This document contains a prayer asking God to bring healing, wholeness, truth and light to all people so that creation may know God and Christ. It asks God to gather all things and reveal Christ as savior. The prayer concludes with "Amen."
Prophet Joy Allen discusses the importance of love in ministry. She states that love is better demonstrated than proclaimed, and requires sacrifice as shown through Christ's death for sinners. She outlines the qualities of love according to 1 Corinthians 13 and states that God is love, as shown through sending His Son. Allen urges listeners to duplicate God's love for people in the world by showing mercy and operating in love, rather than condemnation, as Jesus did.
CHRISTIAN SUPERNATURAL TEACHINGS, BIBLE CLASS LESSONS, GOSPELS BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU, THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER AND SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD, BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
The document discusses why love is the way to victory for Christians. It provides several biblical justifications, including that love never fails, faith works through love, and the greatest commandments are to love God and others. The document also gives insights into walking in God's love through qualities like patience, kindness, and forgiveness. Christians already have God's love and should seek wisdom to understand and demonstrate it fully.
14 Useful Questions for the Friendly EvangelistChris Walker
The friendly evangelist needs to have some conversational starter questions to sometimes raise spiritual questions. Questions can be used to diagnose where a person is in their journey to Christ. If you practice personal evangelism, consider adding these questions to your memory for conversations about Jesus. Helpful to know the Engle scale as well
1. God loves all people greatly and has chosen believers to be his children.
2. Believers are now the sons and daughters of God, though it is not yet apparent what they will become. When Jesus returns, believers will be made like him.
3. Having the hope of salvation purifies believers, causing them to avoid sin as God is pure.
This document provides information on building self-esteem in adolescents. It discusses how relationships shape identity and self-image. Low self-esteem is linked to issues like poor academic and relationship outcomes. Pastoral care aims to help "relational refugees" reconnect to nurturing communities. Specific life skills are recommended to teach adolescents, like centering, emotional management, and defining relationships. Prayer and developing an attitude of gratitude are presented as ways to experience God's unconditional love and pour that love into others.
This document discusses the concepts of self-esteem, self-respect, self-image and finding strength through God. It explores the differences between self-esteem and self-respect, and emphasizes respecting yourself and your body as God's temple. The document encourages finding strength and contentment through God, keeping your self-esteem in check, and staying plugged into your relationship with God to avoid becoming drained. Biblical references are provided to support these ideas.
This document summarizes key points from a teaching on prayer based on Ephesians 1:15-19. It discusses three main ideas:
1. The supremacy of prayer - Paul's most important prayer was that people would know God better by taking Him into their hearts and minds. Knowing about God is less important than knowing God Himself.
2. The integrity of prayer - Giving priority to outer life over inner life leads to feeling uncomfortable with self-reflection and lacking integrity. Cultivating an inner prayer life is important.
3. The hardness of prayer - Prayer is difficult work that requires searching for God, even when feeling His absence. Persisting through dryness and discomfort can lead to a flour
Prophet Joy Allen discusses the importance of love in ministry. She states that love is better demonstrated than proclaimed, and requires sacrifice as shown through Christ's death for sinners. She outlines the qualities of love according to 1 Corinthians 13 and states that God is love, as shown through sending His Son. Allen urges listeners to duplicate God's love for people in the world by showing mercy and operating in love, rather than condemnation, as Jesus did.
CHRISTIAN SUPERNATURAL TEACHINGS, BIBLE CLASS LESSONS, GOSPELS BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU, THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER AND SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD, BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
The document discusses why love is the way to victory for Christians. It provides several biblical justifications, including that love never fails, faith works through love, and the greatest commandments are to love God and others. The document also gives insights into walking in God's love through qualities like patience, kindness, and forgiveness. Christians already have God's love and should seek wisdom to understand and demonstrate it fully.
14 Useful Questions for the Friendly EvangelistChris Walker
The friendly evangelist needs to have some conversational starter questions to sometimes raise spiritual questions. Questions can be used to diagnose where a person is in their journey to Christ. If you practice personal evangelism, consider adding these questions to your memory for conversations about Jesus. Helpful to know the Engle scale as well
1. God loves all people greatly and has chosen believers to be his children.
2. Believers are now the sons and daughters of God, though it is not yet apparent what they will become. When Jesus returns, believers will be made like him.
3. Having the hope of salvation purifies believers, causing them to avoid sin as God is pure.
This document provides information on building self-esteem in adolescents. It discusses how relationships shape identity and self-image. Low self-esteem is linked to issues like poor academic and relationship outcomes. Pastoral care aims to help "relational refugees" reconnect to nurturing communities. Specific life skills are recommended to teach adolescents, like centering, emotional management, and defining relationships. Prayer and developing an attitude of gratitude are presented as ways to experience God's unconditional love and pour that love into others.
This document discusses the concepts of self-esteem, self-respect, self-image and finding strength through God. It explores the differences between self-esteem and self-respect, and emphasizes respecting yourself and your body as God's temple. The document encourages finding strength and contentment through God, keeping your self-esteem in check, and staying plugged into your relationship with God to avoid becoming drained. Biblical references are provided to support these ideas.
This document summarizes key points from a teaching on prayer based on Ephesians 1:15-19. It discusses three main ideas:
1. The supremacy of prayer - Paul's most important prayer was that people would know God better by taking Him into their hearts and minds. Knowing about God is less important than knowing God Himself.
2. The integrity of prayer - Giving priority to outer life over inner life leads to feeling uncomfortable with self-reflection and lacking integrity. Cultivating an inner prayer life is important.
3. The hardness of prayer - Prayer is difficult work that requires searching for God, even when feeling His absence. Persisting through dryness and discomfort can lead to a flour
Laura experienced a crisis of meaning and purpose while climbing a mountain in Taiwan that led her to question her life and values. She fell into a deep depression until meeting a Christian campus minister who introduced her to Jesus. Finding faith in Christ gave Laura a new sense of purpose and direction. She has since dedicated her life to serving God through attending church, writing about her faith, and pursuing further education to become an effective cross-cultural Christian teacher and writer.
The document discusses how to live a life of love as followers of Christ. It encourages observing how Christ extravagantly loved others without expectation of receiving anything in return. Followers of Christ are called to keep company with God, learn from God's example of love, and avoid using religion, people, or things simply for personal gain, which displeases God. Believers should instead focus on doing what pleases Christ by living in the light through loving others.
The document outlines 19 reasons why expositional preaching is important. It discusses how failing to do expositional preaching usurps God's authority over the mind and soul, hinders the work of the Holy Spirit, demonstrates pride and lack of submission, and prevents the preacher from fully developing the mind of Christ. It argues that non-expositional preaching severs the preacher from regular scripture sanctification, cripples worship, and breeds weak congregations indifferent to God's glory. The document emphasizes that the only true source of help is understanding scripture and that expositional preaching assures people they have heard from heaven.
This document discusses spiritual gifts and their relationship to love. It defines spiritual gifts as supernatural abilities given to believers at salvation to minister to the body of Christ. It provides steps to discover one's gift, including dedication, description, desire, doing, delight, discernment from others, and development. It notes limitations that one may not receive their desired gift and that a church may lack certain gifts. Most importantly, it emphasizes that spiritual gifts must be used with love, as defined by its patient, kind, humble nature that bears all things and never fails.
This document summarizes a talk given by Russ Fochler at the Blazing Fire Church on September 1st, 2012. The talk discusses the importance of how we see God, the world around us, the future, and ourselves. It emphasizes letting the Holy Spirit give us "upgrades" in our perspective so we can see through "Son Glasses" rather than through fear. It encourages focusing on building relationship with God and showing love to others rather than obsessing over conspiracies. The talk provides tips for staying on the path of life, such as considering the fruit of one's focus and allowing the Holy Spirit to train one's brain.
1) The document tells a story of a man named Charles Murray who was a student studying photography and training for the 1968 Olympics as a high diver.
2) The narrator shared the gospel with Charles over many hours, and Charles began to ask questions but initially rejected salvation.
3) One night, while practicing dives alone in the empty university pool, Charles was convicted by the Holy Spirit as the shadow of a cross appeared on the wall. He accepted Christ's salvation at that moment.
4) Charles discovered the pool had been drained for repairs and he could have died if he had dove in, showing how the cross saved him from disaster.
Every one of us will leave a legacy behind when we die. So the question is not "Will I leave a legacy?" But rather, "What kind of legacy will I leave?"
Based on 1 Corinthians 13
see
The Christ Centered Life (Part 2): Spiritual GiftsDavid Turner
1) Paul teaches that the motivation behind using spiritual gifts is more important than the gifts themselves. Without love as the motivation, gifts are worthless despite their potential power or impact.
2) Love is demonstrated through patience, kindness, humility, selflessness, and bearing all things. These characteristics indicate that gifts are being used to build others up rather than for personal gain or ego.
3) Spiritual gifts are temporary and provide only a partial understanding, while love is eternal. When the perfect comes, gifts will cease, but love will remain the greatest thing.
The document discusses Paul's desire to know Christ through sharing in his sufferings and death, and to attain the resurrection. He presses on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called him. It encourages joining in striving towards this goal through prayer and inviting others. It discusses living in the present in light of the future resurrection life. Acts of love and service will become part of God's new world. The closing encourages focusing on what one can do with what they have.
Jesus was only satisfied by faith working through loveGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being only satisfied by faith working through love. He is not satisfied by the working of the law such as circumcision or any other law practice. Faith working through love is all that counts and all the matters.
This document discusses passages from the Gospels of John and Matthew. It describes Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, as recounted in John 11:28-44. It also mentions Jesus being in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper, as stated in Mark 14:3. Finally, it provides a brief overview of the structure of John's Gospel, including that chapters 1-11 cover three years and chapter 12 covers six days, with chapters 13-20 covering the last three days of Jesus' life.
The document discusses beliefs about God and Christianity. It describes the Trinity as three persons in one God who is omnipotent and omniscient. It expresses relating more to Jesus than the Holy Spirit or God the Father. It also discusses beliefs about Jesus, the Holy Spirit, suffering, prayer, humanity, and life's purpose.
We know the dictionary definition of worship (a feeling, or devotion to a deity), and we have read John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth"; but, what does the Bible teach us about the subject of worship? This is a series of lessons that gets to the heart of worship and what it really means for Christians.
Transformation thru discipling Pt2 13th jan 2013SSMC
The document discusses the importance of Christian discipleship and being an example to others. It emphasizes that as Christians, our faith should be visible to others through our good deeds, we should be vulnerable about our struggles, and we should live victoriously through Christ. Being an example applies in families, the church community, and the wider world. The document encourages forming small discipleship groups to better know one another and provide support. Overall it promotes intentionally imitating Christ and Paul's example to transform lives through discipleship.
The document provides an overview of seeking and knowing God's will. It discusses the different types of God's will, including his fulfilled will through Jesus, revealed will found in scripture, and specific will for individual lives. Fulfilling God's revealed will means placing Christ first, loving God, being thankful, making disciples, and living holy lives. Parents have a responsibility to bring up children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Living together as a Christ-centered family allows parents to instruct children according to scripture so they can shine as lights in the world.
This document is a table of contents and sections from a book about the Theology of the Body applied to lives. It outlines topics like sex and existence, freedom, love, and living redeemed sexuality. Sections discuss what freedom and love are, how freedom depends on truth, how the Holy Spirit is the source of freedom, and how chastity integrates love by willing the other's good and affirming personal dignity. It addresses redeeming sexual desire through inner transformation.
Jim suggests revising the Mission Statement to be more inclusive of spiritual seekers from various backgrounds. He feels the current statement focuses too narrowly on members. Jim proposes the Spiritual Light Center welcome all who seek spiritual nourishment, without requirements to adopt doctrines, in an environment of love and respect. He asks members to consider how the Mission Statement could encourage sharing of diverse spiritual paths.
The document discusses findings from the National Study on Youth and Religion regarding the religious lives of American teenagers. Key findings include: 1) Religion plays a significant role in many teens' lives, though beliefs are often superficial. 2) Religious education is failing to help teens understand their faith. 3) Most teens can be described as "Moralistic Therapeutic Deists," believing in a God that wants people to be good and doesn't require much involvement. 4) Highly religious teens appear to do better in life. Catholic teens scored lower on measures of religiosity.
This summary provides the key points from the multi-part document in 3 sentences:
The document shares a prayer of worship for God, passages from 1 Corinthians about the importance of love, and reflections on how 1 Corinthians describes the character of God as perfect love. It calls the church to reflect God's love in how they treat one another and expresses a desire for people to see God as love above all else when thinking of God's nature.
What does love have to do with spiritual gifts? It has everything to do with the proper use of them! From the series on spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Laura experienced a crisis of meaning and purpose while climbing a mountain in Taiwan that led her to question her life and values. She fell into a deep depression until meeting a Christian campus minister who introduced her to Jesus. Finding faith in Christ gave Laura a new sense of purpose and direction. She has since dedicated her life to serving God through attending church, writing about her faith, and pursuing further education to become an effective cross-cultural Christian teacher and writer.
The document discusses how to live a life of love as followers of Christ. It encourages observing how Christ extravagantly loved others without expectation of receiving anything in return. Followers of Christ are called to keep company with God, learn from God's example of love, and avoid using religion, people, or things simply for personal gain, which displeases God. Believers should instead focus on doing what pleases Christ by living in the light through loving others.
The document outlines 19 reasons why expositional preaching is important. It discusses how failing to do expositional preaching usurps God's authority over the mind and soul, hinders the work of the Holy Spirit, demonstrates pride and lack of submission, and prevents the preacher from fully developing the mind of Christ. It argues that non-expositional preaching severs the preacher from regular scripture sanctification, cripples worship, and breeds weak congregations indifferent to God's glory. The document emphasizes that the only true source of help is understanding scripture and that expositional preaching assures people they have heard from heaven.
This document discusses spiritual gifts and their relationship to love. It defines spiritual gifts as supernatural abilities given to believers at salvation to minister to the body of Christ. It provides steps to discover one's gift, including dedication, description, desire, doing, delight, discernment from others, and development. It notes limitations that one may not receive their desired gift and that a church may lack certain gifts. Most importantly, it emphasizes that spiritual gifts must be used with love, as defined by its patient, kind, humble nature that bears all things and never fails.
This document summarizes a talk given by Russ Fochler at the Blazing Fire Church on September 1st, 2012. The talk discusses the importance of how we see God, the world around us, the future, and ourselves. It emphasizes letting the Holy Spirit give us "upgrades" in our perspective so we can see through "Son Glasses" rather than through fear. It encourages focusing on building relationship with God and showing love to others rather than obsessing over conspiracies. The talk provides tips for staying on the path of life, such as considering the fruit of one's focus and allowing the Holy Spirit to train one's brain.
1) The document tells a story of a man named Charles Murray who was a student studying photography and training for the 1968 Olympics as a high diver.
2) The narrator shared the gospel with Charles over many hours, and Charles began to ask questions but initially rejected salvation.
3) One night, while practicing dives alone in the empty university pool, Charles was convicted by the Holy Spirit as the shadow of a cross appeared on the wall. He accepted Christ's salvation at that moment.
4) Charles discovered the pool had been drained for repairs and he could have died if he had dove in, showing how the cross saved him from disaster.
Every one of us will leave a legacy behind when we die. So the question is not "Will I leave a legacy?" But rather, "What kind of legacy will I leave?"
Based on 1 Corinthians 13
see
The Christ Centered Life (Part 2): Spiritual GiftsDavid Turner
1) Paul teaches that the motivation behind using spiritual gifts is more important than the gifts themselves. Without love as the motivation, gifts are worthless despite their potential power or impact.
2) Love is demonstrated through patience, kindness, humility, selflessness, and bearing all things. These characteristics indicate that gifts are being used to build others up rather than for personal gain or ego.
3) Spiritual gifts are temporary and provide only a partial understanding, while love is eternal. When the perfect comes, gifts will cease, but love will remain the greatest thing.
The document discusses Paul's desire to know Christ through sharing in his sufferings and death, and to attain the resurrection. He presses on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called him. It encourages joining in striving towards this goal through prayer and inviting others. It discusses living in the present in light of the future resurrection life. Acts of love and service will become part of God's new world. The closing encourages focusing on what one can do with what they have.
Jesus was only satisfied by faith working through loveGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being only satisfied by faith working through love. He is not satisfied by the working of the law such as circumcision or any other law practice. Faith working through love is all that counts and all the matters.
This document discusses passages from the Gospels of John and Matthew. It describes Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, as recounted in John 11:28-44. It also mentions Jesus being in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper, as stated in Mark 14:3. Finally, it provides a brief overview of the structure of John's Gospel, including that chapters 1-11 cover three years and chapter 12 covers six days, with chapters 13-20 covering the last three days of Jesus' life.
The document discusses beliefs about God and Christianity. It describes the Trinity as three persons in one God who is omnipotent and omniscient. It expresses relating more to Jesus than the Holy Spirit or God the Father. It also discusses beliefs about Jesus, the Holy Spirit, suffering, prayer, humanity, and life's purpose.
We know the dictionary definition of worship (a feeling, or devotion to a deity), and we have read John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth"; but, what does the Bible teach us about the subject of worship? This is a series of lessons that gets to the heart of worship and what it really means for Christians.
Transformation thru discipling Pt2 13th jan 2013SSMC
The document discusses the importance of Christian discipleship and being an example to others. It emphasizes that as Christians, our faith should be visible to others through our good deeds, we should be vulnerable about our struggles, and we should live victoriously through Christ. Being an example applies in families, the church community, and the wider world. The document encourages forming small discipleship groups to better know one another and provide support. Overall it promotes intentionally imitating Christ and Paul's example to transform lives through discipleship.
The document provides an overview of seeking and knowing God's will. It discusses the different types of God's will, including his fulfilled will through Jesus, revealed will found in scripture, and specific will for individual lives. Fulfilling God's revealed will means placing Christ first, loving God, being thankful, making disciples, and living holy lives. Parents have a responsibility to bring up children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Living together as a Christ-centered family allows parents to instruct children according to scripture so they can shine as lights in the world.
This document is a table of contents and sections from a book about the Theology of the Body applied to lives. It outlines topics like sex and existence, freedom, love, and living redeemed sexuality. Sections discuss what freedom and love are, how freedom depends on truth, how the Holy Spirit is the source of freedom, and how chastity integrates love by willing the other's good and affirming personal dignity. It addresses redeeming sexual desire through inner transformation.
Jim suggests revising the Mission Statement to be more inclusive of spiritual seekers from various backgrounds. He feels the current statement focuses too narrowly on members. Jim proposes the Spiritual Light Center welcome all who seek spiritual nourishment, without requirements to adopt doctrines, in an environment of love and respect. He asks members to consider how the Mission Statement could encourage sharing of diverse spiritual paths.
The document discusses findings from the National Study on Youth and Religion regarding the religious lives of American teenagers. Key findings include: 1) Religion plays a significant role in many teens' lives, though beliefs are often superficial. 2) Religious education is failing to help teens understand their faith. 3) Most teens can be described as "Moralistic Therapeutic Deists," believing in a God that wants people to be good and doesn't require much involvement. 4) Highly religious teens appear to do better in life. Catholic teens scored lower on measures of religiosity.
This summary provides the key points from the multi-part document in 3 sentences:
The document shares a prayer of worship for God, passages from 1 Corinthians about the importance of love, and reflections on how 1 Corinthians describes the character of God as perfect love. It calls the church to reflect God's love in how they treat one another and expresses a desire for people to see God as love above all else when thinking of God's nature.
What does love have to do with spiritual gifts? It has everything to do with the proper use of them! From the series on spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Paul discusses the importance of love in 1 Corinthians 13. He states that while one may have gifts like speaking in tongues or prophesying, without love they are nothing. Love is patient, kind, and does not envy or boast. Though prophecies and knowledge will cease, love will never fail. Faith, hope and love remain, but the greatest of these is love.
I want us to think about the question...WHAT IF? When you hear that question, how does it make you feel? Yell it out!
The question, “What if?” brings about fear in me…I hear stuff like…
What if they don’t like me?
What if they don’t think I’m good enough?
What if I mess up?
What if I don’t look like them?
What if, what if, what if!
• Gifts will pass away, and what we are left with is what God wants us to have most of…love.
• See, if we have a church that is known for preaching, we have missed it.
• If we are known for our singers, we’ve missed it.
• If it’s our programs, we’ve missed it again.
• If our church isn’t known for its love, we have missed what God created us for, and why the body of Christ exists in the first place.
Love says I need you. Love says you’re worth the risk, the pain, and the discomfort. Love proves each piece matters.
The document is a collection of quotes and passages about the topic of love. It discusses how love is patient, kind, enduring and the greatest of all virtues. Some key ideas are that without love, activities and knowledge are worthless, and that when we see face to face our understanding will be complete, as God is love.
The document discusses the enduring and eternal nature of love. It states that love never ends, while other gifts such as prophecy, tongues, and knowledge will cease. When completeness comes, the partial will pass away. The document emphasizes that love is the greatest of the three remaining virtues - faith, hope and love. It encourages getting to know God through believing in one's heart that Jesus is Lord and confessing this with one's mouth, as everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
The document discusses living a Godly life through love as described in several Bible passages. It explores the definitions of love in the worldly sense and biblical sense according to 1 John 4:7-10 and 16. Several passages from 1 Corinthians 13 are presented that describe love as patient, kind, protective, hopeful, and as the greatest virtue. The document encourages living with humility as Christ did through the passage in Philippians 2:1-18. It emphasizes remembering to act on faith through obeying God's word as stated in James 1:22 and 1 John 2:4-6. The overarching message is to live a Godly life through demonstrating love for others as Christ did.
The document discusses the importance of love according to several Bible passages. It explains that love is the greatest commandment and that without love, acts like faith, prophecy, and charity mean nothing. Love is described as patient, kind, protective, hopeful, and persevering. The document concludes that we should treat others the way we wish to be treated and that love involves doing what is right for the right reasons in the right way at the right time.
The document contains several passages from the Bible about attracting others to God and living an attractive life. It discusses living with love, wisdom and peace to create harmony. Making Jesus Christ attractive to others involves living a fruitful life that shows his character. Living without jealousy or competition in a way that is pure, peaceful, humble and brings order creates beauty that can influence the world.
1 Corinthians 12:31 - 13:13: Paul teaches the Corinthians on their level of spiritual immature that love is excellent and great. He reminds them that they should pursue love because Love gives meaning, Love is altruistic, Love is strong and Love never ends.
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1. The document examines 1 Corinthians 13, which discusses love as the greatest virtue. It analyzes Paul's description of love and contrasts it with spiritual gifts that are temporary.
2. Paul argues that without love, even impressive spiritual gifts or good deeds are worthless. He defines love as patient, kind, not jealous or boastful, and outlines other characteristics.
3. The passage contrasts the temporary nature of spiritual gifts like prophecy, tongues and knowledge with the permanent nature of faith, hope and love - with love being the greatest of these. It suggests gifts will cease when believers see God face to face in heaven.
1. The document is a summary of a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 about understanding love given at First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi.
2. It discusses how love is the most important thing and should be the motivation for all our actions. Love is patient, kind, not jealous or boastful.
3. While spiritual gifts like prophecy, tongues, and knowledge are useful, they are temporary whereas love is permanent and eternal. Love should be the goal and motivation in the church rather than a focus on spiritual gifts.
The document discusses the concept of "shadow-self", which refers to humans projecting negative aspects of themselves onto others. It argues that true love and self-acceptance are the answers to overcoming this tendency. It provides several biblical passages about love and discusses how Jesus taught about being free from condemnation. The document concludes that psychological projection arises from psychological dissonance, and that finding one's "true self" through love and embracing uniqueness can lead to enlightenment.
This document contains the schedule and notes for a Bible study meeting held by Queensway Church. The schedule includes times for welcoming, prayer, praise, communion, teaching, and spiritual warfare prayer. The teaching focuses on 1 Corinthians 13 and explores the definition of love, faith, prophecy, and how love is greater than any other gift. It also discusses the Parable of the Prodigal Son to illustrate the love of God. The study aims to help participants understand love as the greatest virtue and God's unconditional love through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
This document contains quotes, affirmations, exercises, and prayers focused on love, forgiveness, gratitude, and spiritual development. It encourages opening one's heart to love, forgiving others for past harms, being thankful for blessings, and connecting to a higher power through affirmations and meditation. The overall message is about cultivating love, positivity, and spiritual growth.
It’s simple and yet the ‘mind of endless blocks of negative memories’ is the enemy. Love your enemy away by opening the mind with incessant intent to let all negative go while letting your heart have a say too.
This document provides an overview and analysis of 1 Corinthians 13. It discusses how love is the most important thing and should be the motivation for all actions. While spiritual gifts like prophecy, tongues, and knowledge are useful for building the church, they are temporary whereas love is permanent and will last forever. The document examines how love is patient, kind, and not jealous or prideful. It emphasizes that staying connected to Jesus through spending time with Him will cause love to grow in a person's life.
STAND BY KT, GIN AND THE WORLD TOGETHER-WITH-LOVEJohan Hendriks
This document contains the text of a group curse clearing meditation led by Johan Hendriks. It includes tapping affirmations, a preamble, curse clearing statements, gratitude statements, and calls to connect with divine beings and bring light, love and integrity. The meditation aims to release negativity and find clarity through inviting peace.
Rewind, pt. 2: Mercy AND Justice - This Is Who We AreVintage Church
The document is a collection of prayers, quotes, and announcements for a church service on the third Sunday of Easter. It includes an opening prayer asking God to help recognize Christ in the breaking of bread. It also contains a quote emphasizing the need to transform societal structures to prevent injustice rather than just helping individuals, and announces an action assembly to ask county officials to support workforce development and housing plans.
Rewind, pt.2 - Ep.1 - The Hope of ResurrectionVintage Church
The document contains prayers, financial updates, and reflections on the resurrection. It discusses how resurrection hope is about meaningful existence in God's restored kingdom, not a disembodied afterlife. Jesus' resurrected body was both physical yet different. Revelation and Genesis passages describe the eternal city as having God and the Lamb as light and the tree of life. The biblical narrative moves towards renewing creation, not removal to heaven.
Flyover - Part 5: The Gospel of John, pt. IIVintage Church
The document contains various passages related to Easter, including an opening prayer, thoughts on the resurrection, summaries of the Gospel stories, information on why the Gospels were written, and details from the book of John. It discusses how resurrection hope is about meaningful existence in God's kingdom, not disembodied existence in heaven. It also contains analysis of key aspects of John's Gospel, such as the seven signs and seven titles of Jesus.
Flyover: Part 4 - The Gospel of John, pt.IVintage Church
This document provides context and analysis of the Gospel of John compared to the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It notes that John is unique in its content, including different miracles performed by Jesus. The document also examines key themes and "I am" statements in John, as well as the 7 signs and how John portrays the passion and death of Jesus as something he actively undertakes rather than passively endures.
Flyover: Part 3 - St. Patrick's Day & The Gospel of LukeVintage Church
The document provides context and summaries for studying the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. It discusses key themes such as redemption, salvation, and the Holy Spirit. It highlights sections uniquely included in Luke like genealogies and stories. Central to both texts is the idea of the "Great Reversal", where Jesus uplifts the poor, oppressed, outcasts and ministers to their needs in contrast to social norms. Prejudices against various groups are noted. The document aims to help readers understand the intended purposes and audiences of the texts.
Flyover: Part 2 - Review & The Gospel of MatthewVintage Church
The document contains an opening prayer asking God to soften hearts with love so that people may know Jesus alive within them. It then discusses the Synoptic Gospels and the Oxford Hypothesis which proposes that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke used the Gospel of Mark and a hypothetical lost source called Q as sources for some of their content. The document provides context for studying the Bible by asking questions about authorship, audience, culture, history, purpose and intended meaning. It highlights some key themes in the Gospel of Matthew such as Jesus being the Jewish Messiah who completes God's plan of salvation for all people.
Flyover: Part 1 - Introduction & the Gospel of MarkVintage Church
This document contains the schedule for a church's sermon series on the Gospels over the Lenten season. It begins with an opening prayer focused on God's mercy and drawing people to embrace Jesus. The summary then lists the dates and Gospels that will be covered in the sermon series, concluding each Sunday from February 25th through Easter on March 31st. It ends with a closing prayer praising God.
Sermon on the Mount: Part 1 - A Series IntroductionVintage Church
This document provides an overview and analysis of the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew. It discusses how Jesus taught the crowds that followed him, proclaiming the good news of God's kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount outlines Jesus' moral vision and ethic, presenting his message and actions. It calls disciples to seriously learn and live according to Jesus' radical teachings of love and forgiveness. The sermon crystallizes the new kingdom lifestyle Jesus gave his followers.
Rewind: Part 5 - Jesus In the Desert & Biblical FastingVintage Church
This document contains a sermon about fasting. It discusses Jesus fasting for 40 days in the wilderness and being tempted by Satan. It defines fasting as a full-bodied response to grievous or sacred moments in life. Examples of moments that could prompt fasting include sin, death, disaster, or suffering of others. The document outlines dangers of fasting like using it for self-righteousness or extremism, but also potential spiritual benefits like creating space for God or stirring empathy. It invites readers to consider fasting during Lent in response to current issues like war or lack of healthcare, as a form of "soul training."
Rewind: Part 4 - America, Paul, and "the gospel"Vintage Church
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Rewind: Part 3 - Learning to Love Those We Disagree WithVintage Church
This document contains a prayer praising God for revealing God's word and joyful promises through Jesus. It asks God to fill all of creation with this word again so that by proclaiming God's message to all nations, people of all backgrounds can become one united body reflecting God's presence on Earth. The rest of the document discusses the importance of unity among Christians and treating all people with dignity regardless of differences. It provides perspectives from religious figures such as Paul, Augustine, and John Wesley emphasizing the need for unity in essential beliefs and liberty in non-essential beliefs.
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John witnesses the sealing of God's 144,000 witnesses, and he hears the crying out or shouting of an unnumbered multitude of those who have been saved during the great tribulation.
This is an intermission scene before opening the seventh seal. We have seen six seals opened revealing of the events that would shortly occur. The first 4 reveal what was to occur in the great tribulation during the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in AD70.
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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.
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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.
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Introduction
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1. A Prayer For The People of God
Holy God, you gather the whole universe
into your radiant presence
and continually reveal your Son as our Savior.
Bring healing to all wounds,
make whole all that is broken,
speak truth to all illusion, and shed light
in every darkness, that all creation
will see your glory and know your Christ.
Amen.
7. 1 COR
12
- THE WHAT -
“And yet
I will show you
the most
excellent way.”
1 COR
13
- THE HOW -
1 COR
14
- THE WHERE -
“Follow the way
of love, and
eagerly desire
gifts of the Spirit…”
8. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels,
but do not have love, I am only a resounding
gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift
of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries
and all knowledge, and if I have a faith
that can move mountains, but do not
have love, I am nothing. If I give all
I possess to the poor and give over
my body to hardship that I may boast,
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
1 COR
13:1-3
(NIV)
9. Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not
delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where
there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
1 COR
13:4-8
(NIV)
10. For we know in part and we prophesy in
part, but when completeness comes, what
is in part disappears. When I was a child,
I talked like a child, I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child. When I became a
man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
For now we see only a reflection as in
a mirror; then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known. And now these
three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
1 COR
13:9-13
(NIV)
14. 1. Love can be expressed, or contradicted,
by our actions AND by our words
2. Love can inspire AND be inspired by prayer;
prayer is for love of friend AND enemy
thoughts on LOVE in everyday life
15. “I can no longer condemn or hate
my brother for whom I pray,
no matter how much trouble
he causes me. His face, that hitherto
may have been strange and
intolerable to me, is transformed
in intercession into the
countenance of a brother
for whom Christ died.”
(Life Together) DEITRICH
BONHOEFFER
19. “Lord, have mercy
on Donald Trump
and on those
who are more
vulnerable
because of him.”
DEACON
GODSEY
20. “Lord, have mercy
on Donald Trump
and on those
who are more
vulnerable
because of him.”
“Lord, Jesus Christ,
Son of God,
have mercy on me,
a sinner.”
DEACON
GODSEY
EASTERN CHURCH
PRAYER
21. “The point of discourse is to learn
with and from one another.
I used to tell my students that
at least 20 percent of what I was
telling them was wrong, but I didn’t
know which 20 percent it was;
I make many mistakes in life,
in relationships, and in work,
and I don’t expect to be free
of them in my thinking.”
(Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision)
N.T.
WRIGHT
22. thoughts on LOVE in everyday life
1. Love can be expressed, or contradicted,
by our actions AND by our words
2. Love can inspire AND be inspired by prayer;
prayer is for love of friend AND enemy
3. Spiritual GIFTING is not the same as spiritual
MATURITY; spiritual MATURITY = the ability to
love God and love my neighbor as myself
23. - If I lead a church of 500 or 5,000,
but do not have love, my leadership
means nothing
- If I welcome people into my home,
and if I give thousands to my favorite
non-profits, but don’t have love,
my generosity is ultimately worthless
- If I write best-selling books, or give
keynote addresses at large conferences,
or give the best sermons anyone has
ever heard, but don’t have love, I might
as well not have written or said a word…
1 COR
13:1-3
(INSPIRED BY…)
24. thoughts on LOVE in everyday life
4. Spiritual gifts won’t last forever; only LOVE does
25. Benediction: a prayer in honor of St. Francis
May God make you an instrument of the Trinity’s peace.
Where there is hatred, may you sow love; where there is
injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is
despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there
is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that we may not so
much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood,
as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving
that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.