Prayers, Devotions, Thoughts and Resources
Posted by ajenkins on November 30, 2009 under Faith At Home, Just A Thought | 
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“Parents with adult children who feel guilty for having not engaged in faith@home need to get over their guilt,recognize there is grace and get back in the game!” Mark Holmen: Faith@Home
Posted by ajenkins on under Devotionals | Comments are off for this article
Advent and Christmas are seasons that remind us of God’s hope for us and in us. God’s Promise fulfilled in the Savior born and the King who will return is our source of hope. Your church staff’s prayer for you and your family is that you would experience the joy and power of Hope.
“We do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men who have no hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13
“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…” Joel 2:25
“…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6
Posted by ajenkins on November 25, 2009 under Just A Thought | Comments are off for this article
The first time St. Paul heard the audible voice of the Lord, Jesus asked Paul why he was persecuting Him (Acts 9:4). The last time it is to ask Paul why he thinks the Lord is persecuting him (2 Cor. 10:12).
What about you? Do you hurt others? Is your life filled with hurt? Do you still you too think the Lord is causing it?
Is Jesus’ Grace sufficient? I wonder? Do you?
It’s just a thought.
Posted by ajenkins on November 24, 2009 under Faith At Home | Comments are off for this article
Posted by ajenkins on November 22, 2009 under Anglican Events | Comments are off for this article
The Gates of Hell
Matthew 16:18
Are we on defense or offense?”
“When the church is only worried about keeping the doors open you might as well order the plywood for the stained glass windows. ”
Too many of us are “Playing life not to fail.”
“If you see God as miserly you will be miserly.”
“What are you doing that unless God shows up you will fail”
All the above are quotes from Bishop Lawrence.
Posted by ajenkins on November 20, 2009 under Just A Thought | Comments are off for this article
People Who Rub You The Wrong Way
What about people who just get on your nerves? The “irregular” people
who rub you the wrong way? Is this a sin issue? There is one in my
life that is around just enough that I can’t avoid her. I really doubt
she has any clue that she keeps saying things that bug me.
This is a good question and actually, I think it’s a big issue. Sadly, I think it’s not really one we can do much about on one level. Read more of this article »
Posted by ajenkins on October 13, 2009 under Anglican Events, Just A Thought | Comments are off for this article
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Posted by ajenkins on October 11, 2009 under Anglican Events | Comments are off for this article
You’ll want to READ this letter.
It is a useful and informative perspective of the Anglican situation in the United States that comes from outside the current debate.
The Rt. Rev’d Millsaps is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church. Learn more about their effort here. Read more of this article »
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By: Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, Redding, CA
We are told to always preach the Scriptures and not preach our experience. The reason for this is rather logical. When we preach our experience rather than Scriptures, we change the standard that God set for our lives. Plus it creates room for a lot of bad theology.
In that light, none of us would ever preach that a little bit of sin is OK or that sin is inevitable or to be expected. Yet who of us has lived without sin since our conversion? We hold to the conviction that we must proclaim the truth of the Scriptures and not preach our experience. The redemptive work of Jesus was far too great to tarnish through such compromise. Instead we proclaim what the Bible teaches–that we were made righteousness in Christ–knowing that doing so is necessary for us to attain to the fullness of what Jesus accomplished for us. “If anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1). It says “if” not “when.” Strangely, many seem to tolerate preaching our experience when it comes to miracles, signs and wonders. That is why there are many among us who preach that some sickness is just not going to get healed. Why? That is our experience. Instead of finding out why there was no breakthrough by seeking God in prayer and the Word, it just seems easier to blame our lack on the sovereignty of God. It has been this way for generations. But it is no more legal than to teach “moderation in sin.” As long as we preach our experience, our experience has little opportunity to improve.
There remains only one reasonable example to follow. It is Jesus Christ, who is perfect theology. Following that example without compromise will eventually bring about what we all long for–Jesus Christ, the resurrected One, to be seen for who He is by the world through His body.
