The way of life

by | Jun 11, 2015 | Weekly Words

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain...

Don’t just talk about grace, Be gracious

by | Jun 3, 2015 | Weekly Words

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. | 1 Peter 4.8 There are a lot of people talking about grace: how to show grace to people struggling with this or that, victims of some sort of suffering. Often these conversations...

Friend with Benefits

by | May 28, 2015 | Weekly Words

On Sunday we looked at the ‘Woes’ from Jesus to the religious leaders of the first century and we saw that His frustration stemmed from their lack of true reverence for God. They treated God as nothing more than someone to be kept in their lives based on what they...

Finding God

by | May 14, 2015 | Weekly Words

And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from...

Revelation vs. Conversion

by | May 7, 2015 | Weekly Words

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led...

What are you Wearing?

by | May 1, 2015 | Weekly Words

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness | Isaiah 61.10 We looked this week at the Parable of the Wedding Garment and at the need for us to...