Comments for SCC Pastors' Blog http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org Knowing Jesus better...and making him better-known. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Comment on More than just “green”… by Dave Mason http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2010/03/more-than-just-green/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dave Mason Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:33 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2010/03/more-than-just-green/#comment-43 I like St. Patrick's prayer -- it's a good focus for me to think of Christ all around me and in everything I do. I like St. Patrick’s prayer — it’s a good focus for me to think of Christ all around me and in everything I do.

]]> Comment on El Salvador by Brenda T. http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2010/02/el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Brenda T. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:12:51 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=62#comment-33 Thank You for taking the time to post this and filling us in on the Ministry you and Steve Reed are involved in. Is there a specific meaning behind the names of the gangs, "MS" and "18's?" I moved here from Detroit years ago and there were a number of gangs in my neighborhood. Learning that kids were forcibly pulled in and beat into being members of certain gangs both shocked and sickened me. Once in, they were threatened with beatings and worse if they tried to get out of the gang. I'm not sure what my old neighborhood is like these days but I have added the gang members, families and old neighbors and friends to my prayers. Thank You for taking the time to post this and filling us in on the Ministry you and Steve Reed are involved in. Is there a specific meaning behind the names of the gangs, “MS” and “18′s?”

I moved here from Detroit years ago and there were a number of gangs in my neighborhood. Learning that kids were forcibly pulled in and beat into being members of certain gangs both shocked and sickened me. Once in, they were threatened with beatings and worse if they tried to get out of the gang.

I’m not sure what my old neighborhood is like these days but I have added the gang members, families and old neighbors and friends to my prayers.

]]> Comment on Practice that pays off… by Dave Mason http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2010/01/practice-that-pays-off/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dave Mason Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:55:14 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=48#comment-13 I perfectly understand the theory of "practice pays off," but I have a hard time putting it into practice :). I've been mostly keeping up with the daily Bible reading, but then I fall behind a day or two, and then catch back up. Same with any discipline -- daily exercise, prayer, reading for growth/knowledge. My prayer continues to be, "Lord help me be faithful beyond what my self can do." I perfectly understand the theory of “practice pays off,” but I have a hard time putting it into practice :) .
I’ve been mostly keeping up with the daily Bible reading, but then I fall behind a day or two, and then catch back up. Same with any discipline — daily exercise, prayer, reading for growth/knowledge. My prayer continues to be, “Lord help me be faithful beyond what my self can do.”

]]> Comment on Sermon thoughts, 12/6/09 by Bryan Rosner http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2009/12/sermon-thoughts-11609-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Bryan Rosner Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:01:18 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=6#comment-12 I think sometimes fasting can be done with things other than food, for example TV, or a hobby, or even work, for someone who is a workaholic. I think sometimes fasting can be done with things other than food, for example TV, or a hobby, or even work, for someone who is a workaholic.

]]> Comment on pre-Christmas Thoughts by Brenda Theisen http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2009/12/pre-christmas-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Brenda Theisen Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:05:35 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=15#comment-5 Daniel My Dear Brother in Christ, Your Abilities are Limitless. Faith and Trust Abound. Love and Peace Brenda Daniel My Dear Brother in Christ,
Your Abilities are Limitless.
Faith and Trust Abound.
Love and Peace
Brenda

]]> Comment on Sermon thoughts, 12/6/09 by Noah http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2009/12/sermon-thoughts-11609-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Noah Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:26:33 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=6#comment-4 Great question... Clearly fasting has it roots in the Old Testament and Jesus fasted for 40 days. Jesus gives gives some simple guidelines for the practice in Matt. 6:16-18. It's interesting that although fasting in common and important practice in the early part of the book of Acts there (as far as I know) no mention of fasting in the rest of the New Testament but what seems clear from early church fathers (Ambrose, Origen & Augustine) that the non-jewish church made fasting a regular part of worship. Although it seems that they them moved the day from the normal Jewish days of fasting of Monday and Thursday to Wednesday and Friday. Great question… Clearly fasting has it roots in the Old Testament and Jesus fasted for 40 days. Jesus gives gives some simple guidelines for the practice in Matt. 6:16-18. It’s interesting that although fasting in common and important practice in the early part of the book of Acts there (as far as I know) no mention of fasting in the rest of the New Testament but what seems clear from early church fathers (Ambrose, Origen & Augustine) that the non-jewish church made fasting a regular part of worship. Although it seems that they them moved the day from the normal Jewish days of fasting of Monday and Thursday to Wednesday and Friday.

]]> Comment on Sermon thoughts, 12/6/09 by Dave Mason http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/2009/12/sermon-thoughts-11609-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dave Mason Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:43:52 +0000 http://blog.sierracommunitychurch.org/?p=6#comment-3 Did the Apostles and churches fast because they were still following Jewish tradition, or was this fasting part of the new, post-Jewish Gentile movement? Did the Apostles and churches fast because they were still following Jewish tradition, or was this fasting part of the new, post-Jewish Gentile movement?

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