Archive for July, 2005
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Friday, July 29th, 2005I've been attending a study on suffering lately, and last night we discussed the concept of suffering being wasted or used wisely. Let me give a quick summary.Our response to suffering really does determine it's usefulness. A response of turning to the Spirit and allowing the suffering to kill off the natural man is one […]
Thai Coke
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005Ben brought me back this Coke from Thailand — I didn't really think it tasted as good as US coke, but that's probably just what I'm used to — Thanks, Ben!!
Chosen to be Chosen
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005In a discussion on John 3, we've been looking at some of the expectations of Israel toward their coming Messiah, and the Kingdom he was announcing. Seems like the people were expecting the coming kingdom to bring them security as a people and blessings for themselves. In this way, being chosen, or being a “good […]
Churchill on Hell
Friday, July 22nd, 2005If you're going through hell, keep going.Winston Churchill
Bring It
Thursday, July 21st, 2005Good things to bring to a meeting, where appropriate, of course…
Yourself
Questions
Comment, Observations
Something You've Learned
Difficulties
Concerns
Needs (Physical or otherwise)
Food
News (Personal, Local, or Global)
Friends and Children
Openness to help (whether you announce it or not)
Thanks
A Meaningful Verse
A Reason to Celebrate
Your Gifts, in a Practical way
Encouragement, to one or all
Testimony of where you've seen God working
Confession
A Story
Global Rich List
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005If this site doesn't give you some perspective, I don't know what will…
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The Greatest Commandment
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005Jesus, Master of Life and Expert on God, has a solution for those of us who are bogged down by the desire and need for rules to keep to make us feel good about ourselves He gives us the BIG LAW, the summation of all moral rules of all time:
“'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR […]
Cinderella Man
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005I haven't seen Cinderella Man yet, but after reading this review (and considering I'm a huge Rocky and Russell-Crowe-movie fan!) I most certainly will!
http://henryinstitute.org/commentary/read.php?article=20050714
Children In Community
Thursday, July 14th, 2005Our community within our local body has changed in the past few years from almost exclusively single, college-age folk, to a wide diversity of marital and parental statuses. We have new parents, newlyweds, singles, divorcees, fiances, and college students, to name a few. With this change, we've seen the issue of children in the meetings needing […]
Satan the Lying Liar
Monday, July 11th, 2005We've been studying a lot about the great war that appears to encompass all of time and history — that of Good and Evil, of God and His versus Satan and his.That being said, we've also spoken a lot about Satan's weapon - the lie.Oh, what havoc a simple little lie can wreak! If the […]
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