Yesterday, we saw that the Jewish leadership were incredulous that Jesus made the claim He came from heaven. They knew His parents, Jospeh and Mary. Jesus responds to their grumblings and mutterings, doing so by quoting the prophets and making an even bolder claim. The leadership was upset that Jesus had claimed to be theContinue reading “Red Letters”
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False Rationalization
Do you struggle to give credit for a major accomplishment to someone you knew as a child? Do you remember when they were running around on the playground and find it hard to believe they have risen to the top? Are you willing to listen to them? Will you follow their lead? Seeing someone growContinue reading “False Rationalization”
God’s Path
How well do you stand up to scrutiny? Are you above reproach? Or do you have many faults? Are you somewhere in between? Are you your own worst critic? Or do others point out your weaknesses? How well do you believe you could withstand God’s scrutiny? We may hear others point out our weaknesses andContinue reading “God’s Path”
Hunger and Thirst
Do you take Jesus’ words literally? Or do you recognize some of His teachings as being metaphors? Do you apply His parables and metaphors to your life? How do you use them to identify a truth of God you can use each day? There are times Jesus speaks very plainly. He means what His wordsContinue reading “Hunger and Thirst”
Food That Endures Eternity
What are you working for? We ask ourselves that sometimes. We wonder, “What are we working for?” It seems as though we work and work and work, and there is nothing to show for it. We are not appreciated. We are underpaid. We barely get by from week to week. So, what are you workingContinue reading “Food That Endures Eternity”
Speak Truth In Love
Do you like to speak the truth? Do you like to rub it in peoples’ faces? Do you speak the truth abrasively? Or do you speak the truth with hesitation? Do you speak it as if you are almost ashamed of it? Are you willing to speak the truth in love while loving the personContinue reading “Speak Truth In Love”
Begging A Worthy Life
What kind of life are you leading? Are you leading a humble life? Are you gentle? Are you being patient? Do you bear with others in love? Do you seek peace? Are you unified with others in the Spirit? Do you lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called? WhenContinue reading “Begging A Worthy Life”
A Clean Heart
Do you pray daily? Do you pray more than once per day? What do you pray for? What is your most consistent request from God? Are you regularly praying that God works in your life? Are you praying he changes your heart? Are you praying for spiritual renewal? Many of us have been taught thatContinue reading “A Clean Heart”
Be Cleansed By God
Have you ever done something so egregious that you fell to your knees and begged forgiveness? Was your heart broken because of what you had done? Did you wrestle with it for several days? Did God relieve you of your sorrow? Were you able to move on from it? Some of us, and maybe manyContinue reading “Be Cleansed By God”
God Punishes Wrongdoing
Have you done something bad and had someone come with a message from higher up? Was it a message of chastisement? Was the message wrapped in a parable? Did you recognize the meaning of the message or did the messenger have to point it out? There are times when we will speak in parables orContinue reading “God Punishes Wrongdoing”
Marty Pressey 