Dear family of our Lord Jesus Christ!
WOW! The start of the SOFTBALL SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This year I am coaching and playing for Amistad Church! PRAISE GOD! Thank you Lord for my excellent health!
We are praying this morning for Carmen Wolfe Bennett who is having some health issues. Carmen had over a 4 hour wait at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque yesterday. We also pray for Rick Stambuagh who is going through treatments for his back. he has been in a lot of pain! We pray healing over Carmen and Rick in the name of Jesus!
I pray the following over all of us:
Buffy and Reno my traveling buddies!!! They love to go for rides walks and runs, they also help me in Ministering to others they show the Love of Jesus Christ to all. They melt hearts, they never do bad to anyone. They have wonderful Godly common sense!
To get your week started click on this inspiring video that Sharon has posted for us!
Here is a good word from Charles Stanley:
“Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.”
AMEN and Amen to that!
Stay on the straight road of God!
This is from Charles Stanley’s son, Andy: With added comments thrown in by Dewey.
Today one third of the world’s population claims Jesus as the centerpiece of their religious experience. He taught for three years, and twenty centuries later, He is worshiped on every continent on the planet. This is an amazing story! It’s a TRUE story every Christian and church attendee should know. It’s a story that we have the privilege of participating in everyday! It is a story that we are responsible for shaping. We are the stewards of the church for our generation and also we determine what comes for the next generation when they hear the term church! (Later on in this CUP, Darlene Quiring has a post that ties right in with all this!)
If you have followed the CUP for awhile you know I love Charles Stanley, what a great teacher of the Word of God. In his son’s Andy’s book, “Deep and Wide” Andy shares of the struggles of the family, The divorce of Charles Stanley and his wife, the struggle Charles had at his Church in Atlanta, including when a Deacon slugged him!!! Yes that’s right a Deacon slugged him! The conflict between father and son. I found all this inspiring as we all have struggles in our life and look how Charles and Andy came through their struggles, stronger than ever in our Lord!
Yesterday I got a call from a man out of state, we take call’s from all over the Unites States. He had been reading a book and became distressed that he could not live up to the Word of God according to this author. He told me he was reading all sorts books, BUT The Word of God. His heart is in the right place to learn and live the way of God, but their is only one true Word, and that is the Bible. We must be careful what books we read, my number one question is always, is it in line with God’s Word? We must use our God given discernment. To have that discernment we must be in contact with God at all times, not a “Book” unless it is the Bible. Be careful what you read.
I have to tell you that you do not have to be careful what you read here at the CUP and at FGGAM web site! We have new posts for you at www.fggam.org Here is a AWESOME post by Darlene Quiring! A challenge for us all! Thank you Darlene!
But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. II Timothy 1:12 esv
Throughout my years, I have heard many rousing sermons used to encourage people to share their faith and not be ashamed to call themselves a Christian. So many sermons, in fact, that I believe we have developed a slanted perspective to what this verse really means. Certainly this verse does reference the importance of baring the name of Christ, but I fear we have reduced this down to an expression which can easily be made by a bumper sticker, a cross necklace, or a WWJD bracelet. If this is what most Christians think of when they say theyre not ashamed of the gospel, Im afraid that Christianity will lose its most distinct characteristic in the world.
While there are some Christians who would never publicly admit that they are Christians, my wager is that most of the people who will inevitably read this are not that sort of Christian. Everyone at work probably knows your born again. Theyre probably even cautious to not curse around you. Wherever you go, you can automatically identify other Christians and you give them a nod, just so they notice you as well. Your whole identity oozes Christianity. Youre a wide eyed, sanctified, blood bought, Spirit taught, Bible totin, Scripture quotin, satan bashin, sin trashin, Christ followin, hard prayin, pride swallowin, faith walkin, truth conveyin, gospel talkin, bonafide, big time, believer, and youre proud of it. You are the quint essential Christian. Everything is going good for you.
But that might just be the problem. You see, we tend to think that the opposite of shame is pride, and were great at showing pride that were Christians. The problem is, Paul isn’t talking about being proud to be a Christian, but being proud to suffer. Paul writes to Timothy to be proud of the testimony of the LORD, who suffered on a cross. There were many people who had made a mockery of Jesus crucifixion, and others were making a mockery of the fact that Paul was imprisoned. Why would anyone want to join a religion characterized by suffering. But when we look back on the testimony of Christ, we know that this suffering is the central, most important doctrine of our faith.
This is the essence of living a life worthy of the gospel. The gospel is marked by suffering and pain. Paul constantly reminds us that we will suffer, Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. (II Timothy 3:12 esv). This is what it means to follow after Christ. In our comfortable Christian society, we have been conditioned to think that our freedom and liberties are the distinguishable characteristics of being a Christian, but we are sorely mistaken. God is not pleased when we live our lives as though we have everything put together.
I think that a better way to distinguish the gospel to a hurting world is to show the reality of what it means to be a Christian. But this will require a complete change of thinking. We dont even confess our struggles to other Christians, never-the-less to our co-workers and neighbors. Our prayer meetings are spent addressing colds, flues, and financial difficulties. Is our faith already established? Are we not struggling to work out our salvation? Have we already conquered every sin in our life? Are we too ashamed to reveal our weaknesses to one another, that we have to share about our cousins, friends, cat who has been missing for 24 hours? I think prayer meetings should be more like AA meetings. Lets face it, we all have sins we ought to be fighting, and we could use the community of believers to hold us accountable. Then, when we live transparently before the world, they can see grace, mercy, and sanctification actually working in our lives instead of just assuming that were goody two-shoes who never make any mistakes.
I dont think we should turn our times together as a means to air our laundry or give glory to our sins, but we ought to be living transparently enough that others can see the grace of God working in our lives.
So, while you may not be ashamed to say that youre a Christian, are you ashamed to share in Christ suffering?
Great words by Darlene, a great challenge for us all!
May you be blessed this week with God’s presence, provision and protection!
April 22, 2013. Winds of change are blowing. It happens every year about this time. More is coming. There is nothing you can do to stop or regulate it. The best thing to do is welcome the change. For some, the change will be difficult and perhaps disappointing. For a few, it will bring setbacks. Set your mind on things above. Remember, this day will pass and so will the next. This world is not our home. We are but passing through. When we die, we leave it all behind.
Psalm 46:1-2 (NASB) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea.” Ras Robinson
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April 22, 2013. I love you with a love you have never experienced from another person. There is nothing you can ever do that will cause Me not to love you. Yes, I will correct the wrongs you commit. Stop and think about it. I know your heart, precious one. I know you and deep in your heart you really don’t want it any other way. I correct the wrongs so you can quickly get back to doing right. Now with that declared, begin receiving abundant blessings My precious one.
Psalms 35:27 (AMP) “Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” Bev Robinson
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