Wikipedia defines "Global Thinking" as the action of considering the health of the entire planet and also to take action in our own communities and cities.
How do we integrate our learning about spiritual disciplines with our spiritual community? How do activities that seem deeply personal affect how we function in our community?
Wikipedia defines "Global Thinking" as the action of considering the health of the entire planet and also to take action in our own communities and cities.
How do we integrate our learning about spiritual disciplines with our spiritual community? How do activities that seem deeply personal affect how we function in our community?
The Discipline of Simplicity: Spiritual Formation LessonShane Engel
The lesson looks at simplicity as a spiritual discipline and encourages us to examine our priorities. How does seeking the kingdom first simplify our lives? What are the distractions that get in the way.
The Most Misunderstood Verse in the Bible -- Luke 6.37 (37-42)New City Church
The measure we use to judge others is the measure by which we will be judged. So will we be judgmental, condemning, unforgiving, and stingy, or will we be magnanimous with others, like the Lord Jesus Christ is?
The message was given on Sept 29, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
The justice of god seth gatchell september 2 2018Pacific Church
Few things get the hackles up from an atheist than the belief that God is a judge. You frequently hear, "I don't believe in a God who judges. I believe in the loving Jesus." They would be surprised that in the New Testament, Jesus is the very one who warns us most about a coming judgment, before which everyone will stand!
The Discipline of Simplicity: Spiritual Formation LessonShane Engel
The lesson looks at simplicity as a spiritual discipline and encourages us to examine our priorities. How does seeking the kingdom first simplify our lives? What are the distractions that get in the way.
The Most Misunderstood Verse in the Bible -- Luke 6.37 (37-42)New City Church
The measure we use to judge others is the measure by which we will be judged. So will we be judgmental, condemning, unforgiving, and stingy, or will we be magnanimous with others, like the Lord Jesus Christ is?
The message was given on Sept 29, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
The justice of god seth gatchell september 2 2018Pacific Church
Few things get the hackles up from an atheist than the belief that God is a judge. You frequently hear, "I don't believe in a God who judges. I believe in the loving Jesus." They would be surprised that in the New Testament, Jesus is the very one who warns us most about a coming judgment, before which everyone will stand!
This is a study of Jesus as a preacher of good works. Jesus made us the salt and light of the world so that by good works others could see the work of God in us and want into the kingdom of God.
A sermon delivered at the Liberal Catholic Church of Saint Francis,
Gordon, New South Wales, Australia, on 17 June 2007, being the Second Sunday after Trinity - Published in Communion [The Magazine of The Liberal Catholic Church in Australasia], Vol 26, No 1, Feast of the Annunciation, 2008 - Copyright Ian Ellis-Jones 2008 - All Rights Reserved.
Old Testament is a record of life as it proceeds after dissolution but there have been countless number of dissolutions. So imagine the amount of experience that we carry with us. It is a huge record lying in seed form at causal for each one of us. We carry that record with us as conscious faculty of mind.
15. SHOWING THE LIGHT (Matt. v. 16) . . . 227
By J. G. GREEIS 7 HOUGH, M.A.
1 6. THE LAW S FULFILMENT (Matt. v. 17-20) . 239
By W. B. SELBIE, M.A.
17. SIN AND ITS JUDGMENT (Matt. v. 21, 22). . 253
By W. B. SELBIE, M.A.
18. THE SIN OF ANGER (Matt. v. 21, 22) . . 267
By ALFRED ROWLAND, D.D., LL.B.
19. SINS OF LUST (Matt. v. 27-32) . . .281
By ALFRED ROWLAND, D.D., LL.B.
20. THE SIN OF SWEARING (Matt. v. 33-37) . . 293
By ALFRED ROWLAND, D.D., LL.B.
21. THE VICTORY OF LOVE OVER WRONG (Matt.
v. 39-42) 305
By THOMAS G. SELBY.
Today we will learn and reflect on the teaching of St Gregory of Nyssa, who was the poet among the fourth century Cappadocian Church Fathers. His beautiful series of sermons on the Beatitudes are referenced three times in the Catholic Catechism, twice under the commandment DO NOT ENVY.
These are the beatitudes:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
We will also ponder:
• Parable of the Rich Fool
• Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the beggar
• Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
• Story of Cain and Abel
• Story of the Stoning of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr
• Story of Enslavement of Joseph, and how he forgave and saved his brothers
• Need for mercy
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/xaqFTPgoDI0
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St Gregory of Nyssa, Beatitudes, Blog 2, Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
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St Gregory of Nyssa, Beatitudes, Blog 3, Blessed are the Meek and Those Who Mourn
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St Gregory of Nyssa, Beatitudes, Blog 4, Blessed are the clean of heart and the merciful
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St Gregory of Nyssa, Beatitudes, Blog 5, Blessed are the Peacemakers and the Persecuted
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Catechism of the Catholic Church, UCSSB Bishop's Edition
We ponder the following paragraphs of the Catholic Catechism on the Commandment, Do Not Envy, CCC 2517-2533. In the Catholic catechetical tradition, there are two commandments against coveting, the Ninth Commandment includes the prohibition against coveting your neighbor’s wife, and the Tenth Commandment prohibits us from coveting any of our neighbor’s possessions. Coveting your neighbor’s wife is a serious sin, as it can lead to adultery and many other serious sins.
Concupiscence is not itself a sin, and although it is commonly thought of as a sexual sin, the Catechism warns us that it can “refer to any intense form of human desire.”
We also ponder:
• The Catholic Catechism sections on purification of the heart and battle for purity.
• How the "pure in heart" are promised that they will see God face to face and be like him.
• How we should be modest in our dress, in our speech, and in our speech.
• Reflections on the Vatican II Decree, Gaudium Et Spec, the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World.
We view the Catholic Catechism as a study guide for the Church Fathers. We include references to:
• Video on Shepherd of Hermas.
• Video on St Augustine, On Faith and the Creed
• Future video on St Augustine’s Confessions
• Video on St Anthony
• Video on Pope Francis’ Gaudete et Exsultate, On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World
• Video on St Augustine and Musonius Rufus on Concupiscence
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Our blog: Catholic Catechism, Do Not Envy, Purification of the Heart, CCC 2517-2533
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Being salt and light in a fast changing world the other side
1. Being Salt and Light in a Fast Changing World The Other Side
2. To tell you the truth our relationship is not working for me because you are too busy, and you know this. So thanks for everything but lets just be friends. See you. No text back needed Tttt r rship ant wrkng 4m cuzur 2 bz aunt st4e but ljbfsyntbn
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4. 2Co 4:6-7 For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. (7) We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
6. Luk 11:33-36 "No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. (34) "Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is bad, your body is filled with darkness. (35) Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. (36) If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light."
7. 20/20 Vision Good Heart See with the moral conscience through the eye Discern the message and the media Choose what you watch, listen to and who you associate with! Be the Media for the Message
Please take out your phone, this is an amazing communication and information tool but even this amazing tool shouldn’t be used in al situations.
To tell you the truth our relationship is not working for me because you are too busy, and you know this. So thanks for everything but I am out. See you later. No text back neededEvery message is sent through a medium, and the medium is part of the message. What does it say if you text a break up like this. God also communicates through mediums or the better word media.
This is the wonder of the Gospel, that we are God’s chosen media to communicate His love for man. Even though we are imperfect through us God’s perfect love is communicated. Jesus has been the only perfect medium that had no discrepancy between the message and the messenger. Our message is perfect but we are not, and this is what God chose. We are jars of clay that carry a treasure of indescribable worth.
According to recent studies done by theAPA there is an alarming trend of the sexualization(e.g., dressed in revealing clothing, with bodily postures or facial expressions that imply sexual readiness) and are objectified (e.g., used as a decorative object, or as body parts rather than a whole person) of teenage girls in the media. Underage girls are increasingly portrayed in sexual terms in movies, television, music, social media etc. Young people are vulnerable to these media blitzes because they may find it harder to discern the message from the glamour of the media. The impact on young girls have been proven to be problems with body image, eating disorders, depression and self esteem. Sending nude photos of themselves (sexting) has become a new practice among teenagers who struggle to find identity but who have been taught how sexuality is identity. According to surveys done by the Girl Scouts and others 9 out of 10 girls are feeling the pressure to be thin, 31% of girls use starvation as a weight loss strategy. Boys are learning to see girls as sexual objects they don’t see them as whole persons but only as body parts.