Good Morning Friends, The Bible says that we are all to be of one body, even though we serve different functions in that body. We affirm this in the breaking of bread where the one loaf is distributed to the believers, each a part, yet confessing that the body of Christ is one and whole. … Continue reading Are We Seeking To Live In A Season Of Wisdom As Evangelists and Apostles?
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How Does Believing in God’s Faithfulness Make Us Well?
Good Morning Friends,The Bible has several examples of mental illness and treatments too. We have a king eating grass and being humbled in the process so that he might be used by God after a time in the book of Daniel. The therapy being time. We have the stories of king Saul and his depression, … Continue reading How Does Believing in God’s Faithfulness Make Us Well?
Would You Be Willing to Come and See How Jesus Helps Us To Answer The Call To Holiness?
Good Morning Friends, Calling someone the Lamb of God for a Jew in the time of Jesus was really a more impressive comment than we give credit to the title today. It was a Wow!!! statement that prompted excitement and emotions. It was an invitation to a spiritual feast and a discovery of something … Continue reading Would You Be Willing to Come and See How Jesus Helps Us To Answer The Call To Holiness?
If Jesus Defeated The Devil and Death, Why Do We Still Have To Fight Evil?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary selection from Joel reads a lot like Revelation 9 and all the woes of the end times. Part of the reading is about the time when Joel, a Temple prophet and lay botanist, lived and the occasion of an unprecedented locust plague which he compared to the assault of revile … Continue reading If Jesus Defeated The Devil and Death, Why Do We Still Have To Fight Evil?
What Is The Good Of Trying To Serve God If We Are Unsure Of Divine Will?
Good Morning Friends, Today we revisit a recent lectionary selection about disappointed and disillusioned people who accuse God of being unfair. If you go to an institutional church, you most likely have seen the problem firsthand. But today let us interpret this issue through a passage from Romans. So, in review, we got a sense … Continue reading What Is The Good Of Trying To Serve God If We Are Unsure Of Divine Will?
If You Would You Like To Have A Do Over Are You Listening And Singing A Tune To God’s Prompting?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary is about the good side of what can happen when people get a second chance. The examples are some stubborn people. We have Jonah, who finally goes to Nineveh and revival comes. And then we have the story of Mary and busy Martha. Both Mary and Martha were followers of … Continue reading If You Would You Like To Have A Do Over Are You Listening And Singing A Tune To God’s Prompting?
How Will You Be Saved?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary selection includes two great stories. The first is the story of Jonah and the second is of the parable of the Good Samaritan. They both give us clues to how to tell our stories in ways that will help other others but also strengthen our souls. The emotions are real, … Continue reading How Will You Be Saved?
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 place in Heaven is assured because of … Continue reading Have You Experienced The Joy Of Revival?
Are You Only A Fan Of Jesus Or Are You A Committed Follower When It Comes To The Opportunity Of A Lifetime?
Good Morning Friends, There are several hard saying of Jesus like the first will be last and the last first, and deny oneself and take up a cross, and be perfect and love your enemies. Today we look at one that can be shortened to don’t look back. And of course, we think of Lot’s … Continue reading Are You Only A Fan Of Jesus Or Are You A Committed Follower When It Comes To The Opportunity Of A Lifetime?
Who Is In Charge Here Anyway?
Good Morning Friends, God knows…God knows… and you are still loved. Today I have broken free of the lectionary scripture and instead chosen different Bible passages. We have in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, what is essentially one a long sentence with praise to God for all our blessings in Christ. It places the source … Continue reading Who Is In Charge Here Anyway?