Foolproof Your Life: Faithfulness
We take a look at the next Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Faithfulness. I clear up some misconceptions about faith and how it is different than belief. Transformation begins with faith… not belief.
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Article: Who Are you Listening to?
Who are you listening to? What are the voices in your life that are influencing you? Family? Friends? 24 hour “news” channels? Politicians? Does Jesus even make the list? My guess is yes. But, to what extent? There are voices all around telling us: what to believe, what to hate and what to fear. Often…
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Foolproof Your Life: Kindness and Gentleness
We take a look two fruits of the Spirit through the lens of ancient wisdom this week. Kindness and gentleness. We need them more than ever.
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Article: Lines in the Sand
We are great at separating people. At a glance we can discern if someone is on our team or should be shunned and ridiculed. Humans are particularly good at drawing lines in the sand and then determining who belongs on which side. We are really talented at breaking down community. We eagerly identify our foes…
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Article: Kindness
I ran across this news story that I want to share with you written by Michael Goonan from the Good News Network… It seemed that life was finally giving her a break. A single mom down to her last $7 found a $1 bill in a grocery store parking lot. So she walked back into…
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Foolproof Your Life: Joy
We take a look at the second fruit of the Holy Spirit today through the lens of the wisdom of Proverbs. We find something quite surprising… joy is found in justice.
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Foolproof Your Life: Love
We begin a new sermon series called “How to Foolproof Your LIfe.” We will look at how to add wisdom to our lives focusing in on the Fruit of the Spirit. Wisdom is way better than knowledge. We begin today with love.
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Article: Lying
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Proverbs 12:19 History is not kind to those who peddle in ignorance or deceit. Not only does King Solomon say so but time has a way of exposing the truth even if it was obscured for a season… remember: truth endures. Even Jesus…
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John’s Signs: Walking On Water
We continue to look at the message behind the miracles found in the gospel of John. Today we discover the meaning behind Jesus walking on water. It is something we all need.
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Article: Independence Day Reflections
I wrote this a year ago today. As I re-read it, I feel the same way today as I did a year ago. I hope you find this both thought-provoking and meaningful… Today is July 4thand I started thinking about a monument on the other side of our country: The Statue of Liberty. It was…
