Matthew 9:13 “Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous but those who know they are sinners.” There is such a difference between “thinking” and “knowing” isn’t [...]
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Knowing vs. Thinking….(it makes a world of difference)
Posted: April 22, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: crossroads, disciple, forgiveness, jesus, righteousness, sin
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Church Planting: “Claiming the Land God is giving you”
Posted: March 18, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: church planting, crossroads, jesus, joshua, moses, new land, promise
Joshua 1:3 I promise you what I promised Moses: “Where ever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you.” This is one pretty awesome promise. “Where ever you set foot, you will be on land I haven given you.” For a church planter this is the kind of promise you [...]
Opening the Lines of Communication: “the baby in a manger”
Posted: December 16, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: christmas, communication, jesus, people, relationship
As I continue to reflect upon the coming of Christmas I was reminded this morning that this baby is God’s desire to communicate with us. Its His desire to have communion with us. What better way for God to communicate with His creation then to become a part of the creation. No longer is God [...]
Luke 15:32 SàWe had to celebrate this happy day. For you brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost but now he is found! HàIn light of what I’m preaching on this week this parable has taken another depth of meaning in the midst of its already pregnant depth. It’s [...]
Belonging to Jesus: "Exile as a reminder is in the playing field"
Posted: September 3, 2008 in UncategorizedEzekiel 20:5 “Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord. When I chose Israel—when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt—I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God.” Ezekiel opens up a door here for a thought that we need to be reminded of. The thought is [...]
Compassion and Judgment "Are we talking about the same thing?"
Posted: July 10, 2008 in UncategorizedMicah 7:19 “Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!” Micah is a old farm boy that lives in the countryside. He is a prophet that pronounces God’s judgment upon Samaria and Jerusalem. He comes onto the scene [...]
Hebrews 5:12 “You have been believers for so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. The author has just got through discussing how Jesus is the great [...]
Hosea 8:11 “Israel has build many altars to take away sin, but these very altars became places for sinning!” The prophet Hosea has a sharp word for Israel. Hosea exposes Israel’s disobedience to God; their disloyalty; and pronounces God’s judgment upon them. The verse claims that the very things that are to be sacred; the [...]
