Life doesn’t need to be perfect for you to be joyful. Read Psalm 4:7
1 Peter 1:3-9 For a moment, assume every assertion that American Christians are being persecuted is true. By now I’m sure you’ve heard Christian believers or groups decry certain laws or decisions. When they do, many times, it goes beyond a mere difference of opinion. Instead, they represent a constant and direct provoking of…
However much grace you need to get through today, God will provide. Read 2 Corinthians 12:9
I should have not left a comment, but it hit me wrong that day. I had just preached a sermon about the ways of Christ not holding up in “the real world.” Someone posted a quote from General Norman Schwarzkopf. Speaking of terrorists, Storming Norman said, “Forgiving them is God’s function. Our job is…
BIBLICAL REFLECTION Mark 9:38-50 Summarize the passage by asking Who? What? When? Where? Why? PERSONAL REFLECTION How have you seen the power of God? In what ways have you seen people get “in the way of” God’s power? What are you praying God will do through your church? RECALLING THE MESSAGE How does this…
Acts 12:20-25 Mark Twain once said, “God created man in his own image and man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.” We’re too good at doing that. This is why we need to be mindful of our understandings of God. If not, as Anne Lamott reminds us, we run the risk of finding a…