February 2012
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Post of the Week! - 2/24/2012
To keep myself disciplined, I am going to indefinitely post one post a week on Fridays. I may either use an old blog post written by myself, or maybe a friend’s or pastor’s blog, but I do know it will be a post. This week I scoured through some old posts, and really enjoyed reading this one again. I hope you enjoy:
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Cries Into Songs
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 8:3
God seemingly delays in His deliverance to reveal to us who we really are apart from Him; it is to show our dependency, and in turn,...
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Grace: Practically Purposed (Part 2)
This new ideology of Grace can be implemented very practically. I am going to use a system that John Piper teaches to his leadership staff at Bethlehem Baptist Church. It is called APTAT: Admit Pray Trust Act Thanks. Step one: Admit that you can not transform in your own power or will; it is going to take an act of the Spirit. Step two: Pray to God earnestly for Him to work in you; there need be...
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Grace: Toleration vs. Triumph (Part 1)
As of late, I have have been reunited with the idea of grace. I had been cemented in my belief that Grace was what “covered up” my sin. I believed it to be an item that I live by every day, in that God “permits” my sin in the name of Grace. When I would sin, God would just view it under Grace, and in turn, my sin was still there, but God simply does not look at it. I am...
A Must Read Blog: →
A good friend and mentor of mine just started his own blog. He has been such a Godly influence in my life, constantly encouraging and challenging me in my faith; I am sure his site can do the same for you.
Please take some time to check it out; you won’t be disappointed.
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Sin
We can never rise above the temptation of sin. Never will we above the devastating affects of sin. No matter how fiercely I pursue God, no matter how diligently I obey Him, that doesn’t permit my obedience the next day, minute, or second. Sin is not something I simply fall into apart from disciplines and spiritual exercise, sin is apart of my very being; I am flesh and carnal. Sin...
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Verge Ministries: Catalyst Lab with David Platt →
Today I was reading an article that was summarizing a lab that David Platt had done atCatalyst. The four points of his message. Based on Exodus 32, Platt identified four “golden calves” of our leadership.
1. We have become leaders without convictions. We have created an entire…
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“Joy is not the mask of a smile, but an affection of the heart.”
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“Satan’s Scheme: harden the heart of the sinner and damp the graces of the...”
– Derived from Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections
January 2012
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WWJH - Where Would Jesus Hangout?
The question was posed in my YOUTH 201 class: where might Jesus hangout in our culture and modern era? At which lunch table demographic might we find Jesus?
At first the question quite frankly seemed irrelevant to me. I passed it off as another one of the professor’s opportunities to have his students interact, and understood that purpose. But secondly, I saw the question as unanswerable:...
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“Fear puts us in control. Trust puts God in control.”
– Dr. Fowler - Liberty University
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“The one who is saved is the one who is changed.”
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“The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should...”
– Martin Luther
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Aid This Ministry! →
PLEASE take time and help this ministry! You will not be sorry.
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An Old Post, A Good Reminder
Sipping on some Starbucks today, I was reminded of this old post; a challenging reminder.
http://tterzek.tumblr.com/post/10533346083/starbucks-promise
I was in Starbucks, a normal trek for myself, and I read one of their advertising posters which said: If your drink is not perfect, let us know and we will make sure it is. I had seen the message before, but at this occurrence, another thought ...
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Short Quiet Time Reflections
My girlfriend and I like to sync up our quiet times and share what God is teaching us through them. We found that the best means to do this when we are apart is by Skype or Facebook messaging. I thought it would be nice to share on Tumblr some of my reflections. We have been in Genesis as of late. Hopefully some of these short lessons God has been teaching me will encourage you in your walk with...
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“If the mark of Christian maturity is a bunch of people who want to create a...”
– Steven Furtick
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Scoffer
I see… you take joy in my defeat.
You see… me cringe and fall to my knees, but your pride will be your overthrowing.
I won’t take steps to see your debts to me and the world relinquished. I’ll sit in peace, quiet patience, for the Lord to pay his vengeance.
I’m listening to David.
It sounds a little mean, but I don’t enjoy it, to see you pay your dues; for...
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Inconsistency
The turning.
The flipping.
The flopping.
The burning.
The inconsistency of all that is me. I seek my king by the only means that seem fit at the time being. I’m restless, yet stubborn, too lazy to pursue; but I can’t imagine living another moment without You. Without Your voice, Your calling, present in my heart. I’m ready to go, eager to start…
But that first step...
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My Sister's Tumblr →
Take a look at my sister’s Tumblr page and give her a follow; she has some cool stuff on there.
December 2011
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Overflow Into Ministry
Our ministry is the bowl underneath the cup that represents our own spiritual life. If we wish to see our ministry being filled, it must be through the overflow of our own personal walk with God.
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Cliche
As cliche as it sounds to open with where I am and what I am doing, I believe it fits the scene quite nicely; you will understand shortly.
Amos’ Southend, music venue in Charlotte, NC, listening to one angst-filled, misinformed group of teenagers destroying one aesthetic I thoroughly enjoy: music. I have visited this venue several times, and paid good money to hear some of my favorite bands...
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“Is God using you… or are you using God?”
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“I think to be discontent with a world that is wrong is actually the appropriate...”
– Jon Foreman
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“In leadership, success is succession.”
– Andy Stanley - Next Generation Leader
This is so true. Moses raised up Joshua after his departure, and Israel flourished because of it. Joshua produced no succession, and Israel suffered because of it. Let God create Christ in you - as to recreate you in the future generation.
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“We weren’t meant to be somebody-we were meant to know Somebody.”
– John Piper
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Currently Reading:
I am currently reading Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley. I am praying that God works on my heart and stirs in me a movement for His ultimate glory.
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What Is Your Name?
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.
3 John 9-10
Diotrephes’ name is composed of two words:...
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Imitation Perfection
“Dear friends, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. Anyone who does good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.”
3 John 11
I remember as a young boy always getting very frustrated when my little sister would mimic me. She would imitate every little thing I did, however inconsequential it was that I did; down to every word. My parents always told me...
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Christian Tumblr Principle #1
Do not sacrifice your follow-ship to Christ for the follow-ship of others towards you.
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Wait vs. Work
I love my Minor Prophets class at Liberty University. These thoughts must be credited to Dr. Fowler; he undoubtedly is an enlightened man of God.
Some background info here: The Hebrews were looking for their temple to be rebuilt as Cyrus had decreed. With Cyrus’ death, and Cambyses’, the heir to Cyrus, lack of interest in the Jews well being, the Jews were led to take matters into their own hand....
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Devotion and Harry Potter
Scouring around Tumblr, one finds several “devoted” pages. Some are devoted to sports, others to politics, literature, but the one that I keep stumbling upon are these Harry Potter devoted Tumblrs. I do not follow any Harry Potter tags; I do not search them out, they simply keep on popping up.
Now I am not too big of a Harry Potter fan. Yes, I have seen the movies, but never have I...
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November 2011
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Elevate
In this overwhelming season of gratitude, it is hard to not meditate on the gratefulness I have towards my Savior. Although I say it is hard not to, then again, in the cultural transformation of the season, sometimes I find the opposite much easier. I often get wrapped up in the dressings of the holidays, that I forsake to meditate on the only thing worth celebrating. Beyond the turkey, the gifts,...
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1,000 Followers - Top Ten Posts
I have reached a goal I never thought I would achieve. God has blessed me despite my frailty and failures, and His favor upon me should be held like a mirror. God is greater, and anything I have posted has been something He has already spoken and merely used me as another one of His vessels. Praise be to Him alone.
Here are some of my favorite posts over the past few months. I hope you enjoy...
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Denominations Against Denominations
Catholicism has always had a “bad wrap” among the Protestant circles of conversation. I understand their disposition given some alarming history of the church, but there must be a line drawn. I know several professing Catholics that are as, if not more so, Biblically literate than some of my professing Protestant friends. We must be hesitant to overgeneralize people of other...
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And so we gave our lives...: From Pride to Poverty →
If you have not followed this blog yet, you ought to. A good friend’s post:
faith-and-logic:
Just yesterday, I read Chapter 8 of “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis, in which Lewis addresses what he calls “The Great Sin”. He is, of course, referring to pride. In it, he writes, “Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind” (103). To be biblically thorough,...
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“Happiness is found neither outside us nor within us, but in God, who is both...”
– Blaise Pascal
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“We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
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Deep?
The one says “I want to go deeper”.
Perry Noble’s response is “You are only as deep as the last person you served. Deep? Most Christians are educated way beyond their level of obedience anyway. What you’re really saying is you want me to stand on this stage and confuse the helk out of you so you don’t have to apply what I teach on Sundays.”