Why Ministry? |
Have you ever considered why someone would be in ministry? I mean what are the rewards? Ministry is filled with many hardships. There are times we must do things, hear things and see...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:03:00 PST |
The Good Shepherd |
Consider these three Bible passages as we look at our relationship with one another and with Jesus. Have a blessed Sunday!
Ezekiel 34:1-6 The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, prop...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:35:00 PST |
The Message of Reconciliation |
2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not count...
Posted by Rick on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:21:00 PST |
Rob Bell: The gods aren’t angry |
Last night was amazing. Rob Bell hit us with some amazing thoughts about our relationship with God. The night started with mankind discovering the forces around them and crediting it to a ...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:16:00 PST |
kata sarka, according to the flesh |
2 Corinthians 5:16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. [17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new cre...
Posted by Rick on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:39:00 PST |
Day 41 |
I have been thinking more about what I wrote previously, "40 Days and 40 Nights." In those 40 days we seeing a testing in some cases, in other cases we see God's provision. But what happen...
Posted by Rick on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST |
40 Days and 40 Nights |
When we need to take a nap we say that we are going to get 40 winks. I never understood where the term came from but I did discover an explanation on the internet (I have not determined if this ...
Posted by Rick on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:10:00 PST |
Jars of Clay |
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, ...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:23:00 PST |
No Water |
As twilight falls over this town, Mayor Tony drives up a dusty dirt road to the community's towering water tank and begins his nightly ritual in front of a rusty metal valve.
With a twist of the wrist...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:49:00 PST |
Biblical Thought |
From my Bible Readings today:
Hebrews 3:12-13 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as...
Posted by Rick on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:02:00 PST |
