Jesus spent time with disciples, and was known as a friend of sinners. He did not spend all his time in synagogues. He took faith in community settings, public venues, and the marketplace. Jesus was the thermostat, warming the cold and callous, cooling the hot and hardened, and pushing back afflictions. Jesus people are not…
Author: growinggodlygenerations
Mending The Broken (Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 9:1-7; Luke 5:17-26)
MOTIVATE “You can’t always get what you want.” – Mick Jagger Little kid wants a bike or bb gun but gets socks & underwear Getting married and what you want is $ but people give you pots & pans New parent baby showers get tons of diapers (man thinks: we’ll never use all these?) Prayer…
Stories That Get Under Your Skin (Mark 4; Luke 15)
MOTIVATE How many have been to the Grand Canyon? If so, you know that all you want to do is take pictures so you can show everyone how massive and amazing it looks. Yet, when people see the pictures, they can’t begin to even imagine why they call a canyon, “Grand.” You have to see…
Behold
2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the LORD who is Spirit.” We become what we behold. But what does it mean to “behold”? Behold = Look! Listen! Linger!…
