The document discusses the biblical concept of blessing. It explains that a blessing involves:
1) God's protection - He is our refuge and shield from danger.
2) God's pleasure - God delights in those who put their hope in His love.
3) God's peace - His peace transcends understanding and guards our hearts.
A blessing means we are blessed by God, living with His protection, pleasure, and peace, as we bear His name in the world.
We are not alone in this universe. The Bible talks of other kinds of beings that occupy the same space that we do. These ancient beings are unseen and powerful, and they want to destroy us. These evil beings are masters of temptation and will do whatever they can to seduce us into leaving the narrow path that pleases God, and joining in their path of destruction.
The Prince that rules these dark minions is also spoke of in the Bible. He is the Devil. A fallen angel who leads his forces against all goodness and light. As crazy and unbelievable as this sounds, our lives are being played out in the midst of a cosmic battle that effects us in ways we cannot fully understand.
We are not alone in this universe. The Bible talks of other kinds of beings that occupy the same space that we do. These ancient beings are unseen and powerful, and they want to destroy us. These evil beings are masters of temptation and will do whatever they can to seduce us into leaving the narrow path that pleases God, and joining in their path of destruction.
The Prince that rules these dark minions is also spoke of in the Bible. He is the Devil. A fallen angel who leads his forces against all goodness and light. As crazy and unbelievable as this sounds, our lives are being played out in the midst of a cosmic battle that effects us in ways we cannot fully understand.
Teaching Outline: It wasn’t always this way. Once the first humans walked with God and did not desire sin they way we do today. But now our very nature is against God. Our flesh want to sin, and we do not need any external pressure or demonic influence to make us do it.
Something is wrong inside of us. Though God desires for us to live the best kind of life full of beauty and good, our desires lead us astray. Like a starving man hungers for bread, our fallen nature hungers for sin. Even though we know it is wrong we long for the promised treasures of sin. Even though we know it will hurt us in the end, often we do not say no. Like an addict we are hooked.
It wasn’t always this way. Once the first humans walked with God and did not desire sin they way we do today. But now our very nature is against God. Our flesh want to sin, and we do not need any external pressure or demonic influence to make us do it.
We are not alone in this universe. The Bible talks of other kinds of beings that occupy the same space that we do. These ancient beings are unseen and powerful, and they want to destroy us. These evil beings are masters of temptation and will do whatever they can to seduce us into leaving the narrow path that pleases God, and joining in their path of destruction.
The Prince that rules these dark minions is also spoke of in the Bible. He is the Devil. A fallen angel who leads his forces against all goodness and light. As crazy and unbelievable as this sounds, our lives are being played out in the midst of a cosmic battle that effects us in ways we cannot fully understand.
We are not alone in this universe. The Bible talks of other kinds of beings that occupy the same space that we do. These ancient beings are unseen and powerful, and they want to destroy us. These evil beings are masters of temptation and will do whatever they can to seduce us into leaving the narrow path that pleases God, and joining in their path of destruction.
The Prince that rules these dark minions is also spoke of in the Bible. He is the Devil. A fallen angel who leads his forces against all goodness and light. As crazy and unbelievable as this sounds, our lives are being played out in the midst of a cosmic battle that effects us in ways we cannot fully understand.
Teaching Outline: It wasn’t always this way. Once the first humans walked with God and did not desire sin they way we do today. But now our very nature is against God. Our flesh want to sin, and we do not need any external pressure or demonic influence to make us do it.
Something is wrong inside of us. Though God desires for us to live the best kind of life full of beauty and good, our desires lead us astray. Like a starving man hungers for bread, our fallen nature hungers for sin. Even though we know it is wrong we long for the promised treasures of sin. Even though we know it will hurt us in the end, often we do not say no. Like an addict we are hooked.
It wasn’t always this way. Once the first humans walked with God and did not desire sin they way we do today. But now our very nature is against God. Our flesh want to sin, and we do not need any external pressure or demonic influence to make us do it.
Sierra is extraordinarily faithful...
Sierra Is really serious about God and her faith. She is extraordinarily serious in fact. So serious that she is a little prone to being judgmental. She would gladly give Jesus her life, so long as it did not mean enduring life among the sinners.
Growing up in a good church and learning from an early age of God’s love and the life that He wants everyone to live, Sierra has doubt which path she wants to live on. But while her love for God is strong, her understanding of others is still forming. To her, she doesn’t get why people would choose anything else. Her patience and respect for sinful people is pretty thin, until the day she made on E.Z. mistake...
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
~John 3:17
Hero 3: (Skitz Story) The Good We Ought...Brandon Brown
Skitz was failing as a friend. For some reason he had changed and had not bothered to give his friends the memo. They looked in at his life and wanted to be part of it, but he did not know how to invite them in.
We are more blessed than we realize.
It has become a cliche that we all accept, but don’t really do anything about. Especially as adults we are burned out on need. We are so accustomed to seeing the adds with starving children on TV and hearing about it on the news that we have just accepted it as part of life. Something that we have no real chance to change.
While that is true, it is not true enough. There is no way any of us, even in the richest country in the world, could help everyone, but we could certainly help someone.
What is amazing very year we go to Mexico is that students do not have the moral shielding that adults do. When they see poverty, they don’t justify their wealth, they just give it away. They throw the little they have at those who need it, and run to get more.
They are not worried about the practicality, or the sustainability of their efforts, they are just lost in a moment of total compassion. I wonder if the world would be a better place if we could all learn to be so irresponsibly compassionate.
Nobody can save the day for everyone, but almost everyone can help someone.
The Problem isn’t our lack of ability, it is our lack of effort. All around us people struggle and hurt, yet we do not engage. We hold back and wait to see what happens. The end of this process is that we become spectators to the painful problems of others as if we have no part in the outcome.
But we do.
We have the ability to help people, nearly every day.
We have a choice. Will we help others around us, or will we keep our abilities for ourselves.
Ben is extraordinary in many ways...
Blessed by the gods of puberty Ben is the antithesis of middle school awkwardness. He is unusually confident and in control, light years ahead of his class developmentally. His confidence has been reinforced by his recent interactions with girls. He is bright, gifted, articulate, funny, and in many ways he is achieving popularity effortlessly. But there is a cost.
Ben’s drive to explore his new “popular” life has led him to many places once unimagined. Ben grew up in a good Christian home, but His newfound success with the ladies has led him to put his faith and values on hold. While some people ride the fence, Ben has jumped it entirely. He has traded faith and God, for pleasure and popularity. Ben is not the alone.
This presentation is based on Data from 2005... it needs to be updated and the sources need to be cited. I will hopefully put up an updated version soon.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
Sierra is extraordinarily faithful...
Sierra Is really serious about God and her faith. She is extraordinarily serious in fact. So serious that she is a little prone to being judgmental. She would gladly give Jesus her life, so long as it did not mean enduring life among the sinners.
Growing up in a good church and learning from an early age of God’s love and the life that He wants everyone to live, Sierra has doubt which path she wants to live on. But while her love for God is strong, her understanding of others is still forming. To her, she doesn’t get why people would choose anything else. Her patience and respect for sinful people is pretty thin, until the day she made on E.Z. mistake...
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
~John 3:17
Hero 3: (Skitz Story) The Good We Ought...Brandon Brown
Skitz was failing as a friend. For some reason he had changed and had not bothered to give his friends the memo. They looked in at his life and wanted to be part of it, but he did not know how to invite them in.
We are more blessed than we realize.
It has become a cliche that we all accept, but don’t really do anything about. Especially as adults we are burned out on need. We are so accustomed to seeing the adds with starving children on TV and hearing about it on the news that we have just accepted it as part of life. Something that we have no real chance to change.
While that is true, it is not true enough. There is no way any of us, even in the richest country in the world, could help everyone, but we could certainly help someone.
What is amazing very year we go to Mexico is that students do not have the moral shielding that adults do. When they see poverty, they don’t justify their wealth, they just give it away. They throw the little they have at those who need it, and run to get more.
They are not worried about the practicality, or the sustainability of their efforts, they are just lost in a moment of total compassion. I wonder if the world would be a better place if we could all learn to be so irresponsibly compassionate.
Nobody can save the day for everyone, but almost everyone can help someone.
The Problem isn’t our lack of ability, it is our lack of effort. All around us people struggle and hurt, yet we do not engage. We hold back and wait to see what happens. The end of this process is that we become spectators to the painful problems of others as if we have no part in the outcome.
But we do.
We have the ability to help people, nearly every day.
We have a choice. Will we help others around us, or will we keep our abilities for ourselves.
Ben is extraordinary in many ways...
Blessed by the gods of puberty Ben is the antithesis of middle school awkwardness. He is unusually confident and in control, light years ahead of his class developmentally. His confidence has been reinforced by his recent interactions with girls. He is bright, gifted, articulate, funny, and in many ways he is achieving popularity effortlessly. But there is a cost.
Ben’s drive to explore his new “popular” life has led him to many places once unimagined. Ben grew up in a good Christian home, but His newfound success with the ladies has led him to put his faith and values on hold. While some people ride the fence, Ben has jumped it entirely. He has traded faith and God, for pleasure and popularity. Ben is not the alone.
This presentation is based on Data from 2005... it needs to be updated and the sources need to be cited. I will hopefully put up an updated version soon.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
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The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
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The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
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9. God dwelling
with His People...
a blessing
that could be lost
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10. blessing?
What is that?
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11. 1. Magic
or
Mumbling
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12. Numbers 6:22-23
The LORD said to Moses,
quot;Tell Aaron and his sons,
'This is how you are to
bless the Israelites.
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1.
Magic or
Mumbling
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19. a God’s Protection
Psalm 18
1 I love you, LORD, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock,
my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
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20. a God’s Protection
6 In my distress I called to the LORD;
I cried to my God for help.
Psalm 18
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains shook
they trembled because he was angry.
...
9 He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.
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21. a God’s Protection
Psalm 18
16 He reached down from on high
and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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22. a God’s Protection
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23. a God’s Protection
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24. a God’s Protection
1st Samuel 17
45 David said to [Goliath],
quot;You come against me with sword and spear and
javelin,
but I come against you in the name of
the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies
of Israel, whom you have defied.
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25. the LORD make
LORD
Numbers 6:25
his face shine on you
shine
and be gracious to you
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2. Blessing
What’s a
in
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26. b God’s Pleasure
Psalm 147
11 the LORD delights
in those who fear him,
who put their hope
in his unfailing love.
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27. b God’s Pleasure
Ephesians 3
17 And I pray that you,[may] grasp
how wide and long and high
and deep is the love of Christ, 19
and to know this love that surpasses
knowledge—that you may be filled
to the measure of all the fullness of
God.
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28. Numbers 6:26
the LORD turn
his face toward you
peace
and give you
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2. Blessing
What’s a
in
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29. C God’s Peace
~Alv'
Shalom
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30. C God’s Peace
Philippians 4
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in
every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests
to God. 7 And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
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31. 3.
The
Blessed
Life
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32. So they will put
Numbers 6:27
my name
on the Israelites,and
I will bless them.
3. Life
The
Blessed
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33. So they will put
Numbers 6:27
my name
Israelites,and
on the
I will bless them
3. Life
The
Blessed
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34. blessing?
What is that?
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35. We are:
The blessed of God
living With the protection of God
and the Pleasure of God
and the Peace of God
As we Bear his Name in this world
3. Life
The
Blessed
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36. Commit to spend:
5 minutes talking to God
5 minutes reading God’s word
5 days a week
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