Tag Archives: following Jesus

December 30 – Shut The Door!

Posted on 12/30/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 4:31-44; Ezekiel 46-47; Isaiah 65 I have a friend whose son asked him, “Dad, what takes you so long in the bathroom?” The friend laughed and told his son, “Wait until you become a parent. Then you’ll know.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged alone, alone time, bathroom, buy a clue, conversation, Death, demons, desert, difficulties, drachma, five minutes, following Jesus, get away from it all, gospel faith, healing, healings, Jesus, journey, music, one more, parenting, Peter, presence of god, privacy, proclaim good news, Sabbath, shut the door, silence, synagogue, tough decision, vacation

May 18 – Scandalous!

Posted on 05/18/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 25; Ruth 1-2; Psalm 47 Religious disputes are the worst, aren’t they? You see it on a small scale when churches split. There are anecdotal tales among Baptists about churches splitting over a vote on the color of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged alive, anxiety, appeal to Caesar, Christians, church splits, clapping in church, color of the carpet, confront issues, crucified, dead man, early church, exclusive, Festus, following Jesus, Forgiveness, freer worship, Gentiles, Grace, Holy Spirit, inclusive, Jesus, Jews, Judaism, killing of James, King Agrippa, mercy, music, Paul, religious disputes, resurrected, Roman citizenship, scandalous, tension, vow to kill Paul, worship styles

May 17 – Great Expectations

Posted on 05/18/2015 by rockyfort

(I hate when I realize I didn’t write the previous day’s thoughts!) Acts 24:10-27; Judges 21; Psalm 46 Christianity is an easy religion to believe – until you start thinking about what it really means to follow Christ. When we … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christianity, Felix, following Christ, following Jesus, Forgiveness, Grace, heaven or hell, honoring God, inconvenient, Judgment, mercy, Paul, Righteousness, self-control, uncomfortable

May 10 – It’s All About…

Posted on 05/11/2015 by rockyfort

(Yep, I forgot to post on Sunday again) Acts 19:21-41; Judges 11:34-12:15; Job 40 Someone jokingly said that Disneyland is a people trap built by a mouse. People flock to Disneyland/world every year because of the entertainment. If someone were … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged All about Jesus, All about the Benjamins, Artemis, content in all circumstances, Disneyland, economy, Ephesians, Ephesus, financial system, following Jesus, goddess Artemis, money, Paul, riots, silversmiths

March 5 – I Believe in Jesus!

Posted on 03/05/2015 by rockyfort

Matthew 10:26-42; Leviticus 9-10; Proverbs 23 I guess I’m probably in trouble with God. If following Jesus were like school, I would constantly be in the principal’s office. The referral would read something like, “refused to share the picture that … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged acknowledging Christ, believe in Jesus, Christian on trial, compassion, evangelism, following Jesus, Grace, Jesus, mercy, share if you love Jesus, sharing pictures, truth | 1 Comment

February 3 – Turning Point: Resurrection

Posted on 02/03/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 24:1-12; Genesis 43; Psalm 34 I’ve found that life has lots of turning points; times and places where our lives change because we make one choice or another. Robert Frost described that issue in the poem “The Road Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged angels, decision times, empty tomb, following Jesus, God, Jesus, Power over death, Relationship with God, resurrection, Robert Frost, The Road not Taken, turning point, turning points, women at the tomb

January 7 – My World

Posted on 01/07/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 8:26-56; Genesis 13:1-14:24; Psalm 7 There are times I find it easy to follow Jesus. Get me in church; get me amongst a bunch of Christians at a concert and I can follow Jesus with the best of them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged call to service, camp, Christian places, Church, concert, conferences, evangelism, follow, following Jesus, Gerasene demoniac, Jesus, living for Jesus, spiritual high, tell the story, worship

June 25 – How Do We Know?

Posted on 06/25/2014 by rockyfort

Mark 7:14-37; 2 Samuel 18; Daniel 11:21-45 If we don’t have a set of black and white rules to guide us in our daily walk with God, like the Pharisees had and Jesus condemned, how do we determine what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bad heart, evil thoughts, following God, following Jesus, good fruit, good heart, good thoughts, life checklist, living the restored life, relationship, Relationship with God, restored relationship

May 12 – Trials, Tribulations and Joy

Posted on 05/12/2014 by rockyfort

Acts 20:17-34; Judges 14-15; Job 42 Paul reviewed his ministry among the Ephesians and explained why they would not be seeing him again with a moving declaration that the Holy Spirit had revealed that chains and tribulations awaited him in … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged commitment to God, faithfulness, fallen world, following God's way, following Jesus, goals, God's grace, Joy, proclaiming God's grace, rejoicing, testifying, trials, tribulations, troubles

April 9 – Not My Father’s Gospel

Posted on 04/09/2014 by rockyfort

Acts 1; Deuteronomy 11-12; Job 9 The authority of an eyewitness is usually respected. The gospel stories are not built upon something that someone heard from their brother-in-law’s sister’s aunt’s cousin’s babysitter who heard it from a friend. While Matthias … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged changed life, disciples of jesus, entering the Promised Land, experience with God, eyewitness testimony, following Jesus, God, Jesus, Matthias, Moses, personal testimony, sharing testimony

Tag Archives: following Jesus

December 30 – Shut The Door!

May 18 – Scandalous!

May 17 – Great Expectations

May 10 – It’s All About…

February 3 – Turning Point: Resurrection

January 7 – My World

June 25 – How Do We Know?

May 12 – Trials, Tribulations and Joy

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