Yesterday, we heard about the Israelites not being able to serve God,they just couldn’t make the right choices. We also asked ourselves if we made all the right choices in our relationship with God. Do we think about showing up for God like we should? Well, what if we were really in need, and one… [Read more…]
February 6, 2012
Israel had an interesting go there in Exodus. From the palace to the plagues, from the first Passover to the Red Sea passage, Israel had its way made by the Lord. They weren’t even five (5) minutes out of the Red Sea when they had formed the “Back-to-Egypt Committee.” They whined for water – they got… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
In yesterday’s post, we heard a little of Charles Finney telling of his conversion experience with a wonderful phrase: “liquid waves of love.” It was a very powerful in his life; I think it aptly captures what happened to him. It brought him to repentance; it brought him to wanting to change his life; it brought… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
Several years ago, a friend of mine brought me a book containing the memoirs of Charles Finney, and I really enjoyed it. For those of you who don’t know much about Charles Finney, he was born in the late part of the eighteen century. By the time he was a young man, he had trained as… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
When we finished our last post, we talked about missing the worship of God. If we think we can worship once a week or so and get what we really need, we have missed it. If we think one hour on Sunday morning will give us what we need we miss it. Our notion of… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
When Isaac Watts penned his famous Christmas hymn “Joy to the World, he based the song on inspiration from Psalm 98. “Joy to the World” is a powerful song of praise to the appearance of a mighty God who brings salvation and hope to this broken world. Like Psalm 98, the song represents a kind “imperative… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
There’s a story I once read which concerns a mother cutting the ends from her roast. As her young daughter watches her prepare the roast, she asks her mom why she cuts the ends of the roast. “Well, honey, that’s the way grandma did it, I’ve always done my roasts like her. But, I’ll tell you… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
I’m sure we all have expectations in this life – about our families, our homes, our neighborhoods, our stores, and our churches. We all have some kind of expectation, things we desire, things we want, things we expect. When we come home after a long trip, and the kids have been home by themselves, we expect… [Read more…]
November 6, 2011
Great God of heaven and earth, to whom belongs all the praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength, may we fall down on our faces in worship all our lives, joining the saints around the throne, looking for that day when your kingdom comes and all is sheltered in… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
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