Apr 24 2011 dcfc english Worship [The Master & The Disciple] Luke 24: 28-36
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COMPASSION, EXAMPLES OF HUMANRonald ReaganDate: 4/2009.101 Hope Again - Chuck Swindoll P122 Peggy Noonan who wrote the story of Ronald Reagan. In highlighting this quality in Reagan's character, Noonan tells the story of Frances Green, an eighty three year old woman who lived by herself on social security in a town just outside San Francisco. She had little money but for eight years she'd been sending one dollar a year to the Republican National Convention. Then one day Frances got an RNC fund-raising letter in the mail, a beautiful piece on thick, cream-colored paper with black and gold lettering. it invited the recipient to come to the White House to meet President Reagan. She never noticed the little RSVP card that suggested a positive reply needed to be accompanied by a generous donation. She thought she'd been invited because they appreciated her dollar a year support. Frances scrap up every cent she had and took a four day train ride across America. Unable to afford a sleeper, she slept sitting up in coach. Finally she arrived at the White House gate: a little elderly woman with white hair, white powder all over her face, white stockings, an old hat with white netting and an all white dress, now yellow with age. When she got up to the guard at the gate, she gave her name, however, the man frowned, glanced over his official list and told her that her name wasn't there. She couldn't go in. Frances was heartbroken. A Ford Motor Company executive who was standing in line behind her watched and listened to the little scenario. Realizing something was wrong; he pulled Frances aside and got her story. Then he asked her to return at nine o'clock the next morning and meet him there. She agreed. In the meantime, he made contact with Anne Higgins, a presidential aide and got clearance to give her a tour of the White House and introduce her to the president. Reagan agreed to see her. The next day was anything but calm and easy at the White House. Ed Meese had just resigned. There had been a military uprising abroad. Reagan was in and out of high level secret sessions. But Frances Green showed up at nine o'clock, full of expectation and enthusiasm. The executive met her, gave her a wonderful tour of the White House, then quietly walked her by the Oval Office, thinking maybe at best, she might get a quick glimpse of the president on her way out. Members of the National Security Council came out. High ranking generals were coming and going. In the midst of all the hubbub, President Reagan glanced out and saw Frances Green. With a smile, he gestured her into his office. As she entered, he rose from his desk and called out, "Frances! Those darn computers, they fouled up again! If I'd known you were coming I would have come out there to get you myself." he then invited her to sit down and they talked leisurely about California, her town, her life and family. The President of the United States gave Frances Green a lot of time that day - more time than he had. Some would say it was time wasted. But those who say that didn't know Ronald Reagan. he knew this woman had nothing to give him, but she needed something he could give her. And so he took time to be kind and compassionate. In out high tech cyberspace era, it is so easy to become distant. We can live our lives untouched and untouchable. In a fast lane world it isn't difficult to become uncaring and preoccupied with our own agendas. The freeway of life requires that we keep moving, no matter what we see happening around us.
Knowing God's heartDate: 5/2006.101 DCFC Sunday School - Intro to Jonah 15 Oct 2006 Calvin Miller: O Shepherd, where art thou? P20 Thomas Carlyle The word came and he went in the other direction. God said: Cry, tears of compassion, tears of repentance; Cry against the reek of unrighteousness; cry for the right turn the contrite spirit and Jonah rose and fled in tearless silence. The ministry of the church ought to realize that tears are the condition of the world. And it may not be to the church's credit that she has not learned to weep with those who weep. Jonah in the OT sinned the sin of so many modern churchmen. He lost the ability to weep over what God wept.
Where is your beard?Date: 3/2009.101 Jan 08 2012 DCFC English [Dan 1:1-21 – The Character that God values]
Beliefnet.com - Joke After many years, a young Jewish Talmud student who had left the old country for America returns to visit the family. "But--where is your beard?" asks his mother upon seeing him. "Mama," he replies, "in America, nobody wears a beard." "But at least you keep the Sabbath?" "Mama, business is business. In America, everybody works on the Sabbath." "But kosher food you still eat?" "Mama, in America, it is very difficult to keep kosher." The old lady ponders this information and then leans over and whispers in his ear, "Isaac, tell me--you’re still circumcised?" COMPROMISE, GIVING INFresh Fish For SaleDate: 12/2005.101 27 July 2008 DCFC English - Heb 11:8-10 - Abraham - Sojourner on earth 2009 OK Retreat - Heb 11:8-10 Faith 2 Finish: Open Palms 2011 FCCD Retreat - Heb 11:8-10 Faith 2 Finish: Live Life with Open Palms Jan 08 2012 DCFC Chinese [Dan 1:1-21 – The Character that God values]
Once a man was selling fishes and he put up a sign "Fresh Fish For Sale Today" Soon, someone told the man, "Why do you need to write 'Today'? It is obvious isn't it?" The man thought about it and agreed, so he removed the word "Today" - leaving "Fresh Fish For Sale". The next day, another person told him "Why do you need to write the word 'Fresh'? We all trust that you are man of integrity. Of course your fishes a fresh." So the man removed the word 'Fresh' and was left with "Fish For Sale". Soon, another man came along and told him "Why do you need to write the words 'For Sale'? I mean you set up the store to sell things - isn't it obvious?" Once again, he agreed and removed the words 'for sale' and was left with the single word 'Fish" on his sign board. Finally, his friends came up to him and said "Why do you need to write 'Fish'? We all can smell them a mile away!" So the man was left without a sign board. This is compromise. If we are not careful, step by step we give in and finally we realize that we have nothing left.
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