Who are the Nephilim? This explains all 3 main arguments.

First, who are the "sons of God" and the "Nephilim"? There are three proposed interpretations:

1. "Sons of God" refers to fallen angels who lived on earth and married human women. The Nephilim are giants of extra-human strength who were the offspring of these marriages.
2. "Sons of God" refers to descendents of Seth, who were godly men who sinned by marrying descendents of Cain, who would have been pagans. The Nephilim were simply "heroes", not giants, and may or may not have been the offspring of the mixed marriages.
3. "Sons of God" is better translated as "kings" or "sons of nobles" and "Nephilim" is best translated as "princes" or "great men." That is, the "sons of God" were royalty or aristocrats who were generally immoral and married common women, possibly against their will or despite their already being married.

Arguments for view 1:

• The phrase "sons of God" is used in Job 1:6 and 2:1 to describe angels, and apparently early Jewish writers interpreted this passage as referring to angels.
• In support of the idea that angels came to live on earth and married human women, Jude 6 refers to "angels who...abandoned their own home," and other passages describe angels as being able to assume human form (Heb 13:2, Gen 19:1-3).
• In Numbers 13:33, the Nephilim are described as giants. Nephilim is translated to "fallen ones".

Arguments against view 1:

• "Sons of God" in the Job passages refers to "good" angels, and distinguishes them from Satan, the fallen angel. Since only fallen angels would be marrying humans, they wouldn't be referred to as "sons of God."
• Mark 12:25 and Matthew 22:30 state that angels don't marry. (Supporters of this view respond that these passages say that angels don't marry in heaven, not that they can't marry on earth.)
• Num 13:33 could be an exaggeration of the faithless spies.
• God seems to condemn mankind for the intermarrying in Gen 6:3, but says nothing about the angels, though they were at least as responsible for it as the humans.
  Arguments for view 2:
• Humans are referred to as children of God elsewhere in the Bible (Deut 14:1, Is 43:6, etc.)
• Genesis 5 describes godly descendents of Seth (Enoch, Noah), while Lamech, one of Cain's descendents, was also a murderer (Gen 4:23).
• To support the "Nephilim weren't offspring of the marriages" view: Gen 6:4 doesn't explicitly say the Nephilim were offspring, only that they showed up at the same time the intermarriage was happening.

Arguments against view 2:

• The Sethites don't sound very godly, since only Noah and his family were spared from the flood. (However, "sons of God" may refer to generations previous to those whose sin brought about the flood.)
• This interpretation requires that the phrases "men" and "daughters of men" have two different meanings within the same sentence. "Men" and "daughters of men" in v.1 would refer to all mankind and their daughters, but "daughters of men" in v. 2 would refer to Cainite women.

Arguments for view 3:

• Contemporary rulers referred to themselves as sons of God - the Egyptian king was called "son of Re."
• The Hebrew word in the phrase "sons of God" is Elohim, which is elsewhere in the Bible translated as "judge" or other human authority (Ex 21:6, Ps 82:1)
• Early translations of "sons of Elohim" rendered it as it as "sons of nobles" or "sons of kings"
• The word "Nephilim" is associated in Gen 6:4 with "gibborim", which means "mighty man of valor, strength, wealth, or power."

Arguments against view 3:

• While pagans referred to royalty as sons of God, Israelites did not, and nobles were not referred to as "sons of God."
• This interpretation seems "forced" - a stretching of the meaning of the text.

Further Resources

Here's a video of a Bible study of Genesis 6 which Skip Heitzig explains the history of the flood and the mystery of the Nephilim.
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Winter Jam

Winter Jam

Reading, PA - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - Doors open at 6:00 PM. Artists Include: Sanctus Real, Building 429, Skillet, Peter Furler, and many more.

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All Athiest's and Evolutionist's should watch this! How did life start?

How did life start? How did this beautiful world begin? With so many ideas and theories out there about creation which one is the truth? Skip Heitzig intelligently speaks of the comparison of evolution and intelligent design. If you believe in evolution or if you wonder what to believe WATCH THIS VIDEO!


Genesis Chapter 1 is studied and explained in depth verse by verse .










The theory of evolution is taught as a fact by many teachers in today's society and I urge people to just consider both sides and to thoroughly study for yourself before you teach others, especially our children.

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Thanksgiving Bible Verses

Psalm 31:19

How abundant are the good things
   that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,
   on those who take refuge in you.

Psalm 95:1-7 

 ³ For the LORD is the great God,
   the great King above all gods.
⁴ In his hand are the depths of the earth,
   and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵ The sea is his, for he made it,
   and his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us bow down in worship,
   let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
⁷ for he is our God
   and we are the people of his pasture,
   the flock under his care.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
   his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

¹¹ Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power
   and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
   for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, LORD, is the kingdom;
   you are exalted as head over all.
¹² Wealth and honor come from you;
   you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
   to exalt and give strength to all.
¹³ Now, our God, we give you thanks,
   and praise your glorious name.

Psalm 107:1

Faith And Science Tough Questions Answered

Ron Rhodes - author of over 60 books - answers many tough questions about Christianity and science. This Q&A is full of very hard to find information covering the hard to answer questions about faith and science. Different questions were answered in all 4 services (Saturday night and 3 Sunday services) and it's all archived HERE!

Among topics discussed are: new age religions, cults, scientific debate about the truth of the Bible, earth dating, fossils, how to be an apologist, how to treat Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons when they come knocking, and much more!

Q&A Service with Ron Rhodes


Ron Rhodes Website


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Tebow's Hospital in the Philippines

Tim Tebow's a winner on many different levels!

"NFL quarterback Tim Tebow CURE International have announced the construction of the Tebow CURE Hospital. This hospital will be located on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and will provide life-changing surgeries for children with curable conditions like clubfoot, bowed legs, cleft lips, and untreated burns. Like all CURE programs, the Tebow CURE Hospital will have a spiritual ministry team focused on sharing the good news of God's love with children and families."

Your Donation Will Be Matched

"Together, we need to raise the final $700,000 to meet the projected three million dollar cost of the hospital, and right now, the first $200,000 in gifts to the Tebow CURE Hospital will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Learn more, tell your friends, or join Tim Tebow and CURE by clicking Here!."

Why Do People Hate Tim Tebow?

Tebow is now 2-2 as a starting quarterback in the NFL (and if you don't know he's working with one of the worst teams out there), but you would think he's 0-4, with horrible stats the way people speak of him. Most of the Tebow haters say he's not a quarterback. Tell that to Miami and the other teams he beat as he was behind center. He has 15 Td's with only 3 interceptions. 7 of those TD's are rushing. He hasn't had an entire season to prepare yet so I would think he will only improve his skills as he gets used to the NFL. The truth that scares all of his critics is the fact that this is most likely as bad as he'll ever get. For now his constant 4th quarter heroics speak for itself.

Aaron Rodgers had 6 wins 10 losses his first year. And Rodgers had a better team to work with not to mention a more efficient learning process as he was studying behind the great Brett Favre for 2 whole years.

Peyton Manning went 3 wins and 13 losses his first year. Though he went 13 and 3 the following year which showed he just needed to iron out a few kinks.

Tom Brady was simply a beast from the get go, but his first full season he only racked up 9 wins and 7 losses.

Steve Young definitely had difficulties early on. His record as a starter was 3–16. In his 19 games, he threw for only 11 touchdowns with 21 interceptions while completing fewer than 55% of his passes. That was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers which was a horrible organization, similar to Tebows current position with the Broncos where now without Brandon Loyd and no real running threat Tebow is pretty much the whole offense. Even when Steve Young went to San Fran and Joe Montana was finally done they went 4-4 until Young warmed to his new roll.

Troy Aikman also had a pretty rough start and his team actually had some talent. He finished 1989 with an 0-11 record as a starter, completing 155 of 293 passes for 1,749 yards, 9 TDs, 18 INTs.

John Elway's first season in 1983 ended with a record of 9 wins 7 losses with many more interceptions than TD's. Brett Favre also went 9 for 7, Carson Palmer went 8-8, Johnny Unitas went 7-5.....etc

We as Christians aren't surprised at all by the negativity he receives from the media as we are used to the media being against all things Christian. The Bible is full of warnings that we will be treated badly while we follow Jesus. Here are a few verses that speak about the persecution we Christians will continue to endure.

1 Thessalonians 3:7

2 Corinthians 12:10

Hebrews 10:33

Tim Tebow was born in the Philippines as his missionary parents were there spreading the love of Jesus Christ. His mother was told to have an abortion due to high risk of complications but her faith wouldn't allow her to and I'm pretty sure she's glad she made that decision.

He's an amazing story, if you're interested in knowing more of Tebow here are some links.

Tim Tebow official website

Tebow Family Ministry

Tim Tebow's Favorite Song

A Legal Defense of the Biblical Gospel

A Legal Defense
of the Biblical Gospel in an Age of Secularism

"In this message from Craig Parton, we consider the topic of apologetics. We'll explore the history and value of lawyers' defense of Christianity, dealing with objections to the faith, what apologetics is and is not, and why and how all believers are called to defend the faith."

CalvaryABQ Service on apologetics
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Acts 8:37 Why Shouldn't I be baptized?

If you're worried about being allowed to be baptized or partake in the breaking of The Holy Bread this will help. Here's a wonderful excerpt from Charles Spurgeon's morning and evening devotion.

"If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest."
Acts 8:37

"These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps you say, "I should be afraid to be baptized; it is such a solemn thing to avow myself to be dead with Christ, and buried with him. I should not feel at liberty to come to the Master's table; I should be afraid of eating and drinking damnation unto myself, not discerning the Lord's body." Ah! poor trembler, Jesus has given you liberty, be not afraid. If a stranger came to your house, he would stand at the door, or wait in the hall; he would not dream of intruding unbidden into your parlour--he is not at home: but your child makes himself very free about the house; and so is it with the child of God. A stranger may not intrude where a child may venture. When the Holy Ghost has given you to feel the spirit of adoption, you may come to Christian ordinances without fear. The same rule holds good of the Christian's inward privileges. You think, poor seeker, that you are not allowed to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; if you are permitted to get inside Christ's door, or sit at the bottom of his table, you will be well content. Ah! but you shall not have less privileges than the very greatest. God makes no difference in his love to his children. A child is a child to him; he will not make him a hired servant; but he shall feast upon the fatted calf, and shall have the music and the dancing as much as if he had never gone astray. When Jesus comes into the heart, he issues a general licence to be glad in the Lord. No chains are worn in the court of King Jesus. Our admission into full privileges may be gradual, but it is sure. Perhaps our reader is saying, "I wish I could enjoy the promises, and walk at liberty in my Lord's commands." "If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest." Loose the chains of thy neck, O captive daughter, for Jesus makes thee free."


















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Uprise Festival 2011

 Featuring: Newsboys, David Crowder Band, Kutless, and many more! September 16 (Fri.) and 17 (Sat.), 2011 at the Shippensburg Fair Grounds [Shippensburg, PA].

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Ever hear of online missionaries? You could be one!

Finding God on The Internet

All day long people from around the globe are searching the internet for information, and this includes spiritual guidance. What will they find? Mormon's, jehovah witness', muslims and all the other falsehoods are out their waiting to snatch up lost seeds so we need to be their first with the truth!

If not the internet how else would God's Word reach all four corners?

"Every day, millions of people around the world search the internet for God. Learn how Global Media Outreach and online missionaries are using technology to reach the world with the gospel."

CalvaryABQ Service- Speaker John Blandford

To apply to be an online missionary visit the

Global Media Outreach website

















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Is The Holy Spirit a person?

Have you ever wanted to understand a little more about the "third wheel" of the Trinity? Skip Heitzig admits he doesn't have all the answers but in this video he helps us gain more understanding about this wonderful helper.

"We love God the Father who created us and God the Son who redeemed us, but what about the Holy Spirit? We hear His name a lot, but who is He? What exactly does He do? What does He want from us? The Holy Spirit is the "quiet One," active in the life of believers but sometimes not acknowledged as being vital. Oswald Chambers noted, "The Holy Spirit cannot be located as a guest in a house. He invades everything!" Today, we consider Him and His role in our lives."

CalvaryABQ Service "Two Thirds Is Not Enough"

And here's a link to the next service where Skip explaines our relationship with The Holy Spirit and gives us a firm grasp on our role and how to cooperate.

CalvaryABQ Service "The Holy Hound of Heaven"

Having understood Who the Holy Spirit is (Person not just power; Deity not just dignitary) we now find out what He does in the world of unbelieving people. Since the greatest gift God ever gave to the world was His only Son (John 3:16) it stands to reason that the greatest sin one can commit is to reject the Son (John 16:9). How does the Holy Spirit both sentence the world as prosecutor and lead people away from judgment? And what role do we play in all of this?

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Being A friend of Jesus means the world hates you?

Why Does Everyone Hate Me? - John 15:18-25

Pastor Skip Heitzig explains how the world misinterprets us Christians as trying to be superior over our peers when we choose to leave our former life to follow Jesus Christ. He tells of a story of the man that invented the umbrella. This man was ridiculed and rocks were thrown at him the first time he used his new invention.





 7/24/2011 CalvaryABQ Skip Heitzig

"There is a flipside to being a friend of Jesus. That's true of any friendship. Whenever you ally yourself and make friends with someone, you will incur some enemies because of it. Likewise, some who don't like Jesus won't like us either—and we discover there are quite a few who don't! Let's find out why, and how we can raise our heads high and prevail."

'Riptide' is a full length DVD documentary that examines the history, impact, and future of the Jesus Movement that began on the West Coast of the US in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. With dozens of high-profile interviews, music by Dominic Balli, Sarah Kelly, Crystal Lewis & Ives, and includes exclusive interviews with Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, and Mark Driscoll.

  

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Needtobreathe Concert in Bethlehem Pennsylvania August 5th

NeedToBreathe

Performing at The ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks (Bethlehem, PA) on Friday, August 5, 2011 (7:00 PM).

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Jesus picks His friends, we just have to "grab the rope"...

Pastor Skip teaches a great message on John 15:12-17. Does Jesus pick who He saves? Skip tackles that tough topic in this church service.

7/17/2011 CalvaryABQ Service

"We can get through almost anything in life with friends to share our sorrow and divide our grief. A Chinese word for friend is peng-yu and it has a much fuller meaning than in English. It means "one who brings completion and sums up beauty." The ancient Hebrews saw true friendship as an ideal to pursue and a blessing to enjoy. In these final moments with His followers, Jesus uses a most tender term for their relationship—they were friends! What does that friendship look like?"

7/17/2011 CalvaryABQ Service

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Peace Where You Least Expect It John 14:27-31

By, Skip Heitzig

Skip gives a wonderful message on the topic of "Peace". My favorite highlight was when he went over John 14:27, where Jesus promises to give us peace from Him. So we can experience the same kind of peace Jesus did while He was here!

"On countless American gravestones this epitaph could be written: Hurried, Worried, Buried. What a sad way to live! Fear, anxiety, and distress have literally become part of our national culture. Odd, isn't it? Though we have such abundance in this country, most don't experience abundant life—especially as Jesus described it. Sure, everyone has his or her share of trouble and anxieties, but let's consider one of the greatest gifts Jesus gives to followers—the gift of peace!"

6/26/2011 CalvaryABQ Service "Peace"


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A Dad You Can Come Home To By Skip Heitzig

Skip gives great advice to all fathers with a special fathers day Message.

~Your children will often be told that they resemble their father, and they'll either stick their tounge out and frown, or they'll stick their chest out and be proud; Says Pastor Skip as he teaches wonderful family lessons. 

Calvary Fathers Day Service 06/19/11


Luke 15:11-32

  

I love you my guy! It's my first one to consider so you're bringing holidays with you!   









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Explanation of The Trinity

John 14:15-18

"I can't explain the mystery of The Trinity but I can understand the ministry." Says Pastor Skip Heitzig as he teaches a great lesson on the Trinity.

Watch this service now to gain more understanding of the Holy Spirit!


CalvaryABQ Service 6/5/2011



"Some of the best moments on American Idol aren't the solo performances, but when all the singers join together and blend their voices in harmony. There's nothing sweeter than well-trained voices blended together in first, thirds, and fifths. Spiritual harmony is much the same—when believers blend with the triune Godhead there is an alignment that results in a deep sense of fulfillment. And what is the note we are to sing in this spiritual song? It is the note of loving obedience!"


"The Tune" by, Larry Norman


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What are the privileges of God's employees?

Very powerful message yesterday that touched on many subjects including; What about people that seriously say don't "speak things into existence?" Jesus promises to give anything asked for in prayer...what exactly does that mean? In John 14:12 Jesus also say's we can do even greater things than He after He goes to heaven, What does that mean for us? Skips answers these questions and more while giving enormous encouragement to all who experience this service.

05/29/2011 CalvaryABQ church service - Skip Heitzig

"Most companies have benefits for employees: things like overtime pay, health insurance, and sick pay. In 2 Corinthians 6:1, Paul calls us "workers together with Him" (NLT renders it "God's partners"). We have been called to a high and lofty task—to be His representatives here on earth. You might say we're part of the "family business." So what has God called us to do? And how has He provided for us in terms of resources? In short, what are the benefits of being God's employees"?

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Passing on the faith to the next generation

What is a parent's highest calling? In this message, Sean McDowell explains the role of every believer in sharing the faith with the next generation. 5/22/2011 @ CalvaryABQ

Watch this great lesson about leading your children!

Here are some notes from the service:

"Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth" (Psalm 127:4).

"This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me to teach you" (Deuteronomy 6:1).

"Do this so you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all His statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, so you may have a long life" (Deuteronomy 6:2).

1. MAKE GOD THE LORD OF YOUR __________
   
   "Hear, O Israel. Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one" (Deuteronomy 6:4).
   
   1. Is God Lord above all else in your home?
   2. One of the top five characteristics of emerging adults with a robust religious life is having had parents __________
      (Souls in Transition, 217).
   3. Children tune in during __________
2. LOVE GOD WITH __________
   
   "Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5).
   
   1. Kids will tend to follow the __________
      of their parents.
   2. "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21).
   3. These words that I am giving you today are to be in your
3. MAKE GOD PART OF THE RHYTHM OF LIVE IN YOUR HOME
   
   "Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up" (Deuteronomy 6:7).
   
   For further study here's a recommended resource:

The Unshakable Truth by Josh and Sean McDowell


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Harold Camping admits he went too far!

It's hard to feel bad for someone whose doomsday predictions caused so much anxiety, but 89-year-old Harold Camping's recent admission that he's "flabbergasted" the world didn't end last weekend sounds somewhat pitiful.

"It has been a really tough weekend," Camping said Sunday, after emerging from his Alameda, California home for the first time to talk to a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm looking for answers ... But now I have nothing else to say," he said, adding that he would make a full statement today.

Camping's PR aide, Tom Evans, told the L.A. Times that the group is "disappointed" that 200 million true believers weren't lifted up to heaven on Saturday while everyone else suffered and eventually died as a series of earthquakes and famine destroyed the Earth. "You can imagine we're pretty disappointed, but the word of God is still true," Evans said. "We obviously went too far, and that's something we need to learn from." The group posted 2,000 billboards around the country warning of the rapture, while Camping--an uncertified fundamentalist minister--spread the word on his radio show.

Camping's Family Radio, which airs on 66 U.S. stations, has apparently rebranded itself quickly. Business Insider notes that the station's website has scrubbed all mentions of the Judgment Day. The site previously featured a countdown clock to the May 21 rapture on its homepage.

But the false prediction might not be so easily effaced from the lives of Camping's followers. The L.A. Times writes that Keith Bauer, a 38-year-old tractor trailer driver, took a road trip with his family to see the Grand Canyon before the world ended.

"With maxed-out credit cards and a growing mountain of bills, he said, the rapture would have been a relief," the paper writes.

But Bauer is not angry at Camping for his false prediction. "Worst-case scenario for me, I got to see the country," he told the paper. "If I should be angry at anybody, it should be me."

Robert Fitzpatrick, who spent $140,000 of his life savings to advertise the rapture in New York, said he was dumbfounded when life went on as usual Saturday.

"I do not understand why ...," he told Reuters while awaiting the event in Times Square. "I do not understand why nothing has happened."

An NPR reporter talked to two Camping followers on Sunday. "One man, his voice quavering, said he was still holding out hope that they were one day off. Another believer asserted that their prayers worked: God delayed judgment so that more people could be saved, but the end is 'imminent,'" she reported.

Evans, Camping's PR aide, told NPR he hopes Family Radio will reimburse followers who spent their savings in anticipation of the rapture, but that he can't guarantee it.

Protesters gathered outside Camping's radio headquarters to mock the false prophecy over the weekend. Some of them set aloft a toy cow with balloons to lampoon the idea that a select elite would ascend to heaven. Meanwhile, other religious groups tried to recruit disappointed Camping followers.

Harold camping wrong again

Well it's may 21st, and of course we're all still here...Not a big suprise to me at all. Camping is a false prophet that claims to know things that he clearly doesn't. My question is how do people like this get a following? Why do certain people believe this guy instead of The Bible that they read?

According to the Christian broadcaster, Judgment Day was supposed to bring a massive earthquake, powerful enough to throw open graves, followed by a slow death for all non-believers over the next five months across the globe. He went on to say only 200 million people will be saved and those left behind will die in earthquakes, plagues, and other calamities until Earth is consumed by a fireball on October 21.

This wouldn't be the first time Camping was wrong.

In 1992, Camping wrote a book titled "1994?" about the world coming to an end that year.

He wrote, "When September 6, 1994, arrives, no one else can become saved. The end has come."

He said this earlier apocalyptic prediction didn't come true because of a mathematical error.

"I'm not embarrassed about it. It was just the fact that it was premature," he told The Associated Press last month. But this time, he said, "there is...no possibility that it will not happen."

Camping says his predictions are based on taking direct quotes and stories from the Bible and applying them to numerological formulas. May 21, 2011 is exactly 7,000 years since the flood in the biblical story of Noah's Ark.

The doomsday message has been sent far and wide via broadcasts and web sites by Camping, an 89-year-old retired civil engineer who has built a multi-million dollar nonprofit ministry based on his apocalyptic prediction.

Is May 21st this Saturday Judgement day?

Of course not. If you believe in the Bible then you should also believe what is written in it. Jesus has said no one will know the date except the Father alone.

In Matthew 24:36 Jesus said, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father."

Harold Camping is a false prophet that has been proven wrong before but continues to believe that he knows what no one else does. I remember his last failed prediction well, it was on my birthday in the 1990's. Some people I knew believed him and actually quit their jobs and school etc..

1 Thessalonians 5

 "Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape."
So the only thing I DO know is that it WON'T happen on May 21 cause some are expecting it.

Read what Jesus say's about the day of judgement

Watch Crystal Lewis and her daughter Izzi Ray perform for Mothers Day

Great message today about how to know God. Some of us need to re-locate God others need to know who God really is. After you watch this service you will have a much better understanding and dots WILL BE connected, I promise! Special guest Crystal Lewis and her daughter Izzi Ray lead worship in a special mothers day service. Her 16 year old daughter is extremely talented as she sings and plays a song she wrote. 

What a thought—that a mere human can know God! The agnostic asserts this is impossible. The atheist insists that the very idea is an arrogant and purely metaphysical pursuit. But one of the reasons Jesus came was to reveal God's character and nature clearly and perfectly! Let's consider two roadblocks to knowing God and four resources that help us know Him better.

Crystal and Izzi Ray Lewis leads worship HERE


Watch this service now from Skip Heitzig at Calvary Albuquerque CLICK HERE!

Christian Concert in Allentown Pa. Feat: Beyond Barriers, The Museum, Josh Wilson (my fave), and Building 429

WordFm is hosting a Christian worship night at Mayfair in Allentown Pa Sunday April 29, 2011

WordFm concert night schedule

 

BIN LADEN FINALLY CAUGHT

OSAMA BIN LADEN NOW IN HELL

•Hamas condemns killing of “holy warrior” bin Laden
•How the U.S. tracked down bin Laden
•Minute-by-minute: The operation to get bin Laden

The long American nightmare is over. Osama bin Laden has been brought to justice, killed in Pakistan yesterday by U.S. commandos after a decade-long hunt. Justice has been served. But let’s be clear: bin Laden is not now in Paradise with 72 virgins.

Bin Laden was a fanatical Radical Sunni Muslim. He hated the Lord Jesus Christ. He hated and cursed Christians and Jews. He murdered Christians and Jews and others; recruited, trained and deployed thousands of others Muslims to murder Christians, Jews and others; and pursued a life of sheer evil defiance of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Unless he truly and sincerely repented at the last possible moment and received Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior — unlikely given the speed of the raid but still hopefully so — he is now burning in the fires of Hell.

In the days ahead, I’ll relay as Joel Rosenberg analyzes how the death of bin Laden could affect the U.S., Israel and the world. But it is important to first understand the conclusion of his life. Bin Laden was deeply religious and deeply sincere, I have no doubt. But he was sincerely wrong, and the Bible teaches there is a consequence to defying the One True God.

Hell is not a topic much discussed in our world today, even by many Christians. There are some pastors that choose not to teach what the Bible says about Hell. One high-profile American pastor, Rob Bell, recently published a book — Love Wins – denying that Hell is real. “A staggering number of people have been taught that a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while the rest of humanity spends forever in torment and punishment in hell with no chance for anything better,” writes Bell. “It’s been clearly communicated to many that this belief is a central truth of the Christian faith and to reject it is, in essence, to reject Jesus. This is misguided and toxic and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus’ message of love, peace, forgiveness, and joy that our world desperately needs to hear.”

As difficult as it is to conceive of such a place of eternal torment — indeed, no one wants to think about it — its reality is exactly what the Bible teaches. Indeed, since Jesus was God incarnate — all-seeing, all-knowing, all-loving — He knew all too well the reality of Hell. He came to Earth to pay the penalty for our sins and to rescue all who would follow Him from having to spend their eternity there. In fact, Jesus taught more about Hell than He did about heaven. Why? Because He loved all people so much that He wanted to save the from eternal damnation. He wanted them to understand the choice of rejecting the Messiah. And He wanted to give each of us a way of escape, if only we would say yes by faith.

•Jesus said in Matthew 10:28, “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.”
•Jesus said in Mark 9:43, “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire.”
•Jesus said to corrupt, hypocritical religious leaders in Matthew 23:33, “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of Hell?”
•Jesus said in John 3:16-18, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish [die and be condemned to suffer in Hell forever and ever and ever], but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
•Jesus said in Matthew 10:32-39, “Therefore, everyone who confesses Me before men, I will confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven…..He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life who lose it [in Hell], and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it [in heaven].”
Hell is real. And it’s not only mass murderers like bin Laden who go there. The Bible says that unless we receive Jesus as our Savior and accept His payment for our sins, we will all end up there. May you choose eternal life instead. Why not today?

Brief explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ

Joel Rosenberg's blog

Franklin Graham on Bill O'Reilly

Ignore the lame headline from the lame site on this link- watch the video

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Jars of Clay Concert Easter 2011

Jars of Clay Concert at CalvaryABQ

Jesus Is The Reason For The Season

Nearly 2,000 years ago, a Jew from Bethlehem Ephratah named Jesus came to fulfill all the Messianic prophecies, die on the cross as a guilt offering to pay the penalty for our sins, and rise from the dead. Do you know Him yet? Have you received Him yet as your Savior and Lord? On my blog, I have posted several links, including THIS ONE to a simple explanation of how to be saved through the gospel plan of salvation and how to receive Christ as your Savior.(CLICK HERE) The Scriptures teach us, "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." (John 1:12)


As millions of followers of Jesus Christ this weekend remember His death on the cross outside of Jerusalem and His resurrection from the dead 3 days later, this is the perfect time for you to read His words (like the Gospel According to John in the New Testament), consider His claims, and make a decision for or against Him,  I do hope it's for him because there's nothing but death outside of The Father. The Bible teaches us that Jesus Christ is coming back soon. We don't know the day or the hour only The Father does. But the signs are all around us. I pray that you will be ready to meet Him face to face when your hour comes to slip into eternity, or when Christ returns for His faithful followers.

A very important verse to consider, In Matthew 10:32-33 Jesus said, "Therefore, everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven." May the Lord bless you and draw you into His family and His kingdom this very day. And please feel free to contact me by leaving a comment anywhere on my blog. I'm praying for you.

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Rebecca St. James leads worship at Calvary ABQ last Sunday

Here's the video of the service by Skip Heitzig with worship by Rebecca St. James.
Calvary Church Service 04/17/2011

Amazing Exodus Story Slideshow

If you ever read Exodus or studied the story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt you will LOVE this very dramatic and well done video short (slideshow) of the Exodus story in the first few minutes of this Bible study of Exodus 7 Calvaryabq Expound Bible Study Service