PASTOR D. L. GOULD MUSINGS (2021) 1221

Sunday, November 28, 2021

11/16/21 DON'T SETTLE FOR THE FAKE

The imagined greatness that people have of self keeps them from achieving true greatness that God will bestow upon them.

11/15/21 MINISTRY, MINISTRY TRAINING AND FUN

Playing guitar is fun and serious business.

We usually have Sunday evening service with preaching/teaching, singing and testimonies, but on this day I just wanted folks to enjoy getting together in the Lord.

We had special friends visit and help us with our "Net House," and the had to head back to Virginia at 3:30. But the playing and singing continued until about 5:30.

These are just snippets to convey the fun and fellowship.

We closed out the day with...
GUITAR PLAYING, CAMPFIRE AND GOODNIGHT.

11/14/21 WHO CARES WHAT TIME IT IS?

11/14/21 WHO CARES WHAT TIME IT IS?

11:00 until (I would tell you, but you wouldn't believe me)

Service started at 11 am and lasted UNTIL the Holy Spirit dismissed us.

Twenty-five of us gathered (two in Raliegh on ZOOM) for exhortation, singing, testifying, praying. Seven of our adults and three of our young people ministered to us in music.

SET UP - LEISURELY MEAL.

All 23 present stayed for fellowship meal. This is something we have done for years, when we had the facility. Folks are welcome to stay if they like. Folks bring their own, but we have enough for guests. It is really informal. Eat, talk, laugh with friends and family. The youth have a great time together.

LET'S RELAX.

Sometime around 2:45 we set up for music jam and community sing time. Our 7 guitarists (4 adults and 3 teens) started playing and other folks gathered around to sing simple worship songs and choruses.

4:45 - 8:30 FIRE-PIT, HOT DOGS AND MARSHMALLOWS.

While some of the more serious musicians worked on chords, most of the young folks (along with some adults) went to our fire-pit to enjoy a campfire, food and games.

Around 7:00 someone brought pizza for folks.

Most folks could stay until close to 9:00.

AT THE CLOSE OF A BEAUTIFUL LORD'S DAY.

Then Martha and I sat at the campfire for a quiet 30 minutes or so, reflecting, praising and looking forward to many more events and adventures with our wonderful church family.

It is good to have a place to really "have church" again.

11/14/21 FELLOWSHIP MEAL

11/14/21 FELLOWSHIP MEAL

A great day of sharing, exhortation, testimony, whole household worship time, Christian fellowship, songs of praise, spiritual warfare and victory we had a great time eating and visiting with each other.

Then we had Christian music jam for guitarists (New and old), with others joining in with song or just talking to each other. (It was actually ministry training for newbies, but we didn't tell them).

Young people went out to the campfire while the more interested musicians got serious in their playing.

Eventually they were all roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, while waiting for pizza.

11/14/21 A WORK IN PROGRESS

It was a really good day. Special thanks to Roger and Robin (who came from Virginia), as the awesome Net House family (young and old) joined together to work, fellowship and laugh, remembering our past, preparing for our future, passing the torch to the next generation and celebrating God's goodness through the years. Of course we missed Daniel and Catherine, who live upstate, but are also important parts of TNH Crew.

11/12/21 WHATEVER HE IS OR HE IS NOT, HE IS NOT AN INNOCENT VICTIM

Regardless of the actions, intentions or illegalities of the so-called protestors (actually rioters, insurrectionists, domestic terrorists), and whether it was or was not self defense, Rittenhouse (boy or man) had no business going into that volatile, riotous, violent situation, especially armed and ready for deadly force. He swallowed the propaganda, which says that private citizens should take up arms against others and take the law into their own hands.

I am sorry for him, but he had no business putting himself in the position of entering into armed conflict. He could have stayed home, he could have gone to Disney World, or he could have been in a Bible study that Wednesday night instead of volunteering and traveling to a hotbed of chaos and hatred, in order to play civil warrior, wielding a deadly weapon in a situation that the devil had orchestrated, supposedly in the name of social justice.

If you deliberately insert yourself as an armed participant into a race war or in a confrontation with anarchists (especially if you expect to face off with blood thisty rioters) then you are either asking to suffer violence or expecting to use deadly force on someone else. In that case you are NOT AN INNOCENT victim.

There was no excuse for a 17 year old boy (or any private citizen) going into the midst of an angry, out of control mob of property destoryng, law breaking, blood thirsty trouble makers. This is true for the person who is not a Bible believer and especially true for the person who claims to live by New Testament standards. No matter your view of law enforcement, military or Second Amendment rights, 17 year olds should not draft themselves into armed conflict.

It is too bad that Rittenhouse was impressed by the many U.S. guntoters who boldly claim that they will stand against anyone who is destroying the American way of life and undermining our freedom, but in fact they themselves have refused to resist all of the enemies of freedom, family and faith, but instead shoot off their mouths. This is true of John Q Citizen, and sadly our Law Enforcement and U.S. Military, who have taken an oath to protect America against all enemies, domestic and foreign, have been neutralized by a broken government system.

Technically it may be argued that Rittenhouse killed in self defense, but morally he was as guilty as his attackers. He drafted himself, he deployed himself, he armed himself with a lethal weapon.
He did not stay home or go to a place of safety, where there was law and order, sanity, normalcy.
He did not go as a reporter, armed only with camera and recording equipment.
He did not go as a first aid worker, prepared to help those who might be injured or wounded by violence and crazed hoodlums.
He did not go as a witness for Jesus, seeking to win the lost to Christ.
He did not go as part of a legitimate peace keeping force.

He did go to help store owners protect their STUFF, even if it meant using deadly force.
He did take a gun.

It does not matter what other intentions he had (even good ones).
It does not matter that those who attacked him were evil, or mentally unbalanced.

HE HAD NO BUSINESS THERE
As we have seen across our country, even the police are not protecting property or even property owners. No boy has a right or responsibility to set himself up as an armed defender of the citizenry.

We may be bothered that there was rioting in the streets.
We may be bothered that Law Enforcement was not given the support they needed to stop the lawless thugs in the streets.
We may be bothered that crazed enemies of society threatened to kill Rittenhouse.

However, none of that is a valid reason for a 17 year old boy (or other private citizen) to appoint and deploy himself into a violent riot.

11/10/21 SEEMS LIKE SILLY QUESTION

So, is it too early to celebrate the incarnation of the Son of God?

Believe it or not, that is what some people whine about.

11/10/21 DISCERN THE DIFFERENCE

Don't ever forget...
There is a difference between tragedy and difficulty.
A difference between a difficulty and an inconvenience.
A difference between an inconvenience and a disappointment.

Don't let the devil fool you into being depressed or discouraged over ANY circumstance. We even have victory over our tragedies.

11/09/21 CHOOSE YOUR SOURCES CAREFULLY

What is wrong with the Conservative American public.

They believe Conservative news and stand for ancient moral values, which Moses said came from God along with the unthinkable, ridiculous idea of a created mankind, as male and female (even the sexist terminology is offensive to modern, enlightened, Liberated society).

Conservatives (and Bible believing Christians in particular) champion the outmoded "moral" standards observed and propagated by a self proclaimed Savior (Jesus), unlearned fisherman (Peter), and a rag-tag group of trouble makers, claiming to have seen and heard God and claiming that Jesus died then raised Himself from the dead.

Why follow them when you have Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Gates and the other Guardians of truth alerting you to the inherent dangers of being a Bible believer.

You can trust these internet giants and super heroes of Science. After all, they clearly refute God, male and female sexes, they extend understanding to those who abuse and traffic in children and they declare all white people as racists, while promoting BLM and explaining the exceptionalism of Islam. They lead us in truth concerning science, race relations, health, safety, the dangers of national security, the authority of the State over our families, our finances and our freedoms.

So yes, when these gurus of Socialism and social media explain right from wrong to you, you better listen.

11/08/21 A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME...

Some call them Woke.
Some call them Liberals.
Some call them Socialists.
Some call them Communists.
The Bible calls them Fools.
God calls them out of their darkness and foolishness and calls them to repentance and newness of life in Christ.

Isaiah 55:6-8
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

John 8:21-24
21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

John 12:35
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

John 14:23
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Acts 2:40
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

2 Corinthians 6:16-18
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Hebrews 3:12-19
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
How they respond to God's call will determine if they are chosen of God or are the foolish followers of the father of lies.

Remember, many are called but few are chosen. It is not that God's call is anything less than real, sincere, honest and clear. The problem is not in God's call (as if He would fake a call to salvation, or taunt a sinner with a call to salvation and then withhold the offer). The problem is the free choice of the hearer, who refuses to humble himself and receive the Gift of God.

If there is no free choice, there is no choice.
If there is no choice, there is no guilt.
Guilt is not inherited (regardless of what men teach).
Human corruption is inherited.
Separation from God is inherited.
But the atonement of Christ provides reconciliation for every person, from the time of their conception.
Though the child's nature is corrupted because of Adam's sin, the child is redeemed from the separation because of the death of Christ on the cross.

The inherited sinful corruption leads to sinful action, which produces the guilt. God makes it clear that each person will be judged by his or her own actions, thoughts, words. Each person will be judged on his or her own guiltiness.
But it is not the will of God that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Though all children are covered by the blood of Christ, from the time of conception until they become accountable for their own sins, they then must believe on Christ and repent (turn) from their sins and follow Jesus by faith.
This is why the Bible says,
1 Timothy 4:9-10
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

11/08/21 SINSANITY IN 2021

This is part of the insanity that goes with a nation rejecting the Bible. Hate mongers are enemies of orderly human government.

MEME...
Welcome to 2021, where the dude (transsexual) on the left is "a brave woman," and the woman (black woman with a gun) is a white supremacist.

11/08/21 3 KINDS OF WISDOM

I have never seen a people hate any one mortal man like the liberal world (and bamboozled Americans) have hated Trump. It had nothing to do with Trump (whatever his morals). It was a planned attack on freedom of religion, freedom of choice, freedom of livelihood, freedom of association, freedom of movement. It was a planned oppression and overthrow by evil people and the suckers who follow the liars.

You do remember THE BIG LIE, don't you? Probably not. It is the outrageous misrepresentation of truth that is used against a nation or a group of people. This is what is happening in America. How else to explain the lie that there are more than the male and female sexes (along with other absurd, idiotic narratives being foisted on children and other misguided people.

There are three kinds of wisdom.
Unfiltered devilish wisdom.
Worldly wisdom.
Divine wisdom.

You better get Divine wisdom, while the getting is good.

11/08/21 REAL INFO. NOT PROPAGANDA.

11/08/21 REAL INFO.
NOT PROPAGANDA.

Chinese CHILDREN (not only YOUNG people) are being trained in Chinese military with war weapons and military uniforms.

Any question about their planned target?

11/07/21 KNOWING, GOING AND SHOWING

Being Christian means that we KNOW the way of truth, we GO the way of truth and we SHOW the way of truth by the way we live.

Christians follow in the steps of Christ (turned from sin), live in the Spirit (rather than in the flesh), walk in love (fulfilling the law and will of God). At least this is what God tells us in His word. Anything less is a counterfeit.

Knowing, Going and Showing is the life of the saved.

11/06/21 RACISM MASQUERADING AS SOCIAL JUSTICE

I can't tell you how disturbing it is to see people who call themselves Christians choose their heroes based on race or politics. Celebrities, athletes, politicians, religious leaders that are not thoroughly Biblical are Judas Priests, leading the unlearned and unwary into idolatry.

There are Christians today who do not have any understanding concerning the anti-Bible and anti-Christ foundation, agenda, darkness and eternal damage that Socialism spawns. When people vote for temporal advantages or other seemingly good issues at the cost of Biblical truth, holiness of heart and life, and eternal salvation, then their greed, pride and prejudice has a stronger hold on them than the claims of Christ.