Twitter Updates for 2008-12-30
- @a_askew You know, neither I nor @MalloryMartin understood your next to last tweet. Your last one now makes it make sense though. Drums, eh? in reply to a_askew #
- Rewatching the making of Matrix2 freeway chase. They built entire freeway, but no 1 thought 2 install a weak AM xmiter 4 every1 abort call. #
- Shock. The new Myspace profiles (2.0) are clean. Catching up to Facebook. If only I could force every1 to use 2.0. http://myspace.com/tollie #
Movies I’ve watched (Survey)
I rarely ever do those survey chain-letter (this may be the first, in fact), but I found this one particularly interesting. After all, it's a binary yes/no list. Read the survey after the jump.
Grand total of movies I've seen from the list of about 230? 65, a good number of them only on TV.
Notes from 12-28 Sermon – Showing Brotherly Love
Hebrews 13:1 - Showing brotherly love
Point 1: What is brotherly love?
Romans 5:5. 1 John 3:1,14.
Matthew 25:31-40. Note the word 'brothers' in v. 40. (Similar to how I noted that the "prodigal sons, on the streets they run, searching for shelter" in Leeland's song - 'prodigal' indicates that they are Christians.)
1 Thes 4:9. If you are born again, you don't need someone to tell you to love. You have Christ's love for them.
Point 2: Some specific duties of brotherly love.
* Show hospitality to strangers (v.2). In context, probably means to Christian travelers. Hospitality is lovingly meeting the legitimate needs of a brother or sister in Christ. Don't confuse it with fellowship socials.
- Interesting. Bro. Jeff in his early Christian years picked up a homeless guy and let him live with he and his mother for 2 weeks - then he stole lots of stuff from them and ran off. Jeff mentions there is discernment involved. He also wonders if maybe the homeless man was genuinely ministered to, and perhaps if he will get to meet him in Heaven. Jeff also says he regrets not having taken this sort of risk more often.
1 John 3:16. 1 Cor 12:20,26.
Point 3: Superior Excellence of Brotherly love.
* Love: a liking (depends on object of the love if it's good or bad)
* Common love: brings two together.
* Brotherly love: it's special, limited. (PS. Jeff used Christmas china this year. The plate has a deer head on it.) It has specific duties, and has a stronger bond.
Galatians 6:10. 1 Timothy 4:10.
Point 4: How are you doing in continuing?
1 - Time? Be intentional.
2 - Service? Find what service can you do.
3 - Unity. Do you work at maintaining the unity?
Twitter Updates for 2008-12-24
- @a_askew Music, A/C and/or rolled down windows, and McDonald's sweet (and hyper caffeinated) tea has always been my "stay awake" formula. in reply to a_askew #
Sermon Notes 12-21-2008
Matthew 1:21. Matt Fowler. Hebrews 10:26-29.
Point 1: "No ordinary sun."
It is, however, an ordinary birth. Conception is another matter. (v.20)
John 1:1. In order to take on sin of mankind, he had to be fully flesh.
Point 2: "He would save people from their sin."
Romans 8:29.
Consider this, two types of people: those who can overcome sin through indewelling of Holy Spirit and those who can't because they're lost.
Reflection: This was largely a "seeker service."
Twitter Updates for 2008-12-20
- Had nothing but green lights all the way from Veterans to my apartment on Wood. (7 or 8 IIRC.) I find that pretty cool. #
Twitter Updates for 2008-12-19
- Using a laundry marker 2 make the white lining that's showing through the holes in my windbreakers match the outside color. I have no shame. #
Twitter Updates for 2008-12-18
Twitter Updates for 2008-12-15
- The Shoals Christmas Praise was very impressive. GLiCoS is blessed with talent and people with hearts to use their talents for God's glory. #
Notes from 12-14 Sermon – Don’t go back to earthly religion.
Heb 12:25-29. Don't go back to earthly religion. If you add anything to Christ: you lose Christ. Why devise a system of "church" for the purpose of making a check-list that people can feel good (or guilty) about checking (or not checking) off.
Point 1: v.25. There is a true voice from Heaven. John 1:1.
Point 2: Your judgment will be severe. v.25-26. James 2:10. Jesus said even if you break the law in your heart, you're as guilty. Heb 10:25-26. We have not been given Moses; we've been given Christ.
Point 3: Because the new Kingdom can not be shaken. v.27. 2 Peter 3:10. Rev 21:8.
Investigate further: seismologists and preliminary tremors. cf. Has shaking already begun?
Point 4: Because the new Kingdom is received by grace. v.28. "received"- only means to enter into Kingdom. Can't be born into, buy into, or battle into it.
4-a: Receive with gratitude and rest.
4-b: Serve with gratitude and rest. Consider parent directing a child to do a task. What blesses the parent more? A child who does it out of fear of punishment and unhappily, or a child who does it out of love and respect joyfully.
4-c: Serve with caution and fear. ie. Balance. v.28. With rest balanced with reverence and awe.
This seeming paradox is not lost on the pastor. "Oh the wonder of it all."
Recent Tweets
- Kinda brings it back home. B'ham folks - looks like some Arab terrorists were in your midst: http://j.mp/bns1yu 2 days ago
- Ps. Regarding my retweet, yes, I'm aware that the physics are all wrong and mass doesn't depend on gravity. It's just a joke, after all. 3 days ago
- @chaseathompson ... quite possibly one of the nerdiest jokes I've ever heard, and I've heard many. :) in reply to chaseathompson 3 days ago
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