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I greet you all in the name of the one true King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Jesus Christ, our soon coming messiah.
I wanted to cover this passage found in the holy Bible and share my thoughts on it.
let us look at the entire thing and then we'll Dissect it.
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.”
Psalms 1:1-6
when I saw this passage in my morning devotions, it got me to think about how the church is allowing sin to Infiltrate it. It is almost as if the church welcomes the tactics of the devil. We are allowing for homosexuality, abortions, our Bibles to be shunned out of the public institutions, our rights to be slowly stripped away from us, so on and so forth. You might be thinking at this point that I am just another individual complaining about how I believe the church to be unequally treated however, this is not the case. I am an individual who is stating the following, the church brought it on its self by being a wimp. By not standing up for the truth of Christ. By allowing ourselves to be used by set Tanic forces actively. This world is filled with forces of evil and unfortunately, the church is going along with it.
in our passage we see the following.
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
i believe that the church is blessed. let me take a step back for a minute.
the true church is blessed. we see a counterfit church which does works in Christ's name but doesn't live it. that's not the true church. The Bible states that you will know a man by his fruits. Does the counterfeit church of today show the fruits of God? Absolutely not. On the other hand, they show the fruits of their father the devil.
God's true remnant is blessed beyond all that anybody could ever imagine. . do you live to serve the Lord or are you a sunday christian only? As a reader of the word, do you just read or do you think on that for which you've read? let me share with you some of the ways the remnant is blessed.
The remnant of God is seeing revival in their lives. The remnant of God is on fire for the things of God. The remnant of God is actively studying their Bible. The remnant of God is actively sharing their faith. The remnant of God is out there being a force for good. The remnant of God is eagerly expecting and awaiting the return of their blessed Messiah. You might say oh well I mess up. Yeah, we all do but the difference is that the remnant has turned away from their sins and when they do sin, they pray God to forgive them in Jesus name.
We are sinners who are saved and we're saved by repenting of our sins. We are saved by placing our trust in Jesus Christ, our soon coming messiah. are you one of those blessed by God? are you greatly blessed and highly favored?
The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.”
sadly, this counterfit church has their place in the lake of fire. I remember when I first got my Faux Spring Reverb from the folks over at Wampler Pedals and eventually I found out that the word Faux is a French word and guess what, it means fake or false. we have churches today which should really be called the Faux Church. I wonder how many people would go to the Faux Church? sadly there are probably millions who would go to a church of that type. Especially if that church promised riches, health, love, belonging, good music, blessings, powerful preaching, and the list goes on and on. It might sound like the perfect church however there is no such thing as a perfect church. I came across an article one day while surfing on the Internet that was talking about how a particular church in Chicago I believe it was stated that their pastor does 10 hours of work with the youth, the homeless, veterans, and is active in the board of the leading denomination. Any normal pastor would be burned out by these duties. Yet, they believe that they found the perfect church if you only read the surface of the article. The article went on to actually stayed that this only occurs in peoples minds. That this is the type of church that people look for however, this does not exist. While there is no such thing as a perfect church, the church should not be allowing for the infiltration of things that the Bible clearly speaks about as sinto enter in to the church. When a church denomination states that it is OK for their pastor to be a practicing homosexual for example, this is a counterfeit gospel. Why? Because the Bible is clear that a man shall leave his parents and cleave to his wife. The two becomes one flesh. They are made male and female respectively. The church needs to know where it stands. Let me ask you something dear reader, do you stand with this fake church this evil set Tanic church or do you stand with the church of Christ, the small remnant who is called out of the evil fake False Church? There is a lot to unpack in this entry, a lot to dissect if you will and I hope that I have not stepped on too many toes. I am sure though that this will certainly rattle cages. I will unapologetically speak the truth of Christ Jesus my Lord until my dying breath. I hope that those of you who faithfully read these articles that I write are blessed. May Christ continue to give me inspiration as he allows me to do his work on this earth being the hands and the feet of Christ Jesus.
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In Christ's Service
Timothy
I greet you all in the name of the one true King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Jesus Christ, our soon coming messiah.
I wanted to cover this passage found in the holy Bible and share my thoughts on it.
let us look at the entire thing and then we'll Dissect it.
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.”
Psalms 1:1-6
when I saw this passage in my morning devotions, it got me to think about how the church is allowing sin to Infiltrate it. It is almost as if the church welcomes the tactics of the devil. We are allowing for homosexuality, abortions, our Bibles to be shunned out of the public institutions, our rights to be slowly stripped away from us, so on and so forth. You might be thinking at this point that I am just another individual complaining about how I believe the church to be unequally treated however, this is not the case. I am an individual who is stating the following, the church brought it on its self by being a wimp. By not standing up for the truth of Christ. By allowing ourselves to be used by set Tanic forces actively. This world is filled with forces of evil and unfortunately, the church is going along with it.
in our passage we see the following.
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
i believe that the church is blessed. let me take a step back for a minute.
the true church is blessed. we see a counterfit church which does works in Christ's name but doesn't live it. that's not the true church. The Bible states that you will know a man by his fruits. Does the counterfeit church of today show the fruits of God? Absolutely not. On the other hand, they show the fruits of their father the devil.
God's true remnant is blessed beyond all that anybody could ever imagine. . do you live to serve the Lord or are you a sunday christian only? As a reader of the word, do you just read or do you think on that for which you've read? let me share with you some of the ways the remnant is blessed.
The remnant of God is seeing revival in their lives. The remnant of God is on fire for the things of God. The remnant of God is actively studying their Bible. The remnant of God is actively sharing their faith. The remnant of God is out there being a force for good. The remnant of God is eagerly expecting and awaiting the return of their blessed Messiah. You might say oh well I mess up. Yeah, we all do but the difference is that the remnant has turned away from their sins and when they do sin, they pray God to forgive them in Jesus name.
We are sinners who are saved and we're saved by repenting of our sins. We are saved by placing our trust in Jesus Christ, our soon coming messiah. are you one of those blessed by God? are you greatly blessed and highly favored?
The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.”
sadly, this counterfit church has their place in the lake of fire. I remember when I first got my Faux Spring Reverb from the folks over at Wampler Pedals and eventually I found out that the word Faux is a French word and guess what, it means fake or false. we have churches today which should really be called the Faux Church. I wonder how many people would go to the Faux Church? sadly there are probably millions who would go to a church of that type. Especially if that church promised riches, health, love, belonging, good music, blessings, powerful preaching, and the list goes on and on. It might sound like the perfect church however there is no such thing as a perfect church. I came across an article one day while surfing on the Internet that was talking about how a particular church in Chicago I believe it was stated that their pastor does 10 hours of work with the youth, the homeless, veterans, and is active in the board of the leading denomination. Any normal pastor would be burned out by these duties. Yet, they believe that they found the perfect church if you only read the surface of the article. The article went on to actually stayed that this only occurs in peoples minds. That this is the type of church that people look for however, this does not exist. While there is no such thing as a perfect church, the church should not be allowing for the infiltration of things that the Bible clearly speaks about as sinto enter in to the church. When a church denomination states that it is OK for their pastor to be a practicing homosexual for example, this is a counterfeit gospel. Why? Because the Bible is clear that a man shall leave his parents and cleave to his wife. The two becomes one flesh. They are made male and female respectively. The church needs to know where it stands. Let me ask you something dear reader, do you stand with this fake church this evil set Tanic church or do you stand with the church of Christ, the small remnant who is called out of the evil fake False Church? There is a lot to unpack in this entry, a lot to dissect if you will and I hope that I have not stepped on too many toes. I am sure though that this will certainly rattle cages. I will unapologetically speak the truth of Christ Jesus my Lord until my dying breath. I hope that those of you who faithfully read these articles that I write are blessed. May Christ continue to give me inspiration as he allows me to do his work on this earth being the hands and the feet of Christ Jesus.
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In Christ's Service
Timothy
My thoughts on Galatians chapter 6 verses 1 through 10
Hello everybody, I greet you all in the name of our Lord and our savior, Jesus Christ, our soon coming messiah.
I was looking this morning in the book of Galatians and I would like to spend some time this evening on chapter 6 of this fine letter wrote by one of the patriarchs of the faith. We are going through verses 1 through 10. Before we begin let me just say this up front directly coming out of the gate. This is not a theological post. This is not a post which subscribes to a particular doctrine. These simply are my thoughts that I wanted to share with you all.
1:3 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
As I read through this passage I am thinking about those who think more about themselves then they do others. Last time I checked, there was a warning about that also pend by Paul? Hmm.
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6 But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
We are to share the gospel of Christ with others. The gospel of Christ is good and worthy to be shared with others and so this should be our goal as believers.
7-10 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith. Some people think that if they call themselves Christians, they can do and say what they want to say. I’m sorry but the Bible says something totally different. What does it say? It says that God is not to be mocked. What does that word mean?
It means to be made fun of, to be put down in a negative manner. One of the profits in the old testament was mocked by a group of boys. They called him baldy. As a result of this attitude they were copping they were turned into little pigs. Hard to believe? See 2 kings chapter 2.
I won’t put it here but if you wish, you can go and read that for yourselves. I hope you will. God didn’t take being mocked there, he didn’t take being mocked in the book of Acts when the husband and wife chose not to give all that they set aside for God and he won’t be mocked today. The bible says that what we reap, we will so.
Let me paint a picture in your mind if I might.
Let us say that you have plants that you want to love and enjoy. For weeks you water it and take care of it. You see the plant growing in all of it’s beauty. You took the time to water that plant and now you reap the benefits of it. On the other hand, let us say that you got a plant that you wanted to enjoy for years to come. You brought it into your home and you enjoyed it for about a month. However, during this time you didn’t water it regularly and as a result, it died. This is a negative reaction to your choice not to water your plant. In both cases, you reeped what you sowed. In other words, what you put in, you will get back.
If you love your brothers and sisters in Messiah, they will love you. Jesus said to do on to others as you would have them do on to you. Simply put, treat others the way you would want to be treated. Let us do good on to those who are in the household of faith. This simply means that we need to do good on to our brothers and sisters in Messiah. We need to love them with a never ending love.
If a brother comes to you and says that he want’s to leave a church and go to another one, you should encourage him to stay but in the end, if he chooses to leave, you should still love him. Denominations are a big part of this divide within the church. It’s so sad.
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In Christ's Service
Timothy
Analysis of Romans chapter 12
Greetings, I greet you all in the name that's above all other names, the matchless name of our Lord and our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
I have been working on my analysis of Romans 12 and I have finally finished it.
I wish to share them with you all.
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Paul is talking to the Church here but I think we can look at this from a personal level as well.
out of all the things Christ did for me, the least that I can do for him is to live exclusively for him. help me Lord to do your will in all things. use me mightily for your glory.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
I remind myself that I was bought with a price and so I wish to do all that I can to honor my Lord and my savior Jesus Christ. I do not want to be conformed to the ways of this world instead, I wish to be conformed, yes transformed by the renewing of my mind through Christ Jesus. help me Lord to remember that I yes even I was bought with a price. help me Lord to honor you and to reverently fear you.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
As we were bought with a price by the one who is exalted on high, let us remember that he and he alone is worthy of our praise. We are nothing more than little specs of dust compared to Christ but yet, Christ loves the specs of dust.
4:5 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
we are all valued in the eyes of God. Me personally, I thank him every day that he has saved me. That he has seen the value in me. Even though I might not have seen the value in myself, Christ has seen it in me and has seen beyond my tiny mind and has saved a wretch like me.
6:8 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
I wonder where music would fall into these categories if at all? Hmm. now that's worth pondering. out of all of my studies of the gifts of the spirit, I have never seen music listed yet I have often times wondered if and where it would fall into the gifts of the spirit? perhaps evangelism or Exhortation as it is certainly a means of exulting the Lord God. Either way, I know God has given me the calling of sharing his gospel through music. And so, I pray that I am able to do as such in a manner that is effective in reaching the unsaved with the gospel that saves.
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Lord teach me to love more authentically.
when I think of love, I see Christ. he gave of himself and today as believers, I believe we should be doing the same. giving of ourselves just as Christ gave of himself. a love that knows no bounds, that knows no limit, that is without end, amen.
10:13 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit serving the Lord;
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
as I ponder this passage, I am reminded of the story Jesus told about a guy who came to his friend asking for a jacket. it's late at night so the guy says that he should come back tomorrow yet Jesus says why do that when you have it today? lend or give it today less the one in need cries out to the Lord against you. we should give when we can instead of when it's convenient for us.
14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
often times, our gut reaction when feeling persecuted is to lash out yet Paul tells us something totally different. actually, so does Jesus. the words Jesus says are blessed are the persecuted which reminds me of the be attitudes found in the book of Matthew.
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Jesus tells us that if a soldier tells us to walk a mile with him, quietly walk 2 miles. if a brother or sister is happy, we should be happy along with them yet if he or she is sad, we are to be sad with them. it's not a fake happiness or sadness instead we should actually be able to relate to them and in a sense, place ourselves in their shoes. another way of putting that is to walk a mile in their shoes. Jesus related to those who he helped. it was authentic. we need to show that same authenticity to our brothers and sisters in the faith. yet we are to do the same when it comes to the nonbelievers. many christians are great at showing love to believers but when it comes to the nonbeliever, they want nothing to do with them. this shouldn't be and frankly, it breaks my heart.
God oh God, don't ever let me fall into that trap. let me show love to both the believer and nonbeliever alike.
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. as I look at this passage, I am reminded of the believer who talks about hell but who won't talk about heaven on the street corner. they believe they are going to heaven yet they tell others they are going to hell. talk about a conceited view point.
I'm sure I've been there and done that. sometimes I think when we're on fire for Christ we turn people off not because we're on fire but because we don't take the excitement that's in side of us do to the good news of the gospel and do to our recognizing of what Christ did for us at Calvary, we miss out on how to share that with others. Lord don't let me fall into the trap of being Luke warm. I want to be on fire for you oh Lord but I also want to share your love with others. let me be your light in this world of darkness.
17:18 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Repaying evil with evil is how the world does their goings on. The thought is that if somebody did something bad to me, I should do the same to them however, the Bible says something totally different. Do not repay evil with evil instead, show love, show kindness, show humility, be at peace as the old saying, you reap what you sow comes to mind. If we claim to be followers of Christ, another way of looking at that is being ambassadors of Christ, then we must also live by example. It is not enough just to preach a sermon on the love of Christ, we must also live out that love. After all, what is the point of saying that you are a believer if you’re not willing to live by it? What is the point of saying that you are a believer if you are not willing to die for that for which you claim to believe in? In the eyes of the world you can claim to believe in something yet not stand firmly by it. This is a deceptive tactic of the devil. If you claim to believe in something strongly, you must also be willing to live for that for which you claim to believe and die for which you claim to believe and it can’t just be in word, when push comes to shove, it must also be in action. Or another way of putting that, in deed.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
I believe that we must be willing to lay down our prejudices against somebody and love them regardless of what they have done to us. For this I believe is the true love of Christ. Paul states in first Corinthian‘s chapter 13 that love does not keep a record of the wrongs committed. Let us love and move past the bad choices and let us love one another as Christ first loved us.
20:21 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
In a previous passage, I wrote that we must do good onto those who do wrong on to us. Now I know that this is not something that is readily excepted by the standards as dictated by the world. However, a believer in Christ does not live by the dictates of this world. We live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Let us remember that the trials, struggles, etc. etc. are all fleeting compared to the love of our Lord and our Savior, Jesus the Christ, the anointed one, our blessed Messiah.
To the one reading this entry wondering why I wrote this in such a way, this is simply my personal reflections on Romans Chapter 12. This is not posted to presume a particular theology and or doctrine rather, it's posted for the edification/building up of the Church as a hole. If you have thoughts on Romans Chapter 12, I want to hear them.
In Christ's service
Timothy
Understanding and identifying worship
In today’s Christian culture, it is totally acceptable to state the following. “Worship is music and as a player of music, you show your gratitude, your willingness to serve, your homage, and your love, not to mention, your devotions to the Lord God. “ in this brief article, I will attempt to define why I disagree with this concept so commonly thrown around today that we so carelessly use a word to describe worship.
I believe that first and foremost, when we discuss worship, it is vitally important for the church to have a unified understanding of this word. In other words, the church must have a solid understanding of this word worship and what all it entails.
When looking at the word worship, you see a few words which describe said word. The first word that I would like to take a look at is shachah as seen in Genesis chapter 22 verse five. This very well could be the first example in scripture of true worship. That aside, let us look at what this word means. First, let us look at the origin. This word is a Hebrew word. And it literally means to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
This clearly does not entail music. This clearly Intel’s something much greater. Something much more in depth. If it were music, a lot of the time it would be coming from the outside in yet worship is clearly the opposite as it is from the inside out. The Psalmist put it best. Clean my heart oh God, see if there be any wicked thing in me. That prayer is obeisance on to God. Worship. Reverent fear. I believe this to be missing in Christian circles today. The more that I study this word worship, the more it makes my skin cringe when I hear people say, “welcome to our worship service.” By stating as such, you are placing God in a proverbial box. How does this in anyway edify the church? I hope that somebody has an answer because this has been going on for centuries. What a sad thing it is indeed that somebody who has never formally had a seminary education is the one called to find these flaws. There is absolutely nothing wrong with music in the congregation. Absolutely nothing at all. However, a specific liter designated by the church to lead worship with their musical instrument and or music directing abilities, that is not true worship.
Let us now move onto the second example of worship in scripture that I would like to turn your attention to today. The word that we are looking at comes from the New Testament. It is proskyneÅ. (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand); to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore):—worship.
Much more can be said concerning this topic. However, for the sake of time I will not list any more here. Needless to say, in the checklist of things to do to have a perfect “worship service “notice none of the things that we have to day in the churches around the world show up in either of these definitions of the word worship. That should make one scratch their head in wonderment. Why is none of the things that is defined here in these two definitions, why do they not show up in the modern church service of today? It is because over time, words and phrases lose their meaning, their value, and as a result, they are thrown around like seashells in a gail. There is absolutely nothing wrong with ensuring that the sound systems that are used today in our church services sounds good. There is absolutely nothing wrong with making sure that your musicians know their part. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a Music service. However, there is something severely wrong when that music service has been turned into a ““ worship service. As I shared in this brief article, a brief review of these definitions shows the following. Number one. We are to pay homage, respect, have reverent fear, love, and cherish Christ. Number two. As stated previously, worship is from the inside out so doing what is stated in number one will show up in your daily lives. Number three. Doing the things as stated in number one will convict the church of their lack of love which would lead to authentic worshiping of Christ Jesus our Lord.
A lack of worship really boils down to this. A lack of love in the church. If the church would love, the church would worship. If the church loves and worships, then the church will see a massive explosion of people coming to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Allow me to turn your attention to the book of acts. Let us go to chapter 2 and let us examine what happened after Peter preached on the day of Pentecost. What do we see in versus 40 through 46? We see the church growing in numbers, giving to one another, loving, and worshiping. Until we stop using words that we clearly have no understanding of their true meaning, then the church will continue to remain stagnant. The church will continue to remain divided. And the church will continue to remain lukewarm and when Christ comes back, there will be many professing Christians who will in the end be left behind due to their lack of love, and their lack of authentic worship, showing obeisance to our Lord and our Savior, Jesus Christ, our soon coming Messiah.
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In Christ's Service
Timothy
I believe that first and foremost, when we discuss worship, it is vitally important for the church to have a unified understanding of this word. In other words, the church must have a solid understanding of this word worship and what all it entails.
When looking at the word worship, you see a few words which describe said word. The first word that I would like to take a look at is shachah as seen in Genesis chapter 22 verse five. This very well could be the first example in scripture of true worship. That aside, let us look at what this word means. First, let us look at the origin. This word is a Hebrew word. And it literally means to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
This clearly does not entail music. This clearly Intel’s something much greater. Something much more in depth. If it were music, a lot of the time it would be coming from the outside in yet worship is clearly the opposite as it is from the inside out. The Psalmist put it best. Clean my heart oh God, see if there be any wicked thing in me. That prayer is obeisance on to God. Worship. Reverent fear. I believe this to be missing in Christian circles today. The more that I study this word worship, the more it makes my skin cringe when I hear people say, “welcome to our worship service.” By stating as such, you are placing God in a proverbial box. How does this in anyway edify the church? I hope that somebody has an answer because this has been going on for centuries. What a sad thing it is indeed that somebody who has never formally had a seminary education is the one called to find these flaws. There is absolutely nothing wrong with music in the congregation. Absolutely nothing at all. However, a specific liter designated by the church to lead worship with their musical instrument and or music directing abilities, that is not true worship.
Let us now move onto the second example of worship in scripture that I would like to turn your attention to today. The word that we are looking at comes from the New Testament. It is proskyneÅ. (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand); to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore):—worship.
Much more can be said concerning this topic. However, for the sake of time I will not list any more here. Needless to say, in the checklist of things to do to have a perfect “worship service “notice none of the things that we have to day in the churches around the world show up in either of these definitions of the word worship. That should make one scratch their head in wonderment. Why is none of the things that is defined here in these two definitions, why do they not show up in the modern church service of today? It is because over time, words and phrases lose their meaning, their value, and as a result, they are thrown around like seashells in a gail. There is absolutely nothing wrong with ensuring that the sound systems that are used today in our church services sounds good. There is absolutely nothing wrong with making sure that your musicians know their part. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a Music service. However, there is something severely wrong when that music service has been turned into a ““ worship service. As I shared in this brief article, a brief review of these definitions shows the following. Number one. We are to pay homage, respect, have reverent fear, love, and cherish Christ. Number two. As stated previously, worship is from the inside out so doing what is stated in number one will show up in your daily lives. Number three. Doing the things as stated in number one will convict the church of their lack of love which would lead to authentic worshiping of Christ Jesus our Lord.
A lack of worship really boils down to this. A lack of love in the church. If the church would love, the church would worship. If the church loves and worships, then the church will see a massive explosion of people coming to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Allow me to turn your attention to the book of acts. Let us go to chapter 2 and let us examine what happened after Peter preached on the day of Pentecost. What do we see in versus 40 through 46? We see the church growing in numbers, giving to one another, loving, and worshiping. Until we stop using words that we clearly have no understanding of their true meaning, then the church will continue to remain stagnant. The church will continue to remain divided. And the church will continue to remain lukewarm and when Christ comes back, there will be many professing Christians who will in the end be left behind due to their lack of love, and their lack of authentic worship, showing obeisance to our Lord and our Savior, Jesus Christ, our soon coming Messiah.
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In Christ's Service
Timothy
who are we in Christ?
Just who we are in Christ Jesus is something that a lot of people struggled with in the past and most likely still do to this day. So let's break down who we are in Christ. First and foremost, if we have placed our trust in Christ Jesus our Lord, that automatically makes us a new creation in Christ. I believe that the Bible says it best, the old things have passed away, behold all things are made new. They are made new how? Through Christ Jesus our Lord. See 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Because all things are made new for those who except Christ Jesus our Lord, it is then expediently important for us to realize that not only have we been made new, but we have also been sanctified, redeemed, and most importantly, saved by the blood of Christ Jesus our Lord on Calvary.
Each drop of blood spilled was done so as we could have forgiveness of sin. One thing that always astounds me is that if I would have been the only person in this world, Christ, our kinsman redeemer would have died for me. If you look in the book of Ruth, a kinsman redeemer was somebody who redeemed the family so as the lineage of that family would not die out. Boaz was that kinsman redeemer for Ruth. But we have an even better kinsman redeemer through Christ Jesus our Lord and I dare say, an even better advocate as he advocates on our behalf to God the Father.
I am reminded of the song, There is a fountain as with every drop of blood, he redeemed us on to himself. Why? The answer is so simple many miss it. It's because he loves us. Reference John 3:16:20
God sent his son Jesus to redeem, to sanctify, deliver, and to set free all those who would call on his name. The name of Jesus.
Are you set free dear reader? Are you made free in Christ?
If you would love to have the freedom found from being set free from sin, it's so simple again, many miss it. Call on the name of Jesus, tell him that you have done wrong and that you want to have him come into your heart, in to your life, and that you repent from all of the wrong doings you've done in the past. Tell him that you want to live for him and him alone. Ask him to come into your heart and the best advice I can give you is to find a congregation that preaches the word of God and to read from the Bible daily. This link will help you find a local congregation near you
In Christ's service
Timothy
Good by Tim
What a shock. A man who I have personally talked with, Tim Westergren has stepped down from running Pandora
As sad as this is, I look forward to seeing where Tim Westergren goes and also, what will become of his awesome streaming service.
to join in the conversation.
If Jesus came
If Jesus came to your house, would there be anything in the house you would change? How about that for which is out side of the house?
You might have what you believe to be the perfect house but what if somebody important comes to that humble abode of yours? Now your house isn't so perfect. You want to clean it, make it look new, or maybe even get a new one.
When I think on this I find myself thinking, we people are like that as well. We believe we have a great life but what if Jesus were to come and rapture his church? Do you believe you would make it? I often times find myself thinking, would I measure up? Am I good enough? Then I am reminded of the words of Paul. He told us in the BIBLE that those who place their trust in Jesus are all made new. If then being made new through Christ, why should we worry? Why should we believe otherwise? If we are made new, then we should have nothing to fear. Often times the devil comes in with his attitude and dampens ours. This is then when we must fall before the Lord and ask him in Jesus name to get the devil to stop whispering in our ears words of doubt and misgivings.
If we are made new in Christ then the only one who we should fear is the one who can kill both body and soul and the last time I checked, that was not the devil.
In closing, If Jesus would be to come to my house, I pray he would find me awake and alert. I don't want to be in sin when Jesus comes to rapture his church. Remember to live intentionally for him.
It's all about intentional living folks. We must continually and intentionally place the things of this world aside and live for Christ. Place the things of this world aside and add on to your life the things of God. Let us do the work of the Lord and not the work of this world.
When Jesus returns, I pray he returns to a church that is alive in him, not dead in the worldly sin of the enemy of the church. The church must remember, if we can gain salvation, we can lose it by being negligent. By allowing the things of this world to creep into our teachings hence poisoning the congregation and the church over all.
When Jesus returns, will he find you and your house awake and alert or will he find you living in sin?
You might have what you believe to be the perfect house but what if somebody important comes to that humble abode of yours? Now your house isn't so perfect. You want to clean it, make it look new, or maybe even get a new one.
When I think on this I find myself thinking, we people are like that as well. We believe we have a great life but what if Jesus were to come and rapture his church? Do you believe you would make it? I often times find myself thinking, would I measure up? Am I good enough? Then I am reminded of the words of Paul. He told us in the BIBLE that those who place their trust in Jesus are all made new. If then being made new through Christ, why should we worry? Why should we believe otherwise? If we are made new, then we should have nothing to fear. Often times the devil comes in with his attitude and dampens ours. This is then when we must fall before the Lord and ask him in Jesus name to get the devil to stop whispering in our ears words of doubt and misgivings.
If we are made new in Christ then the only one who we should fear is the one who can kill both body and soul and the last time I checked, that was not the devil.
In closing, If Jesus would be to come to my house, I pray he would find me awake and alert. I don't want to be in sin when Jesus comes to rapture his church. Remember to live intentionally for him.
It's all about intentional living folks. We must continually and intentionally place the things of this world aside and live for Christ. Place the things of this world aside and add on to your life the things of God. Let us do the work of the Lord and not the work of this world.
When Jesus returns, I pray he returns to a church that is alive in him, not dead in the worldly sin of the enemy of the church. The church must remember, if we can gain salvation, we can lose it by being negligent. By allowing the things of this world to creep into our teachings hence poisoning the congregation and the church over all.
When Jesus returns, will he find you and your house awake and alert or will he find you living in sin?
My thoughts on the Fly Rig 5
I have always wanted to review pedals and simply give my opinion as to the products I have used both in the past and here in the present.
The first review I would like to do is that of the
Tech21 Fly rig 5
This pedal is certainly a keeper. This is the best guitar pedal I have ever used. Slick effects along with a nice sleek set of knobs, and a nice sleek body, this little box shines. Quite literally when it comes to tone. Great for those country players. It can take you from the territory of Brad Paisley to James Burton to anything in between. If you are in to medal, don't let this box pass you by either. It can do everything from Hermon Lee to Zach Wild and everything in between. On the right-hand side, there is a decibel boost, totally controllable with the knob and foot switch respectively. Next we have a plexi side. This also has a pedal that works alongside it. Next on the left we have the over all heart of the pedal. The Sansamp which controls most of the pedal. Left of that, we have the delay side. Next to that we have the tap tempo. So now that we have gone over all of these pieces, let us examine them even further. Let’s go all the way back over to the right-hand side of the fly rig. We have the decibel boost. Simply a knob and a foot switch. Nice. Great for a clean and or dirty sweeping solo. Next we have the plexi. This has a volume, foot switch, drive, and tone. It actually sounds like a Plexi. It's sound is simply amazing. Just be sure to use the Sansamp with it and it will blow you away. Next, we have the sansamp complete with foot switch, volume, reverb, high and control, mid control, low and control, drive, and might I add, the EQ is totally active. The heart of the pedal is found there within the Sansamp. Next we have the delay. Complete with volume, tap tempo, time, flutter control, and repeats.
Pretty impressive for a small 11 inch long pedal which by the way, is totally taking the market by surprise.
I rate this pedal a four out of five for the following reason. I wish that there were more control with the reverb. Although, being as it is only one little teeny tiny knob, I guess I cannot be too picky. Everybody always asks the following question in a review, would you recommend this product to your friends? Absolutely. Fantastic box. And just at about 250 United States dollars, the price is unbeatable. If you were to pay for each one of these units on their own, you would easily pay 500 or 600 dollars. So then how could I not recommend such a beautiful product to my guitarist friends. It would be quite literally impossible.
You can purchase the Fly rig 5 at Pro Guitar Shop
I hope you have enjoyed this review.
in Christ's service
Timothy
The first review I would like to do is that of the
Tech21 Fly rig 5
This pedal is certainly a keeper. This is the best guitar pedal I have ever used. Slick effects along with a nice sleek set of knobs, and a nice sleek body, this little box shines. Quite literally when it comes to tone. Great for those country players. It can take you from the territory of Brad Paisley to James Burton to anything in between. If you are in to medal, don't let this box pass you by either. It can do everything from Hermon Lee to Zach Wild and everything in between. On the right-hand side, there is a decibel boost, totally controllable with the knob and foot switch respectively. Next we have a plexi side. This also has a pedal that works alongside it. Next on the left we have the over all heart of the pedal. The Sansamp which controls most of the pedal. Left of that, we have the delay side. Next to that we have the tap tempo. So now that we have gone over all of these pieces, let us examine them even further. Let’s go all the way back over to the right-hand side of the fly rig. We have the decibel boost. Simply a knob and a foot switch. Nice. Great for a clean and or dirty sweeping solo. Next we have the plexi. This has a volume, foot switch, drive, and tone. It actually sounds like a Plexi. It's sound is simply amazing. Just be sure to use the Sansamp with it and it will blow you away. Next, we have the sansamp complete with foot switch, volume, reverb, high and control, mid control, low and control, drive, and might I add, the EQ is totally active. The heart of the pedal is found there within the Sansamp. Next we have the delay. Complete with volume, tap tempo, time, flutter control, and repeats.
Pretty impressive for a small 11 inch long pedal which by the way, is totally taking the market by surprise.
I rate this pedal a four out of five for the following reason. I wish that there were more control with the reverb. Although, being as it is only one little teeny tiny knob, I guess I cannot be too picky. Everybody always asks the following question in a review, would you recommend this product to your friends? Absolutely. Fantastic box. And just at about 250 United States dollars, the price is unbeatable. If you were to pay for each one of these units on their own, you would easily pay 500 or 600 dollars. So then how could I not recommend such a beautiful product to my guitarist friends. It would be quite literally impossible.
You can purchase the Fly rig 5 at Pro Guitar Shop
I hope you have enjoyed this review.
in Christ's service
Timothy
Welcome
Welcome to my little homepage on the web.
My name is Brother Timothy Clark.
So just what in the world is KC3CDU?
an amateur radio call sign.
Learn more about amateur radio here.
One might then ask, "who am I?"
I am simply a man living to serve my Lord and my King Jesus Christ, our soon coming Messiah.
I enjoy helping others and making a difference.
One of these ways is through our local Operation Christmas Child division here in my county of Westmoreland.
What is the point of this blog?
It is a place where I will be updating you on whatever occurs within my life. In other words, a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Whatever this and that are. If you find out, let me know.
In Christ's service
Timothy
My name is Brother Timothy Clark.
So just what in the world is KC3CDU?
an amateur radio call sign.
Learn more about amateur radio here.
One might then ask, "who am I?"
I am simply a man living to serve my Lord and my King Jesus Christ, our soon coming Messiah.
I enjoy helping others and making a difference.
One of these ways is through our local Operation Christmas Child division here in my county of Westmoreland.
What is the point of this blog?
It is a place where I will be updating you on whatever occurs within my life. In other words, a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Whatever this and that are. If you find out, let me know.
In Christ's service
Timothy
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