Words are powerful
Jesus said: For according to your words you will be justified, and according to your words you will be condemned! (Matthew 12:37). While I was thinking about this subject, a word of that text kept coming up in my mind……
namely the word WORDS. Something inside me told me that I’d like to focus on WORDS as a main topic. WORDS are more important than many people realize. WORDS lead us to success or defeat. WORDS heal us or make us ill.
According to the bible, WORDS can destroy us or bring life, joy and health. Our WORDS – the WORDS we spoke yesterday – have made our lives what we are today.
This is in line with what Jesus said in Mark 11:23. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
…. he will be given whatever he says, “meaning the words that one speaks.
I would like to tell you a series of events from the point of view of Kenneth Hagin, a teacher and preacher.
In June 1943, I held meetings for Pastor A. in eastern Texas. Pastor A. had suffered a intense heart attack. One of the neighboring pastors said: Brother Hagin, for two or three days the doctors have told us to stop praying for Pastor A. He was between life and death, and the doctor said: you keep him alive through your prayers and your beliefs. If he does come back to himself – which I doubt – his mind will never work properly again, because the brain has not been supplied with blood for more than ten minutes.
But we just could not stop praying for him. We kept praying. On the third day, Pastor A. regained consciousness and his mind was completely normal. The doctors could not believe it. Pastor A. had not started his sermon service yet. His wife, who was also on duty, preached in his stead.
My wife, our children and I stayed at the rectory with them and we all drove to the service in a car.
One evening, when Pastor A. made the announcements, he made a mistake while speaking. As soon as he got in the car, his wife said: You screwed that up a lot. It’s exactly as people said. In my opinion, you can not preach anymore.
My wife contradicted her and said, “With Kenneth’s mind, everything is alright, even though he’s messed up worse than your husband.
He had three mistakes tonight.
But Pastor A.’s wife said, “You have to stop the preaching service altogether.” She kept telling him what he could not do.One day my wife went to the barber after dinner and Pastor A. went for a medical visit So I helped Sister A. with the dishes and when we stood there and washed and dried the crockerie, the Lord inspired me to say the following: Sister A., I do not know how you are going to take that now, but if you do not stop talking so bad to and about your husband, he’ll be dead in two years, you’ll talk him to death!
As she gasped for air, I said: One moment, sister. Very slowly. You know that’s not what Kenneth Hagin said. The Spirit of God gave me the impulse to tell you that. I would give my life for that.
She calmed down again and said: Brother Hagin, we’ve known you for many years now and we know how God works through you, so I’ll accept it as a word from the Lord.
As long as we were with them, she could control herself. However, when we visited her again a year later, she had returned to her old habit. She spoke words like, “You’re going to die.” You’ll never make it! And so she talked death over her husband. I tried to dissuade her, but she just shook her head to a no and did not want to listen to me.
A few months later, I performed revival services for a friend who was pastor of the church from which Brother A. originally came. During these events, the funeral was held by Brother A. When I compared my notes, I saw that almost exactly two years had passed since the day I spoke to his wife.
After the death of her husband, Sister A. became angry with God because her husband had died. She did not give a single sermon anymore. She has turned her back on God, and as far as I know, her children also live without God. Thank God that her husband went to heaven. All this happened because of Words.
As a young Baptist, I was badly shackled to the bed 6o years ago, I received a revelation from God’s Word. I began to act on Mark 11: 23-24 by saying, I believe. Words were pronounced. I said, “I believe I receive healing for my deformed heart.”
I believe that I receive healing for the incurable blood disease. “I believe I receive healing for the paralysis, I believe that I receive healing from head to toe, and within an hour, I stood on my feet.
I had learned the secret of WORD – words of faith. 60 years have passed since then, and I have not even had a headache. Not once. The last headache I can remember was in August 1933.
I have not had a headache since then and will not get any in the future. But if I had a headache, I would not tell anyone. And if anyone would ask me how I feel, I’d say, thanks, I’m fine.
I would speak the right WORDS because Jesus said in Mark 11:23, “… that’s how it will be, whatever it says.” I believe in what God says in Isaiah 53: 5. His wounds have healed us. I believe that. I believe that I am cured.
How your words influence your children – also from the point of view of Kenneth Hagin
When my son Ken was two and a half hours old, I held up this little guy with my hands and said, Lord, thanks for this boy. I realize that you have given this new life that I hold in my hands to me and to my wife. I recognize that it is my responsibility – because I know the Bible to train this child on the path to be taken. And when he is old, he will not leave this path. I recognize that in your Word you say that we should educate children in the cultivation and exhortation of the Lord. And I will, because children are educated not only by commandments and rules, but also by good role models.
I’ll lead him the way with the right example. I will do what is right and I will be honest and sincere with you if I do something wrong. “
Immediately after our daughter Pat was born I took her in my hands and said the same words that I had said about Ken: “I will do the right thing, I will educate her in the right way, I will train her and you with her I will teach them the commandments of God and teach them through my example.
I know that you can have what you say, so I say that this child, just like Ken, has a resilient body, will grow up without illness and infirmity, has a smart mind, and is spiritually strong. “
Years later, even our relatives, who thought we had made a big mistake when we went to the Pentecostals, said somehow, they’re doing it right. Kenneth’s children are never ill.
In my whole life I never prayed that my children would be saved. Not once. I never once prayed that my children would be filled with the Holy Spirit. They are now adults and have their own family and I can not remember praying for them more than half a dozen times over the years.
Why? Because you can have what you say – and I already said it! If I prayed for it now, that would mean that I did not take my words seriously at the time.
Both children were saved very early and filled with the Holy Spirit. Sometimes, when they were little and I had lost my temper, I had to go to them and say to them: Please forgive me; Dad did not behave properly. I was a wrong role model. I have God asked for forgiveness, and he forgave me. Do you forgive me too? And my children answered: okay.
I never told them that they should not do something just because I say so. I sat down with them and read to them what the Bible says and showed them that I only want the best for them.
If I had to correct them or spank their backs, I told them, “Look here in Ephesians 6: 1-3,” You children are obedient to your parents in the Lord, for it says: Thou shalt be obedient to thy father and mother This is the first commandment with a promise: to make you feel well and to live a long life on Earth”.
I told them that days of illness or hospitalization are not good days. I said, “Look, I want you to be fine, I want you to enjoy a long life here on earth.
Children are the result of words. Words can heal or make us ill. Words bless or curse us. The words I hear in the morning accompany me all day. Many wives, they do not really understand that a biting, sarcastic word in the morning negatively accompanies their husband all day long.
But a loving, gentle, good word – a short prayer – will be music for him and make him win.
Learn to use words effectively for yourself. Learn to fill words with power that you can not resist. How do you do that? By filling the words with love and faith. Parents need to realize that the home atmosphere is the result of WORDING.
Even the natural, visible things are created by WORDS. If you come to a room where fish has just been fried, it smells like fish. The smell is still hanging in the air. The air in a room where bad words are spoken is also bad and reversed. In a room where positive words are spoken, the atmosphere is pleasant.
We are surrounded by words. Turn on the TV and you realize that very quickly. The atmosphere in our home is the result of WORDING. Children are going in the wrong direction because they have been talking wrong words and the right WORDS have not been pronounced.
Where does it come from when families are stable and master the difficulties in life? It’s because the right WORDS have been spoken at home.
It should be spoken in our home the right words. Words make a young person want to do an apprenticeship. Words bring or deprive a young person from the church. We are the result of the spoken word.
You can go to church on Sundays. Sit there and look pious, if you want. You can pray, sing in the choir and even teach in the children’s service. But if you curse at home, lose your temper, and get angry, you will lose your children. Because the education of children is not in the church, but in the atmosphere that prevails at home. The atmosphere that prevails in the community will have very little influence on them.
The tongue of the wise is salutary
Have you ever visited sick people? Have you ever heard what they say? When you listen to them, you can often find out why they are sick.
In Proverbs 12:18, a miraculous revelation is a fantastic truth: whoever speaks without thinking, who injures like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise is salutary. You can only receive health when you speak health. Have you ever noticed that we are programmed incorrectly? (I mean from a natural point of view)
We are programmed negatively
In my bible it says: well, he who does not walk according to the counsel of the wicked, nor walketh on the way of sinners, where the mockers are sitting (Psalm 1: 1). We should not think like the world.
Romans 12: 1 says, “I exhort you, brethren, in the face of God’s mercy, that you offer your bodies as a living, holy, acceptable to God: that is your rational worship!
And now, observe Romans 12 verse 2: And do not conform to this world race, but let yourself be transformed in your being by the renewal of your mind.
God does not want us to adapt to this world but to be transformed. Whats the way? By renewing our mind. Several years ago, I held a congregation in a church in Oklahoma. The people there thought, that women who did not have long sleeves, long skirts, long hair go into hell. They always talked of worldliness. We do not conform to this world, they said: The bible says we should not conform to the world, we are not worldly.
The pastor asked me to preach Sunday morning. The night before, I woke up several times and prayed for the sermon each time. As I saw what the sermon looks like I said, Lord, that’s not how I usually preach. But God did not let up.
On Sunday morning, I jumped off the stage, running up and down the hall, saying, “I tell you, this is the most secular church I’ve ever preached in!”
It was like throwing a wet rag in their face! Here I came and told ‘that their congregation was the most secular I have ever seen, where they had said so, how sacred they were!
They were like the Pharisees. They prayed, Lord, we are better than anyone else in the city. We are just the biggest and the best. We are the most wonderful people. Of course we know that you know that. We do not do this, we do not do that, and this and that.
But they were the most negative troupe I’ve ever seen. I explained: you still think the way the world thinks. You think illness, you think fear, you think doubt ‘
You think defeat. You think failure – exactly as the world thinks! See that you renew your mind through God’s word. Think in accordance with God’s Word. Walk in accordance with God’s Word! Believe in accordance with God’s Word!
It is often the Christians who think they are so different from the world, the most worldly people of all. As I say, the whole world is negatively programmed and if you’re not careful, you’re making the same mistakes as the world. We must remember that the world without God is spiritually dead.
People are programmed to die instead of life.
Fearful people say for example: “I’m scared to death. I was scared to death. “Do not say such a thing, I, Harry, would never say that I’m afraid because I am not afraid. When the temptation is there to be afraid, then I speak to the fear: fear, I resist you in the name of Jesus!
I refuse to allow fear. If doubts come, I speak to them. I say, “Doubt, I resist you in the name of Jesus!” I refuse to doubt.
If I had doubts or anxious thoughts, I would not tell anyone. I do not accept these things.
If such thoughts came to my mind, I would not tell anyone. And I know that the devil can put all kinds of thoughts in our heads. We are the result of words. Have you ever thought that the bible teaches that health and healing are in your tongue? Note that God said:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Prov. 18:21 – KJ)
and James has dedicated a whole chapter for the tongue. If this topic were not burning important, it would not need that.


The key note address for our RS night of unity and sisterhood.
I have a very expansive view of the power of Relief society. I believe that when Relief Society groups function as God intended them to, it has power to advance, progress and uplift not only its members, but their families, their ward and stake, community, nation and world. It is an eternal organization with eternal aims. Our RS general presidency recently modified the wording of the written purpose of RS. Tonight we are going to be focusing on one section, specifically the wording “Work in Unity”
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has told us: “No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. … He loves each of us—insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all. … He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other.” 9
Christ said “If ye are not one, ye are not mine.”
Paul taught: “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? And if they were all one member, where were the body? “ 1 Corinth 12
We are all needed in God’s great kingdom, and we all need to be different! There is no stamp for a Mormon woman! Tonight we are gathering to learn about one another, to support one another, and to open up to one another. The adversary encourages us to discount the positions of others, to criticize, make fun or just plain ignore the ideas, lifestyles, and opinions different from our own.
Joseph Smith, however, described himself as a “disturber” of the adversary’s kingdom. He said, “It seems as though the adversary was aware … that I was destined to prove a disturber and an annoyer of his kingdom.” 16
We want, in fact we need to be a group of women who are disturbers of current trends and ways of thinking. We need to buck the trend of being divisive, confrontational, judgmental, critical. And instead we need to rise up as a group of sisters who listen, find common ground, and seek understanding and show respect when little common ground is found.
We each have infinite worth, not because of what we do, how we look, what we own, but because of who we are. We are daughters of God and He has infinite love for us, simply because we are His. Tonight when the thought starts to creep into your mind “Oh, she does X, I could never do X. I wish I was more like X. I’m not as good as X. . .” Stop those thoughts and replace them with “I have infinite worth. She has infinite worth. I am enough. She is enough. The Lord loves me so much he died for me, he died for us. The Lord loves me for who I am, and for who she is and through him we can be anything we want to be.”
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.


Running Time: 100 min
Release Date: 12 September 2018
Starring: Bonnie Aarons, Jonny Coyne, Taissa Farmiga
In 1952 at the Cârța Monastery in Romania, a nun, a Catholic
In 1952 at the Cârța Monastery in Romania, a nun, a Catholic priest and a novice, sent by the Vatican, investigate the mysterious suicidal death of a nun.


As appointed by His Lordship Bishop Camillo Ballin, mccj, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia and board member of the Northern Arabia Catholic Faith Services (NACFS), the construction of the first Cathedral in Bahrain is the NACFS’s first project and priority.
The new cathedral in Awali, Bahrain dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia will have a space for 2,000 attendees, underground parking for 480 cars, a state-of-the-art pastoral center, and a dormitory with over 20 beds to host people from all over the vicariate, especially those without places to practice their faith in their countries.
Our new cathedral will be a place of worship, not only for the faithful in Bahrain, but for the six parishes and over 100 underground communities in the vicariate of Northern Arabia.
Construction of the cathedral will begin in 2014 and may take 3 to 5 years to complete.
God has given us a great opportunity to put our Faith Into Action and to do something special for thousands of migrant workers, perhaps from your own country, to have a place to worship and serve.
Put YOUR Faith Into Action today and support our cause to build a beautiful new Catholic Cathedral in Northern Arabia through your prayers and donations.
Thank you and may God bless you!
In His Grace… By His Spirit… For His Glory…
“Let Us Arise and Build God’s House”


“Live in Harmony”
Sermon by Pastor Tim Woodard
December 4, 2016
In our New Testament, we find the letters of the Apostle Paul. In his letter to the church in Rome, in Romans Chapter 15, verses 4-13, we hear his appeal, his urging for unity. Hear now his words.
4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will confess you among the Gentiles, and sing praises to your name”; 10 and again he says, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people”; 11 and again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him”; 12 and again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope.” 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
May God open our hears to Paul’s words of petition and call to come together as one.
The season is fast upon us! Here we have already lit the second Advent Candle. The first candle is symbolic of hope. The second is to represent the getting ready, the preparation which ultimately brings peace; peace which only comes with unity. The third is about joy and the fourth symbolizes love. The fifth candle, symbolically in the center, which shall be lit on Christmas Eve, is the Christ candle. And today, being the first Sunday in December, we shall also share in the last meal of the man Jesus; thereby being reminded of that tremendous gift his life represents to all of humankind. Yes, “Tis the season to be jolly.” Just as it says in the song “Deck the Halls.” But it is more than that. It is a lot more. Tis the season to think about and talk about all these things. It is a time to reflect on the foundation of Christianity, how it came to be and what it means to us in the present time in which we live.
There is a lot to digest as we put our eyes on the road to Bethlehem. We all know the story. “In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child.” /Luke 2:1-5/ What a difficult trip it must have been. With Mary and Joseph on the dusty roadway to register for their taxes as was degreed. Mary coming closer and closer to her time to give birth to this baby she was to call Jesus. The only peace they were experiencing was being together. The hard trip, the forced tax registration was surely not causing them to feel the love and compassion of their oppressors the Romans. No, the advent, the road to the birth, the coming of Christ did not come easy. Nor has it been easy throughout the ages as we the followers of the man Jesus, the crucified and risen one, as we await his return. Maybe we don’t call it the road to Bethlehem, yet we all have burdens we carry as we journey ever forward, often doing things that we find difficult; things we must do as we are not given a choice. And in the midst the journey things also happen that are mystical and special. In those times, those are the things, those are the moments that make our lives all worthwhile.
Putting the words of Paul’s letter into the Twenty-First Century gives us a lot to think about and contemplate as we symbolically take this Advent journey. When we come together today, through the sharing of the bread of life and the cup of salvation, let us be reminded that at the table we are sharing in our ‘oneness’ in the body and blood of Christ. We do this as modern day Christians. The word unity ought not be new to us. As Christians our identities come together as we become ‘part’ of the one body of Christ. Our identity is in Christ. This is what it means to be Christian. Paul’s lesson today begins with this simple point. “May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus.” /Romans 15:5/ Already he has expanded our understanding of unity to be that of harmony. Not only are we to travel together we are to do so harmoniously! This suggests that we ought to be cordial, congenial and even pleasant with one another!
Thank God we are sitting together in this sanctuary and not out in a shopping mall striving to be all of these things with others. Just imagine if you had to be pleasant to all those folks in front of you in line! Or being polite as you are cut off in traffic – while trying to get into the line of cars heading into the mall! Then there is that guy in front of you, at the cash register, and he forgot to get the ‘thing’ that goes with the other ‘thing’ he is holding; and now everyone has to wait while he goes and get it because the cashier doesn’t know how to ‘ring out’ his sale – until he has everything, including the other thing! Trust me, this lesson is easier here in our beautiful sanctuary because we are all here ‘united together’ like one big happy family! Thank God! Because, if we were getting upset or irritable about the little things here… how could we ever cope with life out there?! And if we find ourselves struggling with this here, we need to step back and reconsider what we are doing!
Paul reaches out across the ages to urge us, as he urged the early members of the church in Rome, “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” /Romans 15:7/ For years the United Church of Christ, through its national campaigns, it has been urging us, as members of a local church: “to welcome others, to extravagantly welcome all to come and join with is in worship!” The Riviera United Church of Christ, has been making great strides to be a welcoming church. Lots of visitors have told me they feel welcome here. This is the direction that the Apostle Paul is pushing us today; but he wanted the local church to take it up a notch and invite people who are different then us. Yes, we do that. But, do we do this without asking them to erase what is different about themselves, as they are assimilated into our fellowship? There rests the true challenge. Most churches say they welcome everyone… but when you get there they push folks to leave their heritage, their ethnicity, and their orientations at the door. Unity does not mean differences are erased! It is vital that we always keep this front and center as we continue our Advent journey together.
Can you possibly imagine a church with only one description of people? Everyone is simply average, therefore, there is no controversy – right? OK, depends on the definition. I might say average is five foot eight inches, blue eyes, with a bit of graying hair, 170 pounds. Short, conservative haircut, suit and tie, with a white shirt. Starting to get the picture? What about the rest of you? That image only works for a few members or friends of this church. Differences are good. Clearly, God likes diversity – as we do not all look the same… Thank God! Various skin tones, different languages, and a wide, ever changing assortment of hair colors and styles. Not only is it immoral to reject our differences it would be just down right boring! Can you imagine if every member of the choir had the exact same voice, all sopranos with no tenor or bass. Or they all insisted on doing the solo today and no one was willing to play the drums, the tambourine or play the flute. Following the teachings of Paul has a lot of practical ramifications!
At the time this letter was written the struggling and very new Christian churches, were expanding way beyond the borders of Jerusalem into Gentile territory. Hear these words of the Apostle in the first chapter of Romans. “Jesus Christ, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name. To all God’s beloved in Rome, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world.” /Romans 1:1-8/ These early Christians were grappling with how the Jew and the Gentile were to come together. Was a Gentile to do all that the Jews had done, in order to be followers of Christ? The early disciples, the apostles, they were all Jews by heritage. They believed Jesus to be the Messiah.
Fast forwarding to our time period, specifically in the 1960’s a vast majority of the members of the United Church of Christ were of similar decent. As the church became more and more involved in its social justice outreach the need to be more inclusive, in its welcome to visitors and potential new members, grew. Inclusivity has always been a challenge for Christian churches and the struggle continues in our time. There are still a vast number of Christ centered churches that want everyone to join their version of Christianity, but reject those who refuse to leave their differences at the door! The Apostle Paul strongly advocates for true acceptance of others – as we come together in unity!
Peace will only come when we adapt ourselves to this and other lessons that point us to our discourse which Paul has brought to us today. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” /Romans 15:13/ In one sentence Paul lifts up hope, joy and peace; “the God of hope, fills all with joy and peace!” This is a message of compassion! Compassion and passion are closely associated. If we are passionate about our faith, and when we are sincere about our desire to follow the lead of Christ, then shall our passion, spill over into genuine enthusiasm to reach out to others with true Christian love!
If we want to be prepared for the coming of Christ in the world we must be willing to ‘go the extra mile’ and allow compassion to flow from us to those in need of it – all around us! The true Spirit of Christmas shows kindness, fully embracing kind-heartedness and understanding, as we embrace ‘with empathy’ the needs of others! Peace, is a byproduct of warmly welcoming the visitor, fully accepting their differences; it is a coming together in unity, harmoniously embracing our identity in Christ Jesus. Peace, peace comes when your heart has embraced this message which the Apostle Paul has offered up for us today!


Sunday Morning “Equipping Hour” 10am
4727 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116
We worship as family on Sunday mornings at the YMCA strategically in order to intersect with the community we love and to help strengthen the Christian foundation of the “Y.”
WEB Du Bois
Wednesday Afternoon 3:30pm
817 Brownlee Rd, Memphis, TN 38116
The “Brotherhood” is our weekly group mentoring for 5th and 6th grade boys which provides tools for transitioning from boyhood to manhood. We use creative activities, various speakers and activities to help align their vision, identity, and purpose with Christ.
Whitehaven Community Living Center
1076 Chambliss Rd, Memphis, TN 38116
DWBC seeks to “encourage the encouragers” who care for aging adults in their later season of life. This weekly devotional time for staff consist of prayer, studying God’s word, sharing the Lord’s Supper, open dialogue and reflection. Our desire is to see the staff grow in their faith and express the love of Christ throughout their work place.
Men’s Discipleship Group
Wednesday Morning 7am
4244 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116
The management of Krispy Kream allows us to hold our Mens Discipleship group. Our purpose is to build Christ Centered men driven by the Gospel who transform where they live, work and play for the Glory of God.
The assistant basketball coach for the Lady Magicians has partnered with us to serve their women through sponsored meals, prayer and bible study (TBA).


Allenton Big Build @ St Martins Community Centre
St Martin’s Community Centre on Flint Street is gearing up for the Allenton Big Build, which is due to begin next month. The centre at St Martin’s Methodist Church will receive a transformational makeover through a DIY-SOS-style community project led by Hodgkinson Builders and supported by Allenton Big Local and Derby Homes.
The aim of the revamp is to provide a modern community venue that local people can use for events, meetings, parties, clubs, and classes. The refurbishment of the building will incorporate the creation of a welcoming cafe where members of the community will be able to enjoy coffee, tea or lunch.
Allenton Big Local is providing £70,000 of funding for the project, but the transformation of the community centre on Flint Street has only been made possible thanks to St Martin’s Methodist Church, Hodgkinson Builders and Derby Homes. The church has agreed to the refurbishment of the building to develop it into an asset that will benefit the wider community. Hodgkinson Builders will provide vital expertise, resources and project management skills that will ensure the project’s success. Derby Homes will support the project and advise St Martin’s Methodist Church on managing and promoting the community centre effectively.


BIG is a strategic body, lobbying group, builder of relationships and consultation forum in Ballybeen.
BIG is an active amalgam of statutory, voluntary, community and church organisations from the locality and has been active since 2002.
BIG’s membership includes representatives from: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, PSNI, Brooklands Primary School, Dundonald High School, Brooklands Youth Centre, NIHE, Health Trust, Dundonald Methodist Church, Christ Church, St Mary’s Church, Ballybeen Women’s Centre, Ballybeen Action Group Initiative Trust, Ballybeen Men’s Health and Motivation Group, Dungoyne FC, Dundonald FC and Salvation Army. Its Board of Directors is currently drawn from local churches, Ballybeen Women’s Centre, BAGIT, BMMG, Dundonald FC and Dungoyne FC.
Mrs Tanya Hughes
Director of Ballybeen Womens Centre and Director of BIG
Rev Richard McIlhatton
Rev Stephen Sheerin
Minister @ St Marys Church- Director of BIG
Member of Ballybeen Action Group Initiative Trust- Director of BIG


Ireland’s historic decision to pass gay marriage by popular vote Saturday has led many to question the strength of the Catholic Church in the land of St. Patrick. For example, The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley wrote that Ireland’s “yes” to gay marriage was a “no” to Catholicism. But such simplistic reductions miss the complex and evolving Catholic worldview on civil gay marriage.
Pope Francis began this evolution shortly after his election in July 2013 when he said, “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Dublin’s Catholic archbishop Diarmuid Martin went even further last year: “Anybody who doesn’t show love towards gay and lesbian people is insulting God. They are not just homophobic if they do that—they are actually Godophobic because God loves every one of those people.”
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In the article “Why Food Matters to Faith” Aaron Coalson writes about how food, and the way we eat food really should reflect our faith. Aaron writes how in 2005 the New York Times stated that for the first time in two centuries, children will most likely not live as long as their parents. He goes on to talk about how the United States of America is the number one country for Obesity, and over weight people. This is a very big crisis in the United States.
He then talks about how Christians know this first hand. Aaron writes, “Whether the issue is abortion, climate control, the orphan crisis or food consumption, we should live in order to be redemptive agents here in this broken but beautiful creation. This is what it means to be God’s ambassadors to a humanity damaged by sin.” I think what Aaron is talking about as God’s ambassadors or representatives we need to make it our effort to find the issue and see what we can do to help prevent it.
He talks about we as humans are pleasure-seekers. Whether it’s sex, relationships, careers or food. We are always looking for something else that will satisfy our wants, that we think are needs. Aaron says it is not our fault though. We were designed to seek pleasure. Actually, we were made to “pursue pleasure in something outside ourselves. Yet once sin was added into the mix, this God-given trait turned from seeking delight in the Creator to delight in created things.” (Coalson).
Aaron says that food was given to us by God for two reasons. The first is to fuel us and enjoyment. He does say that food was not meant to be our source of comfort or happiness, that is where God comes in. Aaron gives us a few ways on how we can make sure God is our first priority and things like food, come after. He says to bless God not your food, pay attention to your physical and spiritual appetite, eat natural, eat color, shop around the edges, and buy locally.
I agree with a lot of what Aaron is trying to say in this article. I think that we, as Christians, should come to realize that everything given to us is from God and we should receive it in a respectful way. I do no think we need to be so careful that we don’t fast food or anything like that, I just think that we should be grateful for what God has given to us and receive it in a respectful way.


As a church we support through prayer and financially a number of people / organisations who are involved with spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to others in the UK.
Brian and Jackie Chilvers who are BMS church partners.
Brian and Jackie were unable to complete their year- long language training, in France, due to the illness and death of Jackie’s mum. They had hoped to leave England to begin their work at Guinebor 11 Hospital, Chad on the 5th January but the day before they were informed that they would not be allowed to enter Chad due to the new variant Covid outbreak in the UK and because the area they were due to fly into was itself in lockdown. They are still in the UK awaiting permission to go. They are continuing with on-line French lessons and have been blessed with the use of a cottage in Wiltshire. They are finding it difficult to be so close to their family without being able to see them, especially as they are coping with the disappointment, confusion and frustration at being unable to do the work they have been training to do. They acknowledge that God is in control.
New Growth Ministry
This is headed up by Lynsey Heslegrave. This new ministry is based in Myland, Colchester where it continues to support families in the new housing there. They meet in a variety of places including Highwoods Country Park.
The O Family
Having lived and worked for 17 years in SE Asia, the O family returned to the UK in the summer of 2019. They continue to serve minority language groups of SE Asia through language development and translation projects.
W works from home. He has been involved in a number of projects and is currently working to finish the report on Awepa dialects and his recommendation of which would be the most suitable for literature development. S continues her IT job in a secondary school and has been busy helping to set up laptops which were distributed to students, working from home.
We support a BMS worker in a sensitive country through the BMS church partners scheme.
This Colchester based Christian Youth organisation, headed up by Tim Abbott, was set up thirty years ago and works to support students in our local schools and colleges through chaplaincy, pastoral mentoring and special projects, such as Sanctum, and courses, such as Beloved. It is run with a small number of paid workers and many volunteers. They are funded by local churches and individuals.
Coming up in 2021 – “Prayer Walk for Schools”. Takes place from 16th May to the 23rd
. This offers an opportunity to pray for the schools which you will pass on the walk for that day, and allow you to pray with people from other churches.
Home Mission is all about helping Baptist churches and individuals to reach their mission potential and bring the love of God to their communities.
Home Mission supports the national Resource at Didcot, the Baptist Association’s
running costs and also supports smaller churches unable to pay a full time minister, mission projects, regional associations and three specialist teams.


I'm Ashlee Staerk, the writer behind this Christian blog! Sparkles in my blog represent the hope of Jesus Christ, the light through Him (Matthew 5:16), and that is what I want my blog to be, giving you the hope which can only come through Jesus.
I've loved words and stories for a long time, and I combine my faith with them. I dream to publish Christian fictional books. I’ve completed one novel already. I also started this blog in the meantime, a way for me to document what God is teaching me and what I’ve learned through my trials, waiting, triumphs, and everything else. God has taught me so much, and I praise Him for growth! I give Him the glory through all of this. My goal is to help you fulfill your own dreams and follow God's will, all the while having deep life talks and funny moments. Life is about Jesus (John 14:6), and life is only rich with Jesus at the center (John 6:35; 10:10). So, above all, I want to share him. Don't let the pink and sparkles blind you!
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I share my journey of living for God and always keep it real; I won't sugarcoat the Bible but will always share its truth, no matter if it offends. My mission is simple: to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). You can read all about my mission here.
I like to keep it real; I like to be funny. There is plenty of funny in this life, especially in the little things. I am going to be blogging about some heavy things sometimes, but I promise to leave you with hope. After all, 1 Thessalonians 5:16 says to "rejoice always." See my resources page here.
I may be young, but I have a lot of dreams. I'm serious about them too. I know God has a plan for me (Jeremiah 29:11), and I trust Him completely. Nothing is too hard for God (Jeremiah 32:27). So dream big. Keep God at the center always. I love telling others about the only successful and best way to fulfill your dreams: through God. God cares about your dreams, and His dreams for you are always bigger and better than yours. Read my story here.
I’m Ashlee Staerk. Christian. Writer. Storyteller. Blogger. Mentor. Student. Sparkle obsessed. & unfortunately, a major junk food lover. Teenager passionate about loving Jesus and making him known.
My prayer for you:
"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14 NIV)


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Posted on February 16, 2017
Our St. Elizabeth Scripture Study Group will continue its unique study of the Synoptic Gosples of Mark, Matthew and Luke with our pastor, Father Bob Burkemper during Lent.
On Thursday evenings we will gather once more in the parish Church from 7:00 to 8:30 PM beginning March 2nd.
We will continue our study in that First Week o...


Short snippets of key moments in our parish history with its beginnings in 1886 (as part of Bulli Parish) with the current church dating to 1913 and the Corrimal parish to 1940…
Up until 1886 when St Joseph’s Church at Bulli was opened St Francis Xavier’s Church was the closest Catholic Church for those living in Corrimal. The only means of transport would have been by horse drawn vehicle or on foot. The road north of Fairy Meadow was just a track until 1847. The road to Bulli along the present highway was not possible until after the 1870s and initially a toll was charged for using this road. The railway between Clifton and Wollongong was not opened until 1887. After Mass many families would have a picnic lunch in the Church yard or Bulli Beach. The new St Columbkille’s Church in Corrimal was blessed and opened by the Rt Rev Monsignor O’Brien, President of St John’s College Sydney, on Sunday 28 September 1902 at 11am. The original contract price of the new Church was £413 but with improvements and additions the final cost was £565 16s 6d. The total debt was £297 3s 11d. After the sermons given by Father Dunne and Monsignor O’Brien a further £94 was received within half an hour.
Over the next few years the population of Corrimal continued to grow as more land for housing was released and there was more employment in the coal mines, the coke works and the port at Bellambi. By 1911, there was a Post Office, School of Arts, the Princess Theatre and a bowling club in Corrimal. There were many men working at the Clifton group of collieries and the shortage of local housing meant that the demand for housing as far south as Corrimal was continuing to increase. As the population of Catholics in the Corrimal area rose, the need for a bigger church was evident. It was decided that a new church was essential but it would not be built until all of the existing debt was cleared. Within twelve months the community raised £1200 which not only paid all money owed but gave a credit balance of £394. The foundation stone for the new St Columbkille’s Church was laid on the 1 December 1912; it was completed and opened on 26 October 1913. His Grace, Archbishop Kelly, was accompanied by Fr Walsh, Fr Dunne and Fr O’Farrell. Many families were present at the opening and contributed to the collection. These included Cawley, Charlesworth, Christiansen, Commensoli, Farraher, Gallagher, Kenny, Kirton, Madden, McGoldrick, Riordan and Woods.
The list of donations for the new Catholic Church contains many familiar family names. Charles (Chas) Farraher donated those wonderful stained glass windows behind the altar. The windows cost £100, and the donation is in memory of his father and mother. Remember that his parents, Murty (Murtough) and Bridget are the couple who donated the land for the Catholic Cemetery at Corrimal. Mr and Mrs J Kirton donated a pair of adoring angels in memory of their son Leo. Mrs Jas Farraher donated the candlesticks. Miss Winifred Farraher had already contributed £100 towards the erection of the sanctuary and gave the final balance to cover the total payment. The St Vincent de Paul Conference was established at Corrimal on 27 April 1913. Since Corrimal was not a parish at that time, this Conference was noted as part of Bulli Parish. The first church then was used as the school. The first couple to be married at the new St Columbkille’s Church was Mr and Mrs William McGoldrick. Their wedding took place on the first Saturday in the month of November in 1913.
Up until 1940 Corrimal was part of Bulli Parish. In 1940 Corrimal became an independent parish and the first Parish Priest was appointed. He was Fr Edmund Downey. When he first arrived, there was no presbytery and he lived in a cottage at 18 Princess Street Corrimal. Father Downey had to apply to Archbishop Gilroy for permission to have a presbytery built in Corrimal Parish. This application was necessary because Corrimal was part of the Sydney Diocese. Wollongong Diocese did not exist at this time. Permission to build the new presbytery was granted and work was started. The contract price for the new presbytery was £2800 and the congregation had raised £1200. The new lighting system was funded by Mrs E Shepherd, Mrs Pollock, Mr W McGoldrick and Mr Comensoli.
In the early 1900s, the Corrimal Catholic Community had many social groups. The tennis group was very popular. The community had its own tennis court. This was situated on the site of the old presbytery, the present parish centre. Many organisations had their own Debating Societies. These societies were church based or area based. Every week The Illawarra Mercury contained results of various competitions that were held. Corrimal had its own Catholic Debating Society. They met on a regular basis not only for debating but also for outings. One of the ways the Corrimal Catholic Community raised necessary funds was by having Euchre parties and social nights. These were held in Bellambi Hall. According to reports in the newspaper in 1921 the gent’s prize was a set of brushes and the ladies prize was a box of handkerchiefs.
The first “housie party” was held in the school hall on Thursday the 24th of July 1941. The school hall at this stage was in the original Church building. The first such housie nights were aimed at raising money for the “Sisters’ Appeal”. Housie was to continue in Corrimal Parish for the next sixty years. This first evening was organised by Frank Kenny. The first callers were Darby Copas and Pat Melouney. The profit made on this evening was 18 shillings. Euchre parties continued on a fortnightly basis and the prize was £5. As Housie became more popular the game had to overflow into adjacent class rooms. This necessitated the use of a bell which had to be rung to indicate a winning card.
November 1941 was a time when there was a great deal of time devoted to issues arising in regard to World War II. Archbishop Gilroy asked the parishes to have a novena of Masses and Benedictions “for a just and charitable peace”. Mr Rose, from the Rescue Station, gave a series of four lectures in the School hall on precautions that the households should take. Wardens were required for the Church property and the convent. At Christmas the midnight Mass was not said due to the national emergency. According to the records left by Monsignor Downey there was a request for volunteers to dig an air raid trench in the Parish grounds for the children. This trench was dug during the following week. First aid classes were attended by some women of the parish. These classes were held in the school hall.
Following the ending of World War II Corrimal Catholic Parish focused its attention to the plight of the victims of the war. They began the year with collecting clothes for the “destitute people of Hungary”. The congregation was thanked for the donation of the 180 articles collected. There was the annual collection for African Slaves in January 1947. In May the focus was the people of Britain and parishioners were asked to “give donations of money and also food coupons”. The second collection at Sunday Mass on the 18 May was given to the Food for Britain Appeal. The proceeds for this collection included the cash amount of £23/2/6 and food coupons for meat, sugar and butter.
In August 1942 it was announced that there was a general dispensation from the laws of abstinence on Fridays and this was to last for the duration of the war. Thursday 3 September was a day of prayer, ordered by the King; it was the first day of the fourth year of the war. Later in the year it was announced that Columban Calendars for 1943 would not be available owing to the war and the shortage of paper.
Due to the post war migration from 1949 there was a need for further additions to the school. In 1941 the school population was 130. In 1950 the number of nuns had increased from five in 1947 to seven in 1950 and the number of students had increased to 350. On 2 December 1951 the foundation stone for a new convent was laid by Cardinal Gilroy of Sydney. The cost of the new convent was estimated to be £15 000. Mrs McKerrell of 8 Midgely St offered her home to the nuns for accommodation during the construction period. She went to live with her daughter, Mrs W McColgan, who lived opposite.


The Bible teaches that Jesus' resurrection is the foundation of the Christian faith:
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead" (1 Corinthians 15:13-15).
Is there objective evidence that Jesus rose from the dead?
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher, known today as the "Father of Skepticism." He made it his life's work to debunk assumptions which he considered to be unprovable, among them the veracity of miracles. He argued for six criteria by which we should judge those who claim to have witnessed a miracle. They should be:
- Of unquestioned integrity
- Willing to undergo severe loss if proven wrong
- Their claims should be capable of easy validation (An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding [LaSalle, Illinois: Open Court, 1966] 128-9).
They were numerous: over 500 saw the resurrected Lord (1 Corinthians 15:6). They were intelligent and well-educated, as the literature they produced makes clear (the Acts 4:13 claim that they were "unschooled, ordinary men" meant only that they had not attended rabbinic schools). Paul was trained by Gamaliel, the finest scholar in Judaism (Acts 22:3). They were men and women of unquestioned integrity, clearly willing to undergo severe loss, as proven by their martyrdoms. And their claims were easily validated, as witnessed by the empty tomb (cf. Acts 26:26, "this thing was not done in a corner").
So the witnesses were credible. But is there objective evidence for their claims? It is a fact of history that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified and buried, and that on the third day his tomb was found empty. Skeptics have tried to explain the empty tomb ever since.
The earliest explanation was that while the soldiers guarding his tomb slept, the disciples stole the body of Jesus (Matthew 28:11-15). But how would sleeping guards know the identity of the thieves? How could the disciples convince 500 people that the corpse they stole was alive? And why would these disciples then die for what they knew to be a lie?
A second approach claims that the women stole the body. But how would they overpower the guards? How would they make a corpse look alive? Why would they suffer and die for such a fabrication?
A third explanation is that the authorities stole the body. Then, when the misguided disciples found an empty tomb, they announced a risen Lord. But why would the authorities steal the body they had stationed guards to watch? And when the Christians began preaching the resurrection, wouldn't they quickly produce the corpse?
A fourth approach is the wrong tomb theory—the grief-stricken women and apostles went to the wrong tomb, found it empty, and began announcing that Jesus had risen from the grave. But the women saw where he was buried (Matthew 27:61); Joseph of Arimathea would have corrected the error (Matthew 27:57-61); and the authorities would have gone to the correct tomb and produced the corpse.
A fifth explanation is the "swoon theory." According to this view, Jesus did not actually die on the cross. He or his followers bribed the medical examiner to pronounce him dead, then he revived in the tomb and appeared to be resurrected. But how did he survive burial clothes which would have suffocated him? How did he shove aside the stone and overpower the guards? How did he appear through walls (John 20:19, 26) and ascend to heaven (Acts 1:9)?
There is only one reasonable explanation for the empty tomb, the changed lives of the disciples, and the overnight explosion of the Christian movement upon the world stage: Jesus Christ rose from the dead. He is therefore the person he claimed to be: our Lord and God. He was justified in making the most stupendous claim in human history, one no one else has made in all of recorded history: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me" (Matthew 28:18). The resurrection shows us that Jesus is God and Lord.


Date & Time: May 12, 2021 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Origins of the New Testament by Jim Shoopman
Rev. Dr. Jim Shoopman will povide a brief survey on origins of the New Testament documents, including a review of the Pauline letters, the “catholic epistles” and the Gospels. This will provide an interesting overview of how many religious communities develop sacred canons.
Dr. Jim Shoopman is Associate Professor of Comparative Religions and Ethnics at Embry Riddle Aeronautical university, where he also teaches Speech, the Holocaust and its impact, the Bible as literature, and Humanities Survey courses. Dr. Shoopman earned a doctorate in Humanities and Religious Studies at Florida State University, and a Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served moderate Baptist Churches in Louisiana and Florida.
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My First blog post this year should be our trip in Boracay though I suddenly realized that I should first share how it was a wonderful experience seeing Pope Francis even from afar.
I’m always active on Facebook so during the visit of the Pope I read lots of posts about their encounter to the Holy Father. One of my friends post that she almost cried when she saw the Pope. Some cried and some were overwhelmed, I didn’t understand why. Yeah of course it’s the Pope were talking about but he is also a human being right? So before I met or saw the Pope. I didn’t have a clue of why they have that reaction upon seeing him.
So last January 16 together with my sisters we decided to see the Pope in MOA. We waited for almost 3 hours and when I saw the Pope, yes it was just 3 seconds I think and he’s not even looking at our direction but it was overwhelming. I can’t even described what I felt. goose bumps all over my body, and if ever the girls in front of us were not irritating at all it may be the perfect 3 seconds of my life.
After what I experienced, I can now fully understand what they felt that time. even when I watched the coverage, the mass at Tacloban, the mass at Luneta, The event in SMX I found myself crying. When I saw pictures of him with his genuine and sincere smile I can’t help to smile too. That’s how contagious Pope Francis is. I just hope I can see him again next time. He visiting us or me visiting him, I don’t now but one thing is for sure. I’ll see or meet the Pope again in person 😛


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Fellowship Community Baptist Church Purchases a New Eagle 48 LED Church Sign
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The Holy bible bible is just one of the most crucial parts of Christianity. It exposes God’s program of redemption, that includes delivery coming from wrong as well as metaphysical fatality through faith in Jesus Christ.
The Holy book’s affirmations in issues of religion and also practice are reliable and also correct. Its own cases regarding historic occasions, geographics, and also chronology are historically valid.
It is words of The lord
Words of The lord is actually the greatest set of leading principles that govern all places of human lifespan. It is actually The lord’s composed discovery to mankind of his rule, nature as well as salvation. It is additionally the best strong manual in past history, transforming lifestyles. It has been actually attributed with healing the ill, erupting demons, and also saving many coming from fatality. There are actually both exterior and internal documentations of its divine origin. get more information
Some of one of the most essential internal documentations is its uniformity. It is actually certainly not an assortment of sixty-six private manuals, however one consolidated publication from starting to end without opposition. It was actually composed on three continents in various foreign languages over a time of 1,500 years by much more than 40 writers from different histories. It is actually distinct in this respect, as well as is actually further reinforced through Jesus’ statement that it is “real and also exemplary altogether” (Jeremiah 3:15).
There are actually additionally several internal proofs of its own godship, including the reliability of scriptural revelation. The Holy bible consists of hundreds of detailed prophetic prophecies, varying from the future of details nations to the resulting the Messiah. Most of these have been shown to become real through historical as well as extrabiblical research.
The biblical article writers were actually encouraged through the Holy Feeling to write down what they heard coming from God. The apostle Paul affirmed this in 2 Timothy 3:16 when he wrote that “all Bible is actually God-breathed.”
It is actually a guide for lifestyle
Scripture is actually an effective manual for staying considering that it assists you understand who The lord is. It additionally helps you recognize what he expects coming from you.
The Scriptures contains several publications composed through different writers. Each publication possesses its personal lexicons, creating types, and also targets. It likewise demonstrates the moments and also areas through which they were composed. The writers were commissioned by the Holy Spirit to record words of God.
Historically, the Congregation has kept that in matters of faith and method (ethics), Bible’s teaching is infallible and also inerrant. In other words, it’s a reputable as well as credible source for direction in every element of your daily life.
To review and practice meditation on Scripture properly, you should designate a regular time for performing so. You may likewise assign a certain location to sit as well as reflect upon Scripture. These key phrases indicate that the Holy bible has actually been actually permitted through an official and also is cost-free of doctrinal and also ethical inaccuracy.
It gives inspiration
Scriptures scripture is actually The lord’s revelation taped in human foreign language. It is actually a gift of the Holy Spirit, that led and controlled the writers of Scripture. They used their own lexicons and also styles, but they created only what the Holy Spirit wanted them to create. This is actually phoned biblical creativity.
The term “creativity” happens coming from the Greek word theopneustos, which is actually located only in the New Testament (2 Timothy 3:16). In various other words, The lord literally offered the breath of life to what the article writer of the Holy bible created.
When it was composed, seventh-day Adventists feel that all of the Bible was actually inspired. They refuse the idea of levels of ideas which suggest that some component of the Holy bible are less inspired than others. They likewise store that the Holy bible article writers were certainly not infallible, yet they were able to consult with blissful authorization.
It is clear from the uniform testimony of the Scriptures that its authors were not reliable. Peter fell in to a sanctimonious attitude for which Paul scolded him.
It is actually a message of hope
The Holy book is the ultimate publication of hope, and it may provide you the toughness to carry on pursuing your desires. It likewise tells you that life isn’t almost acquiring what you prefer, however about assisting others. The Holy bible possesses numerous knowledgeables concerning hope, so put in the time to read all of them and also be actually motivated!
The biblical canon is made up of 66 letters and also publications composed over a 1,500-year duration through 40 writers. Unlike the scribbling of papyrus and also paper, present day publications of the Holy book are imprinted on newspaper and also bound with each other with a vertebrae.
Bible is an essential to recognizing just how God discloses themself around the world and what his functions are actually for mankind. The core theme of the Scriptures is actually The lord’s planning to provide our team coming from transgression and also metaphysical death through his boy Jesus Christ. This message is communicated by means of the different styles of scripture: the Pentateuch, Historic Publications, Verse and also Knowledge Books, the Pythonic Manuals, the Gospels, and the Epistles.
The Holy book is a source of creativity for individuals from all over the planet, and it has actually assisted influence various individuals to achieve fabulous factors in their lifestyles. Its message is actually a strong among hope as well as motivation, but it may be actually challenging for some to understand its complete meaning.
The Scriptures is composed of a variety of manuals created through different authors. Holy bible scripture is The lord’s revelation recorded in individual language. In other phrases, God literally provided the breath of life to what the author of the Scriptures composed.
Seventh-day Adventists believe that all of the Holy book was inspired when it was written. The core concept of the Bible is The lord’s program to deliver our company coming from transgression as well as spiritual death through his kid Jesus Christ.