greed - SE Members Blog post - syndication express2024-03-29T02:30:27Zhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/greedThe American Mission Fieldhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-american-mission-field2015-06-25T12:26:38.000Z2015-06-25T12:26:38.000ZBill and Teddy Rogershttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/BillandTeddyRogers<div><div><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>NOTE:</b></font></font> <font size="4"><font lang="zxx" xml:lang="zxx">This is a Guest Post used with permission from Richard Smith</font></font> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">at</font></font> <a href="http://www.theonlydoor.com/"></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.theonlydoor.com/">www.theonlydoor.com</a></b>.</font></font></p></div><p class="separator"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u5WL-UNl4IM/VYvn6o7CXOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/9-Ckwx3WoN8/s1600/FlagImage250.jpg"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u5WL-UNl4IM/VYvn6o7CXOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/9-Ckwx3WoN8/s1600/FlagImage250.jpg" border="0" class="align-center" alt="FlagImage250.jpg" /></a></p><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:large;">In years past many individuals left the United States to travel to various destinations around the world to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those that were native to the continents they reached.</span></strong></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Even today there are some who continue this effort and go on to do great things for God in foreign lands. There is still a need for evangelism in many foreign lands, but America has now become a desperate mission field as well.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">A nation founded and established on Biblical principles that has never been perfect, but yet rooted in Bible scripture in many ways has now become committed to eliminating the beliefs of the founding fathers.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Prayer has been removed from schools and the Bible outlawed in the classrooms and the results are an educational system in complete ruin and teaching atheistic beliefs to our children.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Lust and perversion portrayed in abominable entertainment has led our men to abandon their families for the pursuit of pleasure and young ladies have lost all sense of worth and allowed themselves to be degraded in humiliating ways.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Death and destruction has been glorified to the point some have chosen to imitate these acts and committed horrible atrocities.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Greed is bleeding the nation dry economically which reminds us of what we were told would occur,</font></font></strong> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">(because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold, Matthew 12:24)</font></font><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">. With no remorse some will rob you of all that you have worked for by utilizing financial schemes.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">False prophets are running ramped telling the people what they want to hear for the sake of gaining riches, fame and notoriety. Due to their itching ears,</font></font></strong> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">(2 Timothy 4:3)</font></font> <strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">many flock to hear the lies and words rooted in prosperity rather than Bible scripture.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">The church fails to realize that if we would unite in prayer, seek God and cross denominational lines, we can be more than conquerors and push back the darkness that is consuming the nation.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Voting is valuable, but we look at our chosen political candidates as if they can save the nation when in reality only God can turn things around. So many decisions are being made by our leaders with no consideration of what pleases God and what He desires.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Many are dying each day without knowing Jesus Christ, and never accepting Him as Lord and Savior during their lifetime. Thousands of churches close permanently each year. People exit church doors daily never to return again. Many more have never stepped inside of a church before or had anyone come to them and personally share the Gospel.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">America desperately needs individuals who will seek God for direction in evangelizing the citizens within its borders. The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.</font></font></strong></p><p></p></div><div class="western"><p style="text-align:center;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>End Of Post</b></font></font></p><p style="text-align:center;"></p></div><div class="western"><p style="text-align:center;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>WE WELCOME COMMENTS</b></font></p></div><div class="western"><p><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Please let us know what you think about this post in the</font></font> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">“Comments Section”</font></font> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">below. 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According to USA Today, It was the largest jackpot ever in the multi-state lottery's history.<br /> <br /> For more than two weeks Ms. Mackenzie kept the residents wondering and speculating who among them had won the Florida lottery. Under Florida law, the winner cannot remain anonymous. Now they know she was the big winner!<br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UgrU_1RkD5Q?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe> <br /> Ms. Mackenzie chose to receive her winnings in a lump-sum payment, worth a $370.8 million. before taxes. She did not speak to reporters, but instead released a statement that she was "grateful for this blessing of winning ...and appreciate the interest of the public."<br /> <br /> She met her husband just after World War II; the couple retired from northern Maine to Florida more than a decade ago. He died in 2005, and she's been living in a small home with a sheet-metal roof and an old TV antenna. Now, after taxes, she will receive about $370.8 million. What a blessing ! Or is it?<br /> <br /> If she uses the money wisely, she'll be an exception to the rule. The National Endowment for Financial Education estimates that as many as 70 percent of Americans who experience a sudden financial gain often lose that money within a few years.<br /> <br /> For example, one couple won $2.76 million; their marriage ended a few years later, a fire gutted their house, and every penny of their fortune was gone. A man who won $1.9 million spent it all and took a job at McDonald's flipping burgers. Another man won $16.2 million, but filed for bankruptcy within a year and now lives on food stamps. Here's the worst story I found: A woman won $5 million, but when her husband learned that she gave $2 million to a secret child she'd had with another man, he poisoned her with painkillers. He was found guilty of manslaughter.<br /> <br /> Oh, the woes of sudden riches! Yet many long for them. 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