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People are the ministry Daniel Stevens Thu, 01/16/2025 - 08:34
Three priorities for caring for those you lead
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There is a troubling tr...
1 day ago
Monday, December 31, 2012
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http://utmost.org/yesterday/
God is the God of our yesterdays, and He allows the memory of them
to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual growth for our future.
God reminds us of the past to protect us from
a very shallow security in the present.
Our present enjoyment of God's grace tends to be lessened
by the memory of yesterday's sins and blunders.
God's hand reaches back to the past,
settling all the claims against our conscience.
...the Lord will go before you, and the God of
Israel will be your rear guard —Isaiah 52:12
"You shall not go out with haste . . . ." —Isaiah 52:12
As we go forth into the coming year, let it
not be in the haste of
impulsive thoughtlessness,
let us go out with the patient power of knowing
that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays
hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that
we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God
can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive
thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest,
but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ.
Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands,
and step out into the invincible future with Him.
God is the God of our yesterdays, and He allows the memory of them
to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual growth for our future.
God reminds us of the past to protect us from
a very shallow security in the present.
Our present enjoyment of God's grace tends to be lessened
by the memory of yesterday's sins and blunders.
God's hand reaches back to the past,
settling all the claims against our conscience.
...the Lord will go before you, and the God of
Israel will be your rear guard —Isaiah 52:12
"You shall not go out with haste . . . ." —Isaiah 52:12
As we go forth into the coming year, let it
not be in the haste of
impulsive thoughtlessness,
let us go out with the patient power of knowing
that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays
hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that
we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God
can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive
thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest,
but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ.
Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands,
and step out into the invincible future with Him.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
the love
"There's only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that
we have — for our children, for our families, for each other....that's
what should drive us forward in everything we do, for as long as God
sees fit to keep us on this Earth." "Let the little children come to
me," Jesus said, "and do not hinder them — for to such belongs the
kingdom of heaven." (Excerpts; President Obama At Sandy Hook Prayer
Vigil
December 16, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil
we have — for our children, for our families, for each other....that's
what should drive us forward in everything we do, for as long as God
sees fit to keep us on this Earth." "Let the little children come to
me," Jesus said, "and do not hinder them — for to such belongs the
kingdom of heaven." (Excerpts; President Obama At Sandy Hook Prayer
Vigil
December 16, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil
Monday, December 17, 2012
CLOSURE
Everyone is trying to settle their mind
after the horrible tragedy last Friday.
The public looks to the professional
investigators to find the facts then
offer an explanation from which
Individuals will draw conclusions
and try to find 'closure'.
Meanwhile, priests and preachers
will attempt to console and encourage.
interfaith vigil, I thought about Mr Lanza
the elder. The father of the killer.
I had not heard any mention
of him in the reporting,
Questions began to flood my mind.
Is he still alive? If so what is he thinking?
If not alive what influence did he have on
his son?
Like all other aspects of this murder investigation
this family background 'angle' will perhaps
generate even more questions than answers.
One useful question for Fathers:
How could I PREVENT this
form happening
in my family?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Transcript of President Obama's speech at the interfaith vigil in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 16 in honor of the victims of the shootings at Sandy Hill Elementary. Source: White House
Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, Governor. To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests — Scripture tells us: "...do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away...inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
"For we know that if the earthly
tent we live in is destroyed,
we have a building from God,
an eternal house in heaven,
not built by human hands."
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
you
IDENTITY ISSUE:
people don't like it
if you beleive you
are what they think
you are not.
soooo...
"know your place"
O wretched man that I am! who shall
deliver me from the body of this death?
Romans 7:24
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Romans 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin--
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Romans 8:2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
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Romans 8:23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
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Colossians 2:11 In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,
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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Galatians 6:3
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Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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Acts 14:22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
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1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,
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1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
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1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
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1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
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