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It's Like The Work Done On Various Television ...
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 25, 2009 (message contributor)
It’s like the work done on various Television programmes. Take one run down house or barn crying out for restoration, or a few rooms of a house in desperate need of decoration, or the Vicarage kitchen in need of a refit! Jesus takes us as we are, however run-down, how ever messy our lives might be, and he lovingly restores us, so that in God’s eyes we are holy, blemish-free and without accusation. After cleaning us up – however long that takes – and after working on us for the rest of our days, there will come a day in the presence of God when Jesus will proudly present us before the throne of God. Now, this is not meant to sound anything like ‘Blue Peter’, but Jesus will say, “Father, here’s what I have prepared earlier. Look what I have prepared for you.” And when God looks at us he will not see our imperfections, our sins, our poor decisions, or our wasted opportunities. God will look at us and see us made perfect in Jesus, and made perfect by Jesus, ‘holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation’.
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I Mentioned Brian Mclaren's Book "A Generous ... PRO
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 21, 2005
I mentioned Brian McLaren’s book “A Generous Orthodoxy” last week. The chapter after “Would Jesus Be a Christian” is titled, “Jesus, Savior of What?” In this chapter he argues that while Jesus did come to save us as individuals, we in the west have placed such a strong emphasis on personal ...read more
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Mrs.baughman Was My 6th Grade Sunday School ... PRO
Contributed by Patrick Wooten on Jan 18, 2005
Mrs.Baughman was my 6th grade Sunday School teacher. One morning, she brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat over by her chair, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment, utility bill, phone bill, entertainment, etc. My slip had ...read more
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Several Times My Daughter Had Telephoned To ... PRO
Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2005
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say... "Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. "I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call. Next Tuesday dawned ...read more
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Cemetery Full Of People Who Never Finished Their ...
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 30, 2004
CEMETERY FULL OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER FINISHED THEIR WORK A business man, harassed and discouraged from overwork, took his problem to a psychiatrist who promptly told him to do less work. "Furthermore," prescribed the doctor, "I want you to spend an hour each week in the cemetery." "What on earth do ...read more
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