Practical Christian Life

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel For Week Of January 23, 2011 - Featuring . . . A Prayer 4 You: "For Those Who Need Some Extra Help Today" - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel For Week Of January 23, 2011

Featuring . . . A Prayer 4 You: "For Those Who Need Some Extra Help Today"
- plus much more.

HTML page at => http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc012311.html
The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

Welcome to you.

The recommended Order Of Worship on this page is from the top down,
viewing each item in the Worship Service below. Please click on each link
you want to see, then press the BACK button on your browser to return to
this HOME PAGE.
The primary URL for this page is=>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc012311.html
The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

Blessings to you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Worship Service, Featuring . . . A Prayer 4 You: "For Those Who Need Some
Extra Help Today" - plus much more.

Invocation

Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.

Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.

Amen.

by William McGinnis,
Public Domain

www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org

Opening Song - "Holy, Holy, Holy!"

Holy, Holy, Holy!
Words by Reginald Heber, music by John B. Dykes. MIDI sequence by Bill
McGinnis. Everything here is Public Domain, except the music video, which
may be copyrighted, but used by implied permission.

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/nicaea.mid

MUSIC VIDEO at => http://youtube.com/watch?v=YV4so2jZLrg

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! - by Bishop Reginald Heber, 1827 - Public Domain

Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to Thee!
Holy, holy holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons,
Blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy!
All the saints adore Thee!
Casting down their golden crowns
Around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim
Falling down before Thee,
Who wert, and art, and
Evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy!
Though the darkness hide Thee!
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy!
There is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow'r in
Love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name,
In earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons,
Blessed Trinity!

Amen.

(To be sung to hymn tune NICAEA, by Rev. John B. Dykes, 1861.)

More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
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"The Lord's Prayer" - With MP3 Reading and Music Video
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.html

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day

New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Declaration Of Faith: "The Apostles' Creed" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html

Prayer For You
"To Grant Your Forgiveness" with MP3 Reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayer4you59.html
More prayers like this at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html

Featuring . . . A Prayer 4 You: "For Those Who Need Some Extra Help Today"

For Those Who Need Some Extra Help Today
NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak
it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it is the same
as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)

For those who need some extra help today;
Who face a crisis or some kind of test;
Or those who feel that they are stuck in mud
And can't get out without an extra boost;
I pray the Lord will help you in your need.
I pray that He will give you extra strength
To do whatever things you need to do;
And later, when the Lord has need of you,
I pray that you will help Him in return.

by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain

More prayers like this at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html

HTML page is at => http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayer4you29.html

A Ceremony For Holy Communion - You Can Receive Holy Communion Here
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-holycommunion.html

Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html

Closing Song
My Jesus, I Love Thee
http://www.loveallpeople.org/myjesus.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch-indexpage.html

Benediction

I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

Please stay in touch with us . . .
The Internet Church Of Christ group at Google.com is at =>
http://groups.google.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Yahoo.com is at =>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

Rev. Bill McGinnis' main blog is at =>
http://revbillmcginnis.blogspot.com

Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,
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We are . . . http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
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God's one law for all mankind: "Love All People As Yourself."

"Start Each Day The Positive Way," at Internet Daily Chapel - Christian
daily worship service and practical guide for life.
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

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Monday, January 17, 2011

You Can Read And Hear Martin Luther King's "Mountaintop Speech," Delivered The Night Before His Assassination, In His Own Spoken Words.

You Can Read And Hear Martin Luther King's "Mountaintop Speech"
Delivered The Night Before His Assassination, In His Own Spoken Words.

HTML page with more text and complete links is at =>
http://www.loveallpeople.org/mlkmountaintopspeech.html

Read the Mountaintop Speech at =>
http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm

Hear the Mountaintop Speech at =>
http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/americanradioworks/features/sayitplain/mlking.smil

See an introduction and summary at =>
http://www.loveallpeople.org/mlkmountaintopspeech.html

See all these things in historical context at =>
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk

The final speech delivered by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was given in
Memphis, Tennessee
on April 3, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. He was in Memphis
at this time, working
to help the city's sanitation workers in their bitter labor dispute with
the city. This was a
highly controversial effort, resisted by many, and Dr. King was well
aware of the threats against
his life which had been circulating. As I listen to this speech, it is
clear to me that Dr. King
somehow knew that he would soon be killed. This speech is his farewell
message to us all.

Blessings to you. May God help us all.

This message is from Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director -
http://LoveAllPeople.org

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for the Week Of January 16, 2011 - Featuring, "Martin Luther King's "Letter From The Birmingham City Jail" - The Public Domain Version with MP3 Reading

Internet Daily Chapel for the Week Of January 16, 2011

Featuring, "Martin Luther King's "Letter From The Birmingham City Jail" -
The Public Domain Version with MP3 Reading - plus much more.

*** The HTML VERSION OF THis PAGE, WITH ACTIVE LINKS, is at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc011611.html

The primary URL for this page is =>
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The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

Welcome to you.

Blessings to you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Worship Service, Featuring . . . Martin Luther King's "Letter From The
Birmingham City Jail," - The Public Domain Version with MP3 Reading

Invocation

Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.

Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.

Amen.

by William McGinnis,
Public Domain

www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org

Opening Song - "Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies"

"Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies"
Words by Charles Wesley, Public Domain. Original hymn tune OMNIA GLORIA by
Bill McGinnis. Original music, arrangement, and MIDI sequence by Bill
McGinnis, Public Domain.

MIDI music file at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/omniagloria.mid

CHRIST, WHOSE GLORY FILLS THE SKIES - by Charles Wesley , 1707-1788
Public Domain

Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day's return,
Till thy mercy's beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy Divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

* * *

More songs like this at our website => http://Christmusic.ws

"The Lord's Prayer" - With MP3 Reading and Music Video
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.html

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day
New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Declaration Of Faith: "The Apostles' Creed" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html

Prayer For You
"To Grant Your Forgiveness" with MP3 Reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayer4you59.html
More prayers like this at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html

Featuring . . .
Martin Luther King's "Letter From The Birmingham City Jail," - The Public
Domain Version with MP3 Reading

Unframed page is at =>
http://www.loveallpeople.org/letterfromthebirminghamcityjail.html

A Ceremony For Holy Communion - You Can Receive Holy Communion Here
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-holycommunion.html

Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html

Closing Song

My Jesus, I Love Thee
http://www.loveallpeople.org/myjesus.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch-indexpage.html

Benediction

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

Please stay in touch with us . . .
The Internet Church Of Christ group at Google.com is at =>
http://groups.google.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Yahoo.com is at =>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

Rev. Bill McGinnis' main blog is at =>
http://revbillmcginnis.blogspot.com

Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,
using the search box below . . .

http://www.loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

To support us, please visit the advertisers appearing on our pages . . .

NOTE: The advertising above is served automatically by Google and may be
theologically incorrect.

We are . . . http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
A Service Of . . . http://LoveAllPeople.org

"Start Each Day The Positive Way," at Internet Daily Chapel - Christian
daily worship service and practical guide.
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of January 9, 2011 - Featuring, "The Conversion Of Saul," - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of January 9, 2011
Featuring, "The Conversion Of Saul," - plus much more.

HTML HOME PAGES
The primary URL for this page is =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc010911.html
The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - http://www.LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

Welcome to you.

The recommended Order Of Worship on this page is from the top down,
viewing each item in the Worship Service below. Please click on each link
you want to see, then press the BACK button on your browser to return to
this HOME PAGE.
The primary URL for this page is=>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc010911.html
The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

Blessings to you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

NOTE: The advertising above is served automatically by Google and may be
theologically incorrect.
Worship Service, Featuring . . . "The Conversion Of Saul."

Invocation

Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.

Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.

Amen.

by William McGinnis,
Public Domain

www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org

Opening Song - "Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies"
"Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies"
Words by Charles Wesley, Public Domain. Original hymn tune OMNIA GLORIA by
Bill McGinnis. Original music, arrangement, and MIDI sequence by Bill
McGinnis, Public Domain.

MIDI music file at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/omniagloria.mid

CHRIST, WHOSE GLORY FILLS THE SKIES - by Charles Wesley , 1707-1788
Public Domain

Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day's return,
Till thy mercy's beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy Divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

* * *

More songs like this at our website => Christmusic.ws

"The Lord's Prayer" - With MP3 Reading and Music Video
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.html

Declaration Of Faith: "The Apostles' Creed" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html

Prayer For You
- "To See A Path You Never Saw Before" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayer4you99.html
More prayers like this at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html

Featuring . . .
"The Conversion Of Saul"
Acts 9:1-31 (King James Version)

Acts 9

1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the
disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he
found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them
bound unto Jerusalem.

3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined
round about him a light from heaven:

4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me?

5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be
told thee what thou must do.

7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice,
but seeing no man.

8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no
man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him
said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is
called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of
Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

12And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his
hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much
evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call
on thy name.

15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto
me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel:

16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his
hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto
thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive
thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he
received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul
certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son
of God.

21But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that
destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for
that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

22But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which
dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

23And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill
him:

24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day
and night to kill him.

25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a
basket.

26And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the
disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a
disciple.

27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared
unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to
him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

28And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against
the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and
sent him forth to Tarsus.

31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and
Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the
comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain

A Ceremony For Holy Communion - You Can Receive Holy Communion Here
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-holycommunion.html

Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html

Benediction

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

Please stay in touch with us . . .

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Google.com is at =>
http://groups.google.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Yahoo.com is at =>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

Rev. Bill McGinnis' main blog is at =>
http://revbillmcginnis.blogspot.com

Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,
using the search box below . . .

http://www.loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

To support us, please visit the advertisers appearing on our pages . . .

NOTE: The advertising above is served automatically by Google and may be
theologically incorrect.

InternetChurchOfChrist.org
A Service Of http://www.LoveAllPeople.org

"Start Each Day The Positive Way," at Internet Daily Chapel - Christian
daily worship service and practical guide.
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

God's One Law For All Mankind: "LOVE ALL PEOPLE AS YOURSELF." -Details below . . .

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God's One Law For All Mankind: "LOVE ALL PEOPLE AS YOURSELF."
All Other Rules And Commandments Are Subordinate To This One Law,
And They Must Not Conflict With It.

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

The Bible states it very clearly, so there can be no possible
misunderstanding: the Law Of Love fulfills the whole Law of God.

THE LAW OF LOVE
_____________________________________________________________

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________

And who is your neighbor? Everyone is your neighbor. This is shown in the
Parable Of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37, shown below). Therefore,
"Love your neighbor as yourself" really means "Love all people as
yourself," because everyone is our neighbor.
But what about love for God? Doesn't that come first? Yes, but God counts
our love for others as if it were love for Himself. So when we love
others, we are loving Him at the same time. This is shown in the Parable
Of The Sheep And The Goats (Matthew 25:31-46, in the Appendix below). And
we cannot claim to love God until we first love our fellow man.

_____________________________________________________________

If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a
liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen,
cannot love God whom he has not seen. (1 John 4:20 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________

But what about The Ten Commandments? Aren't we supposed to obey them? Yes,
but The Ten Commandments are only an approximation of what God wants from
us. The Pharisees obeyed all of the Ten Commandments, yet God was very
displeased with them because they did not have love. The exact thing God
wants from us is that we should love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
Everything else depends on this.

But what about holiness? Aren't we supposed to avoid improper sex, etc.
and be pure and chaste? Aren't we supposed to deny our physical selves in
order to strengthen our spiritual selves? Maybe so, but our feeble
attempts at being holy do not even come close to God's high standards. To
Him, they are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). But if we have love for
others, God will overlook a multitude of our sins (1 Peter 4:8). And if we
forgive others of their offenses against us, He will forgive us of our
offenses against Him (Matthew 5:14-15). Love makes everything holy, since
God is love (1 John 4:8, 4:16).

So all of God's requirements for mankind boil down to this one command:
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." If you truly do this one thing
only, it is enough. It then doesn't matter if you fall short on some of
the dozens of others. But if you do not do this, all of the others
together are not enough. This is the big one, more important than all the
others combined.

_____________________________________________________________

If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture,
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
(James 2:8 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________

First Corinthians 13 emphasizes the primacy of love, even over faith
itself.

1 Corinthians 13 (KJC - The King James Bible, Clarified)

The Supreme Importance Of Love

13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I
could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I
give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

13:4 Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not
itself, is not puffed up,

13:5 Does not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinks no evil;

13:6 Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

13:7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.

13:8 Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall
fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.

13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in
part shall be done away.

13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish
things.

13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest
of these is love.

* * *

Other Scriptures also tell us that love for others is the most important
thing.

"Love For Others Fulfills The Law"

Galatians 5:14 (RSV)
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."

Romans 13:8 (RSV)
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves
his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:9 (RSV)
The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not
kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other
commandment, are summed up in this sentence, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."

Romans 13:10 (RSV)
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling
of the law.

James 2:8 (RSV)
If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture,
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.

Proverbs 10:12 (RSV)
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

1 Peter 4:8 (RSV)
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love
covers a multitude of sins.

The Golden Rule Puts The Law Of Love Into Action
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."
Jesus, as quoted in Matthew 7:12 (KJV)

If we love other people as ourselves, then how should we treat them? We
should treat them exactly as we would like to be treated! This is the
Golden Rule: "Treat others as you would like to be treated." The Golden
Rule puts The Law Of Love into action.
For more about The Golden Rule, please visit The Committee For The Golden
Rule. For specific ways to follow The Golden Rule, please visit The
Twenty-One Greatest Ideas In Human Relations.

Jesus Christ Makes It Possible To Follow The Law of Love
But what about Jesus? Where does Jesus Christ fit into this picture? If
love for neighbor is sufficient, then why do we need to accept Jesus
Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour?
Jesus Christ doesn't "fit into the picture." Jesus Christ IS the picture,
the perfect embodiment of Love.

By our own flawed human nature, it is almost impossible to love our
neighbor as we love ourselves. Maybe some few people can do it, but most
people cannot even come close. But when we accept Jesus Christ as our
Lord, His Holy Spirit enters us and dwells within us, transforming our
flawed nature into a more perfect nature, more like His own. Only then are
we fully able to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.

To accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, please visit
Gateway To Jesus. Then please visit Home Page For The New Christian, where
you will find helpful guidance for starting your new life in the Lord.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord!

May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.

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APPENDIX: Parable Of The Good Samaritan, which shows that all people
are our neighbor and Parable Of The Sheep And The Goats, which shows
that God counts our love for others as if it were love for Himself.

LUKE 10:25-37 (RSV)

The Good Samaritan
_____________________________________________________________

25
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,
saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal
life?"
26
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you
read?"
27
And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as
yourself."
28
And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and
you will live."
29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And
who is my neighbor?"
30
Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and
beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when
he saw him he passed by on the other side.
32
So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw
him, passed by on the other side.
33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was;
and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34
and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him
to an inn, and took care of him.
35
And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to
the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever
more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'
36
Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the
man who fell among the robbers?"
37
He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said
to him, "Go and do likewise."
_____________________________________________________________

MATTHEW 25:31-46 (RSV)

The Sheep And The Goats

_____________________________________________________________

31
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the
angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will
separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats,
33
and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the
goats at the left.
34
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 'Come,
O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world;
35
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and
you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited
me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
37
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see
thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
38
And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or
naked and clothe thee?
39
And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit
thee?'
40
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as
you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you
did it to me.'
41
Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from
me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels;
42
for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty
and you gave me no drink,
43
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you
did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not
visit me.'
44
Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see thee
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in
prison, and did not minister to thee?'
45
Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did
it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to
me.'
46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the
righteous into eternal life."
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Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of January 2, 2011 - Featuring, "Developing Your Relationship With Jesus" - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of January 2, 2011
Online Christian Worship Service
Featuring, "Developing Your Relationship With Jesus" - plus much more.

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Blessings to you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Worship Service, Featuring . . . "Developing Your Relationship With
Jesus," by Rev. Bill McGinnis

Invocation

Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.

Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.

Amen.

by William McGinnis,
Public Domain

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Opening Song - "Dear Lord And father Of Mankind"

"Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind"

Words, MIDI Music, and MP3 Reading of Lyrics
Words by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1872; music by Frederick C. Maker, 1887
(hymn tune REST). The MIDI sequence is Public Domain, by a person unknown
to me, obtained from DigitalHymnal.org

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/rest.mid - (Public
Domain)
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MP3 Readings Of The Poem (Both are Public Domain)
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This is one of my very favorite hymns, truly an inspired work of highest
spiritual and artistic merit, in both lyrics and music. I love it!

DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MANKIND
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Public Domain

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.

In simple trust like theirs who heard
Beside the Syrian sea
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word,
Rise up and follow thee.

O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silence of eternity
Interpreted by love !

With that deep hush subduing all
Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of thy call,
As noiseless let thy blessing fall
As fell thy manna down.

Drop thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!

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FEATURING
"Developing Your Relationship With Jesus"
A Continuing Process In The Practical Christian Life

ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP

The most important single thing you can do in your life is to establish a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ, in which He is your personal Lord
and Saviour, and you are His trusting follower. If you do this one thing,
you will find joy and happiness now and forever. If you do not do this one
thing, you will continue to deprive yourself of the many blessings God has
intended for you to receive. If you have not yet accepted Jesus as your
personal Lord and Saviour, you can do so now at our page =>
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This is the prayer for you to pray . . .

"Lord Jesus, I give myself to You, for You to be my only Lord and
Saviour. I renounce and repudiate all other loyalties, and
I desire no other Lord but You. Please come into me and
take control of my life. Mold me to Your will and to Your
use. I ask that You drive out all other spirits which conflict
with You in any way. I want to belong only to You, to be subject
only to You. I make this prayer to You, in Your name, the name of
Jesus. Amen."

AFFIRMING THE RELATIONSHIP

This is "The Lord's Prayer," an essential element in the life of a
practical Christian. We recommend that you pray this at least once a day,
and more often if needed. (Details at
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The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on Matthew 6:9-13

This is "The Apostles' Creed," a tried-and-true item to help keep you on
the right path. We recommened that you recite this once a day. (Details at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html)

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.
Amen.

* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

LIVING THE RELATIONSHIP

Try constantly to get more Holy Spirit into you.
In each Christian, the amount of Holy Spirit in us ebbs and flows,
sometimes more, sometimes less. The Holy Spirit is not simply "in us" or
"not in us." Once He is in us, we can be "more filled" with Him at some
times, "less filled" at others. As Christians, we love God and we want to
be filled with Him as much as possible all the time. So how do we do this?
How do we become more filled with the Holy Spirit?
The Bible identifies three ways:

Ask Him For More Of Himself

"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give
the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:13 RSV)

Act To Attract Him, Not To Grieve Him And Drive Him Away

"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were
sealed for the day of redemption." (Ephesians 4:30 RSV)

Partake Of Holy Communion

"He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in
me, and I in him." (John 6:56 RSV)

"Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and
blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples
and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
(Matthew 26:26 RSV

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God wants us to love Him and seek Him. If we ask for more of Him, He will
give it. In general, sin grieves the Holy Spirit and drives Him away. Love
pleases the Holy Spirit and attracts Him to us. When we please the Holy
Spirit, we draw Him into us in greater measure. Holy Communion is
extremely important, directly commanded by Jesus. We don't know how, but
it works to infuse us with more Holy Spirit.

For details, please see "How To Get More Holy Spirit" at =>
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Follow "The Law Of Love," which is, "Love all people as yourself."
The Bible states it very clearly, so there can be no possible
misunderstanding:

_____________________________________________________________

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________

And who is your neighbor? Everyone is your neighbor. This is shown in the
parable of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).
But what about love for God? Doesn't that come first? Yes, but God accepts
our love for others as if it were love for Himself. So when we love
others, we are loving Him at the same time. This is shown in the Parable
Of The Sheep And The Goats (Matthew 25:31-46).

But what about The Ten Commandments? Aren't we supposed to obey them? Yes,
but The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-20) are only an approximation of
what God wants from us. The Pharisees obeyed all of the Ten Commandments,
yet God was very displeased with them because they did not have love. The
exact thing God wants from us is that we should love all people as we love
ourselves. Everything else is subordinate to this.

Most Christians will recognize The Great Commandment as "Love God with all
your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself." If we realize that
everyone is our neighbor and that God accepts our love for others as if it
were love for Himself, then we find that "LOVE ALL PEOPLE AS YOURSELF" now
has become the simplest and clearest expression of God's basic law for all
Mankind!

"But how can we love all people as we love ourselves?," you may say. "It
goes against Human Nature, doesn't it? Most of us want to love ourselves
first, and our loved ones second, and everybody else not at all, right?"

Yes, it does go against Human Nature, which is seriously flawed to begin
with. And this is the root of all the problems we encounter in the world.
But God has provided a simple way for us to upgrade our flawed Human
Nature, by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, and filling
ourselves with His Holy Spirit. When we do this, our own desire is
transformed into God's desire, and we naturally want to do all things in
accordance with His basic law.

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Follow "The Golden Rule," which is, "Treat others as you would like to be
treated.""

The Golden Rule is expressed twice in the Bible, and these are its
clearest expressions, in the words of Jesus, translated.

"So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them;
for this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 RSV)

"And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them."
(Luke 6:31 RSV)

Properly applied, The Golden Rule provides the best possible solution to
any problem of human relationships.

The easiest way to apply The Golden Rule to real life is to ask yourself
the question "How would you like to be treated in similar circumstances?"
Then treat the other person that way.

BUT: You must also consider the impact of your actions on all other
people, not only those immediately before you. So if you give all of your
time or money to the needy person who asks you for help, you will be
depriving the other people who are depending on you for emotional or
financial support. You should balance your help in order to create the
greatest amount of human happiness.

A successful Golden Rule application will increase total human happiness,
not decrease it.

By following The Golden Rule, you are following The Law Of Love because by
treating others as you would like to be treated, you are loving others as
yourself! See! It all fits together!

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Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
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Benediction

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

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Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Internet Daily Chapel, Week Of December 26, 2010Including the exhortation, "Do Not Try To Think Too Much" - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel, Week Of December 26, 2010
Including the exhortation, "Do Not Try To Think Too Much" - plus much
more.

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Worship Service, Including . . .
the exhortation, "Do Not Try To Think Too Much," by Rev. Bill McGinnis

Invocation

Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.

Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.

Amen.

by William McGinnis,
Public Domain

www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org

Opening Song - "Dear Lord And father Of Mankind"

"Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind"
Words, MIDI Music, and MP3 Reading of Lyrics
Words by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1872; music by Frederick C. Maker, 1887
(hymn tune REST). The MIDI sequence is Public Domain, by a person unknown
to me, obtained from DigitalHymnal.org

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/rest.mid - (Public
Domain)
MP3 file of the music at
http://www.loveallpeople.org/dearlordandfather.mp3 - (Public Domain)
MP3 Readings Of The Poem (Both are Public Domain)
By Sweet-Talk Girl -
http://www.text-to-speech.org/dearlordandfatherofmankind.mp3
By Rev. Bill McGinnis -
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/dearlordandfather-read2.mp3