tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13193348283301432882024-03-12T18:09:23.060-07:00Bride,Body,ChurchAnd he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-31618177172245655052014-08-04T12:32:00.001-07:002014-08-04T12:32:43.753-07:00Thoughts on PresuppositionsSome basic presuppositions to hold to when approaching Scripture: the God of the Bible exists, God has revealed himself to ahis creation through the Bible, unsaved man cannot understand God's revelation, and a consistently used hermeneutic. (these presuppositions were modified from Dr. Christopher Cone's book Prolegomena on Biblical Hermeneutics and Method) <div>Hermeneutics or the science of interpretation is key in the development of a man's theology. </div>Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-38117629942907074162013-05-14T16:56:00.002-07:002013-05-14T16:56:41.158-07:00Great stuff on Pretrib check it out http://www.rapturewatch.netJustin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-90926949659831007982012-09-15T19:11:00.001-07:002012-09-15T19:11:19.622-07:00still hereHello, I just wanted to send a quick post out to let anyone that follows me know that I am still here. It is a very busy life with twins and a baby. I started a new job back in November 2011 and the LORD has blessed me in this in many ways. Keep praying for my family as we endeavor to minister in a Mormon state (Utah). Until time allows I will see you again.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-36622128580298589162012-05-19T15:12:00.001-07:002012-05-19T15:12:16.612-07:00Witnessing
You can witness through relationships with family and friends or by talking to strangers and giving tracts or the Gospel. Your testimony before others will either help or hinder your witness for Christ!
SIN
ROMANS 3:23,10; ISAIAH 64:6
A person must first see their need for salvation before they will listen to the Gospel with their heart or before they will obey the Holy Spirits wooing.
OUR WORKS DONT HELP
Ephesians 2:8,9 Titus 3:5; Isaiah 64:6
We can't depend on our own righteousness because that is how sin can into existence in the first place. We can't be like God and save ourselves but we must surrender to Him for our salvation. If you think about it every time you do something bad the Holy Spirit says don't depend on yourself but depend on me.
OUR SIN SEPARATES US FROM GOD
Romans 6:23
Any one sin will separate you from God. Death is separation from the natural body and spiritual death is separation from God for all eternity.
GOD GAVE THE GIFT OF SALVATION
Romans 5:8; 3:24-26; I John 2:2, 4:10; John 3:16; Hebrew 9:22
God the Father sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. You see God had to die for our sins because only He is the only sinless sacrifice. Jesus took the punishment and wrath of God for our sins, because He first loved us and He thought that a relationship with us was worth dying for!!!
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ACCEPT THE GIFT
I John 1:9; Romans 10:9-10, 13
I have to realize that Jesus was the only way for me to have that relationship with God (John 14:6) I have to confess that I am a sinner and that I believe that He is the only way of salvation.
God is a jealous God and He desires that all should spend eternity with Him (2 Peter 3:9). He is jealous in that He doesn't want Satan to trick anyone to go to Hell.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-57958645049629793932010-11-10T09:34:00.000-08:002010-11-10T09:35:44.805-08:002 Peter 1:4-82 Peter 1:4<br /> Have you ever set your mind to be the best at something? What does it take to be the best at anything? It takes time, resources, coaching, and even natural ability! Did you know that God wants you to be the Best Christian you can be, and all we have to do is just spend the time with Him! He has given us all the resource we need in His Word, He is the expert in relationships and we have the supernatural ability through His Holy Spirit to conform us into the best!<br />(4) Partakers of the divine nature. <br /> Partaker: fellowship, companion, sharer, partner<br /> Divine: godlike<br /> Nature: growth, natural production, native disposition.<br /><br />We are partakers of the divine nature because of the promises that God has given us! (3) "According as His divine power power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue"<br /><br />(5) Besides this... diligence, faith, virtue, knowledge (6) temperance, patience, godliness (7) brotherly kindness, charity<br /> Diligence: eagerness, speed<br /> Faith: moral conviction (reliance on Christ for salvation)<br /> Virtue: manliness, valor, excellence<br /> Knowledge: knowing(the act of)<br /> Temperance: self control<br /> Patience: cheerful endurance, waiting<br /> Godliness: holiness<br /> Brotherly kindness: love of brothers and sisters in Christ<br /> Charity: love, dear, affection, benevolence<br /><br />Each one of these adds to the other, we are told to grow in this way. First we grow in eagerness, it is a passion to grow in the LORD. I say that when I know who God is then I will be eager to grow, we will want to do it as quick as possible. <br /><br />(8) Ye shall be...<br /> When we are given a promise from God we can take it to the bank and cash it in! So if I grow like above stated then I will never be barren nor unfruitful, PRAISE THE LORD!!!Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-78256616071981963182010-08-04T13:04:00.000-07:002010-08-04T13:13:11.924-07:00Humanism/HumanitarianismThe Definition of Humanism given by Merriam Webster's dictionary online<br /><br />"1 a : devotion to the humanities : literary culture b : the revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance<br />2 : humanitarianism<br />3 : a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values; especially : a philosophy that usually rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individual's dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason"<br /><br />If we desire to give the Gospel for the sole reason of saving man's lost soul, then our efforts become strictly humanistic. As stated in my previous post, Christ came to this earth not for the soul's of man but for the glory of God. When we seek the lost it is because Christ loves them and loved them to the point of death on the cross! We do it for His glory, we do it so that His death will not be in vain. We recognize that we all deserve hell, but Christ died for the glory of God and that is why He came to earth; to fulfill the will of the Father and by doing it, the only way of salvation was prepared. ....Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-90359702763250754002010-08-02T11:25:00.000-07:002010-08-02T11:34:46.741-07:00RevivalThe Lamb of God is worthy of the reward of His suffering! <br /> 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.<br /><br /><br />Why is it that the angels is heaven and creatures of the earth and the creation as a whole can bring glory to God? But it has to be dragged out of man, that we have to be put in a choke hold and made to give praise to Him that is worthy.<br /><br /> 1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.<br /><br /> 2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.<br /><br /> 3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. <br /><br />We don't praise God because we will receive a reward for it, the Martr doesn't glorify his Savior because they know that God will reward them for it one day, the preacher doesn't preach Christ and is glorious death, burial, and resurrection for his own benefit or even for the lost souls that may be around to hear the Gospel, but for the only reason and that is because the Lamb of God is worthy of the reward of His suffering!<br /><br />Christ came to this earth wrapped in flesh not to save souls but to glorify His Father in heaven. When will we stand in the fact that we are His creation created for His glory Isaiah 43:7 says "...I have created him for my glory..."<br /><br />Revival will come when my heart sees that He is worthy of my praise, of my worship, or my tithe, of my service, of my all. If I never received anything from Him then He would still be worthy and I would still give Him all of those things. Right now we all live for ourselves we are caught up in tomorrow and the things of this world, that we can't see God at all. <br />We have before us the living Word of God. What do we know about it? John 1:1-3 says<br /><br /><br /> 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.<br /><br /> 2The same was in the beginning with God.<br /><br /> 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.<br /><br /><br /> " It is sharper than any two edged sword, it is Jesus Christ! If we want to know God then we need to know this book! If we want to withstand the fiery arrows that the devil fires at us then we need to be in this book! We need to put on the whole armor of God which is Jesus Christ. If we are standing fast in Him then we will not fail. <br /><br />We are not trying to be revived back to working for our salvation or working to make God happy. We can't make God happy He doesn't look down on us and say man what a great job they are doing I am in awe of there work. We need to be woken up and realize who Jesus Christ is, He is the king of glory, the Lamb of God, the Righteous One. <br />When my heart realizes these things then I will see revival in my life, because true reverence for the only true God will require me to live in light of who He is. He is worthy of my all. He suffered so that God would be glorified, I live because He suffered and died and rose again.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-51494077188743724442010-04-14T19:25:00.000-07:002010-04-14T19:47:35.100-07:00On "UnknownTongues"I am working on a paper for a leadership class I am taking at church. The topic is "unknown tongues" mentioned in 1 Corinthians 14. I am looking at a rule in hermeneutics which our text book calls "The Law of First Mention", the law is the first mention of any given subject gives the key to its subsequent meaning. So using this "law" I am to refute the idea that charismatic theology imposes on "unknown tongue" meaning a language given for a heavenly language. When I go to Acts 2:4-11 I see the first mention of tongues at the inception of the church. The apostles were given the gift of tongues in order to share the Gospel at that unique time. Several nations and people were represented there because of their journey to Jerusalem for Pentecost, the men spoken in recognizable dialects of each person represented there, thus the Gospel spread back to their homelands. When I go to I Corinthians 14 I see the term "unknown tongues", thus Charismatic theology implies that this tongue is given for edification of the one speaking it and it is directed to God. I would disagree based on the context of the passage. Prophecy is also mentioned and its purpose is for edification of the saints where as an unknown tongues is for personal edification or it only edifies the speaker personally because there is no interpreter nor anyone that understands that tongue. The words used in the Acts and Corinthians passage for tongue are defined as dialects and languages, not unknown languages or heavenly languages. In verse 2 of Corinthians 14 we see that it is a mystery and no man understands. I would conclude that it is not a mystery because it is a heavenly language unknown to man and meant for God, but it is a mystery because there is no interpreter or anyone that speaks the dialect. It edifies the man because he is the only one that understands what is being said.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-76308776613718465062010-02-20T16:39:00.001-08:002010-02-20T16:39:24.911-08:00Well, the Lord laid a theme on my heart for this year for thr youth, Evangelism. Share Jesus Without Fear is a book that I am going through, lets see how it reads.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-19684487322368953692009-12-19T18:46:00.000-08:002009-12-19T18:51:43.798-08:00Our babies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKKoLhyfERn6naiwYGZTHjX1ULLh8QiAg31XMqUVQjwAjUgYA9uEStF2sHRgGBLbG6VNcXVSVD1moc96Ec_3VvVlpFTh_E3lnqCbr8SuxryQ_SUEI7xhFx8MPmkws-nqjd7d5cnlvUXXw/s1600-h/277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKKoLhyfERn6naiwYGZTHjX1ULLh8QiAg31XMqUVQjwAjUgYA9uEStF2sHRgGBLbG6VNcXVSVD1moc96Ec_3VvVlpFTh_E3lnqCbr8SuxryQ_SUEI7xhFx8MPmkws-nqjd7d5cnlvUXXw/s400/277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417145571855512594" /></a><br />Two beautiful babies are now apart of my wife and my life. Chayah and Cherith were born on December 17th 2009 weighing 4lbs 7oz each.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-10336230198392539472009-11-04T21:29:00.000-08:002009-11-04T21:32:58.988-08:00FellowshipThere is nothing like taking time out to fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ! Tonight I spent time with a friend of mine from HBC in Payson, we enjoyed some guitar and banjo playing and like minded conversation. This is just another thing that you don't really learn about in college but you experience in ministry. I want to Praise God for it!Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-60870905733044686742009-10-06T07:53:00.000-07:002009-10-06T08:21:33.661-07:00Continuing on liberty 2 Peter 2:19-22Going back to an earlier post "Call it what it is SIN" I would like to continue with some thoughts on the same strain. 2 Peter 2:19-22 " While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." <br /> I believe this could be a good picture of where today's road to Christian "liberties" is going down. In those verses mentioned above Peter was not talking about those who do not know Christ, but to those who have known him and have turned once again unto the world and the satisfaction of their flesh. Earlier in the chapter God tells us of false teachers and their heresies, then He progresses to how they have entangled the believer with "while they promise them liberty, they themselves are servants of corruption.". They promise liberty, but not in Christ, because these liberties are a bondage, once again unto sin, where the absolute definition of liberty in Christ is to be set free from our bondage of sin. God says that it would be better for us not to have known the way of righteousness then to have known it and turned back to bondage of sin. You see sin doesn't look like a bondage when you are in it. It looks pleasurable, it is pleasurable, it is deceitful because its father, Satan is the Deceiver. <br /> Our liberties in Christ aren't to establish a better life for us here on earth, but are to set us free from the sins of these world and its strangle hold on us, so that we may have something to offer in eternity to Christ who set us free! Satan wants us fixed on now and how we can feel good on earth, he fixes our eyes on today " eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die" that is his mentality. But for a Christian we must set our affections on things above, our joy is in Christ we should be longing to be with Him and to enjoy the treasure with Him in heaven that we have stored up while here on earth. You see our home is not this world, our conversation/citizenship is in heaven with Christ, we are a new creation, aliens to this present world to this present estate. Our lives should be spent like Paul said, to live is Christ but to die is gain. This is our calling as new creatures not old creatures.<br /> When we start coveting what the world has we start slipping into the state that Peter was talking about "they are entangled again therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.". We forget where we came from, the things that Christ saved us from and we slip into the old nature again. You see the very word "saved" means that we need someone to take us from the old things, it was a drastic state, we were in bondage to those things, why would we go back to the things that wanted to destroy us? Why?Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-78380468449621680502009-09-04T13:22:00.000-07:002009-09-04T13:31:59.152-07:00Ministry is from the heart!" They don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." Here is a quote that I am not sure who it comes from but it is very true. I work with teens and younger aged kids and this statement hits home. I am sure it is true with any people or age group that you may minister too. I have come to understand that formal training is a great thing because it gives you the tools to answer just about any question, but experience is a wonderful teachers and that is something that you just can not get in a formal setting!Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-76699397057092549932009-09-03T16:00:00.000-07:002009-09-03T16:13:58.690-07:00Where to beginI have been in Utah for 7 months, and I have not had a great deal of interaction (religiously) with the LDS people. A few things that I have come to realize about them is that they do not call themselves Mormons, but LDS, I do not know if there is any reason behind this or if it is just a preference? I have worked at a few different places while I have been here and all of them had some LDS people and/or influence. I worked for one company that had a special day so that they could christen the building. Today I cleaned carpets at a mans house who was a devout LDS, and like all of my other experiences he held strongly to the good works that he had accomplished, while on the other hand he explained how difficult it is for someone to come to Christ when they are in dyer physical need.<br />I know that all of Satan's lies work well when a little bit of truth is there to tangle up the person who is faced with them. I sat there today and listened to the man explain his lament over souls that need Christ, while he praised his good works and I wondered where do you works stand, before your need for Christ or after your need is met? I know that LDS theology is apostate and all that the LDS church believes is damnable apostasy, but like most people that practice a religion, they are not familiar with all their religion believes. I struggled today thinking where do you begin to witness to these people, when you share the loving sacrifice of Christ with them, they know they even know what the bible says about it and they say they believe, but what do you say? <br />That is why I can only trust in the unsearchable wisdom of God and trust in his grace towards man and how He causes the increase, and I just share Jesus Christ and preach only Him crucified.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-40979163532950964402009-09-02T11:27:00.001-07:002009-09-02T11:27:40.410-07:00Just wanted to do a post from my phoneJustin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-61495967967683795172009-09-02T09:10:00.000-07:002009-09-02T09:26:21.686-07:00Wisdom is the principle thingProverbs 2:1-5<br />" My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God." The following two verses go on to say (paraphrased) that God will give it to the righteous He has it stored up for them! Well I have been trying to read proverbs in my devotions in the morning, I have been going through a lull in my personal time with God and He has been recently speaking to me from proverbs. How many times do we see the words Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge together, they are synonyms yet have their own meaning about them. I have always understood them to mean Wisdom = facts with common sense, Knowledge= facts, and Understanding = using the previous two together. There is probably a more suitable definition to them, but that is how my mind grasps them. <br /> How often do we does as Solomon and James said to do, to seek after them and God will supply it, it is like He is just waiting for you to ask so that He can open up the floodgate and drowned you in them. You see God is wisdom, He is knowledge and understanding so when we ask Him for them we are asking to be like Him. He gives these with a heart to follow after Him as well. To just have knowledge, well that is useless, we need Wisdom and Understanding to follow right behind because that is where our hearts interact with the facts. How often do you pray for wisdom to minister to the people God sets before you? Or do you just try to minister with just knowledge and experience? God will give you wisdom if you just ask and He will give you the heart to present the facts.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-86852022381544411762009-08-26T21:25:00.000-07:002009-08-26T21:26:30.090-07:00NostalgiaI just finished the movie " Krull " and old favorite of mine. It has no theological significance, but I believe is worth watching.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-69279191935005263312009-08-15T11:31:00.000-07:002009-08-15T11:38:49.742-07:00Lighter note from last postWe are having twin girls. I am pretty excited about that and can't wait to see them in person. We have names picked out for them, so getting to the point they are.<br /><br />Chayah Leigh Payton<br />Cherith Elleigh Payton<br /><br />the middle names are from Dannah, her name is Dannah Leigh. The first names are Hebrew or derived from atleast. Chayah means life and Cherith is where Elijah once stayed, in the brook Cherith. Now Cherith means cutting, covenant, bound. I decided on Elleigh, because I wanted something with Dannah's name in it and it has El, from Elohim in it. So Cherith Elleigh would mean bound to God.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-14497503808543951062009-08-15T11:10:00.000-07:002009-08-15T11:30:21.972-07:00Call it what it is SIN!I have not had the opportunity nor taken the time to post anything on my blog for the past few months. I cpost today on some things that God has brought into my life from men that I have had the opportunity to hear, who speak from God's Word. The subject I would like to talk about, which should be easy to recognize from the title of this blog, is SIN. It seems that in these times Sin is taking everyone over, the Body of Christ is enamored with sin, we give it a different name so that we may sooth or sear, which ever you prefer, our conscience. God is clear in His Word what He thinks of sin, He sent His Son Jesus Christ to take care of it, Christ (God) paid the ultimate price for our sins. When is it time for us to say I am done with living a lukewarm life, I am sick of having one foot in the world and one foot with God?! We are bought with a price, be sold out for Christ. So you want to live it up in this world go ahead, but let me remind you that all that traveling on the broad road leads to destruction. You maybe saved but you will destroy your friends, family, all relationships in your life and will destroy your testimony. Sure go ahead justify what you want to do so that you can satisfy your flesh, but remember God isn't uncertain about sin, He has a clear definition, keep living like there are no consequences, but remember no matter what your take on it is, eternity exists and the rewards are real. Do you want them now (rewards) or something that lasts? It is clear in the Gospel of Matthew that if you want your treasures here on earth you can have them, but they will not last, and if you treasure sin it will destroy you. Look at Samuel, Saul, and Amelek. Saul wanted to treat his sin against God as a pet, he wanted to have it with him and control it, Christian you can't control sin, flesh, or the world, they WILL control you. Or are you going to be like Samuel and take the sin and cut it into pieces, hate sin and remove it from your life. Sin is Sin and there are consequences, eternal and temporal, and when you sin your are not the only one effected, who is looking at your life Christian, do they see Christ or do they see a compromiser, do they want to serve the true and living God or do they want to serve the God of this world. When you justify the flesh you are serving Satan, he wants you to live in a gray world with gray morals, gray ideals. The life of a Christian is black and white.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-27669613096161694702009-06-11T16:02:00.000-07:002009-06-11T16:07:37.436-07:00We found out on Tuesday that my wife is going to have twins. Needless to say this is very exciting to use. I feel a tremendous amount of responsibility heading my way, but through all of it God is gracious and in my weakness His strength is made perfect. I know that this is something that will be difficult to remember during the difficult times, but if I trust Him now and continue to grow in His grace then it will make life easier. Well we better start now on thinking of names, I thought naming one child was difficult, now we are going to have two , at one time!!! <br /><br />Resting in Him<br />JustinJustin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-46378412143856444552009-05-28T12:54:00.001-07:002009-05-28T12:54:49.711-07:00Well I started my job today at Nu Skin. The table that I work with has a few LDS and a young man that is not LDS as I can tell. Pray for me as I seek to witness.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-15958508552881652792009-05-15T23:47:00.000-07:002009-05-16T00:06:07.483-07:00Faith as a Mustard SeedI have enjoyed my time here at the Master's Men Conference in CA. We heard from several preachers today and will go through several more tomorrow. David Gibbs of the CLA gave a message that the Holy Spirit used to convict my heart. We know in Hebrews 11:1 that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen. He gave the example of Sears, we order something from Sears and we have faith that they will deliver there product. We know their name and trust them, because they are Sears, we go to the door and look on our porch ( substance of things unseen) we have faith in them. Do we have that faith with God? We know who God is and we can trust and have faith that He delivers. Bro. Gibbs said he has a friend that prayed that God would let him lead one soul to the Lord EVERY DAY!!! You know what happened, This man has faith in God and for the past 20 years he has lead someone to the Lord, EVERY DAY!!! We hear of that and think, 1.) that isn't real, 2.) He has super powers, or 3.) he is some sort of evangelist, but the truth is he has real faith. We pray to God and do not expect Him to do anything. We just need to pray and expect Him to work. Bro. Gibbs made another point that I want to state, He said we need to live in a way that if all that God says isn't true then we will look like fools. He challenged us to have faith like that to live in a way that we have to trust God. All of this is not for the sake of personal gain or glory or piousness, NO not at all, but for the glory of God. I don't want to lead a person to the Lord so that I might make a name for myself, but that I might make His name known. Are you willing to pray that you might lead a soul to the Lord every day? Are you willing to step out in faith? Can you have faith in God like you do in Sears?Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-29692215655138642152009-05-15T12:44:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:54:25.181-07:00Water and bloodI was reading a little the other day and the thought about when Christ's side was pierced while He was on the cross. We know that water and blood flowed out of the wound. I understand that that was a physical sign of a heart attack, but does it have a spiritual meaning to it as well? We know that during the sacrifices that take place in the Temple and Tabernacle that the water played the role of cleansing and the blood was for covering (Day of Atonement). Does this thought carry through to what Christ did on the cross? In Levi's book on the Tabernacle, every piece of furniture had pictured in some way Christ, it represented something. Well the blood of Christ covers our sins and makes us righteous to God, does the water represent a cleansing. Now I do not want to give you the idea that the water is necessary for our salvation, but what was it's significance. I John 5 deals with the water, and water has a role throughout scripture. Please share your thoughts with me!<br /><br />On a side note, one of my youth asked me a question the other day about Jesus. When Christ was born, Herod had all the children killed, was Jesus the only child, youth, man, His age in that area?Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-61803434454028811712009-05-14T13:07:00.001-07:002009-05-14T13:07:34.200-07:00I am heading to Fresno CA, for a two day men's conference. I am looking forward to the preaching and fellowship.Justin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319334828330143288.post-2607593045741943972009-05-11T08:40:00.002-07:002009-05-11T09:11:33.279-07:00Psalm 19:14 says " Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in they sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer." David was know as the "Man after God's own heart", a title that never left him even after his sin with Bathsheba. David was always seeking God's glory, I believe that was his whole life aim. Now David was filled with the Holy Spirit, but not indwelt. Today we can be filled with the Holy Spirit, who is God. We have God residing in our hearts. Romans 8:9 says " But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." the Spirit's indwelling is what sets us apart, it identifies us as Christ. Ephesians 1:13,14 " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of Promise, (vs.14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory." Then having been bought with the blood of Christ and given the promise that He will return for us some day (the earnest of the Holy Spirit) "unto the praise of His glory." It is for the glory of God.<br /> I tend to dwell on living righteously, but it is for the sake of His glory. When we go through life and try to find all of the advantages of our salvation we are walking down a humanistic road. I encourage you to watch that video "Revival Hymn" it puts a spin on old thoughts that needs to be spun around. If we say that we are seeking His glory then it should consume all that we do. Salvation of man was not for the sake of man, so that he would not go to Hell, it is for the glory of God, it was because the Lamb is worthy of the reward of His suffering. Revelation 5:12 " Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."<br /> So how are the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts? Are they acceptable in His sight? Are you concerned with who they are in His sight? It may be difficult to talk our eyes off of ourselves, to ignore for a day the burdens in our lives, the burdens that are very real, but how worthy is Christ of the glory? He will receive all the glory one day, but it is our privilege to give it to Him everyday.<br /><br />1 Corinthians 10:31 "... do all to the glory of God."<br />JustinJustin bridebodychurch.synthasite.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772114026529429908noreply@blogger.com0