April 1, 2012 
As we embark on day 40 of our 40 days of lenten Season, we have 8 more days to go before Resurrection Sunday.. Today we are praying about Forgiveness (Forgive others and God will forgive you)…
Category Archives: Holy Living
Employment (Find Jobs)
I love this proverb: “Give a man a fish and he won’t starve for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he won’t starve for his entire life.” (author unknown)
John 15:7 (ESV)If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Philippians 4:19 (ESV) And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.Today as we embark on this 39th day of Lenten Season… Today we are praying for and making our topic of focus: Employment (Find Jobs)… In today’s economy, we know that finding a real job is a job by itself, unless you have some type of inside hook up that can help you get your foot in the door.. It’s just the way it is.. .It’s no longer what you know in some cases, unless you have a specialty profession such a Physician, Lawyer, Clergy, Real Estate, Loans, etc., or a specialty skilled worker such as a x-ray or ultrasound technician, teacher, etc.. Even then, the market is still tough to get into some of these major corporations that offer full scale packages with benefits…. You can go to school for umpteen years and still have to wait in line just like the next man who has over 20+ years of experience on job and in employment.. It’s hard for the veterans, and laymen as myself with ample amount of experience with the economy alone..
Nevertheless, don’t freight because no matter what, God has got your back and as long as you are trusting him for Employment as you seek for a job, he will supply all of your needs according to his riches in glory if we just learn how to ask… The bible says, we have NOT because we ask NOT! Ask, and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door of employment will come open… If you sit around and throw yourself a self pity party, you will never find a job or be employed in this economy where even the minimum wage job is starting to look appealing… Matter of fact, some minimum wage jobs and entry level position at places such as In and Out Burger and Costco are starting entry level employees out with a minimum of $10.00 an hour which is at least above average that you can keep a roof over your head somewhere and food to eat…. It’s really all about dropping the pride and going into survival mode for you and or your family….
I tell my clients all the time, write down all of your skills to know what you can do…. Just because your tittle says one thing, the job itself that you have done in the past consist of many modalities which you can pull out individual skills and transpose the skills you have and transfer them to another whole profession completely… It’s called transposing your skills to fit into a whole other class of jobs…
Also, don’t sit around and do nothing…. Volunteer at one of your local charities such as United Way, Red Cross, any local hospital or places that accept volunteers… Your kids school need volunteers all the time to come in and help… You never know, your skills and work you give away for free just could open a door for employment as well…
Also, I am a firm believer in Entrepreneurship… Create a job that don’t exist yourself… You can, and you are capable of owning your own business…. If you can’t get a job be creative with your God given talents and find a ways to put what you have to offer on the market… As for me, I’ve always done private consultant work behind the scenes as a clerical worker… I’ve done anything from helping individuals start their own business, build their own website and show them how to maintain it, and taking them through each step to do it… Also, transcribing independently for private practices. Also partnering with companies like Amway, Avon, Tupperware, Cookie Lee jewelry, and many more companies I can name that will give you the opportunity to own your own share selling their products, or you can branch out on your own like I do and create your own information you can sell and make a living do so.. People need information all the time… Write a book in your area of expertise and contribute what you know to this world… You never know, it just might turn up on the New York best sellers list..
I wish I had time in this piece to tell my oldest son story on how he became a multimillionaire off what he loved so dearly and became so passionate about… It’s the gifts that God give us are the one’s we can share with the world best… The very thing you enjoy doing the most is the very thing you can try and create as a job and offer your services to the world via www.beyourself.com or org. , etc.. All I’m saying is come out of the box when you think of Employment and finding a job…. Maybe a job will find you once people know what you do, then you become in demand…. I do believe that I am in demand, and some great company is looking at me as we speak and write this piece.. I too desire better employment and want to be on top of the world too as I raise a 9-year-old alone as a single parent… It becomes hard at times because of circumstances that he may encounter, and yet I’ve found it really hard to hold down a full time job outside of the home since he has been born… Don’t get me wrong, I have not missed a beat since I’ve had him, but the game is a little more challenging when you can receive a call at the drop of the hat that you are needed in your childs life in the middle of the day… I’ve found working from home is more flexible for me, but gets a little boring at times being that I’ve worked outside of the home when I raised my first family over 29 years ago… It’s all good and as long as you are trying and doing something, at least submitting applications and up to date resume’s and going to job fairs… Also networking is good too, because like I said in the beginning of this piece, it not what you know these days…. It’s really about who you know, and I’m going to leave you with this… As long as you know that God is the creator of all things and you continue to put your love and trust in him, he shall and he will provide all of your needs and yes Employment and finding a job fall in the category of all of your needs!!!
Be blessed and pray blessings right now over each or your lives that are reading this blog and are seeking employment and need to find a job… I pray right now that A door be open that no man can shut, and your every need is met in the mighty name of Jesus we pray… Amen!
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Cited that the information from Government jobs is used for reference material only: http://www.fedjobsearchtrainer.com/government-jobs/
“Government Jobs“
Finding a job with the Federal Government is the ideal employment scenario for millions of individuals. There is approximately 1.7 to 2 million people employed by the Federal Government with an estimated 400 different occupational specialties in the government workforce. Furthermore, these government jobs are located across the country and, indeed, throughout the world in various capacities. For instance, only an estimated 10 percent of government employees actually work within Washington D.C. proper while government employees can be found across the globe.
Government jobs are all arranged according to a standardized scale. This standardized scale is known as the GS code or the General Schedule which runs on a continuum from GS 1 to GS 15 with the higher number being indicative of higher salary and more authority. In searching for a job with the Federal Government identifying the specific job title for the type of position that you are searching for is critical. In order to locate a potential job opening in marketing for instance, marketing is not the job title but rather Market Analyst would be. So you must first identify the specific job titles that are of interest to you in your job search with the Federal Government.
The Federal Government is almost always hiring. Certainly the macroeconomic environment can affect how many positions are available but the sheer size of the Federal Government ensures that positions are opening all the time. As recently as 2004, U.S. Government Agencies such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employed in excess of 232 thousand people while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security employed an estimated 160 thousand individuals. Smaller government departments such as the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission employed around 4,500 and 3,500 people respectively. Thus, there are myriad choices for people that want to find federal jobs with the Government.
But where does one start looking? There are literally hundreds of websites and employment databases that facilitate a Federal Government related job search. One of the first places you should explore is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management which can be found at www.opm.gov. This is the gateway website for federal service and hosts a huge amount of reference material for potential job applicants. Another important website in the job search with the Federal Government is the www.usajobs.gov website in which you can search federal jobs by keyword as well as by location. However, there are in excess of 100 Federal Agencies in the Federal Government and each one handles its own recruitment, screening and hiring processes. Furthermore, an estimated 39 percent of all federal jobs are in the Southeast region of the U.S. so a willingness to relocate may also help.
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Bible Verses to motivate you while Finding A Job
John 15:7 ESV
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 90:17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
Proverbs 3:6 ESV
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
James 1:1-27 ESV
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. …
Luke 18:1 ESV
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Ephesians 1:11 ESV
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
John 14:14 ESV
If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Psalm 90:16 ESV
Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
Proverbs 21:1 ESV
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
Psalm 1:3 ESV
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
John 16:24 ESV
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 14:13 ESV
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Luke 11:9 ESV
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Exodus 12:36 ESV
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
Exodus 3:21 ESV
And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty,
Genesis 39:21 ESV
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
1 Peter 5:7 ESV
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Luke 12:32 ESV
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Jeremiah 1:5 ESV
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Psalm 22:1-31 ESV
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. …
Philippians 4:13 ESV
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
1 John 2:27 ESV
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
Mark 11:24 ESV
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Luke 12:31 ESV
Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
Exodus 11:3 ESV
And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
Ephesians 4:28 ESV
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Romans 1:1-32 ESV
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, …
Luke 12:30 ESV
For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Luke 12:7 ESV
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Isaiah 40:31 ESV
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
1 Chronicles 22:13 ESV
Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed.
Luke 12:28 ESV
But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Luke 12:24 ESV
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
Matthew 7:11 ESV
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 6:32 ESV
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Psalm 115:12 ESV
The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
Psalm 84:11 ESV
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 37:25 ESV
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
2 Chronicles 26:5 ESV
He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
Deuteronomy 29:9 ESV
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. …
Philemon 1:6 ESV
And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
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Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas, in honor of 40 days of lent and day 39 we are praying about and discussing: Employment and finding a job… All information used to glory my subscribers who may be in need of a job!
Footnote: Reference Material: http://www.fedjobsearchtrainer.com/government-jobs/
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Pray against Injustice
Today as we embark upon this 40 day journey of Lenten season on today.. We are on day 37 and we are discussing Injustice… Injustice is real and existent to this very day… I’m saddened that injustice and prejudice still exist. I’m reminded of that Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963…US black civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 – 1968)
I remember living in Long Beach, California back in the 70’s when I actually felt injustice for the very first time, and today, injustice is still as prevalent today… I’m reminided of a youg man by the name of Ron Settles who was a star college football player that was getting ready to sign a contact to play professional football. One night in a small town right out of Long Beach, his whole life would be destroyed and was my very first time witnessing injustice pretty much in our own backyard or neck of the woods… In two cities, patrolmen are accused in the deaths of blacks. Ron Settles, 21, of Carson, Calif., was called Bull by his friends. He was a 200-lb. senior running back for the Cal State Long Beach 49ers, good enough to be scouted by the Dallas Cowboys. Ernest Lacy, 22, of Milwaukee, was a very different sort: a skinny unemployed man with a history of mental disorders who sang in a church choir and was sometimes scared of his family’s two dogs. But there were similarities too. Both were black. Both were involved in similar incidents…I do believe in my heart that this definitely was a case of injustice…. See the attached video on Ron Settles..
Was the Ron Settles incident an Accidents or Police Brutality?
| Birth: | Jun. 12, 1959 California, USA |
| Death: | Jun. 2, 1981 Signal Hill Los Angeles County California, USA |
 Ron Settles was a Long Beach State College football player who was arrested by the Signal Hill Police Department. The morning after his arrest, he was found severely beaten and hanging in his jail cell. A huge furor erupted afterwards over the suspicious nature of his death. The police said he committed suicide, but this story was very weak. The Los Angeles District Attorney filed charges against them, with the Signal Hill Police officers eventually taking the fifth ammendment so as to not incriminate themselves. No one was convicted of Settle’s murder, but the city of Signal Hill did pay a large settlement to the family. One of several highly controversial deaths of arrestee’s in the 1970’s and 80’s that changed the way police departments deal with prisoners. Many police departments now videotape jail areas, and any time a police officer or correction officer touches a prisoner in any sort of a restraining way, a report is required to be written. |
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Rodney King–
My 2nd time in life witnessing injustice and a level that a riot broke out in the city and surrounding cities where we lived… This was now the 2nd time I’d witnessed injustice again with my own eyes watching the video that media played over and over again … The 1992 Los Angeles Riots or South Central Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted three white and one Hispanic Los Angeles Police Departmentofficers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict.
Widespread looting, assault, arson and murder occurred, and property damages topped roughly $1 billion. In all, 53 people died during the riots and thousands more were injured.
(Above: Rodney King at the press conference following the riots that broke out after the cops who beat him up were acquitted.) His saying “Can’t we all just get along?” went viral back in the day…
As of today, we still fight because injustice yet prevails… I could go on and on previous cases and add myself and several incidents that injustice continues to prevail….
Let’s bring it up to date to Trayvon Martin who was shot and killed in cold blood by a fake neighborhood watch commander who’s group was not even a registered neighborhood watch group… It’s sad that Mr. Zimmerman is still running around as a free man, and he took the innocent life of a child… He should be put in jail with the key thrown away!!!!
Cited: Insert article from CNN- http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/opinion/bennett-trayvon-martin/index.html
“Rush to judgment in Trayvon Martin case”
By William J. Bennett, CNN Contributor
updated 8:29 PM EDT, Fri March 30, 2012
We should be guided by the facts when seeking justice, says William Bennett.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- William Bennett: The death of Trayvon Martin is much more complex than first thought
- Bennett: Some are not looking for justice, but are exploiting this terrible death
- He says we don’t know if Zimmerman is guilty or if racism was a motivating factor
- Bennett: We should not rush to conclusions, and should be guided by the facts
(CNN) — At first glance, the death of Trayvon Martin seemed to be a straightforward example of ugly, racial conflict resulting in the killing of an innocent black teenager by a white man, George Zimmerman. But now, as evidence continues to come forward, the facts seem much more complicated and the “obvious truth” premature.
At first, it was thought that Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, was the aggressor because he followed Martin, got into a physical scuffle with him and shot him. But then, some witnesses claim that Martin attacked Zimmerman first, and the initial police report said that Zimmerman had blood on his nose and the back of his head after the incident. However, surveillance video footage that surfaced from the police station is leading to questions about the extent of Zimmerman’s injuries.
To make matters more complex, we found out that in the past several months, Martin was suspended from school three times, once for the possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Miami Herald reported that in the gated community in which Zimmerman patrolled, there were eight burglaries, nine thefts and one shooting in the past year. Neighbors of Zimmerman described him as being passionate about security and credit him with thwarting and cracking some crimes. It was also revealed that Zimmerman identified himself as a Hispanic and was a registered Democrat.
William Bennett
The facts are confounding and inconclusive. But the tendency in the first days by some, including Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and an angry chorus of followers, was to rush to judgment with little regard for fairness, due process, or respect for the terrible death of a young man.
A mob mentality seems to be in the ascendancy.
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The New Black Panther Party offered a bounty for Zimmerman’s capture.
Jackson said that Martin’s death shows how “blacks are under attack” and “targeting, arresting, convicting blacks and ultimately killing us is big business.” Apart from the obvious incendiary nature of such comments, what in heaven’s name could Jackson mean?
Spike Lee fueled the flames by tweeting Zimmerman’s home address, which turned out to be the wrong address and resulted in an older couple fleeing from their home and fearing for their lives after threats and crowds outside their residence. Lee, realizing his folly, has since apologized to the couple.
These actions and words illustrate a problem in dealing with Martin’s death: Many people are not on an impartial hunt for justice but are exploiting this crisis for personal or political gain and claiming that it is representative of larger societal problems.
MSNBC political analyst and Democratic fundraiser Karen Finney blamed Martin’s death on Republicans. She said, “[Republican politicians] reinforce and validate old stereotypes that associate the poor and welfare as criminal behavior with African-Americans and people of color, calling us lazy, undeserving recipients of public assistance. In the case of Trayvon, those festering stereotypes had lethal consequences.”
Martin’s own mother, Sybrina Fulton, filed applications for trademarks on two of the popular phrases used at rallies for Martin, “I Am Trayvon” and “Justice for Trayvon.” Democrats politicized the event with a hearing on Capitol Hill in which Martin’s parents testified. Later, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, wore a hoodie on the House floor.
It’s clear that some of the people raising the most noise are trying to make this less about the horrible death of a young man and more about claims of racial resentment that may or may not exist.
The loudest voices should be particularly careful not to rush to conclusions. Remember the Duke lacrosse case, in which members of the team were accused of a gang rape. The public rushed to judgment long before the young men were eventually acquitted.
Zimmerman may or may not be guilty; there may or may not be racial motivations. We do not know yet. In the absence of complete evidence, inflammatory comments and belligerent reactions will not aid the search for justice. An angry crowd should not be in charge. Lastly, why is there so much selective outrage on the part of so many?
The leading cause of death for black male teenagers is homicide, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Of all the black homicide victims, about 93% are killed by other black people. In 2011, nearly 85% of all people murdered in Philadelphia were black. Where are the marches and protests for these victims? Is it justice people seek or are they looking and even hoping for signs of white racism so they can exploit it?
In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.”
While we wait and respect due process of law, we should do our part to uplift human personality. We can do so by giving both Martin and Zimmerman a just weighing of the evidence, both in the court of law and public opinion. Let us not assume the worst of anybody but be guided by the facts.” http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/opinion/bennett-trayvon-martin/index.html
I’ve come to the conclusion that injustice is real even down to my own life in Orange County California.. I do believe that these people care nothing about the lives of our black young men, black or brown people… It’s said that we have made it to 2012 and prejudice and injustice is much alive! “Things have got to change for the better!” I’m outraged over it all down to my very own incidents of being discriminated against.. I see the time when men were put 6 feet under for hitting a woman or someone struck a child for no reason…
Injustice and prejudice is really real today in 2012!!! It really is..
Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas
Cited that this story: Rush to judgment is used for reference material only in this article concerning injustice – original content of story comes from: http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/opinion/bennett-trayvon-martin/index.html
Cited information from Ron Settles: Ronhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6814603
Incarcerated
Isaiah 61:1 (ESV) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
As we embark on this journey of our 40 days of Lenten season, today we will be praying and discussing Incarceration. When I hear the word incarceration I immediately began to think of a person that is not free.
Many of us have loved one’s that are behind prison walls… It tend to be a pretty common place for most of our black and brown men of today and yesterday… I encouraged each of you to begin to pray for someone you may or may not know that is incarcerated. Also, pray those loved one’s that are free but has imprisoned their minds to the mental capacity that they have given up on life.. I believe, if we began to intercede on their behalf, lives will be change right where they are and the captives mind will be set free, which gives them another chance at life. No matter what a person has done, Jesus still loves them in spite of their mistakes or intentions. If a person is honestly sorry, repent and or ask the Lord for forgiveness, he is a faithful and just God and will forgive you of all your sins.
Please, if you will… Take time out of your busy schedule and go pay a surprise visit to a love one or friend that is incarcerated.. .You never know, you might be that face that will change their mindset forever… Most of all, it’s a matter of them feeling free withing themselves… Locked away, yet free… The bible says: whom the son set free, is free indeed…
The Disciples Cross: The Message Behind the IHVS Christian
The first discipline is Obedience and faith, it is the central focus of book one, What Does the Bible Say? Obedience and faith is what binds all the other spiritual disciplines together. Without them the cross can not support itself. In the pages of the Bible, Jesus instructed: “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you” (John 13:15). Obeying God’s Word is not easy. History has shown that our human nature is prone to resist authority. We see that in Genesis chapter 3 when man disobeyed the Heavenly Father and the result was devastating. Man was separated from God. Disobedience has a similar affect upon our relationship with the Lord today. But God is faithful. He will forgive us our sins and restore our relationship if we will confess our sins and return follow His instructions (1 John 1:9).
Witnessing is another Christian discipline and will be the central focus of book two,Fishers of Men. Witnessing is not an option for a Christian. Jesus commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations (c.f., Matthew 28:19-20), and it is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness under girded by a Christian lifestyle in harmony with the gospel of Christ. Jesus also reminded us that God is pleased when we witness. “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples” (John 15:8).
Prayer will be the central focus of book three, Move Mountain. Is has been said that prayer is to the Christian what breathing is to the body. More specifically, prayer is both talking and listening to God. At the same time, prayer is recognizing the presence of God (Psalm 118:18) as we claim promises of God (2 Peter 1:4). Equally important, prayer is the Christian’s source of strength and power, a means of discovering the will of God, and biblically mandated means of having our needs met (Philippians 4:19). Jesus promises, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (John 15:7).
Fellowship will be emphasized in Love One Another. Based on what I like to call The Eleventh Commandment, Jesus’ instructions in John 13:34-35 is clear, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” We are to love others because Jesus loved us first. His model is our inspiration and his legacy is the defining quality of our new life as disciples.
Service will be the focus of IHVS book five, You Are My Friend. A New Testament church is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers that can affect lasting, positive change in the lives of others. Both men and women are gifted to serve and be friends to others. One of my favorite passages in all of scripture is John 15:13. There we read, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” It is fascinating to me to realize that Jesus considers me to be his friend. Being a friend to others has a similar impact on people.
Finally, the focus of the last book in the IHVS series, Show Thyself Approved, will bediscipleship. This is the all-encompasses discipline that expands the entire cross. Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and knowledge and in Jesus Christ rests all wisdom. Thus, all sound learning is a part of our Christian faith, and Christian education is a necessary component to a complete spiritual program for Christ’s people. Once again, Jesus teaches, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24).
Isaiah 42:1-25 (ESV)Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: …
Incarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime (custodial sentence).
People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictionshave differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of justice. Incarceration serves four essential purposes with regard to criminals:
- to isolate criminals to prevent them from committing more crimes
- to punish criminals for committing crimes
- to deter others from committing crimes
- to rehabilitate criminals
Incarceration rates, when measured by the United Nations, are considered distinct and separate from the imprisonment of political prisoners and others not charged with a specific crime. Historically, the frequency of imprisonment, its duration, and severity have varied considerably. There has also been much debate about the motives for incarceration, its effectiveness and fairness, as well as debate regarding the related questions about the nature and etiology ofcriminal behavior.
Bible Versus on Prison / Incarceration
Prison incarceration rates by country
Incarceration rates of selected nations
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Order (No Confusion, Chaos)
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March 28, 2012 Order (No Confusion, Chaos) 1 Corinthians 14:33 : For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Today, as we embark on this powerful 40 days of Lenten Season, today we are praying about Order (No Confusion, Chaos). If we tell the truth, most our lives have no order, and seem to be filled with lots of confusion and chaos, but God says in his word that he is not author of confusion! 1 Corinthians 14:33 : For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
or·der
1. an authoritative direction or instruction;command; mandate.
2. a command of a court or judge.
3. a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc.
4. the disposition of things following one after another, as in space or time; succession orsequence: The names were listed in
alphabetical order.
alphabetical order.
5. a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or
harmonious arrangement: You must try to give order to yourlife.
harmonious arrangement: You must try to give order to yourlife.
con·fu·sion
1.the act of confusing.
2.the state of being confused.
3.disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos: The army retreated in confusion.
4.lack of clearness or distinctness: a confusion in his mind between right and wrong.
5.perplexity; bewilderment: The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion.
cha·os
1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
2. A disorderly mass; a jumble: The desk was a chaos of papers and unopened letters.
3. often Chaos The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.
4. Mathematics A dynamical system that has a sensitive dependence on its initial conditions.
5. Obsolete An abyss; a chasm.
God is not the author of confusion
Here’s the thing I’ve learned…..sometimes it takes getting hit in the head with a brick…..but I get the point….eventually!!!
“God is not the author of confusion”. After looking back over my life, I really know what it means to say that God is not the author of confusion. It seems like no matter what you do or where you go, confusion will follow.. I realized that half my battles in my past 30 years were not even my own, but I have such a deep love for my family and the people of God, and just have this gene where I feel the need to protect those the seem helpless when the enemy comes against them… I feel God made me to deal with confusion and chaos.. However, I do know that God is God of order and he does not endorse bad behavior and us acting unseemingly.. God is a God of “LOVE” and “ORDER” – He said in 1 Corinthians 14:40 – Let all things be done decently and in order. On that note, I’m praying for order in my life, my families life, my friends all around the world that may be struggling as I do in this area. God is able to do anything but fail…
“God is not the author of confusion”. After looking back over my life, I really know what it means to say that God is not the author of confusion. It seems like no matter what you do or where you go, confusion will follow.. I realized that half my battles in my past 30 years were not even my own, but I have such a deep love for my family and the people of God, and just have this gene where I feel the need to protect those the seem helpless when the enemy comes against them… I feel God made me to deal with confusion and chaos.. However, I do know that God is God of order and he does not endorse bad behavior and us acting unseemingly.. God is a God of “LOVE” and “ORDER” – He said in 1 Corinthians 14:40 – Let all things be done decently and in order. On that note, I’m praying for order in my life, my families life, my friends all around the world that may be struggling as I do in this area. God is able to do anything but fail…
I Corinthians 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace…
When you hear somebody recite a verse of scripture and you think it might not have a thing in the world to do with you personally.. Think again!!!
When you hear somebody recite a verse of scripture and you think it might not have a thing in the world to do with you personally.. Think again!!!
God is ALWAYS speaking to us and he knows what is going in our lives. Sometimes we prolong things that we know are not right, making matter 10 times worse than they really are… I plead the blood of Jesus and pray Peace right now in each of our lives in Jesus’s precious and Holy name knowing that God knows about every situation and he really does care! There are many time when we just have to be reminded and understanding that: “God is not the author of confusion” and he wants us to live a fulfilling and victorious life in him..
What do I have to do to go to heaven?
God isn’t waiting to judge you. God isn’t waiting to condemn you. He’s waiting to receive you with mercy, with love, with open arms, and forgive all your sins. Will you come to Him? Will you turn from your sin and promise to live for Him?
“If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” — Romans 10:9
“To all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.” — John 1:12
He asked, “‘What must I do to be saved?’ They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.’” — Acts — Acts 16:30,31
Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas in honor of 40 days of Lent season / Today’s prayer and discussion / Order (No Confusion, Chaos)
“Circle of Protection – Winner’s Circle” pt3/3 David Evans 23 JAN 2012
“Circle of Protection – Winner’s Circle” pt3/3 David Evans 23 JAN 2012
‘Circle Of Protection’ Declared By Christian Leaders In Face Of Budget Cuts
A homeless man panhandles for change on a San Francisco sidewalk. Christian leaders have announced a new initiative called the “Circle of Protection” in response to possible budget cuts to programs that aid the poor and hungry. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty
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First Posted: 04/27/11 02:14 PM ET Updated: 06/27/11 06:12 AM ET
A broad coalition of Christian leaders has announced a new “Circle of Protection” to formalize their opposition to governmental budget cuts that would slash the funding for or completely eliminate programs that provide essential services for poor and vulnerable populations in the United States and abroad.
The newly minted initiative is supported by a number of high-profile Christian leaders from across a wide spectrum of denominations and aid organizations.
According to the Rev. Jim Wallis, the coalition has come together to send a message to political leaders: “If you’re going to come after the poor, you have to go through us first.”
The group has outlined eight core principles that guide its stance on the federal budget. Leading these principles is an acknowledgment that the government has an obligation to substantially reduce spending deficits. At the same time, the list outlines the group’s position that budget decisions are moral decisions, and Christian morality emphasizes the importance of protecting those in need.
Speaking on a conference call Tuesday morning, Wallis said, “Budgets are not just about scarcity. They are about choices, and those are moral choices.”
The Christian leaders believe that these budget choices are tied to an issue that is central to the Christian faith — how to protect the “least of these” as described by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.
Also speaking on Tuesday, Ambassador Tony Hall, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger, emphasized, “There are over 2,000 verses in the Bible that speak to this issue.”
In the face of a fierce and ongoing political battle, the Christian leaders formed the “Circle of Protection” in order to advocate for those who have no voice in the debate. Their statement outlines:
We look at every budget proposal from the bottom up — how it treats those Jesus called “the least of these” (Matthew 25:45). They do not have powerful lobbies, but they have the most compelling claim on our consciences and common resources. The Christian community has an obligation to help them be heard.
Bishop Jaime Soto of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops added on Tuesday:
The moral measure of this budget debate is not which party wins … but how those who are poor and vulnerable are treated. We are speaking on their behalf.
The group’s information includes a list of federal programs that provide aid to poor and hungry people. While they stop short of fully endorsing the protection of any specific programs, the group believes that is important to maintain or increase the collective effort to help those in need.
Ambassador Hall offered David Cameron’s program of government austerity measures in the U.K. as a model for reducing spending while refusing to cut programs that provide life-saving aid to those in need. He also offered praise to the Simpson-Bowles proposals for upholding the same standards in the U.S. budget debate.
The “Circle of Protection” comes in the wake of a period when many faith leaders protested potential budget cuts to poverty programs by fasting during the Christian season of Lent. As Congress and the White House continue in their protracted battle, the Christian leaders behind the initiative emphasize that they will remain passionate and faithful to the cause.
Rev. Peg Chemberlin, President of the National Council of Churches, concluded her thoughts by asking other people of faith to join in solidarity with the signatories:
“Today we stand together to call on all Christians … and we pray today for those that will lead us to a moral budget.”
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Encouragement (Pray against the spirit of discouragement, depression, stress and lack!)
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
March 27, 2012 
Encouragement (Pray against spirit of discouragement, depression, stress)
Aldous Huxley Encouragement Quote:
“Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.”
~ Aldous Huxley
Abraham Lincoln Encouragement Words:
“It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: “And this, too, shall pass away.””
~ Abraham Lincoln
Anonymous Encouragement Quote:
“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”
~ Unknown
Today as we continue on this 33rd day of Lenten Season, today we seriously are praying for ENCOURAGEMENT and we pray against the spirit of discouragement, depression and stress… God, I know how easy it is to become discouraged, but I know the value of being encouraged no matter what… Sometimes life deals you a bad hand, and it seems as if all hope is gone, until God stops by and show some sign that this battle is not over, and let you know that this battle is not yours but it’s the Lords… I speak to myself first as farmost, because I desire to encourage, enlighten and bless God’s people. I never once intended to use my voice to hurt anyone, but sometimes we allow our emotions to get the best of us and out anger we can speak some very cruel and mean things…. I’m capable, and I make no excuse, only asking God to fix that part of me, and allow all anger that may come whether proked or harvested.. I pray right now in precious mighty name of Jesus, that the spirit of disencourgment be moved out of my way that God can get all the glory and honor… It’s amazing how this schedule goes, and corresponds to lifes ordeals… I pray today against anything that is not like God, I invite you Lord to change our hearts and change our minds got against strong holds that allow us to tear each other apart, which sometimes cause depression and stress to be all around us… But decree and I declare on this 27th day of March, that we shall overcome in this season. Lives will be changed, miracles will be performed, blinded eyes will open, money will overflow in your life, LOVE will abound, Grace is sufficient for all of these encouraging thing I speak in the atmosphere to come to pass. I serve the Devil notice and ask God to forgive me right now if I treaspassed against someone in anger, to change my heart and my mind, and change the heart and mind of the person that may have been hurt by my quik and spontaneous rebuttle to your reply…. I pray the day that we can learn to kiil each other in LOVE foreal… Not just lip service, but showing each other how much we really care by encouraging, interceding, sharing with each other material and spiritual things… Most of all that we can share an encourging word with someone to let them know that life will get better if we put all of our trust in God. Yes, man will continue to fail you, but somebody say, BUT GOD!!!! He is the ultimate source of encouragment knowing all he went through for us… He died for our sins, he gave everythign that he had for us.. He layed down his life for us, and he took abuse, he was beaten, he was bruised, and tortured and was nailed to an old rugged cross, and they pierced him in his side and he never said a mumbling word… But he did say “FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO!” After they did all what they did to Jesus, and that aint even the whole story, but that alone makes tears of joy flow from my heart to know that my saviour went through so much more than I have down here on earth…. He went through so much until they hung him high, they stretched him wide, he hung his head for me he died, and that’s what you call real “LOVE!” However, that’s not how the story ends, on the third day he rose again with all power in hands to let the world know that you may slay me with your words, and beat me with your hands and your objects, but never will you be able to take my joy because the world did not give it , as they did not give it to Jesus, they can’t take it away… No one, I reiterate, that no one, can take or have my joy. If I choose to give it, it’s nobody’s fault but my own… If I die and lift my eyes up in hell, it’s nobody’s fault but my own because God is a just God and a jealous God, and he will not allow you to put anyone or anything in front of him. He will and he can move anything out of your way that may have been a stumbling block to your relationship with God… I encourage you on today, to ask yourself this simple question: Are you saved? Do you know Jesus, in the pardon of your sins. Do you believe that he hung, bleed and died for your sins? Do you believe that he died and he rose again on the third day with all power in his hands? If you answered “YES” to each question, you are headed in the right direction to make heaven your final destination when the trumpet sounds…. Will you make him the LOVE of your life? Accept him on today and if you have not been baptized, I encourage you to go to your local church where you feel comfortable or at home to work out your soul salvation, and learn of him and be baptized in his precious Holy Ghost which destroys every strong hold and yoke that distorts our lives. I encourage you on this 27th day of march to keep on keeping on no matter what man may say about you…. Press you way through the crowd so you may get your crown up in glory and hear the Lord say these words….
“Well done, my good and faithful servant, come on up a little higher!”
Much love to you all, and I write this piece with tears of joy streaming down my face, knowing who I am and who’s I am… I pray right now that if there is anything in me that is not like you dear Jesus… Take it out right now in the mighty name of Jesus… We consider it done in Jesus Name, and know that are weapons are not carnal…For in 2 Corinthians 10:4 : The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 -(KJV) 1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Definition of ENCOURAGEMENT
1: the act of encouraging : the state of being encouraged
2: something that encourages
Examples of ENCOURAGEMENT
- Our aim is the encouragement of investment.
- the encouragement of plant growth
- teachers who give their students a lot of encouragement
- With support and encouragement from their parents, the students organized a fundraiser.
- They offered him gifts of money and other encouragements.
- Encouragement to others..
Bible Verses about “Encouragement” To Others
Cited: reference material from: Open Bible: http://www.openbible.com
Posted by Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas, March 27, 2012 – We declare in Jesus Name that today will be a day of Encouragement, and we Pray against the spirit of discouragement, depression, and stress and consider it done in Jesus name.. Amen!
Encouragement Tomorrow – Quotes – Pictures
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Individuals (Pray specifically for 3 people outside of yourself)
Some people practice a model of prayer using the word ACTS as a guide.
- A – ADORATION: First, let God know that you love Him, and want to draw closer to Him.
- C – CONFESSION: Second, confess to God how you have failed in your life to be as obedient as possible. Admit to God what you have willingly done which you know was wrong or hurtful to yourself or to others.
- T – THANKSGIVING: Third, tell God what you are thankful for, that you appreciate the things God has already done on your behalf.
- S – SUPPLICATION: Fourth, present to God your “list” of concerns and needs for others, and then your own concerns and needs.
Some Scriptures on Prayer
1 Timothy 2:1 – First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone.
James 5:16 – Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
Romans 8:26 – Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
Ephesians 3:16-19 – I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breath and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV / 153 helpful votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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Bible Verses aboutPersonal Responsibility
Galatians 6:5 ESV / 116 helpful votes
For each will have to bear his own load.
1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 74 helpful votes
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Proverbs 28:13 ESV / 65 helpful votes
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Luke 10:27 ESV / 49 helpful votes
And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
2 Peter 1:10 ESV / 48 helpful votes
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
Ezekiel 18:20 ESV / 47 helpful votes
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
Luke 10:30-37 ESV / 46 helpful votes
Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. …
Luke 12:48 ESV / 42 helpful votes
But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
1 Corinthians 13:11 ESV / 31 helpful votes
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
Proverbs 25:26 ESV / 24 helpful votes
Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Romans 12:19 ESV / 22 helpful votes
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 21 helpful votes
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Deuteronomy 28:1-68 ESV / 21 helpful votes
“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lordyour God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. …
Genesis 4:6-7 ESV / 21 helpful votes
The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
Isaiah 42:16 ESV / 18 helpful votes
And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
Romans 13:4 ESV / 17 helpful votes
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
Proverbs 6:20 ESV / 17 helpful votes
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
2 Thessalonians 3:11-18 ESV / 16 helpful votes
For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. …
Proverbs 18:7 ESV / 16 helpful votes
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Colossians 3:23 ESV / 14 helpful votes
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
James 1:1-27 ESV / 12 helpful votes
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. …
Galatians 6:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
2 Peter 1:1-21 ESV / 9 helpful votes
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, …
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV / 9 helpful votes
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Luke 6:46 ESV / 9 helpful votes
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
Ezekiel 3:18-19 ESV / 9 helpful votes
If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
Romans 6:1-23 ESV / 8 helpful votes
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. …
2 Kings 4:27 ESV / 8 helpful votes
And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Nehemiah 4:17-18 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
1 Samuel 13:19-20 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.” But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle,
Leviticus 26:1-46 ESV / 6 helpful votes
“You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. …
Revelation 22:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.
Matthew 4:1-25 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple …
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 ESV / 5 helpful votes
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you. Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. …
2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Column: MLK knew that change began with individuals
By Rich Benjamin
Updated 1/12/2012 7:09 PM
As we commemorate one of this country’s greatest icons on Monday, we need to toss aside the “great man” concept of leadership, our knee-jerk longing to worship epic individuals and not citizen action. Contrary to most mythology of Martin Luther King Jr.
celebrations, his true contribution wasn’t as a single messiah of civil rights but as a formidable organizer of people and causes.
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“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus,” King said.
Once a grueling cause was identified, King knew that every person counted. There was strength in numbers and in a broad, collective front. As the election season kicks into high gear, we cannot wait and hope that we’ll elect a president or members of Congress who can fix all of our problems. Americans must become the leaders we desperately lack. Individuals must strategize, demand, protest and band together to work toward the national improvements that are so clearly needed.
Look around. Our country is suffering from a crisis of leadership. The economy is sputtering, millions remain jobless, and yet the president and Congress seem incapable of action. At the start of 2012, less than half of Americans (46%) approved of the job President Obamais doing. Not surprisingly, Congress’ approval rating is worse: 11%, a record low. Kowtowing to partisanship and career survival in an election year, politicians in both parties have abandoned governing in favor of chronic gamesmanship.
King did not play games.
In the coming days, though we will be reminded about the inspiring flourishes of King’s sermons, his ultimate genius rested in the millions of citizens he inspired to work the trenches, above and beyond partisan politics, to achieve widespread, lasting change.
Americans can still accomplish great things independent of Washington. Every day, new entrepreneurs start small businesses that create jobs or launch private-public partnerships that bolster community-based services or establish non-profits to help those in need. Volunteerism, public service, entrepreneurship, voting and protest: These are the engines of collective leadership.
Whatever the bold action, the vital point remains: We can’t afford to wait, any less than blacks could in the 1950s, expecting leaders actually to lead. The rising stakes preclude the passive approach of seeking out heroes, rather than taking matters into our own hands. To honor King, this is the message that should occupy our hearts.
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“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus,” King said.
Once a grueling cause was identified, King knew that every person counted. There was strength in numbers and in a broad, collective front. As the election season kicks into high gear, we cannot wait and hope that we’ll elect a president or members of Congress who can fix all of our problems. Americans must become the leaders we desperately lack. Individuals must strategize, demand, protest and band together to work toward the national improvements that are so clearly needed.
Look around. Our country is suffering from a crisis of leadership. The economy is sputtering, millions remain jobless, and yet the president and Congress seem incapable of action. At the start of 2012, less than half of Americans (46%) approved of the job President Obamais doing. Not surprisingly, Congress’ approval rating is worse: 11%, a record low. Kowtowing to partisanship and career survival in an election year, politicians in both parties have abandoned governing in favor of chronic gamesmanship.
King did not play games.
In the coming days, though we will be reminded about the inspiring flourishes of King’s sermons, his ultimate genius rested in the millions of citizens he inspired to work the trenches, above and beyond partisan politics, to achieve widespread, lasting change.
Americans can still accomplish great things independent of Washington. Every day, new entrepreneurs start small businesses that create jobs or launch private-public partnerships that bolster community-based services or establish non-profits to help those in need. Volunteerism, public service, entrepreneurship, voting and protest: These are the engines of collective leadership.
Whatever the bold action, the vital point remains: We can’t afford to wait, any less than blacks could in the 1950s, expecting leaders actually to lead. The rising stakes preclude the passive approach of seeking out heroes, rather than taking matters into our own hands. To honor King, this is the message that should occupy our hearts.
Rich Benjamin is a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors and a senior fellow at Demos.
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Cited that the bible verses were taken from reference material from open bible – http://www.openbible.info/topics/personal_responsibility
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Sermon Title: “I’m so Hood” Dr. Jamal H. Bryant…
These sermon notes are unedited and uncut from Dr. Jamal’ Bryant’s sermon. I will insert the video in this post as soon as the sermon is released on I tunes – enjoy! – Minster Evelyn Diane Thomas
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Empowerment Temple / Dr. Jamal Bryant 11:30 a.m. Service
We going HOLY HOOD at Empowerment Temple 3.25.12
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Men singing: I’m standing in your will…
‘He opened up his sermon by Playing a video with Geraldo Rivera talking about a child wearing a hoodie… Every-time you see someone mugging or robbing, they are in a hoodie.. You are a gangster if you wear a hoodie…
When you see a black or Latino with a hoodie on you tend to cross the street from a person that looks like that, because you want to avoid trouble… Stop wearing the hoodies..He wore an outfit that was inappropriate.” – Geraldo Rivera speaking on this video above I quote…”
I Samuel Chapter 16:7 – 1 Samuel 16:7
New International Version (NIV)
7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Sermon Title: “I’m so hood”
Reporter Gerald Rivera – after graduating from the Law School from the University of Pennsylvania.. He went into journalism and went into the practice with one client… The young client who shot their pastor and left them dead in the sanctuary… .Someone from ABC saw that he was very articulate and offered him a job…
ABC News changed his name from Gerald to Geraldo because it did not sound as Spanish.. He changed his name to get a job.. It was Gerald Rivera that discovered how Elvis Presley really died… He said Elvis Presley died of an overdose….
He broke into El Capon estate only to only find beer bottles.. He went to Iraq because he could not get a job here in America… He reported false information from Iraq, resulting in them discovering that Geraldo was 300 miles away and misappropriated his report…
He began to draw a diagram to show where an attack was gong to take place.. He endangered our lives and the sons and daughters that serve in the military,..
Geraldo pushed a woman away during Hurricane Katrina so he could be seen on Tv…
He comes after Don and Rush Limbaugh.. It does not surprise us that he would utter that black and dark skinned males should not wear hoodies because it immediately implicates that you are hood.. He believed that this young man was not only murdered because of Zimmerman’s overzealous behavior but because they had on a hood…
Did the men were on the bridge did they have on hoods
When martin Luther King Jr. was supporting the sanitation workers on the balcony, did he have on a hood?
When A man was killed for looking a t white woman, did he have on a hood..
He suggests that your clothing has something to do with what type of person you are…
Geraldo can be found in the bible.. Joseph had a dream and his father put a multi colored rob on him… They become in contact with him and identify him because of the rob he had on…
A man that comes from 2 lineage of oppression… Jewish side of him and the Hispanic side of him.. .He’s given 5 erroneous reports on the air and is still on TV… When a person reports something out of order, his race sticks with him…
He further warned his son Cruz that he should not go outside with a hoodie on… His son was received as a Jewish man at age 12…
What do you think would be the repercussion of a 17 year old Jewish boy who got killed by a black cop he would be in jail..
We come to tell America that our children are important too!!! Are children matters too! If today if you stand with our children we are not going to let not one more of our kids die with oppression.
Dr. King died back in 1963, but he did not know that today we would be stereotyped by what we wear.. .If every black man that wears a hood is a thug… Every white man from Wall Street is thief!
We have to ask the justice system and FBI, how do you arrest someone who throws flour on Kim Kardashin…
What is the value of our children when they will put Michael Vick in jail over dogs, but will not put a man in jail over our baby that has been killed.
What is Geraldo implying that black men ..
We have the spirit of Maya Angelo… We rise…
It’s some people in the room that has made a difference because we have graduated and did some things that people think we could not do…
God sends in a new leader because the old crew has gotten lazy.. I have to raise up leadership that can work and be amongst the people..
Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere,,,
When Jesse came to the house he said someone in this house is going to be able to lead… God told Samuel, to dare not put the oil on him… We choose people based on how they are dressed…
I’m getting ready to raise up those that have been overlooked… David’s family did not pick him…
The reason why God is getting ready to bless you is because your own family did not see your value,.,, God is getting ready to do something great in your life because of your destiny.,..
He goes down the line, and look at all of his sons… He asked Jesse do you have anyone else…. He said he has not been in church very long.. He has some street in him, but he can walk and get some justice..
I’m not calling people that are politically correct, but I’m calling some people that can shut it down… Those are the people that I’m getting ready to call..
I’m gone call some folks that don’t dot every i and cross ever t because I’m getting ready to use some folks that are a product of his grace.
I want you to know that we are in the middle of history.. We are not just sitting by, but we stand with Trayvon Martin to know that we stand with him.
They have done everything to degrade our President… America, you owe us because we helped built this country… Since you could not give us 40 acres and a mule, you at least owe us to arrest George Zimmerman…
They should arrest him for 1,000’s of black men that were arrested for no cause….
They should arrest George Zimmerman before them black Panther’s get down there…
There is a call for justice… I am proud of you because no violence has taken place…
We know that there is strength in our voice… .Our people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… He will heal the land..
Touch not thy anointed and do my servant no harm….Shout if you know God is going to give you justice….
I so wish I could get to Gerald Rivera because he thinks hoods started in the hood..
He doesn’t know that hoods came from the monks… They used them when they prayed to keep the shame off…
If your enemies are my enemies and your friends are my friends…
The monks put on the hoods so God could not hear my shame…
I’m so glad that when God hears me pray he don’t see how nasty that I am but he still answered by prayers.
He looks beyond my faults and sees me at my needs.
The monks only put on hoods when they are getting ready to pray and getting ready to work.. When you saw them put on a hood they were getting ready to work so they will never be in need…
When you put on your hood, you are letting the world know that we have work to do and loads to lifts… You have to be strong..
If you have your hood on you either have to be praying or working..
Look at your neighbor and say you look suspicious… It was a time that 3 black could not converse at one time because they feared a riot was going to break out..
There are some things you are going to get… We have come to far..
He was bruised for our inequities… Our transgressions..
I’m so hood… I did not come to play church but I came to kill a demon…
Every demon that has tried to take my family.. I’m taking my hood back..
God is getting ready to cover you… I can’t hear anybody!!
Look at your neighbor and praise him like you are going to loose your mind… Give God Ghetto Praise.
This joy that I have, the world did not give it to me and the world can’t take it away…/
HE should have got me back when, Like he got my uncle back when…
Rise, shine, give God the Glory…
Hallelujah…. I can’t hear nobody…. Lift up your voice like God!!!!
Lift up your voice and give God some praise….
Lift up your hands,, and give God some praise..
I don’t want you to get so saved that you lose your street ability…
I pray that God is not only getting ready to bless you, but he is getting ready to bless the whole neighborhood… Open up your mouth like God is getting ready to bless your hood,..
God Change my neighborhood!!!
As that hand is lifted.. . Your hand is serving as an antenna that there will be no drug dealers, pedophiles, or burglars in your neighborhood… If your neighbor’s house lose its value then it effects the whole neighborhood,.,,,
Lift up your voice… .Come on, I can’t hear nobody….
Lift up your voice that your neighborhood is safe that you can let the kids out and play…
I’m praying that God restores the equity in your home…
Lift up your hand and believe that God is getting ready to restore..
Trayvon was not in the hood, but he was in a gated community….
Where really is the hood?
When folks moved to the upscale neighborhood, now they have the same problems that the hood has… If you go to the good neighborhood and you are hood you will impact the neighbored with your hood mentality…
You can have expensive clothes and still no class,.
You are not where you came from.. You are better than where you came. from.
Lord I pray for my brother’s and sisters.. Let them be able to speak to anyone from the street corner to the other offices…
Bless them Lord if they are going to go back and bless the place that blessed them…
Give God your best sound of worship… .
It’s amazing ladies and gentle, the reason why they cannot understand Empowerment Temple,.,, We are not moving to the County…. In the 6 years we have been here, only 3 cars have broken into.. It’s something about the presence of God that don’t only change people but it changes neighborhoods…
You have too much anointing to keep it to yourself… Give to entire communities…
You know when somebody from East Baltimore from West Baltimore… They are getting ready to cross in… In need you to get your bravado own… I need you to jump into your square…
You cannot be in the hood and be shy…. Please sir, and please mam… I need to open the doors of the church because some none want to join our hood…
Give God some praise if you are proud of the church you go to!!!!
Move from where you are, go to every row and ask somebody do you have a church home and do you want to become a member…. I need you to join this church and roll with us…
Invitation Selection: It’ s time now!!!
Aint no church has HOOD as this church!! Empowerment Temple!
You are in the right place at the right time, at the right church, serving the right God!!!
Geraldo: the Hoodie = same level of responsibility as George Zimmerman for Trayvon’s murder
By: Pam Spaulding Friday March 23, 2012 9:31 am
And I guess wearing a skirt is an invitation to rape too, Geraldo. Where do you even begin with this statement? Rivera:“I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”
He then urged those participating in the “Million Hoodie March” for Martin to “leave the hoodie at home,” adding that they cannot hope to “rehabilitate” the clothing item’s image.
So, I better get my fashion police APB straight – are women also to watch out when thinking about purchasing a hoodie? How dark does your skin need to be to “raise the alarm” with scared folks who associate the item with gangsta-chic? What should be the safety wear for young black and Latino men to telegraph they aren’t going to loiter or mug you — as Roland Martin noted, three-piece suits?
This blame-the-victim stuff was going to come around no matter how obvious it is that Trayvon, whose only “weapons” was a bag of Skittles and a can of iced tea, was not responsible for his fate – he was hunted down by Zimmerman.
Oh, and my other question – since Geraldo is worried about dark-skinned kids, does this mean we’ll need to administer a brown paper bag test to determine who can wear the hoodie or not?
Bonus! Trayvon Martin 911 Call – Did George Zimmerman Say ‘F*ng Coons’?
Did George Zimmerman, the infamous yet-to-be-arrested shooter of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, say “f*cking coons” in his 911 call? Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks share their take.
84 CommentsWhat are the Cyber saint saying while the worship and preaching of the Gospel is going on~
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Awesome service i must agree…..
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I LOVE YOU FAMILY OF THE FAITH, ONE BODY BABY BELOVED PEACE TO YOU UNTIL NEXT TIME THE LORD WILLING
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GOD give justice for Trayvon Martin and family…Text movement to 37284
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Amen, Keep the Martin Family lift up in Prayer. Bro & Sis, Martin. members of Adam Tabenacle of Faith A.M.E Pembroke Pines Fl. God Bless You All.
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You to @ Carolyn
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AMEN!!! AWESOME SERVICE
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I USE TO BEAT THE BLOCK NOW I BE’S THE BLOCK. PREACH BLACK MAN!!!
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PASTOR:REFEFRRING THE ISSUES IN BALTIMORE,MD AS IT RELATES TO LOCATION ETC…
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Thank ya!
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God please let this storm of the Killing of child be for your Glory. Let Justice Prevail. Cover us Dear Lord!! America is Hurting!!! Restore Lord.
Protect our young black men!! RESTORE them today!!!
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I’m covering every neighborhood that each of my family members live in! It will be a safe environment for their children…God is putting equity back!
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PASTOR:WAHTS CRAZY IS THAT TRAYVON WAS IN A GATED COMMUNITY:THE QUESTION IS:WHERE IS MY CHILD SAFE?
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Yes Lord, restore my hood!
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Pastor is putting a hurtin on the word today. He is on FIRE. Preach Pastor Preach
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PASTOR:UR HAND IS ANTENNA:PRAY THAT U WILL HAVE NO:DRUG DEALERS-PEDIPHILES-ETC…ASK GOD TO COVER UR ZIP CODE-UR NEIGHBORHOOD:HALLELUJAH
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It’ time to get up and do something!
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PASTOR;GIVE GOD GLORY AS IF HES RAISING THE EQUITY IN UR HOME:GOD IS RESTORING UR COMMUNITY!!!!
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I USE TO BEAT THE BLOCK NOW I BE’S THE BLOCK! -Jamal H. Bryant
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Cover my zip code Heavenly Father!!
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PASTOR:UR HAND IS ANTENNA:PRAY THAT U WILL HAVE NO:DRUG DEALERS-PEDIPHILES-ETC…ASK GOD TO COVER UR ZIP CODE-UR NEIGHBORHOOD:HALLELUJAH
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YES GOD!!!!
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Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ONE BODY, ONE CHRIST, ONE LOVE, ONE AND ONLY TRUE AND LIVING GOD, JESUS CHRIST, THE HUSBAND LOVE’S HIS WIFE……HE ABOUT TO BALANCE IT OUT BEFORE HE COME’S BACK TO GET US…
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lift up ur voice,pray for ur family
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Thank you Jesus, please cover my entire community.
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praiSE THE LORD!!!
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Yes Lord, change the hearts and minds of my hood!!!
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Thank you Jesus, please cover my entire community.
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COVER MY ZIP CODE…….
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PASTOR:NO RACISTS CAN HOLD U BACK:HE WAS WOUNDED FOR MY TRANSGRESSION AND BRUISED FOR MY INIQUITYS ETC….
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Lift up your voice and ask God to cover your entire neighborhood
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THANK YOU LORD FOR PASTOR JAMAL BRYANT!!!
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Thank you Jesus! Praise the Lord!
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Thank you Jesus!! Bless our neighborhood!!
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PASTOR:I DONT WANT U TO BE SO SAVED:U LOSE UR STREET SENSIBILITY!!!
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YES YES YES LTFT UP YOUR HANDS BLESS MY NEIGHBORHOOD
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PASTOR:LIFT UP UR VOICE:LIKE GOD IS GETTIN READY TO BLESSED UR HOOD:GOD CHG MY NEIGHBORHOOD!!!
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Lift up your hand and open your mouth. God is getting ready to bless your hood!
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HALLELUJAH!!!!
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PASTOR:I DONT WANT U TO BE SO SAVED:U LOSE UR STREET SENSIBILITY!!!!
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Yes Lord, bless my neighborhood…..to God be all the glory!!!
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Getting Ready to Bless my hood
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Don’t get so saved that you lose your street sensiblity
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HANDS LIFTED
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Thank you Jesus for the words that you are having Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant to speak.
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PASTOR:I DONT WANT U TO BE SO SAVED:U LOSE UR STREET SENSIBILITY!!!!
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WHOOP THERE IT IS….PRAISE THE LORD…AMEN BLESS US LORD GIVE IT TO US…
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FAITH BELIEVING HOOD
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WOW!!!!!
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Thank you Jesus for the words that you are having Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant to speak.
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JESUS!!! FIRE!!!
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I’m SO HOOD…. PREACH BLACK MAN!!!WOOHOO
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I thought when we got a black President, tensions between races would calm down. But I see things have not changed. I’m so glad my spirit is in God’s Kingdom, but my skin is recognized as WRONG in America. God will carry any how..I’m going to keep it Real.
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hallelujah “wow
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More than on FIAHHHHH!
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He is on Fire today Amen Thank god I’m So hood
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FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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I am soooooo hoood!!!!!
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WATCH OUT!!!!
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Jesus, Jesus, thank you Jesus!!!!
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LIFT UR VOICE:LIKE GOD!!!!!!!
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YES YES YES…PREACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FIREEEEEEEEEEEE
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PREACH BLACK MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GON HEAD JAMAL!!!!!! I’M SOOOOOO HOOD WITH YOU!!!!
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he should have got me then cause now IM SO HOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!
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@ Windor Carter I will have u n fam in my prayers
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SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS WINDSOR, MY HEAR GOES OUT TO YOU ALONG WITH PRAYERS!
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PASTOR:REFERRING THE BIO OF GERALD RIVERIA:HE GREW UP JEWISH ETC…HIS NAME WAS CHGD…HIS CAREER HAS BEEN JADED;1977:GERAL RIVERIA:WHO UNCOVERED WHY ELVIS PRESTLEY DIED ETC…
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give the 411 pastor bryant
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PASTOR:INVESTIGATIVE RPT:GERAL RIVERIA:PUERTO RICAN/JEWISH:LAWD SCHOOL/UNIV OF PENN:WRKD IN P0LICE/JOURNALISM:MAINTAIN ONE CLIENT:THE YOUNG LORDS/BCAME THE SPOKES PERSON FOR THE YOUNG LORDS
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PASTOR:REFERRING THE BIO OF GERALD RIVERIA:HE GREW UP JEWISH ETC…HIS NAME WAS CHGD…HIS CAREER HAS BEEN JADED;1977:GERAL RIVERIA:WHO UNCOVERED WHY ELVIS PRESTLEY DIED ETC…
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1 Samuel 16:7 verse,Subject:I’am so Hood.
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1 Samuel 16:7 The title of his sermon today is “I’M SO HOOD!”. PREACH PASTOR BRYANT
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1 Samuel 16:7 Subject: Im So Hood
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SERMON: I’M SO HOOD!
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This is going to be a good message. I feel it in my spirit!
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1 Samuel 16:7
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Bless you Dr Bryant Don’t be brokenhearted
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but the timer is going
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I’M SOOO HOOD!!!! LET’S GO!!!
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1 Samuel 16:7. Pastor’s sermon “I’m so Hood”
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PASTOR:SUBJECT:IM SO HOOD!
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i m sooo hood
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That’s just like saying that the way a woman dresses makes someone attack her
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I DONT THINK THATS RIGHT WHAT THAT MAN SAID THATS STEROTYPING
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PASTOR:SUBJECT:IM SO HOOD!
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1Samuel 16:7
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GO AHEAD BISHOP HOLY SPIRIT USE HIM UP…
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1 Samuel 16:7
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1 Samuel16:7
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PASTOR:IF UR THANKFUL FOR THIS WORD:GIVE GOD GLORY
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I CANT SEE OR HEAR ANY THING
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1 SAMUEL 16: 17…MY GOD!!!!
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1 Samuel 16:7
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So wearing a hoodie means your asking to be shot in the chest
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1 Samuel 16:7
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Pray for Geraldo because he is so outdated and is seeking a comeback through this tragedy!
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I see where he is coming from but by at the same token you should not categorize our children, thats one of the problems now. A Hoodie doesnt define no one
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I wouldn,t want to wear a hoodie
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omg SO we/everyone needs to dress to make them feel safe WOW AMERICA!!!!
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I have mine on now also
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somebody needs to hit Geraldo in the throat…..ooops sorry, I mean, pray for Geraldo
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My 7 year old loves to wear a hoodie so does that make him suspious?
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he,s telling the truth. Take off the hoods
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white, black, latino, chinese..etc. wear hoodies..
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My hoodies does not define me
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really and how long have people been wearing hoodies no thats just wrong
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Ummmm I dont agree with him
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PLEASE REFER TO:THE SCREEN:LISTEN:THANKS EVERYONE~
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the med are doing it BIG @www.empowermenttemple.org
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It is beautiful to see these men of all ages jus singing praise to the Lord! God bless them!
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The 11:30 service is in progress.. I could not tune in due to technically difficulties… It’s working now.. Just got in.. I’m under the Influence of Jesus ! http://
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@ Meek … Yes
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HEARTS(SP)
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Thank you Lord, bless them Lord the Men sound so good today and I can hear them clearly Halleluljah!!!!!!!
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LET US PREPARE OUR HEARTS FOR THE WORD:PASTOR JAMAL H BRAYNT:LETS PRAY FOR THE MAN OF GOD~AMEN~
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Look at our men giving God praise!
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I wont give up
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ET MENS CHOIR:I WONT GIVE UP!
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Sing Choir…….
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PASTOR:PRAYER FOCUS LOCATED ON:EMPOWERMENTTEMPLE.ORG:
CK IT OUT EVERYONE~
“INFLUENCE”
Matthew 5:13-16 (ESV): “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
In our 40 days of lent, we are on day 32 – We are praying and talking about INFLUENCE on today… Who has influence over your life? Feel free to talk back to me in this post…
There are many of people that have influenced my life… My biggest influence these days are the bible and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.. We are usually influenced by someone or something… There are two kind of influences – There are good influences and there are bad influences… Which one are you choosing? I do my best to go with the good influence know that the outcome will be much greater…
Some people walk around under the influence of drugs, alchohol and weed thinking that their problemes will go away.. No knowing that these substances are only influencing them to not think as they normally would causing altered mental status… Not a good influence…
When you are influenced by the things of God, life becomes better.. I did not say it was exempt from trouble, but it actually comes better, and gives you greater alternatives on how to deal with certain situations… Family, relationship, friendships all come with influences, but just be selected on how you choose….
In·flu·ence 1. The capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
Bible Verses about Influence:
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influence
[in-floo-uhns] Origin
1. the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effectson the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get thecontract.
2. the action or process of producing effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., ofanother or others: Her mother’s influence madeher stay.
3. a person or thing that exerts influence: He is an influence for the good.
4.Astrology .
a. the radiation of an ethereal fluid from the stars, regarded as affecting humanactions and destinies.
b.the exercise of occult power by the stars,or such power as exercised.
5.the exercise of similar power by human beings.
7. to exercise influence on; affect; sway: to influence a person.
8. to move or impel (a person) to some action:Outside factors influenced her to resign.
Influence is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is dissent. Does it mean:
| the power or faculty to create, devise or originate |
| to differ in sentiment or opinion from the majority |
Idiom
9. under the influence, Law . less than drunk but with one’s nervous system impaired: He wasdriving while under the influence. Also, under theinfluence of intoxicating liquor.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latininfluentia stellar emanation, equivalent to Latininfluent- ( see influent) + -ia -y3 ; see -ence
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latininfluentia stellar emanation, equivalent to Latininfluent- ( see influent) + -ia -y3 ; see -ence
Related forms
in·flu·ence·a·ble, adjective
in·flu·enc·er, noun
coun·ter·in·flu·ence, noun, verb (used with object), -enced, -enc·ing.
in·ter·in·flu·ence, verb, -enced, -enc·ing.
non·in·flu·ence, noun
Synonyms
2. sway, rule. See authority. 7. impress, bias,direct, control. 8. incite, rouse, arouse, instigate,induce, persuade.
2. sway, rule. See authority. 7. impress, bias,direct, control. 8. incite, rouse, arouse, instigate,induce, persuade.
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| influence (ˈɪnflʊəns) | |
| — n | |
| 1. | an effect of one person or thing on another |
| 2. | the power of a person or thing to have suchan effect |
| 3. | power or sway resulting from ability, wealth,position, etc |
| 4. | a person or thing having influence |
| 5. | astrology an ethereal fluid or occult powerregarded as emanating from the stars andaffecting a person’s actions, future, etc |
| 6. | informal under the influence drunk |
| — vb | |
| 7. | to persuade or induce |
| 8. | to have an effect upon (actions, events, etc);affect |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin influentia emanationof power from the stars, from Latin influere toflow into, from fluere to flow] | |
| ‘influenceable | |
| — adj | |
| ‘influencer | |
| — n | |
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Word Origin & History
influence
late 14c., an astrological term, “streamingethereal power from the stars acting uponcharacter or destiny of men,” from O.Fr.influence “emanation from the stars that actsupon one’s character and destiny” (13c.), also”a flow of water,” from M.L. influentia “a flowingin” (also used in the astrological
sense), from L. influentem (nom. influens), prp.of influere “to flow into,” from in- “in” + fluere”to flow” (see fluent). Meaning “exercise ofpersonal power by human beings” is from mid-15c.; meaning “exertion of unseen influence bypersons” is from 1580s (a sense already in M.L.,e.g. Aquinas). Under the influence “drunk” firstattested 1866.
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What does the Bible say about Influence: http://www.openbible.info/topics/influence
Posted by Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas in honor of 31 days of Lenten Season – “Influence” 2012
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