An incredible archaeological discovery in Israel changes history and shocks the world. Tombs with the names Maria, Jesus son of Joseph, Mariamne e Mara, and Judah, their son, are found and an investigation begins.
Jesus Tomb
In this crazy, mad, fallen world, you don't need a hero. You only need Jesus!!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Do you feel this?
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
decay destroys, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroy, nor thieves break
in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart
be (Matt 6:19).
Being poor in spirit is not the same as being impoverished; it means being detached from material things. Attachment to material things is dangerous because they don’t count for anything in the next life. Jesus warns against being overly concerned with worldly success: "What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?" (Matt 16:26). A new car, for example, is a good thing in itself, but not if it becomes more important than our relationship with God or others. I know people who lovingly wash their cars on Sunday but do not attend Mass. We have to love people and use cars, not love cars and use people. As Jesus points out, some fall away because "they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life" (Luke 8:14), thereby forgetting God and the reason they’re here. The true meaning of earthly life is to prepare for the next life, not to get taken up by who has the most toys. I have never seen a hearse with a U-Haul truck behind it. Eternity is the proper vantage point from which to judge the value of all things.
decay destroys, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroy, nor thieves break
in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart
be (Matt 6:19).
Being poor in spirit is not the same as being impoverished; it means being detached from material things. Attachment to material things is dangerous because they don’t count for anything in the next life. Jesus warns against being overly concerned with worldly success: "What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?" (Matt 16:26). A new car, for example, is a good thing in itself, but not if it becomes more important than our relationship with God or others. I know people who lovingly wash their cars on Sunday but do not attend Mass. We have to love people and use cars, not love cars and use people. As Jesus points out, some fall away because "they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life" (Luke 8:14), thereby forgetting God and the reason they’re here. The true meaning of earthly life is to prepare for the next life, not to get taken up by who has the most toys. I have never seen a hearse with a U-Haul truck behind it. Eternity is the proper vantage point from which to judge the value of all things.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sow Where You Want A Harvest
Genesis 26:12
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
When you sow apple seeds, you get apples. When you sow seeds of friendship, you get friends. If in the natural, you receive in the area in which you sow your seeds, how much more will you receive in the supernatural when God blesses you!
The Bible tells us that when Isaac sowed in the land, he reaped a hundredfold even though there was a famine in that land. (Genesis 26:1, 12) The reason was that “the Lord blessed him”.
So if you are believing God for a breakthrough in a particular area, sow in that area. That was how our church went about setting up its first childcare centre years ago. One of the first things we did was to sow a childcare centre for a Christian organisation in Thailand.
And within the first month, our childcare centre made a very handsome profit. This was amazing considering the fact that we took over the location of a previous childcare centre which had closed down because it was making losses. It could only be the Lord blessing us. And He “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think”. (Ephesians 3:20)
Whatever money or time you give to the Lord, He will multiply it back to you. For example, you have 24 hours a day like everyone else, but the Lord can make your day very fruitful. And even after doing all that needs to be done, you will find that you still have so much time left to rest.
Even when you have nothing to give but prayers, your prayers will not return to you void. God can answer them exceedingly above what you have asked. When Job lost everything that he possessed, he prayed for his friends, and the Lord not only restored his losses, but “gave Job twice as much as he had before”. (Job 42:10)
So start sowing seeds in the area that you are believing God for, and know that before long, you will be reaping your harvest!
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
When you sow apple seeds, you get apples. When you sow seeds of friendship, you get friends. If in the natural, you receive in the area in which you sow your seeds, how much more will you receive in the supernatural when God blesses you!
The Bible tells us that when Isaac sowed in the land, he reaped a hundredfold even though there was a famine in that land. (Genesis 26:1, 12) The reason was that “the Lord blessed him”.
So if you are believing God for a breakthrough in a particular area, sow in that area. That was how our church went about setting up its first childcare centre years ago. One of the first things we did was to sow a childcare centre for a Christian organisation in Thailand.
And within the first month, our childcare centre made a very handsome profit. This was amazing considering the fact that we took over the location of a previous childcare centre which had closed down because it was making losses. It could only be the Lord blessing us. And He “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think”. (Ephesians 3:20)
Whatever money or time you give to the Lord, He will multiply it back to you. For example, you have 24 hours a day like everyone else, but the Lord can make your day very fruitful. And even after doing all that needs to be done, you will find that you still have so much time left to rest.
Even when you have nothing to give but prayers, your prayers will not return to you void. God can answer them exceedingly above what you have asked. When Job lost everything that he possessed, he prayed for his friends, and the Lord not only restored his losses, but “gave Job twice as much as he had before”. (Job 42:10)
So start sowing seeds in the area that you are believing God for, and know that before long, you will be reaping your harvest!
Monday, December 17, 2007
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