Faith Limitations

Our faith holds us back, or moves us ahead.

Mark 10
46Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
48Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." 50Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
52"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
• When the man asked to receive his sight, Jesus replied, "your faith has healed you."
• He didn't spit in the man's eyes like the blind man from Bethsaida in Mark 8:22-26
• He didn't touch the man and use special commands like the deaf mute in Mark 7:31-37.

If our faith is great enough, it should have no boundaries, distances, or enemies that can limit it's power.

Matthew 8
5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6"Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering."
7Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him."
8The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
10When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.
• Our only limitation is ourselves. God is not limited by anything.

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Forwarding: Two Disciples Die in Haitian Earthquake

http://www.disciplestoday.org/content/view/1872/42/

by Roger Lamb  -  Wednesday, 13 January 2010

North America / Caribbean >> Caribbean

The largest earthquake ever recorded in the region hit 10 miles from the Haitian capital of Port au Prince on Tuesday. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, the people are suffering devastaing losses. Two disciples have died and the Port au Prince church building is destroyed along with many homes. See below for what we know at the moment. Disciples Today will keep you posted on news of disciples in Haiti and how you can help.

 

If you have the means to help, that would be wonderful. The country of Haiti has a great deal of poverty anyway, the information for whom to go to will be on the Disciples Today link. Thank You.

Kaplan & It’s Hidden Fees

    I just spent one term with Kaplan University Online. I did alright with a 3.0. But I have a complaint and a warning that I would pass on to any students looking to do their schooling. First of all, at the time of registration I was told to turn in a financial aid "Clearance Letter". I asked my recruiter and my financial aid rep both what is that and how do I get one. They first suggested that I try Sallie Mae and of course I followed their direction. The rep at Sallie Mae didn't know what I was talking about.

    I then reported to my financial aid rep what I found and they suggested that I ask the Department of Education. I did what was suggested and the first time I called a person told me that they didn't know what I was talking about. I tried again a few days later and a different rep at Dept of Ed told me, "Sure, I'll mail one out to you!" It never came in the mail. I told this to my financial aid officer and they told me that my financial aid doesn't cover everything and to pay $808 dollars. Also, according to their records my old school was holding onto $1000 that they didn't pay back to the Department of Ed. She said that could be a possible reason for my letter. I asked her if I should get the money and pay Kaplan or the Department of Education. She told me to pay Kaplan and I will not have any overage issues. I got the money and paid them.

    By early November, I was receiving calls from the Kaplan Document Collections Department harassing me to give them the "Clearance Letter" Or they will just keep calling. It took me a few weeks to figure out that they were using an "auto-dialer" when I got off of the phone from the Document Collections and received a second call five minutes later from the same department. A rep read an impersonal script at me and I told them, "Nothing has changed in five minutes." Since two weeks ago I have received 3-5 calls per day from the Kaplan Document Collections Department, all this time I told them that none of my lenders know what they are talking about and that I need additional help from the school to get this issue resolved. Their response to me was, "just give us the document or we will block you!"

    Last week, I logged in to start getting prepared for my second term and of course I am blocked from my classes. I sought help from my financial aid officer and the Kaplan Review board I informed them of the situation and they did a little more digging. When they got back to me they told me that the Department of Education had reported that they sent $700 more than they were authorized to. To make a long story short, the $808 dollars I paid to Kaplan should have gone to the Dept. of Ed. I asked the financial aid officer, "If you give me back the $808 and if I pay that to the Department of Ed will that clear up the issue?" They told me they would try to approve the refund, and to this day they are still trying to approve the refund. My online classes have started last Wednesday.

    I told them if they can't find a way to help me find a solution I will have to go to another school. I gave them a few days to deal with it and to get back to me. Their response is to go ahead and withdraw. However, they are going to charge me a $2500 withdrawal penalty. According to the Department of Education the Kaplan has a 33% retention rate. Be warned, they don't care if you come or go, they are going to get paid.