Marcia J Compton Cook LCMS Encouraged and Encouraging J 5 t 0 S p a o n 5 l u a n s o 2 r 5 r y 9 2 d 1 · Lately I’ve been distracted by things of this world. How do I know if I’m ready for Jesus, if I have enough oil in my lamp? 16 16 17 Comments Like Comment 17 Comments All comments Janet Alyce Hasler That is the devil creating doubt. 3 Like Reply 13w Marlene Karner Johnson I’ve wondered that myself. Like Reply 13w Gary Wright Your question is coming from a LAW perspective. Faith is a gift. It's not something you do, but rather, what God gives. The Holy Spirit imparts the GIFT of faith through Gospel and Sacrament. Any time one asks questions which begin with "how much", "how often", (i.e. attempting to quantify) you can be sure you're asking a LAW question and not a GOSPEL question. Faith is always a gift. Like Reply 13w Jayne Herther Gary Wright , Grace is also a gift, one that your answer seems to lack. Like Reply 13w Gary Wright Jayne Herther...
This is a smaller church with small group (about 7 of the 13 to 15 years old ) ....... Kids were misbehave during church worship service. Below is my email to the Pastor (because one of the pre-teen is his boy)....... ************ Perspective on Parenting when kids / teens misbehave ************** Hi, Pastor xxxx : Maybe this Sunday morning was a mishap with your boys.... here is the part II: As you recalled, in the middle of your message (2nd Service), we all heard some loud bird chirping sound. You paused and commented: "I didn't know we had birds in here. Go and shoot them". You probably knew where the sound came from by now. Ten minutes later, the second bird sound was made again from the 2nd boy's cell phone (lasted about 5 to 7 seconds, but in softer sound). There were 3 young boys sitting one row behind me. ...
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