pitiful

COURTEOUS?
"be you all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."

Take time to be holy,
speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always,
and feed on His Word.
Make friends of God's children,
help those who are weak,
Forgetting in nothing
His blessing to seek
http://bit.ly/1vGI2zL

DID JESUS . . .
Ignore people ?
Despise people ?
Reject people ?

TODAY, LET US LOVE OTHERS
Acknowledge others
Accept others
Affirm others

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levite

CONFESSION of a LEVITE

"For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing"

WE MUST GET THIS
REVELATION EVERYDAY

When I start everyday here
it gets better with every minute
calling for help

Any other approach
is pride, how badly
I need God !!!!

I have no native ability to love
people, I am naturally selfish !!!

Why should I
pretend to care?

"likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side."

"O wretched man that I am!
who shall deliver me" . . .

Witnessing Thy grace to save me, Setting free from self and sin; Thou hast bought me to possess me,
In Thy fulness, Lord, come in. http://bit.ly/1QVLrsA

PRAYER:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.
http://bit.ly/2cwaTDR

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debate

REFLECTION - Psalm 131
[on the eve of the "great debate]

Lord, is my heart haughty,
or mine eyes lofty?

do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me?

Have I behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother?

Is my soul even
as a weaned child?

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PRAYER:
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

efd

Not A Disorder?

https://youtu.be/uU6o2_UFSEY

life with Asperger's

https://youtu.be/B-xgdqNtcDI

The 'Unofficial' ADHD Test for Adults

https://youtu.be/iozAFIr3BEw

What You Can Do About It"

https://youtu.be/t_oHFvInY64

PERFORMANCE DISORDER

https://youtu.be/_tpB-B8BXk0

Meds and how they all work differently

https://youtu.be/LnS0PfNyj4U

Chronic Developmental Disability

https://youtu.be/BzhbAK1pdPM?list=PLzBixSjmbc8eFl6UX5_wWGP8i0mAs-cvY

ADHD: A Changing Diagnosis

https://youtu.be/CJ94RFdctH0

Adults With ADHD: What Do We Know?

https://youtu.be/J4OYh3kBbi0

rant

God does not or cannot control human will and choice?

These are big questions i dont know if i should ask or dwell on?

Would you be concerned to CONTROL your wife or your son's will or choice . . .


if you knew FOR SURE what
their choices would be ?

Free will is only a big deal with us because we are "locked" in the space/time thing

Once I realized the 'handicapping' effect of time on human perception the bible became much clearer to me

What God "knows" is faaaar more important than what God "does" . . . in fact this is the power of Gods DONE !

This is also why doing is our primary concern . . .

"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart".

The danger is confusing
Gods Done with mans
Doings

Gods done is
UNTOUCHABLE !!!!

Mans doings are
REQUIRED :


He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence,

work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Because some
leaders are afraid

1. that people will become competitive and lose sight of why they are "doing the works"

2. Or that people will compare themselves with others . . .

They can put an undue emphasis and make a false grace vs works argument that may give the impression that "works do not matter" in our Christian walk.

Gods words are very clear that the Christian must make his/her DOINGS a primary priority.

I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

But we have "grown up"

we are labourers together with God: you are God's husbandry, you are God's building.

DONE:

"other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."

You and I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that we are saved

DOING:

"if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble"

Every man's work

shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.



If any man's work

abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.



If any man's work

shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.


Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

THIS IS CRYSTAL CLEAR
Right?

RC is talking about the choices that you and I are free to make everyday
You and I cannot deny that we are free to choose

No doubt here at all:

"let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon"
Right?

"Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things".

Along with the 2fears of some preachers there are my 2fears (the fear of the people)

1. REJECTION BY MEN
That people are watching and judging what I do or don't do

"Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand."

2. REJECTION BY GOD

But I have been tempted / tormented by that idea in the past

To be quite honest the biggest fear/concern that I have is about my own

1. Complacency/laziness - am I doing enough?

2. Competence - can I do better?

Faith without works
is dead being alone

"let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works"

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God!

how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

whatsoever things are true,

whatsoever things are honest,

whatsoever things are just,

whatsoever things are pure,

whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report;

if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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AHAB'S ISSUE

the whole house of
Ahab shall perish

"I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord."

the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.

1. Ahab the son of Omri reigned
over Israel in Samaria twenty
and two years.

2. Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

3. he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

4. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

5. there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

6. his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

the Lord hath a controversy with this people > the rich > are full of violence, and > have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

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closed

DON'T HANG UP
We were trying to get to school.
Two different schools.
Two cars coming from two homes.
We were trying to meet
at a common point.

One car called the other
"Where are you . . . don't hang up?"
They hung up and kept going

How are they going to meet if there is no conversation about location and route?

CONVERSATIONS
What's the difference between talking to yourself and talking to God?

If I am texting back and forth with someone, is that a conversation?

What if there is a 2 hour break in the conversation am I still 'connected'?

WE SAY:
I'm too busy to pray.
I forgot to read the bible
I can't talk to anyone about God

GOD SAYS:
"men ought always to
pray, and not to faint".

Do I get it?
1. Sometimes I don't
"feel like" talking. That's ok as long as I DONT HANG UP.

2. God "talks to me" through people:
Like parents, pastors or policemen !!

3. We arrive at a point of agreement by keeping conversations going:
• with ourself
• with God
• with partners (family, friends etc)

COMMUNICATE ?
to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate

FAB

A VISION FOR FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY?
"I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land."


FAMILY & HOME ?
"I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing."

FAMILY • P R I O R I T Y O N E ?
Thus saith the Lord God unto
the shepherds should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

FAMILY AS FLOCKS?
Have we healed that which was sick? have we bound up that which was broken? have we brought again that which was driven away? have we sought that which was lost?

COOPERATIVE • family as business •
Is there A Biblical Model for family?
[FAB]

As the family grows, will the FATHER-CEO be responsible for recruiting and 'interviewing' new partners?

In the case of his girls who will be their partners, the young fathers of their offspring?

"thou shalt not take a wife unto
my son of the daughters of the Canaanites". GEN 24

THE SHE-MALE
Fourteen she's in Proverbs 31
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised."

THE SEARCH
"Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord." • She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

THE SYLLABUS
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things • That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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FAMILY • CHURCH • KINGDOM
MEN • FATHERS • SHEPHERDS
"my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them."

What about his own sons? How are they being trained to become 'mangers' of their own family 'franchise'?

In the case of sons-in-law, will they be 'allowed' to enter the cooperative without 'qualification'?
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