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05/25/2026

When it comes to the Lord's supper I have a concern about how most of us do it.

When Jesus had the Passover with the disciples it was the where he instituted the Lord's Supper that we all are to do. I am not sure why we have changed that supper to something that is different from what Jeus did.

Point one: In the scrtipture it appears that the Lord's supper was more of a meal than just a small portion. Let me explain why I say this. The scripture clearly implies that it was way different than today's Lord's supper.

20 Therefore when you come together it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper, 21 for when you eat, each one takes his own supper first; and one goes hungry while another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.
The Lord’s Supper
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same way He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 1
27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But a person must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For the one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not properly recognize the [p]body. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number [q]are asleep. 31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34 If anyone is hungry, have him eat at home, so that you do not come together for judgment. As to the remaining matters, I will give instructions when I come.
Corinthians 11

From this we can clearly see it was indeed a meal if someone could fill themselves and get drunk from what was served. Way more food than what we are presently doing.

Also in the passove they had other foods present too besides just the unleavened bread and the cup.

The 3 Core Biblical Foods
Roasted Lamb: The centerpiece of the meal. The animal had to be a male without blemish, roasted entirely over a fire rather than boiled.
Unleavened Bread (Matzah): Bread made without yeast. It symbolized the haste of the Israelites' departure from Egypt, as they did not have time to wait for their dough to rise.
Bitter Herbs (Maror): Greens such as horseradish or romaine lettuce. They were eaten to commemorate the bitterness of slavery that the Israelites endured in Egypt. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Additional Elements
By the time of the New Testament and the Last Supper, cultural and traditional additions were commonly included in the Passover meal (or Seder): [1]
W**e: Multiple cups of w**e were consumed, representing God's promises of deliverance. At the Last Supper, Jesus used the "Cup of Redemption" and the bread to institute the Christian sacrament of Communion.

In the traditional Passover Seder, the "cup of blessing" (or Kos Shel Bracha) is the third cup of w**e. [1, 2]
Here is how it fits into the sequence of the four cups: [1]
1. Cup of Sanctification: Drunk at the beginning of the meal after the Kiddush.
2. Cup of Deliverance: Drunk after reciting the Passover story.
3. Cup of Blessing (or Redemption): Drunk after the main meal, following the recitation of the Grace After Meals (Birkat Hamazon).
3. Cup of Praise: Drunk after singing the remaining Psalms of the Hallel. [1, 2, 3]

In Christian tradition in the bible, this third cup of blessing holds deep significance. In the New Testament, it is the cup that Jesus took after supper, blessed, and identified as the "new covenant in my blood" (1 Corinthians 10:16; Luke 22:20)

So, why are we not doing our Lord's supper the way it was done by the saints and by our Lord?

The most accurate way would be to have these foods present so that we actually had a meal and within that meal we partake of the Unleavended bread AND the cup of blessing which is the coveninant. That cup was shared by all the saints. the other three cups were individual cups that each member had for the meal.

Matthew 26:26-28
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Why are we not doing this? is there any place in the scriptures where they did the Lord's supper in the way that we do it today? I don't think so.

Also it appears from the scriptures the Lord's Supper was done in the homes of the saints, so I am thinking it was similar to the Passover which also was done in small groups in their own homes. They did not do the Passover in the Temple at all.

Just something to think about and consider.

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12/10/2025

Biblical requirements for a pastor (also called an elder or overseer) center on character, competence in teaching, family life, and reputation with outsiders, as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9, emphasizing godliness, self-control, hospitality, sound doctrine, good family management, and a blameless public image, not being a recent convert, and avoiding greed or drunkenness. An older married man with believing children are some of the requirements given in the scriptures. It is NOT synonymous with today's "preachers" which is not an office found in the scriptures.

1 Timothy 3

1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to w**e, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

And

Titus 1:5-9

5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7 Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8 Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

12/05/2025

You might find this quite interesting.
I know I do.

Most scholars believe that the earliest written book of the Bible is either Genesis or Job. Moses is thought to have written Genesis and possibly Job, both around 1400 BC. The book of Revelation is the newest book, and it was completed around AD 90.

And YET, what was written in 1400 BC shows a complete knowledge of what would take place 1400+ years later!

Let me give an example of what I am talking about.

Jesus said, 54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55 Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
Note that he said Abraham “saw” what would happen more than 1400 years later!! Only, an all knowing God, could have showed Abraham what would take place 1400+ years later with his offspring, Jesus.

God offered up His ONLY begotten son, Jesus, on the Very same mountain that Abraham was told to offer up His only son, some 1400+ years earlier!

Then: Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of -----“Moriah”------. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on----- a mountain------ I will show you.” Genesis 22:2
God had Abraham offer up son Isaac on the VERY MOUNTAIN that God would offer up HIS only begotten son, for the sins of the world.

This is the VERY same place where, MANY, MANY years later, that the Death angel was stopped, from destroying the children of God. It is ALSO the same location where the Temple was built. Mount Moriah, was, and IS, Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 3:1
(Solomon Builds the Temple on Mount Moriah!)
3 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah[a] the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

Note that the very Mountain where Abraham offered up Isaac and also where the DEATH angel quit his killing spree, WAS where Jesus gave his life for our sins. Jesus was the Lamb that God supplied in place of Abrahams’ son. (what was in the thicket, was a Ram and not the Lamb that God would later give, as Jesus, was the "Lamb" of God sacrificed for the sins of the the nations.

2 Samuel 24:15-17
New International Version
15 So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousands of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. 16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at -------"the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

Abraham not ONLY saw this day, but Abraham and God shared the same SON. Abraham got to see the fulfillment of the promise of God that through Abraham’s seed ALL the nations of the world would be BLESSED.

"Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.” -- Jesus Christ

Gen: 22:7 Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together. Gen 22:14 And Abraham called that place "The LORD Will Provide". So to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."

12/05/2025

Proverbs 6: 16-19
There are six things that the LORD ----hates,
Seven that are an -----abomination to Him:
1. Haughty eyes,
2. a lying tongue,
And
3. hands that shed innocent blood,
4. A heart that devises wicked plans,
5. Feet that run rapidly to evil,
6. A false witness who declares lies,
And
7. one who spreads strife among brothers.
A major false doctrine being spread by Satan is that we don't have to worry about sinning any more if we are saved. But that is a teaching of Satan and NOT a teaching of God.
Hebrews 10:26-31
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
If we sin we NEED to willfully acknowledge our sins and repent, turn about and seek His forgivenes, or face the fireyindignation, which shall devour God's adversaries. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

12/05/2025

If the bible is God's word, for us, then why don't we try to do what it tells us to do?
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
If this is true, then why are we not doing what it tells us to do?
And
Why do we add to it, with our own carnal desires, which are the doctrines of man?
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Matthew 15:9
So,
15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who "accurately" handles the word of truth.
II Timothy 2:15
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matthew 7:22-24

12/05/2025

God's word is not limited to just a verse or two. We need to listen to the whole counsel of God. That is the only way we will know God's deffinition and meaning of words and not man's misinterpretations. Saying "I Beleive" is not how God interprets belief!!!

06/01/2024

This morning a passage in the Bible came to my mind. It was about some "little children" sassing Elisha saying, "Go up, you baldhead" The Greek septuegent of this passage uses the very same word that is used in Mathew 9:14 where he says suffer not the "little chidlren" to come unto me, for such is the kingdom of heaven.

Now this is quite scary, when you think about it. God called two she bears to come and maul 42 "little children" for ridiculing Elisha calling him a "baldhead" If God is willing to punish 42 LITTLE children for doing this, then how do you think God feels about us GROWN UPS who do the same thing to others?

Apparently God does NOT like it when this happens, He is obviously displeased with such actions. Could it be that God is a LOT more strict than most of us think? Could it be that, just maybe, we should rethink our actions, and the things we say? Could it be that, just maybe, we should be a little more strict in how we raise our children, if we want them to be pleasing to God?

Maybe we should RETHINK our behavior. Especially, when it comes to how we talk about, or to, our politicians, our leaders, our neighbors, our friends, our family, or, anyone else, for that matter.
Here are the two passages I mentioned above.

II Kings 2: 23 Now he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the road, some young boys came out from the city and ridiculed him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two of the boys.

Mathew 9:13 ff. Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.…

02/25/2024

To my brother Alfred: You recently gave me 200 bible verses that YOU say proves the earth is FLAT. I decided to go through each one and see if there is any proof to your assertions.

So far I have found these verses to NO prove any of your claims so far. Here are the first ones that I have looked at and my oppinion of your claims regarding these verses. I hope to do more on another date when I have time to do so.

OK, I am looking at the passages YOU SAY says the earth is FLAT.
I also want to be clear that when I do NOT side with the flat earthers, IT DOES NOT mean I am siding with Scientific theories EITHER. It does NOT have to be an either OR situation! I did not quote the passages as that would take up more room than I have availabe. You can look up each one as you go through them.

John3:12-13 nothing here proves or even implies a flat earth
Genesis 2:1 nothing here proves or even implies a flat earth

Job 38:4-5,
Job 38:18,
The above passages do NOT prove or even imply that the earth is flat But if you want to play that game, what about verse 9 that says darkness is wrapped around the earth and the clouds are like a garment to the earth? You are picking and choosing things that you can twist to substantiate your claims and then refusing to apply such reasoning on other scriptures that show the opposite!

Also the whole context of these comments is being used to prove that we can NOT know the workings of God, so WHY are you trying to use these passages to do the very opposite of what God is trying to get us to understand??????
“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge” God said these things to say we are unable to comprehend the depth of His creation. We do NOT have the Knowledge to do so. Maybe we should read the context so we can understand the intentions of God on this issue.

Jeremiah 31:37, AGAIN, this passage CLEARLY SAYS you CAN’T do what you are trying to do, So why on God’s earth are you going against this passage??

Proverbs 25:3 Again, God is saying that all this is UNSEARCHABLE! So WHY are you using this passage to PROVE what you THINK you searched out?????
Isaiah 40:22, The word that YOU SAY means a flat disk is ALSO the word used to describe the heavens that YOU say is a DOME! You CAN”T be serious. If it means flat as you say, it can’t be a dome that you claim EITHER. If it can mean a dome, then it can mean a sphere too!!

Proverbs 8:27, This passage can easily exist on a globed earth too. NO PROOF of EITHER flat or ROUND!

Job 38:13-14 NOTHING here AT ALL supports a flat earth any more than a curved earth or a ball earth!
Job 38:4-5 Does not prove a flat earth OR a ball earth. These things can be done on BOTH!!!!
Job 37:10 Says NOTHING at all about the waters being flat or level or a flat earth!

2 Samuel 22:8, This passage clearly states that the earth SHOOK, Trembled, AND MOVED and SHOOK by God. The exact opposite of your claim!!!!

Isaiah 13:13, AGAIN God says he will SHAKE the EARTH OUT of it’s PLACE, which is the exact opposite of your claim that the earth can NOT BE MOVED at ALL!!

Revelation 6:12-13 Does NOT prove a thing. This can happen on either a flat earth or a ball earth!!!

1 Chronicles 16:30, Your views would contradict both this passage and the previous ones about the earth. The bible clearly says the earth can be moved and CAN”T be moved! This means you are clearly mis-interpreting the scriptures. When it is moved it is moved by GOD. But it can NOT be moved by man or anything else. It can NOT be moved from it’s intended position. That can mean a LOT of things. What it does mean is that it will remain in the state that it is IN until God says other wise. Remember it this passage it clearly trembles and yet is will not be moved. Those two can NOT exist with YOUR interpretations!

Psalm 33:9, This passage just says that Go’d word will REMAIN forever!!!! Which is True. It is NOT talking about the earth because He clearly says elsewhere that the earth will be destroyed and be NO MORE!!!!

Psalm 93:1, This passage ACTUALLY talks about surrounding himself with strength. It is NOT talking about the earth at all but rather God is enclothed with STRENGTH. The world if firmly established means it is firmly ESTABLISHED! What does that have to do with the shape or if it can move or not?

That can apply to a flat earth OR a encircled earth.

Psalm 96:10, Again your interpretation of this verse has already been disproved by the verses you gave earlier. Firmly established and not be moved, obviously does not mean it can’t be moved, shaken, destroyed, or anything of that mater, providing GOD is the one who is doing such. Estalblished and not be moved OBVIOUSLY does not mean as you say or God would be lying when he says HE will move it, shake it, cause it to tremble and even DESTROY it!!!!

Psalm 104:5, AGAIN, this passage does NOT mean what you imply. It says, You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever!!! This is INDEED true! But NOT how you interpret it!!! You say this means it can no be moved a fraction of an inch and YET God has repeatedly done so many times and WILL do so many times in the future. But NO MAN or any other force out there can do so. ONLY God, because HE has indeed done so many times. Plus it can’t be moved from it’s foundation, It does NOT say that the foundation and they earth can’t be moved according to God’s will! YOU are trying to interpret what the foundation IS. And Job clearly says that we are NOT capable of understanding these things!

That is where I will end today as it may be more than I can post at one time.

01/28/2024

Well, the evangelist in me decided to give a little lesson today that came to my mind. It is about Moses.

If you remember the story, Moses as a baby was in danger of being killed so his mother put him in a basket and set him afloat in the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter found him and raised him as her own. Then when he was older, (40) he saved a man from being beaten and those he tried to help put him in danger for his life so he had to run away. Then God came to him when he was 80 years old, and told him that He wanted Moses to free his People, which he did. He preformed many miracles and was used by God in a HUGE WAY! Moses was REALLY special in God's eyes.

Most all of us know of this story and how special he was to God.

But God used Moses in a special way that most of us don't really think about. God used Moses to teach us a VERY IMPORTANT lesson, that most will never think on. A lesson that should be one of the most important things that we could learn from Moses.

And here it is: No matter how important we think we are, and no matter how special we are to God, and no matter how much GOOD we may accomplish for God in our life, we should NEVER take it for granted, and we should NEVER let our guard down!!

As wonderful as Moses was, and how intimate He was with God, God FORBID him from entering the Promised Land. And why was that? Because He got angry at the people he was trying to help and he struck the rock instead of talking to it! And THAT was enough to keep him OUT of the PROMISED LAND!!!!

You and I might think this was unfair of God to do this to a man that did so much for his people and for GOD!

But think about this for a minute. Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for a friend! That little misdeed was put in the bible for a reason. And that little misdeed was one of the most important things that we can learn from this story!

The hard part of doing the right thing is not when things are going well, it is when things are going wrong. When EVERY thing you try to do that is right, goes wrong, and people will not listen to you and will criticize your efforts and turn against the one you most respect, God expects "YOU" to NOT lose your temper and GOD expects "YOU" to CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! EVEN WHEN YOU ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD!, Because, if you don't you are going against the one you say you love the most. God.

So, remember, Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.… So DON'T blow it and lose your temper and let your hurt feeling keep you from doing what is right, OR you TOO could lose the right to enter the Promised Land.

Mathew 13: …12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 13 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

12/20/2023

Saw this and felt it was worth posting.