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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Interesting Article on Tithing - click here
Do you tithe?
Please send your comments on tithing and/or giving in generalin the face of what is going on economically in our country and the world.
Thanks to Paul Grabill for the pointer to this article in USA Today.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Please send your comments on tithing and/or giving in generalin the face of what is going on economically in our country and the world.
Thanks to Paul Grabill for the pointer to this article in USA Today.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Apostles Today? - click here
Apostles Today?
Rediscovering the gift that leaves churches and well-connected pastors in its wake.
by Skye Jethani
We all know about the apostles named Peter, Paul, and John, but have you ever heard of Andronicus or Junia? Some are surprised to discover that the New Testament identifies more apostles than the twelve men who followed Jesus around Galilee. That fact raises some interesting, and even controversial, questions. What exactly is an apostle, what does the gift of apostleship look like, and how should we understand an apostle's role today?
Various theological streams and ecclesiastical traditions hold opposing views on apostleship. Some believe the gift was limited to the twelve disciples closest to Christ. Others contend that apostleship flourished during the foundational era of the church but is no longer active today. On the other end are those who believe modern apostles exist and possess the same authority as the Apostles who penned the New Testament.
Somewhere in the middle are those who affirm the gift's activity today but in a more generic capacity. The word literally means "sent one," a designation that may be applied to many believers. But the middle-ground viewpoint acknowledges there is a difference between being gifted as an apostle (little "a") and possessing the authority of an Apostle (capital "A")._ _ _ _ _ _ _
Check out the whole article at the link above....
Copyright © 2008 by the author or Christianity Today International/Leadership Journal.
Click here for reprint information on Leadership Journal.
Spring 2008, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, Page 37
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Rediscovering the gift that leaves churches and well-connected pastors in its wake.
by Skye Jethani
We all know about the apostles named Peter, Paul, and John, but have you ever heard of Andronicus or Junia? Some are surprised to discover that the New Testament identifies more apostles than the twelve men who followed Jesus around Galilee. That fact raises some interesting, and even controversial, questions. What exactly is an apostle, what does the gift of apostleship look like, and how should we understand an apostle's role today?
Various theological streams and ecclesiastical traditions hold opposing views on apostleship. Some believe the gift was limited to the twelve disciples closest to Christ. Others contend that apostleship flourished during the foundational era of the church but is no longer active today. On the other end are those who believe modern apostles exist and possess the same authority as the Apostles who penned the New Testament.
Somewhere in the middle are those who affirm the gift's activity today but in a more generic capacity. The word literally means "sent one," a designation that may be applied to many believers. But the middle-ground viewpoint acknowledges there is a difference between being gifted as an apostle (little "a") and possessing the authority of an Apostle (capital "A")._ _ _ _ _ _ _
Check out the whole article at the link above....
Copyright © 2008 by the author or Christianity Today International/Leadership Journal.
Click here for reprint information on Leadership Journal.
Spring 2008, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, Page 37
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Questions of the Decade
Questions of the Decade
When I preach to people in their twenties, I am aware that they are asking questions such as:
What makes me different from my family of origin or the people around me?
In what direction am I going to point my life in order to pay my way through life?
Am I lovable and am I capable of loving?
Around what will I center my life?
Those in their thirties tend to have accumulated serious long-range responsibilities: spouses, babies, home mortgages, and serious income needs. Suddenly life becomes overrun with responsibilities. Time and priorities become important. Fatigue and stress levels rise. The questions shift to:
How can I get done all of these things for which I am responsible?
Why do I have so many self-doubts?
Why is my spiritual center so confused?
What happened to all the fun I used to have?
Why haven't I resolved all my sin problems?
Why is there so little time for friendships?
For people in their forties, the questions do not get any easier. Now they are asking:
Why are some of my peers doing better than me?
Why am I so often disappointed in myself, in others?
Why isn't my faith deeper?
Why is my marriage less than dazzling?
Why do I yearn to go back to the carefree days of my youth?
Should I scale back some of my dreams?
Why do I no longer feel attractive?
People in their fifties are asking:
Do these young people think I'm obsolete?
Why is my body becoming increasingly unreliable?
Why are so few of my friendships nourishing?
What do my spouse and I have in common now that the children are leaving?
Does this marriage of mine offer any intimacy at all?
Why is my job no longer a satisfying experience?
Are the best years of life over?
Do I have anything of value to give any longer?
Those in their sixties ask:
How long can I keep on doing the things that define me?
Why do my peers look so much older than me?
What does it mean to grow old?
How do I deal with angers and resentments that I've never resolved?
Why do my friends and I talk so much about death and dying?
Those in their seventies and above have questions such as:
Does anyone around here know who I once was?
How do I cope with all this increasing weakness around me?
How many years do I have left?
How long can I maintain my independence and my dignity?
When I die, how will it happen?
What about all these things I intended to do (and be) and never got around to?
Can a sermon speak to these issues? For many listeners, sermons that ignore these questions will not be credible.
It is around matters like these, which change through the years, that the preacher can speak into the fears, the failures and regrets, the longings and opportunities, and bring words of hope and clarity, touching a life with Christ's presence.—G.M.
It's not just living your words, it's knowing the lives of those you're speaking to.
by Gordon MacDonald
Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today International/Leadership Journal.
Summer 2007, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, Page 48
When I preach to people in their twenties, I am aware that they are asking questions such as:
What makes me different from my family of origin or the people around me?
In what direction am I going to point my life in order to pay my way through life?
Am I lovable and am I capable of loving?
Around what will I center my life?
Those in their thirties tend to have accumulated serious long-range responsibilities: spouses, babies, home mortgages, and serious income needs. Suddenly life becomes overrun with responsibilities. Time and priorities become important. Fatigue and stress levels rise. The questions shift to:
How can I get done all of these things for which I am responsible?
Why do I have so many self-doubts?
Why is my spiritual center so confused?
What happened to all the fun I used to have?
Why haven't I resolved all my sin problems?
Why is there so little time for friendships?
For people in their forties, the questions do not get any easier. Now they are asking:
Why are some of my peers doing better than me?
Why am I so often disappointed in myself, in others?
Why isn't my faith deeper?
Why is my marriage less than dazzling?
Why do I yearn to go back to the carefree days of my youth?
Should I scale back some of my dreams?
Why do I no longer feel attractive?
People in their fifties are asking:
Do these young people think I'm obsolete?
Why is my body becoming increasingly unreliable?
Why are so few of my friendships nourishing?
What do my spouse and I have in common now that the children are leaving?
Does this marriage of mine offer any intimacy at all?
Why is my job no longer a satisfying experience?
Are the best years of life over?
Do I have anything of value to give any longer?
Those in their sixties ask:
How long can I keep on doing the things that define me?
Why do my peers look so much older than me?
What does it mean to grow old?
How do I deal with angers and resentments that I've never resolved?
Why do my friends and I talk so much about death and dying?
Those in their seventies and above have questions such as:
Does anyone around here know who I once was?
How do I cope with all this increasing weakness around me?
How many years do I have left?
How long can I maintain my independence and my dignity?
When I die, how will it happen?
What about all these things I intended to do (and be) and never got around to?
Can a sermon speak to these issues? For many listeners, sermons that ignore these questions will not be credible.
It is around matters like these, which change through the years, that the preacher can speak into the fears, the failures and regrets, the longings and opportunities, and bring words of hope and clarity, touching a life with Christ's presence.—G.M.
It's not just living your words, it's knowing the lives of those you're speaking to.
by Gordon MacDonald
Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today International/Leadership Journal.
Summer 2007, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, Page 48
Friday, July 18, 2008
From Woody Barnette---Father, in Jesus' Name, wake me up...
"If I send pestilence among My people, and My people...humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then...." (2 Chronicles 7:13b-14a)
Notice the location of the commas in our translation-- "humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn...." Usually when this text is read or quoted it is sounds as though there are four processes here. Not so. Only the humble will pray, and only the Face-seekers will "turn from their wicked ways." Trust me. We are going to need this kind of Believer in Jesus Christ more than ever in human history!
Islam is growing at an alarming rate in Europe. It is also growing in the US. Western man worships freedom, not the freedom which is in Jesus Christ, but the freedom which allows anyone to do anything. It will be the destruction of Western Civilization. The Arab/Islamic religion of the moon god, Allah, is a slaughterhouse religion. I posted a film on our Blog site which very graphically reveals the intent of this "peaceful religion." There is no "new testament" in the Koran. The murder of the Jew and other infidels is still advocated in mosques all over the world, perhaps surprisingly to some, including Western Europe and America. This religion came from the Arab world, just as the first state sponsored genocide of the Jews in 2500 years came from the Germany of my life time. We had to level Berlin to stop the madness. What will mankind have to do to rid itself of this madness?!? For the "bleeding hearts," remember, it was the Arab world which started Crusades, not Europe.
Jesus will return, when, no one knows. I believe the prophetic signs show that it is imminent. But if He tarries, our children, for sure our grandchildren, could very well be enslaved under the murderous religion of Islam. While Western man murders his babies and no longer has the will to fight for his freedom, Muslims are patient, their birth rate just keeps growing, and their children are being trained from infancy to "kill the infidel."
Now, the United States of America has the most left wing candidate in its history, a man friendly to this anti-West culture; and starry-eyed youth, trendy liberals, and life long Democrats who have no thought processes of their own, will be voting for him. If this will not get you and me to "humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways," I wonder what will? And to the Brethren in other nations, remember, as the US goes, so goes the world.
Father, in Jesus' Name, wake me up. Amen.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
"If I send pestilence among My people, and My people...humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then...." (2 Chronicles 7:13b-14a)
Notice the location of the commas in our translation-- "humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn...." Usually when this text is read or quoted it is sounds as though there are four processes here. Not so. Only the humble will pray, and only the Face-seekers will "turn from their wicked ways." Trust me. We are going to need this kind of Believer in Jesus Christ more than ever in human history!
Islam is growing at an alarming rate in Europe. It is also growing in the US. Western man worships freedom, not the freedom which is in Jesus Christ, but the freedom which allows anyone to do anything. It will be the destruction of Western Civilization. The Arab/Islamic religion of the moon god, Allah, is a slaughterhouse religion. I posted a film on our Blog site which very graphically reveals the intent of this "peaceful religion." There is no "new testament" in the Koran. The murder of the Jew and other infidels is still advocated in mosques all over the world, perhaps surprisingly to some, including Western Europe and America. This religion came from the Arab world, just as the first state sponsored genocide of the Jews in 2500 years came from the Germany of my life time. We had to level Berlin to stop the madness. What will mankind have to do to rid itself of this madness?!? For the "bleeding hearts," remember, it was the Arab world which started Crusades, not Europe.
Jesus will return, when, no one knows. I believe the prophetic signs show that it is imminent. But if He tarries, our children, for sure our grandchildren, could very well be enslaved under the murderous religion of Islam. While Western man murders his babies and no longer has the will to fight for his freedom, Muslims are patient, their birth rate just keeps growing, and their children are being trained from infancy to "kill the infidel."
Now, the United States of America has the most left wing candidate in its history, a man friendly to this anti-West culture; and starry-eyed youth, trendy liberals, and life long Democrats who have no thought processes of their own, will be voting for him. If this will not get you and me to "humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways," I wonder what will? And to the Brethren in other nations, remember, as the US goes, so goes the world.
Father, in Jesus' Name, wake me up. Amen.
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
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