Perkatory

The Revelation of the Wrath of God (Part 1)

SERMON:             GM15-056

SERIES:              Renewal Through Romans: The Gospel Defined, Explained &           Applied

SETTING:          North Kelso Baptist Church

SERVICE:          Sunday AM (May 3, 2015)

SECTION:          The Perversion of Righteousness (Romans 1:1-18-3:20)

SUBTITLE:        The Revelation of God’s Wrath (Part 1)

SCRIPTURE:     Romans1:18-23

SUBJECT:          The wrath of God

SUMMARY:       God wants you to know he is angry with mankind

SCHEME:           That each member of NKBC feels relief knowing that Jesus Christ has born God’s wrath in their place

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Our theme is:  The anger of God

 Proposition:  God wants you to know he is angry with mankind

Interrogatory Sentence:  Why is God so angry at mankind?

Transitional Sentence: Our text reveals three reasons why God is so angry at mankind.

·        …because mankind has suppressed the truth of God

·        …because mankind has subverted the truth of God

·        …because mankind has spurned the truth of God 

End of Challenge Evaluation

Well, the annual A to Z challenge has ended once again. This was it's sixth year. I have participated in all six years.This time around I chose to write a poem for each day of the challenge corresponding to the alphabet letter of the day. I ended up writing poems and songs. I hope you enjoyed them all. They ranged from parodies, humorous, to the very serious.

This time around the challenge came when Irene and I moved back to Vancouver. This move turned out to be somewhat difficult, tedious, and very time consuming (not to mention expensive.) It might have been difficult due to our age or our accumulation of "stuff." I don't know, I do know it was not an easy move.

I mention this because I did not have time to "travel" around to the over 1600 participants blogs and make observations or comments. As a result I had one faithful commenter who commented everyday. Periodically someone else would drop by and make a comment. I don't know how many people actually stopped by and read my contributions. I doubt I take the time to add them up. Many viewed my page but for some reason chose not to leave a comment. Thanks to the good number of visitors (wish more had commented.)

I had intended on retiring this blog this past February. Then I decided to wait until after the challenge. I may hang around a bit longer. 

I enjoyed writing the poems. I discovered there were over 55 types or kinds of poetry. This time around I tried to write some of them. Some of the types I wrote for the very first time ever. Only you can tell me how I did.

To those of you who read and commented on my songs and poems, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love writing. I am truly satisfied and happy when I have struck a chord in your heart. I appreciate each and every one of you who stop by. Thank you!

The Removing of God's Grace

 I read all these posts where these rioters and looters are called thugs, animals, and such and it somewhat cracks me up. These people are doing exactly what God gave them over to do. 

Remember Romans 1:18-32? These people, politicians, and such rejected God. The suppressed the truth in unrighteousness, they subverted the truth by exchanging the worship of God for idols, and they spurned the truth by not liking to retain God in their knowledge. Therefore, God gave them over to follow their vile passions and appetites of their flesh. God gave them over to a debased mind to do those things which are not fitting.

 Rioting, looting, robbing, burning, "thugging", and such are not natural but because they rejected God, God has allowed them to do what their evil debased mind leads them to do. I don't condone their behavior, and it grieves me that "innocent" people are being hurt and property destroyed, but I rejoice that God's word and promises are true. They are only doing what God gave them over to do. 

Praise God, His word, will, and ways, which are not our ways always come to fruition. Don't name call, and despise these looters for doing what God gave them over to do, grieve, weep, and mourn over those who have been in authority and have contributed to the suppressing, subverting and spurning of God and His word in this country which caused God to remove his grace and restraints by degree over the last 200 years to where we have reached this point. God has simply removed more restraints for people to act upon their own fleshly appetites.

(Tomorrow: my review and closing thoughts on our sixth annual A to Z challenge)

Z is for Zarf

When I stop to buy my coffee

I order it hot black and strong

And when I hold it in my hand

It begins to burn before too long

In the Middle East they found

A new way to hold the hot cup

An invention had been produced

So you could drink it up

They were made from metal

Ornamental in every case

Very practical they proved to be

They helped satisfy your taste

You have seen them in use

When a coffee you did buy

They wrap around your cup

so your fingers do not fry

What is this I speak of?

What name is it named?

Well it is known as a zarf

The hot cup had been tamed

Let me ask you to tell the truth

Before today did you really know?

That they were called a zarf?
Use a zarf with coffee on the go.

Y is for You Can't Take It With You (When You Go)

You Can’t Take It With You (When You Go)

Gregg Metcalf

Now and then I look out my window

at the guy living across the street

he’s never home he’s always on the go

he lives a life that just can’t be beat

Evidence of his dedication sits in his drive

All the trappings of his wealth is on display

he has never learned the meaning of deprive

he has all the latest toys so he can play

But there is one thing he’s never thought of…

Chorus:

While my little boat is in the water

His big boat sets there in the drive

While I am fishing with my daughter

He is still trying hard to arrive

My old Ford needs a little tender lovin’ care

It is no secret that our house is old I know

He doesn’t understand or seems to be aware

That you can’t take it with you when you go

We don’t have much- money is in short supply

our things are old- heck most are second hand

fact is we use up all we ever get or buy

we know that all these things don’t make a man

There are a lot of lessons that folks never learn

after all has been said or done,  I still know that

when you are done livin’ there’s one thing to discern

that you can’t take it with you when you go

Chorus:

While my little boat is in the water

His big boat sets there in the drive

While I am fishing with my daughter

He is still trying hard to arrive

My old Ford needs a little tender lovin’ care

It is no secret that our house is old I know

He doesn’t understand or seems to be aware

That you can’t take it with you when you go 

Bridge:

When you drive your self to work every day

Keep in mind the end of time be sure to play

Chorus:

While my little boat is in the water

His big boat sets there in the drive

While I am fishing with my daughter

He is still trying hard to arrive

My old Ford needs a little tender lovin’ care

It is no secret that our house is old I know

He doesn’t understand or seems to be aware

That you can’t take it with you when you go

X is for Xylotomist

 

Xylotomist

by Gregg Metcalf

In many a gruesome criminal trial

Expert testimony is often needed

To convict one so despicably vile

By a guilty verdict unimpeded

Witnesses vary from field to field

Each an expert in his own right

bearing evidence prepared to yield

A guilty verdict without being trite

In the most famous kidnapping case

Arthur Koehler was the state’s decision

As an xylotomist he was such an ace

He worked eighteen months with precision

Koehler provided the evidence sought

By linking a ladder to a small piece of pine

It came from a factory Koehler had thought

was milled from a broken machine at that time

The state’s expert presented the court

With a chalk rubbing of a particular sample

He proved the small piece of pine was a sort

As the one taken from the ladder example

The state’s xylotomist did win a guilty finding

Ensuring the execution of Bruno Hauptmann

Having presented evidence ever so binding

The Lindberg baby trial finally came to an end

Xylotomy is the preparation of small wood samples

Viewed under a microscope while using a microtome

It is the art and science of matching minute examples

In hopes of bringing the much needed evidence home