...loss was all but certain Friday night. The coach noticed this and decided to take the leader of the team, who was also displaying a very negative attitude, and make him do the death crawl. * Ok so pulling it back to us right here; let’s find the correlation between us and them. * Who is the coach? (SL or Lead) * Who is the kid doing the death crawl? (lead) * Who are the guys watching from the side line? (associates) Get the Blindfold * Why did the coach put blindfold on him? * The reason he did this was so the boy would not get to the “target” distance and stop or feel anxiety about how much further he had to go. * Would it be fair to say we as leads sometime refuse to put the blindfold on? Touchdown! * What does the coach do to get the boy to the end zone? * Gets down on his hands and knees encouraging the boy and walking each step with him * How can this translate to the LOD or lead role in our store? Moral of the Story * What is the moral of the video? * Initially I took it as how aiming for a target could limit us. But I just watched this clip again and realize the purpose of this scene goes far beyond hitting or exceeding a target. * Instead, this scene is about giving everything you’ve got – everything – towards whatever it is you are doing. This means if you are a street sweeper you should aim to be the best street sweeper you can be and if you are a CEO you should aim to be the best CEO...
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...Bradly VanCamp Super-Cam Anyone that enjoys football enjoys the excitement that comes with the game. A lot of the excitement that comes with football is the touchdowns. After touchdowns, it has become customary to celebrate. These celebrations have become more tame over the years, thanks to Commissioner Roger Goodell and his anti-fun ways. Long gone are the days of using the pylon to play miniature golf or stashing a cell phone under the goal post and making a phone call. The most extreme celebration one will see nowadays is a little dance or giving the football to a kid in the crowd. Unfortunately, the media and many other people are trying to make big deal about Cam Newton celebrating his touchdowns with his signature superman celebration and then giving the ball to a kid in the crowd. This would not be a problem, except that the media is setting a double standard by cracking down on Cam Newton, who happens to be African American, and not cracking down on guys like Travis Kelce of the Chiefs or Aaron Rodgers of the Packers with his discount double check celebration. For as long as the NFL has been around, racism has existed. Even now, with the vast majority of players being African American, the media and other outlets find a way to target the African American players, specifically Cam Newton, for their touchdown celebrations. The main issue here is that Cam goes against the norm for an NFL quarterback. First, Cam is African American. Second, Cam is an outgoing personality...
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...beginning the christian life “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ...” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord, then you are a Christian. According to the New Testament, you are also a new creation. You are beginning a whole new life! And just as a newborn baby needs certain things in order to be healthy and to grow up, so do you, as a new Christian, need certain things to grow spiritually. First, you need to be in fellowship with other Christians. It is through fellowship that you will learn more about God and about how to live as a Christian. You should plan to attend church regularly and join a kinship group so that you can develop close friendships with other believers. Vineyard has many kinship groups that meet on different days and in different locations throughout central Ohio. Choose one that is convenient for you so that you can be encouraged in your new relationship with God! Second, you need to pray, which is simply talking to God. Prayer is how you will grow in your relationship with God and how you can begin to allow Him to work in areas of your life. And third, you need to read the Bible on a regular basis. It is through the Bible that God will speak to you about Himself and your life needs. Beginning the Christian Life Series was developed by Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Columbus for new...
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...Abstract Discipleship counseling also known as “biblical counseling” is mostly based on scriptures and biblical healing. Dr. Anderson explains the best way to help people deal with there situations or issues in a Christian way. In this book he describes the steps to become a better counselor so they can be able to try and help those who need it the most. There are also other people who try to help people become a better and more experienced counselor. The book, “Discipleship Counseling” by Dr. Neil T. Anderson is basically a guide that helps people become a more spiritual Christian counselor. There are steps to get them to be able to help others using scripture and the Bible. He tells how to start a counseling ministry with your church and all the steps you will have to take in order for it to become a success (pg 345). He also talks about how to overcome certain issues such as, deception, bitterness, false guidance, pride, habitual sin, and ancestral sin. This book will tell the reader a lot about what it takes to become a good counselor and to be able to help those who cannot help them selves. Dr. Anderson tells us how we can help others just by using the scriptures in our Bibles, because its just basically a manual on how we should be in our lives and how to treat everyone we come in contact with. Dr. Anderson also talks about how to define mental health and understanding how biblical counseling addresses the whole person. It seems the way he describes it that most...
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...throughout each section John talks about love of God and to the brethren. John uses the word “love” 47 times. This table will show the pattern used by John moving back and forth between love towards God and love towards others. Chapter | Love in connection to God | Love in connections to others | 2 | 5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him 15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you | 7b to love one another10 Anyone who loves another brother or sister15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, | 3 | 1 See how very much our Father loves us16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us 17b how can God’s love be in that person | 10b Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers 11b We should love one another14 If we love our Christian brothers and sisters… But a person who has no love is still dead. 18 let’s not merely say that we love each other 21 love one another, just as he commanded us | 4 | 7b for love comes from God… Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and...
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...through Christ who strengthens me. My views and beliefs have developed over a long period of time and have changed as I have grown in my faith and knowledge. In the past few years my family and I have gone through many trials and tribulations. Test on my faith has caused my spiritual confidence to falter, so I turned to reading, researching and asking questions. I’ve always had an interest in Islam. My eldest son recently converted from Christianity to Islam. I asked him why he converted and his answer was “because he always questioned the Jesus thing”. He said he never understood how Jesus died for our sins and we continue to sin. I found his statement very profound; it caused my own doubts and me to think about my many years of being a Christian. Muslims believe that Christians are committing shirk by referring to Jesus as the Son of God and believing in the Trinity (which, according to the Qu’ran, consists of God, Mary and Jesus – 5:116). The word “Muslim” means one who surrenders to the will of God; no matter what their race, nationality or ethnic background. If a person truly wants to become a Muslim their first step is to speak the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith. In Islam the Shahada is the first and most imperative of the five pillars of Islam. After speaking the Shahada with honest confidence and sincerity one enters the faith of Islam. When a person enters the life of Islam, they ask forgiveness from the sins of their previous life. They do not need...
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...TESTIMONY The story of my journey to Christ begins when I was in high school. There was a young lady by the name of Amaryllis who was considered to be in the “in-crowd” was admired by many of the high school kids. After the summer break, all the kids began to talk about the how Amaryllis was in a serious car accident and she almost lost her life. Because of that accident, she accepted Christ into her life. When she came to school, she looked absolutely different. She didn’t dress the same way or even act the she use to act. It shocked everyone including me. One day she came to me and began to speak into my life. She shared with me what God wanted to do in my life. I was in awe. It was hard for me to real accept it because I felt I wasn’t ready for that kind of change. What I didn’t know was she actually planting a seed in my life that eventually grew. When graduated from high school, I moved to Virginia and attended Norfolk State University. I really did not have any sense of direction. My major changed several times while in college. I partied mostly everyday and hardly gave myself anytime to study. My priorities were not in order. I had no understanding of purpose. The definition of purpose is the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. At one point in my life, I did not feel like I had any real reason to live but I just existed without any cause. I found myself in an inescapable cycle full of problems, disappointments, false hopes...
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...Christianity developed from the Jewish faith in the person and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. The Christian religion, as with the ancient Greek religion, was first generated through the oral tradition. Jesus was believed to be the only Son of God by the early Christians, and this belief has endured in the modern Christian world. The Holy Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testament, is the basic scripture for Christians, and although Christianity and Greek Mythology are very distinct, they are similar in many interesting ways. Statement of Purpose I am a Christian, and in writing this piece I am in no way saying that Christianity is a myth. It is my intention to point out how Greek mythology and Christianity are similar, and nothing more. It is interesting to learn how ancient people lived and worshiped, and psychology finds mythology useful in classifying modern modes of action. Three Major Ways Greek Mythology and Christianity are Similar Although the gods and heroes of Ancient Greece are not worshiped today, this ancient religion is still comparable to modern Christianity. Greek mythology and Christianity are similar in that they: (1) teach a moral way of life; (2) teach that a woman (Pandora or Eve) caused the downfall of mankind; (3) and both have a savior figure. Although Greek mythology and Christianity are similar, they differ in their concept of sacrifice, punishment, and doctrine, and I will discuss this in a separate piece. A Moral Way of Life To begin, Greek...
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...1 John 3:10-11 He said to him: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments the whole Law hangs, and the Prophets.” We must learn how to defend ourselves. Romans 8 2 types of Christians for Sunday. Our guards go down but personal options can change like the crowd into the mob. Matt. 21 Nisan 9 and Matt. 27 Nisan 14. The time was 5 days . time was calculated using dundown to sunup. Matt. 27:2,3 And, after binding him, they led him off and handed him over to Pilate the governor.3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing he had been condemned, felt remorse and turned the thirty silver pieces back to the chief priests and older men, The crowd turned into a mob. John 15:19,20 If YOU were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because YOU are no part of the world, but I have chosen YOU out of the world, on this account the world hates YOU. 20 Bear in mind the word I said to YOU, A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute YOU also; if they have observed my word, they will observe YOURS also. 2 Timothy 3:1-5,11,12 But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient...
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... 2, 12-19). 11-13. THIS PROBABLY AN EARLY CHRISTIAN HYMN. GOD IS FAITHFUL TO HIS CHILDREN AND ALTHOUGH WE MAY SUFFER GREAT HARDSHIP HERE. GOD PROMISES THAT SOMEDAY WE LIVE ETERNALLY WITH HIM. WHAT WILL SOMEDAY WHAT WILL THIS INVOLVED? IT MEANS BELIEVERS WILL LIVE IN CHRIST’S KINGDOM, AND THAT WE WILL SHARE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THAT KINGDOM. THIS TRUTH COMFORTED PAUL AS HE WENT THROUGH SUFFERING AND DEATH. ARE YOU FACING HARDSHIPS? DON’T TURN AWAY FROM GOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE MATTHEW 16:24-27; 19:28-30; LUKE 22:28-30; ROMANS 5:17; 6:8; 8:10, 11, 17; 1 CORINTHIAN15:42-58; COLOSSIANS 3:4; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18; REVELATION 3:21; 21:1-22; 21. JESUS IS FAITHFUL. HE WILL STAY BY OUR SIDE EVEN WHEN WE HAVE ENDURED SO MUCH THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE NO FAITH LEFT. WE M, AY BE FAITHLESS AT TIMES, BUT JESUS IS FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISE TO BE WITH US”TO THE END OF THE AGE” (MATTHEW 228:20). REFUSING CHRIST’S HELP WILL BREAK OUR COMMUNICATION WITH GOD, BUT HE WILL NEVER TURN HIS BACK ON US EVEN THOUGH WE MAY TURN OUR BACK ON HIM. 14-16. PAUL URGED TIMOTHY TO REMIND THE BELIEVERS NOT TO ARGUE OVER UNIMPORTANT DETAILS (“FIGHTING OVER WORDS”) OR HAVE FOOLISH DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE SUCH ARGUMENT ARE CONFUSING, USELESS, AND EVEN HARMFUL. FALSE TEACHERS LOVED TO CAUSE STRIFE AND DIVISION BY THEIR MEANINGLESS QUIBBLING OVER UNIMPORTANT DETAILS (1 TIMOTHY 6:3-5). TO EXPLAIN THE WORD OF TRUTH CORRECTLY, WE MUST STUDY WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS...
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...Lizzie J. Smith Module 1: Assignments Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm HLT- 302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Healing Care and Wellness Sunshine Weeks Eric Chapman, founding president and chief executive officer of the Baptist Healing Trust in Nashville, Tennessee, envisioned a healing hospital that would cover not only the physical aspects of healing but the emotional and spiritual components (ericchapman.com, n.d.). My work will describe the healing hospital paradigm and how spirituality influences this paradigm. In addition, barriers to the Healing Hospital paradigm will be discussed along with Biblical scripture that supports compassion in the health care system. The healing hospital paradigm it focuses on the removal of stress and other health risks in the hospital environment for both patients and visitors. . The healing hospital paradigm it involves in healing the whole client (Young & Koopsen, 2006, p. 4) instead of just curing the disease. This emerges from the paradigm’s focuses on healing beyond the body physical: it aims to enhance the overall well being by addressing the patient’s and their families’ cognitive, emotional and spiritual concerns (Milstein, 2005). A healing hospital goes beyond windows, walls, and mortar. Its strong culture of love and caring is what sets it apart from traditional hospitals (Chapman, 2010, p.15)... The concept is to supporting a strong culture of caring for their patients and caregivers. Healing...
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...good people becomes unavoidable. The Bible provides examples of the question through the suffering of Jesus Christ in his crucifixion, written in the book of John, as well as the trials placed on Job, where God tests his righteousness in the Old Testament. Although most of their losses are relatively the same, the purpose behind their stories are distinctly different from each other. Job, who unexpectedly witnesses his possessions being stripped from him, approaches his situation much differently than Jesus who acts more accepting of his situation. The idea of suffering may easily become intolerable, though these two major stories of Job and Jesus teaches individuals to have a deeper insight on how to deal with unbearable conditions. The suffering that both Job and Jesus face easily allows them to question their faith towards God for watching their pain to progress. The character of Job is introduced as a wealthy man with many possessions and described as “blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” (Job 1:8). Job is tested as he is stripped of his herd of animals, and his numerous children, causing him to grieve and still says, “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” (Job 1:20) In the second chapter, he is inflicted with physical pain from “the soles of his feet to the crown of his head” (Job 2:7). In comparison, Jesus’ suffering begins as he is captured by the Romans who decide his crucifixion. In front of a crowd,...
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...From Beggar to Prince Characteristics of a Beggar Characteristics of a Prince Laging nasa Basurahan Nakatira sa isang Palace Isaiah 64:6 John 1:12 Beggar = Old Self Prince = New Self Beggar / Old Self Prince / New Self Prayer (Child to Father) Word (Father to Child) Fellowship (Child to Child) Evangelism (Child to not a Child) * Prayer - a way of communicating with God (Father) by a person that accepted Christ in their life (Christians). Source ---------- Receiver (You) (God) * Word – God’s way of communicating with His children. - God answers our prayers through reading the Bible. Receiver---------- Source (God) (You) *Fellowship - a relationship that is formed between two or more believers - can be a source of help if ever a person is experiencing trials and problems in life because of committing sins. - intensifies your relationship with God by helping and guiding each other to become a mature Christian (to grow more with God). - observe during BIBLE STUDY, CELL GROUP MEETINGS, GOING TO CHURCH and even YOUTH FELLOWSHIPS (eg. LA Youth Fellowship (LAYF)). *Evangelism – as Christians we should learn to share the Gospel to other people (unbelievers/ not YET a child of God). - It is very important to let other people know what you have learned and experienced from God. Since this may be their ONLY way of building a...
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...Jehovah Witnesses Jehovah witnesses are very similar but yet different to the modern day religion. As Jehovah’s do believe that Christ is God as Christians do, they seem to believe in his word a little more strongly then the average Christian. According to The Crystal reference encyclopedia, this religious movement was founded in 1872 by Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and known as International Bible Students until 1931. Their name comes from the Bible, the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 43, Verses 10 and 11. The meaning behind the name is rather clear. It indicates that they bear witness to Jehovah — Jehovah being the personal name of God. It is of vital importance to them that their beliefs be based on the Bible and not on mere human speculations or religious creeds. They feel as did the apostle Paul when he expressed himself under inspiration. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that all religious teachings should be subjected to this test of agreement with the inspired Scriptures, whether the teaching is offered by them or by someone else. They invite you—urge you—to do this in your discussions with them. The modern Christians today to not urge you on discussions. Some Christians are very leery about that subject because some people are so touchy when it comes to religion. They do not evangelize as much as I’m sure God would have them too. Witnesses consider the 66 books of the bible to be inspired and historically accurate as do Christians. What is commonly...
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... The first part of Zeitgeist asserts that every early civilization worhsipped the sun and considered it to be both the creator and savior of mankind. The film also tries to compare Jesus to the Egyptian deity Horus. God of the Sun acording to the film, and God of the Sky according to the scholars. But nevermind their meddling. Joseph goes about his comparison by taking the story of Jesus' life (born on December 25, had 12 followers, was crucified, etc.) and inserting the word "Horus" in place of "Jesus". Indeed there are many coincidences between the Egyptian Sun God and Jesus Christ. Horus was born on December 25th to the virgis Isis, He was adorned by three “kings” who followed an eastern star, He was deemed a prodigy at 12 and was baptized at the Age of 30 , He also traveled with 12 disciples and traveled around performing miracles , His alternate names included “Lamb of God”, “The truth, the light” and He was betrayed, crucified, buried from the dead and rose three days later. I think the point Peter Joseph is making here can somewhat be true due to the facts that he had shown. It is actually against religion and shows how religion is based off astrology and how people used the constellations to make up story of Jesus. The coincidences between the history of the sun and Jesus Christ is also very similar so maybe in the near future, religion will weaken if no one can come to disprove these things. The Second of Zeitgeist focuses on the conspiracy of the 9/11...
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