Erasing Hell

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Christianity

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Matt Chandler on Suffering

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Mercy with Fear

Jude 1:22-23 tell us "... have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh." (ESV).

  We should always have mercy on those who doubt. I believe most of us have no problem showing mercy, as Jesus himself is mercy. The letter of Jude says something interesting though. It tells us to show mercy in a certain way. It says to some "we should show mercy with fear". While we all love showing mercy we most likely never thought that mercy could be displayed through fear. When we think of striking fear into some we probably relate it to what terrorists attempt to do but this is certainly not what Jude means here. Remember the context here is saving individuals out of the fire and hating anything stained by the flesh.

  

  We as Christians having saving knowledge are equipped for the ministry of reconciliation. We are all called to be ones crying in the wilderness for all to repent and come trust in Jesus. This is because we know who God is. We know that He is infinite, holy and righteous. He hates sin and wickedness and will judge it accordingly. He is an all consuming fire who mercifully extends love and grace through himself Jesus to all who are humble and see they need an advocate. So when Jude says show mercy though fear he means we must take this knowledge to the world even if we do not feel comfortable, safe or confident. The world needs mercy and we know why but if the world does not know why they have no reason to seek an advocate or Jesus. So showing mercy through fear is a necessary way we tell others of the Gospel. This is obviously in the word because we hate doing it. It is hard for us to go against the grind of the culture. Our cultures motto as we speak right now is tolerance, and political correctness.

  Remember the world may reject you for telling them of something they should be fearful of but the Holy Spirit says that you are showing them mercy. If we care about others we will approach the world with a certain vigor and intensity like one who is "snatching them" out of a fire. This is because truthfully that is exactly what we are doing.       

  

Thank you and may God cause you to have a deep hunger for the things of righteousness. 

Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship,C.C.Sortini 

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Luke ch. 5:21-25

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Thank you and may God cause you to have a deep hunger for the things of righteousness.
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Lecrae Moore and Trip Lee Testimony

Justin Taylor Interview: Lecrae Moore and Trip Lee from Crossway on Vimeo.

  For those of you who are unfamiliar with Lecrae Moore and Trip Lee  or who would like to know more about these two aritsts visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecrae_Moore and for Trip Lee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Lee.

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Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini
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Do you see Jesus in every book like this kid?

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Not the King of the Jungle but Judah

 

  Isaiah 31:4 Says "... As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey, and when a band of shepherds is called out against him he is not terrified by their shouting or daunted at their noise, so the Lord of hosts will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. " 

All 66, 2011

                  
 Get Serious about your Bible! Okay guys the new reading plan for the year is posted and you have plenty of time to catch up. Get Reading!

testimony of a youth member

 It feels like it was just yesterday when I had made an important choice to accept Christ into my life. See I have been going to church ever since I was a little baby, but even then I ahd not accepted Christ into my life. It took me a couple of years to actually get to know who Christ was and what he could do in my life. 

 I remember it bright as day it happenend to be a Saturday night youth service at my church Riverwalk Fellowship, where my you pastor was talking about what his life was like without having Christ and how when he had accepted him his whole life turned around. The words that he had said that day seny my heart pounding like the beating of war drums. "To live for Christ is to die and gain." those powerful words had struck me but not as mush as the one who inspired me to forget about my past and look to God. Matthew Wests song "The Motions" had played a great role in the way that I had made my choice to put everything aside and lice for Christ because "I dont wanna go through the motions i dont wanna go one more day without your all consuming passion inside of me, what if I had given everything instead of going through the motions." When I had accepted Christ into my life something in me had changed and that change could turn into big things.

 Now that I have Christ I am able to witness to to others, and tell them about all the struggles I had made and how God was looking down on me and with every part of the way. By making thins important choice in my life and sharing with others, I hope they will be inspired and get to have the same kind of relationship with Christ as I do. when times are hard and you don't thing you can make that last step look to God because you are in whom he delights. 

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Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini
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Argument against Athiesm

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Is the God of the Bible and the God of the Q'uran the same God?

   Truth falls on what you think of the person Jesus Christ. As Christians we know it to be true that the only way to know God is to know Jesus. This is the truth that separates us from the fallacy of universalism not just  Islam.

   In this video Piper hits this crucial point home. That every faith is tragically in error lest it hold and believe that Jesus is the Son of God (God in the flesh) sent for the salvation of all who believe.



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Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini
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You Should Be Discerning about Twilight

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Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini
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To Face book or not to Face book?

 

  Boasting somewhere around 300 million active users, a dedication that rivals that of Harry Potter fan clubs with 50% of it users logging on every day. A worldwide sociological foot print that draws in more than 70% of its users from outside the United States.

   Needless to say and nothing new; Facebook is an influential entity in our culture. Young people, old people and people from all different nations use Facebook.   

   Seeing that facebook is such a widely used networking platform and everyone and there dog uses it, could there be anything wrong with it? 

    Below is 4 things worth considering when using facebook.

1.        Although it is convenient to be able to contact your friends by the touch of a button, and super easy to check up on them, does “poking” someone really constitute as saying hello? Maybe sometimes we fool ourselves into thinking we really are concerned with our friends when really we don’t want to spend the time in giving them a phone call or having coffee together.  

   If we are ever going to have a meaningful conversation or relationship sometimes it takes more than just a “poke”.

2.       I wonder if it is healthy to have access to everyone’s pictures of memories or experiences. Can we as “facebookers” abuse this ability? Can we be too concerned or interested in other people’s lives?

3.        Even though we are not talking face to face on facebook can we cross the unseen boundary lines of communication with the opposite sex on facebook? Can we be flirting when we shouldn’t be? Can we be talking more than we should be?  

4.        Some things should be kept private. We have to really consider what we want to communicate to the world. Not every picture, thought or concern should be shared.  In John 7:10 we see that Jesus did some thing’s privately without others. So think before you post…

   As technology ever advances we as Christians are forced to define what is morally acceptable in ways that we have never done before.  Facebook can be a great tool but as Paul said whether we eat or drink let it be to the Glory of God. So in the same way whether we facebook or whether we don’t let it be to the Glory of God.   

Thank you and my God cause you to have a deep hunger for the things of righteousness. 

Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini 

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EXTREMELY URGENT Product Recall

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Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini

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Description: An in-depth look at the doctrine of divine election, with an attempt to clarify precisely what is at stake and correct misrepresentations of both points of view.

What is the Bible About ?

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Esterlyn "Call Out"

  Esterlyn is a great band I found a while back. I have played their album in the youth room before and when I do I always get good feed back on them. 

  They just recently released a new album and from what I have heard it is great! It is more of a worship album (which I love). The great thing is they were not trying to copy anyone but stayed true to their melodic style, and it Worked! 

   If you want to read more about the album click the link bellow bellow. It is a review done by Jesusfreakhideout.com. jesusfreakhideout.com

Thank you and my God cause you to have a deep hunger for the things of righteousness. 

Youth Pastor of Riverwalk Fellowship, C.C.Sortini 

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R.C. Sproul- Does God Really Want All People To Be Saved?

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Is there another way to heaven besides Jesus ?

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