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May 1 2011

Portals to the Promised Life

The Living Bible: If you love your life down here you will lose it. If you despise your life down here you will exchange it for eternal glory. (John 12:25)

Dear Missionary Partners

I knew a man who relished his life of power, dominance, “loyalty” from boot-licking underlings, and all the rich perks of position.

I knew a lady named Ada who gave up the closeness of family, and despite her battle with cancer moved far away from home at God’s call to serve His children in the pursuit of Christian education.

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By Kenneth Walker • Newsletters • 0

Apr 1 2011

Ask Anything

 In solemn truth I tell you, anyone believing in me shall do the same miracles I have done, and even greater ones, because I am going to be with the Father.  You can ask him for anything, using my name, and I will do it, for this will bring praise to the Father because of what I, the Son, will do for you.  Yes, ask anything, using my name, and I will do it!  (John 14:12-14) The Living Bible 

 

It’s all about miracles, real live honest to goodness miracles.  We’re not talking magic show levitations or fancy-foot preachers doing excited laying on of hands.  There is no need for glassy-eyed snake-handlers or choreographed stage performances.  No, not even fancy-suited preachers backed up with battery percussion and spotted in the light of those nifty overhead pot lights.

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By Noelene Walker • Newsletters • 0

Mar 1 2011

The Living Bible: Jesus called a small child over to him and set the little fellow down among them, and said, Unless you turn to God from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.  Therefore anyone who humbles himself as this little child, is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.  And any of you who welcomes a little child like this because you are mine, is welcoming me and caring for me.  But if any of you causes one of these little ones who trusts in me to lose his faith, it would be better for you to have a rock tied to your neck and be thrown into the sea….  Beware that you don’t look down upon a single one of these little children.  For I tell you that in heaven their angels have constant access to my Father … Just so, it is not my Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.(Matthew 18:2-6, 10, 14.)

Those big burly disciples were playing King of the Mountain, clearly their favorite pastime.  Matching teaching technique to their infantile conduct, Jesus called a little fellow over to His side and laid on the irony to awaken those men to more grown-up thinking.  “If you continue like this, not one of you self-centered corporate-ladder climbers will rise above your foolish sinfulness or rung your way up-church into heaven!”  He patted seven-year-old Joey on the head, and tossed a strike-out at the fishy smelling wannabe top-dogs: “Humble yourselves like children such as this little guy; he is happy and unpretentious while learning to be obedient and helpful around the house.”

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By Noelene Walker • Newsletters • 0