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Christian
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Richmond Academy
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Kingdom Crew
We who have been alive at least
30 years must by now realize that history truly does repeat itself. Now, even
more quickly than in the past, we can observe this life cycle going full circle.
Can we possibly avoid making the same mistakes that have been made in the past?
Of course, but this one thing is certain: If you keep doing something the same
way, you will continue to get the same results.
Ecc 1:9 (KJV) “The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and
that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing]
under the sun.”
Recently it has been said that the conditions and operations of the stock
market, along with big business, are almost a mirror image of those that existed
during the year 1929. The conditions and operations of the market at that time
caused this nation’s great economic depression. Will the market crash again?
Have there been any shipwrecks since the Titanic? Have there been any wars since
Vietnam? If we continue to do things the same way, we will continue to get the
same results!
We all know that calamities happen, but one thing is changing, and that is the
number of those who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of others, both
before, and during the storms.
Mat 24:12 (KJV) “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall
wax cold.”
Among other things the “Onward Christian Soldier” motto has been taking a turn
for the worse. Heroism, honor, and personal righteousness are fading like an old
pair of jeans. In the past there has always been a strong Christian spiritual
depth in this nation of America, but according to recent statistics, the new
wave is an attitude of self-saving self-centeredness. We may not think this
change matters too much because, after all, we do have free will. But the truth
is: Every thing we do affects everyone around us.
Take the sinking of the cruise liner Oceanos as a prime example. In rough seas,
on the night of August 3rd, 1991, the ship’s engine flooded. After all the power
was lost, the ship lay almost on its side. About then, the passengers could tell
that they were in trouble. Making their way toward the lifeboats, they realized
they were being left behind. They watched as the last part of the crew,
including the captain, abandoned them and the ship. There had been no
announcement or warning as to what was happening. More than 200 passengers,
including some elderly and infirm, were left in the darkened sinking vessel,
without any warning of their impending doom. When the captain was questioned as
to why he committed such a dereliction of duty, all he could say was, “I don’t
care what people say about me.”
Church, there is a world of lost and dying people out there. Some do, but most
don’t, have a clue as to the reality of being lost for eternity. We are the
‘Kingdom Crew’. It is our responsibility to assist with the informing,
instructing, and bringing to safety those who would likely perish. Our Captain
will not abandon them, and neither should we. If the way we are approaching this
situation is not working, we need to change it.-
-Kurt Thurston
July
Newsletter 2007 | Holy One of Israel |
Are You Committed |
Pastor's
Journal July 2007 | Kingdom Crew
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Biblical
Counseling for Leaders
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