General Chat

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You're very welcome Vera :-D


Keys:
Peter was given the Keys of the Kingdom – what a responsibility.
Many of the keys we are given can be for important reasons.

Church officials have keys to the building and to all sorts of things within those sacred walls. Sometimes they get forgotten or lost.

Most of us have keys for our homes – and how often do we mislay them? We then panic because we are frightened of our homes being broken into – we want to keep intruders out.

However, the keys given to Peter were not to keep people OUT of anywhere but to allow them INTO the Kingdom. Big difference.


Cx :-)

What an interesting set of acronyms last week. They were certainly new to me Thank you, as always, Cynthia. I also particularly liked Sunday’s verse as it took me back to my schooldays. I Bind Unto Myself Today was a favourite hymn at our school and regularly sung in morning assembly.

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On Saturday we celebrated St. Peter’s Day. One of the most famous things about St. Peter is that he was given the ‘keys to the Kingdom of Heaven’.

Keys are used to lock or unlock doors. The specific doors Jesus has in mind in this passage are the doors to the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus is laying the foundation of His church. The disciples will be the leaders of this new institution, and Jesus is giving them the authority to, as it were, open the doors to heaven and invite the world to enter.

My church is dedicated to St. Peter and one of the processional crosses we use is in the form of two crossed keys, we also have a lovely window with a picture depicting St. Peter with keys.

Amazing what one can do with keys. ??

Cx :-)

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Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.


Cx :-)

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Christian acronyms………………and finally

We’re all a little nuts at times
NUTS - Never Underestimate The Spirit.

We all need direction at times
GPS - Guiding People to Salvation

Forget the food chain!
TGIF: Thank God I'm Forgiv'n

What a lovely way to end this week………..
RAINBOW - Reaching All In Need By Our Witness


Cx :-)

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Ooops sorry I missed yesterday! Glad you're liking them kandj - they can be quite fun. :-D


Acronyms in the Christian world......

This is good to remember when we pray.........
ACTS = Adoration. Contrition. Thanksgiving. Supplication.

If we don't...........
ASK Ask. Seek. Knock

Good to remember....
CHAOS = Christ's Help Amidst Our Suffering

Sweet..
JELLY = Jesus Eternally Loves Little You

Recommended....
LET GO = Leave Every Thing To God, Ok!

Cx :-)

Hello all

Another warm sunny day. It's been good to relax and enjoy today.

Sweet dreams to everyone reading this just now.

Hello all

It definitely is another very warm day again Cynthia

I'm liking the acronyms. Thank you

I needed to go out this morning but was back before it became too hot. Inside now with the windows open, but the blinds and curtains are all closed to try and keep the rooms a little cooler.

Stay SAFE everyone.......

SPOT the hazard,

ASSESS the risk,

FIND a safer way,

EVERYDAY.

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And it's going to be warm........................ :-D


Acronyms in the Christian world.

HOPE = Holding, On to his, Promises, Each day.
FAITH = Forsaking, All else, I Trust, Him.
PRAY = Praise, Repeat, Ask, Yield.
PUSH = Pray, Until, Something, Happens


Cx :-)

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Yes, acronyms are everywhere - even in the Bible!!

Devil = Deceives, Entices, Violates, Imitates, Lies
Die = Departure Into Eternity
Disciple = Discerning, Interceding, Serving, Comforting, Inspiring, Praying, Loving, Evangelizing
Faith = Forsaking All I Trust Him
Fear = False Evidence Appearing Real


Cx. :-)

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In his sermon yesterday, the vicar was giving us an explanation of what the word ‘Grace’ meant, and he offered us an acronym - God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense. Acronyms are very popular these days – they are everywhere and yes, they are in the Christian world too!

Amen - Always Meets Every Need
Bible - Book Inspired By Lord Eternal
Cross - Christ Reaching Out Saving Sinners


Cx :-)

Good evening :-D

Made it by the skin of my teeth! It's been church, baptisms and walking day today, so a pretty hectic schedule. Well worth the effort though. :-D


Collect (special prayer) for today:

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.


Cx :-)

Hello all

Amen to the mustard seed prayer.

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Remember the mustard seed:
Mustard Seed prayer
God, thank you for the mustard seed although it is so small.
God, thank you for the plant that grows up largest of them all.
God, thank you for the birds that sing in branches that reach wide.
God, thank you for the words you teach while walking by my side.
God, give us love and strength to meet each other’s need.
God, bury me to rise again just like the mustard seed.

Cx :-)

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“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
Mother Teresa


Cx :-)

Hello all

I've loved reading all the daily posts this week.
I've been nodding my head in agreement, every single day. Thank you Cynthia.

Faith as small as a mustard seed, can move mountains. Matthew 17 v 20.

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Remember the mustard seed:

"Some people believe that the tasks they do for the church, such as vacuuming the floor or organizing hymn books, are unimportant. They think no one would notice if they didn't do these small tasks. They may feel disheartened by the size of their church, thinking it's too small for anyone to want to attend.

However, both big and small contributions are valuable. Sometimes, a small action can make a significant impact. Jesus emphasized this by sharing the story of the mustard seed to teach this important lesson.

Cx :-)

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Remember the mustard seed:

There were only a very few believers in the beginning but the number of people who followed Jesus grew and grew. That is only because those first few told a few. Then they told a few. Then those told some more …

Sometimes people think that they are not important to God. They want to do things to help the church but they think that the things they do are not important and they give up.

Some people think they are too old to help the church.

Kids sometimes think they are too young to help the church.

Some of the people who followed Jesus thought those things too. Jesus wanted to teach the people something new. He wanted them to know that everything we do to help others is important.
Everything anyone does to help the church is important too.

We thank God for the many people who help to keep our churches open.


Cx :-)

Hello all

Another cold grey day (yet again).

Many thanks for the Mustard Seed posts Cynthia.

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do
small things with great love." Mother Teresa.

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Remember the mustard seed:

Take A Step Of Faith
It's hard for us to always know
The path that we must choose,
To be confident and certain,
We hear God's voice to move

For we find the path's not easy,
But one that we must take,
Because sometimes we just need to
Take a little step of faith

And sometimes we may feel so lost,
Unsure of what to do,
That's when we need to trust in God,
That He will guide us through

For we all have huge mountains
To conquer in our lives,
But we can conquer all of them
When we choose to trust in Christ

Because God knows the way ahead
Is hard and looks so steep,
But it only takes a little faith
The size of a mustard seed

To conquer all those mountains
That rise up in our lives,
And as we keep on stepping out
Those mountains shrink in size

So, we must trust to the Lord
The mountains that we face,
And boldly take each step with Him,
With our mustard seed of faith.
© By M.S.Lowndes

Cx :-)