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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ ON A GOOD DAY ~ 08 November 2015
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| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 11/07/2015 5:00:25 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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ON A GOOD DAY
Our worth is tested every day. We are given the choice of being nice to people or uncharitable. We are given the choice of doing our work as well as we can or of goofing off. Some days it seems the tests are harder than on others, but every day brings with it some kind of test. Even the really good days! To have everything go wonderfully for us, to feel like a million dollars, to have one of those days when nothing and nobody can upset us, they are days when we might think we don't need God. And so we pay Him little attention. MISTAKE! BIG MISTAKE! We must never forget our good days are God's gifts to give us a breather, a taste of heaven. "Make no mistake about this," writes St. James, "Every genuine benefit comes from above, descending from the Father of the heavenly luminaries." Good days are made in heaven. Be sure to thank God for them. CDR Gary Simons, CHC, USN
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Bringing Our Friends to Jesus
November 8, 2015
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, âSon, your sins are forgiven.â
Mark 2:5
During my childhood, one of the most feared diseases was polio, often called âinfantile paralysisâ because most of those infected were young children. Before a preventive vaccine was developed in the mid-1950s, some 20,000 people were paralyzed by polio and about 1,000 died from it each year in the United States alone.
In ancient times, paralysis was viewed as a permanent, hopeless condition. But one group of men believed Jesus could help their paralyzed friend. While Jesus was teaching in the village of Capernaum, four of the men carried the man to Him. When they couldnât reach Jesus because of the crowd, âthey made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying onâ (Mark 2:1-4).
âWhen Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, âSon, your sins are forgivenâ â (v. 5), followed by âGet up, take your mat and go homeâ (v. 11). How remarkable that in response to the faith of the men who brought their friend, Jesus forgave his sins and healed his incurable condition!
When someone we know is facing serious physical difficulty or a spiritual crisis, it is our privilege to join together in prayer, bringing our friends to Jesusâthe only One who can meet their deepest needs.
Lord Jesus, we know that You can speak the words of eternal life and healing to people in great need. We bring them to You in prayer today.
Praying for others is a privilegeâand a responsibility.
Capernaum was a fishing community on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, which essentially became the headquarters of Jesusâ northern ministry (Matt. 4:13). Home to Peter, James, John, and Andrewâfour of Jesusâ disciplesâCapernaum was an important village on a major trade route. The name Capernaum means âthe village of Nahum,â and Nahum was one of the Old Testament prophets. This fact seems to have been conveniently ignored by the religious leaders of Jesusâ day who, when debating His legitimacy as a prophet, said, âYou are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galileeâ (John 7:52). Bill Crowder
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11/07/2015 5:00:41 PM PST
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The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good Evening, Kathy!
***HUGS***
A Blessed Lordâs Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonightâs Sunday Chapel thread.
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:01:08 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in batle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
~ ~ Good Evening! ~
~ Welcome To My World ~
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:01:52 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor....I really do know how to spell GOOD. I’ve asked our wonderful Moderator to fix my screwup.
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:03:36 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; Love; PROCON; Mayor
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:05:31 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Evening Kathy, I’m gddo to go :-)
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:09:09 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:09:25 PM PST
by
soycd
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
4 hours of thawing today and supposed to drop into the teens tonight. YUCK!!
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:09:41 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:13:20 PM PST
by
soycd
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks....
And a Blessed Lord’s Day to the MacNessa family.
Resting today, or more fence fixing?
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:21:02 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SkyDancer
Hi there, Janey...and a good Shavua Tov and Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Have you settled on an apartment in town yet?
Temps are dropping into the teens tonight.
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:27:15 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hai and Thank You! Rainy here and ya, three of us found a neat apartment in Seattle what’s called the U-Dist. There’s a great sports bar hangout. I’m only ten miles from work. Weekend will be at home though. Stay warm. One day I’d like to come up to AK and check it out.
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:30:39 PM PST
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SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: LUV W; The Mayor
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:40:17 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska
A fairly restful day, thanks - there was no fence work today. We had overnight rain and my crew all had more important things to do today.
I watched some of the Notre Dame game on my computer and took care of a few odds and ends. Mrs. MacNessa and I are presently undergoing attitude adjustment - live is good. :)
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:40:59 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in batle!)
To: SandRat
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...I love that little guy and his message.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
How’s Charlie? Can you take him for walks on a leash?
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:46:34 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: xzins; bethelgrad; lightman; LiteKeeper; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; ...
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ ON A GOOD DAY, and Liberty
Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"
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!
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:51:34 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Gddo evening to you, Pro...I’m hoping the mod will fix it before the night’s over. LOL!
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
I was working on next week’s thread and lost track of time and realized I hadn’t swapped out the title for this week. Oops! LOL!
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posted on
11/07/2015 5:58:13 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: soycd
Good evening, soycd, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Nice tune...thank you.
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posted on
11/07/2015 6:01:54 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...A Blessed Lordâs Day to you and yours.
Charlie's just fine. We do take him for walks on a his long leash. Everyone says he's so cute that see him.
He played for 2 hours today at the city dog park for 2 hours.
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posted on
11/07/2015 6:02:34 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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