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Is “Bird Box” Movie Good for Christians?

12/28/2018

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Is “Bird Box” Movie Good for Christians?  It seems like so many professing Christians are sharing on social media about it.  I’m like, what‘s all the buzz about?  Then I went to the movie review website “Plugged In” and that’s why you are now reading this blog post.

Before you go any further, I want to preface this posting.  If you get offended easily and can‘t take an honest view of yourself, then you might as well move on to another article that‘s more to your liking.  Also, this is directed towards me as well.  Yes, I am judging myself!  I’m hitting myself where it hurts and making myself think about my choices.  If you are still here, let’s get started.  

“Bird Box,” what is all the sensation?  Like I said, I have never watched it and honestly, I probably will not even though I subscribe to Vidangel (vidangel.com); with it, you can scrub movies of cursing, violence, and sexual content.  I’m just not into thrillers or scary stuff.  The question still stands, what is all the sensation and compels people to want to watch it.  Like I said, I went to the reviews, and it shocked me by what I read.  This is just one section of the review from Plugged In (pluggedin.com):
Crude or Profane Language

​We hear at least 42 f-words and about 17 s-words. Other profanities include “a--,” “b--ch,” “d--n” and “pr--k.” They misuse God’s name about 15 times, about a third of those with the word “d--n.” Jesus’ name is abused once.
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This in of itself should tell anyone this is not a movie that‘s appropriate for any Christian to watch along with the sexual content and violence.  I can hear it now, “Shawn, then what can we watch?  All movies have cussing.  I hear it all day at work!  What‘s the big deal!”  Yeah, tell me about it.  The struggle is real.  My wife and I deal with it constantly when making choices of what to watch.  That is why we resorted to Vidangel.  ​It has been a blessing to us, allowing us to watch movies where normally we wouldn‘t because of the inappropriate content.  After setting all the filters available to you as a subscriber, you can make a movie clean to view.
​If it‘s not on Vidangel and not appropriate for our beliefs, then we don’t watch it.  I don’t want you to feel this is a “Bird Box” or Vidangel posting; it is so much more than that.

It really comes down to this, what is in our hearts as a Christian?  What do we want in our walk with God?  Are we wanting to dabble in the world all the while trying to be a Christian?  When I see so many willing to watch this show unfiltered and willing to subject their spirits to the content, you have to ask, “What is the condition of their heart?”  Have they pushed the Holy Spirit out so much so and seared their mind to the point there is no conviction?  I remember recently being with some family members in their home, we all sat down to watch a movie.  Not within 10 minutes there was cussing that would even make a sailor blush.  Immediately, my spirit just cringed within me.  I couldn‘t even take it any longer and went to another room in the house.  Obviously, it‘s their home and desire to watch it.  They knew I wasn‘t happy with the movie but kept viewing it.

Again, I say, I am ministering to myself as well.  Have I watched content I shouldn’t have?  Have I made mistakes by doing so?  Yes, 100% I have.  Here is the difference.  King David cried out in Psalm 51:11b (KJV), “take not thy Holy Spirit from me.” This is after he has sinned before the Lord.  It greatly grieved him of what he has done and knew what life would be like if he didn‘t have the Spirit of God in his life.  That is the way I am, I know what it means to have the Holy Spirit continually operating in my life.  Not only does he bring me the goose bumps, but he brings guidance, comfort, truth, discipline, and much more.  I have grown so accustom to this, I don‘t want to lose it.  Also, if you have a relationship with him, you will not want to offend him.  As a friend once said, “Watch a movie and know that Jesus is right there with you.”
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​The bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (KJV),  “Quench not the Spirit.”  I believe when we sit and watch such movies, you are truly quenching the Spirit of God.  You are pushing him away and saying, “I want this moment of pleasure for my flesh more so than our continued relationship.  We can pick it up later, but right now, I am checking out.”  Think about that for a second, what if you did that with your spouse or another loved one?  Imagine how they would feel.  Do you think they would hang around long?  No, I don‘t they would.  I am not saying the Holy Spirit would pack his bags and take off, but I can say, you are quenching him.

Just as I am writing this, I went to look at the definition of quenching.  What an awakening and an incredible way to make this posting more alive and in your face:

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Marriage and Ministry Partnership

12/28/2018

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​My greatest ministry partner I could ever have! My wife, Nancy! ?? She is a true expression of God's love. She inspires me continually! 
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Case for Healing Part #2

12/27/2018

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​My last posting regarding Case for Healing Part #1, I shared about Matt 6:10, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”  Many wouldn’t associate this with healing scriptures, but we went into great detail of this scripture in the sense of it being, Jesus wants us to pray that the Kingdom of God will come upon the earth.  God’s will, plan, and purposes come forth!  “As it is in heaven,” what is heaven like?  That is the key question here.  We broke down scriptures in showing what heaven is like and correlating it with God’s will for us here on earth.

Even though, we discovered God’s will in heaven and his desire for us to believe the same for on earth.  I still feel if this was a case being prosecuted in a court of law, it would still be weak.  I think we need to dig deeper than that.  Anytime a prosecutor takes a case before the judge, they want one that is open and shut.  There is no room for doubt.  As we can see, God wants his kingdom to go forth here upon the earth.  Jesus wanted us to pray that it would come forth.  There is no sickness in heaven and the prayer is, “on earth as it is in heaven.”
​But let‘s dig deeper into the character of God the Father and Jesus.  Yes, we know there is no sickness in heaven, but what does Jesus and the Father really think and desire!

We have always heard, “Actions Speak Louder than Words.”  I don‘t know about you, but I believe this with all my heart.  Someone can tell you all they want until they are blue in the face of what they will do, but until they do it, I don‘t put much faith in it.  Obviously, we are dealing with a whole different set of circumstances here.  We are to take God at his Word.  We are to believe it by faith.  We are not to be a doubting Thomas.  Jesus said to Thomas after he believed it was the Lord after seeing him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.  Blessed are those who believe without seeing.”  My point is, we have documentation of who the Father and Jesus was and are today, it has been recorded, etched in a stone sort of speak.  God’s Word is the inspiration of his spirit.  So, we will explore scriptures that will truly show who they were in action.

Here is a list of scriptures you will find fascinating.  You will see something that is common, he healed them ALL.  The word ALL is even used in theses scriptures many times.  Take the time to read them.  Not only you will get a true sense of who Jesus is, but his overwhelming character, will, and desire!

Matthew 8:16 (KJV)
16  When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

Matthew 14:14 (KJV)
14  And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matthew 19:2 (KJV)
2  And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 

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Jesus in Honduran Schools

12/27/2018

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Schools are open for Jesus here in Honduras! ???? This nation loves the Lord! The freedom to express Jesus Christ is endless!
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Case for Healing - Part #1

12/21/2018

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Our walk with the Lord is a journey.  It‘s one step from the next into a discovery of who He is in our lives through prayer, reading of the Word, attending church, serving in His Kingdom and much more.  You can make your journey however deep you want, but I encourage all to go beyond all comfort zones and experience the Lord for who he is. I think so many miss out on what He has for our lives cause we don‘t value what is available to us because of lack of knowledge or willingness to do so.

​That brings us to this blog posting, just as everything with the Lord is a journey, I think healing of our body can be a journey.
It can be a time well spent with the Lord to receive a physical touch to our bodies.  Not only to walk in divine health, but allow it to glorify what kind of true Father He is; a healer!

Because of some illnesses in my life, I have forced myself to dive deep into the Word of God to find out His promises for myself.  What does the Bible say about healing? Can I be assured that the promises are mine? Can I stand on these promises to see health in my life?  These and more questions put me on a rewarding journey in so many ways.

I have taken this deeper and sharing some of my thoughts to you.  I pray that they help you in finding the answers you are looking for in healing or even inspire you to go to another level with the Lord in an area of life you have kept the door closed; it has been off limits to all and even the Lord.

Before you step any further in the subject regarding biblical healing, you need to determine the intent of God.  Is He a healer and does he want you healed? That is simple enough and the perfect place for us to start. With that being said, Matthew 6:10 KJV, makes a good place to leap into this journey.
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
This scripture is part of the Lord’s prayer that Jesus shared with the disciples.  He was teaching them how to pray. This prayer was of an outline or prayer structure sort of speak.  I don‘t know about you, but when I pray, I pray to believe to receive. Jesus is saying, “Thy Kingdom come!”  He is wanting us to believe in the Kingdom of God coming to us and those that will be willing to receive it by faith; wanting it to be fulfilled and ongoing in their lives!  Thus, His WILL be done on the earth! I can‘t stress this enough, HIS WILL!  See, I am going somewhere with this!  We are trying to find out His will. If we know His will, then we can know His intent for our lives and even in healing.  
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Then we have the final key in this scripture,  “as it is in HEAVEN!” So, what does the bible say about sickness in heaven?  Well, it doesn‘t go into great detail, but don‘t lose hope. After we tie everything together, I can assure you, the hope inside of you will be a blazing!  Let’s take our first scripture, Revelation 21:4 NLT.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” 
The Word of God is saying, that there is no tears!  Does sickness bring tears? There is no more death. Does sickness bring death?  There is no sorrow. Does sickness bring sorrow? There is no crying. Does sickness bring crying?  There shall be NO pain. Does sickness bring pain? For the FORMER things (things here upon the earth) are passed away!  Sickness does not exist in heaven, it has passed away.
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Now, let‘s bring this scripture into full circle by remembering, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  To walk in the things as in heaven, you must embrace the Word of God and it’s promises with an expectant hope and allow faith to fuel it to see the heavenly things working in your life!  Don‘t worry about the sickness around you, work in your own life first! As you do, not only will you see the results of healing for you, but there will be an inspiration to others for their own lives.

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Planning for Next Year! 2019

12/21/2018

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​Great ministry partners planning out 2019. We shall see what he has in store for us and those we live to serve!
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Preaching in San Rafael Tonight

12/18/2018

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​Evening service in San Rafael was a little on the chilly side. Praise God for every opportunity to share the His Word. Tonight Shawn shared on who the Holy Spirit is and how important the Holy Spirit is in our life. Awesome message.
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