How do you greet people? Does it depend on the situation? Do you greet people at a business meeting differently than you greet family or friends? Is your greeting done out of habit? Have you put any thought into your greeting? Have you noticed the greetings of the Apostle Paul? Greeting others can be formal,Continue reading “Gospel Greeting”
Tag Archives: #blessothers
Prideful or Humble
How many of us thank God that we are not like other people we know? How many of us thank God we are not criminals? How many of us thank God we don’t work in what we consider to be offensive jobs? Have we considered that doing so displays our pride before God? We tooContinue reading “Prideful or Humble”
Seek Godliness
Are you content? Have you experienced times of discontentment? Are you experiencing discontentment now? What do you think you need to be content? Do you have a plan to acquire or achieve what you need? Are you willing to be content with what you have? Contentment often escapes us. We continually seek more. Enough isContinue reading “Seek Godliness”
Sacrifice of Love
Are you willing to sacrifice? Will you sacrifice for the good of others? Will you sacrifice for your children? Will you sacrifice for your parents? Do you consider sacrificing as doing good? Do you believe it is pleasing? Have you thought of what you say as a sacrifice? Our human nature is to take careContinue reading “Sacrifice of Love”
Freely Given
Do you like to give things away? Or do you prefer to sell what you no longer use to make a buck? What about advice? Are you willing to give wise counsel to others? Even to the co-worker you don’t like? Do you enjoy instructing others so they can be more productive? Giving things awayContinue reading “Freely Given”
Do What Is Hard
How easy is it for you to love your enemies? Who do you think of when you think of enemies? Do you do good to those who hate you? Would you rather return hate for hate? What about those who curse you or mistreat you? How do you want to treat them? We want toContinue reading “Do What Is Hard”
Blessings
Who do you bless? How do you bless them? Who do you honor? How do you honor them? Do you bless them with words? Do you bless them with your presence? Do you honor them with words? Do you honor them with respect? Do you see them in a different light? We don’t often thinkContinue reading “Blessings”
Power of Blessing
What does a blessing mean to you? Is being blessed by someone a big deal to you? Do you bless others? Do you believe blessing someone can be powerful? Do you know blessing someone is a form of prayer? We do not practice blessing others much anymore. There was a time when blessing someone wasContinue reading “Power of Blessing”
True Community
How tightly do you hold on to what you believe is yours? How well do you share with others? Are you more likely to hold on to a possession or give it away? Are you willing to lend things to others? If you borrow somethings, do you return it? Is your life about possessions? MostContinue reading “True Community”
Be Noble
Have you experienced bad things happening? Have you seen evil in this world? Have you done anything to oppose evil? Or have you allowed evil to creep into your life? Do you long for justice to be done? Would you like to convert bad people to good? Bad things happen in our world. We mayContinue reading “Be Noble”
Marty Pressey 