Deuteronomy 6:6 Bible Commentary And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; This is part of an ancient Jewish commandment, but its message is universal, for to truly love God in this way we must also love the whole of His creation, too, which if we live this way, […]
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Risen Christ in Our Hearts and Souls
Risen Christ in Our Hearts and Souls Risen Christ in our hearts and souls is essential for being Christian. A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 5 April 2015 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Mark 16:1-8 Luke 6:46-49 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 2 Corinthians 5:17 James 2:19-20 Risen Christ in our hearts and souls […]
Weeping Heart
Weeping Heart A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 22 September 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Genesis 1:26-31 Psalm 4:1-8 Jeremiah 8:18–22 Jeremiah 9:1 Jeremiah is often referred to as the weeping prophet, because he saw all the evil in the world around Him and he internalized it, which gave him a […]
Institutionalized Animal Cruelty – Fishing: Sleepy Hollow Lake
Institutionalized Animal Cruelty – Fishing: Sleepy Hollow Lake We have come to realize that recreational fishing is unfortunately a form of socially acceptable institutionalized animal cruelty; for fish feel pain, panic, and suffer just as we humans do. See: http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-dofish.html http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-fish-pain.html In order for any person to take pleasure in causing another living being to […]
Nothing is Impossible with God
Nothing is Impossible with God A Sermon Delivered to The CompassionInternetChurch 9 June 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Luke 1:37 Galatians 1:13-24 As many of you know, for many years we have been working for a peaceful world for humans, animals, and the environment. A large part of this effort has been to […]
Christian Perfection – 21: Being a Perfect Christian
Christian Perfection – 21: Being a Perfect Christian By: Frank L. Hoffman Jesus said, “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”(Matthew 5:48) (Wesley’s writings are in bold) We now come to the second question 1n the seventeenth part of A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, where John Wesley discusses the […]
Christian Perfection – 08: Yearnings of the Heart
Christian Perfection – 08: Yearnings of the Heart By: Frank L. Hoffman Jesus said, “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) (Wesley’s writings are in bold) There seems to have been a time in every truly born-again believer’s life, shortly before they gave themselves completely to the Lord, […]
Challenging Church Compassion – 15: Chasing Away “S”
Challenging Church Compassion – 15: Chasing Away “S” Today we received the following letter from “S”, which clearly shows how the insensitivity of church leaders is chasing away people who care about animals and don’t eat them. “S” wrote: “I have been reading the series of articles on your website about compassionate people being chased […]
Institutionalized Animal Cruelty – Fur: Demand for Mink
Institutionalized Animal Cruelty – Fur: Demand for Mink Everyone who has a compassionate heart must keep speaking out for the rights of animals, like the mink in this article, to live as God created them to live free from human exploitation. On 14 Apr 2013 Yahoo News published a Reuters article by P.J. Huffstutter called, […]
Deuteronomy 6:8 Bible Commentary
Deuteronomy 6:8 Bible Commentary And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. The ancient Jews an and some Orthodox Jews today actually wear a cloth with knotted tassels to represent the laws of God on their arms and or around their waists to […]