6 Things Christians Should Stop Saying
We all have that one friend that consistently says cheesy Christians clichés. I think most of us would agree that this is typically, well, very annoying. This is intensified when the sayings aren’t biblical. The motive behind saying them are usually noble, but they often simply aren’t true or helpful.
So, what are some of them?
Below are six things that Christians should stop saying:
1) Let Go and let God. This phrase is typically used when in a trial. In a sense, I adore the “letting go” part if that means resting in God’s sovereignty, but when facing trials and tribulations, there are simply a lot of things that we can actually do. We can pray, study Scripture, confess sin, repent of sin, seek help from wise counsel, weep, mediate on Scripture, serve others, etc. “Letting go” has too much of a passive feel to it; it denotes that we…
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Covenant Renewal (1)
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Deuteronomy 29
Covenant Renewal
Deuteronomy 29:29, “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.”
Moses repeats again for the people what God has done for them.
The stories are not yet written down; they only have an oral history to rely upon.
It is a good practice to remind ourselves of what God has done for us through His grace.
Deuteronomy 29:10-15 10 “You are standing today all of you before the LORD your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water, so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the LORD your God, which the LORD your God is making with you today, that He may establish you today as His people, and that He may be your God, as He promised you, and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant, but with whoever is standing here with us today before the LORD our God, and with whoever is not here with us today.”
God renews the covenant found in Exodus 19. It is renewed with the people present and with those yet to come.
Exodus 19:5-6, “Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”
Deuteronomy 29:12-15, “so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the LORD your God, which the LORD your God is making with you today, that He may establish you today as His people, and that He may be your God, as He promised you, and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant, but with whoever is standing here with us today before the LORD our God, and with whoever is not here with us today.”
The covenant is:
- Unchangeable
- Divinely imposed
- Legal between God and man
- Stipulate conditions of the relationship
God makes the rules. This is not a contract. The terms are not negotiable. We either take it or leave it.
God desires to have a relationship with His people. He is a personal and loving God.
He is our God and we are His people. He tells us that. God is very generous to us. We get more than we give. We are blessed by our obedience to Him.
România, pe genunchi !!! (Week 8)
Trebuie să ne rugăm pentru păstorii (preoții) noștri !!!
Vă invit ca în fiecare săptămână să ne unim în rugăciune pentru păstori și preoți.
Dragi păstori (preoți), ne rugăm ca potrivit cu bogăția slavei Sale, sa va intariti in putere, prin Duhul Sfânt, in omul dinlăuntru, asa incât Hristos sa locuiasca in inimile voastre prin credinta; pentruca, avand radacina si temelia pusa in dragoste, sa puteti pricepe impreuna cu biserica in care slujiti, care este largimea, lungimea, adancimea si inaltimea ca sa cunoasteti dargostea Domnului Hristos, sa ajungeti plini de toata plinatatea Lui Dumnezeu.
Ne rugăm ca bunul Tată ceresc să vă ajute să fiți oameni de character, iubitori ai Cuvântului și ai rugăciunii, dornici să rămâneți oameni curați, înțelepți, călăuziți de Duhul Sfânt, smeriți, harnici și roditori (roada Duhului, dar și suflete câștigate pentru Hristos și Împărăția Lui).
Să ne rugăm pentru soțiile și copiii lor. Să ne rugăm pentru toate relațiile lor și mai ales să aibă un grup de rugăciune care să îi susțină zilnic în rugăciune fiind o protecție și un suport spiritual pentru ei. Să ne rugăm pentru protecția Domnului în călătoriile lor.
Ne mai rugăm așa cum știm și cum ne învață Duhul Sfânt.
Această săptămână ne rugăm pentru următorii păstori:
Val Monafu – Ca
Iosif Anca
Ștefan Ivan – București
Ovidiu Horga – AZ
Liviu Țiplea – CA
Vă rog să-l adăugați și pe păstorul vostru în fiecare săptămână.
Matei Istudor – Femeia care a castigat batalia pentru sufletul copilului ei! Mesaj pentru mame
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Matei 15:21-28
Femeia canaaneancă
21 Isus*, după ce a plecat de acolo, S-a dus în părţile Tirului şi ale Sidonului.
22 Şi iată că o femeie canaaneancă a venit din ţinuturile acelea şi a început să strige către El: „Ai milă de mine, Doamne, Fiul lui David! Fiică-mea este muncită rău de un drac.”
23 El nu i-a răspuns niciun cuvânt. Şi ucenicii Lui s-au apropiat şi L-au rugat stăruitor: „Dă-i drumul, căci strigă după noi.”
24 Drept răspuns, El a zis: „Eu* nu sunt trimis decât la oile pierdute ale casei lui Israel.”
25 Dar ea a venit şi I s-a închinat, zicând: „Doamne, ajută-mi!”
26 Drept răspuns, El i-a zis: „Nu este bine să iei pâinea copiilor şi s-o arunci la căţei*!”
27 „Da, Doamne”, a zis ea, „dar şi căţeii mănâncă firimiturile care cad de la masa stăpânilor lor.”
28 Atunci, Isus i-a zis:…
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Sistemul de valori
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Lumea are sistemul ei de valori. Mândria îi face pe oameni să caute înălţarea.
Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu ne prezintă alte valori: umilinţa şi pocăinţa, care înalţă pe cel smerit.
Lumea ne spune să-i distrugem pe cei slabi şi să căutăm răzbunarea.
Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu ne spune să-i protejăm pe cei slabi şi să căutăm restaurarea lor.
Lumea ne spune să ne facem dreptate.
Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu ne spune să iertăm nelimitat şi necondiţionat.
Lumea ne spune să nu fim prea serioşi cu Dumnezeu şi biserica.
Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu ne spune să ne predăm Tatălui ceresc fără rezerve, cu toată inima. Cei credincioşi nu trebuie să fie împotriva Cuvântului chiar dacă este dificil, ci să ceară puterea Duhului Sfânt ca să trăiască după standardul lui Dumnezeu şi nu după standardul lumii.
Doamne, Te rog ajută-mă să primesc viziunea Ta și să prețuiesc valorile Tale!
How to Pray for America – Today – May 7th – National Day of Prayer
How to Pray for America
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalms 11:3
I believe our nation is in trouble today, probably more than I’ve seen in my lifetime. We are contending with issues that are causing the very foundation of our country to crumble. Our moral and spiritual roots are eroding, the economy is misleading, family life is disintegrating, and political forces are at unprecedented odds. There seem to be very few leaders who will take a stand for God and for His Word.
It can be tempting to believe that America has reached a point of no return. While these factors cause despair, we are reminded in Scripture that with God, nothing is impossible. No problem is too great for Him. Seasons of distress and uncertainty and hardship call for faithful, fervent prayer by God’s people and remind us of our responsibility to humble ourselves before Almighty God. We cannot expect healing to come to our nation apart from obedience to God through His Holy Word.
God longs for His people to humble themselves and to seek forgiveness and pray for guidance. God’s Word says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12). The Bible commands that we repent of our sins and turn to Almighty God. And because we are confident that we serve a God of mercy and compassion, we know that He stands ready to respond to our cries out of the abundance of His divine wisdom.
It is a crucial time for us to individually and collectively seek God’s divine intervention for the challenges facing us. We need to pray not only for our nation, but we need to pray for our leaders, for all those who govern us, that they will turn to God with humble hearts and follow Him. Our military leaders need our prayers as we have dedicated men and women serving on battlefields and sacrificing their blood to protect our nation and many innocent people around the world. God is faithful to bless those who turn to Him.
Pray that as a nation we would return to God. As we call on God, let us do so by genuine faith, believing that He hears our prayers. God can heal this great land, for which our forefathers fought and died. We need spiritual renewal, we need a revival in America, and we need each and everyone to pray. Lord, Hear Our Cry! – Franklin Graham
What you can do:
- Download this free prayer guide on how to pray for those in authority: 30 Ways to Pray Authority
- Download this free prayer guide listing the top 130 U.S. Officials: 130TopUSOfficialsBookmark_2015
- Download this free ELECTION PRAYER GUIDE
- Special thanks to our friends at Intercessors for America for the prayer guides. Learn more at ifapray.org
Other Resources:
- Download a Family Prayer Guide >>
- Download a Free Curriculum from Gospel Light on Prayer >>
- Download a Youth Group Prayer Guide and a Prayer Guide Series from Dr. Henry Blackaby >>
- 30-day prayer guide covering all the spheres of leadership >>
- 52-week (1 year) Prayer Guide called Heal Our Land >>
- Pray for Education in America >>
- Pray for Media and Entertainment in America >>
- Pray 4 America website (covering the 7 centers of influence)>>
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” I Timothy 2:1-2
Curses and blessings
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Deuteronomy 27-28
Do you know the curses and blessings from these chapters of Deuteronomy?
The curses outnumber the blessings. We often respond more to negative reinforcement than positive. The curses included, but were not limited to disease, starvation, oppression, cannibalism, fruitlessness.
The choice between blessing and curses, life and death is ours to make. Even God’s judgments are evidence of His mercy. Life without God is empty, nothing, desolate.
God mercifully uses blessings and warning to discipline His people.
What is God using in my life to change me? What circumstance is He using to bring me closer to Him.
God does not promise material blessings. He promises spiritual blessings of forgiveness, salvation, eternal life and peace.
Lord, I want to be closer to You day by day. Thank You for all Your blessings. I am blessed beyond measure.
Good choices
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Do you remember about a conversation you had with your granddaddy when you were in college? Some of us have made poor decisions and some grandfathers counseled us that there are two roads: a good road where we made responsible and good choices and the wrong road, where we made poor decisions. Some of us realized this was a pivotal time in life. Moses is telling the Israelites that they have two choices: life or death. Life means to be obedient to God and to love God. Death meant turning away from God and all of His promises.
We must choose to love and obey God who is the source of all life and goodness.
Lord, help me to make good choices.
Doar pentru tine – Florin Ianovici
Psalmii 40:17 “Eu sunt sărac şi lipsit, dar Domnul Se gândeşte la mine. Tu eşti ajutorul şi izbăvitorul meu: nu zăbovi, Dumnezeule! ”
Să nu te gândești că acest crâmpei de primăvară e pentru alții. Dumnezeu ți-l dăruiește chiar ție.
Să nu te gândești că bucuria e doar pentru cei cărora le merge bine. Dumnezeu are porția Lui de bucurie pregătită doar pentru tine.
Să nu te gândești că ziua de azi e o zi bună doar pentru alții. Dumnezeu a creeat această zi de izbăvire special pentru tine.
Să nu te gândești că Dumnezeu privește doar la alții. Chiar cum El privește spre tine cu dragostea unui Tată care te cunoaște pe nume.
Indiferența, tristețea, descurajarea, neîncrederea sunt otravă zilnică a celui rău.
Tu ridică-ți ochii și privește: verdele crud al primăverii, soarele blând de aprilie, verdele adolescentin al frunzelor, dar mai ales privește chipul Tatălui tău care te…
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