Nov
16
Trust in You Alone
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SCRIPTURE: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5 OBSERVATION: If I tried to make sense of this world from my own understanding, I think I would pull my hair out in frustration. Prominent football coaches being accused of 40 counts of child molestation; children [...]
Oct
10
SCRIPTURE: “They all joined together constantly in prayer…” ~ Acts 1:14 OBSERVATION: Jesus just died, rose again and ascended into heaven. Chaos is raging in the streets. Here are the apostles in a room “…along with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.” A big decision sits before them. Instead [...]
Sep
4
Humble Obedience
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SCRIPTURE: “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her. ~ Luke 1:38 OBSERVATION: Mary has just been told she is going to conceive a child, yet she is a virgin. That in and of itself is difficult to grasp, hearing it from [...]
Jun
5
The Bar is Set High
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SCRIPTURE: If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? – Matthew 5:46-47 OBSERVATION: What separates Christians from other people? We go to [...]
Jun
3
Am I Good Enough for Poo?
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SCRIPTURE: You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. – Matthew 5:13 OBSERVATION: Salt. We see it everywhere in America and most of us consume way too much [...]