Which of The Ten Commandments have you broken or would you consider breaking? Why?
Submitted by balderick24.Ok, ok...the bad girl speaks.......
The 10 commandments I've broken......
In my life---7 (well ok, if you consider the passage where Jesus says "if you get angry at someone, you've murdered him" or the one where He says "if you lust after someone, you've commited adultery" then, ok, I guess I'm guilty of 9 of them! I'm pretty sure I've never, ever carved a graven image before.)
Since I've been a Christian (17 years)---5
This week---1; my new issue of Domino came in, and I usually want something someone else has!
Which of the 10 commandments would I consider breaking?
Before I got saved---8 of them (I've never WANTED to kill anyone; and the graven image thing was never on my list of priorities!)
Now---none of them!! C:
What are you most looking forward to in August?
The Olympic Games.....esp Michael Phelps! Go Michael!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah, and the new Eva Cassidy release "Somewhere"......sweet!! C:
Would you rather be rich or famous? Why?
Submitted by Chris Vaughn.
Rich definitely! Cuz then I could pay someone to make me famous if I wanted to......C:
A good word, Pastor! Thanks!!
1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. 4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”
Isn’t it true today that we often see church houses are filled to overflowing? It is not uncommon to hear of a church with hundreds and even thousands in attendance. Church attendance in and of itself sure doesn’t say anything about God being in the house though. The condition of the hearts of those in attendance speaks much more to the fact that god is moving. The character of the people attending God’s house will reveal their hearts.
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:1-5 (NLT)
I heard a story about a man that took his daughter to the carnival, and she immediately ran over to a booth and asked for cotton candy. As the attendant handed her a huge ball of it, the father asked, “Sweetheart, are you sure you can eat all of that?” “Don’t worry, Dad,” she answered, “I’m a lot bigger on the inside than on the outside.” That’s what real character is – being bigger on the inside.
We began this little message with our text in the book of Mark telling us of a church service that was disturbed for the Glory of God. Mark 2:2 tells us the house was full... 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door… How many of you know that just because the house is full does not mean it’s full of God?
20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
From the archives-this was originally posted on Nov. 16, 2006...C:
"Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." James 1:12-15 (NKJV)
Most of you have probably heard of the Siegfried & Roy show in Las
Vegas. Well it was brought to a dramatic close when a seven-year-old,
white Bengal tiger attacked Roy and drug him off the stage before an
audience of 1500 people. It was Roy's 59th birthday, and shortly after
introducing the Tiger, it bit Roy on the arm. When he hit the tiger
with his microphone to back him off, the big cat grabbed him by the throat
and dragged him off stage. Spectators were shocked and said that Roy
looked like a rag doll as the tiger shook him and dragged him away.
Roy was rushed to University Medical Center for emergency surgery after he
suffered massive blood loss. Siegfried & Roy have been putting on
their act in Vegas for 30 years. They should know tigers, but this one
obviously surprised them. Siegfried tried to say that the tiger was
protecting Roy, but the tiger did not grab him by the scruff of the
neck, he grabbed him by the throat - an instinctive move to kill.
Siegfried and Roy practically live with these animals. They tame them
and train them. They become emotionally attached to them. But as
someone pointed out, the older the tiger gets the more its instinctive
wildness comes out.
I did a little research on the Internet and found that there have been
several tiger attacks in the United States. At the Savage Kingdom in
Sumter County, Florida, a Siberian tiger lunged at Vincent Lowe, the
trainer as he was fixing a fence. When he tried to use a board to push
the tiger back, it turned on him and crushed his neck and killed him.
Since 1990, tigers in the United States have killed at least six
adults and two children. More than 60 others have been seriously injured in
tiger mauling. There are now three times as many tigers in captivity,
and kept as pets, as there are in the wild.
I'm saying all this to make a point. There are many people who invite
some seemingly small sin into their lives because it looks so cute.
It's nothing all that big. It seems harmless enough until it begins to
grow. It begins to roam your house until it becomes the biggest thing in
your life. The wildness and ferocity of it finally comes out, until you
realize that you are afraid of it. Finally you wake up to the fact
that is controlling you, and has the power to bring you irreparable harm or
destroy you. It can rip you to shreds. The Bible warns us: "Be
self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8).
I want to begin this morning by making this first point: Never
underestimate the power of sin. I think about those people who have
taken a cute little tiger cub into their home. I have seen what a
common cat is like as far as being in charge of a house, I can hardly imagine
what a 500 pound tiger would be like. You would need a special room
just for the litter box. If he starts to mark his territory you had better
take cover. Imagine living every day with a tiger in your house.
Imagine living with some sin in your life that is roaming around in
your life like a tiger. There are real messes because of it. Worse than
that there are dangers. And it is not only you that you have placed in
danger, but also the people you love. Partying started out as a lot of
fun because there were plenty of other people doing it, and you became
accepted. But now the addictions to drugs or alcohol have defined your
life, and you are no longer in control. Sexual sin has you by the
throat and has made you its slave, and perhaps even brought unwelcome disease
into your life. You began to nurse a grudge, but now bitterness has
taken over your life. You got your way by pouting a few times, but now
you can't stop complaining and trying to control people with your
moods. It began as a friendship, progressed to flirting and ended in moral
failure. You began being aggressive when you had to stand up for your
rights, and now you trample the rights of other people by being
abusive and domineering. You have become a rage-aholic. One little white lie
led to another, then another, until now there is no way out, and you are
not sure you know what the truth is yourself anymore. You never want to
invite sin into your life no matter how small it is in the beginning.
Rev Todd
INTRODUCTION
One of the reasons I believe God has me teaching on the quantum physics as it relates to Scripture and the supernatural is this: New Age, other philosophies and religions are teaching quantum physics principles which helps explain the supernatural. The Church as a whole is not teaching on miracles or the supernatural.
If one thinks about it we should be the ones teaching on the supernatural not other religions or philosophies. We born again Christians believe God knew from the beginning that that He would send Jesus for us. He lived , was crucified, resurrected from the dead and is now in heaven. We have the Holy Spirit alive within and on us, teaching, comforting, guiding us into all truth.
SO THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND QUANTUM PHYSICS
It is very important to me because science was my obstacle in coming to Christ. I majored in chemistry and microbiology in college. There are millions who may not have an interest in science like me but who have been indoctrinated and flooded with doubt and unbelief in school, radio or TV.
Quantum physics is a branch of science now being used to prove Scripture. Does Scripture need proving maybe not to you. But it is sure helpful to people who know there is a supernatural unseen world. They are searching and believe that Church has nothing to do with the supernatural. My prayer is that someone surfing the internet will find these articles and I can help in some way with them finding a loving powerful healing God.
I can remember when television and movies were thought by some as evil and Christians better leave them alone. But that is a stick your head in the sand attitude. These are some of the best forms of communication of Christianity. So it is the same with quantum physics.
Annette Capps the daughter of Charles Capps a father in teaching on faith has written a mini book called “Quantum Faith.” It is an excellent brief but simple and completely understandable book. David Van Koevering who is a physicist and who I taught with recently has some wonderful books and CDs out. Google them on the internet if you want to do further study on quantum physics and how it relates to Scripture. Both are strong Christians who have a real grasp of quantum physics and Scripture.
SO WHAT IS QUANTUM PHYSICS
The definition of a quantum in physics is the smallest the discrete quantity of a physical property. So in short quantum physics is the study of subatomic particles.
There are two kinds of physics.
1. Classical physics- which teaches the universe acts like machine clockwork
2. Quantum physics - which teaches the universe acts like a live organism
Which physics is right? Both are right. Physics encompasses both the classical and the quantum.
In Scripture there is a similar thing. The universe is described as a clockwork machine like classical physics and also is described as responsive like as a living organism. Psalm 104:19, tells of the order of the sun and moon which acts like machine clockwork. Joshua 10:12-13, tells of Joshua speaking to the sun and moon to stand still for one day thus disrupting the order of machine clockwork action.
So my purpose in these articles is to show how quantum physics, Scripture and the supernatural relate to each other. Let me give a little history.
Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist and Nobel laureate, who was the originator of the quantum theory which postulated that energy is radiated in small, discrete units, which he called quanta. Developing his quantum theory further, he discovered a universal constant of nature, which came to be known as Planck's constant. This states that the smallest amount of space and time in the universe is as follows:
10-33 centimeters is the small amount of space
10-43 seconds is the smallest amount of time
At the smallest amount of space and time there is not more matter but instead there is information, or possibilities. So at the lowest state of reality there are ideas and concepts. At that place in space and time, David Van Covering says it is like a froth bubbling up. I have read somewhere else it is also like bubble wrap. We can connect with this froth or bubbles, and find God’s information or possibilities for the way we live life. These are the particles or waves of potentialities that God has available for living our life.
This is my understanding. God has made each an individual with certain gifts and talents, and said He has a wonderful plan for each life. It is up to each to find out what it is. He has it readily available to all. He is always reaching out to us and has all the answers to anything that comes up in our life. It is in that froth or bubble wrap we find the answers, but He is waiting for us to grasp and live in the good plan He has ordained.
Let me illustrate. I majored in chemistry because I wanted and was given a chemistry set when I was 10 or 11 years old. I loved the experiments and wanted to study this in college but there was no way I could go to. I did not have money or parents to help me. But my Father God made a way where no way was possible. He provided jobs and I worked and studied hard. I believed the possibility that I could. I had great jobs after graduation. I loved my field of research and diagnostics. But I gave it up for Ras and my children. I was later saved and loved God, and ministering to other people.
Ras just said, “God told me we are to start writing 1000 word articles.” I have come full circle to my chemistry set. Writing on science, Scripture, God and the supernatural. How good is that?
Bev Robinson
Our natural minds tell us that uncertainty is something we should avoid with all that is within us. It is has been interesting to watch the Lord shake many things to the very core. If we are centered in Jesus for our very being where we know we are moving in Him then we can rejoice in all things.
“When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: ‘Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also’. This means that the things on earth will be shaken, so that only eternal things will be left. Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:26-29
What a promise – that our God is going to shake everything. When the Lord revealed this passage in my spirit many years ago he added another promise. Homer, your first in line for the shaking. The Lord spoke to me one morning in Ariel and told me that because of his shaking I was at a place where the only thing I had left to share with anyone was Jesus.
I know this was the desire of the Apostle Paul. He purposed to know only Jesus and him crucified. The last verse in Acts tells us that Paul preached and taught Jesus. As we look at the life of Paul we see clearly that life for him was very uncertain. Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life. A friend told me to read the April 29th writing by Oswald Chambers in his classic edition of My Utmost for His Highest. I would encourage you to do the same. Here is one quote.
“To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness; it should be rather an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God”.
The other morning the Lord woke me at 3 AM and told me that our leaving Israel will have a far greater impact than our coming into Israel. Glory! Yes, I am uncertain about what all this means, but I am certain of God. We have a great expectancy within us that our God is going to turn what looks like evil for our good. Thanks for joining with us in prayer as we praise our God together.
Yes, let God arise and watch our enemies be scattered. Have a blessed 4th of July as we all celebrate our freedom in Him.
Blessings, Homer and Ruby Owen
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!" 4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: "Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts." Isaiah 6:1-5 (NKJV)
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