After a long sermon, he asked how many were willing to forgive their enemies.  About half held up their hands.  Not satisfied he harangued for another twenty minutes and repeated his question.  This time he received a response of eighty percent.  Still unsatisfied, he lectured for fifteen minutes and repeated his question.  With all thoughts now on Sunday dinner, all responded except one elderly lady in the rear.

"Ms. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"

"I don't have any."

"Ms. Jones, that is very unusual.  How old are you?"

"Ninety-three."

"Ms. Jones, please come down in front and tell the congregation how a person can live to ninety-three and not have an enemy in the world."

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FreshStart, 09-13-04
"Then Peter said to her, 'Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out as well.' [10] And she fell immediately at his feet, and breathed her last; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her
husband. [11] And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things."  (Acts 5:9-11 NASB)
Ananias and Sapphira sold some property and gave some of the proceeds of the sale to the church while claiming to give the whole thing.  As a result of their deception, they dropped dead on the spot.  To say the least, this is a disturbing story.

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A friend of mine and I were rummaging through boxes at a local thrift store, looking for hidden bargains. We came across a collection of cassette tapes that was a series on the Biblical Feasts. I noticed the price for the series was only five dollars and thought it might be nice to have them. After looking at them for close to ten seconds, I put them back and walked away. My friend said, "I thought you were interested in those. Why did you put them back?" I replied, "The series appears to have been done by a Gentile." He respectfully nodded and we continued digging through boxes of second-hand treasures.

For years, I have listened to Gentiles explain Jewish customs. When I speak to a Jew about the same topic, I get a completely different viewpoint. There is a thread of life woven through the discussion when a Jew tells me about the feasts and festivals that is not present when I hear the same message from a Gentile pulpit.

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One evening, Dwight Moody noticed a man leaning against a lamppost and asked him if he was a Christian. The man snorted back, "Mind your own business!" Moody responded, "I'm sorry if I've offended you, but this is my business."

Is sharing your faith your business?

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Prior to reading this message, please read The Ten. Exodus 20:8-11
20:8 Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it. 20:9 For six days you may labor and do all your work, 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or your resident foreigner who is in your gates. 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.

This lovely commandment is nestled right between "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain," and "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land" which is followed by "You shall not kill." and "You shall not commit adultery."

We obviously support the no killing and no adultery part. Many Christian live their lives as though the rest are recommendations even though they all rank in the Top Ten of things that God requires, yea, commands us to do. We'll cover the remaining Commandments in other messages. For now, let's focus on remembering the Sabbath and sanctifying it.

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