Comments on: A New Year’s Message http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: giving in community « listening to the wind http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-523992 giving in community « listening to the wind Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:23 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-523992 [...] A New Year’s Message (internetmonk.com) Categories: Church, Covenant, community Tags: Add new tag, Church, community, Epistle to the Ephesians, growth, Jesus, Paul Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback [...] [...] A New Year’s Message (internetmonk.com) Categories: Church, Covenant, community Tags: Add new tag, Church, community, Epistle to the Ephesians, growth, Jesus, Paul Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback [...]

]]> By: links for 2010-01-25 « earth is my favourite planet http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-523926 links for 2010-01-25 « earth is my favourite planet Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:01:36 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-523926 [...] A New Year’s Message | internetmonk.com Now as we go into this new year, those who hold pietistic views or promote a prosperity gospel will tell us that the challenge for 2010 is that we must "do something" for our lives to be more blessed. It’s time to step up our game as Christians so that God can work. They will challenge us to pray more, read our Bibles more, serve more in order to have a barn heaping full of God’s blessings. They will goad us to be more spiritually disciplined so that God can transform our lives. They will encourage us to plant seeds of faith in order to bring forth a harvest of blessings. They sell books of secrets and principles for obtaining blessings. In their view, “faith” is the key. But it is faith as a technique, a tool, a key that opens the way for God to work. It’s spiritual technology. Exercise faith (in whatever specific form being promoted), and God will be impressed and give us the blessing. [...] [...] A New Year’s Message | internetmonk.com Now as we go into this new year, those who hold pietistic views or promote a prosperity gospel will tell us that the challenge for 2010 is that we must "do something" for our lives to be more blessed. It’s time to step up our game as Christians so that God can work. They will challenge us to pray more, read our Bibles more, serve more in order to have a barn heaping full of God’s blessings. They will goad us to be more spiritually disciplined so that God can transform our lives. They will encourage us to plant seeds of faith in order to bring forth a harvest of blessings. They sell books of secrets and principles for obtaining blessings. In their view, “faith” is the key. But it is faith as a technique, a tool, a key that opens the way for God to work. It’s spiritual technology. Exercise faith (in whatever specific form being promoted), and God will be impressed and give us the blessing. [...]

]]> By: โหลดเพลงฟรี http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-523375 โหลดเพลงฟรี Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:19:59 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-523375 Thank you for everything. Very useful Thank you for everything. Very useful

]]> By: Chris http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522255 Chris Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:27:19 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522255 Great post. Ephesians 1 and Psalm 103 are among my favorites. Let us encourage each other to REST in the promises and blessings and grace and mercy and forgiveness and love and......of our God. Great post. Ephesians 1 and Psalm 103 are among my favorites. Let us encourage each other to REST in the promises and blessings and grace and mercy and forgiveness and love and……of our God.

]]> By: Mich http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522244 Mich Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:58:18 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522244 Chaplain Mike, Thanks so much for preaching the message of God's grace to a sinner like me. I cannot hear it enough. Amen. Chaplain Mike,
Thanks so much for preaching the message of God’s grace to a sinner like me.
I cannot hear it enough.

Amen.

]]> By: Ing'utu Njebele Buckmire http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522102 Ing'utu Njebele Buckmire Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:21:55 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522102 Great post. The psalmist is right when he says the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want..... In him, we have everything. Great post. The psalmist is right when he says the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…..
In him, we have everything.

]]> By: Dr. Baines http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522097 Dr. Baines Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:29:51 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522097 This is great post. On one hand, I agree that we cannot manipulate God into satisfying our creature comforts. On the other hand, there is a relationship between faith based actions and God's blessings. The relationship may be that God first gives us the faith to act, we act out of thankfulness for God and His marvelous works, and then He gives us even more blessings. The greatest motive for obeying God is thankfulness and love of God. However, the blessings of obedience and punishment of disobedience should not be ignored. They are lessor motives but motives none the less. This is great post. On one hand, I agree that we cannot manipulate God into satisfying our creature comforts. On the other hand, there is a relationship between faith based actions and God’s blessings. The relationship may be that God first gives us the faith to act, we act out of thankfulness for God and His marvelous works, and then He gives us even more blessings.

The greatest motive for obeying God is thankfulness and love of God. However, the blessings of obedience and punishment of disobedience should not be ignored. They are lessor motives but motives none the less.

]]> By: Joel Gonzaga http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522092 Joel Gonzaga Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:18:38 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522092 I frequently forget to be mindful that blessing are undeserved and am seldom thankful of them. I frequently forget to be mindful that blessing are undeserved and am seldom thankful of them.

]]> By: dumb ox http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522083 dumb ox Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:44:35 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522083 Another quote from the Heidelberg Disputation which may be appropriate for New Year's: "The law says. 'Do this', and it is never done. Grace says, 'Believe this', and everything is already done" - thesis no. 26, "Heidelberg Disputation". Another quote from the Heidelberg Disputation which may be appropriate for New Year’s:

“The law says. ‘Do this’, and it is never done. Grace says, ‘Believe this’, and everything is already done” – thesis no. 26, “Heidelberg Disputation”.

]]> By: mick http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-new-years-message/comment-page-1#comment-522082 mick Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:54:48 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5340#comment-522082 Amen. In Christ, God held nothing back from us. He gave of himself fully at his coming, in his life, suffering and death. His whole life was poured out for us so that we may share in the fullness of his resurrection life. Oh, if we would only live as tho this were true - no matter what else that may be going on that can vie for our attention or affections. Amen. In Christ, God held nothing back from us. He gave of himself fully at his coming, in his life, suffering and death. His whole life was poured out for us so that we may share in the fullness of his resurrection life. Oh, if we would only live as tho this were true – no matter what else that may be going on that can vie for our attention or affections.

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