Luke 22:24 “Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be the greatest” My natural tendency is to think it is all about me; I naturally worry about where I stand in relation to my peers. Am I considered one of the best? Do others look at me and [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Redemption: Trading in success for the presence of grace
Posted: August 15, 2007 in Faith, Hope, Love2
Luke 10:3 “Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.” A great question to ask myself this morning is, “Am I living a life that depends on the guidance of Jesus or am I depending upon myself?” It is so easy for us to construct a life (in the name of Christ) that [...]
I Chronicles 29:16 “O Lord our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.” Isn’t funny how we are still struggling with the same issues today as these Israelites did during the [...]
Colossians 1:10 “and we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way:” So many times we have reduced the gospel to a “AAA card” that we pull out of our pockets when we need to so we can give ourselves some false [...]
2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” This is truly the power of the gospel. God takes a broken life and then turns that life into a force for the gospel. It’s hard to for [...]
