TODAY IN THE WORD

[Def]

No, I am moderator not admin.

Sister, if you are trying to post a picture then you need to use the img function. It is the second button from the left just under the italicized I above. You need to have a url for the picture first. To get a url you must have the picture on your web site or on a web site like photobucket.com.

Then you click on the img button above and put the url in that.

I am talking about your own tags

[Soldier4Christ]

Hi sister. I clearly remember the pink elephant that gives hugs. I just went back and checked all of your posts and I found no pictures on any of them that you put up. I did find where you wrote about hugs for me.

The pictures that you see in my posts here in this thread are placed on my profile page, also using a url that I put there from my picture folder on photobucket.com.

[Def]

Check July 22 Def  and you should see my little dog and in coffee time there is a lots of them

[Def]

your right all my picture or whatever you call them are gone ..even the one that i saw when i log in today on Keifer   "if your new here2 the little girl praying ,,is gone..thank you byebye

[Def]

Pastor Roger august 19   Go see "if your new here" there is a little girl on her kneens there that is the littlt pic that i am talking about that does not come out any more just since today...why?6

[Def]

take good care goodnight

[Soldier4Christ]

Sister, I checked the ones that you mentioned and no where did you use the IMG function in those posts. Without a proper url and the img function your pictures will not post.

[Shammu]

Def you need to push this button,   You have to make sure that [ img] [/img ] are used, or you will not have a picture post.

Insert your picture link (this is a picture off the net)  http://www.jesuspaintings.com/pictures/the-crucifixion.jpg so it will comes out like this

You will find that if you open an account at, www.Photobucket.com you can up load your pictures there.  I would say most of us on C.U. have accounts there.  It doesn't cost anything, and you will know where your pictures are.  Make sure you bookmark your photobucket account, so it is easy to find.

[Soldier4Christ]

Read: Acts 8:26-40
How can they believe in the one of whom the have never heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching? - Romans 10:14
TODAY IN THE WORD
We have entered a new age for sharing personal information. It's the Internet generation of YouTube, personal blogs, and MySpace. Through GPS tracking devices implanted in our cell phones, we can even share our personal location at any time and place with anyone around the world.

As Christians, we should have a greater urgency to share about Christ rather than share about ourselves. The gospel is good news to be shared. Following the martyrdom of Stephen (cf. Acts 7) and the ensuing persecution of Christians, the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, giving them even greater opportunity to bear witness to Jesus (cf. Acts 1:. Here, the Spirit gave Philip a general direction in which to head. And as he obeyed, the Spirit spoke again, this time leading him to a particular chariot.

Notice who is the primary agent of the action in this passage. The passage gives no credit to Philip. Instead, it emphasizes the work of the invisible God, who, behind the scenes, brings the gospel to the lost. It is the Spirit who guided Philip so that he could tell the good news. It is this same Spirit who had, in advance, prepared the heart of this Ethiopian man, himself a converted Jew, a God-fearer returning from his religious pilgrimage. He was hungry for God's Word, even reading it aloud on his way. And providentially, the passage Philip overheard him reading was a prophetic passage about Jesus, explaining the circumstances of His death. The man was ripe to hear and to respond to the gospel.

The gospel is a compelling message. Obedience, such as the Ethopian's baptism, is a sign that the gospel has taken root in someone's heart. Proclamation of that good news quickly follows, for the gospel makes each of us a missionary. Led by the Spirit of God, we seize the God-designed opportunities we find.
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
Evangelism isn't always as difficult as we imagine. We picture ourselves confronting hostile people with the gospel. And sometimes there are difficult audiences. Paul's life testifies to that. But often, God has been preparing someone to hear His Word, and our job is made relatively easy. Just like Philip, we start with the questions someone is already asking and answer them with the wisdom found in the Scriptures. Where is God at work in the lives of people around you?

[Def]

Def you need to push this button,   You have to make sure that [ img] [/img ] are used, or you will not have a picture post.

Insert your picture link (this is a picture off the net)  http://www.jesuspaintings.com/pictures/the-crucifixion.jpg so it will comes out like this

You will find that if you open an account at, www.Photobucket.com you can up load your pictures there.  I would say most of us on C.U. have accounts there.  It doesn't cost anything, and you will know where your pictures are.  Make sure you bookmark your photobucket account, so it is easy to find.
"" my Precious Lord Jesus i am all your to give..come into my arms and i will love you.Obey you serve you.till you come on a cloud to get me..in You Def

[Soldier4Christ]

Read: Romans 10:1-15
“The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,� that is the word of faith we are proclaiming. - Romans 10:8
TODAY IN THE WORD
Saint Francis of Assisi, a twelfth-century monk, was quoted as saying, “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” His words remind us of the importance of the congruence of our lives and our words. The principle of integrity is a biblical one (cf. 1 Corinthians 13), but we should not assume that words are never necessary when preaching the gospel.

Romans 10 explains the essence of the gospel as a message of truth that mandates words. The gospel message is described as the “word of faith” (v. . The gospel demands more of us than that we live decently. As a word, it compels us first to believe, then to confess, and finally to proclaim.

The gospel comes to us as truth about Jesus, forcing us to choose what we will believe. Is Jesus Lord? Is He the Son of God? Or is He merely a good teacher and a moral man? Words are all we have for these distinctions, so a gospel that is merely “lived” and not spoken cannot fully convey this dimension of belief in the truth of the gospel.

When we believe the gospel, our next step is to confess the gospel. Becoming a Christian necessitates a time in our lives when we say aloud what it is that we've come to believe, both to our Christian community as well as the unbelieving world around us. This can happen initially through the act of obedience in baptism.

After we confess our faith in Christ and admit aloud who Jesus is and what He's done on our behalf, we continue to testify to Christ with words. Verses 14 and 15 explain clearly why we must do more than live good lives and hope that a lost world takes notice. There is no reconciled relationship to God without belief. To believe, one must hear. And to hear necessitates preaching, using words to share the truth about the Word.
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
Words matter. Some churches and individuals, in an effort to reclaim the importance of personal integrity in evangelism, have backed away from the importance of a verbal gospel witness. They seem to say that doing good and being kind will be sufficient evidence of Jesus. Paul would heartily disagree. Do you have a relationship with an unbeliever? Pray for the opportunity to share with your friend about who Jesus is and how he or she can know Him.

[Soldier4Christ]

Read: Acts 10:1-48
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:28
TODAY IN THE WORD
Choose Your Own Adventure, the book series published by Bantam Books, offers readers alternate endings for each book. R. A. Montgomery, author of the series, says, “Almost everyone who reads these books goes back to the beginning after reaching an ending, wondering what would have happened differently if they had made other decisions. It's a very powerful tool for teaching as well as entertaining.”

Acts 10 describes a story that could have concluded in two very different ways. Until this point, the primary focus of missionary activity had been Jewish audiences. In fact, early Jewish believers, continuing to observe Old Testament law and tradition, forbade association with Gentiles. Peter could have chosen to refuse Cornelius's invitation. The Jewish believers could have resisted deliberate inclusion of the Gentiles.

Peter rejected that ending to the story. His actions in Acts 10 were bold by all accounts, and he initially receives fierce criticism for it (cf. Acts 11:1-2). He invited the Gentile men sent from Cornelius into Simon's home to stay the night. He accompanied them the following day back to Cornelius's house. And he preached the gospel to them.

This didn't happen without some strong signs from the Lord. First came the dream by which God made clear that nothing He has made is unclean. Then, Peter heard the voice of the Spirit urging him to go with the men sent from Cornelius. Finally, there were clear indications that the Spirit was already at work in Cornelius's life.

Peter drew important conclusions about the gospel message: “God does not show favoritism” (v. 34). The gospel is a message of peace: peace between God and humanity, but also peace among men and women. The gospel reaches all people, Jew and Gentile alike. Just as God declared when He called Abraham, He intended to bless “all nations” (cf. Gal. 3:8 ). The gospel is a unifying force.
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
The gospel calls us to resist the distinctions and labels upon which our culture insists: political, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic distinctions. Read James 2:1-13 where he reminds his readers of the terrible affront to the gospel that favoritism based on any of these distinctions is. If there is one place where the color of our skin and the balance of our checkbooks shouldn't matter, it's the church. Is your church representing this radical gospel inclusion?

[Def]

Read: Romans 10:1-15
“The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,� that is the word of faith we are proclaiming. - Romans 10:8
TODAY IN THE WORD
Saint Francis of Assisi, a twelfth-century monk, was quoted as saying, “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” His words remind us of the importance of the congruence of our lives and our words. The principle of integrity is a biblical one (cf. 1 Corinthians 13), but we should not assume that words are never necessary when preaching the gospel.

Romans 10 explains the essence of the gospel as a message of truth that mandates words. The gospel message is described as the “word of faith” (v. 8 ). The gospel demands more of us than that we live decently. As a word, it compels us first to believe, then to confess, and finally to proclaim.

The gospel comes to us as truth about Jesus, forcing us to choose what we will believe. Is Jesus Lord? Is He the Son of God? Or is He merely a good teacher and a moral man? Words are all we have for these distinctions, so a gospel that is merely “lived” and not spoken cannot fully convey this dimension of belief in the truth of the gospel.

When we believe the gospel, our next step is to confess the gospel. Becoming a Christian necessitates a time in our lives when we say aloud what it is that we've come to believe, both to our Christian community as well as the unbelieving world around us. This can happen initially through the act of obedience in baptism.

After we confess our faith in Christ and admit aloud who Jesus is and what He's done on our behalf, we continue to testify to Christ with words. Verses 14 and 15 explain clearly why we must do more than live good lives and hope that a lost world takes notice. There is no reconciled relationship to God without belief. To believe, one must hear. And to hear necessitates preaching, using words to share the truth about the Word.
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
Words matter. Some churches and individuals, in an effort to reclaim the importance of personal integrity in evangelism, have backed away from the importance of a verbal gospel witness. They seem to say that doing good and being kind will be sufficient evidence of Jesus. Paul would heartily disagree. Do you have a relationship with an unbeliever? Pray for the opportunity to share with your friend about who Jesus is and how he or she can know Him.

Just give me Jesus...Amen Hi! Pastor Roger  I am quick but i am reading you. got to go do my Perseverance thing Ill be back!!!in Jesus Def  (";")

[Soldier4Christ]

Read: Ephesians 2:11-22
He himself is our peace, who has . . . destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. - Ephesians 2:14
TODAY IN THE WORD
We don't have to look far to find modern-day examples of hostility and hatred—the 1994 Hutu-Tutsi war in Rwanda, where hundreds of thousands of people were brutally massacred; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where fear of suicide bombers penetrates daily life; the Darfur region of Sudan, where campaigns of ethnic cleansing have driven almost a million people from their homes.

The hostility spoken of in today's reading is just as visceral, and the term can connote two possible interpretations: hostility between men or hostility between God and men. Paul is not referring to the enmity between God and humanity. He does reference this idea (v. 16), and in Romans 5:10 we are reminded that without the cross, we are God's enemies, hostile to Him and to His kingdom.

But in our passage today, Paul is describing the incredible tensions that have separated Jew from Gentile. Under the “covenants of the promise,” Jews had asserted their superiority over Gentiles. They were circumcised, the Gentiles uncircumcised. They were citizens, the Gentiles foreigners. In every theological sense, they were “in” and everyone else “out.” This division was seen visually in the structure of the Jewish temple. The Gentiles could not enter the temple proper, restricted by the wall that designated the court of the Gentiles.

Only the cross could destroy the division between Jew and Gentile. The gospel alone has the power to destroy hostilities because it forces us to surrender all our pride, condescension, bitterness, and resentments. The cross, a symbol of divine grace, serves to remind us of our sinfulness and our dependence on God to make a way for us to approach Him. It never allows us room to think we're better than another.

Through the church, God reverses the curse of Genesis 11 when He had scattered men and women as an act of judgment on their pride. Here God reunites humanity, and there is no fear of a human coup d'état, for we dwell together with God (v. 22).
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
Verse 22 pictures for us a corporate vision of our sanctification and glorification. As Americans, we tend to understand our salvation in very individualistic and personal terms. Our study of the gospel has allowed us to see that God's redemptive plan is to reunite an entire people to Himself. Are you connected with God's people in meaningful ways? Do you have the support and accountability necessary for running the race of faith? Seek out these relationships in your local church.

[Def]

Read: Ephesians 2:11-22
He himself is our peace, who has . . . destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. - Ephesians 2:14
TODAY IN THE WORD
We don't have to look far to find modern-day examples of hostility and hatred—the 1994 Hutu-Tutsi war in Rwanda, where hundreds of thousands of people were brutally massacred; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where fear of suicide bombers penetrates daily life; the Darfur region of Sudan, where campaigns of ethnic cleansing have driven almost a million people from their homes.

The hostility spoken of in today's reading is just as visceral, and the term can connote two possible interpretations: hostility between men or hostility between God and men. Paul is not referring to the enmity between God and humanity. He does reference this idea (v. 16), and in Romans 5:10 we are reminded that without the cross, we are God's enemies, hostile to Him and to His kingdom.

But in our passage today, Paul is describing the incredible tensions that have separated Jew from Gentile. Under the “covenants of the promise,” Jews had asserted their superiority over Gentiles. They were circumcised, the Gentiles uncircumcised. They were citizens, the Gentiles foreigners. In every theological sense, they were “in” and everyone else “out.” This division was seen visually in the structure of the Jewish temple. The Gentiles could not enter the temple proper, restricted by the wall that designated the court of the Gentiles.

Only the cross could destroy the division between Jew and Gentile. The gospel alone has the power to destroy hostilities because it forces us to surrender all our pride, condescension, bitterness, and resentments. The cross, a symbol of divine grace, serves to remind us of our sinfulness and our dependence on God to make a way for us to approach Him. It never allows us room to think we're better than another.

Through the church, God reverses the curse of Genesis 11 when He had scattered men and women as an act of judgment on their pride. Here God reunites humanity, and there is no fear of a human coup d'état, for we dwell together with God (v. 22).
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
Verse 22 pictures for us a corporate vision of our sanctification and glorification. As Americans, we tend to understand our salvation in very individualistic and personal terms. Our study of the gospel has allowed us to see that God's redemptive plan is to reunite an entire people to Himself. Are you connected with God's people in meaningful ways? Do you have the support and accountability necessary for running the race of faith? Seek out these relationships in your local church.

Hidden with Jesus in God..one moment at the time in Jesus.Def Hi Pastor Roger,hope you are well and goodnight..(+,+)