My Source

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In Christ alone

I place my trust

And find my glory in the power of the cross

In every single thing

Let it be said of me

My source of strength

My source of hope

Is Christ alone

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The Significance of the Three-fold Communion

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I have been asked to teach on The Significance of the Three-fold Communion this morning in Sunday school. This is the outline I will use for my teaching corresponding the three sections of the service with the three tenses of salvation (past, present, future).

The Significance of the ‘Three-fold Communion’
2 Corinthians 1:9-10

1) Eucharist-
a. Justification
i. In Remembrance
ii. Past Tense
1. ‘delivered’ from the guilt of sin
iii. Justify – To prove or show to be just; to defend or maintain; to excuse
1. Luke 22:1-23
2. Matthew 26:26-29
3. 1 Corinthians 11:23-30

2) Feet-washing
a. Sanctification
i. For Reminder
ii. Present Tense
1. ‘will deliver’ or ‘doth deliver’ (KJV) from the power of sin
iii. Sanctify – To make holy; to hallow; to make pure from sin; to consecrate
1. John 13:1-17
2. 1 Peter 3:21

3) Lord’s Supper
a. Glorification
i. For Realization
ii. Future Tense
1. ‘will yet deliver’ from the presence of sin
iii. Glorify – To make full of glory; renowned; celebrated; grand; brilliant
1. Mark 14:22-25
2. John 17:20-24
3. Revelation 19:7-9
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Attn: YOU!!

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There may be more than one of you, but you know who you are. You are the one(s) who read this blog and hate everything you see here. You are the one(s) who are more than willing to slander me behind my back but lack the courage to approach me like a man. You are the one(s) who believe that I am a heretic but are unwilling to interact with an open face. You are the one(s) who will sit in restaurants and criticize this blog but aren’t able to state any specific area of wrong doctrine.

You, you know who you are, I invite you to interact with me. I invite you to point out to me my error. I invite you to use the scripture to show me my heresy. I invite you to put your identity where your criticism is and stand up like a man. I invite you to be willing to stand up for what you believe and if you must stand against me, stand against me to my face. And if you can’t, then know that any credibility you wish to have has been lost in anonymity!

You aren’t required to like what you read here. It’s as simple as that. If you don’t like what you read then quit reading. If, however, you choose to continue referencing and reading this blog, then expect to read my opinion, my beliefs, my struggles and my position.
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Easy Street

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Apparently I wasn't aware of how nice I've had it all this time. It seems that a typical day in the life of Aaron Hoblit consists of the following (from my employers perspective):
8:00-10:00 - breakfast appointment with 'buddies'
10:00 - 11:30 - farm calls to more 'buddies' who happen to have animals
11:30 - 2:00 - lunch with still more 'buddies'
2:00 - call office to pretend to be working
2:00 - 3:30 - more farm calls, mostly to buddies, but some legitimate
3:30 - home early to go to prison

....and yet I have the audacity to say I'm committed to the team effort!


Sheesh! I thot I could keep this gig up indefinitely, but I guess they figured me out, eh?
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It Happened

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Our van left Renita and the children sitting along I-70 at Brookville this evening. Consequently, we are without a family vehicle.
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Asking

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This is hard.

I was praying through a specific need this morning when I clearly heard an answer. You don't have because you haven't asked. Upon further prayer I felt like I was supposed to expose for all in my little cyberworld my need. It goes against every fiber of integrity in my body, but.....

We need a family vehicle. Our 1998 Astro has over 200,000 miles on it. During the last year we have had multiple mechanical/electrical problems with it. Investigation into the problem has netted absolutely no solution. As a matter of fact, there can be no problem found; however, anytime it rains or there is moisture on the roadway our van shorts out letting the passengers sit until the 'short' dries. We have 5 children (that my company didn't require us to have), and Renita takes our three oldest to school and picks them up from school. Simply put, I need the peace of mind that comes with knowing that she has reliable transportation, and she deserves that reliability.

I trust that I am not asking with wrong motives, so that [I] may spent it on my [own] pleasures.
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Won't Rant

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I really wanted to launch into a passionate, petulant, polemical, pugnacious rant about the unfairness of my employer for changing my phone plan, not informing me and then holding me responsible for overage. I also wanted to become quite vicious, vinegary, violent and vituperrious about their suggestion that my wife get a job to address my increased monetary need due to our responsibility of raising 5 children that they didn't tell us to have.

But I won't!
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