Good Morning Friends, Church work can certainly involve pressure, and often more pressure than we would like. Pressure comes from family, from friends, and pressure from work itself. Sometimes the pressure seems to dissipate our peace. Odd for we hope for a place and people of peace and pray for that peace, that perfect … Continue reading What Does It Take To Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Good Leader?
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Are We Climbing The Right Mountain And Are We Training Fishermen With The Right Gear?
Good Morning Friends, The letter to the Hebrews reads a lot like a sermon series. And, in chapter 12, we see a message in the Old Testament narrative where Moses came down the mountain with the Ten Commandments. The early Hebrew tribes were so frightened by the events that they asked Moses to pray that … Continue reading Are We Climbing The Right Mountain And Are We Training Fishermen With The Right Gear?
What Motivates You To Have Greater Faith?
Good Morning Friends, As usual we are taking the lectionary passages and trying to weave them together into a meaningful message. And today’s is about faith and the challenge of faith in the communities in which we live and work. For sometimes even the best leadership is ignored or worse yet feared as happened to … Continue reading What Motivates You To Have Greater Faith?
Has Your Faith, Meditations, Bible Study, And Prayers Sung Set You Free?
Good Morning Friends, Well, the anthem, “Praise His Holy Name,” our choir at Moorings Presbyterian Church sang yesterday was difficult but it came together and was well received. It hopefully will be on our YouTube channel in a week or so or you can go to the Moorings Presbyterian Church Website and view the … Continue reading Has Your Faith, Meditations, Bible Study, And Prayers Sung Set You Free?
Are We Telling People Including Ourselves, To Not Lose Heart Because Christ’s Covenant Of Love Is The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever?
Good Morning Friends, I read recently that 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day. By 2030 they will all be 65 or older. Yes, I am one of them and when I was a teenager, we were part of a music revolution. All Boomers were. However, as we get older, things change. Kids today are … Continue reading Are We Telling People Including Ourselves, To Not Lose Heart Because Christ’s Covenant Of Love Is The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever?
When The Time Comes To Share The Gospel Will We Remember To Be What We Have Been Transformed To Be?
Good Morning Friends, The Bible is full of images of plants, vines, and branches to help us to remember Jesus as we go through the day. We are to remember that The Kingdom is like a mustard seed. We are to remember that the lilies of the field are taken care of by God. We are … Continue reading When The Time Comes To Share The Gospel Will We Remember To Be What We Have Been Transformed To Be?
Is Your Light Shining The Way Home For Others?
Good Morning Friends, In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said that we were light, unfortunately too many of us do not like to share it properly. When Christ died on the cross it was as if part of him was placed in us as a light that if combined with others and focused would … Continue reading Is Your Light Shining The Way Home For Others?
Are We Really Listening To Jesus’ Message In The Parables of the Sower and the Storm?
Good Morning Friends, In the Bible tucked between stories of rejection and opposition, on the Sea of Galilee with a storm brewing, Jesus tells a story. If you are listening, you might hear him tell you that if you truly want to live a spiritually productive life then plow the soil of your desires to … Continue reading Are We Really Listening To Jesus’ Message In The Parables of the Sower and the Storm?
Can We Unlearn The Things That Keep Us From God’s Peace In The Mind Of Christ?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s reading suggests to us that, before Christ, the laws required the regular sacrificing of animals to atone for our sins. It all seems rather foreign to us today and frankly how this was practiced 2000 years ago I doubt was pleasing to God even way back then. And I think this … Continue reading Can We Unlearn The Things That Keep Us From God’s Peace In The Mind Of Christ?
Are You Prepared To Follow Jesus From The Perspective Of An Alien And Claim A Place In The Kingdom United?
Good Morning Friends, You would think we would know the difference between good and bad and generally I think this is true but then on occasion we are fooled into thinking one is the other. Such trickery has always been at the center of the Devil’s strategy. Even having the law falls short. So, … Continue reading Are You Prepared To Follow Jesus From The Perspective Of An Alien And Claim A Place In The Kingdom United?
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