The wordy part... I think the pharisees used to do that. As for repeating the same phrase over and over, I remember one preacher was talking about how when you pray you TALK to God, you don't just say "Jesus Jesus Jesus" over and over. He said, "If I walked in one day and my wife said "David, David, David" and that's all she said over and over, I'd think her brain had fried."
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Forget handshake. How about fist bump, or just a head nod, even better. I don't even like to hug my own family. =P
It's actually a line from a song by Beautiful Eulogy.
[video=youtube;cHE5ZgsiEGI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHE5ZgsiEGI[/video]
Odd Thomas:
We're part of a culture, that really loves to hate us
Every chance they get they attempt to isolate and debate us
It's not that they don't like us, its just they don't like God in us
It's common knowledge and Oddly enough, it makes a lot of sense to a lot of us,
We completely understand because we use to occupy the same space
And lived in a similar type state until we tasted of God's grace
So we continue loving this world that so easily rejects us
And passionately press past the lack of their cultural acceptance
And as if there weren't enough problems for us gaining influence
We keep fighting over the issue of what's too worldly of a christian to make a difference
So no matter how you paint it or politically campaign it
Whether you water it down and drain it. It's really all the same ain't it?
It's the same frustration, same constant segregation
Christians living like aliens trying to relate with citizens of a different nation
What always makes for a better presentation then bark and bite
Is a proper understanding of living life filled with salt and light
So we walk this fine line of walking in light of God's kindness
And live with a sense of worldliness without the fear of compromising
Loving God and neighbor until Christ comes to split the sky
Or die in this society hailing Jesus as Messiah
Chorus:
We are in this world not of it, not to be scared and run from it
We shine light in the darkness, that's why He left us here
Calling out to all the exiles, the Lord will not forsake you
His kingdom can't be shaken, hold strong the end is near
We are the light of the world, so, shine on
Braille
Hey, I thought we won the battle but it really looks like we losing it
What we do seems insignificant, so limited in our influence
They don't listen to our message, we scream and yell it, they say it's irrelevant
It's the greatest story ever told but a television ain't telling it
So often they just mock our faith and it makes me wanna hide my face
Why we sitting on our hands with no plans like we got time to waste?
The culture could change if someone stepped up for the cause
To rep us and our God, but who will accept the job?
If only we had better rappers to gain us more respect
To validate what we believe and keep our name up in the press
But God does not use the same methods as the world
He chose the foolish and the weak to bring His message to the world
We were rescued from the world, He left us here to be His servants
We don't need more superstars we need more Gospel centered churches
Working as the body to bring the Gospel to the nations
Even when we face rejection Jesus is our validation
And we will be vindicated, yeah we know His path is narrow
To follow Him requires more than bumper stickers and apparel
They will know us by our love, not by our celebrities
So we pray for those who persecute us and show love to our enemies —
Chorus:
We are in this world not of it, not to be scared and run from it
We shine light in the darkness, that's why He left us here
Calling out to all the exiles, the Lord will not forsake you
His kingdom can't be shaken, hold strong the end is near
We are the light of the world, so, shine on
It's actually a line from a song by Beautiful Eulogy.
[video=youtube;cHE5ZgsiEGI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHE5ZgsiEGI[/video]
Odd Thomas:
We're part of a culture, that really loves to hate us
Every chance they get they attempt to isolate and debate us
It's not that they don't like us, its just they don't like God in us
It's common knowledge and Oddly enough, it makes a lot of sense to a lot of us,
We completely understand because we use to occupy the same space
And lived in a similar type state until we tasted of God's grace
So we continue loving this world that so easily rejects us
And passionately press past the lack of their cultural acceptance
And as if there weren't enough problems for us gaining influence
We keep fighting over the issue of what's too worldly of a christian to make a difference
So no matter how you paint it or politically campaign it
Whether you water it down and drain it. It's really all the same ain't it?
It's the same frustration, same constant segregation
Christians living like aliens trying to relate with citizens of a different nation
What always makes for a better presentation then bark and bite
Is a proper understanding of living life filled with salt and light
So we walk this fine line of walking in light of God's kindness
And live with a sense of worldliness without the fear of compromising
Loving God and neighbor until Christ comes to split the sky
Or die in this society hailing Jesus as Messiah
Chorus:
We are in this world not of it, not to be scared and run from it
We shine light in the darkness, that's why He left us here
Calling out to all the exiles, the Lord will not forsake you
His kingdom can't be shaken, hold strong the end is near
We are the light of the world, so, shine on
Braille
Hey, I thought we won the battle but it really looks like we losing it
What we do seems insignificant, so limited in our influence
They don't listen to our message, we scream and yell it, they say it's irrelevant
It's the greatest story ever told but a television ain't telling it
So often they just mock our faith and it makes me wanna hide my face
Why we sitting on our hands with no plans like we got time to waste?
The culture could change if someone stepped up for the cause
To rep us and our God, but who will accept the job?
If only we had better rappers to gain us more respect
To validate what we believe and keep our name up in the press
But God does not use the same methods as the world
He chose the foolish and the weak to bring His message to the world
We were rescued from the world, He left us here to be His servants
We don't need more superstars we need more Gospel centered churches
Working as the body to bring the Gospel to the nations
Even when we face rejection Jesus is our validation
And we will be vindicated, yeah we know His path is narrow
To follow Him requires more than bumper stickers and apparel
They will know us by our love, not by our celebrities
So we pray for those who persecute us and show love to our enemies —
Chorus:
We are in this world not of it, not to be scared and run from it
We shine light in the darkness, that's why He left us here
Calling out to all the exiles, the Lord will not forsake you
His kingdom can't be shaken, hold strong the end is near
We are the light of the world, so, shine on
well, as you can see, they CLEARLY perfected the fist bump. and because you're so curious:
for some reason, he always turned into some version of water, and usually it started off with him being a bucket of water, and she becoming an eagle carrying that bucket of water, eventually arriving in time to save the galaxy.
it was one of the rare cartoons i saw, at least a little of.
note: i sorta wish i had a pair of boots like that. ; p
for some reason, he always turned into some version of water, and usually it started off with him being a bucket of water, and she becoming an eagle carrying that bucket of water, eventually arriving in time to save the galaxy.
it was one of the rare cartoons i saw, at least a little of.
note: i sorta wish i had a pair of boots like that. ; p
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Repeating the words "God", "Jesus", or "father" 50 times during a prayer. "Dear father, I just want you to know, father, that we love you dearly as a church. And father, we come before you in prayer father, to bless your name and ask to help those that need spiritual blessings in the church, father. Father, please be with us during our time of worship, and father please multiply the recievings for the furtherance of your kingdom father. In Jesus name, amen. Father."
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For real! We have a college in the UPCI called Indiana Bible College, but many call it Indiana Bridal College. So many girls go there specifically to get a preacher husband.
Err... you really WANT a preacher for a husband? Maybe you should ask your pastor's wife about what fills (to overflowing) her days.
Err... you really WANT a preacher for a husband? Maybe you should ask your pastor's wife about what fills (to overflowing) her days.
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Don't judge.
Usually the person who says it has determined that someone else has done something wrong, and has thus her/himself judged. Matt 7 doesn't forbid judging. The misquoted verse is about hypocrisy.
Tithing.
Well off people will give $25 on $100 and call it a tithe. Those struggling with finances will give $1 on $100 and call it a tithe. A tithe is 10%. On $100, it's $10.
Secondly, multiple types of tithes are mentioned in the OT. If one is going to tithe, then one is obligated to more than 1 type of tithe, which is more than 10% one's income.
A sin is a sin.
Sin stinks. It's disgusting. God hate sin.
Intentionally burning a house down to murder the sleeping inhabitants it clearly more vile and abhorrent than eating 5 cookies and admitting to eating 4 and, thus, lying about the situation.
Sins are not, then, all equally bad.
Usually the person who says it has determined that someone else has done something wrong, and has thus her/himself judged. Matt 7 doesn't forbid judging. The misquoted verse is about hypocrisy.
Tithing.
Well off people will give $25 on $100 and call it a tithe. Those struggling with finances will give $1 on $100 and call it a tithe. A tithe is 10%. On $100, it's $10.
Secondly, multiple types of tithes are mentioned in the OT. If one is going to tithe, then one is obligated to more than 1 type of tithe, which is more than 10% one's income.
A sin is a sin.
Sin stinks. It's disgusting. God hate sin.
Intentionally burning a house down to murder the sleeping inhabitants it clearly more vile and abhorrent than eating 5 cookies and admitting to eating 4 and, thus, lying about the situation.
Sins are not, then, all equally bad.
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