So sad, so true… There was a little town of Ducks. Every Sunday the ducks waddle out of their houses and waddle down Main Street to their church. They waddle into the sanctuary and squat in their proper pews. The duck choir waddles in and takes it place, then the duck minister comes forward and…
God’s greatness group
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:46-50 In God’s family, everyone is equal, because everyone is like Jesus, like God. Welcome a child, you are welcoming royalty! And everyone belongs in God’s family (no matter what race or religion). Only those who are against God and His family put themselves outside of it. We spend way to much time building…
A bible that’s falling apart…
Harsh?
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:37-45 “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you and put up with you?” (Luke 9:41) Anyone else feeling a bit uncomfortable with Jesus’ words here? Is he speaking about his disciples, or about the crowd of people? The disciples couldn’t cast out the demon – was it because of them,…
What is God saying to you?
This Sunday (April 20) I am speaking on Psalm 81. Please write a sentence or two of what You hear God saying in this passage?
Jesus, more than we know!
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:28-36 “He did not know what he was saying.” (Luke 9:33) Jesus transformed, Moses and Elijah appearing, God’s voice heard in the glory cloud… Why does this line jump out at me today? Peter was thinking about setting up a shrine, for people to come and worship Jesus, Moses and Elijah (that is what people do when…
A mouth full of praise
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 81 “Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!” (Psalm 81:1) The part that stands out for me is the opening line… sing for joy! The rest of the psalm explains why we can sing for joy, and how instead we neglect God and His grace. Sing for joy,…
The blessing of following Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 25-31 “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.” (Proverbs 29:18) If only people paid attention to the wisdom of God, things would be so much better, for us and for the world! I admit that the bible can be a difficult, divisive book (even…
Carry the cross with Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:21-27 “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) For Jesus, the cross represented the burden He chose to carry to help us in our struggle. Anyone who chooses to help someone in need takes on a burden of some sort. A house…
Liar, Lunatic or Lord?
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said…