Stepping out in faith…
Genesis 39 Joseph’s brothers went on with their lives it seems without much thought of what happened to him. But God was with Joseph and had not forgotten him. Joseph was bought by Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials. Potiphar quickly realized that he was blessed as long as Joseph was in his house. God blessed …
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It’s been a few weeks of ups and downs, but God is faithful to bring us through the times when we look to him. I found it humorous this morning when after doing my reading in the Bible and through the devotionals that the message our pastor delivered on Mother’s Day is what my Bible …
Jesus will never endorse a spirit of hypocritical condemnation. We can’t condemn someone because we are sinners ourselves. We are all sinners saved by grace. It’s not something we can gain by anything we do. But, what motivates us to continue to try? We think we are so above others because it makes us look …
“I am the good shepherd.” Another of the statements Jesus makes recorded in the book of John. This is a sermon series that brings to light some important statements that we should all be familiar with. Jesus is being questioned by some of the Pharisees after he has healed a blind man. We actually see …
The total eclipse that many of us were able to witness yesterday was quite a site to see! I appreciate those who were able to capture the vast reach of God, our Creator, on film. We are drawn to the unknown, but have we lost the awe and wonder of just how big our God …
I’ve heard sermons on Easter Sunday about the resurrection, from Mary’s perspective, from the view of the disciples, Doubting Thomas. Our pastor took a different slant this year, which always makes me take a deeper look at it. How is it that the things that we never want to see happen can bring the greatest …
I looked at the scripture for this week and thought that we'd exhausted the importance of Paul's letter. Sometimes I am wrong Our pastor always seems to find an important message in the smallest passages. I'm thankful that his sermon made me take a look at these last few verses in Titus. "Do everything you …
Paul continues in his letter to Titus to impress the importance to avoid controversy until you can't. Walk away when you can. "Not my circus, not my monkeys." Drama is everywhere in our everyday lives. For example; weather forecasting, the economy, crime, work drama, and school. We can't hide completely from drama, it's a magnet. …
Paul writes to Titus sharing a vision for how believers should live in light of God’s transformative grace. We have something the world doesn’t have - love, mercy, and grace - and we should give it to those who don’t have it. Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient …
We have a need for godly leadership within the church. Leadership that is above reproach. Even when Paul wrote his letter to Titus concerning the churches around Crete, we see his concern for proper teaching. There were many false teachers at the time and Paul warned Titus of this and that it was important to …
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