Gerry LaBarge

Retired Construction Safety Professional. Just The Facts Please! Saved By Grace Through Faith!

[Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson]

As a general rule, anytime Barack Obama lectures the country or its people on their purported sins—with Khalil Gibran pop platitudes—he is seeking absolution for his own obsessions by projecting his own guilty desires onto others.

The latest? At the dedication of his narcissistic Obama Presidential Center in Chicago—a $850 million flak-tower, monolithic boondoggle mired in debt—Obama lectured us on the need to resist the allure off "money, attention, [and] fame."

Thus spoke the owner of four homes, three of them multimillion-dollar mansions, whose last inert year in office was spent closing book and Netflix deals that ensured he would become a multimillionaire the moment he left office, and on spec, jets private to sermonize to various audiences–often at $400,000 a shot—on their own false-consciousness shortcomings.

Plain-speaking, frugal Harry Truman in obscure retirement in Independence, Missouri Obama certainly is not.

[Operation Heal America @OperHealAmerica]

All of It.

[Aliza @MalikAlyza]

Many thanks to Robert Henline. He was a veteran of the Gulf War and was honorably discharged in 1992. Following 9/11, he elected to get back into the military, and serve again. He made three additional deployments. However, on his fourth tour, his convoy received a hit from explosives. Robert was the only survivor. That day, three more soldiers were killed. His stories serve as a reminder that many soldiers put their lives at risk, and some soldiers will never forget.

Credit: Tyson Arnold

[Real Trucker Jake Logan @jakelogan]

Father,
As evil gathers in Chicago this week, we pray for protection from the demonic forces infecting the left and their followers.
We thank You, Father, for Your mercy, for the blood of Your Son Jesus Christ that covers us, and for the power of Your Holy Spirit within us.
You are our refuge and fortress, our shield against darkness.
Lord,
We stand against Obama and the demonic forces that deceive and influence hearts and minds of liberals who worship that man above God.
We rebuke Obama and every evil spirit of deception, division, lies, and moral deviance in the name of Jesus Christ.
Protect us, Father, from these influences.
Guard our children, our families, our communities, and our beloved America.
Deliver those who have succumb to these evil ideologies.
Open their eyes to the light of Christ, that they may turn from darkness back to You.
Strengthen Your faithful servants... our MAGA brothers and sisters and all who stand together, united in the Christian principles this nation was founded upon.
Bless this Christian nation.
In Jesus' name

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump personally supports retired US Marine James Capers Jr., 88, and awards him the MEDAL OF HONOR

Incredible moment ❤️🇺🇸

[Gerry LaBarge @labar49450]

@Old_SchoolEddie Second!

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@Old_SchoolEddie First

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Guilty Judges
Recently and all too often, innocent people have been assaulted and murdered at the hands of criminals that have been let out of prison all too soon due to short sentences for violent crimes or given simple probation. These are criminals with quite a lengthy rap sheet.
These are criminals that in some cases should be serving life sentences. Also demographics play a large part, especially if the judge is of the same demographic. Tough language I know, but we can no longer deny the obvious.
Maybe it is time to hold these judges accountable for the crimes they allowed to occur on their watch after allowing these killers to once again prey upon the public. Charge them as accomplices to murder or any other heinous crime committed by these pariahs of society. How much longer as a society are we going to tolerate this total miscarriage of justice.
God’s Word Says:

“Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 8:11 NKJV

“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.”
Genesis 9:6 NKJV

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@Milajoy The way it used to be! BC-Before Commies

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@Milajoy

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@Milajoy I Voted For This Too! Bring back the Worcester where I was born!

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Funny how Art imitates life sometimes. These quotes are from two characters in a movie called Executive Action made in 1973. It was about one of the possible JFK assassination conspiracies. The quote was a warning by the top deep state operative of unchecked migration. The character was really unsavory in as much as he wanted to reduce the surface population. But spot on with the third world influx into Europe and North America.

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@Old_SchoolEddie “For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.”
2 Corinthians 6:2 NLT

[David J Harris Jr @DavidJHarrisJr]

Jesus did not just die. He was brutally tortured: In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.

In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.

At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.

A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.

Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!

The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.

To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.

This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.

Jesus is King!

[Gerry LaBarge @labar49450]

Lesson 30✝️- God Foretold the Births of John and Jesus-Part 2

8. The angel told Mary some wonderful things about this coming Son. He would be the natural born Son of Mary, but He would not have a human father. He would be the supernaturally conceived Son of God. Jesus was not just the Son of God, He Himself is Almighty God. This fact was foretold by the prophet Isaiah about 600 years before Jesus came. (Lk. 1:32-33, Is. 9:6)

9. When we first started these lessons, we learned that God is a Trinity. Although He is one God, He exists as three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. God is a Spirit, without a physical body. Jesus, God the Son, came into the world in a human body to become the Savior. He became a man, but unlike all other men, He did not have any sin at all. He came in the form of a baby, God and man in one body. He was the “seed of the woman” that God had promised in the garden of Eden. Because Mary was a Jew, Jesus was also the “seed of Abraham” that God had promised. (Gen. 3:15, 28:14)

10. The angel told Mary that Jesus would become the King of Israel. Mary was a direct descendant of king David, so Jesus was also the promised “seed of David”. When Jesus becomes the King, His kingdom will last forever, just as God promised to David. (2 Sam. 7:12-17)

11. Mary did not understand how she could have a child, because she was pure and not yet married. The angel said that it would be a miracle of the Holy Spirit. Jesus did not have a human father. He was the only begotten Son of God. All other men are descendants of Adam, and they all inherited Adam’s sinful nature. Because of His virgin birth, Jesus was born without Adam’s sin. (Lk. 1:34-35)

12. Mary was Elisabeth’s cousin. John was born 6 months before Jesus. (Lk. 1:36-38)

13. The virgin birth of Jesus was physically impossible. It was a supernatural miracle of God. The birth of John to old parents was practically impossible. It was also a miracle of God. God is not limited by the physical laws of the universe, like we are. He created the physical laws. He is above them. He can do impossible things. He created Adam out of dust. He is the giver of all life.

Come back for lesson No. 31 - “God Begins to Fulfill His Promises”.

[Gerry LaBarge @labar49450]

Lesson 30✝️- God Foretold the Births of John and Jesus-Part 1

1. We have been studying the Bible history of the nation of Israel. They descended from Abraham, spent 400 years in Egypt, left Egypt with Moses, crossed the Red Sea on dry ground, refused to go into the promised land, wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, entered the promised land with Joshua, were led first by judges, then by kings. Their greatest king was David. The kingdom split into two parts. The northern part was defeated by Assyria. The southern part was defeated by Babylon. After 70 years, some Jews came back from Babylon to Jerusalem and rebuilt the temple. The Jews were conquered by the Greeks, and then by the Romans.

2. God spoke to the people during all these years through special men called prophets. Many of them were used to write books of the Old Testament. Many of them foretold the coming of the Messiah, the great Savior, Who would save the world from the power of sin and Satan. The last Old Testament prophet was Malachi. God told him that another prophet would come before the Messiah came. This prophet’s mission would be to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah.

3. After Malachi, there were no more prophets for about 400 years. Some people call this time “the years of silence”. God did not send His people any prophets, but He was still working with them and preparing to keep His promises. Finally God was ready to fulfill the promise He had made in the garden of Eden. He was ready to send a man, the “seed of the woman”, who would “bruise the head of the serpent”. This part of the story is very dramatic, with many interesting characters. This begins the New Testament, which, like the Old Testament, is the word of God.

4. Zacharias was a priest who took his turn working in the temple. It was his job to burn incense on the altar in the holy place. He and his wife Elisabeth trusted God and believed His word. They had no children, and they were already quite old. They brought their sacrifices for sin to the temple, as God commanded in the law of Moses. God accepted them because of their faith. (Lk. 1:5-9)

5. One day Zacharias went into the temple to burn incense. An angel appeared to him and told him that he and his wife were going to have a son, and they should name him John. The angel said that John would become a great and good man. He would be the prophet that would come to prepare the way for the Messiah, as promised in the book of Malachi. God knows all about us, even before we are born. The angel said that the coming Savior would be “the Lord”. This Messiah, Who was coming to save the world, would not just be a man. He would be God Himself in the form of a man. (Lk. 1:10-17, Mal. 3:1)

6. As God promised, Elisabeth soon was expecting a son. At her age, this was only possible because of a miracle of God. In those days, it was considered shameful to have no children. She was happy and she gave thanks to God for giving her a son in her old age. (Lk. 1:24-25)

7. A few months later, God sent an angel to Nazareth, a town in a different part of Israel. The angel appeared to a young virgin girl named Mary. He told her that God had chosen her to have a Son, Who would be the promised Messiah. Mary was an ordinary girl, a sinner like everyone else, but she believed God. Her Son was to be named Jesus, which means “Savior”. (Lk. 1:26-31)

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Lesson 29✝️- God Spoke to Israel Through the Prophets-Part 2

10. There are still false preachers today. They say that God will not punish sin. They say there is no Hell. They say that God will make you rich if you give money to them! They say that you can command God to do anything you want Him to do. They make a show of healing people and performing other “miracles”. They do not preach the message of God from the whole Bible. They use small parts of the Bible to preach their own message.

11. God’s prophets warned Israel for many years. He was angry with them because of their sin, but He did not punish them right away. He is patient and willing to forgive.

12. After many years of warnings, God punished the northern kingdom of Israel. He sent Assyria to defeat them and carry them away into slavery. (2Kings 17:1-8) The Israelites who were left behind became known as Samaritans. They wanted to worship God, but they would not follow His instructions. Because they tried to come to God in their own way, God would not accept them.

13. Later, God sent Babylon to defeat the southern kingdom of Judah. The Babylonians destroyed the walls of Jerusalem and the temple of Solomon, and carried the people away into slavery.(2Kings 25:1-12)

14. After 70 years, God allowed some Israelites to return from Babylon. They rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and the temple. They became known as “Judeans”, or “Jews”. They brought their sacrifices to the temple, according to God’s instructions, but many of them did not really worship God in their heart.

15. God punished the people again for their unbelief. He sent the Greeks to conquer them. They had to learn the Greek language, which was used all over the Grecian empire. This was God’s way of spreading His word all over the civilized world. The Old Testament was translated into Greek. God gave us the New Testament in the Greek language.

16. Later, the Romans conquered the Greeks, so the Jews were under the control of the Roman empire. Romans made the Jews pay taxes, and insisted that the Jews worship the Roman gods and the Roman emperor. They cruelly punished or killed those who resisted them. The worst Roman punishment was crucifixion.

17. The Romans rebuilt the Jewish temple, and allowed the Jews to continue worshipping God there. They also built a good system of roads all over Europe, which would make it possible for God’s people to take God’s word to many different countries.

18. In those days, the Jews began to build meeting places called synagogues, where they could read and study God’s word together. They were built all over the middle east, Asia minor, Greece, Persia, and northern Africa. People studied the Bible and discussed it, but many of them did not believe what God said. Their religion was just a part of their culture and tradition. They did not trust God or obey His instructions.

19. There were some Jews who truly believed God and tried to obey Him. They believed that God would send a Saviour. They anxiously waited for His coming. God accepted them because of their faith.

Come back for lesson No. 30 - “God Foretold the Births of John and Jesus”.

[Gerry LaBarge @labar49450]

Lesson 29✝️- God Spoke to Israel Through the Prophets-Part 1

1. From the very beginning of creation, God has always given people instructions in one way or another. He spoke to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and told them not to eat the fruit of one of the trees. He told Cain to offer a proper sacrifice. He told Noah to build an ark. He told Abraham to go to the land of Canaan. He spoke to Jacob and Joseph in dreams. He spoke to Moses at the burning bush and on Mount Sinai. He spoke to Israel’s judges.

2. In the promised land, God spoke to His people through the prophets. They warned Israel that God would punish them if they didn’t stop their sin. They told about things that would happen in the future. Sometimes they gave warnings to other nations.

3. Some of the more famous Israelite prophets were: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Many of the prophets wrote books, which are part of the Old Testament in the Bible. God gave them His words, and the prophets wrote them down.

4. The prophets told the people to repent of their sins, to destroy their idols, and to trust only in God. Repentance means a change of direction. To repent means to admit your sin before God and to turn away from sin and turn to God.

5. The prophets reminded the people of the laws that God gave to Moses. They warned the people that God would punish them by sending enemy nations to attack them. These enemies would defeat them and carry them off to be slaves in another country.

6. After Solomon died, there were two kingdoms. The northern kingdom of 10 tribes was called Israel. Isaiah warned that the Assyrians would defeat them if they did not repent. (Is. 10:5-6) The southern kingdom of 2 tribes was called Judah. Jeremiah warned that the Babylonians would defeat them if they did not repent. (Jer. 20.5) God has not changed. He still punishes people who will not repent of their sins.

7. The prophets also foretold many things about the coming Saviour. God had not forgotten His promise to send a man to defeat Satan. He would be a son of Abraham, and a son of David. The prophets gave many more details about the one who would come to restore the fellowship between man and God that was broken by sin. God showed the prophets what would happen in the future.

8. There were always some people in Israel who believed God and followed His instructions, but most people would not obey God’s Word. They persecuted the prophets and killed them. Many people tried to worship God and idols at the same time. God cannot accept this. He is the one true God, and there is no other. He knows what is in your heart, and He knows if you truly believe in Him. (Is. 29:13-15)

9. There were also some false prophets in Israel. They told the people not to worry about sin. They spoke comforting words and said that God loved them and would not punish them. They said they came from God, but they were liars. (Jer. 6:13-17)