what's out in space?

this is the grand design whirlpool galaxy m51.
it is 23 million light years from the earth.
one light year = 6 trillion miles.
the grand design whirlpool galaxy has two arms wrapping around it.
this is the inside of this galaxy.

laminin is one of the body’s proteins.
laminins interact with our tissue and critically contribute to cell attachment, cell shape and movement, maintenance of tissue phenotype and promotion of tissue survival.
it’s the glue that holds every part of our body

from our membrane to our skin together.
without Laminins we would fall apart, go to pieces.
this is laminin in our body – actual photo.

great resources of power in the world

Of all the great resources of power in the world – nuclear, atomic, electrical, dynamite – none compares to the power of prayer.

Luke 18:1 says prayer should be a constant in our lives.

Webster defines prayer as speaking and making known one’s desires to God.

In the Bible, “prayer” means “wishing towards God.”

David describes “prayer” as the “turning of the soul to God.” Psalm 25:1 – “Unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.”

As we lift up our souls unto God in prayer, it gives God an opportunity to do what He will in us, with us, and through us. Literally, it is putting ourselves at God’s disposal.

The most important lesson and our most important activity is prayer.

Prayer puts God in full force in us and in our world. His Kingdom work begins with and continues with prayer. When we pray, we increase and God’s Kingdom is advanced. The world then is shaped by prayer.

The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be and the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Satan is hindered, interfered with, limited and stopped to the degree that prayer abounds.

God values prayer so much that He bestows no blessings without it. Any intervention by God on the earth is in response to someone praying. Often we think of prayer as an outlet for expressing what we need – a cry to God for help. But prayer is the asking of God to fulfill His needs.

God’s original idea of prayer is accomplishing His purpose through the prayers of believers. Even in our own personal needs, prayer helps us tap into His way of helping us.

Literally, prayer is putting God to work through us in order to accomplish His purpose.

Isaiah 64:4 – “For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who (earnestly) waits for Him.”

To fail to pray excludes God from working in and through us and leaves us as the mere victim of circumstance when prayer could make us the master of circumstance.

all we have to do is pray.

Stock Market dives 777.68 points!
Stock Market rises 491.19 points!
Help! Please! Somebody make sense of this.
When the world makes no sense, there is always God. To say we live in turbulent times is an understatement. Weird, crazy, scary would be more like it. How do we cope with this insanity of Democrats and Republicans acting like spoiled brats? Is it just me or does it seem like we are on a toboggan ride heading to God knows where?
Suddenly Jesus comes crashing into our mad, mad world in Luke 18:1 and says, “Men ought always to pray and not faint.”
The word “faint” literally means “out of bad.” “Fainting” has to do with what our mouths speak when we go thru difficult, severe, challenging times.
Jesus says it is best not to speak anything bad during down times.
The other New Testament word for “faint” means “loose behavior” –
Galatians 6:9 – “Be not weary in well-doing. For in due season, you will reap if you faint not.”
He (Paul) says, don’t resort to “bad behavior” just because things are not going so well. Don’t “loose” your commitment to Jesus.
Always pray – commune with God – instead of complaining, moaning, griping about the way things are.
God will make sense out of all this non-sense if we just keep on praying.

-pastor tony