tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58617253515296396332011-07-30T12:53:45.285-07:00Chaplain's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17917657506167828204noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861725351529639633.post-60739469665245269532009-11-14T05:51:00.000-08:002009-11-14T06:29:29.441-08:00<span style="color:#333333;"><br /></span><div><span style="color:#333333;">Hi everyone,</span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#333333;">So just to update you, Epsilon has started a Bible Study for the campus this semester. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">The Bible Study started from just a need we felt to collectively learn more about God. simple.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">We are now studying 1 john.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">Last week in ch. 2 a verse stuck out to me...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">1 john 2:2:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">In this verse john is telling us that Jesus came not only to atone for our sins, but for the WHOLE world's sins. This reminds me of a story in Matthew.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">In Matthew 9:10-13 </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">At Matthew's house Jesus was having dinner with tax collectors, his disciples, and the Bible says "sinners" came and ate with Him too. Pretty upstanding crowd? Well, that's exactly what the Pharisees thought too, sike!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">The Bible goes on to say, when the Pharisees saw this, they asked the disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">When Jesus heard this He said the famous words, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick."</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">He didn't end there, He continued with...but go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">Wow! my favorite part is when Jesus says 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice'. How many times do we "sacrifice"? or can i say, How many times do we only give to that ministry, go to church, volunteer for the nursery, talk/give to that person asking for money outside wal-mart because we consider it a sacrifice of ourselves? Well in Matthew it says that he doesn't desire sacrifice, but mercy. How about mercy for the ministry that is trying to get started, what about if we desired to attend church, what about if we forgave the person who twists our arms to work in the nursery, what about if we gave of ourselves because our heart broke for the person asking for money?</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">Jesus goes on further to say, 'I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#333333;">Shouldn't we do the same?</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403965679788842866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQe-WQQMMKI/Sv6-J4I3X3I/AAAAAAAAABA/U4tILMF71Go/s320/1.jpg" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5861725351529639633-6073946966524526953?l=epsichap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaplain's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17917657506167828204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861725351529639633.post-61224331167512912032009-10-14T18:01:00.000-07:002009-10-14T18:51:34.207-07:00<div><span style="font-family:georgia;">hi all,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">sorry it has taken me so long to get started on here.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">just to let you know a little about me:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">my name is juliea jenkins</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">i'm from ponchatoula, louisiana</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">political science major/children's ministry minor</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">passion: simply to help people</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">today i was contemplating my life...</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">depressed? not so much. i was mainly trying to remember it</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">i am now a senior at lee, and i was trying to remember where all the time has gone</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">and what exactly have i done with that time</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">maybe you're reading this trying to remember college</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">there are events that i'm sure meant a lot to me weeks ago have simply become a blur...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">do you know what i'm talking about?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">there's this story in the Bible</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">the story of nehemiah</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">a quick summary, you see, nehemiah left his position in babylon to help his people rebuild the ruined walls of jerusalem. through this endeavor the people and nehemiah rallied in the midst of conflict and opposition. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">which bring us to chapter 9, my favorite, the people gathered confessing their sins and...wait...they gathered to remember what the Lord had done in their lives.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">this part astounds me!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">the people gathered and for the rest of the chapter remember the many things that God had done in their lives starting with abraham and listing every covenant, promise, suffering, sorrow, wonder, and sign. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">if we can't remember what we ate for breakfast</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">can we remember what God has done in our lives?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">relationships are the most fun when you remember the past</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">remembering the first time you held hands...your first date</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">our relationship with God should encompass remembering and therefore praising Him for what he's done in our lives</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">do you remember?</span></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392637665560998642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQe-WQQMMKI/StZ_YqonsvI/AAAAAAAAAA4/UlBmRjPYjaw/s200/coffee.jpg" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5861725351529639633-6122433116751291203?l=epsichap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaplain's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17917657506167828204noreply@blogger.com1