U.S. Magistrate Judge ~ Western District of Missouri
From: "Kathy Popejoy" [Kathy_Popejoy@mow.uscourts.gov](mailto:Kathy_Popejoy@mow.uscourts.gov)
PUBLIC NOTICE: U.S. Magistrate Judge ~ Western District of Missouri
Kathy Popejoy
Human Resources Specialist
U.S. Courts - Western District of Missouri
400 East 9th Street, Room 1510
Kansas City, MO 64106
Office: 816-512-5035; HR FAX 816-512-5034
Cell: 816-918-7905
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APPLICATION FORM
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Please answer all questions. If a question is not applicable, indicate this by marking “N/A.” Return the completed form by Friday, February 16, 2018. Submit applications to:
Paige Wymore-Wynn, Court Executive
United States District Court
Charles E. Whittaker Courthouse
400 East 9th Street, Room 1510
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
816-512-5075
GENERAL
1. Full Legal Name:
2. All other names by which you have been known:
3. Office address:
City: State: Zip:
Office Telephone:
Email Address (will be used to contact applicant):
4. Residential address:
City State: Zip:
Home Telephone: Cell Phone:
5. Place of birth (city/state): Date of birth:
6. a) Length of residence in state (number of years/months):
b) I am a current resident of the Kansas City Metropolitan area in the Western District of Missouri, or I would be willing to relocate at my own expense.
7. If you are a naturalized citizen, state the date and place of naturalization.
8. Military service:
Branch: Dates: from to
Rank or Rate of Discharge: Type of Discharge:
If still a Reserve or National Guard member, give service, branch, unit, and present rank.
9. Are you related by blood or marriage to any judges of this court?
If yes, give name(s) and relationship.
HEALTH
10. What is the present state of your health?
11. Do you have any mental or physical impairment that would affect your ability to perform the duties of a magistrate judge with or without reasonable accommodation?
EDUCATION
12. Colleges and universities attended, dates, and degrees:
College/University Dates Degrees
13. Continuing legal education courses completed within the last ten years (provide copies of your annual CLE reports):
HONORS
14. Were you a member of law review? If yes, describe role:
15. If you have published any legal books or articles, list them, giving citations and dates.
16. List any honors, prizes, or awards you have received.
PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS
17. List all courts (including state bar admissions) and administrative bodies having special admission requirements in which you are presently admitted to practice, giving the dates of admission in each case:
Court or Administrative Body Date of Admission
LAW PRACTICE
18. State the names, addresses, and dates of employment for all law firms with which you have been associated in practice, all government agencies, and all private business organizations in which you have been employed. Also provide all dates during which you have practiced as a sole practitioner.
Organization Address Position Dates
19. Describe the general nature of your current practice including any legal specialties and character of your typical clients; also, if your practice is substantially different now than previously, give details of prior practice.
20. a) Do you appear regularly in court?
b) What percentage of your appearances in the last five years were in:
1. Federal Courts %
2. State or local courts of records %
3. Administrative bodies %
4. Other %
%
%
%
21. During the past five years, what percentage of your practice has been trial practice? %
22. How frequently have you appeared in court? Times per month
23. How frequently have you appeared at administrative hearings? Times per month
24. What percentage of your practice involving litigation has been:
Civil %
Criminal %
Other %
%
%
%
25.
State the number of cases you have tried to conclusion in courts of record during the past five years, indicating whether you were sole, associate, or chief counsel. Give citations of any reported cases.
26. Summarize your courtroom experience for the past five years.
27.
State the names and addresses of adversary counsel against whom you have litigated your primary cases over the past five years.
PUBLIC OFFICE
28. Have you ever run for, or held, public office? If yes, describe:
PRIOR JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
29. a) Have you ever held judicial office or been a candidate for judicial office? If so, state the courts involved and the dates of service, or dates of candidacy.
b) If you have held judicial office, state the names and addresses of counsel who have appeared before you who would be knowledgeable of your work, temperament, and abilities.
c) Prior quasi-judicial service:
Name of Agency
Position held
Hearings on what type of issues
Number of cases adjudicated
Dates of service
BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT
30. a) If you are now an officer, director, or otherwise engaged in the management of any business enterprise, state the name of such enterprise, the nature of the business, the nature of your duties, and whether you intend to resign such position immediately upon your appointment to judicial office.
b) Since being admitted to the Bar, have you ever engaged in any occupation, business, or profession other than the practice of law?
If yes, give details, including dates.
c) During the past five years have you received any fees or compensation for any kind other than for legal services rendered, from any business enterprise, institution, organization, or association of any kind?
If yes, identify the source of such compensation, the nature of the business enterprise, institution, organization or association involved, and the dates such compensation was paid.
31.
a) Have you ever been arrested, charged, or convicted for violation of any federal law, state law, county or municipal law, regulation, or ordinance?
If yes, give details. (Do not include traffic violations for which a fine of $200 or less was imposed unless it also included a jail sentence.)
b) Have you, to your knowledge, ever been under federal, state or local investigation for possible violation of a criminal statute?
If yes, give details.
32. a) Have you ever been sued by a client? If yes, give particulars.
b) Have you or your professional liability insurance carrier ever settled a claim against you for professional malpractice?
If yes, give particulars, including the amounts included.
33. Have you ever been charged in any civil or criminal proceedings with conduct alleged to involve moral turpitude, dishonesty, or unethical conduct?
If yes, give particulars.
34. Have you ever been disciplined or cited for a breach of ethics or unprofessional conduct by any court, administrative agency, bar association, or other professional group?
If yes, give particulars.
35.
Have you filed appropriate tax returns as required by federal, state, local and other government authorities?
If no, explain.
36.
Have any liens or claims ever been instituted against you by the federal, state or local authorities?
If yes, explain.
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
37. a) List all bar associations and legal professional societies of which you are a member and give the titles and dates of any office you have held in such groups, and committees to which you belonged.
b) List all organizations and clubs, other than bar associations and professional societies identified in response to Question No. 37.a), of which you have been a member during the past ten years, including the titles and dates of any offices you have held in each such organization.
c) Have you ever served on a merit selection panel to consider the appointment or reappointment of a United States magistrate judge in this district?
If yes, please provide date(s) or appointment(s).
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
38. State any achievements or actions you have accomplished, demonstrating your commitment to equal justice under the law.
39. State any additional education or other experiences you believe would assist you in holding judicial office.
40. State any other pertinent information reflecting positively or adversely on you which you believe should be disclosed to the district court and the selection panel in connection with your possible selection as United States magistrate judge.
41.
a) List three individuals as references who are familiar with your abilities.
Name
Address
Telephone
Name
Address
Telephone
Name
Address
Telephone
b) List three individuals as references who are familiar with your personal character.
Name
Address
Telephone
Name
Address
Telephone
Name
Address
Telephone
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This form will be kept confidential and will be examined only by members of the merit selection panel and the judges of the district court. The individuals whom you have listed as references above may be contacted by the panel, but no other employers, colleagues, or other individuals will be contacted without your prior approval.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Signature of Applicant Date
Saturday, January 20, 2018
OAKMAN THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: 1/20/2018
------ Forwarded message ------
From: Jay Huffman
jay.hashem@gmail.com
OAKMAN THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: 1/20/2018
REVELATION And OUR APPROACH TO DIVINITY - continued -
Arthur A. Oakman
If any of you ever have time, of course you don't any of you
ever have time, but if any of you ever have time and want really
to engage in a course of study that, will repay you a thousand fold,
if it takes you five years to wade through it, get ahold of
"The Golden Bough" by Sir James Fraser and read some of the things
which are germane to the primitive form of worship.
In India a woman conceives the best way that she can worship
her God is to throw a new born child into the Ganges, which is
considered a holy river, and many offerings have been made
to the river, as the source of life by these people who consider
it as most worthwhile. If you want a more modern and a more
recent illustration of what I mean think of Brigham Young.
Think of him who conceived God in the form of a man. Think of
him who thought God was a polygamist, who stated specifically
in addresses which are published and have gone abroad that
Adam is our God, the only God with which we have to do, and
when he came into the world he brought Eve, one of his wives,
with him. He believed God was a polygamist and found sanction for
his way of life and the promulgation of his doctrines, as did
those of his associates who so believed in the taking to themselves
of more than one wife, and they did it, many of them, in sincerity,
because they believed God was that kind of a deity.
Sincerity is important. Let no one deny that. It is the man
who is the most sincere, rather than the man who is the cleverest,
very often, who comes at the truth. Sincerity is important.
But it is not all-important. The Apostle Paul was undoubtedly
sincere in his persecution of the Christians, but he believed
in the God of the old testament who was vengeful and who was
jealous, and he saw no incompatibi1ity in his own life in putting
away the Christians to be killed than he did putting away stray dogs
and cats. He figured, perhaps, that God made Christians just like
He did snakes and 1izards and, believing that he just had no more
respect for the Christians than to cast them into prison, and he
did it in all sincerity because, you see, his conception of God
stemmed from the old testament and as you look back into the
old testament and see how the pure revelation of divinity was
mutilated and got into the hands of those vengeful, warring peoples,
you will discover why it was that the Apostle Paul, in sincerity,
cast the Christians into the fire.
We have other illustrations in our own day. You will discover in
the early sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, when the gospel had
gone forth from New York into Ohio, there were a lot people there who
began praying sincerely that the Lord would stay His hand in judgment,
that He wouldn't do to them what He said He was going to do.
And in their concern they prayed earnestly, and in faith, and the
good book says, my people in Ohio pray to me with much faith, thinking I will stay
my hand in judgment, but I cannot deny my work. Now Joseph, you and Oliver go over
there and educate those folk, and give to them a fresh and new conception of
the processes of life which center in Me, or words to that effect.
The Apostle Paul believed in a just, austere, jealous God. The people in
Ohio believed in a sentimental deity, someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment in order that
they might be spared.
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Comments and the remains of the day:
And if you want more modern and a more
recent illustration, think of the recent
canard of the "brazilian" hoax that seeks
to teach and introduce into the minds and
consciousness of people, at least those
who do NOT treasure up the WORD of God, for
in NOT treasuring up the WORD of God they
have been, are, and will be deceived; this
recent heresy that somehow God changes just
to suit the whim of someone, no matter now
"sincere" they might be.
And on a much wider scale and is rampant
across CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration, is
indeed this mindset and "teaching":
"The people in Ohio believed in a sentimental deity,
someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment
in order that they might be spared."
This mindset and philosophy, for it is certainly
NOT scriptural, is the restoration equivalent
for many protestant themes, including
once saved, always saved. This is the result of
and the continued promulgation and teaching of
some of those in high places, who seek to
maneuver and sculpt and "develop" the human
being - these things have nothing to do with
developing and maturing and exercising the
faith of persons, individuals, a people,
a priesthood, a church - in short, the
body of Christ. These are they who are also being deceived
with and by the wisdom of men.
The scriptures say there is a condition to which and
by which a people are spared:
"O all ye that are spared, because ye were more righteous
than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of
your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
verily I say unto you, If ye will come unto me,
ye shall have eternal life."
Some would have us consider the trials of Job instead of
realizing the state in which we, as a people, are really in -
no matter how sincere to consider Job may be,
in this way this is divisive and is NOT considering those
things as they really are. Many other themes are brought to
bear by some in order to divert our eyes from really
realizing the state, no matter how awful it may be,
to not realize the state we are in.
Some would have us consider and hide behind a seemingly
"familiar spirit" of plates to come forth, many voices
would impose and promote the canard that the Lord
has NOT kept His WORD nor will He be true to
His WORD nor do those things as He SAID and in the
MANNER HE WOULD perform them.
This is both delusional and despicable.
Soon we shall hear the State of The Union address from
our president. I pray we are all praying for
our president and the nation, for unless lies
and deception and all manner of evil and deceit
are eradicated, this divided house shall not
ultimately stand. Such actions and behaviors
led to the demise of a nation led by Pahoran
and defended by Captain Moroni - the
enemy was the "kingmen" who sought to disrupt and
destroy a nation under God.
We have the same scenarios in the "church" today -
The elites of every group,
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
the elites would lead "the people"
into forbidden paths.
We must keep our eyes on the world in
which we are in, we must know of things
and events and scenarios as they really are.
Then and only then, when we have explored the
depths of our thinking and actions and our
responses and our souls and come to the
realization that where we are is NOT working,
in fact it is life threatening
(as did Peter outside of the boat);
then and only then as we realize that
WE MUST call upon Jesus, then and only then
will our "cry be truly sincere" and then,
by HIS GRACE and HIS MERCY, then The Lord Jesus
will "spare" those who HE will.
The account of Peter in the boat and the account
of Alma the Younger, are such wonderful accounts
and real life events for our learning and
understanding. Let us consider this
Godly wisdom and NOT the continued
"feeding" of the wisdom of men.
Yes, let us keep our eyes upon Jesus.
Yes, let us never be discouraged
"TRUST THE FATHER's WORD"
I pray the day shall quickly come when the
cowardice displayed by so many of the
priesthood in the
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
when they shall take courage and
Stand as men of God, not continue
as lackeys of the elites.
Come quickly Lord Jesus -
Jesus said: "Repent and I will receive you"
--
Baruch Haba HaShem Adonai
" O that ZION were established "
Laus Deo !!
His name is Jesus,
Yeshua
the Holy One of Israel
El Gibbor - the mighty Elohim
Aviyad - the Everlasting Father
Sar-Shalom - the Prince of Peace
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Many seek to be THE ONE,
I choose to speak of BEING ONE IN CHRIST JESUS
Yeshua Hamashiach
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord -
************************************************
*** Jay Huffman
*** A Prisoner of Jesus Christ
*** A stranger and a pilgrim on the earth
*** May He come quickly
************************************************
From: Jay Huffman
jay.hashem@gmail.com
OAKMAN THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: 1/20/2018
REVELATION And OUR APPROACH TO DIVINITY - continued -
Arthur A. Oakman
If any of you ever have time, of course you don't any of you
ever have time, but if any of you ever have time and want really
to engage in a course of study that, will repay you a thousand fold,
if it takes you five years to wade through it, get ahold of
"The Golden Bough" by Sir James Fraser and read some of the things
which are germane to the primitive form of worship.
In India a woman conceives the best way that she can worship
her God is to throw a new born child into the Ganges, which is
considered a holy river, and many offerings have been made
to the river, as the source of life by these people who consider
it as most worthwhile. If you want a more modern and a more
recent illustration of what I mean think of Brigham Young.
Think of him who conceived God in the form of a man. Think of
him who thought God was a polygamist, who stated specifically
in addresses which are published and have gone abroad that
Adam is our God, the only God with which we have to do, and
when he came into the world he brought Eve, one of his wives,
with him. He believed God was a polygamist and found sanction for
his way of life and the promulgation of his doctrines, as did
those of his associates who so believed in the taking to themselves
of more than one wife, and they did it, many of them, in sincerity,
because they believed God was that kind of a deity.
Sincerity is important. Let no one deny that. It is the man
who is the most sincere, rather than the man who is the cleverest,
very often, who comes at the truth. Sincerity is important.
But it is not all-important. The Apostle Paul was undoubtedly
sincere in his persecution of the Christians, but he believed
in the God of the old testament who was vengeful and who was
jealous, and he saw no incompatibi1ity in his own life in putting
away the Christians to be killed than he did putting away stray dogs
and cats. He figured, perhaps, that God made Christians just like
He did snakes and 1izards and, believing that he just had no more
respect for the Christians than to cast them into prison, and he
did it in all sincerity because, you see, his conception of God
stemmed from the old testament and as you look back into the
old testament and see how the pure revelation of divinity was
mutilated and got into the hands of those vengeful, warring peoples,
you will discover why it was that the Apostle Paul, in sincerity,
cast the Christians into the fire.
We have other illustrations in our own day. You will discover in
the early sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, when the gospel had
gone forth from New York into Ohio, there were a lot people there who
began praying sincerely that the Lord would stay His hand in judgment,
that He wouldn't do to them what He said He was going to do.
And in their concern they prayed earnestly, and in faith, and the
good book says, my people in Ohio pray to me with much faith, thinking I will stay
my hand in judgment, but I cannot deny my work. Now Joseph, you and Oliver go over
there and educate those folk, and give to them a fresh and new conception of
the processes of life which center in Me, or words to that effect.
The Apostle Paul believed in a just, austere, jealous God. The people in
Ohio believed in a sentimental deity, someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment in order that
they might be spared.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Comments and the remains of the day:
And if you want more modern and a more
recent illustration, think of the recent
canard of the "brazilian" hoax that seeks
to teach and introduce into the minds and
consciousness of people, at least those
who do NOT treasure up the WORD of God, for
in NOT treasuring up the WORD of God they
have been, are, and will be deceived; this
recent heresy that somehow God changes just
to suit the whim of someone, no matter now
"sincere" they might be.
And on a much wider scale and is rampant
across CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration, is
indeed this mindset and "teaching":
"The people in Ohio believed in a sentimental deity,
someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment
in order that they might be spared."
This mindset and philosophy, for it is certainly
NOT scriptural, is the restoration equivalent
for many protestant themes, including
once saved, always saved. This is the result of
and the continued promulgation and teaching of
some of those in high places, who seek to
maneuver and sculpt and "develop" the human
being - these things have nothing to do with
developing and maturing and exercising the
faith of persons, individuals, a people,
a priesthood, a church - in short, the
body of Christ. These are they who are also being deceived
with and by the wisdom of men.
The scriptures say there is a condition to which and
by which a people are spared:
"O all ye that are spared, because ye were more righteous
than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of
your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
verily I say unto you, If ye will come unto me,
ye shall have eternal life."
Some would have us consider the trials of Job instead of
realizing the state in which we, as a people, are really in -
no matter how sincere to consider Job may be,
in this way this is divisive and is NOT considering those
things as they really are. Many other themes are brought to
bear by some in order to divert our eyes from really
realizing the state, no matter how awful it may be,
to not realize the state we are in.
Some would have us consider and hide behind a seemingly
"familiar spirit" of plates to come forth, many voices
would impose and promote the canard that the Lord
has NOT kept His WORD nor will He be true to
His WORD nor do those things as He SAID and in the
MANNER HE WOULD perform them.
This is both delusional and despicable.
Soon we shall hear the State of The Union address from
our president. I pray we are all praying for
our president and the nation, for unless lies
and deception and all manner of evil and deceit
are eradicated, this divided house shall not
ultimately stand. Such actions and behaviors
led to the demise of a nation led by Pahoran
and defended by Captain Moroni - the
enemy was the "kingmen" who sought to disrupt and
destroy a nation under God.
We have the same scenarios in the "church" today -
The elites of every group,
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
the elites would lead "the people"
into forbidden paths.
We must keep our eyes on the world in
which we are in, we must know of things
and events and scenarios as they really are.
Then and only then, when we have explored the
depths of our thinking and actions and our
responses and our souls and come to the
realization that where we are is NOT working,
in fact it is life threatening
(as did Peter outside of the boat);
then and only then as we realize that
WE MUST call upon Jesus, then and only then
will our "cry be truly sincere" and then,
by HIS GRACE and HIS MERCY, then The Lord Jesus
will "spare" those who HE will.
The account of Peter in the boat and the account
of Alma the Younger, are such wonderful accounts
and real life events for our learning and
understanding. Let us consider this
Godly wisdom and NOT the continued
"feeding" of the wisdom of men.
Yes, let us keep our eyes upon Jesus.
Yes, let us never be discouraged
"TRUST THE FATHER's WORD"
I pray the day shall quickly come when the
cowardice displayed by so many of the
priesthood in the
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
when they shall take courage and
Stand as men of God, not continue
as lackeys of the elites.
Come quickly Lord Jesus -
Jesus said: "Repent and I will receive you"
--
Baruch Haba HaShem Adonai
" O that ZION were established "
Laus Deo !!
His name is Jesus,
Yeshua
the Holy One of Israel
El Gibbor - the mighty Elohim
Aviyad - the Everlasting Father
Sar-Shalom - the Prince of Peace
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Many seek to be THE ONE,
I choose to speak of BEING ONE IN CHRIST JESUS
Yeshua Hamashiach
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord -
************************************************
*** Jay Huffman
*** A Prisoner of Jesus Christ
*** A stranger and a pilgrim on the earth
*** May He come quickly
************************************************
Prayer Request for John Olivarez
From: John C and Heather Olivarez
midam_jc@yahoo.com
Prayer Request for John Olivarez
Prayers would be appreciated for John Olivarez, husband of Joanne. John slipped and fell while on vacation in Mexico and hit his head. He is being taken to the hospital to check for any bleeding on the brain.
Thank you
midam_jc@yahoo.com
Prayer Request for John Olivarez
Prayers would be appreciated for John Olivarez, husband of Joanne. John slipped and fell while on vacation in Mexico and hit his head. He is being taken to the hospital to check for any bleeding on the brain.
Thank you
Friday, January 19, 2018
Francis Harper Message for 1/19/2018
From: Francis Harper
wbfrmsup@iowatelecom.net
Francis Harper Message for 1/19/2018
Dear Ones,
The word resolute is defined as being firm, determined, steady, bold and faithful. Those who keep their resolutions will be resolute through every weakness and obstacle. Overcoming severe trials requires resoluteness.
Has anyone been more severely tried than Job? After losing his wealth and family, his body was stricken with boils from head to toe! In spite of all this, Job remained faithful. He received no consolation from his wife and friends. He stood alone with God and said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…” (Job 13:15).
Job’s testimony, born out of adversity, should be engraved upon the fleshly tables of our hearts. His testimony, coupled with our own, will fortify us for the battles ahead of us: “Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; And though after my skin worms destroy this body; yet in my flesh shall I see God; Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold…” (Job 19:23-27).
The question is often asked: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Paul answers this question: “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him; For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?...Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees…”(Hebrews 12: 5-12).
One couple who had lost several children prayed, “Lord, if you have more to teach us, keep pouring it [pain and suffering] on!” Several families in our church at Woodbine have suffered tragic losses: one family suffered the loss of their sixteen year old son, their only son, to polio, after only three days of sickness; a sixteen year old daughter died of Spinal Meningitis: a father backed over his two year old son with his tractor; a husband and father of two young sons was electrocuted and lost an arm and a leg; an eighteen year old daughter, of another family, was killed in a traffic accident. The list could go on but in every case just mentioned, the families endured and were even stronger in faith than before.
“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire…And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness” (Malachi 3:2-3).
Never Be Discouraged
“Never be discouraged, trust the Father’s word, In the time of trial let His voice be heard; Trusting in His promise, though the waiting long, He will surely bless us; praise Him with a song.” Refrain: “Praise Him, trust the Father’s word, Praise Him, let His voice be heard; Praise Him, though the waiting long, Praise him, praise him with a song.” “Never be discouraged, if along our way disappointments meet us, tempting us to stray; Closely cling to Jesus, ask Him for His grace, In his words of comfort find a resting place.” Refrain:… “Never be discouraged, patiently endure, God doth often test us, trials make us pure; Soon will come the reaping, then with joy we’ll sing, Praise the Lord of harvest, praise the heav’nly King.” Refrain:… (Hymns of the Restoration #287).
Love To All,
Francis Harper
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Resolute
Are we resolute?; firm and determined in keeping our resolutions? Our covenants? Ever faithful? Christians are called to be resolute. “Therefore, my beloved brethren [and sisters too], be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
Jesus was resolute. “And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:52). Undoubtedly Jesus recalled these words of Isaiah as he set his face toward Jerusalem: “The Lord God hath appointed mine ears, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters…I hid not my face from shame and spitting, for the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed, and the Lord is near and he justifieth me. Who will contend with me? let us stand together. Who is mine adversary? let him come near me, and I will smite him with the strength of my mouth; for the Lord will help me” (Isaiah 50:5-6).
The behavior of the disciples of Jesus who followed him to Jerusalem and the cross was despicable. Would we have done better? Peter was so sure of himself when he said, “Lord,…I will lay down my life for thy sake” (John 13:37). When Jesus was suffering in Gethsemane, Peter and the others were sleeping. And Jesus said: “Watch and pray that ye enter [yield] not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:38 IV; 26:41 KJV).
All of us can agree and identify with these words of Jesus. Although we have great aspirations, goals, resolutions and intentions; in the flesh, we are very weak. If we expect to attain Christ-likeness and celestial glory with all the accompanying benefits, we must learn to rely on the Lord to help us. He stands by to help when we pray, Lord help me! Peter cried, “Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him…” (Matthew 14:25-26 IV; 14:30-31 KJV).
We will face oppositions, struggles, trials and discouragements. When we encounter these “bumps’ in the road we need to turn quickly to the Lord, as instinctively as a child runs to mother when they get in trouble. He will help us.
All of us have an occasional “blue Monday”. I wrote in the margin of my Bible: “I read this on a day I was down, 10-24-90, I then added an arrow pointing to Isaiah 41, beginning with verse 9 and continuing through Verse 14: “…Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee”. Three times in this scripture the assuring words “I will help thee” are written. It was as if the Lord himself was standing beside me, with his hand on my shoulder, speaking these words to me. I was strengthened and could say with Paul, “I can do all things through Christ which [who] strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).
Years later, I was pleased to read in the autobiography of Charles Derry as he referred to Isaiah 41: 10-13: “the above scripture was a tower of strength to me, for which I thank God for his fostering care over me”. Charles Derry was a resolute disciple of Jesus. His epitaph reads: “Ever Faithful”; fitting words for a faithful servant. Charles could have spoken the words of Paul: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness… and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).
May the Lord find each of us faithful when he suddenly comes to greet his saints!
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Francis Harper Message for 1/19/2018
Dear Ones,
The word resolute is defined as being firm, determined, steady, bold and faithful. Those who keep their resolutions will be resolute through every weakness and obstacle. Overcoming severe trials requires resoluteness.
Has anyone been more severely tried than Job? After losing his wealth and family, his body was stricken with boils from head to toe! In spite of all this, Job remained faithful. He received no consolation from his wife and friends. He stood alone with God and said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…” (Job 13:15).
Job’s testimony, born out of adversity, should be engraved upon the fleshly tables of our hearts. His testimony, coupled with our own, will fortify us for the battles ahead of us: “Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; And though after my skin worms destroy this body; yet in my flesh shall I see God; Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold…” (Job 19:23-27).
The question is often asked: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Paul answers this question: “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him; For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?...Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees…”(Hebrews 12: 5-12).
One couple who had lost several children prayed, “Lord, if you have more to teach us, keep pouring it [pain and suffering] on!” Several families in our church at Woodbine have suffered tragic losses: one family suffered the loss of their sixteen year old son, their only son, to polio, after only three days of sickness; a sixteen year old daughter died of Spinal Meningitis: a father backed over his two year old son with his tractor; a husband and father of two young sons was electrocuted and lost an arm and a leg; an eighteen year old daughter, of another family, was killed in a traffic accident. The list could go on but in every case just mentioned, the families endured and were even stronger in faith than before.
“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire…And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness” (Malachi 3:2-3).
Never Be Discouraged
“Never be discouraged, trust the Father’s word, In the time of trial let His voice be heard; Trusting in His promise, though the waiting long, He will surely bless us; praise Him with a song.” Refrain: “Praise Him, trust the Father’s word, Praise Him, let His voice be heard; Praise Him, though the waiting long, Praise him, praise him with a song.” “Never be discouraged, if along our way disappointments meet us, tempting us to stray; Closely cling to Jesus, ask Him for His grace, In his words of comfort find a resting place.” Refrain:… “Never be discouraged, patiently endure, God doth often test us, trials make us pure; Soon will come the reaping, then with joy we’ll sing, Praise the Lord of harvest, praise the heav’nly King.” Refrain:… (Hymns of the Restoration #287).
Love To All,
Francis Harper
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Resolute
Are we resolute?; firm and determined in keeping our resolutions? Our covenants? Ever faithful? Christians are called to be resolute. “Therefore, my beloved brethren [and sisters too], be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
Jesus was resolute. “And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:52). Undoubtedly Jesus recalled these words of Isaiah as he set his face toward Jerusalem: “The Lord God hath appointed mine ears, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters…I hid not my face from shame and spitting, for the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed, and the Lord is near and he justifieth me. Who will contend with me? let us stand together. Who is mine adversary? let him come near me, and I will smite him with the strength of my mouth; for the Lord will help me” (Isaiah 50:5-6).
The behavior of the disciples of Jesus who followed him to Jerusalem and the cross was despicable. Would we have done better? Peter was so sure of himself when he said, “Lord,…I will lay down my life for thy sake” (John 13:37). When Jesus was suffering in Gethsemane, Peter and the others were sleeping. And Jesus said: “Watch and pray that ye enter [yield] not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:38 IV; 26:41 KJV).
All of us can agree and identify with these words of Jesus. Although we have great aspirations, goals, resolutions and intentions; in the flesh, we are very weak. If we expect to attain Christ-likeness and celestial glory with all the accompanying benefits, we must learn to rely on the Lord to help us. He stands by to help when we pray, Lord help me! Peter cried, “Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him…” (Matthew 14:25-26 IV; 14:30-31 KJV).
We will face oppositions, struggles, trials and discouragements. When we encounter these “bumps’ in the road we need to turn quickly to the Lord, as instinctively as a child runs to mother when they get in trouble. He will help us.
All of us have an occasional “blue Monday”. I wrote in the margin of my Bible: “I read this on a day I was down, 10-24-90, I then added an arrow pointing to Isaiah 41, beginning with verse 9 and continuing through Verse 14: “…Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee”. Three times in this scripture the assuring words “I will help thee” are written. It was as if the Lord himself was standing beside me, with his hand on my shoulder, speaking these words to me. I was strengthened and could say with Paul, “I can do all things through Christ which [who] strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).
Years later, I was pleased to read in the autobiography of Charles Derry as he referred to Isaiah 41: 10-13: “the above scripture was a tower of strength to me, for which I thank God for his fostering care over me”. Charles Derry was a resolute disciple of Jesus. His epitaph reads: “Ever Faithful”; fitting words for a faithful servant. Charles could have spoken the words of Paul: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness… and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).
May the Lord find each of us faithful when he suddenly comes to greet his saints!
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Prayer Request for Hudson
From: Dwight Elefson
drelefson@gmail.com
Prayer Request for Hudson
Please prayer for my Grandson, Hudson. He has pneumonia and is headed for the hospital right now.
Thanks
Dwight
drelefson@gmail.com
Prayer Request for Hudson
Please prayer for my Grandson, Hudson. He has pneumonia and is headed for the hospital right now.
Thanks
Dwight
Roe v. Wade Community Prayer Vigil - Monday January 22, 2018
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Roe v. Wade Community Prayer Vigil - Monday January 22, 2018
Ania Cool
From: Ania Cool
littlemissmollypitcher@gmail.com
Roe v. Wade Community Prayer Vigil - Monday January 22, 2018
Ania Cool
The Best Gift You Can Give Your Family is Self Care!
From: Julie Leibold
julieleibold@gmail.com
The Best Gift You Can Give Your Family is Self Care!
Join Julie Leibold RN/FCN/Naturopathic Wellness Coach as she shares the benefits of Trim Tea, a thermogenic slimming tea with many health benefits. Only two ingredients, Black Tea Extract and African Mango Seed Extract, no laxative and no diuretic.
Ugly eating results in inflammation, a rise in C Reactive Protein. Trim Tea supports a reduction in C Reactive protein by 51.7%. Research also shows a reduction in LDL, bad cholesterol and many other health benefits.
January 20, 11:00 a.m. at,
New 4 Less at the
Second Chance Store
11415 E.23rd Street
Independence MO 64052
Julie is dedicated to "Paying it Forward" in 2018 and sharing her knowledge to Bless and Serve others.
RSVP to 816-517-6802
or julieleibold@gmail.com
julieleibold@gmail.com
The Best Gift You Can Give Your Family is Self Care!
Join Julie Leibold RN/FCN/Naturopathic Wellness Coach as she shares the benefits of Trim Tea, a thermogenic slimming tea with many health benefits. Only two ingredients, Black Tea Extract and African Mango Seed Extract, no laxative and no diuretic.
Ugly eating results in inflammation, a rise in C Reactive Protein. Trim Tea supports a reduction in C Reactive protein by 51.7%. Research also shows a reduction in LDL, bad cholesterol and many other health benefits.
January 20, 11:00 a.m. at,
New 4 Less at the
Second Chance Store
11415 E.23rd Street
Independence MO 64052
Julie is dedicated to "Paying it Forward" in 2018 and sharing her knowledge to Bless and Serve others.
RSVP to 816-517-6802
or julieleibold@gmail.com
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