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For our study this morning I would invite you to turn to Ephesians chapter 6, we're looking at verses 13 through 17 on the theme of the believer's armor. I'd like to read verses 13 through 17 as a setting for our lesson today. "Wherefore, take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand, therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
There was a time in the life of Martin Luther when his conflict with Satan became so very real that it almost took on a physical manifestation, with the result that in anger over Satan Martin Luther picked up his inkwell and threw it at the devil. It broke and splattered ink all over his wall and the stain remained for many years reminding many people of how vivid the conflict was in his own life. It is no less real in our lives though we may not have the spiritual intensity of a Martin Luther to see it as such. The believer and Satan are in a mortal combat, verse 12 of Ephesians 6 says, "we wrestle" and the verb is a term describing a life, death, hand to hand combat.
Now God has such high and holy and lofty and grand and glorious purposes for the believer that He calls us to walk in a manner that sets us apart from the system. These are purposes which gain God His own glory. But on the other hand, Satan does and will continue to do all that he can to hinder us from realizing the purposes of God, consequently there's war in the life of a believer. I believe the war really begins at the moment of salvation, even before salvation as the Word comes with the message of the Gospel. According to the words of our Lord, Satan attempts to snatch it away, so that a person can't respond. And when we become a believer and we're just little children as it were in faith he sends our way a flood of false doctrine to toss us to and fro and carry us about, away from the truth. He batters and besieges and accuses us relentlessly through all of our lifetimes. You go back to the point in time in which you see Jesus enter the world, and Satan does everything he can to have Jesus Christ murdered by Herod. He does everything he can during the very life of Christ to have Him killed, pushed off a cliff, crucified, Jesus conquers those efforts.
You find that in the Book of Acts as the church begins to carry the message of Jesus Christ the devil resists them all along the way. Paul begins his missionary journeys to extend the Gospel to the world and he runs into magicians and sorcerers and demon possessed people trying to thwart the effort. Peter, on the day of Pentecost runs into hostility and from there on persecution breaks out of that church, the Sanhedrin are called to question these people and tell them to be silent. And all the way through the New Testament the Gospel is withstood as it were by Satan. Finally when the church is born in terms of its roots and it has a foundation it begins to march into the centuries of, of time that we know as the year of our Lord, the first three centuries are fraught with persecutions of the church, the death of Christians, the martyrdom of those who love the Lord, and then we enter into the terror of the dark ages in which the whole testimony of the Gospel becomes almost blotted out except for a few flickers of faithful groups who believed the truth all through that time. Finally in the time of the reformation the light dawns again and we hear the Gospel ringing loud and clear as the birth of the Protestant Church takes place, and then there's a war at that level between Romanism and the Protestant Church.
Finally we come to our own day and Protestantism is fairly well entrenched and the Gospel is known and in comes the encroachment of modernism and of liberalism and of Neo-Orthodoxy and psychology and all of these other things. To say nothing of the attacks of Communism and humanism and materialism and hedonism and all of these others. So that we see from the very beginning all the way through a terrible battle between Satan and the Gospel of Christ. And it isn't just a battle of movements, it isn't just a battle of ideologies it's a battle in the life of every individual as Satan assaults the work of God which He attempts to accomplish in the life of His children. So there's a war. And that is why Paul closes Ephesians the way he does, sure we have resources in the first three chapters, sure we know we are to walk a worthy walk in the next chapters but there's going to be resistance and that's why he closes the way he does. Satan opposes everything God does, for example, Jesus reveals the truth, John 1:17 says, He is full of grace and truth. And Satan conceals it.
In John 8:44 it says, he's a liar and the father of lies. So Jesus is revealing the truth and Satan is concealing it. On the other hand the Bible tells us in John 5:24 that Jesus gives life, he says, the Father has given life to Him and He gives life to whomsoever He will. And Satan in John 8:44 is called a murderer, he takes life. And in Hebrews 2:14 it says of him that he has the power of death. And so Jesus gives life and Satan takes life, Jesus reveals truth and Satan conceals it. Jesus produces spiritual fruit, according to Galatians 5:22 Jesus produces in our lives, love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and self-control, and Satan produces fleshly fruit. And it's listed also in Galatians 5 the fruit of the flesh is this, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, wrath, factions, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, wild parties etc. Jesus, the Bible says, tests us that we might be mature.
James 1 says, the trying of our faith makes us perfect. Whereas Satan tempts us to destroy us. "He goes about" says Peter "as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." So on the one hand you have Jesus revealing truth, Satan concealing it, Jesus producing life, Satan taking life, Jesus producing spiritual fruit, Satan producing vile and evil fleshly fruit, Jesus testing us to make us mature and Satan devouring us to destroy. You have in John 8 this statement, that if you know the Son the Son shall make you free. You have in Second Timothy 2:26 the fact that Satan makes you a slave. In First John 2:1 Jesus defends the believer, "If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." But in Revelation 12:10 the devil accuses us. So you have this tremendous conflict going on all the time between God and Satan in the life of a believer.
Now how are we going to win, how are we going to know the victory, how do we get beyond doubts, how do we rise above our, our sins, how do we supersede our indifferences, how do we attain the level of spiritual life that God calls us to, how do we walk worthy of a high calling, a heavenly calling? How do we defeat Satan, how do we get the victory? Well the Bible gives us solutions, in fact the New Testament gives us several key answers, and I want to run these by you this is a little mini-theology of how a believer deals with Satan. And by the way this is what the Bible teaches as the way you deal with Satan in your own life and this is as far as it goes. There are people today who want to advocate exorcisms and certain rituals and they have certain formulas for dealing with Satan, but this is what the Scripture says.
I'm going to give you about five or six principles, we're going to run right through them and give you a little sequence. Number one, first, in order to know victory over Satan we must recognize that Christ has already dealt a defeating blow to Satan, realize that Christ has already defeated him. In First John 3:8 it says that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. In Hebrews 2:14 it says, He came to destroy him who had the power of death to whom we were all our lifetime subject to bondage. So know this beloved, that the Lord has already dealt a defeating blow.
Second thing, the New Testament says, recognize that the power that dealt that blow resides in you; the power that defeated Satan is dwelling in you. In First John 4 it says in verse 4, "Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." When a believer is saved he receives the Spirit of God, implanted in him is the power that defeated Satan, the resource, the reservoir is there. Third thing, First Peter 5 verses 8 and 9 say this, "Be sober," that means know your priorities. Be committed, "be vigilant," watch, "because your adversary, the devil, like a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he many devour; Whom resist steadfast in faith."
Now notice, principle number one, recognize that Christ has already dealt a death defeating blow to Satan. Principle number two, recognize that that Satan defeating power indwells you by the Spirit of God, that's your resource. Number three, resist Satan, resist him, and you can because you have that available power.
Now you say, well John how do you resist him, as Peter says? Well let's look at Ephesians 4:27 that will give us another concept, Ephesians 4:27 tells us how we resist Satan expressing his power in our lives. Ephesians 4:27 simply says this, "Neither give a place to the devil." Just don't ever give him a place. It's pretty simple, don't give him a place. Now the implication of the verse is that if he has a place it's because you gave it to him, right? So that your will is the key.
Now let's go back again, start out by recognizing that the death blow has already been dealt, then move on secondly to the fact that the death dealing power is resident in you, be alert then to resist his efforts. What does that mean? It means give no place to Satan in your life. You say, all right, how do I keep from doing that, how do I keep from giving no place to him, how do I keep from as Second Corinthians 2:11 says, giving him an advantage? The answer is this, Second Corinthians 2:11, "Be not ignorant of his devices." All right, you want to not give him a place then be aware of where he's coming from. Bar the door, close the window, bolt the lock. Make sure you are not ignorant of his devices. You say, well what are his devices?
First John says this, "For all" that's right the word all, "all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of God, but is of the world." How does Satan come to you? The lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. That's his device. So if you're not ignorant there, you bar the door at the lust of the eyes, you bar the door at the lust of the flesh, you bar the door at the pride of life, you will give no place to Satan, having given no place to Satan you will resist his entry into your life.
There's another thought, if you're not going to give a place to the devil that means you have to be aware of his devices, you can't be ignorant and secondly, when you see him coming, flee. Second Timothy 2:22 says, "Flee youthful lusts," flee temptation, "and follow after righteousness." It says.
Now that's a pretty simple formula people, let me say it again so you'll get it. Realize the death dealing blow has already been dealt by the power of Christ, realize that power resides in your life, therefore, resist the devil which means give no place in your life to him. You do that number one by not being ignorant of his devices and two when they come by fleeing from them. You say, well John how do you, how do you get yourself oriented to do this? That's Second Corinthians 10:3, Second Corinthians 10:3, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh," what Paul is saying is we are human beings but our battle is not a human battle, we are physical creatures but our battle is not a physical battle. Verse 4 of Second Corinthians 10, "For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly," no, we're not fighting a human battle, men are not really the enemy, the battle is not really on a human level, a fleshly level, our weapons are not simply fleshly, "but are mighty through God." In other words we have a spiritual warfare demanding spiritual weapons.
Now how are we going to use these weapons, how are we going to know we can, we can be aware of his devices, and that we can flee his temptations and we can resist his onslaughts and we can be sure to give no place to him in our lives. How are we going to appropriate the power? The end of verse 5, simply says, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
Now listen, that's the final note in our little brief theology. In order for us to know Christ has dealt a death blow to Satan, in order for us to know that that same power resides in us, in order for us to resist Satan, to give no place to his entry, to not be ignorant of his devices, to flee his temptations we must have every thought brought into captivity to Christ. In other words, we must have our mind controlled by the Word of God through the power of the Spirit of God. There are no short cuts beloved, to effective, victorious Christian living. If you're going to live a victorious Christian life it means you must have a mind given over to the Word of God so that your thinking and your feeling is controlled by that very truth. Now, that's the New Testament formula in a theological framework just taken from various passages.
But let me go another step. All of that is beautifully and wonderfully summarized in one passage, it's right in front of you and it's Ephesians chapter 6 verses 13 to 17, all of those principles that I've just given you in one way or another are latent in this passage, they're all here, they're all available and beautifully put together in this one masterpiece on how a believer wins the war against the forces of hell. And remember beloved there's a real war and there's a real victory available on a day to day basis.
Now what armor have we already examined? Look at verse 14, first of all we said that as Paul looks at the Christian and his war with Satan he sees in his mind a Roman soldier ready for battle, and all that the Roman soldier does to prepare himself suggests to the mind of Paul imagery that can be translated into the Christian's battle with Satan. And so he begins then to make the comparison, and as a Roman soldier wears a belt with which he pulls together his loose fitting robe, and really what he's doing at that point is making a commitment to fight, it is preparedness, it is readiness, it is anticipation, it is sincerity, it is a commitment to the battle that he's talking about, Paul sees in that the belt of truthfulness, "having your loins girded about with truthfulness," verse 14 says. And for a believer there must be commitment to the truth, there must be a commitment to fight the fight, to live the life, to make the necessary dedication and consecration to win the battle. And so we began our study with a look at the level of commitment required to win
Secondly, and in our last study we saw the next piece of armor in verse 14 also, "and having on the breastplate of righteousness." We discussed that a Roman soldier would put on a breastplate to cover his vital areas, he didn't want to get hit here because it was fatal. And there were two areas he was protecting the heart area and the rest, known as the bowels in Hebrew terminology. And the Hebrews saw the heart as indicative of the mind primarily, and the bowels indicative of the feelings, and so the believer protects his mind and feelings because those are the areas where Satan tempts, he tempts your thinking and your feeling, he wants to illicit sin out of you, induce sin out of you by wrong thinking and wrong feelings. And so we must protect those areas and the Scripture says that we protect those areas with the breastplate of righteousness. As we live a holy life, as we live a consecrated, separated, set apart, righteous kind of life then we protect our vital areas from the terrible, fearful attack of Satan. And we summarized it last time by saying daily we need to seek to be holy, daily we need to be righteous, daily we need to live a life that if there is sin in our lives we confess, repent, and turn from it. This is the injunction of the New Testament.
In First Peter 1:16 we hear the cry, "Be ye holy; for I am holy," says God. In Second Corinthians 7:1 Paul says, "Cleansing ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh, and perfecting holiness in the fear of God." In Colossians chapter 3 we hear Paul say, "Kill the deeds of the body," and then he lists all of the evil things. In First Thessalonians 5 it talks about eliminating every form of evil from our lives. But maybe the most clear and simple passage of all to illustrate the breastplate is Romans 13:11 down through verse 14 Paul says this, "Knowing the time, that it is high time to awake out of sleep-- for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."
In other words we're getting closer to the coming of Christ. "The night is far spent, the day is at hand;" that is the dawning of the great day of the Lord, "let us, therefore, cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light." This is exactly what he's saying in Ephesians, get rid of the darkness and put on the armor of light and light signifies holiness, purity and darkness signifies evil. So casting off the works of darkness, putting on the armor of light, that's the breastplate. Then he says, "Let us walk honestly," that's the belt of commitment, that's the belt of truth, without hypocrisy, committed to win. "In full daylight;" willing to be exposed because we're upright and honest as we battle for the Lord, "set aside the wild parties, the drunkenness, the immorality, the wantonness," which means living without shame, "the strife and the envying. And put on the Lord Jesus Christ; make no provision for the flesh." So he's really saying the same thing in Ephesians about the breastplate of righteousness, get rid of the garbage, the darkness, the evil and live in a holy and righteous relationship with the Lord. That doesn't mean you're going to be perfect. We're to strive to be, we'll fail, but when we do sin we are to be confessing and repenting of that sin.
And then thirdly and for this morning, I want you to see the feet shod with the gospel of peace. This is tremendous. Oh what a great, marvelous concept, this is, verse 15, "And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace." Now he comes to the soldiers shoes. Shoes have become a major part of our culture; originally shoes were used to protect feet, now they've become a fashion item.
Frankly we don't need that much protection for our feet, our cars are carpeted, our streets have nice pavement and our churches are carpeted and our offices are carpeted and the places that aren't carpeted have fairly clean floors, for the most part we aren't wandering over rough stone and wading through mud and tramping in dust or trying to stroll across thorny bushes and so forth, we have pretty well paved and carpeted our world and shoes have become primarily a fashion item. So we might not necessarily get the picture as clearly as we should unless we understand how terrible the terrain was, how piercing the thorns and, and ah, items lying on the ground could be, how hard it would be to walk over the cobbles and the rocks and pebbles and everything else in those parts of the world. Maybe we could get a little idea because we see today a special need for shoes if we're hiking or tramping across the desert or walking on a hot pavement or whatever, and this is the reason in those days for shoes.
Today also we have shoes for every conceivable kind of sport and it's always amazing to me how everyone serves a function. If you're participating on a sport on concrete you have a certain kind of shoe, if you're going to be on dirt it's another kind of shoe, I notice that ah, even for tennis depending upon whatever kind of surface you're playing on, some grass courts at, at ah, Wimbledon, some clay courts, some concrete courts, some of those rubberized ones, all has to have a different sole and, and they've got certain kind of shoes for wood floors and other kind of shoes for other floors. There are different track shoes depending on whether you're running on a cinder track or running on a rubberized track and on and on it goes. And now you go to your mall and you see a store there, I guess they call them Foot Lockers, I know my kids make a direct shot for it as soon as we get to the mall, fascinated with all of those things. They have all the shoes for all the reasons. I told you I was in Jerry Terrell's locker room the other night and I looked in his locker and there were about eight different pair of baseball shoes in there and I said, you have an awful lot of these, yeah, I've reached every team has a different surface, every surface requires a different shoe.
And I can relate to that, I remember one time in college we were playing football and we were playing over in the Rose Bowl and it had rained for a couple of weeks before the game and it was really pretty bad and, and of course when the field gets a lot of play, it's toward the end of the season, the grass is primarily gone and then it rains and it, it just becomes problematic and what they do is they run a little cart across it and paint it green so it looks grassy but there really isn't much grass. And it looked pretty good to us and we didn't really know how it would be so-I had two pair of shoes in football one with long spikes for bad turf and one with short ones and I figured it would be all right, the long ones were kind of heavy and I didn't like that so I took my little short ones and they were wrong. And I had inadequate shoes and I really didn't discover it until the kick off and I was back deep on the 4 yard line to take the opening kickoff and return it and the ball came down out of the air and I gathered it in and took about two steps and landed on my southern hemisphere, in front of the whole world and sat there with the ball gently cradled in my lap while twenty-one people stared down at me, none of whom had even touched me, I fell all alone, and sat there on the 6 yard line while we started together as a team from deep in our own territory. And I realized, you know I should have had my other shoes and I even tried on the sidelines to get somebody who didn't play as frequently as I did to swap but I couldn't get any takers, so I slipped and slid all over the field.
We have reasons for the things that we have; the shoes provide a certain function. And this is especially true in war, if it would be important in athletics you can imagine how important it would be if you were fighting for your life. And a Roman soldier wouldn't get out in a battle with just a normal leather shoe with a slick bottom he'd be slipping and sliding all over every place, he'd be trying to climb a rock to fight a guy and held be slipping down the rock. And so they had to have a special shoe, and it, it was very important because in battle this would save your life very possibly. Also they had to have the kind of a shoe that would last for long marches because they would cover tremendous amounts of terrain.
You'll remember reading about the Roman army; you'll remember reading about Caesar's long marches. And many wars have been lost because soldiers didn't have adequate shoes. You've even read about times in the American Revolutionary War when you see ah, the soldiers under General Washington with their feet being wrapped because they could no longer have shoes they were so worn out. And there have been other points in human history where battles have been lost because they couldn't protect the feet of the soldiers from being frozen or injured or wounded. Also, in the time of the Roman wars there was a common custom ah, today we have mine fields to trap approaching armies, in those days knowing that an army was coming behind ah, a certain army they would plant in the grounds sticks sharpened razor-to a razor point facing toward the army hoping to pierce the feet of the advancing soldiers. And so in order to protect themselves the Roman soldiers would wear a boot that had a heavy sole so that it couldn't be pierced, because if their feet were pierced they couldn't walk and that could debilitate the entire soldier, you know he could be the best soldier there was, he could have the greatest strength and all of that but if his feet were hurt, the bottom of his feet he's finished. It's amazing you can hurt your arm, your hands, your elbows, your shoulders and still you can keep moving and function, you hurt your feet and you're really debilitated. And so they would try to pierce their feet. Also in the battle you may be the strongest man alive, you may have the greatest sword there is but if you can't stand up you're in real trouble.
And so there was such an importance of footwear and here's what they used, they used a thick soled hobnailed semi-boot that came around like this on their foot and then had straps that tied it in all directions so that it was tremendously tight and, and adhering to their foot. On the bottom they had hobnails, little pieces of metal that protruded from the bottom like a football or a track shoe or a baseball shoe to give them a grip on the soil. This gave them firmness of footing so they could stand in the battle, and that's what Paul sees; he sees this Roman soldier standing and his feet are firm and he's able to hold his ground and make quick moves and keep his feet. He doesn't slip and he doesn't slide and he doesn't fall.
Now he says the Christian needs to have shoes too. You can get out there you know and you can have your waist all cinched up and boy you're committed, and you can have your breastplate on and you have living a godly and righteous life as the Lord wishes, but unless you can stand on your feet you're going to fall over. And so you must have a solid base.
Now let's go back to verse 15 and see specifics. Your feet are to be shod with the preparation, and the word preparation here need not confuse you it's, it's probably a little awkward the way it's translated. It simply means made ready or equipped, and all he is saying is your feet should be made ready by being shod, that's what he's saying. They should be equipped, they should be prepared, that's the idea. In fact in Titus 3:1 the same term preparation is translated readied, so it's the idea to be ready, to be prepared, to be equipped, our feet should be equipped, they should be properly shod for the battle.
Now most people who read this and many commentators who've written on it assume that it has reference to going along preaching the Gospel of peace. Boy, I've got my shoes of the Gospel on and off I go to preach. And you know they basically get that out of Romans 10:15 because in Romans 10:15 it quotes Isaiah 52:7, as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace. You have the same phrase there, the Gospel of peace. And so in Paul's message in Romans 10:15 you know when he says, how shall they hear without a preacher and how shall anyone preach except he be sent, and so therefore how beautiful are the feet of those who go and preach the Gospel of peace.
Now the Gospel of peace, watch this, is something to be preached, no question. It is something to be taken and preached, that's what Romans 10 is talking about, that is not what Ephesians 6 is talking about. Ephesians 6 has nothing to do with preaching, it has nothing to do with going anywhere. What is the first word in verse 14, what is it? Stand, this is not going, this is standing that the Apostle is in reference to. And the point here is not evangelizing the lost, the point here is not preaching the Gospel, the point here is fighting the devil. This is not evangelism for an unbeliever, this is - conflict for a Christian. He is not talking about going anywhere and preaching, he's talking about standing where you are and fighting the devil. The idea is best in the words, expressed in the words of First Corinthians 16:13, "Stand fast in the faith." "Stand fast in the faith." Verse 11, "that ye may be able to stand." That's the issue. Verse 13, "That you may withstand, and having done all, to stand." It's all about standing not about going. So, that is not the proper interpretation. Sure the Gospel of peace can be preached, it is to be preached, and beautiful are the feet of those who go and preach it, but that's not the issue here, this is not evangelism this is the believer in conflict with Satan. And he is saying, because our feet are shod with the Good News of peace we stand our ground, we don't slip, we don't slide, we don't fall when we're under attack.
Now let's look at the phrase the Gospel of peace, now what is that? What is it? Well Gospel means what? Good News. And peace means what? Peace. It's the Good News of peace. And what is the Good News of peace? Romans chapter 5, turn to it because it's a very important passage, Romans chapter 5 this is the Good News of peace. I want you to notice verse 6, Romans 5:6. Now here is the basic picture of man, "When we were yet without strength." All right, man is weak, he is weak. Verse 7, "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die." Which means for an unrighteous man nobody would ever die. So the implication is in verse 6 we are weak, in verse 7 we are unrighteous. In verse 8, "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." So we're a sinner. Verse 9, "Much more then, being justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath." That indicates we were unjustified, unsaved and the objects of God's wrath.
Now there's definition of man; verse 6, weak, verse 7, unrighteous, verse 8, sinful, verse 9, unjustified, unsaved and an object of wrath. Summing it all up that kind of man verse 10, "If, when we were enemies." That's the sum. You take a man who is weak, unrighteous, sinful, unjust, unsaved, and what have you got? An enemy of God who is the object of God's judgment. God and man, now mark it people, are on two different sides, don't let anybody pump you the line that God is the Father of everybody, that God loves and tolerates everybody, that everybody is in God's family. We read at the opening of our service Nahum chapter 1 which says, "God will not acquit the wicked," God is a God of vengeance and a God of justice, and if a man and a woman are enemies against God they will feel God's judgment. But, what did God do to change this? Verse 6 again, "When we were weak, in due time Christ died." Verse 7 we were unrighteous and for "Scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man some would dare to die. But God commended his love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." God says, you're enemies but I'm going to try to remedy this in the death of Christ. "And we then are justified" verse 9, "by his blood; we are saved from wrath through him. When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son." Do you see?
Now then listen to me, what is the Gospel? The Gospel is that man was at war with God but Christ made peace, right? Christ made peace, that's the Gospel of peace. Now go back to verse 1 of chapter 5 of Romans, "Therefore, being justified by faith," because of what is Christ-Christ has done, "we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." That's the Gospel. The Gospel is that man and God were at war and God was on the opposite side against man, like Jesus said, "If you're not with me, you're (what?) against me." In the Book of Revelation the Lord says, "I will come against you and fight with you with the sword out of my mouth." So man is an enemy of God and yet Christ comes and makes peace a reality, that's the Good News. The Good News is that you are at peace with God, God and you aren't on other sides anymore you're on the same side, right? God's on my side. That's the Gospel of peace. We are reconciled.
Second Corinthians 5:19 says, "He has reconciled us." Colossians, tremendous passage, chapter 1 and verse 20, "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself. And you, that were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled." You see? The Gospel is that we are one with God, He is on our side. Now you know what that means? That means that a Christian who stands firm says, "Look Satan, you come against me all you want, I've got shoes that anchor me in the ground immoveable because God is on my side, do you see?" That's what helps us stand. If I had to stand there and fight off the host of hell by myself, in my own strength, I'd lose.
Illustration: Peter in the garden John 18, he's standing there with the disciples while the soldiers come to, to capture Christ, and there probably are five hundred of them marching from Fort Antonius and they have torches to light the night, so they can find Jesus. They assume He'll be hiding in a cave somewhere, and they come marching into that garden. And they've got clubs and staves ready to beat Him into submission and ready to fight off His disciples, and Jesus steps out and meets them and says, "Whom seek ye? And they replied, Jesus, of Nazareth. And they fell over on their backs like a bunch of dominoes laying in the dirt, the whole five hundred of them at least, however many there were went down like dominoes. They all crawled back up and dusted themselves off and "He said, Whom seek ye?" Again, and "they said, Jesus, of Nazareth." They had fallen flat on the ground, Peter's thinking to himself no doubt, man what power! Just His name and the whole Roman army collapses and he gets an idea, if He's this powerful there's no sense in being taken, right?
So the Bible says he grabs his sword and he chops off the ear of the servant of the high priest. He was not trying to chop off Malchus' ear, I'm convinced he was going for his head, Malchus ducked. I know that, that's all Malchus had good reactions it wouldn't have done any good to chop off an ear. But that wasn't the whole story; the story is he's going to fight the whole Roman army. You say, "Where does he get that kind of strength, what gives him that confidence?" He had just seen that whole army fall flat in the dirt at the very name of Jesus, and he's saying to himself, and if I get in any trouble I'll just say, "get 'em Jesus, zap, and down they go." It's a sense of invincibility, you see, he has a sense that there's nothing that can, can ever defeat him because he's seen the power displayed already, and he takes the sword and he begins to defend the Lord. Ah, you-he knew who was on his side, do you see? He knew who was on his side and that's where the resource came.
I think about the host of Midian, and the host of Midian comes to assault and attack the children of Israel and God moves upon the hearts of Israel to fight against the Midianites and so the people in Israel decide to get the army together and they get thirty-two thousand soldiers, the crack troops, you know, going to go out and fight Midian, and the Lord says, look I don't need thirty-two thousand soldiers to do this, get rid of everybody who's not serious, and so He tells Gideon to work a little system and finally Gideon does and they wind up with three hundred guys and the Lord says, all right you three hundred are going defeat the host of Midian, everybody get a pitcher and a candle and a trumpet. Yeah, and if I'd have been there I'd of said, that's a little weird. You get up on a mountain and ring the host of Midian down in the valley and when I give you the word blow the trumpet, bust the pitcher and in the air stick up the candle and, and we'll win the battle, and you know what happened? They did and the host of Midian got up and killed each other.
Listen, Gideon knew who was on his side. You see, he knew who was on his side. Peter and John walked into the Sanhedrin and they said, it doesn't matter to us what you say we're going to serve God, and they had no fear they knew who was on their side. The Apostle Paul did the same thing, boldly preached Jesus Christ because he knew his resources, he was at peace with God, God was on his side, see? And in that we stand, and I can say to Satan, bring it on whenever you want, I can say, whatever you have to cast against me I have absolutely no fear, because God's on my side. You know something? Knowing what I know if I wasn't a Christian and didn't have God on my side I'd be scared all the time, I'd be scared to death.
Listen, you can stand in absolute confidence. Eight years ago or so when I taught the Book of Ephesians the first time I told you a story, I'm going to repeat it. When I was in Junior High in the 7th grade I had a little friend named Roger. Roger was a little guy we were both in the 7th grade and Roger...he was just kind of ... he looked like about a 4th grader, he just hadn't really developed much, he was kind of pudgy, he looked like the Pillsbury man that you poke, you know? He was just puffy and cute and you know cherubic. And uhm, Roger was my little friend because I was the pastor's son and he was in the church too and we were Sunday School buddies and, and so you know we walked around this very rough Junior High, I mean this was a really rough Junior High. We had knife fights all the time and in the, in the boy's room when you go in they had a fuse box and on the fuse box the kids would open it and they'd leave marijuana cigarettes burning and everybody would come in and take a drag, and this was in 1950, I don't know, sometime in the 1950's you know and, and of drugs it wasn't ah, it wasn't like it ... we think as something very modern no, no it was going on all the time then, kids were spaced out all the time. We had a parking lot for the kids that drove to school in Junior High, you know because they were so old and we had Herbie was 18 and has his own car, you know he was in our class. It was a really rough school, and there were fights constantly, just constantly. It got to the place where...for some reason they liked to tease Roger, he just by his looks invited you know, that kind of stuff and so we'd go walking along you know and they'd be always yelling stuff at Roger and teasing him and th, I remember, this would commonly happen these guys were always in trouble for wearing their pants too low in those days, you know? And the guy who was the vice principal would always when he'd catch them hike their pants up and tie a big belt around them and make them wear suspenders to embarrass them, you know? And this just agitated them all the more so they were always upset and one day, this was very common we'd be walking down and they'd come up and hit the back of us and knock all our books out, which we'd carry under our arms and then kick them, there'd be about six of them and they just keep kicking them all down the, the walk and into the bushes you know, and neither one of us could defend ourselves against that kind of stuff. And so we just kind of, you know, we'll pick up our books and try to find our papers.
One day I was in shop and I was sanding some little thing and, and this one kid who was the leader named Johnny took a two by four block and threw it across and split my head and I had to have a-sewn up and everything, and so you know it was just something, I don't know what we did but we just kept getting it you know, and, and so this went on all the time and, and this one kid named Johnny was the leader. Well one day we were in the locker room and we were just preparing to leave after gym class and the gang came by you know, and they were the hoods, the hard guys we called them, and they came along and they thought it would be real cute and they came by and elbowed us and we went over the bench and into the lockers and the just back of our heads, you know it was like a comedy act together fhoomp, you know, bang see, Alphonse and Gaston you know, and there we are laying on the floor and you know Roger finally says, that's enough. You, you can only take so much, right? Well, I said, what are you going to do about it Roger? And he said, well he was going to tell his brother. And I said, well that's good. And his brother's name was Steve. I'll never forget them, the William's family. Steve played middle linebacker for Long Beach State. Steve was 6'4" about 245 and had a thirty inch waist, and I'll never forget Steve because I remember the first time I heard him give his testimony, he was driving a bread truck and he hit a concrete wall going 40 and walked away. That's the kind of guy he was, tremendous physical specimen.
Anyway, Roger said he's going to tell his brother, so I said, good Roger. So he, he came back the next day and he said, Steve's coming to school tomorrow and he's going to do something. So these guys all had an area by the gym where they had worn out the grass, they'd come early every morning and smoke and ah, sneak in pot and everything and they'd stand there you know and wear out the grass and just carry on their conversation, about six or so of them and they were, they were just always there. So this one day, Steve was there only he stayed behind a building where they couldn't see and it was about fifteen minutes before school and Roger and I were you know, just ah, sort of ha, sort of hanging around waiting to see what would happen, and so Roger yelled and he says, hey you! You know, to, to this Johnny, come here, and ah, oh they, they were laughing, they were really going to lay it on so this, this Johnny kid comes swaggering out. He had a police record; in fact later on it's kind of sad, you know, later on he actually ah, wound up being killed by ah, in some kind of robbery or something. But anyway he comes swaggering out and ah, he was laughing and mocking Roger. Just at that point Steve walked around the corner of the building. And he walks up to Roger and he says, ah, which one? Roger says, that one? At which point Steve walked over to this guy...I'll never forget it, this is exactly what happened. He just picked the guy up by his shirt, lifted him up, took his fist and knocked out four teeth with one shot just crushed his nose down, his two top teeth and I don't know what all, and then he picked him up and of course the guy was out, he picked him up and there was a big hedge in front of the wall of the gym and he threw over the hedge against the wall and down behind the bush. And then he said to the rest of the guys, don't you ever mess with Roger again, and he walked away. You want to know what happened at our Junior High? Roger ruled. No question about it. Roger ruled North Downey Junior High. You know why? Because Roger had resources.
You know ah, it's tremendous to know that Jesus Christ said, "I am not ashamed to call you my brothers." It's, it's a great thing to know that He's on our side, amen? And when Satan comes to attack our feet are rooted firmly on the solid ground of the Gospel of peace which says, the Good News people is that I'm not an enemy, I'm not on the other side, God's on my side, because of Jesus Christ. And so no matter what Satan brings I can as verse 10 says, "Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." That's the confidence of having your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
Listen, victory is available in your life as a Christian; just answer these three questions as I close. Number one, do I really want to win, do I really want to win, do I have on a belt of commitment? Question number two, do I seek to live a holy life, do I have a breastplate of righteousness? And number three; am I bold in the battle, because my feet are firmly rooted in confidence in God? If you're running around doubting the Lord and His strength, you're going to lose. But if you can answer those three questions, yes, you're a winner and God's going to do exciting and revolutionary things with your life for His own glory. Let's pray.
Father we thank You this morning for the confidence that Your Word gives us, thank You that Jesus Christ died for us so that we no longer were enemies but friends, so that we were not estranged but brought into the family. So that we were not alienated but made partakers of the divine nature. Oh God thank You for Jesus Christ who paid our penalty, who bore our judgment, who took Your vengeance and Your justice that we might know Your amazing grace. Oh Lord thank You for giving us the resources, thank You for planting within us the very death dealing power that caused the fall of Satan. Thank You for giving us in that power of the Spirit of God the strength to resist the devil, to neither give him a place, to never be ignorant of his devices and to always flee his temptations because our thoughts are brought into the captivity of Jesus Christ. Oh God make us obedient to your Word and we will thank you for the privilege, in Christ's name. Amen.
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Rated 1.5 / 5 stars May 31, 2011
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The first Blazers entry is a bit confusing: Portland actually has a 0 percent chance of landing a top-3 pick with that selection; if it's in the top three, New Jersey keeps it. But here's what the line illustrates: there is currently a 26 percent chance that the pick lands in the top three and stays with New Jersey, but a 45 percent likelihood that it lands at No. 4 or No. 5. Right now, the top odds are at the pick landing at No. 5 overall (35 percent).
The Nets are virtually tied with the Toronto Raptors. If New Jersey climbs over T-Dot in the final standings, the likelihood that the pick lands in the top three shrinks, and the likelihood that it becomes No. 4, 5 or 6 -- Portland's dream -- increases. The Nets being exactly where they are right now is essentially a best-case scenario for the Blazers, though a bit of improvement for New Jersey to lessen the likelihood of a lottery win would provide some peace of mind.
The Blazers' own pick matters too, of course. Right now, it's slotted at No. 10. There isn't much room for improvement, to be honest; the Golden State Warriors -- whose pick goes to the Utah Jazz if it doesn't land in the top seven -- are one game worse, but there's quite a bit of space between Portland and the Cleveland-Detroit-Sacramento cluster. So it would appear that a best-case scenario for the Blazers would be to end up with the No. 4 and No. 9 picks. In this draft? That's worth some heavy drool.
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Posted By Tobyus Sanchezo on 03/22/2012 4:47 PM
How did New Orleans get Minnesota's 1st round pick? Monty's stoked!!
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The Raptors are only a half-game ahead of the Nets
The Knicks hold a 10-game lead in the loss column for the 8th seed over the Nets with just 16 games to go.
The Nets are only a half-game ahead of the Raptors for 4th worst record and two games behind the Hornets for third worst.
The Wizards recently passed the Hornets for second worst record. New Orleans currently is in third, two game ahead of the Nets.
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The Wizards currently hold a three-game lead over the Nets for the second spot in the draft lottery.
The Trail Blazers are three games back of the Jazz & Rockets for the 8th seed out West. The Hornets are two games up on the Nets in the loss column for the third spot in the draft lottery.
Posted 03/30/2012 11:23 AM
Toronto is only a half-game behind New Jersey for fourth position in the lottery standings
The Wizards hold a five-game lead over the Nets for second position in the lottery standings.
The Bobcats have a three-game lead over the Wizards for the top spot in the draft lottery standings while the Nuggets have a three-game lead over the Trail Blazers for the eight spot in the Western Conference playoff standings.
The Knicks have a 10-game lead in the loss column over the Nets for the last playoff spot out East. The more the Knicks win, the better as it ensures New Jersey will be participating in the Draft Lottery.
The Pistons are just three-games back of the Nets in the loss column. Hopefully, the Pistons continue to win so they don't push New Jersey too much further out. We want the highest pick possible from the Nets (#4).
The Nets are three-games out of third in regards to Draft Lottery standings but just two games separate them from their current position (4th) and sixth.
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Posted By postedbailblazers on 03/30/2012 11:56 PM
Wallace had a monster game. Williams had twenty dimes. Go Nets. Stay in that 5 spot.
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Posted By freddead on 04/02/2012 8:30 AM
ok iwas rootin for them to win but not three in a row.....like every third one or so
Posted 04/02/2012 1:26 PM
The Wizards are five games ahead of the Nets for lottery position while the Bucks are a half-game ahead of the Trail Blazers for the 10th position.
The Kings are percentage points ahead of the Nets for 6th position. Sacramento has one fewer win and one fewer loss then the Nets who have played 2 more games then the Kings.
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ok iwas rootin for them to win but not three in a row.....like every third one or so Yep. They have won three in a row AND 4 of their last 5. We now need to do the unthinkable and pull for the Lake show to take care of biz tomorrow night, then ofcourse our team to do the same Weds. One of the few games I've been able to attend...is the upcoming NJ game. You can bet I won't have a voice Thursday morning.
Posted 04/03/2012 12:11 PM
The Raptors are only a half-game ahead of the Nets in the draft lottery standings. A Raptors win tonight and a Nets loss and the two teams would flip flop for the time being.
The Knicks are nine games up on the Nets in the loss column for the eight playoff seed out East. It will only take a few more wins by New York or losses by New Jersey to cement the Nets into the lottery.
The Pistons have lost two fewer games then the Nets. Hopefully the Pistons pick up a few wins the rest of the way so the Nets' lottery position isn't affected.
The Kings are only one loss away from tying the Nets for sixth position in the draft lottery.
We need the Nets to lose. As much as it makes me sick to root for the Lakers, a Nets loss could push them back into 4th/5th in the lottery standings.
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Posted By freddead on 04/02/2012 8:30 AM
ok iwas rootin for them to win but not three in a row.....like every third one or so Yep. They have won three in a row AND 4 of their last 5. We now need to do the unthinkable and pull for the Lake show to take care of biz tomorrow night, then ofcourse our team to do the same Weds. One of the few games I've been able to attend...is the upcoming NJ game. You can bet I won't have a voice Thursday morning.
too many gerald wallace chants?
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Posted By freddead on 04/02/2012 8:30 AM
ok iwas rootin for them to win but not three in a row.....like every third one or so Yep. They have won three in a row AND 4 of their last 5. We now need to do the unthinkable and pull for the Lake show to take care of biz tomorrow night, then ofcourse our team to do the same Weds. One of the few games I've been able to attend...is the upcoming NJ game. You can bet I won't have a voice Thursday morning.
Posted 04/04/2012 3:54 PM
Toronto is only a half-game behind New Jersey for 5th in the Lottery standings. Win Raptors Win!
The Cavs are losers of 8 in a row and are currently one spot ahead of the Nets in the lottery standings. They have played four fewer games then the Nets (currently 2 fewer losses), so anytime the Cavs can get a win over the month of April would be helpful.
Lets. Go. Blazers! After winning three straight games, the Nets lost last night in L.A. to the Lakers. I don't think the Nets will be bad enough to finish in the Top 3 as the Hornets, Wizards, and Bobcats are too far in front of the pack, so just root for NJ to lose to the rest of the way and hopefully they get the fourth spot heading into the Draft Lottery.
Posted 04/05/2012 1:11 PM
With a win, I believe the Knicks eliminate the Nets from the playoffs as they are 10 games up in the loss column with just 10 games to go. Or maybe it will take one more Nets loss. Either way, it looks like a foregone conclusion at the moment.
Root for Detroit. The Pistons are four games back of the Nets in the loss column in terms of lottery standings (33-to-37) while the Wizards are five games ahead of the Nets (42-to-37). There's a better chance of Detroit passing New Jersey then New Jersey passing Washington.
The Kings have played two less games then the Nets and have two fewer losses. Basically, if they keep losing they will be tied with New Jersey. So go Kings, go!
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This one is a win-win. Toronto has won 3 straight, allowing the Nets to have two more losses. The Cavs, who have played 4 fewer games then New Jersey, have lost two fewer games but have more chances to surpass New Jersey in the loss column.
The Nets are in 5th for the moment but could still use a few more losses. It's looking unlikely they will surpass the Cavs for 4th once its all said and done so 5th is looking like the best spot for the Nets before the Ping-Pong balls decide their fate.
Go Hawks Go! Detroit has four fewer losses then the Nets.
New Orleans has 40 losses, New Jersey 37. Depending on your thinking, this could go either way. A Hornets loss keeps the Nets further away from the Top 3 in the lottery standings but a Hornets win inches the Nets closer to No. 3 or 4. The odds increase for New Jersey to get a Top 3 pick, which would mean we wouldn't get it, but if another team leaped over them in the lotto, their pick would be higher for us to use. It's definitely a gamble.
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With the Nets' recent two-game winning streak, they have surged into 7th. The Pistons are in 8th, two games behind the Nets in the loss column. Just to be safe, let's hope Detroit can continue to win games here and there. I don't want New Jersey's pick to be any lower then No. 7.
Toronto and New Jersey both have the same amount of losses (37), but the Raps have one fewer win, giving them the edge for 6th. It's unlikely they win in Indy, but it sure would help us out.
Posted 04/10/2012 1:23 PM
The Cavs are currently fourth in the Draft Lottery standings but have somehow played four less games overall then the Nets. They have two fewer wins and losses then the New Jersey. It's doubtful they lose to the woeful Bobcats, but we can hope!
The Nets are right in the middle of the 4-8 logjam that is happening in the lottery standings. Right now they are seventh but with just a few losses in a row, they could be right back down to fifth or sixth. Go Philly!
The Kings have one more loss then the Nets (38/37) and two fewer wins (19/21) and are also in prime real estate at the moment, fifth. Dallas has been struggling lately and the game is at Sacramento, so the Kings could pull the upset.
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Detroit has two fewer losses then the Nets, so we need the Pistons to continue to win so New Jersey doesn't move up to eight heading into the draft lottery.
Posted 04/13/2012 1:29 PM
The Raptors have a full game on the Nets for a higher position in the Draft Lottery standings. A win against Boston would be go a long way in helping the Nets climb a couple of spots.
The Nets need to keep losing and losing and losing. They are in 7th right now, which isn't low enough for my liking so let's hope Philly takes them to the woodshed again tonight.
Cleveland has played three fewer games then the Nets but only have one fewer loss, so the more losses the better for the Kyrie Irving-less Cavs.
Here's a tricky game to pick. The Pistons have two fewer losses then the Nets for 7th but the Bucks have two less losses then the Trail Blazers for 11th. Either way it's probably a win-win, but I think I'm pulling for a Bucks win.
The Kings have two more losses then the Nets but are on a massive losing streak and I don't expect it to stop tonight in Oklahoma City of all places.
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With their win over the Hawks, in Atlanta Sunday, combined with New Jersey's loss to Boston, the Nets are now tied for 6th with the Raptors. Hopefully, the Raptors can take down the Hawks yet again, this time in Canada.
Lose. Nets. Lose. There is a log jam for 6th and the more losses the Nets can accumulate the better.
Quietly, the Warriors have collapsed. They are now just two losses behind the Nets. With news coming out today that David Lee may be done for the year and more wins by the W's seems highly unlikely. But this game is in the Bay and you never know who Pop might rest tonight. Here's hoping for a GS win.
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Your classic toss-up game. If the Pistons win, it helps avoid a potential four-way tie for sixth. But if the Cavs win, it pushes them closer to the logjam for sixth. Cleveland has played three fewer games then New Jersey and would need to go 2-1 just to tie the nets, while the Pistons have played two fewer games then the Nets and would have to go 0-2 to tie them. I'm leaning towards rooting for Detroit. The likelihood of Cleveland going 2-1 without Irving is slim. Plus the game is at Detroit.
Posted 04/18/2012 1:56 PM
The Cavs have the same amount of losses as the Nets (40) but two fewer wins. After getting drubbed by the Pistons last night, I doubt we get any help from the Cavs, but stranger things have happened.
Currently, the Nets are tied for 6th but it could eventually turn into a three-way for 6th if Golden State keeps losing the way they are. So, for the Nets to stay in the middle of the lottery, we need them to lose out.
Detroit did us a favor last night by blasting Cleveland, helping nullify a potential four0way tie for 6th. To ensure they stay out of New Jersey's way, it would be nice for the Pistons to pick up a few wins down the home stretch.
The Raptors have the exact same record as the Heat so it would be beneficial for them to lose tonight, but unless Miami is resting the farm, I don't see it happening.
A team no one is talking about is the New Orleans Hornets. Ever since getting Eric Gordon back, the Bugs have been playing spoiler, even winning four straight. With those wins came a chance -- albeit a slight one -- for the Nets to pass them in the standings. New Orleans would have to win three of their next five and New Jersey lose their remaining four games to make a tie happen.
The Kings have played one fewer game then the Nets and are already one loss up on the Nets so it would take a hot streak from the Kings to close the gap. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening against the Spurs.
The Warriors are one of those teams quietly creeping up on the Nets. Golden State has the same amount of wins, just two fewer losses. Meaning, if both teams lose out the rest of the way, they will end up tied going into the lottery so we need the W's to give us a W or two!
Posted 04/19/2012 2:21 PM
Currently, the Pistons have played one fewer game (which they will make up for tonight) then the Nets and have two fewer losses. So if they win, the Nets still hold a one-game lead, but just to be safe, lets hope the Pistons win and give the Nets a two-game cushion with three left to play.
Just like Detroit, New Orleans has played two fewer games then the Nets, only the Hornets have two more losses. If New Jersey is to catch New Orleans, the Hornets need to win this one tonight.
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A half-smoked joint found in an ashtray causes not only an arrest but also a lawsuit? "Crime" in Oklahoma City is adorable. What do managers expect when they rent out a club to a world-famous rapper and his entourage? A knitting circle?
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Hidden Canyon- your home is waiting for you! Come and see this fully upgraded custom 4 bedroom 3.5 baths, plus den home in the exquisite community of Hidden Canyon. This home offers designer 18 inch tile flooring throughout, luxurious carpet, large master suite, huge walk-in closet, recessed lighting, fireplace, custom California pool and spa featuring indoor controls and low maintenance landscaping The designer chef's kitchen is equipped with maple cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, slab granite counter tops, Chefs Island and stunning views of the pool and spa. In addition, this desert gem features a custom sound system in both the living room and patio for all your entertainment needs. Relax by the pool and enjoy some of the valley's best mountain views. Interior furnishings are available outside of escrow. A must see here in the Coachella Valley!
La Quinta at it's finest! 5 bedroom, 4 bath home located in Westward Shadows, a subdivision in North La Quinta, offers over 3300 sq./ft. This Plan 2 Model is located on a quiet street within walking distance to La Quinta High School. Granite counters, maple cabinets, GE Profile appliances and a breakfast nook complete the roomy kitchen, with a center island. Master suite offers his and her walk-in closets and an over sized bath with soaking tub and custom shower. Formal living rooms, family room, see through fireplace, formal dining area, and a separate casita. Lushly landscaped yard with irrigation system offers a large pool with sunning deck and a raised spa. This home includes a 75-gallon hot water heater with re-circulating pump, finished 2 -car garage, and a large covered patio with recessed lighting and fan. Located in IID power district and integrated Solar system has been installed. Don't let this property pass you by!
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Spectacular estate located on double south facing lots encompassing 1.35 acres at the Hideaway Golf Club. 4 BR, 4.5 BA including 2 guest casitas. Approx. 6,040 sq. ft. Features impressive entry tower and beautiful courtyard with fire pit & custom fountain. Great room with fireplace, family/media room with fireplace, gourmet kitchen with center island & morning room. Amazing dining tower with wine room and appetizer kitchen, plus handsome library/study. Gorgeous master suite with sitting area and inviting bath. Multiple pocket doors to the most fabulous indoor/out door loggia with fireplace, dining and media center. Custom pool & inlaid spa with custom water features. This is definitely the biggest and best South facing location with lake and mountain views on the 13th fairway of the Pete Dye course. Furnished per inventory and includes Hideaway Club membership!
Situated on one of Tradition's most prominent streets, this home thoughtfully blends early California and Santa Barbara exterior influences with the very clean lines of contemporary interior design. White oak hardwood floors throughout under the most modern of conveniences include the likes of Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele, and Hans Grohe. Varenna Foster stainless steel counter tops over the very high end Poliform cabinetry line round out a high performance kitchen sure to impress. Visitors are greeted with picturesque mountain views over a sparkling estate size pool and lawn. This special property is positioned on one of Tradition's largest lots (.67 ac) and easily accommodates a large detached two bedroom casita with living room - ensuring family and friends will hold it as their preferred gathering place in the desert.
Incredible custom Contemporary on prime south location built by Dave Taylor with architecture by John Walling. 4 BR, 4.5 BA including 2 room casita. Approx. 5,458 sq. ft. on .62 acre lot. Features courtyard waterway entry to magnificent great room with towering ceilings, walls of glass, formal dining and sit down bar. Beautiful custom stone and wood finishes can be found throughout. Gorgeous gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances, breakfast counter bar and nook. Family room off kitchen with fireplace and media. Stunning master suite with fireplace, office and spa inspired bath. Two room casita has living room with wet bar. Outdoor living area with fireplace, media and dining. Large custom infinity pool with raised spa and rock waterfall. All this and the most spectacular panoramic views on the 3rd fairway of this Tom Fazio designed course. Offered furnished per inventory! Membership available.
Unique Old World Charm, the open floor plan offering indoor/outdoor living at its best! The woodwork in this home is a show stopper, beautiful French doors throughout home,a true Chefs kitchen offers a La Cornue range and hood. Courtyard offers water features, bridge to view the beautiful english garden. Master suite is a private oasis. private hot tub, outdoor shower, stunning views. Garage offer 3 car plus golf cart, high end built-in cabinets with pull-outs, complete dog grooming station. Wine cellar has hand painted art on walls, extra large laundry room with full sewing station. Open balcony overlooking living room offers a wall to wall library, office with stone fireplace. Outdoor BBQ area with large stone island, sink, stone fireplace, flat screen TV, pool is 10 feet deep.
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It's that time of year –the days are longer, warmer weather is around the corner, and the CET Action Auction is almost here! This year's Action Auction will be broadcast live on CET from 5pm to 11pm Wednesday, April 10, though Friday, April 12, and then from 3pm to midnight Saturday, April 13.
This is the 46th year for this live televised auction, which is the biggest annual fundraiser for CET, Greater Cincinnati's PBS station.
"The proceeds from this event help us to sustain the services we bring to more than 2.3 million people each year on air, online and in our community," said Events Manager Joycee Simendinger. "We appreciate all of our auction item donors, sponsors, supporters and bidders. We work on this auction year-round and we're looking forward to this year's event."
As always, the Action Auction will feature trips, household items, furniture, artwork, sports items, experiences, gift certificates and more. This year's big board is also full of special items, including a 7 night Civil War Excursion; a three-hour river boat cruise; and 160 total radio spots for Q102, B105, 97.3 The Wolf and Rewind 94.9. Many of the larger items can be viewed online now at http://www.cetconnect.org/events/action-auction/items and don't forget that Saturday is wine night!
This year's auction chair is Don Jones of Champion Window. Jones and his team have helped plan the auction, orchestrate the February art show, rally support for the on-air broadcast, and pull together a variety of auction items for the Chairman's Board, which will include an on-field experience with The Cincinnati Reds, a Bengals' sideline experience, a private dinner for 10 at Montgomery Inn and much more.
"Champion is excited to be involved in this year's Action Auction. CET is an important part of the Queen City and this auction is crucial to the organization's success," Jones said. "Champion understands the importance of supporting and being involved with our community."
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About CET: CET is Greater Cincinnati's leading provider of education and enrichment in both living rooms and classrooms, reaching more than 2 million residents; 470,000 students and 37,000 teachers. Through PBS and local programming, CETconnect.org, innovative multimedia curriculum projects, parent workshops and professional development for teachers, CET positively impacts our community with rich and diverse resources. CET was the first licensed educational television station in the nation, the first high-definition public station in Ohio, and, through CETconnect.org, the first public television station to offer a community-based public media on-demand service. For more information about CET, CET Arts or CET Create, visit www.CETconnect.org.
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The June article of the month, published in the recent EDUCAUSE QUARTERLY magazine, explores how students gather information using smartphones and the internet. Kristen Yarmey, Digital Services Librarian for the University of Scranton, conducted a survey of students to analyze the information retrieval strategies employed by undergraduate students. Her study yielded some interesting results on […]
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November's article of the month is a recent EDUCAUSE article by danah boyd, that considers what it means to be "in flow" in an information landscape defined by social media such as Facebook or Twitter. One cannot be a passive consumer of information any longer. In the past, we went to sites of information as […]
CTE Teaching and Learning Podcast – Making the Transition to Online Teaching
This episode of the CTE's Teaching and Learning podcast series features a conversation with Dr. Lynda Gillespie, Director of Technology for Chesterfield County Public Schools and adjunct professor for the VCU School of Education, and Dr. Britt Watwood from the VCU Center for Teaching Excellence. Lynda and Britt co-taught an online graduate course this Fall […]
New Faculty Resource Guide for Online Teaching
The past few years have seen significant growth in the development of online learning in both K-12 and higher education settings. With an estimated four million college students taking at least one online course this year, and forty-four states (including Virginia) now having significant online programs in their K-12 systems, many university faculty are beginning […]
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The CTE is offering 14 workshops and 5 brown bag sessions during October. Workshops are an opportunity for faculty to both explore topics and share practices across disciplines. Our Friday Brown Bags provide an opportunity for a more informal conversation to take place between faculty on subjects of topical interest. Read more below about our […]
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The delivery of courses online is nearly as old as the web itself, but as with any innovation, some faculty members have been early adopters while others have watched the development with both interest and skepticism. As publishing and managing content on the web has become easier, and as the delivery of online courses has […]
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Shanah Trevenna, 36
Leader in sustainability
Shanah Trevenna believes Hawaii will be a model for the world in sustainability. With a degree in mechanical engineering, Trevenna came from Canada to earn a master's degree in urban planning and a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Hawaii. She has since helped lead the campus's sustainability movement.
Trevenna led a student group called Sustainable UH to reduce Saunders Hall's energy bill by $150,000 without spending a cent. "It's amazing what students have learned to do with nothing," she says.
Trevenna's internship class helps Hawaii businesses find savings and she uses her "Sustainability 101" curriculum to train organizations. As a keynote speaker for conferences like Harvard's Sustainability Institute, she shares UH's successes with the nation.
Trevenna wants to be a lifelong professor at UH and ultimately create a world-renowned Institute for Sustainability. Trevenna applies her love of surfing to her ocean wave energy research and is writing a book called "Surfing Tsunamis of Change."
Trevenna says she has fallen in love with the Islands and the thing she loves most about Hawaii is how people support each other. "There is something about Hawaii's island culture and natural beauty that inspires and reminds everyone of what is important."
Daniel Zelikman, 25
Director of digital marketing, StarrTech Interactive, a division of Anthology
The world is going digital, and Daniel Zelikman knows the digital world.
Zelikman says his responsibilities at StarrTech are "lead strategy and campaigns for all things digital," which includes everything from designing Web sites to promoting opportunities for StarrTech's clients through marketing and advertising, social media and marketing, analytics, viral promotion, mobile applications, mobile advertising, and a list of other emerging technologies.
Zelikman says his goals for the future "are a bit blurry" and he admits he still has much to learn, but he has an interest in working with nonprofit campaigns and high-profile organizations that want to do good things in the community.
"(It's) a win-win situation when you can get exposure for a great cause that helps people while still letting a branded organization gain some exposure. Combining that type of work with my knowledge of digital could be something I work for in the future. That, or somehow figuring out how to be entrepreneurial while exploring this amazing planet."
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