THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER!
2 Chronicles 7:14~ If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Brethren I admonish you this day to look unto Jesus and; "not at the interests of our cause, of our party, of our church-still less at our personal interests. The single object of our life is the glory of God; if we do not make it the supreme goal of our efforts, we must deprive ourselves of His help, for His grace is only at the service of His glory. If, on the contrary, it is His glory that we seek above all, we can always count on His grace. Theodore Monod (1836-1912) "Looking Unto Jesus".
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
ATTN: MO Homeschoolers
The CHEF conference this year; June 21/22 is now open for registration! The lineup of speakers is fantastic! Please help spread the word about this! http://www.chef-missouri.com/
Monday, May 2, 2011
Reality Homeschool Living
Since winter is supposed to be over here in Missouri, and our woodpile is exhausted, and my is wife feeling the need for a fire to warm her bones, she has starting burning the chilrens' blocks, "shocked you say!!!!" I wasn't since, I have known her much longer than you, but none the less, she is smiling as she puts another load into the yawning mouth of our voracious two door woodstove, granted they are homemade blocks, which our 11 year old son made for them last Christmas, out of some cutouts from a stairway built last year. Her excuse is that we will be building another stairway soon, and so they can be replenished with a little more effort from our sons and make it a learning and homeschooling project as well. I think that might be a convenient rationalization of her socialistic tendencies, in order to gratify her flesh, or perhaps it is my inability to provide her with satisfactory firewood at this time of year,
rationalistically,
Brett
rationalistically,
Brett
Consistently and Conveniently Covenanting
Consistent;
1. Fixed; firm; not fluid; as the consistent parts of a body,
2. Standing together or in agreement; compatible; congruous; uniform; not contradictory or opposed; as, two opinions or schemes are consistent; let a man be consistent with himself;
Convenient;
1. Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants;
Covenant; Literally, a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.
1. A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed; or it may be implied in the contract.
2. A writing containing the terms of agreement or contract between parties; or the clause of agreement in a deed containing the covenant.
3. In theology, the covenant of works, is that implied in the commands, prohibitions, and promises of God, the promise of God to man, that mans's perfect obedience should entitle him to happiness. This do, and live; that do, and die.
The covenant of redemption, is the mutual agreement between the Father and Son, respecting the redemption of sinners by Christ.
The covenant of grace, is that by which God engages to bestow salvation on man, upon the condition that man shall believe in Christ and yield obedience to the terms of the gospel.
4. In church affairs, a solemn agreement between the memebers of a church, that they will walk together according to the precepts of the gospel, in brotherly affection.
I will follow these definitions with some explanations in my next post, in the meantime perhaps you can come up with some creative applications for living, using them, sort of a thinking mans "purposely living life" the title of my upcoming book.
God Bless, Brett
1. Fixed; firm; not fluid; as the consistent parts of a body,
2. Standing together or in agreement; compatible; congruous; uniform; not contradictory or opposed; as, two opinions or schemes are consistent; let a man be consistent with himself;
Convenient;
1. Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants;
Covenant; Literally, a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.
1. A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed; or it may be implied in the contract.
2. A writing containing the terms of agreement or contract between parties; or the clause of agreement in a deed containing the covenant.
3. In theology, the covenant of works, is that implied in the commands, prohibitions, and promises of God, the promise of God to man, that mans's perfect obedience should entitle him to happiness. This do, and live; that do, and die.
The covenant of redemption, is the mutual agreement between the Father and Son, respecting the redemption of sinners by Christ.
The covenant of grace, is that by which God engages to bestow salvation on man, upon the condition that man shall believe in Christ and yield obedience to the terms of the gospel.
4. In church affairs, a solemn agreement between the memebers of a church, that they will walk together according to the precepts of the gospel, in brotherly affection.
I will follow these definitions with some explanations in my next post, in the meantime perhaps you can come up with some creative applications for living, using them, sort of a thinking mans "purposely living life" the title of my upcoming book.
God Bless, Brett
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Blessings this Lords' Day
Praise be to Him, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has blessed us with EVERY spirtual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, and Thank you Lord Jesus for going to the cross and dying, not for our sins only, but for the sins of the whole world. Thank you also for not leaving us to ourselves, but for working providentially in our lives, in space and time and history.
As we pass through the few brief moments allotted to us by our Heavenly Father, are we honoring God with our lives, liberty, and sacred honour? I pray this post finds you walking with Him, living in Him, with all diligence adding to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self control, to self control, perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will neither be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Brett
As we pass through the few brief moments allotted to us by our Heavenly Father, are we honoring God with our lives, liberty, and sacred honour? I pray this post finds you walking with Him, living in Him, with all diligence adding to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self control, to self control, perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will neither be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Brett
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