by ray | Oct 18, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Are you still having trouble seeing yourself as an enemy of God? Can I suggest why that might be for some of us? As P. Don talked about at the retreat we just had, we put on our coat of religion and we deceive ourselves into thinking that we are not that bad. Let’s...
by ray | Oct 18, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Do you consider yourself an enemy of God? We know we are all sinners, but an enemy? That’s kind of harsh, isn’t it? We never hurt anyone. We don’t even have any human enemies, how can we be an enemy of God? We’re all relatively nice. We grew up in nice homes. We have...
by ray | Oct 18, 2010 | NT, Romans, Sermons
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were...
by ray | Oct 15, 2010 | Devotionals
Here is a quote to think about — I will meet you at every point where you put your action alongside your prayers… Never be taken by surprise when I use you to change a pattern. Do not judge a man by what he appears to be, but see him as what he can be if...
by ray | Oct 14, 2010 | Devotionals, Quotes
Frances J. Roberts wrote a book called “Come Away My Beloved” and a friend of mine gave it to me. Here is a brief excerpt that helps me to discard all the unnecessary To Do’s that seem to plague me everyday… Tarry not for an opportunity to have...