“If thou art not a praying person, thou art not a Christian.” – John Bunyan There certain things that Christians are expected to do. That’s a given. Much like Paul asserts throughout his epistles to the believers, we have been bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:20). With the gift of God that comes through [...]
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Stay Prayerful
Posted in expectations, prayer, tagged daily, faithful, help, power, prayer, relationship, salvation, theology on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Healed and Helped
Posted in blessing, expectations, faith, healing, miracle on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” 7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get [...]
Revelations in Revelation-Part 1
Posted in expectations, Jesus, prophecy, sacrifice, salvation, truth, tagged Bible, blessing, blood, Christ, Jesus, relationship, sacrifice, salvation, Word on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Revelations in Revelation-Part 1 (The Alpha and the Omega) The title of the final book of the Bible has a revealing title: The Revelation of Jesus Christ or The Revelation to John. It varies from on Bible translation to another but each, no matter who published or printed the particular Bible, has the same opening [...]
Reverent Abandon
Posted in activities, blessings, choices, expectations, tagged blessing, calling, change, discipleship, faith, relationship, sacrifice on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“We need to abandon everything that isn’t of God.”- Brother Lawrence But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Mt. 6:33 ( KJV) We need to abandon some things. Some things just are not good for us. They do not advance the kingdom [...]
Excuses or Excellence
Posted in accomplishment, action, business, choices, doubt, expectations, faith, fear, folly, goals, growth, new nature, perception, priority, productivity, stewardship, success, tips, work, tagged calling, change, daily, faith, glory, heart, help, ministry, power, relationship, service, support, work on October 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin Exceed expectations. Are you getting any closer to excellence? Merely meeting expectations is a minimum. When you exceed those same expectations, you start to enter into excellence. We are to offer God our best every step of the way. [...]
Truth Over Tradition
Posted in acceptance, assurance, belief, expectations, Jesus, perception, priority, teaching, truth, tagged Bible, Christ, discipleship, gospel, Jesus on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
But I tell you the truth. . . – John 16:7 (NIV) Jesus combatted tradition with truth. He shared the truth openly. He did so with His disciples. He also did so with the multitudes. In fact, He even did so with those who opposed Him like the Pharisees and Sadducees. Jesus took on tradition [...]
Business Over Busyness
Posted in activities, business, church, expectations, faith, labor, management, pastors, priority, productivity, Proverbs, service, stewardship, work, tagged calling, church, faithful, glory, gospel, ministry, service, work on October 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. Proverbs 20:11 (NIV) There is a vast difference between right and wrong actions. If it applies to children, you can sure bet it applies to us as adults. That is especially true when it comes down to the “work [...]
And Sin Not
Posted in answers, choices, encouragement, expectations, faith, new nature, reflection, tagged change, faithful, heart, relationship, support on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.- Eph. 4:26 Paul shared a simple warning to those believers at Ephesus. He advised that the Christian not let the sun go down on his or her anger. In other words, don’t get so wrapped up in being angry that [...]
Forgive and Forget
Posted in choices, compassion, expectations, sacrifice on August 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use. -Dwight L Moody The Bible speaks of god forgiving our sins so much that it as if he casts them as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12). When it comes [...]
