Sentences with phrase «only gifted persons»

Hierarchical order arises when ordained leaders operate as the only gifted persons in a crowd of disciples with little spiritual equipment.

Not exact matches

Emily, a psychic medium based in Brooklyn, New York, directly opposed my unrealistic, misinformed view of psychics from the moment I met her because not only does it turn out that she lives in my neighborhood, but also she embodies an even more mysterious kind of magic: the ability to be an everyday person, a working mom, and the possessor of an impressive gift.

Out of the 21,000 surveyed, 52 percent said they like to use the holidays to buy gifts not only for other people, but also for themselves.

The researchers tested whether people were more likely to give if they received the gift at the same time that they received the solicitation, or the promise of a gift only if the alum donated.

What is the balance, if any, of a pastor having a «vision» for the church as though God only speaks through him and the team fulfills that vision with their gifts and abilities, and with the church working together under the direction of elderS (plural) for all people to use their gifts and abilities for God's vision for all people?

steve martin July 21, 2009 at 6:32 pm «How can people tell other people to «have faith» if it is only there as a gift from God?»

Not only does this run counter to the results of the latest psychological and pedagogical research, but it can easily be seen to be a reactionary protective formulation; the «gifted» people are quite simply defending their territories.

Ann ensures that each Grace Case offers you not only fair - trade, artisan - crafted heirlooms that changes the worlds for so many of our sisters, but Ann also offers creative ideas and resources of how to use these heirlooms to continue to give grace forward in your own life, to your people, and your community — so you, as a GenEsther, get to be the gift, for such a time as now.

Not often given to envy, I found myself that week envying not only King's rhetorical and spiritual gifts but the fact that he was relating to a people.

Because the only thing stopping me from being who I am gifted to be, is my own judgements about myself, not other peoples.

It is to see God's gift of the creation as not only a word about the earth «in the beginning,» but also the affirmation that God is present now through the spirit, overcoming brokenness among people and their habitation.

Often people not only equated the Gospel with a particular culture but they imposed it as a sacred gift.

Beautiful buildings in which to worship are not meant as gifts to the world but as offerings to God; offering not the mediocre but only the best, it is a material offering, just as we try to offer the best body (which is called by Him His temple) to Him, the difference being that He builds up in us the best temple in which to reside, Could more people have been fed with the money spent on building a church or a cathedral; maybe.

If faith is a gift from God — then why does God withhold it from so many people only to punish them with Hell?

------ And, this gift is only available to people who believe what you believe, and worship the way you worship?

Every holiday season, I like to share a few ideas for «gifts that give back,» products that not only make great stocking - stuffers but that also support organizations and ministries working to care for and empower the very people to whom Jesus first brought the gospel — the poor, the marginalized, the sick, and the imprisoned.

And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God?

The emphasis on the supernatural Jesus — the relentlesly singular «personal Savior» dynamic and the focus on the gifts of the Spirit, almost to the exclusion of everything else — just didn't ring true, and I wasn't the only person I knew who got chewed up pretty badly when «miracles» didn't happen or they couldn't keep the happyhappy going.

There are only a few people out there giving million - dollar gifts.

And in that sunset of life they will know that all achievement is in persons only, not in houses, lawns, and investments; only in the love that is undying: the gift of the mind and heart of those who love.

Where the pastor is the only person making calls in times of family tragedy, the only person sought for counsel in times of trouble, this can lead to a misuse of God - given gifts for ministry.

The Pentecostal contribution has been to emphasize not only the person of the Spirit, but the Spirit's gifts or charisms and their function for Christian spirituality and for the practices of the church.

not sure i said this before or not, i have been on cnn.com for over a year — anyway — i have been going to random churches, temples, really place that worships any form of the of abraham and others — i have yet to get anywhere but where i started from — which is what i am, what i am meant to be, and what i was... only this has been gained — gained is a gift of a word for i knew all of this before i started and so i view my time as wasted only for this the reason of getting somewhere — i did meet many great people with great views but all required the very real existence of god which was something lacking and why they had a constant failure yet what they called «keeping the faith» att itude type results... something was missing or missunderstood — your take?

Paul argues that we do not have a licence to sin.because of grace If christians continue to sin and grieve the holy spirit they clearly arent walking by faith or abiding in Christ.There has to be an ongoing repentence in the christians walk that leads that person to become more like Christ.It is true that salvation is a gift of grace received by faith however the word also says that we called to walk by faith otherwise it is impossible to please God and if we love him we follow his commands not willfully disobey.If we do nt continue to abide in Christ and turn from sin then i think we can risk Christ saying to us that he never knew us.Like everything that God offers us we must meet his conditions that are only possible in Christ..

If people don't know what their SHAPE is, or if they refuse to use their gifts, then not only will they become spiritually bankrupt, but everybody else will rot their spiritual teeth.

Or how about saying that only the people who have the gift of healing are welcome?

When he does reach out to each one of us, it's an experience that can essentially be understood by the certain person and God (example if God bestows you the gift of faith, he approaches you in a way that only you will find it credible and also others who have a similar experience.

How then are we to understand a person of obvious gifts, immense drawing power and rare insight into the ways of God in the world, who is content to say, I am only a voice in the wilderness?

His greatness as a man lies not only in that he was able, more or less, to keep several different persons together in difficult times under the banner of «Thomas Merton,» but that he provides an enduring witness to all of us much less gifted seekers who have to shore up our own fragmentary lives in quest for the «hidden wholeness.»

Keep an open mind, these people have faith and you know what, thats more than what a lot of people in this world have!!!! Don't loose sight of the gift that was given to us through Jesus Chirst, the only reason God will have mercy on us on the day we take our last breathe no matter how that may be!!

Jesus moved through the land not only as a preacher of the Kingdom and a judge of men, but also as their benefactor, who, with his special «charismatic» (i.e., God - given) gift of healing, practically demonstrated to many persons the nearness of God's Kingdom.

Lucky Little Person is feasting regularly on finest Mummy Milk, so it seemed only right and proper to take Mummy some calorie - laden, milk - supply - boosting, extra-indulgent and simultaneously health - packed yumtastic treats, as a gift

Learning to live with not meeting other people's expectations has been extremely freeing and is the only gift I wish to pass on to any future offspring.

Then at Arsenal, we have seen a number of people gifted the armband, only to see them leave the club shortly afterwards.

People widely regarded Matt Le Tissier as lazy, which he was and he gained only seven England caps, despite being one of the most truly gifted players of his generation.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

You have this very special on - line gift of only hearing yourself — if you are going to respond to people with insults have the minimum courtesy of being on point.

Giving a gift that includes custom chosen text, colors, fonts, or graphics shows a level of thoughtfulness only reserved for those people that are most special to us.

Artisan Leather is clearly very inspired by making personal items for people to cherish, «I most enjoy making my hand stitched leather notebooks: Not only are they pleasing to create, but they often become a very special keepsake to their owners, especially when given as a gift.

Golf course gift cards may be purchased online or in person at Arlington Lakes Golf Club or Nickol Knoll and may only be applied toward purchases at these facilities.

I think one of the greatest things you do for people (one of your greatest gifts, to be sure) is how you whittle down all of the huge anxiety - filled, scary unknowns of adoption and open adoption and bring them to a human, person - to - person, one - on - one level that people feel they can not only understand but handle.

You are saying take mcd's out of the lunchroom because its not healthy that may be the only meal some kids get to eat everyday and not everything on the menu is unhealthy I just bought a bunch of mickey D's gift cards and gave them to school kids that only get 1 meal a day and your probably thinking why didn't I get gift cards to somewhere more» nutritional» mcd's is right next door to school so get off your high horse people and maybe put up a petition to stop childhood hunger if you saw a child that did not eat that day and the only option was mcd's would you say «NO» to that kid you can't eat mcd's because its not nutritional COME ON PEOPLE GEpeople and maybe put up a petition to stop childhood hunger if you saw a child that did not eat that day and the only option was mcd's would you say «NO» to that kid you can't eat mcd's because its not nutritional COME ON PEOPLE GEPEOPLE GET REAL

People need to know lactation can happen even after only 20 weeks gestation (and even earlier), and that donating their baby's breastmilk is a precious, much appreciated gift that gives meaning their baby's short life and helps with the grief process.

Gifting your loved ones with something unique and making them health conscious would not only make your Christmas a fulfilling one but the person will also remember you as a genuine heart who thinks...

Popsugar shared, «You'll probably be one of the only people in your group of friends to have a baby, so yours will be a bit of a novelty, which often means being spoiled with visits and gifts!»

Please note: Multiple blogs will be running a similar giveaway and Verizon has asked that, to be fair, only one phone / gift card set is won per person.

There are always great opportunities for gift registry use, and you don't have to restrict yourself only to stores that may be too expensive for people to want to buy from, either.

Baby gift basket ideas are abundant and you are limited only by your own creativity (or that of the people who are building the basket for you).

Baby clothing is a pretty hot gift item, but most people only buy clothing in newborn or three month size as gifts.

Yet as the doomed investigation into the Labour fundraiser Lord Levy in 2006 showed, the law is only broken if there is proof that the two people explicitly agreed that the gift of money was in exchange for an honour.