Your Call to the Marketplace...

Written by Jim Watkins


You know that you have been called torepparttar ministry but it is not inrepparttar 126623 traditional sense that you have seen before. We are seeing today an emergence of men and women that are passionate aboutrepparttar 126624 kingdom. They are people of integrity and high moral standards. They are people that think and plan strategically. People that are in apostolic alignment in God's House.

2 Cor 5:18-19 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to usrepparttar 126625 ministry of reconcilation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconcilingrepparttar 126626 world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto usrepparttar 126627 word of reconciliation.

Lu 22:28-29 But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. 29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me.

Rev 1:5-6 ….To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever, Amen.

In these last days God is bringingrepparttar 126628 Church into Apostolic Alignment. He never intended forrepparttar 126629 secular to be separated fromrepparttar 126630 sacred. When we were set apart (santified) byrepparttar 126631 blood of Christrepparttar 126632 sacred andrepparttar 126633 secular became one inrepparttar 126634 kingdom of God.

In God's Wordrepparttar 126635 priests represent those set men and women that minister inrepparttar 126636 five-fold ministry; apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. The kings are those that minister inrepparttar 126637 marketplace as business and professional people. Apostolic alignment is bringingrepparttar 126638 Kings intorepparttar 126639 House so they may have a covering or protection provided byrepparttar 126640 Priests ofrepparttar 126641 House.

This places great responsibility onrepparttar 126642 Priests inrepparttar 126643 House to succor and nurish these called people of God who are truly onrepparttar 126644 front lines of spiritual warfare. It is absolutely essential that bothrepparttar 126645 Priests andrepparttar 126646 Kings have an understanding of their roles in God's House.

A spiritual partnership of mutual trust and concern is being brought forth inrepparttar 126647 House of God today. Priests are beginning to see thatrepparttar 126648 Kings inrepparttar 126649 House are truly called torepparttar 126650 marketplace.

What 'That 70's Show' Taught Me About Christianity

Written by Caleb Osborne


-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

"What 'That 70's Show' Taught Me About Christianity"

- by Caleb Osborne

© Caleb Osborne - All Rights reserved http://www.ChristThroughMe.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

What inrepparttar world could I have possibly learned about Christianity from "That 70's Show"? I'm sure that's what everyone is thinking right about now.

Well today I was watching it andrepparttar 126622 episode was aboutrepparttar 126623 family going to church and generally their take on religion.

The kids didn't want to go andrepparttar 126624 mom wanted them to because she kept having these dreams about how if she wasn't a "Good Christian" and taking her kids to church God wasn't going to let her into heaven.

The dad didn't like going to church because it was boring and he didn't see any point to it. The daughter kept hitting onrepparttar 126625 youth pastor and overall it was a pretty funny show...but I digress.

What it taught me was that people need to know what being a Christian really means to us and to God!

What do you think would have beenrepparttar 126626 kids reaction to going to church if they realized that they didn't have to go? Do you think they would of wanted to go because they wanted to get to knowrepparttar 126627 God that sent his son Jesus to die onrepparttar 126628 Cross for their sins?

Do you thinkrepparttar 126629 mom's life would of been a lot less stressful if she realized she wasn't responsible forrepparttar 126630 fate of herself and her family? That she could of gotten into heavenrepparttar 126631 way she imagined by just accepting God's gift of salvation by faith?

Andrepparttar 126632 daughter that kept flirting withrepparttar 126633 youth pastor? Well, she probably wouldn't have been looking to satisfy her need for intimacy with so many different people when she realized how much God loved her and desired her companionship.

It's amazing how much it would helprepparttar 126634 lives of these people on "That 70's Show" if they realized who they were and who God is. Would it change your life if you knew these things?

God created you and me and loves us very much (Genesis 1:1). He gave us all life and deserves our love and gratitude.

But we chose to disobey Him and al of us has failed to do what is right (Romans 3:23). We may not be as sinful as that guy downrepparttar 126635 street or we may be even worse than him or anyone else we know; but either way we are ALL guilty before God (1 John 1:8).

God is a perfect, completely good, and always just. Because of this He can't overlookrepparttar 126636 fact that we have all sinned. The Bible says, "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). The fair punishment we deserve for our rebellion against God is death.

Jesus,repparttar 126637 only Son of God, came to earth and lived a perfect sinless life--he was completely innocent. He receivedrepparttar 126638 punishment that we deserved when he was crucified onrepparttar 126639 cross, he took it all upon himself--the death sentence that should of been ours. (Romans 5:8) But he did not remain dead, after three days he rose fromrepparttar 126640 grave and later ascended into heaven. And he will return one day.

Cont'd on page 2 ==>
 
ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005
Terms of Use