PERPETUAL: a word which has the connotation of an everlasting predestination regarding any given adventure, occurrence or life decision. DEARLY BELOVED… WE GATHERED HERE today not to be bored, not to be jealous, not to be hateful, not to be sickened, not to be overcome by the enemy of our souls, not to be broke, disgusted, falling apart, crippled, blind or lame; and yes, not even merely existing as those who love to proclaim: “I’m hanging in there.” …..
WHAT ABOUT 9-11? UNDOUBTEDLY THERE IS TURMOIL in the world… BUT: … God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:33 Beloved: we speak of peace in the Church. Christ is the head, the Christians are the body – the Church: not those who say they are Christians – but those who say and do. The book of James tells us explicitly: If a brother…..