The Journey – Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross. While on my way home I passed a young man carrying a cross. I stopped and got to talk to this young man, Junior Garcia. See my post about my experience when I meet him taking up his cross.

In this blog entry, I share how I feel my blog (A Blog of a Courageous Father) encourages me.

A poem entitled Bible written by Steve Patterson. ©1998 by Steve Patterson. This poem has the same structure of a diamond poem, this one forms a triangle.

A poem entitled God-Jesus written by Steve Patterson. © 1998 by Steve Patterson. This poem is considered a diamond type poem.

In the Emmaus Community you go on 15 Walks, each walk is a different Talk in the Walk to Emmaus. This is for those who have been on the walk. #Emmaus

Every day after your Walk to Emmaus is your fourth days. You are on your walk for three days. You take what you learned while you are on this walk and use it. These 4th Days can be applied to us Christians and used as well to help testify.

Perseverance, what is it? What does the Bible say about it? What can you do to help you perserve? Some parables that relate to persevering. Accountability Groups.

The Body of Christ. When we are saved we are a new creation. We are also one in Christ (being in unity). We all come from God. We have Spiritual gifts and talents. We are to go make disciples. Preach to others. The church is …

Sanctifying Grace, What is it? We are cleansed. We are sanctified, we have life to the fullness, God is in us, our bodies are temples, we all are tempted but there is a way out, we are not to be troubled or afraid, the resurrection of Christ and the dead, being fruitful, sins of the flesh, fruits of the Spirit, not baring fruit, it is written, how to grow stronger, and successful life verses.

Changing our World is the 11th Talk I had on my Walk to Emmaus from the Great Smoky Mountain Emmaus Community. I was on Walk #32 in 1998. These are my notes on this talk.

This blog entry is about discipleship. I talk about being disciples and following God’s will. This blog entry is my notes from my Emmaus Walk, Talk #10 on Discipleship. This Talk was given by Ron Rader. Even John Henry Cardinal Newman has a good point of view on discipleship.

I talk about obstacles to grace and sin. Even some scriptures in Romans. This is from Talk #9 on my Walk to Emmaus. These are my notes from the talk on Obstacles of Grace.

Christian Actions keeping the stool balanced by using Piety, Study and Action. Using your gifts to serve God. A Plan for Christian Action. Friendship and Reaching out to others.

Scripture references to God’s Grace from Confirmation/Church Membership; Christian Marriage; Ordination; Prayer; Forgiveness & Healing; Baptism and Communion.

This blog entry talks about the Means of Grace. It also uses the Wizard of Oz story as an example on the means of Grace.

We as Christians are to follow God’s Word. Read the Bible, Study the Bible all part of Following Jesus.

Jesus and the Holy Scriptures, shows where Jesus points back to the Old Testament. Jesus attest to the indissolubility of the Scriptures. Jesus confirms the Truth in every word. Jesus forecast and authorized the writing of the New Testament.

I saw this on a church sign on my way home from work today. I liked it and figured I would share this with you all in my blog. (click on the blog entry to see what I saw written on the church sign). I also share a picture of this church sign too.

God’s Word: The content of the Bible is complete. Every word that is in the Bible is what God wanted in the Bible. Even warnings are given for those who add or take away from the Bible. Even the “Canon” of the Bible. How many books are there in the Bible?

The Complete Trustworthiness of the Bible. God reveals his truth in the Bible. God also cannot lie. The Word of God is perfect.