JESUS IS THE WAY!
Acts 4:12"... for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
Own Purposed Drivin
His call for His Own Purpose Drivin Life
Timbo wants to rap about the neglected part of genealogy
How the part plays a part in Christianity
The genealogy is often neglected from being taught to you and me
The Jews thought important; proves Jesus is more than dismissal
It’s important not to be neglected tell the heathen of this missile
Don’t forget get about the Word its gristle
Genealogy is more don’t get you in a thistle
Any Jewish scholar can tell you, don’t neglect the sizzle
Over looked issues are the women in the genealogies
Something important as you can see
Tamar: Incest, immorality, feigned prostitution, a Gentile
Rahab: Harlotry, lying, deception, a Canaanite who helped God’s people
Ruth: A woman from
Bathsheba: Adultery who got David in a mess
May I rap more so you can see?
The problem is the more than what we read
Don’t neglect important genealogies
It has more weight that should burden you and me
Important info, smoke this in your ginkgo
Don’t skip over these important people
Certainly not perfect, but used for His steeple
His steeple, over His people don’t criticize His will toe
Thank God he doesn’t look for perfection
In the godless world we live in
Uses everyday with the unleavened
For His purpose the world He lived in
How can one escape so great of salvation
We can rejoice He uses in this special Season
So I send you the Reason
We celebrate this special Season
As family comes, with all their imperfections
You did not choose them, but don’t go a grieving
Look to the Master who accepts without hesitation
Look, it is written clearly so we can gestation
Not ashamed of them, even cousin Stephenson
So don’t dish your own family this season
The Bible is true, nothing is hidden
There is a Master plan, with your name a written
Good it’s there in that book of life it’s not hidden
Certainly not disserving of it, we are smitten
Jesus is the way is clearly seen not in obscurity
So the Bible is true, doesn’t even hide its dirty laundry
Born to Die
Jesus was the first itinerate preacher everybody knows
From the top of his head, to the bottom of His toes
For Jesus is the way from shining sea to shining sea
Only He can control our destine
You see it’s not the pitfalls of life that fall are way
It’s how we take them and use them and use them for His glory to be
So you think you need a church to preach the gospel to be
Jesus did not have one and He started Christianity
So don’t be ashamed of Him before your coworkers my friend
Let’s not forget to warn them of the dangers of sin
It’s the law that brings conviction to be
So let’s focus on Jesus, not just positivity
It’ll not be Buddha, Mohammed on that great white thrown
Nor any of the weird cult religions, promising they’ll take you home
His Name is Jesus, Yeshua, The Great Y-H-W-H
So get rid of that religiology, and start thinking of the law you hate
Convection, it takes me, and repent do I
It’s because of the love of Jesus, His goodness, I tell you no lie
The Way is not cheap, He was born to die
That cute child to redeem us all, it’s upon that cross He died
I know that when we are weak, and frail I am sorry to say
He remembers we are but dust, promises mercy today
I am so thankful, my redeemer has a gentile heart
Maybe that’s why we pray Gentile Sheppard, let not your Spirit depart
Thanks for dieing, and keeping me against that day
It’s a pleasure to serve You, certainly no mistake.
Thankful
Christians still can vote out the bums
Is tired of Clichés like "We know who is really in control." Early Christians were probably thinking the same thing before Hitler, Stalin, and Fidel. Also, I cannot think of anything positive the Obama has come up with, can you? People are talking like this, “We know who is really in control."I cannot find this anywhere in the Bible...Clichés such a cop-out.
You see the advantage of being me; I can state my opinions with fear or favor. Popular people do not have that luxury, have to sort of act like a Christian Radio Station and not offend. I am not in the business of offending, but I think there is something that is not being discussed. Political correctness, whether in politics or the church is going to kill us all. Look at Turkey, once Asia Minor... the birthplace of Santa! now 99% Moslem. We have to figure out who the enemy is, and it isn't global warming.
When God created the worlds and man, he put his greatest creation, man, in charge of the earth to maintain it, protect it, inhabit it and govern it. He gave man a free will. We can will to sin or we can will to not sin -- it's our choice. As a result, we are in control, although 1 John 5:19 says. "We know that we are the children of God and that the world around us is under the power and control of the evil one." If you look at the world around us, that's easy to see. Our obligation, as Christian individuals, is to be under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It's obvious that more of the world's people are under the control of Satan than are under the control of the Holy Spirit. That confirms the truth of 1 John 5:19.
Do Not Go Gentle into that Goodnight
I just settled in for a long winters nap
I awoke just in time for a Christmas of good cheer
I imagined it was a time to keep silence
But I see it got us where we are at
Really can’t blame anybody where we are
But I know enough that I may rage
Rage at the dying of the light
You see Christmas is upon us
A time of celebration and cheer
So get out my leather Bible
And let’s put it in gear
This man is not going to be silent
A mist this Christmas cheer
So you horns you keep on blowing
You guitars are a serene in the night
The violins are keeping cadence
And the drums keep the beat
For we must all rage against the dying of the light
Against the corruption of our government
That we might worship our creator
The One who brought us life
The dark one says we must be silent
As our government is going to the dogs
Oh look our flag is half mast
Because the lunatic was on the loose
Fixed News said it was possibly because of a bad tooth
The lunacy on the left is getting worse
Is there not a man that will stand?
On God’s word and promises
Oh how happy is that man
He knows that evil will only triumph through the night
The promises the Book he holds
Jesus said come my little children
The world is not your home
For joy comes in the morning
It’s joy for every good girl and boy
It’s the joy of a new born baby
Born on Christmas day
So don’t forget the true meaning of Christmas
As we are trampled on; on Black Friday
Jesus said all who are weary
My yoke is easy so don’t go astray
Don’t forget the reason for the season
You see Jesus was born on Christmas Day.
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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light |
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friends of the timbo
Friends of the Timbo,
A new diagnosis is Timbo withdraw. Being at work I work on two sides of hospital. I noticed the other side of the hospital I am not working at misses me. It is called Timbo Withdraw Syndrome.
Be thankful also for coffee, God’s gift to mankind. For without it, you would possibly be missing some of my emails, and perhaps some of my personality..
Many apologies for not emailing you everyday, I don’t believe there is enough coffee on God’s good earth for that. If however you do wish to be emailed every day go to my friend Dave from e-cheer.com at your service. I shall leave it at that less you start thinking I am a legend in mine own mind. Please don’t send me any complements less I shall start sending, daily thus being spammed by a portion of you good people. At the least, I do send my own thoughts. Sorry, I do not as a rule forward other emails, no matter how noble it may be.
I am thankful for them that look at my web site. I can tell it is being visited by the IP numbers. The only thing I do push is Jesus. If you think that is spam you need salvation. Christianity is attacked like no other religion on earth. Thus a great testament in itself to the validity of its impact, there is nothing like our Lord in Savior Jesus Christ. Christianity is unique from all the worlds religions in that it left an empty tomb. You studiers of the world religions have to attest to this fact. This is why the ACLU never goes after any religion but Christianity, because Jesus is the way.
I would like to talk about things close to the heart of God, being missions. True, it can start in our own back yard, friends, relatives, college campus’s and so forth. This summer we vacationed in Turkey . The tour guide mentioned Turkey boarders America . America ? What he meant was Iraq . We have this missionary Jack Harris who regularly visits our church. Jack Harris, missionary to the Kurds. I wished to visit him when we were in Turkey but did not have his phone #
You see the advantage of being a missionary overseas you don’t have to put up with the stigma of a gospel hardened, watered down perception of what people think of you when you are trying to witness to them. The wealthy televangelist and the many churches who copy them are completely American phenomena. Jack Harris gets much respect as the preacher of the word to the Moslem's he is witnessing to. Witnessing to the eastern block also you don’t have to deal with the pompous post modern churched we have here in America . Foreign missionaries know what I am talking about.
America hatred around the world is something dreamed up by the left. I proudly wear my U.S Boarder Patrol hat in Turkey and Eastern Europe. The common slogan is "Yankee go home, and take me with you"
my website click;
If you wish to learn of Jack Harris, missionary to the Kurds click this link. http://iraqirelief.com/Site/Welcome.html I watched his documentary several times and was fascinated.
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20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its
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The Church of St. Nicholas in Myra.
Statue of St. Nick outside the church, complete with sack and children.
Photo © Andrys Basten.
Church entrance. Photo © Andrys Basten.
Church interior. Photo © Andrys Basten.
Interior, looking towards the altar. Photo © Andrys Basten.
Ceiling fresco. Photo © Andrys Basten.
Fresco in a niche. Photo © Andrys Basten.
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The Church of St. Nicholas in ancient Myra (modern Kale or Demre) is a ruined Byzantine church containing the tomb of St. Nicholas of Myra (the inspiration for Santa Claus), as well as many fine mosaics and murals.
History
St. Nicholas was born in Patara around 300, became bishop of Myra, and died around 350. Only these basic details are known to history, but legends abound concerning the life of the saint. A much-embellished hagiography (life of the saint) was written by Simon Metaphrastes in the 10th century.
St. Nicholas is said to have been born of wealthy parents and to have traveled to the Holy Land in his youth. He was tortured and imprisoned during the persecutions of Diocletian, and released when Constantine ordered official toleration of Christians. Nicholas is said to have attended the famous Council of Nicea in 325 (although his name does not appear in the official lists), where he became so infuriated by the heretic Arius that he slapped him hard in the face!
Many of the legends of St. Nicholas involve him helping young people and the poor. In one tale, a butcher lured three boys to his house during a time of famine. While they slept, he killed them, cut them up and placed the pieces in a barrel of salt, intending to sell them for food. Nicholas, who was told of this horrendous act by an angel, hurried to the butcher's house and restored the boys to life.
Another popular legend has it that three daughters of a poor merchant were about to be forced into prostitution since they had no marriage dowries, but St. Nicholas saved them from a life of sin by dropping three bags of gold into the merchant's garden or chimney (versions vary), enabling them to get married.
The saint was buried in Myra upon his death, and a church may have been built over his tomb soon after. If so, it would have been badly damaged in the earthquake of 529 and repaired along with Myra's other buildings later in the 6th century under Emperor Justinian. Damaged in the Arab raids of the 7th century, the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra was rebuilt in the 8th century; it is this structure that largely survives today.
After his death, Nicholas became the patron saint of sailors and seafarers, and many pilgrims came to visit his tomb. Over the centuries, the legends and great popularity of St. Nicholas of Myra led to the Christmastime figure of the bearded man who secretly brings toys to children. He is still known as St. Nick in most of Europe (and he brings his gifts on December 6, not Christmas), but in America he came to be known as Santa Claus.
The church suffered another Arab attack in 1034 and was restored in 1043 by Emperor Constantine IX, at which time a walled monastery was added nearby. In 1087, a group of Italian merchants pushed past the monks and broke open the saint's sarcophagus. They stole the relics and took them to Bari, Italy, where they were placed in a shrine in the cathedral.
By the middle of the 19th century, the Church of St. Nicholas was in very poor condition. Two attempts by Russian groups to restore it were only partly successful. The bell tower and upper storey were probably added at this time.
What to See
The floor of the church is several meters below street level, and is accessed by a steeply descending ramp. There are fine marble mosaic pavements (opus sectile) and faded wall paintings throughout the church.
The church has three side aisles; the two on the south have chapels at the east end. A room beyond the north aisle provides access to the upper storey.
The nave is covered by a groined vault and has a synthronon (set of stepped seats for the clergy) with a covered passage in the apse. The stone altar is surrounded by four broken pillars and the exonarthex and narthex are well-preserved.
The empty tomb of St. Nicholas is in the south aisle between two pillars and behind a broken marble screen. A reused Greek-era sarcophagus, the lid features effigies of a man and a woman. The cloisters on the north side of the church are in a good state of repair.
Festivals and Events
The Church of St. Nicholas is only used for religious services one day each year: the Feast of St. Nicholas on December 6. The ecumenical celebrations begin with a Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy celebrated by the Metropolitan of Myra, who lives in Istanbul. Next is a service in which Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant clergy participate. The Cardinal Archbishop of Bari, where the saint's relics are now, is also represented.
The International St. Nicholas Symposium is held at Demre in early December of each year.
Quick Facts
| Names: | Church of St. Nicholas; Church of St. Nicholas of Myra |
| Type of site: | Byzantine church |
| Status: | Ruins; active for only one service each year |
| Feast day: | December 6 |
| Dates: | 8th century with later repairs |
| Location: | West side of Demre (a.k.a. Kale), on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey |
| Hours: | Summer and fall: 8am-7pm; spring and winter: 8am-5pm |
| Cost: | Small admission charge |
Arius whom Santa slapped
Ariuspriest of Alexandria
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born c. 250, Libya died 336, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.]
Christian priest of Alexandria, Egypt, whose teachings gave rise to a theological doctrine known as Arianism, which, in affirming the created, finite nature of Christ, was denounced by the early church as a major heresy.
An ascetical, moral leader of a Christian community in the area of Alexandria, Arius attracted a large following through a message integrating Neoplatonism, which accented the absolute oneness of the divinity as the highest perfection, with a literal, rationalist approach to the New Testament texts. This point of view was publicized about 323 through the poetic verse of his major work, Thalia ("Banquet"), and was widely spread by popular songs written for labourers and travelers.
The Council of Nicaea, in May 325, declared Arius a heretic after he refused to sign the formula of faith stating that Christ was of the same divine nature as God. Influential support from colleagues in Asia Minor and from Constantia, the sister of Emperor Constantine I, succeeded in effecting Arius’s return from exile and his readmission into the church after consenting to a compromise formula. Shortly before he was to be reconciled, however, Arius collapsed and died while walking through the streets of Constantinople.
collapsed and died while walking through the streets of Constantinople.
