bible - SE Members Blog post - syndication express2024-03-28T10:52:08Zhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/bibleRelationships - When Trust is Gone, What Else Is there?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/relationships-when-trust-is-gone-what-else-is-there2019-11-25T23:00:00.000Z2019-11-25T23:00:00.000ZTerri Pattiohttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/TerriPattio<div><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Relationships - </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">When trust is gone, what else is there? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Not much because it's just a matter of letting them go and realizing they are not the person you thought they were.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">You have been seeing the signs that a person is not being totally honest with you. They never answer your questions and they keep changing the subject. I think this is because it gives them time to make up another lie to tell you so you can't catch them in their web of lies. What they don't realize is, you already know they're lying. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">So you let it go and don't say anything.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Until another lie comes and then more lies. This is not a good thing because you know the whole relationship is constant lies all the time. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Now it's time for you to evaluate the relationship and make a decision to just <strong>let it go</strong>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">If you don't let it go then what happens is more lies will come and this person is not who you want to be around or even talk too anymore. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">The Bible scripture at Lev. 18:19 tells us to "love your fellow man as yourself" and Col. 3:9 says: "Do not lie to one another." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Here we can see in the scripture above (Col 3:9) that a person who continues to lie don't believe the words in the Bible and they don't love God. God cannot lie and he doesn't want us to do it. The truth is not in that person and you know they don't love God because God is love and love is God. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">If they lie to you, this means they are wicked like Satan the devil.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">All you can do is pray for them and put them in God's hand and let them go. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Sooner or later they will realize the error of their ways because God can read hearts and know what we're all thinking. You can't hide from God. If a person continues on this destructive path, there will be a price to pay.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">In closing I say this to anyone reading this. If you know someone that is not trustworthy then you should take the advice above, pray for them and get away from them. The path they're traveling on is not where you want to go. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Let them go!!!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Terri Pattio</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Check out my blog post <strong><a href="https://home-bizhelp.com/wp51/twitter-marketing-why-is-engaging-important/" target="_blank">"Twitter Marketing - Why Is Engaging Important?"</a></strong></span></p>
<p></p></div>Hell Is Constantly Being Enlarged!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hell-is-constantly-being-enlarged2018-05-01T23:34:54.000Z2018-05-01T23:34:54.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><p></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozSARVcCqCg/Wui8hT6sPiI/AAAAAAAAByY/4zw9Ai3FtMUOfEEqS8CpKQ0mbNqbSSlnQCLcBGAs/s1600/HeavenOrHellDecisionImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozSARVcCqCg/Wui8hT6sPiI/AAAAAAAAByY/4zw9Ai3FtMUOfEEqS8CpKQ0mbNqbSSlnQCLcBGAs/s1600/HeavenOrHellDecisionImage-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="HeavenOrHellDecisionImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>By: Bill and Teddy Rogers</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><b>Isaiah 5:14</b> <b>says</b> “Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.”</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>HAVE YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE?</b></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><b>Heaven or Hel</b>l – Which will be your future eternal home? The choice is entirely up to you!</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><strong><a href="https://www.primelifeministries.com/2018/05/hell-is-constantly-being-enlarged.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Hell Is Constantly Being Enlarged!</a></strong></div></div>7 Lies Of The Devil About Getting Into Heaven.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/7-lies-of-the-devil-about-getting-into-heaven2018-03-05T21:28:30.000Z2018-03-05T21:28:30.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><p></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i5LfGRUaow/Wp2oWeukGzI/AAAAAAAABt8/xxhOjYHfl90_1CILbZuSED2u-9KMcRuQQCLcBGAs/s1600/It-does-not-matter-what-the-devil-says-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i5LfGRUaow/Wp2oWeukGzI/AAAAAAAABt8/xxhOjYHfl90_1CILbZuSED2u-9KMcRuQQCLcBGAs/s1600/It-does-not-matter-what-the-devil-says-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="It-does-not-matter-what-the-devil-says-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><span>Over generations, because of lack of knowledge or the ability to read, people have been falsely led into believing that there are many ways to heaven.</span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><span>We are publishing this post to expose these 7 lies.</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>THE 7 LIES</b></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><ol><li><div class="western" align="justify"><span>Being a member in good standing of the right church, denominati</span></div></li></ol><p><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2018/03/7-lies-of-devil-about-getting-into.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: 7 Lies Of The Devil About Getting Into Heaven.</a></p></div>What Must I Do To Be Saved?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-must-i-do-to-be-saved2017-12-19T19:34:00.000Z2017-12-19T19:34:00.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-slVdpoJduX0/Wjleadk-cSI/AAAAAAAABro/E4mTVfOkBk48aJe4MRvrD7LEQ1kYGHj8gCLcBGAs/s1600/WhatMustIDoImage-300.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-slVdpoJduX0/Wjleadk-cSI/AAAAAAAABro/E4mTVfOkBk48aJe4MRvrD7LEQ1kYGHj8gCLcBGAs/s1600/WhatMustIDoImage-300.jpeg" class="align-center" alt="WhatMustIDoImage-300.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>When you take your last breath here on earth, are you sure that Heaven will be your <b>Eternal Home</b>? If you think you are <b>Saved (Born Again)</b>, what do you base your Salvation on?</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>The following is what the <b>Bible (God’s Word)</b> says we must choose to do <b>Before We Die</b> for Heaven to be our Eternal Home.</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/12/what-must-i-do-to-be-saved.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: What Must I Do To Be Saved?</a></strong></div></div>Who And What You Are In Christ!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/who-and-what-you-are-in-christ2017-12-04T18:09:04.000Z2017-12-04T18:09:04.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuvGUlzCDIA/WiV-Il26RyI/AAAAAAAABqk/jLBSSwI-U9A9RU3T5nQwmHslws1mmsIpgCLcBGAs/s1600/WhoDoYouThinkYouAre-300%2Bimage.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuvGUlzCDIA/WiV-Il26RyI/AAAAAAAABqk/jLBSSwI-U9A9RU3T5nQwmHslws1mmsIpgCLcBGAs/s320/WhoDoYouThinkYouAre-300%2Bimage.jpg?width=252" width="252" class="align-center" alt="WhoDoYouThinkYouAre-300%2Bimage.jpg?width=252" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><br /> <span>God created you and loves you. To Him, you are special and unique – one of a kind!</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>If you are a follower of Christ (a born again believer), <b>According To The Word Of God (The Bible),</b> the following is who and what you are (your true identity in Christ):</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/12/who-and-what-you-are-in-christ.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Who And What You Are In Christ!</a></strong></div></div>I Survived Hurricane Harvey and I Thank God For It.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/i-survived-hurricane-harvey-and-i-thank-god-for-it2017-11-20T00:59:31.000Z2017-11-20T00:59:31.000ZTerri Pattiohttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/TerriPattio<div><p></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">I survived Hurricane Harvey and moving forward in a positive direction. I am relocated to another city (still in Texas)</span><br /><span class="font-size-5">to make an impact in people's life.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">It is what it is and I know that it's a blessing for me because God works things out for the good because he is an </span><br /><span class="font-size-5">awesome and loving God.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Read Proverbs 3: 5 and 6 (my favorite scripture in the Bible).</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">I am trusting God to instruct and guide me down the right path to help those who need it.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">Continue reading at the link below:</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://ibosocial.com/mspattiomentor/pressrelease.aspx?prid=576070" target="_blank">I Survived Hurricane Harvey</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://ibosocial.com/mspattiomentor/pressrelease.aspx?prid=572166" target="_blank"><img src="http://home-bizhelp.com/images/InfinityTrafficBoost_ad1_728x90.gif?width=728" width="728" class="align-full" alt="InfinityTrafficBoost_ad1_728x90.gif?width=728" /></a></span></p></div>Symbols Of The Holy Spirit.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/symbols-of-the-holy-spirit2017-10-09T19:09:34.000Z2017-10-09T19:09:34.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxSOxsPO4Js/Wdu8yVxBosI/AAAAAAAABn4/4o76DSfOVfspp6Uv-m4CKl8dT9NdXZz4wCLcBGAs/s1600/HolySpiritImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxSOxsPO4Js/Wdu8yVxBosI/AAAAAAAABn4/4o76DSfOVfspp6Uv-m4CKl8dT9NdXZz4wCLcBGAs/s1600/HolySpiritImage-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="HolySpiritImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><span><span>The work of the Holy Spirit in the believer is directly related to every reality of the believer’s experience.</span></span> <span><span>The believer’s sanctification, spiritual understanding, assurance, service, prayer, and worship all spring from the work of the Holy Spirit within.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>Below Are 5 Scriptures That Give A Basic Understanding Of How The Holy Spirit Works In The Life Of A Believer.</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/10/symbols-of-holy-spirit.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Symbols Of The Holy Spirit.</a><br /></span></div></div>How To Get Your Prayers Answered.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-get-your-prayers-answered2017-08-14T18:36:43.000Z2017-08-14T18:36:43.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOKK4YqWjOU/WZHdbpX4kPI/AAAAAAAABmk/Fz2nvkpSgyIZMHtPzQyvelWhxEK5Tsa6gCLcBGAs/s1600/Ask-Believe-Receive-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOKK4YqWjOU/WZHdbpX4kPI/AAAAAAAABmk/Fz2nvkpSgyIZMHtPzQyvelWhxEK5Tsa6gCLcBGAs/s1600/Ask-Believe-Receive-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="Ask-Believe-Receive-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span> </span></div><div class="western"><span><span><b>Have You Ever Wondered, "Why Doesn't God Answer My Prayers?"</b></span></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>Remember, prayer is simply talking to God. God wants to be our friend and He wants us to feel comfortable talking to Him.</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><span><b>BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE.</b></span></span></span> <span><span><span>You have no reason to expect</span></span></span> <em><span><span><span><span>real answers</span></span></span></span></em> <span><span><span>to your prayers unless you pray to the one</span></span></span> <em><span><span><span><span>true</span></span></span></span></em> <span><span><span>God and ask according to His will.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>1 Corinthians 8:5-6 (NIV) says</b></span> <span><b>“</b></span><span>For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>1. Have Faith In God.</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span class="font-size-4"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/08/how-to-get-your-prayers-answered.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: How To Get Your Prayers Answered.</a><br /></strong></span></div></div>Be An Encouragerhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/be-an-encourager2017-06-19T17:45:48.000Z2017-06-19T17:45:48.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6kxPUIbjKyo/WUgFNshiQRI/AAAAAAAABkU/-1-igiP1UuMpJMyPliZtZIXsSKeUREKnACLcBGAs/s1600/Encouragerimage300.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6kxPUIbjKyo/WUgFNshiQRI/AAAAAAAABkU/-1-igiP1UuMpJMyPliZtZIXsSKeUREKnACLcBGAs/s1600/Encouragerimage300.png" class="align-center" alt="Encouragerimage300.png" /></a></div><div class="western"><span>The command to be an encourager is found throughout the Bible.</span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><span>In <b>1 Thessalonians 5:11-23</b>, the Apostle Paul gives the following 16 examples of how we can be an encourager.</span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>1. BUILD EACH OTHER UP</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-29633" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-29633"></a> <span><span><b>1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) says</b></span> <span><b>“</b></span><span>Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”</span> <span><b>Example:</b></span> <span>Point Out To Someone A Quality You Appreciate In Him Or Her.</span></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>2. RESPECT LEADERS</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>1 Thessalonians 5:12 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.”</span> <span><b>Example:</b></span> <span>Look For Ways To Cooperate And Help.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/06/be-encourager.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Be An Encourager</a></strong></div></div>Do You Want To Go To Hell?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/do-you-want-to-go-to-hell2017-06-05T12:26:30.000Z2017-06-05T12:26:30.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jN1X4IGtRBs/WTVCrQDloGI/AAAAAAAABj4/GO4fElbn5vcoUBC7VKPbhwRVy7LRQCyDACLcB/s1600/HellImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jN1X4IGtRBs/WTVCrQDloGI/AAAAAAAABj4/GO4fElbn5vcoUBC7VKPbhwRVy7LRQCyDACLcB/s1600/HellImage-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="HellImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>If so, it’s easy and the road is wide! All you have to do is continue living your life as you are now rejecting <b>Jesus</b> (<b>God’s Free Gift Of Salvation)</b>.</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>However, if you would prefer to go to Heaven, according to the <b>Bible</b> (God’s Inerrant Word), there is only one way!</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>John 14:6 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.</span> <span><b>No one</b></span> <span>comes to the Father except through me.’”</span></span></div><div class="western"><span><span> </span></span></div><div align="center"><span><span><b>WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY?</b></span></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center" style="text-align:left;"><span><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/06/do-you-want-to-go-to-hell.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Do You Want To Go To Hell?</a></strong><br /></span></div></div>This Could Be The Last Day – Are You Ready?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/this-could-be-the-last-day-are-you-ready2017-04-25T15:21:05.000Z2017-04-25T15:21:05.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOt_XuW7FBk/WP9aHuyD_UI/AAAAAAAABhk/MQIW7Kpod8w_KMJHTKmCpdfO08o-K9dbwCLcB/s1600/LastDaysImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOt_XuW7FBk/WP9aHuyD_UI/AAAAAAAABhk/MQIW7Kpod8w_KMJHTKmCpdfO08o-K9dbwCLcB/s1600/LastDaysImage-300.jpg" class="align-center" alt="LastDaysImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span><span>By: Bill and Teddy Rogers</span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span><span>We are already in what is called the “<b>Last Days”.</b> Satan knows that his time is short and he will use every trick, tactic, scheme, device and person at his disposal to deceive as many people as possible.</span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span><span>One of Satan’s favorite tricks is to create doubt about God and God's Word through questions and messages presented by his false teachers and preachers. </span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/04/this-could-be-last-day-are-you-ready.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: This Could Be The Last Day – Are You Ready?</a><br /></span></span></div></div>Bible Proverbs About Money (Part 1).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-proverbs-about-money-part-12017-03-13T21:24:37.000Z2017-03-13T21:24:37.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lyxFTBROm0/WMb-PFQDUCI/AAAAAAAABgk/jAvcQyLiHik0mu7_b55WaB6WUytfkQqmQCLcB/s1600/Proverbsimage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lyxFTBROm0/WMb-PFQDUCI/AAAAAAAABgk/jAvcQyLiHik0mu7_b55WaB6WUytfkQqmQCLcB/s1600/Proverbsimage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="Proverbsimage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>The <b>Book Of Proverbs</b> gives us much practical instruction on the use of money, although it sometimes is instruction we would prefer not to hear. We often feel more comfortable continuing in our established habits than to learn how to use our money more wisely. Bible Proverbs include the following:</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>1. ASK GOD FOR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>GOOD JUDGMENT ABOUT MONEY AND WEALTH;</b></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16469" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16469"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16470" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16470"></a> <span><b>Proverbs 3:13-14 says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16613" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16613"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16614" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16614"></a> <span><b>Proverbs 8:10-11 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/03/bible-proverbs-about-money-part-1_13.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Bible Proverbs About Money (Part 1).</a><br /></span></span></div></div>Bible Food For Thought (Part 5).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-food-for-thought-part-52017-02-27T23:37:20.000Z2017-02-27T23:37:20.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xt2mKUV94VA/WLSJITYUoDI/AAAAAAAABfQ/TLOjhuq7SVIZGMmGO9EoSFDf15QQjYlZgCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xt2mKUV94VA/WLSJITYUoDI/AAAAAAAABfQ/TLOjhuq7SVIZGMmGO9EoSFDf15QQjYlZgCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify"><span><b>NOTE:</b> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">This is the f</span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">ifth and final post</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in a series of Guest Posts used with permission from Pastor Jerry Johnson of</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>Beacon Of Light Christian Center Church</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in Overland Park, Kansas</span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>.</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">Questions or Comments about these</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>"Bible Food For Thought" Posts,</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">please call</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>(816) 492-5916</b></span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>.</b></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span> </span></div><div align="center"><span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>41. BLAME YOURSELF AS YOU WOULD BLAME OTHERS;</b></span></span></div><div align="center"><span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>EXCUSE OTHERS AS YOU WOULD EXCUSE YOURSELF.</b></span></span></div><div align="center"><span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-23329" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-23329"></a> <span><b>Matthew 7:12 (NIV)</b> <b>says</b> “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”</span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span><span><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/02/bible-food-for-thought-part-5.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Bible Food For Thought (Part 5).</a></strong><br /></span></span></div></div>Bible Food For Thought (Part 4).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-food-for-thought-part-42017-02-20T18:00:06.000Z2017-02-20T18:00:06.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--riGW3PnWpU/WKslMEKVlPI/AAAAAAAABe4/vRfn9Plkzxo2lF-Dk3xMAt8QLJNrY2nUQCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--riGW3PnWpU/WKslMEKVlPI/AAAAAAAABe4/vRfn9Plkzxo2lF-Dk3xMAt8QLJNrY2nUQCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><b> </b></span></div><div align="justify"><span><span><b>NOTE:</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">This is the</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">fourth</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in a series of Guest Posts used with permission from Pastor Jerry Johnson of</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>Beacon Of Light Christian Center Church</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in Overland Park, Kansas</span><span><b>.</b></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span> </span></div><div align="center"><span><b>31. BY PERSEVERANCE THE SNAIL REACHED THE ARK.</b></span></div><div align="justify"><span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-30214" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-30214"></a> <b>Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)</b> <b>says</b> “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”</span></div><div align="justify"><span> </span></div><div align="center"><span><b>32. THE WORST MOMENT FOR THE ATHEIST IS WHEN HE IS</b></span></div><div align="center"><span><b>REALLY THANKFUL AND HAS NOBODY TO THANK.</b></span></div><div align="center"><span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-14721" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-14721"></a> <span><b>Psalm 53:1-3 (NIV)</b></span> <span><b>says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no</span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/02/bible-food-for-thought-part-4.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Bible Food For Thought (Part 4).</a><br /></strong></div></div>Bible Food For Thought (Part 3).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-food-for-thought-part-32017-02-14T00:41:14.000Z2017-02-14T00:41:14.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vNenq8c8mEQ/WKJJXOTKXxI/AAAAAAAABeg/z8nuXrAZlI0a4owfb9puuIZ24ziUuEuzwCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vNenq8c8mEQ/WKJJXOTKXxI/AAAAAAAABeg/z8nuXrAZlI0a4owfb9puuIZ24ziUuEuzwCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>NOTE:</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">This is the third in a series of Guest Posts used with permission from Pastor Jerry Johnson of</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>Beacon Of Light Christian Center Church</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in Overland Park, Kansas</span><span><b>.</b></span></span></div><div class="western"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>21. TACT IS THE ART OF MAKING A POINT</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>WITHOUT MAKING AN ENEMY.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16738" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16738"></a> <span><b>Proverbs 12:18 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>22. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR THOUGHTS.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>THEY MAY BECOME WORDS AT ANY MOMENT.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-16864" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-16864"></a> <span><b>Proverbs 16:23 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva;"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/02/bible-food-for-thought-part-3_13.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Bible Food For Thought (Part 3).</a></strong></span><br /></span></span></div></div>Bible Food For Thought (Part 2).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-food-for-thought-part-22017-02-06T19:12:30.000Z2017-02-06T19:12:30.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ywpWz2PczU/WJjAxuYHVNI/AAAAAAAABdk/sMW-uQnQL0kBkX2lwvQUDfUAIzAElGlGgCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ywpWz2PczU/WJjAxuYHVNI/AAAAAAAABdk/sMW-uQnQL0kBkX2lwvQUDfUAIzAElGlGgCLcB/s1600/BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="BibleFoodForThoughtImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span><br /></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>NOTE:</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">This is the second in a series of Guest Posts used with permission from Pastor Jerry Johnson of</span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><b>Beacon Of Light Christian Center Church</b></span> <span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">in Overland Park, Kansas</span><span><b>.</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>11. PEOPLE MAY DOUBT WHAT YOU SAY,</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT YOU DO.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-23523" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-23523"></a> <span><b>Matthew 12:33 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>12. A PROFESSIONAL IS SOMEONE WHO CAN DO</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>HIS/HER BEST WHEN HE/SHE DOESN’T FEEL LIKE IT.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-28566" target="_blank" id="en-NIV-28566"></a> <span><b>1 Corinthians 9:25 (NIV) says</b></span> <span>“</span><span>Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/02/bible-food-for-thought-part-2.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Bible Food For Thought (Part 2).</a><br /></strong></div></div>Bible Food For Thought (Part 1).https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bible-food-for-thought-part-12017-01-30T23:44:42.000Z2017-01-30T23:44:42.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3818735417,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3818735417,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" class="align-center" alt="3818735417?profile=original" /></a></p> <p>1. CHOICE, NOT CHANCE, DETERMINES HUMAN DESTINY.</p> <p>Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV) says “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.”</p> <p>2. A TRUE FRIEND NEVER GETS IN YOUR WAY<br /> UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE GOING DOWN.</p> <p>Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) says “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”</p> <p>3. CHARACTER IS NOT MADE IN CRISIS; IT IS ONLY EXHIBITED.</p> <p>Psalm 16:8 (NIV) says “I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”</p> <p>C<a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/01/bible-food-for-thought-part-1.html" target="_blank">ONTINUE READING: Bible Food For Thought (Part 1).</a></p></div>God Answered Our Prayers.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/god-answered-our-prayers2017-01-23T18:59:05.000Z2017-01-23T18:59:05.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3818735402,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3818735402,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="250" class="align-center" alt="3818735402?profile=original" /></a></p> <p></p> <p>The following is just one of Bill and Teddy Rogers’ personal testimonies describing how God answered our prayers but not always in the way we had expected.</p> <p>James 4:2 (NLT) says “You don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.”</p> <p>WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED</p> <p>It was mid-afternoon on June 11, 1997. Since my husband Bill would be coming home from work in a little while, I started to prepare our evening meal. I wanted to deep-fry some catfish, so I put a pot filled with grease on the stove and turned on the burner.</p> <p>While the grease was heating, I went down in the basement and put a load of clothes in the washer. This only took me about five minutes.</p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva;"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/01/god-answered-our-prayers.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: God Answered Our Prayers.</a></strong></span></p></div>Are You Ready For Your Final Appointment?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/are-you-ready-for-your-final-appointment2017-01-02T18:42:07.000Z2017-01-02T18:42:07.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><span><span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPvDBXqB3yU/WGqQhiY0U8I/AAAAAAAABbo/ZCVSWxwZDDMHnJUyE-9fiORsi1xpPS_SgCLcB/s1600/finalappointmentimages-250.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPvDBXqB3yU/WGqQhiY0U8I/AAAAAAAABbo/ZCVSWxwZDDMHnJUyE-9fiORsi1xpPS_SgCLcB/s1600/finalappointmentimages-250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="finalappointmentimages-250.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><span>During our lifetime, we make appointments, skip appointments, reschedule appointments, and even cancel appointments with doctors, lawyers, pastors, educators, police, and a wide variety of businesses and organizations.</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>But, we all have one final appointment where the date, time, and place cannot be predicted and cannot be rescheduled or canceled by anyone. That appointment is sure to happen...it is our appointment with death!</span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span> </span></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE UP OF THREE PARTS.</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2017/01/are-you-ready-for-your-final-appointment.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Are You Ready For Your Final Appointment?</a><br /></b></span></div></div>Do Not Judge Or Slander Others!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/do-not-judge-or-slander-others2016-08-15T15:53:50.000Z2016-08-15T15:53:50.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-855AfQJHgKc/V7G0_gJOTfI/AAAAAAAABS8/ZkHERaOfGQAqRfdUuyvgcP2AOp1wdU4vACLcB/s1600/DoNotJudgeImage-250.jpg"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-855AfQJHgKc/V7G0_gJOTfI/AAAAAAAABS8/ZkHERaOfGQAqRfdUuyvgcP2AOp1wdU4vACLcB/s1600/DoNotJudgeImage-250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="DoNotJudgeImage-250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span><span> </span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><span><b>DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>Matthew 7:1-2 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NASB-30349" id="en-NASB-30349"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NASB-30350" id="en-NASB-30350"></a> <span><span><b>James 4:11-12 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“</span></span><span><span>Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/08/do-not-judge-or-slander-others.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Do Not Judge Or Slander Others!</a></span></span></div></div>Christians, Don't Give Up!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/christians-don-t-give-up2016-08-01T12:41:51.000Z2016-08-01T12:41:51.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fWQ822HW314/V586w2GofLI/AAAAAAAABSM/iYwKtwjsm6kbGA7k9zcLWRWosUTuULzvgCLcB/s1600/Don%2527tGiveUpImage-300.jpg"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fWQ822HW314/V586w2GofLI/AAAAAAAABSM/iYwKtwjsm6kbGA7k9zcLWRWosUTuULzvgCLcB/s1600/Don%2527tGiveUpImage-300.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="Don%2527tGiveUpImage-300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify">Christians were never promised an easy life. Instead, Bible scripture constantly reminds us that we must have a purpose and a plan because there will be difficult times and Satan will attack us.</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify">Winning a race requires purpose and discipline. The Christian life takes hard work, self-denial, and grueling preparation. As Christians, we are running toward our heavenly reward.</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify">The essential disciplines of prayer, Bible study, and worship equip us to run with vigor and stamina. Don’t merely observe from the grandstand or the pew; don’t just turn out to jog a couple of laps each morning. Train diligently – your spiritual progress depends on it.</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/08/christians-dont-give-up.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Christians, Don't Give Up!</a></div></div>Wisdom...Do You Have It?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wisdom-do-you-have-it2016-07-18T11:54:52.000Z2016-07-18T11:54:52.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="western" align="center"><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHajORd7prk/V4zAXZx4n6I/AAAAAAAABRY/sgpOklAKsdEIOrG0FKoJscDn4lahJhTaACLcB/s1600/GotWisdomimage-250.png"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rHajORd7prk/V4zAXZx4n6I/AAAAAAAABRY/sgpOklAKsdEIOrG0FKoJscDn4lahJhTaACLcB/s1600/GotWisdomimage-250.png" border="0" alt="GotWisdomimage-250.png" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <span><b>WHAT IS WISDOM?</b></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span>According to the dictionary, wisdom is</span> <span><span>the quality or state of being</span></span> <span><span lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/wise"><span><span><span>wise</span></span></span></a></span></span><span><span>; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>Note:</b></span> <span>The following was taken from The Book Of Proverbs, Chapters 3, 4, 8 and 9.</span></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING</b></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><b>The Person Who Has Wisdom:</b></span></div><div class="western" align="center"></div><div class="western" align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/07/wisdomdo-you-have-it.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Wisdom...Do You Have It?</a></strong></div></div>Always Put Your Trust In God!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/always-put-your-trust-in-god2016-07-11T12:21:10.000Z2016-07-11T12:21:10.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xqmCsXa4-PY/V4LqdfKrTvI/AAAAAAAABRA/cZyqPrCSp0AwN0LNVaZsgGgr6cPmxLHXACLcB/s1600/TrustingGod-250.jpg"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xqmCsXa4-PY/V4LqdfKrTvI/AAAAAAAABRA/cZyqPrCSp0AwN0LNVaZsgGgr6cPmxLHXACLcB/s1600/TrustingGod-250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="TrustingGod-250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“</span></span><span><span>Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NASB-16861" id="en-NASB-16861"></a> <span><span><b>Proverbs 16:20 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“</span></span><span><span>He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/07/always-put-your-trust-in-god.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Always Put Your Trust In God!</a><br /></span></span></div></div>Are You Born Again (Saved)?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/are-you-born-again-saved2016-06-27T10:53:20.000Z2016-06-27T10:53:20.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQHUWiYwN4I/V3D-cskqIgI/AAAAAAAABQQ/UaZX7JaCNbYhambAXTHxSSTyRFWoKJOJwCLcB/s1600/BornAgainImage250.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQHUWiYwN4I/V3D-cskqIgI/AAAAAAAABQQ/UaZX7JaCNbYhambAXTHxSSTyRFWoKJOJwCLcB/s1600/BornAgainImage250.jpg" class="align-center" alt="BornAgainImage250.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify" class="western"></div><div align="center" class="western"><span><span><b>READ THE FOLLOWING TO BE SURE.</b></span></span></div><div align="justify" class="western"></div><div align="justify" class="western"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-26122" id="en-NIV-26122"></a><span><span><b>John 3:1-3 (NIV) says</b></span></span><span><span> “Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, 'Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.'</span></span><span><span><b> </b></span></span><span><span>Jesus replied, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.'”</span></span></div><div align="justify" class="western"></div><div align="justify" class="western"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NIV-28015" id="en-NIV-28015"></a><span><span><b>Romans 3:23 (NIV) says</b></span></span><span><span><b> </b></span></span><span><span>“F</span></span><span><span>or all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”</span></span></div><div align="justify" class="western"></div><div align="justify" class="western"><span><span><b>Romans 5:8 (NIV) says </b></span></span><span><span>“</span></span><span><span>But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”</span></span></div><div align="justify" class="western"></div><div align="justify" class="western"><span><span><strong><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/06/are-you-born-again-saved.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Are You Born Again (Saved)?</a></strong><br /></span></span></div></div>Vices And Virtueshttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/vices-and-virtues2016-05-24T01:05:27.000Z2016-05-24T01:05:27.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8XsdDZmwwQI/V0M-D71lKaI/AAAAAAAABNw/hUMWbjrjQUsvaQLgDDbNchh6KPXbCfbAQCLcB/s1600/VicesAndVirtuesImage250.jpg"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8XsdDZmwwQI/V0M-D71lKaI/AAAAAAAABNw/hUMWbjrjQUsvaQLgDDbNchh6KPXbCfbAQCLcB/s1600/VicesAndVirtuesImage250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="VicesAndVirtuesImage250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify">The Bible mentions many specific actions and attitudes that are either <b>vices</b> <b>(wrong)</b> or <b>virtues (right)</b>.</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify">We all have evil desires and we can't ignore them. In order for us to follow the Holy Spirit's guidance, we must deal with them decisively (crucify them). Those who ignore them or refuse to deal with them reveal that they have not received the gift of the Spirit that leads to a transformed life.</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><b>Galatians 5:21 (NIV) says</b> “Those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”</div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify">Review the vices list below and take a personal and frequent inventory. Have you been or are you now being influenced by any of these vices? </div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/05/vices-and-virtues.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Vices And Virtues</a></div></div>Time Marches On!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/time-marches-on2016-01-28T18:51:14.000Z2016-01-28T18:51:14.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="western"><b>Note:</b> The following post establishes how fast the years can fly by. We received <b>"Time Marches On!"</b> by email and unfortunately, the author is unknown. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.</div><div class="western"><div class="western"></div><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTig3RO27lc/VqpYHGzvJ8I/AAAAAAAABE0/xn0mUtDmsLw/s1600/TimeMarchesonImage250.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTig3RO27lc/VqpYHGzvJ8I/AAAAAAAABE0/xn0mUtDmsLw/s1600/TimeMarchesonImage250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="TimeMarchesonImage250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span><span>You know...time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams. </span></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western"><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/01/time-marches-on.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: TIME MARCHES ON!</a></div></div></div>What Is Meant By Salvation?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-meant-by-salvation2016-01-18T16:29:26.000Z2016-01-18T16:29:26.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mdzJT833Gh4/Vp0HehJWMLI/AAAAAAAABD4/W-_A6ARYr14/s1600/LostSavedImage250.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mdzJT833Gh4/Vp0HehJWMLI/AAAAAAAABD4/W-_A6ARYr14/s1600/LostSavedImage250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="LostSavedImage250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span>Salvation is a gift, pure and simple. God gives us Salvation on the basis of what Jesus Christ has done for us and welcomes us into the Kingdom. How do we receive this gift? We receive it by believing that what</span></span> <span><span><b>God's Word (The Holy Bible)</b></span></span> <span><span>says is true.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span>What has Jesus done that God should do this for us?</span></span> <span><span><b>1.</b></span></span> <span><span>Jesus came to earth and lived a life of perfect obedience before God.</span></span> <span><span><b>2.</b></span></span> <span><span>Jesus died on the cross for us, bearing in His own body the just punishment of God for our sins. God's justice was satisfied with Jesus' sacrifice. Those who believe</span></span> <span><span><b>(have Faith)</b></span></span> <span><span>will be saved.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>S -</b></span></span> <span><span><b>SALVATION</b></span></span> <span><span>means to be rescued from sin and its punishment and set free to know, love and serve God.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/01/what-is-meant-by-salvation.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: What Is Meant By Salvation?</a><br /></span></span></div></div>Invitation For Guest Posts And Personal Testimonies.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/invitation-for-guest-posts-and-personal-testimonies2016-01-11T12:33:33.000Z2016-01-11T12:33:33.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bcsIuB_chrc/VpOW-pX01FI/AAAAAAAABDk/xB90kqXCwE4/s1600/GuestWriterImage250.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bcsIuB_chrc/VpOW-pX01FI/AAAAAAAABDk/xB90kqXCwE4/s1600/GuestWriterImage250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="GuestWriterImage250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western"><span><span> </span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span>During 2016, our desire is to publish more high-quality, informative and encouraging scripture based articles, posts and personal testimonies that demonstrate the goodness of God on our </span></span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/"></a><span><span><b><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/" target="_blank">www.primelifeministries.com</a></span></b> blog. To accomplish this, we need help from quite a few guest authors. We invite you to be one of them.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><span><b>WHO WE ARE AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span>We are Bill and Teddy Rogers, founders of</span></span> <span><span><b>Prime Life Ministries.</b></span></span> <span><span>We first published</span></span> <a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/"></a><span><span><b><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/" target="_blank">www.primelifeministries.com</a></span></b> and its first bible based post and web pages on Feb. 2, 2015. As of this date, God had blessed us with over</span></span> <span><span><b>700,000 visitors</b></span></span> <span><span>from 130 countries.</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2016/01/invitation-for-guest-posts-and-personal.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: Invitation For Guest Posts And Personal Testimonies.</a><br /></span></span></div></div>What Is God's Word (The Bible) Like?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-god-s-word-the-bible-like2015-12-17T17:53:19.000Z2015-12-17T17:53:19.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div class="separator"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fioG_s9Xp1I/VnLTe5rp17I/AAAAAAAABBs/ZUfjiryQVLQ/s1600/God%2527sWord250.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fioG_s9Xp1I/VnLTe5rp17I/AAAAAAAABBs/ZUfjiryQVLQ/s1600/God%2527sWord250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="God%2527sWord250.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span> </span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><span><b>GOD'S WORD IS LIKE A FIRE</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><b>Jeremiah 5:14 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“</span></span><span><span>Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, because you have spoken this word, behold, I am making My words in your mouth</span></span> <span><span><b>fire</b></span></span><span><span>, and this people wood, and it will consume them.”</span></span></div><div class="western"></div><div class="western" align="center"><span><span><b>GOD'S WORD IS LIKE A SWORD</b></span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-NASB-30027" id="en-NASB-30027"></a> <span><span><b>Hebrews 4:12 (NASB) says</b></span></span> <span><span>“</span></span><span><span>For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged</span></span> <span><span><b>sword</b></span></span><span><span>, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”</span></span></div><div class="western" align="justify"></div><div class="western" align="justify"><span><span><a href="http://www.primelifeministries.com/2015/12/what-is-gods-word-bible-like_17.html" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING: What Is God's Word (The Bible) Like?</a><br /></span></span></div></div>Christian Perspectives on Veteran's Day 2015https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/christian-perspectives-on-veteran-s-day-20152015-11-11T18:25:30.000Z2015-11-11T18:25:30.000ZRev. Robert A. Crutchfieldhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/RevRobertACrutchfield<div><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">By Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, Founder and Editor, <a href="http://www.faithinspires.org" target="_blank">FaithInspires.Org</a><br /></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">In Acts Chapter 10 we find the story of Cornelius the centurion. A man who was not just a soldier but a man who commanded 100 soldiers in battle after battle. Verse 2 tells us, “ He and his whole household were pious,Gentle God worshipers. He gave generously to those in need among the Jewish prayed to God constantly.” Later in Verse 22 his messengers said of him, “ … a centurion and righteous man, a God worshiper who is well-respected by all Jewish people.” Acts Chapter 10 even tells us of God sending angels to talk to Cornelius. From this we can tell that God is concerned about those who serve in the military. They flourish under God's care just as we all do.</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">In considering the responsibility of a member of the military from a Christian faith perspective we look at Ezekiel 33:6 where it says “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone's life, that person's life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.” What we learn here is that while God hates war, he understands that in this imperfect world war happens. Knowing this he provides us with men and women endowed with the necessary gifts to defend us when needed. God holds those charged with our defense accountable for our safety. This same need is echoed from our American History in the words of George Washington, "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." God not only prepares us for war when it must happen, He also prepares those who defend us, through his relationship with them. We saw this with Cornelius where scripture tells us he “prayed to God constantly.” I know first hand that many of our military members do this even today. So while we very much be very grateful to every individual who has ever worn our nations uniform, as Christians we should also be grateful to God for providing us with such amazing unique individuals for our defense in the first place.</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">I served in the Texas State Guard many years ago. I also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary along active and reserve Coast Guard members. I am a life member of the Navy League of the United States, and a former local board member with the U.S. Selective Service System. So I have been lucky to observe and be around members of our military from a variety of perspectives. So when I tell you that on Veteran's Day that those who serve to protect us deserve our enduring gratitude. I speak from first hand experience, up close. One of the best ways we as Christians can thank our veterans is to pray for them. Many bear emotional scars years after the battle that the rest of us cannot even imagine. Some of them have suffered financially because of their service. Some have lost arms or legs, or have suffered head injuries that have caused many difficulties. The cost of our defense can be high to those who are charged with our defense. God's comfort, strength, and companionship can be critical to them. You may not think you even know any veterans. As in all things, this does not restrict your prayer. God knows the names, God knows the needs. No sincere prayer will ever go unneeded or unheeded..</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">When I was in uniform I was blessed to not see combat. But I served, and as one who served I want to extend my prayers, and my enduring gratitude to every single person who has ever honorably worn our nation's uniform. Thank you for giving me the right, and opportunity to say Happy Veteran's Day, and God bless you for your service !</font></font></p></div>