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Deborah-Leigh:
Oh my GOSH…what a CLASSIC! This is such a happy, lovely party we are having here! Janine I am so happy you too are being Blessed and lifted. We love you! And George, I had no idea Grape was looking for you with a shot gun!  :D ;D aiming for the top shelf lol...look at that g.driggs, now will you take a look at that!......good one Grape! ..and Grape you are so gifted brother, and sensitive, deep and incisive...and FUNNY...  lol ;D :D ;D 8)...Yet did I get this correct?? ;D WHO'S got the shot gun?...You're BOTH top shelf Brothers! ;D :D :) 8)

Yes...and of course Grape…to be Godly with contentment is great gain. THAT’s where the TOP SHELF IS brother!!...the great gain!... 8) The Kingdom of our God and Savior! That's where it's at!

Pricelessness!....without money! :D ;D..it can not be bought! ;D 8) or earned!...or deserved! It is a GIFT from GOD!

1Ti 6:10  For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows……

Some of which can be fatal sorrows as evidenced in exhibit A, the world, proves!

Isa 52:3  For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Rev 22:17  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Isa 55:1  Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Yes Grape….as you say, quote “Church in Spirit, floating in cyberspace.
What a Blessed generation we are !”

To underscore and confirm....quote from our Brother Ray...

Let’s pick up at our parting Scripture from Part VII of this Series:
"And Saul [Paul] was consenting unto his [Stephen’s] death. And at that time there was a GREAT PERSECUTION AGAINST THE CHURCH which was at Jerusalem; and they were ALL SCATTERED ABROAD throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles… As for Saul, he made HAVOCK of the church, entering into every house, and hailing men and women committed them to prison. Therefore they that were SCATTERED ABROAD went every where preaching the word" (Acts 8:1,3-4).
"THE" CHURCH VS. "MY" CHURCH
During Jesus’ ministry, He spoke of "the" church and "My" church. There already existed "the church" (Matt. 18:17), at the very time that Jesus said He would build "MY CHURCH" (Matt. 16:18). For fifteen centuries God established Israel as a church:
"This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, ‘A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear.’ This is HE, that was in the CHURCH in the wilderness with the angel which spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who received the lively oracles to give unto us: To whom our fathers WOULD NOT OBEY, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt" (Acts 7:37-39).
We could, of course, trace the church back through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, back to Noah, and indeed, back to Adam.
DEFINING "CHURCH"
Just what is a "church?" Strong’s Greek Dictionary, #1570. ekklesia, a calling out. (1b) Ekklesia, from ek, "out of," and klesis, "a calling…" So the church is those whom God has CALLED OUT to be His "called out ones," hence, Jesus said, "So the last shall be first, and the first shall be last [sorry, don’t have time to explain this unique statement of our Lord]: for many be called, but few chosen." I will take the time to explain this second statement, however.
Notice that the "called" and the "chosen" cannot be the same group, as one is "many" and the other is "few." God has given us a general statement as to whom He has called and whom He has not called. We already know the number of those called is "many." Now we will see the two general classifications of those called:
THE "CALLED" AND THE "NOT CALLED"
"For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many [some, but not many] wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
But God has chosen the foolish things [many translations do not insert the word "things" in these verses] of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And the base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in His presence" (I Cor. 1:26-29).
So we see that God calls MOSTLY those who are: weak, base, despised, nothings! Are we to believe that God is going to build a SPIRITUAL ARMY of Sons and Daughters by which He will conquer and SAVE THE WORLD?
Hard to believe, isn’t it? LOF part 8 L Ray Smith.

Blessings abundant
Your sister Arc

grapehound:
Hey Arc
You put the shotgun in the wrong hands!

re read !

x

Deborah-Leigh:
I did Grape!....lol....quote...I was being derisory for comic effect ! ....lol ;D :)


Have you seen the pic of George with the shot gun....? It's sublime!  :D ;D and our Judy loves it! :D :)..besides which, our brave and strong brother George has said of himself, that he finds no fun in shooting anything so close and he was talking about dinner that was standing by itself on a icy slope that he shared with us in his Who am I thread! So no worries brother.  :D 8)...we are shooting photo's here and making memories! 8) :D ;D

Blessings to you bro'...God is calling all...ALL.. the shots! 8) :) 8)

Arc 

grapehound:
 ;D ;D ;D

Luv Ya Arc, you're one sharp sista !

Grape

Deborah-Leigh:

--- Quote from: janine on October 08, 2010, 03:01:36 PM ---Thank you sweetest Grape. I could never forget that pm. I have reread it several times.
Thank you for just what I needed when I needed it.
You are a wonderful brother

Blessings and love everyone
--- End quote ---

Grape

What is our sister talking about here?  Seems to me there is light to share and it would be wonderful to shed into this thread!

Mat 5:15  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. [/b]


Blessings brother

Arc

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