Sarah June Bonine

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“Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

Scripture

It is no use for you to get up early

    and stay up late,

working for a living.

    The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.

 Children are a gift from the Lord;

    babies are a reward.

 Children who are born to a young man

    are like arrows in the hand of a warrior. Psalms 127:2-4 NCV

Song

Let Mercy Lead by Rich Mullins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1QqrOfO3E0

Aidan you're young

But Aidan you're growing fast

Me and your mom

And all the love we have

We can only take you so far

As far as we can

But you'll need something more to guide your heart

As you grow into a man

Let mercy lead

Let love be the strength in your legs

And in every footprint that you leave

There'll be a drop of grace

If we can reach

Beyond the wisdom of this age

Into the foolishness of God

That foolishness will save

Those who believe

Although their foolish hearts may break

They will find peace

And I'll meet you in that place

Where mercy leads

Aidan the day

Aidan the day will come

You'll run the race

That takes us way beyond

All our trials and all our failures

And all the good we dream of

But you can't see yet where it is you're heading

But one day you'll see the face of love

Let mercy lead

Let love be the strength in your legs

And in every footprint that you leave

There'll be a drop of grace

If we can reach

Beyond the wisdom of this age

Into the foolishness of God

That foolishness will save

Those who believe

Although their foolish hearts may break

They will find peace

Where mercy leads

Let mercy lead

Let love be the strength in your legs

And in every footprint that you leave

There'll be a drop of grace

If we can reach

Beyond the wisdom of this age

Into the foolishness of God

That foolishness will save

Those who believe

Although their foolish hearts may break

They will find peace

And I'll meet you in that place

Let mercy lead

Let mercy lead

Let mercy lead

Sentence Prayer

Sarah

May your heart always be as soft as the hair on your head is right now.  Amen

On The Road Again

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The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Scripture

This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;

    ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and walk in it,

    and you will find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16

Song

On The Road Again  Willie Nelson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mckg0

On the road again -

Just can't wait to get on the road again.

The life I love is making music with my friends

And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again

Goin' places that I've never been.

Seein' things that I may never see again

And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again -

Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway

We're the best of friends.

Insisting that the world keep turning our way

And our way

is on the road again.

Just can't wait to get on the road again.

The life I love is makin' music with my friends

And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again

Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway

We're the best of friends

Insisting that the world keep turning our way

And our way

is on the road again.

Just can't wait to get on the road again.

The life I love is makin' music with my friends

And I can't wait to get on the road again.

And I can't wait to get on the road again.

Sentence Prayer

Father;

Bring me home rejoicing

At the wonders of your love

I have experienced!  Amen

PRAYER

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Prayer is our Christian duty. It is an expression of submission to God and dependence upon Him. For that matter, prayer is arguably the most objective measurement of our dependence upon God. Think of it this way. The things you pray about are the things you trust God to handle. The things you neglect to pray about are the things you trust you can handle on your own.  H.B. Charles Jr. It Happens After Prayer, Moody, 2013.

 Scripture

This is the confidence which we have [l]before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 John 5:14,15 NASB

Song

"Pray" by Sanctus Real

http://www.youtube.com/user/sanctusrealmusic?v=zrQHNQ0hwQE

I bow my head to pray, I don't know what to say

I'm not sure how to fix the things I'm dealing with

I'm in a desperate place, I need to share the weight

But I just don't know how, to let it all pour out

Though I'm silent, my heart is crying

Cause I was made to come to You

So I pray

God I need You more than words can say

Right here in this moment

You know my heart, You know my need

You know every part of me

So even if it's just to speak Your name

I'm gonna pray

I failed to find the time, but You've been calling out

I let the days go by as if I could live without

But it's gotta be here now, I won't be pulled away

Cause it's just You and I, so let the world around us fade

As I pray

God I need You more than words can say

Right here in this moment

You know my heart, You know my need

You know every part of me

So even if it's just to speak Your name

I'm gonna pray

I'm gonna pray

(Father)

Will You meet me here right now?

(Father)

I surrender, lay it down

(Father)

And every time I close my eyes

I know that I was made

To lift my hands and pray

I lift my hands and pray

You know my heart, You know my need

And every single part of me

So even if it's just to speak Your name

I'm gonna pray

I'm gonna pray

You know my heart, You know my need

You know every part of me

More than words, You are my life

Take it as an offering

Sentence Prayer

Be still and know that I am God.

Lord, Your words lead us to the

calmness and greatness of your presence. Amen

(http://www.sacredspace.ie/daily-prayer/2013-06-06)

MARRIAGE

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all good things take time to develop, and marriage, the best gift to lovers, requires more time for it’s development and completion than any other good thing.  lewis Mumford , PHILOSOPHY of modern life author.

Scripture

And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. 24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.[b] 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. 30 And we are members of his body.

 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. 33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:21-33 NLT

Song

"Wind Beneath My Wings" By Whitney Houston

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX3wCxlPMDg

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.

Sentence Prayer

Be Ever

In the embrace of the Father

Be Ever

In the embrace of the Son.

Be Ever

In the embrace of the Spirit

Be Ever

In the embrace of one another.  Amen

(Celtic Daily Prayer pg 214 from the Northumbria Community)

Barton Hallow

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Christianity is not the sacrifice we make, but the sacrifice we trust.  P.T. Forsyth

Scripture

He does not punish us for all our sins;

    he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him

    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

 He has removed our sins as far from us

    as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:10-12 NLT

Song

Barton Hollow by the Civil Wars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrOUwbsy12E

I'm a dead man walking here

But that's the least of all my fears

Ooh, underneath the water

It's not Alabama clay

That gives my trembling hands away

Please forgive me father

Ain't going back to Barton Hollow

Devil gonna follow me e'er I go

Won't do me no good washing in the river

Can't no preacher man save my soul

Did that full moon force my hand?

Or that un marked hundred grand?

Ooh, underneath the water

Please forgive me father

Miles and miles in my bare feet

Still can't lay me down to sleep

If I die before I wake

I know the Lord my soul won't take

I'm a dead man walking

I'm a dead man walking

Keep walking and running and running for miles

Keep walking and running and running for miles

Keep walking and running and running for miles

Ain't going back to Barton Hollow

Devil gonna follow me e'er I go

Won't do me no good washing in the river

Can't no preacher man save my soul       

Sentence Prayer

Knowing that God loves me unconditionally, I look honestly over the last day, its events and my feelings.  Do I have something to be grateful for? Then I give thanks. Is there something I am sorry for? Then I ask forgiveness.  (http://www.sacredspace.ie/daily-prayer/2013-06-02#Consciousness)

THY WORD

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The Word of Christ proves itself to be the word of God by it's loving energy and it's penetrating power 

A.T. Pierson

Scripture

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NASB

Song

Thy Word  By Amy Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_NMSH3hR8

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

When I feel afraid,

And think I've lost my way.

Still, you're there right beside me.

Nothing will I fear

As long as you are near;

Please be near me to the end.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

I will not forget

Your love for me and yet,

My heart forever is wandering.

Jesus by my guide,

And hold me to your side,

And I will love you to the end.

Nothing will I fear

As long as you are near;

Please be near me to the end.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

And a light unto my path.

You're the light unto my path.

Sentence Prayer

Father:

By your words I can see where I’m going;

    they throw a beam of light on my dark path.

I’ve committed myself and I’ll never turn back

    from living by your righteous order.

Everything’s falling apart on me, God;

    put me together again with your Word.

Festoon me with your finest sayings, God;

    teach me your holy rules.

My life is as close as my own hands,

    but I don’t forget what you have revealed.

The wicked do their best to throw me off track,

    but I don’t swerve an inch from your course.

I inherited your book on living; it’s mine forever—

    what a gift! And how happy it makes me!

I concentrate on doing exactly what you say—

    I always have and always will.  Amen

(Ps 119:105-112 Message)

Holy Spirit 17

1 Corinthians 6

Teacher’s notes

Hook: Have you ever heard the term unholy mess?

Where does the term come from?

In your mind what does it mean?

Changing a diaper at Starbucks

Ancient Hebrew Word Meanings

Holy ~ qadosh

By Jeff A. Benner

When we use the word holy, as in a holy person, we usually associate this with a righteous or pious person. If we use this concept when interpreting the word holy in the Hebrew Bible then we are misreading the text as this is not the meaning of the Hebrew word qadosh. Qadosh literally means "to be set apart for a special purpose". A related word, qedesh, is one who is also set apart for a special purpose but not in the same way we think of "holy" but is a male prostitute (Deut 23:17). Israel was qadosh because they were separated by the other nations as servants of God. The furnishings in the tabernacle were qadosh as they were not to be used for anything except for the work in the tabernacle. While we may not think of ourselves as "holy" we are in fact set apart from the world to be God's servants and representatives.  http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/27_holy.html

hagios: sacred, holy

Original Word: ἅγιος, ία, ον

Part of Speech: Adjective

Transliteration: hagios

Phonetic Spelling: (hag'-ee-os)

Short Definition: set apart, holy, sacred

Definition: set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.

40 hágios – properly, different (unlike), other ("otherness"), holy; for the believer, 40 (hágios) means likeness of nature with the Lord" because "different from the world."

The fundamental (core) meaning of 40 (hágios) is "different" – thus a temple in the 1st century was hagios ("holy") because different from other buildings (Wm. Barclay). In the NT, 40 /hágios ("holy") has the "technical" meaning "different from the world" because "like the Lord."

[40 (hágios) implies something "set apart" and therefore "different (distinguished/distinct)" – i.e. "other," because special to the Lord.]

One again you look into the word Holy that precedes Spirit and you find it is not Special righteousness or gifting that is a sign of Holy Spirit- it is doing things in a right manner!

Book: 1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Who is the subject ?

Verse 2 and other indications specifically to local believer at Corinth and applies to all Christians.

What in 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 is unholy-Not from God’s Holy Spirit?

Lawsuits

Asking Non-believers advice

Cheating

List of Sins

Where should disputes between believers be settled?

The Church

When The Kingdom of God Comes, who will not Inherit it?

How were we made right ?

Verse 11-What physical actions accompanied this?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Who is to be honored by our bodies?

Verse 20

What Subjects in these verses can be used for either Holy or Unholy purposes?

Food

Nutrition-Pleasure

Kosher laws

Quail

Sex

Man & Woman-  Hedonistic outlook

Temple

Hebrews-Other People

How Can we Honor God with our Bodies?

It is a practical way we Worship God, Hands can serve others, Knee can bend in prayer ETC.

In this chapter, give me two specific ways we can honor God with our body? 

Flee immorality and reconcile brother.

Where according to Paul are we united?

Sexual intercourse-greek word gluing two boards together

Holy or Unholy Sex is bonding spiritual experience?

How does this relate to Holy Spirit?

According to verse 17 same binding occurs when we pledge ourselves God, with the Holy Spiirt

When we use our bodies in Unholy ways after we have Accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior what are the consequences?

Holy Spirit is present to our Sin

Holy Spirit is Grieved

Holy Spirit is damaged

Holy Spirit is denigrated to Non-believers

Look: What is Holy & Unholy

Pride

Holy                                       Unholy

Gal 6:4                                  Gal 6:3

Alcohol

Holy                                       Unholy

1 Tim 5:23                            Ephesians 5:18

Material goods

Holy                       UnHoly

                                I Timothy 6:17

Took: Memorize

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19,20

Holy Spirit 17

1 Corinthians 6

Student Notes

Hook: Have you ever heard the term unholy mess?

Holy ~ qadosh

Hagios: sacred, holy

Book: 1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Who is the subject?

What in 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 is unholy-Not from God’s Holy Spirit?

Where Should disputes between believers be settled?

When The Kingdom of God Comes, who will not Inherit it?

How were we made right ?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Who is to be honored by our bodies?

What Subjects in these verses can be used for either Holy or Unholy purposes?

How Can we Honor God with our Bodies?

How does this relate to Holy Spirit?

When we use our bodies in Unholy ways after we have Accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior  what are the consequences?

Look: What is Holy & Unholy

Pride

Holy                                       Unholy

Alcohol

Holy                                       Unholy

Material goods

Holy                       UnHoly

                               

Took: Memorize

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19,20

 Holy Spirit 17

1 Corinthians 6

Self-Study

Monday

Read http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/27_holy.html

Take out your Bible concordance and look up at least 5 references to Holy

When we use the term Holy Spirit what are we saying ?

Tuesday

Read Psalms 51:11, What were some of the sins that had deadened or grieved the Holy Spirit in David’s life?

Read Isaiah 63:10  In This passage what grieved the Holy Spirit?

Any similarities to 1 Corinthians 6?

Wednesday

Read http://biblesuite.com/greek/40.htm

Read 1 Corinthians 6 and ask yourself what is unholy and holy in this Chapter?

Thursday

Meditate on 1 Corinthians 6:11.  Ask yourself what is the word Picture Paul is drawing?

Titus 3:3-5

Acts 2: 38,39

Friday

Read 1 Corinthians 6 & Titus 3

What are some indications of being filled with Holy Spirit?

Saturday 

Read 1 Corinthians 6:18, 19 &1 Corinthians 3:16,17

What are some of the similarities?

What are the differences?

Sunday:

What or Where is God’s temple today?

Matthew 12:6

Ephesians 2:21

1 Peter 2

Revelation 21:22

HEAVEN

Snippet

The dead. No more’n a breath.  You let the last one go and you’re with them again. William Kent Kreuger  Ordinary Grace Pg 305

Scripture

so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28 NIV

Song

Heaven Not So Far Justin Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GAUgjpDQA

Every day I drive to work across Flint River bridge

A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpa fished

There's a piece of his old fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road

He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was twenty years ago

And what I wouldn't give

To ride around in that old truck with him

If heaven wasn't so far away

I'd pack up the kids and go for the day

Introduce them to their grandpa

Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks

I'd find my long lost cousin John

The one we left back in Vietnam

Show him a picture of his daughter now

She's a doctor and he'd be proud

Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days

In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave

Yeah, and losing them wouldn't be so hard to take

If heaven wasn't so far away

I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99

And I'd find my bird dog Bo and take him huntin' one more time

I'd ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53

And Janis to sing the second verse of "Me and Bobby McGee"

Sit on a cloud and visit for a while

It'd do me good just to see them smile

If heaven wasn't so far away

I'd pack up the kids and go for the day

Introduce them to their grandpa

Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks

I'd find my long lost cousin John

The one we left back in Vietnam

Show him a picture of his daughter now

She's a doctor and he'd be proud

Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days

In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave

Yeah, and losing them wouldn't be so hard to take

If heaven wasn't so far

If heaven wasn't so far

If heaven wasn't so far away

So far away

So far away

Sentence Prayer

Jesus,

The one sent from heaven

This day remind me how far heaven is

And how close it is as well.  Amen