tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post7839530419552864959..comments2023-04-13T07:40:54.553-07:00Comments on Renaissance Dads- Life for the Modern Man: Super Tuesday (Shaping of the Church)Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667241708559483160noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-80093132708121976152008-02-11T15:43:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:43:00.000-08:00What I get from Isaiah is that God is looking for ...What I get from Isaiah is that God is looking for His people to either follow him or not.<BR/><BR/>Repent and follow me with a new heart filled with a passion to truly fulfill what I have command no matter how hard that may be.<BR/><BR/>Instead of continuing ritual after ritual of getting what we need from God, confession followed with a clear conscience and a clean slate, he wants our hearts to truly want to serve Him, follow Him and live how He wants us to live. (1:13)<BR/><BR/>Starting with myself-I think we often times live our lives by using and molding God to shape our lives when it should be the other way around. And when you bring Jesus in the picture, this is why many people have "a different Jesus".<BR/><BR/>We must repent and redirect ourselves toward God, wholly.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274566412112838405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-28121552607952683522008-02-11T15:39:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274566412112838405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-26602596155717701062008-02-07T11:37:00.000-08:002008-02-07T11:37:00.000-08:00Chapter one is a first call to repent? Leaders and...Chapter one is a first call to repent? Leaders and people alike.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199368259150954336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-23534746338342383782008-02-06T21:36:00.000-08:002008-02-06T21:36:00.000-08:00A couple passages I really liked - "from the sole ...A couple passages I really liked - "from the sole of the foot even to the head there is nothing sound in it, only bruises, welts and raw wounds, not pressed out or bandaged, nor softened with oil..." Instead of acting like everything is okay - address the hurts in our churches and actively healing (I do think some churches do this well). Also "Everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan nor does the widows plea come before them." Another challenge for church leaders - to not preach the party line and make sure that high doners are happy, but to strive to take care of those who cannot afford to pay their own bills, let alone the church's. Again I think this is a challenge - easier said than done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274838628831011282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-10421403748742566312008-02-06T11:32:00.000-08:002008-02-06T11:32:00.000-08:00Ryan is in school, yet still dishing out the homew...Ryan is in school, yet still dishing out the homework...brilliant! I'm down.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274566412112838405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-73915336337689826532008-02-05T17:07:00.000-08:002008-02-05T17:07:00.000-08:00Having grown up in the "christian" church I have h...Having grown up in the "christian" church I have heard my fair share of sunday sermons and as Ryan says:<BR/><BR/> "I am tired of pastors giving simple sermons that they have been giving for years because they heard their seminary professors spoon feed the same information."<BR/><BR/>Info for any of Pastor's reading this: stop this horrible phenomenon, it feels cold, rehearsed, and beyond my seat in sunday church evokes no thought. Does anyone ever feel like they are in some sort of clown house (ok maybe this is a bit harsh but...) where everyone walks in and walks out with a big grin? Im not saying that these grins are really just masks, but personally I just feel that the majority of the churches I have been to have this sort of "front" or empty feeling.<BR/><BR/>I like the ideas that bring hope and restoration, refreshment and real into church community. Personally as a christian it makes me sad/disgusted to say that the church is looking like the bride of frankenstein to me, and to more importantly the people who are not believers and are turned away at the sight of what goes on in churches. (obviously we can't all be Jesus all the time and even people in church will disappoint you at times). I want to be part of a church that seeks to be as beautiful a bride as possible for our Lord. <BR/><BR/>Isaiah 1 :13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings! <BR/> Your incense is detestable to me. <BR/> New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— <BR/> I cannot bear your evil assemblies.<BR/><BR/>Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, <BR/> you will eat the best from the land;<BR/><BR/>and all God's people said Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-38827834354552857642008-02-05T14:38:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:38:00.000-08:00Homework! OK.Homework! OK.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199368259150954336noreply@blogger.com