Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Pastor Stevens, the founder of GGWO, has been promoted to glory!
We have just been informed that Pastor Stevens has passed from his mortal body into the presence of God this evening June 3rd at his home as a result of congestive heart failure.
We will continue to reflect on the great privilege to walk with a true man of God. How much have our lives been enriched? How much have we learned that perhaps we would never have learned? The fruit around the world speaks of God's great grace towards all those that delight in His word. Pastor loved His Word.
Thank you Pastor!
Pastor Thomas Schaller
The date and time for the Greater Grace World Outreach Face-to-Face Memorial Service is to be announced at www.ggwo.org
"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
Philippians 1:21
We will continue to reflect on the great privilege to walk with a true man of God. How much have our lives been enriched? How much have we learned that perhaps we would never have learned? The fruit around the world speaks of God's great grace towards all those that delight in His word. Pastor loved His Word.
Thank you Pastor!
Pastor Thomas Schaller
The date and time for the Greater Grace World Outreach Face-to-Face Memorial Service is to be announced at www.ggwo.org
"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
Philippians 1:21
Monday, June 2, 2008
His voice
Peter had followed Jesus too long to turn back.
He knew too much to be just an ignorant fisherman.
He had seen too much to close his eyes again.
When Jesus reminded him of his full freedom
to go and do something else, he responded,
“To whom shall I go? You have the Words of
eternal life.” John 6:68
Yes, there are zillions of things to do in the world,
but why to “spend money for what is not bread”
Is.55:2
Limited options are a blessing.
Narrow places are good challenges for precise
thinking. Dark tunnels are excellent opportunities
to learn concentration.
If you are looking for a reason to thank God today,
thank him for not giving you more money.
The more money you have the more you have
to guard yourself from it’s influence.
It will give you more excuses not to wait for His
“still small voice.” I Kings 19:12
We cannot afford to miss His voice.
He knew too much to be just an ignorant fisherman.
He had seen too much to close his eyes again.
When Jesus reminded him of his full freedom
to go and do something else, he responded,
“To whom shall I go? You have the Words of
eternal life.” John 6:68
Yes, there are zillions of things to do in the world,
but why to “spend money for what is not bread”
Is.55:2
Limited options are a blessing.
Narrow places are good challenges for precise
thinking. Dark tunnels are excellent opportunities
to learn concentration.
If you are looking for a reason to thank God today,
thank him for not giving you more money.
The more money you have the more you have
to guard yourself from it’s influence.
It will give you more excuses not to wait for His
“still small voice.” I Kings 19:12
We cannot afford to miss His voice.
not tired of the truth
In George Orwell’s book 1984, the totalitarian
government had established a “ministry of truth”.
They would come up with propaganda labels such
as “War is peace! Freedom is slavery! Ignorance
is strength!”
This ministry was defined as concerning itself with
news, entertainment, education and fine arts.
Orwell was so right in many of his observations of
a totalitarian society.
That is man’s best model for the mankind.
However genuine his desire to do right might be,
he cannot master himself.
It’s obvious that whoever tries to gain the monopoly
over truth will either have to do everything extremely
honestly or permit himself to determine how truthful
he wants his truth to be.
Man’s inability to be perfect in honesty and his
continuing temptation to twist the truth to his own gain,
produces dictatorships and concentration camps.
History is full of evidence of man’s dishonesty.
Man continues to be a good liar.
In his moral history there is no progress.
Truth means security.
It is always exclusive. Everything cannot be true.
If everything is true, then nothing is true.
One of the greatest characteristics of truth is that
man cannot change it.
He was and He is and He always will be.
Only in Him can we be secure forever.
government had established a “ministry of truth”.
They would come up with propaganda labels such
as “War is peace! Freedom is slavery! Ignorance
is strength!”
This ministry was defined as concerning itself with
news, entertainment, education and fine arts.
Orwell was so right in many of his observations of
a totalitarian society.
That is man’s best model for the mankind.
However genuine his desire to do right might be,
he cannot master himself.
It’s obvious that whoever tries to gain the monopoly
over truth will either have to do everything extremely
honestly or permit himself to determine how truthful
he wants his truth to be.
Man’s inability to be perfect in honesty and his
continuing temptation to twist the truth to his own gain,
produces dictatorships and concentration camps.
History is full of evidence of man’s dishonesty.
Man continues to be a good liar.
In his moral history there is no progress.
Truth means security.
It is always exclusive. Everything cannot be true.
If everything is true, then nothing is true.
One of the greatest characteristics of truth is that
man cannot change it.
He was and He is and He always will be.
Only in Him can we be secure forever.
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