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December 31st, 2006 at 11:52 pm (Home)
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Israel, Islam and “Judgment Day!” the Book by Dave Hunt
December 30th, 2006 at 11:55 pm (Book Reviews)
The last book I read was a blessing from the Glasgow family. It was a very informative, comprehensive book about Islam, Israel and the last days. I skimmed some parts but thoroughly read the chapters on Islam. It seems the Lord is sending many Muslims my way lately. Ever since meeting Oumar (a black, French, African, Muslim) in a Best Buy years ago, I have had a great interest in learning about Islam. Praise the Lord that Oumar has repented of his wicked ways and trusted Christ for salvation! What a miracle!
The book went into detail about Islam’s pagan foundations and hateful doctrines. Here’s an excerpt from a heading titled “Earliest Roots of Today’s Islamic Terrorism”:
The way in which Muhammad established his new religion in Arabia - by attacking caravans and villages, putting the defeated to the sword to bring fear and to impose his will on other Arabs - was nothing short of terrorism. There is no other word in today’s vocabulary to describe it. In his Pensees, Blaise Pascal made a comparison: “Mohamet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives.” As another author put it, “Jihad was…accepted [from] the Koran as the direct word of God [Allah]. No one had any difficulty in reconciling religiosity and rapacity. Muhammad had not only made it easy for them to do so, he had made it a virtue by presenting plunder and war as righteous paths to Paradise.”
Here’s a 9 minute clip of Dave Hunt talking about the book.
If you’re interested you can buy the book from The Berean Call (Dave’s ministry) here. Also click this to download a preview of the book (it’s the first chapter and the subject index). May the Lord bless you as we share the gospel of grace with those stuck in false religions.
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The Principle of Pre-deciding
December 29th, 2006 at 11:13 pm (Teaching)
This “Guest Blog” is brought to you by Dr. Jobe Martin. Please visit his website at www.EvolutionofaCreationist.com
The idea is this: You have a particular recurring problem or potential problem such as laziness, cheating, stealing, swearing, lust, anger, pride, lying, immorality, lack of self control, pornography, drugs, alcohol, impatience, etc.
Our Lord gives us a command (Aorist Imperative) in Romans 13:14: “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
How can I victoriously fight this war against my fleshly desires? As a born-again Christian with the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in me, I can find a Scripture that deals with my particular problem. I memorize that Scripture, then meditate on the Scripture by going over and over it in my mind. Then personalize it by inserting my name into the Scripture everywhere I can. I pray the verse or passage back to my Lord and ask him to use it in my life the next time the temptation or test or workshop (as Jenna Dee likes to call them) comes along.
ANGER
For example, perhaps you have a problem with anger. Look up some Scriptures that deal with anger. One that we have used in our family is Ecclesiastes 7:9: “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
Memorize it, meditate on it, personalize it, pray it back to God. “Lord, help me not to be hasty (eager) in my spirit to be angry. Help me not to forget that You look upon me in my anger as a fool. Lord Jesus, I do not want to be a fool in Your sight. Give me the grace to walk in Your Spirit and make no provision for the lusts of my flesh.”
Are you a person who is hasty to be angry? Does your family walk on eggshells around you for fear of triggering your uncontrolled temper? Do you scream and shout and lose it at the slightest provocation? Do you express your obnoxious, pompous anger with the silent treatment? Are you eager to be angry? Do you want our loving Lord to call you a fool? You see, anger destroys relationships. It ruins families, and our Lord knows that and wants something better for us. He desires for us to have hearts full of self-control and peace. Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27
So now you are angry at a family member and our faithful Savior brings to your mind Ecclesiastes 7:9. Or maybe a family member says in a quiet voice, “Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for our precious Lord tells us that anger resides in the bosom of fools.” What do you do now that you lost it again? You may have thoughtlessly slipped back into your old habit pattern of anger, but as soon as the Holy Spirit reminds you that your anger is not a fruit of the Spirit, ask that precious family member to forgive you and confess it to the Lord as the sin that it is.
“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one an other, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:30, 31
Once you lose your temper, why would you not want to immediately confess this sinful behavior and gain forgiveness and regain the fellowship of the family member you have offended? The reason is called “PRIDE.” Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of relationship problems are caused by pride and selfishness. Behind the pride and selfishness is the root of unbelief. Unbelief in this sense is “I have a better idea of how to run my life than God does!” As Frank Sinatra sang, “I Did It My Way.” So I indulge myself at the expense of my family and the reputation of my Lord.
LET’S RECAP HOW TO PRE-DECIDE THE WAY WE WILL REACT WHEN TEMPTED TO SIN:
Find a Scripture that deals with the problem.
Memorize this Scripture.
Meditate on this Scripture.
Personalize the Scripture (put your name in it wherever possible).
Pray the Scripture back to God.
THEN WHAT?
Ask the Lord to use this Scripture in your life the next time (or first time) you are confronted with the problem, test or temptation!
http://www.biblicaldiscipleship.org/Essentials/Predeciding.htm
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Protected: Faith learning her very first Bible verse
December 28th, 2006 at 11:09 pm (Home)
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New feature: LIVE CHAT with other visitors
December 27th, 2006 at 7:36 pm (Teaching)
Hello friends and family. I changed host providers for this blog and it has given me greater flexibility to customize the blog. One of the new features you’ll see on the “sidebar” (the column to the left of the main body text) is the ability to chat with other people who are currently on this web page.
You can type your first name (or any handle) under “Name”. This will help others to know who you are. Then you can start “chatting”, simply type a greeting under “Message” and click the send button to post.
That’s about it! Feel free to click other things to see what they do. I hope to ‘chat’ with you soon!
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The Duties of Parents by J.C. Ryle
December 27th, 2006 at 4:56 am (Home)
This is a fantastic little booklet on raising Godly children. A number of years ago, the Bradricks gave me a whole case of these and I’ve been handing them out ever since. The Martins really liked them and now hand them out to churches wherever they go. Take the time to read this short, timeless booklet and you’ll be blessed. Download it and email it to your friends and family. If you want a hard copy of the booklet, let me know and I can put you in touch with the Bradricks.
Husbands & fathers, this booklet is crucial for us as the leaders in the home. Don’t simply let your wife read it and pass it by. In fact, far too many times our wives seem to read the parenting books and watch the child raising videos, while fathers watch TV or read a magazine. (Hopefully the guilt trip works and you read it now 
) This is a quick, yet substantive read, only 17 pages.
Click to download
May the Lord bless you all! Let me know what you think via ‘comments’ or shoot me an email.
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The Gospel of John movie
December 26th, 2006 at 4:46 am (Bible)
Here’s the “Christmas story” in the gospel of John.
Jn 1:1-4 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” Jn 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
I’ve always really enjoyed that passage. “The Gospel of John” is my current favorite “Jesus” movie. I highly recommend it.
This is from the middle of chapter 3 and goes through to the end of 4. One of my favorite scenes is Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Y3DkhO0yU
This is the end of chapter 8 and goes into the middle of 9. Another one of my favorite scenes is where Jesus declares, “Before Abraham was born, I AM!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5GyDnT6pd8
You can purchase it HERE at ChristianBook.com or simply watch it all at youtube.com.
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Aaron said,
December 28, 2006 at 5:06 pm
I really like the chat, I only wish that other people could be on so that I would have someone to chat with.