The Two Most Important Commandments ' LOVE
By: Lara Velez
Love is mentioned well over 350 times in the Bible. I'm sure God
must be trying to tell us something. We will start our study
with Matthew 22:37-38; And He replied to him, You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind. This is the most important and first
commandment.
I am sure that we have all heard this verse many times in our
Christian lives. But, do we really get it? How do we ...
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July 7th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Americans repeat certain words with mindless ease without once
regarding their definitions, their real meanings or their
connotative meanings. Their use or perhaps their misuse is a
good reflection of the health of our culture or the lack of it.
Without including four letter words and expletives with the
exception of...love, you will not be able to reach the end of
this list without remembering that you have probably heard one
or more of these words today alone. If you do not recall ...
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July 6th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Whistling Misty
Connecting Erroll Garner and a Holy Meal
'The next time you put on a dinner, don't just invite your
friends and family and rich neighbors. The kind of people who
will return the favor. Invite some people who never get invited
out. The misfits from the wrong side of the tracks. You'll
be---and experience'a blessing. They won't be able to return the
favor, but the favor will be returned. Oh---how it will be
returned!'
Luke 14:12 'The Message' Translation
The soft summer rain ...
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July 5th, 2011 in
Spirituality
I started this ministry because I see something happening in
our churches that is a deep concern to me. There are far too
many of our members who attend worship services who are not, and
are not becoming, grounded in the word of God. I also see many
members who are drifting away from the fellowship of the church.
If their faith was strong and their love for God mature, I don't
think this would happen.
Also, the reasons people give for staying away from the
fellowship is puzzling to me. It ...
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July 4th, 2011 in
Spirituality
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Chicago's Virgin Mary Image.
Dancing Under the Expressway
The apostles came up and said to the Master,' Give us more
faith' But the Master said 'You don't need more faith. There is
no 'More' or 'less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of
faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this
sycamore tree, 'Go jump in the lake' and it would do it. From
Luke 17. 'The Message' translation.
It happened not far from the spot where Chicago's Kennedy
Expressway paved over the apartment at ...
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June 29th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Living the Year of the Eucharist An Author Interview with
Michael Dubruiel, How to Get the Most Out of the Eucharist by
Lisa M. Hendey
I believe that our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II left us a
precious gift prior to his death when he declared this to be the
'Year of the Eucharist'. In the weeks since his passing, I have
felt myself drawn compellingly to the Eucharist and to quiet
time spent in Eucharistic adoration. Attending memorial masses,
and now masses of Thanksgiving at the election of ...
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June 26th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Saturday(April 2, 2005) night, I had four very vivid dreams.
Here they are:
1. I dreamed I had preached a woman's funeral and was getting
ready to preach another. This one was for Ricky, a resident of
the nursing home where I preach. He had no wife but had two
sisters there. The crowd was gathering at the funeral home
chapel (I recognized Mr. Pearson, the funeral home director) as
he brought in Ricky (He is the one I wrote the story Ricky Sings
a Song He Did Not Know, posted elsewhere on this ...
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June 20th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Each time our children graduate from one stage to another (i.e.
crawling - walking, preschool - school, highschool - graduation)
we as parents are excited and a little sad as well. We want our
children to grow up, but we reminisce about the "good old" days.
I think those mixed feelings are normal for all of us. My
question for you is - "Are your children growing up too fast
emotionally and socially?" We can't stop their physical growth,
but we can effect their emotional and social growth.
Our ...
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June 17th, 2011 in
Spirituality
During a church revival, I came under conviction and asked many
questions, on the way home. I remember the fear of not wanting
to go to hell.
It was my father that came into my bedroom, which was kind of
odd, being that dad and I had never talked about much of
anything. But, mom wasn't saved, yet, herself. So, she reneged
on this one.
Though, it wasn't bad at all ... our first meaningful
conversation. Dad brought a kitchen chair into my bedroom, I sat
on the bed, and we talked. He explained ...
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June 16th, 2011 in
Spirituality
Faith Fellowship Church'PO Box 1586'Broken Arrow, OK
74013'Pastor Terry Dashner
'Essence of Worship'
Is there a difference in the form of worship and the essence?
Yes, as a matter of fact, many churches today are struggling
with the proper form of worship. So widespread is this problem
that many churches have divided into two services on Sunday
mornings. In one service the form of worship is traditional
music. Only hymns, piano, and organ are used while in the other
service only contemporary ...
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June 14th, 2011 in
Spirituality