Clean Your Screen

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3 comments

I just saw this email today and I just had to share this with you. If you're like me I find I need to clean the outside of my screen, but I have real trouble with cleaning the inside so I found out a way how to!!! Click here to Clean Your Screen


What a blessing to have a inside screen cleaner :)

BenH

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At The Cross with Thai Flute

Saturday, March 21, 2009 1 comments

I was just studying for my Homiletics class and as I glanced across my desk I saw the flute which I bought in Thailand. I really love the sound it makes so I picked it up and started playing some hymns. I decided to record one of the songs and share it's pretty sound with you, unfortunately I made a couple mistakes like trying to find that bottom hole. It tricks me every time because that hole doesn't have to get played often and its one extra pinky finger length further in comparison to the others so I always seem to miss it :)


Here are the words to the song which I had in my mind while I played....

But drops of grief can ne'er repay
the debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'tis all that I can do!

At the cross, at the cross,
where I first saw the light,
and the burden of my heart rolled away;
it was there by faith I received my sight,
and now I am happy all the day!


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Is it Worth it?

Thursday, March 12, 2009 2 comments

On the long 6 hour trip to Ohio I had a whole lot of time to get some reading done. I was really glad for this opportunity because I feel like I've been so busy that I don't have time to read. During the trip I successfully completed the book "Getting Thing Done" by David Allen. That was a great book with a whole lot of good information. I'm really thankful to my Pastor and Brother Ronnie for letting me borrow that book. I've been busy trying to implement his lessons into my life.


I also got to read a short book which went over the "highlights" of Adoniram Judson's life. I put "highlights" in quotes because his life was anything but a wonderful highlighter. He endured much suffering to share the wonderful Gospel of Jesus Christ. I would like to share with you the letter which he wrote to his first wife's father when he asked Ann's hand in marriage. The letter caught my attention and I want you to think about your response to receiving such a letter.

"I have now to ask, whether you can consent to part with your daughter early next spring, to see her no more in this world; whether you can consent to her departure, and her subjection to the hardships and sufferings of a missionary life; whether you can consent to her exposure to the dangers of the ocean; to the fatal influence of the souterhn climate of India; to every kind of want and distress; to degradation, insult, persecution, and perhaps a violent death. Can you consent to all this, for the sake of Him who left His heavenly home, and died for her and for you; for the sake of perishing, immortal souls; for the sake of Zion, and the glory of God? Can you consent to all this, in hope of soon meeting your daughter in the world of glory, with the crown of righteousness, brightened with the acclamations of praise which shall redound to her Savior from heathens saved, through her means, from eternal woe and despair?"

Adoniram knew that the life he was going to face wasn't one of ease, but he knew how profitable it would be. Imagine receiving such a letter to ask you to give up someone so dear... The thought comes to my mind; is it to much to give up everything if only one person is rescued from the fires of hell. This was a willing choice which Adoniram to serve the Lord when he knew full well that it would end his life. It is amazing that an atheist man turned to God and became so convinced that he gave his life to win many Burmese to the Lord. He loved God

Consider yourself,

If you all have thoughts you can feel free to comment. Thanks! Have a Great Day!

BenH


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Another Day to Preach

Sunday, March 1, 2009 0 comments

Today I was able to go with brother Anger, Eric and my brother Titus to Bloomsburg. It was a great day and I was able to preach for the morning service. I preached on the story from Luke 7 about the woman who was a sinner and Simon the Pharisee. It was a really interesting story, one thought in particular which stood out to me was how Simon seemed to have no problem having Jesus over to his house, whereas others in the Bible felt Jesus was too great to even come to their home and then along with that the Pharisee looked down on the one person who humiliated herself in order to reverence Jesus. The application came down to asking each person to look into their heart and see if they have ever come to the place of humbling themselves before God because they see their debt they owe Christ or have they been like the Pharisee who from the passage seemed to not even think he had a debt.


The scriptures show us so clearly how we owe our whole life to Christ after how he has done so much for us. (Beside the fact that he is God) :)

Right now I am at Panera Bread on the internet here waiting till it is time to head back to church and then Brother Anger will preach the evening service and we will sing some songs and such.

Have a Great Day!
Benjamin


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