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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:16 am
Hayabashi 2 I'll tell you through PMs. 3nodding How come I'm not on yours??? YOu suck bro!!! hee hee ..... wink
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:21 am
Hayabashi 2 LOL. That's great! rofl That shows how the Pharisees were very well. I have a few stories to share that go along with these verses. 17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." Lately I've been having demonic nightmares. I've been havig dreams where things that I cannot see have been laughing sadistically right in my face and all around me. It's like Evil Dead 2 when the demons are laughing at Bruce Cambell through texidermy animal heads. The first dream that I had like that, I was freightened at first. I mean, having some invisible force laughing at you sadistically ain't any happy matter. But in my dream, I remembered this scripture. So, I started speaking it out loud in my dream, and I'm positive I was also saying it verbally. The inivisble forces stopped laughing and cheesed it out of my dream. I woke up, covered with sweat, and i was a little shaken, but I took comfort knowing Jesus was in the same room with me, kicking demon butt! Then I fell back asleep. The second time this happened was only last night. I wasn't fully asleep, but I was dozing off. Before long, I heard this crazy laugh again. I woke up immediately, this time, however, I wasn't shaken. I just quoted that scripture, said, "In the name of Jesus Christ, leave!" and I was back asleep. I didn't dream last night, but it's all good. You know what bro, I had forgotten until you wrote this, but when my friends and I started learning about spiritual warfare, we had the same experience for quite a while and even now sometimes where we will literally be doing spiritual warfare in our sleep and in our dreams. God is so totally amazing .... and one thing our pastors told us during this time, is that your spirit never sleeps ... your body and possibly your mind, but your spirit's always awake ... erego sometimes it's battling!!! How cool is that???? hee hee .... thank you Jesus!!!!
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:33 am
I know I posted this earlier, but the Lord's pushing me to post it again and ask you guys to read each word carefully, because since it's the Amplified, the meaning is much richer in the original tongues and there's enough meat in here to meditate on for a week!!
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
1 THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
2 He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.(A)
3 He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.
4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with [a]oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
6 Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.
Footnotes:
1. Psalm 23:5 It is difficult for those living in a temperate climate to appreciate, but it was customary in hot climates to anoint the body with oil to protect it from excessive perspiration. When mixed with perfume, the oil imparted a delightfully refreshing and invigorating sensation. Athletes anointed their bodies as a matter of course before running a race. As the body, therefore, anointed with oil was refreshed, invigorated, and better fitted for action, so the Lord would anoint His "sheep" with the Holy Spirit, Whom oil symbolizes, to fit them to engage more freely in His service and run in the way He directs--in heavenly fellowship with Him.
Cross references:
1. Psalm 23:2 : Rev 7:17
Lord, makes these words come alive .... become the Rhema word of God inside of us!!!
(Rhema is greek and means the living, breathing, alive word of God - is that cool or what??)
Thank you Lord for you, for your comfort, your word, your precious Holy Spirit that guides us every day - we love you Lord!!! Amen.
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:09 pm
beaufleur Hayabashi 2 I'll tell you through PMs. 3nodding How come I'm not on yours??? YOu suck bro!!! hee hee ..... wink Because you said I suck! crying LOL. I didn't put you there becuase Frogsnack had already put you on hers.
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:56 am
Okay, it's been awhile, but as I prayed about what to post for the day, I got a MUCh bigger portion of scripture than just one verse! I'll highlight the verse or two that really speak to me, but right at the moment, I won't explain them. If we get some discussion going, then I'll jump in! Here goes:
Joel 2:21-32 (Amplified Bible)
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!(A)
22 Be not afraid, you wild beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have sprung up and are green; the tree bears its fruit, and the fig tree and the vine yield their [full] strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord, your God; for He gives you the former or early rain in just measure and in righteousness, and He causes to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.
24 And the [threshing] floors shall be full of grain and the vats shall overflow with juice [of the grape] and oil.
25 And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten--the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you.
26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame.
28 And afterward I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
29 Even upon the menservants and upon the maidservants in those days will I pour out My Spirit.
30 And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens, and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(B)
32 And whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered and saved, for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant [of survivors] shall be those whom the Lord calls.(C)
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:44 pm
Acts 24:1-25:1
24:1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor. 2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: "We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation. 3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. 4 But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.
5 "We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect 6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. 8 By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him."
9 The Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that these things were true.
10 When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. 11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me. 14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, 15 and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. 16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.
17 "After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. 18 I was ceremonially clean when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance. 19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia, who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me. 20 Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin- 21 unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"
22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. "When Lysias the commander comes," he said, "I will decide your case." 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
24 Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." 26 At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.
27 When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, he left Paul in prison.
(from New International Version)
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:42 am
Hmmmm .... that was a good reminder sis, thanks for posting that!
In an aside, I wish we were STILL called the Way! (actually, there was a bad christian cult that used that back in the 80's .... they used little girls to tempt men into sexual sin to try to lure them into their cult O.O ..... which really made me mad!
But I prefer something that simple to 'your a christian?? What denomination are you??' ... rolleyes .... I am a follower of Jesus Christ, pure and simple. That's what I tell people now!
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:03 am
beaufleur Hmmmm .... that was a good reminder sis, thanks for posting that! In an aside, I wish we were STILL called the Way! (actually, there was a bad christian cult that used that back in the 80's .... they used little girls to tempt men into sexual sin to try to lure them into their cult O.O ..... which really made me mad! But I prefer something that simple to 'your a christian?? What denomination are you??' ... rolleyes .... I am a follower of Jesus Christ, pure and simple. That's what I tell people now! I've... never heard of that cult. Wow. I know! (with the whole denomination thing). I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I believe the Bible is the Word of God and should be adhered to despite that it goes against the grain of society. The two truths I hold myself to.
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:20 pm
This one is kinda short, but obviously catchy. (Casting Crowns)
1 Corinthians 12:27-28
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a part of it.”
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:27 am
Good reminder Sarge, thank you!
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:56 pm
I will be doing the sermon next Sunday based on this passage:
2 Corinthians 2:14-17 (Amplified Bible)
14But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,
15For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:
16To the latter it is an aroma [wafted] from death to death [a fatal odor, the smell of doom]; to the former it is an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is qualified (fit and sufficient) for these things? [Who is able for such a ministry? We?]
17For we are not, like so many, [like hucksters making a trade of] peddling God's Word [shortchanging and adulterating the divine message]; but like [men] of sincerity and the purest motive, as [commissioned and sent] by God, we speak [His message] in Christ (the Messiah), in the [very] sight and presence of God.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:01 am
1 Corinthians 2
(This is Paul talking. The same Paul that was later SO anointed that his SHADOW healed people as he walked by them!)
2:1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-
10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:
16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?"
But we have the mind of Christ.
(from New International Version)
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:01 pm
John 10:11-18
11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:30 pm
Man of Christ John 10:11-1811"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." Hallelujah exclaim
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:49 pm
Isa 54:9-10
9 "To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
(from New International Version)
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