July 2011
4 posts
“What does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to...”
– Deuteronomy 10:12, 13
“You will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all...”
– Deuteronomy 4:29 (NKJV)
The fact that our churches are full of affluent members means little but the absence of the poor and outcast reveals much.
“Fact is God’s work; faith is our trust in what God has worked; and...”
– Watchman Nee
June 2011
6 posts
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found...”
– G. K. Chesterton
I spend too much time obsessing over the there and then with far too little focused on the here and now.
We can’t live in His presence without living in the present.
We look back and remember the cross, look forward to the return of our Lord and in all other things look up, taking no thought for tomorrow.
Lord lead us into your way and protect us from our way.
Life
Life is not at all what I thought it would be in my youth. It is surely not what I think it is in my middle age. I suspect it will not actually be what I think in my old age either. The reality that I know little and understand less is looming larger and larger.
Yet, there is still a question we must grapple with while there is time and life left to be lived. What is our life supposed to be?...
December 2010
12 posts
Submit not to the will of men but to the will of the Father, not to the authority of men but to the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, not to the leadership of men but to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Then, having done so, we will humbly submit ourselves one to another in the fear of God, serving one another in love.
“Above all, keep much in the presence of God. Never see the face of man till you...”
– Robert Murray McCheyne
“No doubt [his success] was that his whole ministry was little else than a giving...”
– Andrew A. Bonar in reference to Robert Murray McCheyne
“How can a man be dull when he is handling such themes? I would say that a...”
– D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Everything in our lives should be creator focused yet we tend to be creation focused.
“Tozer argued that the preacher’s first aim should be to turn a convert...”
– Tony Sargent
“When the day of recompense comes, the regret will only be that we have done so...”
– George Muller
God is the creator of all things. The best life imaginable in a creation is one that glorifies and enjoys the creator, one where the creature lives the life they were created to live.
“The man who preaches what he does not constantly experience is, at best, an...”
– Tony Sargent
“My dear friend, the only way to live life, the only way to die, is to know Jesus...”
– D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“Paul had one all-embracing concern. It was to live for Jesus Christ, to die...”
– Tony Sargent
Expectant Faith
Faith in the promises of God should produce a confident expectation in the believer. In fact, a lack of expectation is sinful. If we don’t expect God to follow through on His promises, we are implying that He is not faithful, not true and is, in fact, capable of lying.
God has promised He will not let us be tempted beyond our ability and with each temptation He will provide a way of...
November 2010
8 posts
“My desire should not primarily be to be happy, but to be holy.”
– D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Spiritual preaching and teaching requires one to spend as much time with their knees on the floor as with their nose in a book.
Preachers and teachers should spend as much time preparing the messenger as they spend preparing the message.
Preachers are messengers
Being a messenger of God is a responsibility that is both easy and difficult at the same time. It is easy because all you have to do is deliver a message. It is difficult because you must not mix in your own message.
Few preachers seem to see themselves as delivering a message received. Rather, they see themselves as delivering a message prepared. The difference is dramatic. God is under no...
Spirituality is a lot like pair programming. Let’s call it “pair living” where the Holy Spirit is everyone’s designated pair. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming)
“The natural mind is ever prone to reason, when we ought to believe; to be at...”
– George Muller
We reject the experiences of men and women in the bible as things that can not happen today. Therefore, they do not happen today.
It is when we get to the end of ourselves that we come to the beginning of God.
October 2010
3 posts
“We have somehow got hold of the idea that error is only that which is...”
– D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“As effective as water is in propelling a car, even so is the effect of a fair...”
When Fear and Love are Mixed
The fearsomeness of God is often shunned to focus on His love. Many say we are not to fear Him, that His grace and mercy should overcome our fear. Yet fear of God is the beginning of knowledge, understanding and wisdom (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10). We cannot rightly know or understand the love, mercy or grace of God except when we fear Him properly. Only when we realize how fearsome He is are we...
September 2010
2 posts
Ever since Kay joined Facebook, she has been on a wild friending spree.
Who's fault is it, anyway?
Politicians in the United States are blamed by many for the moral decline of our country. They are scrutinized twenty-four hours a day on news channels. All the while, those truly responsible are given a free pass. The preachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ are the ones at fault. Most have exchanged the difficult demands of repentance for the easy pleasures of self-indulgence.
August 2010
1 post
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary...”
– Ephesians 4:29
September 2009
44 posts
God wants us to live for Him with the same commitment winning athletes have. http://bit.ly/FQNVh
Ran a couple miles out and back on the South Rim (Blue) Trail at Oak Mountain. It is beautiful up there but watch for Copper Head snakes.
Working at La Reunion in Helena. Had Reunion Club for lunch. Not the traditional club but warm meat and melted cheese was a nice touch.
God will lead us if we will wait for Him. - http://bit.ly/N3j61
Who is the worst sinner you know? - http://bit.ly/Xz4yq
Just had the excellent Cinnamon Crunch bagel at Panera Bread with Honey Walnut spread. My opinion of bagels has been permanently altered.
RT @DAXKODave Wow! Now that’s an acceptance speech - http://bit.ly/HMiDM (Basketball player David Robinson)
The scriptures are full of wonderful, marvelous, and extraordinary truths. http://www.churchatbrierfield.org/p/799/
Check out Google wonder wheel. Search for something. Click Show options. Click wonder wheel on the left. Click links around the wheels.
Ran the 3.5 mile long 5-mile trail at Ruffner Park. Thought the name was weird until I ran it. It seemed like 5 miles. :)
For I decided to concentrate only on Jesus Christ and his death on the cross. (1 Cor. 2:2, NLT) http://www.churchatbrierfield.org/p/786/
Working at La Reunion in Helena. The Brazilian Organic is excellent. The fresh hazelnut grinder adds a nice twist.
Enjoyed the #rubyham lunch at Cocina Superior. Chicken salad with black bean soup was tasty, especially the House Dressing.
LessConf Promo Video - http://bit.ly/lessvideo