Preach it, Mark Sorenson, The Woodlands Methodist
Ephesians 5:16
Making the best use of the time
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and
what does the Lord require of you
to do justice,
love kindness,
walk humbly with your God
We live in a time more and more Bible believing Churches grow. This generation has left pews held for decades to find Bible believing Churches. From childhood, I attended a major denomination of 14 million souls, parochial school and my step-grandfather was a Pastor for 55 years. The majority of my family was part of this Church Denomination.
In 1977, our Tate, Rev. Wm Tate Young, graduate of Sewanee, University of the South, began to bang on the dining room table during Sunday dinner. Filled with china and finery, the table began to show the burden of this fist banging. Glasses of water and wine flowed as Tate displayed his anger. Tate was angry the Church had made no-fault divorce, a no burden ability to remarry. Tate said this had ruined the Church. Tate predicted we would see the Church fall.
Systems
The Oceans divide the land, moisture rises, encountering heat and cold. The cold stores up strength for the climates. The heat brings rain, giving us the forests. Each climate contributes. The storms water the ice, the ice yields cold water cleansing the streams, protecting from summer heat. The rivers fill. The oceans are replenished with less salt in the water. The interaction creates activity. The gravity of the sun and moon create currents. The Light brings rain and the earth has water.
Systems within marriage.
Divorce. Today, California alone has almost a million homeless people, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, homeless who travel the continent. Not the people who register saying they are homeless and want services. Homelessness has increased dramatically in places like Lansing, Michigan and Augusta, Georgia. Grocery Stores hire 18-year-olds said they are no longer to dwell in the family home or ask for assistance. Reason? From many things, but from the replenishment of new marriage children and leaving old children replaced. Consider how many are housed and feel homeless in their heart.
In 1995, this childhood Denomination of ours began to explain in Bible Studies, Paul never understood the Holy Spirit, had not walked with Jesus Christ and all Paul's teachings should be ripped out. By 1996, this Denomination began to preach from the pulpit about Paul's failings. We left. As we left, the Bishops were not allowed to be divorced. In 2003, the first bishop allowed to be divorced was gay.
The system allowing the Church to fail, was put in place in 1977, the next huge sign in 1996.
Today this Church, has fallen from 14 million souls to 700,000. There is no retirement pay for the clergy of this denomination. So many lawsuits over the divorce from the Scriptures. In fact, this Church is now beginning to restore belief in The Word of God. Not Salmon in the stream of progressive thought. Nourishment in Faith in God's Word.
(When we consider political debates, 5 million military went to Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost 3 million when to Vietnam. When I look at the ages of Homeless these days, I see people who are about 20 years old. I see older people, few look the age of Vietnam. Sometimes a 40-year-old. People wearing cross-dressing or sex change, the people I talk to who live in the inner city have seen about 5 or 6 people in their entire lives, other than people entertaining. )
Who helps the Homeless the most? 2020 San Francisco couldn't even keep people hired for long enough to spend the 20 million dollar budget. Churches feed and have programs and steps to get out of homelessness. Frequently, the homeless can have some shelter from recovered homelessness. I know from working with Pro Life and my son lived next door during Law School to a homeless veteran age 60, who had robbed a bank and lost his two daughters to overdose as adults. The recovered homeless man helps the homeless. Frequently the police came due to domestic violence. And my son was this man's ride to the grocery store.)
Our USA Gin Lane are the children put out from the house. We need to help the young and almost homeless. Before their despair grows. Grocery Stores do an excellent, but tough job. Some Grocery Stores encourage Jr. College. The stress of no vehicle. No mass transit. And a low wage for the youth, turn the Extended Stay to a field of opportunity to those who despair. The parent who left. We should look at the Homeless. There are solutions. We should increase the number of Churches with Homeless help and programs. And not just offer an elderly apartment, but tie together the homeless who help each other and offer Habitat for Humanity in smaller towns as well.
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Considering Immigration, the Homeless Crisis could grow by 20 million people quickly. Preempt surprise. Consider Homelessness as the NEW Crisis. When you think of crime, think of needs being addressed on many levels. Homelessness should have - - - not hotels room given, (when the paid, governmental staff all quickly leave) but emotional recovery and sustainability. Churches Historically do this work.
2022, 350 severe violent flights on public aircraft a month. An improvement over 550 monthly violent commercial airliners in 2021. Pandemic occurs when systems become broken down. Historically. We all know we want to be reasonable. If we break down our faith from God's Word, the fallout finds the helpless and the children. The strong protect the weak. This is when we stand with the Highest Help of God. The Love and mercy of Jesus Christ.
Katrina's refugees in Houston, were Not fed by Red Cross. The Houston and suburbs formed a grid and the refugees were fed for over a year by homemade casseroles. This determination will be required Nationally to sustain the children told home closed the doors.
It may be sexier to talk, observe news television about, obsess about and read about sexual freedom, and choice - let's look at the fallout instead.
C.S. Lewis would remind us of Wormwood the next time we are subjected to the 8978675676567 program, article, blog about sexual choice. Look instead at the children who are told, freedom existed to remove them from the home. Pro Life is for Life. The real news is the children.
Mark 1:1-45
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”
John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and
what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice,
and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Matthew 7:13
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Psalm 37:23
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way
Thomas Aquinas said the children
and babies in Heaven are the most Blessed.
To be in the Presence of Jesus Christ.
Abba, Father God,
God, You are not overwhelmed.
We stumble and fall, You Love and Build.
You are Sovereign. All things will work together
for good
we will Love the Lord and
work according to His Purpose.
The Healing of God the Almighty.
Father, Jesus has been steadfast. How many things have we overcome?
Many. You are Strong Lord. Make us strong again in Your Might.
Schemes to bring us down? Not from You.
Let us hold up our Problems to You. You are our armor, strength and shield.
The Armor of God cannot be removed. You are our fortress.
In the fortress of God, we will see the mercies of God renew.
If we don't count the blessings - they fly by unappreciated.
What is in the Fortress of God - joy and peace in our belief.
The Power of the Holy Spirit - is hope.
Compassion and Mercy are the fruit from believers.
The destination is salvation.
Jesus is compassionate and merciful. Our advocate. You will call us to defend our hopes with gentleness and respect, but our defense in You is sure. God will call me to do what He strengthens me to do.
Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.
We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.
We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.
Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. We Believe and trust in You.
Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. We see glimpses of Heaven.
Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.
Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.
Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.
Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us and find Joy in Pleasing You.
Cover us in Jesus and we want All to Love Jesus.
Cover us in Jesus and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation
in Jesus Christ.
Cover us in Jesus and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.
Cover us in Jesus and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world in Prayers for more
of Your Heaven on earth.
Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You will be Blessed.
Dwell in us, please, Father.
Dwell in those we Love.
Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.
Help us to Seek You First
And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.
Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a
and our children and unborn children will live
in Goodness and Steadfast Love in the New Covenant of Jesus.
Cover us in Jesus and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.
We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies
and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched
places of Your Good Creation,
Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, God's Word made Manifest.
We thank You to answer our prayers for Dee and Wayne to feel better.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and finding Your Kingdom in Heaven and on earth in Jesus Christ.
Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. Amen and Amen.
On this, I trust in Jesus, our Strong Deliverer. Amen.
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