Archive for November, 2009

Are church life groups a good way to meet new people my age?

I recently started going to church w/my boyfriend and they mentioned last weekend that new "life groups" are starting. I really want to meet cool new people my age (20′s – 30′s) and was wondering if this is a good way? I did an alpha thing last year and everybody was OLD. Thanks

yeah!! I met my boyfriend and alot of friends at church!

How do you lead a dynamite bible study?

I’m going to be the Spiritual Life Assistant on my hall at college next year. As part of that, I will lead a bible study once a week for all of the other girls. First semester usually goes really well, but by second semester, people become busy and stressed out, and just stop coming to bible study all together.

Do you have any ideas of how I can make a bible study more attractive and super productive so that college students will come, even when they are overloaded and stressed out?

Teach the Bible chapter by chapter.

For instance, start in the Book of Romans. Teach one chapter at a time, all the verses. When you’re done with Romans, go on to the next Book, 1 Corinthians, and so on

Here’s a website that teaches the meaning of every verse of every Book in the Bible: http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes.htm

You can use that to help you

How will Jesus Christ come like a thief in the night to surprise all of use with his sudden return?

I live in Chicago and it is 3:11 A.M now and I feel like baby Jesus can come at any moment and if that was to happen what things will I hear? I am in the basement and how will I Jesus Christ returned if I can’t see anything that is happening out side,we have glass block windows and it would be hard to see.

Because the second coming is going to be in the consciousness of mankind not some physical being coming to save our ass.The mind that was in Christ Jesus, Jesus told us to look within for the presence of God, be=cause at about age 28 he found the Christ Spirit within himself and then tried to tell us how we too could do the same and even more..So far most Christian prefer to believe that he died for our sins and they ar ejust waiting and don’t really have to do mush more. How ever the second coming isn’t going to happen until we (Mankind) get it through our thick skulls that we must start working with those principles that he gave us. To actually forgive seventy times seven, by loving God with all our Heart and soul,and even our enemies, The human mind can not understand some of this , but with spiritual discernment it can be and is being revealed to the human race right now. God has planted the Christ spirit as a seed in all of us ,Jesus found it and told us we could do the same and even more.Great Question and Bless you I salute the Christ within you….Skipper

Me and my mom are having Bible study discussing the gospel of Matthew…Does anybody have any tips?

Usually what I do is i have a notebook of stuff that I want to talk about and just wanted to see how every body else does Bible Study and how they keep the conversation up throughout.

Oh, yes, indeed I do.

How did the christian belief that gods kingdom is open to everyone influence domestic thought?

yeah…please i need somebody to answer this because i have a test tomorrow at school and i dont have this in my notes.

I would suggest that it had an egalitarian effect. If God’s kingdom is open to everyone, that means that everyone is equal in the eyes of God, at least in so far as entering the "kingdom" is concerned. So women have an equal status to men, slaves an equal status to masters, the governors an equal status to the governed, etc. It also means that conquerors have an equal status to the conquered, the rich have an equal status to the poor, etc. So it doesn’t do away with social status issues, nor does it cancel inequality in society. But it would have the effect of diminishing or moderating such distinctions. By contrast, consider religions where there is the component of being part of God’s "chosen" group. That suggests not only that such distinctions should exist, but that there is no reason to diminish them or to moderate them. So the Chosen are favoured by God and those that are not chosen are lost and have no value to God. If that is true, there is no grounds to behave moderately and people who are not chosen can be maltreated.

where can I find good christian sermons to download?

I am looking for free christian sermons that I can down load, burn and then listen to in my car. I live out in the middle of nowhere with only one radio station in the area, and they play country music. I would love to find a good christian site to download sermons so I can learn about God and love and all the good stuff Christian joy is all about…please direct me to a site. Thank You and God Bless.

link: http://channels.dal.net/christianfreedom/

Use the "audio sermons" link in the top right navigation bar. Sermons are by popular preachers from the past and present.

Clicking on each sermon description will open its respective audio sermon link. New sermons are add weekly so check back each week for the newest sermon additions.

God Bless!

Does anybody know the office contact details of Shrine of Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life Church?

Me and my boyfriend are planning to get married and we want it to be at The Shrine of Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life at Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines. Does anybody know the Registration fee? Does it already includes the flowers for the church? Please let me know. Thanks a bunch!

Sorry, but you would probably have better luck trying a web search or calling information…

Good luck and congrats.

How does my daugher start an a bible study at her school?

I have a 13 year old daugher, 8th grader. She wants to start a bible study at her school. How should she proceed? Any suggestions on material?

The easiest way is to avoid asking the Administration at all costs. Do it in the library, or another public place where they don’t have to have permission. If you ask the principal, it puts them in a very delicate legal position…with the whole separation of church and state and all. As anyone in the education system will tell you…it’s always easier to ask forgiveness later than permission now.

Go to the library and look in their computerized catalog. Type in the words "teen bible studies" in the search engine. It should direct you to a whole list of books.

You might also ask the youth pastor at your church for suggestions.

Good luck!

What event caused more violence and murder than Jesus Christ’s legacy?

The belief in Jesus Christ and his legacy has caused violence and conflict for nearly 2000 years. Religious wars in the 17 and 18th century, the christian crusades….etc.(My knowledge in history is limited,). Does anyone know the estimated death toll, and is there another individual in history that ultimately brought about the number of death as Jesus Christ?(My guess would be maybe muhammad).

Notice I didnt say that Jesus directly cause the violence, but that it was his legacy he left behind that caused it through his followers.
Starlight: You need a casualty number for Jesus’s legacy before saying that its less than 6-10 million.

It is not religions that cause violence and killing. The greatest mass murderers of the 20th century were the secular Adolph Hitler, and the anti-religion Joseph Stalin. It is the evil part in human nature. Sometime in the name of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, …, etc. Usually it’s when people feel threatened in their life or Identity.

In preparation for Case For Christ : Section #3, study the four Gospel accounts of the trial, death, burial,?

and resurrection of Jesus. Compare the accounts in 4 columns, noting the major details and minor differences in the accounts. Briefly summarize your findings.

Gospels:
1.) Matthew

2.) Mark

3.) Luke

4.) John

Thank you!

http://www.lifeofchrist.com/life/harmony.html

Harmony of the Gospels
This chart organizes events from the life of Christ. The events are in approximate chronological order. When an event appears in more than one gospel, the parallel accounts are grouped together