Hebrews 11:1 I find that explaining my faith to someone, especially a non believer, can be difficult sometimes. I might not find the right words to say or their doubt or questions might throw our conversation in a whole new direction. Faith may best be explained by giving people this acronym: Forwarding All Issues To Heaven. It really is […]
1 Peter 1:3-13 Guess what??? The Resurrection (Easter) is NOT over! Jesus keeps living…it is not a once and done deal and because of that – we who are in Christ are actually set free and filled with overflowing hope to the point that we can’t help but respond. In Christ, we discover HOPE that propels us […]
“You are the salt of the earth.” (Matthew 5:13) What does that mean and how can we be salty? There are many uses for salt. The first thing that comes to mind is that salt is tasty. It adds flavor to our food, just like the word of God adds flavor to our lives. Imagine what life would be like […]
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 How many times when we are doing wash do we fill up that little cup they give us past the line suggested. We just can’t help ourselves and pour in a little more detergent even though the line is right there! Because we can and because we think that the clothes will get more clean; more is better and it can’t […]
John 20:1-10 Well the tomb is empty, the disciples went back to their homes (John 20:10); Mary stood outside the tomb crying (John 20:11). In the face of the empty tomb, Mary PAUSES. While lingering there, Mary experienced RESURRECTION. Is it possible that for many of us, we have admired Jesus from AFAR, but like […]
John 19:28-30 In our life, we are tempted to quit so many times because of the odds and enemies that have come to stop our success in God. If you feel like quitting remember that Jesus was tempted in every point as we are, yet without quitting! He felt like quitting but pressed to victory. […]
Luke 23:32-43 While watching a DVD with my small group the other day, we were asked to think about what Jesus’ crucifixion might have looked like from the view of one of the criminals crucified that day. We don’t know much about these men except that they were crucified and hung on either side of Jesus. We’re told […]
Matthew 19:16-36 The definition of Greed = the obsession of accumulating material goods to excess, beyond what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Some of the effects of Greed are: the demand always rises to meet supply. The more we have the more we want. The wants become needs and Greed acquires us […]
Mark 2:1-5 In v5, “When Jesus saw their faith; he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”, did you notice the four men that brought the paralyzed man to Jesus not only carried him, but dug through a roof that was probably made out of mud, stone and straw? Not an easy task! Then […]
Luke 5:1-11 Without really knowing who Jesus was and what He was about, Simon surrendered his boat to Him so that He could preach the word. This boat was Simon’s means of making a living and feeding his family. This man could have stolen or even destroyed Simon’s way of survival within minutes, but Simon […]