Tag Archives: Lent

Peace

“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” The Peace of God will guard your hearts and minds… Doesn’t that give you a warm fuzzy feeling?  Our hearts and minds are guarded in Christ Jesus.  And how… Just before this Paul urges the Philippians…Continue reading “Peace”

Straining Forward…

It would be so easy for me to worry about what has happened in my life. Up until last Wednesday I was a called pastor, and that was my reality for the last 5 years. You see yesterday was the first Ash Wednesday in 5 years that I was not leading a gathered body ofContinue reading “Straining Forward…”

A Journey Begins…

40 days for a journey to bring us closer to God… Many of us will be giving up something for Lent, I remember the one year I gave up all coffee drinks for Lent. Maybe not so hard, but the church I was attending worship at was a coffee shop… I felt that as othersContinue reading “A Journey Begins…”

Fast for the Lord

“Shout! A full-throated shout! Hold nothing back-a trumpet-blast shout! Tell my people what’s wrong with their lives, face my family Jacob with their sins! They’re busy, busy, busy at worship, and love studying all about me. To all appearances they’re a nation of right-living people-law-abiding, God-honoring. They ask me, ‘What’s the right thing to do?’Continue reading “Fast for the Lord”

Place your life in His hands…

Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. (Psalm 31:15 The Message). I place my days in your hands.  Wow.  If we could only do this.  It is easy to do when we are surrounded by enemies wanting to drag us down with them.  WeContinue reading “Place your life in His hands…”

Where is the Hope?

Where is the hope?  This day is after all Good Friday.  What is really Good about a day where the one who we thought was the Messiah is crucified, killed on the cursed tree?  The worst type of death known to man.  What is so Good about this? The hope is in 19:39 – NicodemusContinue reading “Where is the Hope?”

To Serve…

“Jesus rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” Jesus served his disciples.  He set the example for usContinue reading “To Serve…”

Are you devoted to God?

Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (John 12:3). Mary took a lot of perfume and anointed Jesus feet. In Matthew and Mark she anointed his head (Matt. 26:7; Mark 14:3), butContinue reading “Are you devoted to God?”

Forever God is with us! Psalm 118:1-2

I read this psalm, and starting singing a song I rememebr from my days in North Carolina.  At the start up mission congregation my family and I were a part of there.  It is a song by Chris Tomlin from his first album The Noise We Make, called Forever. This song is a paraphrase ofContinue reading “Forever God is with us! Psalm 118:1-2”