Blog guide

People reading this may say "so, on what are you going to base your answers?' which, if you think about it, is a very good question. We all are people who have opinions and most of us like to share our ignorance daily. And frequently.

  A good portion of what I will share and talk about will be filtered through God's word, the Bible.
God has a lot to share with man. He is not silent. He communicates. And all He communicated was set down in the 66 books found between  the covers of the Holy Bible. It is very important we listen and memorize portions we find helpful for our situation.
Psalm 119 says "Your word have I hidden in my heart  that I might not sin against God." Also "Your word is a lamp onto my feet and a light unto my path."
  In a later posting I will gladfully share how to do that.

New Day

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us thank God for it. Earlier I blogged a post about prayers and I expect I will blog more.The day begins and ends with God in control.

  I wonder if President Obama realizes that. Also that God elevates countries and brings down countries. I only hope that the USA is not being put down by God.

 Obama as well as other rulers are in God's hand, even those who are not His by virtue of the new birth.

  Let us continue to pray for him. He needs wisdom and good advisors. He can't do it by himself. He must also learn how to use both the Republicans and Democrats to get his agenda done. He shouldn"t try to push through his own agenda and stand alone. It doesn't seem to be to be a sign of wisdom. He must not try to be a cowboy.

Help for the Seeking

I decided to post here some links to web sites that may be helpful.
 Let me first say that the author of this blog is a Biola University Graduate. Their link would be http://www.biola.edu/. A person I will try to get to contribute on this blog is pastor Daryl McKillian. His church site is http://www.evictory.org/. He also is a Biola University Grad and presently a Talbot seminary student. Finally a great link for sermons can be found at http://www.ustream.tv/ and put in achurchthatstudies in the search box. These are services recorded each week when the camera is working. The pastor there is Rev. Dr. Joseph P. Metoyer, Jr. He also is a Biola University Grad. His web site is http://www.achurchthatstudies.org/.

Metaphors for Life

I was handed a copy of Power Point print-outs the other day in my Transformation group which meets on Sunday after service when ever possible.. There are five of us in this group. Pastor Daryl is the head guy. There is really a group leadership going on. The handout was a five page PowerPoint presentation on the 4 metaphors for Life. On the left side of the page was "In  The Flesh" -City Builder -Fire Lighter -Wall WhiteWashers -Well Digger.
  On the right was "In The Spirit." -Kingdon Builder -Trusting Follower -Risk Taker -Water Drinker We have yet to hold discussions on the print-out but it will no doubt prove to be an exciting and mind expanding discussion. I will keep you posted as time goes on..
  Men should have groups for development. It just so happens this is an all mens group. It wasn't meant to be that way.

God's View On Work

In the beginning when it all began, when God created all things, He created Adam and Eve. He placed them in a garden and gave them the job of tending it. And God looked and saw everything was good. And He blessed it.
  Work was right. Work was good. This was a form of worship. As man worked he showed his dependence on his Creator for all he had and was given. This pleased God and even today it pleases God.
   When Adam and Eve listened to the serpent and sinned, even then, God had man work for the things that He, God, their Creator, gave them. Now it was not to be a pleasure to work but a hardship. Work was not going to produce all it used to. Man was now going to have aches and pains.
 

In Need of Prayer

The Bible tells us to pray for those in authority over us. This means that we should be praying for President Obama. He needs wisdom and good advisers. The Bible doesn't say to pray only for other believers only. Obama is not a Christian. He may from time to time go to a prayer meeting or show up at a church service or carry around a Bible. But those activities don't make you a Christian. Any more than going to a parking garage makes you a car.   No, you need to have a personal relationship with God through Jesus. He is the way to God. He is the truth you are looking for. He is the life you need.

More of the Same

Well, President Obama has put off the balanced budget until 2012. He blinked and the Senate and House pushed. No one in the long run got what they wanted. This puts pressure on Obama and who ever is going to run for president next year. It seems to me that neither side won. Just slowed down or put off the problem. It doesn't seem to have given Obama any points. On the other hand the other sdie doesan't get points either. A stalemate.