You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isa 26:3
There are some things that irritate me.
Drivers that won’t drive the speed limit don’t irritate me until they allow Continue reading
Author: pastortimswanson
Be a Mentor!
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. 1 Tim 5:1-2
I got to thinking about some people that have made a difference in my life. I’ve mentioned before my grandmother Swanson and Aunt Sarah, but they are both family.
Looking outside the family I can remember Jerry Welch. Continue reading
Now! Today!
Lately I’ve noticed how much time is spent on planning for the next future event. Everyone does it.
On Facebook it looks something like this, “I can hardly wait. Next week I’ll be lying on the beach soaking up the sun.”
Or this one, “I’m not looking forward to next week. I’ll be having tests run.” Continue reading
For Better – For Worse
For some reason I got up this morning thinking about Job. That doesn’t happen very often.
Job is an interesting fellow. It is said of him, he was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. Job 1:1
It’s quite a great honor when God takes time to say these things about you. Continue reading
Sanctify your family
…that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word… Eph 5:26
The husbands relationship and duties to his wife are analogous to Jesus and His relationship to the church, according to the writings of Paul in Ephesians.
One of the responsibilities of the husband is sanctification of his family. Continue reading
The Forgiving Husband
It is quite evident that your relationship with God is like the relationship between a married couple – for your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is His name (Isa. 54:5) and husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. Eph 5:25
Just as God has said, “You must not have any other god but me” (Ex 20:3) then you Continue reading
Forsake everything.
What is the man’s role as a husband? Today’s young men will probably not know what the Bible says… what God says on the subject.
I know I didn’t. All I knew was to love Linda. While that is good, is it enough? Continue reading
Your love should be God’s love.
For the past few days I’ve looked at what dad’s leave behind for their children in the way of inherent sin and the Way to handle it.
I want to continue along that thought again today.
Paul instructs both the Colossians and the Ephesians with almost the same words – Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Eph 6:4 Continue reading
What you will leave behind!
Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father. Prov 17:6
What will you leave behind for your children?
I’m not talking about the house, stamp collection, dishes, and municipal bonds. I’m talking about the real things they will remember – the things that will change their lives and lead them to change others. Continue reading
What you learn (without being taught)
You are a vast product of those before you.
You carry within you the ability to do good or evil through the inherited properties of your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on.
This is not an excuse for bad behavior Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 