[The Mayor]

December 19, 2005

Respect

Read:
1 Timothy 6:1-6

Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor. —1 Timothy 6:1

Bible In One Year: 1 Timothy 4-6

As a schoolteacher, my wife has noticed that behavior seems to be deteriorating with each successive class of students. Many children show little respect for older people.

First Timothy 6 reveals that disrespect is not unique to our generation. Paul, who ministered to a culture built on slavery, highlighted this concern. He wrote, "Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren" (v.2). Paul knew that slaves, whose welfare depended on their master's goodwill, were capable of being disrespectful.

We may say that people need to show themselves worthy of respect before we can respect them. But respecting another person is much more about who we are than about who the other person is.

Paul gave the main reason believers should excel in respect: "So that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed" (v.1).

Sadly, the worst cases of disrespect are sometimes found among those who claim to follow Jesus. But when believers excel in all they do, God's name is lifted up. All of us are to bring honor and glory to the Lord's name.

Excelling in respect for others honors God. —Albert Lee

O help me, Lord, to show respect,
To always honor You;
And may I bring You highest praise
In everything I do. —Sper

One who would be truly respected must first respect others.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Mind Of Christ

[GailA]

Good evening Mayor. May our Lord grant His protection to each of our Military in harms way.

[Dubya]

he Rules of Combat
Murphy's Rules of Combat

* Friendly fire - isn't.
* Recoilless rifles - aren't.
* Suppressive fires - won't.
* You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note.
* A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
* If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
* Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
* If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike.
* The enemy attacks on two occasions: when he's ready and when you’re not
* If you are forward of your position, your artillery will fall short
* All 5 second grenade fuses burn down in 3 seconds
* Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.
* When your attack is going really well, its an ambush
* Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
* If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
* The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.
* No plan ever survives initial contact.
* There is no such thing as a perfect plan.
* A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.
* The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard.
* The easy way is always mined.
* Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
* Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.
* Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
* If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.
* When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.
* Incoming fire has the right of way.
* No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
* No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat.
* If the enemy is within range, so are you.
* The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
* Things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.
* Things that must work together, can't be carried to the field that way.
* Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support.
* Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both.
* Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
* Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
* Tracers work both ways.
* If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take.
* When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
* Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
* Military Intelligence is a contradiction.
* Fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up.
* Weather ain't neutral.
* If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
* Air defense motto: shoot'em down; sort'em out on the ground.
* 'Flies high, it’ll die; low and slow, it'll go.
* The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
* Napalm is an area support weapon.
* Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
* B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
* Sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone.
* The one item you need is always in short supply.
* Interchangeable parts aren't.
* It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom it may concern" you've got to think about.
* When in doubt, empty your magazine.
* The side with the simplest uniforms wins.
* Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
* If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.
* If two things are required to make something work, they will never be shipped together.
* Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.
* The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.
* The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.
* If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.
* There is nothing more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you, and miss.
* If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
* You'll only remember your hand grenades when the sound is too close to use them.
* Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
* Well .. It could be worse: It could be raining .. and we could be out in it. So he said, "Cheer up: it could be worse!" So we cheered up. And it got worse.
* The spare batteries for whatever your troops have been carrying are either nearly dead or for the wrong radio.
* The ping you heard was the antenna snapping off at 6 inches above the flex mount, while a fire mission was being called in on a battalion of hostiles who know your position.
* Why is it the CO sticks his head in your radio hooch to see if anything has come down from DIV when you are listening to the VOA broadcasting the baseball games?
* How come you are on one frequency when everyone else is on another?
* Why does your 500-watt VRC-26 (real old) not make it across 200 miles while a ham with 50 watts on the same MARS frequency can be heard from Stateside?
* Know why short RTOs have long whips on their radios? So someone can find them when they step in deep water.
* The enemy "Always" times his attack to the second you drop your pant's in the Latrine!!
* The ammo you need NOW is on the NEXT airdrop!!
* Field experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
* If your ambush is properly set the enemy won't walk into it.

[Dubya]

Sadly, the worst cases of disrespect are sometimes found among those who claim to follow Jesus.

How true.

[tuliptree76]

Good evening, Mayor. I hope you had a good weekend.

[Mama_Bear]

'morning, cuz. Thanks for opening the doors today.

I am a small and precious child, my dad's been sent to fight.
The only place I'll see his face, is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud…My daddy's got your back.

I am a caring mother. My son has gone to war.
My mind is filled with worries that I have never known before.
Everyday I try to keep my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud…My son has got your back.

I am a strong and loving wife, with a husband soon to go.
There are times I'm terrified in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile as I watch my husband pack.
My heart may break, but I am proud…My husband's got your back..

I am a soldier. Serving Proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine by answering this call.
I do my job, while knowing the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home…It's me whose got your back.

Wishing all a wonderful Monday across the fruited plain.

[Pippin]

I have a question.

In every book I see about Theodore Roosevelt, I read he was a Republican.

Well, a coworker is now telling me TR was a democrat.

What was TR?

[manna4US]

I hope this is the right place to ask this question...

... in that I had received an Email from a friend who was asking for prayer for the Military in Iraq due to a current heat wave. In the Email it had a picture of a solider praying, and it inspired me to create a card to give away to folks to remind them to do so, etc. but the quality of the image was not very good, so I surfed around a bit and saw the following picture on your website:

http://www.d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/MilitaryPrayerHeading1.jpg

We have a number of Scripture Cards covering all sorts of subject, but have not yet addressed prayer for our military, to that end I would like permission if possible to use the graphic mentioned above.

Our website is www.manna4.us and of cause we would give photo credit and list your website on the back of the card in reciprocation, etc.

- Thanks & take care M.D.

Michael De Tomaso
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