November 21, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:15-23 OBSERVATIONS 1. Who are these false prophets, these wolves in sheep’s clothing? Religious con artists? Cult leaders? Sheep-stealing churches? Televangelists? One person I know was warned away from me/us because they thought we were a cult. Someone thought I was a wolf in sheeps clothing. Jesus says you can tell…
drifting or deciding!
November 20, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:13-14 OBSERVATIONS 1. Jesus says that most people choose the easy path while only few choose the narrow path. This suggests that people are responsible for their choices and final destiny. Hell (destruction) is not first of all God’s revenge for our rejecting Him, but the natural destination at the end…
ask, receive and give
November 19, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:7-12 OBSERVATIONS 1. Everyone who asks receives? But ask for what? In light of Matthew 6:25-34, is the ask/seek/knock in reference to God’s kingdom and righteousness, and not food, drink or clothing (what pagans run after)? I have always understood this to refer to asking for what really matters, and not just…
“call me maybe”
a worthless speck?
November 18, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 8 OBSERVATIONS 1. God uses the weak (infants and children) to shame the strong. God’s greatness is not like the world’s conception of greatness, it is opposite. God’s greatness comes from caring for the weak, poor, needy, humbled, oppressed. He exalts the humbled and humbles the exalted. This is what makes…
quotes worth considering
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” (Stephen Covey) I remember reading Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Effective People over ten years ago, in particular I remember how the principles and practical lessons taught there were very relevant and helpful for me. Covey was a Mormon, and…
warning labels
So apparently the human race has developed to such a impressive state that we need to be reminded of the obvious… The following are warning labels, for our own protection: “Remove child before folding” — a warning label on a baby stroller “Does not supply oxygen” — a label on a common dust mask “Never…
Genesis 37:2-44:34
November 16-17, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Genesis 37:2-44:34 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
who am I to judge?
November 15, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:1-6 OBSERVATIONS 1. Yikes, God will judge us the same way we judge others? Is He just trying to scare us away from judging others? Judging fairly is impossible for us, there are so many variables and circumstances, which only God knows. In addition there are our own biases and blind…
worry quotes
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” ? Corrie Ten Boom “How would your life be different if…You stopped worrying about things you can’t control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day…You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take…