Last lesson we discuss being a part to the body. We talked about how some are the “on stage” high profile servants while others are behind the scenes types. To be honest, most of us are behind the scenes and knowing that God has gifted and chosen us for that type of service is affirming. Listen to what Jesus said about the pursuit of glory: Mark 10:35-44 5 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we ...
Once a week I get to play soccer with some like minded Dad types. It’s a late night session where we don’t have to worry about phone calls, kids, work, interruptions, etc. In the game of soccer, there is generally three sections of players; scorers (strikers), distributors (midfielders) and defensive players. Around the world the most celebrated players are always the goal scorers (strikers). You’ve seen them. They are the ones sliding on their b ...
While working with many different church partners, discussions of a healthy care system have come up many times. My opinion on the matter has changed over time with my spiritual growth as well as my practical experience in working with people in need. I have directly worked with 1000's of individuals in need and at times in the past have struggled to keep healthy boundaries. As you may or may not know, One Need was created from my personal des ...
In John chapter 3, Jesus meets with a ruler in the Jewish community named Nicodemus. He came to Jesus at night most likely because he did not want risk his status. This is not in the text but we can make a pretty good guess about the intentions since it was mentioned that Nicodemus came at night. At this time the rulers of the Jewish community were threatened by Jesus. He was amassing followers and people were holding Jesus’s authority above the ...
In the book of numbers there is a pivotal story concerning the nation of Israel. They were being led to the "Promise Land" after being in exile for many years. The Lord speaks to moses and asks him to select one chief from every tribe in Israel and go look into the land of Canaan. Moses does this and this is his charge to them: Numbers 13: 17-20 17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, "Go up into the Negeb and go up ...
Last night our small group started a study on James. We watch a short 10 -12 minute video where Francis Chan breaks down some pretty cool things and then discuss. In the video last night, he gave this AWESOME example of what it means to be “tested” as referred to in James 1:2-8. He said the word “tested” comes from the process that silver smiths would use. They would heat the silver until the impurities rise to the top. Once the impurities wer ...
