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Saturday, June 27th, 20092 Corinthians 12:10 “That’s why for Christ’s sake I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak then I am strong.”
Paul’s experiences in converting the Gentiles were phenomenal. His life was very exciting. I always imagined how incredible it would have been to have been Paul or […]
The Atlas Complex
Friday, June 26th, 2009Luke 4:1 “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert.”
In ancient Greek mythology Atlas was condemned to carry the weight of the entire world on his shoulders. He is always pictured bowed under the pressure of this huge task. Most of us have volunteered […]
An Act of Grace
Thursday, June 25th, 20092 Samuel 9:1 “David asked, “Is there anyone left in the House of Saul who I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
The story of David and Mephibosheth is a story of grace and a call on us to be similarly, people of grace.
As this story takes place David was established as King of Israel. Perhaps […]
The Evil We Do
Wednesday, June 24th, 20091 Kings 21:20 “Because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord I am going to bring disaster on you.” Jesus said, “Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.” The conversation we are going to think about today is a conversation directed to King Ahab from […]
Excuses
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Luke 14:18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’”
Jesus tells a parable in Luke about a certain man who prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent […]
Teach Us to Pray
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Luke 11:1 “Lord, teach us to pray.”
The disciples were men who would have already known much about prayer. As the disciples came to know Jesus over those years, no doubt they felt inspired by hearing Him as they sat alone and prayed over the issues they faced or their days ahead. Jesus would commonly […]
Let’s Just Be Friends
Saturday, June 20th, 2009Matthew 10:23 “When you are persecuted….”
Her name was Nancy. She was beautiful. Justin was barely sixteen years old and just thinking about Nancy drove him crazy. He had just gotten his drivers license and would drive by her house after school hoping to see her in the yard. He was happy just to look at […]
The Need for Kindness
Friday, June 19th, 2009Romans 11:22 “Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God; sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.”
The old preacher’s tale goes that on a particular flight an airline pilot during a storm had hammered his airplane into the runway […]
Facing the Scales
Thursday, June 18th, 2009John 8:26 “Just what I have been claiming all along,” Jesus replied, “I have much to say in judgment of you.”
The Book of Daniel has this interesting story about King Belshazzar. Belshazzar was not a good king. One night he was having a huge party when suddenly some words appeared on the wall in his […]
The Certainty of God
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Psalm 46:1-2 “God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.”
The Certainty of God
I dreaded my first run in Pensacola. I knew I would run alone and in an unfamiliar setting. […]