Friday night Monieca and I enjoyed a nice meal at Steven W’s Bistro in Newberry, SC and then attended a Loretta Lynn concert at the Newberry Opera House, one of my favorite venues for concerts. It’s small, seating about 500 people and there’s not a bad seat in the house. At age 77, Lynn’s stamina… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Bezalel
Exodus 31:1-11 is the story of God telling Moses that He had chosen a man named Bezalel to oversee construction of the tabernacle (also called the tent of meeting). Read what God says to Moses in Exodus 31:1-11 Having read this story, what is God saying to you? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Bezalel was… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Joseph
Genesis 41 is the story of a dream that disturbed the Pharaoh of Egypt. God gave the correct interpretation of the dream to Joseph, who then shared its meaning with the Pharaoh. As a result, the nation was able to prepare for a severe famine that would occur in the future. The Pharaoh was so… Read More »
A Sad Christmas Story
I once listened as the Pastor of a small church preached about the Holy Spirit. He described the scene when his family got together for Christmas. The kids quickly tore into their packages, leaving the room overflowing with wrapping paper. Even his parents got into the act…but not his grandfather. His grandfather would sit in… Read More »
The Holy Spirit
It was a typical Sunday night in my home church. Attendance was normal, the music was normal…nothing was out of the ordinary. It was one of many occasions when my pastor asked me to preach and the sermon was about the crucified life as described in Galatians 2:20. Yet something was different. I still remember… Read More »
Crucified With The One Who Loves You
Read the following Bible verse several times: Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Having… Read More »
God Showed His Love
Read the following Bible verse several times: Romans 5:8 “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: According to this verse, how did God show His love for… Read More »
Death and Retirement
Last week our church hosted a “Preparing for Retirement” seminar. It was for church employees who have retirement funds invested with GuideStone Financial Resources, an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. Several of our staff attended and I had registered. Unfortunately my illness and heart cath prevented me from participating. I’m only 54, but I… Read More »
God Loves Everyone
Read the following Bible verse several times: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: According to this verse, is… Read More »
Merciful and Slow to Anger
Read the following Bible verse several times: Psalm 86:15 “But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: What is the connection between God’s mercy and His… Read More »
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