"Altar Call"
The altar call is normally what happens at the end of a service, the speaker says like if you want to devote you life to Christ make you way to the front.. Its like a way for them to get to know you and for you to recieve prayer and such. hmm well i have sorta grown up with that? I got to Emmaunuel and I have been to Falls Creek where there it a big deal.. I think sometimes it can be like a way or just make a big deal but i also think if you use it in the right way you can see you has came to the altar and keep accountable your fellow people who have just given there life to Christ you know? well thats what i think :)
Nat
December 6, 2010
Assignment 8
Glee: Grilled Cheesus
Glee was FUN! i kinda like it now :) haha although the view of the writers and the way they portray it is kinda strange.. Well one guy is gay right and his dad is in the hospital and this other guy made a grilled cheese that had the face of Jesus in it haha.. the gay guy is going through rough times and people want to pray for him.. he is an atheist so he asks them not to..the football guy made the grilled cheese and he prays to it and asks for three things.. which in fact by the end of the episode all thre of his things come true.. crazy huh? well then the football guy goes to a counsoler and the counsoler tells him that there is not a God and stuff so he stops believing and then the gay guys dad in the end wakes up after the gay guy goes to church.... the view of the writers is something strange because they say that praying works but in the same way they are making fun of it.. you know? and then by the end it shows them actually singing a Christian song and they did it by their own will.. the accurate parts are that Christianity is important and you do need to pray but also the inaccurate parts are they think that when you pray you will get everything which is not true.. God will do what is best for HIS will and not for your own gain..
Glee was FUN! i kinda like it now :) haha although the view of the writers and the way they portray it is kinda strange.. Well one guy is gay right and his dad is in the hospital and this other guy made a grilled cheese that had the face of Jesus in it haha.. the gay guy is going through rough times and people want to pray for him.. he is an atheist so he asks them not to..the football guy made the grilled cheese and he prays to it and asks for three things.. which in fact by the end of the episode all thre of his things come true.. crazy huh? well then the football guy goes to a counsoler and the counsoler tells him that there is not a God and stuff so he stops believing and then the gay guys dad in the end wakes up after the gay guy goes to church.... the view of the writers is something strange because they say that praying works but in the same way they are making fun of it.. you know? and then by the end it shows them actually singing a Christian song and they did it by their own will.. the accurate parts are that Christianity is important and you do need to pray but also the inaccurate parts are they think that when you pray you will get everything which is not true.. God will do what is best for HIS will and not for your own gain..
November 18, 2010
Assignment # 8
Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:43-48
In this section of the sermon on the mount Jesus is talking about loving your enemies, He wants us to love our neighbor as our self. He talks about how you would want to be treated and how this is the most important rule that he gives us. Everyone in life has the people that they clash with but what is right and what God wants us to do is to Love them more than anything!
This is a terribly hard thing to do but it is what is right!
:)
Matthew 5:43-48
In this section of the sermon on the mount Jesus is talking about loving your enemies, He wants us to love our neighbor as our self. He talks about how you would want to be treated and how this is the most important rule that he gives us. Everyone in life has the people that they clash with but what is right and what God wants us to do is to Love them more than anything!
This is a terribly hard thing to do but it is what is right!
:)
November 4, 2010
Assignment # :)
Halloween
I understand how Halloween started and now i understand how we took Christmas and do the exact same thing to almost every other holiday.. but i don't think we should not do it.. all this talk about Halloween and wigi-boards and talking to the devil i definitely don't agree with it but that doesn't mean you have to sit and home and do nothing.. dressing up is what we have made the fun part of it and craving pumpkins.. i don't see any harm in this at all.. although it is a "mish-mash of Christian and Pagan traditions" i think you don't have to use it in that wayy.. though, i do it almost every year and the Strong Christians i know do it also.. but everyone is entitled to there own opinion.. its just what i think :)
I understand how Halloween started and now i understand how we took Christmas and do the exact same thing to almost every other holiday.. but i don't think we should not do it.. all this talk about Halloween and wigi-boards and talking to the devil i definitely don't agree with it but that doesn't mean you have to sit and home and do nothing.. dressing up is what we have made the fun part of it and craving pumpkins.. i don't see any harm in this at all.. although it is a "mish-mash of Christian and Pagan traditions" i think you don't have to use it in that wayy.. though, i do it almost every year and the Strong Christians i know do it also.. but everyone is entitled to there own opinion.. its just what i think :)
October 25, 2010
Assignment #6
Special Needs Bowling
As I remembered this morning that we were going to The Bowling Alley to help with special needs, i got really nervous, but excited that i was going to miss school haha.. but more worried about bowling, questions started popping up in my mind like "why are we going?" "who am i gonna get?".. but when we got their and i was assigned to Lane 17 i walked up and meet four older ladies, at first i was overwhelmed by them, they were go excited to see me i didn't know what to do.. And as we started bowling, i just did the best i could to encourage them and help them.. than i realized about half way through the morning that they are not that much different from any of us, they like to compete, and they get excited when they do good, and upset when they don't, one of my ladies would even cuss and flip off the screen if she did bad haha so i was just here to encourage them.. Ashley also walked over sometime in the morning and took a picture of me and one of the ladies.. it was precious, as lunch got closer i was glad to have a break when i went to leave for lunch, like three of my ladies were like "are you coming back?" and really were concerned about where i was going or if i was coming back.. so we went to Chick-fil-a and came back and we started bowling again, when i got back I was excited to see them.. the day ended and as i was leaving one of my ladies asked if i could send her the picture we took together and i said yes so she gave me her address.. its so sweet, but as i was leaving all my ladies come over to me and talked to me and said that they had a good time! :)
I have typed all of this to say... i really enjoyed going, it was a different experience but definitely paid off, this made me realize that people out there are under privileged and don't get some of the opportunities that we get.. why? i don't know, but its a sad thing to think about..
Anyways, i hoped i made an impact on the people at special needs bowling and they see our servants hearts and God is revealed to them!
Thanks for taking us Mr. Mendenhall :)
-Dex
As I remembered this morning that we were going to The Bowling Alley to help with special needs, i got really nervous, but excited that i was going to miss school haha.. but more worried about bowling, questions started popping up in my mind like "why are we going?" "who am i gonna get?".. but when we got their and i was assigned to Lane 17 i walked up and meet four older ladies, at first i was overwhelmed by them, they were go excited to see me i didn't know what to do.. And as we started bowling, i just did the best i could to encourage them and help them.. than i realized about half way through the morning that they are not that much different from any of us, they like to compete, and they get excited when they do good, and upset when they don't, one of my ladies would even cuss and flip off the screen if she did bad haha so i was just here to encourage them.. Ashley also walked over sometime in the morning and took a picture of me and one of the ladies.. it was precious, as lunch got closer i was glad to have a break when i went to leave for lunch, like three of my ladies were like "are you coming back?" and really were concerned about where i was going or if i was coming back.. so we went to Chick-fil-a and came back and we started bowling again, when i got back I was excited to see them.. the day ended and as i was leaving one of my ladies asked if i could send her the picture we took together and i said yes so she gave me her address.. its so sweet, but as i was leaving all my ladies come over to me and talked to me and said that they had a good time! :)
I have typed all of this to say... i really enjoyed going, it was a different experience but definitely paid off, this made me realize that people out there are under privileged and don't get some of the opportunities that we get.. why? i don't know, but its a sad thing to think about..
Anyways, i hoped i made an impact on the people at special needs bowling and they see our servants hearts and God is revealed to them!
Thanks for taking us Mr. Mendenhall :)
-Dex
October 10, 2010
Assignment #5
Andy Braner
Day 1:
What makes the sky blue?
How do we know that there is a God?
How do we know we are alive?
Andy really questioned you and made you think, all these questions are questions that come up on a regular basis.. The sky looks blue but how we know it really is? It may just look blue.. We know that there is "a God".. he is abstract we cant see him but we have to have faith that he is there.. and are we just a butterfly in South Africa flying around and this is all a dream? I don't think that at all.. this is real life and there are the people that ask the questions "why" and there are the people who ask the questions "how" and we are all made different but we are all trying to answer these questions but it may just confuse us
Day 2:
Believe?
What do you believe?
What are other things you can believe?
Who is God?
*Romans 10:9 "That is if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe n your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."*
There are two types of truth:
Objective: we know something is true, he knows something is not true
Subjective: power to decide what is true
Stephen Hawking**
He is not a Christian but he knows exactly what he believes.. how? its so crazy but he is extremely strong in what he believes
*Genesis 1:1*
*Colossians 1:19-20*
What is your belief?
Day 2(in class):
is it wrong to want proof?
no, its not
Matthew is a tax collector(thief)
Paul wrote 3/4 of the NT, his name was later changed to Saul(murder)
Peter(fishermen, liar)
history: civilizations, empires, oppressors, battles
archeology: Hittites scholars for colleges
geographical: Jerusalem, Tigris-Euphrates River
Does the Bible contradict?
Matthew 27:5
Acts 1:18
The Bible never actually contradicts in these passages it says different things.. but its just maybe because of the different perspectives of the different people
Day 3:
Behave?
-How do you behave?
**Ideas have consequences**
Romans 12:2
John 6:51
John 6:53-58
*Whatever you digest, is what you become*
1) You are what you eat
2) Junk food changes you physical shape, just like your thoughts change your behavior
3) Junk food causes heart problems and confuses your bodies natural functions; just like unhealthy things hurt your body.
Colossians 2:8
4) Junk food tastes great in the short term, but in the long term leads to adverse side effects
5) An apple a day...
"keeps the doctor away"
Psalm 4:10-11
This is so true.. what keeps you healthy is the good stuff if you eat poorly than you will be in bad health.. When you give your body good food it makes you more healthy and feel better
Day 4:
skydiving?? yes please :)
Good spiritual food? Bad spiritual food?
Music is a big part of my life.. and we Andy played those songs and showed us the videos i felt bad because i knew almost every word to those songs and that is an awful thing to say but its true.. it made me think about what is actually going into my brain
Day 5:
belong??
what does it mean to belong to the world?
how do you belong to your friends?
Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your hear soul and mind
What does it mean to Love your neighbor as yourself?
Jonah and the Whale
Do they deserve what they are going to get?
How will you change an orphans world?
"...look down our long nose of judgement.."
*BELIEVE*
*BELONG*
*BEHAVE*
Andy was a wonderful speaker, he was wonderful to listen to. He really challenged my mind to think.. which is something that is easy to do but it also very good for me.. but i believe that he answered some of my questions that i had and he definitely spoke to me.. I actually enjoyed Spiritual Emphasis Week this year and hope that next year will be similar to this one :)
Natalie Dexeus
Day 1:
What makes the sky blue?
How do we know that there is a God?
How do we know we are alive?
Andy really questioned you and made you think, all these questions are questions that come up on a regular basis.. The sky looks blue but how we know it really is? It may just look blue.. We know that there is "a God".. he is abstract we cant see him but we have to have faith that he is there.. and are we just a butterfly in South Africa flying around and this is all a dream? I don't think that at all.. this is real life and there are the people that ask the questions "why" and there are the people who ask the questions "how" and we are all made different but we are all trying to answer these questions but it may just confuse us
Day 2:
Believe?
What do you believe?
What are other things you can believe?
Who is God?
*Romans 10:9 "That is if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe n your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."*
There are two types of truth:
Objective: we know something is true, he knows something is not true
Subjective: power to decide what is true
Stephen Hawking**
He is not a Christian but he knows exactly what he believes.. how? its so crazy but he is extremely strong in what he believes
*Genesis 1:1*
*Colossians 1:19-20*
What is your belief?
Day 2(in class):
is it wrong to want proof?
no, its not
Matthew is a tax collector(thief)
Paul wrote 3/4 of the NT, his name was later changed to Saul(murder)
Peter(fishermen, liar)
history: civilizations, empires, oppressors, battles
archeology: Hittites scholars for colleges
geographical: Jerusalem, Tigris-Euphrates River
Does the Bible contradict?
Matthew 27:5
Acts 1:18
The Bible never actually contradicts in these passages it says different things.. but its just maybe because of the different perspectives of the different people
Day 3:
Behave?
-How do you behave?
**Ideas have consequences**
Romans 12:2
John 6:51
John 6:53-58
*Whatever you digest, is what you become*
1) You are what you eat
2) Junk food changes you physical shape, just like your thoughts change your behavior
3) Junk food causes heart problems and confuses your bodies natural functions; just like unhealthy things hurt your body.
Colossians 2:8
4) Junk food tastes great in the short term, but in the long term leads to adverse side effects
5) An apple a day...
"keeps the doctor away"
Psalm 4:10-11
This is so true.. what keeps you healthy is the good stuff if you eat poorly than you will be in bad health.. When you give your body good food it makes you more healthy and feel better
Day 4:
skydiving?? yes please :)
Good spiritual food? Bad spiritual food?
Music is a big part of my life.. and we Andy played those songs and showed us the videos i felt bad because i knew almost every word to those songs and that is an awful thing to say but its true.. it made me think about what is actually going into my brain
Day 5:
belong??
what does it mean to belong to the world?
how do you belong to your friends?
Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your hear soul and mind
What does it mean to Love your neighbor as yourself?
Jonah and the Whale
Do they deserve what they are going to get?
How will you change an orphans world?
"...look down our long nose of judgement.."
*BELIEVE*
*BELONG*
*BEHAVE*
Andy was a wonderful speaker, he was wonderful to listen to. He really challenged my mind to think.. which is something that is easy to do but it also very good for me.. but i believe that he answered some of my questions that i had and he definitely spoke to me.. I actually enjoyed Spiritual Emphasis Week this year and hope that next year will be similar to this one :)
Natalie Dexeus
October 1, 2010
Assignment #4
Friends
My friends that i have are wonderful, i choose to be friends with them because i like their qualities they have.. Several qualities they have are: they listen, they are kind, they build me up, easy to talk to, they keep me accountable and they have a good relationship with God. i feel like all these qualities are very important because without any of these it would be hard to be friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:10-11
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"
This verse is very important because in life we are going to definitely have some difficult times, and we need friends to be there for us and lift us up.
I could definitely improve my issue with gossip.. this is something that is very common with girls, and it is something that you can change.. its hard but when you are in a friendship you need to focus on God and keep him in mind and worship him always.
Another friend that i have that does not go to Oba is Ashley Valdez, she goes to Enid now but we have been friends for a long time.. we aren't like really close now but i know i can always count on her for anything! And she is so kind and is always willing to listen.
Well that is it i think :)
Natalie Dexeus <33
My friends that i have are wonderful, i choose to be friends with them because i like their qualities they have.. Several qualities they have are: they listen, they are kind, they build me up, easy to talk to, they keep me accountable and they have a good relationship with God. i feel like all these qualities are very important because without any of these it would be hard to be friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:10-11
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"
This verse is very important because in life we are going to definitely have some difficult times, and we need friends to be there for us and lift us up.
I could definitely improve my issue with gossip.. this is something that is very common with girls, and it is something that you can change.. its hard but when you are in a friendship you need to focus on God and keep him in mind and worship him always.
Another friend that i have that does not go to Oba is Ashley Valdez, she goes to Enid now but we have been friends for a long time.. we aren't like really close now but i know i can always count on her for anything! And she is so kind and is always willing to listen.
Well that is it i think :)
Natalie Dexeus <33
September 30, 2010
Assignment #4
Mr. Bishop
Revelation: Revelation was written by John. And it reveals the stroy of Jesus. There are three theorys of Reveleation: Pre Trib, Mid Trib, and Post Trib. And it is each a seven year time period. The seven years stand for the seven years that the jews did not obey God. In the Bible it says that it will soon happen, meaning the table is already set and God has to do is "flip the switch". And all of it will soon happen. Thinking of this and the end of time is kinda a freaky thing to think about so I think. God is in control he has a plan for each of us.
p.s. sorry i got a 70 on the test because i missed the first half :)
thanks!
-Natalie
Revelation: Revelation was written by John. And it reveals the stroy of Jesus. There are three theorys of Reveleation: Pre Trib, Mid Trib, and Post Trib. And it is each a seven year time period. The seven years stand for the seven years that the jews did not obey God. In the Bible it says that it will soon happen, meaning the table is already set and God has to do is "flip the switch". And all of it will soon happen. Thinking of this and the end of time is kinda a freaky thing to think about so I think. God is in control he has a plan for each of us.
p.s. sorry i got a 70 on the test because i missed the first half :)
thanks!
-Natalie
September 20, 2010
Assignment #3
Lyrical Study: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
I personally like John Mayer quite a lot, Slow Dancing in a burning room I think is a break up song. He is saying "were going down, you can see it to". They are going to break up but it is just taking a lot time, its going to be really painful.. because really. who would want to actually "slow dance in a burning room?" that would just be extremely painful and how he says "can't seem to hold you like i want to", I don't think he has personally felt like the relationship he is in, is a very healthy relationship.
I don't think that this song is a awful song, it doesn't mean I would worship this song or anything but is it putting a good Christian influence in my life? not necessarily, but i do believe that sometimes you are in moods for different types of songs and when you are sad this is probably be one that you would want to listen to.
Well those are my thoughts:)
-Natalie Dexeus
I personally like John Mayer quite a lot, Slow Dancing in a burning room I think is a break up song. He is saying "were going down, you can see it to". They are going to break up but it is just taking a lot time, its going to be really painful.. because really. who would want to actually "slow dance in a burning room?" that would just be extremely painful and how he says "can't seem to hold you like i want to", I don't think he has personally felt like the relationship he is in, is a very healthy relationship.
I don't think that this song is a awful song, it doesn't mean I would worship this song or anything but is it putting a good Christian influence in my life? not necessarily, but i do believe that sometimes you are in moods for different types of songs and when you are sad this is probably be one that you would want to listen to.
Well those are my thoughts:)
-Natalie Dexeus
September 15, 2010
Assignment #2
Characteristics in my future husband
Several characteristics that i would like in my future husband is a Christian and I want him to be respectful. The Bible says not to be yoked with non believers so I believe that this is one of the most important things. Also, i want his to be respectful to me, and my friends and family. My friends and family are a big part of my life so I would like him to be a good man. And if he doesn't respect me that we wont be going anywhere with our relationship. Another thing i would like is for him to have a sense of humor. I want him to be able to make me laugh and cheer me up throughout my life. There also other things that i would like for my husband to have but i don't really want to name them all. haha
-Dexeus :)
Several characteristics that i would like in my future husband is a Christian and I want him to be respectful. The Bible says not to be yoked with non believers so I believe that this is one of the most important things. Also, i want his to be respectful to me, and my friends and family. My friends and family are a big part of my life so I would like him to be a good man. And if he doesn't respect me that we wont be going anywhere with our relationship. Another thing i would like is for him to have a sense of humor. I want him to be able to make me laugh and cheer me up throughout my life. There also other things that i would like for my husband to have but i don't really want to name them all. haha
-Dexeus :)
September 2, 2010
Assignment #1
Gendercdie
I chose to write over the issue of gendercide. Gendercide is the killing of baby girls, because of the preference of boys.. this happens in China and India.. I think this is absolutely wrong, I cant understand why people would want to do this, is taking life and destroying it. These people when they do these mass killing, seem to have no idea of the meaning of life. They take a beautiful gift that God has given to them and abuse it. I feel exactly the same way about Abortion, When people kill a mom that is pregnant they get charged for two killings. This is proof that it is exactly wrong. Its already alive and to kill babies is wrong. I understand that some people dont get this, but as Christians we have to spread the light to them.
-Natalie Dexeus :)
I chose to write over the issue of gendercide. Gendercide is the killing of baby girls, because of the preference of boys.. this happens in China and India.. I think this is absolutely wrong, I cant understand why people would want to do this, is taking life and destroying it. These people when they do these mass killing, seem to have no idea of the meaning of life. They take a beautiful gift that God has given to them and abuse it. I feel exactly the same way about Abortion, When people kill a mom that is pregnant they get charged for two killings. This is proof that it is exactly wrong. Its already alive and to kill babies is wrong. I understand that some people dont get this, but as Christians we have to spread the light to them.
-Natalie Dexeus :)
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