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Friday, June 22, 2007

Man and Superman



What a great Father's Day service last Sunday! We had a special Father's Day breakfast that included plenty of bacon, sausage biscuits, donuts, pancakes (we called them MANCAKES in honor of Father's Day!!) and fresh fruit.








A special thanks to Sister Pam for making the sausage biscuits; Sister Chandra for bringing the fruit tray; Pastor Loraine for cooking up the bacon and pancakes; sister Penny for bringing assorted donuts (can't go wrong with donuts!).






A special heartfelt thanks goes to Brother Julius who brought a bouquet of flowers in memory of his father who passed away earlier this year.
Sunday's message was geared to all the guys. Our theme was "David's Mighty Men: Traits of a Godly Superman"



I took the liberty of calling David's Mighty Men David's 'Supermen' inorder to keep in line with our "Superman" theme for Father's Day. Worked out very well!

In a nutshell:

The account is from 2 Samuel 23: 8-12
The top three (of the thirty-seven) mighty men are:

Jashobeam the Hachmonite (as he is called in 1 Chronicles 11:11)

Eleazar, son of Dodo

and Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite.


Superman trait #1 is WISDOM and HUMILITY.

That's what Jashobeam the Hachmonite represents. 'Hachmonite' means WISDOM.


James 3:13 tells us that wisdom and humility go hand in hand.


"Who is there among you who is wise and intelligent? Then let him by his noble living show forth his [good] works with the [unobtrusive] humility [which is the proper attribute] of true wisdom."
(AMP)


Superman trait #2 is LETTING GOD HELP US.

'Eleazar' means "help of God"

Psalms 121: 1-2

"...From whence shall my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth."

We need to LET GOD HELP US (in prayer and in the word!)


Superman trait #3 is THE CROSS OF CHRIST

Shammah's name means 'waste, loss, horror, and destruction".

But it also means 'astonishment and wonderful thing'.


This speaks of the cross of Christ.

Hebrews 12:2
"...He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

In our lives we all have areas of waste, loss, horror and destruction.

But if we take our 'loss to the cross' the Lord Himself will exchange that loss and that waste for something wonderful and astonishing!

Isaiah 61:1-4
1THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted....

3To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion--to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit--that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

4And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former desolations and renew the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.


No matter how terrible your life has been, God can make you a Superman today!


A man of

Wisdom and Humility

Who seeks the help of the Lord

And who goes to the cross of Jesus Christ to trade his life of waste for a life of wonder!

Friday, June 8, 2007




I took this picture at about 7:45pm on 6/08/07 in Tampa, FL.

The shot is from Hillsborough Avenue looking east.

"When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.”

Genesis 9:16:16