by ray | Nov 27, 2009 | Reflections
Lord, Thank you for the safe and healthy delivery of Elijah this past July. You are the Author and Creator of Life and the Downs Syndrome scare really reminded us that life is in your good and loving hands. I want to give you thanks for his life and I surrender him to...
by ray | Nov 27, 2009 | Reflections, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies
My pastor spoke about the 10 lepers last Sunday and how only one was thankful to Jesus. As I reflect on this, I wonder why it is that only 1 out of 10 showed gratitude to Jesus. We are like 10 lepers who get used to what we don’t have — healing. We get...
by ray | Nov 17, 2009 | Sermons
Today is my retreat reflection. 2 words jump out to me from the retreat – surrender and love. Pastor Don talked about God’s love and our need to surrender in his earlier messages. How God bought us at a price by the blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore he...
by ray | Nov 9, 2009 | Acts, NT, Sermons
Discussion Questions: 1) What is the mindset behind the response recorded in v.13? 2) What is the tone of Peter’s sermon? 3) Do you think it is possible to live today like they did in the first century church (vv. 42-47)? What are some barriers? They have had...
by ray | Nov 6, 2009 | Kingdom of God, Topical Studies
This is the final part of this four-part series. 10. The kingdom of God is power. Power = loving relationships. Love is not talk. It is not niceness. 11. Urgency of proclaiming and responding to the kingdom of God. Cost of following Christ. Following Christ...
