to which Israel would rule (Lk.1:72-80;2:30-32,36-38; 24:21; Acts.1:6; Dan.2:36-45;7:27)

A vast sargassum blob is approaching the Gulf of Mexico. It will suffocate fish, take over the beaches, and consume all human life it encounters. Or at least it will make a big, stinky, slimy mess. Can Florida survive this imminent catastrophe? No boating. No fishing. No surfing! And no beach tanning. It might as well be the apocalypse for the tourism industry. Only mad science can save the state now.

John 14:15-16 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever …

John 14:2-24 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.

These verses regarding receiving the Holy Spirit, show us that obedience to God is very important in His eyes. Although it could be said that the primary work is faith in Jesus (John 6:29), His ability to forgive us our sins, it does not stop there. The scripture strongly shows the need for repentance, turning away from, sin. The order of receiving the Holy Spirit is:

1. We receive God’s commands
2. If we keep them, God will love us
3. God will manifest Himself to those He loves
   

The Early Church Father Justin Martyr (110-165 A.D.) in his First Apology states:
Chap. X. — How God Is to Be Served.

… if men by their works show themselves worthy of this His design, they are deemed worthy, and so we have received — of reigning in company with Him, being delivered from corruption and suffering. For as in the beginning He created us when we were not, so do we consider that, in like manner, those who choose what is pleasing to Him are, on account of their choice, deemed worthy of incorruption and of fellowship with Him.

Also Dialogue of Justin, Philosopher and Martyr, with Trypho, a Jew.
Chap. LXXXVIII. — Christ Has Not Received the Holy Spirit on Account of Poverty.

For God, wishing both angels and men, who were endowed with freewill, and at their own disposal, to do whatever He had strengthened each to do, made them so, that if they chose the things acceptable to Himself, He would keep them free from death and from punishment; but that if they did evil, He would punish each as He sees fit.

I have a copy of my son's high school biology book. We are told that: "Science is a way of knowing". There are many definitions for Science but Knowing or Knowledge seems to be a part of all of all of them.

So is Science in the Bible. The word Know or Knowledge is found a lot in the Bible. For example Hosea 4:6. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you".

Can a true man of science reject the Bible? I do not think so. The Bible has many verses that refer to knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, and emphasizes the importance of seeking knowledge in order to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

• Gov. Ron DeSantis showed a video featuring explicit content in some books pulled from schools during a news conference.
• Some news stations cut their live feeds when books with graphic content were displayed

I think this situation would create a bit of a conundrum and highlights the issues with getting "dug in" to a particular "side" of the debate. Tampa's NBC affiliate hasn't been shy about bashing DeSantis for the Florida GOP efforts to remove books from schools, and by taking something of an absolutist stance (rather than wanting take a more nuanced approach), basically allowed themselves to be set up.

I don't think it was any random coincidence that he happen to choose the books "gender queer" and "flamer" to show excerpts from in the preprepared montage that he showed. Most books with an LGBT character or "LGBT Acceptance" theme aren't that graphic and don't contain that kind of content. But by taking a blanket approach of "any effort to remove any LGBT book is bad because we need to fight against the GOP", they walked right into the "egg in the face" trap where they've defended certain books being in libraries in schools that they don't even feel comfortable showing to adults who may be watching their news broadcast.

And hopefully that was a "teachable moment" for them that highlights why the best response to "censor all LGBT books" isn't always "defend all LGBT books at all costs".

It sort of ties in with the things that Democratic strategist and author Ruy Teixeira (Senior Fellow at progressive think tank orgs like Center for American Progress and Brookings Institute) mentioned when he wrote the piece called "The Fox News Fallacy", in which he says
"This is the idea that if <insert prominent conservative pundit/outlet/politician> criticizes the Democrats for X then there must be absolutely nothing to X and the job of Democrats is to assert that loudly and often." and said "It’s Blinding the Democrats to Real Problems".


It would've been better for progressives to say "Okay, well...he's right about some of these books so go ahead and remove those particular ones from schools, but he's using those extreme examples of why he should ban all of them so we still need to fight for the rest of the books to remain" instead of what they did do, which was to pretend that objections to books like "Gender Queer" was a "nothingburger" and some even went as far as defending it as "appropriate for schools" and passed it off as a "regular ol' coming of age book, just from a LGBT perspective"

Eph. 1:16-18 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. And we know that spirit is The Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:9,10 says, But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Now, what is revelation- It means to uncover, to pull the cover off, make known. Notice, to pull the cover off so the implication is that something is there and when it's uncovered you are able to see it. And not outside, but inside that's the eyes of your understanding being enlightened. Revelation knowledge is higher than natural knowledge, revelation deals with the spiritual. It shows you realities in the spirit. That's what 2 Corinthians 4:18 is referring to: starting at verse 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. This inward man is the one that receives the word from God (Proverbs 20:27) The spirit of man is the candle of The Lord, God speaks to the inward man not the outward man. So, if God speaks to the inward man then I need to pay attention to him. Why, because he is capable of operating on a higher level than the outward man. Jesus said something in Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Notice, what he is saying what is seen is dependent on the unseen. The tree and it's fruit is a product of the roots and where are the roots in the unseen. The finished tree with it's fruit in the seen grew out of the roots unseen. That's Heb. 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. The physical material world (the seen) is simply a manifestation or fruit of the spiritual world (the unseen). That's why in 2Cor 4:18 it says while we look not at the things which are seen (that's the fruit), but at the things not seen (that's the roots). Notice, when Jesus cursed that fig tree it dried up from the what, roots. Notice, again what happened in the unseen determined what happened in the seen. And notice, what Jesus goes on to say in Matthew 12:34,35 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. That's why God gives you a word, because he wants that word in you in abundance (Let the word dwell in you richly) because whatever words are in you in abundance is what you will speak and bring forth.

For example the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5:25-34 notice in verse 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. (That word said in the concordance means a repeated action. Like it says in the amplified version- "For she kept saying". What is she doing getting that word in her in abundance.) (But, what she was saying was her revelation about Jesus). And when she touched the hem of his garment immediately she was healed. And in verse 34 Jesus told her, " Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." Notice, she kept saying and that word got in her in abundance until she spoke it out and brought that thing forth that's why it says in verse 30 Jesus turned to see her that had done this thing, she brought that forth. She looked not at the thing that was seen, but at the thing which was not seen. That word was a spiritual reality. That was her revelation that she received. And that word did just like Jesus, the word became flesh or manifested. Any word that you can get in you in abundance and speak out can become flesh. Notice, she received what she believed and said. Well, that's Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Notice, you receive according to your revelation.

Notice, in that instance she received according to her revelation about Jesus. She received what she believed and said. What came out of her determined the outcome and not the circumstance. That's why when you are going through something the thing to do is not keeping your mouth shut. Hebrews 11:3 the worlds were framed by the word of God so that things which are seen were made of things which do appear. Romans 10:8 says, But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. So, when God was speaking in creation He was not just speaking He was releasing faith. But, once He said "Let them have dominion" it was no longer the faith that comes out of his mouth that brings forth into the earth, but the faith that comes out of man's mouth. That's how a man brings forth either good or evil thing. For example, when God told Abraham that he made him a father of many nation, it had no effect on him physically. Because, when He said that Romans 4:19 says, that his body was dead. But, notice God changed his name from Abram-High father to Abraham-Father of a multitude. Why, because faith comes by hearing and it worked because Romans 4:20 says, He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. Notice, the change didn't come into the physical when it came out of God's mouth, no the change came into the physical when it came out of Abraham's mouth. Because, God got his faith and his mouth in line with his word. See, now it's the faith that comes out of man. That's why she received according to her revelation in Mark 5 because her faith and mouth came in line with the word. And any revelation you line your faith and mouth with you can receive. Revelation is not subject to circumstances, but takes you above the circumstances. It's a higher way of operating. You get a word from God and release your faith in it and it's a wrap, it's over. I don't care if they tell you that you will be dead by 12 noon and it's already 11:55 if you get a word/a revelation from God and release your faith in it, it's over.

It is not God's will that any should perish. And I wouldn't want to end this article without giving someone the opportunity to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It's very easy just pray: Dear God- I know I have sinned and I now turn from them and I invite Jesus to come into my heart (Revelation 3:20). He died for my sins and you have raised him from the dead and I now confess that Jesus is my Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9,10). I thank you for saving me, Amen

Torbens wife hospitalised under stress...

Prayer needed.

Over $630 Million of Alleged Fraud Proceeds Seized by U.S. Government​

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of a twelve-count Indictment charging HO WAN KWOK, a/k/a “Miles Guo,” a/k/a “Miles Kwok,” a/k/a “Guo Wengui,” a/k/a “Brother Seven,” a/k/a “The Principal,” and KIN MING JE, a/k/a “William Je,” with various wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering charges. JE, who is KWOK’s financier, is also charged with obstruction of justice. The charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged sprawling and complex scheme by the defendants, and others, to solicit investments in various entities and programs through false statements and representations to hundreds of thousands of KWOK’s online followers. As alleged, KWOK and JE misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained funds during the course of their conspiracy. KWOK was arrested this morning in New York, New York, and will be presented this afternoon. JE is currently at large.

I'm sure this question isn't a new one, but can I marry a divorced woman who's ex-husband is still alive? To be honest I don't think it's such a big deal, but the Bible seems to say otherwise.

“It was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
— Matthew 5:31-32

And if you have married a divorced woman, are you to file for divorce? Sounds crazy to me.

As the core intelligent Design authors point out, "evolution" as used by the hard sciences is based on random mutation.

In original Darwinism, mutation was taken to be happening in the whole biological organism.
In Neo-Darwinism, mutation was taken to happen in the DNA of biological organisms.

Both versions of "evolution" also include natural selection, of the most survivable organisms. (This is in one sense, an unfalsifiable concept. Whatever organisms survive, are said to be the most fit to survive.)


The arguments of the core Intelligent Design authors, is that randomness is not strong enough to produce the complex information that we see in biological organisms. and especially in DNA patterns, and molecular machines. This is a probabilistic argument, based on available resources.

I point out this dependency on randomness, because probability theory (and Computer science) uses the analysis of the power of randomness, to delineate what is probable, and what is not probable, and what is computable (in algorithms), and what is not computable.


Other definitions of "evolution" are not what the hard sciences are formally using.

There are all sorts of people discussing "evolution" as if it is an undefined process of how something, somehow, changes. But the scientific definition of evolution is based on randomness.

As an after-comment, required Christian doctrine (such as the Nicene Creed) requires only that we believe in God, maker of the heavens and the earth. There are no core Christian doctrines that require us to believe that a specific hard scientific model of "evolution" is true (that is, HOW God created the heavens and the earth). Before about 1900 (and Darwin's theory), we do not find Western Christians worried about HOW God created the heavens and the earth. It was not a core topic in Christian discussion. I suggest that modern Christians should return to that position.

As an after-comment, all the core Intelligent Design authors hold to an old earth model.

An interesting theater legend that's probably not true. Only one time were all 3 Booth brothers--Edwin, John Wilkes, and Junius--cast in the same play. It was for a production of Julius Caesar in New York. John Wilkes desperately wanted the role of Brutus. Who is the main character. But that part went to Edwin, who was the headliner, with a much larger following. Supposedly, John Wilkes never got over being slighted. So it's thought that if he couldn't play a political assassin on stage, he became one in real life. A cool story, but likely made up.

And a multiple choice question. Without Googling, how many times was Julius Caesar stabbed?

1) 8
2) 11
3) 23
4) 25
5) 28

The Pentagon and U.S. European Command said that two Russian Su-27 aircraft dumped fuel on the MQ-9, which was conducting a routine surveillance mission over the Black Sea in international airspace. They said the Russian jets flew around and in front of the drone several times for 30 to 40 minutes, and then one of the Russian aircraft “struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.”

Air Force Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Africa, said that the Russian jet’s actions “nearly caused both aircraft to crash.” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the collision likely also damaged the Russian fighter jet, but the Su-27 was able to land. He would not say where it landed.

The Pentagon said the drone was “well clear” of any Ukrainian territory, but did not provide details. A U.S. defense official said it was operating west of Crimea over the Black Sea. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to provide mission details.

It’s not clear if the collision was an accident or intentional, but both sides agree the Russian aircraft were trying to intercept the drone.

Russia's version:

The Russian Defense Ministry said the U.S. drone was flying near the Russian border and intruded in an area that was declared off limits by Russian authorities. It said that the Russian military scrambled fighters to intercept the U.S. drone. It claimed that “as a result of sharp maneuver, the U.S. drone went into uncontrollable flight with a loss of altitude and collided with water surface.”

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Trump, now waging his third White House bid, told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this month that it’s time to “change our thinking” on early and mail-in voting. And in speeches and fundraising emails, he’s touting his campaign’s plans to encourage “ballot harvesting,” the practice of allowing third parties to collect and turn in other voters’ ballots. His party, he said, has “no choice” but to beat “Democrats at their own game.” [that game being the promotion of all of the flexible and legal methods of voting to help increase turnout.]

That’s a stark reversal for a politician who last November issued an all-caps declaration on his Truth Social account alleging, in part, “YOU CAN NEVER HAVE FAIR & FREE ELECTIONS WITH MAIL-IN BALLOTS – NEVER, NEVER, NEVER.”
[Not to mention the messages coming from him and his partisans along the lines of "why bother voting if it's rigged". Apparently, the new thinking within the GOP is that winning elections requires people to be eager to vote, not dissuaded from voting.]

The change in tone and message reflects the view among party strategists that Trump’s relentless and false claims about election fraud in 2020 and the harsh GOP rhetoric about a form of voting used widely in key battleground states, such as Arizona, contributed to the party’s disappointing midterm results. And they fear it could endanger GOP hopes of capturing the White House and other offices next year.

“It’s a Republican-created problem among Republicans,” said Paul Bentz, a GOP pollster in Phoenix.

“The whole narrative associated with voting in person has so thoroughly infiltrated into the Republican Party that it’s going to take a lot to change the view of Republicans at this point,” Stewart said.

See also (I could have posted a dozen more, but this gives the flavor of Trump's extravagant claims and rhetoric of yesteryear):

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Thanks for being a part of the ministry of the church in China. You may ask, what can I do?

You can read, pray and share the requests, please get your church praying. You can be inspired by the sermons.

We pray for the revival in Yao Hua Men China. Please first of all pray that although we have many meetings, God's spirit will break through, because without that power, we are nothing, all our efforts are useless

Please pray for the co-workers in the church, we have six to seven groups and each group leader wants to do their own thing and to take over as full leader. Please pray that each group leader would be broken and have a servant approach.

My wife has now retired from teaching and so we are seeking to do more things together. Please pray for us and our marriage that is remains strong, we have had our struggles.

Please pray for our men, for Lu, Yang, Wang, Ma and others. Please pray God stirs them and helps them grow up strong.

Please pray for the children, that God would touch many children to come to faith. We have bought a radio-controlled plane and kite and this is an outreach to many children. People in China like this type of thing and it is an opening for the gospel, Both me and Helen have tested it, and gone back to our childhood.. haha

Please continue to pray for our pastor and his family, he has five churches to look after.

Continue to pray for many who need the saviour in China, the harvest field is so vast, every morning I walk down to the market and I see literally hundreds of people. Please get involved with us and pray for our area of Yao Hua Men and our housing Complex of Shangchengfengjing South area, in this complex there are seven hundred flats in 18 blocks and although this is one of the largest, there are over 60 other housing complexes in Yao Hua Men, it is like a small city within a city.

Persecution is still ongoing, people are asked to identify host families and to give them away, some are offered money.

Please pray that the gospel would not be hindered, that it would spread and impact all of China. Please join us in fervent prayer. 25,000 people die every day in China, the majority without Christ, the door of hell welcomes many, but the door of heaven is still open, please pray that many Chinese would find the narrow way, many are lost without hope.

We met men in the park, they are all atheists, completely without hope. Please pray fervently for the 500 million atheists in Chin and 160 million Buddhists, trapped in false ideology and religion.
Many men walk about with no sense of belonging or future. Women largely control family matters and this leaves many men isolated. Please pray for the men of China



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C. H. Spurgeon | Faith's Checkbook by Spurgeon

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Why Witness?

Darren Rogers | Witnessing to

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Why Witness Part 2

Darren Rogers | Witnessing to

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AKHA

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Tai Pong in China

Please share with all you Chinese friends, we need subscribers and translators, this translate was done by a blessed Chinese sister. Could you do the same? If you can please let me know

Thanks for being a part of the ministry of the church in China. You may ask, what can I do?
感谢成为中国教会事工的一员。你或许会问，我能做些什么呢？
You can read, pray and share the requests, please get your church praying.
你可以阅读、祷告并分享这些请求的事，请求你们的教会一起祷告。
We pray for the revival in Yao Hua Men China. Please first of all pray that although we have many meetings, God's spirit will break through, because without that power, we are nothing, all our efforts are useless
我们为中国尧化门的复兴祷告。首先请祷告:尽管我们有许多聚会，神的灵会克服困难获得成功，假如没有那股力量，我们什么也不是，所有的努力都毫无价值。
Please pray for the co-workers in the church, we have six to seven groups and each group leader wants to do their own thing and to take over as full leader. Please pray that each group leader would be broken and have a servant approach.
请为我们教会同工祷告，我们有6-7个小组，每个小组领导都想做自己的事并作为总的领导进行接管。请祷告每个小组领导都能克服困难并以仆人的方式做事。
My wife has now retired from teaching and so we are seeking to do more things together. Please pray for us and our marriage that is remains strong, we have had our struggles.
我妻子目前已从教职退休，我们正一起寻求做更多的事情，请为我们祷告，祷告我们的婚姻始终坚固，我们也一直在努力。
Please pray for our men, for Lu, Yang, Wang, Ma and others. Please pray God stirs them and helps them grow up strong.
请为我们的人祷告，为陆、杨、王、马和其他人祷告。请祷告神兴起他们，帮助他们茁壮成长。
Please pray for the children, that God would touch many children to come to faith. We have bought a radio-controlled plane and kite and this is an outreach to many children. People in China like this type of thing and it is an opening for the gospel, Both me and Helen have tested it, and gone back to our childhood.. haha
请为孩子们祷告，祷告神感动更多孩子来到真理面前。我们已经购买了一架无线遥控飞机，这对孩子们是一种拓展。中国人喜欢这类事情，它是福音的开始，我和海伦已做了测试，就像回到了我们的童年..哈哈
Please continue to pray for our pastor and his family, he has five churches to look after.
请持续为我们的牧师和他的家人祷告，他有五个教会需要照顾。
Continue to pray for many who need the saviour in China, the harvest field is so vast, every morning I walk down to the market and I see literally hundreds of people. Please get involved with us and pray for our area of Yao Hua Men and our housing Complex of Shangchengfengjing South area, in this complex there are seven hundred flats in 18 blocks and although this is one of the largest, there are over 60 other housing complexes in Yao Hua Men, it is like a small city within a city.
继续为中国需要救赎的人祷告，收获的田野是如此广阔，每天早晨我走向市场，毫不夸张地说我看到成百上千人，请加入我们，为我们尧化门区和商城风景南区综合大楼祷告，在这座综合大楼的18座大楼里有七百个公寓，尽管这是最大的一个，尧化门还有超过60个其他综合建筑，它就像一个城中之城。
Persecution is still ongoing, people are asked to identify host families and to give them away, some are offered money.
烦扰仍然不断，人们被要求证明所寄宿的家庭，被要求离开，有些人会收费。
Please pray that the gospel would not be hindered, that it would spread and impact all of China. Please join us in fervent prayer. 25,000 people die every day in China, the majority without Christ, the door of hell welcomes many, but the door of heaven is still open, please pray that many Chinese would find the narrow way, many are lost without hope.
请祷告福音会传播，影响所有中国人，而不会被阻碍。请以热切祷告加入我们。中国每天有25000人死亡，绝大多数不了解基督，地狱之门欢迎许多人，但天堂之门仍然打开着，请祷告更多中国人找到那条窄路，许多人在毫无希望中迷失。
We met men in the park, they are all atheists, completely without hope. Please pray fervently for the 500 million atheists in Chin and 160 million Buddhists, trapped in false ideology and religion.
我们在公园里遇见人们，他们是无神论者，完全没有希望。请热切为中国5亿无神论者和1.6亿佛教徒祷告，他们陷入错误的意识形态和信仰中。
Many men walk about with no sense of belonging or future. Women largely control family matters and this leaves many men isolated. Please pray for the men of China
许多人在毫无归属感和未来之中行走。女人们在很大程度上对家庭事务有掌控权，这使得男人们很孤独。请为中国的男人们祷告。

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHINA
请为中国人民祷告
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SOAK IN SCRIPTURE
沉浸在经文中
彼得在基督里由心而发的信仰告白（翻译）

Dr. Joel Beeke

圣传归正教会改革宗华语堂

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十字架上种子的荣耀

Rev. Simon Yin

圣传归正教会改革宗华语堂

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Ephesians 4:11-16 ESV


1 John 4:1 ESV


Not everything is at it appears. And not everyone is who they profess to be. Lying is so commonplace today that you can begin to wonder if anyone tells the truth anymore. Most everything can be altered, and photoshopped, and altered in one way or another, and there is just so much deception and fakery in the gatherings of what is called “church,” and in the political realm, and in the media, including coming from newscasters, that it is hard to tell what is real anymore. It is hard to know who is telling the truth.

So, we, as the body of Christ, need to be speaking the truth in love, one to the other, because so many people are being lied to by trusted individuals, like pastors and famous authors and politicians and newscasters, etc. So much deception is being handed out via the media and social media, and social media memes, and “Christian” movies. And so much is being faked and orchestrated with hidden agendas, and so we can’t take everything at face value. So we are not to believe every spirit, but we are to test them.

For many people today, at least here in America, are being deceived by humans who are cunning, crafty, and deceitful in their scheming. And so many pastors and church congregations now are giving way to such craftiness by following marketing schemes and philosophies on how to grow their “churches,” i.e. businesses, which they are being taught to market to the people of the world. And so they have made many alterations to the church and the Scriptures in order to attract the world to their gatherings.

So, the encouragement here is to not believe every spirit but to test them all against the truth of the Scriptures, in context. But if the lies are coming from people who are not supposedly teaching the Scriptures, or who are not giving out supposed biblical messages, but who are speaking on worldly things, such as politics or medicine or any subject, really, then we just need to pray for discernment and we need to do research, as God leads, and we need to see if what they say adds up. And God will give us wisdom if we are willing to follow the wisdom he gives us.

[Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:3-23]

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For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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My OP is quite simple. Can any Creationist explain to me how genetic front loading works in diploid reproducing populations?

I have made you (Isaiah 46:4).

Jurist silenced by elite Stanford Law mob explains why it matters for democracy

It was a revolt of the elites, a pogrom against free speech and civil discourse carried out by some of the nation’s most privileged. It was a scene from Dostoevsky’s political novel Demons played out in one of America’s most exclusive training schools for its legal ruling class. And it is a stark warning about the potentially totalitarian future of the US.

You will have heard by now about the shocking incident last week at Stanford Law School, one of the country’s top three, in which Kyle Duncan, an appellate judge on the federal Fifth Circuit, was shouted down and verbally abused by woke students who did not want to let him give a talk to students of the Federalist Society, which had invited him.

The law school’s diversity dean, Tirien Steinbach, turned up to read a long prepared statement in which she lectured the conservative judge for his wickedness, and for causing “pain” and “harm” to Stanford students through his jurisprudence and presence on campus. You can watch the entire debacle below — and you should, because you have to see it and hear it to grasp the grotesque and repulsive nature of what happened at one of America’s most elite law schools.

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I hate it when I suddenly wonder if all the "angels and saints" in heaven actually exist e.g. St. Michael the Archangel. Or my confirmation saint. I pray the St. Michael every day and yet I wonder if I'm talking to air sometimes.

Earlier today i met a psychic and i talked to them and i mentioned having a dream,i feel they put a curse on me and i said i felt i dreamed of a man in a dress. Please you must pray for me. I don't want this dream to happen. Please. I don't want any man in a dress at a house.

Ill be thinking certain things, and EVERYTIME I think specific thoughts ill get a prick on my skin or I will Cough. I can't control it, its a physical sensation That I get because I thought the thought. For some reason, I feel like this is a weird way God's telling me that whatever I was thinking about is false, and while I brushed it off, its actually proven to be right quite a few times. Im freaking out. Because now its telling me some things are wrong that I REALLY don't want to be true. It scares me so much. Can OCD do this? Would God talk to me like this? Idk. Please help.