I’m sure we have all heard this question before. And I’m sure we have all heard that there is a difference between what we want and what we need. Sometimes there is an overlap, but sometimes what we want and what we need can be polar opposites. And if you are one who follows theContinue reading “What do you need?”
Category Archives: Lent
‘What do you want me to do for you?’
What would you say if Jesus said to you, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Hold on just a minute I’ve got that list here with me, let me pull it up, it is in my dropbox and I’ll be able to tell you… Can you think about what it is you wouldContinue reading “‘What do you want me to do for you?’”
work out your own salvation!?!?!?!?
Am I the only person on earth that has a problem with this statement? Or am I the only person on the planet that is not weirded out by working out my own salvation? I mean I am Lutheran and there is nothing I can do, to the point that most of us Lutherans do nothingContinue reading “work out your own salvation!?!?!?!?”
Make my joy complete…
What does Paul mean when he says “make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.” What does this mean? Does he mean we all have to believe and think the exact same things? That we have to love exactly the same way? DoesContinue reading “Make my joy complete…”
Who is the judge?
Have you ever heard anyone tell you “The Bible says do not judge.”? And what is your response? We try not to judge because we think that the Bible tells us not to judge, but that is not true. The Bible says in Matthew 7 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. ForContinue reading “Who is the judge?”
Spirit induced
Have you ever seen something that you couldn’t explain? Somebody understanding something they shouldn’t be able to understand? Something that has no explanation and science seems to say ‘that can not happen’? Peter told us in Acts about how the chosen spoke and people heard the word in their own languages. They spoke and othersContinue reading “Spirit induced”
Competent?
Are you a self made man? Ok ok… If you are a woman, are you a self made woman? Did you make yourself be the person you are today by the sweat of your own labor? Building up your life and making a name for yourself? And you’ve done this all on your own? WithContinue reading “Competent?”
Written on your heart!
A new covenant I will make with them, I will be their God and they will be my people and I will write my law on their hearts… The prophet Jeremiah tells us this is what God says in chapter 31. God writes His law on our hearts. He no longer wants us to teachContinue reading “Written on your heart!”
Wouldn’t you believe?
What if you saw a miracle would you believe? Would you forget about following that religion you were following if you saw someone do a miracle that professed to be a part of “another” religion? That is what happened in our reading for today from John. John 12:10-11 says “So the chief priests planned to putContinue reading “Wouldn’t you believe?”
Approach the throne with boldness…
Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as weContinue reading “Approach the throne with boldness…”
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