I am reading Live a Praying Life by Jennifer Kennedy Dean. What an awesome book so far. Here are a few excerpts: When God wants to intervene and change the natural course of events, He looks for an intercessor. Consider then in Exodus 32.7-10 God desired an intercessor and found Moses; contrasting Ezekiel 22 where God looked for an intercessor for Judah and found NONE. They both broke covenant with God (Ex. 32.-14; Ez. 22.23-29) They both deserved judgment (Ex….
Philippians 2.22-30 (text at bottom) I. Serve others that preach the Gospel DO I serve others that have given of their lives to spread the Gospel?? It is NOT an option but a necessity! I NEED to help and they NEED my help! II. Companion in labor; fellow soldier; minister to others’ wants; messenger AM I a “companion in labor” with those who ARE laboring? AM I a “fellow soldier” realizing and seeing the warfare around me? DO I minister…
Philippians 2.12-21 (text below) Aim: To seek NOT my “own” things but the things which are Christ’s Subject Sentence: Seek what is Christ’s and not my own. I. WORK OUT!!! With the ENERGY He has put in me! Work out (do/work/perform/cause) my salvation (rescue or safety physically or morally) with fear and trembling, knowing that it is God that is working (ENERGIO – providing ENERGY to be fervent/effectual/doing/showing forth) in ME to both WILL (decide) and to DO (ENERGIO –…
Subject: Satan’s Meeting Satan called a worldwide convention of demons… In his opening address Satan said, “We can’t keep Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth…. We can’t even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their SAVIOR.” “Once they gain that connection with JESUS, our power over them is broken.So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, butsteal their time, so they…
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” Jeremiah 12: 5 It is NO SURPRISE that we WILL have trouble in this world! This passage is very clear that on our own, we will be worn out, we will stumble, we willhave trouble competing and managing ourselves! We can not fight the…
Subject Sentence: To be a follower of God and look like our Father, we’re to make choices differently than those that do not know Him! I. Be followers of God – NOT doing improper things, BUT giving thanks. Things not appropriate are not only fornication and uncleanness (physical or moral impurity), but also covetousness, foolish talking, jesting (silly talking). Application ??: Do I KNOW and DO what is APPROPRIATE and GOOD and FITTING and PROPER? I need to be DIFFERENT…
Thanks for the amazing reminder from Kim! “But godliness with contentment is GREAT GAIN. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” 1 Timothy 6: 6-7 Contentment! What a beautiful word! We all strive to be content, satisfied, and just at peace with what we already have or what we are going through!!! These verses remind us “we brought nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it.” Everything good we have is a gift from above! Only Christ Himself can FILL the deep void we all have within us!…
It was so much fun to camp together. We literally THREW the weekend together at the last minute, cancelled it, and then re-instated it. It is really an “updated version” of our old time camping days. Old days we set up a minimum of five tents, made all our own meals, and just plain got grungy, soaking wet, and poison-ivy’d for a week (or sometimes even two) at a time! NOW, our “updated version” includes going to Bally’s to…
Ephesians 4.17-32 (text below) Subject Sentence of this passage: Don’t walk as ones who don’t know Christ, in the uselessness and transience of their own understanding! Aim of this passage: (This passage would cause me to): Live up to what I know to do. Breakdown of points: I. (vv. 17-20) DO NOT walk in the uselessness of my mind, with obscured understanding, and alienated from the life of God through ignorance because of the callousness of my heart and thoughts….
Thanks to Kim for the awesome reminder from the Word of God! “He replied, ‘Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.’” Mark 7: 6 The above was one of the verses used at our church this past Sunday! What powerful words, “these people HONOR ME with their lips, but their HEARTS are FAR FROM ME!”How often do we Praise and…
