Healed: My Chains Are Gone, I've Been Set Free!

Struggling With Sin : Romans 7:7-25

What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead. Once I was alive apart from law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Here I Am Lord!

I have always thought that if the Order of St. Luke were to ever choose a "theme song," it would be this lovely worship song! Click on the arrow in the middle of the video to play and enjoy! (May not work with a dial-up connection.)

Devotional Listening

Don't forget to check out some of the "cool" features of our website. On the right, there is the Bible Verse of the Day. Next to that is a small icon that looks like a music speaker. If you click on that, you can hear the scripture (usually the whole chapter) read! You can always click on it, minimize the window and enjoy listening to it while you do other things on the computer. (Click on the little button on the top right of your brower that looks like " _ " . It's next to the double boxes)

Blessings!

Nigel Mumford On Internet Television

Our dear friend, Nigel Mumford, has several interview/witnesses recorded that were shown on television in Vermont. The station has them online and you can view them by going to their website:

http://gnat-tv.org/?q=node/236

(You may have to copy and paste the link into your browser....)

Healing Testimonies

This YouTube video, courtesy of Hillside, is a great testament to the Healing Love of Christ Jesus! What would YOUR cardboard sign say?

Author To Speak On Crohn's Disease Healing

The Order of St. Luke invites you to hear author Martha Kalichman, RN as she speaks about her new book Reaching For Answers To Crohn's Disease, on Thursday, November 13th at noon at All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond, Virginia. The session is "brown bag lunch," so please bring your lunch and join us for an hour as we hear this amazing story and learn more about getting healthy and staying healthy. Questions? oslrichmond@verizon.net

Ellen Stamps To Speak

Ellen Stamps, author of My Time With Corrie (Ten Boom) will speak on "Healing Through Forgiveness" Friday, October 17th at 7pm amd Saturday, October 18th starting at 9:30am. For more information, please email oslrichmond@verizon.net. Both sessions take place at All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond.