...Dear God, Will You Ever Give Me the Man of My Prayers? On April 23, 2007, I wrote the following in my beloved journal: Dear God, I want a Christian home. I want to raise a Christian family. One that goes to church on Sundays, is involved with the church, and prays together at night. I want a husband. I want a spiritual leader. [pic] Lord, will this ever be true for me? I want that man who prays for me, and I pray for him. I want a man that prays with me. I want a man that takes everyone to church on Sundays. Who’s involved with the kids at church. Who smiles because he’s drunk in love with YOU! Who relies on You. [pic] Lord, will this ever be true for me? I want a man who is unconditional in his ways (love, gifts, kindness, helping hand). Who doesn’t expect things in return – EVER. Who accepts the world as it is and doesn’t let it affect his walk with You. I want a man who wants to change the world. Lord, will this ever be true for me? [pic] I want a man that knows You!!! I want a man that will accept Your blessings even the small ones. A man that makes me feel like he can make a mountain out of a mole hill even if there is no dirt or rock to make one with. I want a man that is positive and understanding. A man that makes me push to be a better person. A man excited about life and looks forward to life after death. A man that has a spot in heaven and will help me in my spiritual journey. Because that’s what life is … a journey of...
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...4-MAT Book Review Esther Gooding Liberty University Table of Contents Summary of book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Concrete Responses -----------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Reflection -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Application ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Grading rubric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Summary Reaching Out was published by Doubleday Dell Publishing Group in 1986. It was written by Henri Nouwen and offers counsel in the three movements of the spiritual life. The book simplifies the relational of humanity with the living God. Nouwen (1986) explores these three movements as spiritual growth and development. This he indicated will bring people closer to God. The first movement is from loneliness to solitude. Loneliness is an inner struggle for all humans. It is a feeling that no matter how many people are around you, you still feel alone or lonely. Loneliness is to be embraced, to look at it as a phase on the journey of life. The lonely person must have the courage and the faith to follow the path from loneliness to solitude. The illustration about the New York subway was very intriguing...
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...essay, my goal is to discuss the effects of prayer, as well as reconciliation. II. Part One a. Theological Definition The theological definition of prayer, according to the Web Bible Encyclopedia is “a conversation with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or mediation, but in direct address to him”. b. Biblical Foundation The words pray or prayer is mentioned in the Old and New Testament a total of 313 times. In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 God even states, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” c. Practical Application Since I became a believer in 2007, I constantly have been trying to have a better prayer life. However, in November 2012, my prayer life became number one in my life. Without going into too much detail, I began dating a guy whom my parents did not approve of. During this time, when my parents’ relationship with me was shattered, God began to give me strength to seek Him with my decision as to whether or not to continue seeing this young man. I sought after not man’s wisdom, but God’s alone and over a year’s time, God began to give me an answer. Although, my family rejected me and I lost some friends over it, but God revealed that this guy was supposed to be in my life. I say all of this because if it were not for my faith in Christ and constant prayer, I would now not be married to my godly husband. III. Part Two – Reconciliation a. Theological...
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...is the United States Army. One day, your receptionist, who is Lebanese American, comes to you. She is the first person that anyone coming into the office encounters. She advises you that she has rediscovered her Moslem heritage and has decided to practice her faith in an open manner. She tells you that, among the dictates of the Moslem religion, is that she pray, facing Mecca in the East, five times per day. She also will be eating according to a halal diet. She also has decided that she must done the veil, as only her family and husband can see her face and her hair. She asks that she be allowed the usage of an empty conference room during the day so that she can say her prayers in private. When word of this filters out as office gossip, a group of employees, who are Christian, come to you and tell you that they are going to have a Bible study/prayer group in the lunch/break room each day at Noon. They note, in passing, that one of their prayers will be for the conversion of pagans. How do you resolve the employees’ requests? For more Assignments visit:...
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...I was scared stiff Two nights ago, I felt restless as I lay in my bed. My husband was already asleep, beside me. The time on my mobile phone said 2:34AM. I decided to listen to some music on my iPod with the hope that I would eventually drift off to sleep. I popped my earphones in my ears and wriggled away to a hip hop tune on the bed. Amidst my wriggling my elbow bumped into what felt like someone standing right next to the bed beside me. I looked up and caught a glimpse of a shadow of a person towering over me. I jolted upright on the bed, awakening my husband at the same time. Perhaps he felt something was up and asked me "What's wrong? What's wrong?" I was unable to reply immediately because my eyes kept scanning the bedroom, seeking out for a shadow or movement. Again my husband asked, "What's wrong love?" "There's someone in our bedroom!" I said out loud. My husband turned on his bedside lamp. Naturally, no one was there. Our bedroom door was closed, and we didn't hear anyone opening the door to go out but I still felt there was a presence in the room. My husband pulled me towards him in a hug "Just pray love." We prayed Our Father and my husband turned off his lamp. After a few minutes, my eyes adjusted to the darkness in the room. Then I saw the shadow again, standing, on my husbands' side of the bed. I screamed out and clung onto my husband. He turned the lamp on again and of course, no one was there. The emotions that was running through me at that time, was somewhat...
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...Prayer: The Timeless Secret of High-Impact Leaders Book Critique Submitted by: Shannon J. Cockrell Student ID: L23353600 Submitted to: Dr. Jim O'Neill EVAN 670 Liberty Theological Seminary January 19, 2015 INTRODUCTION “Much prayer equals much power”, is a quote I’ve heard most my Christian adult life. Dr. Earley asks a thought-provoking question, “How would you rate your prayers?” (p.111) Truth be told, I wasn’t very powerful. Sure I prayed in the morning and at night, but I wasn’t seeing the results I saw that prayer brought about in the Scriptures. Prayer: The Timeless Secret Of High-Impact Leaders by Dr. Dave Earley is a life-transforming book. Earley has written a treatise on prayer that will be a classic for years to come. In this brief critique/review I will give an overview, summary of the chapters, critique, and application. SUMMARY “Leadership is influence…Prayer influences men by influencing God to influence them.” (Earley, x). Wow. What a powerful summary of his own book that Earlely gives us. This book is about influence and how prayer can better enable and position us to be better influences in the world. To lead better, we must pray better. Earley uses “Nine Prayer Disciplines of High-Impact Spiritual Leaders” to serve as the framework of his book. In chapter 1, entitled Value the Power of Prayer, Earley elaborates on the dynamic power that is found in prayer. Earley says, “If you want to maximize your impact, prioritize your...
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...of creating and implementing rules in my life that would be beneficial to my ultimate growth while at seminary. Now I understand that the “Rule of Life” assignment is more than just an assignment but actually a diagram of my plan of action with purpose and meaning behind it. Now as I begin to think about the methodologies and routines that I want to place into my life in order to enhance my spiritual process here at seminary carries a little more meaning than just something to put on paper. I believe that these rules will not only help advance me but also my family. As a married man with two children, it is important that everything I do always reflect the survival of my wife and two kids. As I continue to learn how to be an awesome husband, father, protector, and provider the most important thing that I can do is to implement routines, traditions, and practices that will help affect my wife and two boys spiritually in the most positive way possible. So as I write about and contemplate over what rules should I implement in my spiritual journey they should and must be reflective of those that are also directly connected...
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...Polish Funerals Christianity in Poland has changed a lot in the last 100 years, in this paper I address the history in polish funerary traditions and what my family and family friends experienced when they had the unfortunately to experience a death. Back in the day, superstitions and spiritual customs were very important when dealing with the death of a loved one. The soul and spirit of the deceased were still are key elements in society’s culture. According to Martha Stortz in the article Grief and the Christian Funeral, says during a sermon “grieving works in both personal and social settings”. It is not just the family of the deceased that grieves but also the community comes together to help with the funeral. In the article Burial Rituals and Cultural Changes in the Polish Community by Igor Piekiewicz, states that death and bereavement rituals are separate though primarily focus on the deceased and the bereaved. Rituals are performed to purify the spirit and aid its transition process from the realm of the living toward the realm of the dead. Before the funeral, there is a censing of the body with blessed herbs and sprinkle it with holy water. This aims to pacify and protect the community from devilish spirits. Considering common beliefs about life, the nature of the world, and spirituality among the given religious culture. Igor Piekiewicz indicates that being strong in a community is important for the bereaved for consolation. Another tradition performed in the household...
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...C. Drayton Evan 101-C05 LUC February 24, 2013 Testimony Paper My life before I came to Christ I did not grow up in a Christian home, but had the opportunity to attend church. I had to walk many miles to go to church. God was my close friend as a child. I could not explain how, but he was. As a teenager I spent many days and nights praying asking, “God to help me get away from my parents, because they were abusing me”. God didn’t answer my prayers so I just stopped believing in him. I could not understand how a God that’s so loving and caring would allow someone to hurt his child. How I came to see my need for Christ One night I was going to a party with one a friend. When I was sitting in her vehicle, God spoke to me saying, it was time for me to let go of the hurt and pain I was carrying for so many years. It felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on my back. I tried to get rid of the pain by smoking and drinking. God further said, “I have work for you to do, and many things to show you.” I thought I was losing my mind, and wanted to drop off the face of the earth. Circumstances surrounding your conversion One Sunday morning I was driving passing a church that my Grandmother attended. I walked through the doors because I really needed help. I was tired of the pain I was carrying all those years, disappointments, drinking, sleeping around with man. I wanted God to love me, and hold me in his arms so tight. I remember asking God to forgive...
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...of life influence the lives of many people. Spiritual assessment provides a mean to patient spiritual beliefs and value so that they can be integrated into therapeutic process (Hudge, 2003). Therefore, spiritual assessments are in important in nurse practice. Spiritual assessment can be measure in different way. Nancy, my neighbor ‘s interview who live with her husband since all her kid moved out. She had a heart surgery. Question1: What are your source of hope, strength, comfort and peace? Answer: My entire members in my family are my hope and my strengths Question 2: For some people, their religious or spiritual beliefs acts as sources of comfort and strength in dealing life’s ups and downs is this for you? Answer: Yes, I am truly believe what God direct me Question 3: Do you consider yourself part of an organized religion? Answer: Yes I am always consider myself is a part of religion Does it help you? It is help me a lot especially in my illness time when I was in hospital Question4: What aspect of your spirituality or spiritual practice do you find the most helpful to you personally? Answer: Pray. I usually prayer alone at night. I pray for all my family and others to have a closer relationship with God Question 5: Do you believe to God? Answer: yes, I believe to God. God does provide me with strength and hope. My family attends to the church every Saturday. Question 6: Has being sick affect your ability to do the things that usually help you spirituality? Answer: No...
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...begins, it the midst of it all, the year is 110 B.C., and 10 years before my birth. First let me explain to you a little about my speech. I have lived a long time, as you can tell, I am immortal. I have the human language well and can speak over 30 different languages, not including the Native American languages. I am not into using large and hard to understand words; their meanings are pointless if you don’t know what the word is. My father had a wife that couldn’t bear children, and for the chief of a tribe, it is important to have children to carry on the tribe’s traditions, bloodline, and heritage. Every night and day he would pray to our gods, asking for a child while the harvest went bad, finally he decided to change he prayer and ask for a good harvest. The harvest was plentiful, so he continued to ask for a good harvest every time. He continued for nine years, the harvest was healthy, everyone had food and provisions, and everyone was happy. Well not everyone, the wife of the chief was...
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...1) How has prayer been a factor in her spiritual formation? Prayer has been a foundation with Pastor Michelle’s love walk with God. When she really began her spiritual formation process, she began to pray for others. Prayer has allowed her to tap into God in a deeper way. She includes prayer in every aspect of her life. Which deepened when she started Seminary, she would pray before test and exams. Prayer forced her to draw closer to God as she grew in Him. If she doesn’t pray or spend enough time in prayer, she feels like something is missing. Prayer is a place of exchange for her. She really lays her burdens down that she carries in prayer. In addition, prayer has helped her to grow, and helped her become who she is today. 2) How has...
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...their minister will be such a minister as their prayers make him. … How perilous is the condition of that minister ... whose heart is not encouraged, whose hands are not strengthened, and who is not upheld by the prayers of his people! … “It is at a fearful expense that ministers are ever allowed to enter the pulpit without being preceded, accompanied, and followed by the earnest prayers of the churches. It is no marvel that the pulpit is so powerless, and ministers so often disheartened when there are so few to hold up their hands. … When the churches cease to pray for ministers, ministers will no longer be a blessing to the churches.” Gardiner Spring (1785-1873) There is no greater gift you can give your pastor and the spiritual leaders of your church than to pray for them. Pastors cannot win the battle alone; they need committed intercessors to lift them up in fervent, specific prayer. Imagine how the power of God might be released in our churches if we were to pray faithfully for our pastors. Pastors are human—they face the same challenges that their people do, with some additional ones! They grow tired in ministry, are tempted to sin, and may find it difficult to balance their many roles and responsibilities. They need the encouragement and support of those they lead. Prayer for your pastor is crucial to the spiritual health of your pastor, his family, and your church. God will reward your efforts to cover him in prayer. If you want to encourage your spiritual leaders...
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...Praise for I N TE RC E S S OR Y P RAY ER Intercessory Prayer is illuminating and motivating. Dutch Sheets sheds fascinating light on this sometimes mysterious subject. Readers will want to pray more, and they will see more results. Dr. Bill Bright, Founder and President Campus Crusade for Christ International My heart flooded with excitement as I read Intercessory Prayer. What a blessing it is to have this instructive, God-inspired manual revealing the ways God works through His people. The Body of Christ will be richer in knowledge and depth of intercession, equipped to hit the bull's-eye. Bobbye Byerly, U.S. National President Aglow International If you are looking for a textbook on prayer, this is the best! Dutch Sheets's fresh insights will inspire your faith, deepen your understanding, and equip you to fulfill your destiny as one of God's praying people. Dick Eastman, International President Every Home for Christ Intercessory Prayer is the book of 1,000 sermons. Dutch's material is power-packed, inspirational and instructional. It answers questions that are too often answered incorrectly. It sets the record straight. Ted Haggard, Pastor New Life Church, Colorado Springs Dutch Sheets is one of the most exciting teachers I have ever heard. He explains God's heart for prayer in a clear, concise, powerful way. Dutch makes praying with impact something that is within everyone's reach. I heartily recommend it. Jane Hansen International President, Aglow International Praise...
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...Women are not equal to Men in our Society Religions Opening statement. I would like to welcome everyone to our topic of discussion today which is: Women are not equal to men in our society. As a captain and leader for this group, I understood that this does not only affect women but men as well. We live in a society today where women are underestimated; socially, physically or intellectually. There is a constant war against discrimination and sexism but it has seemed to fail many times. When it comes to women in our society, they are underpaid, left to pay more for something men pay less for and simply told to follow what a man does. My group and I strongly believe that women are not equal to men in our society. Concerning this topic, we will be covering many aspects in which we believe women are discriminated against or that sexist stereotypes are present. I, Diosa, the captain for this team will be covering the religion aspect, Beatrice will be covering careers and jobs, Bryce will be covering politics and Tyrus will be covering extra judicial cases. Within this debate you will see that we are prone to accepting things blindly from the areas that we will speak out about. As we continue to debate the topic of discussion with the opposite group, it will be certain that we have and will provide enough evidence to prove that women are not equal to men in society. As a civilized and well organized country, we believe it is every individual’s duty to maintain equality and...
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