Confirmation of Biblical truths

Job 38 has a huge list of things that God did.

Job 38:4  Where were you when I founded the earth? Declare if you know understanding. 

Adam was only a twinkle in His daddy's eye! I do not understand how God spoke and brought the universe from nothing.

Job 38:5  Who has set its dimensions, for you know? Or who has stretched a line on it? 

Oh... yes! God stretched a line around the earth's middle and we can see it from space. Job didn't have the faintest notion what the line meant or looked like. He could not see the "big picture" that we can see by turning on NASA channel. But he believed God anyway.

Job 38:6  On what were its bases sunk? Or who cast its cornerstone, 7  when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 

We know all about gravity and how it interacts with mass and how motion has a lot to do with positioning in space. Job was a herdsman, albeit very rich, but he did not have a PhD from MIT. Today we know gravity, the answer to this question, even learn it in 11th grade science class or in physics class, but knowing it doesn't give us greater insight to God's personality.

Job 38:8  Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst out; it came forth from the womb? 

Lots of archaeology evidence of the Great Flood. Lots of historical accounts of it dating before Moses. So, therefore, Moses must have copied the story from other sources, right? No.

Job 38:9  When I made the clouds to clothe it, and darkness its navel-band; 10  and I broke My limit on it and set bars and doors; 11  and I said, You shall come to here, but no further; and here your proud waves shall be set?

Tides, ebbs, moon's gravitational pull. Science explains to us what God means by bars and doors and waves being set. It is only from other forces such as earthquakes that the waves' set is pushed back beyond the normal high tide. But there is a door and a bar where the water cannot go beyond. Only God did that.

Job 38:12  Have you commanded the morning from your days, and caused the dawn to know its place? 

We have pictures from space of the dawn/dusk boundaries, but we can no more push back the dawn than we can halt a tsunami. We've walked along the sand boundaries of the seas, seen the top of cloud covering as we fly over, and we've gazed at the "navel-band" of darkness when our astronauts film it as they circle the earth.

We have pictures from 4 miles under the ocean's surface that depict mountains and trenches of the seabed, and indeed man has walked the ocean's depths... but only recently.

We still cannot comprehend the hugeness of earth. We compare how "small" it is compared to how "large" Saturn and Jupiter are, and we compare how "small" they are to the vastness of the Sun. Can we truly comprehend how big earth is?

In the pictures from space only 200 miles from the earth's surface, a human being cannot be discerned, and cities look like splashes of light.

As gigantically tall as the tallest building in the world is, it isn't visible from the window of the space station.

And yet, God loved us so much that He gave His only begotten Son so that whosoever believed on Him would never perish, but would have life eternal.

Max Lucado movie "The Christmas Candle"

The Christmas Candle will release nationally in around 400 theaters November 22nd. See the trailer, cast, resources, and more at : http://www.TheChristmasCandleMovie.com

If you can help me get the word out about the movie to your pastors, churches, and friends I would be very appreciative.

Info about the film:
Releasing simultaneously in theaters in the U.S. and England on November 22nd , Max Lucado's THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE is an instant Christmas classic.

The small Village of Gladbury, England has its very own Christmas legend. Every twenty-five years an Angel is said to be sent from God to the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE and prays will receive their miracle on Christmas Eve. But this year is 1890, the dawn of the electric age, and the light of candles and hope in miracles are fading.

Impact Productions has teamed up with former Sen. Rick Santorum's Echolight Studios to turn Max Lucado's classic story into one of the most beautiful Christmas films in decades. Shot on location in the timeless English countryside by famed Pinewood Studios and starring Hans Matheson (Sherlock Holmes) and Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) and introducing singing sensation, Susan Boyle, in her film debut, THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE tells the story of the young minister who has lost his faith in a God who answers prayer and the town that needs more than just one miracle.

To see whether your preferred theater is already booked to open, you can visit
http://thechristmascandlemovie.com/tickets
We have artwork available that includes Bulletin Inserts, Movie Posters, Web banners, Social media cards, and more. You may download the artwork to use 'as is' or if you’d prefer to customize them, you may do so. We can also provide some free already made bulletin inserts and posters… just let me know how much you would like to have.
Download here
http://thechristmascandlemovie.com/resources and http://thechristmascandlemovie.com/resources_web

If you have anyone who may want to consider supporting the film, we have these videos available that you can share.
· :30 SECOND COMMERCIAL
http://www.thechristmascandlemovie.com/resources

- SHARE IN CHURCH DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS

- PLACE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

- SHARE WITH YOUR LOCAL CHRISTIAN TV AND PUBLIC TELEVISION NETWORKS

· MAX LUCADO 1-MINUTE MINI-MESSAGES
http://www.thechristmascandlemovie.com/resources

- USE DURING SERMON

- SMALL GROUP MEETINGS

- SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH YOUR OWN COMMENTS

- SHOW LEADERSHIP GROUPS SUCH AS PASTORAL TEAM, BOARD MEMBERS, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS

- SHARE WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN TV NETWORKS AND CHRISTIAN RADIO STATIONS

· BEHIND THE SCENES- 2 AND 1/2 MESSAGE FROM MAX LUCADO AND CAST
http://www.thechristmascandlemovie.com/resources

- SMALL GROUP MEETINGS

- SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH YOUR OWN COMMENTS

- SHOW LEADERSHIP GROUPS SUCH AS PASTORAL TEAM, BOARD MEMBERS, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS

- SHARE WITH YOUR LOCAL CHRISTIAN TV AND PUBLIC TELEVISION NETWORKS

Christmas has always represented Hope and Light coming into a dark world and as we come to the end of 2013 and what has been a seemingly constant barrage of tragedies both natural and man-made from the Boston Bombing to the Boulder floods, the Newtown massacre, the Moore, OK tornado, the bankruptcy of Detroit and the unique challenges every city faces ; never has the hope and light of your church, ministry, or business been more relevant and needed.

Christmas is the time of year that most Americans are more open to spiritual messages and also the highest rate of suicides and depression. It also represents the highest attendance at movie theaters.



Copy and share on your blogs to get the word out!

www.TheChristmasCandleMovie.com

Happy Birthday Billy Graham

One of the few men of God who has had extreme success in evangelizing, but has had no breath of scandal. That is worthy of praise... yet, he gives God all the glory!

Billy Graham
95 years

Nehemiah's Ten Steps for Great Project Management



Nehemiah’s Ten Steps (Taken from the first 6 chapters of Nehemiah.)
1.    Get all the facts from trusted sources (Nehemiah 1).
2.    Pray about the situation, and ask God’s guidance for direction.
3.    Talk to the person who had the most authority to help with resources etc.
4.    When asked “What do you want of me?” Pray for God to put the words in your mouth (Neh 2:4).
a.    Have a specific goal (Neh. 2:5)
b.    Set a time frame for completion (Neh. 2:6).
c.    Ask for all documented authority to do the task, as well as funding (Neh. 2:7).
d.    Make sure all the resources are gathered (Neh. 2:9)
5.    Examine the situation for yourself (Neh. 2:12-16). Make sure you are not influenced by wagging tongues.
6.    Gather the team and lay out the plan of action (Neh. 2:17-18).
7.    Disregard distractions (Neh. 2:19-20).
8.    Oversee the work, making sure each task is manageable for the person(s) working it; as well as the right person for the right task (Neh. 3).
9.    Guard against distractions; and do not be diverted from the task at hand. Ask God to protect the work being done, and then set forth a strategy to protect the work being done (Neh. 4).
10.    Do not disregard unrest in the ranks. Listen to the problems and resolve them with fair-mindedness and from biblical principles (Neh. 5).
 
Following these guidelines should help the project run smoothly and finish early. The walls of Jerusalem were built in 52 days: An amazing feat in so short a time.