Waltrip qualifies for first race since Daytona - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports

Waltrip qualifies for first race since Daytona - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports:

"``There's been too many times when we showed up with a car that was out in left field and we had to try and get it competitive,'' Waltrip said. ``Today we unloaded and we were competitive. That's the difference.''

Waltrip, who hasn't raced in Nextel Cup competition since the season-opening Daytona 500, hugged teammate Dale Jarrett, the former series champion in his first season with Michael Waltrip Racing, after qualifying and they shared a few words. Jarrett qualified 22nd."

All I can say is Welcome back Michael. I have not lost faith in you. I will be cheering for you on Sunday. Go for the win if you can

Unemployment - One week later

It has been an unusual week for me. One week ago today laid off. It has taken me a little bit to get my legs back underneath me and I am not sure that I have. It has been quite an eye opener for me.
To start with, though I got my job with Decision One in 1998, I did not actively persue looking for a job then. I floated my resume a few places through the internet, but I did not have to find a job. For that time, the last time I was without work through a lay off, it was 1989. Think back if you can. There was no Internet, it was still under the military, APRANET. When you went looking for a job you went from place to place. You took 2 to 3 days a week and you knocked on doors and handed out resumes. Now what do you do. You ask if you can put in an application and they tell you to do it on line. No one wants to talk to you anymore. There is no feedback. No one says that they will call if something opens up, or anything else. You get a nice email that says in canned text, thanks for applying for [INSERT JOB NAME HERE].

Yes, I know it is more efficient. It is still jarring to my senses though. I have been out of work one week and except for one interview that was advertised as a full time job and wound up being part time, I have not gone out of the house to drop a resume anyplace. And the one job that I had a phone number to talk to a man, the secretary told me to email the resume in.

Anyway, just letting you all know what is happening. I know I will survive and get a job. I know that I am in God's hands and this did not catch Him off guard. I just am having a hell of a time with it.

Sermon Notes - Grace Church - Moses and the Miracles 1

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

03/07/2007

Pastor Bob Yandian

Moses and the Miracles 1

Each of the miracles of God in the book of Exodus took on one by one, ten of the Egyptian gods.

Heb 11:23 KJV

(23) By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

Proper here means he was a child of a city.

Heb 11:24-25 KJV

(24) By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

(25) Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Abraham showed his life was a pilgrimage. He was looking for a city. This child Moses was a child of that city. God had His hand on him.

Moses had a call from God and blew it. But that call never was removed.

Gen 15:12-16 KJV

(12) And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

(13) And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

(14) And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

(15) And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

(16) But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

What does this have to do with Moses? God is telling Abraham here that there will come a time when Abraham's descendants will get the land but it will be 400 years later. Moses when out in his own power when God said that Moses would deliver the Hebrews, but the 400 years were not up yet. When God has a call on your life, do not rush out the door till you know all the deal. The Amorites had 400 years of grace. They never accepted it, so the time had come now, not 40 years earlier.

Moses then lived in the wilderness for 40 years. It took that long to get Egypt taken out of him. He was now able to be lead people who needed the same. He has gone from self-sufficiency to being a timid person.

Gen 15:18 KJV

(18) In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Exo 3:1-2 KJV

(1) Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

(2) And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

The angel of the Lord means Jesus. The bush is a type of our human flesh. Our bodies should burn up when we receive Jesus but we do not.

Exo 3:3-5 KJV

(3) And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

(4) And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

(5) And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

The place was holy because God was there, not because Moses was there.

Exo 3:6 KJV

(6) Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

He was their God and He would be theirs as well.

Exo 3:7-8 KJV

(7) And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

(8) And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

The place was not in what is now know as Israel. It was not the ground that made it holy, it was the presence of God that did it.

What does the current church do with the term Holy Ground?

Act 6:13 KJV

(13) And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

They try to make the temple or the city holy. It is not so. There is no one place that is holy.

Act 7:30-33 KJV

(30) And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

(31) When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

(32) Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

(33) Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

Stephen was trying to say that the presense of God is what makes it holy, not the building or the ground. When Jesus died God left the temple and it was no longer holy.

Gal 4:25 KJV

(25) For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Jerusalem is now in bondage so it is no longer holy because of the temple. Moses saw God in Sinai, in Arabia, not holy to the Hebrew people, but God says it is holy ground.

Exo 2:18-19 KJV

(18) And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

(19) And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

Moses acted like an Egyptian so all thought he was. He may have even thought he was.

Forty years later Moses heard the voice of God again. Why now. He has no more confidence in himself. God puts on a show and speaks to him, but now Moses says he cannot do it.

Five arguments of Moses:

1. Who am I Lord? He does not have any power or authority to lead them out.

Exo 3:9-12 KJV

(9) Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

(10) Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

(11) And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12. And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

2. Who are you? Who will I tell them who sent me.

Exo 3:13-22 KJV

(13) And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

(14) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

(15) And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

(16) Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

(17) And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

(18) And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

(19) And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

(20) And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

(21) And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

22. But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
    
    
    

    3. What will I tell the courts of Pharaoh? God replies what do you have?

    4. I can not speak. OK, Arron will speak for you.

    5. I do not want to go!

If you are still alive, God can use you. God can pick up where you, like Moses , messed up. Become weak in yourself and strong in the Lord.

Was P T Barnum correct?

FOXNews.com - Hundreds of PC Users Click On 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad - Technology News | News On Technology:

"No PCs were harmed in this experiment, he emphasizes. The site is benign and has never hosted malware or other scripts or code.

Then he started the Google Adwords campaign, using combinations of the words 'drive-by download' along with the ad, which links to the drive-by-download.info site.

Next, he sat and waited ... for six months.

Over that period, his ad was viewed 259,723 times and clicked on 409 times, for a click-through rate of about .16 percent.

The experiment cost him $23, or 6 cents per click/potentially infected machine.

Of the 409 people who clicked, 98 percent were running Windows machines, according to the user agent string, which is a text string that identifies a Web site visitor to a server."

While .16% does not seem like a large number, if done in large enough quantities, it can be a huge number. What is scary here is that people knew what they were clicking on before they clicked it.

Real Life 'Cars'

When you saw the movie 'Cars' did you think it was just a cute story? I hope this changes your mind:

KOTV.com - The News On 6: "MIAMI, Okla. (AP) _ The Riviera Courts Motel is crumbling away and nobody seems to care.

Once a stop along Route 66, the 2,400-mile neon carnival that connected hundreds of communities from Chicago to Los Angeles, this late-1930s Mission Revival is just a weather-worn building on the side of a country road in far northeast Oklahoma.

Next door, soybean farmers Richard and Rosemary Woolard watch the place deteriorate from their front porch.

``Been a lot of changes in this old county,'' 77-year-old Richard Woolard says plainly.

The Riviera Courts is among hundreds of mom-and-pop motels that met their demise along the ribbon of Route 66 as America's interstate system siphoned traffic off the Mother Road onto a four-lane, divided highway called progress.

In Oklahoma, with more Route 66 miles than any of the eight states it flows through, many motels are derelict or abandoned, used as junk yards, makeshift car lots and flophouses."

I have driven these back roads through the small towns. It is just a shame that the have so many problems. In an ideal world it would be OK to have the big box hotels and the little ones. The mom and pop restaurants and the fast food joints. It is not a perfect world however. In return, a part of history is being eliminated. And we are that much the poorer for it.

Google Land Rush

KOTV.com - The News On 6:

"A new land rush grips a Green Country town. Google's coming to Pryor and catching the attention of land developers. Realtors say the market is the busiest they've ever seen, and News On 6 anchor Omar Villafranca reports Google hasn't even set up shop.

Last month internet giant Google unveiled plans to build a data center in Pryor. Since the announcement, Lee Weems, a Pryor realtor, has been busy.

'We had Gatorade, but as soon as Google came in behind them, it went nuts,' said Weems."

WOW. Google announces that they are going to move into a small Oklahoma city and all of a sudden the land for homes in the area becomes prime real estate. Just wishing that I could get a job with them considering my new status in the employment field.

Lay Off

I have never mentioned Decision One, the company that I have worked for. Notice the key word, 'worked for'. Today, just 1 and 1/2 months short of 9 years with the company I was let go. Emotions are running nuts in me today. I was on vacation and went to check my email to see if I was needed for anything. When my name/password combination did not work for the VPN I was not worried, we have quirks like that from time to time. I sent an IM to my supervisor joking about if there was something that I should know. His response was his telephone number. When I called, he asked if I had talked to our boss. When I said no, he said to call him.

Am I bitter? In some ways yes. For most of the nine years I worked for this company, I was underpaid. I have had no pay raises for at least 7 years. I was told when it all got returned around we would get decent pay raises. I stayed with the company knowing that I was doing a good job. I know that the new head guy who I read about last week, the one that comes in and guts 25% of the company when he takes over, is not going to read this blog. He has better things to do with his time. I just am saying that I am one of those faceless people that you let go. I have sacrificed for this company because I believed in it. This is my reward. 2 months severance pay and see you later. At least I got the sevrance pay. At 55 years of age, finding another job will not be easy for me. I know you do not care.

Am I bitter? In some ways no. I know that God will supply all of my needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus. In 30years of computer work I have been laid off twice. and God provided both times. He met my needs not my wants.

I ask for anyone who reads this to keep me in your prayers. If you know of computer related jobs in Tulsa, please keep me in mind. Thanks...

Now, to go look for job leads....

Sermon Notes - Grace Church - God's Financial Plan: What is the Tithe?

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

03/04/2007

Pastor Bob Yandian

God's Financial Plan 1 : What is the Tithe?

Man has a kingdom, it is run by taxation, it is not a contribution. God has a kingdom, it is run by tithes and offering, it is voluntary, and it will get returned to you.

Pro 3:3-7 KJV

(3) Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

(4) So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

(5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

(6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

(7) Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

In all your ways go to Him first. Guaranteed success in all areas in life:

1. Let love be your guide. (v. 3) Bind them around your heart is God's love guides your thoughts. To bind your neck means that God is guiding you where ever you look.

2. Trust the Lord (Word) and not understanding. You cannot be guided by needs.

3. Do not be puffed up in pride. When you get answers make sure that you know it comes from God (v.7).

Do not trust to your own understanding when it comes to finances. Know that when it comes to finances, it is the only thing that he says to put Him to the test. Verse 6 says we are to acknowledge His ways, that includes finances. You need to be guided by love and the Word.

Foundation level for finances is the tithe. Tithe means the tenth or 10%. Why does God ask for 10%? We do not know! God wants what you give so you can get it back 100 fold. It is referred to as first fruits as well. First fruits means the beginning of the income that comes in. Unlike taxes, the tithe is voluntary. The tithe is the beginning. Offerings are given on top of that. Both are to come from willing hearts. Offerings to other ministries should be given after the tithe is done. God can be trusted with your finances.

Because you are born again does not mean that you will live in victory.

Deu 8:1-10 KJV

(1) All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

(2) And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

(3) And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

(4) Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

(5) Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

(6) Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

(7) For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

(8) A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

(9) A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

(10) When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

God took care of them every day. Their clothing and shoes did not wear out. They got food every day. They had a cloud to cool them and a fire to heat them. He provided water from the rocks. He took care of their every needs and He will take care of them for you today.

Egypt was a place where they did not know the Lord, a land of not enough, like us when we were not yet born again.

The Wilderness was the land of just enough. They could not get extra manna or quail for many days. They had clothes that never wore out, but it would have been nice to have new ones once in a while.

Canaan land was the land of more than enough.

Most Christians are content to live in the wilderness, the land of just enough. God wants us to move to Canaan.

Jos 6:17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Jos 6:18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

Jos 6:19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

Accursed is bad translation in verse 17, it should be devoted. God is saying give it to me and you can have the rest of them. It was the tithe, the first fruits. Someone had taken God's part of the city and they could not win any more wars till it was returned. He gave them Jericho but He wanted them to give it back.

God will not take things away from you when you do not give him the tithe. You just cannot move into the blessings.

Mal 3:9-11 KJV

(9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

(10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

(11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

God wants you to move into the abundance so that the extra you have will not get eaten up. You are robbing God here of the opportunity to pour out the blessings to His people.

How does blessing come? Let mercy and love guide you. That is where we started. Then be obedient to tithe. Last, when money comes, do not be proud, but revere God.

You think my blog article helped?

'Divorce' billboard removed | Chicago Tribune: "The display drew criticism from some residents in the Rush Street neighborhood and from other lawyers, who say the ad sullies their profession.

The billboard was removed a week after it went up after Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd) determined it didn't have a proper permit."

Too bad that they cannot put some intelligence in the lawyer who put it up in the first place. This was one I blogged about earlier.

Pardon me?

Pardon me, Paris asks Arnie: Entertainment: Celeb News: News24:

"Los Angeles - Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is appealing to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her for driving with a suspended licence and quash the 45-day jail sentence she is due to begin next month."

Do me a favor Ms Hilton. Go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. I am not one to write on this stuff, but this is getting ridiculous. Is she any better than me or you. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

Now back to our regularly scheduled rants....

From the "I am not a bigot' department

FOXNews.com - Sharpton Denies Questioning Romney's Belief in God During Debate - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum:

"'As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don't worry about that; that's a temporary situation,' Sharpton said Monday during a debate with Hitchens at the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts headquarters."

Mr. Sharpton, could please join Mr. Imus at the back of the unemployment line.

From the 'Forgive us our debts as we forgive others' department

FOXNews.com - Obama: '10,000 People Died' in Kansas Tornado - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum:

"'There are going to be times when I get tired,' he said. 'There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes.'

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said later that the senator meant to say 'at least 10,' instead of 10,000.

During his speech, Obama stirred the crowd as he often does by skewering President Bush over the unpopular war and noting that he opposed it from the outset."

Seems like Obama wants to be able to make mistakes and not let any one else. You see if you are president, you should be able to know the difference between 10 and 10,000. How else are you going to not be able to make a mistake. Bush does not find WMD but you find 10,000 people dead???

Gameboy PC

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Sermon Notes - Grace Church - Who Is Anointed?

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

Dr. Ken Stewart

02/28/2007

Who Is Anointed?

Luk 4:16-21 KJV

(16) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

(17) And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

(18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

(19) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

(20) And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

(21) And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Verse 21 does not say that He said, it says that 'He began to say unto them'. Many would rather have it be said Jesus said not that He began to say. This verse means that he did not end it, it began it. This is the start of miracles.

Act 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Jesus began to do and teach. That means we are to finish it.

Back to Luke 16:21. When you began to say it is in you but has not come out yet. He started it we have to finish it. Verse 18 would say that the Spirit of the Lord is on Jesus. Since we are to finish and the Spirit of the Lord is on us. Look at what the Spirit did with Sampson when it got on him.

Isa 10:27 KJV

(27) And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

Common misquote, 'the anointing will break the yoke'. This is not true. It will be destroyed not broken. If it breaks we can put it back together. Burdens come from Satan. Do not accept it. The anointing will remove the burden.

Anointing is God doing what you can not. Why do we believe that God can heal somethings with the anointing but we do other things? God can deliver from drugs but not smoking.

Mar 5:25-26 KJV

(25) And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

(26) And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

This verse is not here to put down doctors. It is there to tell you that everything that man could do had been done.

Mar 5:27-34 KJV

(27) When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

(28) For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

(29) And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

(30) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

(31) And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

(32) And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

(33) But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

(34) And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Jesus did not touch her. She touched His clothes. The anointing can take up residence in cloth. She had faith and that is why she was able to draw the anointing.

1Jn 2:20 KJV

(20) But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

1Jn 2:27 KJV

(27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Luk 4:18-19 KJV

(18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

(19) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

You are a preacher no matter what you may think. You ever stub your toe in the middle of the night. You were preaching. That is not good preaching. You need to preach to the poor, not feed them. We need to heal the brokenhearted not council them. We are to preached deliverance to the captives. Laying hands will not do any good if you do not preach to them what to do to keep their healing. You need to preach deliverance so that when delivered they can cast them out of themselves.

From the "Ads that are really stupid" department

FOXNews.com - 'Life's Short, Get a Divorce' Law Firm Ad Causes a Stir in Chicago Neighborhood - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News:

"The ad is sponsored by Fetman, Garland & Associates, Ltd., a law firm specializing in divorce. The billboard is complete with two scantily clad bodies — one male and one female — telling people that 'Life's short, get a Divorce.' It's located near the intersection of State and Bellevue streets.

'In terms of tasteful — well, no, it wouldn't be my first choice,' one man told WFLD.

'It's offensive because the message is sex, and if you don't have what you want, you dump it,' said another woman.

But the law firm calls the ad 'cutting edge' and is making no apologies for it. Lawyers there say the ad isn't for everyone, but instead targets couples looking for a way out of a bad marital situation."

Cutting edge??? You know what would be cutting edge. People staying together and working their problems out. As one who has run away from the problems and divorced I know. You take your baggage with you when you go. Instead of divorce, why not figure out what is wrong with you and work to change it. It will not guarentee anything, but the kids you leave behind will not be so hurt.

OK State Quarter...

KOTV.com - The News On 6

Governor Brad Henry said Monday that Oklahomans who voted on the design of the quarter chose one that depicts the scissor-tailed flycatcher and the Gaillardia pulchella plant, commonly known as the Indian blanket.

They did not like my idea. I thought a good representation of the state would be to duck tape to dimes and a nickel together.

Sermon Notes - Grace Church - Desperate Households - Cry of the Outcast

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

Pastor Bob Yandian

Feb 25, 2007

We all come from dysfunctional families. The first one happened in the Garden of Eden. Quit blaming the families, lean on God to change you. Society seems to glamorize single parents, movie starts on magazines seem to be passed off as so good for raising children alone.

Today we look at a woman that got to see the inside of a dysfunctional family. Abraham and Sarah. They went off to Egypt, brought back Hagar to a 'Christian' Family and introduced her to the Lord. She got to be on the inside of the promises that they were given. Sarah tries to figure out how God's word is going to happen. She turns to her own thinking. She turns to Hagar and says maybe God wants you to have the child. She could have said no but was pressured. Now all three are wrong. Ismael the result was the only one that was not wrong. Later Sarah has a child.

Gen 21:9-20 KJV
(9) And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
(10) Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
(11) And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
(12) And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
(13) And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
(14) And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
(15) And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
(16) And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
(17) And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
(18) Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
(19) And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
(20) And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Though we use Hagar and Ismael as a type of the flesh in the New Testament, we look at it a different way. God does not create evil. He delights in using evil and turning it around for good. Some of the greatest advancements come form the evil that is sent into our lives. Do not blame God for not stopping the evil. Stand back, watch the deliverance and rejoice in the Lord. Did it catch God off guard when Joseph's brothers into the pit. Look for the way of escape that God has put there.

• Hagar is a type of God's compassion to us even when we sin.
• Our failure is never bigger than God's grace. God blesses failure. Turn it over to God and failure becomes fertilizer.
• Christians have flawed homes. Hagar was in one. She was not hired to be a surrogate mother, but she was put in the position to be one.
  
• Abraham was bonded to Hagar. You can not have sex without having a bond.
  
• Ishmael had to live with the bad choices of the parents.
  
• Sarah created a long term problem with a short term solution. Learn from that mistake.
  

There is enough blame here from people's mistakes. No matter what happens to you from people, God has a plan for your life. Sometimes the dreams that you have need to be shattered so that God can get you going in the right direction. You find happiness when you find God's will. Hagar's dreams made a mess.

• Abraham was a dead beat dad. He sent her off with a jug of water and a loaf of bread. He had enough to make her up comfortable. He could have sent her off with a least a camel for each of them. When she got to the end of her rope, she came to the God who supplies, and He will supply for you if you get in the same situation.
  

Hagar had her eyes on the situation not on the will of God. If you are in a similar situation He can do it for you also.
People can reject you. God will not reject you. You have to come to the end of yourself to happen though. Hagar had reason to blame everyone, but she cried out to God.

Gen 21:16-17 KJV
(16) And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
(17) And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

She cried out and God answered. Usually when you see the Angel of the Lord, it is Jesus. Notice though, It says that she cried out to God, but God heard the voice of the boy. Verse 17 points it out twice. If you have been abandoned by a parent, cry out to God so your other parent can be blessed to make a nation out of you.
Stop trying to do things in yourself. Turn it over to God so that you can live in the miracles He has for you.

Sermon Notes - Grace Church - 24

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

Chuck McConkey (Councilor Department Head)

Feb 21, 2007

The only chip that matters is the one for today. When you say you cannot do this anymore, when you can not give a long term guarantee, you can make it or guarantee it for one day. There are very few scriptures that mention today. There are a lot more that mention tomorrow.

Isa 43: 18 -19
Phil 3:13

We cannot change the past. We are not to worry about tomorrow. Work on today. A solider would not carry all the old boots and uniforms. He carries what he needs and no more. We carry our past and want God to share it with us. Why do we carry it. James says to confess our sins so that we can be healed. Maybe they are related.

What would happen if we believed that today was all we had.

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad. Encourage someone while is it still light. Do not let the sun go down on your anger.

Can you do it today? Can you do it tomorrow? Worry about that tomorrow not today. God's mercies are new every morning. You can do it today. Die daily to the flesh.

Psa 1:2 KJV
(2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
What day? Today! You can think he has no life, but you have to do so to be the person that you need to be. You may not be able to do it forever, but you can do it today.

Give us this day our daily bread. Today take every thought captive. Husbands love your wife today. Wives respect your husband today. You can do it today. If we really believe these things would we do things a little different?
Let no corrupt communications come out of your mouth, today. Be kind, do not give up, prefer others, do not force will on others, do not fly off handle, do not keep score on others, trust, TODAY. Can you do that, you can do it today. If I am given tomorrow then it will be today.

The only book with a guarentee (conditional though it is) is the Bible)

Exo 8:1-9 KJV
(1) And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
(2) And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
(3) And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
(4) And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
(5) And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
(6) And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
(7) And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
(8) Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
(9) And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

What are the frogs. They are the secret things in your life. They are with you no matter where. In your bed, your food, etc. Pharaoh ask for the frogs to be removed and Moses said you tell me when you want them to go.

Exo 8:10 KJV
(10) And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

What person in his right mind will say get rid of them tomorrow. Why do we wait for tomorrow to get rid of our frogs.

Salvation is in three tenses in the Greek. We were saved. We are continiously being saved. We have future in heaven.
2Co 6:2 KJV
(2) (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Today is the day we can get delivered.

NASCAR and their rules

Stewart forced to meet with NASCAR; car held: "Stewart met with officials at 7 a.m. EDT, and NASCAR did not let his Joe Gibbs Racing team unload its car from the transporter until that meeting ended at 7:35 a.m. Other competitors had unloaded their cars and begin work when the garage opened at 7 a.m."

I thought that NASCAR said they were not going to punish Steward for his actions and words. Any delay in letting his staff unload the car is a punishment. It may not be the monetary/points that they normally do, but it is a punishment.
I have been a fan of NASCAR for a few years now. Try as I might, the other types of car racing are not more than a passing interest to me. Like Tony I am getting fed up with phantom cautions and the selective enforcement of rules. I am also not fond of the top 35 being locked in. NASCAR is going down in my estimation. While it will still interest me, it is getting to the point, that cutting the grass, a job I am not that fond of, is getting to me to be more interesting than watching the races.

From the I Never Check the Facts Department

Tulsa the state capital??? - FOX23 News: "Yvonna Coulter found the card listing the state tree as the redbud, state bird as the scissortailed flycatcher, state animal the buffalo and the state capital - as Tulsa."

Kind of makes you wonder about the quality control that companies put in to their products, doesn't it?