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Has anyone else see this pop-up on the web? "An unstoppable economic force..."
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I have noticed in a lot of IFB churches we refer to Brother "smith" and then when talking of his wife we say Mrs "smith". Where I grew up it was always Brother or Sister. Is there a reason for refering to the ladies as either Mrs or MS rather than Sister? If so, why do we not refer to the men as Mr instead of Brother?
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Where in the Bible do we learn that there is a specific time for avaryone to die? We hear, and say< "when my number comes up" i'll go, and that's that. Some say "It's not my time yet", etc. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Heb. 9:27) If we base our concept of it on this verse, let us reconsider: Without changing one word, we can see the verse in a whole different light; Does Heb. 9:27 say that every man has to die and face the judgment (in general), or does it speak of a specific date and time that only God knows for each individual
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Mormons question so much about the New Testament Church established by Jesus Christ. Do they ever question Joseph Smith and the basis for the LDS?
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To all here at OB, have a blessed New Year in the Lord.
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John 13:31-35 31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Those who are born again spiritually will see Jesus in His glorified body. After the …
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The year 2012 brought a lot of changes to our lives, with the deaths of so many in the family. 2013 is bringing changes, too. But there is one that's good. On January 19, our son is getting married. They will be moving out to the west coast to live with my Mom for a while, which is a great burden lifter.
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Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, loving our brothers & sisters in Christ, & even more than that, even loving our enemies. Galatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Mt 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 1Jo 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1Jo 4:7 ¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knowet…
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/31/kansas-sperm-donor-to-same-sex-couple-readies-for-child-support-fight/?test=latestnews Nutshell summary: Lesbian couple adopts kids together. Not married (can't legally in Kansas). Got a sperm donor to have another kid. (Grand total: Eight kids) Lesbian couple breaks up. Lesbians get on state assistance due to various reasons. State wants to go after a "father" for child support. State decides to chase sperm donor for child support. Sperm donor now must fight in court. There is so much messed up with this story I don't even know where to start, so I'll just leave it as is.
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The 1st memory I have is I wanted to be a pastor. I'm not sure when that left me, but at the age of 5 & 6 that is what I wanted to be. I recall standing behind mothers piano bench with a Bible & acting if I was preaching to them. I recall doing the same thing behind certain tombstones in the grave yard by our church after services at times. But that left me at some point, I don't know in what order the next two came, a cowboy or a truck driver. I feel if we had been on a ranch with horses & many cattle the cowboy one would have come true. But we lived on about 40 acres, father had a few cows & we raised many hogs, plus he worked at a chicken feed mill i…
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Does not the old saying state, If the snow stays on the ground for three, {3}, days, it will soon snow again? or something close to that? The way its looking we will have it for more than 3 days, maybe even more, its not melting very fast. The top temp today for us has been about 34 or 35, & there's still much snow on the ground. It looks to be still 2 to 3 inches, if not more on our roof.
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Wow, found this interesting. In a nutshell...dentist owned an office. Wife worked for him. He had a female assistant for 10 years but he started to be attracted to her. It began to be a threat to his marriage. He counseled with his pastor and they agreed she should be fired, so he fired her with a month's severance pay. Woman sued, and the dentist actually WON the case. Family first, for once. Interesting. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/22/iowa-court-rules-boss-can-fire-employee-considers-irresistible-attraction/?test=latestnews?test=latestnews
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CONFESSIONS OF A CHAPLAIN "Imagine all the tourists seeing worshippers eating hot dogs and drinking beer while sitting on tombstones following a festive celebration on Trinity Sunday."
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Must see: Here's a story by a Jew whose grandfather was in parliment in 1923 and his father a general in the 6 day was........ All need to hear what he says concerning Israel and Palestine Israel was started in 1897 with a setup of a colony in Palestine. They didn't magicall come into existence in 1948.
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Illinois clergy members advocate for gay marriage CHICAGO (AP) — The fight to legalize gay marriage in Illinois received another boost Sunday with an open letter from more than 200 pastors and rabbis in the state saying marriage rights for all people is a matter of justice and equality. The group planned to send the letter to lawmakers, who are expected to take up the matter when they reconvene early next month in Springfield. “The sacred writings and traditions that we follow carry the messages of love, justice and inclusion. The very basis of marriage is to protect the family, strengthen our communities and advocate compassion,” the letter reads. “No couple should…
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I've noticed what seems to be a growing trend of Christians lighting candles for the dead, for those in need of prayer, in similar manner as do Catholics. I've even heard Baptist pastors make mention of lighting candles for those killed in Newtown. What is the point of lighting candles? I always thought of such as being a Catholic tradition but for some reason I'm seeing and hearing of Christians doing this now.
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Happy New Years to everyone. I hope we will all dedicate this brand new year of 2013 to our Lord & Savior, letting Him live though us during this coming year. If we can do that we will make great strides towards truly promoting our Savior as we should. Oh, we may have freezing rain. In our area everyone north of I-30 could see this frozen stuff come our way as the day expires. I hope not, but we are at about 39º at the moment & its been falling most of the day. Late tonight, & the early hours of the morning drunks will be on our highways, if ice is present it will just make it even more dangerous to be on the highways. Hope & pray all of you will s…
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A few of you have sent me messages these past few days and I have not had a chance to respond to them yet. Each and every one of you will have a reply by me tomorrow. I apologize about he delay, things have been very busy for me, I'm also on a little family vacation in PA/NJ. Took the family to see Jonah at the Sight and Sound Theater in PA.
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Hope that this Christmas your able to spend time with family & or friends, that your able to make many precious memories that will go with you throughout your life, & that none of will ever forget that day is about our precious Savior, Jesus., that each of us that has Jesus for our Savior will die to self & always let Christ live though us.
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Yesterday & older couple that we attended church with years ago where in a car wreck. They were in Hope Arkansas. A young man in a pickup truck was mad about something, got in the center lane, that's a trun lane, driving somewhere about 70MPH. He hit a Tahoe, it in turn hit their car, killing both of them. I understand the young man in the pickup got hurt quite bad. Full story Towards the bottom are some smaller pictures of the car & the pickup, you can click on them & have larger pictures. Cecil is probably in his early 70's, Mary in her late 60's. They had been members of Antioch Baptist Church for many years. He was treasure for many years & a …
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Murder Begins a Conception Psalm 139:13-16 13. For thou hast possessed my reigns: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14. I will praise thee; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15. My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members where written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. God says he writes the name of the baby in his book when it is still without form. Do you understand? When the baby still has no hands or …
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“Sun” day “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.” (Acts 20:7) The above verse, along with seven more, are the reason we worship on the first day of the week. I write in support of Christmas, since so many are bent on “explaining” that Christmas began as a pagan holiday, and therefore no longer celebrate the traditional day of our Saviors birth. The verse may seem a bit strange, and unrelated to the subject, but I assure you that you will get the gist of the argument on behalf of Christmas. I am appalled at the attitud…
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I've noticed over the past few years there seems to be a growing number of Christians using prayer shawls. Typically these men are using Jewish prayer shawls. Some say it helps them to focus during their prayer times but others give vague reasons why they use a prayer shawl, such as saying they like it, or it somehow enhances their prayer experience. This seems to be growing most among churches that are strongly and openly pro-Jewish. What is the purpose of the prayer shawl? Does anyone here use one or know someone who does?
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“By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made know unto God.” He doesn’t say He will answer all, but He says, “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and mind though Christ Jesus.”
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Haha, sounds like you’re doing all the hard work! If only you were a pastor, right? Then you could just preach, shake hands, and have all the free food show up. But for now, it looks like your wife is keeping you busy with all that car washing and laundry folding! 😄 -
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The church we're members of didn't have evening service, rather they had several small groups. Since the Wuhan Flu the church has stopped all small groups. On most Sunday evenings they have choir practice for a choir we NEVER use. It's been a royal mess since 2020.
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