Not exact matches
Notice that
although Jesus does say that no one knows the Father except «the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him» there is nothing
in the text which indicates that this is a select
group of
people which excludes
others.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the
people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if
others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be
in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved
in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to
others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that
in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has
other plans as the
groups i am
in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating
in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change
in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was
in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing
in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time
in everything.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs
although i attend two regularly one has services
in the morning and one has services
in the evening so the two do nt really clash.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out
in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it
in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though
others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by
others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is
in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
Factors
in the struggle of a
people to exist as a corporate body are set forth
in the four - function paradigm of Talcott Parsons.10
Although the adequacy of his analysis is challenged by
other theories, especially those focused upon social change, 11 Parsons's model provides a useful delineation of the actions implicated
in a
group's toil to perpetuate itself.
Although ghetto and
other poor
people are being served by many centers (one condition is that they must give help to anyone within a certain geographic area), minority
groups in particular have often viewed such services as being offered by an alien «university whitey» who,
in their opinion, fails to consult them about the kinds of services they need.
Although Robinson says his field «has a large number of
people who don't like computers,» and who are suspicious of the analysis, he says
others are picking up the technique, including a
group in Germany hoping to analyze 5000 copies of the Greek New Testament, and another
group working on Dante's Divine Comedy.
The
other is that, even among the disadvantaged, those with higher levels of education are more likely to go private (
although I should emphasize that, because disadvantaged
people are so interested
in going private and because they are poorly educated as a
group, the aggregate effect of choice is to lower the average education levels of private - sector parents, not to raise them).
I don't participate
in group discussions
although there is suppose to be a way to see
other peoples collections, tag favorate peers, etc., but between MySpace and Facebook I'm all networked - out.
In London, the campaign
group Avaaz, which helped organise the event, said 40,000
people attended,
although other estimates put the crowd at 27,000.
This program involves the family or
other support systems
in the individual's treatment:
Although the Chicago Parent Program directly targets parents, parents are encouraged to bring
other family members to the
groups if they are involved
in caring for the child or they are an important support
person for the parent (e.g., partners, grandparents).