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John 12:13 They took palm branches   and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!”

I was sitting in my living room one sunshiny day a couple of weeks ago, looking out our window at the changing leaves—soaking up all the beauty of fall. I began pondering autumn, and what it means when the leaves begin changing color. It means they are beginning to die. “Only God,” I thought, “would be able to design something that is dying to be so beautiful.” In the spring, the leaf begins budding with the excitement of new life; it grows and matures until it is a full [leaf?]. Then, as summer comes to an end, it turns a brilliant yellow or red or orange, going out in magnificent splendor before finally falling to the ground, where it becomes nutrients for the tree to produce more healthy and beautiful leaves the next year. This holds so many parallels to the life of a Christian. We have such a short season on earth, but we have a specific purpose and calling: to display the life of Christ on earth. Although we may live in relatively little recognition during our lifetime, wh...

“To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, ” Isaiah 61:3 A few years ago I made the decision to take a sabbatical from attending the organized church.   I had been a faithful active member for many years.   I taught Sunday school, served in bus ministry for ten years, worked with the youth in my community, went out witnessing, took all the classes the church recommended I should take in order to serve in any capacity. For years this was my life and I began to since something was wrong.   I began to question things and this is when my awakening began. I always thought I was a good Christian based on the fact that I went to church every Sunday, didn’t smoke, drink or went to clubs.   Basically, I was a morally good person.   My seat in heaven was secure so I thought.   But after years of attending church I began to question my Christianity, “Am I truly serving God”? It started me on a journey in...

Have Courage and Be Kind If you have not seen Disneys Cinderella movie please  make time  to go see it   A clean lighthearted movie for the entire family especially for girls   A woman of courage, standards and kindness   Never allow external things to change who you are inside

The   Lord   is my light   and my salvation      whom shall I fear? The   Lord   is the stronghold   of my life      of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

A life of purity is easier than you think. You just need to do this one thing. "... Be an example to the believers ... in purity ... " (1 Tim. 4:12). At first glance, purity may seem the same as holiness, which we discussed last week. But they are not the same. Holiness means to be set apart, whereas purity is how you conduct yourself because you're consecrated. Purity is the by-product of holiness. We can walk in purity when we allow our hearts to be pierced by truth: "For the word of God is alive, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Heb. 4:12). God's Word is not merely letters on paper. It's alive! It is so sharp it can separate the soul from the spirit and, in the process, reveal our hidden thoughts and attitudes. So as holy people, let's urge each other onward toward the mark God sets bef...

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, “The   Lord   reigns.” 1 Chronicles 16:31

No one likes to wait, but have you ever wondered why? It's because delays show us that we are not in control. Someone or something else is calling the shots. Although we may be able to identify the immediate cause--like a traffic light or the long checkout line--ultimately the One who controls all our delays is the Lord. Since He is sovereign over everything in heaven and on earth, even our time and schedules are in His hands. This means that in every delay, we are actually waiting for God in one way or another. You might have thought that the expression "waiting upon the Lord" applies only to seeking guidance from Him or an answer to prayer. But it can mean so much more when you remember that He controls all your day-to-day inconveniences and frustrations. In the Christian life, learning to wait is vitally important because until you do, you'll never be able to walk in obedience to God, have an effective prayer life, or experience the peace of resting in Hi...

Katy Perry, The Grammy's, Gay Weddings and Witchcraft By: Joe Schimmel At the 2014 Grammy’s, like a snake shedding its skin, Katy Perry shed her bright, colorful, bubble gum image - that she’d so carefully honed to seduce countless innocent children - to publicly reveal the dark, witchy woman she has been successfully hiding for years. E! Online tweeted, "Um, did we just witness actual witchcraft during Katy Perry's   ‪#Grammys performance?" Perry, who had earlier promoted lesbianism in her song “I Kissed a Girl,” could not have chosen a more appropriate time to reveal her witchy self, as the Grammy’s were used to heavily propagate gay marriage on the masses. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Madonna and Mary Lambert performed the gay anthem, "Same Love," while Queen Latifa wed 33 couples, many of which were homosexual. Latifa was recently deputized by Los Angeles County to legally conduct wedding ceremonies. The intolerant and bigoted anti-Ch...

Are you buying into the world's lies about your appearance, your body, relationships or sex? You could be and you don't even realize it. Authors Shannon Ethridge and Steve Arterburn identify several common myths and discuss what the Bible says about them. Myth 1 – How I dress is my business. It shouldn’t be a concern for God or guys. Before you believe that your wardrobe isn’t an issue with God, try this scripture on for size: Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for [her] to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around [her] neck than for [her] to cause [another] to sin.” ( Luke 17:1-2 )  When guys see something sexually stimulating, such as a young woman dressed immodestly, their natural tendency is to lust after her and entertain thoughts of becoming sexual with her. It doesn’t matter whether the guy is a Christian or not. Even godly guys can be visual...

Myth 5 – My love will save him. I can change him. Don’t make the mistake of dating a guy who needs some major repair work before you could consider him marriage material. Many young women are drawn to a guy’s wild, rebellious side and then set out on a mission to mold him into the kind of man they really want him to be. We hate to break it to you, but you can’t change or save anyone. Only God is in the business of doing that successfully. The research has already been done. A woman’s love does not change a broken man’s behavior. It only validates it. Her love says to him, “You are OK the way you are!” Myth 6 – I feel so sexually tempted, I must already be guilty, so why bother resisting? Satan loves to use false guilt, convincing us to cross the line between temptation and sin with thoughts like these: "You can’t deny that you want him! You may as well go after him!" "You’ve already gone this far, what’s one step further?" "He already kn...

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the   Lord , that he might be glorified. Isaiah 61:3 KJV