“The Log and the Speck”
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Luke 6:37-42 - Principle #2 for Happiness in 2008 is “Stop Judging Others.” It seems so simple, and Jesus talks about it enough that you would think that Christians would be the lest judgmental people in the world. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Many Christians feel perfectly empowered to judge other people. Not only […]
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Luke 6:37-42 - Principle #2 for Happiness in 2008 is “Stop Judging Others.” It seems so simple, and Jesus talks about it enough that you would think that Christians would be the lest judgmental people in the world. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Many Christians feel perfectly empowered to judge other people. Not only […]
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“I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough…”
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
John 8:1-11 - Stuart Smalley was a character on Saturday Night Live that used to say, “you’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.” The first principle for happiness in 2008 is stop judging yourself. Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “neither do I condemn you. Go your way and […]
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John 8:1-11 - Stuart Smalley was a character on Saturday Night Live that used to say, “you’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.” The first principle for happiness in 2008 is stop judging yourself. Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “neither do I condemn you. Go your way and […]
Read full post...“I Resolve”
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Matthew 5:33-37 - We all like to make new years resolutions. My question is this; where is God in the process, either of determining what our resolution will be or in helping us to keep it? We need to learn to let God shape the goals of our lives. Then our character will be reflect […]
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Matthew 5:33-37 - We all like to make new years resolutions. My question is this; where is God in the process, either of determining what our resolution will be or in helping us to keep it? We need to learn to let God shape the goals of our lives. Then our character will be reflect […]
Read full post...“Light in the Darkness”
Monday, December 24th, 2007
John 1:1-5 - What is it that allows us to hope for light in the darkness of this world? What is it that allows us to face each day with a sense of optimism? God is with us. That is what the birth of Jesus means. God is with us - literally - shining the […]
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John 1:1-5 - What is it that allows us to hope for light in the darkness of this world? What is it that allows us to face each day with a sense of optimism? God is with us. That is what the birth of Jesus means. God is with us - literally - shining the […]
Read full post...“Simeon Says”
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Luke 2:22-38 - When I was a kid, I played that game Simon Says. The whole principle of the game is based on the authority of whomever is Simon at any given time. But, Simeon, the man that met the baby Jesus at the temple understood authority a whole different way. Authority lied where our […]
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Luke 2:22-38 - When I was a kid, I played that game Simon Says. The whole principle of the game is based on the authority of whomever is Simon at any given time. But, Simeon, the man that met the baby Jesus at the temple understood authority a whole different way. Authority lied where our […]
Read full post...“Blessed?”
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Matthew 5:1-6 - Jesus calls those who mourn “blessed.” Does anyone feel blessed tonight? Perhaps, if we understand that Jesus means blessedness as a state of spiritual happiness that goes much deeper than a simple emotional response, that might change things. We are blessed, because we are here. Because we are together. Because He is […]
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Matthew 5:1-6 - Jesus calls those who mourn “blessed.” Does anyone feel blessed tonight? Perhaps, if we understand that Jesus means blessedness as a state of spiritual happiness that goes much deeper than a simple emotional response, that might change things. We are blessed, because we are here. Because we are together. Because He is […]
Read full post...“O Little Town”
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Micah 5:1-5 - Bethlehem was a nowhere town. It was just a small rural community. It was the place where you stopped to use the restroom when you were traveling to a more important place like Jerusalem. But, Bethlehem was where God chose to enter the world. Where God was born is almost as important […]
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Micah 5:1-5 - Bethlehem was a nowhere town. It was just a small rural community. It was the place where you stopped to use the restroom when you were traveling to a more important place like Jerusalem. But, Bethlehem was where God chose to enter the world. Where God was born is almost as important […]
Read full post...“The Impossible Dream”
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Isaiah 42:1-9 - Don Quixote dreamed an impossible dream, and people thought he was crazy. But, Don Quixote would have like the prophet Isaiah. After preaching gloom and doom for y ears, Isaiah found his people in the midst of exile, and to these people he preached an audacious, outlandish message of hope - an […]
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Isaiah 42:1-9 - Don Quixote dreamed an impossible dream, and people thought he was crazy. But, Don Quixote would have like the prophet Isaiah. After preaching gloom and doom for y ears, Isaiah found his people in the midst of exile, and to these people he preached an audacious, outlandish message of hope - an […]
Read full post...“Tis the Season”
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Matthew 3:1-6 - John the Baptist could have been called “Wild John.” With his clothes made of camels hair and his diet of locusts and honey, John lived an ascetic life in the wilderness. Then one day, he came to the people announcing that they should prepare themselves “for the kingdom of heaven has come […]
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Matthew 3:1-6 - John the Baptist could have been called “Wild John.” With his clothes made of camels hair and his diet of locusts and honey, John lived an ascetic life in the wilderness. Then one day, he came to the people announcing that they should prepare themselves “for the kingdom of heaven has come […]
Read full post...“Healing Waters”
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
John 5:1-15 - The man at the pool of Bethsaida waited to be healed for 38 years. All he needed was for someone to help him down to the healing waters of the pool. But, no one did. As Christians, we are far too consumed sometimes with our limitations. Instead, God calls us to be […]
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John 5:1-15 - The man at the pool of Bethsaida waited to be healed for 38 years. All he needed was for someone to help him down to the healing waters of the pool. But, no one did. As Christians, we are far too consumed sometimes with our limitations. Instead, God calls us to be […]
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