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Respect. Is that a lost commodity in this world? A lack of respect for God leads to a complacent heart... and many times, as the definition of complacency implies, we're blissfully unaware of how our going-through-the-motions betrays a lack of respect of God and the way He wants worship? Maybe we should begin to ask God in our prayers, "Father, am I respecting You?"

Respect. Is that a lost commodity in this world? A lack of respect for God leads to a complacent heart... and many times, as the definition of complacency implies, we're blissfully unaware of how our going-through-the-motions betrays a lack of respect of God and the way He wants worship? Maybe we should begin to ask God in our prayers, "Father, am I respecting You?"

Jesus many times puzzles His hearers with his words. Sometimes they are enigmatic and mysterious. Other times they seem to constitute a tall order that hardly seems surmountable. What are they, and why does He speak so?

Jesus many times puzzles His hearers with his words. Sometimes they are enigmatic and mysterious. Other times they seem to constitute a tall order that hardly seems surmountable. What are they, and why does He speak so?

Israel had been through a school of hard knocks. You ever have a history? You ever get that scarred chip on your shoulder? “Yeah I'm a believer. I guess. I don't know why. XYZ happened. That threw me for a loop,” and then you kind of - either vocally OR subconsciously get to this, “God owes me,” sort of feeling. Embittered. “I guess I grew up. I thought He was with me. For me. I guess not.” Even s...

Israel had been through a school of hard knocks. You ever have a history? You ever get that scarred chip on your shoulder? “Yeah I'm a believer. I guess. I don't know why. XYZ happened. That threw me for a loop,” and then you kind of - either vocally OR subconsciously get to this, “God owes me,” sort of feeling. Embittered. “I guess I grew up. I thought He was with me. For me. I guess not.” Even s...

Israel had been through a school of hard knocks. You ever have a history? You ever get that scarred chip on your shoulder? “Yeah I'm a believer. I guess. I don't know why. XYZ happened. That threw me for a loop,” and then you kind of - either vocally OR subconsciously get to this, “God owes me,” sort of feeling. Embittered. “I guess I grew up. I thought He was with me. For me. I guess not.” Even s...

Israel had been through a school of hard knocks. You ever have a history? You ever get that scarred chip on your shoulder? “Yeah I'm a believer. I guess. I don't know why. XYZ happened. That threw me for a loop,” and then you kind of - either vocally OR subconsciously get to this, “God owes me,” sort of feeling. Embittered. “I guess I grew up. I thought He was with me. For me. I guess not.” Even s...

Most of us I think know the what of Easter Sunday. What happened: Jesus resurrected. But I sat down yesterday afternoon and said, “Why?” The why of Easter? And that’s what I wanted to answer plainly, and thus I set out to consider few verses from John.

Most of us I think know the what of Easter Sunday. What happened: Jesus resurrected. But I sat down yesterday afternoon and said, “Why?” The why of Easter? And that’s what I wanted to answer plainly, and thus I set out to consider few verses from John.

Whether it’s deciding and believing and choosing to live for Christ altogether, or it’s discerning what you think God is saying to you about a few things in your life – it’s in, out, in, out, what they said, what He said, what they said, what He said, and maybe at the end of some choices all it has been is a defeated, reluctant choice. I wonder if we realize the stakes? The stakes at times of our...

Whether it’s deciding and believing and choosing to live for Christ altogether, or it’s discerning what you think God is saying to you about a few things in your life – it’s in, out, in, out, what they said, what He said, what they said, what He said, and maybe at the end of some choices all it has been is a defeated, reluctant choice. I wonder if we realize the stakes? The stakes at times of our...

Whether it’s deciding and believing and choosing to live for Christ altogether, or it’s discerning what you think God is saying to you about a few things in your life – it’s in, out, in, out, what they said, what He said, what they said, what He said, and maybe at the end of some choices all it has been is a defeated, reluctant choice. I wonder if we realize the stakes? The stakes at times of our...

Whether it’s deciding and believing and choosing to live for Christ altogether, or it’s discerning what you think God is saying to you about a few things in your life – it’s in, out, in, out, what they said, what He said, what they said, what He said, and maybe at the end of some choices all it has been is a defeated, reluctant choice. I wonder if we realize the stakes? The stakes at times of our...

We examine Peter's denial and find quite shockingly less a sad story of Peter's failure, but humbly, a story of faith, albeit broken, still challenging to aspire to. May we aspire to it, and even greater past it! Do we love Jesus? If we do, how are we tending His sheep?

We examine Peter's denial and find quite shockingly less a sad story of Peter's failure, but humbly, a story of faith, albeit broken, still challenging to aspire to. May we aspire to it, and even greater past it! Do we love Jesus? If we do, how are we tending His sheep?

We examine Peter's denial and find quite shockingly less a sad story of Peter's failure, but humbly, a story of faith, albeit broken, still challenging to aspire to. May we aspire to it, and even greater past it! Do we love Jesus? If we do, how are we tending His sheep?

We examine Peter's denial and find quite shockingly less a sad story of Peter's failure, but humbly, a story of faith, albeit broken, still challenging to aspire to. May we aspire to it, and even greater past it! Do we love Jesus? If we do, how are we tending His sheep?

Meanwhile here is a Guy who can walk on water, command the weather - you know, stop practically hurricanes on the lake! He can cast out demons! This Jesus can literally undo infirmities like paralysis, or blindness… But how is it that here - in this garden - He’s giving Himself up so quickly? He’s letting a bunch of knuckle-headed, oppositional, hostile people... He’s just going to give Himself up...

Meanwhile here is a Guy who can walk on water, command the weather - you know, stop practically hurricanes on the lake! He can cast out demons! This Jesus can literally undo infirmities like paralysis, or blindness… But how is it that here - in this garden - He’s giving Himself up so quickly? He’s letting a bunch of knuckle-headed, oppositional, hostile people... He’s just going to give Himself up...

Meanwhile here is a Guy who can walk on water, command the weather - you know, stop practically hurricanes on the lake! He can cast out demons! This Jesus can literally undo infirmities like paralysis, or blindness… But how is it that here - in this garden - He’s giving Himself up so quickly? He’s letting a bunch of knuckle-headed, oppositional, hostile people... He’s just going to give Himself up...

Meanwhile here is a Guy who can walk on water, command the weather - you know, stop practically hurricanes on the lake! He can cast out demons! This Jesus can literally undo infirmities like paralysis, or blindness… But how is it that here - in this garden - He’s giving Himself up so quickly? He’s letting a bunch of knuckle-headed, oppositional, hostile people... He’s just going to give Himself up...

After David defeats his son Absalom in the Civil War, as things are coming back together, there's a shadow and pall over the kingdom. What's this demonstrate? What is this about..?

After David defeats his son Absalom in the Civil War, as things are coming back together, there's a shadow and pall over the kingdom. What's this demonstrate? What is this about..?

After David defeats his son Absalom in the Civil War, as things are coming back together, there's a shadow and pall over the kingdom. What's this demonstrate? What is this about..?