Archive for March, 2010
Ponder this.
I recently had a conversation with a friend. She and I are both going through similar life-experiences and we stopped to compare notes. As we chatted about the difficulties we observed while witnessing to important people in our lives, we stumbled over the same vital truth. She exclaimed first, but it was really as if [...]
Newly Dried Ground
Part of the sermon today focused on Israel’s confrontation with the Red Sea. (See Exodus 14). Before them lay an insurmountable obstacle. On either side were mountains. And coming up behind them was Pharaoh’s murdering army. In parting the Red Sea, God teaches to us what Charles Spurgeon was later to explain: “The Lord will [...]
Lesson 12: The Fruit of the Spirit is Truth
Truth You can’t handle the truth. I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. What else comes to mind when we hear the word truth. Truth [...]
Lesson 11: The Fruit of the Spirit is Righteousness
His Righteousness (I changed the title purposefully from just Righteousness to His Righteousness…Read on to find out why I did that) When I hear (or) read this word, my brain is stormed with both positive and negative feelings. On the negative side – I feel guilty, shameful, lost knowing that as a mere human being [...]
No Worries
One thing we plague ourselves with on a constant basis, is worry. We worry about finding a job; we worry about what people will think; we worry about our future, etc. Of course, the growing economic crisis doesn’t help, but then again, since when did the economy ever affect the length of God’s arm? We [...]
Lesson 10: The Fruit of the Spirit is Self-Control
The fruit of the Spirit is self-control, also known by that insipid poly-syllabic word “temperance.” So what comes to mind when you hear these words? For me, it usually has something to do with taking care of one’s body, breaking bad habits, or restraining one’s passions and appetite. Sounds pretty good. But lately I have [...]
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