As believers in Jesus Christ, our desire is to be REAL WITH GOD, REAL WITH EACH OTHER and REAL WITH THE WORLD . No longer being satisfied with simply living a “Christian life” but living our lives for Christ.
Study of Haggai Isaiah 43:14-21 Shattered Expectations 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”Joshua 1:9 (NLT) Building God’s Church 18b “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to…
Building God’s Church (Study of Haggai)1 John 4:15-21 Haggai 1:2, 4, 5, 7 What is happening to them?-”planted much but harvest little”-”eat but are not satisfied”-”drink but are still thirsty”-”put on clothes but cannot keep warm”-”Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes” Haggai 1:7-11 What is happening to us? 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant…
Is Jesus only for children?“For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Mark 10:14b-15 (NLT)
But GOD (Study of Genesis) For you will certainly carry out God’s purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you where you serve like Judas or like John. -C.S.Lewis; The Problems of Pain JosephGenesis 43:15-34-Tattletale Dreamer-Egyptian Slave2 Corinthians 7:10 “For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation.”-Egyptian PrisonerGenesis 41:38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with…
“I can’t get mad at God…God’s all I had through this. He’s who I had to rely on the most. Getting mad at Him wouldn’t have done any good.”
~ Grant Buchanan