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Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-47473851431634592072021-10-26T18:32:00.001-07:002021-10-28T08:48:53.658-07:00DO YOU WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR AMERICA?<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">ARE YOU AN AMERICAN?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">DO YOU WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR AMERICA?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PyxPnSWxJTyJ0PBgqEaNO-6su0OXKZRxVZhRSsWwzA21h67XkYCEc_jlhVJ6eWBkRfEAUECW0aKN82ek-ZSI3l7d8RpqQ7OMvn9EU4pQKw_fv0yDkaHAVQzYGP9OEgF4zvqbq9Wp9yPI/s1078/Screenshot_20211026-211102_Bible.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PyxPnSWxJTyJ0PBgqEaNO-6su0OXKZRxVZhRSsWwzA21h67XkYCEc_jlhVJ6eWBkRfEAUECW0aKN82ek-ZSI3l7d8RpqQ7OMvn9EU4pQKw_fv0yDkaHAVQzYGP9OEgF4zvqbq9Wp9yPI/w318-h320/Screenshot_20211026-211102_Bible.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">THEN READ THIS.</span></b><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></b></div></b><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fellow Americans, it’s not that far away! Indeed, it’s closer than we think. Destroy the economy of the USA; shut it down, and the Government has you exactly where it wants you—back on the Plantation. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It provides all the biggies, and in return, gives us rubles that are worth nothing. Two million illegal immigrants will have come into the country through our Southern border this year. Most are unvetted and not vaccinated. Others have a criminal record. Many in the Whitehouse want to give them voting rights, medical and financial assistance, and the list goes on. Don't be deceived; this is not about benevolence. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. It's 2 million votes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The government and big media have had intercourse, and the child is horrifying. It ciphers and cancels free speech and does the same to advertising. It's the commencement of Communism. They control the media, our lives, our schools, where we can and cannot go, and soon, what we can and cannot teach. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fellow Americans, pray as you've never prayed before. Speak up, speak out, and fight until your last breath. America's future, our future, is counting on you. </span></div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></p></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p></p>J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-58585133474609698122021-05-17T11:57:00.007-07:002021-05-17T11:59:30.559-07:00UNPRECEDENTED TIMES<p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXkrXKCgC9MYq9WAyfOVVay7YnnfPocQC3Fq5uYB3e6dhqJcawbIWNgT_s1tUQkc9Bn4c_ju2Z3rkgTzjczFHC_FKQtWdnBmCRPrdfbGMGeajFrDc1mRrOVFcToFcTKe3_92ea2OP2JYH/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="197" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXkrXKCgC9MYq9WAyfOVVay7YnnfPocQC3Fq5uYB3e6dhqJcawbIWNgT_s1tUQkc9Bn4c_ju2Z3rkgTzjczFHC_FKQtWdnBmCRPrdfbGMGeajFrDc1mRrOVFcToFcTKe3_92ea2OP2JYH/w200-h171/images+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Last year at this time, I wrote, “We are living in unprecedented and tenuous times.” Here we are 12 months later, and times have not changed a whole lot. Granted, we see the country open up after being “locked down,” and for that, we are thankful. However, what troubles me is that in a world that touts “science is the answer,” science is ignored. Defenseless babies continue to be slaughtered in the womb; God’s definition of marriage is ignored and rewritten. Our borders are open to all types of lawlessness, and wars are raging on foreign soil. </span><div><br /><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Yes, it’s not new! As Solomon said, “What’s been done will be done again.” God destroyed the earth because “men’s thoughts were evil continuously.” Yet, God has always had a remnant; and cultures have seen revival come in the darkest of times. But there will be a day when God will say, “It’s enough!” and the end will come. Until then, as believers, we must be ready, working diligently to win souls, bring home the backslidden, heal the sick, put together the broken, and strengthen the week (Ezel34). </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">With that said, let's end on a positive note. The other day our grandchildren were leaving the house. As they were, the Holy Spirit put a word in my spirit for them. In a sense, it was a blessing: LIVE FOR JESUS AND YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD DAY EVEN IF IT'S A BAD DAY. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">J. Bruce Sofia</em></strong></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Psalm 18:30</em></p></div>J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-61452696554596969552020-07-03T17:54:00.003-07:002020-07-03T17:54:37.561-07:00ONLY IN AMERICA<div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 6px; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<b>Happy Independence Day!</b></div>
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My heart is heavy and deeply troubled to think that a c<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">onstitution built upon the cornerstone "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness," would be labeled "white supremacy" and "capitalism."</span></div>
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How many times have you said, how many times have I said, "Only in America." And it is true. No nation on earth gives people the opportunities to fulfill one's dream like the good old USA. Only in America can you be born in poverty and become President. Our history isn't perfect because people aren't perfect, but what we have as Americans most people can only wish for.</div>
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We are NOT English Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Italian Americans, Irish Americans, German Americans, Indian Americans ... and the list goes on. WE ARE AMERICANS period. "We are One Nation Under God," not a Divided Nation Under God.</div>
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<span style="color: #1c1e21;">In Jesus,</span><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i><b><span style="color: blue;"><i>j. b. sofia </i></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #1c1e21;">The LORD is good and His mercy endures forever. </span><span style="color: red;">1 Chron 16:34</span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-1834047626923893172020-05-15T06:35:00.000-07:002020-05-15T08:07:43.126-07:00A TASTE OF COMMUNISM 2020<div class="" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;">
Let's start with the reality of where we are as a church and country. <b class="">Whoever dreamed that church doors in America would be shut?</b> Yet, this is reality. Ponder this! <u class="">For many Christians throughout the world, this is how they live every day</u>. Scary, isn't it? If not scary, at least concerning. </div>
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<u class="">In a small way, <b class="">we have had a taste of communism</b></u>. We are told where we can go and where we can't go. What we must wear and not wear. What doctors we can see and not see. What stores we can visit and not visit. What places can be open, and what places can't be open. What halls we can assemble in and in what halls we cannot assemble. Who can cut our hair and who cannot cut our hair. When and how we can go to Church—if ever? And, the list goes on. <b class="">Do we really want to live our lives confined, controlled, unemployed, restricted, and government controlled?</b> <u class="">Not me</u>! </div>
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In other words, <u class="">the government has taken many of our freedoms from us</u>. Whether it was for our good or not is not the point of this email; <u class="">the point is we have had a taste of communism</u>. </div>
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<b class="">Let’s fast forward</b>. It is my thinking that this is what the "mark of the beast" is going to look like. Those who don't have "the mark" will be refused liberties—many of which have been mentioned in the paragraphs above, especially religious (Revelation 13:16-18).</div>
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<b class="">Maybe COVID-19 is a good thing—a wake-up call to Christians and Americans to cherish and fight for our freedoms in the political arena and, most importantly, on our knees (2 Chronicles 7:14).</b></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: blue;">Joseph Bruce Sofia</span></b></i><br />
<span class="" style="font-family: Verdana-Italic;"><i class=""><span class=""><span class="">The LORD is good, and His mercy endures forever. </span></span><span class="" style="color: #ff2600;"><span class="">1Chron16:34</span></span></i></span></div>
J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-71087083023315532632019-05-10T05:12:00.004-07:002019-05-10T05:12:47.128-07:00LOVE LIFE - MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love life!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, to be honest, I think God wants us to
love life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, does it get crazy at
times?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are there things that come into our lives
that we don’t like and have no control over?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Absolutely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYARx6xO1UJH4nT8b1UB872XON5JA35NOejqHQ3B1uC23IJGhho6evDmZA4EWJXF4mkeo12la0PMPsnH4CFIP-1WdWzWiD4bgUKEg8m64wDnc6bWinYk2Twgd3cRt307BUHWZzU8J5pND/s1600/love-life+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYARx6xO1UJH4nT8b1UB872XON5JA35NOejqHQ3B1uC23IJGhho6evDmZA4EWJXF4mkeo12la0PMPsnH4CFIP-1WdWzWiD4bgUKEg8m64wDnc6bWinYk2Twgd3cRt307BUHWZzU8J5pND/s320/love-life+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Welcome to life!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smile!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My years have taught me – we don’t always know the WHY to all of life’s
circumstances (and may never get them as in the case of Job), but HOW we
respond to the unplanned and often unwanted circumstances in life, keeps life
joyful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I believe that is why God
commands us, without exception, to “give thanks in and for all circumstances,”
and to “rejoice in the LORD always.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(
Eph5:20 & Phil4:4)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are in the
midst of closing on two houses and buying a house all at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, we are intentionally practicing “giving
thanks <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">for</i> all circumstances.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hey, if you’re bummed out,
obey the command of our God and watch how EVERYTHING changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh, your circumstance may not change, but your attitude will—and that
will be the DIFFERENCE MAKER.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Depression is REAL! And, yes, some people have a proclivity to get depressed and constantly fight depression more than others. Science and the medical field tell us this is in the DNA, which could very well be true. With that said, having prayed for and counseled scores of people who battle depression regularly, here is my observation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8S0xc7GrGdi9z86ispl1eqKBuM36u8aw4m2iSrn8nHt9kjVfuUXzZT16iAM-I_utgMqfkvafwOMnCF6n-7A0vee4Bajse2kSn2zsGuzamebMqhdR_GIjlJBFH84swwrBBGx570oe51F-/s1600/storm-clouds.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1279" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8S0xc7GrGdi9z86ispl1eqKBuM36u8aw4m2iSrn8nHt9kjVfuUXzZT16iAM-I_utgMqfkvafwOMnCF6n-7A0vee4Bajse2kSn2zsGuzamebMqhdR_GIjlJBFH84swwrBBGx570oe51F-/s320/storm-clouds.png" width="320" /></a>Depression is almost, if not always, triggered by what we can and cannot control. (I could write pages of examples from children, to pare<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">nts, to bills, to job circumstances, to romance and the list goes on.) In essence, what this means is that we haven’t haven't truly or fully given the situation/circumstance to God. It means we really do not trust Him (to do it our way). It also means we're not rejoicing in the Lord always and giving thanks in and for all things. (Moses and Elijah both wanted to die because they could not control what was happening around them. So, if you’ve ever been there, you’re in good company.) It means we’re living in disobedience. Ouch! Because…be patient with me…if we lived in obedience by “rejoicing in the LORD at all times” and “giving thanks in and for all things,” depression must flee. Depression can’t exist in a state of thanks and rejoicing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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When (I know these are strong words) we tell the LORD we want out of here and we have nothing to live for, are we not indirectly slapping Him in the face? When we tell Him those words are we not in reality telling Him He is not worth living for? Should we not enter every day living for Him? Is He not worth EVERYTHING?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-41749685990500620202018-06-16T09:47:00.001-07:002018-06-16T09:47:27.453-07:00POLITICAL SHENANIGANS
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Finally, I’ve found two words
which, in my opinion, aptly describe modern day politics—actually it may have
always been this way...POLITICAL SHENANIGANS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesfkPGjetusByGD0kwwh4sFlPoSsKU_p9oLakhTVzkLzqFC5dS5AU6hrNo6rcKx6TLIq6CwdeuRsqB61mm__uA8O7owMdqUghp49Utc2h2YQUOqpgQP_6ArAHrwZNl23aCwqF4tT-voGW/s1600/th-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesfkPGjetusByGD0kwwh4sFlPoSsKU_p9oLakhTVzkLzqFC5dS5AU6hrNo6rcKx6TLIq6CwdeuRsqB61mm__uA8O7owMdqUghp49Utc2h2YQUOqpgQP_6ArAHrwZNl23aCwqF4tT-voGW/s1600/th-1.jpeg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">I have two friends,
one an attorney and the other a mortgage broker, who are constantly sparring
when it comes to politics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is a
Democrat the other a Republican.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, I’ll let a half a dozen or more emails go by and add my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">three cents</i>—the instigator that I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Fed says the economy is very healthy and will raise interest rates by one full
point by the end of 2018.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So ‘two cents’
is now three cents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOL!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">After following
politics rather closely for the past 32 years, I’ve come to this
conclusion—here’s my email to the sparring duo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Hey
Guys,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">IMO here is the reality: When it comes to
politics just like when it comes to attorneys and the law (I'd like to believe,
Mr A, you are the exception, and I would like to believe there are exceptions
in every profession) however, with that said the reality is we are now seeing
that the Clintons were utterly corrupt, the Obamas administration was corrupt
on nearly every front, the FBI was corrupt, and I suspect that at the top and
almost all government positions from the President to the local police and
government there is corruption <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">because</i>
it is the nature of man. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bible says,
"The heart of man is the deceitfully wicked above all else who can know
it."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s also true of business,
the church, family; there are no exceptions—believe me I see it when I
officiate funerals—greed and the love of money corrupts a person’s
righteousness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">That's why I have made a decision to not vote “the
man” because I don't know his/her heart. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look at the disappointments we have found in
Bill Cosby and for those who were Weinstein friends, him too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there's Nixon, JFK ... and ... . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s
the reality: I look at my own heart and at times it's scary and disappointing—so
I'm not judging anybody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just making a
point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Therefore, I must vote policy; the policies,
which best align with what I believe the word of God holds up, and trust the
man/woman to God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nobody gets over on
God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, if the man is crooked God will
take care of the man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look, even God’s “model
of perfection,” Lucifer, when pride was found in his heart corrupted his wisdom
and became utterly evil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Only one man lived a perfect life that could be trusted
on every front and that was Jesus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
doesn't walk the face of this earth today, but He does live in the hearts of
believers and we do see Him at work for those who are willing to surrender and
submit to His voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, if we’re
transparently honest, even with His help, what we do will be done with many
imperfections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">That's my three cents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14pt;">What I'm about to say I speak from my heart, from
deep within my gut as a father, husband, pastor and hard working citizen of the
greatest country on earth, the USA.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBgl4RKlyjPES5YfDu0HjffV4wzx14E37Yz5CKBgH0TghgWCBAjnUUjJkkjHQachRneB-d-5eJsSGIcQ4p5nzJb0knGIvolHaCWO5zmbtZbLRZ5rnKJU1gITIsN-dVKui92XanZR6dp8n/s1600/colin-kaepernick-ap-mem-171222_hpEmbed_2_17x12_992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="992" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBgl4RKlyjPES5YfDu0HjffV4wzx14E37Yz5CKBgH0TghgWCBAjnUUjJkkjHQachRneB-d-5eJsSGIcQ4p5nzJb0knGIvolHaCWO5zmbtZbLRZ5rnKJU1gITIsN-dVKui92XanZR6dp8n/s320/colin-kaepernick-ap-mem-171222_hpEmbed_2_17x12_992.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My father's parents migrated to America from
Sicily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father and his siblings were
not allowed to speak Italian in the home because they were
"Americans." (Not saying that was right or wise, just want you
to see the picture.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pop was a veteran
serving in the US Army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother’s
parents were English and Pennsylvania Dutch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I received Christ as a child with my mother while living in
Glassboro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My parents moved to Cross
Keys when I was seven; I am the 2nd graduating class from Washington Township
High School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every student, there were
no exceptions, stood and saluted the flag pledging our alliance to "ONE
nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for ALL.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Therefore, when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach,
and other NFL coaches and owners wrongfully sided with players staying in the
locker room or refusing to put their hands over their hearts during the
National Anthem, I was deeply dismayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To me, it showed utter contempt and disrespect for our 'men in blue' and
all military branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me they
insulted the intelligence of every American who understands that NFL owners,
players and coaches make millions BECAUSE the police and military have secured
their liberty to not only play a sport they love, but make millions while doing
it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why would an American not stand for the National
Anthem, with hand over heart, in acknowledgment of those who have paid for
their freedom, many with their lives?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
know this sounds acerbic, but if they don't like it let them play ball in North
Korea, Russia or Cuba. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is not about black, white, brown, red or yellow;
it's about respect for the Country and its flag, which symbolizes we are “’one’
nation under God.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The National Anthem
speaks of oneness and not division; it speaks of hope and unity, of poverty to
wealth, from the ghetto to the Presidency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To protest during its salute is to corrupt the very thing it stands
for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some argue it’s the only way
African-Americans can be heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
disagree. </span><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is
a right way and there are proper channels to voice our grievances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take the case of </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Richard
and Mildred Loving; it was a long battle making its way to the SCOTUS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, justice was done using the proper
channels (movie release 2016). </span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">As believers there's a
right and wrong way to do things. e.g.: How do we right the wrong of
illegitimate children, which become the property of the state and every
citizen's tax burden? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We foster and
adopt. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don't protest on football
field ... or wherever. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm sure you've
seen the movie Mutiny on the Bounty with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.
Brilliant movie by the way! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, if
this hatred, spurred on by the media and press, doesn't stop we're going to
have Mutiny in America. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_42xcwXfPbXONqHUpuUaaOLMHdveJtAnc7sfa7qC5OLBoeHqCO-YFRPqoCoOLsj2Hd5G3wr6c9aVP5b61z22AijfaYxjT-ik2zfcH3vWK14cw8DUbD8ANUfXmj8_iVZNjvBT2M0D7M65/s1600/44AD4A7600000578-4917046-image-a-1_1506334489983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="634" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_42xcwXfPbXONqHUpuUaaOLMHdveJtAnc7sfa7qC5OLBoeHqCO-YFRPqoCoOLsj2Hd5G3wr6c9aVP5b61z22AijfaYxjT-ik2zfcH3vWK14cw8DUbD8ANUfXmj8_iVZNjvBT2M0D7M65/s320/44AD4A7600000578-4917046-image-a-1_1506334489983.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It's frightening what
America is becoming. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are divided on
nearly every front—economically, religiously, racially, morally, and the list
goes on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know you, Joe, and I believe
you and I want the same thing; we love the same God, and we want, truly, to be
"One Nation Under God." <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">the Biblical principle of
sowing and reaping is in effect here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sow
discord and we’ll reap discord. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oppression is a horrible thing, and needs to
be taken on head-on, but take it to the town hall or courts or social media …
but, in my opinion, using the National Anthem during a football game draws a
line in the wrong sand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let's pray we’ll see the
day, and live in the beauty of being “One Nation Under God.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">J. Bruce Sofia<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #131313; font-size: 20pt;">HISTORY OF NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #131313; font-size: 18pt;">The National Day of Prayer first commenced in 1775 when our forefathers called the then unborn nation to pray for its formation. In 1952 NDOP was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. NDOP</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"></span><span style="color: #131313; font-size: 18pt;">puts an emphasis on repentance and prayer on a personal level, while, at the same time, placing national focus on <u>those in governmental power</u>. These areas are called <b>the <i>seven centers of power</i></b>. They are leaders in: <i>government, military, media, business, education, church, </i>and<i>family</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #131313; font-size: 18pt;">NDOP may sound political, but the NDOP Task Force is designed to mobilize all people to prayer regardless of political party or stance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">This year, 2018, our theme is UNITY. In my humble opinion certainly fitting for a nation divided on so many fronts: economic, religious, political, moral and racial just to name a few. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Thank you for joining us on this momentous occasion when thousands of churches and organizations, concerned about America’s future, have gathered today/tonight to pray for our healing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Please remain standing, as the Mayor of Washington Township, Joann Gattinelli, will lead us in the flag salute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NDOP/WELCOME&PURPOSE/2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11
became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans Day is not to be confused
with Memorial Day–a common misunder-standing, according to the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs. Memorial Day (the fourth Monday in May) honors American
service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries
incurred during battle, while Veterans Day pays tribute to all American
veterans–living or dead–but especially gives thanks to living veterans who
served their country honorably during war or peacetime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 4TH OF JULY</b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VzmU8_wCNQYlh2MSH9b9fwprOMYPcAlms2g4OjpkhyphenhyphenHk3TZNxO6nGPCyaD-VsHR6LWpDQN6jiTtOUHin3OsMm-mnpmF-HMr9-7TQI_5hA2oUCiybA9oD0HFqgovd-MHjzowTMb7NfMq6/s1600/IMG_2489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VzmU8_wCNQYlh2MSH9b9fwprOMYPcAlms2g4OjpkhyphenhyphenHk3TZNxO6nGPCyaD-VsHR6LWpDQN6jiTtOUHin3OsMm-mnpmF-HMr9-7TQI_5hA2oUCiybA9oD0HFqgovd-MHjzowTMb7NfMq6/s320/IMG_2489.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">Taxation
without representation!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was
the battle cry of the 13 colonies in America that were forced to pay taxes to
England's King George III with no representation in Parliament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As dissatisfaction grew, British troops were
sent in to quell any signs of rebellion, and repeated attempts by the colonists
to resolve the crisis without war proved fruitless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">On June 11, 1776, the colonies' Second Continental
Congress meeting in Philadelphia formed a committee with the express purpose of
drafting a document that would formally sever their ties with Great
Britain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The committee included Thomas
Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert R.
Livingston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The document was crafted by
Jefferson, who was considered the strongest and most eloquent writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Nevertheless, a total of 86 changes were
made to his draft.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final version
was officially adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">The following day, copies of the Declaration of
Independence were distributed and, on July 6, <i>The Pennsylvania Evening Post</i>
became the first newspaper to print the extraordinary document.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Declaration of Independence has since
become our nation's most cherished symbol of liberty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">On July
8, 1776, the first public readings of the Declaration were held in
Philadelphia's Independence Square to the ringing of bells and band music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One year later, on July 4, 1777, Philadelphia
marked Independence Day by adjourning Congress and celebrating with bonfires,
bells and fireworks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt;">Congress established Independence Day as a holiday
in 1870, and in 1938 Congress reaffirmed it as a holiday, but with full pay for
federal employees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, communities
across the nation mark this major midsummer holiday with parades, fireworks,
picnics and the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and marches by
John Philip Sousa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">FIVE FACTS WORTH NOTING</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> It is
America’s biggest non-religious holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
America celebrates July 4<sup> </sup>as Independence Day because it was July 4,
1776 that the members of the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia
and adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">3.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> In
1777, Philadelphians remembered the 4<sup>th</sup> of July by ringing bells,
firing guns, lighting candles and setting off firecrackers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-28038547230236710322017-06-17T11:40:00.000-07:002017-06-19T13:52:51.443-07:00THINGS GOD DOESN'T KNOW<br />
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Things God Doesn't Know</h1>
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<time datetime="2017-06-13" style="box-sizing: border-box;">June 13, 2017</time></div>
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Greetings from the Adirondack Mountains in Lake George, NY!</div>
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I wasn’t sure which subject line to use. How do you word, contrary to traditional thought, "God doesn’t know everything?” I think the gentlest approach to this subject could be worded, <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">“Things God Doesn’t Know.”</strong> You ask, “What are they?”</div>
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The subject was provoked by a discussion at the ROTL Cabin in Cleverdale, NY, eight miles north of Lake George. It started out as a discussion about the heart and God saying, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“The heart is deceitful above all else, who can know it” (Jer17:9). </em> That led to the times in the Bible when God tested a man’s heart to see what was inside of it. </div>
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It was my Bible reading just before traveling 306 miles to upstate NY. I read where God left Hezekiah to find out what was in his heart (1Chron32:33). Then I thought of when God said to Abraham, after He had asked him to sacrifice Isaac, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“Now I know that you fear God … .” </em> Here is yet another example involving Abraham. Just before God sends the angels to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, He says to Abraham, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“I will go down and see if what I have heard is as bad as I am told.”</em> Yes, you heard correctly.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatTE153dX-T4iYd9fx557LGD-LrRQCE0IGXhHWCjDU0iw2eDu8Wu2dM4CXSwvmj18AYGYy6xmOt_wIhYvR47peLZ_3699NmpoEjDqchEp_3o5z21YsUlyAGz7BJlEzj0_TrX9Ff-aBVwW/s1600/Abe-3-Visitors-Chagall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatTE153dX-T4iYd9fx557LGD-LrRQCE0IGXhHWCjDU0iw2eDu8Wu2dM4CXSwvmj18AYGYy6xmOt_wIhYvR47peLZ_3699NmpoEjDqchEp_3o5z21YsUlyAGz7BJlEzj0_TrX9Ff-aBVwW/s320/Abe-3-Visitors-Chagall.jpg" width="320" /></a>So, this is how I imagine this. Let’s say God sees everything that happens by watching 37 trillion channels. One of them is Sodom and Gomorrah. He chooses not to watch the S & G Channel because it is filth. But his journalists (angels) keep reporting to Him that it’s debauchery. God then decided to check it out. The aftermath—He wipes it out, including all of the people with the exception of Lot and his two daughters. Are you following my thinking?</div>
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Back to God knowing the heart. After I read how God left Hezekiah exposing his pride, I cried out, “LORD, don’t leave me to myself. I don’t trust my heart. If you leave me I would come to ruin. LORD, stay by my side. Lead me not into temptation; deliver me from evil. Fence in my heart. You are all I have.” (Now, I have been given much, but when it’s all said and done, He is my all and all.)</div>
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There's one more thing God doesn’t know—<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">our sins</em></strong>. When we receive Christ and embrace Him, His righteousness covers ALL of our sins—past, present and future (Col3:22). Yes, He who knew no sin became sin in our behalf (2Cor5:21). Scripture is clear God does not remember our sins (Heb8:12) for “as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” Got it! He doesn’t know our sins—they don’t exist. </div>
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As for this past weekend, Word On The Street, our Thursday Youth group presented Angels and Demons Continues. Powerful! Our oldest grandson, AJ (age 11), entered the world of theater and drama for the first time. </div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-38955573400561443392017-02-07T17:10:00.001-08:002017-02-07T17:10:11.433-08:00THE HISTORY OF VALENTINES DAY<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tuesday, February 14<sup>th</sup>, is Valentines
Day.</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it is not always celebrated on
February 14<sup>th</sup> in other parts of the world and cultures.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Eastern Orthodox Church</span></a><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, St.
Valentine is recognized on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">July 6</span></a><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, the Eastern Orthodox Church
observes the feast of Hieromartyr Valentine on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">July 30</span></a><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (it has more
than one Valentine).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For our purposes
today we’ll stay with February 14<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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did we get this holiday?</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 20.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What is the
history of Valentine’s Day, and why do we celebrate it in America?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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history of Valentines Day and the man Valentine.</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is Valentines Day expressed in the
current celebration of yummy chocolates, lovely cards, and sparkling engagement
rings? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">real</i> story behind such a highly-retailed celebration? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is named after a bishop named Valentine, who was stationed in the Roman Empire
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that unmarried men made better soldiers, so he decided to make it a law that
young men could not marry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around 270
A.D., Valentine took pity on the ostracized soldiers who were not permitted to
marry or see their sweethearts. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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soon found out and jailed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emperor
Claudius II attempted to convert Valentine to worship the Roman gods, but
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convert Claudius to Christianity. Unsuccessful, Valentine was sentenced to be
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tells that Valentine fell in love with his jailer’s daughter.</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just before his death, he sent her a note and
signed it “from your Valentine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">An aura of romance surrounded his demise and
those who knew about it spread the tale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bishop Valentine became Saint Valentine with
his fame extending to England and France. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18pt;">After his death, Valentine became known a “Patron Saint” (special guardian or ‘sponsor’). Some considered him the spiritual overseer of an annual festival in which young Romans would distribute cards of affection to those they wished to formally see. This festival was held each February 14. There are Valentine cards in museums worldwide that </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18pt;">date back to 1415.</span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-28776313944058426502017-02-03T07:12:00.000-08:002017-02-03T08:57:16.731-08:00POLITICAL CHILD'S PLAY<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTChuX08meMMRB35RayCRsAecrGJdRu2G6V4ioq-jIAp8z9pRH_PbjWy-oLAJRnVvc7KU_eh0xN13aHLZGjS0XorAtEOCI_6U9g8mx-yPm7-c8LTLg4ETcrRkcYNu9Q3U_W8hCJjONlBE-/s1600/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-11.48.05-AM-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTChuX08meMMRB35RayCRsAecrGJdRu2G6V4ioq-jIAp8z9pRH_PbjWy-oLAJRnVvc7KU_eh0xN13aHLZGjS0XorAtEOCI_6U9g8mx-yPm7-c8LTLg4ETcrRkcYNu9Q3U_W8hCJjONlBE-/s320/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-11.48.05-AM-1.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Whoever dreamed God would use Donald J. Trump to
reveal the hearts of men. Truly <i>"God's ways are not our ways, nor His
thoughts our thoughts—they are far above ours." Isaiah 55:8</i></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">The hatred is indescribable. What the media wants
us to believe it is that the majority of America is protesting, revolting, and
disagreeing with his executive orders. This is not true! In
actuality it is less than a third of America who disagrees. All legitimate
polls show that 66 percent, or more, agree with the President's executive
orders (all within 10 days of being elected). </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Here's my take: I think it's because the media,
newspapers, much of Hollywood, Democrats, and whoever else opposes President
Trump cannot believe they lost. It is so hypocritical! The
so-called 'tolerant' have revealed themselves as intolerant. Those who tell us
we're to 'love' have revealed themselves as the haters. Those who
call "the right" bigots have revealed themselves as 'bigots'.
The reason why it is just now being revealed is because they have gotten
their way for decades, now they are not. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my opinion and that of 90% of American's
polled, they have revealed themselves as spoiled elitists who didn't get their
way and now they are throwing a temper tantrum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">I heard a “democrat strategist” on NPR the other
day say it will take "the left" 15 years to recuperate; the American
people now believe that the Democratic party is the party of the elite and not that
of the "common working man."
Recall what God told Israel when
they went into captivity: <i>"Seek the peace and prosperity of this city
... for if it prospers, you too will prosper." Jeremiah 29:7</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">By the way, I did not vote for Donald Trump nor
did I cast my ballot for Hillary Clinton. However, God establishes kings,
thrones and kingdoms (Daniel 2:21 & 4:17). Seriously, whoever dreamed
Donald Trump would be God's choice? Pretty amazing isn't it? Now, let's
pray that God uses the next four years, or more, to put the God of the
Bible and Christianity where it belongs in our culture. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Pray for our President, his cabinet and our
leaders—national, state and local, that they would <u>govern in righteousness</u>
and <u>walk in the fear of the LORD</u>, and we would be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ONE NATION UNDER GOD</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE 2016 ELECTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hear it. You hear it. It goes something like
this: “You mean to tell me that out of 324 million people these are our choices
for the President of the United States? It’s embarrassing!” And, in my humble
opinion—it is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4HiDw4shyGqBtui40nDkYdyvP6JjFrWpQu5_jh3zJY6vVoR8HuTV0TaurRwLGtiFfmGr3DqhHlckq_wo7Iy_HML5-kI3AujnFURfx4geftHgJBaut7H0OhYyjqusOhUaDZ0oJODIkJkI/s1600/Presidential-Election-2016-Public-Domain.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4HiDw4shyGqBtui40nDkYdyvP6JjFrWpQu5_jh3zJY6vVoR8HuTV0TaurRwLGtiFfmGr3DqhHlckq_wo7Iy_HML5-kI3AujnFURfx4geftHgJBaut7H0OhYyjqusOhUaDZ0oJODIkJkI/s320/Presidential-Election-2016-Public-Domain.png" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Could any of us have dreamed that we would be
casting a vote for the highest office in the land and our choices would be: A
foul-mouthed childish clown who alienates nearly everyone and a smug crook so
corrupt that she takes a hammer to her cell phones and servers and lies to the
American people saying, “What difference does it make?” (I know, that statement
was made in reference to Benghazi, but it’s this candidate’s attitude toward
everything.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I cannot judge the heart of a man
or woman. That is God’s jurisdiction. But, God often reveals one's motive,
which we have all seen at least once in our lifetime (if we have any years to
our credit). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is my take, and I could be
wrong, but this is how I see it: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana";">Hillary is as disingenuous as
they come - smug, dishonest, calculated, self-serving, and the list goes on. I
won't waste your time enumerating them ... far too many. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana";">She
opposes the God of the Universe on issues that He established at Creation, issues
that are pertinent to the health and welfare of all of us worldwide—the
sanctity of life and same-sex marriage. To God, these are not negotiable. They
are life and death—literally. These may be issues of choice to a society that
has elevated itself above the I AM, but they are not issues of choice to Him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our leaders, whoever they may be—President,
Senate, Congress, Governors, Mayors, etc.—cannot applaud and approve that which
opposes the very laws of life and nature and not pay a heavy and severe
consequence. “Authority” has been established by God (Romans 13:1), when
someone opposes and live in disobedience to His laws, he or she profanes the
very office God has sanctified to be holy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What happened to the days when our Presidents
would call a day of National repentance, crying out to the God of Heaven for
mercy? Do we now view God and what He has established for the welfare of
humanity a nuisance—in the way of how we want to live? Is God in the way of our
pride and rebellion? By not humbling ourselves before Him are we not saying: We
know more than He knows. He’s outdated. We want Him relegated to four walls…and
those four walls had better not expand beyond their borders. They want us to
believe that reading the Bible is like watching TV in black & white. Funny,
how we forget that the God who wrote the Bible is the same God whose words
appear in red. Yes, God wrote the black print as well as the red. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Trump, with all of his baggage—narcissism,
bragging, name-calling, IMO is more genuine. (Maybe it's because he hasn't been
polished-up by 30 years or more of living in the political world.) But he’s a
buffoon. My ten year-old grandson has more self-restraint. Seriously! What button
will he push next? Who will he alienate and insult next? I do agree with many of Trump’s policies, today, but who really knows what they will be tomorrow? What
experience does he have that qualifies him to oversee two congresses and 325
million people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first I thought,
“This is a good thing. He’s not beholden to either party, is a negotiator,
can’t be bought, etc.” To me all those good things, if you know what I mean.
But time has certainly revealed he builds walls not bridges (no pun intended); and bridges are necessary, as President Reagan demonstrated, to solve “gridlock”
and provide solutions to problems facing ALL Americans regardless of party,
color or economic strata. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, we could address party
policies…and that is a legitimate argument—there are so many issues at stake:
SCOTUS appointees, life in the womb, same-sex marriage, immigration, trade,
health care, school choice, etc. If you choose to vote policy that is between
you and God; I take no issue with that. This article was not about party
policies, it was about the office of President. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana";">So, for whom am I voting? I must
cast my ballot for the person </span><span style="font-family: "verdana";">I believe
best exemplifies Jesus, best exemplifies Christian values, and best summarizes
what is dear to the heart of God—and to me that person is Mike Pence. So, I’m
writing in my Presidential Candidate. </span><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana";">I know the
arguments for and against that, but I have to vote BEFORE GOD, not before, or
for, man. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Some would argue it’s a vote for Hillary—God forbid. Wrong! It’s a
vote to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“DO RIGHT and Give the
Consequences to God.”</i> (Hey, I heard that somewhere before.) <span style="color: #16191f;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">J. Bruce Sofia, M. Ed, D. D. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana";">NOTE: </span></b><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana";">The Gloucester
County Community Church has launched 40 days of Prayer, 24-7, asking for God's
will to be done God's way to His ultimate purpose and glory. Feel free to join
us. Go to </span><a href="http://gcccpray.com/"><span style="color: #294387; text-decoration: none;">gcccpray.com</span></a><span style="color: #16191f; font-family: "verdana";"> and click on
the 40 Days of Prayer Banner and pick your time slot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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article are mine, and may or may not express the opinions of the GCCC Staff,
Board or its membership. </span></span><b style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-65224943408229371792016-08-18T04:39:00.002-07:002016-10-20T11:06:06.502-07:00PALE MALE - NYC WILL NEVER BE THE SAME<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU-CmYaUGPaNJRVYf_r9FukmWsACD-vG-vXCLjaQv2BFUapkQHCQ8qUIehV8Wu4ALndkn04BaD8jtregZKAA7_u-dSiMH6YUCrmHAL84lI25fYjcnNJ2UMvX7Uk6J48uymGfiyRtMn3Jr/s1600/august-6-2016-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAU-CmYaUGPaNJRVYf_r9FukmWsACD-vG-vXCLjaQv2BFUapkQHCQ8qUIehV8Wu4ALndkn04BaD8jtregZKAA7_u-dSiMH6YUCrmHAL84lI25fYjcnNJ2UMvX7Uk6J48uymGfiyRtMn3Jr/s320/august-6-2016-2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">New York City will never be the same!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Pale Male arrived in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">Central Park</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> in 1991 as a first-year immature Red-tailed hawk.
His attempt to nest in a tree was unsuccessful driven off by crows. Undeterred
in wanting to make NYC his home, Pale Male roosted on a building on Fifth
Avenue across the street from the park. Early in 1992 he found a mate, dubbed
"First Love". Since then Pale Male has had seven wives (eight if you
count “First Love”), produced many eyasses (offspring) some of whom have found
a home in NYC to the delight of many, but not all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Pale Male’s present wife, Octavia, has been his mate since 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They nest on ornamental stonework above a
top-story window on a residential </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_cooperative"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">housing cooperative</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/927_Fifth_Avenue"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">927 Fifth Avenue</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_74th_Street"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">East 74th Street</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_East_Side"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">Upper East Side</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; text-decoration: none;">Manhattan</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Amazing how one Red-tailed hawk can turn America’s largest city
upside down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(BYW: The video Pale Male
is worth the purchase and watch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Amazing!) For many their lives were changed forever. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;"> I need not tell you there is no small controversy
regarding the upcoming election.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram,
you also know I have not been silent about our choices, what it means to choose
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sovereignty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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postings were simply asking people on Social Media to join me in prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">(show photo)</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of
people saying, “Pastor, I’ll join you,” they were posting who to vote for or
who not to vote for, and attacking those who disagreed with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very Christian! (Not really!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three times I had to ‘nicely’ scold those “commenting,”
reminding them that the post was asking people to pray … nothing more, nothing
less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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posted an update on how I’m feeling about the election.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In so doing I raised the question “Is it
right to even cast a ballot for the lesser of two evils?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">(show photo)</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s continue
to pray; it’s not impossible for God to raise up a better choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing is impossible with God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbYQaIIbnAuFnAPF2dHF6MNeD66NCXqEWCRMw5N0-yvoIV7uOu3onqNjlnRQI-Jmq0-Bp6NWgCC7mVR4crfeDVyO3rJP1Tn-N8SYOo6Ml_veNvSQUMeqbV0L7wVNwxpfbjjIBk_WeMOyO/s1600/13880313_10207358188573732_7530624304815714762_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbYQaIIbnAuFnAPF2dHF6MNeD66NCXqEWCRMw5N0-yvoIV7uOu3onqNjlnRQI-Jmq0-Bp6NWgCC7mVR4crfeDVyO3rJP1Tn-N8SYOo6Ml_veNvSQUMeqbV0L7wVNwxpfbjjIBk_WeMOyO/s200/13880313_10207358188573732_7530624304815714762_n.jpg" width="145" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">LET US NOT
FORGET</span></u></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">God’s
ways are not our ways, and how He chooses to answer our prayers may not be the
way we would want them answered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
this we know, we CAN trust God.</span><br />
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<b style="text-indent: -9pt;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">B. After I shared this post (August 2), comments came
in with four basic positions (244 as of August 9):</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">1.</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Some said not to vote for
Trump was a vote for Hillary or not to vote for Hillary was a vote for Trump.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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voting at all.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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looking for a viable alternative party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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were leaning towards writing in a candidate if for no other reason than conscience’
sake. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">DO RIGHT and Give the Consequences to God</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">(show sticker)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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men and women who love the LORD is that as Christians it’s not our responsibility
to legislate morality, such as abortion and same-sex marriage; our job is to
change hearts with the love of Christ one person at a time. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">As believers we know that the
law cannot change a person’s heart, but we don’t do away with the law. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without it our world would be chaotic and
dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the law can’t change
a person’s heart doesn’t mean we don’t fight for what is right in our culture
and in our faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">In fact, what is faith without
action?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is love without
action?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>James said, </span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Faith without
works is dead.”</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">James 2:14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Some contend that matters such
as abortion and same-sex marriage are sins and not crimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May I propose that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">all sins are crimes against God, but not all crimes are sins against
God</b>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eg: When Jesus said He was God,
the Jews said that was a crime punishable by death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What they called a crime was not a sin; it
was the truth denied by the religious leaders of Jesus’ day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Still others contend that
Conservative Christians are selective in what we rail against and say little if
nothing against other sins addressed in the Bible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, in honesty, that is true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it’s because those sins aren’t where we
live, or don’t seem as devastating to our culture or our personal conscience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Yet another argument is that “morality”
is a jurisdiction of the Church and not the Government, therefore to fight for
the abolishment of abortion or same-sex marriage using the political system
muddies the waters of separation of Church and State.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">PERSONALLY</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">, I could live with that if the Government stayed on their side of the
line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wrote this to a brother in
Christ who recently proposed the argument of separation of Church and State
regarding Christians wanting “righteousness” to be legislated: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">“Mr A, this is not about singling out sins; it's about the government
legislating sin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it not right for
Wilberforce and others to stand up against slavery? Do we say he was wrong in
doing so? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore it is not wrong for us to stand up
against a government that has chosen to oppose God and the legislation of sin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The government has no business telling the
American people what marriage is or when life begins. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are becoming larger and larger forcing
themselves upon us, making us accept what they believe is right and wrong. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are foolish to do nothing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">I agree our battle is not against flesh and blood; it is against
principalities in Heavenly places, and we fight that war every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is always an action after prayer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Faith is an action not merely a thought. If we
want to see wrongs made right it requires an action. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has called ‘believers’ to action. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's my $0.03.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">D. As to whom I’m voting for – at this point in the
process I don’t know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do know who I am
not voting for, however.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">As I have said in my Social Media posts, I’m leaning
towards a write-in, but waiting on God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">E. In the meantime, do we remain silent regarding the
social ills, sins and crimes of our day?</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Say nothing, do nothing and the end result will be a society without
restraint, which will eventually self-destruct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">F. All throughout the New Testament, the writers addressed
the sins of their day:</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Romans
1, 1 Corinthians 5, 6 & 8, Ephesians 6, Colossians 4, 2 Thessalonians 3, 2
Timothy 3, James 5, 2 Peter 2, Jude</i></b> and much of the book of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Revelation</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">G. In the midst of the evils of the apostle’s age, the
call to Christians was, and still is, “we are not of this world” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">(John 17:16 & 1
Peter 2</span></i></span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 18.0pt;">)</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The Kingdom in which we live
is within us therefore we NEVER lose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Circumstances
cannot dictate defeat; our surroundings cannot determine our joy, for the LORD
is our joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The LORD is our
Kingdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The LORD is our all in all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">As the Psalmist said, </span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">The LORD is
with me; I will not be afraid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can
mere mortals do to me?</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">(Psalm 118:6)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b>Can they take my life?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But so what!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can’t take my
soul – that belongs to my Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the sons of Korah proclaim these prophetic words relational to the “man of
lawlessness” and the second coming of Christ: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">1 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;">God is our refuge and
strength, an ever-present help in trouble. <sup><span style="color: black;">2 </span></sup> Therefore
we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the
heart of the sea, <sup><span style="color: black;">3 </span></sup> though
its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">4 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;"> There is a
river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most
High dwells. <sup><span style="color: black;">5 </span></sup> God is within
her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. <sup><span style="color: black;">6 </span></sup> Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
He lifts His voice, the earth melts.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">7 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;"> The <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">LORD</span> Almighty is with us; the God of
Jacob is our fortress. Selah</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">8 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;"> Come and see
the works of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">LORD</span>, the desolations
He has brought on the earth. <sup><span style="color: black;">9 </span></sup> He
makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the
spear, He burns the shields with fire. <sup><span style="color: black;">10 </span></sup> "Be
still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth."</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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Jacob is our fortress. Selah</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2 THESSALONIANS 2: 8-17<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">8 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;"> And then the
lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the
breath of His mouth and destroy by the splendor of His coming. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">A. Who is it that defeats the antichrist?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The
LORD God Almighty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we noted last
week, don’t face your battles alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Call on God for help and let other Christians come along side of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the Wiseman instructs us, </span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Two are better
than one.”</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Ecclesiastes 4:9<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all
kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.
The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">miracles</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (<i>dynamei</i>) <u>emphasizes</u> the inherent power
behind the works Antichrist will perform. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Nicholas Depace, a renowned cardiologist in
the Delaware Valley, says, “A miracle is something that can ONLY happen when
God shows up; it has no possibility without God.” <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">signs</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (<i>sēmeiois</i>) <u>refers</u> to the fact that the works
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ILLUSTRATION</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: </span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When on this years Ohio Deacons’ Crusade,<b> </b>five of our players hit back-to-back
homers, that sent a message of ‘<u>sign’</u>-ificance to the opposing team and
to us as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The star the Wisemen
followed was no ordinary star; it had ‘<u>sign’</u>-ificance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.
The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wonders</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (<i>terasin</i>) <u>indicates</u> the attitude of awe these
works will evoke when people behold them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Antichrist will, in short, perform such
powerful and spectacular miracles that those who do not know God will be
convinced he has supernatural power, and people will stand in awe of him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(</i></b></span><a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Rev+13%3A2-4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Revelation
13:2b-4</span></i></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Rev+17%3A8"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">17:8</span></i></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br />
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words <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">miracles</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">signs</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wonders</i> are
preceded by the adjective “counterfeit.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
does the word counterfeit mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks
real but it’s fake. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">(show
photo – PB’s head on body of former My Olympia, Dorian Yates)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THE SIGNS AND WONDERS OF
THE ANTICHRIST</span></u></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">They
are fake!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In reality it is a magic
trick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">(show video Paul Daniels Cup
& Ball Trick/ 60 seconds)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The ASV & KJV describes these miracles as “lying
wonders.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NASB, NCV, ESV & TEV describes
these miracles as “false wonders.”<span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">D. It’s the same old same old snake,
deceiving people with the “lie</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s always offering us (human beings) a “false
wonder” that is nothing more than the lie he offered Eve and Adam in the Garden
of Eden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s what he offers:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">E. There’s a reason why God says, more
than once, in more than one way:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“Rejoice in the LORD always again I say
rejoice”</span><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Philippians 4:4<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“In everything give thanks” <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1 Thessalonians 5:18<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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everything”</span><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Ephesians 5:20<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">GRASP THIS TRUTH</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any other posture
fills the “atmosphere” (to coin a word introduced to us by Wayne Hilliard of
Higher Ground) with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">negatively, doubt </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> fear</i>, but <u>praise</u> fills the
atmosphere with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">positivity, assuredness </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> love</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<sup><span style="background: yellow; color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">10 </span></sup><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: yellow;"> and in every
sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they
refused to love the truth and so be saved. <sup><span style="color: black;">11 </span></sup> For
this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the
lie <sup><span style="color: black;">12 </span></sup> and so that all will
be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">A. Let’s see if this illustration can
put flesh on the bones.</span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sheryl and I were newlyweds and I was serving
as Youth director at Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church in Pleasantville,
NJ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The church would put on concerts
every Sunday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some groups were
good, some were memories you didn’t want in your photo album.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Well, on this
particular evening we had a group called the Young Apostles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Huber thought, since this group was
comprised of young people, the Youth Pastor (that was me) should give the
invitation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe twelve people gave their lives to
Christ that night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">I remember two
of the young men who came forward because they both started attending church
regularly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One was an atheist who came with
the sole intent to poke fun at the service, but the Holy Spirit poked his heart
and he was gloriously saved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other
was a professional figure skater that, too, responded to salvation’s call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But time revealed the posture of the hearts
of these two young men. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">The former
atheist is faithfully serving God today; the professional figure skater died at
a young age of AIDS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The former atheist,
now a believer, chose to live in the truth; the professional figure skater
chose to reject the truth and live in the lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Jesus said, </span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“I am the way
the truth and the life.”</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Believing anything other than His words,
living anything other than His words, is death and not life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">You may say:
“That Christian lives in poverty; that sinner lives in wealth,” and that may be
true, although my observation is that Christianity elevates one’s lifestyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Jesus also said, </span><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">“What does it
profit a man if he gain the whole world but lose his soul.”</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Mark 8:36</span></i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know if God has appointed you to a
life of poverty or wealth, but what I do know is He will NEVER leave you nor
forsake you, and choosing to live a life for Christ, choosing to live a life in
accordance with His word, is life and life everlasting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">B. Will you choose life?</span></b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Here’s how</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Father in Heaven, I’m sorry for the things I’ve done
that are wrong: I am a sinner; forgive me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thank You for loving me and sending your Son, Jesus, to pay the penalty
for my sin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holy Spirit, come into my
heart; Jesus be my Lord and Savior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
give You my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amen.</span><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">ser3554,
Immortal Combat – Angels & the REAL War, Pt 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(A Different Approach - 3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Words w/ Invitation 2349)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-65097803677901888822016-05-29T20:22:00.003-07:002016-05-29T20:22:37.586-07:00THE HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS-2eIcXPtnPuZsAv6TiLwbMd2LkYNv3-DrXM8MLi1C_fQfggsnsi9hqAskmfIZPpWPVh6hNfOjll7YPMT9tpwo7oEJdR2O1kW17N4gj8dss_ujTPqZMom5d7XbhEcV25sLlOxg0SlYwP/s1600/md2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS-2eIcXPtnPuZsAv6TiLwbMd2LkYNv3-DrXM8MLi1C_fQfggsnsi9hqAskmfIZPpWPVh6hNfOjll7YPMT9tpwo7oEJdR2O1kW17N4gj8dss_ujTPqZMom5d7XbhEcV25sLlOxg0SlYwP/s400/md2012.jpg" width="400" /></a><i><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14.0pt;">Memorial Day</span></i><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 14pt;">is a
United States federal holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May. It
was formerly known as <i>Decoration Day</i>. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women
who died in military service for their country.</span></div>
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Following the end of the Civil War, many communities set aside a day to mark
the end of the war or as a memorial to those who had died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These observances eventually coalesced around
Decoration Day honoring the Union dead and the several Confederate Memorial Days.<br />
<br />
The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York. The village was
credited with being the birthplace because it observed the day on May 5, 1866,
and each year thereafter, and because it's likely that the friendship of Gen.
John Murray, a distinguished citizen of Waterloo, and General Logan, whose
order calling for the day (Decoration Day) to be observed each year helped
spread the event nation wide, was a key factor in its growth.<br />
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Many of the states of the U.S. South refused to celebrate Decoration Day due to
lingering hostility towards the Union Army, which it was commemorating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many Southern States did not recognize
Memorial Day until after World War I, and even after continued to have a
separate Confederate Memorial Day, with the date varying from state to state.<br />
<br />
The alternative name of "Memorial Day" was first used in 1882, but
did not become more common until after World War II, and was not declared the
official name by Federal law until 1967.<br />
<br />
In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be
held on the last Monday in May.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-43470480646036112792016-04-21T11:15:00.002-07:002016-04-24T08:59:12.636-07:00CHRISTIANS WAKE UP!<div class="" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;">
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As I have listened intently, and carefully, to the candidates for the upcoming election, and the respective responses from the populace and news analysts, as well as religious leaders, OR LACK THEREOF, I am more aware than ever of what could be the end of the Christian’s religious freedoms as we know it.</div>
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<u class="">What scares me most is the SILENCE of mega church leaders to whom God has given a platform and don’t use it. As Mordecai said to Esther, “for such a time as this.” No matter what our President , or any other present day leader wants us to believe, this Nation was clearly founded on Christian beliefs. I am not saying everything done in the name of Christianity was / is Christian. However, the underlying foundation of our believe system as a nation was, and still is – although daily being eroded – the Word of God</u>. </div>
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God’s definition of “marriage” (man and a woman), the "sanctity of life" (life begins at conception), equal treatment of rich and poor in taxation, the privilege of the citizen and fair treatment of the ‘alien’, the Islamic religion is no friend to Christianity, reward the contributor and penalize the taker, and the list goes on, are all wonderful liberties founded in Christianity. </div>
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Now, here’s the CONTEMPORARY world in which we live: <u class="">Stand up for your right as a Christian that opposes same sex marriage (not the people who marry – there is a difference) and call it what it is, <b class="">SIN</b><span class="">,</span> and you’re a “hater” (which is the furthest thing from the truth)</u>. The truth is you love that person more than they do themselves because you’re concerned about the eternal destiny of their souls. <u class=""> Call abortion what is, <b class="">MURDER</b>, and you’re infringing on a person’s rights, old school and non-progressive</u>. I wonder, then, what this thinking calls God, because He’s the one who has set down the rights and wrongs, the life and death, guidelines (laws). </div>
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Mark my words, no mark God’s words, <u class="">if this does not turn around, and quickly, we who hold on to God’s word as our “final authority” and seek to live by it, will lose our freedom of speech and <i class="">"be shoved into a closet</i></u><i class="">."</i> (Proverbs 28:28)</div>
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<b class=""><i class=""><u class="">This is a call to all who profess to be Christians</u></i></b>: Are you gonna stand up, speak out and take action, because if we don’t … one day the freedom to do so will be gone.</div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: "chalkduster";"><span class="" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="">The best of all is God is with us. </span><span class="" style="color: #ff2600;">Psalm 46:7/</span><span class="" style="color: #0433ff;">JBS </span></span></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-65785930550274831912016-02-01T09:33:00.001-08:002016-02-05T06:54:01.215-08:00THE NATURE AND PROGRESSION OF REVIVAL<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">1. Repentance, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">3. God’s favor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">God
granted Israel favor because she repented and sought His forgiveness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s be honest, I haven’t met anyone who
likes the direction America is taking; we are divided on far too many fronts:
spiritual, financial, racial and political.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We live in a country of division and unrest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
true revival, not like 9-11, which came and was gone in five months, it must start
with and in us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must repent of our
sins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daniel began his prayer in Daniel
9 with the pronoun “we,” but in verse 20 he uses the word “my.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 Chronicles 7:14 is clear, “if we repent of
our sins.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Manasseh
is one of my favorite “revival stories.” Manasseh was everything his father,
Hezekiah, wasn't. </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The Lord spoke to Manasseh
and God’s people time and time again, but they paid no attention. In his
captivity, however, he repents and the LORD gives him the longest </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">reign</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> of any
king is Judah’s or Israel’s history. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">God's
judgment is inevitable, but the church can influence what day it comes – our study
in Revelation made that more than clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we are at our breaking point, that's when God can break out and
break through. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Let’s
look at two types of revival in the Bible: City Wide and Individual:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">City Wide Revival</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> -
The woman at the well repented of her sin, entered into God’s forgiveness and
virtually brought her entire town to Christ. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Individual Revival</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> -
The Prodigal Son, while estranged from his father and living a debaucherous
life style, came to his senses, repented, went back home to his dad and entered
into his father’s forgiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
response, the father granted him favor and threw a huge party. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's revival! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Jesus,
like the Prodigal’s dad, waits for us to come home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look at the picture: we repent, enter into
God's forgiveness, and in heaven God throws a party like nothing we
have ever seen on earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In
contrast, the Older Brother, stewed in his self-righteousness and judgment and missed
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we think we're better than
everyone, we'll miss out on the party God has planned for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The
first message Jesus ever preached was, "Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven
is near.” (Matthew 4:17)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There's no revival without
repentance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interestingly enough, Jesus' last message was “repent and enter into God's forgiveness.” (Luke 24:44-47)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Revival
is two fold: Repentance - our doing, and Forgiveness - God's doing. We don't
see revival today because we want forgiveness without repentance – there is no
effort to put away sin. Revival is always marked by an effort to put away sin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we do, God will meet us in our effort. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The repentant sinner will find victory and
receive eternal life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus will meet you
right where you are if you cry out to Him. Jesus longs for you to come
with a repentant heart . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Why
do we know He will hear our cry? (Wolf illustration from Dakota Wolf
Preserve, Columbia, NJ.) If God takes that kind of interest in a wolf,
how much more will God give to us, who are created in His image, forgiveness if
we’ll come with a repentant heart, and revival, if we ask? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will you come? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">(SermonSummaryTeam - LAA, S</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">er3498, '</span><span style="font-family: "verdana";">What is Revival? Part 1')</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br />
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-67679207170309596102016-01-14T13:50:00.004-08:002016-02-01T09:34:07.045-08:00REVIVAL REVIVED<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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REVIVED<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">This will be a first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have never held services with the format the Spirit impressed upon me
like these upcoming five days and six services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each service will be different – you’ll want to attend as many as
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s what it looks like:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";">Saturday
and Sunday (Jan 16-17) we will address "What is Revival?"</span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";"> </span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";">Then commencing Wednesday January 20 - 24, we
will meet for 5 successive days (6 services) seeking the LORD for victory in
areas of defeat, praise Him for areas of victory, and beseech Him for
repentance nationally, collectively and individually.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";">Our
Ministerial Team will oversee specific life-areas where we desire victory.</span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";"> </span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";">Each service will contain two Pastoral
presentations.</span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";"> </span><span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica";">For instance: In one of
the evenings, Jim Atkinson (ordination candidate and Celebrate Recovery
director) will address addiction, give the congregation an opportunity to share
Testimonies of Victory and open the floor for Prayer for Victory.</span></li>
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will address our children, youth, college and career, senior challenges,
sanctity of life, ‘marriage’, marriages, and challenges faced by our men and
women, today.</span></li>
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our assembly <b>Higher Ground </b>will lace what we do with worship in song.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Services, although template-d, will be ATSL (As the
Spirit Leads). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">In Jesus, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "chalkduster"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">'PB'<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Matthew 18:19-20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-54133732294158707332016-01-04T04:39:00.000-08:002016-01-14T15:55:22.289-08:00THE VALUE OF TOGETHERNESS<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">THE
VALUE OF TOGETHERNESS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE5Xc3pby8_HKZWvZnx_9dLANd4LlsJbIDRZgxeALFre89VqEyftZpF_AqKWoYx8E90OMTu2bwtK86ToIqfTO7A70DheWnH2wj9JK6G6VOSbj-_rerkKXyLMPZv6AeFyYF2GlRB69UwpQ/s1600/Jesus-disciples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE5Xc3pby8_HKZWvZnx_9dLANd4LlsJbIDRZgxeALFre89VqEyftZpF_AqKWoYx8E90OMTu2bwtK86ToIqfTO7A70DheWnH2wj9JK6G6VOSbj-_rerkKXyLMPZv6AeFyYF2GlRB69UwpQ/s400/Jesus-disciples.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Because a person goes to church,
doesn't make him or her a good Christian. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, <u>to be a good Christian, one will
go to church</u>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason why
attending church regularly is essential to being a good Christian is: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A) It
prioritizes the first and second commandments - love God and love your fellow
man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">B)
You've taught your children (and you) that life isn't just about ‘me’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It takes time and effort to go to
church. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we become a part of the
church, life is about others, not just us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it's about ‘us’, it's an insatiable
appetite that is never satisfied. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">No one will ever reach his or her
promise and potential on their own. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>God
loved the world, but let us never forget it is the church for which Jesus died</u>
- a bride without spot or wrinkle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If we think we can live out our Christianity
outside of the church, we are wrong</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bible says we are put together, joined
together, fitted together, held together, and will be caught up together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>While your relationship to Christ is
personal, God never intended it to be private</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Where
would my church be if every one attended, served, and gave like me</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">?</span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one has it all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was both God and man, and He needed
others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The body of Christ needs your time, talent, and treasure</b>. Each of
us is important to accomplish what God has planned. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We are one family, not three
different families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>If I'm a true Eagles fan, I don't say, "I only watch/support
the team if it plays on Sunday at 1 pm</u></i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, I watch/support the team if it plays on
Monday night, Thursday night, Sunday at 4pm, Saturday at 8:30pm, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What
would happen if you got up for work and your legs said, "I'm not going
today; I'm staying home.</b>"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's
what happens when you're absent - the whole body suffers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The four rewards of regular church
attendance</span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1) We
will not waver in our faith. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2) We
will increase in our love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3) We
will increase in our good deeds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">4) We
will be strengthened through encouragement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The value of encouragement should
be a part of the church family. <b>Let 2016 be a year of encouragement, and watch
the miracles unfold.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-40202936344905284592015-12-03T11:50:00.003-08:002015-12-03T11:50:51.361-08:00ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING<div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;">
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<i>If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched. … And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched. … And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.<span style="font-family: Times;"> </span><b>Mark 9:43-48 </b></i></div>
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><i><u>HERE’S THE REALITY!</u></i></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><i> </i></b><span style="text-align: justify;"> A person can be blind and still lust. A person can have no hands and still steal. A person can have feet and still walk the wrong path. Now, should we remove from our lives those things which cause us to sin? Certainly! So hear clearly what our Lord is saying: </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">Sin is a condition of the heart, </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">Hell is for real, and </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.5pt;">Sinners (who don’t receive Him/Jesus for the forgiveness of sins) will go to Hell.</span></div>
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In my opinion, if a person isn’t a hunter, policeman or soldier, I don’t know why he/she needs a gun. But that’s my opinion and I’m not laying that on anyone else. This I do know, the more we remove Christianity from our culture and the public arena, the more we’re going to see these evil and wicked acts of violence. </div>
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We are told there will be no televised Christmas Celebration at the White House this year. (<span style="color: #10131a;">Don't blame the Networks! All President Obama would have to do is "say the word.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a;">Here's the reality, President Obama in this his last term denigrates Christianity and applauds Islam. Are you not, like me, sick of the distain for the ‘one religion’ that elevates cultures and shows up with a benevolent hand when disasters strike throughout the world ... and remains after most charitable funding has gone? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a;">And ... as I see it, that is why America is where it is and why it keeps spiraling downward. </span></div>
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J. B. Sofia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053405192338770330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420402293857728891.post-15160753653114274742015-11-19T21:17:00.001-08:002015-11-19T21:17:53.602-08:00A BRIEF HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwjOVeXb9toiwlweiHvsTALvAKE2cIfO_L8bZIvlypGcdzjrlVyOuPpBCPySEfc1OFFWqqXVgvvUmHZqZ_k568Rh7aslHGvmVfmvFxpbioOVfA9KgcOricqu4xC9nZSz332wIu_lL4cDw/s1600/th.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwjOVeXb9toiwlweiHvsTALvAKE2cIfO_L8bZIvlypGcdzjrlVyOuPpBCPySEfc1OFFWqqXVgvvUmHZqZ_k568Rh7aslHGvmVfmvFxpbioOVfA9KgcOricqu4xC9nZSz332wIu_lL4cDw/s1600/th.jpeg" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Thanksgiving
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to God for the year’s blessings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In many
homes, a large dinner, usually consisting of roast turkey or ham is served as
the main course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accompanying the meal
are many side dishes and desserts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanksgiving is traditionally a harvest festival. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">A small
ship, Mayflower, set sail from Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The passengers spent 66 days in the hold of
the ship arriving on November 21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
of them were Puritans who had been persecuted for their religious beliefs in
England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One month later, on December
26, all 102 passengers set foot on land and began to establish the colony of
Plymouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pilgrims, as these people
came to be called, had borrowed money from a group of English merchants to
cross the Atlantic Ocean and start a settlement in the Virginia Colony
(USA).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But during the long voyage,
storms blew their crowded little vessel off course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">After
sailing for more than two months, the Mayflower finally reached land near, what
is now Provincetown, on Cape Cod. An Englishman named Captain John Smith had
explored this part of the American coast (New England) several years
earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pilgrims followed Smith's
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">They
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suffered terribly from the long voyage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They immediately began to build shelters, but soon they were overcome by
a local sickness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through the course of
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The
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passengers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had three masts and a
double deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one is sure of what
happened to the original Mayflower after it returned to England the following
April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A replica of the original
Mayflower was built in England in the mid-1950's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This ship, Mayflower II, sailed across the
Atlantic in 1957 to commemorate the Pilgrim's voyage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is now anchored in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The first
American Thanksgiving is thought to have taken place in New England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pilgrim settlers, who established
Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620, were the first to celebrate it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pilgrims had struggled bravely through a
grim winter with much sickness and little food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The following spring, friendly Indians helped the settlers to plant
corn, and in the autumn, the first crop was harvested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Governor William Bradford proclaimed three
days of prayer and thanksgiving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Pilgrims gave a huge feast and invited the Indian Chief, Massosoit, and 90 of
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Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday in November. The present date was
established by Congress in 1941.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsj2Q9J7lVLlwIOW4vzVaxWjb7lprkJMGp3f75CzLLSVm1xym7Vvz454Qjf7dW-YIkCFmHwfBY5w425Y4H24Mnu2Gnzgv1QQCyZBpFZzZN740OUiQWngOqyq-nMZ1NuIiq3G7hu1PW-Xs/s1600/535.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #888888; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><br /></a><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">INTRO! </span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Some years ago when the Harry Potter books were being made into movies, people wanted me to address the subject from the Pulpit. In so doing, I addressed Halloween and Harry Potter. This is from my public address (sermon), along with a few additional thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Every year at Halloween people ask me, <i>“Is it </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">alright to celebrate Halloween?”</span></i><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">And every year I tell people the same thing: <i>“To the pure all things are pure.”</i> What I mean by that is, if you have a problem with it, <i>“Don’t,”</i> if you don’t have a problem with it, <i>“Do it and have fun.”</i> Personally I have no problem with Halloween. Here’s why:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">ILLUSTRATION</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">: </span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Now that I look back on it, this is </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">somewhat surprising. Remember I grew up “Pilgrim Holiness.” As “Holiness,” practically everything was wrong except going to church – yet we were allowed to celebrate Halloween. And celebrate it we did! We’d go out with pillowcases, fill them up, come home, empty them, and go out again. Afterwards, those of us who went out together would compare our goodies and even trade for our favorite candies. Never once, not for a moment, did any of us think we were honoring Satan by going “trick or treat.” <u>Why?</u> We never even thought of it as Satan’s day, it was a time for us to have good clean fun and get all kinds of goodies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">I still remember the Halloween parties where we would get</span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> prizes for the best costume. The person who remained unidentified for the longest time won the ultimate prize. How clearly I remember Bob Westcott – we were all night trying to figure out who was under that outfit. Finally, somebody recognized the boots – Bobby boy won first place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">When Sheryl and I directed the Youth group at Mt Pleasant Church </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">we would run a Scare Mare at Halloween. Hundreds of kids came through. The last room was a funeral parlor. By then they’d be scared to death. We’d give the plan of salvation. We had hundred’s of “decisions.” How many “disciples” was another story. We would say afterwards, <i>“Just because you scare the hell out of people doesn’t mean you put them in heaven.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">WHAT AM I SAYING?</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">If you want Halloween to be an evil holiday, then most likely for you it will be. If you want Halloween to be a time of clean, wholesome fun – it will be. <i>“To the pure all things are pure.” </i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">1 Cor. 8:4-6</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">tells us: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> [4] So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. [5] For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), [6] yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">IN OTHER WORDS</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Paul is saying, <i>“I could eat food offered </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">to idols and it would never bother me, because I know idols are nothing. Only God is God.” </span></i><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt;">Again, <i>“to the pure all things are pure.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><i><b><u>MORE ON THE SUBJECT</u></b>: I have written more extensively on Halloween, including its history. On this sight, type in Halloween and open October 11, 2013; a history of Halloween is given. </i></span></span></div>
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