SCRIPTURE: Mark 3:7-12 There is something about Jesus that still attracts people. From the first Jesus-followers to the Jesuits to the Jesus People, crowds of people have gathered again and again, trying to capture what it is about Jesus that attracts. Even non-Christians have admitted a fascination and admiration for Jesus, though not for His followers….
Author: Norm
Take your pick, and choose WISELY!
According to Sam Harris, these are the only options. I was reading about C.S.Lewis ‘trilemma’, where he says that Jesus is either “Lunatic, Liar, or Lord”. Critics accuse Lewis of using questionable logic, ambiguous terms and false premises. I wonder if they also accuse Sam Harris of questionable logic, ambiguous terms and false premises. God…
Everything God does is good?
You are good, and what you do is good. (Psalm 119:68) I believe that behind the universe there exists a thoroughly good Being… God. God IS good, and therefore God DOES good; whatever God does is good. But this does not mean that everything that happens is good. The reason: this good God created a universe…
To what am I devoted?
SCRIPTURE: Mark 3:1-6 The ultra-conservative Pharisees hated the compromising Herodians. The former were devoted to obeying the Law, the latter to pandering to Herod. But here they have something in common, they both hate Jesus even more. Jesus did not share their devotion to legalism or liberalism, He was devoted to love. If the Pharisees truly…
If Jesus was God, why did He say ‘No one is good but God alone’?
In Mark 10:17-22, Jesus is addressed as ‘Good Teacher’ by a spiritual seeker. ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good – except God alone.’ (Mark 10:18) Christians claim that Jesus is God, so why did Jesus question His own goodness? Two possible reasons come to mind. First, Jesus is challenging a man…
Enjoying God’s gifts of work and rest!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:23-28 Imagine a family whose parents buy a cottage and raise their children with the tradition of spending one weekend a month relaxing at the cottage. The children grow up, and their own family situations change, they cannot keep up that tradition. Do the parents disown their kids because they refuse to follow the…
If God is good, should we be afraid?
C. S. Lewis once remarked, “What do people mean when they say that they’re not afraid of God because they know that He is good? Have they never even been to the dentist?”
Celebrating God’s goodness!
Yesterday as a church we reflected on the goodness of God. We got so excited about the goodness of God that we started celebrating in the streets! You can watch the video here (that’s me in the baseball cap and hoody). OK, well maybe we weren’t as energized as this, but we could have been!…
A relationship, not a religion!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:18-22 With Jesus, everything changes, for everyone, not just the Jews or Christians. Jesus represents a new reality, a new season, a new relationship with God. Religion says: ‘perform these rituals, practices or laws in order to acceptable to God’. But with Jesus, the new reality is that we do not need to follow…
“This is gonna shut your mouth!”
This is amazing, it’s definitely worth 10 minutes of your time, more! You have heard of Oprah Winfrey, and Pastor Rick Warren, but maybe not of Nick Vujicic. Well watch this video and you will know who he is, and his AMAZING message of hope! According to Oprah, ‘this is gonna shut your mouth!” The theme…