Freeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ PULLED IN TWO DIRECTIONS ~ September 21, 2008

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[Brad’s Gramma]

 

 

 

 

 

PULLED IN TWO DIRECTIONS

Our Daily Bread ~ July 29, 1998



Read: Philippians 1:19-26



"To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ... I am hard pressed between the two,
having a desire to depart and be with Christ. (Philippians 1:21,23)

As Christians, we are pulled in two directions. We all want to go to heaven, but this life also holds great appeal. We are like the youngster in Sunday school who listened intently while the teacher told about the beauties of heaven. She concluded by saying, "Raise your hand if you want to go to heaven." Every hand shot up immediately--except one. "Why don't you want to go to heaven, Johnny?" "Well," he replied, "Mom just baked an apple pie for dinner."

Now, we don't need to feel guilty for having a strong desire to enjoy life. Marriage, a family, a fulfilling job, travel, recreation--these all have a legitimate appeal. But if the delights of our earthly home are so attractive that we lose sight of God's purpose for putting us here, something's wrong.

The apostle Paul had mixed feelings too. Although he believed he would be released from prison, he knew that he could possibly fall victim to Nero's sword. This created a conflict. He longed to be with Christ, for that would be "far better" (Philippians 1:23). He also wanted to live--not merely to enjoy life but because he was needed by his fellow believers (v.24).

Paul was pulled in two directions, and in both cases it was for the highest reason. What about us? --DJD

 

[Brad’s Gramma]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.
In Your Holy Name, Amen!

Dear God, help me to walk with
you all through today.
Give me today
something of the wisdom that was in your words.
something of the love that was in your heart.
something of the help that was in your hands.
Give me today
something of your patience with people,
something of your ability to bear slights and insults and bitterness
without resentment,
something of your ability to forgive.
Help me to live in such a way today that others may know that I began
the day with you, and that I am walking with you, however dimly, others
may see you in me. Amen.

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.
In Your Holy Name, Amen!

Dear God, help me to walk with
you all through today.
Give me today
something of the wisdom that was in your words.
something of the love that was in your heart.
something of the help that was in your hands.
Give me today
something of your patience with people,
something of your ability to bear slights and insults and bitterness
without resentment,
something of your ability to forgive.
Help me to live in such a way today that others may know that I began
the day with you, and that I am walking with you, however dimly, others
may see you in me. Amen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel and Liberty

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.

           


Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[Poetgal26]

Hi all

[luvie]

5th? :D

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you, Poetgal.....how are you and yours doing?

[SevenofNine]

AHHHHH i don’t believe this story report from Sunday UK Telegraph Rummy got abusive made Condi Rice cry??

What is hell that story you boring me Brits

Also report from Sunday UK Times guess who been partying in Monaco lately and getting influence Vlady that right he start becoming buddies buddies with Prince Albert of Monaco you know Rainer and Grace kelly son

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[MeekMom]

Evenin’ Ma!

God bless & keep safe all of our brave troops and their families! :))

[MeekMom]

[Kathy in Alaska]

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[MeekMom]

[MeekMom]

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts

And now...

they are still soldiers

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66978

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NEVER FORGET

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops they're fighting for our Freedom.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up.

[SevenofNine]

Well report from Sunday UK Times report that don’t be suprise in next election Tory Party may take the lead in Parlaiment nobody like Gordie Brown

AND dude so desperate he going announced in Sunday UK Telegraph that every children be promise star kindergarthern or 1th grade spot in Brit top schools

OH LORDY

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[The Mayor]

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September 21, 2008

Rightly Dividing The Word

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READ: 2 Timothy 2:14-19

Be diligent . . . rightly dividing the Word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15

In 1879, James Murray was hired as the editor of The Oxford English Dictionary. He had little advanced education, but he was a gifted linguist. Murray enlisted a large number of volunteers around the world to read widely and send him usages of assigned words. At Oxford, he and a small staff of scholars cataloged and edited the definitions they received.

During his lifetime, Murray was knighted and awarded an honorary doctorate from Oxford. Today, the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is still recognized as one of the most accurate and comprehensive dictionaries in the world.

Murray’s legacy of precision and accuracy with words reminds me of what the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, a young pastor of the Ephesian church: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). The phrase “rightly dividing” is a metaphor derived from the stonemason’s craft of cutting stones straight to fit into their proper place in a building.

Precision with words is essential to an accurate interpretation of God’s Word. Let’s be people who care deeply about what the Bible says and what it means.

Correctly handling the Word of truth
Takes diligence and care;
So make the time to study it
And then that truth declare. —Hess

Rightly dividing the Word multiplies our understanding.

Bible in One Year: Psalms 111–113

[laurenmarlowe]

Christ Church Cathedral ~ Missa Sanctae Caeceillae

Liverpool Cathedral Choir ~ Festival Of Praise

St. Paul's Cathedral Choir ~ Rejoice

Westminster Cathedral Choir ~ Exultate Deo

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir ~ Favorites

Libera ~ Angel Voices

Michael W. Smith ~ Healing Rain

Casting Crowns ~ The Altar And The Door

Mercy Me ~ Spoken For

Hillsong United ~ More Than Life

[SandRat]

Blessed Sabbath.