“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23, ESV) When I was in the Army, I had a company commander that stated everything was top priority. It was a niceContinue reading “Priority In Wellness”
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The Way of Wellness
“For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all theContinue reading “The Way of Wellness”
Fallow Ground
“For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: ‘Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it,Continue reading “Fallow Ground”
The Doubt Problem
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.” (Jeremiah 1:6–7, KJV) Fear is a troubling foe. OnContinue reading “The Doubt Problem”
The Reality of Our Relationship
“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” (Philippians 4:4–5, KJV) It was when I lived in the suburbs of Chicago, that the Lord saved me while reading a Gideon Bible in a Minneapolis hotel room while on a businessContinue reading “The Reality of Our Relationship”
True Identity
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:” (Philippians 3:3–4, KJV) Many people todayContinue reading “True Identity”
Complaining
“And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.” (Numbers 11:1, ESV) If we are honest with ourselves, complaining is something with which weContinue reading “Complaining”
Purity Part 2
“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead. You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile theirContinue reading “Purity Part 2”
Enough Is Enough
“For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.” (Isaiah 42:14, ESV) When I was a boy, I remember watching the cartoons in the morning. One of the cartoons we watched was PopeyeContinue reading “Enough Is Enough”
An Irrefutable Story
“One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” (John 9:25, ESV) For those who might be interested, I recorded this sermon from my own device. It is the story of how the Lord saved me in 1983. Sermon Outline Everyone has a story, but not everyone has a Jesus story.
Renewing the Heart 