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"I Am Under Obligation" - Paul Washer

Rajaton

My New Favorite Group - Rajaton!
They are Finish and magnificent

Dimmitt, TX

This past week was awesome getting to meet and spend time with the students from FBC Dimmitt. It was my first experience with them as the new Interim Youth Minister. I love you guys!

I just wanted to add some new links I've found:
AnswersInGenesis.org - Ken Ham's ministry about Creation Science
Got questions about where the earth came from?
about Dinosaurs in the Bible, etc...

Reach Records - Hip Hop that's like drinking from a fire hydrant

Crossmovement Records - Hip Hop that's real

Hazakim - Hip Hologetics

Be Real

Paul Washer

Anguish

There are many prodigal sons
On our city streets they run
Searching for shelter
There are homes broken down
People’s hopes have fallen to the ground
From failures

This is an emergency!

There are tears from the saints
For the lost and unsaved
We’re crying for them come back home
We’re crying for them come back home
And all your children will stretch out their hands
And pick up the crippled man
Father, we will lead them home
Father, we will lead them home

There are schools full of hatred
Even churches have forsaken
Love and mercy
May we see this generation
In it’s state of desperation
For Your glory

This is an emergency!

Sinner, reach out your hands!
Children in Christ you stand!
Sinner, reach out your hands!
Children in Christ you stand!

And all Your children will stretch out their hands
And pick up the crippled man
Father, we will lead them home
Father, we will lead them home

-Leeland, Tears of the Saints

A Call to Anguish by David Wilkerson (on sermonindex.net)

Malachi 1:11
"For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name will be great among the nations," says the LORD of hosts."
Isaiah 29:13; Daniel 11:32

Women, what you need to see

Testimony of a broken woman.

These are a few of my...

...Favorite Links.

The Way of the Master Radio
Greek Bible - see the actual Greek with translation
Practicing the Presence - Awesome Short Work On Prayer
Christian Worldview Network - Great Articles
Enjoy Christian Paraphernalia? - try some evangelism gear...
Paradigm - all college students need to check this out
Any Rob Bell fans in the house? - Velvet Elvis Exposed
Got Family? - Legacy Family Ministries
Mormon Resources "and then some"
You need plaxo

Videos
Paul Washer - prepare your heart before you watch this
John Piper Clip on the Gospel
Evolution and Creation - Great Debate!
For Further Creation Learning - watch all of these


For Guys
John Piper - Are There Any Soldiers In Here?

The comfort of Perseverance

I've studied the doctrine of perseverance lately and have discovered a deeper understanding of God and my faith. This discovery really translates into a worshipful comfort that overcomes me when I reflect on the sovereignty of God in perseverance. Here are a few videos that give a good overview and explination of these concepts (classroom setting) from Michael Patton at bible.org. I found them to be very helpful and honest.

Video 1 - Can a believer lose their salvation?
Video 2 - A defense of conditional security.
Video 3 - A defense of eternal security.

I close with a cartoon

Top 10 Amazing Facts of Mormonism

Top 10 Amazing Facts of Mormonism
by Jill Martin Rische

On Sunday, February 25, 2007, Meet the Press had an interesting roundtable discussion on Mormonism that reflected the abundance of their journalistic ignorance. What I found particularly amusing (choosing humor in lieu of intense frustration) was their patronizing comment that Christians know very little about Mormonism. They proceeded to cite a recent poll that showed 45% of Evangelicals view Mormonism negatively (although the source of the poll was fuzzy). This seemed a bit illogical, since Christians must know something for the negative percentage to be so high. No mention was made of the unique Mormon beliefs that might cause millions of rational souls to view them with a healthy dose of skepticism.

After pondering the wisdom of the media elite (or lack thereof), I decided to research a short list of Mormon facts to help guide them through the dense jungle of Mormon Doctrine:

Top 10 Amazing Facts of Mormonism

1. Mormons can become gods and goddesses.

2. Goddesses will spend eternity in full submission to their god-husband.

3. Mormon women will give birth “forever and ever” to spirit-babies.

4. Mormon men can have multiple wives in heaven—eternal polygamy.

5. Heavenly Father is an exalted man who lives with his goddess wife, Heavenly Mother, on a planet near the great star Kolob.

6. American Indians are descendants of the wicked Lamanites, who were Israelites that God cursed with dark skin.

7. God the Father had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus, who is the half brother of Lucifer.

8. All Christian churches are an abomination.

9. Mormons need 4 secret handshakes to get into the Celestial heaven.

10. Joseph Smith revealed that the actual Garden of Eden is in Jackson County, Missouri.

And so you see, 45% of Christians know what thousands of the media elite do not: Mormonism is not Christian.

[1] Journal of Discourses 1:50-51; J of D 8:115; Doctrine and Covenants Section 132:20

[2] Doctrine and Covenants 84:33-9; Goddesses are always subject to a god. Women are denied the Priesthood (meaning they are denied authority—not the same as Catholic priesthood). “In the LDS universe, theologically described as the real eternal universe, each man who achieves the highest degree of the Celestial Kingdom is worth many times more than each woman, even the women who qualify at that highest Celestial level, because each man who achieves Godhood-level may have numerous God-wives, but each God-wife may have only one husband. This can only mean that each "heavenly father" is worth many times more than each "heavenly mother." And, even if the ratio were strictly one to one, the male God, not the female God, holds the priesthood authority and is the only one of the God parents to whom his earth-mortality children are allowed to pray. So Mormon women can never, NEVER achieve equality with men, no matter how outstanding or righteous the women are. That's just the way it's set up." MORMON WOMEN, PROZAC® and THERAPY By Kent Ponder, Ph.D. e-mail address: kponder@swcp.com http://home.teleport.com/~packham/prozac.htm.

[3] LDS Apostle Orson Pratt wrote, “Each father and mother will be in the condition to multiply forever and ever” (The Seer, 37).

[4] Doctrine and Covenants 132; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 11:269; Men can still be sealed for eternity (not time) to women other than their wives; “The practice of polygamy has been discontinued, but the doctrine of polygamy has never been revoked. D&C 132 is still part of the LDS canon. And some current church practices are still based on polygamous principles.” See pro-Mormon site http://mormonopenforum.blogsome.com/2005/08/02/eternal-polygamy/ (accessed February 25, 2007).

[5] Pearl of Great Price, Abraham 3:2-4, 9; J of D, 26:214.

[6] Book of Mormon: Alma 3:6-19; 3 Nephi 2:14-15; Enos 1:20; J of D, 7: 290-291.

[7] Journal of Discourses 8: 116; J of D 8: 211; J of D 8: 115; Mormon Doctrine p.546-547.

[8] Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith—History 1:19. Smith claimed God sent him to “restore” true Christianity.

[9] Celestial Kingdom is the highest of 3 levels in the Mormon heaven (need handshakes to get past the angel guarding the veil); See ex-Mormon site http://www.mormoncurtain.com/topic_templeceremonies.html#pub_1816881347 (accessed February 25, 2007); David John Buerger, The Mysteries of Godliness: A History of Mormon Temple Worship, http://lds-mormon.com/buerger.shtml (accessed February 25, 2007).

[10] Doctrine and Covenants 116; Journal of Discourses, 10:235; Smith named the Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri area Adam-Ondi-Ahman.

Distributed by www.ChristianWorldviewNetwork.com
http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/article.php/1588/Jill_Martin_Rische

Word of the Day

apathy

ap·a·thy /ˈæpəθi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ap-uh-thee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -thies.

1.	absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.

2.	lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

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