Church notes - 20 January 2019

20 January
Genesis 17:1 - 8

Amy Grant -  El Shaddai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHa6Cm62uI

Communion name meanings
Matthew 1:20 - 25
We often don't stay true to the meaning of our names, but Jesus does.

El Shaddai
Almighty God
To be Strong, to overpower
A Strong God who overpowers His opponents.
Mountain
Breat
A nourishing God who supplies our needs.
Genesis 49:24, 25

Yahweh Saboath - Lord of Hosts
God of armies
Exodus 15:3

Joshua 5:13 - 6:2
An encouragement for Joshua.
Joshua asked the wrong question of the commander.

1 Samuel 17:45
David knew he was on God's side.
Jeremiah 20:11
God is mighty in power.
Zephaniah 3:17
Psalm 24:10
The battle is the LORD's. He will fight for us. We need to remember this.
We must prepare ourselves to fight.
Ephesians 6:10 - 18.

He comes as one who has complete victory. Are we on His side?

Church notes - 13th January 2019

13 January
Ephesians 1:18 - 23

Who You Say I Am Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcC1Bp13n_4

God's Name
YHWH - Ancient Hebrew, no vowels.
Yahweh - YHWH with the vowels from Adonai.
Yohoveh - Latin
Jehovah

Exodus 3:1 - 17

God reveals Himself through His Name.

Death Clock.

God is the God of Eternity. He is the On Who Is responsible for our existance.

Moses
The Burning Bush - God is there.
A mission: Rescue the Israelites from Egypt.
He is a Redeeming God.
Moses protests - who am I?

God will help.
Another objection vs 13
vs 14
I AM WHO I AM
A continuing sense
God is dependable no matter the time

Jesus - the Bread of Life (John 6:35)
God doesn't forget us. He is always present in His people.
"I will only be understood by My own subsequent acts and words of revelation" - Alan Cole.

Alpha and Omega (Revelation 22:!3)
Everlasting God - Abraham calls upon the Everlasting God (Genesis 21:33)

Daniel 4:34

1 Samuel 17:26
David had a sense of Who God is.

This picture of the living God, Eternal and present with us injects a sense of passion and hope within us.

Rise of Weirdness - Part 48

January 18, 2026:

Golems revolt in the Earth city of Jakarta, highlighting the idea that the revolts are not an "Offworlder" problem, sparking concern amongst world leaders at the United Nations,....

February 3, 2026:

Human supremacist organization Keep Arbol Human League breaks its alliance with Humanity First as being "too radical" in its agenda,...

June 29, 2026:

Human supremacist organization Humanity First proclaims the solar system "Transformed-free" at Armstrong City, shocking most residents,...

June 30, 2026:

UN peacekeeping forces massacre Transformed Offworlders at Pluto City, claiming that they were members of the illegal potions and spells trade, citing a copy of Magic: The Gathering and Worlds of Warcraft

October 5, 2026:

Transformed forces led by Peta Landers liberate Alpha Proxima, a major blow to human supremacist forces,...

November 9, 2025:

Northeastern Blackout; The detonation of a "Metz Effect" (ME) weapon is blamed for the sudden blackout of the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard, fueling concerns about the security and protection of the national infrastructure,

November 13, 2026:

Human supremacist Humanity First forces led by Terrance Waller claim control over Alpha Proxima signaling that the war will be long and drawn out,

April 25, 2027:

Life Extension Act Act is passed in Colorado, becoming the first state in the United States, allowing persons to "harvest" convicted criminals of necessary organs and blood, in an effort, helping expand life extension capabilities globally,....

July 11, 2027:

Real Zealots Criminal syndicate leader Xander Peters escapes imprisonment from the Federal Orbital Penitentiary Orbital prison; Local officials claim that the escape was unpredictable, but UN Peacekeeping forces report a sophisticated network of tunnels and a spacesuit in the cell,....

July 25, 2027:

43 children, mainly Transformed, from Aldebaran are kidnapped and subsequently murdered by members of the Real Zealots crime syndicate, fueling tensions across the Outer Rim,.

October 8, 2027:

Russian expatriates proclaim the exodus of Astrakhan into Offworlder space, further destabilizing the region along ethnic and sectarian grounds,...

May 23, 2028:

Political turmoil erupts as labor unrest and a general strike occurs in Canada with the majority of the unrest in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver, fueling concern about the stability of the region,....

July 1, 2028

Centauri Refugees are resettled on previously uninhabited Ort Cloud Objects...

July 21, 2028:

Soviet officials announce their boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California , claiming that the "Transformed" athletes, have an unfair advantage, angering Offworlder states including North Luna, Copernicus-Vega and the Union of Centauri,....

August 29, 2028:

(insert country here) led by scientist (insert name here) announces that it has breached the dimensional barrier for (insert place here), sparking international attention,....

September 14, 2028:

Sochi Zombie Uprising; From Otsu to Sochi, Japanese officials are forced to contend with zombies, spread quickly by the same transportation infrastructure that is used to deliver aid,...

September 16, 2028:

London Floods; Despite flood control measures, heavy flooding in London triggers massive evacuation and civil unrest across Great Britain,.....

April 24, 2029:

Soviet forces launch an invasion of Afghanistan in an effort to prevent the rise of the Caliphate under the leadership of Mahmud Abdul Aziz in Kabul, sparking international condemnation and concern,....

June 2, 2029

Centauri Untouchables arrive at Copernicus-Vega, precipitating a diplomatic crises between the two polities.

November 5, 2029:

Documents are leaked over the Interweb, detailing how medical technologies have been developed and promote life extension for the richest 1%, while denying basic services for the 99% of the world's population,...

January 2030

By this time improvements have been made to the FTL drive such that the average cruising speed is 730c (two light years in a day).

January 15, 2030:

Government officials announce a massive famine in Lagos, Nigeria, fueling a massive humanitarian crisis across Sub-Saharan Africa,....

February 4, 2030

Protests organised by the Keep Arbol Human League rock Prague...

September 17, 2030:

Local Czech officials protest the presence and development of dimensional breaches by the Anglo-French Union, leading to massive riots in Prague, sparking international attention and concern,....

March 21, 2031:

Bangladesh Disaster; Ghosts of Bangladeshi Hindu arise across the country, triggering a massive humanitarian crisis in the region,...

April 30, 2030:

Muscat Conference; Islamic clerics led by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam call for the end to the schism between Sunni and Shiites, sparking international attention,...

April 27, 2031:

Collapse of the national government in Bujumbura, Burundi, fueling civil unrest and panic across much of Sub-Saharan Africa,....

April 28, 2031:

Mexican President Fernando Bautista Pomar announces that abortion is legal is cases of Transformed births, proposing that Transformed persons should be sterilized, sparking international attention and concern,....

May 30, 2031:

French nationalist leader (insert name here) is scandalized after being exposed as Transformed in Nice, France,...

June 6, 2031

Keep Arbol Human League is behind protests against a Pro-Transformed policy in Brisbane, Queensland.

June 21, 2030:

Transformed FIFA soccer player (insert name here) of (insert place here) serves to win Transformed acceptance across the globe in (insert country here),...

October 14, 2031:

Bangkok Floods; Heavy flooding and civil unrest erupt across Bangkok, Thailand, forcing the mass evacuations of portions of the city,...

April 6, 2032:

Golem revolt takes place in Dublin fueling paranoia; many scientists and leaders use the rebellion as proof that golems need to have their memories wiped out regularly, abolitionists cite the revolt as proof of sentience of the golems,....

April 27, 2032:

Burundi Disaster; ghosts of Hutu people massacred in 1972 emerge starting in Rumonge, fueling a humanitarian crisis for the region,...

September 5, 2032:

Members of the Offworlder states of Union of Centauri, Ork Order and Copernicus-Vega and the State of Aphrodite are killed by members of the Humanity Forever terrrorist group, sparking international attention and concern,....

January 22, 2033:

Henderson v. U.S. ; U.S. Supreme Court rules that convicted criminals can be harvested for life extension processes, citing the "right to life" as the "most basic principle to freedom", sparking international attention and concern,....

October 19, 2033:

Economic collapse occurs after OPEC officials in Riyadh report "peak oil production", fueling civil unrest and panic across the Middle East,....

January 22, 2034:

Genesis Committees are established nationwide, protesting the sudden development of life-extension technologies across the globe,....

February 25, 2035:

Collapse of the national government in Khartoum. Sudan, fueling civil unrest and panic across much of Sub-Saharan Africa,....

June 8, 2035

Pirate forces attack the Federal Orbital Penitentiary, freeing most of the prisoners...

October 13, 2035:

Indian government officials in New Delhi declare a "State of Emergency" as famine, food shortages, and civil unrest spread nationwide,....

June 19, 2036:

International Labor Organization (ILO) files protests against American life-extension technologies, as violating the spirit and the letter of the Minimum Age Convention of 1973, during rallies in Geneva, Switzerland,....

July 24, 2036:

Sun Bing-Bong Scandal; Korean President Sun is forced to resign from office in Seoul after it is discovered that she is a Transformed in "passing",....

March 17, 2037:

Winton Disaster; Winton, Queensland is destroyed by Rahrem Sneeti En, leader from the realm of Errnethe Eicpasl, sparking fears of a possible inter dimensional war, against Earth and its government,....

June 9, 2037

Doctors Without Borders claim that they are being denied access to Alpha Proxima.

July 14, 2037:

Some of the largest anti-Metz Effect (ME) weapons are held in the Offworlder colonies of Nova Roma, Aldebaran and Erebor, sparking interstellar attention,...

June 21, 2037:

Vampires and zombies clash violently in Tiszantul, Hungary, demonstrating the impotence of Soviet and European Union military forces,...

March 18, 2038:

General Thai Blackout; "Metz Effect" (ME) weapons airbursts cause electricity and magic to be cancelled out for 24 hours, sparking civil unrest and violence in the region....

April 14, 2038:

Centuari Lowborn Vaste Members are found in mass graves in Jatvas, fueling concerns that the Centauri have dismissed human and Transformed concerns about the issue of equality,...

June 18, 2038

Planet Crichton in the Pi 3 Orionis System is unveiled; The Eastern Hemisphere dubbed Megazoa is populated by Mesozoic Era and Magic Era creatures; The Western Hemisphere dubbed SimWorld features golem/droid recreations of Renaissance Italy, Shogunate Japan, Wild West America , Victorian England, et al.,..

July 11, 2038:

Anti-Semitic riots erupt in Augsburg, Bavaria and Dusseldorf, Germany, fueled by the increasing economic collapse of the Soviet state,.....

August 1, 2038:

Global Commission Regarding Caste and Tribes is established on the Centauri homeworld, in an effort to continue Earth/Centauri trade and political alliances,....

November 22, 2038:

Battle of the Dark Mound; Pirate Captain Nam Quan dies in "glorious battle" against United Nations Peacekeeping Forces within the Asteroid Belt, in one of the largest pitched battles recorded,....

February 11, 2039:

Middle Eastern nation of Iraq suffers after the collapse of the government of (insert name here), fueling the civil unrest and violence in the region, with fears of a possible worldwide conflict,....

Iranian Revolution; Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei leads the overthrow of the Soviet-Backed government in Tehran in a political revolution,....

February 13, 2039:

(insert country here) led by scientist (insert name here) announces a breach of the dimensional barrier to (insert name here) at (insert place here),...

April 22, 2039:

Riyadh Proclamation; Islamic clerics led by Asaduddin Owaisi proclaims an end to the Sunni-Shiite schism, fueling international attention and controversy,...

December 25, 2039:

Imam Sahib proclaims the Soviet Union as the "Great Satan" calling for its "ultimate destruction"fueling calls for Soviet military intervention,

February 2040

By this time improvements have been made to the FTL drive such that the average cruising speed is 1095c (three light years in a day).

June 11, 2040

A Golem revolt occurs in Launceston, Tasmania

Rise of Weirdness - Part 47

January 7, 2021:

Environmental/ animal rights group PETA launch protests against the Centauri, citing their treatment of Elephants, sparking interstellar attention,...

February 25, 2021:

CNN, MSNBC, and other news sites uncover evidence that 90% of ht weapons used by the Real Zealots spells/potions cartels are from Australia, Japan and Canada, embarrassing the United Nations Security Council,....

April 7, 2021:

Lowborn Caste Centauri led by Werris Pippal reject calls for a ceasefire against the Centauri government, fueling tensions across the solar system,....

May 23, 2021:

Pirate Captain Jikiri al-Hassan is executed by United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, highlighting the Offworlder potions/spells trade,...

May 29, 2021:

Environmental/ animal rights group PETA exposes the fact the Offworlder colonies of Hellas Basin, Cerestown and Europa are illegally trafficking Meerkats on the criminal black market,...

June 24, 2021:

French Camisard Uprising threatens the stability of the Anglo-French Union, further destabilizing the European Union and Commonwealth of Nations,....

September 1, 2021:

Arch-conservatives led by Governor John Irwin (R-TX) threaten to secede from the Union citing the need for "Christian values" in Austin, shocking fellow Republicans,...

September 11, 2021:

Centauri government leaders including Rebecca Olgadottir announce the passage of Anti-Atrocities Act, citing political pressures by Earth and other Offworlder officials,....

October 22, 2021:

Tensions mount as Centauri leaders order the return of thousands of Lowborn Centauri caste at New Ganges, fueling tensions between the Earth officials and the Centauri governments,.....

January 7, 2022:

Video of Centauri leaders executing Lowborn Caste at New Chandrapur enters the Interweb, Centauri leaders state the executed had conducted terrorist operations, triggers concern about the nature of Human/Centauri relations,.....

January 29, 2022:

Centauri opposition leader Janella Kapoor is arrested on charges of Sedition, claiming the rise of a dictatorship,....

February 27, 2022:

White House officials report Defense Department and NSA computers have been hacked by the Soviets, fueling fears of war,...

March 1, 2022:

New Gujarat Massacre; Thousands of Lowborn caste Centauri are killed by government troops in New Gujarat fueling tensions between Transformed and Human colonists and the Earth officials,....

June 25, 2022:

#Texit (Texas secession) campaign is launched by arch-conservatives including Terrance Jones, Anna Emerson and Larry Walters in direct opposition to the White House,...

August 7, 2022:

Centuari leaders led by Rebecca Olgadottir warn that Lowborn castes are prohibited from government roles, citing their concerns about "racial hygiene", fueling tensions across the solar system,....

October 17, 2022:

Russian expatriates announce the exodus of Bila Tserkva, Fastiv, and Nemirov into Offworlder space triggering civil unrest across Soviet Union, sparking fears of retaliation,...

October 27, 2022

Diplomatic relations established between Kootingal and the Transformed colony at Tau Ceti.

January 11, 2023:

Civil rights organizations and leaders in Alaska call for the end to "golem slavery" in California, sparking international attention,....

February 16, 2023:

Canadian officials in Ottawa, Ontario report a Spellspace breach of government computers fueling tensions worldwide,...

May 5, 2023:

Offworlder/Transformed protests occur in major cities across the globe including London, Berlin, New York and Toronto led by Quinn Delaney, demanding greater political independence and autonomy for the Offworlder colonies, sparking international attention,....

May 14, 2023:

In a disturbing development, mass graves are found in southern Kosovo, attributed to the illegal potions and spells trade, sparking calls for action,...

June 6, 2023:

Tensions mount as Offworlder leaders warn that they are being overwhelmed by Centauri refugees at Sirius, intensifying the debate on Earth/Centauri refugees,....

June 9, 2023:

139 United Nations peacekeeping forces soldiers from Mexico are arrested in Nigeria on charges of participation in the illegal potions and spells trade,.

June 15, 2023:

Szatmar nationalists launch an armed uprising threatening the stability of the Warsaw Pact in Budapest, Hungary; Anglo-French Union and NATO forces are forced to deal with the humanitarian aid to refugees,....

July 12, 2023:

Earth leaders including David Cameron and Angela Merkel announce that they will allow Centauri refugees, sparking intense debate and controversy across the known solar system....

July 16, 2024:

The Breach; (insert country here) led by scientists (insert name here) announce the creation of a dimensional breach to the realm of (insert name here) at (insert place here),...

July 18, 2023:

Terrorist group Elves First threatens to alter Earth's axis at Barrow, Alaska, in an attack on the United Nations,...

September 1, 2023:

Mass arrests of Centauri opposition leaders take place in New Chandrapur, fueling concerns about the Earth/Centauri relationship,....

October 8, 2023:

Centauri leader Rebecca Olgadottir and 3 bodyguards are killed by an assassin at New Ganges, signaling a low point in Earth/Offworlder/Centauri affairs....


October 23, 2023:

UN peacekeeping forces are scandalized after it is reveled that up to 1,500 weapons were stolen, traded and used by members of the Real Zealots spells/potions cartel in their war against the "State of Aphrodite", fueling tensions between Earth and the Offworlder colonies...

November 14, 2023:

Miranda City is selected as a major area for settlement of Centauri refugees, with many Offworlder leaders including Frederick Peters voicing concern about the rapid flow of Transformed and alien refugees,.

November 21, 2023:

Djinn Outbreak erupts in Gracanica, Serbia, escalating the violence in the Balkans, causing a serious of violent possessions, fueling anti-Islamic sentiment throughout the Balkans,....

April 22, 2024:

Anglo-French Union leader Jeremy Corbyn demands a ban on Centauri refugees, citing the threat to global security, during a speech in Nantes,....

May 20-23, 2024:

Cardinal Bernardo Maritimma of Florence, Italy preaches against the "Transformed agenda", fueling anti-Transformed sentiment across the Continent,....

May 26, 2024:

Saudi Arabia bans soccer, claiming that Transformed have "too large a role" in the game, sparking international ridicule,...

June 24, 2024:

Environmental leaders and organizations voice anger over the extinction of Emperor Penguins due to Centauri invasive species, especially in the State of Aphrodite,..

July 30-31, 2024:

Metz Effect (ME) is detonated in Robina, Aphrodite by South Africa killing millions after magical containment bubble spells in the process,...

October 24, 2024:

Martial artist Ip Man v. Shaolin monk Huang Jiaho; Considered one of the most important martial arts fights in Bandung, Thailand, decides whether martial arts will be allowed in Offworlder territories,...

December 18, 2024:

World leaders including Steven Harper call for a complete ban on Centauri refugees before the United Nations Security Council in San Francisco, California, sparking protest and civil unrest,....

January 24, 2025:

United Nations condemns the dimensional breaches, citing the threat to global peace, the environment, and security in San Francisco, California,...

April 8, 2025:

Human spremacist group Keep Arbol Human League lays claim to the Inner Solar System issuing a proclamation at Mercury City,...

May 21, 2025:

Kumite Global Match is held in Cape Town, South Africa as the first major mixed martial arts death match,...

June 18, 2025:

Reports of the massacre of Lowborn Caste at New Jodhpur and New Kolkatta fuel political and diplomatic tensions between Earth, Offworlder and Centauri factions across the solar system,.

Rise of Weirdness - Part 46

4 January 2020

The settlement of Taneris arrives at Lalande 21185, finding the system uninhabited.

5 January 2020

A group of Elves arrive at Sirius...

6 January 2020

The Lindon arrives at Luyten 726-B, finding the system uninhabited.

7 January 2020

A small group of Elves arrive at V1216 Sagitarii. They land on a planetoid they call New Beleriand.

8 January 2020

A group of Dwarves arrive at HH Andromedae...

9 January 2020

A group of Elves arrive at Lacaille 9252...

10 January 2020

A group of Elves and Dwarves arrive at FI Virginis.

11 January 2020

New Helena (An Aphrodite derived community) arrives at 61 Cygni, finding the system uninhabited. They land on a planetoid they call Helenaworld.

13 January 2020
Copernicus (as the settlement now calls itself) arrives at Vega. They find the system uninhabited.

15 January 2020

A group of Orks arrive at Struve 2398.

16 January 2020

Neopagans from Ceres arrive at Groombridge 34...

23 January 2020

A family of Elves from Mars arrive at Epsilon Indi.

24 January 2020

A group of witches and warlocks colonise a planetoid in the GJ 1061 system.

25 January 2020

The village of New Winchester arrives in the YZ Ceti system.

27 January 2020

A family of Dwarves arrive at Teegarden's Star.

30 January 2020

A group of Trekkie Elves arrive at 40 Eridani. They call the planet they find there Hephaestus. (And call themselves Haphaestians.)

A group of Orks arrive at Kruger 60.

February 1, 2020

A group of Vampires from Aachen arrive at Ross 614.

February 2, 2020:

Lowborn caste Centauri led by Werris Pippal launch a massive insurrection in North Landing, Centauri, with many questioning the nature of the relationship between the newer Offworlder colonies and the Centauri,...

February 4, 2020

A group of Werewolves from Stuttgart arrive at Wolf 1061.

February 5, 2020

A group of Orcs arrive at Wolf 424.

February 6, 2020

A former Tasmanian village arrives at Van Maanen's Star.

February 8, 2020

A former Kosovar village arrives at Gliese 1.

February 10, 2020

A community of mostly Bland European humans, called Olympia, arrives at L 1159-16. (But it will come to be known as the Olympia system in future.)

February 11, 2020

A group of former students who had absconded from a University on Mars arrive at Gliese 674...

February 13, 2020

A mostly Bland 'Buzzer' community (with a minority of Elves) from 2 Pallas, called Palladia arrives at Gliese 674. They land on a planetoid they also name Pallas.

February 24, 2020

A group of Transformed from New Bega, on Mars arrives at Gliese 687.

February 28, 2020

A group of Werewolves from Mercury arrive at LHS 292.

March 21, 2020
A diplomatic expedition arrives from Copernicus-Vega at the Centauri colony. Diplomatic relations are established between the two extra-solar territories.

March 29, 2020

A group of Elves from Mars arrive at Groombridge 1618.

May 5, 2020:

Soviet officials are accused by Chinese officials of launching cyber-attacks against major portions of the infrastructure, fueling concerns of a war in Beijing,...

August 5, 2020:

Leaving Arbol Offworlder film starring Trevina Ellis, Wendy Sakura, Kevin Thomas and Daniel Turner is considered by many the beginning of the "Golden Age of Transformed film",.

September 11, 2020
Protests spark violence against Transformed in Kolkatta...

October 14-17, 2020:

Zionist leaders Mort Friedmann and Lillian Pinkus lead a delegation of c. 1,500+ settlers to Ramallah, Palestine, before being expelled,...

Doctor Who 'Resolution' review

Resolution

The 2019 New Year Special. The Doctor had been taking her friends to various new years related celebrations and two archaeologists had discovered something strange in the sewers beneath Sheffield. A very good introduction. Of course, not the actual start. There is a set up with a 9^th Century battle, and the enemy being split up and spread to 'opposite ends of the world'. While this is a good addition to the episode, the two guardians (in Siberia and the at South Pacific atoll) aren't involved in fighting against the Dalek.

(Of course they're back.) The Dalek is a very effective villain, taking over Lin, one of the archaeologists, in a very creepy way. This was depicted in a very effective way, showing Lin's struggle against this thing rather well. She knows it's not a good thing, and doesn't want it to do what it wants to do. The spree the Dalek takes her on as it gathers the resources it needs to make a new travel machine was also done rather well. It added to the tension in a very effective way. As was the Dalek opposing the Doctor's attempts to track it.

Of course, that's not all to the episode. There's Ryan's Dad, and also UNIT being 'in review'. Also, can one say Chekhov's combination cooking device? Relationships seem to be important. Ryan and his Dad. Lin and the other archaeologist. The UK and other nations (maybe their immediate neighbours, but that is a currently political digression...). Still, are these relationships (apart from the later) depicted well? The Doctor calling out Aaron for not being there for his son was done very well.

(But did the melodrama of the conversations between Ryan and Aaron, or Graham and Aaron mesh with the rest of the episode well? Not sure.) However, the final confrontation at GCHQ was done rather well, the best bit of the episode. The presence of the Doctor made the Dalek more crazy than it was. Overall, the episode was very interesting, and worth taking the time to see. 8.4/10.