Sunday Musings Random thoughts: The book of Revelation tells us, in part, about the future. And what it tells us is that the future is all about Jesus coming and judging the “the living and the dead” (2 Tim. 4:1-2). All prophecy is designed to transform our lives. Everything God says is designed to transform … More Sunday Musings about the Mission of God
For those who aren’t sick and tired of hearing about the book … It is best for me if you buy your copies from Crossbooks.com. (Higher Royalty!) I just checked the Amazon listing and found that after sinking to a low somewhere in the 590,000’s the book has now risen back up to #98,514. (Woo … More A Great Book For a Discussion Group at Your Church
Sunday Afternoon Musings John 4:16-30 Jesus and the Woman of Samaria Three things Jesus is looking for based on his interaction with the Samaritan woman: A worshiper devoted to truth. A worshiper devoted to reality over hypocrisy or form. A worshiper devoted to pleasing God. 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive … More What is a Quality Disciple? or What is a Worshiper?
Sunday Musings I am convinced that when the historical backdrop is truly understood, most narrative texts require very little interpretation. When the historical situation is understood, when the people of God’s situation is unpacked, most narrative meaning almost “falls out” with very little effort on the part of the preacher simply by reading the text … More Praying Powerful Prayers
Happy Mother’s Day! I had a wonderful mother. She now lives with Jesus. This August it will be two years. She is greatly missed and loved by all seven of her children, all 26 of her grandchildren (or will be when they hear the story of her life), and her growing list of great-grandchildren. Today, … More For Every Mother on Mother’s Day
Sunday Musings “In a Christian community, everything depends upon whether each individual is an indispensable link in a chain. Only when even the smallest link is securely interlocked is the chain unbreakable. A community which allows unemployed members to exist within it will perish because of them. It will be well, therefore, if every member … More Bonhoeffer Speaks on Unemployment and the Church
Sunday Musings Preached on Ezra 7:6-10 this morning. Here’s the outline: We need to be doers of the word, walking into the day with hearts atune and ready to do the will of God. Here’s how the process starts. Set Your Heart in the Direction of the Word of God. Set the Pattern of Your … More A Jealous God Longs for Your Affections
Sunday Musings Tomorrow I get to worship and celebrate with a church we helped to plant ten years ago and now is well over 600 worshipers. I love seeing the church of God grow. Jubilee Baptist Church in Bolingbrook is a church born out of crisis, led by a mountain of a man in Dr. … More Celebrating the Grace of God with the People of God
Sunday Musings “The real trouble is that the pure Word of Jesus has been overlaid with so much human ballast–burdensome rules and regulations, false hopes and consolations–that it has become extremely difficult to make a genuine decision for Christ.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, (p. 35) Praying that the Word that was preached all … More The Burdensome Ballast of Human Rules on the Gospel
The tomb is empty. It has been empty for almost 2000 years. It will be empty for eternity. He promised he would rise and today we celebrate that he kept and will keep every promise he ever made to his people.
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