Tag Archives: worship

April 6 – “I’m Dying To Be Shown That You Are Not Just Any Man”

Posted on 04/06/2018 by rockyfort

1 Samuel 4-6 Luke 9:1-17 “Herod said, ‘I cut off John’s head, so who is this man I hear such things about?’ And Herod kept trying to see Jesus.” (Luke 9:9) Herod Antipas was THE man in Galilee. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Bible, Bible study, blind beggars, Caesar Augustus, CEOs, Church, fake king, foreign women, Galilee, Grace, Herod, Herod Antipas, homeless, inconvenient, Jesus, John, John the Baptist, John's execution, love, mercy, mocking Jesus, not quite ready, personal morality, Pharisees, politics, responsibility, risen from the dead, road workers, share Christ, story of Jesus, Sunday, survive, teaching, tetrarch, time is right, trying to see Jesus, worship | Leave a comment

March 27 – How Jesus Saw His Ministry

Posted on 03/27/2018 by rockyfort

Judges 1-3 Luke 4:1-30 “The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged amazing things, anointed, appointed, blind see, captives freed, Cross, forgiveness of sins, God's plan, good news, Grace, hometown, immigration, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Lord, ministry, miracles, Nazareth, praise, Satan, shortcuts, Spirit, worship | Leave a comment

March 13 – Be Ready!

Posted on 03/13/2018 by rockyfort

Deuteronomy 19-21 Mark 13:21-37 “I tell you this, and I say this to everyone: ‘Be ready!’” (Mark 13:37 NCV) When Jesus talked with His disciples about the end of times He mentioned a lot of things that could be happening. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Be ready, Bride of Christ., Christians, Church, Cross, disciples, eternity, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, Lord, pray, punishment, Read God's Word, relationship with Jesus, Return of the Lord, rumors of war, Savior, Second Coming, stronger, wars, worship

March 4 – Left Alone With Jesus

Posted on 03/05/2018 by rockyfort

(As usual, Sunday was so full that I didn’t get this written until Monday) Numbers 29-31 Mark 9:1-29 “Then a cloud came and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, whom I love. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged All about Jesus, cloud, commit to Jesus, Elijah, fear, feast of booths, follow Jesus, help others, James, Jesus, John, left alone with Jesus, minister, Moses, Mount of Transfiguration, My Son God the Father, only about Jesus, Peter, radiate whiteness, the least of these, voice from the cloud, worship

January 7 – What’s the Motivation?

Posted on 01/07/2018 by rockyfort

Genesis 18-19 Matthew 6:1-18 “Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.” (Matthew 6:4 NCV) In this next section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talks … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged alms, approval of men, draw closer to God, fasting, Father, get what we want, giving, glorify God, goodness of their heart, hyperbole, Jesus, long and wordy, look at me, motivation, Pharisees, praying, public spectacle, Relationship with God, religious acts, rewards, sacrifice, secret, self-discipline, Sermon on the Mount, sweet fellowship, trumpets, worship

January 2 – Dealing With Unintended Consequences

Posted on 01/02/2018 by rockyfort

Genesis 4-6 Matthew 2 (New Century Version) “Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. When Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem. They asked, ‘Where … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged assumption, Babylon, Bethlehem, blame self, continue in faith, Daniel, dictators, execution, gifts, Herod, inspiring, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus in a house, Kim Jong-un, king of the Jews, king's palace, magi, star in the east, tragic, unintended consequences, warned in a dream, wise men, worship

December 9 – Ending an Evil in Our World

Posted on 12/09/2017 by rockyfort

Ephesians 5:1-20; Ezekiel 14-15; Isaiah 44 When Hugh Hefner died recently, he was eulogized and lionized by many who applauded his business acumen, or his work that opened up the doors to “sexual freedom.” He turned $8,000 of borrowed money … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abuse, Artemis, business acument, Civil Rights, Ephesians, Ephesus, evil, fertility religion, financial powerhouse, God's love, God's people, Grace, greed, Hugh Hefner, improper, impurity, Israel, Jews, mainstream, minors, objectification, objectifying women, Paul, political speech, pornography, problem in the church, prostitution, Puritan America, racism, religious speech, sex, sex slaves, sexism, sexual conquest, sexual freedom, sexual immorality, sins, stereoptyping, Stpehen Galloway, temple prostitution, winked at, worship

October 15 – Born to Worship

Posted on 10/15/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 15; Esther 6:14-8:17; Psalm 107:1-22 What’s the point of worship? Is it to have an experience. A lot of churches will talk about the “worship experience” that their church has that will lead you to new heights in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged agnostics, atheists, Church, commitment, creativity, draw close to God, experience, experiencing God's presence, faithful unto death, focus on God, God fills us, God's greatness, Grace, harps, heaven, Here For You, human institutions, hungry, idolatry, John, Joy, Justice, King of the nations, Lamb, Lord God Almighty, love, Matt Redman, Moses, not fearing death, overcome the beast, progress, rationalism, recognize God, Revelations, science, Sing, substitutes for worship, the Lamb, thirsty, triumph, true to God, true worship, victorious, we need God, worship, worship idols

October 13 – Fool Me Once….

Posted on 10/13/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 13; Esther 3-4; Psalm 106:1-23 C.S. Lewis has a wonderful fantasy world called Narnia. In this world, which is an alternate reality where time moves in a different way from life on earth four children, two brothers and two … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged alternate reality, Aslan, blind, C.S. Lewis, Caesar, Christ, Christians, dark, dwarves for the dwarves, fellowship, fooled, go along to get along, God's people, Grace, homage, Jesus, Jesus is Lord, John, Joy, Lamb, Lamb's book of life, light, love, mercy, Narnia, persecution, religious stuff, rule the world, stable, the beast, The Last Battle, two beasts, waging war, worship, worthy of worship

October 5 – Let the Peoples Praise You!

Posted on 10/05/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 5; Nehemiah 7:5-8:12; Psalm 100 One of the sad truths throughout history is that people have hated others for being different. In the ancient days, our tribe was good, yours was bad. Warfare would spring up between tribes over … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged cults, dignity, disputes, diverse, ethnic group, every tongue, every tribe, Gentile, hate, hate all but the right folks, heavenly choir, heavenly throne room, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jew, Kingdom, Lamb of God, language, love, middle eastern Jew, mongrel religion, National Brotherhood Week, nations, Nehemiah, open the seals, people, Pharisees, polyglot, prejudice, quality of people, rejoicing, Relationship with God, Romans, Saduccees, skin color, slain, slavery, special truth, take the scroll, Tom Lehrer, warfare, we are better, we are stronger, worship

Tag Archives: worship

March 27 – How Jesus Saw His Ministry

March 13 – Be Ready!

January 7 – What’s the Motivation?

January 2 – Dealing With Unintended Consequences

December 9 – Ending an Evil in Our World

October 15 – Born to Worship

October 13 – Fool Me Once….

October 5 – Let the Peoples Praise You!

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