Waching daily Nov 5 2018

How would you feel if that person was here?

Like, if you could pick any person on the planet,

any close friend, any family member,

anyone you have a crush on,

your pet, your kid, your granddaughter,

your father who passed away, anyone alive, anyone who's passed on.

If any person that could pick would walk into the room,

who would it be?

And maybe it's that guy from work that

you've kind of had a crush on for a while.

What if he walked into the room and he looked at you and smiled?

What if your grandson showed up unexpectedly?

And your daughter lives out in California, but suddenly here he is

and he's bumbling through the office and he gives you a big hug.

How would you feel?

What if your dog with the fast-forward tail

barked and ran into the room at the most unexpected time?

Well, I have a feeling that you would feel something.

You'd be comforted.

You'd feel loved.

You'd be excited.

You'd be shocked.

You'd be thrilled.

If a friend, a family member, a celebrity,

a loved one walked into the room, it would change you.

You see, you and I know all about the power

of the right person's presence.

So, here's my question for you.

And it's a huge question.

I mean, for me it's the question above all questions.

The question is this:

What do you think of God?

Is your view, your mental image of God,

more exciting,

more thrilling, more comforting,

more peaceful, more loving

than your view of that person?

Or is he less?

See, I think that so much of what we view of church

and religion and God in the Bible comes down to that question.

Do you have this massive, thrilling, glorious God?

Or some cheap diminished version of him?

Now, I'm wondering if that's why some of you have kind of walked away from the whole

God thing

You know people said you should repent of your sins but

sins seem kind of fun and God seems kind of boring.

Or maybe people say that you should go to church to worship God.

But, if you have a small view of God, he doesn't seem worth worshiping.

He doesn't seem worth sacrificing your time.

If you're dealing with pressure at work or financial burdens or problems with your health,

if I told you that God is here but that god is small, small "g" god.

If wouldn't comfort you.

It wouldn't thrill your heart.

It wouldn't give you hope

and a reason to get up and celebrate and worship and live.

And that's why, this week, I want to teach you one of my favorite sentences in the whole world.

It's only three words, just nine letters long.

The sentence is this:

"GOD

is here."

And I'm not talking about a small "g" god.

I'm not even talking about a technical capital "G" God.

I'm talking about a caps lock "G-O-D" GOD is here.

Because right before Jesus ascended into heaven, he said the most amazing thing.

And if you believe in this kind of God, it will change you in all the right ways.

In Matthew, chapter 28, Jesus said this:

I am with you.

Not, "I will be with you."

Not, "I'm going to be with you if you're good."

I am with you always.

And if you have a huge, thrilling, glorious view of God,

those words will mean everything to you.

You know, the other day, some of you know Pastor Jeremy from 'Your Time of Grace.'

I had a chance to speak at the church service where he was installed as a brand new pastor.

And there his wife and his family were sitting in the front row.

And I started to talk about the family dog.

I said, "Imagine if your family dog

"ran right down the aisle of this church.

"Somehow, he got out of your home.

"He escaped, and here he was."

And as I'm telling the story, I'm looking at his daughter's face and she's just beaming.

Like just the thought of her dog. Her dog wasn't even there.

Just the thought of her dog, changed her emotions and it changed her day.

So, what if we weren't talking about a dog.

What if we were talking about God?

And, if it wasn't just something in our imagination.

What if he was actually here?

I hope you can join me on the thrilling ride this week as we explore the beautiful sentence;

"GOD is here."

So, let's pray.

Dear God, you are here.

Because of what Jesus did for us, you are not far away.

You are right here in this room.

We thank you for your presence.

And, now we pray for your spirit to help us believe that you are God.

You're not something small.

You're glorious and you're big and you are sufficient.

You're enough for our hearts.

Without you, God, we're only going to see the things that our eyes can see.

And so we pray that you would enlighten our hearts,

that we would believe that those three words are the most beautiful that You've ever spoken.

That you, God, are here.

We pray this in Jesus name.

Amen.

Hi.

I'm Bruce Becker.

I serve on the leadership team here at Time of Grace

and was recently asked to write a

book on the subject of Satan, the devil.

I've entitled it,

"Give Satan the Credit He Is Due:

"It's Time to Take Satan Seriously."

I wrote this book because you and I have a very real

and determined spiritual adversary

who wants to rob us of our joy and cripple our faith.

But as we begin to understand who he really is,

his motivation and the tactics he uses,

we'll be better equipped to resist his attacks.

In this book, you'll learn what it takes to overcome him.

When you know Jesus is Savior,

he empowers you to stand against Satan

and dispel his lies

with God's timeless truth.

"Give Satan the Credit He Is Due" is our way of thanking you

for your generous gift this month.

For more infomation >> GOD Is Here! With You, Right Now - Duration: 5:39.

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Fearless -AMV- S N K (Levi Ackerman) - Duration: 4:35.

Over the edge

Feel like I'm floating through the air

The pain I felt is paid for,

all is said and done

I am restricted, fixed upon the web

I need to kick the habit that my mind is breathing IN

(Break out I've got to see) x2

Spent all my life holding all off it closely I played it innocent

A feel of discontent

I finally facing it all

Fearless

Fearless

Fearless

Design: MontaserL0L Nyangami

Thank you for watching. I hope you like it

For more infomation >> Fearless -AMV- S N K (Levi Ackerman) - Duration: 4:35.

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TOEFL Speaking section sample 2 - Duration: 7:29.

TOEFL speaking samples 2. Which one would you like to choose for

your final project. 1. Giving a presentation. 2. Writing a paper. 3.

Creating a video.

I am one of the more modern students who would instantly say video it is forecast

by the internet gurus that 80% of information on the web will be in video

form by the year 2020. It is a bit of a cliche but a picture

is worth a 1000 words. Imagine how many pictures you would find in a video.

I have dabbled in video production and I can verify from personal experience that

there is a plethora of good software to help you make good quality videos.

So I think that I would do my final project just as with videos more than with more

conventional media or a personal presentation. I think a personal approach

can work either for you or against you, better keep it less personal.

What would you suggest to somebody if he was planning to come to your country to

study abroad? Give details and examples to support your response.

I would advise him to think again as the level of education in my country is not

very high in fact I am learning English in order to study abroad myself so it

would be slightly hypocritical to advise someone to do something that I myself am

trying avoid. The problem being is that until very recent times my country was a

dictatorship and education was in the hands of the church at present the

accent in my country is on leisure and culture is not very present. If I was him

I would look at another country to continue his education because it is

good to have studied in at least two different cultures. I personally would

like to go to Canada to study so I would advise him to do the same.

Your friend wants to switch careers but doesn't know what new career to choose

what advice would you give her and why? I would not know what to say I could not

possibly know what she was thinking so the only thing I could do is help her

think. What I mean by that is to ask a series of general questions that in

answering them she might be able to crystallize her thoughts. After all it is

a big decision and so the first question might be why doesn't she like her

present career, followed by what new career she has in mind. Then get her to

realize the implications of such a change. For example what training is

required? How long would it take and how much would it cost? The latter question

would make her realize the loss of income she may suffer during the

transition period. So as a friend my role would be to help her think clearly by

thinking out loud rather than giving advice which I am clearly not qualified

to do. Your friend is studying engineering in

his room for one extra course in her schedule.

What type of course would you recommend she take and why?

Engineering is a fairly broad subject so I would have to know what she is studying.

in order to judge which course would complement it best.

I would advise anyone to follow a course on how to use their Mac or equivalent.

There are so many features that exist and many of which can be very useful in

the storing and interpretation of data. Look at work for instance in PowerPoint,

If you are good at using these you can store interpret and present your work

both in the academic or business world. Troubleshooting problems on your MAC or

PC is a very valuable skill so I would advise my friend to learn all she can

about herr computer as it is invaluable.

Your friend has just begun looking at educational programs and is having a

hard time narrowing down his choices what advice would you give?

I would advise him using three different criteria: Firstly what does he like

studying and what has he studied so far. It would be illogical to suggest

something from the arts if he had majored in Sciences secondly I would ask

her what she really enjoys doing as it is so much easier to assimilate

information about a subject you are interested in. Thirdly I would inquire

about her personal ambition in possible career path choice, once she had

established these three concepts she could then research all the various

choices of educational programs on the Internet. If she were interested in doing

something similar to myself I could advise her in a more specific manner.

Your friend's brother has begun spending time with a group of people that your

friend thinks may not be very good people. He wants to talk to his brother

but does not know what to say what advice would you give him?

This is not easy for several reasons, one is the old dictum that you are not your

brother's keeper which means the fact that you are related to someone you are

not responsible for their actions. However this presupposes that the damage

is already done and that the brother has gone down the wrong path. Of course if

there is a chance to help him avoid getting into bad company then he should

do all he can. I would therefore advise him to take him under his wing and show

him that life can be rich and enjoyable doing good things rather than bad. I

think it would be good to talk to him before telling his parents about it. This

kind of action usually has a negative outcome and pushes the brother away and

into the arms of his not very good friends.

Your friend is forgetful and often forgets to submit assignments what

advice would you give to him?

If I had a friend who was forgetful I would suggest that he used a piece of

software to remind him. Before the computer age people used to use other

reminders such as switching a ring on a finger or putting notes on the fridge

door. There are so many apps that you can use on your PC or smartphone that you

can program reminders. A good example is before starting an assignment you can

program an alarm to go off the day you are supposed to submit it there are even

complete organizers that will help you plan everything ahead like Trello for

instance. This software imitates a notice board where you can pin up all pending

tasks and organize your time accordingly. Your friend is struggling in a math

course and he does not understand the work any better after his meetings with

the professor what advice would you give him?

He is probably is not up to it and he should consider switching study options.

Maths is pure logic some people get it and some don't.

Unfortunately it is not something you can acquire it is a way of thinking. If I

were him there are many subjects that do not require that particular kind of mind

and he should start to investigate other fields of academic study. A good option

may be computer science which does not require the same kind of intelligence. In

order to get a degree. Even better a social science where there is a bigger

margin of error for a lesser developed logic.

thus ecology springs to mind and can present him with varied career

opportunities many people find their leveling had to drop down. A greater

change course it is not the end of the world.