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Hebrews 6:1-2 

HEB 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so.  (more…)

  I read the passage about taking up the cross and following Jesus the other day. It sounds like hard work. Crosses are big things, heavy stuff, and usually not very easy to carry.So I have come up with some convenient ways of carrying a cross.  (more…)

       MT 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the

Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

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Acts 15 is a watershed the Jesus message could have been lost in a Jewish sect if the issues presented to the Jerusalem Council hadn’t been dealt with.

When you look at it, the future of Christianity depended on just a few people.

Paul and Barnabas v2 and v12

Peter v6

James v13

 

Let me point something weird out. There is no mention of the process of decision making. None at all.

The principles are there:

V7 – Much discussion

V2 – Sharp dispute and debate.

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Jazz is full of the term improvisation. What does that mean? Well some people say it is playing something else around the basis of a piece of music. Others say it is composing off the top of your head. For others it is being creative with a musical theme. You that are musical probably have a concept of it.  

Improvisation is a biblical concept. In the Old Testament, Amos uses it in a negative concept.

  AM 6:5 You strum away on your harps like David

    and improvise on musical instruments.  (more…)