All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted. Why should you be humble? When I hear the word humble I think of the song, “O Lord it’s so hard to humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” Now none of us is perfect by any stretch of theContinue reading “Humble…”
Category Archives: Discipleship
Why do we give?
Why do we give this season? Why does it seam that during the holidays are hearts are open and our eyes see things we normal miss, and our ears hear things we normally selectively block out? It seems the last, the lost, the least and the little come to the for front in the holidays,Continue reading “Why do we give?”
In what do you place your trust?
We have so many things that can seem to be our savior or our god, and from time to time these things change. One day we may place our trust in Jesus our savior, and other days it maybe in our talents or our money. We may think we have it all together because ourContinue reading “In what do you place your trust?”
Trust
Psalm 25:1-2a To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; Where does your trust lie? What is it that is your hope? The psalmist here asks the Lord to turn to them and to be gracious to them, for they are lonely and afflicted. They request reliefContinue reading “Trust”
Denominations and division…
It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions. (Jude 19) Do we have division in the body of Christ? Yes that is why there are so many denominations in the Christian church. Here is an article from Wikipedia that defines this division. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations) So what is that causes this division,Continue reading “Denominations and division…”
Who can stand before the Lord?
The psalmist asks, “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?” And isn’t that the truth? Who amongst us can stand, because the Lord does mark our iniquities. He remembers the sins of the generations for many to come it says several times in the Bible. So who amongst us can stand? Continue reading “Who can stand before the Lord?”
Without spot or blemish…
As we wait we are to be found without spot or blemish. How are we to be found without spot or blemish? That means we are to be perfect in everything we do, not succumbing to sin, or allowing ourselves to do things for personal gain, and always looking out for the other and lovingContinue reading “Without spot or blemish…”
Waiting?
How long do we like to wait? Today we do not know what it means to be patient anymore. I mean we have easy mac and cheese. Really? How hard is it to put some water in a pan, and put it on the stove and boil the water to add the macaroni and thenContinue reading “Waiting?”
A house of thieves…
What is God’s house to you? The gathering of the body is something we are told to do, and in doing that we say we go to church… Well I try hard with my wife to tell our daughters we are going to worship, because we are the church. “I am the church, you areContinue reading “A house of thieves…”
What do you need?
What do you need? Today’s gospel lesson might seem a little on the odd side to be reading during Advent. It is the gospel lesson most of us associate with Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter – the beginning of Holy week. I however find this to be a most appropriate lesson for us toContinue reading “What do you need?”
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