“The one who promised us to never leave us nor forsake us also beckons us to trust he will provide us signs of encouragement and manifestations of his grace in the midst of, or despite, the good or the bad.”
Tag: God
Christ Is King
“The kings and authorities of this world fall short in all their efforts to govern if they refuse to receive his grace and share his truth. He is our king, and we pledge our loyalties and faith to no other seat of power in this world.”
The Lord Remembers
“How often do we pray with this being the first impression on our minds without expressing it: LORD, DO YOU REMEMBER ME?”
What Did the Widows Contribute?
“She was willing to be generous with what little she had, trusting that Elijah’s word that neither the oil nor the meal would run out, was indeed the word of the Lord. SHE TRUSTED IN THE WORD OF THE LORD.”
Persuaded
“Everything we do as Christians, everything we experience – good and bad, everything we witness that is hopeful or discouraging is in the shadow of the resurrected Lamb of God. EVERYTHING.”
A World Series Sermon
“Jesus, in this lesson to his disciples, puts this argument about who was greatest, who was the Goat, in a Kingdom context. To be the greatest, you must become the least and the servant of all BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT JESUS DID.”
The Spirit Leads
“‘Experiences of the Holy Spirit not only warms our hearts; it also strengthens our hands and puts our feet in motion. . . In these activities, God is busy acting upon us, placing something into our empty hands, enlivening our cold hearts, enabling us to be transformed in ways that we could never be on our own.'”
Hand, Eye & Foot
“Being in the inner circle with Jesus may make you egotistical and arrogant if you focus on the benefits of the relationship rather than sharing the good news of God in deed and word to everyone in your path.”
Have You Washed Your Hands?
“A pastor’s small son was told by his mother that he should WASH HIS HANDS because there were germs living in all that dirt. He refused and complained, ‘Germs and Jesus! Germs and Jesus! That’s all I ever hear around here, and I’ve haven’t seen either one!'”
Where Would We Go?
“‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.’ I once heard a preacher put it this way: ‘WHEN YOU SPEAK, WE COME ALIVE INSIDE.’ Peter knew there was nowhere else to go and no one else to go to. When Jesus speaks, we come alive inside. Peter then made his confession like he did in the other gospels in Caesarea Philippi, ‘You are the Holy One of God (the Christ, the Son of the living God).'”
Psalm 102 in The Message 