December 8, 2010
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Proverbs 8:12-21
12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.
15 By me kings reign
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,
and nobles—all who rule on earth.[b]
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
December 8, 2010
08 Dec 2010 Leave a Comment
1 Kings 3:5-13 (New International Version, ©2010)
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.
Wisdom from God
Offered to Solomon – Give me wisdom to lead
Honor, Prosperity, Security – The gift of wisdom comes with riches and fame
Work for wisdom – grace is a gift that keeps on giving
Proverbs 2:2-11 (New International Version, ©2010)
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
Proverbs 3:13-16 (New International Version, ©2010)
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
Wise choices = safety and security
Go after wisdom – God will protect you.
Wisdom is available to all of us.
How do we get wisdom?
Honor, Prosperity, Security are all personal responsibility
You have a choice.
Viktor Frankl:
Our attitude towards what has happened to us in life is the important thing to recognize. Once hopeless, my life is now hope-full, but it did not happen overnight. The last of human freedoms, to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, is to choose one’s own way.
Benefits of being a victim:
- It exempts you from having to take action
- People feel sorry for you
- You never have to make a decision
- You don’t feel obligated to do anything great in life; “the thing” that happened is responsible for the way you are
- Believe your failures and blame others
Good sees/God cares- we are not defined by what other people have done to us.
WISDOM
God is a respecter of His principles.
Renew your mind every day.
I AM NOT A VICTIM!!
Holy Cow – it’s September 1st
02 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
What to say when someone loses a loved one:
Galatians 6:2 (New International Version)
2Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
God Speaks:
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (New International Version)
16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Isaiah 11:6 (New International Version)
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling [a] together;
and a little child will lead them. Read the Gospels of John
A Proverb a day.
Psalms.
Phillipians.
When you have strong opinion you have strong division
14 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
Romans 14
Romans 14
The Weak and the Strong
1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. 4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. 10You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written:
” ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
’every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.’ “[a] 12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. 14As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food[b] is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 16Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.
22So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
Absolutes are essentials.
Romans 14:10
Romans 14:10 (New International Version)
10You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
Romans 14:17
Romans 14:17 (New International Version)
17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
Romans 14:19
Romans 14:19 (New International Version)
19Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Lifting hands during worship.
Psalm 63:4
Psalm 63:4 (New International Version)
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands. Psalm 134:2
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the LORD.
2 Corinthias 5:8
2 Corinthians 5:8 (New International Version)
8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Hebrews 9:27
Hebrews 9:27 (New International Version)
27Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord evermore.
Living together before marriage:
Hebrews 13:4
Hebrews 13:4 (New International Version)
4Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Love is a decision.
The married couple should keep persuing each other like while dating.
Overwhelmed:
1 Corinthians 10:13
1 Corinthians 10:13 (New International Version)
13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
John 16:33
John 16:33 (New International Version)
33“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” 2 Corinthians 11:23-28
2 Corinthians 11:23-28 (New International Version)
23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. 24Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 26I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. 27I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 28Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
2 Corinthians 12:10
2 Corinthians 12:10 (New International Version)
10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
June 14, 2010
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Matthew 9:29
29Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you”;
1) Do I believe that God is for me? Romans 8:31 31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
2) Do I believe or do I wish?
3) Do I believe Gods word to make all of my decisions based on its direction? Psalm 92:13 13 planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
4) Do I believe that everything that happens will benefit me: Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Romans 8:28 28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[a] who[b] have been called according to his purpose.
Genesis 50:20 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
5) What do I believe about my health: Luke 17:19 19Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
June 14, 2010
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Make every effort to add to your faith goodness;
add to your faith knowledge;
add to your faith self-control;
add to your faith perseverance;
add to your faith godliness;
add to your faith brotherly kindness;
add to your faith love. 2 Peter 1:5-7
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22
Those who are planted int he house of the Lord will flourish. Psalm 92:13
April 8, 2010
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Please Dear Lord in Heaven – Heal my good friend Steven Rosenbach and please comfort Jill Sweet during this time of her husbands illness. In your loving name…Amen.
April 8, 2010
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Resurrect your dreams. Proverbs 29:18 18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;
but blessed is he who keeps the law.
Where there is no vision the people perish.
Inspired that there is something more.
God wants YOU to Dream.
Ephesians 3:30 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Ignite the divine spark in you.
The power to dream.
Have a vision for our life.
FEAR afraid of failure.
How to breakthrough:
*Better view of yourselves
*Better view of God
John 3:16-17 16″For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Romans 8:1 1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,[a]
God sent Jesus to save you.
John 10:10-11 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
11″I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 11:25 25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;
Revelations 2:4 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
Lean into Grace.
February19, 2010
19 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
Great day watching Patrick’s convocation and Danielle and I went to Bruegger’s Bagels after. So very proud of them.
Matthew 5:13-16
Salt and Light
13″You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14″You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
*Shine
*Be Generous
*Bring out the Seasoning
Ephesians 3
Paul the Preacher to the Gentiles
1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
7I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Get stronger in God’s love.
May you experience the love of Christ.
1 John 4:7
7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 3:16
16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 3:18
18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
*Show me your Faith and Love by your actions.
We are for the love of God.
Colossians 3:10, 12-14
10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
*To Save Your life – Lose Your Life.
Be a servant.
03 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
Proverbs 11:2 (New International Version)
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
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