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Introducing a new service at JesusAgora.org: The Christian Exchange	[ c_lug ]	Thursday 11 March 07:14
Introducing a new service at JesusAgora.org:  The Christian Exchange   Agora:  the place where such an assembly met, originally a marketplace or public square.  This is one of Jesus' public squares.   This service presents a good reminder of the Acts 2 community that was so vibrantly drawing others to follow Jesus - people whose lives were selflessly committed to charity and outreach. When you visit  the link below, you will notice the Exchange is primarily centered around opportunities to do the works, and express the care God calls us to.  Teaching, fellowship, meals together, prayers, praise, selling goods to support ministry, missions fundraising, worship, and thanksgiving for those recently saved.  All posts are moderated on the service, which otherwise functions like a blend of eBay and Craigslist. I hope you find it useful to incorporate into your ministries.  The link is:  http://jesusagora.org/cgi/charity.cgi
What Is Life?	[ test ]	Monday 15 February 12:29
Astrobiology Magazine has an article at Space.com titled "What Is Life? A New Theory" The article starts out:  Biology is often called the study of life, yet in the history of the field, experts have never agreed on just what, exactly, life is. Sometimes the old news about life is adequate.  There's LIFE and then there's LIVING. The first thing called "living" in the Bible, were the air and sea creatures God created on the 5th day, and on the land on the 6th day.  God had not called the plants living. Genesis 1:20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23 And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day. 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. In Genesis 2:7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. The creatures created prior to man, were not said to have received this treatment from God.  Why would they?  They were not what God had set his focus on when he determined "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." What did God breathe into us - just air?  James 4 says "God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us". Then mankind is something very unique - a living creature carying the spirit God has placed in us.  And we know God doesn't die - He is eternal, and so is that spirit within us.  This is the eternal life Jesus Christ came to save - OUR eternal lives. Jesus says “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” Jesus is referring to something more than the life so many men and women put up with - the daily grind.  Several of the articles below describe the purposeful LIFE God has in mind for us, which sets the pattern for our eternity. If you have not devoted your life to God, I urge you to do so. Please read on...
Water Shield May Have Seeded Earth's Oceans	[ moderator ]	Saturday 06 February 04:14
Did you see this? http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/water-shield-solar-system-100114.html A person could have a nice business for themselves by denying God's existence, then releasing scientific "discoveries" that confirm all God has done, over one's lifetime. 6And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."  7And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.  8And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Dreaming of a white Christmas	[ bible1year ]	Friday 25 December 01:58
Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus, who not only once was born, died, and overcame death to offer mankind Life - but who offers us Life today, each day. This same Jesus is coming again for those of us whose lamps remain lit, like the maidens of Matthew 25:1 1"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.  2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.  3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;  4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.  5As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.  6But at midnight there was a cry, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'  7Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps.  8And the foolish said to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'  9But the wise replied, `Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.'  10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.  11Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, `Lord, lord, open to us.'  12But he replied, `Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'  13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. We are those maidens. Many reading this email attended a Christmas Eve candle-light service last night.  Your service may have been somber like a funeral, or it may have been an exciting joyful event, truly celebrating the birth of the most important person ever born - our Savior.  I hope yours was a joyful celebration!  I hope we have not been deluded by the world's empty X-mas event (which distracts us with self-indulgence), so that when we hold our candles high, they fail to shine with the white light of God's glory. In John 4:7, Jesus talks about Living water: 7There came a woman of Samar'ia to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."  8For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.  9The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samar'ia?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.  10Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, `Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."  11The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water?  12Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?"  13Jesus said to her, "Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again,  14but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Whether it's oil for our lamps, or Living water for our soul, Jesus is the provider. And Jesus has something else for us today - a white fire that is able to consume the corruption we have allowed to grow in our souls, which has stopped His Glory from shining from our lives for so long.  The question is, will you allow His white fire to burn, out of your control, in your soul? I'm dreaming of a white Christmas - one where the power of God is no longer held in check by my self-serving interests, but where God's Glory spreads like crazy and He shines so brightly that the light illuminates the path of those around me, and He guides my life daily.  If you're like me, and want God to take your purposeless or confused life and give you direction and meaning for living, take time today to speak with Him, and give God full permission to let his Spirit spread into your life in every way - let His white fire begin to shine, burn away the garbage, and give Life to you and His white light to those around you. Join me in making it our passion to love and pursue God, giving everything to Him. Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!
Is Jesus' Heavenly Father really Lord & Master of your life & church?	[ moderator_chat ]	Friday 11 December 11:38
Is Jesus' Heavenly Father really Lord and Master of your life, and your church?   How many Christians have concluded that God doesn't speak or intervene in their lives, and that seeking God “in person” is a waste of time?   How many Christians literally believe that the “Word of God” is the Bible?   How many churches are set up to operate in such a manner that the men and women in charge can make decisions without consulting with God?   Is the church engaged to Jesus, or is has she given up on that courtship, and is pursuing another?   I can tell you the truth – Christ is coming back, and many in the church will not be ready for him. Many have already died without Him as their Lord and Master.   It is easy to tell which churches are ruled by men, rather than by God – these churches stand out in the news as they make major theological changes that are contrary to scripture. Since they rationalize that God no longer speaks in person, they can contain Him in a box (or book!), and then alter that box to suit their own desires such as power, acceptance of their sin, recognition, and emotional compensation. God is not the Lord of that church – they have fashioned another god in His place. It is a sham that such people still call themselves Christians, because they certainly do not follow Christ.   But the church is made up of people like you and me...   My own fear is that if I listen to all God has to say, I will not like some part of it. So I selectively obey God. I read the Bible instead of seeking Him in person, because I am afraid of what He may say or ask from me. I see God as a threat to my lifestyle, and the security of my future, which I am trying to build up. And what is the result? My life lacks purpose and direction – it has spurts of brilliance, but is not burning constantly bright – I am missing the mark and not fulfilling the complete purpose God has for me. And like the church I am part of, I may go off and begin serving myself.   The book of James chapter 4 says, 4 Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose that it is for nothing that the scripture says, "God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"? 6 But he gives all the more grace; therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.   So the spirit of God is in mankind, naturally drawing us to Him like water returns to the oceans. We can distract ourselves, and pretend many things, but the truth is unavoidable – we were made for a purpose, and only in God our creator can that purpose be properly met.   I fear God. But this isn't the kind of healthy fear of one who knows God and trusts in Him fully – mine is more of a self-serving fear – it's a fearfulness of how God threatens my self-serving nature. It's a fear that God puts my little empire at risk, because I didn't build that empire (fully) at His direction. I may have built on the wrong foundation.   Let's name some fears: Will my retirement be stable, peaceful, and offer me financial flexibility to party when I want ? Will God ask me to do something that prevents me from watching my TV show tonight ? Will God ask me to use my money in some way other than for the widescreen TV I was dreaming of ? Will my wife tolerate being uprooted when God calls me to relocate to India for His sake ? Will I lose my job and be laughed at when I become more vocal about the reality of God's impact on my life at work ? Will the world hunt me down as I become a threat to their complacency when I serve the living God and respond dynamically, daily, to his leadership in my life ?   See the trend? Every fear is self-serving. I want to serve myself more than I want to serve God.   And I will tell you that the world is very afraid of true servants of God. It is because they don't understand God's nature (or maybe they do) – like me, they sense a threat to their empires and personal “freedoms”. And this is the same threat Satan sees, and so he works against God.   What is the nature of God? I think we inherently perceive it – God is not selfless as we are. He is far more self-sacrificing than we are normally willing to be. He set aside his glory and kingship to be born in mud and filth, to parents of very little means – and you know what else He did. That is an intense love, and He calls us to love Him, and to love others like He does.   You know, people of the world will kill a loving servant of God to protect their empires. Those loving servants of God are quite unpredictable – they could be labeled a terrorist threat. Loss of life for God...yeah, I keep bringing that up. I got a little self-preservation thing goin' on... do you too ?   So where does the courage to serve God come from?   It is easy in concept. We can serve Him in law, but He prefers we serve Him in love. This is the kind of love that draws a woman to a man before and during marriage – selfless, consuming, joyful, fulfilling. The courageous part comes in making the decision to pursue that relationship – to make the eternal commitment that because God shows His love for me, I will love Him back. Yes, He is the love initiator – that is a sure thing. The relationship will never crumble due to a lack on His part. So it seems this courage to fully serve God as Lord and Master comes from the love and trust we have in Him.   How can He be fully Lord of my life, where I will risk everything for Him?   A friend of mine reminded me that participating in the Lordship of God is an ongoing process. We fall down, we get up (with God's power). The key is to not forsake the relationship with God. Pursue Him!   Looking back, we can see where we've been – there is evidence of a life that lacks purpose and direction. But God has shown us His love, and we are faced with a jump of faith, trusting in His character. Let's both take the jump, because Jesus says “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”   Let us demonstrate the Lordship of God in our lives by seeking Him in person (in mind and spirit), obeying, and pursuing Him constantly!
The passion of the Christian	[ crhm ]	Friday 10 April 12:32
This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=23485   Friday, April 10, 2009   PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM The passion of the Christian Exclusive: David Kupelian explores what it really means to be a follower of Jesus Posted: February 27, 2004 1:00 am Eastern   By David Kupelian WorldNetDaily.com     And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? – Mark 8:34-37 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. – Luke 9:23 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. – Matthew 10:38   Many dazzlingly eloquent words have been written and spoken lately about Christ's "Passion" – both the Mel Gibson movie and the Real Thing. Indeed, viewing "The Passion of the Christ" is powerfully rekindling many believers' appreciation for what Jesus endured for their sakes. Question: Will this roaring fire of gratitude for Christ's suffering and death on the cross also rekindle – or ignite for the first time – a fire in the belly of believers for "taking up the cross" themselves? What about it? Is it enough to immerse our minds and souls and emotions in the graphic realization of Christ's immense suffering on our behalf? Or are we going to go the distance, finish the race, and fulfill Jesus' direct and repeated instruction that each of us "take up his cross daily"? But first things first. What in the world does "taking up your cross" really mean? Visit the link/site at top to read the full article.
UPLift now on twitter.com	[ uplift ]	Friday 19 December 00:50
Catch short couplets, wisdom, quotes and thoughts through UPLift's new service on twitter.com @yourdaytoshine. The full URL is here.
Google stops censoring Christian ads	[ cu ]	Friday 19 September 08:56
Many people have been getting critical of Google, the dominant search engine, simply because it's so big. Others have complained that people have no privacy anymore, because Google search can reveal shocking amounts of personal information about individuals. (Which is hardly fair to Google, since it's not the only search engine in the world, just the most popular. If it wasn't around, people would still be using AltaVista or Yahoo or something.) What I haven't seen people complaining about is the potential for Google to censor the Internet, by deciding what information users may or may not see. In March, Google refused to show ads about abortion placed by the Christian Institute. (more)
Time for Revival	[ healing ]	Monday 01 September 09:25
The glory of Jesus of Nazareth was displayed in his earthly ministry when he changed water into wine. He displayed this glory and told us it was our inheritance in the kingdom of God here on earth. John 20 relates that if all of his miracles were written about that john didnt suppose the earth would be able to contain the books.... this was 3 years of miracle ministry. This is what Jesus left us.This glory. His kingdom on earth. With Pentacost came even more. Shadows healed and tongues were spoken for first time. Focus on this glory part of the Christ. Its this that will heal and do miracles. Dont strive. Just focus and accept like the shepherds... simple child like way. Its our inheritance on earth   God bless
Athanasius on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ	[ faithandlife ]	Saturday 29 March 05:10
from Athansius, On the Incarnation of the Word of God, chapter 6 FITTING indeed, then, and wholly consonant was the death on the cross for us; and we can see how reasonable it was, and why it is that the salvation of the world could be accomplished in no other way. Even on the cross He did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the presence of its Maker. Then, having once let it be seen that it was truly dead, He did not allow that temple of His body to linger long, but forthwith on the third day raised it up, impassible and incorruptible, the pledge and token of His victory. A very strong proof of this destruction of death and its conquest by the cross is supplied by a present fact, namely this. All the disciples of Christ despise death; they take the offensive against it and, instead of fearing it, by the sign of the cross and by faith in Christ trample on it as on something dead. Before the divine sojourn of the Saviour, even the holiest of men were afraid of death, and mourned the dead as those who perish But now that the Saviour has raised His body, death is no longer terrible, but all those who believe in Christ tread it underfoot as nothing, and prefer to die rather than to deny their faith in Christ, knowing full well that when they die they do not perish, but live indeed, and become incorruptible through the resurrection. But that devil who of old wickedly exulted in death, now that the pains of death are loosed, he alone it is who remains truly dead. There is proof of this too ; for men who, before they believe in Christ, think death horrible and are afraid of it, once they are converted despise it so completely that they go eagerly to meet it, and themselves become witnesses of the Saviour’s resurrection from it. Even children hasten thus to die, and not men only, but women train themselves by bodily discipline to meet it. So weak has death become that even women, who used to be taken in by it, mock at it now as a dead thing robbed of all its strength. Death has become like a tyrant who has been completely conquered’ by the legitimate monarch; bound hand and foot the passers-by jeer at him, hitting him and abusing him, no longer afraid of his cruelty and rage, because of the king who has conquered him. So has death been conquered and branded for what it is by the Saviour on the cross. It is bound hand and foot, all who are in Christ trample it as they pass and as witnesses to Him deride it, scoffing and saying, “ O Death, where is thy victory? 0 Grave, where is thy sting?” (1 Cor. 15. 55) -------------------------------------------- Charles Scott, Pastor Church of the Good Shepherd crscott@email.com