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Max Effort part 4

10/26/2017 19:41

Sometimes the least you can do is the most you can do. That's the phrase that has been resonating on my heart for the past few days. And my pastor taught me (what seems like) a long time ago to preach it until my heart is empty on it. So I'm going to keep working on this idea. And to me it kind of...

Max Effort part 3

10/25/2017 19:39

When you give something everything you've got--maximum effort, love--you can look back on it with no regrets. No matter which way it turns out. Whether you "win" or "lose" you've done what you could do. And I like to quote Jeremiah 7:27 (NLT) when I talk about this idea, "Tell them all this,...

Max Effort part 2

10/24/2017 19:54

Love--giving someone everything you are and everything you have--is the maximum effort that you can give. But love doesn't mean giving more than someone can handle. Loving someone means loving THEM. Seeing a need and meeting it, no matter how big or small. Do unto others as you would have them do...

Max Effort part 1

10/23/2017 20:46

Not too long ago I did a Rant series called, "Maximum Effort." And, truth be told, I don't think I really liked it too much. I think I knew what I was trying to say, but I don't think I necessarily communicated it very well. What I was trying to say--and what I plan on trying to say in this very...

To Suffer part 5

10/22/2017 19:38

To suffer is to feel. And that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing. Because when you go through something that is, let's say, not great... you can A. Know what someone else is feeling when they go through something similar and B. Help them through it. Longsuffering takes fortitude. Because tough...

To Suffer part 4

10/21/2017 19:01

I don't think longsuffering means you have to stay in a bad situation just so you can say you're suffering for a long time. I think it is the fortitude to bear what life throws at you. In this world you WILL have tribulations. That's just called life. But it came to pass, not to stay. And while...

To Suffer part 3

10/20/2017 20:56

Suffering teaches us more than just about anything else. That's why longsuffering is a fruit of the Spirit, and one of the things we are to "put on" in Colossians 3:12. If you throw in the towel at the first sign of adversity, you probably aren't going to get very far in life. In fact, Jesus said...

To Suffer part 2

10/19/2017 19:39

To suffer isn't always a bad thing. First and foremost, if you're suffering... that means you're alive. In this world you WILL have tribulations. That's just part and parcel of the human experience. Things don't always go the way you think they should. Sometimes things go the way you think they...

To Suffer part 1

10/18/2017 19:52

I guess we're wrapping up our kind of uber Rant Series about Colossians 3:12 here in the next few days. "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering." We saw that kindness is usefulness. The bowels of mercy are...

Meek Not Weak part 5

10/17/2017 19:46

The best kind of strength is meekness; strength under control. Knowing what you're capable of, and doing what you can do, without bragging about it. Without making a big show of it. You don't have to just settle for things. There are things you should stand up for. There are things you should not...

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