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Monthly Archives: April 2015
April 29 – A Righteous Life
Acts 13:1-25; Joshua 18-19; Job 29 What does a life of righteousness look like? We all tend to have our own ideas of what people who live righteously should be doing. Usually those ideas coincide with the way we live … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Thoughts
Tagged Cross, Forgiveness, friendship with God, God, Grace, intimate friendship with God, Jesus Christ, Job, mercy, righteous life, Righteousness, sacrifice, three strikes
April 28 – The Voice of a god….
Acts 12; Joshua 15-17; Job 28 Our country has changed quite a bit in recent years. From our inception as a country there was an understanding that morality was based upon an objective standard. The basis of that objective standard … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Thoughts
Tagged attacks on faith, basis of morality, Christians, God, Herod, Jesus, legislating morality, moral legislation, morality, persecution, Sidon, Tyre, voice of a god
April 27 – What’s In a Name?
Acts 11:19-30; Joshua 13-14; Job 27 You know how nicknames start. Ours was probably meant as an insult at first. We were originally known as “Followers of the Way,” or “Followers of Christ.” As the gospel spread in Antioch, though, … Continue reading
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Tagged Antioch, Christ, Christian, follower of Jesus, followers of christ, Followers of the Way, Forgiveness, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, little Christ, nicknames
April 26 – The Vastness of God
(Note: I delayed writing this yesterday until after church – then never wrote it. That’s why the date seems wrong. I will write today’s thoughts later today.) Acts 11:1-18; Joshua 11-12; Job 26 Have you ever had someone tell you … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, finite minds, God, God loves us, God's depth, God's will, seeking God, speaking for God, universe
April 25 – Not the Culture Club
Acts 10:34-48; Joshua 9-10; Job 25 There is a bit of cultural arrogance in every culture. “The way we do it is best,” is at least thought by just about everyone at one time or another. It really gets bad … Continue reading
April 24 – Spiritual Guidance From Han Solo
Acts 10:1-33; Joshua 7-8; Job 24 In the movie Star Wars: A New Hope – the first movie which is also known as Star Wars 4 – Han Solo utters some amazing spiritual advice. As the Millennium Falcon escapes the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai, cocky, Don't get cocky, Han Solo, Jericho, Joshua, Luke, Luke Skywalker, seeking God, self-confidence, spies, Star Wars
April 22 – Hopeless Cases
Acts 9:1-25; Joshua 3:1-5:1; Job 22 Have you ever seen a “hopeless case?” You know the kind of person I mean. From a Christian perspective a “hopeless case” is someone so evil and so enmeshed in their religious beliefs that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananias, arrogant, followers of christ, followers of Jesus, God, God knows, hopeless, hopeless case, hopeless cases, ISIS, Jesus, Paul, restored relationship with God, Saul, Syria
April 21 – Be Strong and Courageous
Acts 8:26-40; Joshua 1-2; Job 21 I always laugh when people talk about my “religion being a crutch.” They imply that following God is for the weak minded who can’t think on their own. Have you ever run into someone … Continue reading
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Tagged courageous, Death, enslavement, faulty logic, feelings triumph faith, God, Joshua, opposition, personal gain, silenced, slavery, strong, torture
April 20 – Passion!
Acts 8:1b-25; Deuteronomy 33-34; Job 20 The death of Stephen was a watershed moment. Until that time, the new followers of Christ were tolerated in Jerusalem. His preaching, which cut the heart of the Jewish leaders when he accused them … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, exiled, followers of christ, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Jewish leaders, love, passion, persecution, Stephen, Stephen murdered
