“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” (Albert Einstein)
The message of the kingdom
January 23, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:18-23 OBSERVATIONS The thing that jumped out at me this time was how the seed is explained as the message of the kingdom. I’ve always thought that the seed was the bible. Now in a secondary sense this is true, because the bible does communicate the message of the kingdom, but…
start with a positive message!
(Watch the video below) I love what this guy is doing, mainly because it offers an alternative message to people who are slowly sinking in defeat, despair, difficulty, hopelessness. As Christians our hope is not rooted in positive thinking, but a positive message can be the initial blessing that leads people to look towards Jesus…
willing to see, eager to hear!
January 22, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:10-17 OBSERVATIONS Why does Jesus speak in parables? He explains that He uses these simple stories to separate between the people who want to hear, and those who do not. The stories are not difficult, but neither are they plainly spelled out. It takes an open and eager mind, a desire…
guided missiles and misguided men
what does this story mean?
January 21, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:1-9 OBSERVATIONS I am trying to get into the story, to hear this message as if for the first time. This is hard because I have heard and interpreted this parable many times. But imagine I was a part of the crowd, I’ve come to hear this miracle worker speak. He…
God, I leave this to You!
January 20, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 17 OBSERVATIONS David is not suggesting that he is sinless, but in the situation he is facing – being falsely accused and cruelly abused – he is claiming innocence. He does not deserve this treatment, he has always tried to be an honest, fair and kind person (hmm, he must have…
Leviticus 8-15
January 18-19, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 8-15 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
a close, personal relationship
January 17, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 12:46-50 OBSERVATIONS I have a lot of people in my life that I would consider ‘friends’. But of all these ‘friends’, the ones that I feel the closest too are those that share my heart and hope and faith and vision. This is what Jesus is saying here; He is not…
occupy my heart!
January 16, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 12:43-45 OBSERVATIONS Jesus is not giving a scientific explanation of how spirits operate, but using figurative language to make a point – that the spirit of evil (both as a principle and as actual spirit beings) do not simply go away when we tell them too, they come back with a…