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Why Gather in Jesus name? Has it changed? Aug 10, 2008 5:40 am
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Before Jesus gave atonement for the world on the cross, there was a pool. People would wait there for an Angel to stir the waters and it was a sign to the people that if they got in the water they would be healed.

We do not need a pool or any Angel doing that anymore in the New Covenant of Christ. We pray for each other, and we anoint each other with oil as they did in the early Church. It is up to the Lord who is healed and who is not. Its about him and his Will in our lives and not about "he has to do something".

Once again, why do we gather in his name? It is to worship Him and to share his wonders and his Glorious Gospel. A completed work that no man must or should ever add to.

There are dangerous concepts that have no biblical basis to them whatsoever. Do you receive your Glory from who he is or what he could do for you.

Opinions and experiences do not matter. What matters is how he expresses himself through his word. Opinions and experiences deceive, especially when they do not line up with God's word.

In the early church for 327 years after Christ, they met in peoples homes in many cases almost every day. They shared they sang and the prayed for each other as the Holy Spirit lead.

These are the things that you will find in the scriptures. But there are things today that go on that you will not find.

It is supposed to be about him, and not about our needs or wants. He meets all of our needs according to his riches and glory in Christ Jesus. But its not about us. Me make it more about us and thats where we end up with some really whacked out things. It is also where some people get eaten up by wrong influences.

Let me give you an example. The Prophetic. Its the fad in the last 50 years to teach people to be prophetic or to have meetings to "speak" words supposedly of God over people. You will not find anything like this in the New testament,yet people do it. It is dangerous.

Why do I say that? The same Holy Spirit of God resides in every born again believer in Jesus Christ. None is more anointed than another. Gifting different? Perhaps. But the Holy Spirit is there to comfort you and teach you all things. A mature believer needs no man teach him. They should be receiving from the Holy Spirit on a daily basis.

In the Old Covenant, the Holy Spirit did not indwell. The Prophetic was totally different. The Prophet was a seer that spoke God's word. If what they said did not come to pass, they were killed.

A prophet today should be confirming what the Holy Spirit has already told a person and not backwards like these meetings have it. The danger is that a person is seeking out a fallible man instead of just spending time with the Holy Spirit themselves as the design of the New Covenant of Christ is.

The so called Prophetic meetings are in essence a form of controls and christian witchcraft. Words spoken are usually soulish and a supposed benefit. Others are controlling as to what a person needs to do.

It should for the most part only be a confirmation. Something God has already spoken.

It is the same thing for a so called healing service. They didn't meet for that reason. They do today. Why? The meetings are supposed to be about Jesus. Healing is an overflow of a basic worship and sharing(fellowship) It falls under part of the fellowship.

You cant conjure up healing because thats the reason you meet. The recent deal with the Florida outpouring has produced many people trying to validate the vast claims of things, and it is not verifiable.

It is not because God does not heal or can not, because he does everyday. But your life in Christ should not be the focus of whether or not you are healed.

When you speak of having the right attitude to receive etc, you are talking more New Age theory than you are scripture. God is not a respecter of men. He will heal who he wants and when he wants. Some of the most important things happened through imperfection. There is only one perfect and it is not any of us.

Why do you gather? Hopes of signs and wonders? God tells us not to look or depend on those things. An unbalanced person will concentrate on that.

I have to ask them, do you love God for the things he can do for you, or do you love him for who he is. God is Love. I would hope you would be in the latter group.

Blessings
Dennis
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Old Geezers................ Aug 10, 2008 4:48 am
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"Geezers" (slang for an old man) are easy to spot:

At sporting events, during the playing of
the National Anthem, Old Geezers hold
their caps over their hearts and sing without
embarrassment. They know the words and
believe in them. Old Geezers remember
World War I, the Depression, World
War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy
and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age,
the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age
and the Moon Landing, not to mention Vietnam.

If you bump into an Old Geezer on the sidewalk,
he will apologize. If you pass an Old Geezer
on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a
lady. Old Geezers trust strangers and are
courtly to women. Old Geezers hold the door
for the next person and always, when walking,
make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.

Old Geezers get embarrassed if someone curses
in front of women and children and they don't like
any filth on TV or in movies. Old Geezers have
moral courage. They seldom brag unless it's
about their grandchildren.

It's the Old Geezers who know our great country
is protected, not by politicians or police, but by
the young men and women in the military serving their country.

This country needs Old Geezers with their decent
values. We need them now more than ever.
Thank God for Old Geezers!
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Old Farmers Advice Aug 10, 2008 4:42 am
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* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight
and bull-strong.

* Keep skunks and bankers at a
distance.

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a
John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

* Do not corner something that you know is meaner
than you.

* It don't take a very big person to carry a
grudge.

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

* The best sermons are lived, not preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't

never gonna happen anyway.

* Don't judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best
answer.

* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get
older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't

botherin' you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a

rain dance.

* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever
have to deal with, watches you from

the mirror every mornin'.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* Good judgment comes from experience, and a
lotta that comes from bad judgment.

* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot
easier than puttin' it back in.

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some
influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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ramblings of the retired mind Aug 10, 2008 4:20 am
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I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped on. I can't afford one. So, I'm wearing my garage door opener.

You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn't like me anyway.

I was thinking about old age and decided that it is 'when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it'.

I thought about making a fitness movie, for folks my age, and call it "Pumping Rust."

I have gotten that dreaded furniture disease. That's when your chest is falling into your drawers!

I know, when people see a cat's litter box, they always say, "Oh, have you got a cat?"

Just once I want to say, "No, it's for company!"

Employment application blanks always ask 'who is to be notified in case of an emergency.' I think you should write, "A Good Doctor!"

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do -- write to these men? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they deliver the mail? Or better yet, arrest them while they are taking their pictures!

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older. Then, it dawned on me, they were cramming for their finals. As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on the curve.
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