Our faith has got to come to the point of His ability. Luke 15:1-7 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying “What man of... Continue Reading →
Lessons from I Kings 19
I admit lately I have been feeling discouraged and depressed. I have so related to how Elijah felt after his life was threatened by the queen following the victory God gave him over the prophets of Baal. I was reading over this passage, in I Kings 19 and thought God what can I learn from... Continue Reading →
Parable of the Sower
One of the things I am always looking for are ways to incorporate Biblical messages into the lives of the people I work with. Sometimes I can be direct, and just say John 3:16 says.... but other times I have to be a little more creative. Usually when I do, someone in the group opens... Continue Reading →
Victory
Today Pastor Cass talked about Contending for the Faith, part two in his lesson. He made the comment that we go from victory to victory in our Christian life, but that we have to contend for it. The word Victory stood out to me. In every instance, the only way to have a victory is... Continue Reading →
Trust
Wednesday night Pastor Bryan taught about Trust. It was a really powerful message that makes one think. As I left church, and into the following day this issue of trust continued to run through my mind. I ended up talking about it in group I lead on Thursday. I was touched how God used that... Continue Reading →
Prosperity and Success
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. I was doing my study... Continue Reading →
If He be lifted up
I was thinking about a conversation I had the other day with a person from another church. While I am sure her intention was to draw me to visit the church, I left only hoping my interpretation of what she was saying was wrong. I believe that church is supposed to be a fun place.... Continue Reading →
To Save a Family
I was doing Bible study with the kids Friday. We were reading in Acts 16 about Paul. I was surprised at the number of times the chapter had comments like "and their family." Men, women, and children were coming to be saved and the whole household was being saved, baptized and filled with the Spirit.... Continue Reading →
The smallest part
We started our new discipleship study on Wednesday, the message was "The Church and You." One of the scriptures was I Cor. 12:12-31, where Paul writes about the importance of the individual parts of the body in comparison to the individual members in the body of Christ. We started talking about how everyone is important... Continue Reading →
A Promise for the Future
When I see a rainbow I think of God's promise in Genesis 9:13 "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." I was driving home from work today and in front of me was a gray sky. Upon second look, the... Continue Reading →
