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Sat, 29 Dec 2007 |
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| From brother Tony Asakpa/http://www.notjustnotes.ws/thegreatestquotesare.htm | |||||
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I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no
mere man. Between Him and every other person in
the world there is no possible term of
comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I
have founded empires. But on what did we rest the
creation of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ
founded His empire upon love; and at this hour
millions of men would die for Him. –Napoleon
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| From Brother Tony Asakpa/http://www.notjustnotes.ws/whoami.htm | |||||
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Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never
claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to
be Allah. Yet Jesus Christ claimed to be the true
and living God. Buddha simply said, "I am a
teacher in search of the truth." Jesus said, "I
am the Truth." Confucius said, "I never claimed
to be holy." Jesus said, "Who convicts me of
sin?" Mohammed said, "Unless God throws his cloak
of mercy over me, I have no hope." Jesus
said, "Unless you believe in me, you will die in
your sins." --Unknown
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Fri, 07 Dec 2007 |
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| The Origin of Christmas | |||||
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The origin of Christmas differs as the precise
date of the birth and historicity of Jesus are
much debated. Christmas, literally meaning the
Mass of Christ, is a traditional holiday in the
Christian calendar. The festival of Christmas
takes place on 25th December, every year to
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is
also celebrated as a secular holiday throughout
the world, including countries with small
Christian populations like India. Various
theories of the origin of Christmas exist that
give a clear insight into the celebration of
Christmas.
Date Of Christmas
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 in all
Christian churches including Eastern Rite, Roman
& Protestant. Since most Eastern Orthodox
churches have not accepted either the Gregorian
calendar or the Revised Julian Calendar reforms,
December 25 will fall on the civil date of
January 7 for the years from 1900 to 2099. It is
believed that the nativity was set on December
25th by a Roman bishop around the third century
A.D.
The Roots Of Christmas
Christmas is from Christes Maesse, which means
Christ Mass. It is referred that during the 4th
century, the celebration of Christ's birth on
December 25 was gradually adopted by most Eastern
churches. In Jerusalem, opposition to Christmas
lasted longer as according to them the exact date
of birth of Jesus Christ is unknown. It is said
that December 17-24th was the period of
Saturnalia, a well-known festival in pagan, Rome.
December 25th was the birthday of Mithra, the
Iranian god of light. This day was adopted by the
church as Christmas to counteract the effects of
these festivals.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 |
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Promotion Is Earned; It Is Not A Result Of Your
Existence.by Senior Pastor Robb Thompson
"Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty."
Proverbs 21:5 (NLT)
In my own life, I had to come to grips with the
fact that I must earn any promotion I desire. In
America , it is easy to believe we should be
rewarded for simply showing up. Many believe you
should receive a bonus for being employed through
the end of December. God shows us throughout His
Word that He desires for us to be promoted. God
is our employer, and that is why the apostle Paul
encourages us to "work hard and cheerfully at
whatever you do, as though you were working for
the Lord rather than for people."
The modern state of Israel was born in 1948, but
it is based upon four thousand years of history
and tradition. When Jews around the world learned
of their nation's birth, each one was spiritually
promoted. God finally brought them back to their
ancient land, and it is the same God who promotes
us.
Any promotion that we receive unethically, or
through cutting corners, will be taken away from
us. However, if we earn a promotion through hard
work and faithfulness, there is no level we will
not attain, either at our workplace or in our
spiritual walk. Begin today to earn the promotion
you desire. A promotion is not a miracle God
grants us apart from our earning it. God promotes
anybody who is productive and happy. Heaven
watches just waiting, as it did over the Jews,
for a reason to promote those who willingly apply
God's Word.
Daily Confession
Father, I thank You that I am diligent all the
days of my life. I refuse to expect promotion for
which I do not work. I choose to work hard and
cheerfully at whatever I do.
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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 |
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| Genuine Obedience Begins In The Heart Long Before You Walk It Out. by Senior Pastor Robb Thompson | |||||
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"And I will give you a new heart with new and
right desires, and I will put a new spirit in
you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and
give you a new, obedient heart."
Ezekiel 36:26 (NLT)
Obeying the dietary needs given in God's Word,
the Jews served a number of beans and peas,
necessary for protein and nourishment. Petrified
beans have even been discovered in recent
excavations. Without proper obedience, those
ancient Jews would have walked around
undernourished and frail.
Jesus told the story of two boys who were given
an instruction. One said he would do it, but he
never did. The other said he wouldn't do what he
was asked, but shortly afterward, he felt
conviction in his heart and completed the
instruction. Even though this boy denied the
instruction with his lips, his sense of obedience
permeated all the way to his heart. From there,
he went to work, and no doubt afterward returned
to his father to tell him he obeyed.
I believe very strongly in voicing our desire to
obey, but I believe even more strongly in putting
our obedience into action. If you are a believer,
you have a new heart that really desires to obey.
But sometimes, heartfelt obedience is imprisoned
by pride, bitterness, and offense. We must go to
battle to rescue the obedient heart God gave us.
Then, we can get to work with our instructions,
both from men and from Heaven. And last, we can
declare, "I obeyed."
Daily Confession
Father, I thank You that You took out my old,
stony heart of sin and gave me a new, obedient
heart in its place. I follow through with every
instruction I'm given, both from You and from
delegated authority.
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