The smell of a Fresh New Year.

I have always thought it interesting how we take events from the past and link them to the present. But what gets under my own skin is how we can be emotionally crippled by traumatic changes that our spirit went through and hasn't had the time to adjust or process now. Life is definitely not predictable and in the course of our own events, we sense the 'deadness' of a past that has long left us. Like Lazarus in the bible it appears that our past has come alive, and in one sense we can never escape the experiences of it (memory) and what seemed dead had become a very real presence in our future.

I have been pondering the thought that if a person changes their identity, what really remained of their old one? The bible says "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" and if I have changed my physical appearance or something like that, what ingredients remain in my new state in the present? I would say that unless something dies, you are still the same person. Christians call it being born again. We leave our old life of sin and embrace a new life, which is Christ in me the hope of Glory.

If you have never let go of the old to embrace the new, you may be missing out on quite a bit. Christ promises the forgiveness of sins, by repentance and faith in his atonement on the cross and belief in his resurrection. By simply receiving his payment for your sin by confession and prayer 'as he (Jesus) is Lord' you can start a new life with the promise that God will never deny you, unless you choose not to repent.

Confess Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that he (Jesus) was raised from the dead, by the father.

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Some Bible Verses on Money.

Bible verses about money. I bet you didn’t think the bible said that? Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Proverbs 13:11 Wealth quickly gained is quickly wasted — easy come, easy go! But if you gradually gain wealth, you will watch it grow. Psalm 62:10 Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the centre of your life. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that

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Why has the church lost its capacity and power?

The church has modernized itself and in the process has lost something very valuable. It has lost its capacity to be personable. The way we reach lost souls is by seeing them, by getting to know them, and by recognizing them, but people are getting lost in the church. The church has become a busy place and is also becoming a less holy place. To make disciples we have to get to know people, and technology in the church is depersonalizing souls, and depersonalizing God for them. Faith becomes a marketable commodity, whereas in the past, churches and their leaders nourished and valued personal faith. While faith is still valued, it’s becoming something that is marketable, which reminds me of the story of Jesus in the temple turning over tables (Matthew 21:12-17). The problem isn’t that the church doesn’t work or doesn’t want to share the gospel, it could be how we are doing it. The church is currently being run like a business, and each Christian metaphorically speaking has a profit val

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