Guest guest Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Daily Devotional Fri 10/21/2011 LivePrayer.com Daily Devotional Halloween - Part 1 of 2 If this devotional is a blessing to you, maybe you have a friend or family member that would like to start receiving this daily word. You can forward this to them, and they can use the following link to subscribe. http://www.liveprayer.com/signup.cfm NEW LIVEPRAYER POLL Make sure and take the poll at the bottom of this email. New polls start every Monday and run all week. Let your voice be heard! DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, 2011 (Romans 12:1-2; Titus 2:12) ***COMING***IN***NOVEMBER/DECEMBER! November 1st, Liveprayer will unveil a new 6 min. daily video message available on Liveprayer.com, as well as on any cellphone, tablet, or other portable device. This will be the begin in earnest the initial effort in mobilizing and adding to those in the Remnant, Jonah Project, and members of the Liveprayer Church as we lead this nation back to God and His Truth while leading lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. In early December, I will be offering a new book titled, " Battling for a Nation's Soul, A Jonah Warning for Today! " subtitled, " How satan is using President Barack Hussein Obama, Mormon cult member Glenn Beck, the false relgion of Islam, the anti-Christian media, and a large percentage of churches to destroy the soul of this nation while leading the eternal souls of men and women to hell! " The book will be available for FREE...NO CHARGE! It will include action steps to mobilize those true followers of Jesus Christ to help lead our nation back to the God of the Bible, His truth, and lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. The time for this grassroots effort to take our nation back for the God of the Bible and Biblcial Truth is upon us. Please be praying for the Lord's blessings and the role God will be calling YOU to play!!! ***BECOME PART OF THE REMNANT! God said, " I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal. " Friday, Liveprayer has launched its' most ambitious effort as we embark on our final work for the Lord, bringing into one solid group with one visible voice, " the remnant. " God's wrath and punishment on this nation for our gross sins and wickedness is imminent. We are out of time. It is time for His remnant in these last days to rise up and boldly lead this nation back to God and His Truth, while helping lead millions of lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. Please take a moment to read this most critical message, forward it to every person you know, and post it on all of your social networking sites. http://www.liveprayer.com/ddarchive3.cfm?id=4498 ***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven't been to church yet this week? Join me for this week's service at the LivePrayer Church. This week's relevant and applicable message is, " Adam, where are you? " Please visit the new website and be part the worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at: 12:01am EDT at: www.liveprayerchurch.com Halloween - Part 1 of 2 Should Christians celebrate Halloween? No! What the world will celebrate on October 31 is not anything that a Christian should be part of. The origin of what we know of as Halloween began in 5th century B.C., Celtic Ireland as a holiday marking the end of summer on October 31 known as Samhein (sow-en). The pagan Celts believed on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living. Naturally, the still living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century A.D., Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween. The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role. The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates. Since the eighth century, the Catholic Church has celebrated All Saints' Day on November 1 to celebrate the known and unknown Saints whom the Church has canonized. The night before the celebration of All Saint's Day is known as All Hallow's Eve ( " Hallows " mean " saints " both mean " holy ones " as in " Hallowed be thy name " ). So, Halloween means " the evening before All Saint's Day. " You can see from the pagan roots of Halloween why this has become the most important day to those who worship satan or choose to live in rebellion to God and the TRUTH of His Word. There is NOTHING about this day that honors God, remembers God, or has anything to do at all with God. It is, quite honestly, a celebration of those who oppose God and all that He stands for. THIS is why it's a day Christians should NOT celebrate nor be part of in any way. I love you and care about you so much. Tomorrow, Part Two of this series is titled, " A Christian's Response to Halloween. " Do we hide in our homes with the lights off? Do we all go to church and hide in the basement so the devil doesn't get us? What exactly should a Christian be doing on Halloween? I will give you a hint. It will be a bold call to action. I can think of no better night to see souls won for Christ than on Halloween. DO NOT MISS PART TWO TOMORROW AS WE CELEBRATE A NEW HOLIDAY ON OCTOBER 31ST THAT WILL HONOR JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!!! ***We are still trying to cover the last $5,000 of our September budget. Additionally, we are now 20 days into October and have to start working on the $40,000 we need by the end of this month to be current with our daily operating expenses. So that is $45,000 we need over the next 11 days. --->I have been in prayer today for the Lord to send 2 people immediately who are willing to make the sacrifce of $5,000 to help me cover the last $5,000 from September, and $5,000 of our October budget that we need immediately. Will you please take a minute today, and pray, seek the Lord what He is asking you to sacrifce. I am praying and believing God for two people to hear His voice and help me. If the Lord is speaking to your heart, please email me at: bkeller@... Of course, anything you can sacrifce, even if it is $10, to help me cover our basic operations is greatly appreciated. Every week, apx 2,000 souls come to faith in Jesus through Liveprayer. That is only possible because friends like you care and give to help insure we are here at that moment when their heart is open to hearing about the love of our Lord. TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the " Donation " link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@...,or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St.sburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. Thank you for your love, prayers, and sacrificial support of the Lord's work here at Liveprayer! In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at: bkeller@... ***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to: http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm ***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling, 1-. ***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the DONATION link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@... , or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Ave. North St. sburg, Fl 33709 All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. © Copyright 2011, LivePrayer Church, Inc. All rights reserved. Do you support the OCCUPY movement? Click below and let me know how you feel. This email was sent to: cjoyinternetradio@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Daily Devotional Fri 10/21/2011 LivePrayer.com Daily Devotional Halloween - Part 1 of 2 If this devotional is a blessing to you, maybe you have a friend or family member that would like to start receiving this daily word. You can forward this to them, and they can use the following link to subscribe. http://www.liveprayer.com/signup.cfm NEW LIVEPRAYER POLL Make sure and take the poll at the bottom of this email. New polls start every Monday and run all week. Let your voice be heard! DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, 2011 (Romans 12:1-2; Titus 2:12) ***COMING***IN***NOVEMBER/DECEMBER! November 1st, Liveprayer will unveil a new 6 min. daily video message available on Liveprayer.com, as well as on any cellphone, tablet, or other portable device. This will be the begin in earnest the initial effort in mobilizing and adding to those in the Remnant, Jonah Project, and members of the Liveprayer Church as we lead this nation back to God and His Truth while leading lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. In early December, I will be offering a new book titled, " Battling for a Nation's Soul, A Jonah Warning for Today! " subtitled, " How satan is using President Barack Hussein Obama, Mormon cult member Glenn Beck, the false relgion of Islam, the anti-Christian media, and a large percentage of churches to destroy the soul of this nation while leading the eternal souls of men and women to hell! " The book will be available for FREE...NO CHARGE! It will include action steps to mobilize those true followers of Jesus Christ to help lead our nation back to the God of the Bible, His truth, and lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. The time for this grassroots effort to take our nation back for the God of the Bible and Biblcial Truth is upon us. Please be praying for the Lord's blessings and the role God will be calling YOU to play!!! ***BECOME PART OF THE REMNANT! God said, " I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal. " Friday, Liveprayer has launched its' most ambitious effort as we embark on our final work for the Lord, bringing into one solid group with one visible voice, " the remnant. " God's wrath and punishment on this nation for our gross sins and wickedness is imminent. We are out of time. It is time for His remnant in these last days to rise up and boldly lead this nation back to God and His Truth, while helping lead millions of lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. Please take a moment to read this most critical message, forward it to every person you know, and post it on all of your social networking sites. http://www.liveprayer.com/ddarchive3.cfm?id=4498 ***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven't been to church yet this week? Join me for this week's service at the LivePrayer Church. This week's relevant and applicable message is, " Adam, where are you? " Please visit the new website and be part the worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at: 12:01am EDT at: www.liveprayerchurch.com Halloween - Part 1 of 2 Should Christians celebrate Halloween? No! What the world will celebrate on October 31 is not anything that a Christian should be part of. The origin of what we know of as Halloween began in 5th century B.C., Celtic Ireland as a holiday marking the end of summer on October 31 known as Samhein (sow-en). The pagan Celts believed on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living. Naturally, the still living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century A.D., Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween. The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role. The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates. Since the eighth century, the Catholic Church has celebrated All Saints' Day on November 1 to celebrate the known and unknown Saints whom the Church has canonized. The night before the celebration of All Saint's Day is known as All Hallow's Eve ( " Hallows " mean " saints " both mean " holy ones " as in " Hallowed be thy name " ). So, Halloween means " the evening before All Saint's Day. " You can see from the pagan roots of Halloween why this has become the most important day to those who worship satan or choose to live in rebellion to God and the TRUTH of His Word. There is NOTHING about this day that honors God, remembers God, or has anything to do at all with God. It is, quite honestly, a celebration of those who oppose God and all that He stands for. THIS is why it's a day Christians should NOT celebrate nor be part of in any way. I love you and care about you so much. Tomorrow, Part Two of this series is titled, " A Christian's Response to Halloween. " Do we hide in our homes with the lights off? Do we all go to church and hide in the basement so the devil doesn't get us? What exactly should a Christian be doing on Halloween? I will give you a hint. It will be a bold call to action. I can think of no better night to see souls won for Christ than on Halloween. DO NOT MISS PART TWO TOMORROW AS WE CELEBRATE A NEW HOLIDAY ON OCTOBER 31ST THAT WILL HONOR JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!!! ***We are still trying to cover the last $5,000 of our September budget. Additionally, we are now 20 days into October and have to start working on the $40,000 we need by the end of this month to be current with our daily operating expenses. So that is $45,000 we need over the next 11 days. --->I have been in prayer today for the Lord to send 2 people immediately who are willing to make the sacrifce of $5,000 to help me cover the last $5,000 from September, and $5,000 of our October budget that we need immediately. Will you please take a minute today, and pray, seek the Lord what He is asking you to sacrifce. I am praying and believing God for two people to hear His voice and help me. If the Lord is speaking to your heart, please email me at: bkeller@... Of course, anything you can sacrifce, even if it is $10, to help me cover our basic operations is greatly appreciated. Every week, apx 2,000 souls come to faith in Jesus through Liveprayer. That is only possible because friends like you care and give to help insure we are here at that moment when their heart is open to hearing about the love of our Lord. TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the " Donation " link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@...,or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St.sburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. Thank you for your love, prayers, and sacrificial support of the Lord's work here at Liveprayer! In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at: bkeller@... ***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to: http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm ***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling, 1-. ***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the DONATION link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@... , or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Ave. North St. sburg, Fl 33709 All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. © Copyright 2011, LivePrayer Church, Inc. All rights reserved. Do you support the OCCUPY movement? Click below and let me know how you feel. This email was sent to: cjoyinternetradio@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Daily Devotional Fri 10/21/2011 LivePrayer.com Daily Devotional Halloween - Part 1 of 2 If this devotional is a blessing to you, maybe you have a friend or family member that would like to start receiving this daily word. You can forward this to them, and they can use the following link to subscribe. http://www.liveprayer.com/signup.cfm NEW LIVEPRAYER POLL Make sure and take the poll at the bottom of this email. New polls start every Monday and run all week. Let your voice be heard! DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, 2011 (Romans 12:1-2; Titus 2:12) ***COMING***IN***NOVEMBER/DECEMBER! November 1st, Liveprayer will unveil a new 6 min. daily video message available on Liveprayer.com, as well as on any cellphone, tablet, or other portable device. This will be the begin in earnest the initial effort in mobilizing and adding to those in the Remnant, Jonah Project, and members of the Liveprayer Church as we lead this nation back to God and His Truth while leading lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. In early December, I will be offering a new book titled, " Battling for a Nation's Soul, A Jonah Warning for Today! " subtitled, " How satan is using President Barack Hussein Obama, Mormon cult member Glenn Beck, the false relgion of Islam, the anti-Christian media, and a large percentage of churches to destroy the soul of this nation while leading the eternal souls of men and women to hell! " The book will be available for FREE...NO CHARGE! It will include action steps to mobilize those true followers of Jesus Christ to help lead our nation back to the God of the Bible, His truth, and lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. The time for this grassroots effort to take our nation back for the God of the Bible and Biblcial Truth is upon us. Please be praying for the Lord's blessings and the role God will be calling YOU to play!!! ***BECOME PART OF THE REMNANT! God said, " I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal. " Friday, Liveprayer has launched its' most ambitious effort as we embark on our final work for the Lord, bringing into one solid group with one visible voice, " the remnant. " God's wrath and punishment on this nation for our gross sins and wickedness is imminent. We are out of time. It is time for His remnant in these last days to rise up and boldly lead this nation back to God and His Truth, while helping lead millions of lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. Please take a moment to read this most critical message, forward it to every person you know, and post it on all of your social networking sites. http://www.liveprayer.com/ddarchive3.cfm?id=4498 ***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven't been to church yet this week? Join me for this week's service at the LivePrayer Church. This week's relevant and applicable message is, " Adam, where are you? " Please visit the new website and be part the worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at: 12:01am EDT at: www.liveprayerchurch.com Halloween - Part 1 of 2 Should Christians celebrate Halloween? No! What the world will celebrate on October 31 is not anything that a Christian should be part of. The origin of what we know of as Halloween began in 5th century B.C., Celtic Ireland as a holiday marking the end of summer on October 31 known as Samhein (sow-en). The pagan Celts believed on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living. Naturally, the still living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century A.D., Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween. The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role. The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates. Since the eighth century, the Catholic Church has celebrated All Saints' Day on November 1 to celebrate the known and unknown Saints whom the Church has canonized. The night before the celebration of All Saint's Day is known as All Hallow's Eve ( " Hallows " mean " saints " both mean " holy ones " as in " Hallowed be thy name " ). So, Halloween means " the evening before All Saint's Day. " You can see from the pagan roots of Halloween why this has become the most important day to those who worship satan or choose to live in rebellion to God and the TRUTH of His Word. There is NOTHING about this day that honors God, remembers God, or has anything to do at all with God. It is, quite honestly, a celebration of those who oppose God and all that He stands for. THIS is why it's a day Christians should NOT celebrate nor be part of in any way. I love you and care about you so much. Tomorrow, Part Two of this series is titled, " A Christian's Response to Halloween. " Do we hide in our homes with the lights off? Do we all go to church and hide in the basement so the devil doesn't get us? What exactly should a Christian be doing on Halloween? I will give you a hint. It will be a bold call to action. I can think of no better night to see souls won for Christ than on Halloween. DO NOT MISS PART TWO TOMORROW AS WE CELEBRATE A NEW HOLIDAY ON OCTOBER 31ST THAT WILL HONOR JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!!! ***We are still trying to cover the last $5,000 of our September budget. Additionally, we are now 20 days into October and have to start working on the $40,000 we need by the end of this month to be current with our daily operating expenses. So that is $45,000 we need over the next 11 days. --->I have been in prayer today for the Lord to send 2 people immediately who are willing to make the sacrifce of $5,000 to help me cover the last $5,000 from September, and $5,000 of our October budget that we need immediately. Will you please take a minute today, and pray, seek the Lord what He is asking you to sacrifce. I am praying and believing God for two people to hear His voice and help me. If the Lord is speaking to your heart, please email me at: bkeller@... Of course, anything you can sacrifce, even if it is $10, to help me cover our basic operations is greatly appreciated. Every week, apx 2,000 souls come to faith in Jesus through Liveprayer. That is only possible because friends like you care and give to help insure we are here at that moment when their heart is open to hearing about the love of our Lord. TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the " Donation " link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@...,or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St.sburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. Thank you for your love, prayers, and sacrificial support of the Lord's work here at Liveprayer! In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at: bkeller@... ***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to: http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm ***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling, 1-. ***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the DONATION link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@... , or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Ave. North St. sburg, Fl 33709 All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible. © Copyright 2011, LivePrayer Church, Inc. All rights reserved. Do you support the OCCUPY movement? Click below and let me know how you feel. This email was sent to: cjoyinternetradio@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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