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1 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | C.S.M. | 155432 | ||
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the adjustment, and of course you are absolutely correct. The language used does belong to Christ. My reason for using the A.S.K. scripture is that I teach very small children from 5 to 11, and they can understand that if they ask Jesus, he will do what they ask, in salvation and other areas of their life. It builds their trust in prayer to God, is simple to employ, and they should never forget, God never lies by using a.s.k. James said, You have not because you ask not... Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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2 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | jlhetrick | 155445 | ||
Hello again C.S.M. I see your point. God bless you for what you do for the children. It's great that there are those who have been blessed with the ministry of teaching and shepherding children. It is arguably among the most important ministry callings in the church. Good luck and God bless you for your work. Jeff |
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3 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | C.S.M. | 155447 | ||
Jeff, If there are no new seedlings, there wouldn't be any church. I believe the teaching of children is THE ministry of the church. I do not like to see them shuttled off into only playing games and watching cartoons. My fondest memory as a child was a radio program my mother found that had the stories of the old testament dramatized. I can remember trying to stay at the door as long as possible to hear the end of the story then having to run to get to school on time. I was about seven at the time and God was already planting seeds of faith in my heart by the teaching of his word. In Matt it tells us the three fold ministry of Jesus was teaching, preaching and healing. I find it interesting that the teaching always comes first. Children can learn the deepest meaning of scripture if it is given to them on a basis they can relate to in their young years. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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4 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | jlhetrick | 155448 | ||
C.S.M. Yes, and each of us approach our calling and service as THE minsitry. Sunday night, after presenting a lesson on salvation an elderly woman approached me at the back of the church. She told me, with tears in her eyes, that the teaching that night had given her answers that she had been seeking for years and particularly since the death of her husband. She told me that the teaching (presented mostly from Romans chapter 5) put things into perspective for her and that she no longer doubted her salvation. Sure made me feel like teaching the adult population was THE ministry. That's why God has created us so differently in regards to our personalities, gifts, skills, and abilities. There is so much work to do. It's true that we may choose to do this or that, but when we are called by God into ANY ministry, it is because, as you know, God chooses you for it. It is this realization that some time ago I gained a new perspective and/or understanding of a certain verse. Ps 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. KJV I had always heard this taught to mean that when one delights in the Lord, He will give you what you want or have desire for. I do believe that this is what the verse is saying. But I believe it is saying something else as well. If you delight in the Lord, the desires that you have in your heart will be there in the first place because HE HAS GIVEN them to you. So, in truth, the guy volunteering at the soup kitchen, or the one mowing the elderly widows lawn, or the one handing out bulletins on Sunday morning has THE most important ministry. It is his/her ministry for the Lord that he/she has been called at that time to do. Again, may God bless your ministry, Jeff |
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5 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | DocTrinsograce | 155450 | ||
Hi, Jeff... You may be right about Psalm 37:4. But, just to provoke some thought, if our delight is in the Lord, what will be the desire of our heart? Will it not be the Lord Himself? :-) In Him, Doc |
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6 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | jlhetrick | 155469 | ||
Hi Doc, Yes, the Lord Himself. And realized through the living out of those works He calls us to. My comment had come from a conversation I had recently had with my brother (biological). We were talking about how we discover God's will in both major life-changing decisions as well as everyday events. Of course the bible is the first and best answer. Our course must be in keeping with obediece to the truth found in scripture. We include prayer and meditation which is essential. We never rely on our thoughts or feelings (desires) but we consider them in light of what we gain through the reading of the bible and prayer and meditation. Finally we have the responsibility of action, which should always be in faith and sometimes faith is the only thing obvious. So then, the desires of our hearts are certainly not always from God, but those that are can be discerned as such and then faithfully acted on. my thoughts provoked, Jeff |
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7 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | DocTrinsograce | 155470 | ||
Hi, Jeff... That reminded me of anecdote involving St. Francis. He was hoeing in a garden when someone asked him, what he would do if he knew that he would die in a day. St. Francis said, "I'd keep hoeing the garden." In Him, Doc |
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8 | God dosn't love everybody???? | Rom 9:13 | jlhetrick | 155474 | ||
Hi Doc, Good point, the brother believed he was doing what he should be doing. I'll need this on Monday and throughout the work day particularly. Thanks, Jeff |
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