Freeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? ~ November 8, 2009

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[Brad's Gramma]

 

 

 

 

 

WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS?

One of the greatest truths we can know in life is that God is always able and willing to forgive us for our shortcomings. All we have to do is ask for His forgiveness. And if God is willing, then we too, should forgive ourselves. Yet one of the greatest ironies concerning forgiveness is that the painful memories the scars of our past remain with us. We may wonder, "What's the sense in receiving forgiveness if the scars from the painful memory remain?" Maybe the question should be, "What goes through your mind when you are confronted with the scars of your forgiven past."

The answer to this question is found in Zephaniah 3:17, "The Lord your God is with you; His power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in His love He will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you." It is God's desire to rejoice over you with pride!

A minister humorously explained it like this: A proud parent always carries a picture of his child in his wallet and when given the opportunity will happily show the picture to anyone. So it is with God. God loves us so much and is so proud of us that He too, in a sense, carries a picture of us in His wallet and will gladly show it for any angel to see. I know that it is a funny notion to think that God really carries a wallet, but the minister used this exaggeration to illustrate the fact that God has caring thoughts about us. Zephaniah takes us a step further and says that when God looks upon us, He is so overcome by joy that He sings over us, the same way a mother sings over her newborn baby.

So what goes through your mind when you are confronted by the scars of past mistakes for which you have already received God's forgiveness? Instead of becoming sad and condemning yourself, take it as an opportunity to rejoice in the fact that God has forgiven you. Allow the scars of life to remind you that God is indeed rejoicing over you and is willing to empower you to live a life of joy and forgiveness. Allow the scars of your forgiven past to remind you that you are now the "apple of God's eye." Allow the scars of your past to be a spring board for you to rejoice in what God wants to do with your life in the here and now. And if you will listen closely enough, you will hear Him joyfully sing over you.

LT Patrick Sturm, CHC, USNR

 

[Brad's Gramma]

Onward Christian Soldiers

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.



O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[Brad's Gramma]

Oh! Hai!!!

[SandRat]

Happy Day to you.

[Brad's Gramma]

And to you too, SandRat....!

[Jet Jaguar]

[Marie]

Old Home Week? :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel and Liberty

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.

           


Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[Marie]

Hi SandRat!

[SandRat]

HiYa Marie.

[AZamericonnie]

LeAnn Rimes~Amazing Grace

[Brad's Gramma]

Yep! I guess so!

GREAT to see you!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Thanks, Connie......blessed Lord’s day to you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord's Day to you and yours, Marie, and welcome to the Canteen. Thanks to your hubby for his service to our country.

[Marie]

Good to see you guys, as well!

Hubby *loves* you guys! For the last three deployments, FReepers have always reached out to his company. He actually became friends with Kattracks and misses her deeply.

The troops know who their FRiends are! lol!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good to hear. We do our best to support 24/7/365.

[Brad's Gramma]

Kathy’s a drone. She NEVER sleeps.

:)

I’m SO happy to hear that your hubby and company have benefited...Please tell him thanks SO much for his service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Grammie, for today's Sunday Chapel

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[Brad's Gramma]

You're welcome, drone Kath...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[Brad's Gramma]

Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

AMEN!!!

Thanks, Hope&G...have a blessed Lord's Day!

[HopeandGlory]

Same to you Gramma . . . hugs!

[AZamericonnie]

A blessed Lords day to you Grammie & big ol’ *Hugs* to you as well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[Nuc1]

The scars hurt not because I have not been forgiven but because at those points I know I let the Lord down.

[savage woman]

Thank you that was beautiful!!
With all my scars - God sang an opera to me.

God Bless our Country

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you and yours, Sand.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you and yours, Sand.

[The Mayor]

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November 8, 2009

The Persecuted Church

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READ: 1 Peter 4:12-19

If anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. —1 Peter 4:16

One October morning in 2006, a woman and her six children were forced to witness an attack on their husband and father. His assailants tried to force him to deny Jesus but he refused. He continued to proclaim Christ as Lord and died praying for his family. The family is determined to follow Christ, even in their grief.

Another man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for allegedly insulting another religion. He’s an outspoken Christian with a passion for Christ. He and his wife and children continue to be faithful and refuse to deny Him.

Persecution for the Christian faith is as real in our world as it was for the Jewish believers in the early church to whom Peter wrote. He prayed, “May the God of all grace, . . . after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you” (1 Peter 5:10).

Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. These prayer points from Open Doors USA, a ministry that’s committed to encouraging persecuted Christians, can help guide us as we pray:

• Pray for the safety and faith of the secret believers in countries where it is illegal to share about Christ.

• Pray for the health, perseverance, and encouragement of believers who are imprisoned for the gospel.

• Pray that those whose loved ones have died due to martyrdom will rely on God for their strength.

Together, let’s bring our fellow believers before the Lord in prayer.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. —Tertullian

Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 43-45; Hebrews 5

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

Good Lord's Day to you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.

Thanks, unique.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you and yours, JJ.

[Jet Jaguar]

Likewise.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Military Families, for your service to our country.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, AZ, and thanks for LeAnn’s Amazing Grace.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord's Day, Nana Hope, and thanks for today's Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[AZamericonnie]

The same to you & yours Ma! *Hugs*

[SandRat]

and you and yours as well

[Kathy in Alaska]

Amazing Grace ~ Cherokee

Elvis ~ In The Garden

Jim Ed Brown ~ Chapel Bells Are Ringing

John Berry ~ Old Rugged Cross

Kitty Wells ~ Dust On the Bible

Red Sovine ~ Deck of Cards

The Statler Brothers ~ Church in the Wildwood

Tennessee Ernie Ford ~ Faith of Our Fathers

The Gaithers ~ What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Elvis ~ Precious Lord

Ray Cornelius ~ One Set of Footprints

How Great Thou Art ~ Choctaw

Amazing Grace ~ Cherokee

Elvis ~ In The Garden

Jim Ed Brown ~ Chapel Bells Are Ringing

John Berry ~ Old Rugged Cross

Kitty Wells ~ Dust On the Bible

Red Sovine ~ Deck of Cards

The Statler Brothers ~ Church in the Wildwood

Tennessee Ernie Ford ~ Faith of Our Fathers

The Gaithers ~ What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Elvis ~ Precious Lord

Ray Cornelius ~ One Set of Footprints

How Great Thou Art ~ Choctaw

[Kathy in Alaska]

To our Military -

Thank you for protecting us. Sleep well and safe.
May you be protected. May your families' hearts be at ease.

Thank you to our Allies.

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To those of our Military and Allies who gave their all,
- May your souls rest in peace. May your families be comforted.
May your/our country always remember.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Lord's Prayer

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mahalia Jackson ~ The 23rd Psalm

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shorty GiggleLips & the Canteen Kids

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops and Vets, for your service to our country.

Josh Groban ~ You Raise Me Up

Thanks, unique, for the logo.

[USMCPOP]

WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? ...”What’s the sense in receiving forgiveness if the scars from the painful memory remain?”...

We have scars because we have lived, and loved, and refuse to give up. Forgiveness is something you don’t want to use up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours, USMCPOP. Our thanks forever to Karl for giving his all to help keep us free and safe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord's Day to you, Nuc1, and welcome to the Canteen. We thank you for your service to our country.

[Cindy]

“Why do we still have scars?”

To remind us how we got the wounds and that we have a Great Healer.