These are devotional thoughts from a guy who lives in Brazil. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "thoughts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!
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We SURVIVED the BJ Team!
It is always an exciting but exhausting time when the BJ Soccer ministry team of seventeen arrives in Sorocaba. It was three action packed days of ministry and fun. At our estimate they were in 25 different classes in the public school system, they played I don't know how many games of soccer, they "talked" to numberless (or so it seems) kids and adults, and kept us running right along with them. It was a good time of seed planting and we pray that the Holy Spirit's work will bring a future harvest of souls because of it. Pray for them as they minister in three different cities in the next two and a half weeks. In the photo Eddie gets his picture taken by one of the girls with a cell phone.
In the video below Dave Doran jr. gets robbed by one of the blind players!
Thanks so much for the update on the team. I miss that soccer guy. There is truly no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth and sharing it too!
If this is Kingdom Living, Do I Want it? Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. In a study of the Sermon on the Mount to this point we might be tempted to say, “I don’t want to be that happy!” If this is Kingdom living then I want to go to Disney World. This place is depressing. What Jesus describes here seems to highlight all of the ...
27 “But to you who are listening, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be gr...
Abraham has his son Isaac, who was the promised one. He was to be Abraham's heir and the one through whom the blessing would come. Having been a miracle child himself, he had a slight problem. He was now in his early forties and still single. If he didn't find a wife the Abrahamic covenant would never be fulfilled and Jesus would not be born. It was a crucial moment when Abraham called his servant to swear that he would find a woman for his boy. The oath was binding only if and when the discovered bride came back to Abraham's tent. If she didn't, the deal was off. We know that she did come back and ended up having twins, Esau and Jacob. However, there is a couple of verses that drew my attention to an important principle for us to think about. Look at 24:6 and 8, Genesis 24:6 "Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said. 8 If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take ...
david is my cousin...i TRULY appreciate this video. :~) it will be used for years to come...lovingly, of course. :)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing. hope you were refreshed by their visit.
christina hairgrove
Thanks so much for the update on the team. I miss that soccer guy. There is truly no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth and sharing it too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting the blog! Dave was perpetual energy and fun too.
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