A Letter from The Professor

I write thses words at the age of fifty-five. During the past ten or twelve years, I have often- and with greater seriousness than ever before- reflected upon the course of my life. Certain patterns of thought and attitude and conduct have come to light, some of them quite disturbing. I look back upon repeated failures in my efforts to subdue inner conflicts and fears, to combat immaturity and celf centeredness, to build genuine and enriching relationships with other people, to conquer besetting sins, and to grow in holiness and communion with God. I see now that every period in my life has been marked by.... struggle. But the persistence of the failures together with a growing understanding of the past, has made the struggles of recent years exceptionally intense and painful. William Carey

How many of us would describe our Christian walk to the world like that? How many would be that honest and commit it all on paper or on the internet? Yet these are the words of a man that has learned to live by the grace of God instead of His own performance.
Paul often referred to himself as the least of God's people. Paul leraned to live by grace. Grace is so awesome and because of it we can admit our failures and struggles to a Father who will not only forgive but help us continue on in this race. None of us are fit in our own right to stand before a holy God. None of us our fit in our own right to serve God or others on His behalf...but God has made it so by His grace. While we like Paul may never apprehend it all we are promised that God looks forward to showing us the riches of His grace not only in this life, but through all eternity. Thank You Father.

For the LORD Takes Pleasure in His People..Psalm 149:4

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Everybody on Earth Needs a Good Bath

Ezekiel 36:25-27 (New Living Translation)

25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put My Spirit in you so that you will follow My decrees and be careful to obey My regulations.


There is nobody on Earth like God. Only He can deliver us from idols. I don't know about you, but I've had many idols booted out of my life by God over the last 29 years and I'm so glad.Hallelujah! God HATES idols. Anything or anyone that we put more of our trust in than God--or anything or anyone who we worship or just can't do without is an idol. Let's go deeper, in addition idols can also be considered as someone or something that we need as we pray or worship, an aid if you will. If you need a statue or a picture to help you pray or worship God then umm..that's an idol. Stone images and pretty paintings have no life in them and therefore cannot give life let alone give a new heart and God's Holy Spirit. Only God has the love and power to clean us, wash away our sins, give us His Spirit, and new heart. I'm so thankful to God for that and I'm so grateful that on this journey God continues to bathe us through His Word. Ephesians 5:26

Idols will always try to contend for the throne of our hearts but only 100% devotion to God and reading God's Word daily will keep them from succeeding. Nobody deserves our pure worship and devotion like Jesus, because Jesus is Lord!

For the LORD Takes Pleasure in His People..Psalm 149:4

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Let's Remember, Jesus is LORD!!!

God Deserved Our Time & Attention ~

In the world we live in today, it is very easy to get so incredibly caught up in all of the demands that culture places on us that we don't have any time to spend with God.

However, the fact that so many things compete for every person's time isn't new to the world. Indeed, in Luke 10:38-42, we see the story of how two people responded to this same problem in two very different ways: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. ...

We see that after Jesus entered the home, He evidently started teaching, and Mary, Martha's sister, stopped what she was doing and listened to Jesus. It's important to realize that Mary didn't know Jesus was coming, and so it certainly wasn't her plan to stop what she was doing and sit at His feet, listening to Him. However, Mary considered hearing from God so important that she altered her schedule to spend time with God.

... But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" Here, we see that Martha responded very differently than her sister: she became really busy and caught up in what she was doing -- probably preparing a meal, cleaning the house, or something similar.

When Martha complained to Jesus about how Mary was using her time, Jesus responded: "Martha, Martha, ... you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

One sister was willing to drop everything in order to hear from God; the other was too busy with everyday life in order to spend time with God. Jesus makes it clear that the way Mary chose to use her time was better.

In your life, you need to be willing to use your time like Mary did. Don't let little things steal your time away from what's really important in life. You must realize that there is no lasting value to the "urgent" things many people often allow to interfere with what's truly important. It would not have mattered if Martha hadn't cleaned the house that day.

You need to be willing to let your schedule be altered if knowing God better requires it. Don't be like Martha and get so caught up in life's distractions that you miss Jesus.

For the LORD Takes Pleasure in His People..Psalm 149:4

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Jesus the Savior NOT the Entertainer

Isaiah 61:1-3 (21st Century King James Version)

Isaiah 61

"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound, To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn, To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.


Do you ever sit back and think about why Jesus came when He did, and why He preached how He preached? He came during a simpler uncomplicated time period, and His preaching was simple, powerful, and pure.
Jesus drew people because He preached in demonstration and power. The Bible says He made of Himself of no reputation. Jesus didn't need to promote Himself or His ministry. Phil.2:7
The depraved, desperate, and ones needing deliverance saught Him out because of the power of His word and the compassion of His heart. Jesus used word pictures that were relevant to the times but not over the top. He spoke clearly about the Kingdom of God, Heaven and Hell, sin, and the devil. He spoke about fisherman, farmers, athletes, etc.. to prove His points. He spoke as the Savior, the Son of God, the Son of Man, The Word and on and on. There was nothing ever sensual or entertaining about His ministry or style, He gave the world what they needed--the Truth and He gave it in simplicity. One thing about the times we live in is that the demands on our time are greater and that sometimes results in our attention spans are prone to becoming are short. Sometimes we want what we want quickly and with as many bells and whistles as we can stand, is anything wrong with lights, cameras, and action of course not, but the problem arises in how we respond when those things are not present or are present and don't work. Can you still press through when the sound goes out during praise and worship, or what if the dry ice doesn't get blown in the right direction as scripted? Do we need to be relevant in this time period absolutely, but we need to also by mindful to keep our attenion focused on Christ and not on the toys that may or may not be available whenever the Gospel is presented. One thing is true, if you have to be entertained to accept the Gospel chances are you will have to be entertained to stay with the Gospel. Be thankful for all the creative ways there are to present the Gospel, but keep yourself from relying on them to entertain you. Church services or just someone talking to us on the street about Christ should captivate us because of the Word being preaced or spoken and not so much in the presentation as a whole. written by Marva Johnson

For the LORD Takes Pleasure in His People..Ps. 149:4

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