The document discusses admonishing, exhorting, and stirring one another up. It says to emphatically urge or counsel someone to continue doing good works, and to emphatically urge or warn someone against faults, dangers, or oversights. It discusses how cultural pressures and past bad experiences can make admonition difficult, but that open rebuke from friends can be trusted more than hidden love or multiplied kisses from enemies. The Bible encourages believers to teach and admonish one another with wisdom, and to spur each other on toward love and good deeds.
The document discusses why Christians are still on earth rather than in heaven. It argues that serving God on earth through spreading the truth of Christianity glorifies God more than perfect worship in heaven would. Christians are called to fervently serve the Lord without being lazy or half-hearted, as their time on earth is short and they were left here specifically for the purpose of serving God and advancing his kingdom through sharing his message.
Growth takes time, effort, and change according to the Bible. It requires leaving behind immaturity and focusing on spiritual maturity through studying scripture, prayer, worship, and applying biblical teachings to our lives. The Bible teaches that growth is a process that happens gradually as we experience life, learn, and rely on God and others in the church for help in developing spiritual habits and character.
The document is a sermon discussing how all members of the church are equally important and have different gifts to offer. It encourages readers to use their gifts to serve others through ministries like teaching, encouragement, leadership, and showing mercy. Each person's contributions are needed as the church works together as one body of Christ.
Discipleship's Design part 3 of Marching OrdersEd Sullivan
When Christ ascended to heaven he left a series of commands for us. This is making disciples. A task often delegated to a certain few but that is not at all what it's supposed to be.
1. The passage encourages Christians to set their minds on heavenly things rather than earthly things because through Christ they have died to their old sinful selves and been made new.
2. Believers are instructed to put to death behaviors like immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed, and instead to put on characteristics of compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and love.
3. They are further called to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts, dwell in God's word, and do all things in the name of the Lord with thankfulness to God.
The document discusses the concept of election and being chosen in God from the Bible. It provides an outline of the book of Colossians, noting that chapter 3 discusses the worthy walk with Christ. Verse 12 encourages believers to put on qualities like compassion as God's chosen ones. The document then considers questions around whether and why God chooses people, the basis for election, and what is required for salvation. It examines passages in both the Old and New Testaments on these topics.
The document discusses why Christians are still on earth rather than in heaven. It argues that serving God on earth through spreading the truth of Christianity glorifies God more than perfect worship in heaven would. Christians are called to fervently serve the Lord without being lazy or half-hearted, as their time on earth is short and they were left here specifically for the purpose of serving God and advancing his kingdom through sharing his message.
Growth takes time, effort, and change according to the Bible. It requires leaving behind immaturity and focusing on spiritual maturity through studying scripture, prayer, worship, and applying biblical teachings to our lives. The Bible teaches that growth is a process that happens gradually as we experience life, learn, and rely on God and others in the church for help in developing spiritual habits and character.
The document is a sermon discussing how all members of the church are equally important and have different gifts to offer. It encourages readers to use their gifts to serve others through ministries like teaching, encouragement, leadership, and showing mercy. Each person's contributions are needed as the church works together as one body of Christ.
Discipleship's Design part 3 of Marching OrdersEd Sullivan
When Christ ascended to heaven he left a series of commands for us. This is making disciples. A task often delegated to a certain few but that is not at all what it's supposed to be.
1. The passage encourages Christians to set their minds on heavenly things rather than earthly things because through Christ they have died to their old sinful selves and been made new.
2. Believers are instructed to put to death behaviors like immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed, and instead to put on characteristics of compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and love.
3. They are further called to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts, dwell in God's word, and do all things in the name of the Lord with thankfulness to God.
The document discusses the concept of election and being chosen in God from the Bible. It provides an outline of the book of Colossians, noting that chapter 3 discusses the worthy walk with Christ. Verse 12 encourages believers to put on qualities like compassion as God's chosen ones. The document then considers questions around whether and why God chooses people, the basis for election, and what is required for salvation. It examines passages in both the Old and New Testaments on these topics.
Are we trying to impress the world? Are we trying to impress others? Who are we trying to impress? Ultimately we can impress no one, not even God. But rewards are with God, not because we can impress him, but because he honors those that love him.
This document provides guidance on allowing God to guide one's life based on scripture. It outlines how to guide actions with generosity, feelings with love and honesty, relationships with God through prayer and dedication, keeping one's heart right, having full trust in troubles, being thankful in successes, being repentant of sin, helpful towards others, engaging in daily worship, focusing one's mind on noble things, and ultimately trusting and following God's lead through obeying and believing the gospel.
This document discusses the importance of praise, worship, and serving God willingly rather than being compelled. It encourages offering praise to God continually through song, prayer, and thanksgiving. It also emphasizes the importance of unity and cooperation within the church, working together as one body to accomplish God's will rather than competing against each other.
This document summarizes a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:5, which says love does not brag. It defines bragging as boastfulness and discusses how some in the Corinthian church were arrogant about their wisdom, wealth, or spiritual gifts. The sermon teaches that Christians should not boast but should humble themselves, as God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Believers' worth comes from understanding God, not their own accomplishments or status.
This document discusses the New Testament book of 3 John. It provides background on the book, including that it was written by John to encourage a man named Gaius for his hospitality in hosting missionaries. It warns of a man named Diotrephes who opposed God's work and sought to gain power and control in the church. The document encourages emulating those like Gaius who model the gospel through prosperity of soul, walking in truth, and extending hospitality, while exposing those like Diotrephes who battle the gospel through rejecting hospitality and contesting the truth.
This document appears to be notes from a sermon or bible study. It includes biblical passages from 2 Peter 1, definitions of biblical terms like "grace" and "peace", and commentary on living a virtuous life through faith and knowledge of God. The notes encourage developing a gracious heart through divine influence and escaping the corruption of the world by submitting to God's goodness.
The document discusses spiritual hazards and warns of danger signs that could lead one to fall away from God. It identifies isolation, worldly counselors, superficial friendships, and failure to pray as signs of falling away. The document encourages reviewing one's situation and resolving to grow closer to God by staying involved with other believers, seeking godly counsel, choosing friends wisely, and making prayer a priority.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of Christian fellowship. It states that fellowship allows believers to strengthen one another, encourage one another, share experiences, manifest joys, weep with those who weep, enlighten one another with God's word, and exhort backsliders. The results of fellowship include learning to walk in the light, suffer together, serve together, comfort one another, pray for one another, bear one another's burdens, rejoice with the joyful, and grow closer to God. Fellowship is an important part of Christian growth.
The document outlines 5 building blocks for fellowship:
1. Authenticity - Love must be sincere and we should cling to what is good.
2. Courtesy - We should honor one another and be gentle towards everyone.
3. Mutuality - We should encourage one another, honor one another, and be accountable to one another.
4. Hospitality - We should share with those in need and practice hospitality towards one another.
5. Unity - We should live in harmony with one another, not be proud, and associate with people of all positions. The early church had one heart and soul and shared everything in common.
Christ Loves His Bride - Ephesians 5:21-33David Turner
The bride of God in the old testament was the nation of Israel. In the New Testament, Christ's bride is The Church. His has gone to prepare for the reception of bride and will someday comeback to consummate the marriage. Christ love for his church is the model set more a man's love for his wife. Paul shares insights of the comparisons of Christ love for his bride to encourage men to love their wives in the same manner.
The document is a church calendar for March 7th. It includes the date, a note that it is the 3rd Sunday in Lent, and the name of the speaker. It also includes several bible verses on themes of faith, salvation through Christ, taking up one's cross, and finding strength and peace in God. It notes the name of the executive director of a local charity speaking. Overall, the document provides the order of service and readings for a church service on that date with a focus on Lenten and faith themes.
Building Christ Centered Relationships Introductionbologneman
This document discusses building Christ-centered relationships and focuses on involving Christ in different types of relationships, including relationships with self, God, friends, family, and a romantic partner. It encourages journaling insights from class and during the week. It shares quotes about relying on God and Christ for help and transformation and applying Christ's love to soften pain and bitterness between people. The overall message is bringing Christ into relationships can help people become their best selves and find salvation only through God and His Son.
11.30.14 part 5 The Grace of God in our HumilityCatherine Lirio
This document discusses the importance of humility and grace in the Christian faith. It provides several examples from the Bible where people were exalted by God when they humbled themselves, such as Daniel who prayed daily. The document contrasts humility with pride, noting that one must humble themselves before God to receive grace. It encourages behaviors like prayer, forgiveness, and avoiding boasting to cultivate humility before God.
This document contains a prayer asking God for wisdom and compassion, passages from Ephesians about unity and maturity in Christ, and notes from a sermon on what mature unity looks like according to those passages. It emphasizes qualities like patience, gentleness, humility, love, and speaking truth in love. It suggests processing big decisions in community rather than isolation and engaging with others even if introverted by nature. The document closes with a prayer for unity among God's people.
We are accountable to God and to one another. Accountability to others is mentioned over 100 times in the New Testament and includes encouraging, guiding, and helping one another. We need accountability as part of the process of being a disciple of Christ. It provides encouragement and guidance to live according to God's word. Accountability can go wrong when we lose sight of our own sinfulness and God's gracious forgiveness. True accountability focuses on our relationship with God and others, not just external rules or actions. It aims to transform us more into Christ's likeness through his grace.
M2013 s43 raising our boys to become real men part 4 6 9-13 sermonJames Bradshaw
1) The document discusses how to raise boys to become real men, focusing on being a leader of one's household, having submissive children, being a Christian, having a good testimony with outsiders, and holding firmly to God's word.
2) It emphasizes the importance of ruling one's household with dignity, teaching children to honor and obey their parents, and having one's friends be believers rather than unbelievers.
3) To be considered a real man, one must be a Christian leader who is well thought of by non-Christians and firmly committed to the teachings of Scripture.
In this lesson we show that war has been declared and by who. We expose the enemies methodical battle plan and show where the battle takes place. Both audio and slides can be found together at www.cmcoc.org
Sermon by: Brian Birdow
Submission is a loaded topic these days. We don't completely understand what true biblical submission means. Let's look at what Scriptures say about it. Listen to the sermon at http://ottawacoc.org/sermons/402823-submission/
Ever hire someone and have it “just not work out”? How long did that take to figure out? Weeks? Days? Before your morning coffee?
Hiring, firing and retention are some of the most difficult tasks that a business faces. And we all make mistakes. The tech industry is currently in the middle of a competitive hiring bubble and it’s really hard to find good people. It’s even harder to retain them. So how do you find good people, and keep them?
We’ll show what mistakes we’ve made in our combined 30 years in open source and tech.
Are we trying to impress the world? Are we trying to impress others? Who are we trying to impress? Ultimately we can impress no one, not even God. But rewards are with God, not because we can impress him, but because he honors those that love him.
This document provides guidance on allowing God to guide one's life based on scripture. It outlines how to guide actions with generosity, feelings with love and honesty, relationships with God through prayer and dedication, keeping one's heart right, having full trust in troubles, being thankful in successes, being repentant of sin, helpful towards others, engaging in daily worship, focusing one's mind on noble things, and ultimately trusting and following God's lead through obeying and believing the gospel.
This document discusses the importance of praise, worship, and serving God willingly rather than being compelled. It encourages offering praise to God continually through song, prayer, and thanksgiving. It also emphasizes the importance of unity and cooperation within the church, working together as one body to accomplish God's will rather than competing against each other.
This document summarizes a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:5, which says love does not brag. It defines bragging as boastfulness and discusses how some in the Corinthian church were arrogant about their wisdom, wealth, or spiritual gifts. The sermon teaches that Christians should not boast but should humble themselves, as God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Believers' worth comes from understanding God, not their own accomplishments or status.
This document discusses the New Testament book of 3 John. It provides background on the book, including that it was written by John to encourage a man named Gaius for his hospitality in hosting missionaries. It warns of a man named Diotrephes who opposed God's work and sought to gain power and control in the church. The document encourages emulating those like Gaius who model the gospel through prosperity of soul, walking in truth, and extending hospitality, while exposing those like Diotrephes who battle the gospel through rejecting hospitality and contesting the truth.
This document appears to be notes from a sermon or bible study. It includes biblical passages from 2 Peter 1, definitions of biblical terms like "grace" and "peace", and commentary on living a virtuous life through faith and knowledge of God. The notes encourage developing a gracious heart through divine influence and escaping the corruption of the world by submitting to God's goodness.
The document discusses spiritual hazards and warns of danger signs that could lead one to fall away from God. It identifies isolation, worldly counselors, superficial friendships, and failure to pray as signs of falling away. The document encourages reviewing one's situation and resolving to grow closer to God by staying involved with other believers, seeking godly counsel, choosing friends wisely, and making prayer a priority.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of Christian fellowship. It states that fellowship allows believers to strengthen one another, encourage one another, share experiences, manifest joys, weep with those who weep, enlighten one another with God's word, and exhort backsliders. The results of fellowship include learning to walk in the light, suffer together, serve together, comfort one another, pray for one another, bear one another's burdens, rejoice with the joyful, and grow closer to God. Fellowship is an important part of Christian growth.
The document outlines 5 building blocks for fellowship:
1. Authenticity - Love must be sincere and we should cling to what is good.
2. Courtesy - We should honor one another and be gentle towards everyone.
3. Mutuality - We should encourage one another, honor one another, and be accountable to one another.
4. Hospitality - We should share with those in need and practice hospitality towards one another.
5. Unity - We should live in harmony with one another, not be proud, and associate with people of all positions. The early church had one heart and soul and shared everything in common.
Christ Loves His Bride - Ephesians 5:21-33David Turner
The bride of God in the old testament was the nation of Israel. In the New Testament, Christ's bride is The Church. His has gone to prepare for the reception of bride and will someday comeback to consummate the marriage. Christ love for his church is the model set more a man's love for his wife. Paul shares insights of the comparisons of Christ love for his bride to encourage men to love their wives in the same manner.
The document is a church calendar for March 7th. It includes the date, a note that it is the 3rd Sunday in Lent, and the name of the speaker. It also includes several bible verses on themes of faith, salvation through Christ, taking up one's cross, and finding strength and peace in God. It notes the name of the executive director of a local charity speaking. Overall, the document provides the order of service and readings for a church service on that date with a focus on Lenten and faith themes.
Building Christ Centered Relationships Introductionbologneman
This document discusses building Christ-centered relationships and focuses on involving Christ in different types of relationships, including relationships with self, God, friends, family, and a romantic partner. It encourages journaling insights from class and during the week. It shares quotes about relying on God and Christ for help and transformation and applying Christ's love to soften pain and bitterness between people. The overall message is bringing Christ into relationships can help people become their best selves and find salvation only through God and His Son.
11.30.14 part 5 The Grace of God in our HumilityCatherine Lirio
This document discusses the importance of humility and grace in the Christian faith. It provides several examples from the Bible where people were exalted by God when they humbled themselves, such as Daniel who prayed daily. The document contrasts humility with pride, noting that one must humble themselves before God to receive grace. It encourages behaviors like prayer, forgiveness, and avoiding boasting to cultivate humility before God.
This document contains a prayer asking God for wisdom and compassion, passages from Ephesians about unity and maturity in Christ, and notes from a sermon on what mature unity looks like according to those passages. It emphasizes qualities like patience, gentleness, humility, love, and speaking truth in love. It suggests processing big decisions in community rather than isolation and engaging with others even if introverted by nature. The document closes with a prayer for unity among God's people.
We are accountable to God and to one another. Accountability to others is mentioned over 100 times in the New Testament and includes encouraging, guiding, and helping one another. We need accountability as part of the process of being a disciple of Christ. It provides encouragement and guidance to live according to God's word. Accountability can go wrong when we lose sight of our own sinfulness and God's gracious forgiveness. True accountability focuses on our relationship with God and others, not just external rules or actions. It aims to transform us more into Christ's likeness through his grace.
M2013 s43 raising our boys to become real men part 4 6 9-13 sermonJames Bradshaw
1) The document discusses how to raise boys to become real men, focusing on being a leader of one's household, having submissive children, being a Christian, having a good testimony with outsiders, and holding firmly to God's word.
2) It emphasizes the importance of ruling one's household with dignity, teaching children to honor and obey their parents, and having one's friends be believers rather than unbelievers.
3) To be considered a real man, one must be a Christian leader who is well thought of by non-Christians and firmly committed to the teachings of Scripture.
In this lesson we show that war has been declared and by who. We expose the enemies methodical battle plan and show where the battle takes place. Both audio and slides can be found together at www.cmcoc.org
Sermon by: Brian Birdow
Submission is a loaded topic these days. We don't completely understand what true biblical submission means. Let's look at what Scriptures say about it. Listen to the sermon at http://ottawacoc.org/sermons/402823-submission/
Ever hire someone and have it “just not work out”? How long did that take to figure out? Weeks? Days? Before your morning coffee?
Hiring, firing and retention are some of the most difficult tasks that a business faces. And we all make mistakes. The tech industry is currently in the middle of a competitive hiring bubble and it’s really hard to find good people. It’s even harder to retain them. So how do you find good people, and keep them?
We’ll show what mistakes we’ve made in our combined 30 years in open source and tech.
Executive Order: Modified Standarization Law 201Melanio Florino
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
A Mixed Discrete-Continuous Attribute List Representation for Large Scale Cla...jaumebp
This work assesses the performance of the BioHEL data mining method to handle large-scale datasets, and proposes a representation to deal efficiently with domains with mixed discrete-continuous attributes
The document introduces CodeIgniter, an open source PHP web application framework. It discusses how frameworks can help abstract functionality and make development faster. It then provides an overview of CodeIgniter, including its process flow, included classes and helpers, how to create plugins and extensions, and notes that it has strong community support.
Making Sense of Lecture Capture: A Case Study of Peer and Teacher InfluenceIlkka Kukkonen
This document summarizes findings from a case study on how teacher and peer influence can help students make sense of lecture capture videos. The study examined 14 student pairs viewing two statistics videos and answering questions. It found that teacher actions like highlighting and examples accelerated learning by prompting students to extract important cues. While imitating the teacher did not lead to better performance, studying first and then solving example problems did. Peer questioning and feedback also disrupted ongoing sensemaking in a way that led to deeper understanding through revision. The conclusions indicate that teacher and peer interactions are significant stimuli for guiding students to find meaningful explanations in difficult video content.
The document discusses challenging employees in the workplace. It defines a challenging employee as someone who disrupts or hinders productivity, whether consciously or subconsciously. It notes that employee dissatisfaction can cause issues like loss of clients, decreased productivity, and increased absenteeism. The document provides tips for dealing with difficult situations and personalities in an objective manner to avoid legal problems or favoritism. It emphasizes giving constructive feedback to strengthen trust and morale while recruiting employee participation in goal setting.
Michael Ong of On9 Systems discusses how establishing an online presence through a content management system or blog can allow businesses to market themselves 24/7. On9 Systems provides affordable web CMS and blogging solutions to help companies promote their business through a website that is simple to update and brings in customers. Their services include domain registration, server hosting, and open source software that offers flexibility without breaking the budget.
The four candles of Peace, Faith, and Love slowly burn out as their flames diminish, saying that they are no longer kept lit or indispensable. When the child enters and sees the unlit candles, they begin to cry. The final candle, Hope, says not to be afraid and that while it is still burning, it can re-light the other candles. The child takes the candle of Hope and re-lights Peace, Faith, and Love.
Este documento resume las características generales de los neurolépticos o antipsicóticos. Explica que fueron sintetizados por primera vez en la década de 1950 y clasifica los principales tipos según su estructura química y efectos. Describe sus mecanismos de acción, indicaciones, efectos adversos y formas de administración. También analiza las interacciones más comunes con otros medicamentos y cómo afectan entre sí. Finalmente, presenta los antipsicóticos atípicos más recientes y sus características
The document provides guidance on daily supplications and prayers at different times and occasions. It lists supplications for waking up, entering and leaving home, before and after meals, wearing new clothes, embarking on a journey, receiving favors, intending to do something, seeing something good or disagreeable, relief from debt, emotional shocks, forgiveness, good offspring, knowledge, sustenance and deeds. It encourages sharing the message and contacting the author for related presentations.
This document provides details about an upcoming Old Testament Sunday School lesson and contact information for the teacher, Daniel Burgess. It then shares the outline and content of the lesson titled "Happy Is the Man That Findeth Wisdom". The lesson discusses topics like wisdom, trust in the Lord, friendship, raising children, and happiness. It includes several scripture references from Proverbs.
1) Christian friendship is a gift from God that binds believers together through trials and adversity.
2) True Christian friends help each other through difficulties, encourage perseverance in faith, and keep each other accountable to spiritual growth and unity.
3) Friendships require investment of time and care, but provide fellowship and strength in numbers against life's challenges until believers are reunited in heaven.
Spiritual friendship involves being a God seeker, reader of the Bible, one who is accountable to others, engages in prayer for others, and provides encouragement. Spiritual friends walk together with God, support one another, and are strengthened through their bond of mutual care, accountability and prayer.
The document is a transcript from a church service at Mountain Valley Community Church. It includes songs of praise and worship. The sermon focuses on overcoming the fear of not mattering and discusses how believers can allow God to embrace, encourage and empower them. Key points are that God's love is unconditional, believers belong to God's family, and Jesus died to save believers while they were still sinners.
Prayer can take many forms and be done anywhere at any time. It is important for connecting with God through direct address, conversation, and seeking God's presence. While there are no set rules, prayer is commonly done kneeling, bowing, with hands spread out, or standing. Christians should pray regularly to strengthen their faith, seek God's will, bring them closer to God, and ask for help, wisdom and healing for themselves and others.
The document is a collection of readings, blessings, and pledges from many world religions and traditions related to marriage. It includes passages about the spiritual meaning and importance of marriage from sources such as the Bible, Quran, Hindu texts, and others. It also contains traditional blessings and prayers for married couples from Christian, Jewish, Irish, Native American, and other cultural perspectives. The overall message is about promoting love, unity, faithfulness and spiritual growth within marriage across religious and cultural differences.
This document discusses the importance of reputation and how to develop and protect it. It states that reputation is the most valuable thing someone owns, as it defines who they are and influences how others perceive them. It then provides biblical examples of trustworthy, responsible, respectful, and reliable people who had good reputations. The document encourages allowing God to change and renew one's heart in order to develop a reputation through wise conduct, speech, faith, and purity. It emphasizes guarding one's heart, using wisdom, and avoiding becoming polluted by the world.
CLP Training Talk 1- Evangelism & Spiritual WarfareChristine Cayona
This document discusses spiritual weapons and protection for spiritual warfare. It outlines four spiritual weapons: commitment to Christ's cause through righteousness and purity; zeal and single-minded devotion to God; the Word of God; and spiritual gifts like wisdom, discernment, and tongues. It also describes the armor of God for protection: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God. It emphasizes using these weapons and armor through daily Bible reading, prayer, and resisting the devil. The conclusion exhorts balancing not attributing everything to the devil while still resisting him through submission to God.
Part three in the series on Spiritual Gifts. Taken from Roman 12. Consecration Theology and Gift Theology. This is often referred to as Creational gifts for God as our father.
BELIEVING A BETTER ME AND A BETTER LIFE IN 2016Stanley Tan
1. The document discusses how to choose goals to become a better person in 2016. It emphasizes identifying specific, measurable, attainable, and time-bound goals in areas like exercise, weight, attitude, habits, work, finances, and ministry.
2. It recommends committing goals to God in prayer, sharing them with others for accountability, and disciplining oneself through God's grace to focus on achieving the goals.
3. The document also suggests reminding others of their goals, and declaring goals in prayer with thanksgiving and faith that they will be achieved. The overall aim is to envision the improved self one can become by the end of the year.
Dear brothers and sisters,
Let us promote brotherhood/sisterhood in our families and communities. We are not called to rugged individualists. Good Christian families are the best transmitters of the Christian faith to the young. We pattern our relationships to that of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Take some cue from Saint Arnold and Saint Joseph.
.
Fr. Cielo
The document provides information about an upcoming worship service at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville on August 14, 2022. It includes details about the call to worship, hymns, scripture readings, sermon topic, and other parts of the service. It welcomes all people and shares the church's mission of radical hospitality, deep relationships, and shared ministry.
The document provides the Sunday bulletin for St. Augustine Chapel at Makerere University for September 10, 2023, including details of the masses, readings, and announcements for the week. It provides the order of service for Sunday mass including the first and second readings and gospel. It also includes various announcements regarding masses, activities, and events happening in the coming week at the chapel and wider university community.
Exhorting One Another Daily - 4/6/2014HaynesStreet
Morning sermon at the Haynes Street church of Christ on April 6, 2014. Topic: Exhorting One Another Daily. Preacher: Jim Lee. Part of the 2014 Spring Gospel Meeting
Dear brothers and sisters,
Let us promote brotherhood/sisterhood in our families and communities. We are not called to rugged individualists. Good Christian families are the best transmitters of the Christian faith to the young. We pattern our relationships to that of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Take some cue from St. Francis of Assisi.
Fr. Cielo
This document discusses the importance of walking by faith rather than by sight. It defines walking as moving forward in a continual motion. Christians are called to walk in newness of life through faith in Jesus Christ. Walking by faith requires continual action and trusting that God is leading our lives, even when we do not see the whole picture or understand His plans. We must stay focused on God, keep fighting against spiritual forces through faith, and not grow faint, as walking by faith goes against relying on physical senses. True faith trusts God with our lives even when in darkness.
Based upon the book "The Sacred Search"
What if i's not about WHO you marry, but WHY?
Join the sacred search to find the right person after knowing the reasons and purposes of your marriage life which is to please God and work in pro of the kingdom.
This document discusses the concepts of accountability and responsibility from a biblical perspective. It provides several bible verses related to these topics. It summarizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land of Canaan and how they were held accountable for their rebellion against God. The document examines what true accountability looks like beyond just outward behaviors to inward motivations and desires. It questions how we can better stir each other up to love and good works through accountability relationships.
This document contains the order of service for a Sunday service held on the 5th of July 2015 in Ōwairoa, New Zealand. It includes the opening hymns and prayers, readings from the Bible (Mark 6:1-6 and 2 Samuel 5:1-5), prayers of confession, thanksgiving and intercession, and a closing hymn. The service is conducted in both English and te reo Māori (the Māori language of New Zealand) and follows the typical structure of Christian worship with songs, prayers, scripture readings and sermon/message.
2nd issue of Volume 15. A magazine in urdu language mainly based on spiritual treatment and learning. Many topics on ISLAM, SUFISM, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SELF HELP, PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, SPIRITUAL TREATMENT, Ruqya etc.A very useful magazine for everyone.
The Vulnerabilities of Individuals Born Under Swati Nakshatra.pdfAstroAnuradha
Individuals born under Swati Nakshatra often exhibit a strong sense of independence and adaptability, yet they may also face vulnerabilities such as indecisiveness and a tendency to be easily swayed by external influences. Their quest for balance and harmony can sometimes lead to inner conflict and a lack of assertiveness. To know more visit: astroanuradha.com
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
Sanatan Vastu | Experience Great Living | Vastu ExpertSanatan Vastu
Santan Vastu Provides Vedic astrology courses & Vastu remedies, If you are searching Vastu for home, Vastu for kitchen, Vastu for house, Vastu for Office & Factory. Best Vastu in Bahadurgarh. Best Vastu in Delhi NCR
Chandra Dev: Unveiling the Mystery of the Moon GodExotic India
Shining brightly in the sky, some days more than others, the Moon in popular culture is a symbol of love, romance, and beauty. The ancient Hindu texts, however, mention the Moon as an intriguing and powerful being, worshiped by sages as Chandra.
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
Astronism, Cosmism and Cosmodeism: the space religions espousing the doctrine...Cometan
This lecture created by Brandon Taylorian (aka Cometan) specially for the CESNUR Conference held Bordeaux in June 2024 provides a brief introduction to the legacy of religious and philosophical thought that Astronism emerges from, namely the discourse on transcension started assuredly by the Cosmists in Russia in the mid-to-late nineteenth century and then carried on and developed by Mordecai Nessyahu in Cosmodeism in the twentieth century. Cometan also then provides some detail on his story in founding Astronism in the early twenty-first century from 2013 along with details on the central Astronist doctrine of transcension. Finally, the lecture concludes with some contributions made by space religions and space philosophy and their influences on various cultural facets in art, literature and film.
Lesson 12 - The Blessed Hope: The Mark of the Christian.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 12 - The Blessed Hope: The Mark of the Christian
SBS – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
Lucid Dreaming: Understanding the Risks and Benefits
The ability to control one's dreams or for the dreamer to be aware that he or she is dreaming. This process, called lucid dreaming, has some potential risks as well as many fascinating benefits. However, many people are hesitant to try it initially for fear of the potential dangers. This article aims to clarify these concerns by exploring both the risks and benefits of lucid dreaming.
The Benefits of Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreaming allows a person to take control of their dream world, helping them overcome their fears and eliminate nightmares. This technique is particularly useful for mental health. By taking control of their dreams, individuals can face challenging scenarios in a controlled environment, which can help reduce anxiety and increase self-confidence.
Addressing Common Concerns
Physical Harm in Dreams Lucid dreaming is fundamentally safe. In a lucid dream, everything is a creation of your mind. Therefore, nothing in the dream can physically harm you. Despite the vividness and realness of the dream experience, it remains entirely within your mental landscape, posing no physical danger.
Mental Health Risks Concerns about developing PTSD or other mental illnesses from lucid dreaming are unfounded. As soon as you wake up, it's clear that the events experienced in the dream were not real. On the contrary, lucid dreaming is often seen as a therapeutic tool for conditions like PTSD, as it allows individuals to reframe and manage their thoughts.
Potential Risks of Lucid Dreaming
While generally safe, lucid dreaming does come with a few risks as well:
Mixing Dream Memories with Reality Long-term lucid dreamers might occasionally confuse dream memories with real ones, creating false memories. This issue is rare and preventable by maintaining a dream journal and avoiding lucid dreaming about real-life people or places too frequently.
Escapism Using lucid dreaming to escape reality can be problematic if it interferes with your daily life. While it is sometimes beneficial to escape and relieve the stress of reality, relying on lucid dreaming for happiness can hinder personal growth and productivity.
Feeling Tired After Lucid Dreaming Some people report feeling tired after lucid dreaming. This tiredness is not due to the dreams themselves but often results from not getting enough sleep or using techniques that disrupt sleep patterns. Taking breaks and ensuring adequate sleep can prevent this.
Mental Exhaustion Lucid dreaming can be mentally taxing if practiced excessively without breaks. It’s important to balance lucid dreaming with regular sleep to avoid mental fatigue.
Lucid dreaming is safe and beneficial if done with caution. It has many benefits, such as overcoming fear and improving mental health, and minimal risks. There are many resources and tutorials available for those interested in trying it.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
2. Admonish Provoke
Spur on
Exhort
Stir Up
Counsel Warn
3. Exhort Admonish
Emphatically Emphatically
urge, counsel urge, counsel
or encourage or warn
someone to someone
begin or keep against a fault
at something a danger or an
good. oversight.
4.
5. Admonition - Two Problems
• Cultural Pressure
oEncouragement
oAdmonition
• Bad Past Experiences
o Abusive, excessive or unloving
correction
o Permissive authority figures
6. Proverbs 27:5,6
Better is open rebuke than
hidden love.
Wounds from a friend can be
trusted, but an enemy multiplies
kisses.
7. Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell
among you richly as you teach
and admonish one another with
all wisdom through psalms, hymns,
and songs from the Spirit, singing
to God with gratitude in your
hearts.
8. The law of the The statutes of
Lord is perfect The Lord are right
Converting the soul Rejoicing the heart
The testimony of The commandment
The Lord is sure of
Making wise the simple The Lord is pure
Enlightening the eyes
More to be desired
Are they than gold! The fear of the
Yea than much fine Lord is clean
gold Enduring forever
Sweeter also than the The judgments of
honey The Lord are true
And the honeycomb And righteous
altogether
12.
paroxusmos
Acts 15:39,40
They had such a sharp
disagreement that they parted
company. Barnabas took Mark
and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul
chose Silas and left, commended
by the believers to the grace of
the Lord.
14. We need to be together
v25 …not giving up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but
encouraging one another—and all the
more as you see the Day approaching.
Colossians 3v16
Encourage one another daily, as long as
it is called “Today,” so that none of you
may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
17. Romans 12:4-6
4 Forjust as each of us has one
body with many members, and
these members do not all have the
same function, 5 so in Christ we,
though many, form one body, and
each member belongs to all the
others. 6 We have different gifts,
according to the grace given to
each of us.
18. I Corinthians 12:17,18
17 If
the whole body were an
eye, where would the sense of
hearing be? If the whole body
were an ear, where would the
sense of smell be? 18 But in fact
God has placed the parts in the
body, every one of them, just as
he wanted them to be.
Editor's Notes
Our English translations use a variety of words to describe some of the more uncomfortable things Christians are told to do to one another.
Let me begin with the words Admonish and Exhort. These words are both used to describe the somewhat uncomfortable kind of encouragement that most of us need. There are two or three Greek words used in the Bible Simply put, to exhort is to apply pressure to someone “do this good thing” which they are not inclined to do and to admonish is to apply pressure to someone “don’t do that bad thing”.A few weeks ago our family went to Symonds Yat. We parked in a car park near Symonds Yat rock which is on the top of a ridge which overlooks two sections of the river and from there we went for a down a steep winding path to the river along the river bank for a mile or two, across a swaying rope bridge back along the river and across a hand pulled ferry before climbing back up to the carpark. We aren’t really a family of walkers and getting back up the hill took quite a lot of exhortation to the little ones to keep on going. There was also a bit of admonition to stay away from the steep sides of the path and to keep back from the river bank.
A few weeks ago our family went to Symonds Yat. We parked in a car park near Symonds Yat rock which is on the top of a ridge which overlooks two sections of the river and from there we went for a down a steep winding path to the river along the river bank for a mile or two, across a swaying rope bridge back along the river and across a hand pulled ferry before climbing back up to the car park. We aren’t really a family of walkers and getting back up the hill took quite a lot of exhortation to the little ones to keep on going. There was also a bit of admonition to stay away from the steep sides of the path and to keep back from the river bank.It’s one thing to exhort and admonish your children but when it comes to us exhorting and admonishing each other there are some problems.
Cultural Pressure: Exhortation and Admonition are two forms of biblical love which should work in balance together, but in our culture they are often pitted against one another today. Encouragement is "in" but admonition is "out." Warning against sin isn’t popular in any culture but ours has particular problems with it. Our society has largely rejected moral absolutes so it equates moral correction with unloving intolerance. According to today's secular climate, humans are capable of healthy moral self-direction and are rendered dysfunctional by external moral intrusion. Admonition is therefore seen as unnecessary and even harmful.Unfortunately, many Christians have taken this on board. Encouragement is seen as mandatory to spiritual growth, but admonition is tragically absent from many Christians' view of love. It is not "politically correct" in the current climate for Christians to confront one another about moral issues. Those who admonish other Christians run the risk of being called intrusive at best, and spiritually abusive at worst. Yet the New Testament is clear that, because of human sinfulness, it is not possible to love one another without admonishing one another.Past Experience: Some have experienced abusive, excessive or unloving discipline from parents or church leaders. We should understand why people would react against all correction because of this. In rejecting all correction, we will certainly create a situation just as harmful as the original problem. As mentioned last week, we don't only have problems when we've had abusive authority figures in our past (parents, teachers, etc.) but every bit as damaging are permissive authority figures (parents, teachers, etc.). This is becoming more and more the issue we run into when admonishing in this society.
Value friends who care enough to reprove you! Have you ever thanked someone for admonishing you?Be suspicious of defensiveness on your part.Nothing could be more common than for us to think "How dare she say this? . . . What about his sins? . . . She didn't say that very sensitively? . . . you don't know all the facts . . . "We have to get to the where we can receive and profit from correction that comes to us in imperfect ways through fallen people. If we are only willing to receive correction directly from God (via Word, personal conviction), we will miss out on much sanctification.If we have responded with inappropriate defensiveness, we should go back and apologize for this. Otherwise, we are teaching people to leave us alone—and we will pay the price.Defensiveness can take the form of self-deprecation. Some of us are visibly crushed by admonition and people sense our despair and become reluctant to correct us. Hebrews 12:5 instructs us not to be "crushed" by God's discipline, but to see it as his loving influence in our life.Focus on the content of the admonition.Specifically, you should ask yourself two questions: "Do I recognize this action or attitude in my life?" and "Does the Bible speak of it as wrong?"If you can answer "yes" to these questions, you should thank the person and prayerfully go to work on this issue. If you are already addressing the issue, let them know. If you haven't been, you might ask them for input on how you can work on this area. The godly Christian knows how to profit from a rebuke even when it is given in the wrong way (2 Sam. 16:5-12).If your answer is "no," you will need to respond accordingly. Depending on the spirit with which the person admonished you, you may want to thank him for his concern. But do not admit/apologize just to make peace. It is just as wrong to apologize for an action when you aren't wrong as it is to not apologize when you are wrong (see Paul in 1 Cor. 4:3-5). If we lie to make peace people learn not to trust us.
Where are the songs of admonition? In the newer songs that we sing we seem to be missing some of the range of content which we used to find in our hymn books.
Where are the psalms in our worship?The law of the Lord is perfect Converting the soul The testimony of The Lord is sure Making wise the simple More to be desired Are they than gold!Yea than much fine gold Sweeter also than the honey And the honeycomb The statutes of The Lord are right Rejoicing the heart The commandment of The Lord is pure Enlightening the eyes(repeat chorus) The fear of the Lord is clean Enduring forever The judgments of The Lord are true And righteous altogether
Now I want to talk about Spurs. I’m not much of a football fan but I did see Adebayor take a penalty earlier this week.
I hear that the European Space Agency said on Twitter that they are still looking for it!
Actually I wasn’t meaning those spurs, I was talking about the sort that cowboys and other horse riders use.I did some reading up on spurs and learned that they need to be used very carefully. They should not be used to inflict pain on a horse, it’s more a matter of a gentle prodding signal to clarify what the rider wants from the horse. When used incorrectly spurs can cause pain and distress to the horse. Likewise in spurring one another on we need to be very careful not to cause pain or distress.In truth though whilst I think the NIV translation is quite helpful in conveying the general sense, the original writer of Hebrews 10v24 makes no mention of spurs – remember no one is really sure who wrote HebrewThe writer here in v 24 uses an interesting word which it seems is rather a challenge to translate from Greek. At least two English Bible translations translate the word as “stir up – that is stir up rather than ‘stirrup’– sorry - I’d better stop horsing about or we’ll be getting on to Tesco jokes next!I’m a little nervous of talking about Greek with Adam here, but this is an interesting word so here goes…
The word is only used on one other occasion in the New Testament describing the row which Paul had with Barnabas over whether they should take John-Mark along on their journey after he had deserted them on an earlier occasion. Im not sure if this is why some people call an argument a Barney!There is an English word ‘paroxysm’ which derives from this Greek word used sometimes to describe an violent outburst of emotion or medically to describe a sudden attack, a fit or a seizure of some kind.Something of this sense comes out in other English translations. As well as “stir up (ESV, NKJV) we find “provoke” (KJV, NRSV), “motivate” (NLT), “promote” (HCSB), or “arouse” (NEB).So our writer is saying that we ought to provoke our spiritual family members to love and good deeds. This is strong language! I reckon that what is probably going on here is that the writer is using this word ironically to grab our attention: “Rather than provoking one another to anger, think about how to provoke one another to love and good deeds.” This is perhaps even more ironic if Hebrews was written as many have suggested by Barnabas himself :)We are not being told to stir up trouble in the church but we are being told to think about what we can do to stir our fellow believers into positive action. Actually here is a very literal translation of the verse…
Here is a very literal translation of verse 24. It isn’t good English but it is very interesting in that it shows us a really important aspect of one anothering that wasn’t even planned in to our sermon series. The main verb of the sentence is an imperative “Consider” but its direct object is “one another”!So what this is saying is that as believers we should think about one another
Here is an exhortation or an admonition which directly follows the verse we have been consideringThe day of God’s judgement is coming we need each other
A little biology lessonWhen your hand touches something hot and is in danger of being hurt, nerve cells called pain receptors send messages up your arm to the spinal chord. In the spinal chord another nerve is triggered by all the signals coming in from pain receptors and sends out a signal of its own which in turn triggers a third kind of nerve called a motor neuron carries a message causing your biceps muscle to flex and pull your hand away. The part which moves is not your hand it’s your upper arm.In a similar way when one Christian is in danger of being hurt by sin God often works by using another Christian to pull them back from the danger.If your nerves are damaged by injury such as burning or a disease such as leprosy, you are much more likely to injure yourself again because there is no withdrawal response. It’s the same in the church which the Apostle Paul writing to the Romans calls the body of Christ. Each part has a different job to do and each part needs the other. Romans 12 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
The huge redwood trees of California are pretty amazing. They are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are 350 feet high and 20 feet in diameter. Some are thought to have started growing before Jesus was born!You might think that trees so large must have a root system that reaches down deep into the earth but actually their roots usually go down less than 10 feet but spread out 50-80 feet from the tree. Though the roots spread out redwoods grow very close together in groves. The roots of all the trees in the grove intertwine, they are locked to each other. When the storms come, the winds blow, and the lightning flashes, the redwoods still stand. All the trees support and protect each other. Each tree is important to all the other trees in the grove.
Are we all doing the jobs God has gifted us for in the body – are we exhorting admonishing one another. Are we considering how to provoke one another to love and good works. May God help us to become stronger in the areas where we are weakest.