11.8 Handling Issues and Blockages Excuses – “But they all alike began to make excuses” Luke 14:18 [1] Sports haters in high school usually have a very smart way of keeping away from sports: they simply obtain a fake doctor’s medical excuse to feign sickness. Sometimes you find this happening in workplaces. That’s exactly what excuses do: they pretend to be sick to keep thereby not doing what they are should be doing. You may hide behind your excuses, but these excuses only bring in delay. They have no power to change your life circumstances. All they just do is pacify you and kill your desire to change or do something about your situation – because you have an excuse not to. You may have a great and valid excuse for a stinking breath, but …show more content…
In Jeremiah 12 verses 1-4 the Prophet was complaining about how unrighteous and wicked people prosper, whereas the Prophet himself was not prospering, even though he was upright and righteous. God replied in Jeremiah 12 verse 5 [1] “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by Jordan?” This verse provides lots of encouragement in that God allows you a delay so as to prepare you for greater things that are beyond the …show more content…
Reading:* Jeremiah 33-34, Luke 24, Psalm 55, and Proverbs 14 the Lord says: "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (Jeremiah 3 verse 33) [1]. Ignorance is not bliss, especially when it has to do with spiritual things. It happens because we do not heed the call to talk to God. Not everyone with greatly exciting secrets wants to share them, but our Heavenly Father has openly told us to call for the secrets, and He will happily show us. Many Christians wander in a maze of perplexity, but help is only a call away. God is alive; He hears, and answers and shows. He will show you the secrets to solving personal issues, and dealing with situations. He will show you wonderful things that are not common to everyone, only to those who ask Him. Like the good old song says, you can dial heaven any time. The lines are never busy; you’re never put on hold. You will never be told that He’s out of the office, gone on a journey, or that He is currently attending to someone else nor do the lines cut off before you finish your conversation. No, you won’t get a voice recording either. And what’s best, the Receptionist Himself is able to help you, because He was once a man and understands how you feel, so He won’t be telling you to try the next help centre, or saying they don’t “deal with such
Hi Prayer Chaplains, Henrietta would like to share some pictures of Greg being sworn in as President-elect of the Grosse Pt. and Harper Woods NAACP. Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garret administered the oath. Henrietta shares that it was a wonderful ceremony and we continue to lift Greg in prayer and affirm blessings over him in his serving. Blessings, Shirley
Page 1 “Ring, Ring.” The class bell rang, meaning the end of school for the day. Out walked, from Coach O’s classroom, the mute, deaf girl, Gena with her outgoing friend, Violet. Across the hall, Isaiah, a bully with anger issues, stood against the lockers, with his arms crossed.
One could think of hardship not only as a test, but as the idea that God cannot intervene when it comes to a person’s free will, no matter how horrific the situation might be. This is true, especially when it comes to Christian teaching. The Christian God cannot interfere with the freedom He has given His people. Those who are followers of Him can only worry about themselves and leave the judgement up to the Almighty. They are responsible for themselves and only themselves.
We know not why our curse makes us seek we know not what, ever and ever. But we cannot resist it. It whispers to us that there are greater things on this earth of ours, and that we can know them if we try, and that we must know them. We ask, why we must know, but it has no answer to give us. We must know that we may know.”
Helen Keller went through her life without her sense of sight or hearing. She was barred from being able to look at the world around her, or hear the sounds of the world. However, she was able to overcome these differences and tell other blind and deaf people about her story. In the same way, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, and Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, both give us insight on the ideas of knowledge and truth. By contrasting Frankenstein and “Allegory of the Cave”, we can find the idea of being hidden from the truth, the different forms of knowledge, and telling others about the truth.
Jeff Garza 2/6/2016 I am going to be discussing a couple of things about Psalms 23 and Psalms 2. First I am going to talk about Psalms 23. I am going to discuss what I think the psalms mean, and what message the author may have been trying to convey. I am also going to talk about my opinion on Psalms 23.
I believe God is walking among us people, working wonders every day. People might ask how is he walking among us? I will tell you how. He is inside of all of us, working within
Book of REVELATION, is the last book of the Bible. The word ‘Revelation’ is derived from the Greek word ‘apokalupsis’ which means “a disclosure, or unveiling, and this book unveils Christ and the mystery of His return to earth as the Judge. This revelation was given to the apostle John while he was in Roman-imposed exile on the Island of Patmos in the eastern Mediterranean around 95 A.D. The book of Revelation has 22 chapters and the events are arranged in chronological order.
Here, David says the Lord is light and He is salvation which means He guides and provides deliverance. God will guide you with His word and he will answer all your tribulations. God also adds joy to people’s lives. “The LORD is the stronghold of my life,” He provides with a source of strength to overcome difficult times in your life. Furthermore, He will show you the right path to take when you’re facing troubles in your life.
Prince Jeremiah was born with unbelievable power and speed. Jeremiah could move as fast as the speed of light and lift thousands of pounds at the age of six. His father Noah was the King of York City and was a noble warrior himself with marvelous power! King Noah was the greatest warrior that York city had ever encountered after defeating neighboring countries by himself trying to take over York City. But now there was a new challenge set before him.
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as the “Christ, the Messiah” (Mk 1:1 NAB). These are the first words of Mark. However, what does this mean? Through the Gospel, Mark wants to answer this question with several facts. The Gospel is divided in two main sections: first, chapter 1 to 8 shows the human part of Jesus and performing several miracles.
Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1: l, New International Version). This is where it all began. God’s perfect Creation included night and day, sky and land and sea, the moon and the stars, all the birds and fish and animals, and humankind. Man quickly messed it up and the Fall hit hard. No more was humanity right with God.
Those who possess great knowledge are often praised among society. They are viewed as leaders of the future as they assume the raw knowledge will lead us towards a greater life. While the ignorant eyes focus on the intelligent, the wise become overlooked. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” portrays how philosophers struggle with others as they are often ignored or shunned for their different views. The “Book of Job” from the Old Testament also shows the ignorance that is apparent in the world as common people tend to stick to what they know.
This is knowledge which grants eternal happiness and meaning cannot be philosophized by the castaway; it must arrive in the form of news, which is the Absolute Paradox. By faith, this news must be heard and heeded. The Christian faith is neither knowledge nor science nor a “miraculous favor which allows one to… believe the impossible” (146). Faith is a form of communication from God, which is delivered by an apostle whose message, while transcendental and paradoxical, is believable and necessary. Jesus, who comes to bring news across the seas does so with authority and steadfastness to the point of martyrdom.
THE TABERNACLE The Israelites stayed at Mt. Sinai for more than a year. During this time, they were occupied chiefly in learning the many details of the law which they were to follow. One of the most important developments that took place was the building of the Tabernacle, the chief purpose of which was to represent God as dwelling in the midst of his people, and it is a type and shadow of Jesus Christ, who was to come.