“Under his (Christ’s) control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.” Ephesians 4:4-6 GNT I used to jog […]
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Parts – A Wrap Up of Gifts – Part 9
“ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, […]
Parts – The Exhorter (Part 5)
In the gift list of Romans 12, I am firmly established in the “Exhorter” category. I have other lesser rated gifts, but whenever the test is taken, this one is always on the top. Here’s some of what that means in my life: I instinctively talk to people in lines at Disneyland. Life is […]
Parts – Me a Prophet? (Part 2)
When we hear the word ‘prophet’ we think immediately of the Old Testament characters who would walk up to a wicked king and say, ‘Thus saith the Lord …” and foretell his demise and destruction of his kingdom. These were powerful figures who spoke powerfully for God. If they spoke something and it didn’t […]
Sum Of the Parts … Part 1
The average church congregation is multi-faceted! There are young, old, men, women, children, teens and in-betweens. Some are of means, others would be of means if they only had the means! There are Democrats and Republicans, Independents and non-political. (And we don’t make one group sit by itself.) There are high tech people, low […]
Recruit God? Really?
God recruits us. We don’t recruit Him. We have a most unusual way of partnering with God. We come up with a plan that is bold, daring and almost guaranteed to help God with his goals and then ask Him to come alongside us to help with it. At least we believe it to be […]