So You are a Christian - Are You?????

By

Stan Almendro

Declaring we are Christian is one thing BUT how we actually became a Christian is another story!!! and HOW WE LIVE IT OUT THE ULTIMATE

If in any way we  choose to announce this Christian thing as a fad or as permission from whatever source there is, it becomes valueless and is a FALSENESS WE CAN DO WITHOUT.

Yes, Christianity and being a Christian is real but it ONLY can and DOES come from being confronted with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

This tells us ""ALL HAVE SINNED"" and God wants us to see that the wrong, evil sinful things we do is just the fruit of DESPERATE WICKED hearts that are DECEITFUL and needs to be changed.

This then leads us to understand that NO amount of Confession sets us free. Confession can be A Tool for Self Gratification and we carry on throughout our whole life without changing our style of sin and evil doings and confessing as we go along.

True and real Christianity comes from the realization of our sinful state and a NEED for forgiveness and acceptance by God.

This means we accept God has made a way for us and that is to besides acknowledging our sinful way we accept what God has provided which is SALVATION through Jesus.

So here is the simplicity of it all. We agree we are sinners and we need forgivness through Jesus and His death on the Cross.

This done the Bible says we become New Creatures and as such we need to start living in newness of life leaving ALL the evil sinful lifestyle behind us for a walk of Holiness.

In doing this we have to know CHANGE is a Must and we have to KILL the LURES of sin and temptations that comes our way.

Now accepting Jesus as Saviour we begin to learn  THAT THE ABIDING IN HIM LIFESTYLE which is a change from within and it will mirror to the outside world.

It is NOT what we say but how we LIVE that matters.

We begin a GROWING UP process in God and this is called         """ BEARING FRUIT""". We can get to a place of BEARING MUCH FRUIT.

So you say you are a Christian - Are You??????????"

Fond regards,

June and Stan Almendro

Understanding the Oddity in your DIFFERENT Children !!!!!!!!!!!

By

Stan Almendro

NOW I AM TREADING ON DANGEROUS GROUND !!!!!!!!!!!

UNDERSTANDING THE ODDITY OF EVERY KID IF BEYOND THE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY OF US PARENTS WE MAKE A HASH OF IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY IN NEGLECTED HOMES WITH ALL KINDS OF CHALLENGES BUT IT IS PRESENT IN EVERY HOME WHERE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CHILD

No I am not a degreed psychologist or a certified social worker!!

The only thing I have is my life's experience and this is:

1. My mothers side of the family with something like 19 children no real education or homely caring they were left to the Wilds of Life. Their mother not having a clue of rearing children or why she had any or all of the 19 children !!!!!

2. My dads side with seven kids and a cruel academically minded mother(My grandmother) who ruled with an iron rod that achieved no real purpose of good living or encouragement outside of her own AGENDA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. My own family with 7 kids(5 lived to become adults) my mothers one of the 19 end my dad who died very young one of the 7 Yes These are my credentials and MY Varsity of LIFE !!!!

AT A VERY VERY YOUNG AGE I SAW HERE IS TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL""T""

AT 11 YEARS OLD RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME NOT EVEN MISSED I SAID I AM DIFFERENT AND I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE(I DID AFTER ABOUT A YEAR RETURN HOME)

Each child I discovered was unique and some very intelligent Others average and some struggling in more than one area of their lives Parents find the softer problem less vocal and quieter child more in the SURROUNDING of their capability and we find ourselves with more empathy towards children like that

IT MIGHT BE AS PARENTS WE COPE BETTER BECAUSE WE ARE NEEDED MORE IN THAT CHILDS LIFE

SO IN THIS MUDDLED MIXTURE OF PEOPLE IN OUR CLAN THERE WAS SOMETHING OF EVERY TYPE OF CHILD AND PERSON I PLACED MYSELF ON A HIGHER PLANE !!!

INTELLECTUALLY

EMOTIONALLY

MATURITY

There was not a lot of room or enough room for me in this muddle of people:

No one I could have sensible conversation with

My skills in mathematics went rather condemned than challenged

I WAS BAD NEWS FOR MOST OF THEM AT MOST IF THE TIME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY OR CAPABILITY TO COPE AND MANAGE ME IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD AND ANY AREA IF MY LIFE I LEARNT TO DEVELOP MY OWN SKILLS SURROUNDING MYSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO WAS A CHALLENGE TO ALL WHO I WAS AND WANTED TO BE

THIS CREATED PROBLEMS OF RESENTMENT ALL BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITIES BUT I CARRIED ON

MAYBE THIS POST STRIKES A NERVE IN YOUR MIND HEART AND LIFE AS A PARENT BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND REALISE THE DIFFERENCE IN EVERY CHILD AND ADAPT TO THE ODDITY OF EACH CHILD

You are welcome to call me on 079 514 9165 and discuss your struggle as a parent because we could be the CULPRITS in a home filled with tension

Silent Authority – According to The ORDER of God

By

Stan Almendro

This must be the most thought-provoking dynamic post I will ever share.

Let it sink deep into our hearts and find a quiet resting place As we grow in Christ we learn that REAL AUTHORITY lies not only in what we say but in who we are

Yes Look at the snake and the lion who do not have to make a sound and their very presence commands respect

LET US ENTER THAT SCHOOL OF LEARNING WHERE WE WHEN ENTERING PEOPLE WILL SAY HE HAS BEEN WITH JESUS

Be Blessed

June and Stan Almendro

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There is one purpose and one purpose only for this website and that is we BRING the Word of God DEEPER into the lives of every believer and visitor to this site.

Thy Word Lord is a Lamp unto My Feet and a LIGHT unto my path. If this is tue and we know it is we should IMMERSE ourselves in His Word.

Let its inspiration, annointing and dynamics Impact deep in our hearts bring change in the way we think and live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sharing on this site is so designed to have a:

1. Loud and very clear Gospel Message!!

2. To give Bible Studies bringing growth and maturity !!

3. Beautiful inspired message of encouragement to every reader.!!

4. Lastly and most important is pointing us to the Return of Jesus, The Last Days and warn us of the PITFALLS to avoid

A Branch of the Vine in its zest to share and be a part in sharing The Word of God is closely connected on the following pages and groups on Facebook.

Do visit, enjoy the posts and you are welcome to share posts on face book.

1. Hearing God (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hearing%20god)

2. A Word Relevant for Today (https://www.facebook.com/groups/130388700353961)

3. A Branch of the Vine Ministries (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=a%20branch%20of%20the%20vine%20ministries)

4. Finding God Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411156885722087)

5. Agape Kingdom (https://www.facebook.com/groups/948193168689188)

WE TRUST YOU WILL BE TRULY BLESSED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

June and Stan Almendro

The Window of the Heart

Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. (Hebrews 12:3) One of the most remarkable capacities of the human mind is the capacity to direct its own attention to something it chooses.

We can pause and say to our minds, “Think about this, and not that.” We can focus our attention on an idea or a picture or a problem or a hope. It is an amazing power. I doubt that animals have it.

They are probably not self-reflective, but rather governed by impulse and instinct. Have you been neglecting this great weapon in the arsenal of your war against sin? The Bible calls us again and again to use this remarkable gift.

Let’s take this gift off the shelf, and dust it off, and put it to use. For example, Paul says in Romans 8:5–6, “Those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace” (my translation). This is stunning. What you set your mind on determines whether the issue is life or death. Many of us have become far too passive in our pursuit of change and wholeness and peace.

I have the feeling that in our therapeutic age we have fallen into the passive mindset of simply “talking through our problems” or “dealing with our issues” or “discovering the roots of our brokenness in our family of origin.” But I see a much more aggressive, non-passive approach to change in the New Testament. Namely, set your mind. “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2).

Our emotions are governed in large measure by what we consider — what we dwell on with our minds. For example, Jesus told us to overcome the emotion of anxiety by what we consider: “Consider the ravens. . . . Consider the lilies” (Luke 12:24, 27).

The mind is the window of the heart. If we let our minds constantly dwell on the dark, the heart will feel dark. But if we open the window of our mind to the light, the heart will feel the light.

Above all, this great capacity of our minds to focus and consider is meant for considering Jesus (Hebrews 12:3). So, let’s do this: “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”