...I always like a question to which I can give a direct answer, and the answer here is “Yes”. We live in bodies, and with hearts and minds, that if exposed to sin are often brought into bondage to those sins. Different people have different predispositions to addiction. For some it is alcohol, for others it is pornography or nicotine, for yet others it is homosexual lust. So prone are we to sinful addictions that we can turn otherwise good things into bondage, things like chocolate or success in the workplace. So, yes, Christians, like everyone else, can become addicted, because as Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick.” Let me point out here, however, that when we ask “Can some people be addicted?” we run the risk of greatly misunderstanding the nature of sin. According to the Bible, not only can sin lead to addiction but it always does; not only might we fall into addiction to sin, we all have done so. Our Lord taught, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” It is not that every sin leads to an automatic addiction to that sin – although the potential for this ought to fill us with dread. The point is that sinners are addicted not just to this sin or that, but to sin itself. If you think that is not true, then I invite you simply to stop sinning. But of course, you can’t. In fact, the more you try not to sin, the more you will sin. This was the experience of one famous addict to sin...
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...LITTLE ROCK CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE: PROPOSAL FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING __________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. Daniel Moosbrugger Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for CLED 620 __________________ by Melvin A. Moore 25 May 2011 Preface To the readers of this paper, you will notice that the name of [sic] G-d is not spelled out as it is done with reverence to the name and sovereignty therein. Furthermore, with consideration that this paper might be defaced or destroyed at a later time and this should not come of the name as identified in Deuteronomy 12:3-4. However, this shall not apply when relating scripture as to be obedient to the instruction of Deuteronomy 4:2. Introduction Little Rock Church of Deliverance (the Rock) is a settled church located in the Seventh Ward, South East sector of Washington, the District of Columbia. The church leadership comprises of a pastor, assistant pastor, youth pastor, evangelists, elders, deacons, trustees, and auxiliary leaders; furthermore, its roster is accounted as 250 members with a steadfast increase of new members entering the fold monthly. Serving as the headquarters of the Church of Deliverance Conference (C.O.D.), the leadership gives oversight to several other churches as the pastor is the Chief Apostle, Bishop of Administration, Minister of Music, President of the Women’s Department, and several other departments and ministries. It...
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...The book of Daniel can serve illustrate God’s persistent sympathy, protection, and deliverance to those who are righteous in his ways. Daniel whom is a one of the four young men that are captured after Babylonia conquered Jerusalem, and taken into Babylon to serve the king becomes prominent character in that kingdom while remaining loyal to God. While he is persecuted and sentenced many times, he proves to the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, and his proceeding Kings (Belshazzar, and Darius), that Gods reign and power is more powerful and long lasting than that of any King. Due to his sentencing by the Kings and deliverance by God, the Kings grow to become sympathetic of him and believers and promoters of Gods supremacy. God demonstrates his deliverance and protection towards the men multiple times throughout the book. From the beginning of the story, Daniel and his friends demonstrate their reluctance to become docile to the King’s laws as they continued to follow God’s decrees and ways....
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...Topic: A study on Deliverance ltd. opening a new branch in South East London. Contents ........................................................................................................................1 Abstract ........................................................................................................................2 Statement of problem ...................................................................................................3 Introduction ..................................................................................................................4 Advantages of opening new branch in South East London .........................................6 Disadvantages of opening new branch in South East London .....................................7 Literature Review .........................................................................................................8 PEST analysis ...............................................................................................................9 SWOT analysis ............................................................................................................11 Michael Porters five forces ..........................................................................................13 Boston Consulting Group ............................................................................................15 Stakeholders Analysis ................................
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...The first chapter of “A Slave Girl’s Story,” is one of optimism, hope, and trust. While the story line throughout this chapter is not overly complex, there are multiple implications in the text that can point to support why the narrator used the tone that she did. I was taken aback by the tone of this story because of the nature of the subject the narrator was talking about. It is rather unusual to encounter a slave testimonial where the narrator’s tone of one of high spirits. This narrator was telling her story through a “glass half full” mentality, as the reader is able to infer she seeks to find the best in every situation. Although this tone is rather unusual, I do believe much of the tone the narrator uses is due largely in part to her background, and how she was raised as a slave....
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...Knowing your audience their interests, values and how much they know on the topic should be your guide in the direction of a speech. Doing so will help the speaker critique his thesis in a manner that will be more successful Appealing to an audience logically focuses on the quality of the speech with supporting reasons. The speaker must be able to show strength in his message with evidence of his claim continually throughout his speech. Clarity of the reasons that answers the” why and because” has to be address to be effective in the deliverance of a logical speech. A conscious speaker should make their best effort by both convincing their audience of their claim in solidifying what they’re currently in agreement with while on the other hand, making a strong yet unoffending position to their opposers in hopes to provoke further conversation on the topic. In conclusion, presenting an argumentative speech effectively takes precise deliverance. Rather you’re appealing to the listeners’’ emotional (pathos), ethical (ethos), or logical (logos) senses, the object is to be clear in your message and where you stand. Having evidence to support your position will bolster your credibility and make the message believable. Finally, knowing and respecting whom you are speaking to will make what you have to say valuable. ...
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...Psalm 46 is recognized by most scholars a community song of confidence. The stanzas and refrains represent features of a confession and a declarative statement of trust. However, after several observations of Psalm 46, I have found that there is a lot of debate as to the classification of this Psalm. In this essay, I will present scholars that dare to differ on their views on Psalm 46, and I will conclude with a critical examination of their viewpoints. Psalm 46 is the first of the Songs of Zion. According to Walter, Psalm 46 demonstrates a prophetic message of hope. The Songs of Zion (Ps. 46, 48, 76, 84, 87,122) feature the importance and meaning of Jerusalem in the Lord’s relationship to his people and the world. In Psalm 46, “Zion...
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...Dukwane’s Deliverance Being young can be a hard it self. Struggling with school and growing up is stressing and exhausting alone, so living in lower class environment and having to deal with after school jobs, money issues, and being an outcast can give you a hard time for sure. An issue like this is presented in the short story “Dukwane’s Deliverance” written by Neil Ramsorrun in 2010. In this text we meet the high school senior, Dukwane. The young man comes out of a lower class family from Camden, and works almost every day at a fast food restaurant. Therefore he is upon happy the day he finds out that he got into King’s College in Cambridge. This is Dukwane’s chance to exit the lower class and his usual settings, and to inter his dreams in politics. Unfortunately the same day as he gets the great news, Dukwane meets a teenage gang on his way home from work. The gang is chasing a boy, and when Dukwanes stands between the gang and the boy, he gets stabbed with a knife. He gets badly injured, and the doctors tell him that he will no longer be able to walk. This puts Dukwane in a great dilemma, if he should give up or live out his dream. As mentioned earlier, the story takes place in Camden, London. It takes place in a modern world, so it could take place in 2015 as well as in 2010, where the story was written. Camden is the more cheap part of London, witch is often a place for student to live. Therefore we can assume that Dukwane’s family is not very wealthy. Another...
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...have at some point construed Jeremiah 29:11-13 as a promise from God to prosper our individual lives and to offer us hope for the immediate future, myself included. It is printed on coffee mugs and t-shirts, preached to us at church, and offered as an inspirational pick-me-up when we are feeling lost and afraid. We want it to be a personal assurance that God is listening to our supplications, and will come running when we beckon to Him for deliverance from whatever evils hold us captive. While this, in its basest sense, is true—God does hear us and come to our aid when we need Him—in this specific instance, we are entirely missing the point. Without a deeper examination of the original intent of these verses, we fail to see that God is giving a corporate blessing, meant to give hope to a nation during their time of captivity. We are often so self-involved that when we come across verses such as these, we misidentify their true significance. We must focus our thoughts on the bigger picture and understand that not everything God does is specific to us as individuals, especially in the circumstances surrounding the events associated with Jeremiah 29:11-13. “…I was violating the context and completely missing the fact that God was talking to a nation (not an individual), a nation that had to go through seventy years of heartache and exile before there was any hope of freedom from captivity. And if it could not be used as a promise for the immediate future of those who first heard...
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...The metaphor here is less expansive than it is in Ephesians. The breastplate is “faith and love” and the helmet is “the hope of salvation.” Here, unity is also emphasized, much like Ephesians 6:10-20. Believers are to be separate from non-believers, and united in action. The repeated use of “us” emphasizes this unity. There is similarity between the Thessalonians passage and the Ephesians passage in that both are using the language of soldiers, and neither passage is encouraging offense action. Instead, in both cases, defensive language is used. In Ephesians, the church is to stand firm, and in 1 Thessalonians the church is to be alert, to “keep awake and be sober,” like soldiers on watch. Of course, the most striking difference between the passages is the goal or purpose in putting on the armor. In Ephesians, the goal is to put on the armor to stand against evil...
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...Key Terms Chapter 3: * Heilsgeschichte – “salvation history” * JEDP – suggests multiple authors for the Pentateuch as opposed to only one * Deuteronomistic History – the idea that Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings were all one text * Retribution Theory – good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds are punished * Covenant – conditional promise * Hazor – northern kingdom that God told the Israelites to defeat when they entered the promised land * Transjordan – “beyond the Jordan” * Jericho – * Rahab: Israel sent two spies into Jericho who were protected by Rahab. The spies then promise her that if she distinguishes her house from the others, her family will be spared just as she spared their lives. * The Battle: Israel marched around the city every day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times, the priests blew their trumpets, and the walls fell down. * Joshua – * Main character of the book of Joshua * About 60 years old * Loyal, obedient, committed/courageous * Amphictyony – a league of states or tribes that took part in a cult (Delphic League) * Othniel – First judge, model leader * Deborah – female judge, prophetess, settled disputes * Gideon – succeeds despite being fearful * Jephthah – made a foolish vow to the Lord before going to battle, had to sacrifice his daughter to God because of his victory * Samson – arrogant/self-centered ...
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...minds, casting spells and even other powerful things.” (Libcom, 2005) This is one of most important facts that proves that it was murder and not suicide, if one member was afraid of the leader, who knows how many other members were in the same situation as this person, whether it be male, female or even children. This point clearly shows that Jones was easily able to manipulate his followers into committing a suicide and the people who refused where forcefully injected with poison (class notes, week 3, Major Cults) to make it look like a suicide which could be cover up as murder. Not only that he was responsible for physically murdering his member but he was also responsible for psychologically murdering his remembers by giving them false hopes of a...
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...The Kennedy Doctrine This paper discusses the Presidency of John Fitzgerald Kennedy from the perspective of charismatic leadership. Specifically, it addresses the four characteristics that social scientists have agreed lead to such leadership and their relation to the 1961-1963 Kennedy Presidency: a crisis situation, potential followers in distress, an aspiring leader, and a doctrine promising deliverance. This paper shows that all four of these characteristics apply to Kennedy, and demonstrates their causality of his charismatic leadership persona, which endured long past (and perhaps in part because of) his assassination in 1963. The United States was in a state of controlled turmoil. Unknown dangers were threatened from enemies abroad, while moral concerns further eroded confidence at home. The nation was emerging from a decade of paranoia and fear stirred up by certain high-ranking members of the federal government. In this election year, a Democratic Senator would become one of the youngest men ever elected to the office of President of the United States of America in a historically barrier-breaking election. No, the year is not 2008, and the President is not Barack Obama. Instead, turning the calendars back to 1960 brings us the year that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected the thirty-fifth President of the United States of America, the youngest man ever elected to the office, as well as being the only Roman Catholic to ever hold...
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...Growing up in Haiti, which is one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world, my hope for a better life was an undying hopelessness feeling. For as long I can remember, I have always wanted to become a scientist because I want my life to have a positive impact on my surroundings. But as a kid, I never thought I could ever accomplish such success because resources were scarce. But, my eager to learn was what kept me living by refraining joining a gang or getting depressed like some of my childhood friends did. Instead, I would rather spend time reading on my own due to the fact my father could not afford to send me to school. However, when I did attend school, I used to earn the highest GPA or receive one of the top 3 highest GPA...
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...Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Deuteronomy The book of Deuteronomy was authored by Moses and contains three speeches by him which include the “Song of Moses, the blessing fo Moses and the transition of leadership to Joshua.” Ed Hindson & Elmer L. Towns, Illustrated Bible Survey 81 (2013) As the final book of the Law, Deuteronomy completes the Torah scrolls written around “1405 BC at the end of the wilderness wanderings.” Hindson & Towns, supra 83 Within Deuteronomy there are some “narrative material” as well as “legal material,” but it is primarily of a “sermonic” writing of the law. Deuteronomy is divided into three divisions of past, preset and future where the beginning tells Israel’s history proceeding to the present where Israel’s laws are recorded into principles, priorities and practice. In the end the writings conclude with Israel’s destiny where their covenant was ratified and community was prepared. “Moses begins with his first sermon as a covenant renewal for the second generation who were born of the wilderness.” Hindson & Towns, supra 85 Through the recording of Israel’s laws, Moses’ second sermon “articulates the covenant law and its application.” Hindson & Towns, supra 85 The principles speak of loving God, which emphasizes a “matter of the heart.” Loving God was not just a ritual nor was it required, but it was and still is of “spiritual devotion” that would ultimately result in giving the “Israelites the land of Canaan...
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