“let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us, [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the […]
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
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
Do you realize that is a description of YOU? You know that you were wonderfully and fearfully made … that the God of the universe breathed the breath of life into you which means that He breathed some of Himself into you. Now the only question is – what are you doing with your earthly
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“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a
Did you ever think that you could use the words, ‘How are you doing?’ and leave the question open-ended. That a mere solicitous question about the other person can be an opportunity for you to share what the Lord has done for you? Their answer of ‘ok’ is prelude to more questions. If they say
Point #1 The Great Commission is NOT a suggestion – but a commandPoint #2 You have a MessagePoint #3 You have a Role I’m going to provide the scripture on the Great Commission from 2 version: first the Amplified and then the Message. Part of the reason I’m sharing in this way is my belief
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This will probably sound like the strangest comment/question I’ve ever posed … have you ever thought that your harvest field was the churched? Have you ever considered that the person sitting next to you in church may not be saved? In fact they may never have thought about salvation because it so rarely is preached
We will never know ahead of time when ‘The End’ will come. Period. I think there are a variety of reasons why – not the least of which is how our focus would change based on this specific knowing. We need to be engaged in our days, we need to be sharing our talents and
Can you describe Jesus in such a way that it would make your listener want to meet Him? For me, this is both incredibly difficult and unquestionably simple. And yes, it can be both. I can always use an unending list of adjectives to describe Jesus… but that really doesn’t get to the essence. Part
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!