Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:23-24 Continue reading
Ephesians
The REAL Walking Dead!
For the past few days I’ve been looking at the scripture pertaining to the resurrection of the dead in Christ and how the world may view this event as some zombie apocalypse or walking dead.
As a final thought I’d like to reveal there are already “walking dead” among us. Continue reading
Walking Dead? (part 2)
The graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Matt 27:52-53
The Bible isn’t specific as to how long this lasted. Continue reading
Let an irritation change your attitude for the better.
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
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
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
Portrait of Godliness.
What does it meant to be Godly?
I’m discovering that it something different for everyone, though your own idea of Godliness may agree with some others. Continue reading
You can be redeemed by God!
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Col 1:13-14
No matter where you start or where you end up, you can be redeemed by God. Continue reading
The Helper
There was a time I worked for the telephone company and part of my job included going from house to house in a community and obtaining verbal permission for plowing an underground telephone cable to the house so the aerial could be removed. Continue reading
Grace is a gift not a reward!
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9
One of the harder subjects to understand in the Bible is grace. I believe part of the reason lies in the curse in Genesis Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 