Are You Rejoicing That Your Name Is Written In Heaven?  Good Morning Friends,  When Jesus recruited the seventy to spread the Good News, he did not paint a pretty picture of the work to be done. The same is often true for those today called to share the Gospel. The reality is that Jesus tells … Continue reading Are You Rejoicing That Your Name Is Written In Heaven? →

Are You Willing To Let Christ Have Authority Over Your Life?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture is couched in the context of missionary work for the Kingdom of God and the efforts of early Christians in certain towns in Palestine. But it also has application for us as well as it relates to any unwarranted … Continue reading Are You Willing To Let Christ Have Authority Over Your Life? →

Have You Experienced The Joy Of Revival?  Good Morning Friends,  If you are a Christian, a follower, a disciple of Jesus, then you have already experienced the good tidings of joy He has brought into your life. You have the joy of knowing that Jesus died for you. You have the joy of knowing your … Continue reading Have You Experienced The Joy Of Revival? →

Are You A Fan Or A Follower When It Comes To Opportunity?  Good Morning Friends,  There are many factors involved in making difficult choices. The prospect of starting out on a new endeavor with new behaviors is just part of the challenge. We also must have the tenacity to make our creative ideas and resolutions … Continue reading Are You A Fan Or A Follower When It Comes To Opportunity? →

What Kind Of Chaos Is God Ordering In Your Life?  Good Morning Friends,  I think the most powerful message for unity in the building and cultivating community, that our world needs to hear is not "Look at me and the power I have!" From that stems, the evil we have seen in the last couple … Continue reading What Kind Of Chaos Is God Ordering In Your Life? →

Are You Looking To The Future In The Right Way?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's lectionary selection is about the hope of our children and the child in each of us. And the back drop for it is a prophecy of Zechariah and a promise of God, which was written after the Babylonian exile, when the … Continue reading Are You Looking To The Future In The Right Way? →

How Do You Answer Hostile Questions?  Good Morning Friends,  Some political leaders in the face of crisis create more controversy. Jesus approached crisis in a similar way but more elegantly than most politicians. In the incident set forth in today's scripture Jesus is confronted with a challenge. Jesus had cleansed the Temple and the Sanhedrin … Continue reading How Do You Answer Hostile Questions? →

Does God Dwell In You?  Good Morning Friends,  The goal of becoming more like Jesus each day is a worthy goal and goes beyond the cliché of doing what Jesus would do. It is probably not a new concept to you, but I did not until yesterday connect the personal rebuilding of our character to … Continue reading Does God Dwell In You? →

Who Was Jesus?  Good Morning Friends,  The prophetic words of Haggai seem relevant today is ways that may have even surprised Haggai. During the time of Haggai, it was a time to build up the place of worship. Leaders agreed on this point. The Temple had been neglected and people had taken wood from the … Continue reading Who Was Jesus? →

Are You Ready To Rebuild After The Storm?  Good Morning Friends,  Long before Jesus stood on the hillside outside Jerusalem to commission the disciples, he commissioned them in Galilee for a ministry with a message, a method and a means to fulfill it. They did not feel prepared to carry it out but they went … Continue reading Are You Ready To Rebuild After The Storm? →