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Well, you can take John MacArthur out of the church, but you can't take the church out of John MacArthur. When I'm away from Grace Church physically, I'm not away from Grace Church in my heart. The church is never out of my mind ever. And not just the church in general, although that is true as well, but this particular church. I am so bound up in the life of the church that I really can never be apart from it. I don't think about other things nearly as much as I think about the church and the life of the church and the ministry that God has given me in the church. I don't think about, you know, the radio programs and books and things like that. When I pull back and get away and I'm with my books and with my Bible and when I'm thinking and planning and meditating, it's the church that dominates my heart. So these have been months where physically I have been away, but spiritually I've been here. Even like Paul said, "If I'm...if I'm absent in body, I am present in spirit." I have no right really to be compared to the Apostle Paul, but he is my hero and my mentor and I'm trying to follow his example and I think I understand what it means, "When I'm away in body, I'm still here in spirit." I understand what it's..what he's saying when he says, "I have birth pangs until Christ is fully formed in you." I understand what he means when he says that on top of everything I suffer, there's that daily concern for the church. It just never goes away. And that's as it should be because I'm called by the Lord of the church to Him and to His church.
And so, I'm always concerned about the church. I thought a lot about it. Thought a lot about what I would say when I come back. And I want to share what's in my heart and it has to do with the church and it's pretty basic.
The question I am most asked, or the dilemma I am most presented with is this...people saying to me, writing to me, telling me on the telephone, "I can't find a church." I hear that constantly from people I know very well and people I don't know at all, from people I talk to and to people whose letters I read, lots of people who write to me and write to Grace To You, "We can't find a church. We've looked everywhere. We can't find a church." There are some of you who are here, you've come here from some other part of the country or some other part of the world because you couldn't find a church...at least that's what you say, "We couldn't find a church." On the surface somebody might say, "Well that ought to be pretty easy, look for a steeple." But then again, architecture has changed a lot. You might...you might not even find a steeple in your town. And somebody else might say, "Well look for a cross." Well you might not even find a place that has a cross up. Well maybe you could look for a stained-glass window. And if all else fails. Find a sign that says "Church," that ought to do it. But in some places, that might be hard because it might be called a gathering, or a kind of place. It might sound more like a social club or restaurant than a church. You say, "Well stick your head in and see if you hear a choir. Well that might not be it either, you might not find one there.
How do you find a church? Well, you say, that's ridiculous, they're everywhere. I looked in the yellow pages where I live and in my community not far from here there are 125 that claim to be churches, they're at least listed under church in the yellow pages. They're all over the place. I mean, I'm sure if you went from the freeway down here to the freeway that way, along Roscoe Boulevard, there...you've got to be within site of a half a dozen churches. What do you mean you can't find a church?
But I think we understand what people say when they say, don't we? Can't find a church that's really a church. And this is very, very frustrating. And somebody who is a little bit uninformed might say, "Are you kidding me? There are churches all over the place." But the truth of the matter is, people who know what they're looking for do find it very difficult to find one because there are a lot of places that use the word but don't deliver. Somebody might say, "Well you're just being too picky because the fact of the matter is, there are lots of churches and you know what? You can find one stylized just the way you like it. You can find a church where they dress the way you want to dress, where they meet at the time you want to meet and for the length of time you want to meet." It's interesting, I was just thinking about that. In the past the clock used to be on the outside of the church and the chimes would ring so that nobody would be late. Now the clock is on the inside of the church in front of the preacher so he's not going to talk too long. Big difference. But you surely can find a church where you can dress like you want to dress, go when you want to go, stay as long as you want to stay, pick your day, pick your time and pick the kind of talk you want to hear. I mean, we never had so much variety. Why are you having such a difficult time finding a church?
Well the answer is, not everything that says it's a church is a church. So this is sort of a...you know, let's go back to the basics...this is sort of the old Vince Lombardi deal, this is a football. Men, this is where we start. This is a church. What is a church? We need to know that because we need to measure our own church against that. I want to be helpful to you. I want you to know what a church is so that you know what this church needs to be. I want this church to be a church as long as Jesus tarries, until He comes, whether I'm around or not, I want it to continue to be a church so I want to be sure that everybody knows what a church is. I want to help folks who listen to this message on tape and radio and other places to know what a church looks like so when they find one they'll see it and recognize it. There's a lot of deception...a lot of deception. Just between the two freeways here you're going to find places called a church that aren't. They claim to be, they have the name, they put the name up, but they don't meet the criteria. Now where are we going to learn what a church is? Let's go to Matthew 16.
The first gospel is the gospel of Matthew and in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 16, you have the word "church" used for the first time...first time. And it's used by the Lord of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ who says in Matthew 16:18, "I will build My church....I will build My church." That's very personal, it's His, He will build it. It is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, we understand that. And here in this passage, He gives us the necessary components for a church to be a church. You've got all kinds of things floating out there today. We've got what's called the Seeker-Friendly churches, we've got the New Emerging church. I was asked in a conversation on the phone with some other Christian leaders a couple of weeks ago if it bothered me that they used the term "seeker-friendly" church, or does it bother you that they use the term "emerging" church? I said I don't care about seeker-friendly, I don't care emerging, what bothers me is they use the word "church." That's what bothers me because that's the word that has to be protected or else people get deceived, or else the deception is wide-spread. If you say you're a Buddhist Temple, that's clear. If you say you're a Jewish Synagogue, that's clear. But if you say you're a church and you're not, then that is a serious deception. The Lord of the church said, "I will build My church," and in this text He lays out the foundation for the church. He gives us the defining characteristics, marks of the church.
And by the way, this is from verse 13 to 28, it's a big section here we'll look at this morning and we'll finish tonight. This is two parts, this morning and tonight. Next week we're going in to Luke 14 in the morning and then back to our doctrinal series on Sunday night. I don't want to lose any more time. So this is two parts and you're going to come back tonight, you all are because we're having free ice cream. You saw it in there, I know. We're going to have a lot of fun out on the patio tonight after church. But we're going to do this in two sections. So if you, for some reason, can't come tonight, you be sure and get the message.
What does the Lord of the church say about His church? Here it is in verses 13 to 28, I'll cover that, as I said, this morning and tonight. And I just want to say, first of all, that all the New Testament epistles that write about the church base what they write on this text. That's right. You can trace the writings of Paul and Peter and James and John and Jude back to this text. Here the Lord of the church establishes the foundation of the church. This is its first mention, the first time the word "church" appears it appears in verse 18, "I will build My church," future tense, I will build it, it's coming. And here are the necessary foundational elements.
Number one, and I'm going to give you seven of them...two this morning and five tonight. But the two take a little longer to develop. A true church is known, number one, by a great confession...a great confession. When I talk about confession, I'm not talking about admitting you did something wrong, not that kind of confession. I'm talking about confessing something that you believe, confessing something that you are convinced of. The church is a gathering of people all of whom make a great confession. Let's look at verse 13. "When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples saying, 'Who do people say that the Son of Man is?'" What is popular opinion about Me? "And they said, 'Some say John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but still others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'" I mean, that's sort of complimentary, isn't it? I mean, John the Baptist was highly revered, the greatest prophet ever to say of Jesus, "Well He's got to be John the Baptist reincarnate," is not a slur. That's certainly a great compliment to be equated with John the Baptist, it's just not true and it's not enough. And certainly Elijah, the great prophet who did miracles, great prophet Elijah to be compared to Elijah to be identified as a reincarnate Elijah, that is a compliment. And Jeremiah, that great weeping prophet, or one of the other great prophets which would include even Moses, I mean that is not saying something negative, that's saying the best that some people could muster.
Verse 15, Jesus said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" That's what people say, but who do you say? "And Simon Peter answered and said, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'" That's the great confession. Jesus said, "I'll build My church on that...I'll build My church on that." The first absolute in a true church is a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ. Anything other than a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ means you don't have a true church. It's another gospel and it's anathema, it's accursed. If anybody comes and preaches anything other than the doctrine of Christ, 2 John verses 9 to 11, don't let them into your house, don't bid him God's speed, don't have anything to do with him or you'll be a partaker of his evil deed. This is an evil thing to speak less of Christ than the truth about Him, even if you're being complimentary, even if you're saying He's a great teacher, He's a noble teacher, like liberals do who pastor what they call churches. Even if you say He's the best of the created people, He's a created semi-god, such as the cults say about Jesus. That is not adequate. The Lord does not build His church on a wrong view of Christ. First absolute in a true church is a biblical view of Jesus Christ. The foundation of the church is Christology...Christ.
Now let me just give you a little bit of background in the text. Go back to verse 13. Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi. Caesarea Philippi was a town that influenced that particular reason. Caesarea Philippi used to be called Paneas and Paneas was a term given to this particular area in honor of the god Pan, one of the famous Greek gods. And there because of the devotion to Pan who was believed to have been conceived and lived in a cave nearby, it became a center for Greek and Roman culture and idolatry and there were idols all over the place. It was a...it was a collection of religions there, pagan religions there. And it was, of course, in the land that was occupied by Jews and so there was a collision there of all the religions, Judaism and all the rest of pagan religions. It was a religious center filled with idols. The temple, the big temple there was to the god Augustus Caesar. The Caesars believed they were deities and wanted the people to worship them as deities and they changed the name of the town to Caesarea Philippi in honor of Augustus Caesar and they built a massive temple to this god Caesar. It was a great place for religions to collide and a perfect place to clarify the nature of who really is the people of God, who really knows God. Forget the idols, forget all other religions, including Judaism, My church, My people are those who say, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
First of all, the living God, not these dead idols. They are no gods at all, they are no one. There's only one true and living God and all the idols that have been concocted and invented by men are nothing but foolishness. In fact, just for a minute, go back to Isaiah 44...Isaiah 44. And this is a really almost humorous illustration of the foolishness of creating your own gods. Verse 9 is where we'd pick it up, but in the prior verse God says, "Is there any God beside Me?" the end of verse 8, "Is there any other rock? I know of none, I'm the only God, I am the living God, the One true God." Verse 9, "Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile." It's ridiculous, they make gods. Now their precious things are of no profit, even their own witnesses fail to see or know so that they will be put to shame. It's a shameful, stupid, ridiculous meaningless thing to make a god. Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit? "Behold, all his companions be put to shame for the craftsmen themselves are mere men." How can men make a god? Verse 12, "A man sharpens iron...or shapes iron into a cutting tool, does his work over the coals." This is a blacksmith shop here. "Fashioning with hammers, working with his strong arm, gets hungry and his strength fails, he drinks no water, becomes weary." Works really hard sweating away in there to make a god. Ridiculous. "And others shape wood, extends a measuring line, outlines it with red chalk, piece of board, works it with planes, outlines it with a compass, makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of a man so that it may sit in a house." Makes his little god out of wood, sticks it in his house and then says, "This is my god." He cuts cedars for himself, takes a Cypress or an Oak, raises it for himself among the trees of the forest, plants a fir, the rain makes it grow. He's got his little forest going, all the wood comes up and it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of the trees and he warms himself by making firewood. He takes another part of the trees and he makes fire in his oven to bake bread. He takes another part of the trees and he makes a god and worships it. He makes a graven image and falls down before it. Is that stupid? Half of it he burns in the fire, over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and he's satisfied. He also warms himself and says, "I'm warm, I've seen the fire." The rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it, worships, prays to it and says, "Deliver me for thou art my god."
So, they do not know, verse 18, they do not understand. He's smeared over their eyes, they can't see. Their hearts are so that they cannot comprehend. No one recalls. Nor is there knowledge or understanding to say...these people are so ridiculous, they don't even understand the stupidity of what they're doing. They say this, "I burned half of it in the fire. I have baked bread over its coals, I roast meat and I eat it. And then I make the rest of it into an abomination and I fall down before a block of wood."
Well in contrast to that, go back to Matthew 16 is the living God. "The church is built on the true and living God and no other god at all, and the true and living God who manifested Himself in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ." Peter understood, "You are the Christ, the anointed one, the anointed promised Messiah, prophet, priest, king, Redeemer. You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Son meaning one with God in essence and nature. That's exactly what Jesus meant, that's exactly what He claimed and that's exactly what the Jews knew He meant. That's why John 5:18 says that they hated Him because He made Himself equal with God. That's exactly what He did.
This is the confession upon with the church is built, that the living God has revealed Himself in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. That is our great confession. We say with Peter, "Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God." We say with Thomas, "My Lord and my God." And again we say with Peter, "To whom shall we go? You and You alone have the words of eternal life and we know that You are the holy one of God." We gather to worship the Lord Jesus Christ. We're here as worshipers. We are the circumcision who worship in the Spirit, who worship Jesus Christ in the Spirit, as Philippians 3. The church is not a group of people who gather together to hear a motivational speech. The church is not a group of people who are seeking help for their addictions. The church is not a collection of folks who want to feel spiritual. It is not an assembly of those who want to somehow mindlessly go through religious ritual thinking, somehow this does them good. It is an assembly of people who from the heart have made a great confession and that great confession is that there is a living God who has manifested Himself in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ who is Himself the holy one of God and the only one through whom we can have eternal life. That is a great confession. We are those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and confess Him as our Lord. We follow the very purpose of John in his gospel, chapter 20 verse 31, "That you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and believing you may have life in His name." We are those who have believed and have life in His name. The church is a collection of redeemed people, redeemed through faith in the true Christ. It is not a collection of people who feel sentimental about Jesus, a Jesus unqualified and undefined by doctrine. It is a collection of people who make a common confession that Jesus is God, is Lord, Savior and Redeemer.
Look, if you will, to 1 Timothy 3....1 Timothy 3. In this epistle from Paul to his son in the faith, Timothy, he's instructing him on ministry and what he needs to teach and how he needs to live his life. And he says in verse...1 Timothy 3:15...he says that I want to tell you how to conduct yourself. Verse 15, I want to tell you how to conduct yourself in the household of God which is the church, and here it is again, the church of the living God, as opposed to all the dead idols. I want to tell you how to conduct yourself in the church of the living God which is the pillar and ground of the truth.
And then he goes in to verse 16 immediately and says, "And here is the foundation of that truth. The church of the living God is built on truth and the foundational truth is this, verse 16, a common confession...a common confession." The Ephesians said, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians." The Romans said, "Great is Caesar." And the Christians said, "Great is the mystery of godliness." That's our common confession. A common confession that is without disagreement, a universal, unequivocated commitment, homologoumenos, to say the very same thing, we all say the same thing. In the church, the true church, everybody says the same thing. It is not spectators trying to figure out who Jesus is. It is an assembly of those who agree to a common confession and that common confession is the mystery of godliness. And what is the mystery of godliness? That God, and here in the last part of verse 16, is a hymn...this is a hymn from the early church containing six third-person singular verbs that are put in rhythm and parallelism so we know it's a hymn. Here's the mystery of godliness, "That He...that is God...was revealed in the flesh...that is God incarnate...was justified in the Spirit...that is righteous-righteous...he was observed by angels at His birth, at His temptation, at His resurrection...He was taken up in glory and He is proclaimed among the nations and believed on in the world." This is Jesus Christ, our common confession, we hail the one who is the mystery of Godliness, and the mystery is that God became a man. It's a mystery unfolded. It's a mystery revealed. In the flesh He came, justified in His Spirit, attended to by angels, taken up in to glory at the end of His life in the glory of His ascension and the message proclaimed to the nations and believed on in the world.
This is our common confession, beloved. When you look for a church, this is where you start. Is there among this people a common confession that Jesus is the Son of the living God, the Christ, the Messiah, the Lord of all. This is the unanimous confession of the church. We affirm Jesus Christ to be God in human flesh, born of a virgin, living a holy sinless life, served by holy angels, dying on a cross as a substitute for sinners, rising from the dead. We affirm Him taken to glory and seated at His Father's right hand, after He having purged our sins, as you read earlier, is seated at the majesty on high. It is that Christ who is preached in the world and believed on. This is not sentimentalism regarding Jesus, some Jesus of people's emotional creation. This is not sacramentalism, this is not some symbolic Jesus, some Jesus on a crucifix somewhere. This is not some ritual Jesus. This is not the created Jesus who is less than God, that the cults and the liberals speak of. A church is a gathering of people who make a common confession, "You are the Son of the living God, You alone are Lord and Savior." Everything is Christ centered. Everything is Christ exalting. That kind of church cannot meet without exalting Jesus Christ. That's a true church.
But there's more and I want to give you a second point this morning. The church is not only built on a great confession, but a great communication...a great communication. And this is so important. Back to Matthew 16, and again I'm really kind of sharing my heart, I'm not trying to unpack every detail of this text. I've written a commentary on it, there's plenty of that for you to read, I'm just letting my heart take you to the key things that are here. But I want you to notice verse 17, "Jesus answered and said to him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, you got it right.'" You're blessed because you made the great confession. You're blessed, you made the great confession. But how did you come to that?
"Oh," you say, "I heard this really clever speech and, you know, I just thought...I just thought Jesus seemed so...so good, I was just attracted to Him." Or, "I met this guy and, you know, he said he was a Christian, and, you know, I was just kind of attracted to him."
No. No, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, you got it right," and here's why you got it right. "You got it right because flesh and blood didn't reveal it to you." This didn't come from any human source. "But My Father who's in heaven." Wow. You had an apocalypse, apokalupto, to reveal, to disclose, to uncover, to make know, to manifest. But it didn't come from any human source because according to 1 Corinthians 1:21, "May by wisdom knew not God." There is no human source. There is no human approach or cleverness, or insight or wisdom or knowledge that can lead you to that great confession. How would you ever be led to that great confession? "My Father in heaven revealed it to you." There's only one way that we can know the truth of the great confession and that is by divine revelation. Some people say foolish things to me, "How in the world can your church be very evangelistic when all you do is teach the Bible?" What kind of a statement is that? "Search the Scriptures for they are they which speak of Me," Jesus said. Even Jesus took the disciples on the road to Emmaus and opened the Scriptures and spoke to them of things concerning Himself in the law and the prophets and the holy writings. He's everywhere. It is the Word by which we are saved. We are begotten again by the Word, 1 Peter 1:23. We are sanctified by the Word, John 17:17. We are to desire the Word as babes desire milk so we may grow by the Word. We are purged by the Word, cleansed by the Word, instructed by the Word. You can tell a church, they spend their time exalting Jesus Christ and expounding His Word. John Calvin said, "If a church does not have sound doctrine and exposition of Scripture, it's not a church." And he added two more things, church discipline and baptism and the Lord's table. If any of those are missing, that's not a church.
Well I came up with seven and I'll get you through those tonight. But it starts with a great confession and a great communication. You didn't get this from any human source. There's a wonderful text tucked in the tenth chapter of Romans, you can look at it for a moment, that further explains this. Paul is indicting the Jews because they should have known the truth...they should have known the truth. And the Romans should know the truth too. He says to them, verse 6, Romans 10, "When it comes to righteousness based on faith, which is the gospel, the only way to be right with God is through faith not works, when it comes to this gospel message of righteousness based on faith, did not say in your heart who will ascend into heaven?" Don't say, "Oh, this is a mysterious message, how am I going to get this message? I'm going to have to find out some path of transcendental comprehension. I'm going to have to somehow enter in to some esoteric experience to elevate my mind like the Gnostics and attain to the heights of knowledge and climb up into heaven and grasp this glorious truth and bring it down as if I were to bring Christ down, as if there were some way that I could ascend...if there was some way that I could transcend my time/space world and my humanity.
Don't say that. And don't say, verse 7, "Who will descend into the pit, or the abyss, as if you had to go down to bring Christ up from the dead." You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go ascending into heaven by some transcendental experience, you don't have to go way down into the depths of some secret knowledge, tampering around with the world of the darkness to try to discover spiritual truth. He says, "What are you thinking?" Verse 8, what does it say...what does it say? And he's quoting out of Deuteronomy, "The Word is near you, it's in your mouth, it's in your heart. You already have it in your mind, you've already heard the gospel. You've been exposed to the gospel. You've talked about it. It's been on your lips. It's nearby, this very Word of faith which we are preaching. All you have to do is confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you'll be saved. Just respond to it."
In other words, the communication has been made. Go back to Matthew 16. It's not hidden somewhere up in heavenly space only for those who are esoteric and who are the enlightened few. It's not buried in the depths of some secretive meaning. It's right here. You heard it, you thought about it, you talked about it. It's time to believe it. The revelation is here. The revealed Word. Peter, you made the great confession because you received the great communication from God.
Now let's go back to verse 18 for a minute. "I say to you, you are Peter and upon this rock I'll build My church and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it." This is a very simple verse, it's been confounded into all kinds of confusion. This is just Peter, just plain ole Peter. He's very human. In fact, down in verse 23 Jesus says to him, "Get behind Me, Satan." So we don't want to make too much of this guy. This is not his inauguration into the Papacy. He says, "You're Peter, that's all you are, you're just Peter. You're just Peter. And your Peter who wouldn't do anything or know anything if My Father in heaven hadn't revealed it to you. You're Peter and upon this rock I'll build My church."
What do You mean? Well, petros, Peter, pebble, small rock, but upon this rock, petra, rock bed, I'll build My church. A sense in which He's saying you're just a pebble and I'm going to build My church on a rock bed. But there's another way to understand this. "Peter, you are a rock, you're just one rock. I'm going to build My church on the confession you made. But there's a rock bed and I'm going to build My church on that as well." And what's that rock bed? I believe that the Scripture would indicate that is the confession, the same confession made by the rest of the Apostles. Ephesians 2:20 says the church is built on the foundation of the Apostles and the prophets, all who made that confession. Peter, you're one of the rocks, you're one piece in the foundation and there are a lot more. But this is in common with all of them, they all have made the great confession because they all have believed the great communication.
He builds His church on all those who make the great confession, all those to whom the revelation is given and they hear it and they believe it. The church is not built on Peter. It's not built on the supremacy of Peter. It is built on the confession of Jesus Christ as the Son of the living God, the holy one, the Lord. And if Peter makes that and the Apostles make that and you and I make that, He builds His church. It is built on the revelation Peter proclaimed, on the revelation the Apostles wrote. God revealed it and they wrote it down. They wrote down the New Testament, the Apostles and those who were their associates wrote the New Testament. They wrote the revelation of God on which their own confession was made, and on our confession is made as well. The church then is built on the great revelation of God which is contained in Scripture. And the church built on that, the gates of Hades cannot overpower. Gates of Hades, Hades is where you go when you die, the gate is how you get there, it's just a euphemism for death, even death can't destroy this. Death cannot overpower the church. In fact, the more you kill the church, the more it grows. The church is the gathering of people who make the great confession that Jesus is Lord because they're committed to the great communication of the revelation of God contained in Scripture through the Apostles and their associates who wrote it down.
Verse 19 adds, this is so important, "I'll give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven." Wow! What does that mean? You and the Apostles and everybody else in the church, here's the keys. What do you have keys for? To open something. We've been given the keys to open the door to the Kingdom. What for? To let folks in. You have them. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Those are little rabbinical phrases, binding and loosing the rabbis always talked about that. You're bound in your sin, you're loosed from your sin. You're bound in your sin if you don't repent, and so forth. You're loosed from your sin if you do repent. It's just a way to express how people responded to their sin. And He says, "Look, you can say to someone, the Kingdom is shut to you, you're bound in your sin. And you know what? That's agreeing in heaven. Or you can say to someone your loosed from your sin, come on in, and heaven will agree with that. Whatever you say on earth, heaven agrees with." How can that be? Because heaven has given you the revelation. This is the heavenly book. If I want to open the door to the Kingdom, I bring the great communication. People are begotten again by the Word that's sharper than any two-edged sword. It's alive, it's powerful. And we have with the use of the great communication, the revelation of God, the ability to open the door to the Kingdom. If I'm going to speak, let me speak authoritatively. If I'm going to speak, let me say you cannot go into the Kingdom, you're bound in your sins and until you come to God in repentance and ask for forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ, you're bound in your sins, that's what heaven says and heaven agrees in me saying that. I bear the authority of heaven, not because I'm a Pope, not because I'm a priest, not because I have any office or any title, but because I am telling you what heaven has revealed in this Scripture and you as a believer talking to an unsaved person one on one have the same authority. Or I can say to someone else, put your trust in Jesus Christ and the door to the Kingdom flies open and you go in and heaven agrees with this because heaven has revealed it.
How do you know a church? Because they're consumed with the greatness of Christ and with the authority and the power and the truth of revelation. And when Peter departed from the revelation of the will of God, verse 23, Jesus said, "Get behind Me, Satan." Any time you depart from the will of God revealed, you take up Satan's agenda, even if you're an Apostle. Submitting everything to the Word of God, getting in line with the Word of God, the church is built on divine revelation and it is invincible when it is built on divine revelation because heaven is behind it in all that it does. The church exalts the message of the Apostles, the revelation of God that came through them, the New Testament. The true sign of a church, the great confession, Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God, the holy One, Lord. The great communication, we are here so that God may speak through His Word which alone has the power to save and the power to sanctify and the power to comfort.
Richard Phillips writing an article in a book called The Church said this, and I quote: "If we want people to join in Peter's great profession and thus to be admitted into the saving company of Christ's people, then we must not rely on flesh and blood devices. We must not be tempted by the things that appeal to men and women today, especially the entertainment that so dominates our secular culture and sadly much of the church as well. We may make the most effective appeals to flesh and blood, to the things which are persuasive and enticing to the fleshly nature of mankind. But Jesus here assures us that by those means we will never bring about the saving faith first professed by Simon Peter. Instead, we must rely on the one means God has provided, His revealed Word. As we teach and proclaim God's Word about Jesus, the Father in heaven reveals the truth in the minds and hearts of men and women and brings them to true and saving faith."
We proclaim the truth of the Word and we bear the authority of the Word. We have the keys. We can open the door. We can give you the truth that opens the door to eternal life. But if you don't repent, you're bound in your sins, you cannot enter. We have the authority to say that because heaven has revealed itself and we affirm what heaven has said. If on the one hand you do repent, then we stand as the representatives of heaven, meaning God Himself, heaven is just a way to speak of God, we can say your sins are forgiven, enter the Kingdom, because that is what God has said in His Word.
How can you tell when you found a church? Great confession, great communication. Tonight, a great contrast, a great conquest, a great conflict, a great contradiction and a great consummation. Put it all together and you can identify a church.
Our Father, as we come now to the end of our time this morning, we feel like we've just touched the surface of these things, yet it's so rich and wonderful. We thank You that You've led us to this great confession through the revelation. We thank you that we are a gathering of people who confess Jesus as Lord. We are a great congregation of people who want nothing more than to hear the revelation of God brought to us, the Word proclaimed, explained, applied. This is the church. And by this great Word we have been saved, and by this great Word we can open the door to the Kingdom for others. Keep us a faithful church and may You raise up many more, we pray. All of this we pray to the glory of our great Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God and with gratitude that You, our Father in heaven, revealed to us the saving truth. We pray. Amen.
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Wayland to launch new project campaign
Wayland will launch two new fundraising efforts with the new year, aimed at improving the campus and memorializing the university founder.
"This effort represents a wonderful opportunity for Wayland both to celebrate its wonderful past and to provide new and exciting possibilities for our current students," said Plainview campus President Dr. Paul Armes. "This campaign will help us to continue blending Christian values with academic excellence to transform lives." The Pioneer Pride Campaign goal is $600,000, which will be used to fund three specific projects.
The first project is a new campus entrance of Fifth Street. The entrance will be located at Smyth Street and provide easy access to the heart of the campus. The proposed boulevard will feature a landscaped median lined with trees. A 15-foot sign constructed from bricks from Matador Hall will stand at the entry, along with a Wayland flag. A brick pillar and cedar fence will border the area.
This project will help establish a presence in the community and make Wayland more easily accessible for visitors from outside Plainview. It will also add to the beautification efforts of the city's major thoroughfare, Fifth Street.
The second project included in the Pioneer Pride Campaign will add lights to the David and Myrt Wilder Field, the home of Wayland's Pioneer Baseball program. A first-class facility with a grass infield, covered bleachers and stunning brick façade, Wilder Field will be available for games in the evening and for hosting other baseball tournaments.
The final Pioneer Pride project involves lighted tennis courts, to be constructed adjacent to J.V. Hillard Field on the edge of the Wayland campus. Four courts with bleachers and lights are planned, providing additional recreational and intramural activities for students and staff.
In honor of the university's founder, a campaign will also be starting to construct a memorial statue of Dr. J.H. Wayland, a pioneering physician who offered the first tracts of land and funding to begin the university in 1908. The project will cost $150,000.
The campaign will encourage area medical and dental professionals to help fund the memorial project. The statue will be a one-and-one-half times life-size bronze image of Dr. Wayland reading. It will be placed in the circle entrance outside Gates Hall.
"The projects contained in the Pioneer Pride Campaign will be a great functional and aesthetic addition to the campus. And constructing a memorial stature honoring Dr. Wayland, our founder, is long overdue," said Dr. Russ Gibbs, vice president for institutional advancement. "I'm excited about these projects and appreciate the community's support. Even though these fundraising efforts officially begin in January, we have already begun receiving donations prior to year-end to take advantage of tax considerations."
Martha Cross, director of development, said the project is exciting because it covers a broad spectrum of improvements.
"It's exciting to have a project that improves the campus look and recreational offerings and honors our founder," she said.
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LONDON (AP) - January 23, 2014 --Queen Elizabeth II's new great-granddaughter has been named Mia Grace Tindall.
The 6-day-old infant is the granddaughter of Princess Anne and the daughter of Zara Phillips and rugby player Mike Tindall. He tweeted her name Thursday, and palace officials confirmed it.
Mia Grace is 16th in line to the British throne.
The 32-year-old Phillips is an equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. Her father is Capt. Mark Phillips.


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This course is an introduction to the basic theory and practice of cryptographic techniques used in computer security. The course is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.
The following is a tentative list of topics. Next to each
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S31-34 refers to the third edition.
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Basic Secret Key Encryption (security against eavesdropping)
Message Integrity (Hashing)
More Secret Key Stuff
Public Key Encryption
Digital Signatures
Crypto in the Real World
Authentication and Key Exchange
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One of the greatest changes that the MP3 revolution brought about was how easy it became to run with music. Tape players were huge, CD players skipped, MP3 players, well, they became portable, lightweight, convenient. The idea of carrying a device with you whilst running is now acceptable - mainstream even.
With phones now being lighter and smarter, it's no surprise to see the iPhone strapped to the arm of many runners. And it isn't just providing music, but a whole range of running stats too. A wealth of apps are available to keep track of your progress. The one you'll see most often, however, is probably Nike+ GPS.
Nike+ GPS
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Nike+ is a system based around collecting your running stats. It lives on the website nikeplus.com but has various elements feeding in to it. The Nike+ GPS app for iPhone is one such input, but there are other Nike+ devices and various pieces of apparel that are part of that system.
A Nike+ account is free and you can sign up at any time over on the website, but the app will cost you £1.49 to buy. It's a small price worth bearing if you want to be in on the Nike+ system. Currently only iPhone users get an app, so consider yourself lucky as Android users don't get a look in.
The app is pretty simple. It uses the GPS in your iPhone to track your route. It starts and stops when you tell it to, taking in the time, and can then calculate, from the stats in your Nike+ account, how many calories you've used along the way.
The app is cleanly designed with the landing page displaying how many miles or kilometres you've covered. A big total you can't help miss, then broken down into number of runs, average pace, time and calories underneath.
You are presented with three basic options to get you started. You can dive into a new run, or take on some of the interactive features that Nike+ offers. One is to "outrun" your friends within the Nike+ community, the other is to set yourself a challenge.
With Nike+ being a social community, this is core to the way Nike+ works. It is designed to keep you motivated on your runs by setting these challenges, either just for yourself, or for your friends. Nikeplus.com takes this a stage further by offering wider community challenges, such as which county can clock up the most miles, frequency of runs, or specific training programmes.
The app keeps things fairly simple however. Too many options can become confusing, so you won't find it full of different types of training run. The emphasis is very much on you to get out and running, but you can set a time or distance if you have a particular goal, or when it comes to challenging yourself, you can opt to go further or faster than before.
The other aspect of Nike+ GPS, which is by no means mandatory, returns to the original premise of our review: music. Your music will play as you run, of course, but you also get the option for voice feedback. This will alert you when you have covered a particular distance or time, and give you your average pace. Given that the iPhone is fairly cumbersome in running accessory terms, this is pretty much essential. You can't glance at your phone nearly as easily as you can a wrist-mounted Garmin or Polar sports watch (unless you're on a treadmill, of course).
The voice feedback can be tailored to your needs. Updates every kilometre might be nice for starters, but soon becomes a little too frequent. More advanced runners may wish to set it to 15min or 5km intervals instead, otherwise it can feel like a constant stream of updates. But we like the fact you can change it, or turn it off completely.
You can get voice feedback at any time by hitting the button on the screen when running. There is also the option to play a "PowerSong", which you can allocate from your song list, on the tap of another button. We didn't use this feature, however, because we found it always paused and then restarted the run before playing the song.
You get access to a range of settings within the app and your recent run history. This history is in sync with your Nike+ account, so if you have another device that collects data, you'll find your history is correct.
You can view maps of your runs, share on Facebook and Twitter, and add details of how you felt, the weather, terrain and so on, so if you have a bad run, up hills, in the wind, you'll be able to remember why you dropped off the pace.
The great thing about the Nike+ app is that you can get to all your data online or on your iPhone and you don't need anything special to get it going. It isn't the only running tracking app out there, but for many, the Nike+ world will appeal. We'd like an option to track other sports - cycling specifically - but as a running app, we like its back to basics approach.


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The UFC showcase on FOX returns tonight for its 14th installment, featuring a huge light heavyweight title eliminator on deck. Alexander Gustafsson will be looking to book his rematch against Jon Jones, as he dukes it out against rising contender Anthony Johnson in the five-round main event inside Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The winner of this bout will most likely square off against the champion later this year.
In the co-main event, Dan Henderson will try to prove he's not way over the hill like most of us think he is, as he faces Gegard Mousasi. Both combatants are coming off submission losses, looking to storm back into the win column. Also on the card, Phil Davis battles Ryan Bader, and kicking off the FOX action will be Akira Corassani vs. Sam Sicilia.Read More DIGG THIS


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At 11:28 PM 4/27/2008, Delfi-C3 Mission Control wrote: >Edward Cole wrote: >> >>Is there any update on keps for Delfi-C3? Uploading the launch keps >>gave me questionable results with NOVA. Nothing heard here but not >>sure that I listened at the correct time. >> >>I will try again at 8:16utc pass for Cute-1.7 (keps per Hiroki >>Ashida), but will it be out of eclipse? We are in local night-time >>here in BP40IQ since 5:52utc. According to NOVA the sun terminator >>will be crossed by Cute-1.7 at 8:24utc northbound. I am heading to >>bed so hope to wake in an hour to observe on 144.870. I have not >>installed the telemetry sw so am only hoping to detect a signal. >> >>73 Ed - KL7UW >>lat=60.675N, lon=151.316W >>receiving with 4x 10 element x-yagis and mgf-1801 LNA to FT-847 >> >>At 09:18 PM 4/27/2008, Rick Mann wrote: >> >>> >>>Well, I went to a hilltop at the appointed time, but try as I might, I >>>heard nothing. >>> >>>Was Delfi-C3 really out of eclipse at 0455 - 0510 UTC? >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Rick >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Sent via <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>email@example.com. Opinions >>>expressed are those of the author. >>>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >>>Subscription settings: >>><http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Sent via <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>email@example.com. Opinions >>expressed are those of the author. >>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >>Subscription settings: >><http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >Delfi has been heard over north america, so keep tracking, it's transmitting! > >Bram >Delfi-C3 mission control Listened to pass a 8:16-8:28 utc 2008/04/28. Did not hear anything either at 144.870 or 144.930. Ed - KL7UW _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Sing accessible music in a collegial setting with director Becky Patterson, a great person and a noted choral teacher. All skill levels are welcome. The first rehearsal is from 6 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17th at the CBA building, 321 S. Plymouth Court, in Corboy Hall on the second floor. After some warm-ups and vocal exercises, we sing. About halfway through we break for refreshments, followed by more singing. Our second rehearsal is January 31st, and then we will meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. The Chorus' next venture is Faure's Requiem, to be performed with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at St. James Cathedral. Come to our rehearsals and try us out. We know you'll be hooked after the first hour. To get started, email or call one of the committee co-chairpersons with your contact information: Jennifer Widmer at email@example.com or (312) 759-2155 Mark Burkland at email@example.com or (312) 578-6557.
In 2007, the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) will be offering its first Summer Program on WTO Studies. This will be a four week course, commencing with a one-week introduction to the world trading system, followed by one week on trade and agriculture, followed by one week on trade in services, and concluded with one week on contingency protection (i.e. subsidies, countervailing measures, antidumping and safeguards). For more information: www.heisummer.ch
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Did you see the purple pants mongrels? They were both wearing their louis vuitton man-purses with matching purple jeans.
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Neptune connectors pair an aluminum housing with the company's Radsok contact technology, which the company says enables lower insertion forces while increasing available amperage and voltage. IP68-8-rated, the connectors are 50% smaller in size and weight than competitive models. In addition, the products feature a dielectric strength of 1,800V and are available with plugs and receptacles from 30A through 400A at 600V. Operating temperature is -67°F to +225°F.
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Boosting Queensland's economy by $2 billion and creating 30,000 jobs are among the key ambitions of organisers for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
In a vision statement released by the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) on Monday, the lofty aims were listed among several objectives for games organisers.
The statement is aimed at focusing planning for the event, ensuring all decisions are made with the objectives in mind, organisers said.
GOLDOC chief executive Mark Peters said planning was in full swing, just over a year after winning the bid to host the games.
"It is not just about delivering an 11 day event - it is about using the games to create a decade of opportunity," Mr Peters said.
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With sweeping angles and impressive, sleek lines, the 42" Korosi Auto Ignition Commercial Fire Pit - Concrete unveils a definitive charm rarely seen among outdoor fire features. This daring fire pit can be accessorized with either Fire Glass or Lava Rock, depending on the gas configuration. Whatever you choose, this unit will beautifully complement your outdoor living space.
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The 42" Korosi Auto Ignition Commercial Fire Pit - Concrete offers more than aesthetics, too. It's built to last, featuring a glass-fiber reinforced concrete mix. Extensive care and exquisite attention to detail have also been poured into this fire pit with multiple stains and washes. A finishing in the form of a wax seal protects against the outdoor elements, as well.


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Withings Smart Kid Scale
There's a healthy list different activity monitors and connected scales on the market for adults, but what about kids? Ensuring your child is healthy can be difficult, especially if he is young and can't vocalize any potential issues. One of the key metrics in helping quickly identify if a child is healthy is his or her weight. Enter the Withings Smart Kid Scale. This Wi-Fi connected scale will keep a log of the weight and height of your child from birth to 55 lbs.


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I am an entrepreneur who has just started his own business. After 10 long years working for a global insurance company, I built my knowledge around underwriting personal lines insurances, particularly car rental insurance products. The company I have set up focuses on the Car Rental market and sells a suite of car rental insurances direct to the customer. It is an online insurance intermediary and will sell products throughout Europe, but predominantly in UK and Ireland. We will give renters unbelievable prices for superior cover. Looking forward to shaking up the car rental companies safe haven!
Core online age groups:
25-34, 45-54 age segments; ABs and those with small children
Wealthy achievers earning more than £50k per annum
Second Home Owners
With increasing number of visiting friends and relatives (VFRs)
Frequent Leisure/ Business travellers
Car Club Customers (e.g. streetcar.co.uk)
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Freedoms (40% of UK Adults: 5.6m):
Enjoy driving and the freedom of the road and does not deem car hire to be bad value for money. Key target for the industry's future expansion. Target: 45-54s and the 17-34s but with even socio-economic spread.
Practicals (31% of UK Adults: 4.3m):
Take a convenience based, rather than adventurous approach. Renting and attitudinal habits are fairly average. Target: over 65s and retired groups, lower income with young or no children.
Afraids (25% of UK Adults: 3.5m):
Enjoys freedom, but worries about driving in a foreign country. A third prefer to hire the same car they have at home. This group is also sceptical in regard to value for money. Target: 55-64, family stage with children in early teens.
We are currently developing our retail website and we would like to give new and existing customers an easy user experience when they land on our home page. Therefore, we are devoting part of the home page to existing customers or those who are familiar with the types of products we are selling. This section we refer to is called the "Quick Buys". Quick Buys are not only easily identified, but provide a quicker buying journey for the customer. Returning customers will definitely click on these vs any other button.
Picture this: on the home page, just under the top navigation headers (See file), the first set of graphics and or buttons positioned from left to right will be the Quick Buy Buttons. We need four specific product buttons:
Excess Europe (£2.99/day; £39.99 Annual)
Excess Worldwide (£3.99/day; £59.99 Annual)
USA Canada (£4.99/day; £109.99 Annual)
Worldwide Plus (£129.99 Annual)
Each product can be purchased in Daily or Annual formats, so what we are looking for is an icon made up of an image that connects with the product territory definition, promotes the Daily Price and the Annual Price and has a smart image. Consistency might be the way to go once you have nailed one of them.
An idea we had was get a globe and show the part of the map which represents the territory of the product and use flag colors if relevant.
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Putting an end to discrimination includes preventing it before it starts. To do this, OCR provides information and other support services—known as technical assistance—to a variety of interested parties, including schools and colleges and community, student and parent groups. Assistance to educational institutions helps them comply with federal civil rights requirements, while assistance to parents, students and others informs them of their rights under law. OCR provides technical assistance through a variety of methods, including onsite consultations, conferences, training, community meetings and publishing and disseminating materials.
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OCR coordinated and/or participated in a number of conferences during FY 2003. In collaboration with the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, OCR hosted a conference on American Indian and Alaskan Native education, No Child Left Behind: Providing Educational Opportunity for American Indian and Alaskan Native Students, in Washington, DC. The conference, which was attended by more than 200 educators, included presentations on reading, English language acquisition, standards, assessment and accountability, safe schools, school choice, charter schools, and technology. Information was provided to attendees on No Child Left Behind programs and resources that support state and district-level efforts to raise the academic achievement of American Indian and Alaskan Native students.
OCR hosted a number of follow-up events around the country. Approximately 230 people attended a Regional American Indian Symposium sponsored by OCR, in cooperation with Northern Arizona University and the WestEd Equity Assistance Center. More than 250 people attended a second Regional American Indian Symposium, cosponsored by OCR, Montana State University and the Interwest Equity Assistance Center. The symposia included sessions on reading readiness, teacher quality, highly qualified paraprofessionals, school choice, parental involvement, state civil rights laws and OCR enforcement procedures and were attended by representatives from the states' university systems, public schools, tribal governments, tribal schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, the White House Indian Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, and parents of Indian students. OCR staff also sponsored a workshop in Minnesota for school districts and tribal leaders serving Native American students in Minnesota and Wisconsin to address best practices in Indian student education and efforts to improve the educational achievement of Native American students.
OCR staff conducted a number of presentations around the country addressing a variety of other issues, including: access and transition from high school to college for students with disabilities; racial, sexual, disability and national origin harassment; provision of services to English language learners; minority student access to gifted and talented programs and services; and misidentification of minorities in special education programs. Participants at these presentations included students, parents, teachers, school administrators, counselors, social workers, school board members, state education officials, and advocacy group representatives.
For example, more than 200 educators attended a conference in North Dakota at which OCR made a presentation on racial harassment and services for English language learners. In another instance, OCR provided technical assistance on harassment based on national origin to over 300 refugees and refugee service providers.
Twice a year, OCR staff provides training to state coordinators of vocational education methods of administration. These state coordinators are responsible for conducting their own comprehensive civil rights compliance reviews of vocational education programs and schools funded by ED.
OCR also provides technical assistance to state departments of education and local school districts on reducing referrals to special education by implementing research-based reading programs.
In addition to these kinds of proactive initiatives, OCR responds to inquiries and requests from the public. Calls and letters requesting assistance come from other federal agencies, state agencies, local school districts, community groups, parents and students.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution announced today that the team has signed midfielder Ryan Guy to a Major League Soccer contract. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Guy is expected to join the team following the Revs' return from this weekend's trip to New York.
After playing four seasons at the University of San Diego, Guy was drafted by FC Dallas in the second round (22nd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. Guy chose to pursue playing opportunities abroad and joined Ireland's St. Patrick's Athletic in February 2007. In four seasons with the Saints, the San Diego native made 139 appearances and scored 25 goals. Guy also scored St. Patrick's first-ever away goal in Europe against Latvia's JKF Olimps during the first qualifying round of the 2008 UEFA Cup.
At San Diego, Guy appeared in all 79 of the Toreros' games in his four seasons, starting 77, between 2003 and 2006. He was a 2004 NSCAA All-Far West honoree, and a three-time All-West Coast Conference performer while scoring 16 career goals and adding 24 career assists.
TRANSACTION: New England Revolution (MLS) – Signed M Ryan Guy
Jersey Number: No. 13
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-7
Weight: 160 lbs.
D.O.B.: September 5, 1985 (San Diego, Calif.)
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
College: San Diego
Previous Club: St. Patrick's Athletic (IRL)


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Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation to Launch Minnesota Chapter
Kickoff scheduled for Carlson School on May 12.
The Carlson School will host the launching of the Minnesota Chapter of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) on Saturday, May 12, in room 1-147. ISSNAF is a nonprofit organization promoting scientific, academic, and technological cooperation among Italian researchers and scholars in North America. Assistant Professor Doriana Ruffino recently joined its board.
The kickoff event will feature guest lectures by Also Rustichini (ISSNAF, University of Minnesota, Scientific Advisory Board for Neurosciences), Gianluigi Veglia, (ISSNAF, University of Minnesota, National Institute of Health) and Giuseppe Lanzino (ISSNAF, Mayo Clinic). ISSNAF President Vito Campese and the Consul General of Italy in Minnesota, Marco Pavoloni, will also attend the event. The program starts at 3:45 p.m. and will be followed by a reception at 6:30 p.m.
"We are proud to announce the launch of a new ISSNAF chapter in Minneapolis," says Campese. "One of our foundation's goals is to support our members in their ambitious challenge to contribute to the economic and scientific development of Italy. In order to achieve this goal it's important to promote contacts and professional interactions amongst Italian researchers working and living in the same area of North America."


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AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 30(13) and impressive keeping. Hop over to the other tab, West Indies are playing Australia.
Sri Lanka were never in the match after T Dilshan was run out without facing a ball. Dilshan Munaweera looked ill at ease and failed to score freely. Nobody in the Lankan line-up could play a knock like the one played by de Villiers which ultimately made the difference. South Africa have a lot of soul-searching to do. Levi and du Plessis failed once again, while their high catching in this game has been pathetic.6.6
Albie Morkel to Thirimanne, 1 run, slow and down the leg side, Thirimanne helps it down to fine leg for just a single. That's it, two points for South Africa, but both these teams will move into the next stage of the tournament.6.5
Albie Morkel to Thirimanne, 2 runs, slow and down the leg side, played away to fine leg for a couple6.4
Albie Morkel to Thirimanne, 2 runs, short and outside off, Thirimanne looks to cut, straight to Morne at short third man, who jumps up and fails to latch onto the chance.6.3
Albie Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run, short and outside off, Mendis looks to pull, edges it to mid off for a single
Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease6.2
Albie Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, out Caught by Behardien!! Easy catch for the fielder. Slow and short outside off, Munaweera waits for it and times the cut really well, straight into the hands of Behardien at sweeper cover. Questions will be raised about Munaweera's ability. Dilshan Munaweera c Behardien b Albie Morkel 13(14) [4s-1]
Albie Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, THATS OUT!! Caught!!6.1
Albie Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Mendis drags it to deep midwicket for just a single6.1
Albie Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, wide, full and down the leg side, wide called
Albie Morkel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack5.6
Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run, short and outside off, Mendis pulls it away to deep midwicket for just a single.5.5
Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Mendis picks up the slower ball quickly, deposits it over the mid on fielder for a boundary.5.4
Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, no run, short and down the leg side, Mendis looks to pull it away, misses. Wide not called. 7 sixes and a four required to win.5.3
Steyn to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle, Munaweera taps it in front of the stumps and takes off for a quick single
Jeevan Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease5.2
Steyn to Thisara Perera, out Caught by Duminy!! They are falling like nine pins. Full and outside off, Perera tries to pull it away, but fails to get hold of that. He plays it straight into the hands of Duminy at deep midwicket. Thisara Perera c Duminy b Steyn 1(3)
Steyn to Thisara Perera, THATS OUT!! Caught!!5.1
Steyn to Thisara Perera, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Perera flat bats it to mid off and declines the call for the single.
Twenty four an over required.5.1
Steyn to Thisara Perera, wide, full and really wide outside off, Perera does not even try to hit that, wide called
Dale Steyn [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack4.6
Kallis to Thisara Perera, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Perera takes his eyes off the ball and tries to pull it into orbit, gets an under edge to backward point.
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease4.5
Kallis to Sangakkara, out Caught by de Villiers!! Finally a catch is taken. Full and outside off, Sangakkara looked to play the big heave, got an outside edge. de Villiers had to jump up to take the catch and takes it safely. The chase is becoming increasingly difficult for the home team. Sangakkara c de Villiers b Kallis 13(11) [4s-1]
Kallis to Sangakkara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!4.4
Kallis to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, full and outside off, Munaweera drives it to cover and scampers across for a quick single. Albie sends in the throw and Kallis removes the bails, but Munaweera is in.4.3
Kallis to Dilshan Munaweera, FOUR, the shots aren't coming off the middle of the bat, but are getting to the fence. Short and on middle, Munaweera gets a top edge as he tries to pull, it goes over Steyn's head at short fine leg and bounces away to the fence.4.2
Kallis to Sangakkara, 1 run, fuller on middle, Sangakkara flicks it to midwicket for a single.4.1
Kallis to Sangakkara, 2 runs, this is extremely bad fielding from the South Africans. Short and outside off, Sangakkara mistimes the pull in the air, it drops down to Albie at midwicket, who fluffs a simple chance.
Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack3.6
Johan Botha to Sangakkara, 1 run, makes a lot of room, Johan Botha follows him, the left hander flicks it to deep midwicket for a single3.5
Johan Botha to Sangakkara, 2 runs, flat and turning away, stops on Sangakkara, he pulls it towards long on, Dilshan Munaweera does well to push his partner and comes back for two3.4
Johan Botha to Sangakkara, FOUR, finally a boundary for Sangakkara, flighted up on middle, Sangakkara makes room and thrashes it through cover, beats the long off fielder easily.3.3
Johan Botha to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, floated up on middle, Munaweera smashes it back to the bowler who gets a hand to it, can't prevent the single as it rolls towards mid off3.2
Johan Botha to Sangakkara, 1 run, square of the wicket3.1
Johan Botha to Sangakkara, no run, darted in on the pads, Sangakkara looks to flick, but it is just a bit too quick, fails to make contact
Johan Botha, right-arm off break, comes into the attack2.6
Morne Morkel to Sangakkara, 1 run, difficult chance, but those have to be taken. Full and outside off, Sangakkara keyed up to play the slog, got an outside edge which flew up in the air. du Plessis from backward point ran to his right and came under it, but in the end spilt it.2.5
Morne Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Munaweera looks to cut, gets an inside edge which runs to short fine leg. de Villiers does the retrieving, just a single2.4
Morne Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Munaweera looked to thrash it through covers, like his namesake, missed it completely2.3
Morne Morkel to Sangakkara, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, hit the leg guard as Sangakkara misses the flick, leg bye taken2.2
Morne Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, full and on the pads, Munaweera flicks it to deep square leg, for a single2.1
Morne Morkel to Sangakkara, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Sangakkara plays an exquisite cover drive through cover, but just for a single
Kumar Sangakkara, left handed bat, comes to the crease1.6
Steyn to Mahela Jayawardene, out Caught by Behardien!! Nice shot, well timed, but straight into the hands of the only man in the deep in the leg side. Full and on the pads, Jayawardene played the flick, high in the air and it dropped down into the hands of Behardien at deep midwicket. Sri Lanka's hopes are dimming. Mahela Jayawardene c Behardien b Steyn 4(6) [4s-1]
Steyn to Mahela Jayawardene, THATS OUT!! Caught!!1.5
Steyn to Mahela Jayawardene, no run, full and outside off, Jayawardene was deep in the crease and looked to loft it over mid on, missed it completely.1.4
Steyn to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Munaweera taps it to extra cover and scampers across for a quick single1.3
Steyn to Dilshan Munaweera, no run, good length delivery outside off, seaming away, Munaweera pokes at it and is beaten again.1.2
Steyn to Dilshan Munaweera, no run, back of a length delivery nipping away from off stump, Munaweera had no clue about it as he tried to flick and made contact with only the air.1.1
Steyn to Dilshan Munaweera, 2 runs, full and on the pads, Munaweera flicks it wristily through square leg for a couple.
Dale Steyn, right-arm fast, comes into the attack0.6
Morne Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Munaweera edges it past a diving slip. Botha does really well at the third man fence to dive and save at least a run for his side.0.5
Morne Morkel to Dilshan Munaweera, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Munaweera comes down the track and looks to cut, misses.
Dilshan Munaweera, right handed bat, comes to the crease0.4
Morne Morkel to Mahela Jayawardene, out Dilshan Run Out!! Brilliant work from de Villiers. Full and outside off, Jayawardene drives it to extra cover and took off for the single. Dilshan was guilty of ball watching and Albie sent in the throw, which was slightly wide. de Villiers had to run in and did a great job by breaking down the stumps. On the way, Dilshan's bat crashed into de Villiers' head. Dilshan run out (Albie Morkel/de Villiers) 0(0)
Morne Morkel to Mahela Jayawardene, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Third umpire has been called in for a run out appeal. Brilliant work from de Villiers. Dilshan is out without scoring and facing a ball. Unfortunate indeed.0.3
Morne Morkel to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR, lovely shot from Jayawardene, length delivery outside off, he makes room and times the inside out drive really well, it bounces twice before going over the rope. Excellent use of fielding restrictions.0.2
Morne Morkel to Mahela Jayawardene, no run, full and wide outside off, Jayawardene makes room and looks to thrash it through cover, misses0.1
Morne Morkel to Mahela Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery on middle, Jayawardene looks to pick it up over the midwicket region, misses. Morne appeals, but the umpire turns him down. Replays show that there was an inside edge on that.
Mahela Jayawardene and Dilshan are at the crease. Mahela Jayawardene is on strike. Morne Morkel will open the attack
Welcome back. Sri Lanka have begun on a good note. Skipper Mahela will open with T Dilshan. Morne Morkel will start proceedings.
South Africa have managed a competent total thanks mainly to a blitz from their skipper de Villiers. He was particularly harsh on Malinga as the yorker specialist went for 27 runs in his two overs. A target of 79 in 7 overs is not very imposing. But when one of the bowlers is Dale Steyn, it will need some hitting.6.6
Thisara Perera to Duminy, SIX, great shot to finish the innings, length ball outside off, it was begging to be hit, Duminy does just that by picking it up and depositing over the long on fence.6.5
Thisara Perera to Duminy, FOUR, finally he connects to the paddle scoop, full and on off stump, Duminy shuffles across and scoops it over the short fine leg fielder. It bounces once before going over the ropes.
Albie Morkel, left handed bat, comes to the crease6.4
Thisara Perera to du Plessis, out Caught by Jeevan Mendis!! du Plessis' painful stay at the crease comes to an end. Full and on middle, it was in the slot for sending it out of park, but all du Plessis can manage is to hit it down long off's throat. This is proving to be a really good over from Perera. du Plessis c Jeevan Mendis b Thisara Perera 13(11)
Thisara Perera to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!6.3
Thisara Perera to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, full and way down the off side, Duminy tries to play the scoop as he was on the move, is hit on the pads. For some inexplicable reason, Perera appeals, just a leg bye though6.2
Thisara Perera to Duminy, no run, good length delivery outside off, Duminy goes forward and converts it into a yorker, squeezes it out back to the bowler.6.1
Thisara Perera to Duminy, 2 runs, low full toss on middle, Duminy flicks it past midwicket, as usual du Plessis runs really fast to come back for an easy two.
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease5.6
Malinga to de Villiers, out Caught by Jeevan Mendis!! This time he has hit it straight to the fielder. Full and swinging away from outside off, de Villiers shuffled across to thump it, sliced it straight to the mid off fielder. But he has made a big impact on this game, 30 off just 13 balls. de Villiers c Jeevan Mendis b Malinga 30(13) [4s-1 6s-2]
Malinga to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Caught!!5.5
Malinga to de Villiers, 2 runs, full and really wide, de Villiers reaches out and plays it uppishly towards deep cover. Two taken again!5.4
Malinga to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers is teasing the Lankan fielders, full and outside off again, de Villiers once again slices it up over cover and mid off, this time well out of their reach, for another couple5.3
Malinga to de Villiers, 2 runs, amazing fielding from Kulasekara, full and outside off, de Villiers throws his bat at that, gets a thick outside edge which runs towards third man. Kulasekara has to make a lot of ground, but does well to stretch and stop the ball and sends in the throw quickly as well.5.2
Malinga to de Villiers, 2 runs, full and outside off, de Villiers slices it over the cover fielder, just out of his reach, comes back for another two.5.1
Malinga to de Villiers, SIX, what a shot from AB, slow and short outside off, de Villiers pulls it sweetly, off the middle, beyond the midwicket fence. He is striking at more than 200!!5.1
Malinga to de Villiers, wide, full and really wide outside off, de Villiers tries to reach out for it, misses. Wide called
Lasith Malinga [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
So who is the other bowler to bowl 2 overs. Malinga it will be4.6
Herath to du Plessis, 2 runs, floated up on middle, du Plessis jumps down the track and plays it to long on, de Villiers is quick off the tracks and comes back for the second. Sri Lanka will feel the pinch of these extra runs.4.5
Herath to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on middle, de Villiers makes a lot of room to drive it towards cover, Dilshan does well to stop it and keeps the batsmen to a single4.4
Herath to de Villiers, SIX, very very easily done. Too short from Herath, de Villiers makes room and pulls it over the deep midwicket boundary, for his first six. That, incidentally, is the first six of the match.4.3
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, comes down the track and drives it down to long on for a single4.2
Herath to de Villiers, 1 run, tries to smash the ball over the midwicket fence, goes along the ground to deep midwicket for a single4.1
Herath to de Villiers, FOUR, lovely shot from the skipper, flatter on the pads, de Villiers lets loose the reverse sweep, over the point fielder for a boundary.3.6
Mathews to de Villiers, 1 run, pulls it to deep square leg and retains strike with a single3.5
Mathews to du Plessis, 3 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat and drives it wide of deep point. Kulasekara does well at the fence and stops it, but these two classmates run real fast, come back for three3.4
Mathews to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis comes down the track and looks to smash it out of the park, misses3.3
Mathews to de Villiers, 1 run, mistimes the pull to the midwicket fielder, had to hurry to go to the other end, Munaweera sends in the throw, but Mathews was not really up to the stumps, de Villiers survives3.2
Mathews to de Villiers, 2 runs, cuts this off the backfoot to the sweeper cover region, comes back for two.3.1
Mathews to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis gets down the track and taps it to the off side, just a single.
Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease2.6
Herath to Amla, out Stumped!! He had to go for everything. Flatter on middle, Amla comes down the track and tries to swing across the line and misses. Sangakkara makes no mistake and whips the bails in a flash. Sangakkara was blinded by the batsman, but did well to take it from way down the leg side to hit the stumps. Amla st Sangakkara b Herath 16(9) [4s-3]
Herath to Amla, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
Amla has been stumped by Sanga. Really quick work. The third umpire will confirm. Yes, he has been given out2.5
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, drifts it into the off stump, du Plessis pushes off the backfoot through cover for a single2.4
Herath to du Plessis, 2 runs, comes down the track and takes it on the full, plays it square of the wicket for another couple2.3
Herath to du Plessis, no run, sees du Plessis coming down the track and bowls it really wide outside off, du Plessis reaches out and plays it back to the bowler2.2
Herath to du Plessis, 2 runs, brilliant running from these two, du Plessis taps it to midwicket, the fielder is at the fence, by the time he runs in, the batsmen sneak a second2.1
Herath to Amla, 1 run, flatter on middle, Amla comes down the track and slaps it down to long off
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
First sign of spin. Herath to bowl.1.6
Malinga to Amla, 1 run, good finish to that over, yorker length delivery on the pads as Amla once again tries to make room, the right hander squeezes it out to short fine leg for a single1.5
Malinga to Amla, no run, Amla tries to improvise, but this delivery from Malinga is just a bit too good. Full and swinging away from outside off, Amla looks to open the face and run it past short third man, misses.
Already 11 off his first 4 balls.1.5
Malinga to Amla, wide, full and down the leg side, Amla was walking across the stumps, failed to get any bat on that, wide called.1.4
Malinga to Amla, FOUR, Amla is turning it on, full and outside off, Amla makes room and crunches it over the cover fielder for another boundary.1.3
Malinga to du Plessis, 1 run, low full toss outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat and plays it to Dilshan at backward point. He fumbles and the Proteas sneak a single1.2
Malinga to Amla, 1 run, yorker length delivery on middle, Amla takes it on the full and turns it to deep midwicket for a single.
This is the second and last over of the powerplay1.1
Malinga to Amla, FOUR, easily done by Amla, slow and too short outside off, Amla waits for it and plays it over the cover fielder for a boundary.
Lasith Malinga, right-arm fast, comes into the attack0.6
Nuwan Kulasekara to Amla, 1 run, full and outside off, Amla squeezes it out to sweeper cover for just a single0.5
Nuwan Kulasekara to Amla, FOUR, stand and deliver, length delivery outside off, Amla clears his front leg and slices it over the point fielder for a boundary.0.5
Nuwan Kulasekara to Amla, FOUR, stand and deliver, length delivery outside off,
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease0.4
Nuwan Kulasekara to Levi, out Caught by Dilshan Munaweera!! Levi fails again, but what a catch that was. Dilshan Munaweera you beauty. Full and on middle, it was a bit slower, Levi came down the track and looked to smack it away, ends up hitting in the air behind midwicket. Munaweera ran to his right and dived to take a brilliant catch. SA lose their first wicket, but more importantly it is a dot ball. Levi c Dilshan Munaweera b Nuwan Kulasekara 4(4)
Nuwan Kulasekara to Levi, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Ball is in the air. What a catch.0.3
Nuwan Kulasekara to Levi, 2 runs, full and swinging in a bit, Levi works it to behind square again, comes back for two.
Mid on goes back, third man comes in0.2
Nuwan Kulasekara to Levi, no run, short and outside off, Levi pulls it straight to mid on, goes on the bounce. Amla wanted the single, Perera sent in a wide throw at the non striker end, well backed up by the Lankans.0.1
Nuwan Kulasekara to Levi, 2 runs, good length delivery swinging into the middle stump, Levi works it behind square, comes back for two.
Levi and Amla are at the crease. Levi is on strike. Nuwan Kulasekara will open the attack
A slip in place. Levi to face.
Seven overs a side. Expect everyone to go hammer and tongs. Malinga's two overs could be the key.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene(c), Kumar Sangakkara(w), Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga
South Africa (Playing XI): Richard Levi, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers(w/c), Farhaan Behardien, Jacques Kallis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel
de Villiers: 'We are used to playing shortened games. We played two shortened games in England. We are better prepared. Faf comes in place of Robin Peterson. I am learning as I go on.'
Mahela: ' We are going to bowl first. We will try to chase down a target. I don't know how to go about it, first time I have been involved in a game like this. The focus will be to enjoy the game. Ajantha is still stiff. Rangana Herath comes in place of him. Since the game is short, there is no use playing Akila'
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to field
Time for the toss.
5:25 PM: The latest update is that the game will start at 6 PM and it will be a seven overs per side match provided there is no more rain. The toss wil take place in about 15 minutes time. The powerplay will be two overs per side.
4:55 PM: Most of the covers have come off and the groundstaff are working hard to drain the excess water off the square. There is still no news about the start time though.
4:50 PM: The rain seems to have stopped and the covers are just being pulled away cautiously. There is a lot of water on the surface though.
4:20 PM: The covers were just starting to come off, but the drizzle returns and they are firmly back on the square.
4:05 PM: Mpumelelo Mbangwa tweets "Ground staff feel there may be more rain. Hanging about waiting and there's a bit of drizzle(very slight)".
3:55 PM: The ground-staff are waiting to see if there is more bad weather in store. They have not started work on the covers. Lots of puddles are formed on it. Umpire Ian Gould is in consultation with the ground-staff and there will be another update in 30 minutes time.
3:30 PM: Sanjay Manjrekar tweets: Rain has stopped in Hambantota...sky looking clearer..now time for the groundsmen to earn their wages.
The latest news is that the cut-off time for a five over game could be 6:15 PM. Still no official confirmation yet. The covers are still firmly in place and it is still drizzling.
Duminy: "We don't have to win the game to reach the super-eights but we need to win it so that we garner momentum. This is a big game for us and we are up for it. It would be good for me to get some time out in the middle. Things are going well for RSA. We are playing some consistent cricket."
It is bucketing down. The entire ground is covered and it is still pelting down. There are puddles of water on some parts of the square. Not looking good at all. The cut-off time for a five over per side game is 5:30 PM.
Welcome one and all to the second match of Group C between Sri Lanka and South Africa. This is the first time that both these teams are playing in a T20I. However, the news is not good. It is currently raining at the ground and it looks like the start will be delayed.
Preview by Shashreek Roy
It is finally that time in Group C, when the big guns start taking each other on. Both Sri Lanka and South Africa are already through to the next stage, owing to their thumping wins over Zimbabwe. Despite that, Mahela Jayawardene and AB de Villiers will be looking for a win in order to send out a strong message to the other teams in the tournament.
The advantage that Sri Lanka have in this encounter is the fact that their batsmen and bowlers have gone through a full workout in their match against Zimbabwe, unlike their opponents who batted for just 12.4 overs. With South Africa's middle order yet to bat on Sri Lankan soil in this tournament, the batting does run the risk of faltering.
Team News
Sri Lanka: For the hosts, the batting seems to be coming together quite well. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara looked particularly impressive in the encounter against Zimbabwe. The big positive for them came in the form of all rounder Jeevan Mendis who scored 43 off 30 balls. With Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews yet to come good, things look rather hunky dory as far as the batting line up is concerned.
The bowling too was pretty impressive last time, with Ajantha Mendis bagging record figures of 6/8 in his quota of four. Incidentally the other Mendis, Jeevan, managed to pick up three. These obviously prove to be ominous signs for South Africa, especially considering their perpetual weakness to spin. In all likelihood the team might remain the same, however, if Mahela is in the mood to experiment then it might be worth replacing Thissara Perera with off spinner Akila Dananjaya, just to pile on the spin against the Proteas.
South Africa: They are currently the best side in this format of the game, and looked quite professional in their game against the minnows. The openers looked in good touch and spent some time in the middle. Things will not be so easy for them when they go up against the Lankans, however, with the class they have in the side, they should be able to step up to the challenge. The only disadvantage for them though, is the fact that the middle order hasn't had any time in the middle, apart from the practice games.
South Africa's bowling unit is possibly the strongest amongst the teams in this tournament. With Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel leading the attack, this line up could give any side a run for their money. To top it all, the Proteas have Jacques Kallis in the line up, a cricketer who provides so much with the bat and ball. Kallis looked at his best with the ball in the match against the minnows as he took 4/15 in his quota of four overs. South Africa will probably look to go in with the same squad as the one that played against Zimbabwe.
AB de Villiers on Kallis' ageless form: "Jacques is an amazing player, one of a kind. Obviously I've no idea how he keeps doing it."
Jayawardene on Kallis: "I don't think anyone would disagree that Jacques would be the best allrounder in our generation in all forms of the game."
Sri Lanka (From): Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene(c), Kumar Sangakkara(w), Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Akila Dananjaya Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara
South Africa (From): Richard Levi, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w/c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Faf du Plessis, Wayne Parnell