Posts from June 2024
Hook, Line, And Sinner!
James 1:13-15 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. I spent my summers fishing with my grandfather in Eugene, Oregon. If he cast his line two…
What makes you happiest in your day-to-day life?
Mark 8:34-37 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in…
Negative Thoughts Leave Us Vulnerable to Satan’s Attacks
Ephesians 4:26-27 In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. What temptations consistently create a foothold for Satan in your life? What negative emotions set you on a darker path? Ephesians 4:30-32 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling…
Twelve Minor Prophets With Major Life Lessons (Series)
We are starting a new series on the major prophets. We will spend the next twelve weeks going through each of these twelve powerful and challenging books. Most people don’t spend much time in most of these books because they can be a little difficult to track because they consist of so much poetry and refer to many different times in Israel’s history. I’m excited to see these books come alive as we start with overviews of each book, and…
The Power To Keep Going
2 Corinthians 4:7-9: But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. How can faith help you endure when life gets brutal? When we pray, God doesn’t usually change our situation, but He does change us, during our struggles. Often our…