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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
What will Heaven be like?
Have you ever wondered what Heaven will be like? Does it really matter as long as you don't end up in "the other place"?
It's an interesting question. I was recently asked in a survey, the following question, "What if we are wrong, what if Hinduism or some other religion is right and we are wrong?"
Rather than do an exhaustive study on world religions, I want to ask four simple questions:
- Do they state that what they believe is true?
- What do they base their views on?
- What is their view of this life?
- What is their view of the next life?
You would not think you would have to ask if they believe that what they say is true but if they believe that all truth is relative then they leave themselves no room to be "Right" about heaven:)
We are going to look at question four tonight: "What is their view of the next life". "Upon what do they base their beliefs" and "What is their view of this life" are probably the more important question so this is just part one of a three part study.
Enjoy!
Pastor Bryan
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Eminem - Raw and Unedited! (well edited quite a bit actually:)
Recently I asked the kids who their favorite musicians were. Some of the artists were predictable such as Skillet or Toby Mac but I was surprised to find that at least three of the kids present that night consider Eminem to be one of their favorite artists!So this week we are taking a closer look at Eminem. As I read the blogs and listened to some of the music I was amazed at just how over the top violent and vulgar the music was. I woke up at 2:30am the day I put this presentation together and as I lay there unable to get back to sleep I began to think about the question, "Why is this music so popular today?" I think the reason has a lot to do with people who find life to be so difficult and at times unbearable that they just want to scream or rage against the circumstances of life.
The sad thing is that as a Christian we never need to just scream out or rage against the storms of life. According to Psalm 61 we can cry out to the God of the universe when our heart is overwhelmed! He loves us and He hears us every time we cry out to Him!
Psalms 61:1-4 KJV
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
So here is my disclaimer, I have removed the cuss words and replaced them with stars. I have short clips from four different Eminem songs; "Stan", "Kim", "My Mom", and "Role Model". Some of the content is very violent! And just so we are on the same page here; I do not hate Eminem. I do not hate people who listen to Eminem. But it grieves my heart to think that are people in this world who feel so hopeless.
We need to pray for Eminem! He needs God! He needs a savior! And I know just the God to hook him up with:)
God Bless you all real good this week!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Repent for the end is near!
According to Harold Camping the Rapture happened on May 21st.
Were you left behind?
Apparently so was Camping and his followers!
To me it is sad to see the rapture of the church dragged through the mud! The idea that God will not pour out His judgement on the church, the Bride of Christ, is a truth taught in the scriptures that is a source of comfort and hope for the church.
In the presentation you will see the world mocking the idea of the rapture. I included that because I think it is part of the downside for Christians when a high profile person claims to hear from the Lord and then wanders off after some false interpretation of scripture. A couple of the clips have footage of Camping answering questions. I wanted people to have heard his own voice making these claims.
If I had to give my opinion of Harold Camping I would say that he sincerely believes what he is teaching, unfortunately, he is sincerely wrong!
God Bless and enjoy the presentation! AS always, if you have questions after going over the materials, feel free to call me:)
Pastor Bryan
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, Cinco de Mayo:)
May 4th - Rob Bell - A wolf in Sheep's clothing?
(Quote one from: Velvet Elvis: Repainting The Christian Faith, p.067,068, quote two from Velvet Elvis, p.065, quote three from Velvet Elvis, p.148)
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV)
I have to admit that this has been a difficult week for me. I first began to hear about some of Bell's teachings while on the mission trip to Mexico. One of the kids had been challenged to read one of Bell's books and was reading it on the trip. Then on April 25th I found this waiting for me in the mailbox:
As I read the magazine article I couldn't believe what I was reading. The author of the article, Jon Meacham, made some very good points although he himself does not believe in the inerrancy of the scriptures. I have included one of his points in my PowerPoint presentation which is linked below.
I have included a short 3 min YouTube clip of Bell promoting his new book, Love Wins, so you can here in his own words what the book is about. The second YouTube clip in the presentation is from MSNBC and is an interview with Martin Bashir who does an excellent job keeping Bell honest about his message. The last clip is a presentation of the Gospel that I thought was particularly well done.
As you view this presentation my entire point is: "To reveal the message Rob Bell is promoting from a Biblical viewpoint." I can not say this loudly enough, Rob Bell does not promote a Christian message!
Lady Gaga has a very obvious message and I see her as a "wolf in wolf's clothing". Rob Bell is something else entirely!
Enjoy!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
April 27th - Lady Gaga is sending you a message, did you get it?
Lady Gaga is one of today's most popular musical artists. With an infectious dance beat and bizarre costumes she definitely catches your attention! But her message is a little more veiled.
I don't recommend spending anytime watching her videos as they are very sexually suggestive but I did recently spend enough time to watch 6 or 7 of her videos. "Don't try this at home kids! I'm a trained professional:)"
The sad thing is that after watching her most recent video, "Born that way" several times as I identified the message she is trying to send, I find it hard to get the beat and the lyrics back out of my head! And it's not because I like the music, I'd dump it out in a heart beat if I could but it's too late now:(
I have included in this post a link to the PowerPoint presentation I used when teaching last night. There are two videos in the presentation and they will only open in YouTube so after watching that content you will have to come back to the presentation. The first video is Lady Gaga and it is not the actually music video but it is the actual song with the lyrics on screen like a slide show. The second video is by a young lady named Becca Shea and again it is just the song with words on the screen. Becca Shea's song is very uplifting and has a great message.
I also have included some verses from Romans chapter one and Malachi chapter two but with no comments.
If you would like to talk to me one on one about this topic I would love to meet with you.
Be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little eyes what you see, says the old children's song. Good advice:) I wonder how long it is going to take me to get the "Gaga" out of my head!
God Bless you all real good this week! &:#)>
Here is the link I mentioned! Lady Gaga Presentation
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