[Taltarzac725]

1 Corinthians 13 - If I speak in the tongues of men or of - Bible Gateway

I often find myself going back to The Bible when something is bothering me for some reason. My thoughts can get a little too dark for my own good.

I do see such beauty in these words--

1 Corinthians 13New International Version (NIV)

13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

[Blessed2BNTV]

Yes beautiful! I do find comfort in the Words of Our Lord.

Thank you for the reminder Tal.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Blessed2BNTV

Yes beautiful! I do find comfort in the Words of Our Lord.

Thank you for the reminder Tal.

I minored in Religious Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Kind of ironic. God among the casinos. Reno does have a lot of warehousing businesses. And then there is Lake Tahoe and the skiing and boating and the like.

I do not go to church all that much now that the Church on the Square in gone as I have find the sermons incredibly boring and I have never sung. I do need to find something to get me singing even if very badly like with Florence Foster Jenkins. I can hear myself accurately however.

I can find great Sermons on line though.

[graciegirl]

I sent you a PM. Know that many care about you and hope you will be feeling better.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I minored in Religious Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Kind of ironic. God among the casinos. Reno does have a lot of warehousing businesses. And then there is Lake Tahoe and the skiing and boating and the like.

I do not go to church all that much now that the Church on the Square in gone as I have find the sermons incredibly boring and I have never sung. I do need to find something to get me singing even if very badly like with Florence Foster Jenkins. I can hear myself accurately however.

I can find great Sermons on line though.

Senior Pastor Harold Hendren's sermons are not boring at New Covenant United Methodist Church. I have been attending church since I was very young and have never heard better.

I Corinthians chapter 13 is one of my favorite scriptures in the entire Bible. For sure, much to think about in this passage.

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Tal: Beautiful verse made my day.

Thank you

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by justjim

Senior Pastor Harold Hendren's sermons are not boring at New Covenant United Methodist Church. I have been attending church since I was very young and have never heard better.

I Corinthians chapter 13 is one of my favorite scriptures in the entire Bible. For sure, much to think about in this passage.

I do not want to sound like a snob but I have read a lot of Philosophy and Theology to get that BA in Philosophy and the one in History as well. What is boring to me might not be boring to you.

I would go to a church to meet a nice woman though that I had something in common with in some way. I know a lot of successful romances come out of meetings at churches.

I may try New Covenant United Methodist Church some time however if I get really lonely. I do still have many friends at the Doggie Doo Run Run. I have been going there for almost nine years now. Has not been a good place for budding romances for me though during that time. Friendships yes but nothing romantic.

And I need someone who actually is familiar with the Internet, movies, books, and other stuff and what is going on in the world in 2016.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

1 Corinthians 13 - If I speak in the tongues of men or of - Bible Gateway

I often find myself going back to The Bible when something is bothering me for some reason. My thoughts can get a little too dark for my own good.

I do see such beauty in these words--

That is a beautiful passage . . . often used at weddings.

And the Bible Gateway web site is great for comparing passages in different versions of the Bible.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by justjim

Senior Pastor Harold Hendren's sermons are not boring at New Covenant United Methodist Church. I have been attending church since I was very young and have never heard better.

I Corinthians chapter 13 is one of my favorite scriptures in the entire Bible. For sure, much to think about in this passage.

I have attended New Covenant a few times while visiting TV. Pastor Hendren's sermons were excellent. I also enjoyed worshipping at Hope Lutheran and St. Timothy's during my visits to TV.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

I have attended New Covenant a few times while visiting TV. Pastor Hendren's sermons were excellent. I also enjoyed worshipping at Hope Lutheran and St. Timothy's during my visits to TV.

I used to church hop quite a bit in Reno, Nevada. I even tried the Unification Church after Jerome Childress was approaching students coming out of the Humanties Building on the University of Nevada, Reno Campus. He said they were having Philosophical Discussions across the street ina house. I did not connect Unification Church with Moonies at the time.

I put the presented in tears after a few logical chops via Socratic questioning. Strike One.

I went the next week and was presented with a strikingly beautiful woman with the possibility of a friendship. Then they started bugging me about a weekend retreat. I said no. Strike Two.

Jerome Childress would call my parents telling them to stop brainwashing me against them. I picked up one of these calls and used some language a sailor would be proud of in many ways. Strike Three!

Jerome Childress was the Head of the Northern Nevada Chapter of the Unification Church. A good looking charming African-American.

One of their big things was stopping racism by putting whites and non-whites in arranged marriages.

All this probably took place around 1979.

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Tal,

A couple quick thoughts: New Covenant is my church. Pastor Harold is probably my favorite pastor of all times. He is bright, personable, passionate, sincere, has a good sense of humor, he is a “walking & talking preacher” (I think of him as a teacher more than a preacher) and he has no fear of bringing in, on a regular basis, personal examples of him “being human”.

My second thought is that we have one of the finest musical directors possibly in all of Florida. Sean (completing his PhD) sings, is an unusually creative pianist, arranges music, teaches a small lesson relating to the upcoming sermon most weeks and conducts the choir. Sean is highly gifted. He has put together a fairly accomplished choir with a variety of singing talents included.

I suggest you come and give both Pastor Harold and soon-to-be Dr. Sean a listen to. It is unlikely that you’d be disappointed. My wife and I go to the 9:15 service and I’d be delighted to meet you there, if you like. (As an aside, most of our friends happen to be New Covenant attendees. There was no purposeful attempt, it just happened).