What are you filled with? What are your thoughts about? What is your guide for your thoughts, attitude, and behavior? Is it crassness, disregard, and a hardened heart? Or is it compassion, a softened heart, and love? Do you know whether it is darkness or light? We all are guided by one thing or another.Continue reading “Light of the World”
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Image of God
Have you ever wondered what God looks like? Do you have an image of him in your head? Does that image look a lot like father time? Ever wonder why you were created? Have you wondered why anything was created? If we have been in the church for any significant amount of time, you haveContinue reading “Image of God”
Being A Good Samaritan
What does it mean to be a good neighbor? Does it mean to help the person who lives next door with their yard? Does it mean to give a child a ride to a school function? It can mean those. But what is the example Jesus gave us? He used the example of someone inContinue reading “Being A Good Samaritan”
Relief From Weariness
Are you looking for protection? Do you need a little compassion? Would you like to have someone who will look out for your best interest? Do you simply need a little rest? Have you turned to God to fulfill your needs? We all fall at some point in our lives. We find ourselves in aContinue reading “Relief From Weariness”
Perfect Unity
As Christians, we are expected to have certain virtues. We see the Apostle Paul telling the church in Colossae what these virtues are. Let’s take a deeper dive into these virtues to understand just what Paul was getting to. Compassion: literally refers to the inner parts or bowels of a person or animal. It isContinue reading “Perfect Unity”
Divided Or United
Are you tired of all the bickering? Are you fed up with the arguing back and forth? Have you had your fill of one side demeaning the other side? Do you ask why there are two sides to begin with? What are you doing toward reconciliation? We’ve heard the politicians hurling hateful language at oneContinue reading “Divided Or United”
Be Like Jesus
Do you seek revenge? Do you look to pay someone for treating you badly in like manner? Do you heap insult upon insult in repayment for someone insulting you? Or are you willing to love the person instead? We see much repaying evil for evil in our culture today. It seems to be all aroundContinue reading “Be Like Jesus”
Loving Sacrifice
Do you consider yourself a sincere person? Are you a loving person? Do you love with sincerity? Are you willing to put those you love above yourselves? Are you willing to sacrifice for them? Do you honor those you love? Or, are you self-centered, only looking to your own wants? God, through Jesus Christ, hasContinue reading “Loving Sacrifice”