Our faith is important to other people. In the story both Mark and Luke tell about the four men carrying a paralyzed friend on a mat so that he could be healed, this happened: “When Jesus saw THEIR faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”(Luke 5:20…emphasis mine) The faith of the men carrying the …
Our mission today, if we choose to accept it, is to love people the way God loves. It involves extending grace to others exactly like we want grace given to us. The quote below was shared recently by my friend, Clint Hurdle: “You are precisely as big as what you love and preciselyas small as …
“If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.”—J.B. Phillips “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or …
You’ve probably heard the saying, “people won’t go along with you unless they can get along with you.” If you want to influence others in a positive way, ask God to help you exude the positivity and joy that He has given to you. After all, if we follow Jesus close enough, some of His …
We all make decisions everyday. Some of them seem insignificant, while some seem very hard. One question we can ask ourselves as we make the thoughtful, prayerful and hard decisions is, “how will the decision I make affect my relationship with Christ?” “God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.” …
Sometimes, a difficult moment exposes our weaknesses…a bad call from an umpire, someone cutting in front of you in traffic, poor service at a restaurant. You get the point. There are times when we don’t act very “Christian.” But listen to this, we serve a God who forgives, extends grace when we don’t deserve it, …
Baseball is a challenging game. It will humble even the great players. As you know, many times a hitter can hit a ball perfectly, but there is a glove at the end of the line drive. A pitcher can make a perfect pitch only to see the hitter check swing, make contact and hit a …
Attitude is a choice. People choose a positive attitude or a negative attitude. Whichever we choose, soon becomes a habit…a habit that causes us to see a dark cloud on the horizon on a great day. Gratitude and thanksgiving can help form good habits, making the people around us, and ourselves, experience more joy. “Many …
“Everyone knows it’s dumb to represent yourself in a court case. In the same way, it’s a bad idea to represent yourself before a Holy God. It’s much better to entrust yourself to Jesus. He’s a better mediator, and He’s already served your sentence.”(Luke Simmons) “God made him who had no sin to be sin …
When we find ourselves with little or no joy, we should bring gratitude off the bench. Paul David Tripp says, “The DNA of joy is thankfulness.” “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all …