Tag Archives: Christians

August 6 – Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

Posted on 08/12/2019 by rockyfort

My wife and I returned from a cruise on Friday, and Saturday I barely opened my computer and Sunday’s are just full…including the fact that we traveled again Sunday – for medical reason. I say that because I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Issues, Devotional Thoughts | Tagged anything goes, Christians, Corinthians, criticism, Death, God's love, godly sorrow, hate, Joy, Justice, mistakes, moral issue, no regrets, Paul, regret, repentence, restoration, strain on relationship, worldly sorrow, zealous | Leave a comment

July 31 – Fear No More!

Posted on 07/31/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 15:35-58; 2 Kings 11; Micah 2 “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:56-57 … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bad things, Christians, Corinthians, Cross, Death, fear, God, hope, Jesus Christ, Law, Lord, love, no hope, Paul, Relationship with God, Romans, separation from God, sin, sins, sting of death, strength of sin, surprise God, trash talking death, victory | Leave a comment

July 18 – Why Christians Are (And Should Be) Weird

Posted on 07/18/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3 “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abstinence fidelity, Christian ethos, Christians, God, great price, Greece, holiness of God, honor God, Jesus, Jewish tradition, not your own, pagan gods, Paul, please God, political marriage, pornography, pressure to have sex, Roman Empire, salvation, sexual activity, sexual immorality, sin, temple of the Holy Spirit, weird

July 17 – “Oh Me!”

Posted on 07/17/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3 “Thus says the Lord: ‘For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for silver, And the poor for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Amen, Amos, Christians, commitment to Jesus, exploit the poor, false worship, Israel, Jeroboam, Judah, Lord, moral standards, Oh Me, oppression, poverty, punishment, righteous, sins

July 15 – May We Be One in the Spirit

Posted on 07/15/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 3; 1 Kings 15:33-34; 1 Kings 16; Joel 3 “…for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” (1 Corinthians 3:3 NKJV) Christians … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged carna, Christians, churh, Corinthians, denominations, divisions, envy, followers of christ, higher standard, Jesus, Kingdom focus on Jesus, love, love one another, mere men, Paul, political pesuasion, religious persuasion, spiritual, strife

July 12 – Totally Called

Posted on 07/12/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 1:1-17; 1 Kings 12:32-33; 1 Kings 13; Joel 1 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged apostle, called, Christians, church of God, Corinth, Damascus Road, God work, Jeroboam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judah, Judgment, Lord, love of God, opposition, Paul, saints, sanctified, skepticism, will of God

July 3 – Dealing With Tests

Posted on 07/03/2019 by rockyfort

Mark 12:1-27; 1 Kings 3; Hosea 6; Hosea 7:1-2 “’Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?’ But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, ‘Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.’” (Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christians, cut child in two, dad joke, genuine love, hypocisy, imposible test, Jesus, Jewish leaders, loving attitude, motives, oppressve, pagan, pay taxes, question faith, real mother, Roman government, show me the money, Solomon, sword, test, testing, whose child

Can’t We Start Again, Please

Posted on 06/30/2019 by rockyfort

The end is near! No, that’s not an apocalyptic statement, that’s a commentary on my self-granted three-month sabbatical. I stopped the daily devotional writing to do some self-reflection, to think about the process of writing the devotionals, and to think … Continue reading →

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March 29 – Taking Care of the Heavy Stuff

Posted on 03/29/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 23:13-39; Numbers 23:27-24:25; Song of Solomon 5:2-6:3 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged can't see the forest for the trees, Christians, follower of Christ, give lots of money, going to church, Jesus, Justice, Law, mercy faith, more important, Old Testament Prophets, oppressed, Pharisees, Scribes, Scriptures, small things, tithe, underprivileged, weightier matters, woes

March 20 – Some Quick Thoughts on Marriage

Posted on 03/20/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 19:1-15; Numbers 9-10; Ecclesiastes 7 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abuse, cheating, Christians, Christians at fault, church members, Creator, divorce, God joins together, leave father and mother, let no one separate, love each other, love of God, male and female, marriage, marriage under attack, mutual submission, stop complaining, traditional marriage, two shall become one, united, upset, value of words, wedding

Tag Archives: Christians

August 6 – Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

July 31 – Fear No More!

July 18 – Why Christians Are (And Should Be) Weird

July 17 – “Oh Me!”

July 15 – May We Be One in the Spirit

July 12 – Totally Called

July 3 – Dealing With Tests

March 29 – Taking Care of the Heavy Stuff

March 20 – Some Quick Thoughts on Marriage

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