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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]
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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
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