POEM OF THE MOMENT: I Believe.... Some good thoughts!

I Believe.... Some good thoughts!

I believe . . .

that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe . . .

that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I believe . . .

that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe . . .

/Video/ Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word Jefferson Bethke Jefferson Bethke

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

Jefferson Bethke

What if I told you Jesus came to abolish religion?
What if I told you voting Republican really wasn't His mission?
What if I told you Republican doesn't automatically mean Christian
And just because you call some people blind doesn't automatically give you vision?

I mean, if religion is so great, why has it started so many wars?
Why does it build huge churches but fails to feed the poor?
Tells single moms God doesn't love them if they've ever had a divorce
But in the Old Testament, God actually calls religious people whores

Story: Productivity Versus Fruit by Katherine Loop

Story: Productivity Versus Fruit by Katherine Loop

Wow, Grandpa, look at that tomato plant. It’s a big one!”
 Justin pointed excitedly to a rather unusual tomato plant in the back of the garden.
Grandpa didn’t look so impressed. “It’s a big one, all right,” he replied. “But do you see any tomatoes?”
Justin skipped over to the plant and began inspecting it more carefully. To his surprise, he hardly saw any tomatoes—only an abundance leaves.
“Why aren’t there any tomatoes, Grandpa?”
Grandpa shook his head. “That plant has been so focused on foliage it’s forgotten what really matters. Come here, Justin. See this plant over here? Now this one is bearing fruit.” Continue here

Question of the Day ~Why do positive confessions bring results in some people’s lives and not in others?~ Kenneth Copeland

Why do positive confessions bring results in some people’s lives and not in others?

A: Words are powerful things. The Word of God leaves no room for doubt about that. There has, however, been some misunderstanding among believers about how we can put that power to work in our lives.
Some people have the idea that they can just jump up once and say, “I believe I receive a million dollars today”—and somehow be a millionaire by nightfall. That, of course, is foolishness.
To determine the difference between faith and foolishness where confession is concerned, we have to go directly to the Word of God. Mark 11:22-25 says:
"Have faith in God. For verily I [Jesus] say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."
I want you to notice several things about that passage of Scripture. It does state that you can have what you say. But it also outlines some conditions you must meet:

FLASH BACK: Shiloh 2015 Day 4 Evening Session (Celebration Night):

Shiloh 2015 Day 4 Evening Session (Celebration Night): (Including praise section).

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DID YOU THINK YOU KNOW?

DO YOU KNOW THAT?

In 2001, the World Christian Encyclopedia counted 33,830 different Christian denominations

Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, about a third of the world's population.


Most scholars say Jesus never viewed himself as creating a new religion per se, just reforming Judaism.



so that Jews build a Third Temple and "Jesus comes again".


A man in Nebraska is breeding red cows and sending them to Israel