1-1-1

neat idea that our pastor got at a conference

1 - 1 - 1

Pray for 1 person at 1 o'clock for 1 month

Asked God to give me a name and He did

and now we are starting on "the way"

words release power

Unfortunately both good and evil power.

While going thru an intense time with one of our children the other day.

I walked down to confront the situation and on the way, God had me stop and

go around church in our town. God made very clear to me that part of what

we, as parents, were battling in this situation was "evil powers" released by the

words of other Christians. Words spoken in anger, or envy, or malice that REALLY and TRULY

released an attack of evil spirits on our son.

I could not think of others at that point, as I was convicted in my heart of words and thoughts directed against others. I repented in tears for the "idle words" that were bringing death and I prayed to pick up the grace that is available to speak words of life and grace to and about others.

Father, forgive us, and heal us.

it's simple

love

God teach us how to love

Fill us with Your love and let Your love touch others thru us

Use us for Your glory

it's simple

love

2nd corinthians and hypocrisy and persecution

2nd Corinthians has so much to say about those who are truly called into ministry, that i refuse to pick out a verse or series of verses. Read the whole thing, it can be done in one sitting and read it as seeing what Paul has to say about the qualifications and preparations to be a minister of God.

last nights Bible study on hypocrisy in giving Matt. 6:1-4 (the emphasis is completely on YOU beware of Your own hypocrisy, not try to figure out if anyone else is)

My random thought was if hypocrisy is the contagious disease, what is the CURE that God allows fo flow in from the outside....

My wife "got it"... Persecution --- there are no "mega-churches" in China, or any other country where persecution is a daily occurence, house-churches gather and true love and brokeness prevail. So here is a question; are there really, i mean REALLY any "mega-churches" anywhere?...

my answer is, no, only what "looks like" a mega-church in the absence of persecution.

So AMEN Come Lord Jesus, purify Your church!!

8 minute video from David Wilkerson on "travail"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27DIST8qO4I

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perfect trust/ perfect rest

Jesus said there are times when God cannot lift the darkness from you, but you should trust Him. At times God will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Keep the thought that the mind of God is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God’s will is behind it. Therefore, you can rest in perfect confidence in Him

Oswad Chambers (nothing to add)

our lack

It seems to me that most of our problems/worries/interpersonal difficulties are simply a lack of understanding/appropriating/appreciating/knowing the amazing sacrificial love or our God.

We love, because He first loved us ...(and by the way we were quite unlovable at the time)

Once again John, led by the Holy Spirit, had more truth in one sentence than a whole year

of Philosophy 101

disarm the enemy

Pastor Larry showed a video "Lead Me to the Cross - Passion of the Christ"

yesterday in church and while watching it God dropped this truth in my

head

It's sacrificial love that disarms the enemy.

Amen, So Lord love thru us, give us Your love, love - sacrificially - thru us.