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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
A Love Feast
John 3:16 - 18 (NIV) 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,£ that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.£
1 John 4:7 - 13 (KJV) 7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast." ~MAX LUCADO
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
1 John 4:7 - 13 (KJV) 7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast." ~MAX LUCADO
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Do you even care?
In the Phillips paraphrase, Hebrews 8:13 reads this way – "When a thing grows weak and out of date, it is obviously soon going to disappear."
I was talking to a lady from the Lutheran Church in the town where I live last evening. I know the church, the folks and the pastor and the church is the traditional Lutheran church in every respect. She was saying how the church there is in trouble financially and how attendance has dropped way down to just a few people so that there are not enough helpers to serve communion etc. They are talking about the possibility of the church closing. She said she can't understand how the people could want the church to be there for them when they had a need but they didn't attend or support the work.
She also spoke concerning the support moneywise and how the folks there raised the question about giving more money to something that might close soon.She said this because the thought was introduced, by leadership people, that the people should give more to meet the financial needs the are overwhelming the church now.
According to Rick Warren, pastor of the Saddleback Community church and author of the book, "The Purpose Driven Church," the reason that 95% of all churches in the world never grow past 300 members is because their structure keeps them from growing beyond that point. Quoting today's scripture, he said, "When a thing grows weak and out of date, it is obviously soon going to disappear. That's true of churches, too. If a church cannot change, it will eventually die." (taken from Timothy Satryan's First Impressions page)
Is the traditional church in trouble today? Not just one church or denomination but the way church has been done throughout the land. Is it time for a change in the methods or the way we approach the idea of "church"? What do you think? Do you even care? Give me some feedback..Thank you.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
I was talking to a lady from the Lutheran Church in the town where I live last evening. I know the church, the folks and the pastor and the church is the traditional Lutheran church in every respect. She was saying how the church there is in trouble financially and how attendance has dropped way down to just a few people so that there are not enough helpers to serve communion etc. They are talking about the possibility of the church closing. She said she can't understand how the people could want the church to be there for them when they had a need but they didn't attend or support the work.
She also spoke concerning the support moneywise and how the folks there raised the question about giving more money to something that might close soon.She said this because the thought was introduced, by leadership people, that the people should give more to meet the financial needs the are overwhelming the church now.
According to Rick Warren, pastor of the Saddleback Community church and author of the book, "The Purpose Driven Church," the reason that 95% of all churches in the world never grow past 300 members is because their structure keeps them from growing beyond that point. Quoting today's scripture, he said, "When a thing grows weak and out of date, it is obviously soon going to disappear. That's true of churches, too. If a church cannot change, it will eventually die." (taken from Timothy Satryan's First Impressions page)
Is the traditional church in trouble today? Not just one church or denomination but the way church has been done throughout the land. Is it time for a change in the methods or the way we approach the idea of "church"? What do you think? Do you even care? Give me some feedback..Thank you.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Church
“Church is not for pretenders and performers. Church is a place for pastors to preach principals of faith in order to prepare believers to face the storms of life on the stage of an unbelieving world. We are after all, the light of the world - - Christ shining through us.
Church is not the place to promote programs but to profess faith.
The church is not to be pliable but principled.... See More
The church is not to be preoccupied but prevailing.
The church is not perfect but predestined.
The church is not philosophical but predetermined.
The church does not pressure or pollute but pronounces and protects.
The church does not prey on the lost; it prays for the perishing.
The church does not pollute the mind; it provides food for the soul.
The church does not profane the truth; it possesses God’s Word.
The church is not passive or progressive; it is purging and possessive.
The church should not reflect pop culture but portray godly attributes.
The church should not seek pleasures but seek after God.
The church should not be prideful but princely – we are children of the King.
The church should not promote anything – but preach Christ only.
The church platform is not a playground but the place of proclamation.
The church is not to reflect the world but to be a portrait of Jesus Christ.
The church is not a public institution – Christ purchased it with His purifying blood.
The church should not work for its own profit; it is Christ’s priceless possession.
The church’s lectern is not a politician’s prop but a preacher’s pulpit.
The church is a place to pray for those who do not know Christ and to praise the Savior for making a way for salvation if they will only believe.
Billy Graham – Storm Warnings – pg. 164, 165
Thanks Cindy Lyon King
Blessings
Pastor Kitner
Church is not the place to promote programs but to profess faith.
The church is not to be pliable but principled.... See More
The church is not to be preoccupied but prevailing.
The church is not perfect but predestined.
The church is not philosophical but predetermined.
The church does not pressure or pollute but pronounces and protects.
The church does not prey on the lost; it prays for the perishing.
The church does not pollute the mind; it provides food for the soul.
The church does not profane the truth; it possesses God’s Word.
The church is not passive or progressive; it is purging and possessive.
The church should not reflect pop culture but portray godly attributes.
The church should not seek pleasures but seek after God.
The church should not be prideful but princely – we are children of the King.
The church should not promote anything – but preach Christ only.
The church platform is not a playground but the place of proclamation.
The church is not to reflect the world but to be a portrait of Jesus Christ.
The church is not a public institution – Christ purchased it with His purifying blood.
The church should not work for its own profit; it is Christ’s priceless possession.
The church’s lectern is not a politician’s prop but a preacher’s pulpit.
The church is a place to pray for those who do not know Christ and to praise the Savior for making a way for salvation if they will only believe.
Billy Graham – Storm Warnings – pg. 164, 165
Thanks Cindy Lyon King
Blessings
Pastor Kitner
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
You Never Know
My wife and I frequent a new restaurant in our town and have a good relationship with the owners and all the employees.
I asked our waitress one day if I could give her a devotional booklet that I give out in our church and she said she would like that very much. She also shared that she had not gone to church for a long time and some other things.
Well I gave her the devotional daily reading booklet the other day. Last night she shared that she had read it the very night that I gave it to her and also that she has been stressed out lately and it had helped her. She has shared several other things that lets me know that she is being drawn to the Lord.
My point in all of this is just that we never know what someone is going through or thinking about just by how they seem on the surface of their lives. We need to reach out in obedience to the still small voice within us that says ask them this or that or offer them this to read etc... Don't second guess it because they don't look like the would listen or receive what you are reaching out to them with.
The world has a saying "JUST DO IT!" You never know what God is doing!
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
I asked our waitress one day if I could give her a devotional booklet that I give out in our church and she said she would like that very much. She also shared that she had not gone to church for a long time and some other things.
Well I gave her the devotional daily reading booklet the other day. Last night she shared that she had read it the very night that I gave it to her and also that she has been stressed out lately and it had helped her. She has shared several other things that lets me know that she is being drawn to the Lord.
My point in all of this is just that we never know what someone is going through or thinking about just by how they seem on the surface of their lives. We need to reach out in obedience to the still small voice within us that says ask them this or that or offer them this to read etc... Don't second guess it because they don't look like the would listen or receive what you are reaching out to them with.
The world has a saying "JUST DO IT!" You never know what God is doing!
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Father's Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Father's Day
Observed by Many countries
Type Historical
Date Varies regionally
Related to Mother's Day, Parents' Day, Children's Day
Father's Day is a day honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 55 of the world's countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers. It is a widely known celebration
Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. It is also celebrated to honor and commemorate our forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. The first observance of Father's Day is believed to have been held on June 13, 1910 through the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. After listening to a church sermon at Spokane's Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909 about the newly recognized Mother's Day, Dodd felt strongly that fatherhood needed recognition, as well.[1] She wanted a celebration that honored fathers like her own father, William Smart, a Civil War veteran who was left to raise his family alone when his wife died giving birth to their sixth child.[2]
Dodd was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance to honor all fathers. Enlisting help from the Spokane Ministerial Association in 1909, she arranged for the celebration of fatherhood in Spokane. On June 19, 1910, young members of the YMCA went to church wearing roses: a red rose to honor a living father, and a white rose to honor a deceased one.[2] Dodd traveled through the city in a horse-drawn carriage, carrying gifts to shut-in[clarification needed] fathers.[2]
It took many years to make the holiday official. In spite of support from the YWCA, the YMCA, and churches, Father's Day ran the risk of disappearing from the calendar.[3] Where Mother's Day was met with enthusiasm, Father's Day was often met with laughter.[3] The holiday was gathering attention slowly, but for the wrong reasons. It was the target of much satire, parody and derision, including jokes from the local newspaper Spokesman-Review.[3] Many people saw it as the first step in filling the calendar with mindless promotions.[3]
A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913.[4] In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized.[2] US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress.[5] In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents"[5] In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.[2] Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.[2][5]
click here for the full story
From the Bible:
Ephesians6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Bless Someone today
Pastor Kitner
Father's Day
Observed by Many countries
Type Historical
Date Varies regionally
Related to Mother's Day, Parents' Day, Children's Day
Father's Day is a day honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 55 of the world's countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers. It is a widely known celebration
Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. It is also celebrated to honor and commemorate our forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. The first observance of Father's Day is believed to have been held on June 13, 1910 through the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. After listening to a church sermon at Spokane's Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909 about the newly recognized Mother's Day, Dodd felt strongly that fatherhood needed recognition, as well.[1] She wanted a celebration that honored fathers like her own father, William Smart, a Civil War veteran who was left to raise his family alone when his wife died giving birth to their sixth child.[2]
Dodd was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance to honor all fathers. Enlisting help from the Spokane Ministerial Association in 1909, she arranged for the celebration of fatherhood in Spokane. On June 19, 1910, young members of the YMCA went to church wearing roses: a red rose to honor a living father, and a white rose to honor a deceased one.[2] Dodd traveled through the city in a horse-drawn carriage, carrying gifts to shut-in[clarification needed] fathers.[2]
It took many years to make the holiday official. In spite of support from the YWCA, the YMCA, and churches, Father's Day ran the risk of disappearing from the calendar.[3] Where Mother's Day was met with enthusiasm, Father's Day was often met with laughter.[3] The holiday was gathering attention slowly, but for the wrong reasons. It was the target of much satire, parody and derision, including jokes from the local newspaper Spokesman-Review.[3] Many people saw it as the first step in filling the calendar with mindless promotions.[3]
A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913.[4] In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized.[2] US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress.[5] In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents"[5] In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.[2] Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.[2][5]
click here for the full story
From the Bible:
Ephesians6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Bless Someone today
Pastor Kitner
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The Radical Question
"The Radical Question" by David Platt
What is Jesus Worth to You?
This is a great handout booklet for the church.
It begins with the description of a meeting of Christians that took place in Asia somewhere. Dimly lit room hushed tones as they talked and prayed. It tells of how the people either walked or rode bikes from the early morning hours in order to get to this meeting. It speaks of how they were on their guard when others were heard around the place or there was a knock at the door. It shows some of what people in other lands have to endure in order to meet together to study the Word of God and pray as well as other concerns of these folks for the flock of God.
In some countries there is a price to pay, and great potential loss for being a Christian but the people are willing to pay the price for the excellency of the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There is a great contrast seen with the church of the west - (USA). What is Jesus Worth to You? that is the radical question asked and we all must answer for we will stand at the judgement seat of Christ. We build buildings running up into the millions of dollars and cater to the flesh not wanting to be uncomfortable in any way.
I read the entire booklet in a very short time and it echos some of the things that have been in my heart and mind for some time.
On page 52 of the booklet David Platt the author writes the following: "Let's join our brothers and sisters around the world who have joyfully sacrificed the comforts, safety, security, pleasures, priorities of this world in order to follow Christ. Let's join our brothers and sisters who have decided to spend their lives for His glory in the world. Let's join them in trusting that Jesus is, indeed, someone worth losing everything for."
This booklet makes one think about what it really means to take up your cross daily and follow after Jesus.
I will order some of them to give out in the church that I pastor. It will challenge all who read it.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
What is Jesus Worth to You?
This is a great handout booklet for the church.
It begins with the description of a meeting of Christians that took place in Asia somewhere. Dimly lit room hushed tones as they talked and prayed. It tells of how the people either walked or rode bikes from the early morning hours in order to get to this meeting. It speaks of how they were on their guard when others were heard around the place or there was a knock at the door. It shows some of what people in other lands have to endure in order to meet together to study the Word of God and pray as well as other concerns of these folks for the flock of God.
In some countries there is a price to pay, and great potential loss for being a Christian but the people are willing to pay the price for the excellency of the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There is a great contrast seen with the church of the west - (USA). What is Jesus Worth to You? that is the radical question asked and we all must answer for we will stand at the judgement seat of Christ. We build buildings running up into the millions of dollars and cater to the flesh not wanting to be uncomfortable in any way.
I read the entire booklet in a very short time and it echos some of the things that have been in my heart and mind for some time.
On page 52 of the booklet David Platt the author writes the following: "Let's join our brothers and sisters around the world who have joyfully sacrificed the comforts, safety, security, pleasures, priorities of this world in order to follow Christ. Let's join our brothers and sisters who have decided to spend their lives for His glory in the world. Let's join them in trusting that Jesus is, indeed, someone worth losing everything for."
This booklet makes one think about what it really means to take up your cross daily and follow after Jesus.
I will order some of them to give out in the church that I pastor. It will challenge all who read it.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Your Answer is Needed.
Your Answer is Needed.
What IS your purpose in this life? What has God shown you about it? Have you apprehended that for which you are apprehended? Think about it!
Ephesians 2:8-10(KJV)
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Philippians 3:12-14(KJV)
12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
God saved you for His own purpose that he created you in Christ Jesus for. Your eternal success depends on you finding this out and doing it together with God.
Be blessed.
Pastor Kitner
What IS your purpose in this life? What has God shown you about it? Have you apprehended that for which you are apprehended? Think about it!
Ephesians 2:8-10(KJV)
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Philippians 3:12-14(KJV)
12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
God saved you for His own purpose that he created you in Christ Jesus for. Your eternal success depends on you finding this out and doing it together with God.
Be blessed.
Pastor Kitner
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Obama is the Antichrist?
Jack Van Impe seems to be saying this. Doesn't he? Check it out. What do you think?
Be blessed
pastor Kitner
Great Scan and Release
I just came back from the doctor. I have been released for one year then I come back for a once a year CT scan and blood work.I have NO cancer in my body and blood work is ok with all the numbers for each thing in the excellent range even my sugar average. The doctor showed me the scan and said my liver is perfect, my pancreas is perfect, my kidneys are perfect and everything that I have left in operating as it should...So I am good to go. The doctor said what ever I am doing keep it up. I feel real good about the visit and I am so thankful to God for His Word working in me and mine.
You be blessed
Pastor Kitner
You be blessed
Pastor Kitner
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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