Esther part 2 – “God’s Invisible Hand” How many of you have experienced someone making a promise to you that they did not or were not able to keep? I wonder, if maybe even more than we recognize, the broken promises we have experience affect our trust in God? The book of Esther is meant… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/25/23
Esther Part 1 – “Where’s God?” Esther is unique among the sixty-six books of the Bible because it is the only book in God’s Word that does not contain the name of God. God’s presence is on every page of Esther, but His name is nowhere to be found. Which raises the question of why… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/18/23
Weekly Reflection – Courage Under Blessing 2 Samuel 23:20-23 Because we’re reading these stories thousands of years after the fact, and because we know how every story ends, we lose the element of surprise, the element of danger, the element of risk. That’s how it is with this story in 2 Samuel 23:20. We know that… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/11/23
Fish Stories | Jonah: A great fish, a greater God The great story arc of the Bible points to Jesus and the work being accomplished by the Holy Spirit to bring together people in whose attention, worship, is centered on the glory of God & the Lamb forever. After this I looked, and behold, a… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 9/5/23
Fish Stories – “I am going fishing.” You have not failed so badly that you cannot be restored by God and used by God. Here's what's happened a few weeks before the account in John 21: Jesus is arrested. And Peter is there. And during Jesus arrest, Peter is confronted and asked three times, “Aren't… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/28/23
Fish Stories - Fishing With the Holy Spirit Matthew 4:18-22 and Matthew 28:18-20 “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” = “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” When Jesus first called His disciples lets consider what He did not say. He didn’t say, Come, follow Me and I will teach… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/21/23
I want to use this weeks Weekly Reflection to look forward (Does that make it a Weekly Preflection?) In a few weeks we will be starting small groups, Kids Zone, Youth, and Foundations Class. This Sunday there should be a little more information on what some of that will look like. In this space I… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/17/23
Fellowship With the Holy Spirit – “I was glad when they said to me…” Fellowship with the Holy Spirit If we want to fellowship with the Holy Spirit then we must be where He is and do what He does. The Holy Spirit is present and active in a unique and glorious way when the… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 8/7/23
Fellowship With the Holy Spirit – Repentance James 4:4-10 Last week we talked about drawing near to God, intentionally and deliberately drawing near to God to receive His blessing and grace. If we are not drawing near then we are by default drifting away from Him. We could accurately call that drifting away sin. So,… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 7/27/23
Fellowship With The Holy Spirit – “Gracious For A Purpose; Drifting Away or Drawing Near?” “I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.” Psalm 69:30 ESV There are two kinds of magnifying: microscope magnifying and telescope magnifying. The one makes a small thing look bigger than it… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 7/18/23
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