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The Cross of ChristMore Like ThisDiscovering Our True Identity
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The Cross of Christ
Romans 3:20-26
As Christians, we know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. But why did He have to endure such an awful death? Couldn't He have redeemed humanity in some easier way?
To answer this question, we must first consider the righteousness of God. Because He is holy, no one has ever seen Him and lived. Our sinful nature cannot exist in the presence of pure holiness. The Bible tells us that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23), and we know that "the wages of sin is death" (6:23). This reality leaves us in a lost condition, eternally separated fr
AngelAngels come from heaven.More Like This
They protect us.
They help us.
They love us.
They nurish us
They smile down at us
They hug us
They love us
They endure us
Why?
ALL BECAUSE OF JESUS LOVE FOR US THAT HE SENT US GAURDIAN ANGELS
My GiftsFor sometime i have been wondering what my gift is.More Like This
I have been wondering who i am.
This i am half way there.
One of my gifts is writing (obviously)
I wrote down all my feelings telling God how i felt and why i felt it.
Why i felt a black whole eating away at my insides tearing me apart.
Why i felt my energy was draining away from me.
Why my life was taking unexpected turns when i am only fourteen.
Now i know.
I didn't know why i was being made fun of, why i felt soo alone
The problem:
I was not seeking God, i was not reading my bible.
I was only praying for myself and not others.
As a guy i dont like to talk about my feelings.
I just bottle up all my feelings inside hoping they would go away but they don't.
My whole life i have built up this wall around me not letting anybody in.
I still have not broken it down becasue i am afraid of what people might think of m.
They might think im gay because i act different from all the other boys.
God gave me the gift to write what i feel.
A
Choose Him Now, Remember It Later(4/20/2013)More Like This
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Woah-oh-oo-oh, woah-oh oh, woah-oh-oo-oh, woah-oh oh
Woah-oh-oo-oh, woah-oh oh, woah-oh-oo-oh, woah-oh oh
[1st Verse]
I heard some things about God back when I was young
but it was all a mystery
Now that I'm older I can see so much clearer
that God sent Jesus to rescue me
(Now) I walk His way, won't hesitate
to show love to all the hypocrites that come my way
Thank God that I am saved, now I can praise
So now we'll say, we'll say
(We're gonna show how we love!)
[Chorus]
They say that we're the ones who follow nothing but a mistake
But when all is said a
The Early Church I-3: Why be called Catholic?More Like This
Be sure to read sections 1 and 2! Links in the description.
Part I-3: Why “Catholic”?
We must now place ourselves at this pivotal point in history. The last of the Apostles has died, the Church is flowering in various pockets around the Empire, and many men and women of different cultures heard of Christ and are coming to Him and His Church. The men who were given authority by the Apostles are in their first, second, or third generation depending on the area. Persecutions came in periodic and violent waves which aim to strike fear into those who hold to the teachings of the Church. Priests and bishops are targeted to scatter the
Let Him Be Your Wings(4/18/2013)More Like This
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[1st Verse]
So many days passing through the rain
So many struggles just to bottle in the pain
But as you can see, the sun still rises
So let yourself shine out
Let the Lord lift the weight from your shoulders
Your winters could be colder, so fight for another spring
Let His light shine in through your window
Wipe away your sorrows and let your heart sing
Don't you worry, listen for His voice, make a choice
Will you stay grounded or will you lift your head up high?
Dear child, how will you know if you don't try?
Let Him be your wings and you will fly
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forsaken by loveForever smiling, all your wishes have come true, so you'd like to thinkMore Like This
On and on it goes, until it hits you harshly, your dreams turn to dust
Running will not help, it will hunt you far and wide, forcing you to hope
Some say love is good, but if it makes you suffer...is it really good?
Aftermath of tears, any marriage can end bad, should i care at all?
"Knock on wood" they say, does praying help more than that? why no answer yet?
Even as i doubt, after being scourged by love, it beckons me still
Not caring to flee, i walk towards it again, asking for more pain
But maybe this time, it might be diff'rent for me, i think to myself
Yeah
You Make It So HardYou're being a baby about this,More Like This
Just know that I forgive you,
And I don't care what you do,
What you tell all the people I knew,
'Cause you can lie and you can act,
You can play the part of a saint,
But in the end you can't win,
Because I don't care what you think,
I love you,
But you're acting hard to love,
And I'd hug you,
But while attacked, and stabbed in the back, it's hard to hug,
I won't lie about you,
But be warned, I will tell the truth,
I love you,
But not what you do,
I tried to reconcile,
But you said not to come home,
And I'll cry for a while,
But it's you that'll always be alone,
'Cause you can lie and you can act,
You can p
AbortionHey AllMore Like This
Saw this deviation, it is great
If you can't read what it says, it says:
What part of "Thou shalt not murder" do you not understand? There's no excuse"
And it's perfectly true - I've wondered about this myself, about abortion - obviously it's wrong, but what if the person was raped, or if the mom could die giving birth?
It is still murder, still sin to kill an innocent child even at risk of the mother.
It is just Satan telling humanity that a baby in a mother's womb is not "human" - WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THAT? Sorry, that just gets me ticked off, a fetus is a human being.
Here's a good argument from Focus on the Family about a fetus being a human being. SLED
Acronym - SLED
"It's so small, it looks like a clump of cells, how can it be human?"
Well, if there is a premature baby, that is wayyyy smaller than an actual baby, is that premature baby not human because it hasn't
there are monsters in my head.there are monsters in my head.More Like This
they scream and rattle their bars,
fingers round my bones
to shake the cage.
i cannot sleep.
no amount of blood spilled
or water thrown down
the throat the way the camera
and knife
will in the morning
can quiet them.
i wonder if the doctors will see the monsters,
or if they have learned to keep quiet
and still in the light;
to pretend they are not there
until no one is around to see them;
and regardless of their sessility,
regardless of their muteness,
the moment the darkness comes,
i see their faces
again.
the passage of 'you'when i step aloneMore Like This
into my shower,
it's you.
it's you when
i hear the folsom prison blues
and when i drink bitter coffee-
it isn't you
when i sleep in white sheets
and patterned pillows,
a hand in mine
and soft cyrillic letters
to wake me.
it's you in my closet
hidden somewhere in the depths,
it's you in my short hair,
it's you in the photos of ireland
taken by my friends-
but it's not you
when these lips grace my ears
with words softer than you
ever knew,
when these lips grace my face
in softer ways than you
ever knew,
when these lips grace my heart
in softer ways than you
had hardened it.
i am trying to be
a better person
and he is help
NostalgiaI miss the little thingsMore Like This
That I once had
One place I could call home
A friend I could always count on
A brother to torment but love
Little playthings to occupy my time
I grew up a little and saw new things,
My mother's job applications
A new apartment with a pool
A few more friends to laugh with
The innocence in a world of loss
The warmth of his eyes that once loved me too
A year goes by to my surprise,
A new pair of eyes I once hoped would see me
A group of friends with a little discomfort
The new knowledge of the people around
Their negative feelings toward me
And just a few distant friends
Now there is nothing left,
Maybe a few peopl
Serenity Academy SummaryIan Parker doesn’t want any trouble.More Like This
In fact, he tries his hardest to stay out of it. Unfortunately for him, he always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. After getting in trouble at yet another school- Ian is enrolled into Serenity Academy.
Now it is important for you to understand Serenity has a reputation, a reputation for only letting in rich kids and crazies.
Ian has no idea what he’s getting himself into.
He is thrown into “Class Scorpio” one of the three junior classes available at Serenity. There he is introduced to 24 unique personalities, including an evil genius, an obsessive stalker, a strange student from an unknown country, a multi-talented musician, a student who is consumed with being completely normal, and an anime obsessed weirdo who claims Ian is the perfect “main character”.
Oh, and not to mention his teacher is convinced everything is somehow related to aliens.
You th
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