Heavenly Father, it is your glory always to have mercy.  Bring back all who have erred and strayed from your ways; lead them again to embrace in faith the truth of your Word and to hold it fast; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

If that water is dirty…

WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAN AGAIN…(keep going)

We are half-way through this church week…

I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A PSALM THAT IS EXTREMELY AWESOME… BUT FIRST, LET ME SHARE WITH YOU A SECTION OF THE HOLY GOSPEL…

2/21/2018 –

I enrolled in a speech contest… IT’S TONIGHT…

WANNA HEAR WHAT i READ THIS MORNING???

WANNA SEE???

2/22/2018 –

THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT…

AND THIS… 

NOW, A PSALM I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE…

Psalm 22:23-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Heavenly Father, it is your glory always to have mercy.  Bring back all who have erred and strayed from your ways; lead them again to embrace in faith the truth of your Word and to hold it fast; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

If that water is dirty…

WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAN AGAIN… (keep going)

I don’t want to distract you from focusing on the Readings I want to share with you this week…

FAITH ALONE, SCRIPTURE ALONE, GRACE ALONE…

Genesis 17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Sign of the Covenant

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty;[a] walk before me, and be blameless. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be Abram,[b] but your name shall be Abraham;[c] for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring[d] after you. 8 And I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are now an alien, all the land of Canaan, for a perpetual holding; and

15 God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” I will be their God.”

THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN WITH THEIR OWN INTERPRETATIONS; Therefore, I encourage you to read for yourselves, learn for yourselves, live for others, and love others…

EASIER SAID THAN DONE… (I will still try)

WANT TO READ ANOTHER SCRIPTURE???

Romans 4:13-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

God’s Promise Realized through Faith

13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

16 For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already[a] as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 Therefore his faith[b] “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 23 Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

If that water is dirty…

WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAN AGAIN… (keep going)

TALK 2YA LATER IN THE WEEK!!!

2/20/2018 –

I practiced my speech that I am giving for an International Speech Contest that I had entered…

  outside today… IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!

SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS BEAUTIFUL IS WHAT I READ THIS MORNING…

WILL YOU READ??? (doxophobia = THANKS BE TO GOD!!!)

Lord God, our strength, the battle of good and evil rages within and around us, and our ancient foe tempts us with his deceits and empty promises.  Keep us steadfast in your Word and, when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

(Please READ this post to the end… I included a summation of testimonies and scriptures for my week… IT IS PRETTY COOL)

DEMAND THAT HELP…

Another church week, another lesson I want to share with you…

This is a story of God’s promise to man through Noah… IT READS…

Genesis 9:8-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.[a] 11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

DEMAND THAT HELP…

May I share another lesson??? IT READS…

1 Peter 3:18-22 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 For Christ also suffered[a] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[b] to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20 who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for[c] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

WHY DIDN’T I SEE YOU IN CHURCH???

(You will find personal stories and scriptures that I want to share with you for this past week… PLEASE, READ TILL THE END)

2/13/2018 –  I AM SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW…

i am going to two Ash Wednesday Church services… SHOULD BE AWESOME!!! 

i ENTITLE THIS PICTURE “The Mystery of Faith”

DEMAND THAT HELP…

2/14/2018 –

MY CHURCH HAD AN AWESOME SERVICE.

On Ash Wednesday, I went to Karn’s, ate a salad and played with my phone before the church service… Some dude took notice of me and watched me get out of my seat and walk to my car. I PARKED THAT DAMN CAR AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT. I WENT IN MY CAR AND DECIDED TO PRACTICE MY TOASTMASTER SPEECH ON “FEAR”, TO OCCUPY MY TIME BEFORE THAT LENTEN SERVICE. I then, saw that dude walk up to my car…

(rolling down window)

me: hi

dude: are you alright???

me: yeah, are you???

dude: I saw you get up from your chair and walk to your car. I can drive you to wherever you need to go. We can go together.

me: you know, I’m cool… I am just waiting for my church service to begin… THANK YOU!!!

HERE IS WHAT I HEARD AT THE SERVICE.

2/15/2018 –

DEMAND THAT HELP…

A PSALM, A PSALM, A PSALM…

Psalm 25

Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance

Lord God, our strength, the battle of good and evil rages within and around us, and our ancient foe tempts us with his deceits and empty promises.  Keep us steadfast in your Word and, when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

We are half-way through this church week…

I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A PSALM THAT IS EXTREMELY AWESOME… BUT FIRST, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT LENT…

2/14/2018 –

MY CHURCH HAD AN AWESOME SERVICE.

On Ash Wednesday, I went to Karn’s, ate a salad and played with my phone before the church service… Some dude took notice of me and watched me get out of my seat and walk to my car. I PARKED THAT DAMN CAR AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT. I WENT IN MY CAR AND DECIDED TO PRACTICE MY TOASTMASTER SPEECH ON “FEAR”, TO OCCUPY MY TIME BEFORE THAT LENTEN SERVICE. I then, saw that dude walk up to my car…

(rolling down window)

me: hi

dude: are you alright???

me: yeah, are you???

dude: I saw you get up from your chair and walk to your car. I can drive you to wherever you need to go. We can go together.

me: you know, I’m cool… I am just waiting for my church service to begin… THANK YOU!!!

HERE IS WHAT I HEARD AT THE SERVICE.

2/15/2018 –

DEMAND THAT HELP…

A PSALM, A PSALM, A PSALM…

Psalm 25

Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance

Lord God, our strength, the battle of good and evil rages within and around us, and our ancient foe tempts us with his deceits and empty promises.  Keep us steadfast in your Word and, when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

DEMAND THAT HELP…

Another church week, another lesson I want to share with you…

This is a story of God’s promise to man through Noah… IT READS…

Genesis 9:8-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.[a] 11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

DEMAND THAT HELP…

May I share another lesson??? IT READS…

1 Peter 3:18-22 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 For Christ also suffered[a] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[b] to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20 who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for[c] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

WHY DIDN’T I SEE YOU IN CHURCH???

TALK 2YA LATER IN THE WEEK!!!

2/13/2018 –  I AM SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW…

i am going to two Ash Wednesday Church services… SHOULD BE AWESOME!!! 

i ENTITLE THIS PICTURE “The Mystery of Faith”

DEMAND THAT HELP…

Almighty God, our redeemer, in our weaknesses we have failed to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope in the world.  Renew us by your Holy Spirit, that we may follow your commands and proclaim your reign of love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

BRING IT… ALLDAY… EVERYDAY…

Thank you for reading this… I am loving today and everyday… Check out the church sign I pass on my way to run at Shank Park…

It is AWESOME to know that we are loved by God…

The question “what do you know?” repeatedly was asked during the Sermon that I heard at last week’s sermon, given by our bishop… (Lutheran Church Synod)

I KNOW THAT GOD LOVES ME.

I ALSO KNOW GOD LOVES YOU.

*raises hand*

Q: IS IT WRONG FOR ONE MAN TO DIE TO SAVE ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION? (John 11:50)

Please remember that question while I share with you the story of the plot to kill Jesus…

John 11:47-53

⁴⁷ Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, ⁵⁰ nor do you consider that it is expedient for us^[a] that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” ⁵¹ Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, ⁵² and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

⁵³ Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

A: THEY WERE WRONG (John 11:50)… THEY CRUCIFIED THE Son of Man… vice… THE Son of God

HE HAS RISEN!!!

I can not wait for this week…

BRING IT… ALLDAY… EVERYDAY…

(PUSH for AUDIO)

3/28/2017 –

THANK YOU GOD FOR YESTERDAY!

THANK YOU GOD FOR TODAY!

THANK YOU GOD FOR TOMORROW! (push/click)

It was RARE… I STAYED HOME TODAY… I got a cold… HOPEFULLY, I feel better tomorrow… HOWEVER, I AM NOT VOLUNTEERING TO MAKE LUNCH FOR THE COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICE TOMORROW… i don’t want people getting sick.

3/29/2017 –

THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS MORNING…

As usual, I get up early and read the Holy Bible… I am working on my speech for work… I am going have to clearly talk to union members to present them Life Insurance Benefits.

HENCE… I RECORD MYSELF AND LOAD THOSE SCRIPTURES ON YOUTUBE. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT HERE.

For what ever reason I was having a hard time loading this Scripture…

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

¹⁹ that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. ²¹ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

I DID LOAD THAT OLD TESTAMENT LESSON… (what do you hear???)

(PUSH for AUDIO)

Let’s go2 that Lenten Service

3/30/2017 –

I GOT SICK… TTYL…

3/31/2017 –

Seriously… I was trying to fight that sickness all week… I felt that stupid virus when I was cleaning up the road by my church… DAMN CIGARETTE BUTTS.

GET’n OVER IT NOW…

THANK YOU GOD FOR TODAY!!!

4/1/2017 –

Happy April Fool’s Day! I have one thing to share with YOU on this glorious day… WILL YOU HEAR???

(PUSH for AUDIO)

Tonight… I spent my Saturday night listening to a lecture on Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis(s)…

CAN’T WAIT FOR THAT MASS TOMORROW…

BRING IT… ALLDAY… EVERYDAY…

LET’s GO2 CHURCH

Almighty God, our redeemer, in our weaknesses we have failed to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope in the world.  Renew us by your Holy Spirit, that we may follow your commands and proclaim your reign of love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

BRING IT… ALLDAY… EVERYDAY…

Thank you for reading this… I am loving today and everyday… Check out the church sign I pass on my way to run at Shank Park…

It is AWESOME to know that we are loved by God…

The question “what do you know?” repeatedly was asked during the Sermon that I heard today, given by our bishop… (Lutheran Church Synod)

I KNOW THAT GOD LOVES ME.

I ALSO KNOW GOD LOVES YOU.

*raises hand*

Q: IS IT WRONG FOR ONE MAN TO DIE TO SAVE ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION? (John 11:50)

Please remember that question while I share with you the story of the plot to kill Jesus…

John 11:47-53

⁴⁷ Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, ⁵⁰ nor do you consider that it is expedient for us^[a] that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” ⁵¹ Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, ⁵² and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

⁵³ Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

A: THEY WERE WRONG (John 11:50)… THEY CRUCIFIED THE Son of Man… vice… THE Son of God

HE HAS RISEN!!!

I can not wait for this week…

BRING IT… ALLDAY… EVERYDAY…

(PUSH for AUDIO)

3/28/2017 –

THANK YOU GOD FOR YESTERDAY!

THANK YOU GOD FOR TODAY!

THANK YOU GOD FOR TOMORROW! (push/click)

It was RARE… I STAYED HOME TODAY… I got a cold… HOPEFULLY, I feel better tomorrow… HOWEVER, I AM NOT VOLUNTEERING TO MAKE LUNCH FOR THE COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICE TOMORROW… i don’t want people getting sick.

3/29/2017 –

THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS MORNING…

As usual, I get up early and read the Holy Bible… I am working on my speech for work… I am going have to clearly talk to union members to present them Life Insurance Benefits.

HENCE… I RECORD MYSELF AND LOAD THOSE SCRIPTURES ON YOUTUBE. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT HERE.

For what ever reason I was having a hard time loading this Scripture…

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

¹⁹ that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. ²¹ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

I DID LOAD THAT OLD TESTAMENT LESSON… (what do you hear???)

(PUSH for AUDIO)

Let’s go2 that Lenten Service

3/30/2017 –

I GOT SICK… TTYL…

3/31/2017 –

Seriously… I was trying to fight that sickness all week… I felt that stupid virus when I was cleaning up the road by my church… DAMN CIGARETTE BUTTS.

GET’n OVER IT NOW…

THANK YOU GOD FOR TODAY!!!

God of all mercy, by your power to heal and forgive, graciously cleanse us from all sin and make us strong; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

MISS’n THAT church…

(Please read till the end… I added a lot of scriptures and personal testimonies for this Week of The Fourth Sunday in Lent… THANK YOU!!!)

AWESOME!  The Word of God is being read and taught at my church.  What isn’t awesome are the Words I want to share with you during this time in Lent.  I’ll be honest… I strongly dislike what our Lord and Savior predicts in the Holy Gospel of Matthew; however, I AM SHARING THIS ANYWAYS… IT READS…

Matthew 20:17-28

Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection

17 Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, 19 and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.”

*Whenever I am reminded of the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ it makes me want to speed up time to when we talk about His resurrection.

Greatness Is Serving

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.

21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?”

She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”

22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

They said to Him, “We are able.”

23 So He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.”

24 And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

YES… LENT IS A HARD SEASON FOR ME…

I had a cool time greeting people at my church… I AM SORRY I MISSED YOU… Maybe, I will see you some Sunday in the Future…

I read a lot and greet… HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!!!

(Please read till the end… I added a lot of scriptures and personal testimonies for this Week of The Fourth Sunday in Lent… THANK YOU!!!)

BTW – I THINK LEMONADE TASTES GREAT!!!

3/21/2017 –

THANK YOU GOD FOR YESTERDAY!!!

Don’t Worry… I AM TRYING NOT TO OVERTHINK…

I got approved yesterday (GOT MY LICENSE… now what!?!?!?) to be a Resident Producer by the state of Pennsylvania in Life Insurance and Fixed Annuities…

*PUSH/CLICK*

3/22/2017 –

Went to a Community Lenten Service in Hershey… Did you hear my Pastor’s Words??? SHE WAS AWESOME!!!

#bringit

3/23/2017 –

Hey… My Church… 

She is beautiful… ain’t she???

(PUSH for AUDIO)

3/24/2017 –

YES… TODAY WAS AWESOME… May I share an extremely long lesson that I was reading this morning???

(PUSH for AUDIO)

*PUSH/CLICK*

3/25/2017 –

Today I got up early and helped some of my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ clean up a stretch of highway…

BEFORE THAT I WAS READING… MAY I SHARE???

Ephesians 1:3-6

Redemption in Christ

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, ⁴ just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, ⁵ having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

LET’s GO2 CHURCH (meet that bishop)

*picture above is of the video game I created… PLAY HERE