Ok, so the other day I was surfing the Mars Hill website, and came across the fact that they had a facebook network. I thought that was pretty funny, so I went looking for it.OOOOOh friends, not only did i find it, to my great delight - friended Mark Driscoll. This was just hilarious. It took him a few days, but he added me as a friend. As you can imagine I totally lord this over Sarah's head, and will continue to do so until she friends him.
Now as of today I went to post on his wall, and to which my adviser said, "NOOOO ONE DAY YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR ACTS 29..AND WHAT IF...JUST...NO!" (Of course she will deny this, but as always, what I say is fact for fact actual reality.)
Anyways. Thats just too funny.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Acts 4
11/2/07
Acts 4 –
During the dialogue following Peter’s second sermon, he and John and taken into custody because the religious leaders are, “greatly annoyed” at the spreading of Jesus’ resurrection. But it’s late, so they just throw them in jail until the next day. We then find two apostles in front of a council that will judge them, as is a quite frequent sight in this new spreading of the Gospel. Peter, “filled with the Holy Spirit,” then makes it quite clear that Jesus did the healing, and “Oh, lets not forget…you killed him. You should call on his name, because it is clearly powerful, and there just happens to be no other name that will get you to heaven.
The reaction of the council is hilarious and somewhat terrifying.
Sadducee #1, “Ok, these guys are bold, they have that going for them.”
Sadducee #2, “True, but they are clearly common men, and uneducated.”
Sadducee #3, “Yea but they were also clearly with Jesus.”
#2, “Alright so what are we going to do?”
#3, “Well they clearly did something amazing…”
#1, “Yea, lets tell them not to do that anymore.”
Literally they see the apostles’ works, see that they knew Jesus, and just missed the point all together. Completely dictated by what they (as righteous religious men) saw as necessary for their culture, they actually tell them to stop. The application here clearly stands that there are some who will oppose the Gospel with all that is inside them, and some that may just do it because they will not understand.
I love Peter’s response – “we cannot help” but preach. And even more beautiful, he doesn’t use the word preach. He says they cant help but speak about things they have seen and heard. He doesn’t limit preaching to a podium. He sees it as talking, for the salvation of souls.
Everybody is happy when they are released, and there is a very Jewish prayer.
Here the role of leadership is clearly seen. Peter and John were noted for their boldness. Then the people also prayed and received boldness. Leaders must lead. Fact.
Then everything gets communist and shared, which helps set them apart from their culture. How they spend and give their money really shows where their hearts are at. Take for example the son of encouragement that gives a whole fields profit to the Apostles.
God uses people. God also recognizes that money gets things. God doesn’t want money. God wants people, and their hearts. God did not grow up in a nunnery in the woods, He understands that money is a demand for goods, but ultimately wants a pure heart – out of which will flow gentleness and giving to others.
Acts 4 –
During the dialogue following Peter’s second sermon, he and John and taken into custody because the religious leaders are, “greatly annoyed” at the spreading of Jesus’ resurrection. But it’s late, so they just throw them in jail until the next day. We then find two apostles in front of a council that will judge them, as is a quite frequent sight in this new spreading of the Gospel. Peter, “filled with the Holy Spirit,” then makes it quite clear that Jesus did the healing, and “Oh, lets not forget…you killed him. You should call on his name, because it is clearly powerful, and there just happens to be no other name that will get you to heaven.
The reaction of the council is hilarious and somewhat terrifying.
Sadducee #1, “Ok, these guys are bold, they have that going for them.”
Sadducee #2, “True, but they are clearly common men, and uneducated.”
Sadducee #3, “Yea but they were also clearly with Jesus.”
#2, “Alright so what are we going to do?”
#3, “Well they clearly did something amazing…”
#1, “Yea, lets tell them not to do that anymore.”
Literally they see the apostles’ works, see that they knew Jesus, and just missed the point all together. Completely dictated by what they (as righteous religious men) saw as necessary for their culture, they actually tell them to stop. The application here clearly stands that there are some who will oppose the Gospel with all that is inside them, and some that may just do it because they will not understand.
I love Peter’s response – “we cannot help” but preach. And even more beautiful, he doesn’t use the word preach. He says they cant help but speak about things they have seen and heard. He doesn’t limit preaching to a podium. He sees it as talking, for the salvation of souls.
Everybody is happy when they are released, and there is a very Jewish prayer.
Here the role of leadership is clearly seen. Peter and John were noted for their boldness. Then the people also prayed and received boldness. Leaders must lead. Fact.
Then everything gets communist and shared, which helps set them apart from their culture. How they spend and give their money really shows where their hearts are at. Take for example the son of encouragement that gives a whole fields profit to the Apostles.
God uses people. God also recognizes that money gets things. God doesn’t want money. God wants people, and their hearts. God did not grow up in a nunnery in the woods, He understands that money is a demand for goods, but ultimately wants a pure heart – out of which will flow gentleness and giving to others.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Pope and Santa
Ok so a while ago (thought the actual time is debated) I agreed to read the Popes book on Jesus if Ryan bought it for me. He "yelled" at me the other day about it, so here is the deal - I will be reading it and posting my thoughts on here as I go. I promised to have it done by Christmas so that is what I am planning on doing. I hope it is enjoyable (the book and the blog).
Oh, and to my supreme delight, a little girl mistook me for Santa the other day at the grocery store. It was great, she was all "blahgabla Santa blahgabla" and I was all " What?" and Sarah was all laughing and yea...it was just beautiful.
no idea what Colin or I weight.
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Oh, and to my supreme delight, a little girl mistook me for Santa the other day at the grocery store. It was great, she was all "blahgabla Santa blahgabla" and I was all " What?" and Sarah was all laughing and yea...it was just beautiful.
no idea what Colin or I weight.
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