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November 05, 2007
How does Jesus link intimacy to him with obedience to him?" a "New" commandment?
Your sample scripture says it all "He who has my commandments and keeps them... I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."   I have found that we must Obey first then God responds.  Like when they escaped from Egypt.. Moses had to take the rod and hold it high to part the Red sea... later they had to step into the river before God parted it.  We have to keep his commandments to show we love him which opens the door for him to disclose himself to us.

By: Susan Wike - November 05, 2007 - Public
Category: Invite Me to be Close to You
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November 05, 2007
If you had a one-on-one meal with Jesus, what would you discuss?

Wow .. deep question.  I suppose I would have the usual questions like why did my brother die when he did.  Maybe ask if he could enlighten me about the lessons he wanted me to learn from a few incidents in my life.  Mostly because they keep coming back around and I figure I didn't get it right the first time.  I think though that he knows my heart and I have already asked him these things in prayer.. just haven't had the answers yet.  Asside from the questions I would thank him for the family I grew up in and all the people that have touched my life.. good and bad.  I'd be curious about what is ahead but I know he can't tell us any more than we already have been told in the Bible.  I'd be curious about what he finds amusing and how he relaxes.  Is there a particular place on this earth that he feels is really more beautiful than the others"  Just general conversation I suppose. 


By: Susan Wike - November 05, 2007 - Public
Category: Invite Me to be Close to You
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October 31, 2007
How does being forgiven increase ones love for God? Note: According to Jesus, God`s forgiveness is motivated by love.
I think for me this message did not hit home until I saw the Passion of Christ movie by Mel Gibson.  It was then that I realized it was MY sin that brought him to the cross and yet it was his love for us that held him there.   He did not have to stay .. he could have called down legions of angels and left us in our sin.  Yet he stayed on the cross and died for us because he loved us and did not want us to continue to suffer and be seperated from him for eternity.   So being forgiven and realizing the price of the forgivness is enormous and something I can never repay.

By: Susan Wike - October 31, 2007 - Public
Category: God Forgives You, If You Ask
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October 26, 2007
What is the Kingdom of God?

When we accept Chirst into our lives by the power of the Holy Spirit he moves into our hearts.  So in that respect the kingdom of God is inside each of us.  When I read scripture such as these I consider that my brothers and sisters in Christ are all carrying Christ in them as well and is therefore among us at the same time.  as it says "whenever two or more are gathered in my name there I will be also." 

And yet I also know that satan is prince of this earthly world until Christ returns.  So Yes I do believe the "kingdom has come near" but if you are saying that this (this life we are living out on earth) is heaven I would have issue with that.


By: Susan Wike - October 26, 2007 - Public
Category: Good News: the Kingdom of God has come...
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October 22, 2007
"According to Jesus, what does it mean to be loved by God?"
That he will love us as a good father loves their child.  Unconditionally and equally among his children.

By: Susan Wike - October 22, 2007 - Public
Category: God Loves & Values You
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