http://www.graftedbygod.com Grafted by God--God's Plan for Our Salvation Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.graftedbygod.com/what-is-a-christian-are-we-religious-or-spiritual/#comment-147 Princet Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:59:36 +0000 http://www.graftedbygod.com/?p=84#comment-147 I've been really etecxid to see PV's mentality change just in the past year from bringing people INTO the church, to encouraging the church to go OUT. This year for Christmas, rather than doing the same Christmas program its done for over a decade, we've themed this Christmas Christmas to GO (picture a chinese to-go box as the image . Everyone in the Northland who has ever wnted to see The Singing Christmas Tree has come to PV to see it EXCEPT those who are homeless or in prison. So where are we taking the message of Christ? To the homeless and to prisons. I'm pretty etecxid about this I think this is one small way we see the Kingdom of God expanding in a real, and practical way. I’ve been really etecxid to see PV’s mentality change just in the past year from bringing people INTO the church, to encouraging the church to go OUT. This year for Christmas, rather than doing the same Christmas program its done for over a decade, we’ve themed this Christmas Christmas to GO (picture a chinese to-go box as the image . Everyone in the Northland who has ever wnted to see The Singing Christmas Tree has come to PV to see it EXCEPT those who are homeless or in prison. So where are we taking the message of Christ? To the homeless and to prisons. I’m pretty etecxid about this I think this is one small way we see the Kingdom of God expanding in a real, and practical way.

]]> http://www.graftedbygod.com/what-is-a-christian-saved-by-gods-grace/#comment-146 Edy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:01:53 +0000 http://www.graftedbygod.com/?p=124#comment-146 Good morning Craig & all. I was just spinkeag to my brother a few days ago on how we have 40 & 50 year old babies in the church who resist the revelation of Jesus but are defined in Gal.4: 1-3, "Now I say that an heir, as long as he is a 'child,' differs nothing from a servant though he be lord of all. But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the Father. Even so we, when we were 'children' were in bondage under the elements of the world." Imagine this, I was born again for over 22 years, like a child crawling on his hands and knees with 'diaper rash' from the law, thinking I was an adult, walking like Jesus. You know what was in my diaper? The dung of my obedience to the law, Phil.3: 8-9 for righteousness because in my high chair I was spoon fed law, law, law and I remained a child!I had my little toddler shirt on like the emblem of Superman but instead of an "S" on it, I had "SF," meaning Superflesh! As I crawled on the floor, I would play with my building blocks of the law, which are the 'elements (rituals, ceremonies, feast days, dietary laws, all of which were extentions of the law)' of the world in Gal.4:3 believing that the more I 'did' the more I would learn how to 'walk like Jesus.' But, praise God for His Mercy, Jesus Christ & the Grace in Him, I began hearing of the Grace of God in Christ, the gospel and like Paul in 1Cor.13:11, "When I was a child, I spoke, understood and thought like a child (law law law, do this, dont do that, I must do this, I must'nt do that) but when I became a man, Gal.4:3, the time appointed of the Father (being the freedom from the law & freedom from being under it by being under grace)I put away childish things, (the law & faith by or in it & my obedience.) This is exactly what Paul is saying in Gal. 4, everyone under the law is childish, crawling under condemnation & guilt instead of 'walking like Jesus,' full of grace & truth by what He did by His obedience under the law. Being free from the law, dead to the law, delivered from the law, enables us to walk like sons & daughters who can take possession of our inheritance in Christ which is impossible as a child under the law! Good morning Craig & all. I was just spinkeag to my brother a few days ago on how we have 40 & 50 year old babies in the church who resist the revelation of Jesus but are defined in Gal.4: 1-3, “Now I say that an heir, as long as he is a ‘child,’ differs nothing from a servant though he be lord of all. But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the Father. Even so we, when we were ‘children’ were in bondage under the elements of the world.” Imagine this, I was born again for over 22 years, like a child crawling on his hands and knees with ‘diaper rash’ from the law, thinking I was an adult, walking like Jesus. You know what was in my diaper? The dung of my obedience to the law, Phil.3: 8-9 for righteousness because in my high chair I was spoon fed law, law, law and I remained a child!I had my little toddler shirt on like the emblem of Superman but instead of an “S” on it, I had “SF,” meaning Superflesh! As I crawled on the floor, I would play with my building blocks of the law, which are the ‘elements (rituals, ceremonies, feast days, dietary laws, all of which were extentions of the law)’ of the world in Gal.4:3 believing that the more I ‘did’ the more I would learn how to ‘walk like Jesus.’ But, praise God for His Mercy, Jesus Christ & the Grace in Him, I began hearing of the Grace of God in Christ, the gospel and like Paul in 1Cor.13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke, understood and thought like a child (law law law, do this, dont do that, I must do this, I must’nt do that) but when I became a man, Gal.4:3, the time appointed of the Father (being the freedom from the law & freedom from being under it by being under grace)I put away childish things, (the law & faith by or in it & my obedience.) This is exactly what Paul is saying in Gal. 4, everyone under the law is childish, crawling under condemnation & guilt instead of ‘walking like Jesus,’ full of grace & truth by what He did by His obedience under the law. Being free from the law, dead to the law, delivered from the law, enables us to walk like sons & daughters who can take possession of our inheritance in Christ which is impossible as a child under the law!

]]> http://www.graftedbygod.com/what-is-a-christian-the-problem/#comment-122 Why Christianity is RightCool Math Games Store Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:46:49 +0000 http://www.graftedbygod.com/?p=109#comment-122 [...] Why Christianity is right–We all come up short. We’ve all made unholy choices. We’ve all sinned before God. We’re all fallen and pointed for hell in our unforgiven state. Our only hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ who loved us and gave his life for us. He offers us a forgiven life with him for eternity and freedom from the debt we owe. What is a Christian? A Christian is  persons who believe in Jesus and follow him. You can be a Christian at this very hour. It’s that easy! [...] [...] Why Christianity is right–We all come up short. We’ve all made unholy choices. We’ve all sinned before God. We’re all fallen and pointed for hell in our unforgiven state. Our only hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ who loved us and gave his life for us. He offers us a forgiven life with him for eternity and freedom from the debt we owe. What is a Christian? A Christian is  persons who believe in Jesus and follow him. You can be a Christian at this very hour. It’s that easy! [...]

]]> http://www.graftedbygod.com/what-is-a-christian-the-problem/#comment-120 What is Different About a Christian? » Brookings, Oregon Homes for Sale Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:45:48 +0000 http://www.graftedbygod.com/?p=109#comment-120 [...] What is different about a Christian? You see just believing in a God or trying to be “good” just isn’t enough. Jesus made this perfectly clear when he said in John 14:6 (NIV): “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” According to Jesus he is the only way to the Father. While the world tries to make up their own way to heaven, Jesus declared it won’t work. This world tries to tell us that there are many ways to Heaven, but Jesus said that he is the only way. God’s Holy Bible says that multitudes of people be thrown in Hell for believing the lies of this world. [...] [...] What is different about a Christian? You see just believing in a God or trying to be “good” just isn’t enough. Jesus made this perfectly clear when he said in John 14:6 (NIV): “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” According to Jesus he is the only way to the Father. While the world tries to make up their own way to heaven, Jesus declared it won’t work. This world tries to tell us that there are many ways to Heaven, but Jesus said that he is the only way. God’s Holy Bible says that multitudes of people be thrown in Hell for believing the lies of this world. [...]

]]> http://www.graftedbygod.com/what-is-a-christian-the-problem/#comment-118 Are you a Christian? What is a Christian? » Brookings, Oregon Real Estate Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.graftedbygod.com/?p=109#comment-118 [...] all come up lacking. We’ve all made wrong decisions. We’ve all sinned before God. We’re all lost and headed for hell in our fallen bodies. Our only hope is in the Lord [...] [...] all come up lacking. We’ve all made wrong decisions. We’ve all sinned before God. We’re all lost and headed for hell in our fallen bodies. Our only hope is in the Lord [...]

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