Romans 1:8 “Let me first say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.” What an incredible testimony to the Christians in Rome; their faith is being talked about all over the world (according to Paul). I long [...]
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Heard around the world
Posted: May 20, 2009 in FaithTags: Faith, fear, jesus, opportunity, Paul, practice, romans
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“Ferreting: Our daily task”
Posted: May 19, 2009 in discipleshipTags: discipelship; david; daily task, jesus
Psalm 101: 8 “My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip” David knew about battles; throughout his life he found himself in battle after battle for the sake of the Lord. He lived out this psalm all throughout his life. It’s a consuming [...]
Human Praise: “an obstacle to becoming a follower of Jesus”
Posted: May 13, 2009 in discipleshipTags: discipleship, grace, jesus, Paul, pleasing God
1 Thesalonians 2:6 “As for human praise; we have never sought it from you or anyone else.” Can you imagine what would happen if you and your church took this verse seriously? It seems like we have it exactly backwards. So often we are consumed with the opinions of others. So often we are consumed [...]
Suffering as Discipleship: “The way of Jesus”
Posted: May 12, 2009 in discipleshipTags: christians, following, jesus, joy, suffering
I Thessalonians 1:6 “So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way you imitated both us and the Lord.” Isn’t it interesting to look at our culture and the idea connected to suffering and then read a verse like this. Can [...]
