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Preaching part 1

03/12/2020 20:11

I was a preacher before even I was a pastor. I've been told I'm good with words. A pretty good public speaker. I don't like to argue, but I don't lose many either. Now that I've said all that, I want to say why any of that is important: "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my...

Consequences part 5

03/11/2020 20:03

Consequences can go either way. That's mostly what I'm trying to say in this Rant series. Because when you reap what you sow... that has nothing to do with God punishing you. Grace is getting what you DON'T deserve, right? And mercy is NOT getting what you DO deserve. When we're dealing with God...

Consequences part 4

03/10/2020 20:12

Let me drop my memory verse and then we'll get into it. Because I think we have a very misguided notion of what it means. Ok. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that she he also reap" (Galatians 6:7). I think for the longest time we've always taken that to mean, "If...

Consequences part 3

03/09/2020 20:04

Yesterday we looked at good consequences that comes from acts of love. Charity. Love in action. Today I think we should look at the flip side of that. So let's start with Acts 7:42 in the Message Bible, "God wasn't at all pleased; but he let them do it their way, worship every new god that came...

Consequences part 2

03/08/2020 20:07

God doesn't punish us for sin. He saved us from sin. I really don't like the "religion" that we've created that is basically, "Be good or else." Get right or get left. God only loves people who don't mess up. Because, in my humble opinion, all of that is nonsense. God loves us. Period. Always has,...

Consequences part 1

03/07/2020 19:31

I think this is one of my themes. When it comes to ministry AND when it comes to life. Actions have consequences. A long time ago my grandpa told me, "You can do anything you want... as long as you're willing to pay the consequences." Which is not a threat. But is more of a warning. Not of an angry...

Affection part 5

03/06/2020 18:53

Affection isn't just us liking the people we like. That's easy. And while it's important, it's a very different thing than what we've been talking about. Liking people that you might not necessarily get along with, naturally, is the true measure and test of love. Because it's not, "I love you...

Affection part 4

03/05/2020 19:46

It's not "I love you, but that doesn't mean I like you." It's, "I like you... because I love you!" Love is affection. Love is a love feast. A meal to be shared. And think about it. Because that's what I've been trying to make happen in this Rant series. Really think about it. Think about laying...

Affection part 3

03/04/2020 19:55

When you're loving someone, you're laying your life down for them. You're not worried about you. You're seeing a need in THEM and meeting it. Giving THEM what you've got. You're not worried about getting anything from them. You're focused on taking care of them. And that can be tricky. It really...

Affection part 2

03/03/2020 19:41

Let me try to spell it out for you: "But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into your lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard--things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in...

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