Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Fire in My Bones: Do You Want Deeper Friendships? Adjust Your Attitude - J. Lee Grady

Fire in my Bones, with J. Lee Grady
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
   
Do You Want Deeper Friendships? Adjust Your Attitude

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I've been blessed with some amazing friends. When my father died back in January, several of my friends surprised me by showing up for the funeral unexpectedly. Two of those guys flew all the way from Pennsylvania to Georgia, rented a car and drove to my town simply to support me on that difficult day. When they walked into the church, I burst into tears because I couldn't believe they would sacrifice so much to stand with me.

I've come to learn that good friends are so much more valuable than money, fame or career success. Yet many Christians I know struggle in the area of relationships. Many people I've met—even pastors—admit they have no friends. And many churches are full of lonely people who are starving for friends but don't know how to make any.

The modern church doesn't always place a high value on relationships. While the New Testament commands us to "love one another deeply with a pure heart" (1 Pet. 1:22), we have developed a cold corporate culture that doesn't resemble the book of Acts. We are content to herd people into buildings for services and then herd them out.

Our main concern is that they simply occupied a seat and listened to a sermon. But did they connect with each other? Even in churches that try to nurture relationships, only a fraction of the people get involved in small groups.

I don't believe we will see New Testament revival power until we reclaim fervent New Testament love. read more 
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With First Moon Shot Israel Reaches for the Heavens - Breaking Israel News

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With First Moon Shot Israel Reaches for the Heavens

SpaceIL, an Israeli non-profit organization, announced that its unmanned probe will lift off before the end of 2018 and land on the moon on February 13

Israel Shuts Gaza Crossing, Deter Incendiary Kites

Israel announced  that it will shut down Kerem Shalom, the main border crossing into Gaza, in an effort to force Hamas to cease sending incendiary kites and helium balloons into Israel

WATCH: 'Black Forest' English Premiere

Palestinian terrorism survivor Kay Wilson speaks about her ordeal at the English premiere of 'Black Forest' - a movie about the attack that left her fighting for her life and killed her Christian friend, Kristine Luken

ICYMI: Arab Media Accuses Israel of Bombing Iranian Military Site in Syria

Air defenses in central Syria were activated on Sunday night in an attack on the T-4 airbase that Arab media attributed to Israel

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The Gift of the Land ✡ "You Shall Faithfully Observe All My Laws" - Israel365

You shall faithfully observe all My laws and all My regulations, lest the land to which I bring you to settle in spew you out.
Leviticus 20:22 (The Israel Bible™)

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְלֹא־תָקִיא אֶתְכֶם הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶתְכֶם שָׁמָּה לָשֶׁבֶת בָּהּ
Hear the verse in Hebrew

ush-mar-TEM et kol khu-ko-TAI v’-et kol mish-pa-TAI va-a-see-TEM o-TAM v’-lo ta-KEE
et-KHEM ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NEE may-VEE et-KHEM SHA-mah la-SHE-vet BAH


The Gift of the Land

Hashem (God) warns the Children of Israel against embracing the abominations of the Canaanites lest they be expelled from their land. Hashem provides an example of such abominable behavior, containing a list of forbidden relationships in His eyes. The above verse states that the Children of Israel must follow the commandments or risk being thrown out of the land. This expression attributes human-like sensitivity to the Land of Israel. The land cannot bear impurity and abomination, and thus engaging in illicit relationships will result in exile. This is another example of the reality that the gift of the Land of Israel is dependent on the Children of Israel maintaining a high level of purity and faith since the land's sanctity can not tolerate immorality.
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