Society Of Friends i-church

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Who are we?
Lets say what we are not.
We are not about organized, ritualized, industrialized religion. We do not post every Sunday at 11 am. We may not post for weeks. We may post every day.
We say what we are led to say, when we are led to say it. This reflects the values of the Society of Friends.
We do have a mission. We are here to educate believers. It’s a school of sorts.
We will challenge your beliefs. Why?
We want to force you to actually think about what you believe, and more importantly, why you believe it.
You may disagree with some of what you read. GOOD. This forces you to think, to sort out your own reasons for belief. The point is to learn.
The apostle Paul has cautioned us to ‘work out our own salvation with fear and trembling’. This speaks to our growth as believers, an refers to our changing views as we mature spiritually. It is also a warning. There are limits, and exceeding those limits may place you on the wrong path.
So, ‘study, to find yourself approved’.

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The use of "amen" has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding word for prayers and hymns and an expression of strong agreement. The liturgical use of the word in apostolic times is attested by the passage from 1 Corinthians cited above, and Justin Martyr (c. 15 describes the congregation as responding "amen" to the benediction after the celebration of the Eucharist. Its introduction into the baptismal formula (in the Eastern Orthodox Church it is pronounced after the name of each person of the Trinity) was probably later.
In Isaiah 65:16, the authorized version has "the God of truth" ("the God of amen" in Hebrew). Jesus often used amen to put emphasis to his own words (translated: "verily" or "truly". In John's Gospel, it is repeated, "Verily, verily" (or "Truly, truly". Amen is also used in oaths (Numbers 5:22; Deuteronomy 27:15–26; Nehemiah 5:13; 8:6; 1 Chronicles 16:36) and is further found at the end of the prayer of primitive churches (1 Corinthians 14:16).
In some Christian churches, the "amen corner" or "amen section" is any subset of the congregation likely to call out "Amen!" in response to points in a preacher's sermon. Metaphorically, the term can refer to any group of heartfelt traditionalists or supporters of an authority figure.
Amen is also used in standard, international French, but in Cajun French Ainsi soit-il ("so be it" is used instead.
Amen is used at the end of the Lord's Prayer, which is also called the Our Father or the Pater Noster.
The usage of Amen, meaning "so be it", as found in the early scriptures of the Bible is a word of Hebrew origin. (all quoted from Wikipedia)…

It is time we stopped “automatically” saying “amen” at the end of our prayers, since to most of us, it is a meaningless word, used only as a “stop point” indicating we are finished speaking.

Based on the meaning and intent, I would rephrase the English to be “Make it so!”, much like the famous captain Picard of the Star Trek genre.
It is, after all, an AFFIRMATION.
We are ending our petition to God by affirming that this is what we are saying.
That this is what we mean.
It is a plea for action, not simply a sign of agreement.
Affirmation is action on a belief.
This is the very essence of prayer.
Faith, and belief.
Mountain movers.

Make it so.

Rev Hog
June 2019

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This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice, and be glad in it.

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@JustSayWhenn

Dear Heavenly Father,

I do not know what lies before us, but what I can rest my thoughts and prayers upon is that You have a plan, Your plan is perfect, and Your will shall be done here on earth as it is in heaven.

I/We all fall short of your glory, oh Lord, but we humble ourselves before You on our knees and ask for Your forgiveness and the Grace that can only be offered through the blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ - For he is Faithful and True.

Lord, I ask that you guide us through this Storm and that You protect those who You have chosen to lead us. As a repentant people we will restore this country back to the Godly land You so desire it to be.

All these things, Lord, we ask in your Son Jesus’ name.

Amen

Tomorrow, I will wear your Armor into battle with pride.

@JustSayWhenn⚔️🇺🇸🦅

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