TODAY WAS THE WALKATHON FOR THE YOUTH AT OUR CHURCH.
THE KIDS WERE TO GET PLEDGES FOR THEIR "WALK2DRIVE" EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR MISSIONARIES.
THE YOUTH PASTOR EXPLAINED TO THEM THEY EACH SHOULD HAVE A GOAL OF $100.00...
"GET 10 PEOPLE TO GIVE YOU $10. GET FOUR TO GIVE YOU $25. GET ONE TO GIVE YOU THE WHOLE $100." THEY HAD ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOTICE. TODAY THEY TEAMED UP INTO 2 GROUPS AND WENT OUT TO RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY COULD FOR 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THE WALK.
THE TOTAL IN THE END WAS ABOUT $1634.00 FOR THE WHOLE YOUTH GROUP. IGGIE HAD COLLECTED $1029.00 OF THAT.
WHAT A GREAT JOB SHE DID!!! SHE MADE QUITE AN EFFORT TO COLLECT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED!
THERE WERE PICTURES TAKEN.... I FORGOT MY CAMERA... SOON AS SOMEONE GETS ME SOME, I'LL INCLUDE THEM
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Hosanna
Hosanna
The Father heart of God loves to come to the scene of our need.
Why don’t we CRY OUT to GOD more often?
1. We can handle it on our own – PRIDE
2. We allow anxiety or stress or worry or doubt to enter into the picture and turn to our “support” group for comfort through the difficulty
3. We have a doctor that will write us a prescription and taking a pill is the answer
4. It’s just our lot in life and the hand that we were dealt – learn to live with it!
5. We think GOD has given up on us – otherwise we would not be in this situation in the first place!
6. We forget to turn to Him first.Liturgical use in different traditions
"Hoshana" (הושענא) is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. [1] In Jewish liturgy, the word is applied specifically to the Hoshana Service, a cycle of prayers from which a selection is sung each morning during Sukkot, the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles. The complete cycle is sung on the seventh day of the festival, which is called Hoshana Rabbah (הושענא רבא, "Great Hosanna").[2]
"Hosanna" (Greek transcription: ὡσαννά, hōsanna) is the cry of praise or adoration shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem, Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord![3] It is used in the same way in Christian praise.
Overall, it seems that "Hosanna" is a cry for salvation; while at the same time is a declaration of praise. Therefore, it may be derived that this plea for help is out of an agreeably positive connotation.
The old interpretation "Save, now!" which may be a popular etymology, is based on Psalm 118:25 (Hebrew הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא hOshEeah-nna) (Possibly "Savior"). This does not fully explain the occurrence of the word in the Gospels, which has given rise to complex discussions.[4]
The word hosanna is etymologically derived from the Hebrew הושיעה־נא, hôšî‘â-nā’. Christian usage has come through the Greek Bible, giving it the form ὡσαννά, hōsanná.
From the Bauer lexicon: derived from Aramaic (הושע נא) from Hebrew (הושיעה נא) (Psalm 118:25, הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא), meaning "help" or "save, I pray", "an appeal that became a liturgical formula; as part of the Hallel... familiar to everyone in Israel."
From the Friberg Lexicon: hosanna, indecl. particle translit. fr. the Heb.; strictly, a cry expressing an appeal for divine help "save! Help, we pray!"; in a liturgical usage, a shout of praise and worship "hosanna, we praise you" (Matthew 21.9).
From the UBS Lexicon: hosanna (in Aramaic), an exclamation of praise literally meaning, "Save, I pray".
From the Louw-Nida Lexicon: hosanna (an Aramaic expression meaning "help, I pray" or "save, I pray," but which had become a strictly liturgical formula of praise) a shout of praise or adoration - "hosanna; blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord" Mark 11.9; "hosanna in the highest" Mark 11.10; "hosanna to the Son of David" Matt 21:9. Mt 21.9 may also be rendered as "praise to you, Son of David" or "we praise you who are the Son of David"
Crying out to GOD
1. Is a spontaneous response to an urgent need.
2. Centers on one specific need. Not your regular prayer
3. May be motivated by danger, pain or bad news
4. It is a profession of honest, true, deep need that only GD can meet.
5. Is an act of Humility that cuts through all the pretense and becomes a matter of the heart.
6. It is an incredible faith builder if we recognize where our help came from.
There is no power in crying out to GOD if there is no faith that He will provide the answer – He promises
to answer – He does not promise to say yes!
When the Israelites had all they could stand – They cried out!
When Jabez wanted to increase his territory – He cried out!!
When Peter was afraid – He cried out!
When Bartimaeus didn’t want to be blind anymore – He cried out.
They all cried out to the One they knew could deliver them from their affliction.
The Father heart of God loves to come to the scene of our need.
Why don’t we CRY OUT to GOD more often?
1. We can handle it on our own – PRIDE
2. We allow anxiety or stress or worry or doubt to enter into the picture and turn to our “support” group for comfort through the difficulty
3. We have a doctor that will write us a prescription and taking a pill is the answer
4. It’s just our lot in life and the hand that we were dealt – learn to live with it!
5. We think GOD has given up on us – otherwise we would not be in this situation in the first place!
6. We forget to turn to Him first.Liturgical use in different traditions
"Hoshana" (הושענא) is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. [1] In Jewish liturgy, the word is applied specifically to the Hoshana Service, a cycle of prayers from which a selection is sung each morning during Sukkot, the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles. The complete cycle is sung on the seventh day of the festival, which is called Hoshana Rabbah (הושענא רבא, "Great Hosanna").[2]
"Hosanna" (Greek transcription: ὡσαννά, hōsanna) is the cry of praise or adoration shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem, Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord![3] It is used in the same way in Christian praise.
Overall, it seems that "Hosanna" is a cry for salvation; while at the same time is a declaration of praise. Therefore, it may be derived that this plea for help is out of an agreeably positive connotation.
The old interpretation "Save, now!" which may be a popular etymology, is based on Psalm 118:25 (Hebrew הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא hOshEeah-nna) (Possibly "Savior"). This does not fully explain the occurrence of the word in the Gospels, which has given rise to complex discussions.[4]
The word hosanna is etymologically derived from the Hebrew הושיעה־נא, hôšî‘â-nā’. Christian usage has come through the Greek Bible, giving it the form ὡσαννά, hōsanná.
From the Bauer lexicon: derived from Aramaic (הושע נא) from Hebrew (הושיעה נא) (Psalm 118:25, הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא), meaning "help" or "save, I pray", "an appeal that became a liturgical formula; as part of the Hallel... familiar to everyone in Israel."
From the Friberg Lexicon: hosanna, indecl. particle translit. fr. the Heb.; strictly, a cry expressing an appeal for divine help "save! Help, we pray!"; in a liturgical usage, a shout of praise and worship "hosanna, we praise you" (Matthew 21.9).
From the UBS Lexicon: hosanna (in Aramaic), an exclamation of praise literally meaning, "Save, I pray".
From the Louw-Nida Lexicon: hosanna (an Aramaic expression meaning "help, I pray" or "save, I pray," but which had become a strictly liturgical formula of praise) a shout of praise or adoration - "hosanna; blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord" Mark 11.9; "hosanna in the highest" Mark 11.10; "hosanna to the Son of David" Matt 21:9. Mt 21.9 may also be rendered as "praise to you, Son of David" or "we praise you who are the Son of David"
Crying out to GOD
1. Is a spontaneous response to an urgent need.
2. Centers on one specific need. Not your regular prayer
3. May be motivated by danger, pain or bad news
4. It is a profession of honest, true, deep need that only GD can meet.
5. Is an act of Humility that cuts through all the pretense and becomes a matter of the heart.
6. It is an incredible faith builder if we recognize where our help came from.
There is no power in crying out to GOD if there is no faith that He will provide the answer – He promises
to answer – He does not promise to say yes!
When the Israelites had all they could stand – They cried out!
When Jabez wanted to increase his territory – He cried out!!
When Peter was afraid – He cried out!
When Bartimaeus didn’t want to be blind anymore – He cried out.
They all cried out to the One they knew could deliver them from their affliction.
Monday, April 5, 2010
I hope everyone had a wonderful day.
I found a short video I think is fantastic.... I'll have to get Iggie to put it on here for me.... I don't know how.... I want to post this today tho'.....
Paul writes: "If we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable people in the world. But the fact is that Christ has been raised to life again. So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, Adam, now resurrection from the dead has begun through another man, Christ. Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam, the first man. But all who are related to Christ, the other man, will be given new life. But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised first; then when Christ comes back, all his people will be raised" (1 Co 15:19-23). Hallelujah!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Hard Friday
Hard Friday
I have always felt “Good Friday” was an oxymoron, a mis-label, and spin put on the most horrible events in human history. On this day, creature put to death Creator, man rebelled violently against Messiah, and liars ruled supreme over the truth of the Lord. On this day, everything was help in balance … but only because of the grace of the Lord who held back legions of angels and an eternity of power to have the King of Glory pay the ransom price to liberate us from our bondage to death.
Despite it’s naming history, “Good Friday” is really Hard Friday. Only God’s might and mercy make it different. So for this weekend, I offer you two images and thoughts about the grace of our God and the gift of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The first image is all about hard Friday. Let it remind you that the King of Glory faced what endured because of His love for you and His desire to set you free from “the law of sin and death.”
April 2nd, 2010 at 7:20 am
I have always felt “Good Friday” was an oxymoron, a mis-label, and spin put on the most horrible events in human history. On this day, creature put to death Creator, man rebelled violently against Messiah, and liars ruled supreme over the truth of the Lord. On this day, everything was help in balance … but only because of the grace of the Lord who held back legions of angels and an eternity of power to have the King of Glory pay the ransom price to liberate us from our bondage to death.
Despite it’s naming history, “Good Friday” is really Hard Friday. Only God’s might and mercy make it different. So for this weekend, I offer you two images and thoughts about the grace of our God and the gift of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The first image is all about hard Friday. Let it remind you that the King of Glory faced what endured because of His love for you and His desire to set you free from “the law of sin and death.”
The second image is a reminder why Sundays are so important. On the first day of the week, especially the Sunday after Hard Friday, Jesus was raised from the dead. Resurrection Sunday changes everything. We get to celebrate it in each weekly cycle on each successive Sunday and once a year on Easter. These cycles, one tied to the week and the other tied to Jewish Passover, remind us of the Lord’s victory over death and His commitment to be with His people. He is with us, Immanuel, whether they are opening his word and remembering His story (Matthew 1:23), living in genuine community and worship (Matthew 18:20), sharing and serving others with compassion (Matthew 25:40), or crossing cultural boundaries to walk along side people and see Jesus come alive in them as disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). So look for the Lord among the living, not the dead!
The challenge is to remind ourselves that what Jesus did, He still does. Hard Friday and Resurrection Sunday are not something long ago and far away, but they can be real for us, now. We mustn’t forget the sacrificial grace and the glorious triumph are still within our reach!
Written by philware
April 2nd, 2010 at 7:20 am
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