Who Talks about the sheep at Christmas?
This time of year everyone that knows the Christmas Story talks about the shepherds. But who talks about the sheep? Luke 2:8–9 (ESV) And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of […]
The Christmas Story 2015
I love the Christmas story. As much as I love Christmas I love the story and the importance of telling it verbally must not be overlooked. This Sunday I asked the young ladies to read it for us, they divided it between Kayla and Cami and their lovely voices read the story of Christ’s birth […]
Bible Battering Ram – Matthew 6
Don’t you love it when someone means to hurt you and you turn it into a learning experience? Oh what fun! Had this verse thrown in my face today. I love this verse and use it often. So I may as well take it head on! Matthew 6:2–4 (ESV) “Thus, when you give to the […]
Reconciliation and Joy
There are but three avenues open to the individual, and “the joy of life” is dependent upon the choice. They are: rebellion, resignation, and reconciliation. –Joseph Fort Newton Every one is trying to find Joy at Christmas. But in the hunt for gifts for both getting and giving we can find ourselves at odds with the […]
Context is King
sometimes a verse needs context … sometimes the verse is the context. Ever have that conversation where the person is using a verse with no real understanding of the person speaking or the audience it was being communicated to? Quick questions to ask when looking at a verse Who wrote this? Who was he speaking […]
Abundance of Grace
The more we grow in grace, the more shall we flourish in glory. Though every vessel of glory shall be full, yet some vessels hold more. — Thomas Watson Are we living a life for Christ out of the abundance of God’s grace in our lives? Are we praying to be stretched to overflowing and […]
September 2015 – Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Memes
Building quotes for every day of the month for our church has turned into a great resource. I am working on a quote database to include searchable tags and images. This then could be used by multiple churches to provide quotes for a month. Since Social networking is so fickle we can determine which ones […]
Hard Questions
A hard question in one of my devotionals this morning. Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? — Oswald Chambers Sanctification means that there is a change that happens. God Takes you as you (salvation) are and makes you something different (sanctification). If you are not seeing the hand […]
Prayer – a change in direction.
I am again under conviction that I do not pray enough, I do not give myself over to it or correctly go about it. I realize that this is what grace and mercy is for, but still I want to be more disciplined. So I have my list. Not a list of wants and needs, […]
Scripture – Hebrews 10:15-18
Hebrews 10:15–18 (ESV) 15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” 17 then he adds, “I will remember their […]