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Book Review-Redeeming Love

Redeeming Love (Francine Rivers)

California gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father's heart in everything, Michael obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel's every bitter expectation, until, despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband's pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny. Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does. . . the One who will never let her go.

I gave this book a rating of * * * *

Book Review-48 Days to the work you LOVE

48 Days to the work you LOVE (Dan Miller)

Dan Miller helps you better understand and organize your God-given skills, personality traits, values, dreams, and passions. In turn, you'll see clear patterns forming that will point you toward successful career decisions. With creativity, modern insight, and timeless wisdom, this book presents a step by step process for creating a Life Plan and translating it into meaningful and fulfilling daily work.

I gave this book a rating of * * *

Book Review-Man, Myth, Messiah

MAN MYTH MESSIAH (Rice Broocks)

Answering history's greatest question, DID JESUS REALLY EXIST? Is there real historical evidence that demonstrates that He lived and actually said and did the things the Gospels record? Is there any validity to the speculative claims that the Jesus story was a myth, borrowed from a variety of pagan cultures in the ancient world? In his follow-up to the bestselling God's Not Dead-inspiration for the movie of the same name-Rice Broocks now looks at the evidence for the historical Jesus and exposes the notions of skeptics that Jesus was a contrived figure of ancient mythology. Man, Myth, Messiah also establishes the reliability of the Gospels as evidence for the resurrection, validating Jesus identity as the promised Messiah.

I gave this book a rating of * * * * *

Bible Study - Nature Walk

Text: Psalms 104:24
- Have you ever been on a nature walk?
- Here are a few things we might find along the trail that we can learn from.

BROWN  LEAF:
When you pick up a brown leaf, it usually just crunches and falls apart if you handle it too much. Why? because it is dead, there is no life in it. As Christians, we were all dead in sin before we met Christ. By accepting him, we have that color and life added to us. It's not just a temporal life, but eternal. And you hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins. (Eph 2:1) quickened; made alive; revived; reinvigorated.

RED LEAF:
Those red leaves in the fall are so pretty. The red letter edition of the KJV has words Jesus spoke while on earth. Christ said some wonderful things for us to think on. The parables and his teachings are full of rick lessons? Luke 8-The parables of the sower Luke 16, the rich man and the beggar, Mark 11 the lesson of the FIG TREE. (Luke 21:33 (words), Luke 21:34 (hearts, unawares))

YELLOW LEAF:
I love all those yellow and golden leaves, none of those leaves start out with these pretty fall colors. They start out green. Getting to the red, orange, yellow, and gold colors is a process. Getting to that gold in us is a process too. Sometimes the Lord has to bring us through some trying things in our lives to get us there. We have health issues, family issues, job issues, life issues, etc. (Job 23:10, way, take, gold)

FEATHER:
Psalms 91:4 shield, bucker
Buckler-noun a kind of shield or piece of defensive armor, anciently used in war. It was composed of wood, or wickers are woven together, covered with skin or leather, fortified with plates of brass or other metal, and worn on the left arm. On the middle was an umbo, boss or prominence very useful in causing stone and darts to glance off. The buckler often was four feet long and covered the whole body.

• Rock: 2 Sam 22:2, Luk 6:48 rock (How is your foundation?)
• Pinecone: Have you ever just grabbed and picked up a pinecone? is pickers (Eph 4:31-32 forgiving, God, Forgiven), Eph 4:29 (Edifying, hearers), Eph 4:30
• Twig: This reminds me of what CHRIST said in John 15, "I am the vine." we are an extension of him. We each veer off into all different directions and have different tasks, but we are part of Christ and depend on him (John 15:5 nothing)
• Acorn: Look at what grows because of an acorn. The mighty oak tree. We think of those as one of the bigger and stronger trees. They are so rutted to the grown. (Col 2:7 rooted, established)

CONCLUSION: we forget to just look out at the countryside and see all the beauty that God created. Sometimes we forget to reflect on those daily blessings as well, like remembering how dead we were in sins and how Christ gave us new life. We forget to reflect on how the Lord brings us through those trials to bring out the gold. How about you, today will you stop & reflect on all that God has created around you?.... the earth is full of thy riches. (Psalms 104:24)

GB

The Campbells

Book Review-Love your Life not THEIRS

Love your Life NOT Theirs (Rachel Cruze)

From #1 New York Times bestselling author with Dave Ramsey, comparison steals your joy and your paycheck. Life can look pretty good for everyone in your social media feed, but if you look a little closer, you might find some surprises hidden beneath that glossy exterior. Credit card bills, student loans, car payments, and an out-of-control mortgage may be crippling some people. Their money situation might be a mess, and they could be trying to live a life they simply can't afford. So why exactly do we try so hard to keep up with the image they portray to the world?

I gave this book a rating of * * * * 

Behold I Make All Things New

 Text: Rev 21:1-6

1. Maintain our individuality - Mat 17:2-3
2. We will be made incorruptible - Cor 15:52, Isa 35:3-5
3. Resemble Christ image - 1 John 3:2
• brings great comfort to know what will it be like in heaven.
• it will show GOds love to us.
• heaven is available to everyone, but not everyone will make it.

• Earths DESTRUCTION - Rev 21:1
• 2 Pet 3:5-6...by a FLOOD (Gen)
• 2 Pet 3:7-12...by a FIRE (not yet happen)
• God is not restricted by time.
• Heavens DEVELOPMENT - Rev 21:1
• John 14:1...its MANSIONS
• John 14:2-3, Heb 11:10...its MASTER-BUILDER
• The New Jerusalem DIMENSIONS - Rev 21:9-11
• Rev 21:12-13, 21...its PEARLY gates
• Rev 21:14, 19-20...its PRECIOUS foundations
• Rev 21:15-17...its PRODIGIOUS size
• Rev 21:21...its PURE GOLD street
• The New Jerusalem DISTINCTIVES
• What is PROHIBITED
• No sorrow...vs21:4
• No sickness...vs21:46
• No sun or moon...vs21:23
• No shadows...vs21:25, 22:5
• No sin curse...vs22:3, 21:8, 27
• No sanctuary...vs21:22
• What is PRESENT
• The water of life...Rev 22:1
• The tree of life...Rev 22:2
• The light of life...John 8:12, Rev 22:4-5
• Heavens DWELLERS
• The overcomer who BELIEVES-Rev 21:7, 1 John 5:4-5
• Those written in the lambs BOOKS-Rev 21:27
• The church DRIVE
• His RETURN is imminent- Rev 22:7, 12
• His REWARD is with him-Rev 22:12

GB

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