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Isaiah 40:31. But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Search the Bible at BibleGateway. I decided to become an astrophysicist at the age of eight. I read all the physics and astronomy books in the children’s section of my library. My family supported my voracious appetite for knowledge. My teachers assigned me lots of extra-curricular projects in the social sciences, which eventually sparked my spiritual quest. In my last year of high school, I studied the Thirty Years’ War for one extra project. I wondered why the Catholics and Protestants shed so much blood over trivial doctrine. I posed tough questions to my teacher, who sent me off to the library to read books on comparative religions. Read More... The Goal Of My Life. It was a real struggle for me to become a Christian for a number of reasons. I had always prided myself in being a self-made man. I was used to being in control of my life. I was also afraid of what my friends would think. I looked at Christianity’s ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ and thought that it was so narrow. Read More... Tunnel Vision. In 1971, the troubles in Northern Ireland were increasingly becoming a danger to me and to my six children. We listened to horror stories of suffering every day on the radio. Our personal horror story came the night I was attacked by two gunmen. One beat me while asking me questions about someone’s whereabouts. Although I wasn’t a Christian, I silently prayed for God to help me. Read More...
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| Hallowed Be Thy Name |
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| Written by Associate Pastor Wayne Durden |
| Thursday, 27 August 2009 11:27 |
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In the next few weeks let's talk about the Holy Name of God. I remind us at the beginning what a Mighty God we serve. After we've acknowledged God as our "Heavenly Father" in the Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught us to reverence or to honor His name. Note: (Luke 11:2) . All sincere and true praying begins and ends with reverence for God, not just going to Him with a buffet list of wants and or needs. We must reverence our God when we go into His presence, that's a must. Real true and honest prayer really starts when we adore and worship our Father's Holy name. Let's look at the word "hallowed" and what it means. It means, "may your name be kept holy" the word "Hallowed" comes from the greek word hagios, which means "holy". (Jude 20) says our faith is a "holy faith." (Revelation. 21:2) talks about the "Holy City, New Jerusalem." The Bible talks about the Holy Spirit. Worship around God's throne goes like this "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts" (Isaiah 6:3). The Word of God says to us, "and you shall be holy, for the Lord is holy and has separated you unto Him," note (Leviticus 20:26) What an Awesome God we serve, Never forget He loves you. In Christ, Pastor Durden |
