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Pray Without Ceasing[/b]

True prayer is a little like the bubbles from boiling water - they result from heat within. Effective Prayer must be from the heart, and it must result from inner concern and urgency.  Paul had plenty of that inner concern and urgency, and the result was that his prayer life was constant and fervent.  In his first letter to the Thessalonians, chapter 3, verses 9, 10, he says, "For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith?"  He was moved to great joy and eagerness whenever he so much as  thought of God’s people at Thessalonica. The result was that he just had to pray; he just had to plead with his Lord to allow him to come and perfect them even further in their relationship to Christ.

Nor should such an attitude be limited to apostles or other leaders, as though it was only for a "higher" kind of Christian. To the same Thessalonians Paul said, "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."  We ALL ought to be filled with thanksgiving for our brothers and sisters in Christ; we ALL ought to desire with great inner desire to help them in their Christian walk; we ALL ought to be full of prayer day and night for one another.  Brothers and sisters - why are we not so moved?  May God revive us!

Pray for your brothers and sisters today.  Pray for each of the people in your church.  Pray for each of us here.  Pray for each member of your family.  Be consumed by prayer.  It won’t be in vain.[/color]

~Al Moak~



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Good morning! It surprises me when I get to be first to come in our new discussion.

I hope all of you are doing well. Will be hurrying off to work - there's been a terrible collision with loss of life on the interstate near my office building, so must try to leave a few moments earlier.

It's so sad that lives are lost for a bit of inattention and maybe too much speed.

Has anyone ever heard the statistics on how much faster you get a mile down the way with safe versus unsafe speed? Isn't it just a few moments' difference? I'd rather follow traffic rules and arrive there safely that present my family with the trauma of sudden crisis.

Y'all have a good day.

Ruth Ann

good morning, getting ready to head off to another day of school only 2 more this month.... ruth ann i'd rather u travel at a safe speed than an unsafe one too i've seen the traumatic happenings that traveling at an unsafe faster speed can lead too  so sad..... i used to travel at really fast speeds i've since slowed down a lot... anyways must get to school ttyl
Sarah

Aview words from me my computer is broken is now to our friend he repair him
am now busy on my son's computer but i don't like that
then must i everything change he use very little letters
Hope my computer is soon coming back


Love for you all
God Bless you
Ria

Pastor Al:  Thank you for today's devotional.  Martin Luther must have used the words of Paul because I remember a quote attributed to ML. 

Etta Sue:  You never know, we are going to try to pull our little trailer to Minnesota next summer as Don wants to go fishing and stay at the lakes he remembers as a child. 

Larry:  I helped hand-tie quilts at church yesterday as well and after a huge grocery shopping plus the normal things, we did not make it to service    - there is only so much energy.  Our quilts now are going to several reservations.

Jenny:  I wrote the name of the book Eli - let us know what you think about it.

Janet:  Have never heard of your eye problem.  My glasses are driving me crazy but it hasn't been even two years so do not want to spend the money yet.  Well, we will take the good moments for Beth and rejoice.

Pat:  How many sites should we visit per day?



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Carol

Ria - I sure like the graphics on your posts - the trumpets.  I can almost hear them sounding!  Sorry about your computer - they're beastly things, aren't they.  Hope you get yours back quite soon.

Quote from: Al Moak 
True prayer is a little like the bubbles from boiling water - they result from heat within.
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What a neat ana logy (it won't let me spell the word correctly)

The passion (heat) inside is what makes for effectual fervant prayer.  At times I have felt that my prayers were just words I was saying, by rote, no "heat from within".....and to be honest they were.

My most passionate prayer's have been ones that have been heartfelt....and honest and contained heat from within..

Quote from: Ria on October 28, 2004, 09:13:22 AM
Aview words from me my computer is broken is now to our friend he repair him
am now busy on my son's computer but i don't like that
then must i everything change he use very little letters
Hope my computer is soon coming back


Love for you all
God Bless you
Ria

Ohhh, Ria.  I'm sorry about that broken computer.  Hope you get it back soon. 

Quote from: Fast Eddie on October 28, 2004, 09:45:14 AM


What a neat ana logy (it won't let me spell the word correctly)

Hi Ed!  On our list of "banned words" is "A N A L" as we felt that it wasn't a proper adjective for a Christian site so now any word with those letters in it won't print properly so if you use spaces as you did, we'll get the idea!  LOL

C A N A L looks like this if it's just written normally...  canal

Hi all.  We actually have an Internet connection right now, so I thought I'd pop in and say HI!!

Don't know how long it will last.

Lvoe yall, hope all is going well

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Prayer is like breathing - the Christian must do it to live

What a great statement, Al.  And what a wonderful devotion today.  Thanks so much.  Prayer is so important for Christians.  As you have above, "True prayer is a little like the bubbles from boiling water - they result from heat within. Effective Prayer must be from the heart, and it must result from inner concern and urgency.  Paul had plenty of that inner concern and urgency, and the result was that his prayer life was constant and fervent."  Oh, that I might experience those "bubbles" today!

Thanks Al!



Carol, you ask how many sites to visit each day.  You can visit as many as you wish.  Go to the ones in other areas like in our Photography discussions.  There's some really neat sites in there and also the recipe section.


Have a good day at school, Sarah!  Talk to you later.  Glad you slowed down in your driving!  


Ruth Ann, it was so nice speaking with you on the telephone.  I hope that the bill wasn't too high!    Hope you have a good day at work.  Awful about that crash!

Karma, it's so good to see your post.  I was hoping that you weren't ill.  How much longer now till the newest addition arrives?

Good Morning to one and all. Thank you Pastor Al for the devotional this morning. Prayer is soooooo important.

We had a subistute teacher at Bible Study last night. She is a wonderful teacher. Our study was on James 5:1-6. I never realized that James was talking about money in that passage.

I like the new game Pat. Some of the words, make you think a bit to come up with another associated with the one before. Or to chuckle a bit with another persons entry.

Got to work today at Jan's.

TTYL

Quote from: Marilyn Fisher on October 28, 2004, 10:43:28 AM

I like the new game Pat. Some of the words, make you think a bit to come up with another associated with the one before. Or to chuckle a bit with another persons entry.

Yes, I'm enjoying it too, Marilyn.  It's lots of fun!

Pat, do you think we might take that word off the banned list now, as it hasn't been used in a long time........and it does confuse folks.  Maybe Oldiesman could do it for us.

I am spending more time in prayer these days, concerning our election.  It's truly a matter of life or death this time around.

Pat, I think maybe Carol was asking about how many ads she should (or could) click on.........just guessing.

No news from here, just wanted to say hello.

Jerry and I got to visit with Tony and Charlene before going to Small Groups last evening.  They seem so much more relaxed since the wedding is over.  I also got to see a lot of wedding pictures on their pc.  Really nice taken with family digital cameras.  They are keeping Carol's miniature Doberman Pinscher, Skeeter!  He has never made up with me but he let Jerry and I both pet him last night.  Probably because Carol wasn't there.  He is so tiny.  Half the size of Inky!!!!!!!

Small groups was great last night.  I am loving the way we all connect with each other now.  Really nice.  

This evening is when the furnace man comes.  I am praying that he does find something wrong that he can fix that will make my furnace be more efficient and in the long run cheaper to run.  

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"We tangle up the plans the Lord hath wrought, and when we cry in pain, He says, 'Be quiet, dear, while I untie the knot.'"

Janet, our church is having a community prayer night Monday evening for the elections.  I have heard that there are over 10,000 lawyers on stand by .... just in case, they think that someone needs to sue someone over something!  Duh!!!!

Morning folks!

Put up 2 new pictures of Chandraya for fun week at her school.  You can view them HERE

I have some more shots I took this morning you might get a kick out of.  hehehe...I will post that link as soon as I get them uploaded.

Quote from: Janet on October 28, 2004, 11:20:44 AM

Pat, do you think we might take that word off the banned list now, as it hasn't been used in a long time........and it does confuse folks. Maybe Oldiesman could do it for us.

Oh, I can do it, Janet.  It's simple.  It's just a list in our Admin Control panel and I might consider it but thought I'd just explain it to Ed. 

Quote from: Janet on October 28, 2004, 11:20:44 AM


Pat, I think maybe Carol was asking about how many ads she should (or could) click on.........just guessing.

Yes, I understood that.  Did I reply differently?     People can click or go to as many sites as they wish.  Clicking takes you to that site. 

ok here is the other set of shots I took this morning.  Hope you have a good giggle.

The Great Hunt

Hello, all!  Ruff day at work for me, so not too long to talk.  Have a good day!

nard

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Oh, I can do it, Janet.  It's simple.  It's just a list in our Admin Control panel and I might consider it but thought I'd just explain it to Ed. 
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Pat:  I'd let it be....most can figure a way around it.....

You never know who may invade the site and try to disrupt.

Ain't it a shame what we have to be on guard for these days?

Thanks Ed! 

October 28   

Failure and Success: The Things That Matter

..that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be
sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with
the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory
and praise of God. 
--Philippians 1:10-11

In life there will be found certain great fundamentals, like pillars
bearing up the weight of some mighty building....

The wise man will simplify his life by going to the center of it. He
will look well to the foundations and, having done that, he will not
worry about the rest.

Life as we know it in our painfully intricate civilization can be
deadly unless we learn to distinguish the things that matter from
those that do not. It is never the major things that destroy us, but
invariably the multitude of trifling things which are mistakenly
thought to be of major importance. These are so many that, unless we
get out from under them, they will crush us body and soul....

Every believer as well as every minister of Christ must decide
whether he will put his emphasis upon the majors or the minors. He
must decide whether he will stay by the sober truths which
constitute the beating heart of the Scriptures or turn his attention
to those marginal doctrines which always bring division and which,
at their best, could not help us much on our way to the Celestial
City.  The Next Chapter After the Last, 11,14.

"Oh God, we are so inundated with distracting things and clamorous
voices. Deliver me today from the trifling things and help me to
spend every minute of the day on 'the things that matter.' Amen."

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Afternoon folks!  I am getting ready to head out the door.  Hope you all have a wonderful evening/day. 

Sonja

Hi everyone. 

I have had a nice, sort of unhurried day.  Went to coffee and then later in the morning Pat and I went to the "Y" for about an hour.  Came home and ate a bite of lunch and then went to Calvin Cove for the music as I had to miss on my regular Tuesday.  Came home and took a nap and am now reading the positngs and listening to a Josh Groban CD.  He has such a beautiful voice and very nice arrangements.

Yesterday we were very saddened at the death of the husband of our former Calvin Cove director.  He was 70 years old and had been admitted to the hosptial with congestive heart failure and then developed an infection.  He seemed to be getting better and then all of a sudden he had massive brain hemmorages.  My wife and a number of other church members from our senior group were at the church, as I mentioned in my posting yesterday, and they all rushed to the hospital to be with his wife.  It was an ordeal as he was an organ donor and they were keeping his heart and lungs going on machines until they could harvest the organs.  She wouldn't leave the hosptial and we heard last night that things were still progressing slowly.  The funeral is going to be Sunday afternoon in our church and our choir will be singing.  I think we will be singing "On Eagles Wings".  It was a sad evening at Vespers and choir practice.  He was a long term member of our church and will certainly be missed.

Al, thank you for that fine devotional on prayer. 

Welcome  KREATIVE4JESUS, peteckel and OURHONDAS to CP.

Pat, I agree with Janet that you need to remove the word from the filter list as each time it is filtered  the word is really emphasized, which  defeats the purpose. 

I just now clicked on one of the Google ads and it was for puppies for sale and has a very cute photo gallery.  I have seen some interesting ads.

Thanks, Larry, you said it better than I.  Sorry about the loss of your friend.

I'm not feeling like "me" today, so probably the less I say, the better.  Don't want to put my foot in my mouth!