PHYSICAL

 The first level of attraction that people experience is physical attraction.  All of your senses are involved.  Your eyes are attracted to the body. Your ears are attracted to someone’s voice and laughter.  You nose is attracted to a person’s fragrance.  You are attracted to someone’s touch.  Does this leave a good taste in your mouth or not?

If anyone of these senses leaves a bad taste in your mouth, it deteriorates the chance of a good relationship based on your first encounter.  Physical attraction is based on the outside.  You base this mostly on gut-feelings, without much thought.

Have A Little Faith

Mitch Albom

Pg.144

The only difference between ‘marital’ and ‘martial’ is where u put the ‘I’

Pg.145

Don't let your worries get the best of you.  Remember, Moses started out as a basket case.

Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited until you try to sit in their pews.

Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

1 & 2: Digestive System — Eat less processed or junk food, reduce the amount of fat in your diet, step up water intake and opt for cooling things like cucumbers.

3: Liver — Cut out the alcohol, greasy food and dairy. This is the zone where food allergies also show up first, so take a look at your ingredients. Besides all this, do 30 minutes of light exercise every day and get adequate sleep so your liver can rest.

4 & 5: Kidneys — Anything around the eyes (including dark circles) point to dehydration. Drink up!

Jesus Remains With Us

Getting Through Hard Times

Carol Wimmer (found at: http://www.carolwimmer.com/)

When I say..."I am a Christian" 
I'm not shouting "I am saved" 
I'm whispering "I get lost!" 
"That is why I chose this way."

B. The Reality of Suffering

   1. (12-18) his condition

12 Many bulls encompass me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me; 13 they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my breast; 15 my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death. 16 Yea, dogs are round about me; a company of evildoers encircle me; they have pierced my hands and feet-- 17 I can count all my bones-- they stare and gloat over me; 18 they divide my garments among them, and for my raiment they cast lots.

The Psalmist returns to his complaint. In very stylized and poetic language he describes his pain. It sounds like he might be facing impending death due to a creeping disease. Anyone who has watched the horrible progression of cancer in a loved one understands the language here, and the feelings of isolation and abandonment! We are still not sure what the problem is. But we know it is serious.

   2. (19-21) his petition

 19 O LORD, be not far off! You who are my help, hasten to my aid! 20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog! 21 Save me from the mouth of the lion, my afflicted soul from the horns of the wild oxen!

I. Introduction

A. April 19: grief and pain

I don’t have to tell you that today is the second Anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. And I certainly don’t have to tell you how devastating that tragedy was for our community. Hardly anyone in Oklahoma City was not touched in some way by the bombing. I had a student in class who lost her mother. I preached the Sunday after the bombing in a church that lost two members who had worked in the Credit Union.

要常走出自己認為安全的區域，這也是靈修重要課題。 ----從音樂到靈修----

【別在擅長領域待太久】
佳音Love聯播網

一位音樂系的學生走進練習室。鋼琴上，擺放著一份全新的樂譜。「