Sentences with phrase «from local gods»

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The event consisted of music, a testimony from P.O.D's lead singer, Sonny Sandoval, a relevant message from Burden, clips of on the street interviews with local people about their views on God, heaven, etc., and an opportunity for individuals with questions about spirituality to talk after the event.

The building of the local hospital, the ambulance that got me there before I died from blood loss, the image of God in the paramedics that made them give their lives to rescuing people they've never met, the wisdom of the surgeon, the intelligence and skill of the thousands of individuals whose discoveries have made operating theatres and anaesthesia possible — all of these are gracious gifts of a loving God, whose mercy enables healings to take place across the world that would, in any other generation, be considered quite miraculous.

All over the place, from NYC to Denver to LA to SF, you see those who believe in God doing far more for their local communities.

Can we really know God in the details of our lives when we are separated from the goodness of our neighbours, our local communities, our families by our schedules and our platforms?

Third and fourth reads of the text have proven to be useful in understanding the «downfall» of the early church; roots of error and departure from NT expectations for a local assembly that have bloomed into flowers with an unpleasant aroma that must be a stench in the nostrils of God.

All we know is that Namaan descends into the waters seven times, sees his leprous skin «restored like the flesh of a young boy,» acknowledges the full authority of Israel's God and, to ensure that he can render proper thanks to the Lord when he returns to Damascus, gets permission from Elisha to bring back two mule loads of local soil — a piece of Israel upon which to give thanks to the one who washed him clean.

Borga told a local television channel that he placed the request for bin Laden because «he needs forgiveness and compassion from God.»

Our shelter is supported with charitable contributions from a local corporate coalition managed through the area Chamber of Commerce, and we say God Bless Them!

One need only look at President Jimmy Carter, who went so far as to teach Sunday school at his local Baptist church, to see how a sitting president can make room for faith, said Balmer of Dartmouth, who counts among his many books «God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush.»

He could be found every Sabbath in the local synagogue, doing some teaching from the Word of God.

On the one hand, to be separated from a local church is frightening to me; on the other, you are so real, so genuine, so authentic, as in Christ, that I both admire you and have no doubt that God has something else for you.

After nearly a decade of service in the West African Muslim nation, the Fultons, missionaries from an Assemblies of God church in Britain, experienced a string of difficulties, including a disagreement that led them to part with their local church.

You can see God evolving from this local tribal deity who IS a bully to a parental figure and eventually to a Spirit of Love.

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Maybe he's busy getting his beliefs strengthened as his local house of stupidity, errrr, worship... Maybe he's busy praying to his imaginary friend, asking it to stop those pesky atheists from asking simple questions he can't answer... Maybe he's huddling with the likes of Adelina, HeavenScent and the rest of that ilk on the ultimate proof of their god (s)... Maybe He's realized the only way not to look like an even bigger fool is to remain silent...

The New Testament teaches that each LOCAL body of believers is to be separate from other bodies, with no common leader other than God and Jesus.

Although terminology, festivals and customs can vary depending on local lore and tradition, at its heart, Ásatrú is a celebration of the gods, stories and customs that have been passed down from Northern Europe into the modern world.

But watch this... if we who no longer sit in a pew on Sunday morning are also part of the family of God through our faith in Jesus, our commitment to follow Him, and our regular fellowship with other travelers on this road, then we too are part of the local and universal church, which means that when Wytsma criticizes us, he is criticizing «the church,» which means that according to his definition, he too is a terminal Christian and headed toward separation from God.

From a local, tribal god they found their way through to the sovereign Creator of the universe, in whose hands were the reins of all history, and from whose control no star and no nation could escFrom a local, tribal god they found their way through to the sovereign Creator of the universe, in whose hands were the reins of all history, and from whose control no star and no nation could escfrom whose control no star and no nation could escape.

If they thought they had a call from God let them go about it publicly and go first to their local pastor.

Yahweh lost his coercive entanglements with national loyalty and racial cult, and in a new liberation, unimaginable had not the expulsion of Christianity from Judaism taken place, he became a universal God, with no local temple or chosen people to limit him, and with worshipers of all tongues and nations on equal terms — neither Jew nor Greek, neither Scythian, barbarian, bond nor free, but one man in Christ.

Once the man has enough spirit babies from his many orgiies with his many spirit wives they will all eventually inhabit another planet where the spirit babies will be born and the man will be the LOCAL god over that planet.

American Baptists believe that God's intention can be sought and followed in local congregations and other gatherings of Christians in associational, regional, national and world bodies as they receive from one another mutual counsel and correction [SCODS].

We are under a Great Tribulation where God is separating the wheats from the tares that grow inside His fields (local churches).

I wondered if that might be a nudge from the Holy Spirit, so I took a few steps back and, as I got to know Chris and the rest of the team, I learned they were centered on empowering and resourcing local leaders for the long - haul precisely because of their great love for God.

This means that the local church needs to exercise discernment and wisdom corporately when people prophesy: is this word from God, and if it is, how «weighty» is it?

By purposely separating yourself from participation in fellowship, and accountability to biblically qualified eldership, both of which are found in the context of the local church, it would seem that you are out of God's ordained scriptural order.

I rang up my minister from my local church and said, «I've got an idea, actually a God idea.

The ministrant became much less an organ of the local church and spokesman of the community before God and much more of a professional cleric, appropriately trained and promoted, even from one parish to another.

Fortunately, by the blessings of gods, I can score it just down the road from me at the local mercado.

A God - awful 0 - 26 only three years ago, the team, with big minutes from local talent, won 18 games this season.

There is an overwhelming mass of noise from certain quarters easily betraying their political allegiance as they invoke the name of the Supreme Deity (God) and their local «gods» (conceived and characterized in diverse senses and guises) to sustain the NPP's Akufo - Addo that he is divinely destined to defeat President Mahama at Election 2016.

At a recent gathering of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress, APC, where flags were handed over to the flag bearers of the party in the just concluded local government elections, Governor Nasir el - Rufai had asked God to punish the Senators from the State for refusing to support Kaduna State $ 350 million loan request from the World Bank.

«God bless FEMA,» Singh responds, referencing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the aid it provides to local governments recovering from natural disasters.

Local leaders installed by rulers from the capital city, likely Calakmul, must have wanted to associate themselves publicly with revered La Corona gods, Barrientos said.

The warriors are following tales told by the local Toltec tribes of a place in the mountains, just 25 miles from their new home, where the gods once lived.

Cacao, known as the Food of the Gods by the Aztecs, comes from a plant native to Costa Rica (where it was once used as local currency).

I couldn't jettison that thought while watching «Shut In» Friday morning at my local theater, where less than a half - dozen people sat in a dark room to watch the latest from director Farren Blackburn («Hammer of the Gods»).

Matthew Heineman's Cartel Land opens with what looks like an outtake from Breaking Bad: a torchlit scene of masked men cooking crystal meth, on about chemistry and local poverty and how they'll keep doing this «as long as God allows,» come what may.

One day, scientist Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg) and security chief Strickland (Michael Shannon) arrive at the lab with a top - secret asset: an «Amphibian Man» (as the credits call him) captured from a river in South America, where the locals revered him as a god.

«We can't become the criminals we're fighting against...» Matthew Heineman's almost accidentally fearless exposé of Mexico's terrifying cross-border drug cartels opens with what looks like an outtake from Breaking Bad: an atmospherically torchlit scene of masked men cooking crystal meth, talking of American chemistry and local poverty, and how they will keep doing this «as long as God allows», whatever the consequences.

He's assigned to a top - secret military satellite launch in Hawaii, and sets out with an uptight military liaison to get a blessing from local spiritual leaders who believe a prophecy involving the gods Lomo and Pele is about to come to pass.

More Republicans than ever are worshiping before the false god of local control, and too many Democrats have learned from their union friends that local control ain't so bad after all, especially when free money flows to local districts and teacher paychecks arrive courtesy of the U. S. Treasury.

Because, thank god, local police are as inept as those in Chiang Mai, and Jimm springs at the chance to unleash her prodigious crime solving skills, waking them from their nine month - long stasis.

For those who can't get enough crime reporting from their local newspaper, God created James Ellroy.

Located in Sanur we can organise everything for you — hotel pickup (Sanur, Kuta & Seminyak areas), transport to / from dive sites, dive guide, dive equipment, lunch, drinking water, snacks & fruit, all local entrance / porter fees — let us take you for an unforgettable ride on the island of Gods» underwater world!

Incidentally, shark and octopus will not feature on too many menus here since local legend has it that an Octopus God once brokered a deal with the Shark God to protect the good folk of Kadavu from shark attack, a protection they continue to believe they enjoy.

Here members of the local community lead a fairly simple existence where the dawn of each new day is perceived as a gift from the Gods.

From what I can gather, their designs are based on local Māori gods like Ruaumoko and Tangaroa.

It is up to you to help Annabel escape from the evil high priest, explore a pyramid and open a sarcophagus, visit a local fishing village, and sail down the Nile to a temple of the all powerful god Seth in your quest to help Akhenaten and restore order to Egypt!