2 Chronicles 16:9
"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth,
to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward Him."
“I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” - Ecclesiastes 2:17
35 feet in circumference
11 feet in diameter
133 inches across!
AGE = 931 years old!
Genesis 1:26a "Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image."
Genesis 2:18a "The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone."
Proverbs 27:17 - "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another."
Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
"But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet." - Acts 5:1-2
- From the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
- A Levite
- Vouched for the authority of God in Saul/Paul (Acts 9:36)
- Organized money collection from gentiles to help poor jews (Acts 11:27-30)
- Was called a prophet and teacher in Antioch - Acts 13:1
- Was mistaken for the greek God, Zeus (Acts 14:12)
- Apostle - Acts 14:14
- Supported himself as a missionary by working
- Sold a field and brought the money to the apostles feet. - Acts 4:36 -37
"If you believe God's word is true,
Then the world needs a hero like you."
“The eighties were about acquiring: wealth, power, and prestige. I know. I acquired more wealth and power and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty.” - Lee Atwater
• "Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul." And, "By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich." -- Democritus, pre-Socratic philosopher (circa 460 B.C. to circa 370 B.C.)
• "Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has, the more one wants." -- Benjamin Franklin, author, polymath and printer (1706-1790)
• "It is my opinion that a man's soul may be buried and perish under a dung-heap, or in a furrow field, just as well as under a pile of money." -- Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist (1804-1864)
• "Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort." -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
• "He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses much more; he who loses faith, loses all." -- Eleanor Roosevelt, author and first lady (1884-1962)
Characteristics of Fanatics
- Unquestioned Commitment & Zeal to a leader.
- Questions, Doubt, Dissent, are punished!
- Leadership Dictates How You Should Think, Act, Feel
I AM
BATMAN!
All Scripture is breathed out by God and
profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:14-17
11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. - Hebrews 5:11-14