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Oh...sure Bro' Michael... you will [God willing]
I have 'Family' here, to fellowship with
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I give thanks in the sure knowledge that Jesus Christ will come in the clouds and catch up His Church - the Church which is the Body Of Christ. I think about this often, and I also think that the time is soon. Soon or not, Christians have a better Hope than anything this world has to offer, and this short life is not all there is.
In the meantime, we anxiously await His Glorious Appearance, and His Grace will be sufficient for all of our needs.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (KJV) 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
1 Corinthians 15:50-58 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
In the meantime, we anxiously await His Glorious Appearance, and His Grace will be sufficient for all of our needs.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (KJV) 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
1 Corinthians 15:50-58 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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Mary, the Mother of God, and her example of faith in, worship of, and service to God.
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An email I received from our Sister AngelDove1, today
LOVE OTHERS,EVEN IF THEY DONT DESERVE IT
[FONT=Lucida Handwriting, Cursive]
[/FONT]"Peace dwells in the heart made right with God"
Glory
(Gloria,GLO,AngelDove ^o^)
Thanks AngelD' Sis'
dave
LOVE OTHERS,EVEN IF THEY DONT DESERVE IT
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (NIV)
This Christmas season is a good time to remember
that the reason God wants us to love is because he is love,
and he created us to be like him - to love.
The only reason we're able to love is because God loves us:
"Love comes from God ... because God is love"
(1 John 4:7-8 NIV).
We were created in God's image to do two things on earth:
Learn to love God and learn to love other people;
life is all about love.
But love all started with God.
He loved us first and that gives us the ability
to love others (1 John 4:19).
The only reason you can love God or love anybody else
is because God first loved you.
And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to earth
to die for you. He showed that love by creating you.
He showed that love by everything you have in life;
it's all a gift of God's love.
In order to love others and to become great lovers,
we first need to understand and feel how much God loves us.
We don't want to just talk about love, read about love,
or discuss about love;
our need is to experience the love of God.
We need to reach a day when we finally, fully understand
how God loves us completely and unconditionally.
We need to become secure in the truth
that we cannot make God stop loving us.
Once we're secure inside God's unconditional love,
we'll start cutting people a lot of slack.
We won't be as angry as we've been.
We'll be more patient.
We'll be more forgiving.
We'll be more merciful.
We'll give others grace.
But you cannot give to others what you have not received yourself,
and so my hope is that, as you learn how much God loves you,
you'll also let him heal your heart so that his love can flow freely through you.
It's impossible to love others until you really feel loved yourself.
and he created us to be like him - to love.
The only reason we're able to love is because God loves us:
"Love comes from God ... because God is love"
(1 John 4:7-8 NIV).
We were created in God's image to do two things on earth:
Learn to love God and learn to love other people;
life is all about love.
But love all started with God.
He loved us first and that gives us the ability
to love others (1 John 4:19).
The only reason you can love God or love anybody else
is because God first loved you.
And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to earth
to die for you. He showed that love by creating you.
He showed that love by everything you have in life;
it's all a gift of God's love.
In order to love others and to become great lovers,
we first need to understand and feel how much God loves us.
We don't want to just talk about love, read about love,
or discuss about love;
our need is to experience the love of God.
We need to reach a day when we finally, fully understand
how God loves us completely and unconditionally.
We need to become secure in the truth
that we cannot make God stop loving us.
Once we're secure inside God's unconditional love,
we'll start cutting people a lot of slack.
We won't be as angry as we've been.
We'll be more patient.
We'll be more forgiving.
We'll be more merciful.
We'll give others grace.
But you cannot give to others what you have not received yourself,
and so my hope is that, as you learn how much God loves you,
you'll also let him heal your heart so that his love can flow freely through you.
It's impossible to love others until you really feel loved yourself.
[FONT=Lucida Handwriting, Cursive]
Glory
(Gloria,GLO,AngelDove ^o^)
Thanks AngelD' Sis'
dave
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As Christians, we:
Are Accepted in the Beloved
Ephesians 1:6 (KJV) 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Alive With Christ
Colossians 2:13 (KJV) 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Have Access To God's Grace
Ephesians 2:18 (KJV) 18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Are Accepted in the Beloved
Ephesians 1:6 (KJV) 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Alive With Christ
Colossians 2:13 (KJV) 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Have Access To God's Grace
Ephesians 2:18 (KJV) 18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
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All the joy and wonder of the real incarnation of our Lord, and God, and Savior, Jesus Christ; which is so beautifully expressed in the song "Mary did you know?"
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All of my children have arrived home for Christmas (one is living in Asia right now, and this is the first Christmas he's been home for four years, although he has visited during the summers.)
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As an optimist, for the promise of the New Year. As a Christian, that God has made all things new in the incarnation of our Lord, and God, and Savior, Jesus Christ, and that we need never be "old" or "ordinary" again!
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