I know the title today, “you believe lies” sounds a little offensive, but I hope you will still listen to what I have say today. It is scary how quickly we believe lies. How do we deal with this?
Getting advice can be a tricky thing. Some people don't try to get it at all, and they suffer the consequences of their unavoidable blind spots and weaknesses.
Because I am a pastor, I do a lot of public speaking. What if I make a mistake? I have made mistakes before, and I will make them in the future. I invite you to fact check me!
I want to talk to you today about how to be a successful Christian. When I use this word success, people can think of all kinds of things that I do not mean. I am not talking about worldly success.
Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite Old Testament verses. It is in Psalm 139. The whole Psalm is incredible, and you should read the whole thing. However, today I am going to focus on verse 16.
Do you feel like you are a nobody? Do you wonder how God could use you for something significant? I don’t know God's plans for you, but I do know that God uses unexpected people in a great way.
Yesterday I began to talk about one of the most difficult realities in the Bible. And, today, I hope to finish that up. We were focusing on the job that King Saul was asked to do in 1 Samuel 15:1-3. Many people are offended and upset at verses like these. And, I understand why they are. I’m upset by them as well. Today, I will finish up, and I hope it helps you.
Yesterday we looked at the disappointment over King Saul in 1 Samuel. Today, we are doing to look at one of the specific examples of why King Saul was a disappointment. But, we are not going to focus on him. We are going to focus on the job he was asked to do
Yesterday we looked at 1 Samuel 8 where Israel is demanding a king in rejection of God’s leadership through Samuel. Israel gets a king, and in the next few chapters we see how that king performs, and it is a disappointment.
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I am nuts about books. I read on all kinds of topics. I attempt to review each book I read for the sake of my own enrichment as well as conversation starters with others.