A Call To Worship I Corinthians 14.

Wow! This one is a call to Spiritual Reformation.  I am a consumer, but I am to be a strengthener of my brothers and Sisters through the Holy Spirit.  Listen to Pratt's Call  We go up and ascend to the throne and must remember that our brothers and sisters need a helping hand, a reminder to breathe, an encouraging word.   This Sunday: I will do my best to encourage all by positive words of God, and smiling upon my brother who may be hurting, and holding to my word and spend time with friends. Maybe, I will even put down my kindle. so that I am attentive to all in that two and half hour period.  I know that the penalty of prophesying and not doing is equal to be a traitor to the throne of God. I pray that my awkward insulation will burst the seams and be like new wine in old wineskins.

The LIght Has Come: A Study in John

Concert Flyer was designed by Jason Augustitus.

Table-talk this month will be focusing on the book of John.   I look forward to studying a variety of sermons on this great book of the bible.   Listen to sermons from the Gospel Coalition.

Galations 4:16

16 Have I then become your enemy by z telling you the truth? [1]

[1] 4:16 Or by dealing truthfully with you

But the people thirsted there for water and the people grumbled against Moses.
Exodus 17:3

9 The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.

950-1350 AD: Our Lady's Juggler

Our Lady's Juggler: Anatole France

The story, Our Lady's Juggler, tells the story of a juggler turned monk who has no gift to offer a statue of the Virgin Mary except for his ability to juggle well. Anatole France chronicled this old medieval legend in 1892. The story shows that one honors God by performing our true calling well.
I am a Deli Clerk. I love the challenge of meeting customers needs. God blesses me in serving others. Like Barnaby (in the story) I struggle to make a living. Like Barnaby I attempt to live an upright life full of hope. The story is true to the protestant work ethic in that one does not need to be called to a "high" position to please God. God is pleased when we are strong and cheerful with our work. Read it for yourself: Our Lady's Juggler .

Tradition, Tradition: From the Sermons of Meister Eckhart

"The past can be a resource for the present."

Alister Mc Grath

Meister Eckhart in 1300 fell into disfavor with Rome because of his preaching. The following is a part of a sermon. The sermon shows the Protestant thinking about the holy scripture, the believer and the church. Enjoy-

I have a capacity in my soul for taking in God entirely. I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and presence of God.

In whichever soul God's Kingdom appeareth, and which knoweth God's Kingdom, that soul needeth no human preaching or instruction; it is taught from within and assured of eternal life.

As for outward works they are ordained for this purpose that the outward man may be directed to God. But the inner work, the work of God in the soul is the chief matter; when a man finds this within himself, he can let go externals. No law is give to the righteous, becuase he fulfills the law inwardly.