I sometimes become frustrated because when I pray, I wondered why certain prayers do not seem to be answered and others are answered no problem? 1 John 5:14-15 indicates that if we ask according to His will He hears us and if […]
Jesus Is the same yesterday, today and forever. We compartmentalize Jesus. We think there is the Bible Jesus. He was the teacher, the miracle worker. Then we act like there is a today Jesus who does not do miracles and politely shares […]
A guest artist attended my school and shared his artistic gifts with us. He sketched a beautiful landscape as he explained art. When he finished one person asked for the small drawing. He started to pass it to the student and then […]
A coach chooses you. A coach lets you know the equipment you need. A coach takes the time to train you. A coach gives you feedback so you can improve. A coach puts you in the game. It is up to us […]
I want obedience to God to be an automatic response. I want to do what he says. Test everything by His word. As soon as I come up with a ‘better’ idea, that has been what has always led to trouble. I […]
How do we live the word? What does the word say? Love each other as Christ loved the church. Treat each other as we want to be treated. Go and make disciples. (Letting our lives be a testimony is a great way […]
Prayer is a preventative measure. It is not supposed to be the last resort. We show that we humble ourselves when we pray. Pray against things beforehand instead of after the problem has occurred. If my people humble themselves and turn from […]
I imagined I was speaking to the congregation and telling them that my home was so messy during our church move that the only people I would have let in there was my family because they know I am clean. They would […]
If you want to avoid failing then get off of the train tracks! We sometimes make choices that we know put us at risk. Then when the mistake or failure happens, we wonder why we failed, messed up or someone caused this […]
Jesus on the earth was the Bible in a physical form. Everything it says we should be and do He was a living example. He is the Word of God. What He said, we should say. How he acted, we should act. […]