As someone who speaks publicly I am very aware that I am always close to a slip up. I think I should start every sermon with the following disclaimer:
The words of the speaker do not necessarily reflect the original words planned by the speaker nor do they imply that the speaker is under the influence of a mind altering drug or that the water bottle he is drinking from contains any form of intoxicating beverage. (more…)
The main character trait of a Christ follower/collective of Christ followers that is tied into God and His love through prayer, is their focus on hearing God’s voice instead of telling Him what to say or do. The faith they possess is not a way to get God to give them what they want but instead it’s the basis for trusting Him for everything they need… (more…)
Salvation is not the end of the journey, it’s the beginning of the adventure.
To live is to inch closer to the inevitable. I have no insight or divine revelation as to the day or the time. I can’t say with any certainty that I will be here tomorrow or with any conviction that I won’t be here fifty years from now. I simple exist until I no longer exist, I live until I die. (more…)
I wake up in the morning and before my feet hit the floor I realize that I have nothing more to live for. I pour myself a cup of coffee to start my day and I realize that I have nothing more to live for. I write my blog post or research my sermon, I mentor a friend or attend a prayer meeting and I realize that I have nothing more to live for. I think of my family, my aging parents, my beautiful wife, my three boys, two daughter-in-laws and my 3.8 grandchildren and I realize that I have nothing more to live for. I finish my day, lay my head down on the pillow and I realize that I have nothing more to live for. (more…)
Our Lives – a mishmash of our ways and God’s ways
Our Desire – 100% God’s ways
Our Need – to trust God and God alone
Our Flaw – we trust ourselves and God finding it difficult to tell the difference
