Mar 27

DO YOU KNOW HIM????

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Mar 20

Good Friday

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Being a lover of images and the art of visual communication, I found something, thanks Jason, that has set the tone for an amazing Easter Weekend. If you are not familiar with Mars Hill Church in Seattle the you should get familiar with them. The video “Good Friday” below is an awesome symbol of how creative and impeccable the mind of those who serve the most creative God in all the universe are capable of! I must warn you, if you have a weak stomach, stay away, ask someone else to watch it for you and then tell you all about it!!!!

Click here to see video!

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Oct 30

How High?

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I remember the first time i got high, I am not glamorizing or approving drugs!, but i thought I was invincible. I thought I could walk on water, then i met God. Mind you when I met Him, I had been “saved” since I was 12, sometime had passed before my first encounter with Him. Let’s just say I was no longer concerned about being high or using drugs ever again!!!

In disscussing the names of God my hope is that we all have such an encounter with God. To know every aspect possible of the One who loves us more than anyone on the face of the earth. It is my hope that with each new name discovered that you discover another side, another part of His personality, another area of interest. I have discovered that you cannot trust anyone that you do not know, so lets get to know Him.

(el el-yone’)
The Most High God

Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Elyon occurs 28 times. It occurs 19 times in Psalms. El Elyon is first used in Gen 14:18.

Variant spellings: None

TWOT Reference: 1624g, 1624h

Strong’s Reference: 5945

El Elyon in the Septuagint: ho theos ho hupsistos — the God most high

Meaning and Derivation: El is another name that is translated as “God” and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various aspects of God’s character. Elyon literally means “Most High” and is used both adjectivally and substantivally throughout the Old Testament. It expresses the extreme sovereignty and majesty of God and His highest preeminence. When the two words are combined — El Elyon — it can be translated as “the most exalted God.”(Psa 57:2)

Further references of the name El Elyon in the Old Testament: Gen 14:18; Gen 14:19; Gen 14:20; Gen 14:22; Psa 57:2; Psa 78:35

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Oct 08

Anger Managment

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How many times times have you heard someone say, “I don’t know how this happened (something bad), God must be angry with me!”? This could not be further from the truth. Why do we have this image in our head and hearts that God is some angry man in the sky who is watching and waiting for us to mess up so He can FIX US?

In this series “To Know Him” We are going to discover, discuss and reflect on the true nature of Abba Father.

How does THE God get such a bad reputation? Who is handling His PR?

The saddest thing is that the church or many Christians feel this very same way about God. How is it that the same God who is love, 1 John 4:7-18, could have such an anger management issue amongst the very same body of “believers” who call Him Father?

WE DON’T KNOW HIM!  

We know who our parents knew, who someone else knew and shared with us, we know the God we see on T.V. or in cartoons, We know the stories- mostly fables; however, we have never spent any time getting to know God for ourselves. All throughout the bible references stick out like a sore thumb of how God desires our companionship and longs for time with YOU! And we wonder why our relationships don’t work.

Today we start with one of the many names of God, I figure how can you truly know someone if you don’t know there name, or in this case names? My desire is that this section encourages you to seek a sincere, honest and open relationship with HIM!

El Shaddai

(el shad-di’)
All-Sufficient One, Lord God Almighty

Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Shaddai occurs 7 times. El Shaddai is first used in Gen 17:1.

El Shaddai in the Septuagint: theou saddai — God Shaddai; pantokratôr (for Shaddai) — the Almighty

Meaning and Derivation: El is another name that is translated as “God” and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various aspects of God’s character. Another word much like Shaddai, and from which many believe it derived, is shad meaning “breast” in Hebrew (some other scholars believe that the name is derived from an Akkadian word Šadu, meaning “mountain,” suggesting strength and power). This refers to God completely nourishing, satisfying, and supplying His people with all their needs as a mother would her child. Connected with the word for God, El, this denotes a God who freely gives nourishment and blessing, He is our sustainer.

Further references of the name El Shaddai in the Old Testament: Gen 17:1; Gen 28:3; Gen 35:11; Gen 43:14; Gen 48:3

as taken from blueletterbible.com

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