Brown's Daily Word 6-24-11

Good morning,
Praise the Lord it is Friday. Sunday is coming.
Pray for our weekly Television outreach this evening on Time Warner Cable Channel 4 at 7 PM. In tonight's broadcast I am sharing about the Biblical Witness to Marriage as between one man and one woman. God ordained marriage. God made Adam and Eve (not Adam and Steve) and joined them in the bond of marriage. It is the Lord God who gave the bride away for the first time. Adam said, "This at last is the bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, she shall be called woman". When Adam and Eve sinned and disobeyed the Lord God, he did not condemn them, but He made the provision for their redemption in and through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus who came that we might have life performed His first miracle at a wedding reception in Cana of Galilee. In our Marriege covenant we declare, "Which Holy estate Christ adorned and beautified by His presence in Cana of Galilee.
God, revealed in the Person of Jesus Christ does not condone the practice of Homosexuality. He does not condone marriage beteen man and man or between two women. Jesus loves all the sinners alike, including me, but He never blesses sin. The official position of the our United Methodist Churchon the homosexual marriage is: the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching. There is a great pressure on State law makers to legalize gay marriage. The States might legalize gay marriage, but it is never moral and righteous before eyes of the Lord who is Holy and Righteous. He is mighty and merciful. May the Lord save us from blatant sinful practices and blatant rebellion against the ways and the purposes of the Lord.
I just read the an account (Reuters) that New York lawmakers on Wednesday ( 06.22.2011) gave final approval to a bid by daredevil Nik Wallenda to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. On June 30, 1859, a man by the name of Charles Blondin (1824-1897) crossed Niagara Falls on a 3" rope that was stretched 1,100 feet (1/4 of a mile) across the falls at a height of 160 feet. Not only that but in the ensuing days he also accomplished some amazing feats while crossing the falls: he executed a backwards somersault, crossed while blindfolded, while pushing a wheelbarrow, on stilts, in the dark with Roman candles flaring from the ends of his balancing pole, on a bicycle and on one occasion he even stopped half way across and cooked an omelette on a portable stove and lowered it to a boat below him. As a finale to his great achievement he asked if anyone would be prepared to get into the wheelbarrow and be pushed across the falls. No one was prepared to put that much trust in him. Then, again over Niagara Falls, on September 15, 1860, he accomplished his most amazing feat of all. Before crossing the rope on that particular day Blondin turned to the crowd and said, "Do you believe I can carry someone across the rope on my back?" The crowd roared its approval, "Yes, we believe you can!"
Then Blondin asked for a volunteer, "Who will volunteer to climb onto my back and cross the falls?" Again the crowd remained silent, just as they did the previous year when he had asked for a volunteer to sit in the wheel barrow. He then pointed out one man standing nearby, "How about you sir?" The man said, "Hardly, you don't think I am going to risk my life like that, do you?" and he turned and walked away.
Next Blondin pointed out another man and asked the same question, "And what about you?" The man replied, "I believe. In fact, I have no doubt at all." Blondin said, "Will you trust me?" The man replied, "I will!"
The man then climbed onto the back of Charles Blondin and they headed out across the falls on their 1,100 ft walk. The crowd waited with baited breath, as they crossed the wire, and once they reached the other side they roared their approval with excited shouts of jubilation. What they didn't know was that the man who crossed on Blondin's back was Harry Colcord, his manager. You see Harry Colcord knew how good Charles Blondin was and fully trusted him. His faith was secure, as the object of his faith, Charles Blondin, was trustworthy as he had proven himself so often over the many years he had known him.
Jesus Christ in God is the object of our faith. He has proven Himself trustworthy time and time again. God created the world we live in. His son came and lived a blameless life without sin amongst us. He served and sacrificed himself, to the point of dying on the cross for our sins. Then He overcame death and arose from the dead because He was the Son of God who came in the flesh. He has power over death and power over life. He is worthy of our trust.
In Christ,
Brown
http://youtu.be/g0tPs5f3lXc
Saturday evening worship service.
Location: First United Methodist Church
53 McKinley Avenue
Endicott
Sponsored by the Union Center United Methodist Church, 128, Maple Drive, Endicott

Saturday,June 25, 2011
6 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Worship Service
Worship Music: Jane Hettinger
Speaker:Dave Hettinger