“That early morning in Scottsboro, I was surprised beyond words. Greater things were coming? I knew those words were a revelation for me. I knew they exploded in my spirit to awaken me to believe again God had things in store for me, greater things.”
Tag: John 1
To the Infant and The Weary
Matthew 11: 25-30 We’re going to look at this eleventh chapter of Matthew this morning. Jesus and his disciples, his friends, went out as a team to share the good news of God’s kingdom in deeds and words. We’re going to have a bit of Bible study looking through chapter eleven, and it starts with…
That He Might Be Revealed
John 1: 29-42 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9 In Minnesota three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. “I got so mad,” said Pastor Johnson, “I took a shotgun and fired at them. It made holes in the ceiling, but it did nothing to the bats.” Pastor Brown…
Greater Things
1 Samuel 3: 1-10 John 1: 43-51 You will see greater things than these. I seem to be speaking to a congregation, a body of people in God who needs to hear greater things are coming. I’m sharing in a practically empty sanctuary amidst a pandemic that limits social interaction with a congregation. I’ve encouraged…
Entrepreneur
Two emails from insurance agencies arrived in my inbox recently inviting me to apply for position as an agent. One of the emails asked me to embrace my entrepreneurial spirit. I’m not entrepreneurial. My profile on some job search site may fall into such a category, but I’m not motivated in that way. There are…
Perception, Part 2
And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? — Mark 8: 17-18 While at…
Greater Things
Way back when, in a galaxy far, far away, I was reading from the first chapter of John early one morning. I read verse 50, and it blew me up. Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” The phrase that caught me,…
Psalm 102 in The Message 