tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83679728654742984972024-02-29T21:41:08.429-08:00Christian Thoughts to PonderApplying the Word daily to our livesCarol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-31913451665982610582023-05-13T16:21:00.000-07:002023-05-13T16:21:20.294-07:00What is a Church Family?<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvFoJjh2qsE6iBoHLDPdk0v0jCd0P5VIjUFk4rDwC7mntV_zW7Jr9rgfRTvv1YvyxlIVTMnlEb9SizNI01PMhk187n6PSEnuL09tsDMB-X1WK-hiJTumf-Mft4wiS0y06QrljeeLmNXlHtfN--bXNvoU0GvReL6eWmaCbTeMYXjTDbxc7EoU0TVFHBw/s1352/churchfamily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1352" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvFoJjh2qsE6iBoHLDPdk0v0jCd0P5VIjUFk4rDwC7mntV_zW7Jr9rgfRTvv1YvyxlIVTMnlEb9SizNI01PMhk187n6PSEnuL09tsDMB-X1WK-hiJTumf-Mft4wiS0y06QrljeeLmNXlHtfN--bXNvoU0GvReL6eWmaCbTeMYXjTDbxc7EoU0TVFHBw/s320/churchfamily.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">stock from clipartmag.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is the church family like a marriage? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A church family is a group of believers or followers of Jesus Christ who are members of God’s household. God is our Father, and we are His children. We are brothers and sisters united in Christ and that union binds us together and makes us a family in the Lord. And as Hebrews 10:24-25 states, the church family meets together to worship God and exercises unconditional love, encouragement, and good deeds towards one another. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="border-bottom: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 8.0pt 0in 8.0pt 0in;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-padding-alt: 8.0pt 0in 8.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Hebrews 10:24-25 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 3.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-padding-alt: 8.0pt 0in 8.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: accent1;">24 And let us consider
how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up
meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one
another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching.</span></i><i><span style="color: #4472c4; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The church is a body of imperfect people with different nationalities, personalities, and backgrounds. It is a gathering of sinners who are saved by grace. The church family is there for one another through the good times and bad times. Pretty much like when one states in their wedding vows, “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,” you are pledging a commitment to your church family during the good times and bad times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are many reasons why people will walk away from their church family just like when a couple gets a divorce. Most reasons are centered around unsatisfied needs. A few of those reasons are their feelings get hurt, they don’t get their way about something, they do not handle correction well, there are not enough programs, the worship music is terrible, the pastor’s sermons are too long, or they don’t feel a connection. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">By the way, many times when you don’t feel a connection with your church family, it is because you don’t get involved or plugged in. There are several ways you can get involved with your church family, such as send a sister or brother in Christ an encouragement card or text message, help out with a meal train for a sick church family member, help with childcare or nursery, pray for the church and church family members, disciple, and shepherd one another, attend a Bible study or group Bible study, and serve within the church body. Get to know your brothers and sisters in Christ, then you can say this is where I belong, and this is my church family, and always keep God at the center. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">However, when a church doesn't keep God at the center, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">steps away from sound doctrine, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">becomes politicized, and is following the world’s agenda, you need to take a step back and look at that church and determine if it is following scripture. After Covid, many people went back to their church only to discover that it had completely transformed. Their church was no longer concerned with spiritual Truth but was now concerned with advancing a world agenda.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you see unsound doctrine within your church family, you need to point it out and back it up with scripture. If you see something lacking within your church body, then you need to step up and serve or approach the elders and pastor about your concern. My question to you is, if not you, then who? Perhaps God has appointed you to this task.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One day all believers will be united. It will be a great family reunion! Newborns, children, teenagers, adults, elderly, disabled, and family members you did not know you even had will one day be with the Lord forever. Differences of opinions, disappointments, confusion, and emotional pain will no longer exist. It’s going to be a time that we can’t even imagine. It will be a glorious day!</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We live in a fallen and broken world that is full of snares and traps that try to bring down the church and your family members. Please give the church and its family members the strength to endure and overcome obstacles. Cover them with your strength, Lord! Help the church and church families to grow spiritually and have a hunger and thirst for righteousness. Help the church and families to love one another and walk in forgiveness and kindness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></div><div><br /></div></div><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-4341472354705753722023-05-04T18:10:00.002-07:002023-06-25T20:21:02.205-07:00Interfering with God's Intelligent Design - the Great Reset<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vFGQuDIyysgwah510hK-ZtmmfbM1pSslTsuJh2CFhfvB1s31K7hN5aMPRe6rMQyH3gFqaXU7jR9DC4Xuw19vMM0OWepaThAIiY8tlda937VCiIz8-ovlQu78u3WcxZtqNwo77XsfBvkjxcP6KNzzcZvkqDphc7P_AnBO16EQyl5hhBPheA_tF_NJ0Q/s2000/reset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vFGQuDIyysgwah510hK-ZtmmfbM1pSslTsuJh2CFhfvB1s31K7hN5aMPRe6rMQyH3gFqaXU7jR9DC4Xuw19vMM0OWepaThAIiY8tlda937VCiIz8-ovlQu78u3WcxZtqNwo77XsfBvkjxcP6KNzzcZvkqDphc7P_AnBO16EQyl5hhBPheA_tF_NJ0Q/s320/reset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What would you do or say if someone told you that humans are of no use and we are going to merge humans with AI and we are going to change humans genetics and animal genetics?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well this great reset plan is in the process now. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The </span><a href="https://www.weforum.org/" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">World Economic Forum</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> wants to do a human reset and unleash eugenics across the entire world. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmQqBX6Dn4" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">Yuval Noah Harari</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, adviser to the World Economic Forum, states we are the last generation of homo sapiens. He believes humans don't have any rights and wants to create a fantasy utopian world where the elites rule. The World Economic Forum's plan is to change God's creation through genetics and AI. These are a group of elites who are planning to change God's creation to declare themselves as gods. These are evil, wicked people. They are wicked as the people were in the days of Noah, and God destroyed the entire earth with a flood due to this wickedness. The elites want to change God's intelligent design of all living things. God 's creation is perfect to every last little detail. But these people don't believe in God. They scoff and mock God. They think that they can do what ever they want. They think they are in control. But God is in control and He is the creator of all. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27).</span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And His judgement is coming. He will pour His wrath upon them all. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. 9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile (Romans 2:8-10).</span></blockquote><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Eleven Part Series</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pastor Billy Crone, from <a href="https://www.getalifemedia.com/" target="_blank">Get A Life Ministries</a>, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">discusses in a seven part series about the Great Human Reset, Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum, and the coming of the mark of the beast. He warns us what the World Economic Forum's plan is towards all humans. </span></p><a href="https://rumble.com/v2a6n3a-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2a6n3a-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-1.html</span></a><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2ayefc-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-2.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2ayefc-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-2.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2bp45a-march-4-2023.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2bp45a-march-4-2023.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2dtfsm-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-4.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2dtfsm-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-4.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2ev1hm-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-5.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2ev1hm-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-5.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2jy5re-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-6.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2jy5re-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-6.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2l8zze-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-7.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2l8zze-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-7.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2nq8ey-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-8.html"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2nq8ey-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-8.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2p05gq-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-9.html"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2p05gq-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-9.html</span></a></div><div><a href="https://rumble.com/v2qgrca-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-10.html"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://rumble.com/v2qgrca-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-10.html</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://rumble.com/v2w4wps-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-11.html">https://rumble.com/v2w4wps-billy-crone-klaus-schwab-sermon-series-11.html</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Your creation sings of Your majesty. You are the Creator of all things. We are all created in Your image, and we are all a direct reflection of You. But some would deny that You are the Creator and would destroy Your creation. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. So right now, we ask that You would sabotaged all of these forces of evil at work over this world. That men and women of this world would humble themselves, pray and seek You and turn from their wicked ways and You would heal this broken, chaotic world. We pray all of this, trusting and believing in You and knowing that You will be returning soon to rescue Your people.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-25874692068844586162023-03-20T20:00:00.004-07:002023-05-15T19:36:43.333-07:00A Jesus Revolution<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosOhB9uqV1r4DWzvZHiIUf-sAHy71_u8CG11UZTd2fNAoC-LJYAobC5wclOzXu0sDbTsZKYr1JikF4383ZAlE3ZMILQufD-Idd3KBOGqhhENbIKJdFTD6h2wpU42Vaj8VduFF50U0gyNuBfiOo_GdyQaegIWAtoT2LqvSA0VijGIEByv6aLQDmLO1sw/s997/revolution.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosOhB9uqV1r4DWzvZHiIUf-sAHy71_u8CG11UZTd2fNAoC-LJYAobC5wclOzXu0sDbTsZKYr1JikF4383ZAlE3ZMILQufD-Idd3KBOGqhhENbIKJdFTD6h2wpU42Vaj8VduFF50U0gyNuBfiOo_GdyQaegIWAtoT2LqvSA0VijGIEByv6aLQDmLO1sw/s320/revolution.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is the United States in need of a religious revolution? The definition of revolution, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is "a sudden, radical, or complete change." Why would the United States need a religious revolution? There are many reasons this nation is in need of a religious revolution: churches have fallen asleep, churches have allowed the wolves to come in and devour the sheep, a blatant perversion of the Church, a disregard for Scripture, many people have left the Church, and God is being canceled from everything to schools to the workplace. A dark force is trying to destroy the Church and everything it represents. Hate is growing, violence is growing, drug addiction is growing, division is growing, complacency is growing, pride is growing, coldness of heart is growing, and sin is growing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This nation is in serious trouble, for it has turned its back on God. A revival, a great awakening or a religious revolution is in need. There have been past religious revolutions that have had a profound impact on the Church.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A religious revolution happened when John the Baptist baptized crowds of people in the Jordan River, including Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Luke 3:7 tells how John the Baptist was baptizing multitudes of people, "Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him." John baptized only those who responded to his evangelical message and sincerely repented of their sins. He was a voice crying in the wilderness and paved the way for the coming Messiah. As stated in Luke 1:76-77, he prepared the way for the LORD, “And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins." John the Baptist's obedience and calling set the path for a greater revolution that would impact lives of many.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Greatest Christian revolution happened when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, started his ministry on earth. Prophecies were fulfilled in the Old Testament from when Jesus was born to the time of his death on the cross. Isaiah 7:14 foretells his birth, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Jesus preached and proclaimed the Truth to hundreds. He healed hundreds, performed all sorts of miracles, and died on the cross for the sins of all humankind to save them from the wrath of God. There has been no greater sacrifice or gift to humanity than Jesus giving his life to save us. As it states in John 3:16, whoever believeth in him would not perish but would have everlasting life, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." Jesus' message of the Truth has reached millions, and millions of lives have forever changed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian revolution occurred in the 13th to 16th centuries and was known as the Reformation. In 1517 Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the All Saints' Church. Many say during this time is when the Protestant Reformation movement had actually begun. The movement revealed that the Catholic Church was heretical and brimming with corruption. During this revolution, many protestants were killed at the hands of the Catholic Church. The blood of martyrs stained the Catholic robes forever, and the Reformation changed many lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Jesus revolution began in the late 1960s and 1970s in California, where Lonnie Frisbee, charismatic, hippy, Pentecostal evangelist, and self-proclaimed prophet, met Chuck Smith, pastor at Calvary Chapel in California. They teamed up and sparked a movement that spread like wildfire across the United States. Thousands of rebellious hippies found love and acceptance in this movement and were born again. Later these hippies were given the title Jesus Freaks. Thousands were baptized in Southern California in the Pacific Ocean at Pirate's Cove Beach in Newport Beach, California. Despite Lonnie's personal struggles, God used him and Chuck Smith to lead hundreds of people to Christ. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8vmHFvnjPDw" width="320" youtube-src-id="8vmHFvnjPDw"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As you can see, God has used various people to accomplish His plans throughout the centuries. God can use anyone to accomplish His plans. Perhaps even you. Time is running short. Now is the time to reach out to the lost, broken, and stray and share the Gospel message. It doesn't matter what sins one has committed or whether one is black, white, brown, or yellow, let them know that Jesus loves them. Share the Gospel with family, friends, co-workers, with people within the community, or on social media. Let's start another Jesus Revolution!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Have a blessed week!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-84718681246261289462023-02-28T16:30:00.001-08:002023-02-28T16:38:16.430-08:00The Power of Prayer<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH28BhreQRtRDFgDGiRaXrgJRY7bhkZy3__Tf2mpjcjA1mMWuSbGhYz_kNzwsVMwceOeAdVJNZ7UQQb7PRJoskhYpeJq-DbG6fTQMGGcAPjWb6Bdm17mM7JEYAuDKcLMyx6UDIxbMX3E7W7VLFnVzFa5Wi7m5RH9LAaI0yrxNQ7tpmujwqYdG9Cvly0g/s7360/lightstock_205924_full_carol2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7360" data-original-width="4912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH28BhreQRtRDFgDGiRaXrgJRY7bhkZy3__Tf2mpjcjA1mMWuSbGhYz_kNzwsVMwceOeAdVJNZ7UQQb7PRJoskhYpeJq-DbG6fTQMGGcAPjWb6Bdm17mM7JEYAuDKcLMyx6UDIxbMX3E7W7VLFnVzFa5Wi7m5RH9LAaI0yrxNQ7tpmujwqYdG9Cvly0g/s320/lightstock_205924_full_carol2.jpg" width="214" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">stock photo from Lightstock</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prayer is the most powerful tool God has given us. It is a way to connect and unleash our hearts to God. It is a way to praise God, confess our sins, give thanks to God, and petition our needs or others' needs to God. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prayer teaches us to be dependent upon God and not on the world. God wants a relationship with us and wants us to draw close to Him. However, we must remember that God is not some genie in a bottle. You cannot rub the bottle and expect God will pop out of the bottle and grant your wishes. That's not how God works. We must be open to doing God's will and be accepting of God's answer to our prayers. Also, we must abide in Him and live holy lives.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are numerous examples of prayer throughout the Bible. There are accounts of men and women praying to God in the Bible. Such as Moses praying on behalf of his people in the wilderness, Hannah praying for a child, Mary, the mother of Jesus, exalting God, or Jesus going off alone to pray and be with the Father. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">King David was a man of prayer. The Psalms have many of King David's prayers to God. There is one particular prayer by King David in 2 Samuel. This prayer shows his humbleness and adoration of God.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><p></p><blockquote>David’s Prayer 2 Samuel 7:18-29 (NIV)<br />18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:<br />“Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree, Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human!<br />20 “What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord. 21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.<br />22 “How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 23 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? 24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.<br />25 “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, 26 so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.<br />27 “Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”</blockquote><p></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Even King David knew how powerful prayer was and had a close relationship with God.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">American pastor and televangelist Pastor John Hagee, knows how powerful and how important prayer is. Pastor Hagee gives a moving short sermon on the Power of Prayer in the video below. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He says, "a prayer-less Christian is a weak Christian. A prayer-less Christian is a miserable Christian." Prayer strengthens us and gives us peace and hope. Prayer teaches us to put our trust in the Lord and not in people. Nothing is impossible for God. Prayer is powerful. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9zGLAl-Q1-o" width="320" youtube-src-id="9zGLAl-Q1-o"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We humbly come before You and we thank You for hearing our prayers. We want to draw close to You and depend only on You. Help us to be prayer warriors like King David. Help us to exalt You as Mary once did. Help us to be faithful and devoted to prayer just like Jesus. We praise You and give thanks for all that You do. Amen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed week!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Love and Blessings,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-48315303407892013512023-02-15T17:14:00.001-08:002023-02-15T17:16:07.945-08:00Look to Jesus in the Storms of Your Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR676_QFFL3Ok6FcGDLk5Qu3YeRYSFuqerhdnzE51bVsJyW87Yr0s-nep5rkGmRj9jgoMT8P_QORJTzTt-OQiPqCZ62xyqAHVxVDJJ63kCiiNe23ixa-BHMMPMAiYg5Juf98qyJEZo4acIzejXXKHOhURInj9l9uFyemr4DVojdKArRG10W1i0WNonw/s1920/64255-a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR676_QFFL3Ok6FcGDLk5Qu3YeRYSFuqerhdnzE51bVsJyW87Yr0s-nep5rkGmRj9jgoMT8P_QORJTzTt-OQiPqCZ62xyqAHVxVDJJ63kCiiNe23ixa-BHMMPMAiYg5Juf98qyJEZo4acIzejXXKHOhURInj9l9uFyemr4DVojdKArRG10W1i0WNonw/s320/64255-a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"></span></p><blockquote><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 15px;">Matthew 14:28-33</span><br style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 15px;">"28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,[d] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”"</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 15px;"> </span></blockquote><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #fff2cc; font-size: 15px;"></span><p></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">One of my favorite miracles in the Bible is when Jesus walks across the water towards the disciples in their boat. It is a message of power, hope, and compassion. This miracle is recorded in all three gospels. </span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The miracle happens at the sea of Galilee, and the disciples are in a boat. The sea is stormy, the waters are churning, the wind is blowing strongly, and Jesus is walking on the surface of the sea towards the disciples in the boat. Imagine what was going through their minds when they saw Jesus walking toward them. Fear? Awe? Bewilderment? It states that the disciples thought they saw a ghost. Jesus tells Peter to come to him. Peter steps out of the boat and starts to walk toward Jesus, but Peter takes his gaze off Jesus and begins to focus on his surroundings. Peter lets the strong wind seize his heart with fear. As a result, Peter starts to sink into the stormy waters. Jesus grasped Peter's hand, took hold of him, and tells Peter you have little faith.</span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">How many of us can say we took our eyes off Jesus during a storm? Did you have doubts that Jesus could save or help you? Did you let fear grip your heart? </span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This miracle shows that Christ is in control. He is in control of the forces of nature, and he is in control of all things. But it also shows that our Lord is compassionate and gives us hope when the storms around us seem like they are to much to bear. If you place your faith and trust in him, he will help you walk across the stormy seas. He is your anchor in the storm. He will rescue you from the stormy waters. You just need to take hold of his hand and trust in him. </span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Look to Jesus in the storms of your life.</span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Lord Jesus,</span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">You are our Rock in the storms of our lives. When the wind is raging all around us, you are our safe retreat and our One and only hope. Shelter and protect us when the raging storms come our way. Help give us the courage to stand firm and place our hope and faith in You. For you are the only one who can rescue us from the storms. Amen.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Love and Blessings,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></p><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;" /><br />Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-11364691940314774642022-10-10T15:45:00.002-07:002022-10-10T15:46:34.873-07:00Spiritual Peaks<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgMJCfhlWPyV8ODucNuiQ27RKyNp4usIYgjYK0ZEXVP24gcvUspvoX4kuKsmLGtTqrym-7Q4FUMbC2xYN1N-fvZsm-qZyMnOPOzid6TI8FYWXdqLIyUB1IngpoiajKkG5i_XU-0ollfOIQCjOSaNjubXuRN58nVOj9YgTJGkV6KybE1TBFI-zGPMO1g/s1500/1_89A0485-4sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgMJCfhlWPyV8ODucNuiQ27RKyNp4usIYgjYK0ZEXVP24gcvUspvoX4kuKsmLGtTqrym-7Q4FUMbC2xYN1N-fvZsm-qZyMnOPOzid6TI8FYWXdqLIyUB1IngpoiajKkG5i_XU-0ollfOIQCjOSaNjubXuRN58nVOj9YgTJGkV6KybE1TBFI-zGPMO1g/s320/1_89A0485-4sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Carol Moore</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">"The highest spiritual peaks </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">sometimes lead directly </span></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>to the darkest spiritual valleys" </span></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>From Every Miracle in the Bible.</span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">As we travel the highest spiritual peaks, can we fall into dark spiritual valleys?</span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">The answer is yes. Elijah, God's prophet, discovered this when Jezebel attempted to discredit him and threatened his life. He ran, he was terrified, and he abandoned his ministry. He begged God to let him die. </span></p><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><blockquote><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">1 Kings 19:2-4 (ESV)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”</span></span></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div></div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;">How easy it is for us when things get tough to want to give up and flee from our troubles and hardships.
Depressed and exhausted, Elijah was in a state where he couldn't go on any further. But, how great is our God, how wonderful He is, and how good God is! God provided for Elijah, He cared for him, and He strengthened him. He restored Elijah's ministry. </span></span></div></div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><blockquote><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 Kings 19:5-8 (ESV)</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;">5 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” 8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.</span></span></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">There will be peaks and valleys as we journey in this world. But great is our Lord! He brings light into the darkness. He gives hope when there is despair. When you are in those darkest valleys, call upon the Lord. He will strengthen and restore you just as he did for Elijah. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><blockquote><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">Psalm 40:2 "</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along (NLT).</span></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">You are great and mighty. You are faithful and true. We thank you that we can depend upon you when have fallen into the dark valleys in our lives. We thank you that you strengthen and restore us in our greatest time of need. Help us to stay focus on You and seek you when all seems hopeless and dark. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed week!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></div></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-25746891843069926062022-09-23T16:22:00.003-07:002022-09-23T16:22:58.475-07:00The Days of Noah <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp-Nz2iRIHK6-5ZfbQr14qaOKJsxrr9GFlJlLr2h2nNEHWhGecLd8UkROW19YatnnXpDbk77IthQwSyUIHy4yCEqtCbxmz_xcgpu_6eQu8ejoP8RyaVOz4xes5jz-9-8Vv_OYpOKKD-Ipzanqp1_fcDHWwmS8Y7f6RYq4C-Ae9580-Jv8tBTBNy0JPQ/s997/days.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp-Nz2iRIHK6-5ZfbQr14qaOKJsxrr9GFlJlLr2h2nNEHWhGecLd8UkROW19YatnnXpDbk77IthQwSyUIHy4yCEqtCbxmz_xcgpu_6eQu8ejoP8RyaVOz4xes5jz-9-8Vv_OYpOKKD-Ipzanqp1_fcDHWwmS8Y7f6RYq4C-Ae9580-Jv8tBTBNy0JPQ/s320/days.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/wjwFXX6h1_0" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jan Markell from Olive Tree Ministries talks to ministry representative Ken Mikle about the times we are living in presently. Are we now living in the times that Jesus talked about in Matthew 24:37? </span></div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Matthew 24:37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day (NLT)." </span></blockquote></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are living in a time like no other. Our nation is in turmoil and divided. Ideologies are being forced upon people, there are continual threats of violence and violence is at an all-time high, propaganda is being spewed across news stations, the decimation of the US dollar, a one world agenda, and so on. Are we at a crossroads? Is God's judgment at hand? Is there any hope for our nation?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yes, there is hope, and that hope is in Jesus Christ. We can take comfort in knowing our Lord will be returning soon. As it says in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, we have the blessed hope of his return and when the trumpet blasts, we will be raptured with those who have gone before us, and we will meet our Lord and Savior in the air.</span></div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words."</span></blockquote></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He will be returning soon. If you have not placed your hope and trust in Jesus Christ, now is the time to receive him as your Lord and Savior. Repent today and believe in him, and follow him. </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prayer of Commitment: </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lord Jesus,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am a sinner. I believe that you died on the cross for my sins. Right now, I turn my life over to you and receive you as my personal Lord and Savior. Thank you for saving me. Amen.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray that you all have a blessed weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Love and Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p></p></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-31864299630619970522022-08-12T19:24:00.004-07:002022-08-16T11:20:23.738-07:00Trust in the Lord<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoDGDpfT4ybuyF4ue-9UBC7eYEj4udIvPMJ988W9STfYJP8VYPr57MK2W3HRQ6V5UlUPSTsgtZTbaBrlwfHgid3w4zTmya8XT11IFtdJoPG5W7rFgPcB8ECrqUpIzKUGtIsZdBzegLX_NgF3OtEOX4FwlY_921TINipbRnPpjK6g-GOKjjUTn8hPlXg/s2550/card13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoDGDpfT4ybuyF4ue-9UBC7eYEj4udIvPMJ988W9STfYJP8VYPr57MK2W3HRQ6V5UlUPSTsgtZTbaBrlwfHgid3w4zTmya8XT11IFtdJoPG5W7rFgPcB8ECrqUpIzKUGtIsZdBzegLX_NgF3OtEOX4FwlY_921TINipbRnPpjK6g-GOKjjUTn8hPlXg/w206-h320/card13.jpg" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Carol Moore</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A Christian thought to ponder...</p><p>Do you think our nation's leaders' will solve all of our current problems? Do you think the global elites have all the answers to our problems? Do you think Donald Trump has all the answers to our problems? Do you think Joe Biden has all the answers to our problems? How about Klaus Schwab, the United Nations, or the World Economic Forum? </p><p>The answer is NO. I got news for you, these leaders and global elites have created the problems we are presently in, and they plan on creating more crises and dilemmas. They only answer to themselves. Only the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY is the answer to all of our problems. Only He can save us from the crises the elites created. It is only the Lord you can trust. Why? Because humans are untrustworthy. It tells us in Psalm 118 not to trust in man but to trust in the Lord.</p><p></p><blockquote><blockquote> Psalm 118:8 "It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in man."</blockquote></blockquote><p></p><p>We are all inherently born with sin and are imperfect. Our hearts are full of stains and impurities. Only one person is perfect, sinless, and pure of heart. His name is Jesus. Only Jesus can save us, no mortal man. We are told in Psalm 146:3, "Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation." You will not find salvation in any man or woman, machine, device, tree or stone. You will find salvation in Jesus Christ alone. He is our Savior. The apostle John tells us in John 3 that He died on the cross so that those who believe in him would have everlasting life. </p><p></p><blockquote> John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."</blockquote><p></p><p>Trusting in Jesus means believing in Him for our salvation, devoting ourselves entirely to Him, and abiding in His word. As it shows in the following verses, we can lean on Jesus for wisdom, strength and rest. We need only to trust in the Lord.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">WISDOM </h4><p>We are to seek the Lord for wisdom. In Proverbs 3:5, it instructs us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean on him for wisdom. </p><p></p><blockquote> Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." </blockquote><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">STRENGTH</h4><p>We can lean on Jesus for strength. In Isaiah 26, it tells us the Lord is our everlasting strength. He will strengthen us when we are weak. Just call on his mighty name.</p><p></p><blockquote>Isaiah 26:4. "Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:" </blockquote><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">REST</h4><p>He shares our burdens and will come alongside beside us and carry our load. When we place everything into his hands and rely on him for everything in our lives, we will find rest for our souls. In Psalm 62:1, it tells us our souls can rest because he is our Deliverer, our Savior. </p><p></p><blockquote>Psalm 62:1 "My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance." </blockquote><p></p><p>Our Deliverer is dependable, reliable, and trustworthy. Psalm 16:8 tells us to constantly trust in the Lord as He is always by our side. </p><p></p><blockquote>Psalm 16:8 "I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended." </blockquote><p></p><p>Trust in the Lord. He is sovereign and in control. The wicked people of this world may think that they are in control and are winning, but they will soon find that their wicked and corrupt plans will come crashing down all around them. Their ending is as the fate of Sodom and Gommorah. So, do not place your trust in the world and all that it holds, but put your trust in the Lord. </p><p>Heavenly Father, </p><p>You are our Rock and Anchor, sovereign and in control, and are faithful and trustworthy. Thank you for Your steadfast love that never ceases. Give us the grace to trust You more. Help us to make a commitment to trust in You with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. Steady our trust in You so that it may never waiver, no matter what trials come our way. Help us to lean on you for strength. Help us place our burdens into your hands and rest in you.</p><p>Amen.</p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-19615139331866438192022-08-08T22:54:00.005-07:002022-08-11T16:08:11.832-07:00God's Judgment Upon the United States <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMu0pntUyaey_jB3apZnRIMx_HLsZswRsZOjkNGwvXdSr3AMgXsbT0WK08ZXp5-cqZ1nWuF81pk8ENC7gFoxpAgbGJjDCH5rHlwQl6KLX5ZsREfmqLn5-03pJIRiHLKgsk-NGvCqFjDzrbyNVKXUTTuspUadx1ZUUGluzN7bz73wzN0_6lf8nkVOPfg/s1920/judgment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMu0pntUyaey_jB3apZnRIMx_HLsZswRsZOjkNGwvXdSr3AMgXsbT0WK08ZXp5-cqZ1nWuF81pk8ENC7gFoxpAgbGJjDCH5rHlwQl6KLX5ZsREfmqLn5-03pJIRiHLKgsk-NGvCqFjDzrbyNVKXUTTuspUadx1ZUUGluzN7bz73wzN0_6lf8nkVOPfg/s320/judgment.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo from pixabay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do you recognize the United States of America anymore? Is it the land of the free and home of the brave? Is it a country where people love more than themselves and would risk their lives to defend it? Is it a country where every life is important?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh America! Oh America! You are a country that has been fractured. You have become unrecognizable. It is no longer a country that upholds the moral values that our founding fathers once held high. John Adams, the second president of the United States, once said, "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. . . . Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The United States of America is drowning in immorality. It has become a lawless, depraved nation. Our leaders are breaking down this nation's constitution bit-by-bit and are trying to destroy the United States. Other countries around-the-world are asking what has happen to the United States of America? The answer is, the United States has fallen into moral decay. I believe that God has swung down his gavel and he is ready to execute judgment upon this sinful wicked nation. Just as it says in Romans 1, He has abandoned the rebellious to their shameful desires and foolish thinking. Therefore their lives have become full of all evil and wickedness.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Romans 1:24-29 "24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. 28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip."</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the video, <i>"God’s Judgment Against America | It's Going to Get Even Uglier"</i> Pastor Carter Conlon speaks out on how the people of this nation have turned their backs on God and are now under the judgment of God. This nation has chosen a path of depravity, lawlessness, sexual immorality, evil, wickedness, hate, greed, deceit, and malicious behavior. As it shows in Isaiah 1 Israel rebelled against God and turned their backs on him. As a result his judgment was brought down upon them. The United States likewise has turned their backs on God and have become rebellious like the people of Israel. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Isaiah 1:4 "Oh, what a sinful nation they are—loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, corrupt children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him."</span></blockquote><p></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just as God punished the nation of Israel with curses, confusion and frustration in all that they did until they were completely destroyed for their evil actions and abandoning God, so this country faces that same fate if we do not repent as a nation.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Deuteronomy 28:20-29. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> “20 The Lord himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me. 21 The Lord will afflict you with diseases until none of you are left in the land you are about to enter and occupy. 22 The Lord will strike you with wasting diseases, fever, and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew. These disasters will pursue you until you die. 23 The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron. 24 The Lord will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed. 25 “The Lord will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away. 27 “The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, scurvy, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. 28 The Lord will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic. 29 You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.</span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">According to Pastor Carter </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Conlon</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, we have tested the limit of God's patience. God's judgment has now been brought down upon our nation, for we have allowed perversion and immorality to enter the school doors. Wrong is right, and right is wrong, and this nation has twisted the Truth with propaganda and lies. Teachers, government leaders, school boards, and adults in this nation are attempting to force children to partake in wicked, evil, immoral behaviors and actions. I pray Pastor Carter Colon's words enlighten your minds and hearts and open your eyes to the Truth. May God have mercy upon this nation and may He protect our children.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BgD6MS8vEYM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dear LORD, </div><div style="text-align: left;">We pray for those who are lost and do not know You. We pray that You would protect them from Satan's influence. We pray that You would convict them concerning their sin and help them to understand the state of their eternal condition apart from You. Help them to see their need for You.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Please draw them to Yourself and salvation. Show them that you are the way, the truth and life. We lift the children up to you Lord. We ask that you would send Your mighty angels down and protect them from the enemy. Please shield them from those who would do them great harm.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We ask this in Your glorious name. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Amen. </div><div style="text-align: left;">May God be with you and bless you throughout the week!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-67317626397498108022022-07-18T19:21:00.003-07:002023-06-20T16:53:47.785-07:00God's Rainbow<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAyxkweKX0GzcugbYUQRHeBLjnzq7KoQc9pomTSKwtqJCcBDKlj6N-PnJho-Rght186MuHu3EXSPghlG5RFxH7-kL4bDaJKidVnOAaXWvK8-TB3Fw9JyJ3UgQTEn91197URVeX4EAZPM0FONb9Gjm-IiOjQUYwRShFW1Nogs13_ukmBcHkGZtY1Jb8Q/s3756/112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3756" data-original-width="2514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAyxkweKX0GzcugbYUQRHeBLjnzq7KoQc9pomTSKwtqJCcBDKlj6N-PnJho-Rght186MuHu3EXSPghlG5RFxH7-kL4bDaJKidVnOAaXWvK8-TB3Fw9JyJ3UgQTEn91197URVeX4EAZPM0FONb9Gjm-IiOjQUYwRShFW1Nogs13_ukmBcHkGZtY1Jb8Q/s320/112.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Does the rainbow represent a symbol, a mythology, or one of God's promises? In truth, it represents one of God's promises.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">God created the rainbow to show his everlasting promise that He would never flood the earth again. As stated in Genesis 6:5-8, God destroyed the earth with a flood and destroyed all because people had become so evil and wicked it grieved God. There was widespread corruptness, violence, sexual immorality, and wickedness; people were prideful, hateful, focused on self-pleasure, and full of self-indulgence. All accept Noah. Noah found grace in the eyes of Lord. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is written in Genesis 9:11-17 (ESV) that the rainbow is an everlasting covenant between God and all living beings. It is a divine symbol within the sky to remind us of His everlasting promise and to remind us that God is mighty, just and merciful.</span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you were to actually examine and break down the actual color spectrum of the rainbow, it has numerous colors. The human eye can only see seven colors. God's intention for the rainbow was not to represent pride, nor to represent a group, nor to represent some symbol, nor to represent some mythology. But the rainbow represents a divine promise to all living creatures on the earth that God would never destroy the world again with a flood due to human wickedness, corruptness, and evilness. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Some men and women would have you believe that the rainbow represents an organization that promotes diversity, equity and pride for the LGBTQ community. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (sexual or gender identity). The original pride flag was designed in the 1970s by drag performer Gilbert Baker and friend Lynn Segerblom. The original eight pride flag colors were hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo and violet. Hot pink represented sex, red represented life, orange represented healing, yellow represented sunlight, green represented nature, turquoise represented magic and art, indigo represented serenity, and violet represented spirit. The colors and style arrangement have changed over time. There is specific pride flag for lesbian, gay, transgender, bi-sexual, non-binary, polysexual, abrosexual, drag queens, genderfluid, asexual, demi sexual, pansexual, and on and on. They have over 30+ flags to represent each gender/sexual preference within their organization. But the pride rainbow flag is a false representation of the one and only true rainbow. The organization's agenda celebrates everything that God abhors and condemns. In Proverbs 16:5 it states how God abhors pride. "Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished. Satan is the ruler over all people who are filled with pride. “He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.” Job 41:34 (KJV). Satan desires to lead people away from the One True God, who is good, righteous, merciful, faithful, loving, longsuffering, and just.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcse82vUkGwOrLdetrEh5SLa_YNSPnlaeUfHtT4ELhN168FPWOYT0vcO8HRA8jUdOe7Puj40-IcL8Ixrb4yjODN5ubgODM5ExF4KgViPNw7fN84yAQmItj8Ef-DU5YybT7PDZ_ONq0SzN9Jh1KYUlvdeFELzs8tj2h7Qfb5CT39KW6h5ydsZXXnUI-xbE/s768/gilbert-baker-pride-flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcse82vUkGwOrLdetrEh5SLa_YNSPnlaeUfHtT4ELhN168FPWOYT0vcO8HRA8jUdOe7Puj40-IcL8Ixrb4yjODN5ubgODM5ExF4KgViPNw7fN84yAQmItj8Ef-DU5YybT7PDZ_ONq0SzN9Jh1KYUlvdeFELzs8tj2h7Qfb5CT39KW6h5ydsZXXnUI-xbE/s320/gilbert-baker-pride-flag.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Baker and Segerblom - Original Pride Flag<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another flag, during another time, also represented pride. The Nazi flag represented German pride and symbolized their persecution and hatred of Jews. The red represented the social thought underlying the movement. The white represented their national thought, and the black swastika was an emblem of the Aryan race. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OyRkr-XsISmT8ms4KrLzQ9QU4f9wFuWp84FpXIH-2gdbe7CtObZo1bs4AWMUDPjiMmozNyz_4K26nqd5fFsXyKEjPyAq0HLawsP23RKY_AARKBoI04KNy_Jsi6Ucc9l4NP_upg8J_gCMAlDldoZuIAH86NGpq0quPbWcdS1WqdnlfhSLuOeWlEdPN166/s1280/Flag_of_the_NSDAP_(1920%E2%80%931945).svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1280" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OyRkr-XsISmT8ms4KrLzQ9QU4f9wFuWp84FpXIH-2gdbe7CtObZo1bs4AWMUDPjiMmozNyz_4K26nqd5fFsXyKEjPyAq0HLawsP23RKY_AARKBoI04KNy_Jsi6Ucc9l4NP_upg8J_gCMAlDldoZuIAH86NGpq0quPbWcdS1WqdnlfhSLuOeWlEdPN166/s320/Flag_of_the_NSDAP_(1920%E2%80%931945).svg.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">By German Government - Die Hoheitszeichen des Deutschen Reiches, herausgegeben vom Reichsministerium des Inneren, 1933, Tafel I, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=551410</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sin is sin is sin. Pride is a sin in God's eyes. Sexual immorality is a sin in God's eyes. Hate is a sin in God's eyes. Murder is a sin in God's eyes. Lying is a sin in God's eyes. The list of sins can go on and on. But people don't want to be told or reminded of what sins they are committing. But to use God's divine symbol for something wicked and evil and warping and tainting what God's rainbow truly represents is a heinous sin, especially pushing and forcing this symbol's agenda onto young adults and children.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just as Noah lived in grave times, so do we now. Our day and age are rapidly becoming much like the days of Noah. Evil is abounding. Wrong is right, and right is wrong. Hearts have become cold, darkened, and self-centered. As it states in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, people are focused on self-pleasure, materialism, immorality, violence, idleness and reject all things that pertain to God. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power.</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But we have the rainbow as a reminder that God will not destroy the earth again with a flood. A flood isn't coming again, but God's wrath and judgment are around the corner. Just as stated in the book of Revelation and many other books of the Bible, God will not allow people to continue to commit evil and wicked sins. The wicked must be punished. We do not know the exact day or hour, but the Lord will be returning soon. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I encourage you to do so now. Seek him during these dark days of uncertainty. Look to him. He is our light and hope. Pray to him and accept the free gift of salvation. Ask him to come into your heart, repent of your sins, and you will be saved.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dear Lord,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I admit that I am a sinner and I believe that you died on the cross to save me. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please forgive me of my sins. Take control of my life and help me to live a life that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you for the free gift of salvation and that I will spend eternity with you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Have a blessed week!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-49219751721881340912022-07-02T19:22:00.007-07:002022-07-18T19:26:47.997-07:00Heaven or Hell: Which Are You Headed For?<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMHuSEyD_owTPIRYHG6V4DMmHnoL5UylbiP5uPsDUlkF5k8usYD7f6OnQWLcBpQD_7cIePBUEVNYh7ONGb9SBeXa4Dkant2BeA4jq-r1z2LuDPjS6L7x9P3iMSF5jcS-jeP9DoRYQEEPYz4tRhHYcvhgdVrNcV1EoRt1dNT3yQEeYdReInIyiojggmQ/s991/heaven-hell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="991" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMHuSEyD_owTPIRYHG6V4DMmHnoL5UylbiP5uPsDUlkF5k8usYD7f6OnQWLcBpQD_7cIePBUEVNYh7ONGb9SBeXa4Dkant2BeA4jq-r1z2LuDPjS6L7x9P3iMSF5jcS-jeP9DoRYQEEPYz4tRhHYcvhgdVrNcV1EoRt1dNT3yQEeYdReInIyiojggmQ/s320/heaven-hell.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle door stock by Elandria. Sky stock my own.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Are you going to heaven or are you going to hell?<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is a pretty blunt question. Some people do not like it when you ask blunt questions. It is also a reasonably simple question. As the answer is either A or B. There is no in-between answer. It amazes me that when you ask non-believers this question, they have a hard time answering it. They either refuse to answer the question, are defensive, they will mock the question and God, or they will have a meltdown. Talking about heaven and hell can stir up all sorts of emotions, such as fear. People have a fear of the unknown or a fear of what others might think. And then of course, you have downright rebellious people who hate God and do not believe in a heaven or hell. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">However, it is an important question. Why? Because people's souls are at stake. I once shared this question bluntly with a family member, and this person had a meltdown. They went to their mental health counselor and complained, and their counselor told me I could no longer talk about religion with the family person. Never mind about my first amendment rights. This family member has a weird perception of who God is. This family member is not living a godly life, and they do not believe the Bible is the living word of God. I feared for this person's soul. Hence, I asked the question are you going to heaven, or are you going to hell? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Charles Spurgeon preached a lot about heaven and hell. He was a very blunt preacher. As it has been said by other Christians, "he was a preacher out to save souls." Not with words that were pleasing to the ears but with words that would convict the souls of his listeners. He wanted people to see that heaven and hell were very real places. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Shall we keep men in a fool's paradise? Shall we lull them into soft slumbers from which they will awake in hell? Are we to become helpers of their damnation by our smooth speeches? In the name of God, we will not!" </span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The fact is if you believe in Jesus Christ that he is the Son of God, and he died for your sins on the cross, and he rose on the third day and now sits at the right hand of God, and you have asked him to forgive you of your sins, you will be saved from an eternity in hell. You will spend eternity in heaven. You will be amongst the great gathering as it says in Revelation 7:9-10, “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heaven is the place where believers will gather before the throne of the Almighty. It is a place of beauty, and a place of ultimate rest. It is a place that is free of persecution. It is a place free from the cruelty of humanity. Let's see what the Bible says about heaven.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 21:4 it says the Lord will wipe away every tear from the eyes of those who have entered through the gates of heaven. There will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain. A place of rest. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Luke 23:43 Jesus calls heaven paradise.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">John 14:2 it says there are many dwelling places.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 2:7 it says the the tree of life will be in the paradise of God.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 22:1 it says the water of life will be coming from the throne of God.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 21:11 it shines with the glory of God. </span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hell, on the other hand, is an altogether different place. It is a place of torment, destruction, unrest, and fire. Let's see what the Bible says about hell. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 2 Thessalonians 1:9 it says it is a place of everlasting destruction.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 20:10 it says it is a lake of fire and brimstone and the place where the devil, the beast and the false prophet will be cast into. It is a place where one will be tormented day and night forever and ever.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Revelation 14:11 it says it will be a place of no rest day and night.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Matthew 13:42 it says it is furnace of fire where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From these list of verses, I don't think hell sounds like a very appealing place. Just as heaven is everlasting, so is hell. Heaven and hell unquestionably exist. The believers who are holy and righteous will enter the gates of heaven. The non-believers who are depraved, immoral, rebellious, and wicked will enter the gates of hell. Psalm 118:19-20 affirms the righteous will enter the gates of heaven, "Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD." Nowhere does it say in the Bible that the unrighteous will enter the gates of heaven. Unholy people cannot be in the presence of God. But those who believe in Jesus Christ, have sought forgiveness, and have been born again will enter heaven's gates and stand in the presence of the Lord. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, I am asking this question again are you going to heaven, or are you going to hell? Are you going through the gates of the righteousness, or are you going through the gates of the depraved? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are holy and righteous. You are the Creator of all things. One day, You will create the new heaven and earth. What a joyous day it will be when we stand in Your presence. We thank you for your Word to teach us and guide us. We pray for the souls who mock you, don't believe in You, heaven or hell, and have been blinded by Satan. We pray that You would soften their hearts, help them all to see the Light and the Truth, and give them the spiritual sight they need to break the influence that Satan has hold over them. Amen.</span></p><p>Have a blessed week!</p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-58914230682703642842022-06-28T15:58:00.006-07:002022-06-28T15:58:41.393-07:00Are You Modeling Jesus?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5flKe2idAH-PKpKhhy49-d8yX-YQyIyEB0UcM7jMDwHadQMCRpHkIGXnki12Y9kkYcjxTunORI6yZe2POskCYZNIe_rifkOsFAlyValEHKjzM9h8zKpc1uXCjVki_ljqRTu6VMq0sIP8zmjjX73LLn_0ShObnfooGGBCuBcg3DZErzuZgll_lg-FKnw/s997/jesus.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5flKe2idAH-PKpKhhy49-d8yX-YQyIyEB0UcM7jMDwHadQMCRpHkIGXnki12Y9kkYcjxTunORI6yZe2POskCYZNIe_rifkOsFAlyValEHKjzM9h8zKpc1uXCjVki_ljqRTu6VMq0sIP8zmjjX73LLn_0ShObnfooGGBCuBcg3DZErzuZgll_lg-FKnw/s320/jesus.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do your words and actions model Jesus? In other words, do your words and actions line up with Jesus? Do you portray Christlike characteristics, or do you portray characteristics of the world? Does being extremely rude to a salesperson at the door show others that you are a follower of Christ? Did you ever think that maybe you could have planted a seed in that person’s life when you opened the door? Now that opportunity to share the Truth with that person is lost because you chased that person away. Does being rude to people at a grocery store show others that you are a follower of Christ? How would you want to be treated? Would you want someone to be rude or mean to you, or would you want someone to treat you with grace and love? There is an important verse to remember in Luke 6:31 (NLT) that Jesus shared with his followers and the crowds of people at the sermon on the mount “Do to others as you would like them to do to you.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is a powerful verse - "Do to others as you would like them to do to you." And the greatest role model for us all is Christ Jesus. Throughout his ministry he treated others with love, grace, mercy, and kindness. Jesus loved even those who persecuted him and mocked him. As Christians, we need to model these same characteristics. Remember, all of us are sinners, all of us were once difficult people, and all of us do not deserve His grace.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Human relations can be difficult, but we all have our faults and shortcomings. We are all like broken vessels that have many cracks. But now, Christian brothers and sisters, we have been made new by the Master Potter. We have a chance to be used by the Master Potter to help grow the seed or to help water the seed. How? By showing love to others, by being tolerant, by showing grace to others, by being kind, by having empathy toward others, by being humble, by giving of oneself, by practicing hospitality, by being fair and reasonable, and by striving to be holy. And it has been said that the best manual on human relations - is the Bible. There are many passages in the Bible that can guide us in how we are to treat others. For example, Proverbs 15:1, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Or another great verse is in Colossians 4:6, “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person."</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are accountable to God for all of our own actions and words. How we respond to others bears witness to this. Will you practice what you read in the Bible; or will you practice what the world has taught you? What can you model that will show others how great Jesus is and might soften their hearts to want to get to know him? In Ephesians 4: 17-24 Paul testifies how we are to model ourselves as new vessels, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><blockquote>"Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."</blockquote></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are new vessels now. We no longer have impurities that can weaken a vessel. We have been made new, created after His likeness. How can we, who have received forgiveness, love, mercy, and grace from God, not show godly characteristics towards others? If we do not, how can we call ourselves Christians.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As Christians, we are to love and show grace and mercy towards others, even to those who are non-believers or those who are difficult. We cannot do this on our own. We must seek God and his Word. Lean on Him. Only with His help will we be molded and shaped into followers that model Him. Perhaps in showing love and kindness towards others, hearts will be softened, and seeds will be planted, and our words and actions will show others what the Gospel message is all about - love and redemption.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You know our hearts and minds. We who fail time and time again, yet You continue to show us love, mercy, and grace. Help us to do the same. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Help us to be models that exemplify Y</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">ou. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We humbly thank you Lord for allowing Your Son to die on the cross all those years ago. Just as Christ Jesus was nailed to the cross, so were our sins nailed to the cross. We praise You, we thank You, and we love You. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></div></div><p></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-39407578729902258852022-06-04T15:05:00.002-07:002022-06-04T15:15:03.042-07:00Faithful in Prayer and Prayer Tools <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhqb6l_NnsRFc-p4hNeqJpO3Z2TkAdir3FSxJfBJqesuaMMb6C66QmZARa371Q0sYlDrOZlpmULax0gww8Guv84keEWIPC521PYS2vx34HfkWnBXLKW8eRljmfaS_i3-RntgTRtbUibYMzzfZHooTssNhovXzQ_Ol2xLz7VaNrRe8TI-eILQ0xgCZvA/s5760/lightstock_202019_full_carol.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5760" data-original-width="3840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhqb6l_NnsRFc-p4hNeqJpO3Z2TkAdir3FSxJfBJqesuaMMb6C66QmZARa371Q0sYlDrOZlpmULax0gww8Guv84keEWIPC521PYS2vx34HfkWnBXLKW8eRljmfaS_i3-RntgTRtbUibYMzzfZHooTssNhovXzQ_Ol2xLz7VaNrRe8TI-eILQ0xgCZvA/w213-h320/lightstock_202019_full_carol.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stock photo from Light Stock.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />A Christian thought to ponder...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is your prayer life faithful and consistent?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My answer to that question is no. I fail so many times by letting things in this world distract me. Many times, when I am praying, whether at night or during the daytime, my mind will drift. My mind will not stay focused, and I get sidetracked from praying reverently to the Lord. It is similar to when you are in a deep conversation with someone, and then suddenly you get sidetracked by your cell phone or something else, and you abruptly turn away from the conversation. It is rude and disrespectful. So the same principle applies when you are praying to the God only ten times more. For God is our creator, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, the Alpha and the Omega, and the great I AM. He deserves one hundred percent of our attention and devotion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prayer is powerful, but it is also very personal. It is a way to connect to the Lord intimately. It is a way to cry our hearts out to him. It is a way to show our love for him, praise him, thank him, seek his assistance, strength, peace, direction, or protection, and it is a way to petition the Lord. Many women in the bible sought the Lord out in prayer by praising him, thanking him, and petitioning him. For example, in Mary's prayer (mother to Jesus), in Luke 1:46-55, her words show adoration and thanksgiving. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 1 Samuel 1:10-11, we see Hannah crying out loud to the Lord and petitioning him to give her a child.</span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To be faithful in prayer, one needs to pray daily, fervently, and continuously. And just as it states in Philippians 4:6-7, we are not to be worried about anything and pray about everything. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">God will give us peace of mind and heart when we free our minds of all anxieties and place all of our troubles at his feet.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prayer Tools</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One way I connect with the Lord is through a prayer journal. A prayer journal is a great tool to reach out and connect with God by praising and worshiping him, confessing sin to him, and petitioning him. In addition, it is a great tool to use for reflection. You can go back and reflect on past journal entries and thank the Lord for helping you through a rough time or thank him when he answered prayer. Also, by writing in a prayer journal, I noticed I get less distracted by the things in this world. I am more intent and focused on my prayer and petition to God. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another prayer tool I use when I journal is the ACTS prayer model. ACTS is an acronym that stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. When using the ACTS prayer model, I will sometimes pick one or two verses from the Bible to meditate on and pray over. The Psalms is an excellent book to use for the ACTS prayer model. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So what does ACTS stand for?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Petit Formal Script; font-size: large;"><b>A:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Adoration of prayer: it is paying honor to God, or showing fervent and devoted love to God. It is praising God for who he is. It should focus on God's attributes, God's actions, and the Names of God. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Petit Formal Script; font-size: large;"><b>C:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Confession of prayer: it is acknowledging a sin or a conviction and confessing it to the Lord. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Petit Formal Script; font-size: large;"><b>T:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanksgiving of prayer: it is an expression of thanks to God. What are you thankful for, or what has God blessed you with that you are thankful for? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Petit Formal Script; font-size: large;"><b>S:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Supplication of prayer: it is a humble petition to God for needs that you may have or the needs of others. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An example of the ACTS prayer model in my journal would be like this:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are gracious, almighty, faithful, and good. You are the Great Promise Keeper and always promise to be with us. We are never alone, for you are the Good Shepherd always near, ever watchful, and protecting Your flock. You are the Great I AM, and there is no one like You. I praise and worship You and give You all the glory for all things. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Forgive me for allowing the things of this world to distract me from being faithful and consistent in my prayer life. Please forgive me for placing the things of this world above You. I want a closer relationship with You. Please help me resist those things that tempt me and draw me away from You.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for taking care of all of my needs and my family's needs. Thank you for all Your blessings. Thank you for Your Son Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins, and thank you for the hope we have in him and for calling me into Your family. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I lift up in prayer our Christian brothers and sisters who are being persecuted in red flag countries. I pray that You would protect them, help them have loving and forgiving hearts towards those who persecute them, strengthen them, give them peace, and provide for their needs spiritually and physically. I also lift up all the non-believers in the nations of the world. I pray that You would open their eyes to the Truth, that they would be humbled, and that they would turn to you in repentance and faith.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I ask all these things according to Your will and all for Your glory and praise. Amen. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I hope and pray that you find these prayer tools helpful in your prayer life and helpful in organizing your thoughts and prayer requests.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are sovereign, loving, merciful, faithful, and true. Thank you for Your Word to guide us, shape us and mold us. Thank you for giving us prayer tools to reach out to You and develop a closer relationship with You. Help us to make prayer a priority in our lives. Help us to stay focus on You and seek You at all times. Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed weekend!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></p><p></p><p></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-1359327956540235862022-05-01T17:29:00.003-07:002022-05-01T17:31:57.244-07:00The Perversion of the American Church<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWz8A-9OHTlUoJH07JLyne1r3hZPOHHsfrFWP35wMvF3YPwYrIqqB7oJsuEhyKjiDBAwX8uJWZhg8r1-hx_zrKkzJlglsKN3CR_LKloTiJBg1kqHF1fqzayWD2UgUbD1HRHILIN_fn7SNAFnF4sQCy2D870gOkJMCWOctKl7hPbb_6XWrm1xjB7nB9Q/s878/perversionofchurch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWz8A-9OHTlUoJH07JLyne1r3hZPOHHsfrFWP35wMvF3YPwYrIqqB7oJsuEhyKjiDBAwX8uJWZhg8r1-hx_zrKkzJlglsKN3CR_LKloTiJBg1kqHF1fqzayWD2UgUbD1HRHILIN_fn7SNAFnF4sQCy2D870gOkJMCWOctKl7hPbb_6XWrm1xjB7nB9Q/w259-h400/perversionofchurch.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As you will see in the following videos, many churches in America today no longer preach the Gospel, for they have been seduced by the world and led astray. They have fallen for the great deceit or the great lie. These churches are no longer recognizable as a church that serves, praises, and worships God, nor preaches sound Biblical doctrine. Instead these churches have wicked leaders that have clawed their way into the church and have cut and sliced God's Word to satisfy their needs and desires. Just as it states in 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (ESV), these leaders are preaching words to tickle ears that seduce people and feed them lies.</span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths."</span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bCUnYAG8ix0" width="320" youtube-src-id="bCUnYAG8ix0"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DYtgGRXpYxc" width="320" youtube-src-id="DYtgGRXpYxc"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These Christian leaders and individual Christians have made the Church into a corrupt, wicked den of lawless followers of Satan. In 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 (ESV) it states how deceitful and rebellious these false leaders are, </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness."</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These false leaders silence or cancel those who speak the Truth, or who are against their agenda, or against their beliefs. They scream racism or disinformation that helps contribute to the spreading of the serpent's great lie. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This great lie that Satan is using to destroy the church perverts or denies Biblical Truth. As Larry G. Johnson from <a href="https://www.culturewarrior.net/">CultureWarrior.net</a> states,</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Satan’s strategy is to defeat the church by subtly injecting the god of self into the church body. It is the little foxes that destroy the vine. At first he encourages a little compromise here and there. Mix in bit of disunity. Allude to the harshness and inflexibility of the Bible. Question the relevancy of the Bible and the church in light of modern problems. Concentrate the churches’ focus and efforts substantially if not exclusively on the temporal problems and injustices in the world. Attempt to discredit the truth of the Bible through science and psychology. Finally, the church elevates self above God. The new church is now consumer-oriented, and its patrons are clients to be pampered. The gospel is softened so as not to offend. Therapy replaces salvation in dealing with sin. Worship becomes entertainment. Commitment becomes optional as church attendance for many is limited to an hour or two on Sunday mornings a couple of times a month. The gospel of self-improvement is preached instead of the word of God found in the Bible."</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Satan was created by God. He was a servant of God that rebelled against God, for he wanted to be God. Satan is a fallen angel and a creature of evil. He is joyless, unholy, and hateful. He is against Christians and wants to see their demise. He wants to see the fall of the Church. He wants to pervert the Church. He wants to draw people away from the Church. He wants to transform the Church into a body that is unholy, ungodly, disobedient, and rebellious to God. He wants all of mankind to perish and spend eternally in hell. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jesus Christ is the son of God who died on the cross for our sins. He rose on the third day and now sits at the right hand of God. One day he will return and rule over the earth. Jesus Christ is good, full of joy, holy, and he loves us. He died for our sins so that all who have been called would be saved and spend eternally with him and dwell with him on the new earth.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The greatest threat to Satan's plan is for the Church to be empowered and be obedient to Jesus Christ. If the Church lives and preaches sound Biblical doctrine, it cannot fail. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we need to share and teach the Truth and expose these great lies that these false churches, false leaders and false Christians are using to attack, infiltrate and cause a great perversion of the American Church. Awaken! Rise up and share the Gospel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are almighty and faithful. You are good and loving. We thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to empower the Church. We thank you for choosing us to be your holy people. May Your will and thoughts direct us. Help us to reach those whose ears have become deaf to the Truth. Let them hear your voice as we share Your word. Destroy Satan's work and all his plans to attack Your Word. May all that we do and say bring You the glory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus name.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">May God bless you richly this week!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol </span></p><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-79289046002769754272022-04-12T17:31:00.003-07:002022-04-12T17:54:50.651-07:00The Rejection of God and God's Redemptive Plan<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiucFKJjELa_R2QU11pqrI5S4QeKwo-IRm0Ios8jXFInyZnCk1KIvsonVwhrbQyur492ug-RnHovvuDM62t4tjPhISjqOi3Hjt3U8tXH2tsgPQJdzYHfC3m4vnij75Agaf1hw3BVyrJcq0ci39TqVnEvOfkSDumAdX8_E9guy41ndxdsv-Rjqj7M7wKQ/s997/rejection.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiucFKJjELa_R2QU11pqrI5S4QeKwo-IRm0Ios8jXFInyZnCk1KIvsonVwhrbQyur492ug-RnHovvuDM62t4tjPhISjqOi3Hjt3U8tXH2tsgPQJdzYHfC3m4vnij75Agaf1hw3BVyrJcq0ci39TqVnEvOfkSDumAdX8_E9guy41ndxdsv-Rjqj7M7wKQ/s320/rejection.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sexual immorality and perversion are running rampant in this nation. Many people are blind from seeing the progressives' agenda as wicked or evil. Why? Because they have rejected God. As a result, God has allowed darkness to come upon them, and they have become blind. The Bible clearly states it in Psalm 81:12, "So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Because they have rejected God and refused to believe in God, God has allowed them to walk this evil path. They are blind, and they do not understand (Isaiah 44:18).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is nothing we can do to open the eyes of the blinded other than to pray that their eyes will be opened to the Truth. In 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 it states, “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” We need to keep praying for those entrapped in sin and for the unbelievers. Ask God to open their eyes and help unbelievers to see their need for Him. We need to keep sharing the Truth.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fV-JLLVbGtg" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, <a href="https://hopeforourtimes.com/" target="_blank">Pastor Tom Hughes</a> and <a href="https://412church.org/media/speaker/pastor-tim-thompson" target="_blank">Tim Thompson</a> share what is going on with Disney's agenda of the sexualization of young children and how America is being destroyed from within by the left wing's agenda. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This agenda that is being pushed by the Disney company is wicked and evil.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">However, we must remember that sexual immorality is not an unforgivable sin. For instance, look at King David in 2 Samuel chapter 11. David was so blinded by his passion for Bathsheba that he committed adultery with her. He then had her husband killed when he discovered that she was pregnant with his child. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 Samuel 11:4-5 and 11:14-15</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home. 5 Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">14 So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. 15 The letter instructed Joab, “Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed.”</span></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But the Lord forgave David when he confessed his sin. He turned to God and repented and sought the Lord's forgiveness. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 Samuel 12:13-14</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">13 Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. 14 Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As it goes on in chapter 12, God punishes David for his horrible deeds. God allowed his son to die, his household to rebel against him, and his wives were given to another man. David, a man after God's own heart, had fallen into the trap of sin. The enemy ensnared him. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The enemy methodically and purposefully lays out traps to destroy people. He does not want anyone to go to heaven to be with the Lord eternally. He wants you to go to hell with him to be in anguish, pain, and torment eternally. He wants people to reject God. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But just as David was redeemable from his sin, so are each and every one of us. <a href="https://www.gty.org/" target="_blank">John MacArthur </a>stated, "All of our sins, even the ones we don’t recognize, are the sins that nailed Jesus Christ to the cross. They are the sins for which He died. And yet we witlessly, ignorantly, and sometimes even willfully, continue to live in these same sins." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We need to open people's eyes to the sin, and we need to share with them that despite what they have done or are doing in the present moment that Jesus loves them and that he died on the cross for all of our sins. God knows who has been called and who His children are. We do not. Our job is to share the Gospel - God's great plan of redemption.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We thank You for blessing the United States. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Only You alone can revive and restore the United States. We lift this nation up to You and seek your forgiveness for our abominable sins. Our nation has strayed so far from the principles and practices of our great founders, who drew up our constitution based on Your Word. Help guide the men and women in positions of power, both in local and national government. Give our leaders the grace and wisdom to guide our nation back from the path of destruction, and onto the path where You are the One in Whom we place our trust.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus Name,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Grace and Blessings to you all!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-63736025026505415062022-03-03T17:45:00.003-08:002022-03-03T17:45:43.011-08:00A Voice in the Wilderness<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6vaSztwW4ATJiGep0DoyHpCoHNREJNQTwEb-LHEynqJvnbeegMtYKZzYdhTE1i0YLrtg1x77Vrbz1y8J1ZFpR7VcCOcqLmO3n35yHZy0dVPosTlHarCbgBY7VFXOfPrlH_RfDyayGfxzvPLiS_o34Tyz86JZTGjkHv3Z4Y5uVLBx78O5cS9zKgLPxg=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6vaSztwW4ATJiGep0DoyHpCoHNREJNQTwEb-LHEynqJvnbeegMtYKZzYdhTE1i0YLrtg1x77Vrbz1y8J1ZFpR7VcCOcqLmO3n35yHZy0dVPosTlHarCbgBY7VFXOfPrlH_RfDyayGfxzvPLiS_o34Tyz86JZTGjkHv3Z4Y5uVLBx78O5cS9zKgLPxg=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Carol Moore</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you see evil at work, do you remain silent, or do you take action and point out the evilness?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is something I have been pondering for quite some time now. Today, if you raise your voice to point out that what someone, some organization, or some government is doing is evil and wrong, you are canceled, thrown in prison, or even killed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Almost 89 years ago, in 1933, many people sat idly by while an evil, tyrannical dictator began his attack on the Jews, people with disabilities, homosexuals, and anyone else the Third Reich deemed as an enemy or not superior. The Nazis established a boycott against the Jews, set up Nuremberg laws, and anti-Jewish policy to ostracize and ban the Jews. They confiscated all Jewish property and gradually removed the Jews from all economic life. In 1938, it became legal to take all property from the Jews. Homes, apartments, businesses, cultural and artistic treasures were all seized from the Jews. The Third Reich set up concentration camps, and then they began their satanic scheme of the persecution and genocide of the Jews. An evil dictator whose people believed he was the savior of Germany and could do no wrong.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Does any of this sound familiar to what is happening in the world today with unvaccinated people or people who have different political or religious beliefs? Canada? Australia? China? Russia? United States? Primo Levi once stated, "Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act with out asking questions." There are evil monsters spewing propaganda worldwide, and the lost sheep believe every word.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Evil will grow if we allow it to, and people will continue to cancel, ostracize, condemn, and hate anyone who may have different beliefs, ideas, or agendas. Will Christians do nothing and let the darkness descend and see history repeat itself once again? Will Christians not point out that people will face the wrath of God's judgment if they do not repent of their evil ways? When did the church become so soft and so silent? Was John the Baptist silent when he saw people who were sinning? No, he was not. In fact, he pointed out to Herod that he committed a great sin by marrying his brother's wife in Luke 3:19 "John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs he had done." John was a great preacher. In Matthew 3:1-3 it states he was a voice crying out in the wilderness, and he was not silent. He warned people of their un-repenting sin, and he prepared people for the coming of the Christ. John preached with great power and spirit. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Matthew 3:1-3 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”"</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just as John prepared the people for Christ's first coming. It is our job to prepare the world for Christ's second coming. It is our job to be the voice in the wilderness. God has placed us in this world, during this generation, at this moment for a reason. God called us to be His children, to take up the cross, and preach and share the Truth. God calls us to be loving, kind, patient, merciful, good, and to be of good moral character. We are called to scatter the seeds of Truth and let God do the rest. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nowhere in the Bible does it tell us to tolerate sin, to be silent about sin, or allow sin to continue unopposed. The world will say we are racist, hateful, evil, Nazis, communists when we point out the sin or expose the evil. But the world is wrong, for we love everyone, just as Jesus loved everyone. It is our task assigned by the One who called us to point out the evil and wrong's in the world because we do not wish for anyone to face the second death and go into the lake of fire for all eternity. Jesus repeatedly called out the hypocrites and pointed out their sin and evil ways. As a result, they grew to hate him and conspired to have Jesus killed. Jesus was not silent. He pronounced seven woes upon them in Matthew 23:13-36. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Matthew 23:13-36</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. 14 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, you will be severely punished. 15 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! 16 Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ 17 Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. 19 How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. 21 And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. 22 And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. 23 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. 24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel! 25 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence! 26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too. 27 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’ 31 But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell? 34 Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation."</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pointing out sin and evil offends and stirs up hatred. If we do not speak out against sin and evil, who will? Who will be the voice in the wilderness in this generation, in this day, and in this time? Will we let evil silence us from speaking the Truth? Will we be complacent? Simon Wiesentnal once said, "For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing." Will we do nothing as evil flourishes, or will we be a voice in the wilderness?</span></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-73821586412232887922022-02-27T16:42:00.000-08:002022-02-27T16:42:32.685-08:00Hope and Anchor for the Soul<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcbQYEnpCZgrZ6zIEP3OfPsNFBB-u2yl7sJSBLspigPe7YnEhNvLmBg2plpDvlCDNYggpbc7ifluxU64P3NXAf2vQB-qgWoTdXS9U_3wfaDbqi3YLRh0VdDRwd5NqtGyHnKQqzGmvtEZWZ_R3aaL0OUfoyCyD6LnBxaDU9UC6sFALvcAOacBbde9msdQ=s2550" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcbQYEnpCZgrZ6zIEP3OfPsNFBB-u2yl7sJSBLspigPe7YnEhNvLmBg2plpDvlCDNYggpbc7ifluxU64P3NXAf2vQB-qgWoTdXS9U_3wfaDbqi3YLRh0VdDRwd5NqtGyHnKQqzGmvtEZWZ_R3aaL0OUfoyCyD6LnBxaDU9UC6sFALvcAOacBbde9msdQ=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is your hope in Christ, or is your hope in the world? There are many false hopes in the world, but hope in Christ is true, constant, secure, and eternal. As Billy Graham once said, “For the believer, there is hope beyond the grave because Jesus Christ has opened the door to heaven for us by His death and resurrection.” Hope is found in the promise of freedom from sin through the death of Jesus Christ. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Hebrews 6:16-19a, the verse states that the Lord's promises are constant and unchangeable. We can find refuge in Him, and His promises give us hope. And this hope is an anchor for our souls.</span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Hebrews 6:16-19a</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Now, when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question, that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls."</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As Barnes once said, "Hope accomplishes for the soul the same thing which an anchor does for a ship." This anchor of hope is steady and immovable. It fastens those who believe in Christ to the promises of God. This hope helps strengthen the soul in the midst of storms and a tempestuous world. If you place your hope in men and this earth, you will only have misery and disappointment. The anchor's rope will become weak and frayed, eventually breaking, causing the ship to crash upon the rocks. If you place your hope in Christ, the anchor's rope will be steady and strong, not easily broken, keeping the ship safe and sound.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our hope in Christ is secure and an anchor for our souls. It is glorious and a treasure to hold deep in your heart. May you place your hope in Christ and be filled with joy and peace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are holy, merciful, faithful, and true. We thank you for Your word to help us navigate through this world. We thank you for your promises and that we have the hope in Jesus Christ to anchor our souls. Help us to always seek you, whether the storm is fierce or the weather is fair and calm, and place our trust in You. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus' Name.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Grace and peace to you all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Christ,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></p><p></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-82924032033196303682022-01-18T16:35:00.002-08:002022-01-18T16:37:49.684-08:00Wolves Within the Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD3jePbXPEjqAPrksPHNAnOP_M5CXjYWB2bL_Grk6hYLW0wv1k3DQie_qCgGelkvCDXlAKwBv1PXDGljUczhkq7y-D783LV-9jQqYRTOt-iaUg6zVgk2Y9blnrFjTgLNRbdj4lfKrx7zqBJ1afN0tTtkRZo4f39oU4Au7jf82raPCM8ULMzHxdVGsUYg=s997" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD3jePbXPEjqAPrksPHNAnOP_M5CXjYWB2bL_Grk6hYLW0wv1k3DQie_qCgGelkvCDXlAKwBv1PXDGljUczhkq7y-D783LV-9jQqYRTOt-iaUg6zVgk2Y9blnrFjTgLNRbdj4lfKrx7zqBJ1afN0tTtkRZo4f39oU4Au7jf82raPCM8ULMzHxdVGsUYg=w400-h201" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="border: none; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><br /></div><div style="border: none; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%;">
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<p><br /></p><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://olivetreeviews.org/" target="_blank">Olive Tree Ministries</a> released a new video a couple of weeks ago called "Enemies Within the Church." Featuring Pastor Cary Gordon, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone World Outreach, a non-denominational, Bible-based church in Sioux City, Iowa. He </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">goes into detail about how some churches are going woke and are promoting Marxism and socialism. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Marxism and Wokeness feed society with untruths, and they paint those with opposite opinions as evil Marxist people when in reality, it is they who are the true Marxists. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Look at the news all around the world. There are signs of Marxist Totalitarianism happening in every nation. They are campaigning for a one-world government and a one-world economic system. They tell us you will own nothing and be happy. At this very moment, they are in the process of taking control of society and individuals. They are censoring opposite opinions or ideas. They have control of the media and are spreading propaganda. They are in the process of dismantling western civilization and outlawing Judeo-Christian views. They are trying to destroy the Christian foundations that this nation was built upon. They have purposely infiltrated the church to destroy it from within.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Destroy the church, and society will plunge into wicked chaos. Christians need to expose these wolves who are bent on destroying the church. What they are teaching is heresy. God clearly states what will happen to those who are false apostles and are disguising themselves as righteous servants in 2 Corinthians 11:13-15.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><blockquote>"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds." </blockquote><p>We can no longer appease people with half-truths because we are afraid that we might offend people. We can no longer teeter on the fence. We need to make a stand. We either stand for the Truth or we do not. If we don't stand up for the Truth and do what God has called us to do, we will be held liable, as people's souls are at stake. If the church continues down this road of accepting false lies as doctrine, we are no better than those who are attacking and dismantling the church within its walls. Why? Because we have allowed these wolves and false lies to come into the church and stay in the church. Woe to those who are teaching heresy in the church. Woe to those who change God's word to please their own ears or others' ears'. All will be held accountable. </p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p> "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." </p><p> Romans 16:17-20</p></blockquote><p></p><p></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Open your eyes. Pray that God will give you wisdom and open your eyes to see the Truth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You are almighty, powerful, and sovereign. You know all and see all. We ask You to protect the church from the wolves. We ask that You would open people's eyes to the Truth and be able to see all the false lies that surrounds them. We ask that you would reawaken the Church and help the Church to get back on the right path, to be faithful and obedient. We place our hope and trust in You.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus' Name.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray that you all have a blessed week!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-87536370987754749082022-01-01T15:10:00.007-08:002022-01-06T20:07:50.774-08:00Hope is Coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEF_UZB05VxTocko0MPkC5WIBI4szckfP2CxJpSZEKt118IhEaWKUZhx3HTpumv_mLYIIXno77AaRXh7tfjW2BoWpSmX3aKdFd8acpVj6Q3tWdlaFqieybA8brCvKie2kP4mMqboAcBhKQW9wOm1vusxLlVmBpDx-ENhw1tqDqQJRtU93x2cbdeo4xBA=s997" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEF_UZB05VxTocko0MPkC5WIBI4szckfP2CxJpSZEKt118IhEaWKUZhx3HTpumv_mLYIIXno77AaRXh7tfjW2BoWpSmX3aKdFd8acpVj6Q3tWdlaFqieybA8brCvKie2kP4mMqboAcBhKQW9wOm1vusxLlVmBpDx-ENhw1tqDqQJRtU93x2cbdeo4xBA=w400-h201" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As this new year begins within a world full of chaos, we have the blessed hope of knowing that Jesus Christ will be returning soon. Jesus is coming! Let our hearts be filled with joy at this wonderful news! Even when all may seem dark and hopeless, place your hope in Jesus. Jesus is at the helm, and just as it says in Psalm 2:10-12, he will rid all of those who oppose him. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Psalm 2:10-12 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him."</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Lord's plan is unfolding rapidly before our very eyes. The watchmen are sending out the warning calls to all who will hear. Disaster awaits for those who choose to ignore the warnings and choose not to believe in the Lord Almighty. His divine judgment is coming; Time is short. Jesus Christ will be returning soon. The Blind will continue to be blind, but those whose eyes are open look up and pay attention to the signs. Although we do not know the hour or the day of Christ's return, the prophetic words of the Bible are coming to fruition.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">God is speaking to all people, and they need to heed His warning. The people of this nation have pushed God to the side. They have scoffed and mocked God, and they have rebelled against God. Just as it says in the book of Genesis chapter 6 during the time of Noah, this world is filled with corruptness, evil, and wickedness. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gen 6:11-12</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Clearly, “the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth” </span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The people of this nation have become like Sodom and Gomorrah, evil and wicked. As it says in 2 Peter 2:6, as a result of their evil and wickedness, God will destroy them. God did destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and reduced them to a heap of ashes.</span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 Peter 2:6</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;"</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just as the Israelites refused to listen to God, so have the people of this nation refused to listen to God's word. They only want to listen to what gives them satisfaction and pleasure. And just as the Israelites were warned of God's wrath to come by the prophets, so have many church leaders and watchmen been warning people of this generation of what is to come if they do not believe in Jesus Christ and repent. As it says in Jeremiah 3:21, "For they have chosen crooked paths and have forgotten the LORD their God." Just as the Israelites have forgotten God, so has this nation, for matter this world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">God repeatedly warned Israel of the wrath that was to come if they did not repent. God's words ring true for everyone that is rebellious and lawless now. They need to repent, or disaster awaits around the corner; For no other gods can save you, no politician can save you, nor can any person save you. Only God can save you from the wrath that is to come. God is your only hope. He will guide and protect you from the wolves. Look to your great Shepherd quickly before it is too late and you are devoured. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Those who hear God and obey Him will escape the wrath that is to come; But, rebel against God, and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, and you will not escape the great tribulation that is to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is only one savior, and His name is Jesus. And there is only One hope, and that hope is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the great Shepherd that can guide you, comfort you, care for you and heal you. As it says in 2 Chronicles 7, if you call out His name, repent of your sins, turn to Him, and ask Him to come into your heart and life, He will hear you, and your faith in Him will save you. </span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 Chronicles 7:14</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” </span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for Your Word. Thank you for Your Son Jesus and the gift of salvation, Thank you for Your mercy and grace. We pray that seeds of hope will be planted and people who do not know You may come to know You, repent, and be saved. We pray that the ice will melt around frozen hearts that have chosen a path of rebellion and lawlessness. May they see the Light and Hope in You before Your wrath comes upon the world. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus Name. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed New Years!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-63154826166084590192021-12-12T15:13:00.003-08:002021-12-12T16:04:45.665-08:00Christmas Blessings<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXUDqFlT2SayvAyz6g3VZoqaEuL1whVFfa4i2Y6VIpT1FClUycMfGcIwEXUu9oF1Y2nMpuzYEDvBF4VTSbriSc3R2Ca4dghBYjStMzp-hdqNnl10BpWboExHFH7fbAqweEMeq-RlPMUr5i3DVVAGhSZEEZfxW-egWFlt63ypRLZYrWpJGW11_KBA_DpA=s700" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXUDqFlT2SayvAyz6g3VZoqaEuL1whVFfa4i2Y6VIpT1FClUycMfGcIwEXUu9oF1Y2nMpuzYEDvBF4VTSbriSc3R2Ca4dghBYjStMzp-hdqNnl10BpWboExHFH7fbAqweEMeq-RlPMUr5i3DVVAGhSZEEZfxW-egWFlt63ypRLZYrWpJGW11_KBA_DpA=s320" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artwork by Carol Moore<br />https://mooresartgallery.blogspot.com/</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Two thousand and twenty-five years ago in the little town of Bethlehem, a great star shone brightly, and the angels announced the birth of Jesus, the Son of God, our Savior, and our King. Imagine how Joseph felt holding God in the flesh. What thoughts lay hold of his mind. Did he truly understand that he beheld and held God, who became man to save the world? A world in need of a Savior now more than ever. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As this world gets darker and wickedness runs rampant, we can find hope and light this Christmas in celebrating the birth of Christ Jesus, our Savior. It is a great blessing to know the beginning of God's redemptive plan. A plan that was promised in Genesis 3:15.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"And I will put enmity </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">between you and the woman, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and between your offspring and hers; </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">he will crush your head, a</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">nd you will strike his heel.”</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that offspring was born one night</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> all those years ago, in a manger in the town of Bethlehem who had no room for its Savior, its King. As it states in Colossians 13-17, he delivered us from the darkness and he is the King of Kings, Creator of all things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together."</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our Savior Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, defeated the enemy. He was victorious at the cross. Death had no hold on him. Sin was atoned for us by his death, and the power of sin and death had over us was broken. We were set free from the bondage of sin. Alleluia!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we sit around the Christmas tree this year opening our presents, let us not forget that all those years ago, God gave us the greatest gift of all, a Savior, His Son, to redeem us from our fallen state. May our Lord Jesus Christ, who revealed his glory to all on that special day long ago, bless you with peace, hope, and love this Christmas. And may His light shine brightly through your lives throughout the New Year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for revealing Your glory, Your grace, and Your truth by sending Your one and only Son to become flesh and dwell among us. Enlighten hardened hearts and open deaf ears to hear this truth, this hope, and help them to see this true light so that they may believe and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We ask this in Jesus' name.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen. </span></p><p><br /></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-71105811510746706722021-12-06T16:28:00.002-08:002021-12-06T16:31:57.015-08:00Hypocrisy and the Church<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-de4y2vfYhI_l6mykq0ws_3a8c0dQ8N7JMH8IpKofYgfosE3bse7zey4C4C6N8DMnSeOY0Ul0b1Us24uo5W5xCMJxmu370pMGC30XJ6Ws70RKKVJDnPFMxcC3WKTEyRWBgBcY57DjwuPs/s997/hypocrisy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-de4y2vfYhI_l6mykq0ws_3a8c0dQ8N7JMH8IpKofYgfosE3bse7zey4C4C6N8DMnSeOY0Ul0b1Us24uo5W5xCMJxmu370pMGC30XJ6Ws70RKKVJDnPFMxcC3WKTEyRWBgBcY57DjwuPs/w400-h201/hypocrisy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: helvetica;">"Even so, you also appear on the outside to be doing right in front of people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and sin." Matthew 23:28 (AUV)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...<br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How many people have left your church that you attend due to hypocrisy amongst the leaders or fellow believers? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary hypocrisy is, "a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel" or "the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion." A hypocrite, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is, "a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs."</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I would wager quite a few of us at one time or another have witnessed hypocrisy within the church and have participated in it. All of us have said or done things that contradict what our Christian faith stands for and what we are called to be, such as loving, kind, gentle, caring, patient, good, and forgiving. I know I have.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But what is hardest to see within a church is when the leadership is full of leaders who are hypocrites. Hypocrites who state one thing in front of a person, but behind this person's back, they spout evil and slanderous words from their mouths. Hypocrites who will put an on performance at church to demonstrate just how good they are, but when they get home or arrive at work, they are a whole different person. This behavior is false and misleading and misrepresents Jesus Christ, whom we are to follow. Jesus warns us in Matthew 6:1 to be careful about putting on false, kindly acts to be only seen,</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">"Be careful that you do not do your good deeds in front of people for the purpose of being seen by them, for [if you do] you will not have a reward from your Father in heaven (AUV)."</span> God knows our hearts and just as it is stated in <span style="color: #ffe599;">Jeremiah 17:10, "I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds (ISV)."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our deeds determine what we deserve. If our deeds, actions, and words are full of falsity and hypocrisy, we are doing Satan's will, not God's will. How can one follow a shepherd that cannot even follow the will of God and the ways of God? When shepherds shine only pharisaicalness and self-deludedness, it damages the church. But the thing of it is, we are all leaders, for we were all called for the great commission to go out and share the gospel. None of us should be entrapped with such ungodly behavior, but we are all human and sinful by nature. We need to be correcting one another, and we need to be confessing to our Father in Heaven, seeking His forgiveness, and seeking forgiveness from those we have hurt, shattered, blind-sided, belittled, mocked, or knocked down with our hypocrisy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hypocrisy turns people against the church. When our actions and words are not pleasing to God and are not Christ-like, we fail as followers of Christ. We are no better than all the other sinners out there who do not even know Christ. As we see in</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="color: #ffe599;">Luke 6:42, "</span></span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: helvetica;">Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">(NASB),"</span> i</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">f we are too focused on how pious and righteous we are, we cannot see the log in our own eye, and we lose the ability to grow in Christ and the ability to help others grow in Christ. As it states in Philippians 4:8, we need to focus on what is good, lovely, and admirable in people, </span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: helvetica;">"</span><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: helvetica;">And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">"</span> Let us show others how we </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">know, love, and walk with God.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for Your word. Thank you for the Holy Spirit to convict us when we have sinned against You and others. Lord you know each and every one of our hearts. Help us to have a heart like Yours. Help us to stay focused on what is good, lovely, and admirable in all people. Help us to seek forgiveness from those we have hurt or caused suffering. Help us to be loving, caring, patient, gentle, kind, truthful, patient, good, and forgiving towards others. Help guide us and show us Your will in all things and may our actions and words bring You glory.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Jesus' name.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed week!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-42964502400822169342021-11-19T20:22:00.001-08:002021-11-19T20:22:28.394-08:00We Will Own Nothing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkL6dsscs7vj9x1LkpB9aSFbrmM-x0ofzb9PwjZIR1y2yNK_cQ0gKqeV5Sejc1spdqt7gi-NRD-qi85Oc69C2JyZSdaSRR_RX7Ti5qQuB0lJu1gukjTdI6O5hmmedlDC-HhyN-EERIGei/s707/ownnothing.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkL6dsscs7vj9x1LkpB9aSFbrmM-x0ofzb9PwjZIR1y2yNK_cQ0gKqeV5Sejc1spdqt7gi-NRD-qi85Oc69C2JyZSdaSRR_RX7Ti5qQuB0lJu1gukjTdI6O5hmmedlDC-HhyN-EERIGei/s320/ownnothing.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today in society, there is a spirit of entitlement, rebellion, godlessness, chaos, and wickedness. The church is being attacked not only by outside forces but also from within its own walls. Apostasy is abounding. Pastors who preach about prophecy that is in the Bible are labeled conspiracy theorists. They are mocked and scoffed at not only by outsiders but also by those who claim they are believers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Prophecy is unfolding before our very eyes. This world is rapidly changing, and everything is being set up for the arrival of the antichrist. The only way you can escape all of this chaos and wrath to come is to put your trust in Jesus. He will equip you and guide you through these troubling times. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Pastor Billy Crone's newest video at Olive Tree Ministries, he tells us what prophecy in the Bible is unfolding, what to expect, and how to be prepared. Jesus is returning. We do not know the day or hour, but everything is lining up with what the prophets spoke about in the Bible. </span></p><p><br /></p>
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</div><div style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed week!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol</span></div>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-59660124125229915412021-11-15T15:10:00.001-08:002021-11-15T15:10:38.180-08:00What Are You Chasing?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67NQgdFEymccRTUgARoJjB5JzaPH_WOwsdOCGUMO9EPvEspBXXLoOQqCCiYPnnWBLCRfKT6OBEmX5BfRe54XM4Q3_5VOwd_YutzD5ROM-ndMNRDOG9fnCt2rAMrR-pE2s4laRV3R5SX9A/s707/chasing.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67NQgdFEymccRTUgARoJjB5JzaPH_WOwsdOCGUMO9EPvEspBXXLoOQqCCiYPnnWBLCRfKT6OBEmX5BfRe54XM4Q3_5VOwd_YutzD5ROM-ndMNRDOG9fnCt2rAMrR-pE2s4laRV3R5SX9A/s320/chasing.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What are you chasing? Are you chasing after riches? Are you chasing after some woke notion? Or are you chasing after the One who created all things, including you?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chasing after the things of this world will never bring you true happiness. Chasing after materialistic items on this earth will only bring you heartache and destruction. Even if you possess all the treasures on this earth, you will always be empty deep down inside your heart and soul. You will never have true happiness or peace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 1 John 2:15-17, we are told not to love this world because the things of this world will come to an end, and those who rebelled and turned away from God will face His wrath.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever."</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is only one thing that can bring you true happiness and peace, and that is Jesus. He is our Redeemer. He is our Guide in this life and the answer to all of your problems. He is faithful and true. He gives you strength when you are weak. His love is everlasting. Chasing after Jesus will bring you peace and wisdom. The peace and contentment that Jesus gives will satisfy you just as it states in John 14:27</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rest in the love of Christ. Lay all your worries and troubles into his hands. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chase after Jesus! Reach out to him and say his name. For it is only He that can truly satisfy your heart and soul and bring you true peace. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heavenly Father,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for you Son. Thank you for giving us a Redeemer and that he gives us true happiness and peace. Thank you for Your promises and for the freedom to come before You and seek You in times of trouble. Help us to stay on course. Help us to guide others to You. Help those who are blind to see the Truth, and help them to see that it is only You who can truly satisfy one's heart and soul and bring true peace. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pray you all have a blessed week!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-24003956716673472572021-11-06T14:55:00.000-07:002021-11-06T14:55:03.862-07:00Dr. S. M. Lockeridge - "That's My King" Sermon: Is Jesus your King?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI7EfGrnsr_rpEjzOOH8hYRksEfBSTXcSiAtLKttQngu87ebnNB6JrbQRKZ7RqCyRPRNr0Lkvursgh0ep3kOvlW9fvyzjUbrp5lmwmZ-Ll2vGs_UlDNtLO7wv1iMMUU4L4i66MBOyX7RN/s997/ThatsMyKing.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="997" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI7EfGrnsr_rpEjzOOH8hYRksEfBSTXcSiAtLKttQngu87ebnNB6JrbQRKZ7RqCyRPRNr0Lkvursgh0ep3kOvlW9fvyzjUbrp5lmwmZ-Ll2vGs_UlDNtLO7wv1iMMUU4L4i66MBOyX7RN/w400-h201/ThatsMyKing.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is Jesus your King? Is He the King of your life?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I just discovered the other day an incredible, inspiring, and uplifting sermon by the late Dr. S. M. Lockeridge. Have you ever been or heard a sermon that sets your heart on fire and ablaze for the Lord Jesus? There are not too many pastors today that preach the Truth with boldness and conviction. Who exult and herald our Lord Jesus Christ. Today many pastors have gone woke, and they preach false doctrine that leads people astray. They preach words to tickle the ears of their congregants. The Truth and sound doctrine are far from their lips.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The late Dr. S. M. Lockeridge preached "That's My King" in Detroit in 1976. He was the Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, in San Diego, California, from 1953 to 1993. He was a world-renowned pastor. He preached the Truth boldly. He did not stray from God's Holy Word and he gave God all the glory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A section of Dr. S. M. Lockeridge's inspiring sermon can be viewed below, and you can watch his entire sermon in the video below.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">That’s My King</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Bible says</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of the Jews</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Israel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Righteousness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of the Ages</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Heaven</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Kings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and He is the Lord of Lords</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now that’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">David says</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Heavens declare the glory of God</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the firmament showeth His handiwork</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No means of measure can define His limitless love</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No far seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No barriers can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s enduringly strong</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s entirely sincere</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s eternally steadfast</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s immortally graceful</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s imperially powerful</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s impartially merciful</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s God’s Son</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the sinners’ Savior</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the centerpiece of civilization</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He stands alone in Himself</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s august</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s unique</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s unparalleled</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s unprecedented</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s supreme</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s pre-eminent</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the loftiest idea in literature</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the highest personality in philosophy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the supreme problem in higher criticism</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the fundamental doctrine in true theology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the cardinal necessity of spiritual religion</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the miracle of the age</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the superlative of everything good that you choose to call Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the only one able to supply all of our needs simultaneously</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He supplies strength for the weak</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s available for the tempted and the tried</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He sympathizes and He saves</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He guards and He guides</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He heals the sick</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He cleansed the lepers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He forgives sinners</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He discharges debtors</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He delivers the captives</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He defends the feeble</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He blesses the young</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He serves the unfortunate</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He regards the aged</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He rewards the diligent</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And He beautifies the meek</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do you know Him?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My King is the key of knowledge</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the wellspring of wisdom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the doorway of deliverance</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the pathway of peace</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the roadway of righteousness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the highway of holiness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the gateway of glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the master of the mighty</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the captain of the conquerors</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the head of the heroes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the leader of the legislators</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the overseer of the overcomers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the governor of governors</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the prince of princes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s the King of Kings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And He’s the Lord of Lords</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My King</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His office is manifold</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His promise is sure</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His life is matchless</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His goodness is limitless</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His mercy is everlasting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His love never changes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His word is enough</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His grace is sufficient</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His reign is righteous</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">His yoke is easy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and His burden is light</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wish I could describe Him to you</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s indescribable</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s incomprehensible</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s invincible</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He’s irresistible</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’m trying to tell you</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The heaven of heavens cannot contain Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let alone a man explain Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can’t get Him out of your mind</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can’t get Him off of your hands</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can’t outlive Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And you can’t live without Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Pharisees couldn’t stand Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">but they found out they couldn’t stop Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pilate couldn’t find any fault in Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The witnesses couldn’t get their testimonies to agree</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And Herod couldn’t kill Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Death couldn’t handle Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the grave couldn’t hold Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He always has been</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And He always will be</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’m talking about</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He had no predecessor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and He’ll have no successor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was nobody before Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and there’ll be nobody after Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can’t impeach Him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and He’s not going to resign</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Praise the Lord</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That’s my King</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thine is the Kingdom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the power</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The glory is all His</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thine is the Kingdom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the power</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Forever</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And ever</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And ever</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And when you get through with all of the forevers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Amen</span></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4BhI4JKACUs" width="320" youtube-src-id="4BhI4JKACUs"></iframe></div><p>Heavenly Father,</p><p>We thank You for Your Word and we thank You for pastors such as Dr. S. M. Lockeridge who boldly preached the Truth. You are our King! You are the King of Glory! The Lord of Lords! Help us to remember to give You all the glory and to remember You are in control. May Dr. S. M. Lockeridge's words speak to people's hearts and bring those who do not know You to saving faith. We ask this in Jesus' precious name. Amen.</p><p>Pray you all have a blessed week!</p><p>In Christ,</p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></p>Carol Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391760290087934947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367972865474298497.post-34020244107483256882021-09-23T20:59:00.007-07:002021-09-23T20:59:43.536-07:00Ezekiel: Who Are the Young Lions of Tarshish?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXvfjbXOxnY6XNRdEOd8ZB-ju4RTuwI-4cas4rlCkbH09zV4Uig-nuP4TEHVIdoYTxjGNWgOATw13pylcYyIh2KQ-43KePrFo_ipdFKs_u8ejWx5PHwqUMDvVkK_4BPrvEEjLDBteX2W/s2048/african-lion-2888519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXvfjbXOxnY6XNRdEOd8ZB-ju4RTuwI-4cas4rlCkbH09zV4Uig-nuP4TEHVIdoYTxjGNWgOATw13pylcYyIh2KQ-43KePrFo_ipdFKs_u8ejWx5PHwqUMDvVkK_4BPrvEEjLDBteX2W/s320/african-lion-2888519.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Who are the young lions of Tarshish?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Christian thought to ponder...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Many Christians believe we are living in the end times. Present-day events are happening in overdrive. Scripture is unfolding before our very eyes indicating, that we are living in the last days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the book of Ezekiel, chapter 38, a prophecy is proclaimed against Gog. Gog and many forces come up against Israel and the God of Israel. However, there are protestors Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and their Young Lions. These protestors seem distraught over the invasion of Israel. </span></div></div><p> </p><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The word of the LORD came to me: 2“Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshecha and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshechb and Tubal. 4And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. 5Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">7“Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. 8After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. 9You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">10“Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme 11and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ 12to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. 13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leadersc will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">14“Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? 15You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. 16You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">17“Thus says the Lord GOD: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? 18But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, my wrath will be roused in my anger. 19For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. 21I will summon a sword against Gogd on all my mountains, declares the Lord GOD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. 23So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.</span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So if the protestors are so concerned about protecting Israel, why do they stand idly by? In this video Pastor, Brandon Holthaus, from Rock Harbor Church, discusses Ezekiel chapter 38 and the young lions of Tarshish (nations) and why they stand idly by and let Gog of Magog and other nations' invade Israel. He discusses who the young lions of Tarshish could possibly be and why they would let this invasion happen and not come to Israel's aid. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Heavenly Father, </div><div>You are the rock in whom Your people can take refuge in! You are our everlasting shield and the horn of our salvation. We thank You for being our stronghold, our refuge, and our Savior. Help protect Your people from the violent people who would cause them great harm. Uplift them and bless them in all areas of their life. We praise You and give You the glory and honor in all things. </div><div>Amen.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Have a blessed week!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Carol Moore</span></div>
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