All Discussions Tagged 'Life' - Black Preaching Network2024-03-29T01:31:29Zhttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Life&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTHE PATH!tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2015-05-27:916966:Topic:58747012015-05-27T01:07:25.840ZDr Benard Ettahttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/DrBenardEtta
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">(A must-read insightful message dedicated to those sick and tired of the baseless religiosity of today, void of the substance of life).</span></strong></p>
<p>Before each one of us, there is a junction leading to two paths; the easy and less challenging path and the difficult and challenging one. The easy and less challenging path is attractive and offers a lot of “leisure” to its sojourners, but delivers little or no substance of life. But the difficult…</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">(A must-read insightful message dedicated to those sick and tired of the baseless religiosity of today, void of the substance of life).</span></strong></p>
<p>Before each one of us, there is a junction leading to two paths; the easy and less challenging path and the difficult and challenging one. The easy and less challenging path is attractive and offers a lot of “leisure” to its sojourners, but delivers little or no substance of life. But the difficult and challenging path is actually the path that leads to life. I mean the God life; carriers of this life are empowered to do much more than just to heal the sick and cast out demons. They can literally give life to a dying generation and stem the tides of evil by their life and ministries. These "crops" of people do more than just to open a “church,” or churches; they are the church.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt 7: 13-14.</span></strong></p>
<p>Millions of believers and Christian leaders today are on the easy and less challenging path. In fact, they have been deluded to think that, the easy and less challenging path is a mark of God's favor, when actually it is a seductive deviation from the path that leads to life. That is why, despite the millions of believers and Christian leaders in the world today; very little is changing and very little life is being released to the dying world. Above all, the devil is having a party because his activities are going on uninterrupted, despite all the religiosity under our different church banners.</p>
<p>The path that leads to life is evil spoken of and is strange to this generation, heading to the abyss of self-destruct, deluded by smooth tongue theologians who are experts in twisting the word of God to create room for their carnality and excesses. <br/> <br/>Listen! It takes just a little polite "sinners pray" or nothing at all to join any church of your choice, but to walk the path of life requires a dying to self on a daily basis. Jesus Christ is not a politician; he didn't come to form a popular political party or religion, but to restore willing individuals to the path of life, from whence fallen mortals can be reinstated into their permanent place of relationship, fellowship and identify in the Godhead. This is beyond the religion of church going and speaking some retired tongues inside a church building. God have mercy on us!</p>
<p>The times demand for a rediscovery of truth; there is so much deception out there all in the name of “gospel.” It takes the rediscovery of truth to begin one's journey on the path of life. The path of life is the path of truth revealed via the revelation of Christ.</p>
<p>The path of life “kill's you” before giving you life. Such statements are offensive to a deluded soul, lost in church and sleeping in the light, but it's just the truth about the path of life people need to be told.</p>
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<p>THESE ARE THE TWO BOOKS THAT MOST GROWING WORLDWIDE.<br/> The time is now.<br/>
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<p>The knowledge. This knowledge leads men and women to success no matter where you are. Think About It.</p>
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<p>8 Recovery Principles, based on the Beatitudes, by <em><strong>Rick</strong> <strong>Warren</strong></em></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/88148773?profile=original" target="_self"><img alt="undefined" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/88148773?profile=original" title="" width="425"></img></a> 1. Realize I'm not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.</p>
<p><strong><em>" Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor." Matthew…</em></strong></p>
<p>8 Recovery Principles, based on the Beatitudes, by <em><strong>Rick</strong> <strong>Warren</strong></em></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/88148773?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" title="" alt="undefined" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/88148773?profile=original" width="425"/></a>1. Realize I'm not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.</p>
<p><strong><em>" Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor." Matthew</em> <em>5:3</em></strong></p>
<p>2. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.</p>
<p> <em><strong>"Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew</strong></em> <strong>5:3</strong></p>
<p>3.Consciously chooseto commit all my life and will to Christ's care and control.</p>
<p> <em><strong>"Happy are the meek." Matthew</strong></em> <strong>5:5</strong></p>
<p>4. Openly examine and confessmy faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.</p>
<p> <em><strong>"Happy are the pure in heart." Matthew 5:8</strong></em></p>
<p>5. Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and hhumbly ask Him to remove my character defects.</p>
<p> <em><strong>"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires." Matthew 5:6</strong></em></p>
<p>6. Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I've done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.</p>
<p> <em><strong>"Happy are the merceful." Matthew 5:7</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong> "Happy are the peacemakers." Matthew 5:9</strong></em></p>
<p>7. Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.</p>
<p>8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words.</p>
<p><em><strong>" Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires." Matthew 5:10</strong></em></p>
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<p style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Director: Ang Lee<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"/>Writers: David Magee, Yann Martel<img class="alignright" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8KmTRRiBjGM/UKsNLP13DMI/AAAAAAAABQ8/acDJh3vYZV8/s320/Life%2Bof%2BPi.jpg" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; border: 0px; cursor: default; margin: 4px 0px 12px 24px; float: right; display: inline;" height="320" width="216"/><br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"/>Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"/>Two months after premiering at the New York Film Festival, Ang Lee's anticipated adaptation of "Life of Pi" is out in theaters. Much like the journalists in attendance at the film's debut screening, critics around the country are mostly smitten with Lee's film, which adapts Yann Martel's best-selling novel using groundbreaking 3D and CGI.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">"Everything looks beautiful in 'Life of Pi,'" writes Entertainment Weekly critic Lisa Schwartzman in her B+-grade review. "The dangerous animals look beautiful. The terrible storms look beautiful. The crashing ocean waves, the twinkling stars, the wondrous carnivorous island on which the hero at one point lands -- pure <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://alturl.com/6s275" target="_blank" style="color: #743399; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" src="http://boardwalkempires3e8.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1869634_haqyfjsercomjjl.jpg?w=960" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; border: 0px; cursor: default; margin: 0px;" height="51" width="414"/></a>gorgeousness, shimmering with all the wow that superlative 3-D technology has to offer."<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"/>Sitting in a sparsely decorated production office on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles, which has been his editing home for the final six months of the project, Lee has the look of a survivor. Although he appears calm, his hair is ruffled, his eyes express weariness, and he gives a nervous laugh as he talks about the "tiger" that he, too, had to control to complete the project.</p>
<p style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">His tiger represents much more than the challenging film-making obstacles. Life of Pi, with its budget estimated at $100 to $120 million, is far more expensive than similar literary properties turned to films. 20th Century Fox, which produced the film, is gambling that a broad audience will be pulled in to see what is being marketed as a 3-D adventure story.<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"/>Directed by Ang Lee, the project had a number of challenges, starting with the story itself. The protagonist in the novel, written by Yann Martel, spends much of his time stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger as his companion after a major shipwreck. Trying to bring Pi's moving experience to life on film was an admitted risk, but one Lee has impressively managed.</p> Thoughtstag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2010-09-28:916966:Topic:16418712010-09-28T08:02:40.247ZStuarthttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/Stuart
<span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are currently dissatisfied with your life for any reason,take the time to examine your thoughts.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"></br><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are sincere with<br></br> yourself you will be able to see the process that has brought you to<br></br>
where you are now.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"></br><span style="font-weight: bold;">I hate to know that some of our brains are out of shape,and some have been manipulated.…</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are currently dissatisfied with your life for any reason,take the time to examine your thoughts.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are sincere with<br/>
yourself you will be able to see the process that has brought you to<br/>
where you are now.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">I hate to know that some of our brains are out of shape,and some have been manipulated.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thoughts are the most powerful tool in the universe and they are right there in your head, think right,if you can please!</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">I know everyone has a way of understanding one same thing;whether good or bad.Everyone has a way of believing</span><b>..and that is the source of many troubles;when we cannot agree.<br/> You will just remember how many times you have seen people argue.That
means they never agreed on something! There; one is always right and the<br />
other wrong.<br/>For example, of recent, I have quietly found myself in a
network of gay fellows, and I read much about what they say about their<br />
status, real rubbish! But they believe it, say it and fight for it! The<br />
ones in Alabama have several NGOs where they advocate for their<br />
rights.I believe many others elsewhere. And the 'Christian' ones have<br />
churches, others attend our regular churches. Their thought processes<br />
see that what they are doing is right, or some have to put up with<br />
deceit, and are comfortable to live meaningless lives; oh my God! <br/>
But...that is not what I am trying to share now.I want to talk about<br />
when it is just misinterpretation of the matter.How many times have you<br />
had some one misinterpret what you said,wrote or did and then blamed<br />
you?<br/>
What did you do or how did you handle it?<br/>
I have always shared: 'Don't feed your mind with negative thoughts. If<br />
you do, you will come to believe them.Just keep positive about<br />
everything;and help where you can to maintain harmony!' You could help<br />
your self, or others, to live a meaningful or just better life. Either<br />
way, you are a good steward, you are Human! (Many people say they're<br />
human when they do wrong only LOL!)<br/>But I can also share briefly
about Christianity and following Christ. As soon as I knew about being<br />
Saved, I found out so many different 'savedees'. Many believers, who<br />
read the same bible and interpret it differently, and then one says<br />
he/she is more right than the other, and finally the belief is not the<br />
same. Like me or hate me, I don't belong anywhere, I just belong to<br />
Christ! I have a local church, but I don't belong there. After all, I am<br />
just a visitor in the world. I love to fellowship with everyone who<br />
knows my Lord, and we can share together. When some message does not<br />
correlate, I love it when we search deep the scriptures, in prayer and<br />
get to know the real truth.'For we shall know the truth and the truth<br />
shall set us free!' <br/>
Suppose two friends go to see some celebrated building, and return home<br />
to describe it. One has seen only the north side, and the other only the<br />
south. The first says, “The building was built in such a manner, and<br />
has such and such stories and ornaments.” “Oh, no!” says the other,<br />
interrupting him, “you are altogether mistaken; I saw the building, and<br />
it was built in quite a different manner, and its ornaments and stories<br />
were so and so.” A lively dispute would probably follow upon the truth<br />
of the respective descriptions, until the two friends discover that they<br />
have been describing different sides of the building, and then all is<br />
reconciled at once!<br/>
What then shall we say about what you have always been hearing?<br/>
About what you have been seeing about what you feel about this world?<br/>
There is a lot that does not match with the reason we are here,the<br />
reason we should live.It affects all of us that have minds that still<br />
think aright!<br/>
I am challenging us; to try and so something about it;I don't know what you think you are capable of doing, but...whatever!<br/>
You are in charge of your feelings, beliefs, and actions. And you can<br />
teach others how to behave toward you. While you cannot change other<br />
people, you can influence them through your own behaviors and actions.<br />
By being a living role model of what you want to receive from others,<br />
you create more of what you want in your life.<br/>I have tried always, I know I just try, But I cannot stop, I keep on.<br/>Today,
should have been a bad day, since my Vacancy has been differed again,<br />
to next year due to non-payment of my school fees, But I chose to make<br />
it a great day, to share this message which has been on my heart, and I<br />
am so excited, for it seems better things are on the way!<br/>
Here at TINFS.org ,We share ideas,and build people's dreams by encouragement.<br/>
I want to let you know,that no matter what you believe,the truth remains!<br/>
You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being, not because anybody<br />
says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of<br />
money, but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason;<br />
because God did make you perfect, once and for all!<br/>You are endowed with seeds of greatness, you are a winner, you can, and nothing is too hard for you, if you believe!<br/>God is our guide, He is our all, if we trust and obey.<br/>keep on, in that position where victory shines on you like the morning star!<br/>Love and blessings;<br/><br/>
STUART NATURINDA<br/>
stuart@tinfs.org<br/>
+256702238943</b> Is your stumbling block a GIANT?tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-07-16:916966:Topic:8731302009-07-16T22:00:06.238ZApostle Lovella P. Mogerehttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/LovellaPMogere
Is your stumbling block a GIANT?<br />
Giant is defined as a person or thing of EXTRAORDINARY POWER, significance, or importance. This GIANT could represent, people, things, conditions, and environments, however this GIANT weighs you down mentally, physically and spiritually. This weight is a measure of heaviness a force with which a body is attracted to earth or another celestial body. What and who have you ATTACHED or CONNECTED YOURSELF TO? These attachments not only weighs you down it DESTROYS…
Is your stumbling block a GIANT?<br />
Giant is defined as a person or thing of EXTRAORDINARY POWER, significance, or importance. This GIANT could represent, people, things, conditions, and environments, however this GIANT weighs you down mentally, physically and spiritually. This weight is a measure of heaviness a force with which a body is attracted to earth or another celestial body. What and who have you ATTACHED or CONNECTED YOURSELF TO? These attachments not only weighs you down it DESTROYS PURPOSE, POTENTIAL and DESTINY which BIRTHS carnality and unrighteousness. –Acts 8:18-24<br />
I pray that YOU are FREE from all alliance covenants and contracts that have NOT originated from the heart and mind of God.<br />
-Apostle Mogere Looking for Help to Plant Kingdom of God International in Acworth, GAtag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-02-12:916966:Topic:4402342009-02-12T19:46:47.294ZRev. Ronald Boykin, M.Divhttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/RevRonaldBoykinMDiv
I am looking for some pastors and leaders to help lead an evangelistic ministry who may otherwise be locked out of churches because of their greatness and skill. After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary and publishing a book, I was viewed by many churches in this country as "having too much" to pastor them which I thought was ridiculous. I believe the child of God should be thoroughly equipped to do God's work and that is why I took the time, money, and work to invest in my…
I am looking for some pastors and leaders to help lead an evangelistic ministry who may otherwise be locked out of churches because of their greatness and skill. After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary and publishing a book, I was viewed by many churches in this country as "having too much" to pastor them which I thought was ridiculous. I believe the child of God should be thoroughly equipped to do God's work and that is why I took the time, money, and work to invest in my education for God's kingdom. My heart is for people. I am a street evangelist, a pastor, a father, husband, and I love children. I don't have the time nor the patience to play "church politics." If you love people like I do and want to minister to them by utilizing your gifts, please feel free to contact me at ronalddboykin@yahoo.com. You will not be stifled like many leaders within churches tend to stifle gifted leaders like yourself. You can also visit <a href="http://www.kogi.vpweb.com">www.kogi.vpweb.com</a> and contact us through the contact section. I would love to hear from you! WHY DO YOU LIVE?tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-01-24:916966:Topic:3922412009-01-24T23:17:27.221ZScott R. Newmanhttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/ScottRNewman
One morning as I was getting my 5yr old son, Simeon up to get ready for school, and while my wife and my 3yr old daughter at the time were still sound asleep, this is the time my son and I truly use this time of the day to bond. It was approximately 5:45am, quiet and calm while he was eating his captain crunch cereal and drinking some orange juice.<br />
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We usually have the best father and son discussions, and it allows me to impart in him some basic truths for him to think and to ponder on. And it…
One morning as I was getting my 5yr old son, Simeon up to get ready for school, and while my wife and my 3yr old daughter at the time were still sound asleep, this is the time my son and I truly use this time of the day to bond. It was approximately 5:45am, quiet and calm while he was eating his captain crunch cereal and drinking some orange juice.<br />
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We usually have the best father and son discussions, and it allows me to impart in him some basic truths for him to think and to ponder on. And it allows me to determine his growth in how his mind is being shaped and cultivated by this society, culture and by me.<br />
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How I approach to discern whether my son is growing spiritually as well as emotionally and mentally is to challenge him by answering him a series of questions that always leads to the answer. I use the tactic of "self-realization" techniques. This is just a snippet of what that may sound like to discern the true heart and core beliefs, values and character of what its like to go on an inner journey with self and with God. To give me an in, if you will to know how to affectively guide my son to all truths of the mysteries of God and self.<br />
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Simeon asked me if I could help him make sure his homework was accurate. I said, "sure". He was concerned because he wanted to do well on his vocabulary test he had that day. He always does well, his intelligence and hardwork has paid off in dividends and he is in the top 2% of his grade and age level.<br />
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So I asked him, "Simeon, why do you need to study for?" He replied, "So I can get a good grade on my test". I asked, "Why do you want to get a good grade on your test?" He replied, "So I can go to the 1st grade". I asked, "Why do you go to school?" He replied, "To learn". I asked, "why do you want to learn?" He replied, "So I could get a good job". I asked, "why do you need to get a job?" He replied, "So I can work like you daddy". I asked, "why do you need to work?" He replied, "So I can make money". I asked, "why do you need money?" He replied, "So I can eat." I asked, "Why do you need to eat?" He replied, "So I can LIVE". I asked,<br />
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"WHY DO YOU LIVE?" He replied after thinking long and hard, "I LIVE TO DIE!"<br />
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I ask you WHY DO YOU LIVE? WHY DO YOU STILL BREATHE? WHY DOES GOD STILL ALLOW YOU TO WAKE UP THIS MORNING? What are we commanded to do while journeying on this temporary earthly realm to live before we..............DIE?<br />
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God Bless<br />
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In His Grip<br />
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Scott