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Open Invitation part 4

08/02/2021 20:59

This is the part I think we need to really get into today, "...Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life" (Revelation 22:17, NLT). Because, let's face it, we can be rather pushy. Especially when we're convinced that we are right and someone else is wrong. We think it's our job to...

Open Invitation part 3

08/01/2021 16:42

I firmly believe that God is too much of a gentleman to force His will on us. Having said that, I think there were times when He did just that. The cross, for example. When Jesus was lifted up from the earh and drew all men into Himself. We didn't have any say in that. And, if you take the book of...

Open Invitation part 2

07/31/2021 17:29

The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." Not "Come... or else," but "Come and get it!" What God has made available to us--specifically in the context of Revelation 22:17--is the living water. And the caveat is, "Let the one who is thirsty, come." That's literally all it takes. If you want what God has...

Open Invitation part 1

07/30/2021 21:08

The verse that is stuck in my head (and heart) right now is Revelation 22:17. So I'm gonna preach it (or Rant on it) until my heart is empty on it. "The Spirit and the bride say, "come." Let anyone who hears this say, "Come." Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from...

Stand Firm part 5

07/29/2021 19:38

The way to stand firm, and be courageous, is to know what you're standing on, and what you're standing for. To know that God's love will keep you from falling. Which isn't preached very often, but is EXACTLY what Jude 1:24 says, "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present...

Stand Firm part 4

07/28/2021 18:58

Standing firm means you will not be shaken. No matter what happens. You are planted on the Rock (which is Jesus, which is love). You know where your strength comes from. God, who is all powerful (which doesn't mean MOST powerful, but means nothing else has any powe) is love. Our strength is found...

Stand Firm part 3

07/27/2021 19:51

I guess it comes down to one of my mottos: "When you don't know what to do... do what you know--love!" Because no matter what's going on, you can always do that. No matter where you are or what you're going through... you can love people. Because love is not about getting. Because love is giving....

Stand Firm part 2

07/26/2021 19:31

"When everything is wrong, we move along." Or so the song says. Point being--that's often all you can do. When things don't go the way you want them to, you can throw a fit and pout about it... or you can keep on keeping on. One of those is just going to lead to more misery. The other is going to...

Stand Firm part 1

07/25/2021 18:08

Life comes at you fast. It really does. And when you don't have anything to hold onto it can really throw you for a loop. What I'm trying to say is, "Be on guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong" (1 Corinthians 16:13, NLT). And to me, this is different than, "You've got to stand...

Patience part 5

07/24/2021 19:36

Love is patient, and love is kind. To me those really go hand in hand. If you're not being kind, are you really being patient? If you're not loving people, does it matter what you're doing? Love does not demand it's (His, Jesus') own way. You don't love someone because of what they do for you. Love...

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