Read the Bible Aloud as a Family
Does your family regularly read the Bible aloud together? Ours does not, but the following words convict me that we should. These are from a text by Charles Spurgeon: As we sow we reap. Let us expect...
View ArticleWe See God’s Holy Spirit in Our Lives
Great reminder from Jesus in these verses in John’s gospel today, as he responded to a question from the Pharisee, Nicodemus: Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of...
View ArticleConformed to God’s Image and Spirit
Our sermon verses this Sunday came from Romans 8, and the daily verse in my YouVersion Bible iOS app today does too. This is a verse in the chapter which stood out to me: The mind governed by the flesh...
View ArticleBearing fruit in all good work
This is a pretty long sentence from the Apostle Paul. The phrase “bearing fruit in every good work” is what stands out to me this morning: For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not...
View ArticleDistinguishing Between the Spirits
These were some of the verses we considered today in our church service: Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message...
View ArticlePraying in the Holy Spirit
Today in our church service we are considering these two verses which reference “praying in God’s Holy Spirit.” But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the...
View ArticleMay God Be Praised for Good Deeds
These verses from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount remind us that we want praise to flow to God as we do good deeds and as others see our good deeds: “You are the light of the world—like a city on...
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Pruning, Remaining in Christ, & Bearing Fruit
This is a practice run of the Thanksgiving sermon / meditation I’ll be sharing tomorrow at our church. Please share feedback and let me know what I should change! This will be my first sermon ever to...
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit Acted Before Pentacost
We’ve been studying God’s Holy Spirit in church for several weeks in our sermon series, and I’ve been hearing more about it in the sermons of Jim Cymbala (from Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York) and in...
View ArticleMoses Prophesied The Coming of Jesus
These words from Deuteronomy are our sermon text today: The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what...
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No Christ in Our Public School Christmas Program
Not a surprise and not inappropriate either, but this scene from today’s 4th and 5th grade Christmas program at our public elementary school rather dramatically shows how there is “no Christ” in the...
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Flipboard magazine: On Faith, God & Jesus
I love the iPad app Flipboard. It is, without a doubt, the best way to read information that others share with you via social networks like Twitter and Facebook. The only other iPad magazine I...
View ArticleLive By God’s Power
These are our sermon focus verses today at our church: So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t...
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The Name of Jesus Saves by @NAQureshi
Our scripture verse today: In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.†And that message is the very message about faith that we preach: If you...
View ArticleTweets from Presentations by Nabeel Qureshi in Oklahoma
These are my tweets from a sermon and afternoon presentation by Nabeel Qureshi at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma, on February 9, 2014. My Christian Twitter channel is @eyesrightblog – my...
View ArticleEncouraged by the story of Joseph
Today and last week I have been very encouraged by the story of Joseph and his brothers. This morning on my way to work I listened to the following verses: “Please, come closer,†he said to them....
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Mateen at MoRanch (Part 1 of 2) – Perseverance
These are my notes from the opening keynote address shared by Mateen Elass at the 63rd annual Mo-Ranch Men’s Conference near Hunt, Texas, on May 2, 2014. “In him we have redemption through his blood,...
View ArticleJesse Truvillion – Saturday morning at Mo-Ranch
These are a few brief notes from the devotional shared by Jesse Truvillion at the Mo-Ranch Men’s Conference on May 3, 2014. In these verses we have the focus of the New Testament: “His divine power...
View ArticleAsking for Wisdom
These are verses Brian Wagner shared tonight at the 1001 Community Worship Service at our church: That night the lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will...
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