tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38407006454095025512023-11-16T02:36:25.684-08:00God's Quad Workshop. For your convenience, posts are arranged in top-down order. tech4pulpit @ gmail.comGramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-66373986224972526282011-09-26T07:21:00.000-07:002011-09-26T07:29:50.519-07:00Table Of Contents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-32482377219163276902011-09-25T07:27:00.000-07:002011-09-26T20:56:23.050-07:00#0 - Get Rollin'!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
What
is the purpose of God’s Quad Workshop?<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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To
show the Bible to be the pinnacle computing manual for every age.</div>
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Salt
their scripture oats.</div>
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Why
is GQW so desperately needed?</div>
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There
are no books that truly link scripture, technology, and missions,
where scripture is boldly given the preeminence.</div>
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No
“computer manuals” that emphasize the highly probable addiction
to computers that diverts the user’s conscience from any
accountability to God.</div>
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Church
leaders and parents need GQW lessons to teach others the “alls”
of 2Tim 3:16, 17 really deliver on their promise.</div>
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We
have the authority and responsibility to teach others God’s Word
as best we can.</div>
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Creation
gives us plenty of examples that:</div>
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#1 is
a good number to represent LEADERSHIP</div>
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#2 is
a good number to represent FELLOWSHIP</div>
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#3 is
a good number to represent STRENGTH (triangle, Trinity)</div>
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#4 is
a good number to represent PROGRESS (advancement)</div>
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So
lets get thing Rollin’ looking at a really cool movin’ machine,
the “Quadrunner” ATV.</div>
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Note:</div>
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2007 Wycliffe
Bible stats: (pick choose and include)</div>
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Of
the 6900 world languages, 1168 have the New Testament and 438 have
the whole Bible</div>
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The
Bible continues to be the most translated book in the world.
(from wikipedia)</div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-61219160750015026762011-09-24T07:36:00.000-07:002011-09-26T20:57:59.986-07:00#1 - Get Runnin'!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Four
is a good number to associate with progress, vehicles, travel, etc.
Thrill junkies often find themselves on a quadrunner ATV. They’ll
get you about anyplace except up a waterfall or the top 3% of your
Algebra class. Quads are used for farming, cattle ranching, off-road
hunting, off-season dog-team training just for starters. (exercise)</div>
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Interestingly,
quads(4 wheels) are composed of a quartet (4 again) of systems. Each
system is unique yet it must work in harmony like a singing quartet.
Rom 14, 15</div>
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The
quartet of quad systems contains <b>Mechanics</b>(motor),
<b>Pneumatics</b>(tires),
<b>Electronics</b>(GPS),
and <b>Hydraulics</b>(shock
absorbers).</div>
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Briefly,
the MOTOR delivers the POWER and requires clean fuel, lubricants,
must be balanced, and the right size to fit the rest of the quad and
rider.</div>
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The
TIRES provide the CONTROL of the quad including the starting,
steering, and stopping. Key to their best operation is tread design,
size, air pressure etc.</div>
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Global
Positioning System (GPS) uses orbiting satellites to provide
NAVIGATION along with other sensors.</div>
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SHOCK
ABSORBERS are seldom seen or heard from, but provide crucial SAFETY
to the vehicle and its rider (back and neck injury etc.)
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Discuss
the strengths, limitations, protection, and maintenance of each of
the preceding.</div>
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There
is a powerful quartet(that’s 4, remember?) that contains good
advice for anyone wanting to progress safely…The fun thing is that
it’s found in the Bible in Psalms 119:105… but you have to look
closely. The verse says, “<span style="color: black;">Thy
word </span><span style="color: black;"><i>is</i></span><span style="color: black;">
a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“Thy
Word” </span>means the
Bible<span style="color: black;">.
“A lamp unto my feet” </span>helps
me:<br />
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judge
if I am <u><b>on the path</b></u>
and
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the
<u><b>condition</b></u>
of my vehicle, whether it’s jogging shoes, or a quad runner<span style="color: black;">.
</span>The<span style="color: black;">
“Light unto my path” </span>says
that God’s Word (Bible)
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shows
me the <u><b>direction</b></u>
of the path God wants me to take. It also promises to
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show
me what <u><b>dangers</b></u>
may lie along the path.
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So
we see then:</div>
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For
a quad runner to operate, it takes, power, control, navigation, and
safety.</div>
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For
the rider to progress safely, he/she must consider their location,
vehicle condition, direction, and dangers. Both of these quartets
must never be forgotten or neglected.</div>
Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-43916766442717956932011-09-23T07:42:00.000-07:002011-09-26T20:58:53.869-07:00#2 - Get Racin'!<br />
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To
race… to compete some additional quads must be factored in.</div>
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Rules,
Testing, Penalties, and
Learning.</div>
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Discuss
what happens when any one of these factors is neglected.<br />
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Rules
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Testing_____________________________________________________</div>
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Penalties____________________________________________________</div>
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Learning_____________________________________________________<br />
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These
four factors for racing are also spoken about in God’s Word, the
Bible.</div>
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Check
out verse 16 of 2<sup>nd</sup>
Timothy: <span style="color: black;"><i>All
scripture </i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>is</i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>
given by inspiration of God, and </i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>is</i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness</i></span><span style="color: black;">:</span></div>
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In
fact these factors apply to the whole
of scripture. The lessons in God’s Word are so many; so diverse,
they fill up the whole Bible.</div>
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Take
a minute and notice how
the two sets of quads match up…</div>
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Rules Testing Penalties
Learning</div>
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Doctrine Reproof Correction Instruction</div>
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OK.
So who cares? What’s in it for me? The next verse tells us.</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><i>That
the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good
works</i></span><span style="color: black;">.
</span>2<sup>nd</sup>
Tim 3:17 </div>
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Three
words in the verse we need
to mention: “<i>perfect</i>”
doesn’t mean without error. It’s an old time word that means
complete, nothing lacking. “<i>Throughly</i>”
is a piercing word that reminds me scripture is an inside job, not
just on the surface. The word “all” is not difficult to
understand but holds a VIP position in front of “<i>good
works</i>”. Can you
include ‘computing’ into the “<i>all
good works</i>” group?
You sure can, and should!</div>
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As
God’s Perfect Word talks
a lot about races and prizes, none of them excite me more than Romans
8:37. It actually tells us how to <i>MORE
THAN WIN!!</i> More
about that next.</div>
Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-41186579931074093492011-09-22T07:45:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:00:15.498-07:00#3 - Get Rewarded!<br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Everybody
wants to win</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> at whatever
they’re doing! </span><br />
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It
thrills you to cross the
finish line with no one ahead or beside you. The crowd roars as you
raise your hands in victory, and maybe carry the checkered flag for
your victory lap. Could it be that in only moments you’re
visualizing your name and record data printed in the Guinness Book of
Records? You’re the best. The spotlight is only on you. How sweet
it is…</div>
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The
awards in the Olympics
begin with the Bronze Medal. Next above that is the Silver Medal,
and the very top is the Gold Medal. You’re on the top step with
everyone looking up at you. Television cameras are blasting your
image across the globe. Whew!</div>
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But
did you know there’s a level of winning that’s even above the
gold?!</div>
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There
definitely is. It’s
described in only one place on the planet Earth; nowhere else except
in God’s Precious Word, the Bible. So we know it’s true; it’s
not a hoax. The amazing truth in Romans 8:37 says, “…MORE THAN
winning.” It says to be more than a conqueror; more than a winner;
more than a victor. It’s a rather odd concept to wrap your head
around. I ask myself, “How can I become ‘better than the best’?”</div>
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The
first step is to key in on the next phrase in the verse, ‘through
Him that Loved us.”</div>
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What
two important facts does the phrase tell us?</div>
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1. __________________________________________________</div>
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2. __________________________________________________</div>
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Answers:</div>
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(1) Our
‘more than conquerors’ status comes from someone (not an action)
outside ourselves.<br />
(2) We see a special characteristic of that
someone: He loves us.</div>
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Because
our victory – our more than victory is dependent on someone else,
we don’t have any reason to boast about ourselves. Boasting is
certainly a trait God has given to us, but He wants us to boast about
Him and His incredible love for us. This special love accepts and
protects us just as we are; with all our imperfections.</div>
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We
seek to build others up with our abilities and gratitude “to Him
who loved us.”</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
We
win but don’t become egotistic braggers.</div>
</li>
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We
recognize that man’s victories are fleeting.</div>
</li>
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We
see first hand God’s strength made perfect in our weakness.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Our
reaching for the prize is not a ‘do or die’ or ‘stepping on
others’ process.</div>
</li>
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And
even better, you don’t have to own a quad
runner, all the expensive clothing and tools, or risk breaking your
neck every day to qualify. Even quadriplegics (people using a mouth
stick or a head mouse to use their computer) can become MORE THAN A
WINNER. Isn’t that neat? We’re not blowing smoke here. One of the
famous ones is Joni Eareckson Tada that paints, composes, and many
other things. But what really makes her more than a winner is that
her goals and efforts are all focused on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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<span style="color: black;">Philippians 3:14-15 </span> <i>I
press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus
minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal
even this unto you.</i></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The
Apostle Paul wrote that his prize; his goal was ‘the high calling
of God’. This prize is in the person of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.
BUT A CAUTION is added, “[if] ye be otherwise minded, God shall
reveal even this unto you.” Now is that accountability or what?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Maybe
we can say the added prize is to be a RULER over many things. The
verse says: Matthew 25:21 </span><span style="color: black;"><i>His
lord said unto him, Well done, </i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>thou</i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>
good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things,
I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord</i></span><span style="color: black;">.</span></div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-23465767332951286012011-09-21T07:48:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:01:55.073-07:00#4 - Get Retreavin'!<br />
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So
far we’ve been looking at safely getting the most out of
quadrunners with a lot of noise thrown in. Now we’re going to
switch to a machine that is far more captivating, even on rainy days.</div>
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Along
with all the needful and fun stuff that God has given us, you and I
are glad He included technology… the fancy word for computers and
cellphones. We have Him to thank for the Internet, GPS, text
messaging and all the rest. The Bible tells us more than once that
<span style="color: black;">‘</span><span style="color: black;"><i>All
things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that
was made.</i></span><span style="color: black;">’
John 1:3 The ‘him’ referred to is Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The
reason for these lessons of God’s Computer Manual is to see that
God has done more than just provide all the things that are made.
More clearly, in His infinite wisdom He has provided us a ‘How-To’
manual to use all His creation in a safe way that honors Him… That
‘how-to’ manual is the Bible… all of it… to be used in all
things… by all of us.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here’s
the problem…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Most
people visualize Jesus Christ as a person with beard, long hair,
robe, sandals, and maybe a shepherd’s staff in hand. But we have to
learn that He knows more about us than we do. When we sit at the
keyboard in spirit, He’s there too.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black;">You
and I are pictured in scripture as sheep continually needing the
fellowship and strong leadership for us to grow well. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Reading
scripture is a daily reminder of His loving leadership amid this
world’s evil ways.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Check
out the church people in Berea. They lived in southeast Europe during
Bible times. This one verse says tons about their actions each day. </span>
</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Act
17:11 </span><span style="color: black;"><i>These
were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the
word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,
whether those things were so</i></span><span style="color: black;">.</span></div>
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All
readiness of mind – they were anticipating goodness from God’s
Word
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Searched
the scriptures – They didn’t scan or skip through scripture</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Daily
– Feeding on scripture MUST be a DAILY process. It regularly
washes out the evil ideas that satan tries to seed in our mind.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Whether
those things were so. – they were validating what they heard by
God’s Word.</div>
</li>
</ol>
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List
reasons below, why you see the Berean actions above would also be
important for you.</div>
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JESUS
AS A TEEN… Think about that. There’s a verse
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That
describes Him during those times:</div>
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Luke
2:52 <i>And Jesus
increased in wisdom<br />and stature, and in favour with God and man</i>.
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Bible
scholars believe that since this verse follows after the
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incident
in Jesus’ life when He was 12 yrs old, it is most certainly
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referring
to His teen years and beyond. It contains a wealth of
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crucial
principles for maturing in a way that pleases God
and keeps us safe and strong.
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Let’s
look at the ‘quad’ principles shown.
They are:
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Wisdom
- that’s MENTAL ____________________________________________</div>
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Stature -
that’s PHYSICAL ____________________________________________</div>
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Favor
with God - that’s
SPIRITUAL ____________________________________________</div>
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Favor
with man - that’s
SOCIAL ____________________________________________</div>
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Remember
the 4 quadrunner systems? Each one was different, yet they all needed
to work together. As we began this workshop, we decided a powerful
step forward was to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each one.
These areas of Christ’s early years (and ours) require the same
analysis.</div>
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Discuss
how each of these areas in your life might be MEASURED… where do
you see your major strengths?
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Now
go back through the list and see where your weaknesses are. Your
friends, or family, or church group all need each other. Scripture
speaks often of unity “building up the brethren.”</div>
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As
we’ve already seen, God has put in
scripture loads of helps and principles for fine tuning our lives
into balanced, high performance blood-pumpin’ machines that honor
Him. Young people that want to mature and find the lasting joy in
life will say, “I need help working on this area of my life. God
please show me who I can talk to about this.”
</div>
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Put
on your thinking cap… on the blank lines above write how you
imagine each of these four areas might be connected to you using a
computer. Be brave.</div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-79774496554804945292011-09-19T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:04:16.140-07:00#6 - Get Ready!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
DO
or DIE! Your quad engine is giving everything it’s got,
as you blast up the take off ramp toward a new state Quad-Jump
Record. With your heart pumping as hard as the engine is, your front
wheels leave the ramp when your mind flashes you the question, “Did
I tighten my steering bolts last night like I talked about doing?The
above may not seem like a good example for the importance of keyboard
preparation, but it is, in more ways than one.</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Someone
once said, “The most important part of computing is what is done
before you touch the keyboard.” He was referring to preparation. A
crucial part of that preparation is called, Computer Grace.<br />
<br />
Planning
and preparation are actually a little different but cause deadly
results when neglected.</div>
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<br />
Table
grace has become an important prelude to our meals. It is a
systematic reminder to us and the rest of our family of our gratitude
for God’s provision. We practice table grace because Jesus Christ
did. He taught His followers this crucial beginning to every meal.
Take a moment and review the reasons why you practice table grace.
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<br />
Now.
For the very same reasons, and more, we MUST practice Computer Grace.
Scripture makes it very clear that technology comes from God and we
are to use it to honor Him as we carry out the Great Commission.
(John 1:3) And then in 1<sup>st</sup> Tim
3:16, 17 we see our operating manual on how to do this is scripture
itself.</div>
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<br />
Our
computer grace prayer to God would include:</div>
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Praise
to Him for His Goodness and Who He is.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
Thanks
to Him for His gifts of technology and talents to use it.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
His
leadership in us not wasting our keyboard time and His provisions.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
To
tithe part of our keyboard time to evangelism and our local church.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
Focus
and determination to see the project through.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
His
blessing on the results of our work.</div>
</li>
</ul>
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<br />
Along
with Computer Grace preparation, your computer will never work better
than when you keep a Keyboard Bible open next to the keyboard. What
follows is a description of the second half of this great Dream Team.</div>
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Crucial
Equipment for Invading Computer Land</b></div>
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<br />
<br />
Even
though your computer may have installed an electronic Bible including
many powerful search features, a keyboard Bible is still required for
security and research. This keyboard Bible is just like your favorite
Bible with all its paper pages of God’s great promises. It is
always open and always within inches of your computer keyboard.
</div>
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The
nearby Bible is a reminder that God’s Word is chock full of
principles for efficient computing. It stimulates creative thinking
and planning in ways only its Author can.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
It
is a sentinel or supervisor to guard against computing sessions that
are wasteful, lustful, or dishonoring to God in several other ways.
Note: Remember the builders of the walls in Nehemiah 4? They worked
with their sword by their side. You should too. Yours is the sword
of God’s Word.
</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
It
is a reminder at the end of your project to ask the Creator of
computing to use and bless your efforts. And certainly to reminds
you to give Him the glory in your computing. end</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Why
the Bible is the supreme computer ‘How-To” manual.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
</span><br />
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( tie
in trivia and principles to keep it all savory.)</div>
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<u>#1 - <b>Cost
/ Accessibility</b></u></div>
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Cheap
doesn’t describe them. With the powerful study add-ons of today’s
digital Bibles, you could rightly say they’re cheaper than FREE!</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
You
are <b>expected to share</b>
its verses with others.</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Most
translations of any book
</div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
6 ½ Billion
people in the world</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
6912 languages
spoken in the in the world today (2007)</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
438 have
whole Bible 1168 have just the new testament</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
www.wycliffe.org<br />
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
But
the big scarcity of scripture that we CAN do something about
is in our neighborhoods and cities. There are so many people that
feel they can’t understand scripture, <br />
or that it’s for
preachers about long-ago generations and far-away lands.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
We
(and church leaders) must develop a hunger; an appetizer,
inducement, a carrot for scripture with a promise of satisfaction.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Consider
also those with health reasons, who have a hunger for hearing the
word, but need someone like you to share it with them.</div>
</li>
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List
below some ideas or ways to be able to share God’s rich written
promises with others.
</div>
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Be
creative. Think outside the box.
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Where
could you find neat ways to spread the word?</div>
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End
of lesson</div>
Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-36632447570194359372011-09-17T08:19:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:07:08.920-07:00#7 - Get Real! - B<br />
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Why
the Bible is the supreme computer ‘How-To” manual.</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<u>#2 </u><u>–
<b>Content</b></u></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Delivery</b></u></span></div>
<ol style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
It
teaches principles and applications in everyday terms and settings
rather than just button-function lessons that make using much
easier/faster. </div>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Range</b></u></span><br />
<br /></div>
<ol start="2" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The
uses for specific tech cover a broader range of life’s needs…
medical, dietary, astronomy, spiritual,
judicial, census, categorizing, hierarchy… with more supportive
forums, dictionaries, and commentaries than any other publication.</div>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Warnings
and Dedication</b></u></span><br />
<br /></div>
<ol start="3" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The
Bible addresses the ‘before’, ‘during’, and ‘after’ of
computing sessions. Many
of them could be considered warnings to think of your computer
keyboarding as having great potential for very serious danger to
mind and body, right around each corner. The Bible, God’s
Computing Manual teaches us by principle and examples of efforts and
energies not put in God’s leadership from the very first. The disastrous results of computer use directed only by computing
manuals composed by man. Heaven’s computer manual strongly
recommends it be fed upon DAILY; not just when a computing
difficulty arises.</div>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Tools
Required</b></u></span></div>
<ol start="4" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
It’s
directions don’t always
require a working system nearby.<br />
List some reasons why this is a
great feature of the Bible as being God’s Computing Manual.</div>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Examples
of Principl</b></u></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>es</b></u></span></div>
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5. How many of these four principles do you suppose would be helpful in your </div>
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computing?</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> A</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Preparation</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">persona</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">B. Database
and Leftovers </span>
</div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">C</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Searching</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Logic</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">D. Grouping
and storing files </span>
</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We'll be looking at those computing principles in coming segments.</span></div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-9276807875867673492011-09-16T09:57:00.000-07:002011-09-27T06:31:16.201-07:00#7 - Get Real! - C<br />
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Why
is the Bible the supreme
computer ‘How-To” manual?
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Let’s
use a short story to help make this point.</div>
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<u>#C - <b>Credibility</b></u><u>
</u>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Look
What’s Missing.</b></span></div>
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“<b>Clubhouse
Special Presentation By Gramps and Marci, Saturday 9am</b>”
was what the sign on the door of the old building said. Even before
9am the crowd of kids was easily twice the size of its membership.
Grady was the owner of the condemned building clubhouse. The kids
affectionately called him “Gramps.”
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<br />Grady’s
wife Marci came in and both silver haired folks sat at the table in
front of the clubbers. Marci placed her picnic basket on the table as
though it was plumb full of fresh eggs.
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<br />Gramps
then told his audience some of his funny experiences he’s had as a
computer programmer. Using both hands, he held up a computer “How-To”
book for his favorite computer program. He showed it had over 1293
pages. He continued with, “Clubbers, I want you to look in the back
of my programming book here. The authors of the book couldn’t get
all the explanations and pictures in the book so they had to include
this CD. If the CD became damaged or missing, I’d be in trouble.”
He then nodded to his wife Marci.
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<br />With
all the gentleness used for moving fresh eggs, Marci opened the
basket and covers inside. She slowly lifted out the oldest looking
Bible you’ve ever seen. The cover had come loose some years before
and the ragged pages looked like they had been through the fiercest
of wars. Using both hands, Marci laid the Bible on the table and
opened the back cover. Gramps and Marci made sure all the audience
saw there was no CD disk in the back of that old Bible – because
none was needed.
</div>
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<br />
The
clubbers would say, “WOW!” and “Isn’t that great?” and
other kudos. Marci told the clubhouse kids that the Bible is really
the greatest of computer books, if you can imagine that. It’s the
greatest because it tells where computers came from and what their
most important purpose is. Gramps knocked on the table to get
everyone’s attention. “But that’s not even the best part!” he
said as he raised his computer book still showing the CD in the back.
</div>
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<br />
“Can
you see here? This is a website address that I am supposed to get all
the corrections for my computer book.” Then with great emphasis
Marci and the children looked in the back of the Bible and didn’t
find any place to send for corrections for the Bible. Can you guess
why?</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
With
great care, Marci moved her fingers over the Bible and said, “Boys
and girls, God has given us this most important of books to help us
learn about His love for each of us. In a way it’s just like my
cookie jar to be opened and enjoyed. Some Bible verses we won’t
understand right away. But we can read some every day. You could say
we should feed on what we read. The shepherd boy, David, that killed
the giant, said,<br />
<br />
<i>‘How
sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my
mouth!’”</i> Psalms
119:103.<br />
<br />
“David would read some of God’s Word and then say,
‘Mmmmm boy. I sure enjoy reading God’s Word.’ The Bible tells
us Who loves us just the way we are, with nothing left out and
without any mistakes.
</div>
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(<span style="font-size: x-small;">End
of story)</span></div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-15342324765520384862011-09-15T10:03:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:09:17.996-07:00#7 - Get Real! - D<br />
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<u>#D - <b>Supreme
with no close seconds</b></u></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
God’s
Precious Word, the Bible, has and always will be, the supreme how-to
manual for all good work. That certainly includes our computing. That
promise is in 2<sup>nd</sup>
Tim 3:16, 17.
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The
value of a fort or army
post is often determined by how many soldiers and equipment are
assigned to guard it or how hard an enemy tries to destroy it. We
know that God’s Word continues to be attacked in little country
churches, large nonspiritual colleges, and by Satan himself, for
centuries.</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">It’s
reported that </span><span style="color: black;">Voltaire,
a French author and atheist (1694 - 1778), held up a copy of the
Bible in the air and smugly proclaimed, "In 100 years this book
will be forgotten and eliminated...". Shortly after his death,
Voltaire’s private residence became the headquarters of the Geneva
Bible Society and became a major distribution hub for the very Bible
he assigned to extinction</span><span style="color: black;"><b>.</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>
</b></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
None
of man’s computer manuals contain lessons that promise life, love,
peace, and purpose.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The supremacy and credentials of God’s Computer Manual, the Bible, are
so much more powerful it includes two warnings in the closing four
verses. Just think of it, a computer manual that pronounces plagues
and devastation away from God’s provisions, for anyone that tampers
with the contents.</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><i>For
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto
him the plagues that are written in this book: And
if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this
prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and
out of the holy city, and </i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>from</i></span><span style="color: black;"><i>
the things which are written in this book. </i></span><span style="color: black;">Rev 22:18,19
</span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Other
books explain the purpose of the Return key on the keyboard. But
doesn’t say anything about why God has given mankind it in the
first place.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
So
critical are its principles of life and computing, that God has given
us a part of Himself, the third person of the godhead, the Holy
Spirit to teach us and participate in our ‘on-the-job’ training.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Why
do you think it’s so important not to add to, or take away any
words of the Bible?</div>
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<br /></div>
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Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-85950474073583621972011-09-14T10:07:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:10:16.708-07:00#8 - Get Computing! - A<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
following 4 or so principles are just a few of those clearly shown in
scripture. Understand them well and share them and your testimony
with friends and neighbors.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u><b>Principle
#1 – </b></u></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u><b>Our
Preparation</b></u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Turn
with me to Luke 14:28.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We’ll
see here, a pair of powerful computing principles for “ALL good
works”.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There
was fellow who wanted to build a tower. </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i>For
which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and
counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? </i></span>
</div>
<ol style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>First
principle</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
is “counting the cost”, this </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>preparation</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
for our efforts. And remember this refers to building towers, using
a computer, or playing a piano. <br />Sure we need to check paper,
printer ink, all the needed information, but, those aren’t the
most important…</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We
see the asking of God’s blessing at the supper table – Table
Grace, congressional sessions, soldiers going into battle, and even
many sports events. </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>Computer
Grace </b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">is
all the more needed because of the incredible productivity of the
computer for good or bad. For the same reasons our minds, hearts,
and fingers must be tuned to God’s will for our moments at the
keyboard.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">“</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dear</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Lord</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">thank</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">you</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">for</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">technology</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">and</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">all</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">your</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">good</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">gifts</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">to</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">me</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Help</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">me</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">to</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">use</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">this</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">computer</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">in</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">a</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">way</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">that</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">will</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">honor</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">you</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">know</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">you</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">can</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>guide</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>me</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">in</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">being</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">creative</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">and</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">at</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">the</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">same</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">time</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>guarding</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>me</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">against</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Satan</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">’</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">s</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">efforts</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Thank</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">you</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">especially</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">for</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">your</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">shed</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">blood</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">that</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">bought</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">my</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">salvation</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">,
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">your</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">word</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">have</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">here</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">beside</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">my</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">computer</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">,
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">and</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">your</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Holy</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Spirit</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">that</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">will</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">guide</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">my</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">fingers</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Amen</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">”
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">But
Computer Grace is only part of the preparation thing. It must also
include a </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>Keyboard
Bible.</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
This keyboard Bible is open and within inches of our computer
keyboard. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span>
</div>
<ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It
is a reminder to begin each keyboarding session with computer grace.
</span>
</li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">God’s
Word is chock full of principles for efficient computing. </span>
</li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It
stimulates creative thinking and planning in ways only its Author
can. </span>
</li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It
is a cop or supervisor to guard against computing sessions that are
wasteful, lustful, or dishonoring to God in several other ways.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It
is a reminder at the end of our project to ask the Creator of
computing to use and bless our efforts. </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u>POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference –</u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Computing
is a wonderful way to prove Matthew 6:33 </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i>But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.</i></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u><b>Principle
#2 – </b></u></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u><b>Our
Testimony (our persona).</b></u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Look at the
next verse, Luke 14:29</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; page-break-inside: avoid;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i>Lest
haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish
it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to
build, and was not able to finish.</i></span></div>
<ol start="2" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Our
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>second
principle</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
from scripture is that </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b>people
are watching us</b></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
and the work we do, especially if they believe we are Christians.
Some are just waiting for us to mess up so they can jeer and make
fun of us. Our testimony has to be a clear clean representation of
Jesus Christ. Ours might be the only one they’ll really see. </span>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><u>POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference – </u></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We
must MUST look to God’s Word for guidance in our computing and all
we do.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.13in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We
are teachers of either good or bad.</span></div>
Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-43994578022128084972011-09-13T10:07:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:11:45.691-07:00#8 - Get Computing! - B<br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Of
the 50 or so Bible computing principles, this is one of my favorites.
I love to share it with others and you will too.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Principle
#3 – A special list.</b></u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Turn
to Mark 8:19-21</span></div>
<ol style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The
<b>third principle</b>
involves the way that Jesus was quizzing His disciples as He taught
them about the Pharisees. He demonstrates the structure of a
database <b>with an
attitude</b> in that
teaching.</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">A
database is simply a list with with structure. That is, the way the
information in each line is ordered.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">A
telephone book is a printed database
we are comfortable in using every day. It’s a list containing
records that contain LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, ADDRESS, then PHONE
NUMBER. Each
line(record) has the same order. But Mark
8 shows us a database <b>with
an important twist</b>.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>When
I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of
fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven
among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?
And they said, Seven</i>.
<i>And he said unto them,
How is it that ye do not understand</i>?</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Do
you see the two records; the two questions Jesus asked His disciples?</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">5 Loaves,
5 Thou, Leftovers ? Food – Fed – Fragments.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">7 Loaves,
4 Thou, Leftovers ? Food – Fed – Fragments.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The
important twist is that He kept asking about the <b>leftovers</b>.
</span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Computer
Programmers work at being good DATA MINERS. They look at the leftover
data for even more ways to make the organization more productive.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><u>POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference</u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Look
at leftovers – wasted resources, space, talents, and tools</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Like
a goldminer’s pan, there’s golden resources in the leftovers, and
maybe even a lost soul. </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Can
you create a small database that might include some friends and
newcomers and some of your activities with them? </span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">1.
_____________________ ____________________
______________________ _________</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">2.
_____________________ ____________________
______________________ _________</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">3.
_____________________ ____________________
______________________ _________</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">4.
_____________________ ____________________
______________________ _________</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">5.
_____________________ ____________________
______________________ _________</span></div>
Gramps Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08460487253055175359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840700645409502551.post-64827734921977103432011-09-12T10:07:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:12:45.697-07:00#8 - Get Computing! - C<br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">This
blockbuster principle is a thrill to share with others, as it comes
from the Bible. What makes it even juicier is that it’s a computing
principle found in the OLD TEST</span><span style="font-size: small;">AMENT.
More than that, it involves what many believe to be boring rules for
the Jews.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Searching
Boolean Math Lev 11 old testament dietary rules for Jews<br /><br />Many
powerful principles in scripture are located in probably the most
shunned part of scripture – Old Testament directives about the
Israelite menu.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.88in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Our
principles so far have covered Preparation, Testimony, about
databases and leftovers.</span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Principle
#4 – Searching (for food)</b></u></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">One
of my favorite fast food places often sends me and my food to my
table with the receipt that says something like this: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">++++++++++++++++++ </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">3 Piece Fish Dinner</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Medium
Soft Drink</span><br />
+ Baked
Potato<br />
+ Bread
Stick<br />
– French
Fries<br />
– Hush
Puppies</div>
<span style="font-size: small;"> ++++++++++++++++</span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br clear="LEFT" />Note: Hush Puppies are small ball-shaped spiced breading</span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The test question is “what was on my tray?”</span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">You
can also substitute the +’s for “and”; and the –‘s for
“not”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
the 1800’s Geo. Boole ‘invented’ written logic “so called
Boolean Logic” – or so he thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Turn
to some of that shunned scripture to find my favorite computing
principle in scripture. Turn to Leviticus 11:2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Speak
unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye
shall eat among all the </i><i>beasts
that are on the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is
clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye
eat.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
following VERSES give contrasting examples to further explain this
important rule. Then comes what fish, birds etc are on the menu. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
following CHAPTERS teach grouping principles than technology will
never approach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
use Boolean searches at the library and on Google and other search
engines.. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>POWER
PRINCIPLE of this reference</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whether
it’s lessons in parables or computing principles in shunned
‘shadow’ scripture, there is more of God’s provision that you
could have imagined, in places you still need to look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Is
there a child or adult in your sight, missing a shoelace or shiney
shoes? Maybe just below the surface is a heart begging God for
someone like you to care… just as they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;">Principle
number 5 has to do with the all important grouping and storage of
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Grouping
is orderly</b></u>; it’s
efficient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
use this kind of grouping every day, when we create outlines of tasks
to do project order and inventories.
On our computer with hundreds of thousands of files, we’d be very
inefficient if we didn’t use the File Explorer that groups our
files by drives, then folders, then subfolders etc. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Look
at this verse that speaks
to us about location, efficiency – grouping. Jesus is getting ready
to feed the multitude that had gathered around Him to hear His words
of truth, hope, and purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>And
he</i><i>(Jesus) commanded
them(disciples) to make all(the multitude) sit down by companies upon
the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by
fifties</i>. Mark 6:39,
40.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This
action shows the order and efficiency in handling a large task by
grouping or dividing the task. It might be better described as
grouping within groups, that’s the companies, 100’s and 50’s.
What is before you, whether task or resources, always produces better
results when we apply apply this grouping technique as reinforced by
other scripture. One might be: <i>Let all things be done
decently and in order.</i></span>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">1Corinthians
14:40.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Grouping
in fatal results.</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lets
take a look in Joshua 7:16-18
at a use of this style of grouping that resulted in several deaths.In
clear disobedience, Achan stole and hid some of the spoils of a war.
God showed Joshua how to find the culprit from so many, very easily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>So
Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their
tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: And he brought the family
of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the
family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he
brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the
son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Joshua
was able to zero in on the sin in the camp that had already caused
many deaths to Israel. And it wasn’t over, as you read the
remainder of the chapter.</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Do
you find it interesting that God uses computing principles in
scripture to remind us of His provision and also His hatred of sin in
His sheepfold?</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Be
wise in grouping our actions and possessions. His Word gives
directives for the process. It can be honoring to God and even save
lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And
with a little creativity and a couple old computers with free typing
programs installed, and most of all – the scriptures, you could
have a little workshop ending with an invitation. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Don’t
forget about the leftover souls.</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><<End
of lessons>></span></div>
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