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The empire strikes back
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The empire strikes back: An attack on a prominent classical Christian
school shows the movement has the liberal establishment running scared A
major hit ...
3 days ago
Elliana Hope Jordan
>> Monday, October 31, 2011
Born at 5:37pm on Monday, October 31, 2011
7lbs 2oz & 19 1/2 inches
Mom and baby (and daddy) are doing very well!
Elliana in Hebrew means "The Lord God has responded"
Hope comes from Romans 8:25 [a very meaningful scripture (v18-25) through our journey]
Thank you so much to all our friends and family who have prayed for us and encouraged us for so long. We are simply overwhelmed by all the kind words and congratulations we've received from you all. We consider the friends God has placed in our path to be among the very greatest blessings of God to us.
We are overwhelmingly blessed,
jdj
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Hope, Tribulation, and Prayer
>> Saturday, October 22, 2011
Romans 12 provides us with one of scripture’s clearest pictures of
practical Christ-like living. We see scripture’s exhortation to live a
life marked with action. I believe a healthy understanding and practice
of these things help us “put to death” the old self and actively “put
on” the new self, helps us in the practice of “setting our minds on
things above”, helps our transformation by the “renewing of our minds”,
helps us to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus”.
Here is what scripture teaches us in Romans 12:9-13:
• Allow love to be genuine
• Utterly detest evil and hold on to what is good
• Love the body with brotherly affection
• Excel in showing honor
• Activate zeal and show intensity in spirit in service to God
• Rejoice in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer
• Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek opportunities for hospitality
"...We take this opportunity to break from your previously scheduled programming for this very specific announcement..." I sorta hear this in my head as I think through the next portion of our study of Romans 12. As I look over this call to Christ-likeness - to "...rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer" I am brought to the realization that in just a couple of days, one of the greatest moments of my and Jennifer's life will occur - the birth of our sweet little girl! Thinking about the greatness of this blessing and the journey we've been on to come to this point in our life, I'm humbled by the greatness of God.
Rush of Fools - "Come Find Me"
>> Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Rush Of Fools' song, "Come Find Me" from their album "We Once Were." Be sure to "share" and "like" this video on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Buy the song at www.iTunes.com/RushOfFools
introducing... Fight Club: A Men's Prayer Gathering
>> Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month, beginning August 20th for FIGHT CLUB!
To learn more, go to http://www.christcitychurch.org/.
Also, you may RSVP for this free event at info@christcitybirmingham.com.
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Serve God with Zeal and Intensity
Romans 12 provides us with one of scripture’s clearest pictures of practical Christ-like living. We see scripture’s exhortation to live a life marked with action. I believe a healthy understanding and practice of these things help us “put to death” the old self and actively “put on” the new self, helps us in the practice of “setting our minds on things above”, helps our transformation by the “renewing of our minds”, helps us to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus”.
Here is what scripture teaches us in Romans 12:9-13:
• Allow love to be genuine
• Utterly detest evil and hold on to what is good
• Love the body with brotherly affection
• Excel in showing honor
• Activate zeal and show intensity in spirit in service to God
• Rejoice in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer
• Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek opportunities for hospitality
Oswald Chambers, when writing about our purpose in serving God, said this, “Beware of going back to what you once were, when God wants you to be something that you have never been.”
Burlap To Cashmere - "The Other Country"
>> Monday, August 08, 2011
Love this one from Burlap to Cashmere performed Live at Le Poisson Rouge NYC
Excel In Showing Honor
>> Friday, July 01, 2011
Romans 12 provides us with one of scripture’s clearest pictures of practical Christ-like living. We see scripture’s exhortation to live a life marked with action. I believe a healthy understanding and practice of these things help us “put to death” the old self and actively “put on” the new self, helps us in the practice of “setting our minds on things above”, helps our transformation by the “renewing of our minds”, helps us to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus”.
Here is what scripture teaches us in Romans 12:9-13:
• Allow love to be genuine
• Utterly detest evil and hold on to what is good
• Love the body with brotherly affection
• Excel in showing honor
• Activate zeal and show intensity in spirit in service to God
• Rejoice in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer
• Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek opportunities for hospitality
To “outdo one another in showing honor” means that we prefer to honor rather than to be honored. Perhaps above any other definition of this command, is the distinction that excellence in showing honor, preference in showing honor, insistence on showing honor is the perfected definition of living a life of true humility.
Rush Of Fools - "Grace Found Me"
>> Tuesday, June 28, 2011
These are genuinely great guys with an incredible story to tell. Their hearts for God and their passion for great music is evident in their music. Their lives are an extension of their lyrics and reveal an awesome God at work through all of life's experiences and difficulties. I love these men because of who God has molded them into and I'm so grateful that He uses them to invest into my family's life.
Rush Of Fools' song, "Grace Found Me" from their album "We Once Were."
Be sure to "share" and "like" this video on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Buy the song at www.iTunes.com/RushOfFools
Love the Body with Brotherly Affection
>> Sunday, June 19, 2011
Romans 12 provides us with one of scripture’s clearest pictures of practical Christ-like living. We see scripture’s exhortation to live a life marked with action. I believe a healthy understanding and practice of these things help us “put to death” the old self and actively “put on” the new self, helps us in the practice of “setting our minds on things above”, helps our transformation by the “renewing of our minds”, helps us to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus”.
Here is what scripture teaches us in Romans 12:9-13:
• Allow love to be genuine
• Utterly detest evil and hold on to what is good
• Love the body with brotherly affection
• Excel in showing honor
• Activate zeal and show intensity in spirit in service to God
• Rejoice in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer
• Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek opportunities for hospitality
In a recent sermon from our Community Pastor at Christ City Church, Johnny Grimes spoke about the significance of gospel community and how vital a healthy understanding and lifestyle of true gospel community is to our daily walk of faith. Within these identities of gospel community is ingrained the reality that we as believers are family.
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