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<p align="center"><span class="font-size-5"><b>Mission in the Book of Acts<br></br></b> <em>The Ethiopian Eunuch</em></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">We are about to head to Ethiopia, Africa, to do mission training for Next Generation for Christ; set up the …</p>
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<p align="center"><span class="font-size-5"><b>Mission in the Book of Acts<br/></b> <em>The Ethiopian Eunuch</em></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">We are about to head to Ethiopia, Africa, to do mission training for Next Generation for Christ; set up the <a href="http://www.storyofredemptionfilms.com" target="_blank">Story of Redemption Film Series</a> at some of the computer training schools that are used as outreaches for Churches of Christ in Ethiopia, and scout out the country for one of our mission partners, Let's Start Talking. And while we are there, we will film the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch! Here it is below.</p>
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<p><b><i><sup>26 </sup></i></b><i>Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” <b><sup>27 </sup></b>So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian<sup>[</sup></i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-27204a" title="See footnote a"><i><sup>a</sup></i></a><i><sup>]</sup> eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, <b><sup>28 </sup></b>and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. <b><sup>29 </sup></b>The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”</i></p>
<p><b><i><sup>30 </sup></i></b><i>Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.</i></p>
<p><b><i><sup>31 </sup></i></b><i>“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him (Acts 8:26f)</i></p>
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<p>Who is the gospel open to, and how can we share? When we look at mission in the book of Acts—which was written by Luke, one of Jesus’ apostles as a sequel to the book of Luke, we see that God wants to reach all peoples, that <strong>it is the Spirit who directs this mission, opening and closing doors, and that if we are open and faithful,</strong> God can use us to reach the most surprising people—people that he in fact, has already been drawing to him. And perhaps that is illustrated most vividly in Acts with the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. And here, in Ethiopia, is a good place to tell this story.</p>
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<p>The book of Acts opens up with Jesus, after the resurrection, and before Jesus ascends into heaven. <b><sup>6 </sup></b>Then they gathered around him and asked him, “<strong>Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”</strong></p>
<p><b><sup>7 </sup></b>He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. <b><sup>8 </sup></b>But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”</p>
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<p>In response, Jesus tells his disciples to stay in Jerusalem, that there they will receive the Spirit, and that they will be his “witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). And this forms a bit of an outline of the book of Acts, with the gospel spreading through these different radiating people groups – <strong>all for the purpose of “restoring the kingdom” to Israel—this people that had been scattered</strong>.</p>
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<p>And indeed, when Peter preaches on Pentecost in Jerusalem, 50 days after the resurrection, Jews represented from around the world are there, and thousands of people respond and are baptized. This ministry spread to Judea. And Peter and John, two of the apostles, had great success in Samaria converting the Samaritans. And why the Samaritans? They represented the lost tribes of Israel. And the ends of the earth in the book of Isaiah represents not a geographic area, but the Gentiles. And so God’s plan – his commission to us – is reach all peoples for Christ, and to bring everyone into his kingdom.</p>
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<p>Now in Acts 8 we come across this story of the Ethiopian Eunuch, right after Luke has told us about the gospel reaching the Samaritans. Later in the book, in the story of Cornelius, Luke will tell of us Gentiles coming to faith in Christ. <strong>So where does this Ethiopian – this Ethiopian <i>eunuch</i> – fit in?</strong> And how would this Ethiopian Eunuch been viewed by Luke’s readers?</p>
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<p>In many ways, an Ethiopian eunuch would have been viewed definitely as . . . different, someone Luke’s readers normally would not encounter.</p>
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<p><strong>The ancient Greek writer Homer [800-701 BCE] said that Ethiopians lived “at the world’s end.”</strong> Herodotus [484-425 BCE] claimed that Ethiopia “stretches farthest of the inhabited lands.” Ethiopia in ancient times was viewed to be larger than modern day Ethiopia, encompassing parts of Sudan, which is likely where this Ethiopian, who served under Candace, served.</p>
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<p><strong>Sometimes Ethiopia stood for Africa more generally</strong>, or the region south of Egypt, and certainly today’s Ethiopia is viewed to be at heart of Africa, with this country’s capital, Addis Ababa, serving as the capital for all of Africa. Ethiopians were said to have had the blackest of skins, which would have been quite unusual and little seen by Luke’s readers.</p>
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<p>Ethiopians were often admired for their beauty and athleticism in ancient times, though despised by some. And this man was an important official, in charge of all of the finances-all of the money in the treasury, of the “Queen of Ethiopia.” He himself was likely rich as well, as he traveled in style with a chariot, he was sitting down when Philip approached him—which means he had a driver—and he was reading from a scroll from the Hebrew Bible, which would have been very expensive.</p>
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<p><strong>But despite this power and wealth, this man was a eunuch.</strong> People were sometimes born eunuchs, made that way by others, or a poor person might volunteer so that they might serve in a high position, for eunuchs were often trusted advisors. Heliodorus [third century CE], <i>An Ethiopian Story</i>, connects eunuchs with Ethiopian royalty. But many despised eunuchs. Lucian [second century CE] tells a story about a eunuch who sought to be a chief philosopher in Athens. One of his fellow philosophers said that eunuchs not only should be excluded from philosophy, but also from religion, temples, and public assemblies.</p>
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<p><strong>Now in this story, this African eunuch from Ethiopia is just coming back from Jerusalem to worship God. Because of this and the positioning of this story in the book of Acts, it seems likely that this man was perhaps an Ethiopian Jew.</strong> The Hebrew Bible mentions “Cush” many times, and this is sometimes translated Ethiopia, though that is problematic in many places. But Isaiah 11:11 speaks of God collecting the a “remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia or Cush . . . .”</p>
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<p>This Eunuch seems to be one of those Jews scattered around the world, at the ends of the world, somewhere between Judea and Samaria and the ends of the earth, the Gentiles, that God is drawing to himself as part of the restored kingdom of God. And even today in Ethiopia there are Ethiopian or Black Jews who trace their lineage back to Abraham and Moses, who married a Cushite wife and even the Queen of Sheba, whom they believe to be Ethiopian.</p>
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<p><strong>This eunuch went from Ethiopia to Jerusalem to worship God - a journey of nearly 2000 miles to Jerusalem that would have taken two months to get there</strong>. Clearly he was dedicated, moved somehow with the desire to seek out God and worship him. He must have been filled with hope and anticipation to finally worship the God of Israel in his temple. But he had to have been bitterly disappointed, for according to the Hebrew Bible, eunuchs were not allowed to worship in the temple. His charioteer would have been able to enter the temple. His attendants would have been able to enter the temple. But not him. He would have been excluded. Marginalized. As so many people feel today, rejected because of their skin color, their ethnicity, a physical handicap, or their social status.</p>
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<p>But somewhere along the way he picked up a scroll of the book of Isaiah, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. And he was riding along in his chariot, reading this scroll, when the Spirit—who had told Philip, an evangelist—to go down to this road—told him to approach the eunuch’s chariot and stay near it. And he asked him, “Do you understand what you are reading?”</p>
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<p>And he said, how can I unless someone explains it to me! I can imagine him demanding an explanation when he showed up in Jerusalem at the temple—a rich, important official—who was being turned away. He would not have understand that then, and he did not understand Isaiah now. And so, incredibly, he invited Philip into his chariot to sit with him and explain the Scriptures to him<strong>. And the Scriptures that he was reading from was from Isaiah 53 – a passage about a <i>suffering</i> servant, which was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.</strong></p>
<p><b><sup> </sup></b><b>He was oppressed</b>, and he was afflicted,<br/> yet he did not open his mouth;<br/> like a lamb that is <b>led to the slaughter</b>,<br/> and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,<br/> so <b>he did not open his mouth</b>.<br/> <b><sup>8 </sup></b><b>By a perversion of justice</b> he was taken away.<br/> <b>Who could have imagined his future</b>?<br/> For he was <b>cut off</b> from the land of the living,<br/> stricken for the transgression of my people.</p>
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<p><strong>If this eunuch were made so by others, perhaps he could identify with this suffering servant, who was oppressed, “cut off,” and had performed on his body a perversion of justice. He had no family future to imagine, as he could have no descendants.</strong></p>
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<p>But it may have been another passage from Isaiah very close to this one, Isaiah 56, that had caught his attention—a passage explicitly about eunuchs.</p>
<p>Do not let the foreigner joined to the Lord say,<br/> “The Lord will surely separate me from his people”;<br/> and do not let the eunuch say,<br/> <b> “I am just a dry tree.”</b><br/> <b><sup>4 </sup></b>For thus says the Lord:<br/> <b>To the eunuchs who keep my sabbaths,<br/></b> who choose the things that please me<br/> and hold fast my covenant,<br/> <b><sup>5 </sup></b><b>I will give, in my house and within my walls,<br/> a monument and a name<br/> better than sons and daughters;<br/> I will give them an everlasting name<br/> that shall not be cut off.</b></p>
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<p>And when this eunuch understood this passage from Isaiah, about being included in God’s kingdom, of having a future, a family, a name that would not be “cut off,” and that Jesus, as a type of suffering servant, also experienced injustice, but that through this injustice at the cross, God used him to take on the sins of the world and raised Christ from the dead, and that this kingdom was open to everyone, no matter their background, ethnicity, or status, he said, <strong>“Look, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?”</strong></p>
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<p>Clearly, he was worried again that some hidden rule, some defect of his, would prevent him from being baptized into Christ, receiving forgiveness of sins and a family and taking on Christ’s name for forever. </p>
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<p><strong>But unlike in the temple, there was nothing preventing the eunuch from being baptized and receiving all of these blessings.</strong> “<b><sup>38 </sup></b>And he gave <i>orders</i> to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. <b><sup>39 </sup></b>When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.”</p>
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<p>So now, how about you? The kingdom of God is open to all—no matter their background, no matter their race, no matter their physicality. <strong><i>What prevents you from being baptized? What would be the benefits if you took this step and were baptized into Christ?</i></strong></p>
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<p>And if you have taken this step, what prevents you from sharing Christ with others? We learn from this story that:</p>
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<li><strong>God is the director of mission.</strong> In the book of Acts it is the Spirit opening and closing doors. He purposefully sent Philip to see this Ethiopian eunuch. We can and should make our plans and strategies. But God is a master mover and shaker and has strategies of his own.<br/><br/></li>
<li><strong>God prepares people’s hearts as we go about mission to receive the gospel.</strong> God had already prepared the Ethiopian eunuch for this encounter with Philip, the evangelist, so that Philip would approach him at just the right time—after being rejected from worshiping in Jerusalem and seeking out answers.<br/><br/></li>
<li><strong>In our mission, Christ and his kingdom is the message that we share, for it is Christ who has the power to change people’s lives.</strong> Rules, regulations, morality—these do not touch people’s hearts. But a God who would come down from heaven, endure injustice, and sacrifice himself for us so that we might have a home, a family, and salvation – that is a message that will change people’s lives and say, I want to follow Jesus. What is to prevent me from being baptized? The answer is—nothing. Christ and his salvation is open to all.</li>
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<p>Christianity has a long and rich tradition in Ethiopia. And this could perhaps be traced back to the conversion of this Ethiopian eunuch as recorded in the book of Acts. <strong>Irenaeus</strong> wrote in 180 AD "This man (Simeon Bachos the Eunuch) was also sent into the regions of Ethiopia, to preach what he had himself believed, that there was one God preached by the prophets, but that the Son of this (God) had already made (His) appearance in human flesh, and had been led as a sheep to the slaughter; and all the other statements which the prophets made regarding Him." (<i>Against the Heresies</i>) 3:12:8 In Ethiopian Orthodox tradition he was known as Bachos. In Eastern Orthodox tradition he is viewed to be an Ethiopian Jew named “Simenon the Black” (from Acts 13:1). </p>
<p><br/><strong>Eusebius</strong>, a church historian, wrote:</p>
<p>13 But as the preaching of the Saviour’s Gospel was daily advancing, a certain providence led from the land of the Ethiopians an officer of the queen of that country, for Ethiopia even to the present day is ruled, according to ancestral custom, by a woman. He, first among the Gentiles, received of the mysteries of the divine word from Philip in consequence of a revelation, and having become the first-fruits of believers throughout the world, he is said to have been the first on returning to his country to proclaim the knowledge of the God of the universe and the life giving sojourn of our Saviour among men; so that through him in truth the prophecy obtained its fulfillment, which declares that <strong>“Ethiopia stretcheth out her hand unto God</strong>.”<a title=""><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></a> Euseb. <i>Hist. Eccl.</i> 2.2.13–14<a title=""><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup></a></p>
<div><br clear="all"/><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%"/><div><p><a title=""><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></a> Eusebius of Caesaria. (1890). The Church History of Eusebius. In P. Schaff & H. Wace (Eds.), A. C. McGiffert (Trans.), <i>Eusebius: Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in Praise of Constantine</i> (Vol. 1, p. 105). New York: Christian Literature Company.</p>
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<div><p><a title=""><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup></a> Gaventa, B. R. (1992). Ethiopian Eunuch. In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), <i>The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary</i> (Vol. 2, p. 667). New York: Doubleday.</p>
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</div>Story of Redemption Goes to Egypt! - Part 2: The God of Rescue & Moses' Story of Redemptiontag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-10-27:2422312:BlogPost:1118652017-10-27T16:30:00.000ZJames Noredhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/JamesNored
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<p><em>(Note we will film the first part of this story of Moses being found by the Pharaoh's daughter at the river Nile at the Nile in Luxor--ancient Thebes, one of the capitals of ancient Egypt.)</em></p>
<p><strong>Does God care about our suffering? Will he rescue us when we fall?</strong> When people are out to destroy us? When jobs are taken from us?…</p>
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<p><em>(Note we will film the first part of this story of Moses being found by the Pharaoh's daughter at the river Nile at the Nile in Luxor--ancient Thebes, one of the capitals of ancient Egypt.)</em></p>
<p><strong>Does God care about our suffering? Will he rescue us when we fall?</strong> When people are out to destroy us? When jobs are taken from us? When abuse and injustice haunts us? When we suffer incredible loss?</p>
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<p>One prayer in the Bible, in what is called the book of Psalms, says, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><sup>14</sup><strong>Rescue</strong> me . . . , </em><br/> <em>do not let me sink; </em><br/> <em>deliver me from those who hate me . . . </em><br/> <em><sup>15</sup>Do not let the floodwaters engulf me . . . </em><br/> <em>or the pit close its mouth over me. </em><br/> <em><sup>16</sup>Answer me, O LORD, <strong>out of the goodness of your love</strong> . . .</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><sup>17</sup>Do not hide your face from <strong>your servant</strong>; </em><br/> <em>answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. </em><br/> <em><sup>18</sup>Come near and rescue me; </em><br/> <em>redeem me because of my foes" (Psalm 69:13-18)</em></p>
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<p>If you have not been there, then you likely will. And the fundamental question is, does God care when we are suffering and in trouble, and can he do something about it? In answering this question, we come now to the story of the Exodus—the greatest rescue and redemption story of the entire Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament.</p>
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<p>For years the Hebrews lived under Joseph’s protection in Egypt, and they multiplied over centuries, becoming a large “nation.” But a king of Egypt (a Pharaoh) arose “who knew not Joseph,” and they were enslaved (Exodus 1:8f).</p>
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<p><strong>Feeling threatened by the Israelites' numbers, the king ordered the deaths of all baby Hebrew boys.</strong> There are different types of enemies and different types of trouble, but soldiers coming to rip your children out of your hands at their birth and watching them kill them is on a scale beyond what most of us will ever know. And knowing that this would happen if your child happened to be a boy—must have haunted every single mother every day of her pregnancy. One mother, the mother of Moses, sought to protect and rescue her child from this fate.</p>
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<p><em><b>2 </b>Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, <b><sup>2 </sup></b>and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. <b><sup>3 </sup></b>But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. <b><sup>4 </sup></b>His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.</em></p>
<p><em><b><sup>5 </sup></b>Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it. <b><sup>6 </sup></b>She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.</em></p>
<p><em><b><sup>7 </sup></b>Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?”</em></p>
<p><em><b><sup>8 </sup></b>“Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother.<b><sup>9 </sup></b>Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.<b><sup>10 </sup></b>When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”</em></p>
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<p>Moses’ mother put her child in a basket and let him float down the river in order to try to save him from death. And when did this, she must have prayed that somehow, someway, her child that she bore for nine months in her womb would be saved. And <strong>God was indeed at work, for in the most unlikeliest of scenarios, the daughter of the Pharaoh himself—the daughter of the king who ordered the deaths of all of these children—saw the child, and rather than carrying out her father’s murderous orders, rescued him, and took him home as her own child--defying her father’s will—and he was raised as an Egyptian. </strong></p>
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<p>This child who was rescued was named Moses, who, though he was raised in the places of the Egyptians, was destined to become the “ruler and redeemer” of Israel (Acts 7:35). God, who very much cared about his people, would use Moses to free Israel, who had become slaves of Pharaoh, forced to make bricks for building programs, from cruel slavery--after his own story of redemption.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Moses grew up in the home of the Pharaoh – the most powerful and absolute ruler in all the land. <strong>Moses likely grew up in Thebes, which is modern day Luxor, which was one of the capital cities of ancient Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom.</strong> Chronologies of ancient Egypt are difficult to piece together, and so the exact Pharaoh or Pharaohs of Moses’ time is difficult to be entirely certain. The text in Exodus says that the Israelites at that time were building the store city of Ramses (Exodus 1:11). And indeed, <strong>Ramses II</strong> was a powerful pharaoh who had many great building programs.</p>
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<li>In his time there were Semitic names in the Egyptian records.</li>
<li>The <strong>Louvre Leather Roll</strong>, a document from his time, <strong>speaks of brick making and “taskmasters</strong>” (40 taskmasters, each with a daily target of 2,000 bricks).</li>
<li>Workers were given time off for religious holidays, and were at times granted time off to <strong>“offer [sacrifices] to their god”</strong> (from work rosters from the workmen’s <strong>village of Deir el-Medineh</strong>).</li>
<li>One document has an official who complains that his area lacked men to make <strong>“bricks and straws for them” (Anastasi Papyrus IV)</strong>.</li>
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<p>Still, some say that there was no evidence of Moses or a Semitic people like the Hebrews who worshiped Yahweh, the one Hebrew God, being in Egypt at that time. Of course, the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. There are very few records at all along the East Delta area of Pi-Ramses (Goshen area) where the Israelites were thought to have worked due to the wet conditions along the Nile. And the Egyptians had a habit of destroying and defacing records and monuments of previous rulers and times – let alone embarrassing history. Certainly, <strong>the types of things that are recorded in the biblical account of the Exodus are not inconsistent from what we know of Egyptian history and culture, and in fact, these documents show are very much in line with them.</strong></p>
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<p>But there are other possible timelines. For instance, the book of Genesis says that Joseph lived in the city of Rameses as well—which was 400 years earlier than the Exodus time, and obviously would not have been named Ramses in Joseph’s time, as Ramses had not yet been born (Gen. 47:11). So obviously biblical writers often provided anachronistic names to ancient places, meaning that <strong>the time of the Exodus could have been much earlier than Ramses.</strong> Other timelines have been proposed for the time of the Exodus, what we know from these times does not conflict with the biblical account of Egyptian history and culture. For instance, during the time of <strong>Pharaoh Thutmosis III</strong> – from which the name “Moses” is obviously derived– there is a tomb of the highest ranking official of the pharaoh, a man named Rekhmire, there is a famous depiction of foreign slaves (of war) who are engaged in building projects.</p>
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<p><i>“The <strong>tomb of vizier Rekhmire,</strong> ca. 1450 BCE, famously shows foreign slaves “making bricks for the workshop-storeplace of the Temple of Amun at Karnak in Thebes” and for a building ramp. They are labeled "captures brought-off by His Majesty for work at the Temple of Amun". <strong>Semites and Nubians are shown fetching and mixing mud and water, striking out bricks from molds, leaving them to dry and measuring their amount, under the watchful eyes of Egyptian overseers, each with a rod.</strong> The images bear out descriptions in Ex. 1:11-14; 5:1-21. (“They made their life bitter with hard labor, as they worked with clay mortar and bricks and in very form of slavery in the field” - Exodus 1:14a)” <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/misc/haaretzcomsmartphoneapp/1.713849">http://www.haaretz.com/misc/haaretzcomsmartphoneapp/1.713849</a> </i></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The ancient temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor. We will film at this location for this part of the story.</em></p>
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<p>The ruler before Thutmosis III was <strong>Hatshepsut</strong>, a rare female pharaoh, who took power, and whom some think was the “daughter of Pharaoh” found in the biblical account – a woman strong enough to defy her father’s decree (Tutmoses I). While most of her images and monuments were torn down after her—some say because of the hatred that he would have had for Hatshepsut raising Moses, who would free the Egyptian slaves—there is still a major temple to her that stands today in Luxor.</p>
<p>Under that chronology different Tutmoses or Amenhotep pharaohs have been proposed as the Pharaoh during the time of the Exodus. And after this ruled <b>Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), who, during his reign, sought to unite Egypt with monotheism for the first ever, seeking to unite Egypt in worship to only the sun god. Could he have been influenced by the monotheism of the Hebrews, and the power God would display in the Exodus? </b>We do not know. But this was certainly unprecedented, and something caused this unusual turn.</p>
<p>After this, Akenaten' son was the famous “King Tut”—mysteriously struck down at age 18. But regardless of which Pharaoh and chronology, the range of dates indicates that <strong>Luxor is likely where Moses would have grown up, raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter, with all of the riches, power, and wisdom of the Egypt, being raised as a “prince of Egypt.” But God had different plans for him</strong>.</p>
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<p>One day Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave, and he killed him (2:11f). The Pharaoh found this out, and sought to have Moses killed. The reason for this is not because the Pharaoh cared so much about life. It was because <strong>by killing this Egyptian, Moses was going against the established order.</strong> The Pharaoh was viewed as the incarnation of the Egyptian god Horus - a representative of all the gods--and his role was to keep the ma'at, the order, and by his reign, to stave off chaos, by performing religious rituals and by building temples and monuments that would last. The very girth of the pyramids--which indeed have lasted thousands of years--and temples and monuments is reflective of the mindset of the Egyptians, that permanence and upholding the order of the system was imperative. And Moses, by killing a taskmaster, was disturbing that order and that permanence.<br/> <br/> And so Moses' is forced to flee for his life to Midian, where he finds a wife, Zipporah, and lives as a shepherd for forty years. Eventually, that king of Egypt dies. But another arises, and still they are suffering.</p>
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<p>God appears to Moses on Mount Horeb, also called, Mount Sinai, the mountain of God (YAHWEH) in a “burning bush” (3:1f), saying,</p>
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<p><i><sup>7 </sup></i><i>The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. <sup>8 </sup>So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey . . . <sup>10 </sup>So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”</i></p>
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<p><i><sup>11 </sup></i><i>But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”</i></p>
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<p><i><sup>12 </sup></i><i>And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”</i></p>
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<p><i><sup>13 </sup></i><i>Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”</i></p>
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<p><i><sup>14 </sup></i><i>God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you’” (3:7f).</i></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Mt. Sinai in Egypt. We will film at this location for this part of the story.</em></p>
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<p><strong>God tells Moses that he has seen his people’s misery, that he has heard them cry out, and that he cares about their suffering.</strong> He says that he will rescue them and take them to “the promised land.” And he tells Moses to go to Pharaoh and tell them to “let his people go.” Let them go to the mountain to worship God.<br/> <br/> <strong>And Moses, says, um, God, who shall I tell the Pharaoh—the most powerful ruler on earth who was believed to also be a god incarnate—and the Israelites, who have been suffering for years—is sending me and making this demand?</strong> When they ask, what is the name of this God, what should I say? Now God had revealed his name before to the patriarchs of Israel. And yes he had given Abraham and Sarah a child in their old age. There were some cool stories of Jacob and angels going up and down a ladder.</p>
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<p>But the Hebrews were simple people. Shepherds. Farmers. <strong>The God of their fathers must have seemed small and insignificant compared to the Egyptian Pharaoh and the Egyptian gods. Nothing in their recent history indicated that God either cared enough about their situation or was powerful enough to stand up against all of the might and power of Egypt and the Pharaoh.</strong><br/> <br/> <strong>And in response, God reveals himself to Moses on Mount Sinai as YAHWEH--“great I AM” - the one and only true God, who has always been, is today, and always will be – a powerful, always existing God, who was not created like the Egyptian gods, who was the true god of order and destroyer of chaos, who cares about the suffering of his people.</strong></p>
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<p>And so God sends Moses, with his brother Aaron to help him, to confront the Pharaoh with God’s demand that he “let my people go.” God would lift up Moses--who was set adrift by his parents due to being born in a country where kings ordered babies killed, who himself killed a man, was being hunted down by his adopted family, and had seemingly fallen from grace--to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and become their leader and redeemer. <strong>God often redeems us first so that we can help redeem others. And so he shows himself to be a God who cares – the God of rescue.</strong></p>
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<p><i>What does this story teach us about God? What does Moses’ story of redemption teach us about our own story? </i></p>Story of Redemption Goes to Egypt! - Part 1: Joseph's Story of Redemption and Dealing with Injusticetag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-10-24:2422312:BlogPost:1116632017-10-24T03:00:00.000ZJames Noredhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/JamesNored
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<p>Lord willing, in November we will be going to Egypt to film the events leading up to, during, and shortly after the Exodus as part of the Story of Redemption! We will be joined in this with two of our trusted crew members, tour guide,Tim Brinley, and video producer, Clint Loveness.</p>
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<p>The Exodus of the nation of Israel from Egypt, where they were…</p>
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<p>Lord willing, in November we will be going to Egypt to film the events leading up to, during, and shortly after the Exodus as part of the Story of Redemption! We will be joined in this with two of our trusted crew members, tour guide,Tim Brinley, and video producer, Clint Loveness.</p>
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<p>The Exodus of the nation of Israel from Egypt, where they were enslaved, was the greatest redemptive act in all of the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament. But how did they get there? Why were they slaves? And how and why did God redeem them? In the answers to these questions lies one of the most incredible stories ever told--a story on a cosmic scale, with kings and gods. Pharaohs. Joseph. Moses. The parting of the Red Sea and the Ten Commandments. And through all of this, God would redeem Israel, and point to the ultimate redemption still to come in Jesus Christ.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Part 1: Joseph’s Story of Redemption.</strong></span></p>
<p>Abraham had a son named Isaac, who had a son named Jacob. And Jacob would come to be known as Israel, which means, “he who wrestles with God.” Jacob would have twelve sons, from which would come the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph was one of those twelve sons, and he would have his own story of redemption--after many years of suffering, which was caused by his own brothers, who hated him.</p>
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<p><i><sup>2b</sup></i><i> . . . Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers . . . and he brought their father a bad report about them.</i></p>
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<p><i><sup>3 </sup></i><i>Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him. <sup>4 </sup>When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him (Genesis 37:2f).</i></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Joseph was hated by his brothers</span></strong> even more (and even his father and mother were incredulous) when God gave him dreams that they would one day come and bow down to him! This was too much for his brothers, and soon they would cause Joseph’s life to go down a miserable, totally unjust path.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Joseph’s brothers they threw him into a pit</span></strong>--intending to kill him--when Joseph’s oldest brother intervened, <strong><span class="font-size-4">and they sold him into slavery</span></strong>.</p>
<p>Joseph was bought as a slave by Potiphar, one of the Pharaoh's officials (39:1f). And God blessed him, and Potiphar notes this, so that “Joseph found favor in his eyes” (39:4) and put him in charge of his household. But when Joseph, who was handsome, refused to commit adultery with <strong><span class="font-size-4">Potiphar’s wife, she falsely accused him</span> </strong>of accosting her.</p>
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<p>Joseph ended up in prison, where he correctly interpreted the dreams of two disgraced officials--a baker and a cupbearer, telling them their fate (40:1f). The baker was beheaded. The cupbearer was restored to Pharaoh’s service and promised to remember Joseph. But <strong><span class="font-size-4">he was forgotten by the one whom he helped. He was left alone, in a prison.</span></strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1975947215?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1975947215?profile=original" width="600" class="align-full"/></a><em>Ricky Jackson, like Joseph, was Falsely Accused and Spent 39 Years in Prison</em></p>
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<p>Ricky Jackson was an 18 year old kid who was the oldest of five kids. He was not a perfect kid, but he wanted to serve - even signing up as a Marine when he was 17. He had health issues, which required him to be released but with an honorable discharge. <br/> <br/> His life would forever change one day when there was an armed robbery in his local neighborhood. A man who came to collect money at the store was beaten with a pipe, sprayed with battery acid, and was shot and killed.</p>
<p>When the police arrived, they asked if anyone had seen the murder. And for some reason, <strong>Eddie Vernon, a twelve year old kid, said that he had witnessed the murder, perhaps for attention. Only he had not.</strong></p>
<p>The police kept prodding him to identify someone as the killer. Wanting a culprit and someone to prosecute, they began feeding him details of the case. They took him out on joy rides in cop cars with the sirens blazing, fed him burgers, made him feel important. And<strong> Eddie Vernon falsely identified and accused Ricky Jackson of the murder.</strong></p>
<p>Despite obvious inconsistencies in the child's testimony and conflicting evidence that he was not present at the scene, <span class="font-size-4"><strong>Jackson would be convicted of murder and spend 39 years in jail - the longest known incarceration of an innocent person in US history.</strong></span> <br/> <br/> Jackson lost his freedom. His family. His reputation. His hopes. His dreams. All were taken from him because a twelve year old kid chose to make up a story. </p>
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<p><br/> This must have been close to what Joseph must have felt. Only for Joseph, it was betrayal and hatred by his own family. Brothers fight - but this? And he had been telling his brothers his dreams <em>that God had revealed to him. </em>How was this just? How was this fair? Where was God in all of this? These are questions he must have asked everyday. And when he helps someone in prison, and tells him - hey, remember me when you see the Pharaoh - he must have had a glimmer of hope. But he was once again forgotten.</p>
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<p><strong>But God had not forgotten him. And soon his fortunes would be about to change.</strong></p>
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<p>Two years later the Pharaoh had dreams that he did not understand, and <span class="font-size-4"><strong>the cupbearer remembered Joseph</strong> </span>(41:1f). <br/> <br/> The Pharaoh sent for Joseph, where <strong><span class="font-size-4">God would again help him to correctly interpret the Pharaoh’s dreams</span></strong> - telling the Pharaoh that there would be seven years of plentiful food in the land, followed by seven years of famine.</p>
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<p><i><sup>41 </sup></i><i>So <strong><span class="font-size-4">Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.</span></strong>” <sup>42 </sup>Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. <sup>43 </sup>He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.</i></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Joseph was given a wife, and he had children</span></strong>, whom he named Manasseh (from the Hebrew word forget) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household” and <strong><span class="font-size-4">Ephraim (meaning twice blessed)</span></strong> and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering” (41:51-52).</p>
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<p>Joseph wisely administrated the food distribution in Egypt, saving food during the years of plenty. And when the years of famine, the land was prepared. And so <span class="font-size-4"><strong>God used Joseph to save all of Egypt and even beyond.</strong></span></p>
<p><br/> But there was still the matter of his family--of his brothers who had sold him into slavery, and his father, whom he had not seen in years. And Joseph would have his opportunity for redemption--or revenge--when his own family came to Egypt during the famine for food.</p>
<p>When Joseph’s brothers first came to Egypt, they did not recognize Joseph. And Joseph tested them in many ways, and he must have been an incredible mix of emotions. But he gave them food, took mercy upon them, and finally he revealed himself to them, saying,</p>
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<p><i>“I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! <sup>5 </sup>And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you . . . <sup>7 </sup>But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. <sup>8 </sup>“So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt . . . .(45:1f)</i></p>
<p><i><sup>20 </sup></i><i>You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives (50:20).</i></p>
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<p>Joseph suffered greatly in his life, betrayed by his own family, thrown in a pit, falsely accused, thrown in jail, forgotten by those he helped. But Joseph forgave them, and God redeemed him. And through Joseph God saved a “remnant” of Israel--through whom would come the Messiah, who would save the whole world. And Joseph, through his unjust suffering, foreshadowed Christ himself, who through his suffering would redeem the world.</p>
<p><br/> Jacob and his family moved to Egypt during the time of the famine when Joseph was in power, living in the land of Goshen, where they prospered.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">While in jail, Ricky Jackson wrote to a group of lawyers that seeks to overturn wrongful convictions. They lawyers and even journalists began investigating his case. A new trial was set <span class="font-size-4"><strong>Vernon, the twelve year old kid who had falsely accused him and who was now 52 years old, was wanting to confess.</strong></span> He had been wracked with the guilt for forty years, gotten addicted to drugs and had done time in jail himself. But he was scared to death of being convicted of perjury. But when his minister asked him about it, he finally broke down. And <span class="font-size-4"><strong>he confessed on the stand that he had lied.</strong></span> And Ricky Jackson walked out of the court room, forty years later, an innocent man. <br/> <br/> <br/> <strong><span class="font-size-4">And after this, Ricky and Vernon met at a church, embraced one another, and Ricky told him, I forgive you.</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Life indeed is sometimes harsh and unfair, unjust. But God is always at work in the world, and he can bring about our redemption, whether in this life or the next.</strong></span></p>
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<p><i>What does Joseph’s story of redemption teach us about God’s working in the world? What does Joseph's response teach us about how to deal with injustice?</i></p>Christians Aren't Sinnerstag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-08-03:2422312:BlogPost:1107702017-08-03T06:28:30.000ZEric Johnsonhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/EricJohnson
SHOCKING! Now wait a minute.<br />
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I believe it's a healthy practice to read and study on religious things penned by writers I don't agree with because they are asking questions I'm not asking. They turn the camera angle in a way I haven't. It's not that I think they are right, I usually don't. But sometimes I don't even know to ask the question. Here is a faith challenging topic I would like to share and I am sure at first, your going to raise some eyebrows by it's title.<br />
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A persons identity is…
SHOCKING! Now wait a minute.<br />
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I believe it's a healthy practice to read and study on religious things penned by writers I don't agree with because they are asking questions I'm not asking. They turn the camera angle in a way I haven't. It's not that I think they are right, I usually don't. But sometimes I don't even know to ask the question. Here is a faith challenging topic I would like to share and I am sure at first, your going to raise some eyebrows by it's title.<br />
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A persons identity is changed from a worldly identity when one has obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ transitioning from outside the church to inside the church a new member of the Kingdom. Lets explore.<br />
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Throughout the letters of the New Testament, the people of God are called lots of things. They are the “elect” (1 Pet 1:1), “faithful brothers” (Col 1:2), “beloved” (1 John 2:7), “children of God” (1 John 3:2), a “holy nation” (1 Pet 2:9), and most of all they are called “saints.”<br />
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Conspicuously absent from this list is the term “sinners.” There is no place I am aware of where the church, the people of God, are collectively called “sinners.” Moreover, an argument can be made that there is no instance in the New Testament where a believer is referred to as a “sinner.” The closest is Paul’s well-known reference to himself as the “foremost” (or “chief”) of sinners in 1 Tim 1:15. But, the context makes it plain that Paul is using this terminology to refer to his old life as a persecutor of the church. He says, “formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent” (1:13).<br />
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Now, of course, this does not mean that Christians do not sin. Indeed, Christians do sin, and sin in ways that are much deeper and more serious than we often realize. This is the whole point of Romans 7 where Paul laments the fact that he often does what he does not want to do. The entire Christian life is a struggle between the new self and the old self, and the latter often wins out. Paul can even refer to himself as a “wretched man” (Rom 7:24).<br />
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"If we instead view ourselves as “saints,” then we will begin to see our sin in a whole new light."<br />
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But, here is what is interesting. As Paul diagnoses his own law-breaking he concludes that whenever he sins, it is not the real Paul that is doing it. He declares, “So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me” (7:17). And again, “Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me” (7:20).<br />
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Do not misunderstand what Paul is doing here. He is not trying to conjure up some excuse where he is not guilty of these sins by reason of having a schizophrenic, split personality. No, Paul knows he is culpable for these sins. But, in the midst of doing so, Paul is keen to make it plain that it is not the new Paul that is sinning, but the old Paul. In this sense, he can say that when he sins, he is not his true self.<br />
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Put another way, Paul’s identity is bound up in the new man that he has become in Christ.<br />
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If so, then this explains (at least partially) why Paul is so keen to refer to believers as “saints” (literally “holy ones”) at the beginning of almost all his letters. Paul is not naive about the fact that Christians still sin, and sin in major ways (indeed, his letters are often about their sins!). But, he wants Christians to think of themselves in regard to their new natures, not their old. They are saints who sometimes sin, not sinners who sometimes do right.<br />
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And when our true identities are understood rightly, it actually affects the way we view (and respond to) our sins. We might think that the best way to appreciate the depth of our sin is to think of ourselves primarily in the category of “sinners.” But, this can actually have the opposite effect. If we think of ourselves only as “sinners” then our sins are seen as something rather ordinary and inevitable. They are just the result of who we are. Sure, we wish we didn’t sin. But, that’s just what “sinners” do.<br />
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If we instead view ourselves as “saints,” then we will begin to see our sin in a whole new light. If we really are “holy ones” then whatever sins we commit are a deeper, more profound, and more serious departure from God’s calling than we ever realized. Our sin, in a sense, is even more heinous because it is being done by those who now have new natures and a new identity.<br />
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And it is this “cognitive dissonance” between our identities as saints and our sinful actions that leads us to repentance. We repent because these sins are not ordinary and expected. They are fundamentally contrary to who God has made us to be. It is this tension between our identities and our actions that is lost when we cease to think of ourselves as saints.<br />
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In the end, I am not suggesting that Christians can never refer to themselves with the word “sinner.” If rightly understood, this can be fine. But, we should also be keen to think of ourselves as saints. After all, when Christ returns that is what we will be. In glory, there will be no sinners. Only saints.5 dangers of using technology in the Christian lifetag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-25:2422312:BlogPost:1087962017-04-25T12:24:19.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>Last weekend I presented a seminar at my church's weekend away on the topic ‘Using technology in your Christian life'. I am tidying up these notes to be included in an upcoming post. In the meantime, I'd like to explore the dangers of technology. Obviously I'm a big fan-boy of technology, but it's got its dangers. We need to be aware of these to ensure we don't become a victim, and instead use technology for the glory of God. Here are five dangers that were raised in the seminar or…</span></p>
<p><span>Last weekend I presented a seminar at my church's weekend away on the topic ‘Using technology in your Christian life'. I am tidying up these notes to be included in an upcoming post. In the meantime, I'd like to explore the dangers of technology. Obviously I'm a big fan-boy of technology, but it's got its dangers. We need to be aware of these to ensure we don't become a victim, and instead use technology for the glory of God. Here are five dangers that were raised in the seminar or that I've thought of. What would you add to this list?</span></p>
<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-does-a-2d-explainer-cost/" target="_blank">2D Explainer Cost</a></p>Church outreach idea: Has your life lived up to your expectations?tag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-25:2422312:BlogPost:1088832017-04-25T12:22:30.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>In this video, Randy Alcorn is asked “how do you help unbelievers see their need for Jesus?”.</p>
<p>Randy has a few helpful things to say, but I found this question particularly helpful:</p>
<p class="blockquote2">“Has your life lived up to your expectations?”</p>
<p>While this line has real traction with older people (who have lived much of their lives already), there are plenty of younger people who are disappointed with how life has panned out.<br></br><br></br></p>
<p>For More Details:<br></br>-…</p>
<p>In this video, Randy Alcorn is asked “how do you help unbelievers see their need for Jesus?”.</p>
<p>Randy has a few helpful things to say, but I found this question particularly helpful:</p>
<p class="blockquote2">“Has your life lived up to your expectations?”</p>
<p>While this line has real traction with older people (who have lived much of their lives already), there are plenty of younger people who are disappointed with how life has panned out.<br/><br/></p>
<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-is-the-price-of-a-video-commercial/" target="_blank">Video Commercial Pricing</a></p>
<p><span> </span></p>30 ideas for community outreachtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-25:2422312:BlogPost:1089852017-04-25T12:21:05.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>The people in our communities need to hear about Jesus. And on the whole in Australia (and you can share what it's like in your country), I don't think we doing a great job at connecting with our communities. How many people are attending our churches who have never been to church before, or haven't been in years? Or as I asked earlier in the week, if your church burned to the ground would the community care or even notice?</span></p>
<p>For More Details:<br></br>-…</p>
<p><span>The people in our communities need to hear about Jesus. And on the whole in Australia (and you can share what it's like in your country), I don't think we doing a great job at connecting with our communities. How many people are attending our churches who have never been to church before, or haven't been in years? Or as I asked earlier in the week, if your church burned to the ground would the community care or even notice?</span></p>
<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-does-a-video-commercial-cost/" target="_blank">Video Commercial Cost</a></p>
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<p></p>OUTREACH IDEAStag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-25:2422312:BlogPost:1090792017-04-25T12:19:51.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>There are plenty of ways that you can reach our nation on Canada Day (or other special event days throughout the year). Here are 20 ideas that might spark your imagination.</p>
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<li><span>Canada Day Picnic</span><p>Have a picnic designed to have people in your congregation invite their friends. Instead of calling it a church family picnic, why not make it a Canada Day picnic? You could take over a park in your city make it a really fun family event. What a great opportunity to meet…</p>
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<p>There are plenty of ways that you can reach our nation on Canada Day (or other special event days throughout the year). Here are 20 ideas that might spark your imagination.</p>
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<li><span>Canada Day Picnic</span><p>Have a picnic designed to have people in your congregation invite their friends. Instead of calling it a church family picnic, why not make it a Canada Day picnic? You could take over a park in your city make it a really fun family event. What a great opportunity to meet those new to the church family, or who you would like to be part of the church family!</p>
<p><span><em>Budget</em></span> – The budget will vary based on how you want to run it. It could be run for almost free if people brought their own picnic lunches. Or your church could supply the Canada Day picnic food. </p>
<p><span><em>Prep Time</em></span> – You will need at least a month to promote this event. If you have picnic or get-to-s well. </p>
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<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-is-the-price-of-a-short-video/" target="_blank">Short Video Pricing</a> </p>Enabling Privacy in Vehicle-to-Grid Interactions for Battery Rechargingtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-24:2422312:BlogPost:1087932017-04-24T08:38:21.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>The diffusion of Electric Vehicles (EV) fostered by the evolution of the power system towards the new concept of Smart Grid introduces several technological challenges related to the synergy among electricity-propelled vehicle fleets and the energy grid ecosystem. EVs promise to reduce carbon emissions by exploiting Renewable Energy Sources (RESes) for battery recharge, and could potentially serve as storage bank to flatten the fluctuations of power generation caused by the…</span></p>
<p><span>The diffusion of Electric Vehicles (EV) fostered by the evolution of the power system towards the new concept of Smart Grid introduces several technological challenges related to the synergy among electricity-propelled vehicle fleets and the energy grid ecosystem. EVs promise to reduce carbon emissions by exploiting Renewable Energy Sources (RESes) for battery recharge, and could potentially serve as storage bank to flatten the fluctuations of power generation caused by the intermittent nature of RESes by relying on a load aggregator, which intelligently schedules the battery charge/discharge of a fleet of vehicles according to the users’ requests and grid’s needs. However, the introduction of such vehicle-to-grid (V2G) infrastructure rises also privacy concerns: plugging the vehicles in the recharging infrastructures may expose private information regarding the user’s locations and travelling habits. Therefore, this paper proposes a privacy-preserving V2G infrastructure which does not disclose to the aggregator the current battery charge level, the amount of refilled energy, nor the time periods in which the vehicles are actually plugged in. The communication protocol relies on the Shamir Secret Sharing threshold cryptosystem. We evaluate the security properties of our solution and compare its performance to the optimal scheduling achievable by means of an Integer Linear Program (ILP) aimed at maximizing the ratio of the amount of charged/discharged energy to/from the EV’s batteries to the grid power availability/request. </span></p>
<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-does-a-short-video-cost/" target="_blank">Short Video Cost</a></p>
<p><span> </span></p>PAPER • OPEN ACCESS Model of interaction in Smart Grid on the basis of multi-agent systemtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-24:2422312:BlogPost:1087912017-04-24T08:34:36.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>This paper presents model of interaction in Smart Grid on the basis of multi-agent system. The use of travelling waves in the multi-agent system describes the behavior of the Smart Grid from the local point, which is being the complement of the conventional approach. The simulation results show that the absorption of the wave in the distributed multi-agent systems is effectively simulated the interaction in Smart Grid.</span></p>
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<p><span>This paper presents model of interaction in Smart Grid on the basis of multi-agent system. The use of travelling waves in the multi-agent system describes the behavior of the Smart Grid from the local point, which is being the complement of the conventional approach. The simulation results show that the absorption of the wave in the distributed multi-agent systems is effectively simulated the interaction in Smart Grid.</span></p>
<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-does-a-1-2-minute-video-cost/" target="_blank">1-2 Minute Video Cost</a></p>
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<div class="abstract-text ng-binding">Smart grid is a concept by which the existing electrical grid infrastructure is being upgraded with integration of multiple technologies such as, two-way power flow, two-way communication, automated sensors, advanced automated controls and forecasting system. Smart grid enables interaction between the consumer and utility which allow the optimal usage of energy based on environmental, price preferences and system technical issues.…</div>
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<div class="abstract-text ng-binding">Smart grid is a concept by which the existing electrical grid infrastructure is being upgraded with integration of multiple technologies such as, two-way power flow, two-way communication, automated sensors, advanced automated controls and forecasting system. Smart grid enables interaction between the consumer and utility which allow the optimal usage of energy based on environmental, price preferences and system technical issues. This enables the grid to be more reliable, efficient and secure, while reducing greenhouse gases. This paper presents a survey of the recent literature on integrating renewable energy sources into smart grid system. Various management objectives, such as improving energy efficiency, maximizing utilization, reducing cost, and controlling emission have been explored.</div>
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<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-is-the-price-of-a-whiteboard-video/" target="_blank">Whiteboard Video Pricing</a></p>
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</div>A review on electric vehicles interacting with renewable energy in smart gridtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-24:2422312:BlogPost:1090742017-04-24T08:30:55.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>Electric vehicles (EVs) represent one of the most promising technologies to green the transportation systems. An important issue is that high penetration of EVs brings heavy electricity demand to the power grid. One effective way to alleviate the impact is to integrate local power generation such as renewable energy sources (RESs) into charging infrastructure. Because of the intermittent and indispatchable nature of RESs, it becomes very challenging to coordinate EVs charging with…</span></p>
<p><span>Electric vehicles (EVs) represent one of the most promising technologies to green the transportation systems. An important issue is that high penetration of EVs brings heavy electricity demand to the power grid. One effective way to alleviate the impact is to integrate local power generation such as renewable energy sources (RESs) into charging infrastructure. Because of the intermittent and indispatchable nature of RESs, it becomes very challenging to coordinate EVs charging with other grid load and renewable generation. In this paper, EVs charging problem in the presence of smart grid technologies is investigated, and the interaction with renewable energy is reviewed. An overview about EVs and RESs is first presented, which mainly introduces major types of EVs and renewable energy estimation methods. Then, according to the objectives, the existing research works are divided into three categories: cost-aware, efficiency-aware, and emissions-aware interactions between EVs and RESs. Each category׳s discussion includes the description of core ideas, summarization of solutions, and comparison between different works. Finally, some key open issues about EVs interacting with RESs are given and some possible solutions are also discussed.</span></p>
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<p>For More Details:<br/>-<a href="http://www.pricing.advids.co/how-much-does-a-whiteboard-video-cost/" target="_blank">Whiteboard Video Cost</a></p>
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<p></p>BUILDING WITH CONTROL4: BARROSO HOMES SPOTLIGHT Home Automationtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-05:2422312:BlogPost:1088712017-04-05T07:49:47.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>My career first began in interior renovations. About 12 years ago, I started Barroso Homes after a real estate agent told me that I should follow my vision and passion for beautiful things. I love to turn creative thought into beautiful places that will be admired and remembered.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Over the years, our projects have become increasingly larger, more complex, more beautiful, and ultimately more technology focused. I have an awesome team backing me up all the way. We…</span></p>
<p><span>My career first began in interior renovations. About 12 years ago, I started Barroso Homes after a real estate agent told me that I should follow my vision and passion for beautiful things. I love to turn creative thought into beautiful places that will be admired and remembered.</span><br/><br/><span>Over the years, our projects have become increasingly larger, more complex, more beautiful, and ultimately more technology focused. I have an awesome team backing me up all the way. We all have one common goal—to make beautiful, innovative communities one custom home at a time. We all take great pride in our jobs while we focus on being a leader in innovation, technology, and energy efficiency.</span><br/><br/><span>Control4 has become a staple in all of Barroso Homes’ builds. We want to stand out. We want to be at the forefront of what technology has to offer. And we want to keep thinking outside of the box. Control4 allows us to do just that.</span></p>
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<p><span><span>For More You Can Check: <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-home-automation-systems-and-solutions/" target="_blank">Home Automation System Video</a></span></span></p>Asking For Trouble's Guide to Setting Up Shop Online "Ecommerce Solution"tag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-05:2422312:BlogPost:1088692017-04-05T07:46:56.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>Shopify customer has written a great post on her blog. She explains, in plain english, what you’re going to encounter when you’re setting up shop with companies like eBay, PayPal, Etsy and of course Shopify.</p>
<p><i>“So, you’ve made your products and you want to get them out there for people to buy. What’s the best option for ecommerce? Well, as with most things online, it depends on a lot of different things. There are many different ecommerce options and each have their own pros and…</i></p>
<p>Shopify customer has written a great post on her blog. She explains, in plain english, what you’re going to encounter when you’re setting up shop with companies like eBay, PayPal, Etsy and of course Shopify.</p>
<p><i>“So, you’ve made your products and you want to get them out there for people to buy. What’s the best option for ecommerce? Well, as with most things online, it depends on a lot of different things. There are many different ecommerce options and each have their own pros and cons. Which one suits you best will depend on your range of items, your technical ability, your product prices and your pocket. There’s no ‘best’ solution, just the best solution for you.”</i></p>
<p>It’s an excellent overview for people just getting started and explains everything in uncomplicated terms. Great work!</p>
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<p><span>For Blog: <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-ecommerce-solutions-and-software/" target="_blank">Ecommerce Solution Video</a></span></p>Section 809 Panel Chair Calls for Bold Ideastag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-05:2422312:BlogPost:1088672017-04-05T07:43:24.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><strong>What is the Section 809 Panel? </strong><br></br><span>Section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 mandated the creation of a panel—composed of experts in acquisition and procurement policy with diverse experience in both the public and private sectors—to examine the current defense acquisition processes and provide recommendations to streamline and improve its efficiency and effectiveness in order to maintain the United States’ defense technology…</span></p>
<p><strong>What is the Section 809 Panel? </strong><br/><span>Section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 mandated the creation of a panel—composed of experts in acquisition and procurement policy with diverse experience in both the public and private sectors—to examine the current defense acquisition processes and provide recommendations to streamline and improve its efficiency and effectiveness in order to maintain the United States’ defense technology advantage. This mandate includes the creation of recommendations for the amendment or repeal of regulations. </span><br/><br/><span>The Section 809 panel is similar in structure to the Section 800 panel from 1993, which is credited with recommending significant acquisition reforms subsequently enacted by Congress, including the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and the creation of Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12, “Acquisition of Commercial Items.” Similarly, the Section 809 panel is looking for bold transformational changes that serve the customer—primarily the warfighter in the field, but also those who serve them— the Senior Executive Service member who needs an innovative study, the action officer who could use a new software platform, the tiger team that needs a collaboration tool. Cost and time need not be inversely related—the system can be both fast and cost effective, providing maximum value for money, and items that are fit for purpose. </span><br/><br/><span>While the focus of the Section 809 panel is solely on the DOD acquisition system, the panel recognizes that DOD operates in the larger federal acquisition system. As such, many of the challenges DOD faces are systemic to the entire federal acquisition process. The panel will be looking at regulations, statutes, and the overall system itself. </span><br/><strong><br/>What Will the Section 809 Panel Do? </strong><br/><span>The panel has two years to deliver its report to DOD and to Congress, and the 18 commissioners are looking at the following six initial focus areas: </span><br/><br/><span>• Examining statutes and regulations to enable a more efficient acquisition process, </span><br/><span>• Simplified buying, </span><br/><span>• Commercial items, </span><br/><span>• Why commercial companies don’t do business with DOD, </span><br/><span>• Key factors in successful acquisitions, and </span><br/><span>• A framework for success. </span><br/><br/><span>One of the fundamental challenges faced by the defense acquisition community is the turnaround time the current system takes from requirements definition to delivery. “If it takes 18 months to conduct a source selection for a piece of technology, has anything changed with this technology in the past year and a half?” said Lee. “By the time you actually award the contract, are you receiving current technology in return?” </span><br/><br/><span>“We have an acquisition infrastructure in place, but the market for technology changes much more rapidly than this framework seems to be able to keep up with,” said Raney. “Is this because of disconnects between the pieces of the infrastructure, or is there a better way to arrange it?” </span><br/><br/><span>Another challenge faced by the Section 809 panel is barriers to entry into the federal marketplace by nontraditional government contractors. “The technology that we need today—not tanks or trucks, but IT, cybersecurity solutions, and other capabilities—is needed by the commercial sector as much as it’s needed by DOD,” said Raney. “These companies that develop this technology worry about the compliance risk of government contracting.” </span><br/><br/><span>Anecdotally speaking, these companies appear to be deterred from contracting with the government because it “costs too much, takes too long, and it’s too high of a risk,” said Lee. </span><br/><br/><strong>How Can YOU Help? </strong><br/><span>“The Section 809 panel is looking for bold ideas,” said Lee. Your expertise and thoughts are welcome—program and contract practitioners know what works and what doesn’t. You know what barriers you face. You have ideas for change, so please share them. “Don’t think of our current processes as the baseline from which to begin,” says Lee. “How should it be? We shouldn’t just accept what it is and tweak around the edges.” This is an opportunity to make tough, broad, necessary Twenty-first Century updates to the defense acquisition system and the profession as a whole.</span><br/><br/><span>“This is not an exercise to generate change at the margin,” says Raney. “It’s to fundamentally identify those things that can be done that will change the paradigm.”</span><br/><br/><span>For more information about the Section 809 panel and to submit your comments, observations, or suggestions for the future of the defense acquisition system, visit the panel’s official website at <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-examples-from-contract-management-software-solutions-and-platforms/" target="_blank">Contract Management Video</a></span></p>Wall Street Oasis Consultingtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-05:2422312:BlogPost:1089752017-04-05T07:39:42.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>The Wall Street Oasis Counsulting hall of fame</span><span> provides a comprehensive collection of some of WSO's best discussions on the consulting industry. Keep in mind this Hall of Fame does not include Q&A sessions by WSO veterans. To view a full list of Q&A’s & Interviews please navigate <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-business-consulting-services-and-solutions/" target="_blank">Business consulting Solution video</a> </span><span>. If…</span></p>
<p><span>The Wall Street Oasis Counsulting hall of fame</span><span> provides a comprehensive collection of some of WSO's best discussions on the consulting industry. Keep in mind this Hall of Fame does not include Q&A sessions by WSO veterans. To view a full list of Q&A’s & Interviews please navigate <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-business-consulting-services-and-solutions/" target="_blank">Business consulting Solution video</a> </span><span>. If you think we missed a post that should be included in the Hall of Fame,</span></p>
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<p><span>For More Refrence: <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-business-consulting-services-and-solutions/" target="_blank">Business consulting Services video</a></span></p>Smart Grid Interactiontag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-04:2422312:BlogPost:1089722017-04-04T13:02:33.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>The Power Industry calls for a complete switch into the next generation through automation. Despite monetary issues, power utilities need to begin with basic automation systems eventually upgrading to the advanced systems. By analyzing the growing power demand and market competence, this is the only way-forward for the domestic power industry. The implementation of Smart Grid is not going to be an easy task as the Indian power sector poses a number of issues such as minimizing…</span></p>
<p><span>The Power Industry calls for a complete switch into the next generation through automation. Despite monetary issues, power utilities need to begin with basic automation systems eventually upgrading to the advanced systems. By analyzing the growing power demand and market competence, this is the only way-forward for the domestic power industry. The implementation of Smart Grid is not going to be an easy task as the Indian power sector poses a number of issues such as minimizing T&D losses, power theft, inadequate grid infrastructure, low metering efficiency and lack of awareness.</span></p>
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<p><span>For more details:- <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-examples-from-smart-grid-solutions/" target="_blank">Smart Grid Solution Video</a></span></p>Health Cloud Overviewtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-04:2422312:BlogPost:1090652017-04-04T13:00:26.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>Salesforce Health Cloud is a cloud-based, patient-centric, world’s #1 health IT CRM system incorporating doctor-patient relationship and record management services. It builds strong one-to-one relationship management through a patient profile that integrates information from multiple data sources. </span><span><br></br></span><span>With Health Cloud, providers can connect with their patients anywhere, from any device. Salesforce Health Cloud is a patient relationship platform that supports…</span></p>
<p><span>Salesforce Health Cloud is a cloud-based, patient-centric, world’s #1 health IT CRM system incorporating doctor-patient relationship and record management services. It builds strong one-to-one relationship management through a patient profile that integrates information from multiple data sources. </span><span><br/></span><span>With Health Cloud, providers can connect with their patients anywhere, from any device. Salesforce Health Cloud is a patient relationship platform that supports a more engaged and tech-savvy patient base.</span></p>
<p><span>According to Salesforce.com, 71% of millennials want doctors to provide mobile apps that support active engagement in health management and 63% want to be able to send data from wearable devices to their doctors.</span></p>
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<p><span>For more Refrence:- <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-brilliant-cloud-overview-video-examples/" target="_blank">Cloud overview video</a></span></p>Cloud Computingtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-04:2422312:BlogPost:1089702017-04-04T12:57:54.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>Cloud technology is evolving at rapid-fire speed, as evidenced by the investments behind the industry. Worldwide spending on cloud services..</p>
<p><span>With all this skyrocketing growth, how do you stay up-to-date on the latest, most important cloud news? We scoured the web for the best cloud computing blogs out there, from the top industry experts to lesser-known but equally valuable voices.</span></p>
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<p>Cloud technology is evolving at rapid-fire speed, as evidenced by the investments behind the industry. Worldwide spending on cloud services..</p>
<p><span>With all this skyrocketing growth, how do you stay up-to-date on the latest, most important cloud news? We scoured the web for the best cloud computing blogs out there, from the top industry experts to lesser-known but equally valuable voices.</span></p>
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<p><span>For More Info:- <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-brilliant-cloud-services-video-examples/" target="_blank">Cloud Services Video</a></span></p>3D walkthrough visualizationtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-04-04:2422312:BlogPost:1088642017-04-04T12:30:00.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p><span>The non-existing spaces of building is a hard task and we are believed in satisfaction of client. For projects which are still under construction and some are completed with lots of efforts</span></p>
<p><span>for more Details:- <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-brilliant-3d-walkthrough-video-examples/" target="_blank">3D Walkthrough Video</a></span></p>
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<p><span>The non-existing spaces of building is a hard task and we are believed in satisfaction of client. For projects which are still under construction and some are completed with lots of efforts</span></p>
<p><span>for more Details:- <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-brilliant-3d-walkthrough-video-examples/" target="_blank">3D Walkthrough Video</a></span></p>
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<p></p>Drive exceptional business outcomes with talent management solutionstag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-03-21:2422312:BlogPost:1087792017-03-21T11:06:43.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>Talent management software allows managers to oversee and operate a variety of aspects within their company.</p>
<p>This suite of software may include the following:</p>
<p>Performance Management<br></br>Compensation Management<br></br>Recruitment Management<br></br>Retention Management<br></br>Content Management<br></br>Each category of software covers a specific portion of the broad talent management spectrum. Traditionally, human resources departments fulfill the role of data administration and number…</p>
<p>Talent management software allows managers to oversee and operate a variety of aspects within their company.</p>
<p>This suite of software may include the following:</p>
<p>Performance Management<br/>Compensation Management<br/>Recruitment Management<br/>Retention Management<br/>Content Management<br/>Each category of software covers a specific portion of the broad talent management spectrum. Traditionally, human resources departments fulfill the role of data administration and number crunchers in a one-dimensional way. The introduction of talent management software and rise of big data has allowed HR departments to play a pivotal role in employee retention and engagement. HR departments can now pull data and run analytics to optimize their employee engagement strategies and bring more value to the company.</p>
<p>To help you find the complete information <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-examples-from-talent-management-software-solution-and-platforms/" target="_blank">Talent Management Software video</a></p>CELLULAR M2M CONNECTIVITY SERVICEStag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-03-21:2422312:BlogPost:1090612017-03-21T10:59:57.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>Machine to machine (M2M) is a broad label that can be used to describe any technology that enables networked devices to exchange information and perform actions without the manual assistance of humans.<br></br>M2M communication is often used for remote monitoring. In product restocking, for example, a vending machine can message the distributor when a particular item is running low. M2M communication is an important aspect of warehouse management, remote control, robotics, traffic control,…</p>
<p>Machine to machine (M2M) is a broad label that can be used to describe any technology that enables networked devices to exchange information and perform actions without the manual assistance of humans.<br/>M2M communication is often used for remote monitoring. In product restocking, for example, a vending machine can message the distributor when a particular item is running low. M2M communication is an important aspect of warehouse management, remote control, robotics, traffic control, logistic services, supply chain management, fleet management and telemedicine. It forms the basis for a concept known as the Internet of Things (IoT).</p>
<p>Read more at : <a href="http://blog.advids.co/20-video-marketing-examples-from-m2m-solution-services-and-platforms/" target="_blank">Cellular M2M services video</a></p>
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<p>Whether bar code payments, NFC or BLE technology, contactless and virtual cards with real time top up or mobile card readers and apps, We provide all the relevant services, including card issue, card acceptance (acquiring), back end processes and a call centre.</p>
<p>With our innovative products, we guarantee secure data and payment transfer. All solutions are easy to use, with multi-currency and multilingual system connections and are fully available as white label solutions. They are…</p>
<p>Whether bar code payments, NFC or BLE technology, contactless and virtual cards with real time top up or mobile card readers and apps, We provide all the relevant services, including card issue, card acceptance (acquiring), back end processes and a call centre.</p>
<p>With our innovative products, we guarantee secure data and payment transfer. All solutions are easy to use, with multi-currency and multilingual system connections and are fully available as white label solutions. They are suitable for every business model. The mobile card reader allows smaller retailers, in particular, to offer their customers increased payment convenience.<br/>For More Refrence : <a href="http://finance.advids.co/20-payment-solution-video-marketing-examples/" target="_blank">Mobile payment solution video</a></p>The Nonprofit Fundraising Solutiontag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-03-20:2422312:BlogPost:1088612017-03-20T14:30:05.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>The nonprofit sector is facing major fundraising challenges. Government cutbacks, shrinking endowments, and business belt-tightening mean revenue shortfalls that could prevent organizations from fulfilling their missions. To survive and ultimately thrive, a nonprofit needs forceful revenue strategies and an organizational culture that champions them.<br></br>For More Details : <a href="http://finance.advids.co/20-awesome-fundraising-video-marketing-examples/" target="_blank">Fundraising solution…</a></p>
<p>The nonprofit sector is facing major fundraising challenges. Government cutbacks, shrinking endowments, and business belt-tightening mean revenue shortfalls that could prevent organizations from fulfilling their missions. To survive and ultimately thrive, a nonprofit needs forceful revenue strategies and an organizational culture that champions them.<br/>For More Details : <a href="http://finance.advids.co/20-awesome-fundraising-video-marketing-examples/" target="_blank">Fundraising solution video</a></p>MobileBanking App for Androidtag:missionalnetwork.ning.com,2017-03-20:2422312:BlogPost:1085572017-03-20T14:25:13.000ZRoland Bakerhttp://missionalnetwork.ning.com/profile/RolandBaker
<p>Mobile Banking App the most comprehensive and secure Mobile Banking application, offers over 150+ banking and informational services to take care of your daily banking needs conveniently from your smartphone. For easier accessibility we have made iMobile available on Android, iOS, Windows & Blackberry.<br></br> <br></br>With over 2.5 lakh users giving the iMobile app the highest rating on Play Store, we have become the top-rated mobile banking app in the industry.</p>
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<p>Mobile Banking App the most comprehensive and secure Mobile Banking application, offers over 150+ banking and informational services to take care of your daily banking needs conveniently from your smartphone. For easier accessibility we have made iMobile available on Android, iOS, Windows & Blackberry.<br/> <br/>With over 2.5 lakh users giving the iMobile app the highest rating on Play Store, we have become the top-rated mobile banking app in the industry.</p>
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<p>Patricius grew up in England in the 5<sup>th</sup> century, and when he was 16 years old, <strong>Irish raiders invaded his village, burned his town, and carried him off to Ireland and sold him as a slave</strong> to a pagan tribal chief.</p>
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<p>And over the next six years, as he served as a slave and spent time in pastoral settings among the sheep, he…</p>
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<p>Patricius grew up in England in the 5<sup>th</sup> century, and when he was 16 years old, <strong>Irish raiders invaded his village, burned his town, and carried him off to Ireland and sold him as a slave</strong> to a pagan tribal chief.</p>
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<p>And over the next six years, as he served as a slave and spent time in pastoral settings among the sheep, he developed a genuine faith in God—not the nominal faith he had grown up with--praying more than a hundred prayers a day. <strong>He got to know his captors, and even came to see himself as being one of them in many ways.</strong> Six years later a ship appeared, carrying him back to England to be with his family.</p>
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<p>Several years later, would pass, and Patricius later wrote about what happened to him. He said, "I had a vision in my dreams of a man who seemed to come from Ireland," Patricius wrote. "His name was Victoricius, and he carried countless letters, one of which he handed over to me. I read aloud where it began: 'The Voice of the Irish.' And as I began to read these words, I seemed to hear the voice of the same men who lived beside the forest of Foclut … and they cried out as with one voice, <strong>'We appeal to you, holy servant boy, to come and walk among us.'</strong> I was deeply moved in heart and I could read no further, so I awoke."</p>
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<p><strong>And so he went back, voluntarily, to Ireland, to the very people who had enslaved him. And there he lived among them, sharing Christ with them,</strong> for though they had enslaved others, they themselves were enslaved to druidery, witchcraft, spells, and violence.</p>
<p>There is a story that the high king of the island, Loiguire, had forbidden any to light fires on the island one night on the penalty of death, honoring the pagan tradition of the fireless night. A massive bonfire was to then be lit on the eve of Spring, in the presence and at the command of the High King, who was believed to have the power of a god to usher in Spring. </p>
<p>But Patricius lit the fire, confident in the higher power of God. And the king, recognizing this higher power, relented.</p>
<p><strong>Patricius would go on to share Christ with this people, freeing them from their slavery and sin, baptizing thousands into Christ. This missionary would later become known as Patrick of Ireland.</strong> He was really from England, but he so identified with the people of Ireland and shared Christ with them, that he became known as one of them.</p>
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<p>The song <strong>Be Thou My Vision</strong> was written using an 8<sup>th</sup> Irish song, with lyrics that are based on this story of Patrick and the vision that he had to reach out to them and sacrifice himself for others, just as Christ, the true high king of heaven and the ultimate servant, sacrificed himself for us.</p>
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<p><strong>All sin is addictive. All sin enslaves us. All sin leads us down a path that we don’t want to go. But Christ died to free us from sin, slavery, and death</strong>. And we are freed from this slavery to willingly and freely serve God and others.</p>
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<p>The apostle Paul wrote, "For [Christ] rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:13-14).</p>
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<p><em>What do you think of the story of Patricius? What can we learn from this story about sin, slavery, and sacrifice for others?</em></p>
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