Henry Blackaby Devotional: A Double Portion

by ray | Jul 30, 2010 | Devotionals

This is yesterday’s Henry Blackaby devotional. I am amazed by God’s timely words… And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said,...

2 Responses to Jesus: A Sinful Woman and a Pharisee (Part 2 of 2)

by ray | Jul 29, 2010 | NT, Sermons

Jesus goes on to compare and contrast what the sinful woman did and what Simon didn’t do. 44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet...

2 Responses to Jesus: A Sinful Woman and a Pharisee (Part 1 of 2)

by ray | Jul 28, 2010 | NT, Sermons

Why do we gather every Sunday morning? Is it to learn about God? Well, yes, partially. Is it to fellowship? Yes, but that’s not the only thing. Do we gather because God commands us to? Yes, but hopefully we won’t come every single Sunday with long faces and grit our...

1 and 2 Timothy – Power, Love, Self-Discipline (Part 7 of 7)

by ray | Jul 24, 2010 | NT, Sermons

The point of discipline is not to be disciplined for discipline’s sake. That’s religion and will lead to self-righteousness. The point of discipline is creating space for God to work and to make what is unnatural natural. Godliness is totally unnatural for sinners...

Discipleship: moving from ‘come and see’ to ‘come and die’

by ray | Jul 23, 2010 | Other Ministries

Rick Warren provides some helpful discipleship advice below… Not too long after John the Baptist baptized Jesus, he saw the Lord walking by and said to a couple of his disciples, “There goes the lamb of God. You need to follow him.” Andrew and John started...