A Christ Follower: The Journey

JPEG. Group of Pictures/ John 3... NIGHT SCHOOL Pay attention class.  Night school is now in session. Smile for the camera  Nick.    John is taking a picture of true spiritual transformation in progress, as at night,  a guy named Nicodemus comes to the Teacher.  And he gets a life transforming -birth from above- education that seems to change the course of his life.  Actually JPEG. #3 is actually a series of digital class pictures...Picture this:    Credentials: In our day, Nick would have been the teach.                       He is one of the great formal religious teachers                        of his time... Sanhedrin leader and Pharisee.         ...

John 2:1-10 or JPEG.2   As we look at John's digital picture album, we see JPEG.2, We see his lens focused on a wedding to which Jesus and His disciples were invited.  They were indeed "partying on."  It looks like MOM/ Mary was the wedding planner of some kind???  Refreshments were running low.  So she set the example for us on how to handle even "the small stuff" of life.  And rather sweat the "Small Stuff," She did what God tells us to do... Cast all your cares on HIM because He cares for you.   Check out John 2:1-10 and you will see Jesus first Miracle came as He obeyed (honored) His MOM. The Miracle was not about opening blinded eyes, causing the mute to talk, causing the deaf to hear.  It was not about standing up a paralyzed person so they could carry their bed home on the Sabbath.  No... it was nothing as profound as these.  It did, however, set the stage for all that would come later, including these miracles...

I was laying here looking over the Good News About Jesus that John recorded, and I recognized he was taking pictures of Jesus life. Yep! If John had a digital camera he would be taking some real clear photos. I will just call each one a Jpeg. and give it a number Take some real time to check these out.  I am sharing only one at a time. His nick name in the first pic is "The Word." Jpeg. #1   The Son of God... John 1-14     Now just look this over.   Read it.  Re-read it. Write it in YOUR own words. The write out what it says to you and how it might apply to you today.   Then Be Blessed 2day Especially 2day. "Get The Picture??? SoJourner      

Well here I am in bed suffering from an old back injury that want go away.  So I decide to worship with Van Dyke UMC in Lutz, Florida.  In my thinking, it is the best.     I am in West Virginia.  So you can see I put a high value on this.      At any rate, this weeks message was a simple but good "Word."  Hope all who read this will give them time to publish this on their Site.  In fact, I hope you will start by viewing the archive...for the summer series.   It just might spiritually transform your life!!!!  I think the series is Christianity 101 or something like that.  Check it out, and you will know for sure.    BTW: you may have to copy and paste to your browser http://icampusvandykeorg.churchonline.org/ Do This As A Part Of Your Sojourn And... Be Blessed 2day Especially 2day   SoJourner 

Some think that "the grass is greener on the other side." What they miss is that the grass on "the other side" eventually has to be mowed with the same regularity that the grass on this side of the fence had to be mowed. Amazing how the grass is not so green once the gazer of green crosses over to "greener pastures."       Grow Where You Are Planted And... Be Blessed 2day... Especially 2day... SoJourner

Temple Maintenance:   What is Temple Maintenance?  I am glad you asked.  Temple maintenance is based on Bro. Paul's words that are God breathed  by the almighty where he said something like this, "You are not your own.  Don't you know that your body is 'The Temple of the Holy Spirit' ? You belong to God;  therefore glorify God in your body as well as in your spirit."   It seems that making this body healthy (holy), glorifies God just as does glorifying God via our individual spirits.   Hmmmm? Challenging concept. Spirituality: What is spirituality?   Once again, I am indeed glad that you asked such a question :o)...... because I would like to share a Christ Follower's answer:  This blogger believes -- from the depths of my spirit and soul -- that genuine "Spirituality" is Holy Spirit empowered Holy Spirit formation living that is "walked out" when Christ Follower's truly deny ourselves, take up THE Cross and follow Jes...

Philippians 4:8-9 8 Finally...whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable:  If the thoughts you have are something about which you can praise God...focus the locus of your focus on these beliefs, opinions, assumptions (Thoughts.) 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.   Okay... let's complete this series where God's Word gives us tools for overcoming anxiety and even more.  First we know Jesus got anxious, and we know he used these very spiritual tools to cope and overcome at least one extreme anxiety provoking panic attack.  So feeling anxious is NOT a sin.   We then talked about praying, petitioning and praising, which results in God placing a guard  of peace around our hearts so as to guard our hearts from being anxious... Or "The peace of God that transcends anything you can understand will guard your hearts in Christ Jesus;...