I wonder how many of us have relationships in our lives that are unsettled. Do you have folks in your life where you know there is a tension in your relationship? Many times in our current culture of church we are content with the idea that through Jesus our relationship with God is settled and [...]
Archive for the ‘Love’ Category
Verse of Inspiration–Gen 24:19 (choosing a spouse….whole story in Gen 24) On what grounds do you choose a spouse? What is your guideline? What makes someone spouse material? What makes you spouse material? I think that we so often sell ourselves short and we are so lonely that we jump into a commitment of marriage [...]
Revelation 1:5b “All glory to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.” Jesus is the one that has freed us from sin. Through His shedding of blood in our place He has taken care of the penalty of sin that kept us separated from God [...]
John 21:3 “Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing.” This scripture has completely taken hold of me this morning. Here are the disciples and it seems as if things haven’t panned out. They had pledged their allegiance to Jesus [...]
John 21:3 “Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing.” This scripture has completely taken hold of me this morning. Here are the disciples and it seems as if things haven’t panned out. They had pledged their allegiance to Jesus [...]
Radical Hospitality: "lavishing the abundance of God’s love upon the brokenness of the world"
Posted: January 15, 2008 in Love, new churchLuke 15:20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off , his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. This child from the story; those listening to Jesus tell the story; Jacob’s family in Genesis; [...]
the life of a Christian: "A life of power, love, and self-discipline"
Posted: December 10, 2007 in Faith, Love2 Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” It seems to me that we have traded in the Spirit’s gift of power, love, and self-discipline for a very passive, timid gospel. At least in my culture I hear time and [...]
The Assurance of Jesus’ Love: "Standing firm within the wickedness"
Posted: November 26, 2007 in LoveMatthew 24:12-13 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Today I feel the increase of wickedness around me; I sense it trying to weigh me down and convince me to throw in the towel. I relate to this [...]
Luke 24:15 “As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them.’ I think we can learn a lot from this text today; namely, that the promise of God is that wherever Jesus’ name is lifted up, talked about, disputed, etc He is present. Jesus is [...]
Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord” Maybe the one thing that is most fundamental to all of life and is the most human thing we could ever do is praise the Lord. Praising the Lord is what makes us human, it is the way in which we live [...]
