Friday, July 18, 2008

IT'S HEATING UP!!

AZ is getting HOT!! As I mentioned last week, we got some RAIN in the JULY! Humidity blew a gasket last week, and now the TEMPS are rising!! The next month to month and a half in AZ will be SCORCHING!!

Family is doing good this week, CHARIS LEIGH is developing her own little personality each and every day! Demanding constant attention from Mama, who willingly submits!

Isaac & Caleb are about 3 weeks away from School starting - 'Back To School' shopping will occur soon for our 2nd Grader and Kindergardner!! BIG DOGS in a BIG YARD!! They're constant need for Mom's attention has made this Summer a bit more interesting around the house with 3 little 'Yahoo's', while Dad is at the Office! You can keep Ginger's SaNiTy in your prayers these days!

How about these shots...




SUNDAY SNAPSHOT...
Week #3 in our Current Series...LAW & ORDER

The Third & Fourth Commandments…Honoring God In Speech & Schedule
WHAT’S IN A NAME?

In Paul Dickinson’s book WHAT’S IN A NAME…
He has taken his hobby of collecting actual names and has shared them with us. Some names are strange and unusual. Others he says are names that seem to be prophetic.
For example, here are some real names from his book…
-Joe Bunt became a baseball coach.
-Dan Druff became a barber.
-Jeff Treadwell became a podiatrist.
-Two men by with the last names of Goforth and Ketchum became police officers and actually became partners.
-Two other men became partners in church equipment…
Mr. O’Neill and Mr. Pray.
-Will Crumble became a plaster contractor.
-Mr. P.P. Peters became a urologist.

In the Old Testament God reveals Himself by these names…
-Yahweh means I am that I am.
-El-Elyon means God most high.
-El-Shaddi means God Almighty.
-El-Hai means the Living God.
-Emannuel means God is with us.
-Jehovah means Lord.
-Jehovah-Jireh means the Lord my Provider.
-Jehovah-Tiskenu means the Lord my Righteousness.
-Jehovah-Shalom means the Lord my peace.
-Jehovah-Shammah means the Lord is there.
-Jehovah-Rapha means the Lord who heals.

In the New Testament we know the Name of God as Jesus Christ!
Jesus means Savior!
Christ means ‘Anointed One, Messiah!’

GOD'S NAME REQUIRES REVERENCE & HONOR!
In the KJV - Most of the Commandments begin with the words…THOU SHALT NOT…
Interestingly…The Fourth Commandment does not!

It begins with a simple REMINDER!
"REMEMBER to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."

It’s not Legalistic in its approach!

The purpose of this Commandment is to TEACH PHYSICAL & SPIRITUAL REST!
-Focusing our attention on WORSHIP!

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