If your response is that you didn’t sign up to be a leader… think again. What did you sign up for when you made Jesus your Lord? Did you think that you would always be in that bubble of who you were? Did you think that making Jesus Lord gave you the right to say […]
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Are you too busy for living your life? Though this may sound like blame, that’s not the intent, are you living a Martha lifestyle? And hating it? Or wishing for help (did you ask)? Since it’s that ‘time of year…’ the holidays can become somewhat overwhelming. My advice is that if the ugly head of
Would, Have you ever rejected a gift? Have you ever said that the gift wasn’t wanted… needed… not ‘worth’ it? Goodness! Why would anyone reject a gift? Is it an issue of who’s in control? Maybe it’s an issue of values – the world’s or the Bible’s? However, many people do reject the gift and
Closed… perhaps a definition wouldn’t go amiss. In this context (and yes, I know I haven’t provided a context – I will) – this is more of a: if you aren’t defining words, especially big words, how I learned and understood them and it’s contrary to what you are saying – then you’re wrong! Context:
Should I have written an ‘s’ at the end? “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” [Genesis 8:22] [Jesus parable teaching] “… a sower went out to sow [seed in his field]; and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road
For ‘Part 2’ I’m going to set out a list of questions/statements and then try and speak to each. I think I would argue that the first step in ‘examine’ is identifying. All of who you are. The good. The not so good. The definite bad. We all have these in our DNA and definitely
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Have you ever been in a season where you felt that if it were possible to do the wrong thing or say the wrong thing (especially to the wrong person) that you were in this time? That it seems no matter what you are engaged in – it all goes plop? Do you feel like
Interesting word that… how does it make you feel? Probably starting with a definition might help. I’m going to ignore, at least for the moment, the ‘universal’ definition or understanding about this word and look to scripture for a description, definition. Starting with Google first though – this is what ‘they’ say about the word.
“7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you.” [James 4: 7-8a] Resist doesn’t automatically mean you come close. But duly note that both require YOU to
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Are you the son who when asked by his Father to do something says ‘no’. Or the son who readily agrees to do what is asked? Now the rest of the story… the first son, for whatever his reason, repents and does what his Father asks. The second son does not (never intended to?). How
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!