God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Ten steps to becoming a 'Pragmatic Church'
1. 'Easy-believism' gospel.
2. Place emphasis on some 'work' for salvation and not the need to recognize and approach a holy God.
3. Teach half-truths.
4. Teach that grace replaces (instead of produces) holiness.
5. Teach that love and truth are opposed and obedience is legalism or optional.
6. Use fleshly things to attract unbelievers for evangelism and teach them that carnal, worldly lifestyles are acceptable.
7. Avoid the Biblical teachings that create humility in man and exalt God.
8. Teach the means of grace are optional.
9. Be 'seeker-friendly' and avoid being 'offensive.'
10. Place being 'relatable' above 'biblical accuracy.'
To pray at all times is to live in continual God consciousness, where everything we see and experience becomes a kind of prayer, lived in deep awareness of and surrender to our heavenly Father. To obey this exhortation means that, when we are tempted, we hold the temptation before God and ask for His help. When we experience something good and beautiful, we immediately thank the Lord for it. When we see evil around us, we pray that God will make it right and be willing to be used of Him to that end. When we meet someone who does not know Christ, we pray for God to draw that person to Himself and to use us to be a faithful witness. When we encounter trouble, we turn to God as our Deliverer. In other words, our life becomes a continually ascending prayer, a perpetual communing with our heavenly Father. To pray at all times is to constantly set our minds “on things that are above, not on the things that are on earth” (Col. 3:2).
Place apples? water and honey in a 1 quart casserole. Cover. Microwave at
high (100%) until apples are tender, 10 to 1 2 minutes. Mash to sauce
consistency. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Chill and serve. Makes 4 to 6
servings.
Recipe by: diane@keyway.net
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 216 by "Diane Geary"
<diane@keyway.net> on Nov 7, 1997
A Message from our Provider:
“If thankfulness does not move us to serve God, then we do not truly understand who our God is and what He has done in our behalf. Without gratitude for Christ’s sacrificial love, our duty will become nothing more than drudgery and our God nothing more than a dissatisfied boss. #Bryan Chapell”
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