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There are over 900
stories and commentaries on this blog that began Nov 24, 2009. It is added to
daily.
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to read selected Sermons from
over 50 years of ministry.++++++++++
There are answers to the title question that deserve your attention.
A train of thought you should ride for
awhile.
If
it is difficult to believe that God is good because of all the evil that
resounds and abounds...is it not equally as difficult to prove that God is bad
when not a day passes that you do see beauty and goodness as well.
If death shouts there is not a loving
God then what does life shout
If
the presence of hate denies God's goodness what does love affirm?
If what you have lost has made you bitter, what was
thanksgiving before you suffered the loss.
Do
you doubt a loving heavenly Father? Then
what and who was Jesus... come to earth to sooth your soul and assure your mind
and quicken your heart to the eternal promises from on high.
Does the fact of sin disturb you? It should.
But at the same time remember that Jesus taught there is an instant
readiness on the part of God to forgive, your sin and the sins of those those
around you.
I always like to say that I used to be perfect but I gave it up
because it made people nervous. Pray
more...sin less...with hallelujah's accept the forgiveness of your loving
forgiving God.
And never forget...The parable of the lost sheep shows a never ending cup of concern.
And never forget...The parable of the lost sheep shows a never ending cup of concern.
Does
God care?
Does death fill you with sadness? What does resurrection fill you with?
There
is a truth and it deserves the emphasis of capital letters. WHAT GOD OFFERS MAN CANNOT ALWAYS UNDERSTNAD,
BUT WHAT GOD OFFERS IS ALWAYS WITH UNDERSTANDING.
Could it be said that the goodness of God is not
something to be defined but rather something to be described?
Definitions
set limits, draw lines, restrict.
I cannot define beauty, but I can describe that which is
beautiful.
I
cannot define love, but I can describe what it feels like to give it or receive
it.
I cannot define the goodness of God but I can describe
what it can do and has done to my immortal soul.
Matthew 7:11
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Gary Thomas, a friend of Rick Warren,
noticed that many Christians were stuck in a worship rut. He raised the
question, “Since God has intentionally made us all different, why should
everyone be expected to love (worship) God the same way?”(1) Gary has
discovered that for 2,000 years Christians have used many different paths to
enjoy intimacy with God.
In his book
Sacred Pathways, Gary identifies nine ways that people draw near to God:
· Naturalists love God best when they are outdoors.
· Sensates love God best when all their senses are engaged.
· Traditionalists love God best when they are able to stick close to ritual, symbols, and familiarity.
· Ascetics love God best in solitude and simplicity.
· Activists love God best when they are battling injustice and evil.
· Caregivers love God best through caring for those who hurt.
· Enthusiasts love God best by experiencing celebration.
· Contemplatives love God best through adoration and meditation.
· Naturalists love God best when they are outdoors.
· Sensates love God best when all their senses are engaged.
· Traditionalists love God best when they are able to stick close to ritual, symbols, and familiarity.
· Ascetics love God best in solitude and simplicity.
· Activists love God best when they are battling injustice and evil.
· Caregivers love God best through caring for those who hurt.
· Enthusiasts love God best by experiencing celebration.
· Contemplatives love God best through adoration and meditation.
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
a. We say- It’s impossible. God says- All things are
possible with Me.
b. We say- I can’t do it. God says- You can do all things through Christ.
c. We say- I’m too tired. God says- Come to Me, I will give you rest.
d. We say- I’m always worried and frustrated. God says- Cast all your cares on Me.
e. We say- I can’t go on. God says- My grace is sufficient for you.
f. We- I can’t figure things out. God- I will direct your steps.
g. We say- I’m not able. God says- I am able.
h. We say- It’s not worth it. God says- It will be worth it.
i. We say- I can’t manage. God says- I will supply all your needs.
j. We say- I’m afraid. God says- I have not given you a spirit of fear.
k. We say- I don’t have enough faith. God says- I’ve given everyone a measure of faith.
l. We say- I’m not smart enough. God says- I give you wisdom.
m. We say- I feel all alone. God says- I will never leave you or forsake you.
b. We say- I can’t do it. God says- You can do all things through Christ.
c. We say- I’m too tired. God says- Come to Me, I will give you rest.
d. We say- I’m always worried and frustrated. God says- Cast all your cares on Me.
e. We say- I can’t go on. God says- My grace is sufficient for you.
f. We- I can’t figure things out. God- I will direct your steps.
g. We say- I’m not able. God says- I am able.
h. We say- It’s not worth it. God says- It will be worth it.
i. We say- I can’t manage. God says- I will supply all your needs.
j. We say- I’m afraid. God says- I have not given you a spirit of fear.
k. We say- I don’t have enough faith. God says- I’ve given everyone a measure of faith.
l. We say- I’m not smart enough. God says- I give you wisdom.
m. We say- I feel all alone. God says- I will never leave you or forsake you.
Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. (NIV)
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. (NIV)
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BELOW ARE QUOTES FROM POSTINGS ON WYRICK'S
WRITINGS DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS...THESE POSTINGS ARE
SERMONS REV. WYRICK HAS PREACHED DURING THE LAST 50 PLUS YEARS.
Click on the URL below
and it will take you to this Wyrick's Writings blog.
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Just
remember that “the pain of discipline will cost you pennies, whereas the pain
of regret will cost you millions.”
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How can we keep our faith from being a weak and
fruitless thing? How can we not be
foolish little men and women groveling in the dark shadows of overeager
egos.
Well, first we must do more than just pray. We must believe in our own prayers.
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Anxiety
out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot
forward.
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It's
an old joke, I went to the doctor and I said, “Doc, when I do this, it hurts.”
And the doctor said, “Then don't do that.”
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How many things have you been anxious
about that were things which you knew before you got into them were probably going
to create some problems for you? And if
you asked your doctor, or your minister, or common sense and your God, all of
them would have said, “Don’t do that.”
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To buy into the
community of accountability we have to realize that like bikers we are divided
into two categories. Those who have fallen and those who will fall for anything. None of us are perfect.
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Think
on it this way, some philosopher of old wrote it and it endures because there
is so much truth in it… every right
implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a
duty
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Some
of the sermon titles posted recently
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Before you decide
to purchase or not purchase his book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.... view his Award Winning One Man
Dramatization of Lincoln (since he wrote the script
for this drama it will give you an insight into what you will find in the book
itself)
Available on
Amazon.com in printed form and on Amazon Kindle Books. and at
many other sites
TO VIEW THE LINCOLN
One Man DRAMA and 3 other dramas; Ben Franklin, Martin Luther & Charles
Wesley
click on the
following URL
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BELOW
ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON SUNDAY APRIL 15. ENTITILED
Two stores faced each other across a very
busy street. Their owners were in constant competition
with each other. One day, the owner of
one store put out a sign that read – If
you want it, we have it!
Almost immediately the other owner put out a
sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t
need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ON THURSDAY APRIL 13TH. ENTITILED
WHO ARE
YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are
you?
You influence and are influenced
according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because
you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our
thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but
wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS THURSDAY APRIL 5 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED "Who
Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one
as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are,
but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED
ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS TUESDAY APRIL 3 FROM THOUGHT ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY
TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it,
to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A
belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you,
constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING THURSDAY MARCH 29th THOUGHTS ENTITLED WHO
ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts
cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day
of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How
could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my
friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more
complicated.
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Yes, God loves you the way you
are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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Click on the URL below to WATCH NEIL IN HIS
WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN, CHARLES
WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
Order and Read
Neil's 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GO TO amazon.com
QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation
of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt.
Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is
an extremely well written book that investigates what might be
termed the spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and
with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has authored a wonderful
examination of the spirituality of one of American history's most devoutly
religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that has a rich depth of
information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian
minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick says, 'He wore
the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed with what God was
doing in the world than with what he, president of the United States in the
midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last major speech he
distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's
'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk
out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career, Wyrick
compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety
transcends politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James
H. Smylie Professor
of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil
Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States through
the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of presentation is
very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick
makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed
them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
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