آزمایش عیسی

آنگاه روح خداوند عیسی را به بیابان برد تا در آنجا شیطان او را وسوسه و آزمایش کند .عیسی در آن زمان برای مدت چهل شبانه روز روزه گرفت .پس در آخر بسیار گرسنه شد در این حال شیطان به سراغ او آمد و او را وسوسه کر د و گفت :" اگر این سنگها را تبدیل به نان کنی ثابت خواهی کرد که فرزند خدا هستی ." اما عیسی به او گفت :" نه من چنین نخواهم کرد زیرا کتاب آسمانی می فر ماید نان نمی تواند روح انسان را سیر کند بلکه فقط کلام خداست که می تواند نیاز درونی او را بر آورده سازد." سپس شیطان او را به شهر اورشلیم برد و بر روی بام خانه خدا قرار داد و به او گفت :"خود را از اینجا بینداز و ثابت کن که فرزند خدا هستی چون کتاب آسمانی می فرماید :خدا فرشتگان خود را خواهد فرستاد تا تو را از خطر حفظ کنند...آنها نخواهند گذارد که حتی پایت به سنگ بخورد." عیسی جواب داد :"بلی ولی همان کتاب نیز می فرماید که خداوند را بی جهت آزمایش مکن ." سپس شیطان او را به قله کوه بسیار بلندی برد و تمام ممالک جهان و شکوه و جلال آنها را به او نشان داد و گفت :"اگر زانو بزنی و مرا سجده کنی همه اینها را به تو می بخشم ." عیسی به او گفت :"دور شو ای شیطان ! کتاب مقدس می فرماید :فقط خداوند را بپرست و تنها از او اطاعت کن ."آ نگاه شیطان دور شد و فرشتگان آمدند و عیسی را خدمت کردند.

متی باب چهارم آیات 1 تا 11

Don't Judge?

 Do you know what the nonbeliever's favorite verse is? It is Matthew 7:1: "Do not judge others, and you will not be judged." This verse is usually quoted after we say something like, "Well you know what? I don't think that is right."

 This verse, however, is not telling us that we should not make judgments, because in other passages we read that as believers, we are indeed to make evaluations, to be discerning, and yes - to even make judgments. In fact, the Bible asks, "Don't you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can't you decide even these little things among yourselves?" (1 Corinthians 6:2). We are also told in Scripture that "judgment must begin with God's household" (1 Peter 4:17).

 We are to judge, but we are not to condemn. In fact, a better translation of Matthew 7:1 would be: "Do not condemn others, and you will not be condemned." I am in no position to condemn a person. But I am in a position to make judgments about things, situations, viewpoints, and even about people to some degree.

 "Don't judge!" is said by people who don't like it when we dare to have a Christian worldview. In fact, I have found that the most narrow-minded people are those who claim to be the most broad-minded. Those who claim to be the most accepting are often the least accepting. Because when a Christian has an opinion, a nonbeliever will say, "How dare you say that! Who are you to judge?"

 There is a living God, and He has revealed himself in the pages of Scripture. Therefore, as believers, we accept the fact that we have absolute truth from God. And we develop our worldview from what the Bible teaches.
By Greg Laurie

Try the Other Side

"He said, 'Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.' When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish." John 21:6 (NIV)

 Have you ever done the same thing over and over with no success? I have. Whether it was trying to make our money work without a budget or trying to make our marriage work without following a biblical model, I tried to do things the same way over and over, hoping for success just one of those times. I came up empty every time.

 But then God got my attention, showing me other things to try—a different way than what I'd been doing on my own. God's way worked much better.

 In today's verse Jesus suggests that the disciples—who hadn't caught any fish—put their net on the other side of the boat. When I read this my mind flickered back to the times in my life when I'd been completely unsuccessful in what I was doing—and how I had to throw my net to the other side of the boat before I could bring in a catch. When I did, my net was full.

 I can still remember feeling the elation that came with seeing my "catch." Those full nets that came from listening to and obeying Him are a visual of living life "to the full" like Jesus spoke of in John 10:10.

 Perhaps you too are in a place of trying the same thing over and over but it never works. Your net comes up empty. You struggle with feeling like your debt will never get any smaller. Or you can't seem to grow your savings account. That promotion feels out of reach. Maybe your relationships just never seem to improve. And that stupid scale won't budge no matter what you do.

 Whatever the situation you find yourself in, you are struggling with that nagging feeling that something needs to change. Maybe it's time to try the other side.

 When the disciples came up empty, Jesus urged them to try something different. He showed them that they didn't have to keep doing things the way they always had. And He gave them specific direction as to how to achieve the success He had in mind for them.

 He wants to fill your net, but perhaps He wants you to take a bigger risk, reach outside of your comfort zone, and trust His ability instead of your own. Most of all He wants you to seek out His voice, listening hard for His direction as to where your nets need to go, trusting that wherever He tells you to put them, His direction is perfect. Try the other side. Abundance is waiting there.

Dear Lord, You know what's not working in my life. You know where my net needs to go. Help me to see it and to trust fully in You as I throw my net to the other side. Please make Your directions clear to me as I listen for Your voice. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
By Marybeth Whalen

Mother Teresa

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."

صلیب عسیی مسیح باعث آمرزش گناه بشریت

خداوند می فرماید:"این است خواست من بود که او رنج بکشد و بمیرد.او جانش را قربانی کرد تا آمرزش گناهان به ارمغان آورد،بنابراین صاحب فرزندان بی شمار خواهد شد.او زندگی را از سر خواهد گرفت و اراده من بدست او اجرا خواهد شد.هنگامی که ببیند عذابی که کشیده چه ثمری به بار آورده،راضی و خشنود خواهد شد.خدمتگذار عادل من بار گناهان بسیاری از مردم را به دوش خواهد گرفت و من بخاطر او آنها را خواهم بخشید.به او مقامی بزرگ و قدرتی عظیم خواهم داد،زیرا او خود را فدا کرد،از خطاکاران محسوب شد،بار گناهان بسیاری را بر دوش گرفت و برای خطاکاران شفاعت کرد                          اشعیا

مهربانی

دریافتم که سخت ، سخت نیست اگر تو نرم باشی ! و هرگز سختی نمیتواند بر نرمی غلبه کند . دریافتم که عشق نرم است و میتواند بر هر کینه و عداوتی غلبه کند . مهربانی ، نرم است و میتواند خشونت را مغلوب کند . صبوری نرم است و میتواند بر رنج پیروز شود

نجيل متي، باب5، آيه 44 و 45

شنيده‌ايد كه گفته است همسايه خود را محبت نما و با دشمن خود عداوت كن، اما من به شما مي‌گويم دشمنان خود را محبت نماييد و براي لعن كنندگان خود بركت بطلبيد، و به آناني كه از شما نفرت كنند احسان كنيد، و به هر كه به شما فحش دهد و جفا رساند دعاي خير كنيد، تا پدر خود را كه در آسمان است پسران شويد

Meet Kelsey the Beautiful Miracle Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38_UvTOAvM

Kelsey was born with no heartbeat and pronounced basically dead. But 20 minutes later, she was revived and the rest is a miracle. The video shows the events from birth through miracle. Praise God.

Understanding Faith

Hebrews 11:1,
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The New International Version says, Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  That is pretty clear.  But it becomes even more clear when you plug that definition into 1 Timothy 6:12,
Fight the good fight of [the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Fight the good fight of being sure of what you hope for and being convinced of what you do not see.]
When the answer to your prayers is not on the horizon, when you don't feel differently, you need to fight the good fight and say, "You know what?  God's Word says it and that's all the evidence I need.  It is the evidence of things not seen, and I'm going to stand on that truth.  I don't care what the world says, I don't care what circumstances say, I am going to fight the good fight of the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of what I do not see."
And you stay with it until, as they say, "Faith turns to sight."
What are you struggling with today?  What challenge is testing your faith?  Stand firm on the truth of God's Word.  Trust Him, no matter what others may say.
Real faith is standing firm in the midst of the storm.  So stand firm! 

ایراد نگیرید - متی باب هفتم آیات 1 تا 6

از کسی ایراد نگیرید تا از شما نیز ایراد نگیرند  زیرا هر طور که با دیگران رفتار کنید  همانگونه با شما رفتار خواهند کرد . چرا پرکاه را در چشم برادرت می بینی اما تیر چوب را در چشم خودت نمی بینی ؟ چگونه جرات می کنی بگو یی : اجازه بده پر کاه را از چشمت در آورم در حالی که خودت چوبی در چشم داری ؟ 

ای متظاهر . نخست چوب را از چشم خود در آور تا بهتر بتوانی پر کاه را در چشم برادرت ببینی . مرواریدهای خود را نزد خوکها نگذارید چون قادر به تشخیص ارزش آنها نمی باشند .آنها مروارید ها را لگدمال می کنند و برگشته به شما حمله ور خواهند شد . به همین ترتیب چیزهای مقدس را در اختیار انسانهای بدکار نگذارید.

مزمور داود4:27

يك چيز از خداوند خواستم و آن را خواهم طلبيد: كه تمام ايام عمرم در خانه خداوند ساكن باشم تا جمال خداوند را مشاهده كنم و در هيكل او تفكر نمايم

عیسی مسیح

به‌ شما حكمي‌ تازه‌ مي‌دهم‌ كه‌ يكديگر را محبّت‌ نماييد، چنانكه‌ من‌ شما را محبّت‌ نمودم‌ تا شما نيز يكديگر را محبّت‌ نماييد. به‌ همين‌ همه‌ خواهند فهميد كه‌ شاگرد من‌ هستيد اگر محبّت‌ يكديگر را داشته‌ باشيد.

She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8c&feature=related

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact 

Strengthening Your Faith

Romans 10:17:
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." 
To fully understand this verse, you need to know that if you are saved, faith has already been deposited in your heart.  It is part of your spiritual DNA.  Romans 12:3 says that, God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.  Faith is something He has already given.
It is up to you to develop that faith.  It is up to you to do something with it.  How do you develop it?  You develop it first by hearing the Word of God.
The Bible—God's word—is the food.  As you feed upon it, your faith will be strengthened.
You know those body builders, men and women who are constantly pumping weights?  Well, if you talk to any serious body builder, one of the first things they will refer to is diet.  You have to eat the right kind of diet if you are going to build muscle mass.  Usually, their diet is protein-rich.
They faithfully drink their protein shakes and eat their tuna fish sandwiches, which, when they are consumed and digested, become the raw materials that build muscle mass.
As you feed upon and digest God's Word, that truth becomes the raw material that will build faith.  It is faith food.
Most people who struggle with their faith are feeding on the wrong things.  Faith comes unconsciously when you feed upon God's Word.
So today, if you feel like you are struggling in your faith, then change your diet.  Start feeding more on God's Word!

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration."

موعظه سر کوه- راز خوشبختی

روزی که جمعیتی انبوه گرد آمده بودند عیسی به همراه شاگردان خود بر فراز تپه ای بر آمد و بنشست . آنگاه شروع به تعلیم ایشان کرد و فرمود: "خوشا بحال آنانکه نیاز خود را به خدا احساس می کنند. زیرا ملکوت آسمان از آن ایشان است .""خوشا بحال ماتم زدگان زیرا ایشان تسلی خواهند یافت. " "خوشا بحال فروتنان زیرا ایشان مالک تمام جهان خواهند گشت ." " خوشا بحال گرسنگان و تشنگان عدالت . زیرا ایشان سیر خواهند شد . " خوشابحال آنان که مهربان و با گذشتند زیرا از دیگران گذشت خواهند دید. "" خوشا بحال پاکدلان زیرا خدا را خواهند دید ." " خوشا بحال آنان که برای برقراری صلح در میان مردم کوشش می کنند. زیرا ایشان فرزندان خدا نامیده خواهند." "خوشا بحال آنان که به سبب نیک کردار بودن آزار می بینند زیرا ایشان از برکات ملکوت آسمان بهره مند خواهند شد." "هر گاه به خاطر من شما را ناسزا گفته آزار رسانند و به شما تهمت زنند شاد باشید."" بلی خوشی و شادی نمایید زیرا در آسمان پاداشی بزرگ در انتظار شماست . بدانید که با پیامبران گذشته نیز چنین کردند ."شما مک جهان هستید و به آن طعم می بخشید . اما اگر شما نیز طعم خود را از دست دهید .وضع جهان چه خواهد شد ؟ در اینصورت شما را همچون نمکی بی مصرف دور انداخته پایمال خواهند ساخت . شما نور جهان می باشید.شما مچون شهری هستید که بر تپه ای بنا شده و در شب می درخشد و همه آن را می بینند." "پس نور خود را پنهان مسازید بلکه بگذارید نور شما بر مردم بتابد . تا کارهای نیک شما را دیده پدر آسمانیتان را تمجید کنند."

متی باب پنجم آیات 1 تا 16

جبران خلیل جبران

چه زیباست هنگامی که در اوج نشاط و بی نیازی هستی دست به دعا برداری

Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"We are all in this together. We need each other. Oh, how we need each other. Those of us who are old need you who are young, and hopefully, you who are young need some of us who are old...We need deep and satisfying and loyal friendships with each other. These friendships are a necessary source of sustenance. We need to renew our faith every day. We need to lock arms and help build the kingdom so that it will roll forth and fill the whole earth."

پرستش

برخیز، وقت پرستش اوست
برخیز، پرستش محبوب نیکوست
برخیز، پنهان مشو از نزدش
برخیز، امروز او تو را پذیرد، برخیز
روزی همه گویند تو خداوندی
در حضورت زانو زنند
اما خوشبحال آنان که امروز تو را ستایند
امروز با شادی تو را می‌پرستیم
فریاد شادمانی زنیم
به حضورت‌ای شاه آسمانی
با شادی می‌شتابیم

Are You a Growing Christian?

Are you growing? Here are some ways you can tell.

What do you think about?

 One of the first signs that you are growing in Christ is that you think about what Jesus has done on your behalf. You reflect upon it and you praise Him for it. Your sins are forgiven and you’re on your way to heaven. What a glorious thought!

What are you doing with your life?

 You’re saved, but you don’t stop there. You develop muscles and become a strong warrior to the glory of God. You become an active member of the Lord’s army. Let me ask you: Is the devil afraid of you? Are you an overcomer or are you overcome?

 If you are saved and still sitting on the sidelines, shame on you! Indeed, shame on all of us if we’re not exhorting and encouraging one another to lay down our lives to get into active service for our Lord!

Are you evangelizing and discipling others?

 A father is one who has children. Do you have any spiritual children? This is a mark of a growing Christian—that you are multiplying yourself (what God did in you) by sharing it with others. When you appear before the throne of God, will you be standing there alone? Or will you be standing with children you have “parented” in Christ?

 Do you know why we have so many flabby Christians? They come down the aisle of the church, get baptized, then come Sunday after Sunday and just sit, soak, and sour. They do not exercise. They don’t have daily quiet times; they’re not sharing Christ in their communities and neighborhoods; they’re not ministering in their church.
By Adrian Rogers

The Love of Money

 In 1 Timothy 6:9-11, Paul gives us a critical insight,

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.  But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

 I want you to notice:  Before Paul tells us to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness, he says we must first flee the love of money.  You have to be willing to flee the wrong things before you can pursue the right things, because you cannot go in two directions at once.

 If you are pursuing riches, and the gaining of wealth and the achievement of success have become your number one priorities, pushing everything else, including God, to the side, then you are pursuing the wrong thing.

 You may be thinking, "Well, that's great for some people, but that doesn't apply to me."  You need to understand that you can be eaten up with the love of money and not have a dime in your pocket.  All of us are subject to such a temptation and such a trap.

 It's fascinating that Paul uses the word "drown" here.  I live by the Pacific Ocean, and generally people who drown do so because, (a) they overestimate their own abilities as a swimmer; or (b) they underestimate the power of the ocean.

 If you overestimate your ability to be free from this type of a temptation, or you underestimate the power of this type of a temptation, you are setting yourself up for disaster.

 Flee the wrong and pursue the right.  Stay on course with God.

الیزابت شریل

 هنگامی که برای معالجۀ نوعی بیماری استخوانی تحت درمان بودم در کتابی جمله‌ای خواندم که شدیداً مرا تحت تأثیر قرار داد. سلول‌های بافت استخوانی نیز چون دیگر بافت‌های زندۀ بدن پیوسته در حال ترمیم و نابودی و بازپدیدآیی هستند

به‌نظر می‌رسد که این واژه‌ها نه تنها در مورد بدن ما بلکه در مورد تأکید پیوسته مسیحیت در مورد شکستگی نفس و انکار خود نیز صادق می‌باشد. توجه کنید! به گناهان‌تان اعتراف نمایید! گناهکار بودن خود را تصدیق کنید! من از تکرار پیوستۀ این روند خسته شده بودم و تحمل ادامۀ راهی را که در پیش بود نداشتم

اما در جمله‌ای که خواندم واژۀ "زنده" عمیقاً بر من تأثیر گذاشت. این بافت‌های زنده هستند که پیوسته نابود می‌شوند و از نو زاده می‌شوند. تا زمانی که رابطۀ من با خدا رابطه‌ای زنده است، به‌نظر می‌رسد که این واقعیت زیست‌شناختی خاطر نشان می‌سازد که فرآیند شکستگی و اضمحلال نیز بخشی از رابطۀ من با خدا را تشکیل می‌دهد. اعتراف به گناه و تصدیق تقصیر خویشتن از تجدید حیات جداناپذیرند
بدون پاکسازی و هَرس، رشدی نخواهد بود و بدون مرگ تولد جدید ممکن نیست

M. Russell Ballard

“'Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself' (Matthew 22:36–40).

It is only when we love God and Christ with all of our hearts, souls, and minds that we are able to share this love with our neighbors through acts of kindness and service—the way that the Savior would love and serve all of us if He were among us today."

لبخند

مسیح در کتاب مرقس باب ۱۰ : ۱۵ میگوید   

در حقیقت به شمامی گویم هر که نخواهد مانند یک کودک بسوی خدا بیاید، هرگز از برکات ملکوت خداوند برخوردار نخواهد شد

بسياري  از مردم كتاب "شاهزاده كوچولو " اثر اگزوپري  را مي شناسند. اما شايد همه ندانند كه او خلبان جنگي بود و با نازيها جنگيد ودر نهايت در يك سانحه هوايي كشته شد . قبل از شروع جنگ جهاني دوم اگزوپري در اسپانيا با ديكتاتوري فرانكو مي جنگيد .   او  تجربه هاي حيرت آور  خود را در مجموعه اي به نام لبخند گرد آوري كرده است . در يكي از خاطراتش مي نويسد كه او را اسير كردند و به زندان انداختند او كه از روي رفتارهاي خشونت آميز نگهبانها حدس زده بود كه روز بعد اعدامش خواهند كرد مينويسد :"  مطمئن بودم كه مرا اعدام خواهند كرد به همين دليل بشدت نگران بودم . جيبهايم را گشتم تا شايد سيگاري پيدا كنم كه از زير دست آنها كه حسابي لباسهايم را گشته بودند  در رفته باشد يكي پيدا كردم وبا دست هاي لرزان آن را به لبهايم گذاشتم ولي كبريت نداشتم . از ميان نرده ها به زندانبانم نگاه كردم . او حتي نگاهي هم به من نينداخت درست مانند يك مجسمه آنجا  ايستاده بود . فرياد زدم "هي رفيق  كبريت داري؟ "  به من نگاه كرد شانه هايش را بالا انداخت وبه طرفم آمد . نزديك تر كه آمد  و كبريتش را روشن كرد  بي اختيار نگاهش به نگاه من دوخته شد .لبخند زدم و نمي دانم چرا؟ شايد از شدت اضطراب،   شايد به خاطر اين كه خيلي به او نزديك بودم و نمي توانستم  لبخند نزنم . در هر حال لبخند زدم وانگار نوري فاصله بين دلهاي ما را پر كرد ميدانستم كه او به هيچ وجه چنين چيزي را نميخواهد ....ولي گرماي لبخند من از ميله ها گذشت وبه او رسيد و روي لبهاي او هم لبخند شكفت . سيگارم را روشن كرد ولي نرفت و همانجا ايستاد   مستقيم در چشمهايم نگاه كرد و لبخند زد  من حالا با علم به اينكه او نه يك    نگهبان زندان كه يك انسان است به او لبخند زدم نگاه او حال و هواي ديگري پيدا كرده بود

پرسيد: " بچه داري؟ " با دستهاي لرزان كيف پولم را بيرون آوردم وعكس اعضاي خانواده ام را   به او نشان دادم وگفتم :" آره ايناهاش " او هم عكس بچه هايش را به من نشان داد ودرباره نقشه ها و آرزوهايي كه براي آنها داشت برايم صحبت كرد. اشك به چشمهايم هجوم آورد . گفتم كه مي ترسم ديگر هرگز خانواده ام را نبينم.. ديگر نبينم كه بچه هايم چطور بزرگ مي شوند . چشم هاي او هم پر از اشك شدند. ناگهان بي آنكه كه حرفي بزند . قفل در سلول مرا باز كرد ومرا بيرون برد. بعد هم مرا بيرون زندان و جاده پشتي آن كه به شهر منتهي مي شد هدايت كرد نزديك شهر كه رسيديم تنهايم گذاشت و برگشت بي آنكه كلمه اي حرف بزند

يك لبخند زندگي مرا نجات داد

بله لبخند بدون برنامه ريزي ، بدون حسابگري ، لبخندي طبيعي ،  زيباترين پل ارتباطي آدم هاست ما  لايه هايي را براي حفاظت از خود مي سازيم . لايه مدارج علمي و مدارك دانشگاهي ، لايه موقعيت شغلي واين كه دوست داريم ما را آن گونه ببينند كه نيستيم . زير همه اين لايه ها  من حقيقي وارزشمند نهفته است.  من ترسي ندارم از اين كه آن را روح بنامم من ايمان دارم كه روح هاي انسان ها است كه با يكديگر ارتباط برقرار مي كنند و اين روح ها با يكديگر هيچ خصومتي ندارد. متاسفانه روح ما در زير لايه هايي ساخته و پرداخته خود ما كه در ساخته شدنشان دقت هولناكي هم به خرج مي دهيم ما را از يكديگر جدا مي سازند و بين ما فاصله هايي را پديد مي آورند وسبب تنهايي و انزواي ما مي شوند. داستان اگزوپري داستان لحظه جادويي پيوند دو روح است. آدمي به هنگام عاشق شدن ونگاه كردن  به يك نوزاد اين پيوند روحاني را احساس مي كند. وقتي كودكي را مي بينيم چرا لبخند مي زنيم؟

چون انساني را پيش روي خود مي بينيم كه هيچ يك از لايه هايي را كه نام برديم   روي من طبيعي خود نكشيده است و با همه وجود خود و بي هيچ شائبه اي به ما لبخند مي زند و آن روح كودكانه درون ماست كه در واقع به لبخند او پاسخ مي‌دهد

به نیکویی تو ای پدر ایمان دارم

به نیکویی تو ای پدر ایمان دارم و تمامی وعده های تو حقیقت مطلق هستند. یقین دارم که از زخمهای توست ای عیسی خداوندم که شفا یافته ایم پس بحضورت آمده و می طلبم تا جسم و روح ما را از شفای آسمانی خویش لبریز سازی و روح القدس عزیز تشنه پری تو هستیم، ما را سیراب ساز.

What's the Purpose of Testimony?

When you tell other people about what God has done for you, you are sharing your testimony. A testimony is when you share your story of how you came to faith. Every Christian has a testimony.
Some Christians have dramatic testimonies where they tell of being delivered from a life of drug addiction or crime or some sordid deeds. Other Christians don't have testimonies that are quite as dramatic - but they are just as significant.
I like to hear how people came to Christ, but I don't like it when people go into gory details about their past. Then there are testimonies where people tell how much they have given up for Jesus. They'll say things like, "I gave up this and that for Jesus. I have made such sacrifices for the Lord. I have done it all for Him!"
Your testimony is not about what you gave up for Jesus. It's about what He gave up for you. Don't share what you have done for Jesus. Share what Jesus has done for you. Jesus is the one who has done the work. It is Jesus whom we are proclaiming.
A good, strong testimony will lift up what Christ has accomplished. The fact of the matter is that all of us were sinners hopelessly separated from God, traveling in the same boat on our way to hell; and the same gospel came and transformed us. That is the testimony we all have.
BY Greg Laurie

Releasing God's Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-8,

Love suffers long and is kind (a lot of people suffer long, but they are not very kind while they do it); love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own; is not provoked (it is not touchy or fretful or resentful); thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  Love never fails.

 What you just read about the love of God is already inside of you if you are a Christian.  It is not something outside of you that you need to seek.  It is something that is in you that needs to be released.

 Romans 5:5 tells us,

Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

 God's love has already been poured into your heart!  The ability to do everything in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is already in you.  You have the ability to not be touchy, or fretful, or resentful, or seek your own or insist on your own rights; to suffer long and to be kind; to believe the best of every person.

 The Bible is not talking about pursuing love as though it is something that is vacant from your life.  Rather, you are to pursue the expression of that love purposely and let it work its way into your words and actions.

Mary Anne Radmacher

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"

بجویید تا بیابید - متی باب هفتم آیات 7 تا 12

بخواهید تا به شما داده شود . بجویید تا بیابید .در بزنید تا به روی شما باز شود . زیرا هر که چیزی بخواهد به دست خواهد آورد . و هر که بجوید خواهد یافت . کافی است در بزنید که در برویتان باز شود. "اگر کودکی از پدرش نان بخواهد  آیا پدرش به او سنگ خواهد داد ؟
اگر از او ماهی بخواهد آیا به او مار می دهد ؟ پس شما که اینقدر سنگدل و گنهکار هستید به فرزندانتان چیزهای خوب می دهید چقدر بیشتر پدر آسمانی تان برکات خود را به شما خواهد بخشید . اگر از او بخواهید .
پس آنچه می خواهید دیگران برای شما بکنند شما همان را برای آنها بکنید .
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نجات‌دهنده كل‌ بشريت‌

هنگاميكه‌ عيسي شنيد كه‌ برخي از غيريهوديان‌ يوناني او را ميطلبند، دانست‌ كه‌ اين‌ نشانه آن‌ است‌ كه‌ موعد جلال‌ يافتنش‌ يعني كشته‌ شدن‌ بر روي صليب‌ ( براي عيسي، مردن‌ به‌ معني جلال‌ يافتن‌ بود. وي ميدانست‌ كه‌ سه‌ روز بعد از مرگش‌، در جلال‌ قيام‌ خواهد كرد. بنابراين‌ غالباً در مورد مرگ‌ و قيامش‌ توأماً صحبت‌ ميكرد، گويي كه‌ واقعه واحدي بودند كه‌ به‌واسطه‌ آن‌ جلال‌ خواهد يافت‌) فرا رسيده‌ است‌ (يوحنا 17: 1 مشاهده‌ شود). اكنون‌ غيريهوديان‌ شروع‌ كرده‌ بودند به‌ روي آوردن‌ به‌ او. اكنون‌ شهادت‌ او به‌واسطه‌ موعظه شاگردانش‌ در خارج‌ اسرائيل‌ منتشر ميشد و اكنون‌ مشهود خواهد شد كه‌ وي نه‌ تنها نجات‌دهنده يهوديان‌، بلكه‌ نجات‌دهنده كل‌ بشريت‌ است‌. جلال بر نام خداوند ما عیسی مسیح که هر لحظه از زندگی ما شهادته و پر از شگفتی - آمین

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How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?

The Bible doesn't say that a loving God sends anyone to hell, and yet they do go to hell. But they don't go there because God sends them; it's the only place for those who have rejected Jesus Christ and have no capacity for God whatsoever.

 When you say that He's a loving God, you've only described one part of God. God also is righteous and just and holy. And if you think that you can violate all the different attributes of God and then depend on His love to save you, you're entirely wrong. Because you cannot insult and blaspheme against God. He's told us that we're sinners and cannot come into His presence, that we do not seek after God, that we're alienated from Him.

 Do you think He's going to bring you into His presence when you have ignored Him and turned your back upon Him? No. He is a holy God. He had to give His Son to die on the cross for our sins, and if you're going to reject the only way He could work out for your salvation then you must understand that this is the place for you.

 Don't say that a loving God sends people to hell. Say that there is a holy God, and when you do not meet His standard you cannot go into His heaven where He is. That ought to be very obvious to you. In your home I'm sure that you have a standard and there are certain people that you would not let come in. God does the same thing. You have to meet His standard if you're going to heaven.

 There's only one place for the lost who have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ and that's with the devil and his demons. Don't say that a loving God is going to send you to hell - He's not. The thing that's going to send you to hell is that you're a sinner and you don't want to admit it. That's the problem with the human family. It's a self will, a desire to want to go their way. Yet God has provided a way for you to come. And any time you want to make the turn, a loving God will save you.

By Dr. J. Vernon McGee

I Need to Know the Truth

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32 (NIV)

 The diagnosis was unexpected. Unsettling. And followed by tears of...relief? I climbed into my car, fastened the seatbelt, and wiped away the tears. Why am I relieved by difficult news? I wondered.

 As my doctor's words ran through my mind, so did a surprising phrase: I'm not crazy. The relief, I recognized, was founded in the truth that the diagnosis revealed.

 When did I start believing I was crazy? I recalled the chronic pain I've suffered for the last two years. As I did, familiar accusations ran through my mind: You're such a wimp. There's nothing wrong with you. You're crazy. Ah, there it was, the lie that had slithered unbidden into my mind and nested there.

 I've spent many of my adult years uncoiling the lies I've believed about myself. Venomous lies that poisoned my mind following a dozen years of childhood sexual abuse: You're worthless. No one will ever love you. And the heartbreaker... God doesn't care.

 I'm not the only one who has believed the lies, right?

 You don't have to be a survivor of childhood abuse to believe lies. I think they're part of the human condition. And women seem especially susceptible. Perhaps that susceptibility is an imprint of the fall when Eve believed that first untruth the serpent hissed at her in the garden.

 But good news comes with the truth. Not our truth. But the Truth — Jesus Christ.

 The Bible says, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus..." (Romans 8:1). In other words, when condemning accusations coil around my mind, I know — I can be fully assured — they're not from God. And if they're not from God, they're not worth believing.

 I'm learning to combat the lies by submitting them to the Truth, Jesus.

 When the enemy says, "You're worthless."

 Jesus says, "You are a pearl of great value."

 When the enemy says, "No one will ever love you."

 Jesus says, "You are My beloved."

 When the enemy says, "God doesn't care."

 Jesus says, "I gave my life that you might have eternal life."

 After my doctor's appointment when I recognized I'd fallen prey to the lies again, another thought went through my mind: You'll never get it right. Good grief! This time, I had to laugh. I was aware of the crafty serpent and wasn't falling for another lie. Instead, I turned to Jesus and thanked Him for the freedom found in Him, the Truth.

 While the enemy will continue to try and thwart God's truth, we can know he's already lost the battle. It's a done deal. In Genesis 3 we read that the head of the serpent will be crushed under Jesus' heel, defeating him for all time. He holds no real power over us.

 The longer we walk with Jesus, and the more we seek His truth, the more we'll recognize His voice and enjoy the freedom found in Him. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. (Galatians 5:1, NIV)

Dear Lord, I pray that I'll recognize Your voice above all others. Give me ears to hear You. Teach me how to live in the freedom of Your truth and thank You for the gift of Your grace. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
By  Ginny L. Yttrup

محبّت‌

به‌ شما حكمي‌ تازه‌ مي‌دهم‌ كه‌ يكديگر را محبّت‌ نماييد، چنانكه‌ من‌ شما را محبّت‌ نمودم‌ تا شما نيز يكديگر را محبّت‌ نماييد. به‌ همين‌ همه‌ خواهند فهميد كه‌ شاگرد من‌ هستيد اگر محبّت‌ يكديگر را داشته‌ باشيد.