Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Do to others as you would have them do to you. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
"This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. '
Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed out the obvious: That 11am Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. Here in #Indy, are we, the Church, changing? And if so, what are some of the basic drivers of change?
Here's a great little cafe ministry (truly) in the 'heart' of the city... doing ministry as they also create a hospitable multicultural mixing bin for building relationships outside our 'box'.
At IndyChristian.TV, we attempt to create a fresh-daily playloop of video content reflecting a very diverse 'Multicultural Church'. What might be learned from each other? It may also help you navigate your own thoughts about just how often our 'personal preference' becomes an idol, effectively keeping us divided.
And no doubt there are many many more efforts among you to better 'be the Church' here in our metro area. We'd like to hear from you -- what are YOU doing intentionally to break down barriers dividing Christ-followers?
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
"Join the worldwide movement to eliminate poverty housing around the world. Join us in Indianapolis beginning September 6th through the 10th, 2010 for the 'Miracle on Saint Paul'. We will be building 10 new homes and re-habing 20 others. Help us keep the Millard Fuller Legacy alive. Millard Fuller was the founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing. Visit us online at: www.FullerCenterofIndy.org."
"In 1998, Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest was formed to organize and promote ministry involvement from the Midwest US. Partnering with an already established organization, Mission Haiti, Inc. (Asheville, NC), this Midwest branch seeks to cultivate partnerships and broaden ministry capabilities from this region. Started by Dr. Mark Fulton, DDS and wife Kathy, Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest is now governed by a 9-member medical advisory committee, based in Anderson, IN. While we work primarily in health care, through work camp clinics around the country, Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest also funds and oversees the operation of... "
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
"Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things," says the LORD Almighty. "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.
He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."
What an incredible day. The Mission Network News teams has spent the day interviewing organizations working in Haiti. What we've found out is that many organizations need our help to reach out to the needs of the people of Haiti.
In case you missed it, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday night. We're hearing that thousands of people have died and thousands of buildings have been destroyed.
We're also hearing many missionaries, relief workers and national workers are missing, or unaccounted for.
I would like to encourage you to listen to a couple of the interviews we did today at http://www.MNNonline.org/interviews. If you only listen to one of the interviews, please listen to the interview I did with Kathy Redmond with Compassion International. However, we also have interviews with Baptist Haiti Mission, Mission Aviation Fellowship, HCJB, Food for the Hungry and For Haiti with Love.
'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
You can help immediately in four ways: Pray, Network, Act, Give
1. Pray! Pray! Pray!
2. Network: Could you recommend Bright Hope to your friends on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and email to help in Haiti?
3. Act: We need groups to fill 5000 Med Packs. A project for churches, Sunday school classes, scout groups, homeschoolers. $15 per pack, sold in boxes of 20 (cost to fill a pack is about $15 each) or you can sponsor a pack and we will fill one for you for $30. To order a box of Med Packs ($300) call 224-520-6100 and speak with Joy. To sponsor a pack visit our website.
4. Give: As God would lay it on your heart at our website BrightHope.org
[January 11, 2010] The economic crisis of the last year foiled the plans of many businesses and hit millions of consumers hard. How has the downturn affected churches and congregations? A new Barna Group study, conducted in the fourth quarter of 2009 among a nationwide sample of 1,114 Protestant leaders, explores how the nation’s faith-driven organizations are faring in the new economy.
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD-- and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. Ephraim's jealousy will vanish, and Judah's enemies will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will lay hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. The LORD will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that men can cross over in sandals. There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
"While driving I sometimes listen to sports radio. A show aired recently that was discussing pro football and the pending playoff match-ups. Not being a football fan I was about to change the station when an interesting statement caught my attention. A scout for one of the teams heading to the playoffs was describing the priorities, discipline and focus of all-star quarterback Peyton Manning, who has had an outstanding career with the Indianapolis Colts. The scout noted that when Manning graduated from college the Colts had narrowed their draft options to Manning and another outstanding, highly-rated collegiate quarterback.
To figure out who might be the best selection for their team, Colts executives... "
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar-- when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship Dinner: Speaker, Merlin Gonzales
Indianapolis Chapter 2015 of Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship welcomes all members and guests to our Friday Night January 8th, 2010 Dinner Meeting at the fabulous Westside Garden Plaza.
This month speaker is Merlin Gonzales. Merlin has been exposed to many different lifestyles. He has been to different countries and many U. S. cities where his eyes were to be opened to the core need of the human heart.
Merlin has been a business man, a worker on cruise ships, a corporate recruiter, a church leader with several outreaches within his church discipling several individuals to take over the ministries.
He has founded several Ministries including: Consuming Fire Ministries and the present focus of Faith, Hope and Love Community, Inc., an Indianapolis, Indiana full cycle ministry.(See the complete bio attached)
Come and hear how Merlin is mobilizing volunteers to serve in their own neighborhoods. As always, corporate singing, fellowship with others will be available as well as a delicious buffet meal prepared by the kitchen staff of Westside Garden Plaza.
Wm. C. Barnhill - President FGBMFI
Indianapolis Chapter 2015
SPECIFICS: Place: Westside Garden Plaza
Time: 6:55 PM Dinner Served
Cost: $10.00 Each person
Reservations: Call Bill Barnhill @ 317-271-7751 or email to above address
Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.
This will be the organizational get-together for any/all driven Christ-followers who are anxious to impact our city, and leverage opportunities leading up toward the national Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) convention (Fall) 2011.
Come, learn more about CCDA. And related ministries right here in Indy.
Get-together location -- New Covenant Ministries (46th x Keystone).
Remember, the 'Indy Timeline' is always THE place to go, anytime, for a listing & link-to all great collaborative activities for driven Christians in the Racing Capital of the World. The Timeline is available at the top of IndyChristian.com or IndyChristian.TV.
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
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"If
you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from
his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one
in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but
in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not
only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..." (Philippians
2)
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