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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
There Comes A Time.....
Rebellion, judgement, death and murmuring against the man of God were all found in in Numbers 16.....
Then the deadly plague....
Num 16:46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, KJV
There comes the moment when the Man of God must get what is in the holy place into the congregation....
Coals of God Fire and incense from the tabernacle must be transported from the presence of God to the congregation....
The Man of God becomes the censor....
And he stands between the living and the dead......
Tis my prayer that I can be that living censor to bring what happens in the heavenlies to the congregants of CUPC....
Then the deadly plague....
Num 16:46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, KJV
There comes the moment when the Man of God must get what is in the holy place into the congregation....
Coals of God Fire and incense from the tabernacle must be transported from the presence of God to the congregation....
The Man of God becomes the censor....
And he stands between the living and the dead......
Tis my prayer that I can be that living censor to bring what happens in the heavenlies to the congregants of CUPC....
Render Unto God
There was always that group that showed up at a Jesus event to distract and discredit....
The day they asked whether they sould pay taxes Jesus shared a most incredible truth....
Whose image is on this coin?
Caesar's of course, was the reply....
Then came the Truth Moment....
Matt 22:21Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.KJV
Jesus pointed out the necesity of rendering to Caesar the things that bore Caesar's image...
And then....
He pointed out to the distractors they should give to God what bore HIS image....
They missed it!!!
But you and I were created in HIS image and likeness....
Therefore we should render to God that which bears HIS image....
Ourselves....
We are not our own...
We have been purchased....
Bought with a price.....
God made us in HIS image.....
Therefore it becomes nothing but my reasonable service to present myself a living sacrifice....
I haply....
Render unto God the thing that bears HIS image.....
Myself....
Blessings....
rks
The day they asked whether they sould pay taxes Jesus shared a most incredible truth....
Whose image is on this coin?
Caesar's of course, was the reply....
Then came the Truth Moment....
Matt 22:21Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.KJV
Jesus pointed out the necesity of rendering to Caesar the things that bore Caesar's image...
And then....
He pointed out to the distractors they should give to God what bore HIS image....
They missed it!!!
But you and I were created in HIS image and likeness....
Therefore we should render to God that which bears HIS image....
Ourselves....
We are not our own...
We have been purchased....
Bought with a price.....
God made us in HIS image.....
Therefore it becomes nothing but my reasonable service to present myself a living sacrifice....
I haply....
Render unto God the thing that bears HIS image.....
Myself....
Blessings....
rks
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Online Disconnect
Gonna set online life aside for a few days....
Blogs, FB, Twitter, forums etc.....
Gonna unconnect from all the connections so I can connect to the Connector!!!
Til then.....
rks
Blogs, FB, Twitter, forums etc.....
Gonna unconnect from all the connections so I can connect to the Connector!!!
Til then.....
rks
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Today,I Am Mad!!!
In a righteously indignant kind of way….
As a pastor I have watched too many people set aside truth for an "easier" way…
I am seeing way too many young men being wooed by a nasty spirit of deception…..
Some of the current buzz words among the pseudo Pentecostal reek of deception……
Example….
I want to be an “authentic” Christian…..
Face it, one is either a Christian or not…..
"Authentic" adds no authenticity whatsoever……
But the feel good buzz words of the non prayers among us find these kind of words relate to other non prayers….
Here is one they might should try….
Deny yourself and take up His cross and follow Him…..
Or maybe this one…..
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
How about the straight and narrow way to heaven?
And here is the part that is really causing the righteous stir in my spirit….
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves…..
I am seeing too many false prophets on different internet venues that beguile young men away from their roots of holy and separate living….
These ravening wolves are presenting our young men with the alternative of delusion…
They are smooth in their deceit….
They are suave in their seductions…..
And this pastor wants to rise up and shout….
Young man…
Ignore the seductions of the ravening wolves of modern Pentecostalism….
Find yourself a place to bury your face in carpet….
And forget the twinkling words of the ravening spirits of deception and compromise…..
As a pastor I have watched too many people set aside truth for an "easier" way…
I am seeing way too many young men being wooed by a nasty spirit of deception…..
Some of the current buzz words among the pseudo Pentecostal reek of deception……
Example….
I want to be an “authentic” Christian…..
Face it, one is either a Christian or not…..
"Authentic" adds no authenticity whatsoever……
But the feel good buzz words of the non prayers among us find these kind of words relate to other non prayers….
Here is one they might should try….
Deny yourself and take up His cross and follow Him…..
Or maybe this one…..
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
How about the straight and narrow way to heaven?
And here is the part that is really causing the righteous stir in my spirit….
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves…..
I am seeing too many false prophets on different internet venues that beguile young men away from their roots of holy and separate living….
These ravening wolves are presenting our young men with the alternative of delusion…
They are smooth in their deceit….
They are suave in their seductions…..
And this pastor wants to rise up and shout….
Young man…
Ignore the seductions of the ravening wolves of modern Pentecostalism….
Find yourself a place to bury your face in carpet….
And forget the twinkling words of the ravening spirits of deception and compromise…..
Monday, January 4, 2010
Headlines on Drudge This Morning
Temps Plunge to Record as Cold Snap Freezes North, East States...
CHILL MAP...
Vermont sets 'all-time record for one snowstorm'...
Iowa temps 'a solid 30 degrees below normal'...
Peru's mountain people 'face extinction because of cold conditions'...
Beijing -- coldest in 40 years...
World copes with Arctic weather...
Folks, just think how cold it would be if Global Warming hadn't warmed things up for us......
CHILL MAP...
Vermont sets 'all-time record for one snowstorm'...
Iowa temps 'a solid 30 degrees below normal'...
Peru's mountain people 'face extinction because of cold conditions'...
Beijing -- coldest in 40 years...
World copes with Arctic weather...
Folks, just think how cold it would be if Global Warming hadn't warmed things up for us......
A Sleepless Night
Sleep decided to evade me tonight....
Why, after such a day I do not know.....
I spoke at CUPC in both the 10 a.m. & 6:30 service.....
Then @ 2 p.m. for our Spanish Pastor Jaramillo.....
Communion and vision casting tonight....
Fatigue is upon me....
But sleep is not.....
As I ponder the last few days Tracie and I are truly blessed....
Our kids are blessed.....
CUPC is blessed.....
2009 was filled with many victories and even a few disappointments....
2010 is chocked of possibities and faith....
Tonight I asked the church to simply go "A Little Further" with me this year.....
I am planning progress.....
Tracie has many plans charted and ready to go.....
God is in control and wishes for more souls.....
By all accounts.....
We have launched into a most incredible year.....
HE is going to be lifted up and men will be drawn.......
Truly I am excited and challenged for the coming months....
Now if I can just find that sleep button....
Blessings...
rks
Why, after such a day I do not know.....
I spoke at CUPC in both the 10 a.m. & 6:30 service.....
Then @ 2 p.m. for our Spanish Pastor Jaramillo.....
Communion and vision casting tonight....
Fatigue is upon me....
But sleep is not.....
As I ponder the last few days Tracie and I are truly blessed....
Our kids are blessed.....
CUPC is blessed.....
2009 was filled with many victories and even a few disappointments....
2010 is chocked of possibities and faith....
Tonight I asked the church to simply go "A Little Further" with me this year.....
I am planning progress.....
Tracie has many plans charted and ready to go.....
God is in control and wishes for more souls.....
By all accounts.....
We have launched into a most incredible year.....
HE is going to be lifted up and men will be drawn.......
Truly I am excited and challenged for the coming months....
Now if I can just find that sleep button....
Blessings...
rks
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