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Numerous people end up at a time where the next step is not an obvious one. Perhaps you’re a student who’s recently graduated, or maybe you’ve recently retired from work. Maybe you’ve recently been laid off from work and are discouraged at having no job, but equally discouraged by the variety of work opportunities available. During times like these, we often look for an alternative course of action. A group called DNA (dna-uk.org) are proffering a “third way” - to spend your mission gap year in a Christian church.

DNA are offering an 11 month long experience of complete submergence into Christian Discipleship, ranging from October to August. This is seen as a “year in with God, not a year out.”, needing the participant to live in a Christian environment - either within your own church if you already belong to one, or a specified church if you’re not presently a fellow member of a church. Your typical day will involve assisting with the day to day projects of the church, and to be trained by its fellow members in bible studies. The course assures faith in action, so those who enroll can anticipate a very practical experience of Christian faith, and not merely the theoretical study.

Further plus points of the studies include:-

• being challenging, radical and life changing
• faith in action; what you’ll learn is what you’ll actually do
• equipping you for church-based leadership
• your development in skills, understand and character
• dependence on the person and power of the Holy Spirit in and through you
• supplying an accredited programme via the National Open College Network
• relational, non-religious Christianity; it’s fun!

There are three types of course open : Track 1 is the most popular access point to DNA - it is the most complete DNA expereince. The over-whelming bulk of individuals decide that this is the best pick for them. Track 2 is more appropriate to you if taking a whole gap year is not practically viable. This could be for issues like your workplace or family commitments. Track 2 consequently provides some flexibility. Track 3 proffers individuals the chance of coming in to be with us for as many specific training sessions or days as they wish.

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SPIRITUAL HUNGER —————————————- The
definition of this common word, (Hunger) “The state of
discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, a desire or need
for food, ANY strong desire or craving.” The parellel between
the nautral and the spiritual, truly is at times uncanny to say
the least. We all know what natural hunger feels like. What
about spiritual hunger? It can feel different to different
people but common feelings are: a deep sense of emptiness;
feeling like there’s no meaning or significance to life; feeling
lost; feeling like something is missing but not being able to
identify even what is missing; it can be an edgy, gnawing
feeling of unknown origin; it can feel like deep sobbing from
the very center of our soul. These are only a few examples of
what spiritual hunger can feel like.

Many, if not most times, when we feel this spiritual hunger we
are unaware of what it really is. It does bring discomfort and
pain, so we look to soothe that pain. We may fill that with
anything…drugs, alcohol, any form of destructive habits,
obsessive compulsions, eating disorders, sex, pornography, TV
watching, the list is extensive. Many times we can also fill
that same spiritual hunger with things that look more positive;
like filling every second of our lives with busyness, people,
family, kids, spouse, sports, entertainment of any kind,
shopping, reading, work, the list is endless. Not that these
things are bad, in and of themselves, but could we be using
these things to fill spiritual hunger? I’d encourage you to
think about what you tend to turn to when you sense those
feelings of spiritual hunger.

What are those areas of escape in our lives? There are also some
who have been so wounded beyond belief that they simply have
lost the ability to feel at all, thus masking spiritual hunger
with numbness and denial.

We often view that discomfort or pain as an enemy to be quelled,
after all, nobody in their right mind likes to hurt. Let’s
explore that a little further. Look back again at natural hunger
(food). If we go too long without food, our tummies hurt, we
start getting weak, maybe get a headache and if we go too long
we can even start to lose our desire for food. If we keep going
like this we will eventually die. Some can go longer than others
without food, but the end result will always be death. Thus,
hunger is actually a very good thing, it signals that we have a
very real need for nourishment. This is EXACTLY the same thing
spiritually. The bible says in Luke 6:21 “Blessed are you that
hunger now, for you shall be filled.”

Hunger a blessing? YES! For the hunger will cause us to turn to
nourishment that is needed, in order to bring life. God our
Creator, made every person with a need within our souls that
ONLY HE can fill. His purpose is to bring life and bless us.
When we try to fill that void with other things, it only leads
to more hunger. It may bring temporary relief, like eating a bit
of junk food that doesn’t satisfy. Yet, our need is REAL food,
food that nourishes and sustains us, gives us strength and life.
If you are feeling stirred in your heart now, if you’re feeling
spiritually hungry, there’s good news. John 6:35 says “And Jesus
said unto them, I am the BREAD OF LIFE, he that comes to me
shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never
thirst.” Psalm 107:9 says, “For he satifies the longing soul,
and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 34:8 says, “O
taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man that
trusts in Him.”

It is easy to get spiritually filled. Simply ask with an honest
heart something like “Jesus, I’m hungry, please come fill me, I
need You” or whatever is on your heart. Have a heart to heart
talk with Jesus who WANTS to bless you and fill you. One thing
important to notice…we eat food in the natural everyday, our
need for food spiritually is daily too, simply come to Jesus and
you’ll be amazed!

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The first question to be asked about the Bible story account is “why, God created the heaven and the earth?” The plot, to be a story, has to define this “why” of this act thought by God. The Bible sequence of events in the story account has to confirm this fact of the “why” God made. The “why” forms the realities of the creation? There in those realities are the beginnings and ends of the creation and the intent of its formation. The beginning “why” of the creation has an end and fulfillment of its made intent. God states in the Bible story the words spoken by Him will come to past. God breath/words in the Bible story account made the heaven and the earth. The teller starts the story stating God created the heaven and the earth. The teller now has to define the “why” which cause God act of creation.

The seeker of the truth has to realize this Bible account is a story. Like any story details have to be provided by its teller. The “why” to this creation act by God has a bottom line? The Bible story states “In the beginning [a moment with the host of angel] God created the heaven and the earth”. The teller relating to Moses God made the heaven and earth then states the host thought to exist had no fact of existence. The Bible story sequence states when Satan told the host of angel about those others. Satan thought of others, besides the world of angel, took debate. The discussion on this debate, in the world of angel, starts before the creation of the heaven and the earth. Satan, to bring forth a reality to this world, imagination took an opposite state to angel known existence. Satan twisted the realities of this other world and placed it under the heaven of angel world. Angel in this cast reality dwelt in light and those others in the state of darkness.

The Bible story answers the creation “why” God created the heaven and the earth. The “why” of God creation is the lie about the existence. Satan thought of other life forms outside their world. The Bible story state “and the earth was without form, and void”. Here in this statement is the purpose of the creation of the heaven and the earth. The Bible story account relates Satan is the reason “why” God create the heaven and the earth. The truth of this “why” led to members of the host of angel to be cast under the light of its heaven existence. Satan, and those who fell from heaven [the world of angel] were cast to the earth. The Bible tells the sequence of events of this battle among the host of angel. The Bible story relates a war/debate among the host of angel. The outside thought by Satan and the fact by God which came to yield the lake of fire. The story states the old heaven and the old earth had past away. The Bible story relates the old heaven and the old earth became the lake of fire. The lake of fire cast Satan and those who fell into their eternal state.

This was the statement of Satan and the Bible statement of him being the father of the lie. Satan thought about others could not be denied as fact. Satan proclaimed a world in the state of the darkness. Satan statements of those others in the state of the darkness cross the truth about the life. Satan approach to the throne of God is a call for reality. God made this state a reality. The Bible sequence in the story states “and darkness was upon the face of the deep”. God resolution to the proclaimed existence which was not there is “the deep”. God form this state into the existence in the world of angel. The formation of “the deep” brought a new wonder to the host of angel. Satan tried to convey this was a gateway to those others in the darkness. The “deep” cast in the world of darkness with those others. The Bible story states “and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters”.

Here Jesus is Alpha and relates his beginning as the Word. Jesus expose Satan lie about the new wonder/the “deep”. Jesus expose there was not just one water composing this state but waters. Jesus had opposition among the host of angel. This aroused rebellion against the truth about the new wonder motivates God. Its then the Bible story account the things “God said”. The Bible story theme is Jesus and Satan face-off about existence. If Jesus, is the teller, gave this account of the creation of the heaven and the earth? Will Satan try to cover its fact? If true the message of the Bible would be under attack as well? Satan not able to destroy the given account of the Bible story has to illusion its fact. The Bible conclusion is Satan held state in God created earth. Satan will be the host of this world. Satan and those who fell with him come to be cast into the lake of fire.

Angel came to the acknowledgement of God through the things they have heard Him speak and the acts done. Satan through the justice by God will dwell in his proclaimed world state. The Bible story relates Satan cast from heaven with his army. The lake of fire the state of the world proclaimed to exist by Satan. This lake of fire barred from the other world of the existence. The lake of fire has not been structure into the creation. The lake of fire is the Bible story conclusion of the debate among the host of man [angel and adam]. The “why” of this act by God to create the heaven and the earth was this lake of fire.

May we all grow in the wisdom and prosperity of God will,

Alexander Coppedge
TPAC Manager

http://www.tpacmindfood.com

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