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For a relationship to exist, there must be mutual acceptance. If I accept you and you don’t accept me, there cannot be a relationship. When Jesus sent out the twelve, he reminded them of this important truth. As they reached out to others and received rejection in return, they were to move on. Jesus wants you to be the friend of sinners. As a follower of Christ you know you must accommodate yourself to the non-Christian, going to where he is rather than asking him to come to where you are.…

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My friends have always labeled me as a bit of an extremist, My friend Roger once told me “ Your so drastic when it comes to anything remotely dangerous, I'm going to call you Drastic measures Mike.” In saying that some of this may seem a little drastic, but this article is simply written to take a personal inventory and examine what it takes to be a disciple of Christ. I have discovered in Christianity that people have said they have made certain things into Idols such as celebrities and… Continue

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Introduction: A Different Understanding

The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as recorded in Genesis 19 is the object of ridicule and skepticism from many critics. Indeed, Genesis 19 is a difficult passage even for Christians, as it exposes us to one of the more terrifying aspects of God’s character, His justice.

Today we will be taking a different approach to this story in an effort to show that if we understand it in way it traditionally has been…

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http://www.harambeechurch2.org/downloads/sermons/topical/2009.07.19_how_Gospel_changes_us1_mike_gunn.mp3

Preached @ Harambee Church by Pastor Michael Gunn on July 19th, 2009

“In the past 50 years, people with mental problems have spent untold millions of hours in therapists' offices, and millions

more reading self-help books, trying to turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can

succeed." For many people, including well-educated,… Continue

Doctrine of the Scrolls

The men of Qumran fervently believed in a doctrine of “last things.” They had fled to the desert and were readying themselves for the imminent judgment, when their enemies would be vanquished and they, God's elect, would be given final victory in accordance with the predictions of the prophets. It was in connection with these end-time events that one of the most fascinating teachings of the sect emerges. The messianic hope loomed large in the thought of the… Continue

In the previous lesson we examined some of the unique features of the Bible, including its exclusive claims to be the inspired, inerrant Word of God. In this lesson, we will attempt to put these claims to the test. Is the Bible really the inspired Word of God? This is not a trivial question, for if the Bible is not the inspired Word of God then Christianity is just another man-made religion. If the Bible is not reliable in facts of science and history, why should it be trusted in matters of… Continue

In addition to the secular historian Josephus providing significant evidence to the life of Jesus as documented in this there were other contemporary historians who were secular non-Christian writers with no motive to fabricate events. Tacitus, a Roman historian, wrote the following in his Annals, c. AD 115, which refer to what the Roman Emperor Nero did after the great fire of Rome which occured c. AD 64:

Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the… Continue

(new testament in italic's)

The Old Testament contains Gods perfect plan of salvation for mankind that is clearly revealed in the New Testament. The need for a Messiah was made a reality with the fall of mankind.We will see that God prefigured the need for a new covenant, slowly revealing himself through historical writing and prophecy.What we will find in Gods complex plan is while man is in an inherent state of sin, God provided a path of reconciliation and a promise of salvation,… Continue

My life is full of peaks and valley’s, I have noticed while there have been great peaks in my life, I have found the greatest lessons in the valley’s, and this was where GOD chose to reveal himself to me.



These are some of the formative valley’s that seemed to define the way I chose to look at life in general.



Yr.(2000)

Waking up in the backseat of my car just north of the wells st. bridge in downtown Renton was not the way I pictured my life, but it was where I had… Continue