deep

HABITS AND THE FORCE OF WILL
HIDING VS HIDDEN
HIS HANDLERS
AGREEMENTS
AGREEMENT
OPINION
OBEY
LAW
IF

now the real hard part !
putting it together, the
thesis statement ?


HIDDEN THINGS

OBSERVATION:
Our vital organs are hidden
We hide out reproductive organs

1. Assumptions / beliefs
Tested or untested

"For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had." - John‬ ‭5:4‬ ‭

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"Is it safe to assume?" There is no question; we must assume. The only
issue is how we respond as our assumption is being 'tested'

Was this "seasonal angelic
troubling" the assumption/belief
of THESE IMPOTENT FOLK?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me."‭‭John‬ ‭5:4, 7‬ ‭


2. Questions
Answered or unanswered

"And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?"
‭‭John‬ ‭9:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

REALITY ? REALLY ?
UNKNOWN vs UNCONSCIOUS
If the 'unknown' is like the ocean, then questioning may be like fishing and 'the question' is like the fishing rod. (develop this idea)

Another aspects of this metaphor is the boat. When fishing for 'the facts' it may be necessary to 'leave the shore'. The shore being firm or solid is a more stable place. Going out "into the deep" suggests fishing from a place of uncertainty.

Some folk 'worry' about 'the catch'.
What will I find (out). Discovery can be frightening.


3. Decisions
Fact, feeling or principle based

"And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods." - ‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:18‬ ‭

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poor and pure

IF YOU CONTINUE . . .

"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
‭‭John‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭

SOULWINNING IS TEACHING
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." - Matthew‬ ‭28:19-20‬ ‭

DISCIPLESHIP IS LIFELONG LEARNING
- "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭11:30‬ ‭

"And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended."‭‭ - Mark‬ ‭4:15, 17‬ ‭

"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:13-14‬ ‭
THE END OF WHAT ?

"I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

. . . the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:11-12, 18‬ ‭

Not a good parent

Not a good child

Not a good partner

Not a good sibling

Not a good student . . .

BUT STEADILY IMPROVING !

Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at His feet,
Or we'll walk by His
side in the way;
What He says we will do,
where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.


"Blessed are the poor in spirit: 
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the pure in heart: 
for they shall see God."‭‭ - Matthew‬ ‭5:3, 8‬ ‭

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Careful

WARNINGS
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel."
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭5:20-21, 24‬ ‭

"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:" - ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭10:4, 12, 17‬

OFFENDED
"And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." - Matthew‬ ‭24:10-13‬ ‭

Friday night

HAROLD SHARES @ RU
SOUTHINGTON

Obedience -

Bearing fruit
Forbidden fruit

Perform what's requested
Abstain from what's forbidden

Sanctified set apart for His work

"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;"
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:10‬ ‭

"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." - Proverbs‬ ‭11:30‬ ‭

Gods knows you - justification
You know God - sanctification

Power to overcome
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:4‬

Saw Dennis, Kevin Young, Bob, Cory, Scottie, John

EARL: is the 'church today' the same as the "early church"? It seems a lot different.


SATURDAY with Bill

Lies

BELIEF
"How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?"
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭23:8‬ ‭

"And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?"
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭23:11-12‬

"God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭23:19‬ ‭

I don't believe you. Not because what you say is not true. I don't believe in you. I don't want to.
Why?

This thought process happens
more often than we want to admit.

It goes with the idea of human relationships. How they are established and how they are sustained.

The professor told the class that certain "population groups" are given to telling lies, a lot. Addicts. Sociopaths. It's amazing how many different words we come up with for the one BIBLE WORD: sinner !

"For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged."
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:3-4‬ ‭

We like to try explaining stuff.
Preachers don't always explain stuff. Teachers do. The bible says: "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." ◄ Matthew 4:23 ►

The idea of "not believing in" may be captured in the word UNBELIEF.
This word is used a lot in the bible , especially in the Old Testament.



FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Who will "believe in you"
even if you lie a lot ?

What if you never lied
yet you are never believed ?

What hope is there for
the sociopath, addict - sinner?

Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. Exodus 4:1

Psalm 78:19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 21Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

Jude 1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

PRAYING LIKE THIS:
"And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." - ‭Mark‬ ‭9:24‬ ‭

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Talk

PURPOSE OF LANGUAGE
Unsolicited speech
Unprotected speech
Recreational speech
Income-related speech
Non-productive speech
Libelous speech
Defamatory speech
Slanderous speech
Inappropriate speech
Inflammatory speech
Persuasive speech
Instructional speech

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Outreach

Read more about . . .

Reaching the Unreachable: 

Connecticut's Homeless Youths

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BUILD

WHAT KINGDOM ?
"The King's domains"
Home, Church & State
"Let your kingdom come"
"There is no king but Caesar"

"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." - Hebrews‬ ‭11:8, 10‬ ‭

"Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother."
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭17:15‬ ‭

"And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them."‭‭ - 1 Samuel‬ ‭8:1, 3, 5, 7‬ ‭

"Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:" - ‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:28‬ ‭

"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever."
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭11:15‬

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Freedom

EMPLOYMENT IN
"THE SECULAR CITY"?
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. . . the 40-year-old flight attendant also felt that her new faith prevented her from fulfilling what some might consider a fundamental part of her job: serving alcohol. http://wapo.st/1Obirvl

A STRONG PEOPLE ?
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the law

As I was exiting the highway I saw the sign "encouraging" me to bring my speed down to 40 MPH.

ENCOURAGING WORDS are always connected to COMMANDS. The sign was a reminder that there are laws that govern my behavior as a road user. As we "encourage" each other, let us remember the teaching of The Master :

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Our "enjoyment" cannot be just a good feeling: "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."
‭‭John‬ ‭13:17‬ ‭(NOTICE THE 'FEET-WASHING' CONTEXT)

JOHN 15: 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

FINALLY: as I present "the gospel" to someone today, may I remember to include "the go-thy-way-and-sin-no-more" as Jesus did.

"She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."
‭‭John‬ ‭8:11‬ ‭

Let us not forget repentance in our 'zeal' to tell the miracle of faith.
This "gospel (good news) of the kingdom" : repent and believe.

HE KEEPS ME

"I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law."

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:14, 18‬ ‭

__________

GOD THROUGH ALL OF IT

http://youtu.be/ZnuGXvO_l8w

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Herald

GOSPEL
Your Life, words, attitude will declare a message. What will you preach?

THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
1. Someone is in charge.
There is a King
"Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭100:3‬ ‭

"All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." - John‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭

2. I cannot do whatever I want.
The kingdom has rules
"Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1-3‬

3. I will be punished for my sin
but not if Jesus forgives/covers them
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28:13‬ ‭

"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."‭‭ - 1 John‬ ‭1:3, 7, 9‬ ‭

4. I don't have to sin
unless I don't love the King
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3:4‬ ‭

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:1-2, 12, 14-15‬ ‭

5. I can live forever
If I believe and receive the gift of "citizenship/sonship" - salvation
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
‭‭John‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭

6. The only other choice is hell
the anger of the King
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16, 18‬ ‭

7. The rest of the covenant/agreement is in the "fine print - the BIBLE. You/I won't understand all of it but we have to believe it or else . . .

"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
‭‭John‬ ‭5:39‬ ‭

"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:18-19‬

"The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭19:7-8‬ ‭

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:11‬ ‭

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c h u r c h n o t e s

GOSPEL
Your Life, words, attitude will declare a message. What will you preach?

THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
1. Someone is in charge.
There is a King

2. I cannot do whatever I want.
The kingdom has rules

3. I will be punished for my sin
but not if Jesus forgives/covers them

4. I don't have to sin
unless I don't love the King

5. I can live forever
If I believe and receive the gift of "citizenship/sonship" - salvation

6. The only other choice is hell
the anger of the King

7. The rest of the covenant/agreement is in the "fine print - the BIBLE. You/I won't understand all of it but we have to believe it or else . . .

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Migrant

Before I join the "trumpster" . . .
http://cnn.it/1KxdVI0

WHY SO MUCH CONCERN
FOR "THE STRANGER"?

Deuteronomy 24: 14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates

WESTWARD HO !
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Afar off

I love "bible words" !

PERSUADED
EMBRACED
CONFESSED

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:13‬ ‭

Have I been persuaded of anything and embraced it to the point of confessing . . . and death ?

"Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:11‬ ‭

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Protection

ARE WE SAFE?

"A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but

safety is of the Lord."

- Proverbs‬ ‭21:28, 30-31‬ ‭

Safety from
1. Starvation
2. Sickness (germs)
3. Strife, Violence (guns)
4. Deception / persecution / pain

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Support

BEFORE I PROTEST
. . .with Kim Davis

"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God."
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:11, 13-20‬ ‭

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Historic

"The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:12-13‬ ‭

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"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision." - ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭2:1, 4‬

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:12-14‬ ‭

"In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14:28, 34‬ ‭

"Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God."‭‭ - 1 Samuel‬ ‭17:36‬ ‭

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."‭‭ - Proverbs‬ ‭28:1-2‬ ‭

"Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen." - 1 John‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭

"And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace." - Daniel‬ ‭3:6‬ ‭

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."‭‭ - Proverbs‬ ‭29:2‬ ‭

"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." - John Adams

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin

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church

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.- John 4:17,18

IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE – Kim Davis

“The woman at the well?”

She’s a born-again Christian:On a Sunday morning about four years ago when she was 44 she repented and pledged her life to serving the Lord as she listened to preachings from the book of Galatians.Through her attorney she has shared that she has made “major mistakes” in her life.

SHE TESTIFIES "GOD IS ALIVE

click the link above to see her speak

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee 
(watch this) comments on The Courage & 
Conviction of a Democrat !

“When you say [marriage equality is] the law of the land, can you quote the statute that has been passed by the people’s elected representatives? No,” Huckabee said. “The only law she’s following is the Kentucky law which, by constitutional amendment, defines marriage as between a man and a woman.”

I’M ASKING YOU TO LEAVE


DO YOUR JOB OR RESIGN

PHONY? – ANOTHER KIM DAVIS :
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak 
well of you! for so did their fathers to 
the false prophets. Luke 6:26

Thank God

WHAT WAS I THINKING ?

MCC is a challenge !!!
End of first day of classes
B R U T A L !!!!

It's like the start of a race
everyone out of the starting blocks - a rush !