This past weekend was LOOP Sunday for the folks of Pleasant Prairie Baptist Church. Pastor Jim Tompkins has been leading the church through a study of the Good Samaritan, asking “Who is my neighbor?” The church discovered that we must get close enough to people to discover their needs, and then do what is needed [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Are You in the LOOP?
Posted: October 26, 2010 in Good Samaritan, Jesus Christ, LOOP, UncategorizedTags: Belton Police, Cass County Sheriff, Fighfighters, Good Samaritan, Life Flight Eagle, Love On On Purpose, Missouri Baptist Children's Home, Neighbors, Peculiar Police, Pleasant Prairie Baptist Church, Sheriff
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Become an Intercessor for Justice
Posted: October 19, 2010 in Faith, god, Hesed, Intercessor, Justice, Mishpat, TsedaqaTags: endurance, Faith, Fear, Good Samaritan, Holy Spirit, Injustice, Intercessor, Justice, Martyr, Mercy, Oppression, Righteousness, Stand in the Gap, Zambia Acappella Boys Choir
Parable of the Oppressed Widow 1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming [...]
Is God Always there for Me? The Message of Smooth Talking Preachers.
Posted: October 13, 2010 in Church, Church Leaders, Forgiveness, God's Presence, Justice, Mercy, TruthTags: false hope, itching ears, Jeremiah 23, Justice, Klove, me centered Gospel, preachers
My daily reading brought me to Jeremiah 23 and suddenly it seemed that God was speaking directly to ME through these verses. Something has been bothering me lately about the state of the Gospel message in the United States. It seems that there is a consistent ‘theme’ being presented by Christian radio stations (KLOVE) and [...]
Watchman for the Weak and Hurting
Posted: October 11, 2010 in Good Samaritan, HIV/AIDSTags: Africa, AIDS, asthenés, Childhood Disease, HIV, hurting, Infectious Disease, Jesus Christ, Malaria, Therapeúō, therápōn, Watchman, weak
Coming alongside those who suffer. The Good Samaritan gave us an example of caring for the Weak and the Powerless, even when they are strangers. We need to look at our responsibilities when it comes to those in the world who are hurting because of disease and sickness. Jesus twice sent out his disciples with [...]
