Prophecies and Promises
“Call to me and I will answer youand tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV This week I want to explore God’s prohecies and promises. Does He really tell us about the future? If so, how and for what purpose? Let’s start with some definitions....
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee!
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” Psalm 100:1-2 NIV The topic this week is worship. As we are instructed in Psalm 150:6 (NIV), “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” God created us to have...
Love
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV We have been discussing the virtues listed in 1 Corinthians 13:13. Two weeks ago we examined faith; last week we explored hope. Now it’s time to talk about “the greatest...
Hope
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19 NIV Last week we began our exploration of the virtues mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:13 by discussing faith. We learned that having faith in God means that we trust Him and we obey Him....
Faith
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV I’ve had 1 Corinthians 13:13 on my mind lately: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (NIV). So I thought maybe these...
I Will Fear No Evil
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 NIV “Fear God and keep his commandments,for this is the duty of all mankind.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV Randy...
We Are Not “the Borg”!
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of...
The Armor of God (Part 2): Pray
“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.” Ephesians 6:18 NLT We have been examining Ephesians 6:10-18. In this passage Paul intructs us to put on the “armor of God” so that we will...
The Armor of God (Part 1): Stand
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 NKJV I’ve had Ephesians 6:10-18 on my mind lately. I feel like the verse that defined my spiritual directive over the past year...
The Wisdom of Yoda
“Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding . . .” Proverbs 3:13 NIV As a lifelong Star Wars fan, I thought it was about time I did a Star Wars post. And who better for us to learn from than the Jedi master himself. Throughout the...