It’s July. Already. That means half the months in the year are done. That means we’re into the last months of the year. Already. More than I have previously, I’m considering what’s happened so far this year and considering what the next steps are. It has been a very interesting first part of the year.It […]
Read More Genuine Followers of Jesus Are A ThreatSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 Dysfunctional family. The family somewhere to some degree suffers from areas where it […]
Read More Say What You See: Functioning FamiliesIs anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the […]
Read More Say What You See: Effective PrayersJesus loved food. I am so glad that a lot of what Jesus did involved food and drink. It’s so basic to our existence it is the ideal avenue through which relationships can be built. It’s a brilliant point of service to share meals with those who hunger. It’s a great expression of fellowship as […]
Read More Say What You See: Delightful MealsAs you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him — you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4-5) It is actually very easy for us to say what we see. Two […]
Read More Say What You See: Living StonesThe word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied. The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.” Jeremiah 1:11-12 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son […]
Read More Say What You See: An IntroductionOn the path .. how do you deal with opposition from within? There’s the cry to yield to temptation. To admit defeat to laziness. To confess the tendency to be apathetic. To concede a desire to avoid hardship. On the path .. how you cope with the opposition from without? Work pressures, home challenges, financial […]
Read More The Different Paths of RighteousnessThere are pressures in life that try to force you to see the present in dismal ways. The state of your bank account, the things you haven’t done, relational demands, work deadlines and targets, the list goes on. Sometimes those pressures push us just to think the worst. Maybe it’s too much, maybe there are […]
Read More In The Light Of ContextTrusting God is a challenging thing to do at the best of times. It’s difficult when you are used to relying on yourself. So it’s not unusual that you are instructed to trust God with relationships, but in your fear or pride, you feel the need to help God out by taking matters into your […]
Read More Who Sorts Out Church?I woke up really early one morning. A group of us were going (well actually cruising) through Paul’s letters to the church in Corinth. I read 2 Corinthians 3 and was struck by this verse. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from […]
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