ICANARMY

2006-11-07T21:41:00.000+01:00

saw this earlier, its the opening to a third day concert, where they sing blessed assurance, complete with crowd singing, brill.

remember remember the 5th of november

2006-11-05T23:01:00.000+01:00

This little poem/rhyme will now not only remind me of Bonfire night, it will now remind me of the day of my Enrolment as a Senior Soldier of the Salvation Army.
As my testimony was short and sweet today, I've been instructed to write about my day on this my blog, as apparently I'm better writer than I am a speaker. So here goes nothing...

I haven't got to this point in my life all by myself, (although some would say that I have), my friends and family have got alot to do with it, whether they know it or not. My friends old and new, young or not so young, believers and non-believers, the somewhat strange and others even more so, have been the biggest influence in my life to get me to this point in my life. They have always been there, when anything good has happened they've been there to celebrate, anything not so good, and they've been there to comfort and/or cheer me up.
But my friends have brought me further in my faith than i realised, because through many conversations with them, i have had to develop a stronger faith, and a better understanding of what i believe. Some of my friends who dont believe have challenged me about my faith, and this has helped me to strengthen my faith, more than anything else.
I have never been one to shy away from talking to someone about my faith. When i first met my new friends at uni, they learnt fairly quickly that i am involved quite a bit in church, and this very quickly led to questions about church, and how i got involved. So obviously they have learnt that my parents are army officers, and that i have been going to church all my life. Since talking about my church life, it has basically been taken for granted that its a part of who i am.

Thats all i really wanted to say, i know it wasnt about me, but i see my friends being as a part of who i am.

I want to say thank you to all at the corps for their support and generosity today.

Also I want to finish with a verse that was brought up at one point during the day, and it is one that i have been keeping in my head over the past week aswell.

Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God for Salvation to Everyone who believes.
And another that has been brought up in a few conversations through the day.
1 Timothy 4 :12
And don't let anyone put you down because you're young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by fait, by integrity.

Quote of the week

2006-11-04T23:07:00.000+01:00

"Four basses, thats enough to cure Diarrhoea" - Alistair

2006-10-30T23:26:00.000+01:00

if this was a bumper sticker, id want it, actually i want it as a bumper sticker anyway.

yeah. this basically says all that I want to say.
Dont just be a sunday Christian, theres no point being good on a sunday if on a monday you go and act like most other folk.
Being a Christian isnt just about saying your a Christian, dont just say it, live it. Don't say your a Christian...BE a Christian.
I've changed my outlook recently, I'm not gonna shrink back from saying that I think something being said is wrong, im not gonna sit back and allow something to happen that isnt right, im gonna stick by my beliefs and not just push them to the back of my head cause I dont wanna embarrass myself. It doesnt work like that.
Im gonna have to read my bible and learn more about the stories, and the faith of those people, because im gonna get questions i know i will, and i need to have some sort of backing, im gonna need a solid grounding to go back to...the Bible is what im gonna be going back to.

Thats all really
apart from one thing....

Preach the love of Jesus.....If stuck....use words.

2006-10-26T05:55:00.000+01:00

All I really wanna say is thanks to all my mates who have (knowlingly or not) cheered me up over the past few days, whether that is talking random on msn, or trying to break msn(which we did), or attacking me by tickling me, or anything else. Just thanks.

My Friday the 13th

2006-10-17T20:34:00.000+01:00

usual friday to begin with:
early train, met Alistair on train as per usual
Uni @ 9, 2 hour lab, that we had finished in about an hour, then onto the 2 hour lecture, where Kirstin and myself decided to write a dictionary of uni things, after sleeping for the first hour.
after Uni, we went for lunch, and headed back to hang about for a while.
After looking for Franks wallet for a while (dunno if he found it or not), we left. Kirstin and myself were going to the Orson concert at the Barrowlands. So we headed back to hers, b4 going up 2 Glasgow.
The band supporting Orson were a band called Gliss, i didn't really like them but i give them credit because i liked the fact that they all played each instument at some point.
*applause* for Orson, great concert well done!
After the concert I went to Lynseys to crash. She had some mates round, so we stayed up watchin movies, and spouting absolute rubbish all night, and into the early hours of saturday morning.

So my friday the 13th was a good one. so i see no reason to say that friday the 13th is a bad day to do anything, as i was about glasgow barrowlands at night on friday the 13th and im still here today :)

Today I thank God for...

2006-10-12T22:01:00.000+01:00

....knowing that all christians are not like this

hannity and colmes interview Shirley Phelps, a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, who protests gays, jews, soldiers, etc.

i think this view is too extreme
what do you think?
please leave a comment

2006-10-06T23:51:00.000+01:00

right so i said id explain icanarmy, so here we go.

ICANARMY is the 2nd part of a phrase : UCBONES ICANARMY
pronounced (you see bones, i see an army)

so this originally came from ezekiel vision of the valley of dry bones.

The Valley of Dry Bones

¹The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. ²He led me to and fro among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. ³He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

I said, “O Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”

⁴Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! ⁵This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath^£ enter you, and you will come to life. ⁶I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

⁷So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. ⁸I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

⁹Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ ” ¹⁰So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.

¹¹Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ ¹²Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. ¹³Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. ¹⁴I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’ ”
(ezekiel 37 NIV)

so originally he only saw bones, but God saw an army!
so do UCBONES or do you CANARMY?
ICANARMY!

2006-10-01T22:58:00.000+01:00

well, im just back from the first 'acts' meeting. (acts - after church think spot)
and to be honest it was just that, it made me think alot about , well everything really.
It was a really good night, and its gonna be good for everyone that comes, although i think it may be very popular and we'll need to have it at the army hall instead of a house.
so tonight we watched the first nooma film. which i hadn't seen before, but i had heard alot about the nooma films, and i have been wanting to see some of them. I dont quite know what it was, but there was something about tonight that struck me during singing one of the songs, and it wasnt even a song that you'd expect, it was 'history maker', this song i have loved for ages, and while singing it, something just kinda hit me.
heres the lyrics:

Is it true today that when peo-ple pray
Cloudless skies will break,
Kings and queens will shake?
Yes, it's true, and I believe it,
I'm living for You.

CHORUS:
I'm gonna be a history maker in this land.
I'm gonna be a speaker of truth to all mankind.
I'm gonna stand,      I'm gonna run  into Your arms,
Into Your arms again,
Into Your arms,   into Your arms again.

VERSE 2:
Is it true today, that when people pray
We'll see dead men rise,
And the blind set free?
Yes, it's true, and I believe it,
I'm living for You.

VERSE 3:
Is it true today, that when people stand
With the fire of God and the truth in hand,
We'll see miracles, we'll see angels sing,
We'll see broken hearts making history?
Yes, it's true, and I believe it.
I'm living for you.

I dont know what is was about the song that hit me, but something did.

i dunno what else to say at the moment, but my next few blogs will be
me trying to sort out some of the stuff going round in m head.
so i apologise in advance if it doesnt make any sense.

2006-09-30T21:12:00.000+01:00

sorry for not really posting over the past week, ive just gone back to uni, and ive sent more time there than at home this week.

by request

2006-09-25T22:19:00.000+01:00

this videos by request.
you know who you are.
( even if its not you watch it anyway.)

the muppets

2006-09-23T21:40:00.000+01:00

I know its really sad, but I luv the muppets. Its strange how seeing these guys on tv can cheer you (well me) right up.
Today i watched Follow that Bird (sesame street movie) , and its incredibly sad, but i loved it, i reverted back to being 2. I dont know when the last timewas that i watched a movie that was that good.

a rundown of muppet films :
The Muppet movie
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppers Take Manhatten
The Muppets Christmas Carol
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppets from Space
The Muppet Wizard of Oz

Apart from this the muppets have made numerous tv appearences, except muppet productions (muppet show & sesame street (possibly fragle rock) ), the muppets have been on Parkinson, An audience with.. and lots of others, and with no exception they cheer me up no end!
no idea the reason why.

and to show how much i like them - heres a little clip of kermit and kylie on an audience with kylie

and this is a clip of muppet babies from Muppets take Manhatten

and one more elmo singing with the backstreet boys, my 2 childhood loves! :)

Mission

2006-09-20T14:00:00.000+01:00

Mission - Going into the world to find Jesus and point him out. - Alove

Does this have to be going to africa to help?
Or going to summer camps as a leader?
In my opinion - No.

I think that going on missions to other countries is a fab thing to do( actually i wanna do it at some point).
But its not the only way for mission.
Mission is about going into the world to help people see what God is doing, and helping them find him in their own lives. I think that the UK is in desperate need of mission, because Christians are in the minority, we're not living in a christian country. So mission in our local area is what we need to do.

Also it seems as if the church has become static (and declining obviously) but there is nothing really being done to bring non-christians into the church, or even into a christian influence.
I think the church needs to go out into the neighbourhood and talk to people, but not shove the bible down their throats. The church is declining, people dont want to listen to "bible bashers", they want to talk to people, and not have christianity shoved in their faces. We should live as Jesus did and talk to people, but not about things too big for them to understand, but like he did with parables, and talk in their language, bring christ to them, not drag them into a church where they'll more than likely feel uncomfortable.

Its written:
"In the beginning was the word, the word became flesh, and the flesh moved out into the neighbourhood"

Not
"In the beginning was the word, the word became flesh, the flesh got a church, and then everyone came to church to meet the flesh"

Yes we need a place to worship. But we also need to bring others to Christ.
We dont sit on the shore of lost souls and not care about saving those lost souls, we need to go out and sail on that sea and save as many as we can.

im sorry if none of this makes sense to anyone, but this is one of my passions, and once i started typing i couldnt stop.

If only God would be more obvious

2006-09-13T12:06:00.000+01:00

Characters:

Ashley–a girl who is looking for God’s presence in her life, but isn’t paying attention to all the ways he shows it

God’s Presence–a person holding a sign that says "I AM HERE" (the sign should always face the audience). The characters never see the person portraying God’s Presence, even though God’s Presence uses big, expressive and comic gestures.

Teresa–Ashley’s friend, who understands God is with her, even when things are difficult

Script:

Ashley: (To the audience) You know, something is really bugging me. Last Sunday our minister was talking about finding God’s presence in our lives. Wouldn’t that be something if God really was present all the time?

God’s Presence: (Comes in and circles Ashley, holds the sign above her head, and moves it all around her–but not in front of her face.)

Ashley: But I just can’t see it.

God’s Presence: (Sighs a big sigh.)

Ashley: And I really have been looking.

God’s Presence: (Taps foot and shakes head.)

Ashley: Like the other day…(Moves to another part of the stage and kneels next to a phone on a small table. God’s Presence follows her.) I was praying about this guy I’m dating. I kind of had this feeling that he’s not as great as I thought. It seems like he pays lots of attention to other girls. So I was praying that God would help me make a good decision about what to do. I prayed and prayed, but I never heard from God. Luckily, though, my friend, Marcy, called. (Phone rings. Ashley stands and picks it up.)

God’s Presence: (Moves all around her again, waving sign.)

Ashley: Hello? (Pause.) Oh, hi, Marcy! (Pause.) Yeah, I was just praying about him. (Pause.) You saw him kissing who? (Pause.) That’s it. He’s history! (Slams the phone down.) Good thing Marcy was at the movies last night!

God’s Presence: (Drops arms to sides and shakes head again.)

Ashley: Anyway, as I was saying, I’m just not sure that God really is present all the time.

(Doorbell rings. Ashley goes to the other side of the stage. Teresa is at the door.)

God’s Presence: (Follows Ashley and moves all around Teresa.)

Teresa: (Sadly) Hi.

Ashley: What’s wrong? You look really upset. (To audience) This is my best friend in the world. She’s usually much happier than this. (Leads Teresa to the middle of the stage to sit down.)

Teresa: My dad’s really sick. He’s in the hospital.

God’s Presence: (Puts arm around Teresa.)

Ashley: That’s terrible! Are you OK?

Teresa: I think so. I was feeling kind of down, so my mom said I could stop by here before I went back to see him.

Ashley: That’s good. You know, lately I’ve been wishing that God would show himself to me more. Now would be a great time, wouldn’t it?

God’s Presence: (Holds sign over Teresa’s head and points to it.)

Teresa: But he is here.

God’s Presence: (Nods vigorously.)

Ashley: (Skeptical) How can you tell?

God’s Presence: (Hands the sign to Teresa.)

Teresa: I can just feel it. I was so scared and upset when I found out about my dad. Then I started praying, and pretty soon I felt better—you know, more peaceful.

Ashley: How do you know it was God?

God’s Presence: (Shakes head, and with a big, silent sigh, puts head in hands.)

Teresa: Faith, I guess. What else could it be? Wasn’t that the whole reason I was praying?

God’s Presence: (Smiles broadly and pats Teresa on the head.)

Teresa: Listen, I’ve got to go. My mom’s waiting. I just wanted to tell you what was going on. (Stands up.)

God’s Presence: (Takes sign back as she stands up.)

Ashley: I wish there was something I could do to help.

Teresa: (Hugs Ashley.) Just listening helps. You’re another way I know God’s with me.

God’s Presence: (Kneels down in front of Ashley and Teresa and points from sign to Ashley and back again several times.)

Ashley: Call me, OK?

Teresa: I will. Thanks. (Exits.)

Ashley: (To audience) I wish I could have that kind of faith.

God’s Presence: (Falls over in exasperation.)

Ashley: In any case, things are going pretty well in my life, even if I can’t see God’s presence. I’m doing OK in school. I have great friends and my family loves me–even if they do drive me crazy sometimes. Yeah, all in all, life isn’t so bad.

God’s Presence: (Stands up and hits Ashley on the head with the sign, then holds it up in front of her face, lowers it, and waits expectantly.)

Ashley: (Surprised) I just had a thought! Maybe all these good things in my life are because of God.

God’s Presence: (Skips slowly around Ashley and moves back and forth behind her with the sign overhead.)

Ashley: (Getting excited about the idea) Maybe God is with me all the time, and I just haven’t realized it! Wow, can you imagine?

Ashley: (Slowly looking skeptical) I don’t know. It’s just so hard to tell.

God’s Presence: (Slowly stops skipping as Ashley talks.)

Ashley: I just wish God would do something really obvious so I’d know for sure. Well, I’m off to youth group. We just got this great new youth pastor! (Exits.)

God’s Presence: (Leans over with hands on knees, watches Ashley exit, shrugs at audience, and runs off after her.)

Can you hear me?

2006-09-10T22:37:00.000+01:00

I was watching the proms in the park last night. I was watching for the inverclyde junior choir, they were fab! They sung The Rose, How much is that doggie in the window, and Can you hear me? . Can you hear me? is a really effective song written by Bob Chillcott, its written from the point of view of a deaf person. When the choir performs it they do sign language during the chorus', and the first time they performed it they had some children from Garvel school for the deaf sign for the full song. Here are the chorus songwords (abbreviated):

Can you see it?
Can you see it too?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it too?
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me too?

I know this is a strange thought, but when I was listening to this all that was running through my head was "is this how God feels?" "is God saying this to me?".
What i mean is, do I act like a deaf person when it comes to listening to God?
Do I hear what God is saying to me?
Personally, I dont have a clue what my purpose in life is, what Gods plan for me is I mean. So I'm currently just going to uni (with the idea to get some education behind me initially), and I honestly dont know if what im doing is what I'm meant to be doing. I know God is telling me to do something, but I dont know what it is. Its not that I dont want to know, its more that I dont know what I'm being called to do.
At Colins farewell on thursday, when Ivor (mr dc) was saying that anyone who feels they are being called to do anything by God, should come down to the front, I wanted to but I dont know what I'm being called to do so I didnt.
(I had in my head the idea that anything that can be done at the front I can do in my seat! so I really dont have to go, plus I generally dont want the attention, so i dunnno why im posting this on here!)
The thing is I'm not floating along in life not praying, not wanting to know Gods plan, I am, its one of the main thing in my prayers, Its one of my passions, working for God, I want to make a difference, I'm not scared of making a fool of myself by talking to people about God (even if im not "one with the words").
It might just be that I'm not listening hard enough, or that I'm not paying attention to what God is saying. I mean (ive used that alot i know) I might just not be paying attention to what my friends are saying, I know that God speaks to us through everyone and anyone, even non-christians, so it might just be that I'm not listening hard enough, or that im listening to hard: "waiting for fire, while he's whispering my name", I just need to open my ears and not just wait for something spectacular, it might just be a passing comment from a friend, that i just dont pay attention to, that is God telling me what he wants me to do.

I dont know if any of this makes sense to anyone, if not i apologise!

God Bless

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

2006-09-05T16:07:00.000+01:00

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

I got this in an e-mail from Laura Galbraith, and thought it rings true, so I'm sharing it with you.

Pray more

2006-09-05T15:29:00.000+01:00

Is prayer as important in our lives as it should be?
For a while I was "too busy to pray", and i knew that i should've been praying, but i just wasn't doing it.
But recently its not been, "too busy to pray" its been "too busy not to pray". Its been like if theres any little thing that happens, or that i hear about, its instinct to take a few seconds to pray about it. No matter how small it is, if its just i talk to someone that i havent talked to in a while, i take a second to say a short prayer for them, and if any thing pops into my head, an idea for anything, then i just pray about it for a second.

You know what, since I've taken this attitude ("too busy not to pray") I've been thinking more about what Gods plan is for me, i dont know what that is but its always on my mind. Prayer for me is now 24-7, its all the time, I now live my life through prayer.

I encourage everyone, not to be "too busy to pray" but to be "too busy not to pray". Prayer should be the single most important thing in our lives, it shouldn't be something that we do just before we go to sleep, or when we wake up, it should be a 24-7 thing, we should live our lives in prayer.

why believe?

2006-09-01T23:14:00.000+01:00

heres some random facts for you:

The Digital Association for Photographic Endeavors estimates that there are 2.6 terabytes of photos currently awaiting transfer off of the camera they were shot on.

Cabbage is mildly phosphorescent.

If all the speakers in the world were strategically distributed and playing the same song, it would be possible to hear that music standing anywhere on dry land.

52 percent of time spent in high school computer classes is spent trying to find a way around the web filters.

Ferret Legging is the oldest sport involving an animal where competitors are not riding.

Sweden has a higher percentage of its workforce on the night shift than any other country.

In 2005, the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) ruled that compositions containing bells lower than C3 or higher than C8 will not be accepted for use in formal competitions.

On average, disc golfers report feeling 38% happier and 57% more relaxed a round of 18 "holes" than traditional ball-and-club golfers.

Wagering on hamsterball races is illegal in 41 states.

A recent study on sleep habits by the World Health Organization found New Zealanders were the "best rested" people in the world. Iraqis were the most sleep deprived.

The riff from Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" is based on a common Gregorian chant.

While New Jersey is nearly always referred to as the "garden state", officially it is the "flowering garden state".

Worldwide, democratically-elected national leaders are three times more likely to be left-handed than those that rose to power via other means.

Kevin Cross of Los Angeles has been an extra in over 300 films, and can be seen, albeit briefly and uncredited, in 7 of the 10 top-grossing movies of 2005.

Mark Lemongello, former pitcher for the Houston Astros, ironically dislikes Jell-O®, regardless of the flavor.

Yale has more secret societies than any other university

The only fighting style in common among all of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight champions is boxing

New York City has more abandoned subway stations than the number of active subway stations in Baltimore.

Cockroaches have only recently evolved their aversion to light. Less than two hundred years ago they had no such distaste

There's a one in nine chance that a bike stolen in Los Angeles has been stolen at least once before.

A person who brushes their teeth twice a day removes 14 grams of plaque every year.

While it is not explicitly illegal to have alcohol in an embassy located in the U.S., it is illegal to transport alcohol from the U.S. on to embassy grounds.

1.83 percent of Germans can "recall" seeing a unicorn in a zoo at some point in their life.

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Right, be honest who believed these?

well as much as i would like to tell you that these are all facts, im sorry, they are all infact not true. and this is going somewhere believe me.
If some people believe these statements then why do some of these people not believe in Jesus?
Surely if they'll believe that "Wagering on hamsterball races is illegal in 41 states." then they'd believe that there was a man
who was born in a stable,
who performed miracles (among other things he fed 5000 men with 5 small loaves of bread and 2 fish,
turned water to wine,
gave a lame man the use of his legs,)
who died on a cross,
rose from the grave,
and is the son of God.

if they believe those other "non-factoids" then why dont they believe that Jesus died to save our sins?

2006-09-01T23:01:00.000+01:00

want a laugh? well read this!

The following are actual church bulletin board bloopers found in churches across the United States.

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.

Evening massage - 6 p.m.

The Pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday morning.

The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the recession.

Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use the back door.

Ushers will eat latecomers.

The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical accomplishment.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience.

The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."

During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when J.F. Stubbs supplied our pulpit.

Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor will then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."

Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued until further notice.

Stewardship Offertory: "Jesus Paid It All"

The music for today's service was all composed by George Friedrich Handel in celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth.

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who labored the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.

Twenty-two members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet, The Lord Knows Why.

A song fest was hell at the Methodist church Wednesday.

Today's Sermon: HOW MUCH CAN A MAN DRINK? with hymns from a full choir.

Hymn 43: "Great God, what do I see here?" Preacher: The Rev. Horace Blodgett
Hymn 47: "Hark! An awful voice is sounding"

On a church bulletin during the minister's illness: GOD IS GOOD Dr. Hargreaves is better.

Potluck supper: Prayer and medication to follow.

Don't let worry kill you off - let the church help.

The 1997 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.

1 Timothy 4

2006-08-29T11:01:00.000+01:00

Over the past few days I've been reading and rereading this bible passage.
As it contains my favourite bible verse, I usually just skim to that verse. Seeing as i hadn't read it properly in a while I decided to read the whole passage, and it challenged me, for once it wasn't just a letter from Paul to Timothy, it was different, certain verses made perfect sense to me.

From now on this is just my thoughts on the meanings of these verses.

Verses 6 to 10 are basically saying, that we cant get comfortable in our faith, we've got to get out of our comfort zone and jump in the deep end, get out there and witness, go tell people, don't just sit and say "I believe, I don't need to tell people". We need to go out with the intention of bringing people to know Jesus.
Verses 11 & 12 say - Get the word out. Teach all these things. And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. (the message)
These verses are my favourite verses so i knew what they said, I just hadn't really ever thought about it very hard.
So we gotta "Get the word out" we've gotta stop sitting on our laurels and get out there and tell people about our faith. we cant just be comfortable with being a Christian and knowing God, we've gotta go tell unbelievers, let them know what Jesus did for them, and at least get them thinking about the possibility of a creator.
So even though we are the youth, we are Gods army now, we can make the difference, we can inspire the older Christians that feel no need to spread the word, to get out there and spread the word amongst those who they meet. Have you ever seen anyone do something for you/or anyone else, for no apparent reason, and wondered why they did it, you notice that there's something different about them, they don't want a payback, they are just doing it out of the kindness of their heart? ever thought about the possibility that they are a Christian?
Teach believers with your life!! You don't need to go out preaching to the masses, by doing things for others with no need for repayment that's spreading the word, that's letting people know, be different, stand out from the crowd. That's all that needs to be done.
In reading this passage again I have realised that I need to do so much more than what I am doing to spread the word, I need to jump in the deep end, get out of my comfort zone. I don't know how I'm gonna do this yet, but it needs to be done somehow.
Thanks for reading my random musings on this passage of the bible, please, if there's anything that you don't agree with, or do agree with, leave a comment, challenge me, Thanks again.

God Bless

blog numero uno

2006-08-28T23:26:00.000+01:00

hey
welcome to my blog, this will more than likely be just a collection of my random musings, and ideas, lyrics, and more than likely questions.
first of all - credit, and thanks goes to Alistair for the name of my Blog : ICANARMY
i shall explain ICANARMY in a later blog.
second - im inviting you all to comment about anything and everything i write, also if u dont agree- challenge me thanks.
i shall update soon

God Bless