Conrad's Concerns!

Observing Phillip - commenting on Acts 8"26-40

2010-03-18T01:00:00Z

Green Zone!

2010-03-17T01:20:00Z

I am now Cinch Casting! You can follow me if you want. Lots more real time (almost) stuff! Find out what the MostRadicalManEver is doing!

Ramblings about Groceries, George Foreman and Hitler!

2010-03-11T23:56:00Z

The Dry Church!

2010-03-10T23:26:00Z

In this podcast, I discuss the dry church. I also discuss my frustration with my frustration with it!

Conrad's Concerns!

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Mortal Sown (1 Corinthians 15)

2010-03-08T22:07:00Z

Watching the "Book of Eli" reminded me of how we are to be living sacrifices. Our bodies are for one purpose: To be sown for the Kingdom!

Are your roots showing?

2010-03-07T04:39:00Z

In this video I discuss fruit and it's root! Let us examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith!

Carnal Bible Study???

2010-02-26T03:37:00Z

I was just blowing off some steam. Frustrated with how I carnally
climbed out on a limb and had to come back to the Vine of Jesus!

Scriptures Mentioned in the video:

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away.

Luke 13:33 Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the
following day, for it is impossible that a prophet should die outside
of Jerusalem.’

John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye
abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in
me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me
ye can do nothing.

Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin
against thee.

Numbers 5:2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the
camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is
defiled by the dead:

Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Leviticus 14:5and the priest shall command them to kill one of the
birds in an earthen vessel over running water. 6 He shall take the
living bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet stuff and the hyssop,
and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was
killed over the running water; 7 and he shall sprinkle it seven times
upon him who is to be cleansed of leprosy; then he shall pronounce him
clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

Leviticus 15:13“And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his
discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his
cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his body in
running water, and shall be clean.

Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and
the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the
heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

John 16:13 “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will
guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority,
but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to
come.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and
drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.

Salvation 101- Ending the Debate!

2010-02-21T00:47:00Z

Salvation 101. Either you know Jesus or you don’t. Pretty simple.

Here are some helps.

Know = Gnosko (“knew” in Matt 7:23)

G1097 γινώσκω ginōskō

ghin-oce'-ko

A prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely), in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as shown at left, with others not thus clearly expressed): - allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) known (-ledge), perceive, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.

Mat 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Jacki79 on prayer!

2010-02-20T06:46:00Z

Jacki79 is an awesome spirit led preacher teacher. This video compelled me to do a bible study for confirming scriptures. There were many more scriptures that God brought to my remembrance, but here are a few.

I indicated some time stamps so you could follow along!

Eph 6:18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Col 4:2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

:50 Hannah prayed in her heart only.
1Sa 1:13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

1:05 Praying in secret, quiet place
Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

1:33 bring your pen and note book
God wants us to write down our revelations (see Rev 1:1; Isa 8:1; Hab 2:2-3)

1:50 Prayer of faith!
Jas 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

2:07 … and boldness!
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

Renew Mind! Romans 12:2

2:35 seeking God (whole bunch of references!) with repentance!
Jas 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners! And purify your hearts, double minded ones!

2:48 Confess to the Lord!
Psa 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

3:04 giving thanks
Php 4:6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Eph 5:20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

3:20 Praise with the lips!
Heb 13:15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

3:35 Praying in the power of the Holy Spirit!
Jud 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

3:47 Praying in tongues
1Co 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

4:18 Lifting Holy Hands!
1Ti 2:8 I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

4:45 Come as a child!
Luk 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

5:00 Humble approach to prayer
Jas 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

5:15 looking unto Jesus!
Heb 12:2 looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

5:25 watching in prayer!
Eph 6:18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Col 4:2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

5:40 Hearing His voice!

Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

6:18 On your knees?
Daniel prayed on his knees (Dan 6:10)
Peter kneeled (Acts 9:40)
Stephen kneeled (Acts 7:60)
Solomon kneeled (2 Chron 6:13)

Etc.. kneeling seems customary, but not necessary.

Pulbican stood (Luke 8:13)
Stand praying (Mark 11:25)

6:35 Face to the ground under the presence of God!
Job hit the ground under the presence of God (Job 1:19,20)

7:20 Praying for the brethren!
Jas 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Thanks Jacki79!

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2010-02-19T16:25:00Z

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Jesus Rules!

Experiential Theology!

2010-02-18T20:01:00Z

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Experiential Theology!

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We start out with the wrong theology!

Kindred media article on Herbert Krugman's research regarding TV’s hypnotic brainwashing effect.

“Infidels in the pulpit” a 1967 Hadden survey.

The Nicodemus Reference.

Joh 3:1-6 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (2) the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. (3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (4) Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? (5) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God! (6) That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit

.Barna research study on conflicting doctrines by preachers

WE CANNOT DEDUCE THE TRUTH

Spirit versus natural man.

1Co 2:13-16 Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words. (14) Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. (15) But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man. (16) For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

The Spirit of Truth guides us into all truth. Not carnal man.

Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Paul wrote this after he had a relationship with Jesus, and not just the scripture alone.

1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

HOW DO WE EXPERIENCE THE AUTHOR?

Seven Sons of Sceva - a bad example!

Act 19:13-17 But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. (14) And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. (15) And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye? (16) And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (17) And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Appolos - a god example!

Act 18:24-28 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. (25) This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John: (26) and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately. (27) And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace; (28) for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Zacchaeus - a good example!

Luke 19:1-10 1Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. 5And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” 6So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. 7But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.” 8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” 9And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; 10“for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

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Exhort Today!

2010-02-12T00:08:00Z

In this podcast I explore aspects of:

Heb 3:12-13 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (13) But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

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Rapport

2010-02-10T03:09:00Z

Rapport is a useful tool for the kingdom.

Here are some of the scriptures referred to:

Mat 7:3-5 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (4) Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? (5) Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Pro 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Mat 5:28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Mat 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Mat 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. (16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

1Co 9:22 To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them.

Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

Serving the belly!

2010-02-06T01:05:00Z

Discussing Hebrews 12:1-2

2010-02-05T03:55:00Z

Believe the Author!

2010-02-01T02:02:00Z

Cognitive Dissonance and The Teacher!

2010-01-24T21:24:00Z

The Book of Eli - A Christian FIlm???

2010-01-23T19:30:00Z

Going Rogue - Sarah Palin - book review

2010-01-20T01:29:00Z

I don’t normally write book reviews, but this one had to make the blog. It was refreshing to read something so simple and yet so stirring. “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin is an autobiography diagramming much of her upbringing and eventually honing in on her vice presidential bid with John McCain.

In the first number of pages she reeled me in like I was a family member across the table from her. She told me of her early family years and of her expanding family from definitely a Christian female’s perspective - a mom’s perspective.

By the time she got around to the politics of her book, I felt as if I knew her personally. She chose not to use big words and therefore made the reading easy. I didn’t need a dictionary like with a lot of the intellectual books I read! I didn’t have to stop every thirty seconds to ponder what I just read. She made her points simple and easy to follow.

I could not put this book down! I may disagree with her on some issues, but when she labeled herself as a “common sense conservative” toward the end, I could definitely see things from her perspective.

Reading this book put me right there with her in the decisions that were made by ‘headquarters’ and how she was labeled “rogue” by simply stating things from her perspective. Her perspective is not that of a politician, but as a caring person for her state of Alaska, and as a mom. She is principled and has a backbone!

I took the time to read on the Internet some vicious attacks by her opponents that seem like unfounded emotional rhetoric. It saddened me that Americans can’t get along in our current climate and resort to sand box tactics to win campaigns. Why can’t we get back to the Little House on the Prairie ethics where people make the backbone of this nation? Have we become savages?

Sarah points out that we as a nation are growing into the entitlement mentality and that our posterity will pay for it if we don’t turn it around. Her points are very “common sense” and illustrated nicely for the casual reader.

Good book!

Amreeka (B+) Movie Review

2010-01-12T19:46:00Z

Muna and her son live in the West Bank. She gets an opportunity to live in America with her sister’s family. “Amreeka” explores what it is like to live as an Arab immigrant in Illinois at the time America Invaded Iraq post 9-11.

This film is more objective than I thought it would be. It explores what it is like to leave Palestine and dive right into American culture post 9-11. They encounter problems at work and at school that were not of their own devising but rather repercussions of the war.

I enjoyed the film and really enjoyed the performance of the leading character Nisreen Faour who played Muna. I was easily taken in by her naïve and unassuming character. She desires to be respected by her family and that causes some problems, but it only goes to show how important family is to her. You can’t help but liker her even if you disagree with some of her choices.

I would call this something along the lines of a family drama with comedic moments. Some of the problems she faces in dealing with American culture are definitely dramatic, but this film also brings out some of the humor as well.

This film has had 6 nominations and 3 wins. It is worth watching!