Archive for September, 2007

Your Mission … Should You Choose To Accept It
September 21, 2007

Your Mission…Should You Choose To Accept It
Those were the words that set in motion every plot on the old television series Mission: Impossible. God has given us a possible mission. 
Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the [...]

Friend of Sinners
September 20, 2007

Friend of Sinners
 Jesus is the friend of sinners. What an unlikely statement! We all think Jesus loves GOOD people, and he loves CHURCH people. We know about the Jesus who pays attention to RELIGIOUS people. But what about the people who are not good, religious, or a church-goers? Can Jesus love people like that? My [...]

Frustrated With Prayer?
September 14, 2007

Frustrated With Prayer? 
Prayer doesn’t seem to work for me. How about you? I watch people on television give their testimony about how they prayed and suddenly the very thing that they most desired was given to them in a surprising way. But that has not been my experience.
Is prayer such a great thing even if it doesn’t [...]

Dangerous Knowledge
September 6, 2007

Dangerous Knowledge
Knowledge is really a wonderful thing. The Scriptures encourage us to seek out wisdom. Proverbs 1:7 says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge…” We seek to know the Lord in a deeper way when we practice the disciplines of reading, meditation, prayer and fasting. Knowledge of God’s will is the [...]