Tag Archives: sinner

August 4 – Truth

Posted on 08/04/2017 by rockyfort

2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10; 2 Kings 17; Micah 6 People like to brand a lot of stuff as “Fake News” these days. Usually, these are news items that we don’t believe or agree with, so, rather than investigate the veracity of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christianity, clash, clickbait, conflicts, Corinth, deception, disagreements, distort, emotions, emperor worship, fake news, feelings, honor God, mystery religions, objective truth, one Truth, open proclamation, Paul, perception, plain truth, retraction, Rome, secret, shameful, share the good news, sinner, social media, subjective truth, verify

April 6 – Shifting Blame

Posted on 04/06/2017 by rockyfort

Matthew 27:1-31; Deuteronomy 5-6; Job 6 No matter who wins an election, it won’t take long for people who voted for the losing candidate to sport shirts saying, “Don’t blame me, I voted for <insert name of losing candidate here>.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Aaron, Adam, amazing grace, Barabbas, blood of Jesus, Cross, crucifixion, die for all sins, Don't blame me, electinos, escaping blame, Eve, Family Circus, Forgiveness, God, golden calf, Grace, hammer, iMac, it's not my fault, mercy, Pilate, Relationship with God, serpent, sinner, washing hands

February 14 – Love and Good Deeds

Posted on 02/14/2017 by rockyfort

Hebrews 10:19-39; Exodus 11:1-12:51; Proverbs 4 Belle Baumfree doesn’t fit the mold we have for slaves. She was born in New York. She grew up speaking Dutch. While New York began the process of emancipating slaves in the 1799, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Belle Baumfree, commitment to God, court victory, Cross, doubt, emancipation, encourage others, equality, equality for all, escaped slave, failures, faithful, fellowship with God, freed from sin, freedom, God, God loves, good deeds, Hebrews, hope, I must go, Jesus, Jesus Christ, live victoriously, love, New York, perfect, redemption, Relationship with God, sacrifice, sinner, slave, Sojourner Truth, The Spirit calls, witness to others

October 25 – Job Descriptions

Posted on 10/25/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 84:8-12; Daniel 5:1-12; 1 Peter 5:1-11 How would you describe your job in one (funny) sentence? Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert asked readers to do just that. Reader’s Digest posted some of the responses. Let’s see if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Bible, call police, Christians, Church, Dilbert, eager, elders, example, Friday, gene pool, good news, humble, Jesus, job descriptions, lifeguard, look out the window, Monday, Peter, pilot, Reader's Digest, run away, Scott Adams, security guard, shepherds, sign language interpreter, sinner, spend time with God, stupid people, wife, willing

October 23 – Resume Padding Before God

Posted on 10/23/2016 by rockyfort

Jeremiah 14:7-10 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 You can find anything on the internet. Recently, someone posted guidelines on using a role-playing game to enhance a resume. They talked about meeting for creativity and conflict resolution … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged best foot forward, confess sins, equality before God, fired, God, good deeds, ground at the foot of the cross, heaven, internet, Jesus, lie, lucky God, mercy, padded resumes, Pharisee, resume, righteous man, role-playing games, segregation in heaven, self-exaltation, sinner, Tax collector

September 11 – Field Trip

Posted on 09/11/2016 by rockyfort

Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 One of the joys of being a teacher is the opportunity to take students on field trips. We get to go into the world and learn from actual experience instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged 99%, Child, complain, decisions, eternal commitment, evangelism, experience, field trips, finding lost sheep, Forgiveness, formula, Grace, Jesus, Joy, joy in Heaven, Kingdom of God, mercy, Parent, party time, Relationship with God, repent, right words, sheep, sinner, teacher

June 6 – None Like Him

Posted on 06/06/2015 by rockyfort

Romans 11:25-36; 1 Samuel 21-22; Psalm 66 I am amazed at my own spiritual arrogance sometimes. I will act as if God has been waiting around for my advice on how to handle issues. It’s as if I expect to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged C.S. Lewis, conviction, Creator God, giving God advice, glory, God's counselor, Grace, humbled, humility, majesty, praise, sinner, spiritual arrogance, tame lion, universe

February 8 – Grace and Mercy

Posted on 02/08/2015 by rockyfort

Hebrews 4:14-6:12; Genesis 49:1-50:26; Psalm 39 I am weak. I so easily give into temptation and fall away from what God wants. It would be so easy to recognize my weakness and give up on my faith. I would no … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged faith, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, mercy, remedy for sin, sinfulness, sinner, temptation, throne of favor

January 1 – New Life

Posted on 01/01/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 5:27-39; Genesis 1:1-2:25; Psalm 1 I’m one of those kinds of people who don’t like going to doctors. I think I’m going to get better on my own and don’t need the help. When I think I’m ok and … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged doctor, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, love, new life, Relationship with God, restored relationship with God, Righteousness, sinner, spiritual health

January 5 – The Scandal Continues

Posted on 01/05/2014 by rockyfort

Luke 7:18-50; Genesis 11; Psalm 5 Simon decided it was time to help make Jesus respectable. John had gone off track, maybe he could get Jesus to work with the Pharisees. Maybe that was the motivation, we don’t really know. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Forgiveness, Jesus, Pharisee, reconciliation, scandal, self-righteous, sin, sinner | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: sinner

April 6 – Shifting Blame

February 14 – Love and Good Deeds

October 25 – Job Descriptions

October 23 – Resume Padding Before God

September 11 – Field Trip

June 6 – None Like Him

February 8 – Grace and Mercy

January 1 – New Life

January 5 – The Scandal Continues

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