How hungry are you? Do you sometimes get so hungry you are hangry? Do you sometimes think you can eat an entire pizza all by yourself? Are you a bread lover? Do you like it toasted, buttered, with jelly or apple butter? What about bread from heaven? Eating may be our favorite pastime. Even ifContinue reading “Bread of Heaven”
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Why Holy Communion?
Why is Holy Communion, the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist so important? Why should we regularly partake of it? Is it all for show? Is there real meaning in it? Are we just going through the motions? Do we understand why we are to partake of it? Unfortunately, some Christians are not really sure why theyContinue reading “Why Holy Communion?”
Be Filled with the Spirit
What does being filled with the Spirit mean to you? Do you think of it as having the Spirit in you, accessible like a genie when you need him? Do you consciously think to ask God to guide you and listen for the Spirit? Or do you forget you have been given the Spirit? TheContinue reading “Be Filled with the Spirit”
Living Wisely
How do you live? Are you living day-to-day? Are you living by a five-year plan? Do you live unwisely? Do you live as a wise person? Are you living somewhere in between? Do you make the most of the time given to you? Are you willing to make a change in your life? Living ourContinue reading “Living Wisely”
Fear of the Lord
What is wisdom to you? How would you define it? Do you desire to be wise? Grasping for wisdom can feel like grasping to hold onto mist. We see it. We can move in it. But we can not hold onto it. It seems to continually escape our grasp. Why is that? Too often, weContinue reading “Fear of the Lord”
Praise God in Community
Do you praise God? How often do you praise him? Is it only when he has blessed you with something you wanted? Do you praise him with your whole heart? Are you willing to praise him in the company of others? Will you praise him in public? Praising God can be a challenge for us.Continue reading “Praise God in Community”
Pray to Imitate Christ
Do you seek to be like Christ? Do you long to be the person He wants you to be? How do you go about that? Do you work hard at fixing yourself? Do you spend time praying, asking God to make the changes in you that he desires? We can say we want to beContinue reading “Pray to Imitate Christ”
Please the Holy Spirit
Do you like to grieve? Of course not! Do you like to experience sorrow? What about being depressed? Or maybe exasperation? Do you want to be the reason for someone else experiencing any of these feelings? Have you thought you might be? We don’t like to feel sad or down in the dumps. We don’tContinue reading “Please the Holy Spirit”
Wisdom and Truth
Do you ascribe to the truth? How much falseness are you willing to accept or let slide? Do you spread false information? Do you put on a false personality? Are you supporting false stances? Would you prefer to know the truth? Do you do your best to speak the truth? Falseness is all around us.Continue reading “Wisdom and Truth”
Bread of Life
As we continue Jesus’ explanation to Jewish leadership of who He was, we see Him reiterate the analogy of being the bread of life. He states that whoever believes He is who He says is will have eternal life. Eternal life is not earned but freely given to those who believe. Jesus goes on toContinue reading “Bread of Life”
Marty Pressey 