Jesus the Narrow Door

Jesus the Narrow Door | Sermon Notes, Luke #59 | The Mars Hill Blog

This is awesome!!!!!!!

Why is it?

The car in front of me is going where I'm going very slowly?
The car I choose to go behind at in the line at the bank has 42 transactions?
The person ordering in front of me is ordering for the whole block?
I never have to go to the bathroom until I get in my car?
My kids have to go to the bathroom when dinner is hot and ready?
I only need groceries really bad when it's pouring or -40?
I forget what I ran downstairs to get and only remember when I'm back upstairs?
Kids need me really bad as soon as I get in the bathroom?
I never get to sit down at dinner?
Theres rarely a parking spot near the store I'm going to?
I need to drop things at Goodwill on non drop-off hours?
I need the library, pharmacy, dr, etc mostly on hours they're closed?
Kids sleep in on days they can't and wake up early on my greatest quiet times?


I'm sure I'll think of more but these were floating around my brain for now. Someone tell me more!

Strait Awesome!

I can just hear Piper preachin this, can't you?! So Awesome!


Saying What You Believe Is Clearer Than Saying “Calvinist”
January 20, 2011 | by: John Piper |


We are Christians. Radical, full-blooded, Bible-saturated, Christ-exalting, God-centered, mission-advancing, soul-winning, church-loving, holiness-pursing, sovereignty-savoring, grace-besotted, broken-hearted, happy followers of the omnipotent, crucified Christ. At least that’s our imperfect commitment.

In other words, we are Calvinists. But that label is not nearly as useful as telling people what you actually believe! So forget the label, if it helps, and tell them clearly, without evasion or ambiguity, what you believe about salvation.

If they say, “Are you a Calvinist?” say, “You decide. Here is what I believe . . .”

I believe I am so spiritually corrupt and prideful and rebellious that I would never have come to faith in Jesus without God’s merciful, sovereign victory over the last vestiges of my rebellion. (1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 3:1–4; Romans 8:7).

I believe that God chose me to be his child before the foundation of the world, on the basis of nothing in me, foreknown or otherwise. (Ephesians 1:4–6; Acts 13:48; Romans 8:29–30; 11:5–7)

I believe Christ died as a substitute for sinners to provide a bona fide offer of salvation to all people, and that he had an invincible design in his death to obtain his chosen bride, namely, the assembly of all believers, whose names were eternally written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain. (John 3:16; John 10:15; Ephesians 5:25; Revelation 13:8)

When I was dead in my trespasses, and blind to the beauty of Christ, God made me alive, opened the eyes of my heart, granted me to believe, and united me to Jesus, with all the benefits of forgiveness and justification and eternal life. (Ephesians 2:4–5; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Philippians 2:29; Ephesians 2:8–9; Acts 16:14; Ephesians 1:7; Philippians 3:9)

I am eternally secure not mainly because of anything I did in the past, but decisively because God is faithful to complete the work he began—to sustain my faith, and to keep me from apostasy, and to hold me back from sin that leads to death. (1 Corinthians 1:8–9; 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24; Philippians 1:6; 1 Peter 1:5; Jude 1:25; John 10:28–29; 1 John 5:16)

Call it what you will, this is my life. I believe it because I see it in the Bible. And because I have experienced it. Everlasting praise to the greatness of the glory of the grace of God!

Tempting.....

The Move

My sister and her hubby (Matt) have moved to Minnesota temporarily! It's so weird to know she's just right in St.Paul. We are going over there tonight for gourmet dinner and the guys are going to be watching the basketball game. I have been trying to put my feet in Matts shoes (boots) to see what I'd think of this place if I came from the desert. Imagine the things we don't even think about in winter! Salt all over the car, mysterious snow covered yards and places yet undiscovered, frozen lakes, frozen jeans (he finds this fascinating), frozen eyelashes, ice on the roads, homeless people?-OUTSIDE?!!! They might have an inground pool in their yard come springtime-who knows? Maybe a cemetary? I picture him in his car after work freezing to death as it warms up. Hopefully the beauty of spring and the warmth of summer will help him forget what winter was like. I wonder how different our summer will feel compared to Tucson? Will he feel suffocated in greenery?! Will he miss the mountains? The javelinas and coyotes in his yard? The cacti? The Mexican border? The illegal immigrants? Oh yeah, they're all here! Adventure awaits!

Mmmnnnn.....

Love to Jesus is not to be measured by the amount of knowledge we have, or how well we talk--but rather by the simplicity of our dependence upon Him, and the uniform tenor of our obedience to His will.
-John Newton

The simplicity of my dependence on Him......good thought

Hypocrite

A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be what he never intends to be. —Tom Ascol

This quote reminded me of a song that we used to sing at camp. I looked it up online and they've butchered it:


Don't wanna be a hypocrite
Don't wanna be a hypocrite
They're not hip to it
Don't wanna be a hypocrite

Don't wanna be a Pharisee
Don't wanna be a Pharisee
They're not fair you see
Don't wanna be a Pharisee

Don't wanna be a Sadducee
Don't wanna be a Sadducee
'Cause they're so sad you see
Don't wanna be a Sadducee

Just wanna be a child of God
Just wanna be a child of God
Walkin' the same path He trod
Just wanna be a child of God


Don't wanna be a goat, nope
Don't wanna be a goat, nope
Haven't got any hope, nope
Don't wanna be a goat, nope

Chorus:

I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa
I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa

This was some what how it went-our Camp Zion version was definitely better. Member Jame?

Hilare!

Yes, we go outside in the winter

Deep, Deep Snow