Friday, November 21, 2008
Life is so good!
I Love my life. I have a handsome,lovable,honest,Trustable,Honorable,Kind,Sweet,Hugable,Unbelieveable Fiancee. I have 2 fun dogs:Mia(Poo-Tzu), and Dax(BorderCollie-Austrilian Shepherd). We are getting married in March. We are both ready for the day to come. I love Robert with all my heart. I can't wait until I become his wife. Anyways just thought I would say that my Life is soooooo good. I wouldn't trade it for anything
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Preaching the outline of Genesis
'In the beginning God...'
And so begins the Bible. Moses is believed to have written the book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible. Like all the other authors God aided him rather generously in the work.
This study takes us through some of the principles and doctrines established in the book of Genesis. Many of these principles and doctrines are expanded in more depth in other books. Our introduction mentions the main characters.
Main characters
Adam and Eve - Daddy and mummyGenesis 2 5Probably the bestknown characters in the Bible. Satan used the power of suggestion to tempt them into disobeying God. A ploy he still uses today with great success. Keeping our thought life in line with God’s Word should be of paramount importance to every Christian.
Noah - The man who built a boat in the desertGenesis 6 11Jesus used the historical fact of the life of Noah to warn us about the last days (Matthew 24: 36 - 39). You will do yourself a great favour to study closely the life of Noah. God kept this faithful man through the disasters of those days and He will do the same again in our generation.
Abraham - Father of faithGenesis 12 - 25Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are the undisputed three most important characters of the Old Testament. Jesus often mentioned them together (Luke 20:37, Matthew 8:11). They are the fathers of faith and their lives teach us a lot about our faith.
Abraham, who had his name changed from Abram, is the first person to be called a prophet (Genesis 20:7). Abraham’s main merit was his faith and not his strength of character. God called Abraham to leave his native land and go to a place he did not know, and so began his journey of faith. Faith is what we all need to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Genesis 15 and 17 describe the covenant God made with Abraham. Abraham believed God and God counted it as righteousness. Our righteousness is still based on our faith in Jesus and not our works or deeds.
A little known fact about Abraham was his habit of digging wells (Genesis 21:2531). A picture of the river of life that Jesus spoke about (John 4:1314)
Isaac - Obedient unto deathGenesis 25 - 28Abraham’s son’s name was God’s choice. He chose it Himself (Genesis 17:19). Indeed God was directly involved in the names of all these three significant men. God had a hand in Isaac’s destiny. However it was his obedience that brought God’s will for his life to pass. Here was a man ready to submit to death. Obedience has never ceased to be a requirement of Christian service. Where Abraham’s life is used to teach us about faith, Isaac’s is a clear lesson on the importance of obedience.
Isaac sowed in the land and reaped a hundred fold. (Genesis 26: 12) The spiritual principle of reaping what we sow is still with us today.
Jacob - Liar and cheatGenesis 28 - 36The man better known as a liar and cheat eventually found God. God let Jacob run his own life until he became tired of it. Jacob finally decided to seek God. He wrestled with God and got his name changed to Israel (Genesis 32:2428).
Intercession still plays a big role in the Christian life today. Intercession is wrestling in prayer. Intercession is as mysterious as a man wrestling with God and winning.
While Abraham dug wells, Isaac sowed and reaped a hundred fold and Jacob built pillars for God. (Genesis 28:18, Genesis 31:45). Pillars represented worship, sacrifice and remembrance (or witness).
Jacob’s life is a clear example of the role we all have to play in fulfilling God’s will for our life. Indeed we all need to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2: 1213). If God could use a Jacob He can use you.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob stand unique in God’s plan. Faith, obedience and seeking God earnestly sum up their lives lessons.
Joseph - Gifted yet immatureGenesis 37 - 28Gifted by God and favoured by his father, Joseph’s immaturity soon got him into trouble. Gifts have never been a sign of maturity. We need to be aware of this truth as individuals. After going through an immense period of unjustified hardship for about 13 years, Joseph emerges with a very strong and godly character.
Only heaven knows how many Christians never fulfil their role in life because of their unwillingness to grow out of immaturity. Always wanting your own way, being stubborn or selfcentered are just some of the ways that our immaturity shines through.
And so begins the Bible. Moses is believed to have written the book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible. Like all the other authors God aided him rather generously in the work.
This study takes us through some of the principles and doctrines established in the book of Genesis. Many of these principles and doctrines are expanded in more depth in other books. Our introduction mentions the main characters.
Main characters
Adam and Eve - Daddy and mummyGenesis 2 5Probably the bestknown characters in the Bible. Satan used the power of suggestion to tempt them into disobeying God. A ploy he still uses today with great success. Keeping our thought life in line with God’s Word should be of paramount importance to every Christian.
Noah - The man who built a boat in the desertGenesis 6 11Jesus used the historical fact of the life of Noah to warn us about the last days (Matthew 24: 36 - 39). You will do yourself a great favour to study closely the life of Noah. God kept this faithful man through the disasters of those days and He will do the same again in our generation.
Abraham - Father of faithGenesis 12 - 25Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are the undisputed three most important characters of the Old Testament. Jesus often mentioned them together (Luke 20:37, Matthew 8:11). They are the fathers of faith and their lives teach us a lot about our faith.
Abraham, who had his name changed from Abram, is the first person to be called a prophet (Genesis 20:7). Abraham’s main merit was his faith and not his strength of character. God called Abraham to leave his native land and go to a place he did not know, and so began his journey of faith. Faith is what we all need to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Genesis 15 and 17 describe the covenant God made with Abraham. Abraham believed God and God counted it as righteousness. Our righteousness is still based on our faith in Jesus and not our works or deeds.
A little known fact about Abraham was his habit of digging wells (Genesis 21:2531). A picture of the river of life that Jesus spoke about (John 4:1314)
Isaac - Obedient unto deathGenesis 25 - 28Abraham’s son’s name was God’s choice. He chose it Himself (Genesis 17:19). Indeed God was directly involved in the names of all these three significant men. God had a hand in Isaac’s destiny. However it was his obedience that brought God’s will for his life to pass. Here was a man ready to submit to death. Obedience has never ceased to be a requirement of Christian service. Where Abraham’s life is used to teach us about faith, Isaac’s is a clear lesson on the importance of obedience.
Isaac sowed in the land and reaped a hundred fold. (Genesis 26: 12) The spiritual principle of reaping what we sow is still with us today.
Jacob - Liar and cheatGenesis 28 - 36The man better known as a liar and cheat eventually found God. God let Jacob run his own life until he became tired of it. Jacob finally decided to seek God. He wrestled with God and got his name changed to Israel (Genesis 32:2428).
Intercession still plays a big role in the Christian life today. Intercession is wrestling in prayer. Intercession is as mysterious as a man wrestling with God and winning.
While Abraham dug wells, Isaac sowed and reaped a hundred fold and Jacob built pillars for God. (Genesis 28:18, Genesis 31:45). Pillars represented worship, sacrifice and remembrance (or witness).
Jacob’s life is a clear example of the role we all have to play in fulfilling God’s will for our life. Indeed we all need to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2: 1213). If God could use a Jacob He can use you.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob stand unique in God’s plan. Faith, obedience and seeking God earnestly sum up their lives lessons.
Joseph - Gifted yet immatureGenesis 37 - 28Gifted by God and favoured by his father, Joseph’s immaturity soon got him into trouble. Gifts have never been a sign of maturity. We need to be aware of this truth as individuals. After going through an immense period of unjustified hardship for about 13 years, Joseph emerges with a very strong and godly character.
Only heaven knows how many Christians never fulfil their role in life because of their unwillingness to grow out of immaturity. Always wanting your own way, being stubborn or selfcentered are just some of the ways that our immaturity shines through.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wives and Husbands
"Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body and us himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands"
"Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word "
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
"Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word "
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
Head Coverings
"Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man us Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God" I Corinthians 11:2-3.
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