Faith is something that people like to talk about…but is sometimes difficult to define. Some maintain, ‘My Faith is Strong’ which sounds like faith is something personal that stands and falls on its own. Faith doesn’t stand alone; it has an object, something or someone one it believes or trusts in. So it matters what … [Read more…]
Focus is important when driving. If you are texting or talking on the phone you are much more likely to have an accident. Focus is important as a Christian. We are often distracted by the things of this world when we should keep our eyes fixed on Christ. We are refocused by our Bible Readings. OT … [Read more…]
It’s a word that we use to describe people that are like us. We strive to be normal. God doesn’t want us to be NORMAL if that means conforming to this world. He wants us to be different. He wants us to pray for those caught up in sin. He wants us to pray for … [Read more…]
We might think of God’s Word as a collection of Promises with power. In our OT Lesson we hear God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah, which was fulfilled by God a year later. God’s Promises in Christ had worked faith in the hearts of the Colossians and would enable them to live as Children of … [Read more…]
In our Scripture Lessons this morning we see examples of Faithfulness. Ruth (a foreigner) was faithful to Naomi and to God and God provided for her. Faithfulness to God comes by faith in Jesus and results in fleeing from sin and keeping in step with the Spirit. We cannot be perfectly faithful to God’s Law, … [Read more…]
Leadership is important in government and in the church. Even as God has established and appoints leaders in government, God also calls men to serve his people in the church. Our Scripture Lessons this Sunday show that…Ezekiel was called to proclaim God’s Word…even if it was rejected. 1 Peter reminds elders (pastors) and church leaders … [Read more…]
This coming week we will celebrate the 250th Anniversary of our Independence. So don’t be surprised if you hear words like Service, Pride and Labor. We find those ideas in our Scripture lessons this Sunday…but not like you might think. God called Elisha to serve and prepared him for that service. Pride for the Christian … [Read more…]
Sometimes people are proud of what they know and have learned. When it comes to our faith in Jesus, we don’t take pride in what we have done, but give thanks to God for His undeserved love, His Grace. It was his grace that make known to us a secret hidden in the mind of … [Read more…]
The LORD God sent the Prophet Jonah to the capital city of the enemy, to Nineveh, on a mercy mission. Jonah boarded a ship going the opposite direction. God intervened and used a storm and a fish to return Jonah toward Nineveh. God’s Word was effective in Nineveh as it will be in our world … [Read more…]
It was on Pentecost that the Spirit of God overcame the hindrance of language – begun at Babel for the good of humankind. The spirit of God enabled men to speak in other languages of what the Christ of God had done. It was on this day that Jesus’ promise was fulfilled to send the … [Read more…]