3 sets of 3 weeks makes a habit

At the end, 30 min. She says ideas take 21 days to form, habit takes 63 days.

Bsf carries a lesson for 14 days, what if TL reminded us of the past 2 weeks aim, linked to this week building into tonight? Would that help people solidify God word? What if there was included SMART challenge that was simple enough for everyone to achieve?
https://youtu.be/YiXP_gBMPYs

What if the year was planned around the scriptures. Welcome/fellowship 1 week before a new section, new leaders 4 weeks before new section. Seminar lined up with teaching for that week. Year planned through 3 iterations before year starts. Allow STL to pick based on section or time.

Thank you God for bringing help in my time of need. Let your will be done in my life, in Jesus Name. Amen.

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10 types of people, those who understand binary and those who don't

My friend Paul has a fabulous sense of humor, he's a talented developer and thoughtful friend. He recently helped me while developing a curriculum called "First Steps" in answering the questions about origins, morality, meaning, and destiny. This idea of two types of people from a binary perspective is from him.

So what would a post of mine be without referencing the Bible? This reminds of the Ten Commandments being in two categories.
1) our relationship with God (1-4), 2) our relationships with People (5-10)

1. I am the Lord, your God.
2. Thou shall bring no false idols before me.
3. Do not take the name of the Lord in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shall not kill/murder†.
7. Thou shall not commit adultery.
8. Thou shall not steal††.
9. Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. Thou shall not covet‡ your neighbor's wife (or anything that belongs to your neighbor).

Jesus affirms this notion of two commandments from 10, in Matthew 22:38-40 

Matthew 7:12

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the prophets.

Galatians 5:14

The entire Law is fulfilled in a single decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

The Fulfillment of the Law in Matthew 5:16-18

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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Cosmic Reasons to Believe in Christ

Good exposition shows the Bible matching modern scientific thought.

Scripture Reference Link

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When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day (Luke 17:26)

Yesterday I went to Mount Saint Helens and learned that "the 1980 eruption is widely considered the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history. It killed 57 people and destroyed hundreds of homes, 57 bridges and some 200 miles of roads, in addition to leveling tens of thousands of acres of forest.

The eruption sent an ash cloud more than 12 miles into the atmosphere in just 10 minutes. Fine ash reached the Northeast two days later and circled the earth within 15 days, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The volcano had been dormant for more than 100 years until seismic activity started to increase in March 1980." - abcnews.go.com

This happened in our lifetime and we see evidence of the global flood that people don't want to remember... 2 Peter 2:5 And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.

Jesus said in Luke 17:26-30; 26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building— 29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

Here's the story;
Genesis 7:11-24New Living Translation (NLT)

11 When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. 12 The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights.

13 That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives. 14 With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind. 15 Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes. 16 A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.

17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. 18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface. 19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, 20 rising more than twenty-two feet[a] above the highest peaks. 21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. 22 Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. 23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. 24 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.

lava cooling creating "bread crust" rocks

old growth trees snapped like toothpicks because of hurricane winds caused by the blast 

The big clouds happened 7,000 years ago. the little one in front is Mount St Helens 1980

Ash settled in inches as far as North Dakota

Tree rings (that show growth seasons) have narrowing points when stressed because of volcanoes, this tree was over 600 years old 

I thought this was funny, at the top right side of page, "scientists are alarmed about Pot use" - now it's legal here...

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Heavenly trinity, DNA of eternal life and humanity's only hope (Dali painting)

This painting by Dali "Galacidalacideoxiribunucleiacid (Homage to Crick and Watson)" shows God reaching down from heaven, resurrecting his deceased Son Jesus whose death is humanities only hope for life. The painting is huge the figure at the bottom looking on is life scale picture of Gala. 

'..the “life” spiral contrasts with the “death” cube. God’s resurrection of His Son in the center of the painting is the key to hope..'

Dalí boasted of the work’s title and importance, “It is the longest title in one word. But the theme is even longer: “long as the genetical persistence of human memory.”

Prophecy points to Jesus atonement for sins, to life with God restored

Father God reaching down, holding Jesus

Top 40 Most Helpful Messianic Prophecies
Jesus said to his disciples after his resurrection;

“How foolish you are, how slow you are to believe everything the prophets said!  Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?” And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets…. They said to each other, “Wasn’t it like a fire burning in us when he talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:25-27 NIV, Luke 24:32 NIV)

Messiah would be human (Gen 3:15), fulfilled in Jesus (Romans 16:20; Gal 4:4; Rev 12:9;12:17)
Messiah from Abraham, all nations blessed (Gen 12:3), fulfilled in Jesus (Acts 3:24-26)
Messiah would be willing sacrifice (Gen 22:1-18), fulfilled in Jesus (John 3:16)
Messiah from Judah, scepter belongs (Gen 49:10), fulfilled in Jesus (Luke 2:1-7; 3:33; Gal 4:4)
Messiah would be Passover Lamb (Exodus 12:1-51), fulfilled in Jesus (John 1:29,36;19:33,36;1 Cor 5:7-8;1 Peter 1:19)
Messiah would be lifted up (Numbers 21:6-9), fulfilled in Jesus (John 3:14-18)
Messiah a star from Jacob (Numbers 24:17), fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 2:2, Rev 22:16)
Messiah a prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19), fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 7:29;Mark 1:22;13:57;21:46; Luke 24:19; John 1:21,25;6:14;Acts 3:22; 28:28)
Messiah Kinsman Redeemer (Ruth 4:4-9), fulfilled in Jesus (Luke 1:50,58,68,72,78; 1 Peter 1:18;Heb 2:11)
Messiah descendant of David (2 Sam 7:12-16), fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 1:1, Luke 1:32-33; Acts 15:15-16; Heb 1:5)
Messiah called God's Son (Psalm 2:1-12), fulfilled in Jesus (Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22; Acts 4:25-28; 13:33; Heb 1:5;5:5)
Messiah resurrected (Psalm 16:8-11), fulfilled in Jesus (Acts 2:22-32; 13:23-37)
Messiah forsaken and pieced but vindicated (Psalm 22:1-31; Daniel 9:24-26), fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 27:39; 27:43-44,46;Mark 15:34;John 19;24; Heb 2:12)

The life, death and resurrection of Jesus for your salvation into eternal life foretold so long ago and the end is happening now;
Daniel 12:1-7
...Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. 2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. 3 Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. 4 But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”

5 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river. 6 One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?”

7 The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”

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The Science Delusion, a default world view of educated people

A belief system that says "I don't believe in God I believe in science"

"The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The sciences would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun.According to the dogmas of science, all reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls.But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? "-  Science Delusion: Feeling the Spirit of Enquiry, Rupert Sheldrake

Here's the book
Modern science can be summarized as - "give us one miracle and we'll explain the rest" - based on the big bang. Laws of Nature is anthropocentric, only humans have laws, the "Law of Nature" is a metaphor.
Ten Dogmas of science are questionable
1. Nature is mechanical or machine-like
2. Matter is unconscious
3. Laws of nature are fixed (constants of nature)
4. Matter and energy are the same (accept the moment of big bang)
5. Nature is purposeless
6. Biological hereditary is material
7. Memories are stored in your brain
8. Your mind is inside your head (in your brain)
9. Telepathy is not possible because
10. Mechanistic medicine is the only kind that works

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