July 2012 Blog Posts (50)

Into Your Hands

 

"Crying out with a loud voice, Yeshua said, “Father! Into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” With these words He gave up His Spirit"--Luke 23:46. All through the life of Jesus, there's a clear realization of His authority over body, soul, & spirit. He matured to that authority…

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Added by Doc Thomas on July 20, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Love

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"Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law"--Romans 13:10. Love's the one thing that can't hurt your neighbor; that's why it's the answer to every one of the commandments. We, as Christians, must obey the law of love which supersedes both…
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Added by Doc Thomas on July 19, 2012 at 5:08pm — No Comments

GOD IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS

GOD  IS  WHO  HE SAYS  HE  IS!

Our God is the only true and living God that created everything in this Universe including man and He has revealed Himself through His Book, the Bible.  God and His Word are one for He watches over His Word to perform it.    Anyone could prove this truth when they believe He is the Author of this Book and calls on Him sincerely and He will respond for He is living,

 

In the beginning God created the heaven and…

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Added by Margaret Wright on July 19, 2012 at 6:26am — 4 Comments

Helping the Poor----Is it biblically Wrong (or) Right?

POOR…Oh! This word creates anger, madness, disrespect and we immediately pass on a very Poor judgment on that person and name him (or) her “Poor Mouthed”, the cursed and the lazy lots. And we  also immediately start “MINISTERING FROM THE WORD”, with authority. We naturally disrespect such people and cut off all our association with them.

Jesus, SON OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, however, taught in three or four instances   made it a LAW, that alms must be given and the poor must be helped. You…

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Added by Rev.T. Arvind Mohan Dass on July 18, 2012 at 10:38pm — 1 Comment

The Power Being On our knees

And being assembled together with them, commanded them that they them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the Father......And when the day of Pentecost came, they were all with one accord in one place”... (acts1:4 & 2:1)

The Early Church gave birth not with “Funds but with Prayer and with the Power of the Holy Spirit”.

It was a supreme command by the founder of the church- Jesus- never to venture out as His witness till they…

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Added by Rev.T. Arvind Mohan Dass on July 18, 2012 at 10:34pm — No Comments

Power of Self-Sacrifice

“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, & I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father”--John 10-17-18. Our Lord is referring to the power He has of Self-sacrifice. Do we have that power? Thank God we have it! After sanctification, we…
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Added by Doc Thomas on July 18, 2012 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Wisdom

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 "And Yeshua grew both in wisdom and in stature, gaining favor both with other people and with God"--Luke 2:52. The spirit is soul expressing itself in the body. The body has an enormous influence on the soul & the soul on the body. When the body's developing into womanhood or manhood, there's a sudden awakening of the soul to religious influences…

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Added by Doc Thomas on July 17, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments

A Time of Favor

Psalm 69:1-36 

But I keep praying to you, LORD,

     hoping this time you will show me favor.

In your unfailing love, O God,

     answer my prayer with your sure…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 16, 2012 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Is There Any Point in Praying for Non-Christian Rulers?

s There Any Point in Praying for Non-Christian Rulers?

1 Timothy 2:1-4

Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 16, 2012 at 1:17pm — No Comments

Beauty as a Signpost to God, Part 2



Ezekiel 41:1-26



Above the entrance, from the interior to the exterior of the temple, and on every interior and exterior wall, there were carved winged creatures and palm trees. The palm trees were positioned between the winged creatures, and each winged creature had two faces.



[Ezekiel 41:17-18]



The fact that we can perceive things as beautiful, I believe, points to the existence of a God who loves beauty and created us in his own image. I talked about this in…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 16, 2012 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Beauty as a Signpost to God, Part



Ezekiel 41:1-26



Above the entrance, from the interior to the exterior of the temple, and on every interior and exterior wall, there were carved winged creatures and palm trees. The palm trees were positioned between the winged creatures, and each winged creature had two faces.



[Ezekiel 41:17-18]



In the past several days, I have been considering whether it's appropriate to display art in spaces set aside for worship. Along the way, I shared my experience of…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 16, 2012 at 12:42pm — No Comments

I HAVE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS

Dearly Beloved,

I HAVE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS

"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15 NIV).

The hymn "I have found a friend in Jesus" also known as "The Lily of the Valley" is one of my favourite hymns. Little is known about the history of the hymn apart from the fact that it was…

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Added by Pastor Bayo Afolaranmi on July 15, 2012 at 3:07pm — No Comments

What Makes Us Truly Happy?

Yes, joyful are those who live like this!

     Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD.

[Psalm 144:15]

The bulk of Psalm 144 deals with David's role as king. He praises God for the help God has given him and he asks for more of it. Then, in verse 12, David changes course. He prays…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:36am — No Comments

Once Upon a Time

Ephesians 1:4-6

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

[…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:33am — No Comments

Chosen to Be Holy and Blameless

Ephesians 1:4-6

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

[…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Predestination!

Ephesians 1:4-6

[In love] he predestined us for adoption to son ship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

[Ephesians 1:5]

Mention the word "predestination" among Christians and you're likely to get strong, diverse responses. For some in the Calvinist/Reformed tradition, you'll get a cheer, because predestination is believed to be a core doctrine of the faith. Predestination encapsulates the grace and sovereignty of God. For folks in the…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:11am — No Comments

Predestination!

Ephesians 1:4-6

[In love] he predestined us for adoption to son ship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

[Ephesians 1:5]

Mention the word "predestination" among Christians and you're likely to get strong, diverse responses. For some in the Calvinist/Reformed tradition, you'll get a cheer, because predestination is believed to be a core doctrine of the faith. Predestination encapsulates the grace and sovereignty of God. For folks in the…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:11am — No Comments

Calling on God in Truth

Psalm 145:1-21

The LORD is close to all who call on him,

yes, to all who call on him in truth.

[Psalm 145:18]

Psalm 145 celebrates the greatness and goodness of God. We know God's superlative nature because of his powerful, gracious actions. In particular, the Lord cares for the fallen and the hungry (145:16). Yet he is "filled with kindness" for all and is "close to all who call on him" (145:17-18).

This does not mean, however, that we should fashion God in…

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Added by Bishop Michael O. Peter on July 14, 2012 at 9:05am — No Comments

The Luxury of Sympathy

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"And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, & this life is in His Son--1 John 5:11. Preaching about the life of Jesus awakens an immense craving, but it leaves us with the luxury of sympathy with ourselves--'Oh well, I know that's very high & holy but I wasn't born that way & God…

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Added by Doc Thomas on July 13, 2012 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Teacher Only

http://www.kgbpeople.com/doc-thomas "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men"--John 1:4. Why did Jesus live 33 years if all He came to do was to die for sin? He lived for 33 years because He had to show what a normal man after God's pattern was like. He died that through His death we might have the source of life that was in Him. That is why it is so absurd to say, "I accept Jesus as a Teacher only." Try to apply the teachings of…

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Added by Doc Thomas on July 12, 2012 at 10:42am — No Comments

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