Amen

Posted by on Aug 27, 2010 | 0 comments

“Behold, I am coming soon!” Amen “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” Amen “The Grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.” Amen There is a wonder, a true sense of awe at reaching these final verses of the Book of Revelation. We read the...

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He Overcame!

Posted by on Aug 26, 2010 | 0 comments

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen....

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Youthful Leadership

Posted by on Aug 23, 2010 | 1 comment

I am still recuperating  from spending a weekend with the Culture Shift students at MXTC last weekend.  When I was reading today’s section, I was reminded why I love serving the youth of our church (I needed some reminders as I nurse all of my sore muscles ).  Paul is calling Timothy to not allow people to look down on him as a Christian leader...

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Work

Posted by on Aug 22, 2010 | 0 comments

Sometimes work is really not pleasant. So how are we to respond? Eph 6:6, Col 3:23-24 Work heartily. When the pressure builds, I really need for the power of the Spirit to come though as the natural tendency is to strike back, become angry, or give up.

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Walk in the Spirit

Posted by on Aug 22, 2010 | 3 comments

These “Go Eat PopCorn” (Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, get it?) books are some of my very favorites in the Bible. Going through them all in a row, though, was surprisingly overwhelming. Here’s that slow learner part of me again: I’m taking years to get the concept of grace fully and accurately processed through this old brain! Please bear...

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New Body

Posted by on Aug 21, 2010 | 0 comments

I love how Paul spells out the idea of us all having a new body that will be different from any other being on earth when we get together in Heaven. Flesh. That word is used a lot in scripture. Sometimes we associate it with our earthly desires and needs. But that analogy no longer applies when we speak of our new being in Heaven. I thought it interesting that...

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