Bread Breakers Ministry

WHAT PURPOSE HAVE I?

2-7-2012

Rev. Greg Pep

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection.

I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by. I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me.

 

 

My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness. (Psalm 57:1-3 NLT) 

Regardless of What is happening in the world or our personal lives today, God has a purpose for our lives.  Don't worry about the fact that currently there are approx. 7 billion people on the planet leaving one to think who am I in God's sight?  Each of us are created unique not only in our outward appearances but more complex in our individual DNA makeup.  Man did not create us nor did we come into being through a evolutionary chain of events.  God's hand designed us to be who we are and with individual purposes.

Out OF The Mouth Of Babes!!

 Isaiah 57:15
"I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts."
                             

I have learned that the most profound statements usually rise up out of the simplest questions.

I had asked, what I thought was a very simple question to a friend one day over lunch.  My question to my friend was "how long have you been a Christian?  Seems simple enough, right? Well. the answer I had received back from her was absolutely profound... Her answer to my question was - "well, I have been a Christian all my life, but I have only been a believer for about 2 years."

Just as Jesus said, "out of the mouth of babes..."

You see, what was so profound was the fact that she realized that to be a christian simply meant that she believed that God exists based on her up bringing and the stand our country has held since its conception, but to have a personal relationship with His Son (Jesus, Yeshua) was unequivocally another thing. 

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus! What's Your Opinion?

 

Joke Of The Month

One day, two planes land at an airport. President George W. Bush gets out of one. A man wearing a white robe gets out of the other and starts walking away. The Pesident catches up to him, and says, "Excuse me sir. Are you Moses?" the man keeps walking. The president follows him. "Excuse me sir. Are you Moses. The man keeps on walking. The president runs ahead of the man and stops him, repeating himself once more. "Excuse me sir. Are you Moses. finally, the man stopped and replied, "Yes, but the last time i talked to a bush i ended up wandering the desert for 40 years."

Yummy Lemon Chicken with Artichoke Hearts <3

 

This dish of tender chicken simmered in a light lemon sauce makes the perfect weeknight dinner.

Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup vermouth
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

The Light Of The World!

By Ann Spangler

According to Jewish tradition, one of the names for the Messiah is "Light." How fitting, then, that Jesus is called the "Light of the world." John's Gospel portrays Jesus as the light that vanquishes the darkness brought on by sin — a darkness that ends in death. Christ has opened the eyes of a sin-darkened world to the truth of the gospel. We who believe in him have moved from darkness to light, from death to life. When we pray to Jesus as the Light of the world, let us remember that we are calling on the One who was so determined to draw us into his light that he spent nine months in the darkness of his mother's womb in order to become one of us. Let us ask Jesus, our Light, to make us shine with his reflected glory.

Archaeological Evidence for Sodom: Recent Findings Shed Light on Discoveries of ‘Biblical Proportions’

 

By Brian Nixon
Special to ASSIST News Service

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS) -- There are few events in a person’s life where one can say that they have changed a society’s understanding of history. For Dr. Steven Collins of Trinity Southwest University in Albuquerque, this just may be the case.

 

Dr. Steven Collins monitoring the dig

Upon his recent return from the Tall el-Hammam dig in Jordan, Dr. Collins was full of fascinating facts and possible historic findings.

But before I get into his recent finds, allow me to review what occurred during last year’s dig.

In my article “Sodom Found?” I wrote, “According to Collins, ‘The traditional "Southern Theory" site of Sodom does not have the geographical parallels described in the [biblical] text. Namely: 1. One can see the whole area from the hills above Jericho (Bethel/Ai), 2. It must be a well-watered place (described "like Egypt"), 3. It has a river running through it (the Jordan), and 4. It must follow the travel route of Lot" (who went to the other side of the Jordan, eastward, away from Jericho.)’”