Foundation
Remembering that God is my firm foundation is one way God has continued to show me to trust without hesitation. The lesson in this passage is to trust God in every capacity of life.
Gifts
If we put the little that we are in the hands of the Lord, He can multiply our gifts for the good of His people. Do not be afraid to give the gifts that God gave you.
Choose
Jesus shows us that we can trust in the promise of God’s presence in our lives. He shows us that with God, all is possible. And what about us? Will we choose to trust in God?
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
In Ephesians, Paul praises God who is eternally and incontrovertibly for us. For us. God is for us. So much so that God blesses us, chooses us, adopts us, destines us, redeems us, forgives us.
Jiu-Jitsu
The point, process and net effect of the Gospel of Jesus Christ working in us and through us is freedom. Freedom! Freedom from self-centeredness. Freedom from avarice. Freedom from fear. Freedom from fear of death. Freedom from hate. Freedom from isolation. Freedom...
Harvest
Harvest labor, Jesus says, is down into the fingernail-dirty corners of the world where the poor live who don’t often make it into our churches. It’s down into the muck of human relationships.
Defeating Giants
David and Goliath is one of the best stories in the Bible. Spoiler alert! Goliath loses big to the teenager!
Questions
Maturing faith appreciates questions.
Grace-grit
God intervenes through grace. Our response to grace is thanksgiving. It’s a call and response, a cause and effect.
Choose
For Jesus, relieving human suffering was worship! For Jesus, religious and political structures exist to affirm human dignity and deliver mercy.