I posted earlier on the post called "Do you believe in sin" and the whole thread was deleted,why was that.Do the moderators not believe in freedom of reiligion or do they bow down to people that are anti CHRISTIANITY and can't stand it when prefers to be called a CHRISTIAN and not an xtian or that I prefer to keep the Lords name in CHRISTMAS by not calling it xmas.

Just a question.

Jesus isn't materialistic, why are modern Christians materialistic?

If you believe in sin, I would like to hear your definition of WHAT SIN IS to you.

I will go first,

Sin to me is doing something wrong when you know it is wrong period.

There is no level of sin; I mean one sin is no different than another sin.

I say this because, being of the world, we would think for example, that stealing a candy bar is much less of a sin than someone that commits murder, but in GODs eyes it is all the same.

Sin is sin, that is what separates us from GOD in the first place but through the blood of Jesus Christ, that has changed, we are no longer separated from GOD if we only except Jesus Christ as our Personal Savior.

Will we still sin when we except Him, yes, but it will be of much less magnitude, and now we can ask for forgiveness through Jesus for the sins we do commit, before we didn’t have that avenue.

Some people try to down play sin to make their choice seem easier, myself included, but this is the worldly part that comes out in us.



I try to do my best every day (some days are harder than others) to please Him and be aware of what I am doing, I try to pray without ceasing, meaning I pray as often as I can, and also have conversations with him throughout the day.



GOD Bless,
jerry

Many Christians feel that we are on the brink of the end times.  Of course, many generations before us felt the same as well, but few ever had the weaponry and the abilities for simultaneous world views as we have now.

What do you think?
Do you feel the anti-christ is heading into power soon?
If so, who do you feel he might be and why?
If personal ID implanted in the hand or an eyeprint is required to be used for purchases, how do you plan to survive?

Just some questions for some interesting, and helpful, discussion.

We now have a faith blog. You can leave your spiritual messages here, debate religious ideas, or just use this space to express your daily prayers.

I'll start it off... St. Patrick's Day is taking place during Holy Week. Does that worry anyone?

Plus, Easter is coming up... what is your Easter tradition?

And, if you're Jewish, can you believe how late Passover is this year?

Take a look: (click mouse to change pages)

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SOMETIMES YOU FEEL SAFE AND BELIEVING THAT YOUR LOVED ONES ARE GIVING THE BEST CARE AND DIAGNOSE. WELL AFTER THE INCIDENT  MY DAUGHTER HAD TO GO THROUGH, I THINK I WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE TO IT THAT SHE IS NEVER LEFT ALONE AGAIN IN ANY HOSPITAL, NOT EVEN WHILE I PAY A BILL..........  SHE WAS FREQUENTLY ATTENDED TO , NOT EVEN GIVEN A SPONGE BATH, NOT TO EVEN TAKE HER VITALS, BUT MAYBE ONE TIME SINCE SHE WAS THERE FOR TWO DAYS, I CALL THIS TYPE OF HOSPITAL POOR TRAINED STAFF MEMBERS, BUT WITH THE UP TO DATEEQUIPMENT AND SOURCES, THIS IS ABSURD, SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE TYPE OF FACILITIES,  THEY ARE NOT CALLED HOSPITALS ANYMORE, JUST ASYLLUMS.

Healthy Congregations Workshop

 

April 25-26, 2008

Friday April 25th: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

 

Saturday April 26th: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

 

New Summit Presbyterian Church

 

1800 NE Independence Ave.

 

Lee’s Summit, MO  64086

816-246-7474

 

Email: [email protected]

 

Presented by: Rev. Dave Moore

 

Who Will Benefit:

 

Pastors, church staff, Church Council, Session, Personnel Committee, Pastoral Relations Committee members and all congregation members and leaders. Anyone interested in enhancing their capacity to manage self in a non-anxious and responsible way, whether in the church, the home, the workplace or in the community. 

 

 

Workshop Topics will include:

 

• What is Systems Thinking?

   

• Healthy Congregations Respond to Anxiety

   

• Healthy Congregations Invite Differentiation of Self

   

• Healthy Congregations Focus on Strength

   

• Healthy Congregations Manage Conflict

   

• In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Challenge People

   

• In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Focus on Mission

   

• In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Promote Health Through Their Presence and Functioning

   

• Planning For a Healthier Congregation

   

• Video Case Studies

   

 

 

This workshop will help you…

 

• Learn how you as a leader can influence the health of your congregation--- how to detect and avoid unhealthy patterns of living together in community.

   

• Learn how to keep anxiety from becoming infectious.

   

• Gain confidence in responding to challenges and opportunities.

   

• Learn how to put limits on invasive behavior, manage reactivity and overcome sabotage.

   

• Discover how leaders can function as the congregation’s immune system.

   

• Learn to focus on strength’s, resources, options and the future.

   

 

 

 

 

Workshop Leader:

 

Dave Moore, M. Div, is the pastor of New Summit Presbyterian Church and works with congregations and leaders in church planting, church transformation, church health and growth and conflict mediation. 

 

 

 

He received his training from the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center to serve as a Healthy Congregations workshop facilitator.

 

 

 

Registration Fee:

 

$60 per person (includes manual and lunch)

 

Or $90 for a couple (sharing one manual; two lunches)

 

To register, make your check payable to New Summit Presbyterian Church, and mail it to: New Summit Presbyterian Church, 1800 NE Independence Ave., Lee’s Summit, MO 64086.  Include your name(s), address and phone number to register.  Registration due date is 4/18/2008. 

 

 

Contact Information

 

New Summit Presbyterian Church

1800 NE Independence Ave.

Lee’s Summit, MO  64086

Weekly Sunday Worship at 9:30 am

Website: www.newsummit.org

Phone: 816-246-7474

Pastor Dave Moore: x 203

Email: [email protected]

2008 Holy Week Events

New Summit Presbyterian Church

 

Lee’s Summit, MO

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Palm Sunday

9:30 am Church Service, “The Making of a King”

 

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Maundy Thursday

7:00 pm Service and Communion, “Dinner with Jesus”

 

 

Friday, March 21, 2008

Good Friday

Noon to 8:00 pm, open for self-guided and interactive prayer and reflection

 

 

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter Sunday

Two Services: 8:45 am and 10:15 am, “Extreme Life Makeover”

 

 

Contact Information

New Summit Presbyterian Church

1800 NE Independence Ave.

Lee’s Summit, MO  64086

Weekly Sunday Worship at 9:30 am

Website: www.newsummit.org

Phone: 816-246-7474

Pastor Dave Moore: x203

Email: [email protected]

Staff: [email protected]

Prayer Requests: [email protected]

 

 

Before I get started I want to say that the topics listed for us to use are lacking in variety.  This doesn't really fit in any of them, but since I HAD to pick one...

I've seriously been on a diet for the last year.  When I say that, trust me when I say we're not talking about someone trying to lose 30, or 40, or even 50 lbs.  When we began this current effort, I weighed in at a svelt 500 lbs.  Yeah, you read right, I said 500.

I didn't get there overnight, to be sure and never expected the journey back to be swift either.  I was always big, even as a young child and have struggled with weight for as long as I can remember.  Over the years I've dieted with varying degrees of success, followed by slow, and sometimes not so slow, periods of putting the weight back on and increasing it.  So that's how I got here.

Anyway, a year ago my wife's company decided to start a Weight Watchers group on company time which she joined.  I probably shouldn't tell you this, but she too was a bit on the large side...like 440 lbs.  I decided to follow along with the program, because it was one of the few I hadn't tried previously and so we were committed.  In an effort to ensure our success we cleaned out all the cabinets of everything high in fat, sugar, and calories, and gave it all away leaving in the house only things that were good for us.  So went step one.

Next, we decided that we needed some sort of material motivation to make this work.  She came up with the idea of making it a contest.  It had to be something big enough to keep us on track for a rather long time, so we settled on this: the first one to get down to 200 lbs. gets to pick out a cool car.  We don't have to declare what that car is until we get there, but there it is.

As I said, we started this little project a year ago.  In that time, my wife has lost about 50 lbs, while I have lost...100lbs!  That sounds like a lot, and it is, but it's only a third of my ultimate goal.  She's a little ticked that I've pretty much caught up with her, but this is one time I'm not letting her pouting get to me.  I have no intention of letting her win.

So as you can see, I'm kinda proud of my accomplishment thus far, even though there's still a long way to go.  I suppose the most important thing to remember is even if I don't win the car, I still get my life back.  I'd just have to live it riding in her car.

a did you about the church and the 30 days sex thing

Any suggestions where a person  can go to make friends I wonder if i am just bound to be friendless?? I have a pen pal that haas exchanged letters with me for almost 20 years.  We are in northern Mo, but get to kc often for doc appts, or an evening out.  I have tried the internet but if you go to a chat room they all start out nice and end up wanting to discuss sex. 

I have a sister in law Miranda Ledbetter who has been fighting breast cancer for several years. She was told last week she has 2 to 6 months to live. So I am asking everyone to say a prayer for her.
Thanks

We have a Baptist preacher running for president.  We have a Christian converted from Islam running for president.  We have a Mormon running for president.  At least two candidates are Methodists and one an Episcopalian, another Catholic.  How important should his religion be as we consider our future president?   Do we have to consider it at all?  I suppose at the far extent of the dicotomy we should.  I don't believe we'll ever elect a practicing cannibal, probably not a practitioner of Voodoo, nor an absolute pacifist such as a Quaker.  Will our view of the sanctity of life affect our attitude about the legality of abortion, or the death penalty, or war.  Will those who believe in the infallable pope feel they must vote for a practicing Catholic, no matter what.  And will those who believe that God just kind of guided creation and anyone who is good and kind (sort of) is going to heaven and  a good God really didn't mean it when he said "lake of eternal fire". 

I guess our faith, if we have any, will affect our decision. Whether it should or not!!!!

So, can you believe a candidate who claims to abide by what his church teaches?  Well, to quote......"By their fruits you will know them." 

If you are a believer, in anything, now would be a good time to pray that the leader we choose will be good for the country.

 

 

If my tears could cry a river, I would buy a great big boat,

Then save every single teardrop until that boat could float!

Id find me a beautiful rainbow, and steal its colors for my bow,

Then sail my boat to heaven, So I could find you there somehow!

Together we could sail, and enjoy heavens clear blue sea,

In our boat of many colors, Oh what a joyous day that would be!

 

 

October 15, 2007 -

I've been doing a lot of reading about "caregiving" lately since my time has been spent being a caregiver for my mother who had a stroke back in May. According to all the sites, they say to keep a journal of what your days consist of, I really should have done this back in the beginning because I think I would have been able to "unload" if I had an avenue to release my emotions.
I enjoy spending time with my mother, although, she has become the child unfortunately that she never wanted to become. I see her frustration in her eyes when I tuck her into bed at night. I know that she did not want her later years to be spent this way. I don't know how long I can keep her happy enough not to give up but to continue her path to better health. It is so funny how life can come back and kick ya in the teeth, I guess that's what is commonly referred to as "karma".
Last Friday before I left for the weekend, she told me she would be spending the night in her room because she didn't want to make anyone throw up at the sight of her eating. I have two emotions raging 1) anger, for the lack of compassion that is being shown for this woman and 2) sadness that she would be embarrassed that the sight of her eating a meal would cause anyone to become ill.

5:18 AM

 

 

WHEN GOD SENDS US AN ANGEL

An Angel guides us when we are lost, our fears they duly ward

They take us safely under their wing, Yet on earth they reap no reward.

Angels follow us and keep us safe, Our connection to heaven above

Doing their good to show us, the abundance of Gods love.

Sometimes when we pray for a miracle, we focus on what has gone wrong

When all the while God has already sent, His angel to help us along!

In this dark and lonely world, To God we can give our fears in prayer,

Then accept the miracle he sends down, of the angel thats unaware!

In the form of a child or a stranger, Perhaps in the hand of a friend

A prayer to heaven for guidance and strength, Perhaps an angel is what god will send!

So rest assured in this world unkind, at your side you may have a guest,

An angel that follows one step behind, For through her you shall know you are blessed!

BY CARRIE NEIGHBORS

 

 

Written in memory of my 10 year old sister that died. An Angel that left her wings behind to come to earth for just a short while to bless our lives.

Good morning, this is my first post and I am looking forward to many more. Happy New Year!

 

There are many treasures upon this earth

We shall intently hold on to

But the treasures we take to heaven

Are rare and very few.

 

Trust in Gods hands thy most cherished treasures

Guarding them close to your heart

Give unto God, what to God is due

Far from him shall thee never depart.

 

For someday everything we have held will be gone

Only then shall we understand

The only treasure we can take with us

Is what was placed in Gods unchanging hand.

BY carrie neighbors.

 

 

 

 

THE GARDEN--------by carrie neighbors

There is a garden up in heaven where the colors never fade

Its welcome sign is always bright even in the shade

And going down the middle is a trail made out of stone

It’s wide enough for two so no one ever walks alone.

As angels prim the garden unto God they sing their praise

How could so much beauty not bring joy into their days?

A place with only sunshine, absent of life’s sorrow

Where days melt into years and there's no fear about tomorrow.

I walk through my own garden, its flowers smell so sweet

It’s my little piece of heaven, where God and me can meet

Someday in heavens Garden I will walk by Gods welcome sign

For now I am just content to know that God has walked by mine!