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4/22 - An Alternative for Sunday If you're not going to go to church on Sunday... well, this isn't a real good substitute, but maybe it can be part of a day of worship for you. Try to catch one of the good TV preachers... John Hagee, Paul Willis from Cathedral of His Glory in www.830wtru.com - 830 and 1030 am radio www.bbnradio.org - 95.5fm in GSO, 92.5 in www.klove.com will find one of their local radio stations or you can listen online, it's all music. (107.6fm radio in Raleigh/Greensboro/and into VA, 99.9 in www.wbfj.fm has stations around NC, is all music during the week, and a couple speakers on the weekend. (Alternative Christian rock music on Fri and Sat night for a couple hours.) (103.5fm in GSO) And... Got 5 minutes? this is a good web site. a 4 ½ minute "movie." Hope it blesses you today. Rich http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/
"Designed to be a meditative experience for the viewer, the May You Be Blessed movie is yours to use. It is my gift to you, from one heart to another, and I not only encourage you to view the movie frequently as a reminder of all the good in your own life, but to pass it along to others, so they, too, may be blessed." This one is 3 ½ minutes, less than 4 minutes including the download time. I've bought it and attached it for you to see and hear. I've included the text here if you just want to read it. Me, his voice is superb to listen to, the video show is cool. (Here's the web site if you want to buy it. AOL won't let me upload anything bigger than 16 MB and the video is 49MB, but I can send it to you on a CD. Ooo! :-( I can upload it to the CrimsonWhite.org website under devotionals! ... Hmmm. Can't seem to get it to upload. Ask and I'll snail-mail it on a CD.) http://sermonspice.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=114 S. M. Lockridge The Bible says my King is the King of the Jews He's the King of Israel He's the King of Righteous He's the King of the Ages He's the King of Heaven He's the King of Glory He's the King of Kings and He's the Lord of Lords That's my King I wonder do you know Him? My King is a Sovereign King No means of measure can define His limitless love He's enduringly strong He's entirely sincere He's eternally steadfast He's immortally graceful He's imperially powerful He's impartially merciful Do you know Him? He's the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world He's God's Son He's a sinner's Savior He's the Centerpiece of civilization He's unparalleled He's unprecedented He's the loftiest idea in literature He's the highest personality in philosophy He's the fundamental doctrine of true theology He's the only one qualified to be an all sufficient savior I wonder if you know Him today? He supplies strength for the weak He's available for the tempted and the tried He sympathizes and He saves He strengthens and sustains He guards and He guides He heals the sick He cleansed the lepers He forgives sinners He discharges debtors He delivers the captive He defends the feeble He blesses the young He serves the unfortunate He regards the aged He rewards the diligent and He beautifies the meager I wonder if you know Him? He's the key to knowledge He's the wellspring of wisdom He's the doorway of deliverance He's the pathway of peace He's the roadway of righteousness He's the highway of holiness He's the gateway of Glory Do you know Him? Well, His life is matchless His goodness is limitless His mercy is everlasting His love never changes His word is enough His grace is sufficient His reign is righteous and His yoke is easy and His burden is light I wish I could describe Him to ya, yes, He's indescribable He's incomprehensible He's invincible He's irresistible You can't get Him out of your mind You can't get Him off of your hand You can't outlive Him and you can't live without Him Well, the Pharisees couldn't stand Him They found out they couldn't stop Him Pilot couldn't find any fault in Him Herod couldn't kill Him Death couldn't handle Him and the grave couldn't hold Him. Yes! That's my King! That's my King! This was sent to me by Susan on Saturday. Really cool! It's a 58 second video. It should remind you of a book... actually two books. Rich This will give you chills. Just Awesome!!!! Volume up.... http://www.youtube.com/v/SmLhyPjHVes Laws... Often laws restrict us - You are to limit your speed to 55 mph ... No Turn on Red
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1/2 - New Year (2) One of the regular emails I receive, and haven't read much of lately, he gave me permission to reprint his stuff several years ago, when I read several yesterday, this paragraph seemed to jump out to me. Stonebridge Newsletter, (Number 318), What will you write on this year? There could be graduation for some on the horizon. That will mean finding a job, relocating maybe and that will mean making new acquaintances, finding a new church to attend, lots of new choices and possibilities. Some may be getting married. - A little over a week ago we attended a wedding; he is now all moved in with her I would expect and they are starting the new year as a new person (Genesis 2:24, "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.") The census department still counts them as two, but they are merged, become a new "one." Marriage and all that goes with it is a mystery, spiritual bonding. It's more than two people sharing a room, apartment, or house. Maybe you want to read through the whole Bible this year. ... At our church, this coming weekend, starting Thursday and ending Sunday morning, we are taking turns reading and will read through the entire Bible from the pulpit. ... Or like me, I'm listening through the Bible; bought it on CD. Maybe ... I just heard a commercial in the TV about his wife who died at age 46, from smoking. "Died at 46. I never thought of 23 as middle age." ... Maybe you need to write in this year that you quit smoking, or alcohol, or whatever. - Me, I had lost 15 pounds, then from Thanksgiving to Christmas put 6 back on. So I intend to get my discipline back on and get back to getting my weight back on track. The weight loss, and maybe some stress reduction, has got my blood pressure almost under control. Maybe you need to get "regular" in your worship experience. The school I will start teaching at in two weeks requires that students and their family attend church with 80% regularity. Maybe you need to (like me) trust more in His ability to run the universe. - I keep trying to take charge, or at least worry about things, even though I keep trying to let Him run everything. - I just went browsing through a stack of small cards on my shelf looking for a verse and found more than I was originally looking for. Here's a couple verses that may help remind you (and me) if this is an area you need reminding about: Have a great day, trusting Him to help you write good things in this year. Rich
1/3 - New Year (3) This morning I looked at that verse in 6 translations. Each has just a slight nuance of variations in a word... do, focus, forgetting, past, behind, looking forward, straining toward, reaching, God is beckoning. - I like that last one... "... but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus." "Beckoning." ... Like, "Come on... you can do it... this way..." He's already there, and He urges us to follow and encourages us. "This way. Leave that behind. This is the better path over here." Need a new goal? Need a new direction? Need to leave something behind? Focus on the leader... Jesus. ... Not just trying to "act" like Jesus. Not just to do good things and treat people right. ... I have a short 15 minute video where he talks about what it meant in the 1st century to be a disciple. It meant to try to be just like, in act, in thought, in every way, like the teacher; to become a clone. - Jesus was walking on the water... Peter wanted to be just like his teacher. "If you tell me I can walk on the water, I'll do it." Jesus said, "Come on," and Peter stepped out of the boat. And did it! He walked on the water! (That's Rich's paraphrase of 13No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 13Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, 13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 13Brothers, I do not£ consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, 13Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. ======================================= * * * * * * * Today's Daily Encounter 1. I-A-D-O-M "Forgetting what is past ... I press on toward the goal."1 It's an old saying but still appropriate as we commence another New Year: "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." For better or worse, last year is gone forever—even though many of its effects will live on forever. However, we can't go back and do what we should or could have done. And we can't undo those things we regret having done any more than we can un-ring a bell. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, I am available. Please make me usable and use me this year to be a part of what you are doing in the world today--the privilege for which I am truly thankful. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen." 1. <:))))<>< 2. To Know God and be sure you're a real Christian without having to be religious click on: http://tinyurl.com/8glq9 (or cut and paste the URL in your browser).
1/4 - New Year (4) Restored Yesterday I was talking about Peter a bit... you know, "step over the side of the boat and walked on the water!!"-Peter. This same guy, who was so focused, who was so into being a disciple, who was SO trying to learn to be like his teacher, this is the guy when he was in the courtyard said, "I don't know the guy!" (Matthew 26:71-74, "...to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man." But then later, he put that behind him, and it was Peter who was on fire and preached Jesus. - One fall, one slip, doesn't condemn you, it doesn't make you useless. - DC Talk has a lyric that goes, "What if I stumble? What if I fall? What if I make fools of us all? Will the love continue?" Yea, it does. He is a God of second chances. The Bible is FULL of people who fell and made come-backs. Samson... a judge (ruler) over So, even when you mess up this year, is it all over between you and God, for you to be close to God or to be used by God. Look through the Bible. It is FULL of flawed characters like Samson. ... David... now there's another one. He lusted; abused his power; adultery; then murder to cover it up. Yet God says he is a man after God's heart... He recognizes he messed up and sinned, confesses, and seeks to restore his relationship with God. Messing up is not "the end." Get restored. You, me, we will mess up this year. Keep restored. Have a blessed day. Rich... 1/5 - New Year (5) Stand In The Gap It was a couple of years ago that Promise Keepers held the "Stand In The Gap" rally on the Mall in But it doesn't have to be a million men. It doesn't have to be three. This verse in Ezekial says God sought "A man to stand in the gap before me." To "stand in the gap" means that you go between the opening. To stand in the gap means that you take up a position and pray for someone. I have what I call "my short list." It is stuck in the corner of the instrument panel of my van. Every time I get in the van and drive, it is my reminder to pray for those people. I am "standing in the gap" for them, mentioning them to God. How about you? Is there someone you are praying for? How about you decide to stand in the gap for someone this year, every day. Have a great day. Rich ======================================= 1/6 - A teaser... two I wrote this whole piece for today... then I decided to change and use it for the C&WC that is on my "to do" list for this weekend. So I had to search out another thought for this morning. So I opened up one of my "save this for another day" files. These have sometimes sat for weeks, even years a few times, before being used, and often are NEVER used. But today, the top of the file had this little "brain teaser." I am planning on using it in my math class as an "extra credit" problem. ... Okay. Here it is: There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary numbers and those that don't. Can you figure it out? The "10" is not "ten." "Ten" written "10" is representative of 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 or is actually 1*101 + 0*100. But "two" when written in binary numbers - "bi" means "two" and only two symbols are used, 0 and 1 - is represented by 1*21 + 0*20 which is "10" which is not "two" but "one zero." So now what does that have to do with anything spiritual? Well, there are only two (or 10 in a binary number system) kind of people in the world, Biblically speaking. There are sinners that are headed for Hell, and there are sinners that have been forgiven and have placed their faith in the blood of Jesus to redeem them. A lot of people want life to be like school. Some people get A's and grades from 93 to 100%. Some even get above and beyond the max required and have 102% or 105%. I've had a couple students do that. They got it all AND did some "extra credit" stuff. They were "into" learning or whatever. And there are those that are going to "play the system." They know that when they graduate, the diploma doesn't have their GPA printed in the corner. The star student with the 4.2 GPA gets the same diploma as the student with the 1.5 GPA. So they are going to do what they have to in order to barely get by. Just so they don't fail. And they will party all they can and do as little as possible. - Well, they don't get the most out of the experience. And the effect of that will be evident later. With God's "school" the grading is different. His is a simple Pass-Fail grade. And it is based on Jesus having paid the price for you. After making the connection, then it starts to build... or not. Like a marriage. - Way back in 1969, Marie and I, after almost 4 years of dating and getting to know about each other, got married on a Saturday. That was just the very beginning. We are a lot more "married" now than then. But that's because we have been paying attention to each other, building ties, bonding, all that. - There are other couples that start a marriage and then don't work at building "us." Sometimes they even go into a marriage with the idea already in their head that "if it doesn't work out, we'll just divorce." They've already planned the escape route. There is a new book out, a excerpt was written in Christianity Today on-line (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/januaryweb-only/001-22.0.html) (I think I'll post this at CrimsonWhite.org under "Articles of Interest"). John Lennon of the Beatles, had at one time said "The Beatles are more popular than Jesus." After the Beatles broke up as a music group, in 1977, John Lennon professed that he had become a Christian and was trying to witness to those around him. Yoko Ono attacked his fledgling faith and managed to turn him back to the occult. He later said he was a "born again pagan." He also said he felt like spirits would leave him and another spirit would then come and take over him. - Similar to what Jesus said in The road is narrow and few find it. (see You are either ON the road... or you're NOT. It's a binary situation. Have a blessed day. Rich [See the John Lennon article on the "Articles of Interest" page]
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