Abortion

Would You Consider Abortion in These Four Situations?

1. There is a preacher and wife who are very, very poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she is pregnant with her 15th. They are living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the excessive world population, would you consider recommending abortion?

2. The father is sick with sniffles, the mother has TB. They have 4 children. The first is blind, the second is dead. The third is deaf and the fourth has TB. The mother finds she is pregnant again. Given the extreme situation, would you recommend abortion?

3. A man raped a 13 year old black girl and she got pregnant. If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?

4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She is not married. Her fiancee is not the father of the baby, and he is very upset. Would you recommend an abortion?

If you have answered “yes” to any of these situations:

In the first case you would have killed John Wesley, one of the great evangelists of the 19th century.

In the second case, you would have killed Beethoven.

In the third case you would have killed Ethel Waters, the great black gospel singer.

In the fourth case you would have recommended the murder of Jesus Christ.

With U. S. abortion deaths topping 30 million, only God knows what we have sacrificed in lost human talent and creativity.

http://www.chick.com/bc/1999/abortion.asp?wpc=1999/abortion.asp&wpp=a

Who Murdered Clarice?

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What Does Salvation Mean for Me?

This is a lesson that I am doing from a book, I hope you will find it interesting, just as I did:

What I Was:
Ephesians 2:1 - I was spiritually dead in trespasses and sins.
John 3:18 - I was condemned already.
John 3:36 - I had the wrath of God abiding on me.
Romans 6:17 - I was a slave of sin.
Revelation 20:15 - I was headed for the lake of fire.
Luke 19:10 - I was lost, yet sought by Jesus.

What God Promised Me:
Romans 6:23 - The gift of eternal life.
Colossians 1:14 - The forgiveness of sins.
Titus 2:11 - Salvation through His grace.
Ephesians 3:17; John 14:23 - To dwell in my heart.
Ephesians 3:19 - The love of Christ which passeth knowledge.
John 5:11 - The joy of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:7 - The peace of God, which passeth all understanding.

What I Did:
Romans 10:13 - I called upon the name of the Lord.
Romans 10:9 - I confessed with my mouth.
John 1:12 - I believed Him (Jesus Christ).
Acts 17:30 - I repented of my sins.

What God Did:
Romans 3:24 - Justified me freely.
Revelation 1:5 - Washed me from my sins.
Revelation 21:27 - Secured my name in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Romans 8:14, 15 - Adopted me as a son (child) of God.
Ephesians 1:6 - Accepted me in the Beloved.
1Corinthians 6:11 - Sanctified me.
2Corinthians 5:17 - Made me a new creation.

Definitions:
Repentance: a change of attitude resulting in a change of action (about sin).
Justification: to be declared "as not guilty."
Sanctification: to be "set apart" by God and for God.
Grace: undeserved (unmerited) favor.

Memory Verse

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:12-13

In April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people at Columbine High School.

The New School Prayer

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule.
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And any time my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's the freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone, we must meditate;
God's name is prohibited by the State.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues, and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the unwed daddy, our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires, and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed;
No Word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here, I must confess.
When chaos reigns, the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot, my soul, please take.

This poem was written by Mark Taylor, a Columbine
survivor who was one of the first students shot.

(I got this at: http://rosemck1.tripod.com/compassion.html )

Happy B-Day Nadia

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY
NADEZHDA

Nadia, my sister, put your trust in the Lord,
“With Him are wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding."
Job 12:13

April 28 ~ April 28 ~ April 28

Stand up for Jesus

This is a true story of something that happened just a few years ago at USC.

There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply committed atheist. His primary goal for one required class was to spend the entire semester to prove that God couldn't exist. His students were always afraid to argue with him because of his impeccable logic. Sure, some had argued in class at times, but no one had ever really gone against him because of his reputation.

At the end of every semester on the last day, he would say to his class of 300 students, "If there is anyone here who still believes in Jesus, stand up!" In twenty years, no one had ever stood up. They knew what he was going to do next. He would say, "Because anyone who believes in God is a fool. If God existed, he could stop this piece of chalk from hitting the ground and breaking. Such a simple task to prove that He is God, and yet He can't do it." And every year, he would drop the chalk onto the tile floor of the classroom and it would shatter into a hundred pieces.
All of the students would do nothing but stop and stare. Most of the students thought that God couldn't exist. Certainly, a number of Christians had slipped through, but! for 20 years, they had been too afraid to stand up.

Well, a few years ago there was a freshman who happened to enroll.
He was a Christian, and had heard the stories about his professor.
He was required to take the class for his major, and he was afraid.
But for three months that semester, he prayed every morning that he would have the courage to stand up no matter what the professor said, or what the class thought. Nothing they said could ever shatter his faith...he hoped.

Finally, the day came. ! The professor said, "If there is anyone here who still believes in God, stand up!" The professor and the class of
300 people looked at him, shocked, as he stood up at the back of the classroom. The professor shouted, "You FOOL!!! If God existed, he would keep this piece of chalk from breaking when it hit the ground!"

He proceeded to drop the chalk, but as he did, it slipped out of his fingers, off his shirt cuff, onto the pleat of his pants, down his leg, and off his shoe. As it hit the ground, it simply rolled away unbroken. The professor's jaw dropped as he stared at the chalk. He looked up at the young man, and then ran out of the lecture hall.

The young man who had stood, proceeded to walk to the front of the room and shared his faith in Jesus for the next half hour. 300 students stayed and listened as he told of God's love for them and of His power through Jesus.

Stand up for Jesus, everyday! Don't forget to pray about it like the freshman did.

Pesnya

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Storms

A little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school, and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword, would cut through the sky. Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look and smile. Another and another were to follow quickly, each with the little girl stopping, looking at the streak of light and smiling. Finally, the mother called her over to the car and asked, "What are you doing?" The child answered, "God just keeps taking pictures of me."

"And a little child shall lead them..."

Lord, help me to trust You as much as this little one, especially when the storms of life crash around me.

I got this from Brian, a really cool friend.

Knowledge of our Lord

Those who trust in the LORD
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Psalm 125:1

This week has been a little tuff with school. Prayer would be great! I was reading 2 Peter chapter one and there were some really interesting things there.

"add to your faith
virtue,
to virtue knowledge,
to knowledge self-control,
to self-control perseverance,
to perseverance godliness,
to godliness brotherly kindness,
and to brotherly kindness love."
2Peter 1:5-7

Look at what the next verse 8 says:

For if these things are yours and abound,
you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse 9 is the one that shocks me:

For he who lacks these things is
shortsighted, even to blindness,
and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

So, if all those things listed above are so important, we must check that we do all that, if not, then work on changing, with Gods help.

virtue : moral excellence; goodness; righteousness; chastity; virginity
knowledge: acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation
self-control: control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings
perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
godliness: conforming to the laws and wishes of God

and don't forget brotherly kindness and love, which are easy to understand. :)

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This is funny...

Have you ever heard someone say this? I have. :P

Christina

Christina was born in December!

Danik Zhana pozdrovlyau vas!!!!

Exam

my pic

A GLASS OF MILK

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from
door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.

He decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.
He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never
to accept pay for a kindness."
He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but
his faith in God and man was strengthened also. He had been ready to give up and quit before that incident. Many years later that same young woman became critically ill. The local
doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.
Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown, he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.
He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day, he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass
the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words ...

"Paid in full with one glass of milk
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly"

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart
prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

There's a saying which goes something like this:
Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again, at least you will have made the world a better place -- and, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

Sent Angel

This was written by a Hospice of Metro Denver physician

I just had one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and wanted to share it with my family and dearest friends:



I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, crusing into a gas station, glad only that I

would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the "quickie mart" building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to see if

she was okay.

When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel.



At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff

with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying "I don't want my kids to see me crying," so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, "And you were praying?" That made her back away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, "He heard you, and He sent me."

I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her car completely, and while it was fueling, walked to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little.

She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City. Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and finally in desperation had finally called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there.


So she packed up everything she owned in the car She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.

I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, "So, are you like an angel or something?"

This definitely made me cry. I said, "Sweetie, at this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people."

It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.

Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings...

Psalms 55:22 "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."

For Men

"A wise man will hear
and increase learning,
and a man of understanding
will atain wise counsel."

Proverbs 1:5

Father, Son, and the Son's Friend

AFTER A FEW OF THE USUAL SUNDAY EVENING HYMNS,

THE CHURCH'S PASTOR SLOWLY STOOD UP,

WALKED OVER TO THE PULPIT AND,

BEFORE HE GAVE HIS SERMON FOR THE EVENING,

BRIEFLY INTRODUCED A GUEST MINISTER

WHO WAS IN THE SERVICE THAT EVENING.


IN THE INTRODUCTION, THE PASTOR TOLD THE CONGREGATION

THAT THE GUEST MINISTER WAS ONE OF HIS DEAREST

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND THAT HE WANTED HIM TO HAVE A FEW

MOMENTS TO GREET THE CHURCH AND SHARE WHATEVER

HE FELT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SERVICE. WITH

THAT, AN ELDERLY MAN STEPPED UP TO THE PULPIT AND

BEGAN TO SPEAK.


"A FATHER, HIS SON, AND A FRIEND OF HIS SON WERE

SAILING OFF THE PACIFIC COAST." HE BEGAN.

"WHEN A FAST APPROACHING STORM BLOCKED ANY ATTEMPT

TO GET BACK TO THE SHORE. THE WAVES WERE SO HIGH, THAT

EVEN THOUGH THE FATHER WAS AN EXPERIENCED SAILOR, HE

COULD NOT KEEP THE BOAT UPRIGHT AND THE THREE WERE

SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN AS THE BOAT CAPSIZED."



THE OLD MAN HESITATED FOR A MOMENT,

MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH TWO TEENAGERS WHO WERE,

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SERVICE BEGAN,

LOOKING SOMEWHAT INTERESTED IN HIS STORY.


THE AGED MINISTER CONTINUED WITH HIS STORY,

"GRABBING A RESCUE LINE, THE FATHER HAD TO MAKE THE

MOST EXCRUCIATING DECISION OF HIS LIFE: TO WHICH BOY

WOULD HE THROW THE OTHER END OF THE LIFE LINE.

HE ONLY HAD SECONDS TO MAKE THE DECISION.

THE FATHER KNEW THAT HIS SON WAS A CHRISTIAN AND HE,

ALSO, KNEW THAT HIS SON'S FRIEND WAS NOT.


THE AGONY OF HIS DECISION COULD NOT BE MATCHED BY THE

TORRENT OF WAVES.


AS THE FATHER YELLED OUT, 'I LOVE YOU, SON!'

HE THREW OUT THE LIFE LINE TO HIS SON'S FRIEND.

BY THE TIME THE FATHER HAD PULLED THE FRIEND BACK TO

THE CAPSIZED BOAT, HIS SON HAD DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE

RAGING SWELLS INTO THE BLACK OF NIGHT.

HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED.


BY THIS TIME, THE TWO TEENAGERS WERE SITTING UP

STRAIGHT IN THE PEW, ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THE NEXT

WORDS TO COME OUT OF THE OLD MINISTER'S MOUTH.


"THE FATHER," HE CONTINUED, "KNEW HIS SON WOULD STEP

INTO ETERNITY WITH JESUS AND HE COULD NOT BEAR THE

THOUGHT OF HIS SON'S FRIEND STEPPING INTO AN ETERNITY

WITHOUT JESUS.. THEREFORE, HE SACRIFICED HIS SON TO

SAVE THE SON'S FRIEND. "


HOW GREAT IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT HE SHOULD DO THE

SAME FOR US. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SACRIFICED HIS ONLY

BEGOTTEN SON THAT WE COULD BE SAVED. I URGE YOU TO

ACCEPT HIS OFFER TO RESCUE YOU AND TAKE A HOLD OF THE

LIFE LINE HE IS THROWING OUT TO YOU IN THIS SERVICE."


WITH THAT, THE OLD MAN TURNED AND SAT BACK DOWN IN HIS

CHAIR AS SILENCE FILLED THE ROOM.


THE PASTOR AGAIN WALKED SLOWLY TO THE PULPIT AND

DELIVERED A BRIEF SERMON WITH AN INVITATION AT THE

END. HOWEVER, NO ONE RESPONDED TO THE APPEAL. WITHIN

MINUTES AFTER THE SERVICE ENDED, THE TWO TEENAGERS

WERE AT THE OLD MAN'S SIDE.


"THAT WAS A NICE STORY," POLITELY STATED ONE OF THEM,

"BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS VERY REALISTIC FOR A FATHER

TO GIVE UP HIS ONLY SON'S LIFE IN HOPES THAT THE OTHER

BOY WOULD BECOME A CHRISTIAN."


"WELL, YOU'VE GOT A POINT THERE," THE OLD MAN REPLIED

GLANCING DOWN AT HIS WORN BIBLE. A BIG SMILE BROADENED

HIS NARROW FACE. HE ONCE AGAIN LOOKED UP AT THE BOYS

AND SAID, "IT SURE ISN'T VERY REALISTIC, IS IT? BUT

I'M STANDING HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT STORY GIVES

ME A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR GOD TO

GIVE UP HIS SON FOR ME. YOU SEE...


I WAS THAT FATHER AND YOUR PASTOR IS MY SON'S FRIEND."

Psalm 100:5

The Lord is good and His mercy is everlasting.
His truth endures to all generations.

A Short Life

A Short Life

I had on new clothes,

New sneaks on my feet.

I was there for class on time,

Went to the back and took my seat.

Yeah, I'm moving up,

I'm already grown.

Soon I'll be graduating,

And out on my own.

I talked to some of my friends,

We were all having fun.

Said some things I shouldn't have said,

Did stuff I shouldn't have done.

I knew I was different.

I felt God touch my heart,

I knew I should set a standard,

But then I'd be set apart.

Walking to the bus,

I was not looking for strength.

I heard the car tires screeching,

But now it's too late.

I'm standing in this room,

And I can see the heavenly gate.

Oh no! I never prayed.

I thought I had time to get it straight,

An angel walked to me,

He had a book in his hand.

knew it was the Book of Life,

When would this dream end?

I told him my name,

And he began to look.

Then he looked at me sadly and said,

Your name is not in this book.

Angel, this is a dream,

No, I can't be dead!

He closed the book and turned away, Ahead.

No...no this can't be real,

Angel, you can't turn me away.

Let me talk to God,

Maybe he'll let me stay.

He led me to the gate,

Jesus came to me.

He did not let me in but said,

Beloved what is your need?

Jesus, I cried, please,

Don't cast me away from you.

Tears ran down his face as he said,

You knew what you needed to do.

Lord, please I'm young,

I never thought I would die.

I thought I'd have plenty of time,

Death caught me by surprise.

Lord, I went to church,

Please Jesus, I believe.

He said you would not accept me,

My love you would not receive.

Lord, there were too many hypocrites,

They weren't being true.

He took a step back and asked,

What does that have to do with you?

Lord, my family claimed to be saved,

They weren't real. You know.

He said, I died for you,

Now I have to go.

I fell to my knees crying to Him,

Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow.

I couldn't, make Him understand,

I had never-felt such sorrow.

Then it hit me hard, I said,

Lord, where will I go?

He looked into my eyes and said, you already know.

Please Jesus, I begged,

The place is so hot.

It seemed to trouble and grieve
Him,

He whispered, DEPART FROM ME, I KNOW YOU NOT.

Lord, you're supposed to love me, How can you send me to damnation?

He replied, With your mouth you said you loved me,

But each day you rejected my salvation.

With that in an instant, Day turned into night.

I never knew such torture could be, now it's too late, I know The Bible is right.

If I can tell you anything, Hell has no age.

It is a place of torture, separated from God and full of rage.

You know, I thought it was a funny joke, but this one thing is true.

If you never accept Jesus Christ, HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!

So please, ask Him into your heart.