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August 14th, 2008

Do You Need DETOX?

» Posted in Thoughts in the Key of Life at 10:04 am

What a great question?  Maybe we should Detox.  But what is Detox anyway?  Heres a definition:

Detox: Short for detoxification, usually from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin. A detox center is designed to promote the recovery of a person from an addiction.

Ok so what has THAT to do with Christians, churches and religion in general.  Plenty!!

While we may not be ON drugs per se, some can use religion AS a drug. Getting so involved and wrapped up in all the programs and activities and to-do lists that we loose sight of the people and their hurts and their lives.  So many stay Safe  on the drug of church! Always doing more, going to more, serving more and getting really busy for God supposedly.  But what about the relationship WITH God?

 And what about all the "Spiritual Experiences" we can garner and suck in, aka the "Lakeland thingy".  Oh yea. speaking of which,

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July 3rd, 2008

Phoney Baloney

» Posted in Thoughts in the Key of Life at 9:24 am

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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH,PHONEY PEOPLE WITH PHONEY LIVES,UGHHH, TRY LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD, AND STOP TRYING TO GET SYMPATHY,STOP PONCING 

Someone wrote this on a MySpace page. Good advice to a point. (what, no spell check—it’s phony not phoney. Phoney is what you call people on isn’t it? Just kidding around)
 
Not too sure who they were trying to send a message to but it doesn’t matter.
 
If you don’t know anything about someone how can you say if they are real or not real? 
 
If you never took the time to actually meet a person, How can you tell anything at all about them?
 
If you never had a “conversation” in person or online, to a point, how are you able to set yourself up as judge of a person’s personality and character.
 
Yet many people are involved in character assassination each and every day! They set themselves up on the “Chair of Moses” and pass judgment. 
 
Now there is a real difference of judging someone compared to stating that someone is acting in a particular way, ie. your childish vs. your acting childish. One deals with a person’s abilities and what they are able to do and the other deals with what people see in how you act and what you do! Actions speak volumes! For instance, If you say you are a friend then steal something from me, how can I trust you?
 
Therefore, one should not say one thing, like can’t wait to meet you, and then given the chance to do so, not follow up. That just ain’t right. Those are the true phoney people. The ones that hide in cyberspace and actually ponce, which I found out means to act childish.
 
We are taught to do ALL things with love and meekness. Doesn’t mean we would love all the things you do nor would sit by and let you walk all over us. But it does carry a sense of responsibility to not reach out to hurt others, and many people do JUST that!
 
Mat 5:7Mat 5:7
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.   Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
 
Many do not have a clue as to what mercy is or all about and for those I pray as they can state their religious beliefs, but not actually be part of those beliefs.
 
I have to tell you that showing mercy is very hard to do, especially to some people when at times all you want to do is rip their face off. But then we come back to reality and our senses tells us is this the BEST thing to do. Obvious answer is NO it is not what Jesus would do which is a paradox to us. But this is something we all must strive for in order to be pleasing to God.
 
(Mat 5:37Mat 5:37
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37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one].  ) But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.
 
Some people obviously can’t do this. It is one reason we are to be “slow of speech” , that is to be sure we are saying what we mean and not saying something out of anger like oh so many do.
 
Got to tell you I haven’t always done this. (all part of that real people thing you know) However what I can say is that we strive for this each day and when I screw up I can talk to Jesus and God and beg forgiveness and receive it as well. 
 
Its all part of that growing process of showing mercy and kindness to those that don’t deserve it when they show out their phony baloney!
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June 22nd, 2008

The Truth Will Set you Free

» Posted in Faithfull Fellowships at 6:54 pm

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But what is the truth?  How do we define truth and when we find it what do we do then with it?

That is the focus of this weeks message.  Truth and being set free.  The truth will offend because many don’t want to hear the truth and when they do it cuts to the core.

Many churches no longer preach the truth of the Bible as they have given in to the itchy ear syndrome that seems so prevelent in todays society.

Truth will not make you very popular but at the same time God will be well pleased.  Is that not enough.

So listen in and then add your discussion as well, What do you think about truth?

 
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June 8th, 2008

What’s A Church Anyways?

» Posted in Faithfull Fellowships at 2:58 pm

There seems to be a lot of talk nowadays about Simple Church, Organic Church, Relational Church or even the term Home Church.  However, that begs the question then What is a Church.  Whats its function?  When did it start?  Whats it suppossed to look like? How is it suppossed to work?

We hold that the Book of Acts gives us all the basic directions and that the rest of the New Testament describes how church is to function.

Well these and other questions shall be explored in this weeks and coming weeks messages as we contine along the lines of simplicity in our Simple Church

So listen in and join in the conversation as well.  As we discuss this week the Origins of the Church.

By The Way the DVD we watched came from the following website The New Testament Restoration Foundation www.ntrf.org.  Sorry, That got left off the audio portion.

 
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June 4th, 2008

Snap, Krackle, Smash 1

» Posted in Thoughts in the Key of Life at 12:25 pm

OK so I admit that at times I can be a "straight shooter" right from the "hips" and have about as much tact as a bull in a china

 shop!  But hey, some things just irk me and I have to speak up.

Tried to be the happy-clappy guy but that only goes so far.  So What to do?  Well we have to have balance but at the same time we can not deny the way that Poppa God has made us either, as long as we don’t do any wrong doings against others or God!

Keep seeing a lot of folk "professing to be Christians and then acting with a devil may care attitude.  They say they go to services but only when it doesn’t offend someone else that may not go.  They say they love

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June 3rd, 2008

Holy What?? Holy Who??

» Posted in Faithfull Fellowships at 9:47 pm

In this past service on June 1, 08ne 1, 08
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples:  

 we discussed who the Holy Spirit is and why that is important.

There are many misconceptions on who this person is and what exactly he is supposed to be doing in the world today.  We try to show Biblically proof for his existence and what his work in the world and believers is all about

So listen in and then continue the discussion in your comments here as well.

 
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