July 1, 2010

“Another”

Blessings folk!

I continue to be drawn to a thought that we have covered many times before.
I believe that it is a clarion call to the Body of Christ today.

A day does not pass that I am not challenged by this truth.

The challenge often comes through the various communications of the day with different communities - emails, tweets, Facebook posts, website, new sources…

If one were suddenly to appear in our community…
If one had no knowledge of “church”
Then one would assume that the Kingdom of God consists of:

• buildings
• programs
• activities
• theological pride
• theological arguments
• “purist isolationism” (we have the truth...everyone else is wrong)
• pursuit of material things (if you do right, God will give you stuff!)
• adoration of select individuals (idol worship of “my pastor&rdquo
• manipulation of people...in the name of the Lord (literally witchcraft)
• debt...in the name of the Lord (What part of Proverb 22:7 do they not understand. “The rich rules over the poor and the borrower becomes the lender's slave.&rdquo
• slick charlatans who promote themselves and their strategies...in the name of the Lord
• “pumped” (how many times have I heard leadership use that word?) for the “worship service”

Folk, none of this should surprise us.

The Lord warned us.

He told us about the charlatans… (Read all of 2 Peter soon)

2 Peter 2
 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
He told us about the arguments

2 Timothy 2
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

I could go on...and on...an on…

But, hear what the Lord says…

John 13
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

All men will know we are the disciples of the Lord Jesus by our love one to one another.

Not by our love of God!
By our love one to another.

Not by good deeds.
By our love one to another.

Not by...anything…
By our love one to another.

If we are not loving one another empowered by the Holy Spirit then we are fools.
We are deceiving ourselves.
We are false believers before the world.

No wonder that I can state, without reservation, that the number one reason that folk in our community do not “go to church” is “because they have been there.”

Too often those professing to “be the church” look/behave no different than those of the world.

Today, if you are a believer, manifest the Holy Spirit to all...especially one to another.

Love one another.

Wait!

Who are “one another”?

Tomorrow…

Thought I’d post a listing of some of the various websites, social networks and the like that I have going. Join me. Check ‘em out often.

Why so many? (More on the way!)

Fish’n with many lines!

Blessings!

Websites
Dale’s - http://www.dalemoore.tv
Dale’s Piano Studio - http://www.dalespiano.com
Victory Park - http://www.victoryparkmusic.com
Dyson Hammer - http://www.dysonhammer.com
Prayerline - http://www.prayerline.tv
“Answers” TV - http://www.answers.blip.tv
“Prayerline” TV - http://www.prayerline.blip.tv
“Alabama Precept” - http://www.alabamaprecept.blip.tv


Social Networks

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/dalealanmoore
Alabama Precept Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/29odooc
Answers Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/268j7oa
Prayerline Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/358moc2
Dyson Hammer Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/2wd5c2a
Jubilee Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/23nf6p2
Twitter -
Dale’s - http://www.twitter.com/dalealanmoore
Prayerline - http://www.twitter.com/prayerline
Dyson Hammer - http://www.twitter.com/dysonhammer
Victory Park - http://www.twitter.com/victoryparksong
Jubilee Cullman - http://twitter.com/jubileecullman

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/jubileeprecept

Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jubileeprecept/v3

Justin.tv - http://www.justin.tv/prayerline

Email
dale@dalemoore.tv

Telephone
256.887.9088