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May 13, 2025, 01:49 PM

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#21

Men's meetings, get-togethers, gossip...... / Re: Prayers for the Day

Last post by DavidElkin - Mar 25, 2025, 08:54 AM

Whether our prayers are long or short, you, O Lord, hear the cries of our heart. We thank you for your constant presence with us. As Jesus taught us, we pray, "Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation" (Luke 11:2-4, NIV). Amen.

#22

Men's meetings, get-togethers, gossip...... / Re: Verse of the day

Last post by DavidElkin - Mar 25, 2025, 08:52 AM

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength."
Deuteronomy 6:5 NKJV

#23

Men's meetings, get-togethers, gossip...... / Re: Verse of the day

Last post by DavidElkin - Mar 24, 2025, 06:57 AM

"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
II Timothy 2:15 NKJV

#24

Men's meetings, get-togethers, gossip...... / Re: Prayers for the Day

Last post by DavidElkin - Mar 24, 2025, 06:56 AM

Thank you, loving God, for your unwavering love for us at all times. Help us to entrust ourselves fully to your love and to remember that your only intention is to bless us. Amen.

#25

Thoughts From Pastor Ken / MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS

Last post by Pastor Ken - Mar 13, 2025, 06:34 AM

MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS

I believe no one who has ever lived has been misunderstood more than the young teacher who happened to be born, not by preference but by promise, through the line of the Old Testament Hebrew patriarch Abraham—Jesus the Christ. Misunderstanding Jesus has caused Muslims to reject Him, Hindus to suspect Him, Buddhists to ignore Him, atheists to hate Him, and agnostics to deny Him. But it just may be those who claim to represent Him the most—Christians—who have in fact misunderstood and, therefore, misrepresented Him the most.

If my last statement sounds outlandish and way off the mark to you, let me encourage you to read the rest of this book before closing your mind to this possibility. In my own life I have had to come to grips with my own personal defects related to my understanding of Jesus and His message. This book will demonstrate beyond doubt that Jesus' message, assignment, passion, and purpose were not to establish a religion of rituals and rules but rather to reintroduce a kingdom. Everything Jesus said and did—His prayers, teachings, healings, and miracles—was focused on a kingdom, not a religion. Jesus was preoccupied with the Kingdom; it was His top priority, His heavenly mandate. Those to whom He came first, the Jews, misunderstood Jesus and saw Him as a rebel, a misfit, and a fanatic. In their minds He was, at best, a misguided rabbinical teacher spreading heresies that contaminated the teachings and laws of Moses and Judaism. In truth, they had reduced the message of Moses to a sophisticated religion where strict observance of the laws became more important than the original purpose for those laws. And they expected Jesus to do the same. The original intent of God's mandate to Moses was not to establish a religion but a nation of people who would love, serve, and honor God—a "royal priesthood and a holy nation" (see 1 Pet. 2:9).

The Muslim misunderstands Him as simply another in a line of prophets who was a great teacher, a good man, and a great prophet, but who fell short and failed to deliver the finished work of redemption to mankind. The Hindu misunderstands Him as a good teacher, a good man, and just another deity to add to their list of gods to provide a serv- ice in their need for spiritual security. The atheist, agnostic, and humanist see him as a mere man, an historical figure, whom a group of misguided men transformed into a god and an object of worship. They acknowledge that Jesus exist- ed but deny any of His miracles as well as His claim to divinity. The media, scientists, and secularists see Him as fair game for investigation and criticism. They acknowledge Him as an interesting subject for arguments, theories, discussion, and debates while ignoring His divine claims and questioning His validity, integrity, and sometimes, His very existence.

Christians have misunderstood Him as the founder of a religion and have transformed His teachings and His methods into customs and His activities into rituals. Many even have reduced His message to nothing more than an escapist plan for getting to heaven and His promises as a mere fire insurance policy for escaping the pains of a tormenting hell. And yet a simple study and review of His message and priority reveals that Jesus had only one message, one mandate, and one mission—the return of the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. From the very beginning, Jesus made it clear that the principal need of the human race, and the only solution to mankind's dilemma, was the Kingdom of Heaven. His first public statements reveal this Kingdom priority, Jesus first announcement was the arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven.

From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near" (Matthew 4:17).

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).

Just some interesting study!

#26

Men's meetings, get-togethers, gossip...... / Prayers for the Day

Last post by DavidElkin - Mar 12, 2025, 09:06 AM

Thank you Lord for reminding me to Be strong and Courageous! These words will serve as my life's reminder, as I move through the life of Joshua. As I face my first test and conquer my new territory, I will do so knowing that the God of this universe is behind me, beside me, and in front of me. Even though the mountain in front of me may seem as fortified and large as Jericho I know that You have a plan God to cause the mountain to crumble before me. All I need to do is to stand steadfast and reliant upon You and my victory is inevitable. I decree and declare that You are setting up Rahabs in my life to help shield and protect me from the enemy. Praise You Lord for You have gone before me to speak on my behalf, even before I've entered the room... therefore, the ground is ripe for the seed of promise, and I know that my harvest time has come. I will let out a hallelujah, because Your Word never fails! My future is secured, my family is protected and my promise has been made sure in Your unfailing Love! In Jesus' Name, Amen.

#27