Tag Archives: inclusive

Getting Rid of Knee Jerk Reactions and Condescending Attitudes

Posted on 05/03/2018 by rockyfort

If you’re a Christian in the Conservative/Evangelical tradition, the idea of women in ministry or church leadership was never really a concern until recent times. We knew “they” didn’t belong because that was the way it had always been. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged A Letter to My Brothers, Beth Moore, Bible, Christian, church leadership, condescension, conservative, Evangelical, feet of Jesus, God, guilt, inclusive, Lori Twichell, mission field, New Testament, Paul, preaching, prejudice, pulpit, shared in church, sinful attitudes, tell God what He can do, women in ministry

September 11 – There Is Only One Way…

Posted on 09/14/2017 by rockyfort

John 14:1-14; 2 Chronicles 20:1-21:1; Psalm 78:56-72 My wife has a habit of naming inanimate objects. Our GPS unit is “Sally.” (With a voice like that, it couldn’t be male.) Whenever we go somewhere, we set Sally up and punch … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged ask directions, betrayal, caring, chain saw, Christianity, denial, destination, different experiences, direction, disciples, exclusive, Father, God leaves us here, GPS, hearts at peace, hearts troubled, heaven, inclusive, Jesus, journey, joy of ministry, Judas, loving others, man card, man's dream, no other way, only through Jesus, Peter, tension, the way, travel, trust the guide, Upper Room, way truth and life, wrong way

August 30 – Ending Slavery

Posted on 09/06/2017 by rockyfort

John 8:21-47; 2 Chronicles 2:17-5:1; Malachi 1:1-2:9 The institution of slavery is one of the darkest blots on mankind throughout history. Among ways slavery has been practices throughout history, what happened in the United States was one of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abuse, Articles of Secession, believe Jesus, changes, children of Abraham, Civil War, commodity, dehumanizing, evil, family, family of God, follow Jesus, freedom, God loves me, God loves you, Grace, Gracious, History, inclusive, Jesus, love, mankind, mercy, Pharisees, Relationship with God, Romans, secede, sin, sin's bidding, slavery, slaves to sin, trust, Union, United States

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

April 14 – All Inclusive

Posted on 04/14/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 23; Ezekiel 11:1-25; Revelation 5:1-10 One of the beliefs that people who don’t follow Jesus don’t like about our faith is the very exclusive nature of our faith. We believe that the only way to have fellowship with God … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged exclusive, exclusive faith, faith, Grace, inclusive, Jesus, Lamb that was slain, language, location, male or female, poor, Relationship with God, rich, secret knowledge, sinners, skin color

October 21 – Without Wrath, There is No Mercy

Posted on 10/24/2015 by rockyfort

Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 9-10; Psalm 111 There is a caricature of God based on the true statement that God is love. People take this statement out of context by proclaiming that since God is loved, He will accept everyone no … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Book of Life, exclusive, God is love, God's standards, Holy City, inclusive, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, mercy, New Jerusalem, saved from sin, Savior, sin, wrath

January 11 – Howdy Neighbor!

Posted on 01/11/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 10:21-42; Genesis 18; Psalm 11 When I’m given a task, I want to know exactly what to do and who to include. I don’t want to miss anyone I’m supposed to help, but I sure don’t want to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged faith, God's love, inclusive, Jesus, justify, lawyers, love our neighbor, Neighbor, relationships, Samaritan

November 10 – What’s This Belief All About?

Posted on 11/10/2014 by rockyfort

Titus 2; Jeremiah 15-16; Psalm 126 Christianity is an exclusive religion as its doctrines teach that the only way to know God is through Jesus Christ. We do not believe that all religions are equal. We do not believe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christ, Christianity, exclusive, God, Grace, inclusive, Jesus Christ, Jesus paid the price, Paul, Relationship with God, relationships, restored relationship with God, Titus

April 26 – Grace to All

Posted on 04/26/2014 by rockyfort

Acts 11:1-18; Joshua 11-12; Job 26 There was tension when Peter came back to Jerusalem. Peter, excited about what God had done ran into the believers who didn’t understand that God’s plan in salvation was to open the pathways to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged circumcision, exclusionary, glorify God, God, God works, Grace, inclusive, Jesus, Jews, mercy, Peter, Romans, Romans accepted, spread the gospel, uncircumcision

Tag Archives: inclusive

Getting Rid of Knee Jerk Reactions and Condescending Attitudes

September 11 – There Is Only One Way…

August 30 – Ending Slavery

May 18 – Scandalous!

April 14 – All Inclusive

October 21 – Without Wrath, There is No Mercy

January 11 – Howdy Neighbor!

November 10 – What’s This Belief All About?

April 26 – Grace to All

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