Hell

Invisible wars

"we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness 

in high places."

Situational Awareness 

Normalcy Bias . . . 

"The wicked shall be turned into hell, 

and all the nations that forget God."

NOT LIKELY? 

NOT POSSIBLE?

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FOCUSED?

This is it

This is the story 

Does anyone believe YOURS?

THE STORY

to whom is the arm 

of the LORD revealed?

2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Our story . . . 

GROWTH

HEALING

rejection

opposition 

"we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty"

all over the world TODAY

people are BEING saved

people are GETTING saved !!

HALLELUJAH 

let's keep faithful 

let's stay focused

THATS HIS (OUR)STORY !!!

Who hath believed our report? 

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TellThem

The Smith Challenge . . .

1. LET US STOP  

Trying to Figure Things Out BY OUR OWN SCHEMES; God has everything already Worked Out; 

2. LET US START

Trying to understand WHAT GOD REQUIRES OF US - Proverbs 3:5-6.

Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?

The Lord said, "Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts 

The sons of Issachar had understanding of the times — Jesus rebuked His generation for not discerning the times; and Paul admonishes us to know the times in Romans 13:11-14. . . 

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

PROVERBS 3:5-6

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

FIGURED-OUT + WORKED-OUT 

= GOD'S UNDERSTANDING

They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Those who do not know God will live in very confusing times and Jesus says to you His disciples: "you are the light of the world"

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. 

Psalm 119:130 

3. LET US CONTINUE - THE REMEDY

Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the Lord.

AMEN AMEN AMEN 

#CityFathers + Brian

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

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Valued

TO HAVE or TO BE (believe)

"He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesses" Luke 12:15

THE MARKETPLACE is where exchange happens through trade. Fairness in the market is based on demand. A good marketer will learn how to create and manipulate demand. 

WHAT IS VALUE?

Unlike the exchange of goods and services, in the marketplace of ideas it is not just demand but belief that creates value; here the influencer will seek to change beliefs.

Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him"

What is the difference between having and being? Is being wealthy just about having wealth?

If Being is belief and having is behavior or action; then, what the wealthy believe could be just as or more important than what they have.

DEMAND SAYS: "I want it now"

BELIEF ASKS: "Why?"

Jewels

Jewels that we 

present to God TODAY

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1. We have managed by His Grace to maintain life for 60+ years !!! WE ARE MEN

2. We have maintained a partnership by His design and embraced the (headship) leadership that He required.

WE ARE HUSBANDS

3. We have produced by His Grace (some) other lives - our children. WE ARE FATHERS

ONLY BY HIS GRACE 

ONLY BY HIS GRACE

ONLY BY HIS GRACE

Amen 

Amen 

Amen

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He comes to us

EVERYDAY - like Adam

and He meets with us in

"The cool of the garden" of our 

Spirit and our hearts and our minds

https://youtu.be/iaNsA3hVPm4

WE CANNOT HIDE !!!

"they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden."

HALLELUJAH !!

ChristAlone

MINDFULNESS 

The concept of "mindfulness" 

is rooted in Zen Buddhist meditation . . . 

The problem with following Eastern religious practices is God forbids it. Just before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses forbade the people from doing any native religious practices. Moses wrote…

"Take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.' You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods." (Deuteronomy 12:30-31)

https://truthstory.org/blog/four-dangers-eastern-meditation/

Meditation has been around for millennia, and is practiced in almost every religion on earth. An increasingly popular form in the US is called mindfulness, which has roots in Buddhism. But most people do not know which forms of meditation are actually found in the Bible. 

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2019/march/yoga-meditation-on-the-rise-one-will-open-you-up-to-demonic-power-the-other-is-essential-christianity

"Researchers have found there can be a dark side to mindfulness amid claims that confronting your inner thoughts — and demons — can be traumatising for vulnerable beginners who risk developing delusions, paranoia and suicidal thoughts.

Testimony from people who joined meditative retreats details how they developed symptoms "which could be diagnosed as psychosis or psychotic," according to Dr Christine Kupfer, a medical anthropologist at Edinburgh Napier University, who is leading the research.

People who have built up psychological defences which allow them to function may need to pick the right time and . . .

https://youtu.be/SPNgKv0ckTI

https://youtu.be/BVLW-3k_9tI

https://youtu.be/2o2WI1hsEhk

https://youtu.be/SH5CAtIab_U

MORE RESEARCH 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306055627_Sitting_with_the_Demons_-_Mindfulness_Suffering_and_Existential_Transformation

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/family-qa/mindfulness-a-christian-approach/

https://www.spectator.com.au/2014/11/whats-wrong-with-mindfulness-more-than-you-might-think/

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/11/12/james-river-pastor-yoga-has-demonic-roots-springfield-yogis/1897249002/

ThePeople

#RELIGION101

Disinformation, 

Deception & Mental Health 

What has behavioral 

health got to do with beliefs?

Unlike Jerry the German Shepherd, our nephew Jerome has some specific spoken beliefs which affect his behavior and the decisions he makes.

For example; Jerome was given the idea that hand sanitizer was a good product to add to his monthly grocery supplies. Keeping this product in the glove compartment of his car has now become an habit. He uses this product "religiously".

Pastors, Politicians & Psychotherapy 

"I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding"

ROLE OF PASTORS

https://youtu.be/taZHx-4WOhQ

"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there. 

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and it was not there. 

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. 

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her public school system and her institutions of learning, and it was not there. 

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution, and it was not there. 

Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. 

America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great." - de Tocqueville

"San Francisco archbishop bars Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion due to abortion support

Pelosi has said she is a 'devout' Catholic despite her abortion advocacy"

Archbishop Bars Pelosi From Communion Over Abortion Stance - New York Times

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who has repeatedly confronted the House speaker over her backing of abortion rights, said her stance was a "grave evil."

The Parish Church

The Mothers Union

The Cradle Roll

Come and see

VS

Go and tell

RESEARCH NOTES

DANGEROUS?

https://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/157754542/the-most-influential-evangelist-youve-never-heard-of

OPPOSITION VIEW?

National myths have always been as much about who we want to be as who we really were. That's all the more reason to promote a wide variety of voices, from all sides of the political aisle, within the world of academic history.

 https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/identities/2018/1/25/16919362/understanding-the-fake-historian-behind-americas-religious-right

"Barton has been profitably peddling a distorted "Christian nation" version of American history to conservative religious audiences for the past two decades."

http://files.pfaw.org/pfaw_files/rwwif-david-barton-final-4-18-11.pdf

Christocrats?

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/king-of-the-christocrats/amp/

HISTORY - PREACHER IN POLITICS

https://wallbuilders.com/no-professor-fea-founders-not-want-ministers-stay-politics/#FN11

Early pastors were indispensable in shaping America and our unique view of government 

https://wallbuilders.com/chw/lessons/lesson-2-colonial-period/

Speakers played on the pastors' fear and anxiety over a shifting legal and cultural landscape in America.

https://tfn.org/david-barton-shamelessly-misleads-hundreds-of-pastors-at-big-texas-renewal-project-event/

https://www.bestcounselingdegrees.net/resources/pastoral-counseling-vs-christian-counseling/

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-church-and-vs-parish/

PASTORS AND POLITICS

The Local Church

Pastoral Duty

https://learn.org/articles/What_are_the_Job_Duties_of_a_Pastor.html

https://cosmopolitanevents.com.au/what-is-the-difference-between-a-licensed-minister-and-an-ordained-minister/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/preacher-politics-seven-thoughts/?amp

https://baptistnews.com/article/theres-a-double-standard-on-pastors-and-politics/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2017/may-web-exclusives/when-this-pastor-got-political.html

https://theconversation.com/amp/with-his-victory-raphael-warnock-becomes-a-member-of-a-select-club-pastor-politician-151258

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/01/05/history-of-clergy-in-congress/

Making America GOOD again?

https://www.assumption.edu/sites/default/files/Week%201.pdf

https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-minister-and-pastor/

https://unministry.org/pages/licensing-laws

WALL-BUILDERS PODCAST

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy53YWxsYnVpbGRlcnNsaXZlLmNvbS9wb2RjYXN0LmFzcA/episode/

Antrim4Health

UNITE

OUR MOTTO / MISSION

#Healthy4Family

"Being healthy for self and

(then) being healthy 

For FAMILY"

https://youtu.be/2J4m0NFg7Dw

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We have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

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Does the world we (want to) 

live in even exist ?

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"So happy that you're part of this lifestyle change my Dear Sister Bridge. When you start feeling the changes in your body then you'll be encouraged to keep going till you achieve optimum health. 

I LOVE MY FAMILY 

and want to see us all enjoying life in whatever stage we are in. 

It's God's will for us."

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Hi Coach Faith I know you have little patience for slow learners, late bloomers or delinquents . . .

As I'm fighting the fight

I started to wonder what's wrong with me?

then I thought 

Are males different from females in how this healing journey works?

At some point, Can we have you ladies testimony regarding 

Bryan

Allan

Jude

Dale

Dan

Ron

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Yes, it is possible / (necessary?) to have spouses on the journey !!

Compensating for differences in metabolism, biology etc

Generational outcomes may be better when viewed from the 'family' (household) perspective  - a grandparent point of view, the 'long game' approach not only takes past but future legacy into account. 

Although we did receive our nutritional (legacy) 'habits' from our forebears (mostly)

Are we now intentionally creating an improved 

Legacy for the generation(s)

following us?

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"The goal was to compare our food "journals" and try to tease out similarities and differences in our eating habits. Here's what happened:"

https://tinyurl.com/bd8uzpuz

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A TESTIMONIAL . . .

"My body shook with fear. I had never seen my Dad look so helpless in my entire life. 

I screamed downstairs for Mom. We scooped Dad off the floor and rushed him to the hospital where the doctors ran countless blood tests and brain scans."

https://youtube.com/c/Fitfatherproject

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Fair

FAIRNESS?

do justly, love mercy, 

walk humbly with God

https://youtu.be/-YbrdGA03DA

"having the facts is not enough. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell us what ought to be" - ETHICS @SCU

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#good (John Stuart Mill)

#1. (UTILITARIAN ethics) the action provides the greatest good for the greatest number

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#rights (Immanuel Kant)

it is a violation of human dignity to use people in ways they do not freely choose

aspects of the basic right to be treated as we choose.

• The right to the truth: We have a right to be told the truth and to be informed about matters that significantly affect our choices.
• The right of privacy: We have the right to do, believe, and say whatever we choose in our personal lives so long as we do not violate the rights of others.
• The right not to be injured: We have the right not to be harmed or injured unless we freely and knowingly do something to deserve punishment or we freely and knowingly choose to risk such injuries.
• The right to what is agreed: We have a right to what has been promised by those with whom we have freely entered into a contract or agreement.

#2. the action respects the moral rights of everyone

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#fair (Aristotle) EQUITABLE 

How fair is the action? Does it treat everyone in the same way, or does it show favoritism and discrimination?

[Aggravate or Mitigate]

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THE COMMON GOOD

Good for all VS good for most

Ensure that social policies, social systems, institutions, and environments on which we depend are beneficial to all. 

Examples of goods common include affordable health care, effective public safety, peace among nations, a just legal system, and an unpolluted environment.

While respecting and valuing the freedom of individuals to pursue their own goals, the common-good approach challenges us also to recognize and further those goals we share in common.

Virtues are attitudes or character traits that enable us to be and to act in ways that develop our highest potential. They enable us to pursue the ideals we have adopted. Honesty, courage, compassion, generosity, fidelity, integrity, fairness, self-control, and prudence are all examples of virtues.

Virtues are like habits; that is, once acquired, they become characteristic of a person. Moreover, a person who has developed virtues will be naturally disposed to act in ways consistent with moral principles. The virtuous person is the ethical person.

In dealing with an ethical problem using the virtue approach, we might ask, What kind of person should I be? What will promote the development of character within myself and my community?

1John313

Hush

Why share?

"Speech, free speech? Or silence"

New Living Translation

You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. #MilkorMeat

THE MEAT IS RAW . . .

Why do we 'prepare'?

. . .The meat is cooked 

Meat & Maturity - the child 

does not know how to cook, 

the adult does 

NOURISH • GROW • FEED 

Nourish ourselves - Feed others?

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Light / Salt - The Gospel and gender 'confusion' 

Is the Christian an adult?

 John Stuart Mill, delivered an 1867 inaugural address at the University of St. Andrews and stated: "Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name, and with the means which he helps to supply, because he will not trouble himself to use his mind on the subject."

Together

Berean Study Bible
"Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel"

Saints

Our DAD & MOM ARE SAINTS . . . And so are we their children if so be that their Gospel is not 

hid from us

Amen 

Amen 

Amen 

Why cannot we see our wretchedness? Because we are clothed with His Righteousness ! 

HALLELUJAH

[ a word of knowledge ]

 

Helpers

traps • triggers • tragedy

The American Nurses Association estimates one in 10 nurses today abuse drugs or alcohol.

Principles for Overcoming Stubborn Habits - Recovery Ministries - Resources 

https://tinyurl.com/2ehw9yzh

Nurses with a substance use disorders have impaired judgement and slower reaction times, which compromise their work performance. They may harm themselves, patients and the nursing profession as a whole.

https://tinyurl.com/32y8ft3m

thisduderox

NO CONTINUING CITY

but looking for a city whose builder and

       MAKER IS GOD

Was Abraham a little 'loopy' maybe . . . 

or totally unhinged, something had to be a little "off" mental health wise, right?

#1. The thing with the wife

#2. The thing with the kid

#3. All the talking to God thing

WOW !!!!

the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: 20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

 

gifts

EVIL ? Matthew 5 

I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also

Refined Rough Refined 

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Good Bad 

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things

Right Wrong 

if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also

Strong Weak

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Proverbs 25 . . . 

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink

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the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.