Colossians 3:21: Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. Now the Greek word here for Father is also used elsewhere to refer to both parents. So moms, you can’t escape this command or challenge from God’s Word. I believe the primary challenge is given to the fathers, but ultimately this can […]
Read more "Fathers, do not embitter your children"Colossians 3:20: Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. This is a sweeping, all encompassing statement isn’t it? Obey your parents in everything. In the Greek the word everything, means everything. You can’t escape this one students. So ‘everything’ includes your parents’ boundaries and rules on things such as technology, friendships, […]
Read more "Children, obey your parents"Colossians 3:19: Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. The word for love here in verse 19 refers to the kind of sacrificial, self-giving, I-will-lay-down-my-life kind of love. A love that was best modeled and displayed by Jesus Himself. Just a few verses earlier in Colossians 3, we see Paul talking […]
Read more "Husbands, love your wives"1 John 1:5: This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. What is your attitude toward God’s character? Because what you and I think about God is one of the most important question in our lives. It has implications […]
Read more "God is light"Proverbs 4:20-27: 20 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. […]
Read more "Above all else, guard your heart"The longer I go as a member of a church and a part of that church’s local family, here are some things I have grown to appreciate and value more and more. The longer I go, the more I’m grateful for those not knit together and gifted like me. Because in the variety of personalities, […]
Read more "The longer I go…as a member of a church."I’ve been in a lead preaching role for over 7 years now. And the longer I have gone in that role, the more certain convictions and beliefs have risen to the top of my heart. Here are five of them. The longer I go, the more I love and trust the Word. Maybe this seems […]
Read more "The longer I go…in preaching"We often heard when we were dating, ‘Oh just wait till you get married.’ As if when you get married, then all the romance is obliterated and shot to pieces. When we got engaged, we heard the same thing. Again, as if walking down the aisle was more less a walk toward the death of […]
Read more "‘Oh just wait’"1 John 2:9-11: 9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the […]
Read more "Love One Another Well"Our new series called “The Promised Land” starts on March 6, and runs through May 29. This series is all part of our new 3 year journey through the Bible in a chronological way. There are some great resources to go along with this series, to help us take Sundays further into the week. In each […]
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