Joe-Gil's Blog (20)

Its really is a journey to find ones self in Christ. I sit here and refelct on how much Christ our Lord ,praise be His name has given me so much to live for, not to mention His forgivness that none of us deserve. On the other end of the spectrum how much I screw up every single day sinning like crazy, knowing what i'm doing is wrong when I do it. and yet I'm continually being blessed and know that i am blessed when really I dont deserve what Im getting in

Ok, everyone it's time again to let you know that I have been doing some serious thinking about Youth Evangelicals and how I think we are going to make an impact on this earth. For many years most politics have been based around religion and the has been used as the "edge" for most campaigns , which I think is absoltley a ridiculous meaasure to get some votes. If you've noticed liked me there has been a great fallen away of these mega churches where young people such as myself are no long

Have you ever felt ugly in front of God?

This is something extemely important to me and others who feel there not quite put together the right way either physically or mentally. The feeling of lonliness and heartache can take a toll on your well being. Imagine for a sec...what Jesus felt like living in a world pretty much alone, surrounded by ugly,immoral and a lost civilization. I want to say your not alone.

This is an encouraging note,

God loves ugly, He uses th

Some of us think that being christians we are supposedly free, can you tell me what we are free from? As you ponder on that I wan't to take away the kicker. The Bible is quite radical, but most of us dont understand how radical it really is.

Paul writes " I know and I am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in it self, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean" Rom 14:14. Paul writes again "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is,there is

The Subject is freedom-and why we're not free. You've heard that Christ has made you free. You may have told others of your freedom. And you probably use the concept of freedom in your witness to those who don't yet know Christ. Sometimes however I fear that we define freedom in a way the restricts and binds more than it frees.

When Jesus used the word free(as in,"the truth will make you free"), he employed a term that means, "liberation from bondage". In other words, the Greek word fo

You know this is a topic that I have always found to be amazing, alot of us think that in order to do great things for God that we should be in the forefront of everything all the time so everyone will see what we have done for Him. This really hits home for me as someone trying to figure out what my spirtual gift is and when studying this matter I have come to realize that I may have a calling into Ministry which is one of the Gifts From The Father.

The story is one of several very well-known parables of Jesus that are only found in Luke's gospel; and like the others, it expresses Luke's distinctive theology of the inclusive love and grace of God. The

To realize that knowing God is more than just knowing about Him but is also a matter of personally dealing with Him at some point. The concept that God knew each of us individually before we knew Him is also introduced.

Scripture Basis:

Rom 10:14, 1 John 2:4 & Jer 1:5

References: Packers "Knowing God" chapter 3 / McDowell's "Evidence That Demands a Verdict",

This will most likley be short and sweet I have been reading alot lately about surprising faithfulness and what keeps popping out at me and what really gets my blood boiling is what I call freedom stealers, you know those people who always continue to knock you down before you can even stand up. Well, as a once famous cartoon said "I have taken all I can stands and I can't stands no more."(Popeye)

I would like to talk to you about those who wan't to take away your freedom. Of course, S