SCRIPTURE: Luke 10:1-7 Jesus gives instructions to more of His missionaries (first the 12, now the 72). The critical line is ‘I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.’ Therefore be careful: travel light, be cautious with strangers on the road, be polite to your hosts, etc. Stay focused on the mission, stay true to the message,…
Hearing God’s voice
Jesus offers to be our Life Master. As God’s Voice in human form, He is with us, and by His Spirit He speaks to us. He helps us, warns us, teaches us, rebukes us, corrects us, trains us, guides us, leads us. God speaks through Jesus by the Spirit in different ways. Below are some…
No turning back, no turning back!
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:57-62 Jesus is not saying NO; He is reminding those who want to follow what it means. Luke ties three separate incidents together to make a point. To follow Jesus is not just to believe in Him, it is to join Him. It involves commitment, focus, sacrifice, perseverance, hardship. If it was just for…
What is God saying to you?
This Sunday (April 27) I am speaking on Luke 10:17-24. Please write a sentence or two of what You hear God saying in this passage?
God is reviewing my leadership…
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 82 This Psalm is a challenge to anyone who is in a position of authority and responsibility. Judges, rulers, leaders, teachers, parents, police, lawyers, pastors, principals, etc. All of us, in one sense, have been positioned by God as rulers in creation (Genesis 1:26-28). We are ‘gods’, or better images of God, children of the…
Losing at Snakes and Ladders
SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 1-4 Wisdom, pleasure, riches, advancement… no matter what we hope for, it ends in death. This is the basic punchline of this book – nothing in this world can ultimately satisfy. Chaos, misery, brokenness, we are all susceptible to it, and eventually ruined by it. But this is not a picture of how things…
The seeds of rage within?
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:51-56 Today I sense God probing my heart about how I relate to my opponents or challengers. When people are opposed to my ideas, or challenge my thinking, do I respond with anger? James and John wanted to destroy the Samaritans because they refused to welcome Jesus. This reminds me of ‘road rage’, when…
10 things pastors hate to admit publicly
Here is an article that looks into what Pastors really think and feel. The author pretty much nails it! Here is the link, or find it below: http://pastormatt.tv/2014/04/09/10-things-pastors-hate-to-admit-publicly/ #1. We Take It Personally When You Leave The Church. It’s just a straight up fact. We pastors eat, drink and sleep the local church and with…
And they all waddled home!?
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…