Tag Archives: presence of god

September 13 – How Will People Know That You Follow Christ?

Posted on 09/13/2018 by rockyfort

Proverbs 16-18 2 Corinthians 6 “We show we are servants of God by our pure lives, our understanding, patience, and kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by true love, by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bothers and sisters in Christ, Church, defense, draw people to Jesus, follower of Jesus Christ, God's power, gospel, Gossip, holy ones, Holy Spirit, How do people know?, kindness, make a difference, mean, not perfect, ornery, patience, Paul, presence of god, problems, proof, pure lives, purity of life, redemptively, right living, servants of God, speaking the truth, testimony, true love, understanding, working for Christ | 2 Comments

July 22 – Loving Self-Important People Who Are Never Wrong

Posted on 07/22/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 31-32 Acts 23:16-35 “Some of the Jews had taken this man and planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and saved him.” (Acts 23:27 NCV) Paul’s nephew … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged arrest without charges, blur the truth, Caesarea, commander, correcting others, cover letter, Grace, half-truths, internet, Jews, lies, look better than I am, love, making him look good, mistruths, omitting facts, padded resumes, Paul, Paul's nephew, presence of god, roman citizen, Roman garrison, soldiers

May 13 – Lighting The Way In A Dark World

Posted on 05/13/2018 by rockyfort

2 Kings 17-18 John 3:19-36 “They are judged by this fact: The Light has come into the world, but they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things. All who do evil hate the light … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged absence of God, cleansing, darkness, darkness covers, don't follow Him, evil, follow Him, Forgiveness, God working, good, Grace, hate Jesus, hate the light, healing, hidden, John, judged, light, loves, past, presence of god, reject, religion, scurry away, sins

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

October 21 – Religion? We Don’t Need No Steenkin’ Religion!

Posted on 10/21/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 9-10; Psalm 111 Religion, down through the ages, is the record of man’s attempt to establish a relationship with the Almighty God. Most religions have sought to find a way to appease their god, or gods, having … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged acceptable in the god's eyes, Adam Christ, Almighty God, appease the gods, child sacrifice, Christianity, crazy, desire to please god or gods, eternity, fertility, final judgment, God loves us, God walks among us, God with us, good news, His Son, horrify, human sacrifice, Immanuel, infected by sin, Jerusalem, John, Lamb, laugh, legalism, man's attempts, more to be done, never enough, new earth, new heaven, no death, no mourning, no pain, no sorro, Old Testament, one true god, penalty for our sins, presence of god, prostitutes, religion, religion infiltrates faith, religious obligations, risen Savior, rules and regulations

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

Posted on 10/09/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 9; Nehemiah 12; Psalm 104:1-23 One of the character tropes that stories like to use tells of a character who’s a plain, ordinary, everyday person who’s plodding through life until that one day when something sets him on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged America, anti-hero, bronze, changed, changed by events, character tropes, Christians, Conquest, continuous pain, cursing God, dead were lucky, Death, demons, did not repent, disaster, encouragement, famine, fire, gold, hell of destruction, hero, idols, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, judgment from God, Justice, love, love of God, magic, murder, persecution, plagues, plodding through life, presence of god, repent, Revelation of Jesus, save the world, scorpions, sexual immorality, show grace, show love, silver, smoke, sulfur, theft, vengeance, War

September 30 – Finding Joy

Posted on 10/02/2015 by rockyfort

Jude 1; Ezra 9-10; Psalm 95 A friend of mine recently talked about her child who had given a rundown on all the bad news in the area where she lived. She decided that she needed to stop watching the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bad news, brothers and sisters in Christ, circumstances, Joy, Lord, marred by sin, Oregon shooting, persecution, presence of god, Relationship with God, Rock of our salvation, tragedy, World

June 26 – Signs

Posted on 06/27/2014 by rockyfort

(Note: I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted this yesterday. Sorry.) Mark 8:1-21; 2 Samuel 19; Daniel 12 There was tension in the ministry of Jesus. He came to proclaim the kingdom of God. He announced the presence of God in … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, message, messenger, miracles, Pharisees, presence of god, resurrection, signs, wonders

June 23 – Hungry to Experience God

Posted on 06/23/2014 by rockyfort

Mark 6:30-56; 2 Samuel 16; Daniel 10:1-21 Jesus had sent the disciples out to minister. They had healed and they had proclaimed the kingdom of God; now they were back to give a report. Then Jesus tried to teach them … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged church ran past noon, compassion of Jesus, convenient, disciples, feeding 5000, hungry for God, hungry for Jesus, Jesus, Jesus teaching, presence of god, the teachings of Jesus

June 20 – Worship Lesson

Posted on 06/20/2014 by rockyfort

Mark 5:1-20; 2 Samuel 13; Daniel 7 Most Christians do it on Sundays as we gather together in church; some do it on Saturdays. It is an amazing experience when the Holy Spirit takes hold and we experience the presence … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Blessed be the name of the Lord, demons, demons worship, Gadarene Demoniac, God, James, Jesus, Legion, presence of god, reflecting God, worship

Tag Archives: presence of god

September 13 – How Will People Know That You Follow Christ?

July 22 – Loving Self-Important People Who Are Never Wrong

May 13 – Lighting The Way In A Dark World

December 30 – Shut The Door!

October 21 – Religion? We Don’t Need No Steenkin’ Religion!

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

September 30 – Finding Joy

June 26 – Signs

June 23 – Hungry to Experience God

June 20 – Worship Lesson

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