Our Lord's Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

And do not lead us into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen

I am of the belief that repeating the Lord’s prayer out of memory only, truly takes away from it's value to us. There is so much involved in the Words our LORD used. One should study this prayer, and  say it slowly phrase by phrase and really think and meditate upon it. But basically, JESUS is  giving to us a model prayer. One must understand that a prayer is always dependent upon relationship one has with our FATHER, and thus it is significant that the prayer opens expressing relationship. This how JESUS teaches us to start. Not just this prayer, but every time we pray we need to know that we are speaking to the Creator and lover of our very soul. What follows is what I understand each phrase of the prayer to truly mean.

America Needs to be Restored

by Chester

America needs to be restored. Our Constitution is the Law of Government, not the law of the land. It is a contract between the people and their elected representatives. It is directed TO THOSE IN OFFICE and NOT to the people, who retain their Liberty.

The Constitution (contract) organizes and establishes the duty, powers, and authority of government (Article one section eight). Any power not assigned...they don't have. The Tenth Amendment makes sure there is no question about that.

Donald & Ivana Trump In Pizza Hut video (1995)

Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana, died the other day, after a possible stroke, which she had as she was walking down the stairs. Her body was found at foot of the stairs. In 1973, Donald and Ivana had a nasty, but by the 1990's they had patched things up. OH, they did not ge remarried, but they did became good friends. Then in 1995, they teamed up together to make the classic Pizza Hut commercial below.

I do remember the commercial, and had since forgot about it, but just today it was brought to my attention. I must admit, had we known what a great President he would become I and millions like me would have asked him to run for President in 2020. For a few laughs, and in remembrance of Ivana, I offer you a great classic commercial.

Born Faith

 

by Jose Barajas

I have seven brothers and two sisters, as I have stated in the past. My parents are Mexican who were both born in Mexico. All of us, with the exception of my little brother, were born in Mexico. The fact that my little brother was born in America, makes him an American citizen, but he is still Mexican. After years of us living in the United States, some of my brothers, a sister, and both my parents received their citizenship and became American citizens, but they are still and will always be Mexican. Regardless of what our citizenship may be, we are what race, or nationality we were born into, and nothing we do can change that.

The book of Romans, written by the apostle Paul, is one of the great books in the Bible, and one of my favorites. There is what is called the Roman road of salvation when one is sharing the gospel of Jesus, and I want to focus on what Romans is truly teaching here. Let’s look at what Paul writes in Romans three twenty three, 

Solomon's Temple

Sometimes it can be difficult visualizing and understanding sections of the Old Testament, especially when we lack cultural or historical context. Many of us have read about Solomon's Temple and understand its importance, but sometimes it is difficult for us to understand exactly why that is or how the temple functioned. In this video by Daniel Smith from Messages of Christ, he explains the symbolism, history, and location of Solomon's temple, something which sheds light on our current temples today.