Jesus talked alot about the danger of greed, of materialism. And how we can be blind to money’s control over us. Jesus tells us to: Watch out! Be on your guard. About what? All kinds of greed. That’s another way of saying: Chasing more.
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Peter expected seven times to forgive to be impressive. The Jewish law only required three times. Jesus is basically saying there should be no limit when it come to forgiveness. The point is that if you are keeping score, you’re not really forgiving. So, do you keep score?
Read MoreIn I Kings 18, Ahab and Jezebel, King and Queen of Israel, had established idolatry—the worship of Baal, as the official religion of Israel. Elijah the prophet of God says: Let’s have a contest on Mt. Carmel between me and the prophets of Baal in front of the King. It’s basically: My God can whup your god. Meet me on the mountain and we’ll settle this once and for all.
Read MoreFrom the moment of creation and the Garden of Eden, through the salvation of the Israelites from Egypt, the time in the promised land, through King David’s reign and into Jesus’ ministry, God has sought to make a dwelling place among His people.
Read MoreI am blessed to have the community here at Crestview that I now have, but it didn’t happen overnight. I want to share the steps I took and the lessons I learned as I sought the core value of community in Midland and at Crestview.
Read MoreJoseph came from the line of David, as did his fiance Mary. They were not wealthy, and Joseph provided for his family by working as a carpenter. Joseph probably passed away before the ministry of Jesus, because it would have been customary for the husband to be older than the wife in New Testament times.
Read MoreI remember watching the 2000 movie, Miss Congeniality, and laughing as every pageant contestant gives the same answer of “world peace” when the host asks what society needs the most.
Read MoreWe live in a world that believes the Bible is outdated, archaic, and irrelevant. That we should realize morals change with the times, and that the Bible (especially the Old Testament) is primitive and has little or nothing to say in today’s world.
Read MoreI was someone who loved school. Not everyone does, but I did. And one of my favorite things was group projects. You would be assigned to a group and we all would have a task to do together.
Read MoreThe night before His crucifixion, Jesus sang hymns with His disciples. Ephesians 5 tells us that one result of being filled with the Spirit is “singing to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.”
Read MoreThe Communion is not for perfect people, but for people who are repentant. The Lord’s Supper reminds us that we need grace now in the present to keep our inner experience connected with our outward behavior.
Read MoreIt’s generally a pretty good question to ask. It’s an existential question that can go as deep as the observation of good and evil, or it can be a superficial question about spilled milk or a stubbed toe. The bottom line is, pain is real and we go through it. But why? Truly, it is the product of sin that we see guaranteed in the very beginning with the fall of man.
Read MoreThroughout our series, “Arguing With Jesus,” we have looked at some key topics regarding what the Bible says compared to what the world says. Today, however, is the biggest question that we can possibly discuss: Which Jesus is the right one?
Read MoreHow much of a race would you run if you didn’t know where the finish line was? How far would you go? Would you even start? If somebody tells you to start running a race and then offers no end point or reward, how likely are you to start running? Now, I personally hate running if there is no goal in mind.
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