The Larrikin wrote:
>
> Dear Rangers,
> When I was in the Army I was told to lead a section of ten men through the bush to
> act as an enemy for an Infantry Regiment. I split the section into three groups and
> told where to lay the ambushes and when to strike. Each Soldier did what I said
> without question. Why? Because I had 2 stripes (corporal, it is interesting that the
> word corporal also means to convert to Christianity) it gave me the authority to tell
> them what to do. I placed one person in charge of each group to carry out my
> orders. When Jesus was on this earth he acted on the Father's authority. We read
> in Matthew 28:18 "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and
> on earth has been given to me." He then gave us his commission to go and make
> Disciples. So Jesus has the Authority of the Father and endowers us to use that
> Authority through the Holy Spirit.
*Great devotion!
One question..
*I think I have a problem with "Pastoral Authority" in some cases..
The Greatest Command is to Love God and Love others...and this
seems allways to be the hardest to obey<G> Though we are told
to "Go" we act as if we are *shareing .....the good news! We go..
because we LOVE THE LOST!
The fleshly human condition is full of rebuke, and cynicisum..
The LOST must come to a saveing knoledge, in their heart..
and then surrender all to Christ! For the "christian soldier"
we never lay ambush, trap or refuse a lost soul to travel
on to another day. We just *whitness OUR love to them, and
the Holy Spirit that is in THEM.. even in their lost state
is compelled to yeild to the truth and the light.
*(Here's a thin ice comment- True event)
I had trouble when the "Evangelist/Pastor" said after the preaching..
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"I want all the Youth under 18 to stand... STAND-UP!
I want *those that are standing to come forward... and gather
right here at the alter. ...that's right form a line, a single
line accross the front of the alter...
I want the elders of the church to come and begin to annoint with
oil.. and pray for the infilling of the Holy Ghost to come to each
youth!
*Now reach up with your hands and begin to pray.. *Repete with me
as *I pray... say- ect."
*Following this service..
I talked with my Dad about my feeling tricked or manipulated by *social
pressure to stand with the Youth, and yeild to whatever.. or make a
ethical snap
decision and remain seated with the over 18 congregation.
My Dad didn't want to talk about this..
30 years later.. he still don't want to hear it<G>
You see, I was in church that morning at 18 yrs old.. just a little
stressed
from US Navy training before being sent to VietNam and on the recovery
from
haveing my AG highschool girlfriend dump me for my Royal Ranger Marine
"buddy"..
I was content to remain in the pew, and go home following that for
sunday
dinner. *I do hope someone can relate<G>
While in *spirit I understood that nothing was conspireing against me,
in
my fleshly mind the wheels were turning, as I stood with the youth. I
remained
a 'good boy who desired to please my folks... and a reluctent warrior in
a forgotten war.
>
> Jesus gave the promise of the Holy Spirit to the Disciples. In John 14:23-27 we
> read "Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will
> love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not
> love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they
> belong to the Father who sent me. "All this I have spoken while still with you. But
> the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach
> you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave
> with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let
> your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
I read that *Love conquers all<G> because it is a compelling
emotion that gives drive to action! *If we act from Love we
are less likely to cross lines into territory that are outside
of god's law. *Loveing God allows the Holy Spirit to guide us,
even when we do not know which way to turn!
Jesus foretold what was going to
> happen after his death and resurrection. He said that the Holy Spirit would come
> and will teach and remind us of what Jesus has done. Before Jesus was taken back
> to heaven he breathed on the Disciples so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
> John 20:21-22 "Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I
> am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy
> Spirit." He then told them to wait for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit which
> happened on the Day of Pentecost. In Acts 2:1-4 we read "When the day of
> Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the
> blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they
> were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came
> to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
> speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
*I've never seen toungs of fire, but that would be pretty cool<G>
I have seen this breathing thing, as well as hands "laid on" and
even a box of kleenex thrown! *I've been in a service where a wave
of the Holy Ghost knocked out the first 5 rows... *and amazeingly,
I've seen someone get the annointing from a TV preacher<G>
*I'd like to see the toungs of fire thing.. why don't that happen today?
Throughout Acts we read of a
> number times where the Disciples laid hands on people to receive the Holy Spirit.
> So now ALL believers were empowered to do what Jesus commanded us to do.
Amen.. Love one another!
>
> Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 4:2 says "For you know what instructions we gave you by
> the authority of the Lord Jesus." Paul is using the authority that Jesus gave to
>build
> up the Church. We also have the Authority to "Go and make disciples and teach
> them." Jesus did not suggest that we go when we feel like it, he said GO. Just as I
> gave the order for the groups of soldiers to go and do the tasks I had assigned
> them, Jesus has assigned us to go into the world. The first two letters of God spell
> GO, the first three letters of the loser�s name, satan spell SAT. Jesus wants us to
> go and satan wants us to sit. Who will you obey? We have the authority to do the
> things that Jesus did and more. Jesus wants us to break out of our comfort zone
> and trust him.
Trust Jesus!
-=A=-
>
> So now we have the authority we should use our faith. In John 14:12 we read "I tell
> you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will
> do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." It is time we
> started to use our authority that cost Jesus his life to get. It was in his
>resurrection
> that the authority is given because the resurrection is the victory over sin and
>death.
> So let us go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the
> Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything
> I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
> age."
>
> There's a storm coming, our Storm.
> PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD
> Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!'
> Isaiah 49:9
> Love in Jesus
> Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light, The Larrikin
>
> I looked to the heavens to where God dwells
> I looked into my life to see he lives there as well.
>
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> Windsor, N.S.W.
> Australia
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