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Hard questions about faith answered. Please watch and pass on to those suffering. WHy do bad things happen to good people? Watch and find out.bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-87985931274879327462020-01-30T09:26:00.004-06:002020-01-30T09:26:47.245-06:00Hear the ShemaGreat sermon this week! Thank you Chris for bringing it to us! Shema and how it applies to us today.<br />
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Find out what Jesus said about himself and why it is important during the Christmas season. If you want to find a place to spend the holidays that celebrates the true meaning of Christmas come to Berean Christian Church. We are on the corner of Illinois and 16th Street in Murphysboro. We welcome all who seek the manger and the Great I AM. www.bereanconnect.com</div>
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Ordinary Men – Extraordinary Circumstances</h3>
Sermon preached at Berean Christian Church December 1, 2019<br />
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Have you ever been camping? Ok not in a camper or Holiday Inn on wheels, but honest to goodness camping. You know John Wayne movie camping. Campfire, bedroll and rock for a pillow kind of camping? No tent just you, the great outdoors and the mosquitos kind of camping?<br />
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For just one fleeting moment I thought it would be a great idea to do this sermon with everybody laying down on the floor like we were camping out. No Posturepedic, no air mattress, no My Pillow and no thick luxurious quilt, just the floor and a bed roll of some kind. How well would even the younger people faire after a half-hour on the floor? I personally know I would be stiff as a board for days, with all sorts of pains in parts of my body I have forgotten existed. Now imagine trying to get sleep under those conditions over several weeks or months, plus still do a good job every day in dangerous circumstances.<br />
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That is what it was like to be a 1st century shepherd. We like to romanticize it in the books and with paintings of Bible stories, but those images are far from the complete truth. We see gentle lambs being held on the shoulders of adoring men, like in nativity scene but we fail to recognize the toughness and grit that these ordinary men must have had in extraordinary circumstances. Think about it. How could they hold their ground despite the appearance of an angel, and then a host of angels, then search and find the Messiah and then tell others?<br />
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Hopefully today we can find out a little more about the ordinary shepherds that found Jesus on the night of his birth and what helped them through extraordinary times.<br />
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The shepherds are an important part of the birth of Jesus and there are lots of lessons to be learned by examining what we know about them in the scripture, and it all begins in Luke the second chapter verses eight through twenty. You can read along on your devise or follow along on the screen. You will certainly recognize these verses as an important part of scripture as it tells the story of Christmas and the response of the shepherds. With that said let’s read Luke 2:8 – 20:<br />
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In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,<br />“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”<br />When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.” So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.</blockquote>
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From this section of scripture about the shepherds and the miraculous birth of Jesus we can learn some valuable life lessons from these simple men that are represented as the pieces around the manager that we see every year in the nativity scenes in our homes and here in church. Today we are going to look at only three things we can learn: We are to be prepared. We are to not be paralyzed by fear. We are to find the Messiah and tell others. That hopefully is what we will be understanding a little bit more of today.<br />
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Be Prepared</h3>
So let’s start with being prepared. It is crucial when it comes to our faith, especially in this day and age of winging it, that we understand how to be and the importance of being prepared. We need to keep preparation in the forefront of our minds. Ephesians 6:11 echoes this when it says, “To put on the whole armor of God.” Putting it on will help us be ready. It is important to note that we are to be wearing the armor and not just getting some and leaving it just laying around. Having a sword outside of your grasp is pointless if attacked. <br />
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The shepherds while out in the wilderness had to be prepared like the Boy Scouts of their time. They were on their own, out for sometimes months at a time in an inhospitable land, sheep are a skittish animal and the shepherds had no intention of their charges or themselves being an easy victim of nature or man. They knew their job, their surroundings, the dangers and were ready.<br />
Like I said before, we get this image in our minds of the soft, warm shepherd that gently guides the sheep in a bucolic setting, with lush, green pastures and babbling brooks. And there is good reason. The lush pasture and bucolic setting may be a bit overblown, but the book of Isaiah 40:11 describes shepherds in this way, “Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.” It does paint the picture of tenderness, a pretty scene and that all is true, but rarely do we dig deeper and see the other side of the coin that comes with being responsible for the lives of the flock. The life of the shepherd was tough and shaped many tough men in the Bible like Abraham, Jacob and Moses (all one-time shepherds) into great leaders.<br />
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Another tough man that was once a shepherd was David, the future King of Israel. When he was a shepherd, he had his flock attacked by a wild animal and he attacked back, but probably not empty handed. His potential weapon of choice is mentioned among other places in the familiar 23rd Psalm, there we learn that shepherds were weaponized by the tools they carried. Verse 4 of that passage almost goes unnoticed as it is usually read in the context of a funeral, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”<br />
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The Lord is your shepherd and to be prepared as your shepherd he carries, metaphorically, a rod and a staff. The staff we know well. It is what you picture in your mind a shepherd carrying, the pole that is crooked or hooked on one end and is used to guide us - the sheep and keep us on the path. The rod on the other hand we don’t often consider, but it gives us comfort as the Psalmist said, because it is purely for protection. When David literally “smote” the attacking animal (according to the King James version) it was probably a rod he used to do the smiting. In the book Customs and Manners of Bible Times, Fred Wight describes the shepherds rod like, “A policeman's club. It is often made of oak wood and with a knob on the end of it. Into this knob nails or spikes are sometimes driven so as to make a better weapon.” The same name for rod in the scripture is used for scepter, so picture a King’s scepter, but instead of jewels, think sharp spikes. <br />
So the shepherd is very prepared for wild animals or worse. He is always ready for a fight, but to be prepared for the rigors of outdoor living, it takes more than a club. A prepared shepherd also carried a bag for food made out of animal skins with food in it for days or weeks, his roll or blanket and a sling like the one that killed Goliath. They would pass the time practicing and could be quite deadly at distances as Goliath came to find out. <br />
In the passage when Jesus was born we see shepherds that were prepared and confident. Because of their preparation they were ready and they had to be because the miraculous was about to occur and they held fast.<br />
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They were not paralyzed by fear.</h3>
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Inside us all there is the flight or fight auto response. When startled or shocked, we generally respond with either however, the shepherds amazingly stood their ground despite being understandably shaken and afraid. Wouldn’t we all be? One could argue the lack of their fight or flight response was a temporary paralysis of fear, but I tend to think their preparation helped them when they were faced with the unbelievable.<br />
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But there is probably more to the story. In a book from Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit, he revealed that throughout his years of training, “Michael Phelps (Olympic swimmer) followed the same routine over and over again, with the preciseness of an atom clock.” He surmised that this constant preparation helped stop the automatic response that takes over when faced with difficult circumstances. It kept Phelps cool and calm in the heat of competition, all the way to 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. I feel this preparation could be extremely helpful in stressful situations – like an angel showing up at the campsite.<br />
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Practice and preparation are crucial to the Christian as well. We are all familiar with the verse in 1 Cor 9:25 “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” And practice is further stressed in Philippians 4:9 when Paul says, “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”<br />
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We must practice, through repetitive action, what we preach only then will we be prepared. I think the shepherds were prepared.<br />
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Another concept to consider when thinking about the shepherds turning off the fight or flight response, according to Psychiatrist Jonathon Shay is that “a sense of meaning and purpose grows out of protecting, and being protected by, comrades in arms.” He thinks that this unity and toughness through, “a shared commitment to safeguard one another's lives, that is non-negotiable” can lead to a fearlessness when needed. Glen Gray researcher and author agrees. He said, “The soldier fights not for any cause, for America, the Army or his division. Throughout history, soldiers have died more or less willingly, not for country or honor or religious faith or for any other abstract good but because they realize by fleeing their post and rescuing themselves they would expose their companions to grave danger.”<br />
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In writing to the church in Corinth, Paul writes: ‘If one part suffers, every part suffers with it’ (1 Corinthians 12:26). Paul is making the point that Christians ought to be watching out for each other in unity with one body. Like soldiers we need to have one another’s back. It is an expected behavior from those who claim to be the followers of Christ.<br />
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These shepherds out on their own for months at a time, in all likelihood developed the bond that despite the fear of the confrontation with the angel, helped them stand firm. Training or preparation can be credited with keeping us calm and not running and having strong bonds as team can help stop it as well. It does not mean there is not fear, we know there was fear, it just means that you don’t run. <br />
Were these shepherds trained? Yes by experience and by repetitively doing the same difficult task over and over. Being outside on their own for weeks on end by themselves as a unit also probably made this group of sheep herders into a tight brotherhood that only those who have been in the military can fathom. They had to rely on each other for subsistence and protection. This made running, even from an angel out of the question despite the fear.<br />
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But this amazing control continued, as the story unfolds. Because once the shock of the initial appearance had worn off, they watched, listened and then responded to what they saw and what was said. They gathered the information about the miraculous sign, a babe wrapped in cloth lying in a manger. But more importantly they got to hear that a savior was born. Good news had finally arrived and these lowly shepherds were ready to see it and tell others about it. Isn’t telling others the real point after all?<br />
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Go Tell It On the Mountain</h3>
An old Christmas song about telling others is Go Tell It On The Mountain, and I remember singing it in grade-school and while caroling with the church. I am sure some of you remember loading up in the old blue church van and going to the nursing homes or houses of members and singing the old spiritual. Sometimes we didn’t hold a tune very well, but we made up for it with enthusiasm and lots of laughs.<br />
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In Go Tell It On The Mountain we sing about the shepherds, seeing the angels, being afraid and being right there next to the manger soon after his birth and then ultimately telling everyone that Jesus Christ is born. But it kind of leaves out some important details about the decision they made to seek out the Messiah. In Luke chapter two again in verse we are looking at today it says: <br />
“Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.” So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.<br />
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Keep in mind, these were the guys who had just witnessed a host of angels showing up in the field where they were working…but they wanted to check everything out anyway. The easy option would have been to stay put but undaunted and dropping everything including watching the sheep, they went straight to Bethlehem and easily found Jesus in a manger just as they were told. It was brave to go on that quest.<br />
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I always wondered about that, the wisemen had a star to follow, how could the shepherds find the family of Mary, Joseph and Jesus so easily.<br />
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But, keep in mind that Bethlehem at the time was no bustling metropolis, yes they were swamped with a bunch of tourists coming in to town for the census, but “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” is more than an apt description. Noted archaeologist William F. Albright, estimates that the population of Bethlehem at the time of Jesus birth to be about 300 people. Think more in terms of Gorham or half the size of Ava. Add to that the sounds of childbirth and you probably have a pretty easy chore in finding a baby that had just been born! And that would have certainly been the talk of the town. The small size of Bethlehem also explains the lack of rooms available. If you ever were surprised there was no room in the inn in Bethlehem, now you know why. It would be like finding a room in Hurst-Bush. However, when they did find Jesus, they told others of what had gone on and the people they told were marveled. Afterall, what an incredible story! But they didn’t stop there.<br />
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Even though Jesus was just a little, helpless baby he still had a tremendous impact. When the shepherds met the messiah, they could not help being changed. These tough, rugged and prepared men, that just earlier that night, when bedding down after a long hard day of work, met Jesus; returned glorifying and praising God. Changed indeed.<br />
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Invitation</h3>
When you meet Jesus face to face you can’t help but to praise God.<br />
So, what can we today, so close to the date we celebrate the birth of Christ, take away from this part of the Christmas story? These pieces of the nativity set? In other words, if these little figurines of ceramic and paint could come to life and speak to us, what would they say or what advice could they give about their experience?<br />
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I think some of their counsel would be, be prepared, because you never know when God will show up and do the miraculous. Develop the patterns and a team of fellow Christians in your life so you will hold your ground and seek Jesus and tell others about the Messiah. <br />
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That begs the questions: How prepared are we today? Do we read the bible? Stay girded in prayer? Get the training we need through being here Sunday morning? Have we developed life patterns that reflect Christ and his power?<br />
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Are we part of a true brother or sisterhood that will keep us from running when times get tough? And times do get tough. Are we close enough to each other that we know someone here has our back? Or are we just on the periphery gliding through our Christian faith?<br />
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And lastly will we tell others?<br />
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That is the challenge that we have today. Be prepared, develop a closeness with your brothers and sisters in Christ and tell others about the Good News the Messiah brings just like the shepherds.<br />
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sports Icons and answered the question “Where are they now?” The subjects of
the various magazine articles included Ernie Banks, the best player ever to
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The one thing that each of the people or teams had
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Some were famous because they were true greats that faded from the limelight
like Dan and Dave, the best American hope for Olympic decathlon gold in the 1992 Barcelona games and others
were famous because they were near greatness like Cliff Courtenay, one of the
guys who ran next to Hank Aaron around the bases when he hit the record
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Most of the articles recounted the deeds that made the
subjects so famous, but also what they are doing now and how fame changed their
lives. Sometimes we do not understand that there is a high price for living
with fame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the old, ex-jocks were
at peace and others struggled. One thing for sure, the articles reminded me
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Psalm 89:47-48 says: Remember how fleeting is my life. For
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shall I cry?” “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like
the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the
breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The
grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”</blockquote>
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With the wrong perspective those verses are depressing. It
can lead people to question our very existence. We are here but a short time
and our worldly actions will not last and will not be remembered long after we
are gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, only the things of this
world will be what wilts. The actions that are of the imperishable type will
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It was said that Ted Williams, famed Red Sox slugger said, "All
I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, 'There
goes the greatest hitter that ever lived.'" I have news for him, Francis
Joseph O'Doul and Edward James Delahanty both have better life time averages
than he did and rarely do you hear discussions of the greatest hitters
including those two great men's names. Rogers Hornsby was much better than Williams but my
being a Cardinal’s fan is the only reason I know of him. I’m not a betting man,
but I bet without looking at the baseball encyclopedia you don’t even know what
teams those guys (other than Hornsby) played for. Even the great Ted Williams name will fade with
time and all of the accolades he received from his exploits on the field of
play will disappear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Live for Christ! Then ask yourself where am I now? </div>
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At Berean we have lots of opportunities to take part in this Christmas Season. Get ready to discover the true meaning by being here every Sunday morning at 10:00AM as we roll out a new sermon series! The series will begin the Sunday after Thanksgiving.<br />
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We will be hearing from a number of elders that will take the pulpit, bringing a message about each piece of the nativity scene that we set up every year, but sometimes forget to grasp what each means and the importance to the traditions that we all celebrate. We will learn about myths, truths and application to everyday life. <br />
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We can learn a lot from Elijah about loneliness and how to deal with it. Each and everyone of us from time to time have the feeling and there are Biblical ways to combat the issue. Take some time and watch the video then comment about what you are going through and any questions you may have.<br />
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If you want to hear more, Berean Chrisitan Church is located at 16 & Illinois Avenue in Murphysboro Illinois. For more info go to bereanconnect.com.bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-41635498588156810382019-03-14T16:30:00.001-05:002019-03-14T16:30:47.483-05:00What Kind of Tree are You???<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CIU5X44jAg8" width="459"></iframe>bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-80852941806289216902019-02-21T13:39:00.000-06:002019-02-21T13:39:15.671-06:00Roots Run Deep - Answers to a Second Question<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another great sermon in the series. Keep watching Troy deliver wonderful messages.bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-35794043819497330602019-02-15T15:51:00.001-06:002019-02-15T15:51:20.003-06:00Meet the Bereans - Hines'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8oPAAKLbev-tmpbP3nzW3Aod2H7ZBOkiJ3zX7_Ckc0Jr89tQltjpDYY69_uVZTlEy_VczyY_ieS3U3zyoBfNAzwNRRBQPp8hwapw_rSpGghyphenhyphenG87D_9YW64Q1JRiug-yPaVkmK4guzPDm/s1600/15085483_10207136541308052_5267995871884973261_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8oPAAKLbev-tmpbP3nzW3Aod2H7ZBOkiJ3zX7_Ckc0Jr89tQltjpDYY69_uVZTlEy_VczyY_ieS3U3zyoBfNAzwNRRBQPp8hwapw_rSpGghyphenhyphenG87D_9YW64Q1JRiug-yPaVkmK4guzPDm/s320/15085483_10207136541308052_5267995871884973261_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><span id="goog_519498225"></span><span id="goog_519498226"></span>Meet the Bereans is a feature we do for the Connect Magazine. Here is one of the articles; this one featuring the Hines family.<br />
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When I was asked to write an article I panicked a bit, not knowing where to start, so here it goes.<br />
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As many of you already know quite a bit about us, let me fill in the blanks.<br />
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Terri and I were married over thirty years ago at the courthouse in Murphysboro (I know crazy right). I was born and raised in Murphysboro, Terri was born in Springfield, and lived in Marion until she met me (the perfect match). We have three awesome and successful children. Our oldest Ryan is a project estimator in Murphysboro, the middle is an RN BSN nurse with SIH and our youngest is a paralegal in the St. Louis area. Our oldest two are married to wonderful spouses and our youngest has been dating a wonderful gentleman for a while now.<br />
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We have been blessed with four amazing grandchildren, (it is true what they say, you can play with them and send them home). We go through life wondering what our purpose is, well when my kids and grandchildren are all here, life just makes sense. The God above has certainly guided us, and blessed us.<br />
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As you all know, our lives have been a little busy for the past 6 months, a triple bypass, a new grandchild, and a shoulder repair. Through all of these events we didn’t lose our faith in God. Although, we have questioned, “why us?”, we have to trust in God and know that he is in control and he will never steer us wrong, just believe in the path he has told us to walk. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13.<br />
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I think we all question our Faith from time to time, am I doing what God wants me to do, am I living my life the way he wants to live, am I touching peoples lives, etc. So many questions unanswered, but the bottom line is we have to live our lives for God and no one or nothing else. I think we all tend to waiver on our commitment, but we need to make the commitment to God above all else.<br />
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Life goes at such a fast pace that we get caught up in the material things, we tend to think I’ll do it next week, next month or even next year. God wants us to react instantly when he lays it upon our heart. Many times I have felt God tugging at me and I have turned and walked away from it, we have to leave our fear and our questions at his feet and follow him.<br />
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Just remember at your lowest times, God is good all the time and continue to believe in his promises no matter what is thrown at you.<br />
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That gives you a little insight about our lives and our spiritual beliefs. I hope you enjoyed reading a little about us and our family.<br />
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bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-33935824174295964862019-02-13T15:23:00.001-06:002019-02-13T15:23:13.491-06:00Sermon Series about Job and HopeAt Berean Troy is preaching on understanding our roots and that they run deep. This week is about Job and how he showed for the life through a tree.<br />
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Please watch the whole series!!!<br />
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us has been the weather!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snow has
fallen, frigid temperatures have hit, winter has arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We long for the seasonal allergies of spring
and summer...and with them the greens, purples, reds, yellows, oranges and
assorted colors we enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are already
done with the browns and whites of winter...and the winter BLUES!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Krone; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Krone; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: Krone;">The talk of the weather started me thinking about
how often the writers of the Old and New Testaments used the seasons and their
different components to talk about spiritual truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is brief sampling of some of those
truths gleaned from the prophets, the Apostles and Jesus Himself!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Krone; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Krone; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: Krone;">“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the
Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though
they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you consent and obey, you will eat the
best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the
sword.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truly, the mouth of the Lord has
spoken.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isaiah 1:18-20<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(NASB)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied to them,
“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm
today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the
appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An evil and adulterous generation seeks after
a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left
them and went away.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Matthew 16:1-4
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<span style="font-family: Krone; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Krone; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: Krone;">“At Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in
his feet, lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This man was listening to Paul as he spoke,
who, when he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had faith to be
made well, said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And
he leaped up and began to walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the
crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian
language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to
us."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they began calling
Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just
outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer
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it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out and saying,
"Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature
as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain
things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all
that is in them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the generations gone
by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; and yet He did not leave
Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and
fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even saying these things, with difficulty
they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Acts 14:8-18)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tucked between Joel (quoted by Peter in his first sermon in Acts) and the one
chapter wonder, Obadiah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amos wasn't a
prophet (yeah, right!), but a farmer/shepherd; but his message was
prophetic—meaning he laid some scathing truth on the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spoke against the priveleged of Israel,
who had no love for their neighbor, took advantage of others, and only looked
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God, the God who sends and withholds rain, the God proides all that we need;
was displeased with those who did 'God things' (sacrifices and offerings)
because they had not returned to Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dripping off the roof, we hear this spiritual cadence:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yet you have not returned to Me”, declares
the Lord.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sound familiar?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I</span>n the coming weeks Berean will be offering a series of men’s fellowship and study on Saturday mornings at 7am. The first meeting was January 12th. The length of the fellowship/study will be approximately one hour and will include a light breakfast. The Fellowship and study will meet every other Saturday morning (January 26, February 9th, 23rd) through February. All men are invited. Please plan on joining us even if you have missed sessions.<br /><br />The basis of our study is a teaching video presentation series titled: Play the Man – becoming the man God created you to be. The video presenter will be Mark Batterson. Mark is the New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, The Grave Robber, A Trip around the Sun, and If. He is the lead pastor of National Community Church, one church with eight campuses in Washington, DC. Mark has a doctorate of ministry degree from Regent University and lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Lora, and their three children. <br /><br />In this inspiring call to something greater, he helps men understand what it means to be a man of God by unveiling seven virtues of manhood. Mark shares inspiring stories of manhood, including the true story of the hero and martyr Polycarp, who first heard the voice from heaven say, "Play the man." Mark couples those stories with practical ideas about how to disciple the next generation of men. This is more than a simple study; it's a movement of men who will settle for nothing less than fulfilling their highest calling to be the man God has destined them to be. Play the man. Make the man.<br /><br />Mark discusses seven virtues of Manhood, the first of which is Tough Love:<br /><br />…..A tough guy isn’t someone who can blacken an eye or bloody a nose; it’s someone who is willing to be nailed to a cross for someone they love. Playing the man is tough love! When you hear the phrase “tough guy,” who do you think of? Some people think of baseball iron man Cal Ripken or NFL icon Brett Favre. Or perhaps you recall your favorite film hero. Certainly William Wallace or Maximus Decimus Meridius come to mind for many! And they qualify as tough guys, no doubt.<br /><br />But none of them carried a cross to Golgotha and then allowed themselves to be hammered to it with seven-inch nails. And if we had been witness to the crucifixion, we wouldn’t read Luke 9:23 the same way:<br /><br />Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.<br /><br />Take up your cross. We say it so effortlessly, so flippantly. But that’s because we read it figuratively. It’s estimated that a Roman cross weighed three hundred pounds, and even if Jesus carried only the crossbar, it was still placed on raw flesh that had just been flogged! And he carried it no less than 650 yards down the Via Dolorosa.<br /><br />When I say “tough as nails,” this is what I mean. It’s the epitome of toughness. Being a tough guy doesn’t mean sticking up for yourself when you get offended. A true tough guy sacrifices himself for the sake of others……..<br /><br />Somewhere along the way, our culture lost its definition of manhood, leaving generations of men and men-to-be confused about their roles, responsibilities, relationships, and the reason God made them men. It's into this "no man's land" that Mark Batterson declares his mantra for manhood: play the man.<br /><br /> Come join us! Together let us aspire to be greater as we discuss what it means to be a man of Christ.</div>
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Wonderful sermon this Sunday about our roots. Please watch this one and go here for the rest of the series. www.bereanconnect.com.</div>
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Just a short thought that I used for a recent prayer devotional at Berean Christian Church that you might find helpful.<br />
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As I was praying the other day during my hour long commute to work, I started noticing a certain word creeping into my thoughts and prayers more and more. It is not a particularly bad word, but it did make me cringe a bit once I recognized the over use. The word was "give". Specifically it was accompanied by another word as well..."me". <br />
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Stumbling to try to find a justification for all of my self-centeredness, I then considered that "give" was in the Lord's example prayer to us in Matthew.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">“Our Father in heaven,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">hallowed be your name,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">your kingdom come,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">your will be done,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">on earth as it is in heaven.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">Give us today our daily bread.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">And forgive us our debts,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">as we also have forgiven our debtors.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">And lead us not into temptation,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">but deliver us from the evil one."</span></i></div>
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See right there in red! But then it occurred to me that it was just one line in ten, it is not just about me but "our" and most importantly it was for our daily needs to be met. This was not what I was doing. Now don't get me wrong, I was praying for others too, but it was a constant drone of give, give, give that was embarrassing me. </div>
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I do find that there is a temptation to be self-centered especially when the lottery goes over a billion to daydream the what ifs and even bargain with God to win the Mega-Jack-Pot. We begin to think to ourselves and even mutter in a prayer like tone that our church would never want again and of course all the widows and orphans we would would help if only we could strike it big. "Give me" becomes the attitude if we don't watch out. </div>
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That is a far cry from our daily bread. </div>
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So I have decided to strip "give" from my prayers for a while and replace it with praising God, asking that His will be done in all circumstances, forgiveness from my sins, a willingness to forgive others and that I am kept from temptation. No more bargaining with God over the lottery just more of the Lord's Prayer and less of me. </div>
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What a great sermon about bearing false witness. You can see the whole sermon series on youtube or stop by Berean for net Sunday's services. Either way you will get some great Biblical teaching that will help you live your life better today.bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-51229198209144778972018-10-01T13:26:00.003-05:002018-10-01T13:26:38.465-05:00The Parent Trap - Commandment 5 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes the 5th Commandment - Honor your mother and father. - can be the hardest of all. Why should you honor someone that is not worthy of honor? Find out is this great sermon by Troy Humphrey. At Berean Christian Church we are going through all of the 10 Commandments one at a time. If you need to catch up find us on youtube. If you want to find out about Commandments 6 through 10....see you at Berean 10 AM on Sunday. For more info find us at <a href="http://www.bereanconnect.com/">www.bereanconnect.com</a>bereanconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045461673300319009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829379415288202280.post-82423992540705540182018-09-17T11:56:00.000-05:002018-09-17T11:56:56.473-05:00Are we just Casually His? The Third Commandment of the Big Ten runs a little deeper than just dirty words. Find out what it truly means in this great sermon! <br />
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