Euthanasia in the "Church".

1. "The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries."  This practice is usually brought up when mentally/physically challenged senior citizen, is the topic of a solution to "get rid of a problem" that won't improve.

   

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   Todays churches and many blogs I read are promoting replacing seniors and their old music and paradigms because "The times they are a changin."  I'm all for the youthful, full of life church, I attend one that doesn't discriminate.  Many church plants and restarts desire to grow, but... at the expense of a group deemed unessential? They should give their building to a younger, maybe even a shallow theological "Church"? The fact that you can draw a crowd doesn't imply you have perfected evangelism and discipleship.  It's easy to say, when you change the definition of  the words.

   
   Yes, the congregation has retired and moved back to where they were raised as children.  The rest have stayed. Some have merged with other, even younger church plants. One thing you can bet on, they are well aware of the youth of the following generation believing; "We got this." Allow them to worship where they will, doing what they did... build your own church/bldg.
   
   Get ready for the next generation pushing you aside, that needs a venue to play their cultures music as they roll their eyes as you walk to the seniors section with a walker. Smirking as you voice your preferences, while they pretend as if they are not worshiping in preferences of their own.
   
   We should never exclude anyone for race/political/economic reasons, nor for age.  "Get out of the way if you can't lend a hand.' is a Dylan idea not Paul the Apostle.

A LIFESTYLE OF PRAYER.

Can you imagine telling your significant other you love them but you never have time...(no you never make time) to speak to them, and they are very aware of it.  How much more, concerning our quality time with God.  This is to be our most important love relationship yet often times by many He is ignored or placed on a check list so as not to forget.

Many of you view prayer as a vivid part of our relationship with God to you it seems to be a no brainer.  To the rest that call themselves Christian (75%+ Americans say they are Christian) never spend time with God resulting in no worship or lifestyle lived in Spirit and Truth!

Most reading this, live by John 15:1-11.  There is great joy and peace as you walk in relationship, friendship and love with God.  You know what it is to walk through your day hand in hand with God in an attitude of prayer. While others wait til bed time and then fall asleep in 30 seconds.

To save you time allow me to do it this way:

• There are hindrances to prayer; materialism, culture and even good things.

• Prayer consists of; 1.Praise, thanksgiving,and worship. 2.Confession and repentance. 3.Asking. 4.Intercession. 5.Meditation

1. Prayer is an essential piece of your arsenal
2. Prayer is crucial to putting on the whole armor of God
3. Prayer is the primary way we exert spiritual authority
4. Prayer is crucial to our mission/evangelism
5. Prayer is essential to our revival and awakening!

2 CHRONICLES 7:14+++++++++++++++++++++++++Psalm 23

Our prayer should be intentional and continual but not out of duty or a religious formality.  Our conversation will be one of overflow of love, partnership and relationship

Jesus occasionally spent all night in prayer. He also prayed alone.  Great ministry followed these times of fellowship with His Father.  As we often say, if Jesus saw the importance of a prayerful lifestyle how much more for you and I.  What a great example!

Let us always be on speaking terms with the God we Love.

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NEW LIFE REAL LIFE

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST....

True Biblical Christianity, makes no one behave perfectly!  It is an incorrect starting point for "nonreligious" persons to think that if say; Billy Graham committed some small, medium, or large sin, that it would negate God and the rest of truth.
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There are those who laugh (media/news or entertainment, etc.) when a well known or any Christian experiences a fall in poor judgement even out and out sin. Pointing fingers bending over with laughter saying ; "See there is nothing to this, religion doesn't work!"

Our disliked, unbelieved, Bible, is jam packed with it's characters being sinful and doubting.  I suppose an individual would have to study the Books and commentaries, to see it.  It is also laughable that some religion professor at the University doesn't get it, while using the flaws of man to deny scripture. Read the letter to the Corinthian Church, Paul wrote not only the good news of faith in Jesus Christ, but a good portion of it trying to get Christians to act right. He did so out of love.

It is obvious to Christians that Christianity has been lived as a religion and ceremonially by millions of the unknowing or hypocrites and even phony baloney "preachers"! So, if someone entered a hospital and pretended to be a doctor and patients were to die, it would not prove the true practice of medicine incorrect.
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If Tim Tebow (during his fifteen minutes of fame), Billy Graham, and uh.. Rick Warren, or the skinny/fat pastor down the street left with all the money, it isn't favorable to be sure, but has nothing to do with the legitimacy of true Christianity.  PLUS (Though Christians are to live by Biblical doctrines), if a great number of relationships and Christian marriages end in divorce it has nothing to do with the truth of peace with God through faith in Christ. There's a lot more to this stuff.  They say it's so shallow even a child can get it and so deep that many "doctrines" will never be agreed on.
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"God demonstrated His love toward us in that while we were yet still sinners Christ died for us"-The Bible.  "You can't tell me what the Bible says , I don't believe it"!.  That is a problem.  Because it is not  based on me or you. If I, me myself doesn't believe it, it is still true.  The purpose here at this writing is not to defend but declare it. The rest is up to you.
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Christianity is a relationship. It is not a religion.  "Being justified (Court of law word), we have peace with God through faith in Christ"-The Bible.

  I hope we're cool.  Drive safe!

New Day, New Year!

Through blogs, books, ministry and entertainment, may God direct us through many open doors!  I'm looking forward to new methods and opportunities for each of us to; evangelize and equip one another as we exalt Him, while engaging the circle of life God has placed us in!

This year let's expect great things from God and attempt great things for God! Dead to self but very much alive to God.

Let's be in much prayer with praise and submission to the will of the Lord.  We can seek to be the conduit which God's love can flow.

                                                         Have a Happy New Year!