Archive for January, 2009

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,

January 4, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

Christ’s Prayer for His Disciples

 

Father, the hour is come. Glorify your Son, that he can bring glory to you in return. You have given him authority over every man and woman on earth, that he might impart eternal life to those you have given him.

 

This is life eternal: that all might know the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have glorified you on earth by completing the work that you entrusted to me. Now, Father, reveal my glory as I stand in your presence, the glory I have known with you since before the world began. I have revealed you to those that you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have accepted your eternal words. Now they too know that everything you have given me comes from you. I have faithfully delivered to them the words that you gave me; they have believed them, and know in their hearts that I have come from God, sent by you on their behalf.

 

I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me; for they truly are yours. All who have believed in me are yours; and they do honor me. I am returning to you in heaven; but those that believe in me remain behind. Father, keep them by the power of your name; that they all may be one, as we are one.

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Lord God, Abba Father, ’in heaven, may all the earth recognize that you are the one and holy God. May your kingdom dwell among us. May your purpose be accomplished on earth, as it is in heaven. Provide us with daily bread to sustain us, and forgive our falling short. Help us to forgive those who have wronged us. Keep us from wandering into faithlessness, and deliver us from the evil one. For to you belongs all power and glory, eternally. Let it be so.’ In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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It is impossible for a person who prays regularly to remain in serious sin; because the two are incompatible, one or the other will have to be given up.

— St. Teresa of Avila

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Philippians 2:5-11

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,  6  who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,  7  but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.  8  And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.  9  Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name,  10  that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  11  and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 
Psalm 113:1-8
Matthew 1:18-23

18  Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit;  19  and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.  20  But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;  21  she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."  22  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:  23  "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us). 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me to strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me; still He knows what He is about.

January 4, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

This Generation

 

How can I describe this generation? They are like children sitting in the market place, calling to their friends: "We have played merrily on our flutes; but you would not dance or sing. We have played a dirge; but you have refused to be sad."

 

John, the forerunner, came and lived among you in great austerity. Everyone said: "He must be possessed of a demon."

 

Now the Son of Man has come to you, enjoying life, and you say: "He is a drunkard and a glutton, and the friend of sinners!" With such brilliance, you justify your own inconsistency.

 

Oh generation, who live your lives based on lies: how can you, being without truth, say anything worth hearing? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

 

When it is evening, you say: "It will be fair weather, for the sky is red."

 

In the morning you say: "It will be foul weather today, for the sky is threatening."

 

With accuracy you forecast a change in the weather. How is it that you have failed to discern the signs of the times?

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I seek to turn my eyes outward in Your service, accepting I am what I am, in Your hands I place myself for Your use and open myself to Your will. With eyes of faith I know I will prevail and overcome that which I have caused and that which may come, all for Your glory and honor. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him….He does nothing in vain; He may prolong my life, He may shorten it; He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me to strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me; still He knows what He is about.

— St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

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1 John 2:22-28

22  Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.  23  No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.  24  Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father.  25  And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.  26  I write this to you about those who would deceive you;  27  but the anointing which you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you; as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him.  28  And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 
Psalm 98:1-4
John 1:19-28

19  And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"  20  He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."  21  And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."  22  They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"  23  He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said."  24  Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.  25  They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"  26  John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know,  27  even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."  28  This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me to strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me; still He knows what He is about.

January 4, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

This Generation

 

How can I describe this generation? They are like children sitting in the market place, calling to their friends: "We have played merrily on our flutes; but you would not dance or sing. We have played a dirge; but you have refused to be sad."

 

John, the forerunner, came and lived among you in great austerity. Everyone said: "He must be possessed of a demon."

 

Now the Son of Man has come to you, enjoying life, and you say: "He is a drunkard and a glutton, and the friend of sinners!" With such brilliance, you justify your own inconsistency.

 

Oh generation, who live your lives based on lies: how can you, being without truth, say anything worth hearing? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

 

When it is evening, you say: "It will be fair weather, for the sky is red."

 

In the morning you say: "It will be foul weather today, for the sky is threatening."

 

With accuracy you forecast a change in the weather. How is it that you have failed to discern the signs of the times?

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I seek to turn my eyes outward in Your service, accepting I am what I am, in Your hands I place myself for Your use and open myself to Your will. With eyes of faith I know I will prevail and overcome that which I have caused and that which may come, all for Your glory and honor. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him….He does nothing in vain; He may prolong my life, He may shorten it; He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me to strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me; still He knows what He is about.

— St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

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1 John 2:22-28

22  Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.  23  No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.  24  Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father.  25  And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.  26  I write this to you about those who would deceive you;  27  but the anointing which you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you; as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him.  28  And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 
Psalm 98:1-4
John 1:19-28

19  And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"  20  He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."  21  And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."  22  They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"  23  He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said."  24  Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.  25  They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"  26  John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know,  27  even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."  28  This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

January 4, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

The Father

 

What do you think of Jesus Christ? Whose Son is he?

 

No one knows who the Son of God is, except the Father in heaven: and no one can know who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son will reveal him. Until now you have not known him as I do; but I have come, sent from him to you.

 

The One who has sent me is present with me now. There is no separation between us, for I always do what pleases him. In fact, in seeing me you have seen the Father. Why then do you keep saying, "Reveal God to us?" Do you not believe that I am one, and equal with my Father?

 

I and my Father are one. Everything that the Father has is mine. I have come from the Father to this world; I will leave this world again, and return to my Father.

 

The Son can do nothing on his own, but does only what he sees the Father do. The Father loves the Son, and has revealed to him his universal plan; and you will witness even greater miracles than those which you have already seen. Even as the Father raises the dead and gives new life, so the son will give new life to whomever he will.

 

And yet, I can do nothing on my own; I judge only as God guides me; my ways are perfect because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who has sent me. As the Father has the power to give life, so the Son has the gift of life, and has been given the authority to execute judgment, because he is the Messiah, the Son of Man.

 

I have said this from the beginning: there is much in your lives that I could condemn, but I have come with another message, given to me by the One who is the truth. This is the message that I speak to the world.

 

When at last you lift up the Son of Man (on the cross), you will know who I am, realizing that I did nothing according to my own plan or authority, but delivered to you the words which my Father instructed me to proclaim.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I lay myself before You through Jesus to do that which You wish, for I know in my heart and in my mind I am nothing and can do nothing without You. Make this the year I walk in oneness with You through Jesus in the Spirit; conscious in each moment, awakened to You presence in everything and every way. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death.

— Lumen gentium 59

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Numbers 6:22-27

24  The LORD bless you and keep you: 

25  The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you: 

26  The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. 
Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
Galatians 4:4-7

4  But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,  5  to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.  6  And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"  7  So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir. 
Luke 2:16-21

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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clothe your soul with the garment of faith? Remember each morning the truths of your creed, and look at yourself in the mirror of your faith.

January 1, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

THE LIGHT THAT HAS LIGHTED THE WORLD

 

I am the light that has lighted the world; they that follow me will never again walk in darkness, but live their lives in the light.

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Abba, Father, Lord God, thankful and humble, I ask and pray that as this year ends, next year be lighted in Jesus Christ and that in continuing to seek Him first, I grow closer to You in the communion of my spirit with the Holy Spirit that I know is alive in me uniting  my conscious spirit being with You through the Holy Spirit in Jesus. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Every morning you put on your clothes to cover your nakedness and protect your body from inclement weather. Why don’t you also clothe your soul with the garment of faith? Remember each morning the truths of your creed, and look at yourself in the mirror of your faith. Otherwise, your soul will soon be naked with the nakedness of oblivion.

— St. Augustine

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1 John 2:18-21

18  Children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come; therefore we know that it is the last hour.  19  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out, that it might be plain that they all are not of us.  20  But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all know.  21  I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and know that no lie is of the truth. 
Psalm 96:1-2, 11-13
John 1:1-18

1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2  He was in the beginning with God;  3  all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.  4  In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.  6  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  7  He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.  8  He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.  9  The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.  10  He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.  11  He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.  12  But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;  13  who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.  14  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.  15  (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.’")  16  And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.  17  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  18  No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

The Processes: Ask and It Is Given, Volume 2 (Unabridged) Ask and It Is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, which presents the teachings of the nonphysical entity Abraham, will help you learn how to manifest your desires so that you’re living the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve. As you listen, you’ll discover powerful processes that will help you go with the positive flow of life. It’s your birthright to live a life filled with everything that is good, and this audio program will show you how to make it so in every way!

There’s No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics (Unabridged) Best-selling author and expert on leadership John C. Maxwell claims there is only one rule for business. How does a person judge what is ethical? Sometimes it’s clear. You know Enron’s leaders were in the wrong. But is it always easy to see where the line is in your life? What’s the standard? And can it work in all situations? John C. Maxwell thinks it can. When the New York Times best-selling author, successful businessman, and former pastor was asked about his thoughts on business ethics, his response was, "There’s no such thing. There’s only ethics." Maxwell asserts there’s one ethical standard for all behavior. And you might be surprised by what it’s based on. Did you know that a variation of the Golden Rule exists in every major religion? In There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics, Maxwell shows how people can live with integrity by using the Golden Rule as their standard (regardless of religion, culture, or circumstances). Along the way, he delves into the desires of the human heart, reveals the five most common causes that get people off track ethically, and teaches how to develop the Midas touch when it comes to integrity.

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