Do you want to be remembered forever? Are you seeking to make a lasting impression? Are you building a legacy with hopes of it lasting? How are you going about it? Are you building it on the sands of humanity? Or are you building it on the eternal foundation of God? We see stories regularlyContinue reading “Forever Legacy”
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Learn from the Spirit
Do you lack the ability to make proper judgments? Do you see others failing to make proper judgments? Have you conversed with people who fail to understand what the things of God? Do you wonder how they cannot understand? Would you like to know? There are times when we understand something and wonder how othersContinue reading “Learn from the Spirit”
Seek To Know God
How well do you know yourself? How well do you know your spouse? How well do you know your parents? How well do you know your children? How well do you know your friends? How well do you know your co-workers? How well do you know God? Knowing ourselves can be challenging. We can deceiveContinue reading “Seek To Know God”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 3
The prophet Isaiah wrote his prophecies more than seven-hundred years before Jesus came into this world. So, when Jesus speaks of what God expects of his people, He isn’t stating something new. Jesus is reiterating and rejuvenating God’s Word. God provides a list of things he wants us to do, but it is not aContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 3”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 2
In today’s passage, Israel responds to God’s proclamation of their rebellion. We also see part of God’s counter-response. We will see more of it tomorrow. The Israelites respond as though they are doing what God has demanded but he is not paying attention to them. Israel is acting like a child caught not doing theirContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 2”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 1
Last week we walked through the Beatitudes. For the next three days, we are going to look at what God expects of us…and has for nearly three thousand years. In Isaiah 58, is a proclamation, response, and counter-response—God, his people, and God. God tells the prophet to proclaim to Israel their rebellion and false attemptsContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 1”
Blessed by God
How do you like it when people say evil things about you? Is your immediate reaction to spout evil things about them? Do you believe you are justified in doing so? Do you believe it is the right thing to do? Have you considered how you should react as a follower of Jesus? It isContinue reading “Blessed by God”
Persecuted for Righteousness
Do you believe you are righteous? Do you seek to be righteous? Do you act as though you are righteous? Do you believe your righteousness comes from you? Are you being persecuted because you are righteous or are pursuing righteousness? Have you considered these questions before? Believing we righteous can be challenging. Feeling self-righteous isContinue reading “Persecuted for Righteousness”
Be A Peacemaker
Are you tired of all the arguing, bickering, finger pointing, and in-fighting we see in our society today? Do you wish it would all end? Do you wish people would simply get along? Are you doing anything about it? Are you helping? Or are you contributing to it? We can’t go a single day withoutContinue reading “Be A Peacemaker”
Merciful and Pure
Do you remember as a child the magic word boys would say if they were ready to give up when wrestling? Do you remember that everyone abided by that unwritten rule? Do you know there is an axiom in the Beatitudes that the unwritten rule was based on? When I was in elementary school, whenContinue reading “Merciful and Pure”
Marty Pressey 