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Dreaming beyond your reality
In 1975 Gary Wright wrote about dreaming in his hit single “Dream Weaver”. Lines like “…driver take away my worries of today, and leave tomorrow behind… ‘cross the highways of fantasy, help me to forget today’s pain.” Still others like RFK and MLK sought through their speeches to inspire and share their dreams to bring change to our County, culture and world. The 4th definition in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary for the word dream is “strongly desired goal or purpose”. Everybody needs a dream. And I think that everyone at some point in their lives has…
In Your Light we have see Light
Psalm 36:9 (NASB95) For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. The Bible often speaks of God in connection with light. Both Old and New Testaments use this imagery to communicate an important truth: God is concealed from us. This is not because God is hiding in the shadows, but rather because our human eyes are too weak to perceive him due to the brightness of the light in which he dwells. This metaphoric picture…
Eternity as our Goal
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. Psalm 73:25–26 (NLT) Can you imagine the beautiful things that Asaph, the song leader of tabernacle worship would have encountered as he entered the tabernacle? There were many beautiful and impressive things made of gold, silver, and bronze that were used for serving.…
Who’s the boss?
I was thinking of a song from my teen years, Tighter, Tighter by Alive & Kicking. Two lovers pledging their hearts yet worrying that they’ll lose each other (you can see it here on Youtube https://youtu.be/D_JxpggC-Ic). It made me think of how the most natural thing to do when it seems like something important to me is coming apart is to try and hold it together. If it’s a vital relationship that seems to be slipping away, I try to…
The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath
One Sabbath, Jesus, and his disciples are walking through grain fields and being followed by some religious guys. These religious guys were always around Jesus, just watching for a way to discredit Him. Their jealousy and hatred for Jesus burned in them constantly. The hungry disciples started reaching out and grabbing some of the ripe grain to eat as they were walking along. Or maybe they just had what we call the munchies? Yet, in the opinion of the religious…
No Small Dreams Part 4 Work Like Heaven
Its been said that the greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a wasted life. Not only is this life the only opportunity people have to trust Christ as savior but it is also the only opportunity we have as Christians to give God our all. I don’t want you to settle for second place. I want you to win the race that God has given to you. I don’t want you to settle for a small harvest. I want you to…
Speaking of Mercy Part 3: Mercy Says Enjoy & Forgive
Here’s my outline notes from March 26 “Mercy Says – Enjoy and Forgive”. We spoke of a truth that promised to bring to our senses and our wills the freedom that often we only embrace as knowledge. We found that truth was spoken by Jesus to his disciples as they asked him for direction on prayer. That truth was “forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.” Matthew 6:12 (NLT). Together we see that what God has done for us in his forgiveness through Jesus…
The Fear of the Lord – Part 1
What does the writer of Proverbs mean when he says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom? Is it that we are to be looking over our shoulders with anxiety dreading the possibility that we might make a mistake? Does the Lord expects us to be cowering about through daily life under a heavy sense that we’re not quite as we should be? I don’t believe that either is true. God sent His Son to redeem all…