Christian Corner

[Odinson]

Oh yes it´s sunday.

[Obvious Li]

Today's sermon was love must be sincere with  Romans 12:9-12:13 as reference..



If we want to learn how to love people we just need to read about the life of Christ in the gospel accounts..



If all people of the world would just look to Jesus they would know what genuine love is and also know how to demonstrate it.

Fashionista.....i think you are one of the nicest people i have ever met (at least we have met here)...i respect your dedication and commitment to your faith...i truly do.....it is an inspiration to all who know you i am sure.......i live a little more in the gray area of religious dogma.......i am counting on being able to repent for a life time of sins in the last 3 seconds i am alive.....wish me luck...that's cutting it pretty close... :mrgreen:

[Anonymous]

Today's sermon was love must be sincere with  Romans 12:9-12:13 as reference..



If we want to learn how to love people we just need to read about the life of Christ in the gospel accounts..



If all people of the world would just look to Jesus they would know what genuine love is and also know how to demonstrate it.

Fashionista.....i think you are one of the nicest people i have ever met (at least we have met here)...i respect your dedication and commitment to your faith...i truly do.....it is an inspiration to all who know you i am sure.......i live a little more in the gray area of religious dogma.......i am counting on being able to repent for a life time of sins in the last 3 seconds i am alive.....wish me luck...that's cutting it pretty close... :mrgreen:

Oh thank you so much Mr. Obvious Li..



My walk with the Lord is not always easy, but I have the security of knowing I am never alone no matter the situation..



That is such a comfort to me.

[Anonymous]

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that are in the flesh "cannot please God" (Rom. 8:8)



I wasn't able to attend the morning service and the evening one was cancelled..



However, I did do my daily devotional where we were camping.

[Obvious Li]

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that are in the flesh "cannot please God" (Rom. 8:8)



I wasn't able to attend the morning service and the evening one was cancelled..



However, I did do my daily devotional where we were camping.

Fash....i appreciate the pictorial.....now if God would just give me back all the money i lost in the 2008 sub-prime debacle......i promise to lead a chaste and decent life...(i do  :mrgreen: )

[Anonymous]

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that are in the flesh "cannot please God" (Rom. 8:8)



I wasn't able to attend the morning service and the evening one was cancelled..



However, I did do my daily devotional where we were camping.

Fash....i appreciate the pictorial.....now if God would just give me back all the money i lost in the 2008 sub-prime debacle......i promise to lead a chaste and decent life...(i do  :mrgreen: )

Matthew 5:33-37 (King James Version)



33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:



34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:



35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.



36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

[Obvious Li]

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that are in the flesh "cannot please God" (Rom. 8:8)



I wasn't able to attend the morning service and the evening one was cancelled..



However, I did do my daily devotional where we were camping.

Fash....i appreciate the pictorial.....now if God would just give me back all the money i lost in the 2008 sub-prime debacle......i promise to lead a chaste and decent life...(i do  :mrgreen: )

Matthew 5:33-37 (King James Version)



33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:



34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:



35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.



36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.[/quote]





ok..... i say Yea Yea...give me my money back........please..oh pretty please.. :geek:

[Anonymous]

Fash....i appreciate the pictorial.....now if God would just give me back all the money i lost in the 2008 sub-prime debacle......i promise to lead a chaste and decent life...(i do  :mrgreen: )

Matthew 5:33-37 (King James Version)



33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:



34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:



35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.



36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.[/quote]





ok..... i say Yea Yea...give me my money back........please..oh pretty please.. :geek:

I try not to pray for myself, but people pray all the time that the Lord blesses their business.

[Obvious Li]

Matthew 5:33-37 (King James Version)



33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:



34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:



35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.



36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.[/quote]





ok..... i say Yea Yea...give me my money back........please..oh pretty please.. :geek:

I try not to pray for myself, but people pray all the time that the Lord blesses their business.

well he took a big dump on mine.....so right now we are not on the best of terms....the ball is in his court.........i am patiently waiting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Matthew 5:33-37 (King James Version)



33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:



34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:



35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.



36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.[/quote]





ok..... i say Yea Yea...give me my money back........please..oh pretty please.. :geek:

I try not to pray for myself, but people pray all the time that the Lord blesses their business.

well he took a big dump on mine.....so right now we are not on the best of terms....the ball is in his court.........i am patiently waiting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

[Odinson]

I don´t really want to mess with some1s faith.



Heck, I´m a neo-pagan. We have never actually stopped believing in the old gods. We have never been devout christians. The first crusade here met a bloody end in the hands of a finnish peasant.

He killed the bishops escort and the bishop himself.

The bishop stole food from the peasants house during winter. The peasant tracked the bishop down and killed him along with his escort.



It is now considered a folklore but we know our mentality and we know that it is a true story. Nobody, not even some stupid hat wearing fool, fucks with us.



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We have a saying "kun kolikko arkkuun kilahtaa niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa" which means once we pay, our soul gets to heaven to stay.

[Anonymous]

I don´t really want to mess with some1s faith.



Heck, I´m a neo-pagan. We have never actually stopped believing in the old gods. We have never been devout christians. The first crusade here met a bloody end in the hands of a finnish peasant.

He killed the bishops escort and the bishop himself.

The bishop stole food from the peasants house during winter. The peasant tracked the bishop down and killed him along with his escort.



It is now considered a folklore but we know our mentality and we know that it is a true story. Nobody, not even some stupid hat wearing fool, fucks with us.



http://static.ylilauta.org/files/0u/orig/1370354230273175.jpg/936full-lalli.jpg">



We have a saying "kun kolikko arkkuun kilahtaa niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa" which means once we pay, our soul gets to heaven to stay.

I like that drawing Odie.

[Odinson]

I don´t really want to mess with some1s faith.



Heck, I´m a neo-pagan. We have never actually stopped believing in the old gods. We have never been devout christians. The first crusade here met a bloody end in the hands of a finnish peasant.

He killed the bishops escort and the bishop himself.

The bishop stole food from the peasants house during winter. The peasant tracked the bishop down and killed him along with his escort.



It is now considered a folklore but we know our mentality and we know that it is a true story. Nobody, not even some stupid hat wearing fool, fucks with us.



http://static.ylilauta.org/files/0u/orig/1370354230273175.jpg/936full-lalli.jpg">



We have a saying "kun kolikko arkkuun kilahtaa niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa" which means once we pay, our soul gets to heaven to stay.

I like that drawing Odie.

The peasant Lalli is about to kill the bishop Henrik at the lake Köyliö. Bishop Henrik stole food from Lalli´s house when he was away. The story tells that Lalli´s wife gave food but what choice did she have? An escort of soldiers would have sacked the house if she would have not given food.

In those days, the north was short on food. Food thieves deserved to die.

[Anonymous]

I don´t really want to mess with some1s faith.



Heck, I´m a neo-pagan. We have never actually stopped believing in the old gods. We have never been devout christians. The first crusade here met a bloody end in the hands of a finnish peasant.

He killed the bishops escort and the bishop himself.

The bishop stole food from the peasants house during winter. The peasant tracked the bishop down and killed him along with his escort.



It is now considered a folklore but we know our mentality and we know that it is a true story. Nobody, not even some stupid hat wearing fool, fucks with us.



http://static.ylilauta.org/files/0u/orig/1370354230273175.jpg/936full-lalli.jpg">



We have a saying "kun kolikko arkkuun kilahtaa niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa" which means once we pay, our soul gets to heaven to stay.

I like that drawing Odie.

The peasant Lalli is about to kill the bishop Henrik at the lake Köyliö. Bishop Henrik stole food from Lalli´s house when he was away. The story tells that Lalli´s wife gave food but what choice did she have? An escort of soldiers would have sacked the house if she would have not given food.

In those days, the north was short on food. Food thieves deserved to die.

Food thieves still deserve death. Don't touch my McDonald's fries.

[Anonymous]

August 20, 2013



The Gift of Listening



I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray." Psalm 17:6 (NLT)



One night I heard my husband calling our dog to get her treat. He was actually trying to lure Chelsea, our thirteen-year-old dachshund, to her doggie bed. She was in her favorite chair and nothing was getting her to budge, not even the promise of a treat.



I asked my kids if they thought Chelsea had "selective hearing" because she didn't want to go to bed or if she was going deaf. I had a feeling it was the latter.



We reminisced and laughed about how Chelsea used to hear every little thing, from the icemaker in our kitchen to a leaf blowing outside. Then my son Andrew, who was nine at the time, looked at me with great concern. "Mom, I hope when you get old you don't go deaf like Chelsea."



I laughingly told him it might be good if I can't hear everything when I get as old as Chelsea. She gets a lot more sleep, and she's not offended by the doggy jokes we make about her advanced age.



My light-hearted response didn't wipe the concern off his brow, so I asked why he was afraid I wouldn't be able to hear him. He answered without hesitation, "Well, sometimes you don't hear me now. Like when you're on the computer and I ask you a question."



Ouch! I had no idea my child thought I couldn't hear him. His answer almost sent me on a bad-mommy guilt-trip. Flashbacks popped up from times I'd heard him but hadn't listened because my focus was on someone or something else, like the computer and TV.



Instead of defining that moment with guilt, I pulled Andrew close and told him I was sorry for not listening sometimes. I explained how me being on the computer is similar to him watching a movie. He gets so involved he doesn't hear me call him for dinner. He smiled recognizing his own "hearing loss" at times.



Still, I didn't want that to be my excuse. So I promised him I would try to stop what I am doing when he comes to me. In my heart, I committed to look away from my computer or phone to really listen. His comment made me realize, we all long to be heard, don't we?



Psalm 17:6 reflects our desire for God to hear us. The psalmist wrote, "I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray." It reminds me that in the same way I go to God because I want Him to listen and answer me, my child and others come to me because they want me to listen to them. When I stop what I'm doing and listen, it tells them that they, and what they have to say, are important to me.



In our culture of constant contact through technology, it's easy for our attention to be divided and our focus to shift away from those who are in the room with us.



Although we are physically present, often times we are mentally absent.



That night God showed me the valuable gift we can give our children, spouses, friends, co-workers and even strangers. It's the gift of listening.



We give it each time we stop what we're doing and turn our full attention to others when they talk to us. And, it's a gift God gives to us each time we talk to Him too!



Lord, thank You for listening to me. Please help me be a better listener. It's easy to hear with one ear while the other is turned toward my computer, television or cell phone. I want to give the gift of listening because it communicates that I value those who want me to hear them. Make me aware and willing to push past this habit so that I can be a listener like You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.



Related Resources:

Pre-order a copy of our NEW devotional book Encouragement for Today that includes 100 daily devotions written by our team of P31 authors.



Mining for Gold in the Heart of Your Child Character Chart by Renee Swope



The Power of a Purpose-Driven Parent message on CD by Renee Swope



Reflect and Respond:

Ask God to show you throughout the day how you are doing when it comes to really listening to those you live and work with.



Make a list of people you will give the gift of listening to this week.



Power Verses:

Psalm 54:2, "Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth." (NIV)



Luke 2:46, "After three days they found him [Jesus] in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions." (NIV)