Where have I been?

Well, I know that I haven't been writing much for this month. Yes, I have been busy reading and doing odds and ends job. There isn't any thing to brag about!

This early this month, I have been to The Glory of Christ Conference. I have learned a lot during this conference that some of the churches got together as well as our church, (Christ Baptist Church of Wilson) that we do every year. Here is the link to this The Glory of Christ Conference sermons that is available online. There we got another book by John Owen that is The Glory of Christ. I am looking forward to read his book as soon as I finish reading other books. This is my third John Owen's book. I love to read his book.

Yes, I am still reading a lot of books and blogs too. I am still currently reading Girls Gone Wise in the World Gone Wild by Mary A. Kassian (I am reading this for my pleasure). I need to catch up blogging about this wonderful book. I would encourage you all girls and women and including married women too to read this wonderful book. It is a true eyes opener. I am so thankful for this wonderful book too!

The God Who is There by D.A. Carson (I am reading this with the Care Group with my Wonderful church family). I am also reading The Mortification of Sin by John Owen (I am reading this for Wednesday night at Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church).

Oh, of course, I have been eating His Word daily too. I am doing a lot better this year than I did last year. This wonderful Bible Reading Plan does really help me a lot. We all do need to be eating His Word Daily!

As for reading the blogs online, I do have a lot of wonderful blogs that I love to read from. Some of the blogs, I do get their email to keep me updated.

With all the talk about Rob Bell, I am currently reading or watch video what is going on and whatever blogs/video against Rob Bell's message or book too. I am trying to collect all of the blogs/video that is about Rob Bell's new book called Love Wins. I am also praying for those who believe in the false gospel will come to know the truth and come to Christ alone. Without any questions of doubt, I know that Rob Bell isn't preaching the truth.

I might be blogging more about Rob Bell or be posting post linking to a great website against Rob Bell's fault messages. We all need to be standing firm for Christ and the truth too.

I forgotten to mention about that I also have been working in my garden for this year too. I might post something on this too.

Hungry to eat His Word,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

The Heidelberg Catechism #1

Today at Christ Baptist Church of Wilson, we all were eating Hebrews 9:27-28 (To listen to Justin's sermon on this). (Update: Here is the link to Justin's blog: 4 True Truths from Hebrews 9:27-28)

27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:27-28 ESV

And then we all are learning something new too that is Heidelberg Catechism Question #1 that I want to share with you all. I want you to think about it and understand the meaning of it too.

What is your only comfort in life and in death?

That I am not my own,
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.

Hungry to eat His Word,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Bible Reading Checklist

I had to share this blog with you about the Bible Reading Checklist post from my pastor, Justin Childers.

There are many way to read the Bible Through out the year daily. Please read my recent and old posts about Bible Reading Plan.

I really do want to encourage you all to read the Bible Daily through out the year. We all do need to be eating His Word daily.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

God Revealed Conference!

I am so thankful that I was able to attend all of the God Revealed Conference! I had learned a lot through this wonderful conference. I do want to encourage you all to listen to this on audio online and read some of the blog that is related to this wonderful conference.

Here is information about this God Revealed Conference. (This is up for a little while).

To listen to all of the conference please go to this link: God Revealed Conference Audio

As far as I know there are two blogs about this conference that you can read.

Justin Childers on The Knowability of God (The outline of his sermon.)

Justin Nale on The Doctrine of the Trinity (This is a very long one and not just the outline.)

I know that I am always looking forward for the next conference to go to and just can't wait for this. Please do continue to pray for this wonderful godly man who does desire to continue to preach His Word and to share with us.

I want to thank to all of them for this wonderful conference, and their time to do this conference, and preaching His Word. HT: Justin Childers, Justin Nale, Jonathan Brooks, Jason Gault (I don't have his blog link yet, and Lord willing, I will post his blog link on this.), Jim Upchurch, and Dan Rolfe.

If you don't have any church home, please do come and taste and see that the Lord is good at one of their church or come to Christ Baptist Church of Wilson.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Bible Read in 2010

This year, 2009 is my first year to read the whole Bible for the first time on my own! It is a true blessing to do that. I had been using The One Year Bible ESV. I can't wait to finish it tomorrow night (Dec 31st).

Lord willing in the 2010, I will be reading through NASB updated (can't find the '77 that isn't updated), but I couldn't find The One Year Bible NASB in hardback and brand new. So, someone gave me enough money for me to buy NASB that isn't a Study Bible. I will be reading this throughout the year with the One Year Plan bookmark for that.

I am aware of Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan, and I do think that is great. I rather read every day instead of skipping days.

I would encourage other to read the Bible throughout the year in

Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan

the One Year Bible Plan

ESV Bible Reading Plan.

Justin's blog

Randy's blog

Justin Taylor's blog and another one from Justin Taylor's blog .

We all need to be hungry to eat His Word daily.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

HT: Justin Childers; Randy Alston; Justin Taylor

Merry Christmas Greeting or Happy Holiday Greeting?

As for me, I love Christmas within the true meaning of Christmas! We can't afford to let the Grinch to steal the true meaning of Christmas. We all need to put on the Whole Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20 ESV) to stand firm against the spirit of Grinch out there. We all need to be Linus Van-Pelt to explain the true meaning of Christmas.

I am not into Happy Holiday greeting. I rather say Merry Christmas to everyone. To me, it is offensive if someone or Christian says Happy Holiday to me especially when they know me well! All of my greeting card, or e-card, or email will have Merry Christmas and His Word in them. I don't like getting greeting card, or e-card, or email with Happy Holidays greeting without His Word.

I am having a very hard time working at secular bookstore where the Grinch are at. I am in the "dog house" in a way when someone claimed that I didn't greet her. I am 'Guerite the Greeter. (My real nickname is 'Guerite which pronoun "Greet"). I always greet everyone. I don't know what had happened to that secret shopper which put me in the dog house.

I only reserve Merry Christmas greeting to those that I know that will not be offensive to them. I know most of my customers whether I can say it or not. They too know me.

If I don't know them, I would greet them differently in positive way such as "What a beautiful day!" and many uplifting greeting.

As I am reflecting my old job that I used to have. I had worked with a lot of Hindu people. One of the Hindu men was so happy and greeting everyone including his people, Merry Christmas so boldly like we ought to. I had to stop and to think about him to wonder more about how do they celebrate Christmas even though they do embraces another religion or gods.

I had witness to him with the tract in his language in Hindi. Then he had given the tract to his daughter after he had read it. Seed had been planted there. I do miss seeing him and other Hindu workers at the old job. I rather work with them than to work with the secular bookstore where the Grinch are at.

I would encourage you all to read the history in the 17th century when they couldn't celebrate Christmas for almost 20 years. Read No Christmas? It is a wonderful article to read.

Let us stand firm against the spirit of Grinch who stole the true meaning of Christmas. We all need to be Celebrating Him all year round.

I had added a poll on the left side of the blog. Please click on one of the following: Merry Christmas, or Happy Holiday, or No greeting but Be a Grinch!

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

10 Things that I'd like to do in the next 10 Years!

I am writing this post because of my Pastor Justin's blog and other friends' blog what they would like to do in lifetime, or in the next 10 years.

Now, I am going to do mine what 10 Things that I'd like to do this year, in the next 10 years, and in my life time, Lord willing.

10 things that I'd like to do this year, Lord willing:
1) Find a better job with fix schedule with better benefit within this year, or when the Lord open the door for me. The soonest the better, but His timing is far better than my timing.
2) Finish reading the whole Bible this year and repeat next year and years to come.
3) Clean out my house and get rid of somethings. (I am doing a little bit at a time daily.) I might have Yard Sale.
4) Go to the beach with my dog, Jacob for his first time. He is going on 12 years old, but he still act like a puppy.
5) Lose a little bit of my weight. Start exercise again and keep at it.
6) Finish reading about 5 more books this year. (In most books, I am not a fast reader. In some case, I am a fast reader.) About 12 books a year or a little bit more depending what kind of job schedule I have.
7) Get rid of bad habits with Christ help and focus more on Christ and be more Christ-like. This is on going for lifetime progress.
8) Be Bold as a Lion and to witness other to Christ.
9) Invite more people to come to Christ Baptist Church of Wilson.
10) Continue to cut down my budget and avoid credit cards. (I still use Firestone for my FORD which spell Fixed Often Repair Daily.)

10 things that I'd like to do in the next 10 years, Lord willing:
1) Get a BA or BS degree especially in Biblical Studies through Moody or College at Southeastern. First, get the basic AA degree at Wilson Community College.
2) Pay off my debt if I do have a better paying job by then, Lord Willing!
3) Fishing again with fishing buddy.
4) Have a golf friend to golfing with me for fun.
5) Learn to understand basic Greek and Hebrews.
6) Learn to read and speak Spanish.
7) Lord willing, for me to have a wonderful godly husband.
8) Go oversea and volunteer to help.
9) Adopt child(ren).
10) Be on the board for Wilson Pregnancy Center and continue to support Wilson Pregnancy Center.

In my lifetime Lord willing:
1) Go to Israel for the first time.
2) Go to St. Andrews, Scotland and play a round or two in golf.
3) Lord willing, get a Master Degree in Biblical Studies.
4) Be debt free!
5) Lead a Bible Study Group with women.
6) Get another Golden Retriever and a kitty-cat.
7) Be a better house keeper. This is one of my weakest area. I have to work on that.
8) Go to CID reunion which I had never been to one yet since I graduated from CID in 1980.
9) Go to Alaska.
10) Work or Volunteer in the Library.

Can you share with us what is your goal or what you'd like to do for this year, in the next 10 years or in your lifetime?

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Just 5 Books!

I am writing this blog because of two blogs in my Pastor Justin's blog. One of my wonderful friends, Lisa asked Justin by email a question: "I'm still wresting with book choices. If you only had five non-scholarly/non-commentary books with you during the next three years what would you choose?"

It is about what 5 books to take oversea with you when you will be away for 3 years or longer on away from home trip. Read both of his blog:
Just 5 Books
Book Giveaway: Just 5 Books

I am so thankful for the computer technology nowadays because we do have access to a lot of things online just as Bible online and many more. ESV Study Bible is online, and all of John Piper's books are online. I do hope that all of his books is online. Although, I prefer to read it in book form, and I can be content to have it online instead of book form. That would be a real challenge for me.

Among my 5 books and in addition taking my Bible, I would be taking my ESV Bible which I need to eat daily. We all need to be eating His Word daily!

First of all, I would rather take books what would help me to witness to other or to understand their belief or their doctrine. This isn't easy to list what books to take with me if I am going oversea for mission trip for 3 years.

1) Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem. I am currently reading this one. Great book to have and helpful when you come across with someone with different view or doctrine.

2) Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know by Elliot Grudem and his dad, Wayne.(That is available in Kindle edition) This would help me as I educated a new believer for Christ. I haven't read this book yet. I would love to get this.

3) The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller. I haven't read this one, but I do believe this will help me in witnessing to other and to understand their struggle with belief.

4) Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges. I need this for me and to be able use it for His Glory. I don't have this book or haven't read it yet.

5) Growing in God's Spirit by Jonathan Edwards. I haven't read that and want to be continuing to be growing in God's Spirit. Also thought this would also help me to minister to other to come to grow in Him.

Beside all this: I would get Dictionary from Franklin that does have other languages in electronic form that I can learn from. This would be better than a book form and easy to carry it every where. I do have this one from them.

Now, since I wouldn't be able to take all the books or Bible with me oversea. I would include Palm Pilot, or i-Pod, or Blackberry, or Kindle. That way I can have more books that I want to read from. Although, I do prefer in book form instead of that electronic stuff. Yes, I would be taking digital camera with me. I don't have one though. Also I would be taking my lap top computer! I don't have that one but do have a desk top one.

I want to encourage you all to enter into the contest to win a free book from Justin.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Blogs about John Calvin!

There is a lot of wonderful blogs about John Calvin today in honor of his 500th birthday.

I want to share those wonderful blogs with you all!

Happy 500th Birthday John Calvin!

Calvin's 500th Birthday

Withering and the Word: John Calvin at 500

Born to Gerald: Life of Calvin, Part 1 (Please do continue to read other Part when it comes out after Part 1).

Celebrating Calvin's Birthday for Christ

I am sure there will be a lot more blog about John Calvin later today. It is still early this morning.

There is a John Calvin's blog online too: Calvin 500

There is a lot of books about John Calvin, or the books that he wrote that I would love to read them.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Updated at 2:15pm

Study the Gospel

I want to share with you a blog by Justin Childers, my pastor that is about Study the Gospel. It is a great post to share with you all.

I want to encourage you all to study the Gospel and be hungry eat His Word.

I have learned a lot as I am eating His Word and reading godly Christian books too that preach the Gospel.

Hungry to eat His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Psalm 119 and Challenge to Memorize His Word!

Yesterday, I was so blessed to hear three sermons on Psalm 119 and the whole thing! Yes, it is a longest Psalm.

It was divided into three parts (four parts). (The link to portion of the Psalm is to read the Psalm online, and the link to the title of the sermons is to download and listen to it online.)

All the passage is from ESV (English Standard Version) and http://www.esv.org/ which is one of my favorite Bible translations.

The first part is Psalm 119:1-48 as a daily Psalm reading.
Tim Dale, our elder of Christ Baptist Church of Wilson (CBCW) preached from Psalm 119:49-96, Profitable Plan.
Justin Childers, our pastor and elder preached from Psalm 119:97-136, Challenge 2009: Love God's Word. Here is Justin's blog about Psalm 119 Sunday.
Jonathan Brooks, our associate pastor and elder preached from Psalm 119:137-176, Great Peace.

Here is another Great Challenge for us this coming year 2009. We will continue to memorizing His Word.
1) We will finish memorizing John 15.
2) We will memorize Isaiah 53.
3) We will memorize James 1.

Here is the link to Justin's blog about Memorizing God's Word Together in 2009.

Early this year 2008, we had memorized Psalm 96, and John 14, and still currently working on John 15. Last year, 2007, we had memorized Psalm 34 and Romans 8.

Let us eat His Word this coming year and many years to come!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Justin Childers, my wonderful Pastor!

I got this challenge to write this on my blog about Justin Childers, my wonderful pastor at Christ Baptist Church of Wilson, from Abraham Piper's blog, who is the son of John Piper of Desiring God.

There are so many reasons why I am so thankful for Justin Childers, my wonderful pastor.
1) He is always hungry to eat His Word. Jer. 15:16
2) He does preached Bible-Saturated ~ His Word. 2 Timothy 4:2
3) He does preached God-centered Focus, Christ-centered Focus, and Cross-centered Focus. 1 Cor. 1:23a, 1 Cor 2:2
4) He does preached expository and not story-telling way.
5) He does encourage us to apply His Word to our life for Christ by sharing what the Bible had to say.
6) I am ever hungry to learn from Justin what he had learn from eating His Word.
7) I always look forward going to church and knowing that I will be hearing the Word and applying to my life.

There is so many to list why I am so thankful for Justin.

Thank you! Justin for being our pastor at Christ Baptist Church of Wilson. Also thank you for preaching His Word every Sunday and Wednesday night.

We at the small care group, (my pastor is in another small care group), always love to talk about how much you had pointed out the passages that hadn't gotten our attention before. We all have learn so much about His Word through your wonderful sermons.

Again, Justin, Thank you for leaving Texas and bigger church to come to Wilson, NC (which seems to be a very small city) to be our pastor and start a new church when there were just a handful of people (9 of us). (I believe there were 7 of us, but I counted 9).

I would encourage you to listen to his wonderful sermons and read his wonderful blog too.

Hungry to eat His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Do You Really, Really Love Jesus?

Here is the link to my pastor's blog about Do You Really, Really Love Jesus?

I thought this is interesting blog to share. Plus I had seen an chain emaill about this too.

Hungry to eat His Word, (I need to eat more of His Word.)
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

The Cross of Christ #2

Today we had Tuesday Morning Theology Breakfast, and it was wonderful. I did like to share with you all my pastor's link about this: The Cross of Christ.

This was a very challenge chapter to read. A lot different from reading John Piper's book.

I am looking forward to read the next chapter that is Why did Christ die? That is the 2nd chapter.

Hungry to learn more and to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

The Wish List!

Yes! I do have a wish list online. It is so wonderful to have that.

I thought that you might like to know that I am making a wish list through Amazon. My name on that is BoldLion. I did some and haven't added all that I would love to have yet.

I am working on the wish list through Westminster Bookstore. I haven't finish that one yet. I don't know if other can see my wish list from that site yet. It will be under a different name unless I figure out how to put it under BoldLion. I recently learned about this wish list from my pastor's blog : The New Wishlist feature .

I do have my Library Thing online. It is incomplete, but you can see what I have. It is under Guerite and not as BoldLion. I am putting in the information a little bit at a time since I don't have a job. There are some books on my Library Thing that I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

I love The Peanuts Gang books, but I do not like Robert L. Short's books for a very good reason. I do have several of his books, but I didn't like how he had written it.

I love to read and read all the time. I am learning a lot as I am reading godly books. I still have a lot of books that I haven't read yet.

Bookworm for Christ Alone!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Sudoku!

Have you ever play Sudoku?

I have, and I am getting addicted to that. I started this year on that and look forward to that every day (expect for Sunday) in the Wilson Daily Times newspaper. I do plead guilty on that.

It is amazing how we can be so addicted to a lot of other things such as Sudoku, but His Word.

I know that we all need to be addicted to His Word and always continue to look forward to studying His Word, meditating on His Word, memorizing His Word, and eating His Word daily. I have failed on that times to times.

We all need to hold each other accountable what we are doing in our lives.

I need to be eating His Word more daily! I am not eating enough.

I did like to share my pastor's blog online: Nibbling and Feasting

Let us be feasting on His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

When I Don't Desire God (Part 2)

Sometimes last year, I wrote a post about When I Don't Desire God by John Piper that I had read. On June 4th in our Wednesday night small (growing) group, we were reading When I Don't Desire God, chapter 8 on How to Wielding the Word in the fight for Joy (Musing, Memorizing, and the Message of God) It is so wonderful to be reminded again and again how much we all do need to Wielding the Word in the fight for Joy! I am so thankful for our pastor, Justin Childers to have this reminder that we all need.

I would encourage you all to read my Pastor Justin's blog: Wielding the Word

If you don't have this book, I would encourage you all to get this book.

Are you hungry to eat His Word and to mussing, memorizing, and hearing/eating the message of God?

Hungry to eat His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Psalm 96:1 ESV

I am memorizing Psalm 96:1 this week. We at Christ Baptist Church of Wilson are currently memorizing Psalm 96 and one verse for each week and will start on John 14 and part of John 15 for the rest of this year. Last year, we did Psalm 34 and Roman 8 which is a challenging one. It is not impossible to do it with the Lord's help.

I do encourage you all to do the same thing or use different scriptures to have its stored in your heart and memorize His Word. Please do make this as your New Year goal, and you will be bless to do this.

Read my pastor's blog on: Delight in God's Word
Listen to my pastor's sermon: Delight in God's Word

I am doing something that I haven't done before. I normally use index card for each verse and keep them in my pocket, as I am memorizing His Word. I can't do that while I am on the road. So therefore, I got Post-it index card in paper weight and not the index card weight, and I am writing a verse for each week and post it on my sun divider that I have down all the time. This will help me, as I see His Word on that, as I am on the road. Also, I put that on my computer at home. I wish that I can at work, but the rule will not allow me to do this since October 2005. That is okay because I can keep my index card in my pocket.

Happy New Year!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Happy Birthday, Jesus! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Let us celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and all year round! Let us also explore the Bible that is His Word why Jesus came into the world.

Please go to my pastor's blog: Incarnation and Redemption: A Meditation on 1 Tim. 1:15
Please go to my pastor's sermon and listen: Christ Came to Save Sinners

15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:15-17 ESV

The Birth of Jesus Christ
2:1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the
city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels
8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,according to your word;30 for my eyes have seen your salvation31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,and for glory to your people Israel.”
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. Luke 2:1-38 ESV

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday, Jesus!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Living The Cross Centered Life

I want to encourage you all to read a book that is Living The Cross Centered Life "Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing" by C.J. Mahaney.

Sometime ago, someone gave me this book and, I truely have enjoy reading his book. I also had read his other book before this book that is The Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney.

This book teach us how to live our life focus on the Cross and the Gospel and never move away from the Cross.

How do you keep the flame of the gospel passion burning brightly in the drizzle of real life?

Preach the Gospel to yourself
Memorize the Gospel
Pray the Gospel
Sing the Gospel
Review how the Gospel has changed you
Study the Gospel
(taken from Living The Cross Centered Life in page 132-144)

You can get this book from www.SovereignGraceMinistries.com

Read my Pastor's post about this book: Book Recommendation: Living The Cross Centered Life

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, ... For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:1,3 ESV

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 ESV

Let keep the Gospel burning in your heart and encourage others to do the same thing!

Hungry to eat His Word and focus on the Cross!

'Guerite ~ BoldLion