14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.
15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder
Because of the grace given me by God 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by Word and Deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God
—So that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ; 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the Gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, 21 but as it is written,
“Those who have never been told of Him
will see,
and
those who have never heard
will understand.”
Edward and I missed Church. Because I thought it was an hour earlier and I had lost something I had just made. Throwing a fit. Not too bad, yet... Makes you feel badly. And when this happens, we have Churches we listen to regularly.
Now this Sunday, one of the sermons said, is it all about us and do we complain about the music. And this caused me to just do a little chair disco dance for glory. One of us complains an awful lot. No mirrors, please.
All the Sermons spoke of the discontent we feel in all the layers we see. Find our Joy. The Joy of the Lord is our Strength.
"And stay right here 'cause these are the good old days
/ These are the good old days."
If we had to find a rock bottom VERSE for the cause of all the anger, discomfort, and angst we know is part of this age.
Judges 21:25
New International Version
In those days Israel had no king;
everyone did as they saw fit.
New Living Translation
In those days Israel had no king;
all
the people did whatever seemed right
in their own eyes.
English Standard Version
In those days there was no king in Israel.
Everyone did
what was right in his own eyes.
Berean Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right
in his own eyes.
Berean Literal Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did
right in his own eyes.
King James Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel:
every man did that which was
right
in his own eyes.
No Kings!
Except
ONE
And then when we give our opinion, thinking no one is interested. Bam. Offended someone new.
We were at Costco tonight, Edward said he wanted a hot dog. I did too, for weeks. He stood in line, I kept the table. Lots of people. Almost immediately an employee came over and said to a woman I had not noticed, with small children, sit at her table. I started to apologize. But the back of the head and back presented itself.
Edward came back to the table and said, These are the Best Beef Hot Dogs. The woman twirled around to give Edward a huge glare. Who was busy looking at his mustard. Oh man, she was Hindu. Quickly, back of head returns.
When I explained to Edward in the car, she was Hindu when she turned around. Edward said, Oh! I didn't know. Oops.
And then people think if they go out of their way to be rude, that these days you will be
a) Surprised b) Saddened c) Impressed.
Nope. It's not impressive, unique or interesting. Been there, done that all the time.
Easy to do.
Offend.
Be Offensive.
Create no score, no meaningful moment.
That don't impress a me much. Even if you do think you are a Rock Star.
Okay, so what do you think, you're Elvis or something?
That don't impress me much
Oh no
That don't impress me much
Oh no
Wow, and yeah
D.C. is filled with people dressed as a Rock Star. And they are rude all the time. It's not impressive. First Class is not in a constant snit. Even if Rock Star clothes are not used, the sneer isn't going to cut it to impress anymore.
The seed of sneer and snit and rude has been far too plentifully.
If someone thinks they are interesting being SM. It's not.
Matthew 13:3
He told them many things in parables, saying:
“A sower went out to sow.
4 And as he sowed,
some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched.
And since they had no root, they withered away.
7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
(Jesus has got the Humor of today.
Scripture is living.)
10 Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 And He answered them,
“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
The Point IS
JESUS PARABLES
LIVE
MOVE
AND HAVE OUR BEING....
LIVE
MOVE
AND HAVE OUR BEING....
Being What?
FLEX OR FLAX
and if that offends
FLAX or FLEX
How are you on your seed crops? Almost everyone recognizes Corn and the EARS. And eventually everyone recognizes more mature Cotton.
But one of the crops that looks, in juvenile beginnings, like corn is .... FLAX
FLAX is identical to Corn in the early days. Flax, a major and vital cash crop across American farms for independent textile production and was widely sustained in Europe. All that clothing FLAX.
NOW? FLAX IS Nearly Obsolete.
The industrial boom and the rise of cheaper synthetic fibers and cotton caused flax fiber production to drop off significantly. While flaxseed (linseed) is still grown in the U.S. (mostly in states like North Dakota), broad-scale linen flax farming is nearly obsolete domestically.
Impressive angry insults are widely available in these days and are today's Flax.
What is a Goober? A small thing, underground, a peanut. Dig it.
And of course, Corn, with the huge ears, is still a very impressive crop.
The Seeds
The Christ of God
would have us plant?
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful
for they will be shown
mercy
Zechariah 7
9 “Thus says the Lord of Hosts, Render true judgments,
show kindness and mercy to one another,
10 do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor,
and
let none of you
devise evil against another
in your heart.”
My grandmother used to say, Rise up. And indeed, this is a borrowed quote. Jesus said, Rise up. Many, many times. Rise above it. Go forth.
For the Greatest of
These
is
LOVE
Abba, Father,
God's Good Creation.
Exodus 33
“Moses asked:
If You are pleased with me, teach me Your Ways
so I may know You
and
continue to find favor with You.
Remember that this Nation is your people.”
14 The Lord replied,
“My Presence will go with you,
and
I will give you rest.”
Jesus Christ is God's Word Manifest
appearing in Creation as
Light.
So far beyond what we see, beyond our ideas of time and space, physical body
and Spiritual Almighty.
The Power of God
is like the Sunlight
visiting us from above.
God upholds the Universe
Our Father upholds the Universe
with the Power of His Word.
Our Father,
God the Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth,
Creator of all things.
As we consider
Your Love
and
Your Light,
Isaiah 58:14
“Then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Let Jesus be part of our existence
like Light
Light is required and generated as we are conceived.
In Your Light
we exist and have our being.
The warmth of Light
makes Life possible
in the vast
darkness, of a dark and cold universe
this small, small planet
reflects the Light of The Sun
or Son, Holy Son
And we
exist.
Light increases our abilities to wake
and go forth
to make our lives filled
with the deeds You would want.
Light tells
us
to Rest, as the Light rests.
Light causes renewal.
Light is joy, as Spring begins again.
All of mankind rejoices.
Light creates wellness
and mankind holds on to the Light.
Our Prayers
travel to Heaven
like Light
continues for years.
We ask, Father,
The Light of
Jesus Christ
to fill us daily
to do as You would Will and Want
to give us the Light
and fill us with
Your Steadfast Love.
We ask all healing of You, Father,
We ask Your Love and Warmth
would be our energy each day
and the Hope
and Faith
and Love
guiding us.
Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
Peace and the Joy God gives us.
And we will finish well,
in Jesus Christ.
Please, Father,
Bless Edward with healthy retinas
and us both to have a day of rest
with a full and good recovery
Edward to heal, please, without additional surgery
and our family with health
and the dreams we have,
Your Will and Peace
as the little baby has colic fairly intensely.
We have had an intense week
Peace and Prosperity for the Godly
Healing
Joy of the Lord
Help us seek and find
and bring,
become,
more Heaven
to this earth.
In the Name of Jesus
fill us
surround us
embolden us
lead us
redeem us
and keep us forever.
Lord Jesus Christ
Only Son of God, our Father.
WE PRAY
BLESSINGS
for those
helping the earth
to heal.
The Lord Bless you
and keep you;
The Lord make His Face to shine upon you
and
be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His Countenance upon you
and
give you peace.
“So shall they put
My Name
upon the people of Israel,
and
I will bless them.”
Jesus Christ
Shine on us
ALL
Let evil and practicing evil
depart
far
from us
and our children.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is
in Heaven.
And we will be blessed indeed.
Jesus the Lord. Alleluia
and Amen.
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