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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Matteus Ricci, Sydney, Australia.</description><title>Ichthys</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ich-thys)</generator><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Follow Me by David Platt - What does it really mean to become a...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wr-RvWSH9ng?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Me by David Platt - What does it really mean to become a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/44801342746</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/44801342746</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:18:45 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Video</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t_FSneEk7Sg?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/39870246085</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/39870246085</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:03:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrb9oiXHC1qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34697487857</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34697487857</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:13:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Finals Time.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdj9s9p6J1qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finals Time.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34203766030</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34203766030</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:39:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title> Steve Johnson - Quoting Matthew 3-7 by Memory! :oSermon by...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/51838522" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; Steve Johnson - &lt;strong&gt;Quoting Matthew 3-7 by Memory!&lt;/strong&gt; :o&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sermon by Steve Johnson &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34087328752</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/34087328752</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:37:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>The Need for Disciples Making Disciples - Francis Chan and David...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49492342?autoplay=1" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Need for Disciples Making Disciples - Francis Chan and David Platt&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/33858260159</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/33858260159</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:13:59 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc19eufAw61qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/33766761364</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/33766761364</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:35:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>so true.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8og0fDr7q1qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;so true.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/29317463683</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/29317463683</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:48:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>WHAT TODAY’S JESUS FOLLOWERS SHOULD LEARN FROM THE EARLY MARTYRS, PT. 1 by Wes Woodell</title><description>&lt;a href="http://networkedblogs.com/AI1rI"&gt;WHAT TODAY’S JESUS FOLLOWERS SHOULD LEARN FROM THE EARLY MARTYRS, PT. 1 by Wes Woodell&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28931086875</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28931086875</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:12:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>YOU HAVE TO LISTEN!</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QN_ze7QVYKg?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;YOU HAVE TO LISTEN!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28757573462</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28757573462</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 05:24:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Revisiting the Boston Movement: ICOC growing again after crisis</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2159719~Revisiting_the_Boston_Movement%3A_ICOC_growing_again_after_crisis"&gt;Revisiting the Boston Movement: ICOC growing again after crisis&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Click on Title!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28475581753</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/28475581753</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:09:44 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V6c7Vw6R33E?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/27804951774</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/27804951774</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:31:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>The Wilderness - part 1</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="270" src="http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/thumb/e/eb/Israel-Wilderness2.jpg/400px-Israel-Wilderness2.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the wilderness in Exodus &amp;amp; Deuteronomy, God accomplished many different things in regard to his relationship with Israel. It wasn&amp;#8217;t &amp;#8220;just&amp;#8221; a time of punishment, no, God prepared them, protected them, provided for them, disciplined them and was a parent to them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preparation - (Exodus 13:17-18)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The route to Palestine was 320&amp;#160;km, but God directed his people down the scenic route and extended their trip to around 640&amp;#160;km.  Why the long journey? didnt God want to spoil his children in the promised land? didnt he love them? didnt he want them to be happy? Why such a detour?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well the answer is preparation! The promised land was overrun with armies and men who weren&amp;#8217;t really that &amp;#8220;giving&amp;#8221; &amp;amp; &amp;#8220;encouraging,&amp;#8221; they weren&amp;#8217;t gonna just deny self and give the land over to the Israelites! The Israelites had to be ready for a fight, physically and mentally! Their years in Egypt hadnt produced the most content and  God-dependant hearts, satisfied with whatever God provided, they also werent very keen on trusting in God! So this was a perfect opportunity for God to get them ready!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;God doesnt send his people unprepared, God is definitely the leader of the &amp;#8220;preperation ministry!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we face wilderness patches in our life, we feel like God just isn&amp;#8217;t there, like we are being punished (and sometimes we are), but it could also be a period in your life where God is preparing you for something, something big, some amazing challenge/gift (whatever your promised land might be). Where God is trying make you God dependant and not self-dependant! Getting us focused on the fact that it&amp;#8217;s God who provides us with everything, and we need to be content, trusting in him!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/25919564301</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/25919564301</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:10:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>final exam prep</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m57yo6bpe41qd5045o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;final exam prep&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/24570117050</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/24570117050</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:31:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oowcjt2T1qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23860344469</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23860344469</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 09:45:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"To David there were no giants, only enemies of God, and enemies of God can be conquered!"</title><description>““To David there were no giants, only enemies of God, and enemies of God can be conquered!””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;George Gurganus&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23260216237</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23260216237</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:26:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>So. Good.</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AyxzjKwKlqs?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;So. Good.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23225574438</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/23225574438</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 08:24:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Been listening to this classic recently!! :) ENJOY. </title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4mtfnfQoAco?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Been listening to this classic recently!! :) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;ENJOY. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/22710609298</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/22710609298</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:02:35 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>yeah, we’re pretty cute.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3llr35uqg1qd5045o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;yeah, we’re pretty cute.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/22509484161</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/22509484161</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 07:11:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>joannasteacups:

“you can’t find a cup of tea big enough, or a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m328m5KZ641qaajdfo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://joannasteacups.tumblr.com/post/21815575153/you-cant-find-a-cup-of-tea-big-enough-or-a-book"&gt;joannasteacups&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“you can’t find a cup of tea big enough, or a book long enough to suit me” C.S lewis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/21944740247</link><guid>http://ich-thys.tumblr.com/post/21944740247</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:36:59 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
