Published by Practical Spiritual Warfare web site, a division of Mission Miami Valley and authored by Dr.  D. Vincent (Bud) Ford.  This e-zine is dedicated to providing valuable, practical information for dealing with the chaotic and confusing times in which we live.

Contents

1.      Tips for Kingdom Living

2.      Strategic Advice for the Remnant

3.      Scripture Guidance

4.      Thoughts to meditate on

5.      Articles Pointing to the End Times

6.      Site Build It (Don’t take my word for it - Check out the links below – you owe it to yourself)

7.      Announcements

1.     Tips for Kingdom Living –

Where Do You Go When….?

WHEN you desire inner peace? John 14; Romans 8.

WHEN you are discouraged? Psalms 23, 42, 43.

WHEN everything seems to go from bad to worse?  II Timothy 3; Hebrews 13.

WHEN you are tempted to do wrong?  Psalms 15, 19, 139; Matthew 4; James 1.

WHEN you are anxious for loved ones? Psalms 121; Luke 17.

WHEN friends go against you?  Matthew 5; I Corinthians 13.

WHEN things look “blue”?  Psalms 34, 71; Isaiah 40.

WHEN sorrow overtakes you?  Psalms 46; Matthew 28.

WHEN you have quarreled?  Matthew 18; Ephesians 4; James 4.

WHEN you are too busy?  Ecclesiastes 3:1-15.

WHEN business is poor?  Psalms 37,92; Ecclesiastes 5.

WHEN you are weary?  Psalms 95:1-7; Matthew 11.

WHEN worries oppress you?  Psalms 46; Matthew 6.

GO TO THE LORD – The Best Tip of Your Life!

2.     Strategic Advice for the Remnant –

Imitating Jesus

Every Christian is predestined and called to become Christ-like. (Rom. 8:29, 30). 

As Christians, we are renewed in the image of God and are being transformed more and more into the likeness of Christ. (2 Cor. 3:18; Col. 3:9-10; Eph 4:22-24).  Some of us are easy learners but most of us resist giving up our old ways and have to go through trials and struggles – we have to learn the hard way.

Jesus calls us to become more like Him by imitating Him; He calls us to walk as He walked.  We are to imitate Him by loving one another. (John 13:34-35; John 15:12).  We are also to imitate Him by having a humble, self-sacrificing attitude and when someone wrongs us we are to follow His example and not retaliate or seek to get revenge. (1 Peter 2:20-21).

Christ-like obedience is the way to a Christ-like enjoyment of divine love, and the way to have your joy made complete.

Our hope of one day seeing Jesus face to face and being perfectly conformed to His image is a tremendous motivation for seeking to live like Christ here and now.

3.     Scripture Guidance

 It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Erma Bombeck 

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 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set here in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.  Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?  This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.  But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.  So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.  And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.  When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?  She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 

 John 8:3-11 

 The King James Version 

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If it seems a childish thing to do, do it in remembrance that you are a child.

Frederick Buechner 

4. Thoughts for Meditation

LIVING BY FAITH – HOLD FAST TO THE GOOD; AVOID EVIL

1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 NIV

Test all things; hold fast what is good.  Abstain from every form of evil.

Have you ever taken a close look at your life - examined it carefully?  I have.  And it's quite a revelation.  There are so many things in our lives that we allow to stay because they've always been there.  We're comfortable with them.  They make us feel normal... at home.  But when we really look at them, are they good?

I have a tendency to be a "couch potato" sometimes.  I flip on the television, prop my feet up, and just stare at that little electronic box - because it's there.  I'm not even really being entertained.  I'm just staring at it.  One day, I took a real look at the things I was watching. They weren't Christian programming.  They were sitcoms and movies and news shows.  Nothing overtly bad about that, right?  But as I examined each one of them, I realized that most of them carried very subtle messages - messages that were contrary to the Word of God.  And sometimes, messages that ridiculed the Word of God.  Without thinking about it, I was feeding evil into my soul in the guise of relaxation.

Now, let me assure you, I didn't throw my television out the back door - because television itself is not evil.  And I didn't stop watching sitcoms or movies or news shows.  Because I do need time to relax.  And there's nothing wrong with being a "couch potato" once in a while.  But I am much more selective in the programs that I watch for relaxation, concentrating on those shows that have wholesome content, rather than those with subtle messages that try to turn me away from the Word of God.

Take a look at your life today.  What areas need attention – need examination for their content?  Take this step in learning to live by faith and pray for a discerning spirit... so you will be able to cling to that which is good and abstain from every form of evil.

Dogwood Ministries

5.  Articles Pointing to the End Times Watch

[Note: The number following End Times Watch is the sequence number for the End Times article and is inserted to assist the reader in locating the article as well as assisting the search engines.]

End times watch 67 - Assad slams the door on Obama and on talks with Israel – www.debka.com

Syrian president Bashar Assad like the leopard has not changed his spots. After Washington opened the door wide to reconciliation, lavishing goodwill gestures and a procession of emissaries over several months, Assad has abruptly slammed it shut.

Wednesday, Aug. 12, he announced he was off to Tehran next week to congratulate his good friend Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his reelection as president and further cement their ties.

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End times watch 68 - Obama bulldozing Israel's future

By Victor Sharpe - www.americanthinker.com

President Obama is demonstrating an alarming hostility toward the Jewish state and has gone out of his way to describe Israeli homes in Judea and Samaria and in parts of Jerusalem, as "illegitimate."

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End times watch 69 - Arabs ask for EU support on Israel nuke resolution

George Jahn – www.news.yahoo.com

VIENNA – Arab states are lobbying the European Union for support in their drive to force Israel to open up its secretive nuclear program to international perusal, documents made available to The Associated Press show.

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6. Site Build It (SBI)

Don’t take my word for it, check this out yourself Free.  This is a way to either SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME OR REPLACE IT While Following Your Passion at the same time!

I needed a web site but had no idea how to build it.

It was all greek, mysterious and intimidating to me.

I paid to have a web site built – cost me a lot of money. But the good thing (I thought) was I could maintain it and add to it myself through a control panel.

This was supposed to save me money – but guess what – I could never get it to work properly. Way to difficult and complicated to understand.

The site looked good but no traffic came and it was a waste of time and money!  After four years I had to get rid of the site and find another way.

I found the solution! It is Site Build it.

This is absolutely fantastic and I can not say enough good about it! 

Don't take my word for it, check it out yourself FREE.  This is a way to either supplement your income OR REPLACE IT!

It does not cost as much as I paid for MY old site – that is a very good thing. The step-by-step teaching and the unique and phenomenal large amount of tools is unsurpassed.

This is a TRULY USER FRIENDLY, and just as much "do it yourself" as you want, web site builder.

Just CLICK to take a look at some of the information – you’ll be glad you did.

1. Quick Tour Slide Show:

2. Site Build It Home page:

3. Find Your Business:

4. I Love SBI:

5. What’s your passion?:

6. Web Hosting:

The networking available with the internet is mind boggling, and the use of the internet seems to be limited only by our imagination.

It is rapidly becoming the source of commerce. Don’t get left behind in communication, commerce, networking, information and you name it.

I have found a way to benefit greatly with the Site Build It approach and I want to share it with you.

Check out the above links by clicking on the picture. You owe it to your self to see this wonderful user-friendly tool.

7.  Announcements

(1)  Thank you for all your continued wonderful comments about this e-zine, The REMNANT, they are an encouragement to me.  If you have any questions or comments I encourage you to send a web mail.

(2)  The theme of www.PracticalSpiritualWarfare.com centers around practical, everyday ways to deal with the battle of living in this current season and preparing for the end times the world is getting ready to enter.