Hi Loving ones,
Thankyou, Karen, you are so precious and sweet.
You are all precious and sweet, and made out of love, full of love,
and so very loving. <squeeze> lol.
I hope you all had a very sweet Valentine's Day. We did.
Vernon had flowers delivered to me today, and he took me out to lunch.
I have a few more prayer requests, but I'll send them in another message.
Thanks for praying.
Love you all,
Pat Ferguson
At 01:03 AM 2/14/2006, you wrote:
>Thank you Pat. Very loving. Your e-mails always make me
>smile. Because you are so loving and it comes through.
>
>--
>I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find
>out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to
>find out there is
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>Karen Carter '74
>-KC- Ministries
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
> > Hi Loving Ones,
> >
> >
> > Know that you are all precious and sweet, and made out of love, full
> > of love, and so very loving! That is how God looks at us and that is
> > how I see my loving ones, all of you.
> >
> > I really love this. This is how we should look at Valentine's Day.
> >
> > Please read below.
> >
> > Love you,
> > Pat Ferguson
> >
> >
> > >>Thoughts about Valentine's Day
> > >>
> > >>February 14th is Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is a day
> > >>whenever people recognize those they love. It's a day for
> > >>examining the wonderful benefits of loving someone. What benefits
> > >>are there when a person chooses to love God.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>1) (Rom 8:28) And we know that all things work together for
> > >>good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to
> > >>his purpose.
> > >>
> > >>a) Reward. If a person chooses to love God there is a great
> > >>reward. The reward is not that all things will be good but that
> > >>all things, good and bad, put together will come out for good in the end.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>2) (1Co 8:3) But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
> > >>
> > >>a) Recognition. The Bible says that if any person will choose
> > >>to love God that that person will be known by God. The Word known
> > >>in the Bible is a special Word. It implies not just knowledge
> > >>about a person but intimacy with that person. If we will choose to
> > >>love God God wants to know us and wants us to have an intimate
> > >>relationship with him and He with us
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>3) (1Jo 4:10) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that
> > >>he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
> > >>
> > >>a) Realizations. There are realizations to those that love
> > >>God. First, that God is pretty easy to love. Secondly, that we
> > >>are pretty hard to love. Thirdly that even when we have done so
> > >>many things wrong that God would send his only son to die for
> > >>us. John uses the word propitiation here. Fancy word right! That
> > >>word means two things ; substitute and taking the responsibility
> > >>for. Jesus became our substitute. He died in our place. Not only
> > >>that but he took the responsibility and punishment for our sins so
> > >>that when we stand in front of God it is as if we have done no
> > >>wrong. Jesus was the propitiation. God's anger with us over our
> > >>sin was satisfied in what Jesus did. When we realize this we can
> > >>stand before God "just-as-if-I'd" (justified) never done anything
> > >>wrong, it is a wonderful realizations and proof that God loves us.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>4) (1Jo 4:20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his
> > >>brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he
> > >>hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
> > >>
> > >>a) Responsibility. God not only loves you. He loves every
> > >>other person in this world. We have a responsibility to love those
> > >>that he loves. We should love them in tangible ways because
> > >>actions speak louder than words alone.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>5) (1Jo 5:2) By this we know that we love the children of
> > >>God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
> > >>
> > >>a) Reciprocity. Sorry for the fancy word. Reciprocity means
> > >>an equal balance or exchange. If we love God and obey the Word of
> > >>God, we will love the people of God and his church. If we do
> not, we do not.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Happy Valentine's Day and know this day that of all the people that
> > >>love you, God loves you most.
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