Just wanted to talk about Noah again and his obedience to God. 5 Noah did everything the Lord commanded him. (Genesis 7:5, New Century Version) A few thoughts about obedience. 1) We must OBEY GOD COMPLETELY. 98% isn’t good enough. We have to obey Him with 100% effort and 100% commitment. Partial obedience is disobedience. [...]
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A few thoughts from James 3. 1) Our tongue can get us into trouble. Have you ever been guilty of putting your foot in your mouth? I have. You can say the wrong thing and then you find yourself in fight/argument. Say the wrong thing and tempers flare and friends become enemies. Our tongue can [...]
A few thoughts from James chapter 2. -It all comes down to love. In verses 1-13, James speaks of not showing favoritisim or treating people of different statuses differently. He says we should love our neighbor as we love ourselves (v8). Love shouldn’t have any boundaries but it should be extended to everyone. I know [...]
I began reading in the Book of James a couple of days ago and I thought that I would share a few thoughts from my reading. Today I will share a few thoughts from chapter 1. -How should we respond when troubles come into our lives? What kind of attitude should we have as followers [...]
God Is BIGGER Than your financial struggles, marital problems, sins, inadequacies, loss, addictions, mistakes, stuff… God is SO much BIGGER than we think and give Him credit for. We need to believe that God can help us and see us through all of life’s problems and struggles. He really is able to do “exceeding, abundantly [...]
James 1:22 – “Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” God wants us to be people of action. He wants us to RECEIVE His word and then RESPOND to His word. But it seems to me that we do a lot more RECEIVING than [...]
What can God do? Interesting question isn’t it. Sometimes people wonder what God can do. Can God meet my needs? Can He save my lost family and friends? Can He still work miracles? Can He still do the impossible? The answer to all of the above is: YES!!! Not only can He do all of [...]
Matthew 23:3 – “So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.” What we say and what we do should line up with each other. But does it? Do we say one thing and then do something else? Do we practice what we preach? [...]
A few quick thoughts from my reading of Matthew 16. -The disciples are still struggling with their faith (vs. 8-10) If anyone should have had faith, these guys should have. But as I read this I thought about how I some times struggle with believing. Even after all that God has done, my faith is [...]
Eph. 2:8 – “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” (NLT) What one word can be used to describe grace? One word comes to mind - “Amazing!” But what is it about grace that makes it so amazing? Here’s a [...]
