Comments for Pastor Bob’s Blog http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org Abundant Life Church Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Plowman Overtakes The Reaper by Pastor Bob http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-plowman-overtakes-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Pastor Bob Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:47:40 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=86#comment-424 Aloha! And thanks for your comment. This passage from Amos could have eschatological implications, but the most immediate ones have to do with the extraordinary abundance the Lord promises to restore - like the garden of Eden. This passage shows four stages in the process of abundance - plowing to make the ground ready for sowing, sowing, reaping the harvest of grapes, and treading out the grapes to make wine. In the time envisioned by Amos, the process is compressed, and the plowman, sower, reaper, and treader are almost stumbling over each other to do their jobs. That's abundance! That's our God! In the context of souls, I don't think I'd read into this the thought that the treader represents Jesus as Judge. It's more that process of sowing the Word and reaping the harvest of souls is going to be compressed in the latter days. Maybe the treader of grapes is the pastor who is discipling the new believer to maturity. What do you think? Aloha! And thanks for your comment.

This passage from Amos could have eschatological implications, but the most immediate ones have to do with the extraordinary abundance the Lord promises to restore – like the garden of Eden.

This passage shows four stages in the process of abundance – plowing to make the ground ready for sowing, sowing, reaping the harvest of grapes, and treading out the grapes to make wine. In the time envisioned by Amos, the process is compressed, and the plowman, sower, reaper, and treader are almost stumbling over each other to do their jobs. That’s abundance! That’s our God!

In the context of souls, I don’t think I’d read into this the thought that the treader represents Jesus as Judge. It’s more that process of sowing the Word and reaping the harvest of souls is going to be compressed in the latter days. Maybe the treader of grapes is the pastor who is discipling the new believer to maturity.

What do you think?

]]> Comment on The Plowman Overtakes The Reaper by fishcleaner http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-plowman-overtakes-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-421 fishcleaner Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:16:08 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=86#comment-421 Aloha from Paradise (California). I was looking for an explanation on Amos' word and found this site/blog. I like your understandign; however, you failed to work the one treading grapes into the explanation. Any insight as to this application in the same picture? Aloha from Paradise (California).
I was looking for an explanation on Amos’ word and found this site/blog. I like your understandign; however, you failed to work the one treading grapes into the explanation. Any insight as to this application in the same picture?

]]> Comment on The View From 2011 by ator http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/the-view-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-304 ator Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:24:44 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=219#comment-304 As a young Christian I came across a pastor who preached one heck of a wonderful sermon and even used some gifts that I marveled at...I went up to talk with the man and discovered that he wasn't a very nice person off stage. I went home crying and asking just why GOD? why didn't he love me as he had preached that? GOD answered and quickly, "I said you would know them by their fruit; not by their gifts". I pondered that and to my discovery I also read that some would be denied as that Christ didn't know them when they would even say but I did works in your name. A tough walk this Christian walk and one that does require Amos 3:3 and the agreement is to walk with GOD thru His Son's measures and teachings. http://www.flickr.com/photos/biblepostcards/2102112613/in/set-72157602805990392/ If you wish to contact me, my email is on your profile registration. GOD bless you in the name of His Son with understanding and useful wisdom. I enjoyed reading some of your blog presentations, it is a pleasure to greet you! ator (a time of refreshing in Christ) As a young Christian I came across a pastor who preached one heck of a wonderful sermon and even used some gifts that I marveled at…I went up to talk with the man and discovered that he wasn’t a very nice person off stage. I went home crying and asking just why GOD? why didn’t he love me as he had preached that? GOD answered and quickly, “I said you would know them by their fruit; not by their gifts”. I pondered that and to my discovery I also read that some would be denied as that Christ didn’t know them when they would even say but I did works in your name. A tough walk this Christian walk and one that does require Amos 3:3 and the agreement is to walk with GOD thru His Son’s measures and teachings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/biblepostcards/2102112613/in/set-72157602805990392/
If you wish to contact me, my email is on your profile registration. GOD bless you in the name of His Son with understanding and useful wisdom.
I enjoyed reading some of your blog presentations, it is a pleasure to greet you!
ator (a time of refreshing in Christ)

]]> Comment on Power-Full Church by ator http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/power-full-church/comment-page-1/#comment-303 ator Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:08:36 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=249#comment-303 I want the same thing..to feel comfortable with a church dedicated to serving the same Lord of the New Testament...in answer to your last statement of this blog text. You may find this info at this link most interesting, for it establishes why Jesus had a water baptism as Jesus had no sin. http://www.flickr.com/photos/biblepostcards/3358907154/in/set-72157625595226155/ Hope this agrees with you...I look forward to speaking with you again. I want the same thing..to feel comfortable with a church dedicated to serving the same Lord of the New Testament…in answer to your last statement of this blog text.
You may find this info at this link most interesting, for it establishes why Jesus had a water baptism as Jesus had no sin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/biblepostcards/3358907154/in/set-72157625595226155/
Hope this agrees with you…I look forward to speaking with you again.

]]> Comment on Jesus is Lord – The Central Issue by ator http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/jesus-is-lord-the-central-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-302 ator Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:05:00 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=266#comment-302 The word "Lord" is an English word given to us by the revision of the Greek to English. Yet if you search the scriptures you will only find one verse in the entire Bible that truly references Christ as LORD by fulfilling the words of Daniel 7: 13, 14. In all the gospel accounts we find the fact that Jesus consistantly referred to Himself as "Son of man" so much that when the High Priest asked Him if He indeed called Himself son of GOD, Jesus replied about being the 'son of man' and the High Priest tore his clothing and called it blasphemy, why? because it was a direct reference to Daniel's vision. Interesting to note is that Daniel reported what he saw after the man went into the clouds, yet in Acts, chap. 1 the disciples saw the first part of the vision of Jesus ascending into the cloud. The Son of man has come to seek and save that which was lost. The word “Lord” is an English word given to us by the revision of the Greek to English. Yet if you search the scriptures you will only find one verse in the entire Bible that truly references Christ as LORD by fulfilling the words of Daniel 7: 13, 14. In all the gospel accounts we find the fact that Jesus consistantly referred to Himself as “Son of man” so much that when the High Priest asked Him if He indeed called Himself son of GOD, Jesus replied about being the ‘son of man’ and the High Priest tore his clothing and called it blasphemy, why? because it was a direct reference to Daniel’s vision. Interesting to note is that Daniel reported what he saw after the man went into the clouds, yet in Acts, chap. 1 the disciples saw the first part of the vision of Jesus ascending into the cloud. The Son of man has come to seek and save that which was lost.

]]> Comment on Fishing by ator http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/fishing/comment-page-1/#comment-301 ator Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:59:55 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=272#comment-301 If you think about it..how it must have felt to have the LORD serving fish for dinner on the beach after the disciples had previously seen Him on the cross! I just discovered your blog and hope you like my comments...I am doing what you said, If you think about it..how it must have felt to have the LORD serving fish for dinner on the beach after the disciples had previously seen Him on the cross!
I just discovered your blog and hope you like my comments…I am doing what you said,

]]> Comment on World Faith Conference 2008 by Speed Math guy http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/world-faith-conference-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Speed Math guy Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:13:49 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=14#comment-204 <strong>Thanks!...</strong> I hope you can continue to build a sounds website here, I've quite enjoyed the experience of visiting your blog so far.... Thanks!…

I hope you can continue to build a sounds website here, I’ve quite enjoyed the experience of visiting your blog so far….

]]> Comment on Prince of Peace by mabelclaire http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/prince-of-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-13 mabelclaire Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:14:37 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=77#comment-13 Amen! Amen!

]]> Comment on Bread Alone by mabelclaire http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/bread-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-11 mabelclaire Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:00:10 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=70#comment-11 Amen! Amen!

]]> Comment on Day 1- Phil Driscoll by Susan Hopkins http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/day-1-phil-driscoll/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Susan Hopkins Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:04:48 +0000 http://blog.theabundantlifetoday.org/?p=31#comment-4 I was happy to see Phil Driscoll's participation, but sadded when I read where he's been recently. Had the opportunity to hear him in concert once - AMAZING. I'm sure God will use this experience to birth a new sound out of him. Susan I was happy to see Phil Driscoll’s participation, but sadded when I read where he’s been recently. Had the opportunity to hear him in concert once – AMAZING. I’m sure God will use this experience to birth a new sound out of him.

Susan

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