Church Blog (Page 59)
I’ll take my Chances#2. “Playing with Fire.”
The biographical sketches of Jesus’ disciples are incredibly brief. Peter does stand out beyond the rest, followed by James and John, but not much is said about the others. Judas, of course, is in a class of his own. I’m sure that you too have wondered about Judas’ day-to-day interactions with the other apostles—Why couldn’t they see what Jesus saw? If ever there was a thief and a traitor hidden in plain sight, it was Judas Iscariot. We know that…
I’ll take my Chances#1. “A dollar each way.”
Years ago, I knew two gamblers: one rich and the other broke. The rich man was a Christian who regularly wasted money on lottery tickets. He would tell me how generous towards God he was going to be with his winnings. It never happened! The broke man blew his money on horse races. He was addicted to the point where he would gamble away his family’s grocery money. One day, knowing that he had a wife and three small children…
Thy will be done#8. “Getting ahead of ourselves.”
Scenario 1. It should surprise no one when a Christian rushes ahead to make progress in all things good. Daily he endeavours to glorify God in his work for the Lord’s church; to watch him is to be inspired to greater things. Such brethren do not waste their lives. They have no time for mind-numbing distractions, and no money for that which holds them back. They have learned that a vice-free-life is a life open to possibilities. Scenario 2. Most…
Thy will be done#7. “Faith working through love.”
The church will never lack “those who don’t fit in.” Jesus swung the door wide open to the penitents who reside beyond the “righteous.” Jesus told the self-righteous, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you. (Mt.21:31) It is obvious to all that not everyone in church is from the fringes of society. Our congregations generally have a fair representation of the talented and resourceful. In fact, being…
Thy will be done#6. “Who’s will wins?”
In my youth I heard an old lady say, “When you get married, it becomes a battle of the wills. It’s a matter of ‘Who’s will wins!’” One had to wonder in her case, “Who won and was it worth it?” Church automatically places us in close proximity to one another. It’s not a choice, it’s what family is. So, all those ‘wills’ in one place are surely going to want to express themselves. And believe it or not, they…
Thy will be done#5. “Before I die.”
What do you think is the most asked question concerning one’s legacy? I would say: “What will I be remembered for?” But I pose that the amount of time given to this question is probably a lot less than imagined. It just doesn’t really strike me that many people think that hard about their post-life reputations. The way a man sees his life in light of its impact after his death says a lot about him. A quick survey will…
Thy will be done#4. “At thy command.”
Jesus needed a pulpit. The crowd was pressing around him on the shore of Lake Galilee, so he asked Peter, Andrew, James and John if he could sit in their boat. Though these fishermen had been packing up after an unsuccessful night of fishing, they obliged him. When Jesus’ sermon was complete, he directed his attention to apostle making; He further requested that they launch out into the deep to go fishing. Peter replied, “Master, we worked hard all night…
Betonred aplikacja
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Ukungena ngemvume ye-Yesplay
Ukungena ngemvume ye-Yesplay Uma ungumdlali waseNingizimu Afrika ofuna ukuzizwisa okukhethekile kwemidlalo ye-inthanethi, i-YesPlay igqama njengenketho ephambili kubo bobabili abathanda amakhasino kanye nezincwadi zemidlalo. Lokhu kubuyekeza okuphelele kuhlanganisa konke odinga ukukwazi mayelana ne-YesPlay, kusukela kuzinketho zayo zokubheja kwezemidlalo nemidlalo yasekhasino ukuya ekubhaliseni, iminikelo yelotho, izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula, nokuningi. Gxumela emhlabeni we-YesPlay futhi uthole ukuthi kungani isiba inkundla yabadlali bamageyimu eNingizimu Afrika yonkana. Ukubheja Kwezemidlalo e-YesPlay I-YesPlay inikezela ngohlu olubanzi lwezinketho zokubheja kwezemidlalo ezibhekelela izintshisekelo ezahlukahlukene zabadlali baseNingizimu Afrika. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumlandeli…
Thy will be done#3. “Ask according to His will.”
Jesus not only told us to pray, “Thy will be done” (Mt.6:10), he also told us “that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us” (1Jn.5:14). Think about it! If our prayers are centred on asking for things in line with the will of God, “we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him” (1Jn.5:15). Which begs the question: “Why do we waste so much time and effort praying for things outside of…