Tag Archives: weakness

March 21 – The Wrong Question for the Right Reason

Posted on 03/21/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 19:16-30; Numbers 11-12; Ecclesiastes 8 “Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?’ … ‘All these I have kept,’ the young man said. ‘What do I … Continue reading →

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July 2 – Love, Grace, Forgiveness, and All Those Other Qualities Jesus Showed

Posted on 07/02/2018 by rockyfort

Job 22-24 Acts 11 “Then Barnabas went to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found Saul, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year Saul and Barnabas met with the church and taught many … Continue reading →

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August 10 – Street Cred

Posted on 08/10/2017 by rockyfort

2 Corinthians 11; 2 Kings 25; Habakkuk 2 Street Cred. In the hip hop community that usually means that the rapper has lived on the streets and probably spent time in jail. Street Cred is important to people in the … Continue reading →

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July 24 – Leading By Example

Posted on 07/24/2017 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 11:1-16; 2 Kings 4; Amos 9 How would you define “leadership?” Leadership must be an important subject when you consider all the books and articles that have been written about it. There are 66 TED talks specifically devoted … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged attacking leaders, change the world, Church, Corinthian Church, discipleship, evangelism, flaws, follow Christ, Follow my example, hypocrisy, Inspiration, large ego, leadership, leadership styles, ministry, Missions, motivate others, not perfect, pastoral care, pastoral leadership, Paul, success, tasks accomplished, TED talks, united under Christ, weakness

September 18 – The Master

Posted on 09/18/2016 by rockyfort

Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 You’ve probably seen a meme like this somewhere on social media. “My mind says that I want a firm body, but my eyes see those donuts.” We all would like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged choices, donuts, freedom, good, indulge, Jesus, masters, ministry, money, pastors, Relationship with God, success, tacos, two masters, weakness, wealth | 1 Comment

July 30 – Enough

Posted on 07/30/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 49:1-12; Ecclesiastes 1:1-11; Mark 10:17-22 As a teacher most of the work I had kids do involved projects. They had to do research and present their results, they had to build something, or they had to create some kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged affirmation, care for poor, enough, eternal life, give up wealth, Good Teacher, Grace, Jesus, mercy, minimum, own righteousness, pride, projects, rich young ruler, students, teacher, weakness, works

July 14 – A Gentle Imperfection

Posted on 07/14/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 15; Genesis 12:10-20; Hebrews 5:1-6 One of the benefits of dealing with my wife’s bouts with cancer is that she has been an example to other women. Both times she has caught the cancer fairly early because she keeps … Continue reading →

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June 10 – Showing Strength

Posted on 06/10/2015 by rockyfort

Romans 15:1-13; 1 Samuel 27-28; Psalm 70 Strength is an interesting word. We usually use it to compare our strength with someone else’s usually favorably. (Otherwise, why bring it up?) Paul uses it to talk about the quality of our … Continue reading →

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March 2 – Just As I Am

Posted on 03/02/2015 by rockyfort

Matthew 9:1-17; Leviticus 3-4; Proverbs 20 Perhaps one of the greatest revelations I’ve ever had about my faith is that Christianity is not for “good” people. In the days of Jesus, the Pharisees were the “good” people. They were religious, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged call of Matthew, God, healing, Jesus, Matthew, party, penitent, Pharisees, pride, Repentance, sin, sinners, tax collectors, weakness

February 22 – Temptation

Posted on 02/22/2015 by rockyfort

Matthew 4; Exodus 25-27; Proverbs 12 I have heard people talk about temptation as if being tempted was a sin. They remind us, when describing their temptation, often quite vividly, that Jesus told us to pray that God not lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged exhaustion, Forgiveness, God, God sends temptation, God's plan, God's will, Grace, Jesus, mental exhaustion, mercy, physical exhaustion, Satan, Spirit, spiritual exhaustion, suffering, temptation, weakness

Tag Archives: weakness

March 21 – The Wrong Question for the Right Reason

July 2 – Love, Grace, Forgiveness, and All Those Other Qualities Jesus Showed

August 10 – Street Cred

July 24 – Leading By Example

September 18 – The Master

July 30 – Enough

July 14 – A Gentle Imperfection

June 10 – Showing Strength

March 2 – Just As I Am

February 22 – Temptation

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