Friday, October 30, 2009

Mark 8:36 "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life" Gain almost always involves spiritual compromise.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

I should read Mark 7:18-23 every morning: "For from within, out of the heart of man, comes all kinds of evil thoughts, immorality, theft, ..

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

"Peter was not a failure because he looked down and begin to sink. If anyone failed, it was the eleven who stayed in the boat, waiting"

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Mark4:24: The more we ingest scripture- the hidden made plain, hearing truly heard- "with the measure u use, still more will be added 2 u"

Sunday, October 25, 2009

"If a church does not regularly examine its culture, It ends up as a culture unto itself."
Ed Stetzer

Friday, October 23, 2009

Matt25:23 "Well done, good and faithful servant. U have been faithful over a little.." Any level of faithfulness can grow & is commended.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Matt 22: Jesus spoke for response concerning the secret sins of people. Relationship with Jesus is based on honest repentance-no pretending

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

John 21:17 "when Jesus said "Feed My Sheep" in effect, He said, "Identify yourself with MY interests in other people." O. Chambers

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Matt20:21 John allowed spiritual "big head" to disrupt the whole group. Selfishness disrupts church unity. Servant humility builds unity.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Matt 18:35 "Good" people are blind at recognizing their own unforgiveness in their heart. God's truth about us = attitude from inside out.
"It is the laboring saint who makes ideas of his Master possible. When u labor at prayer, from God's perspective there is always results."OC

Friday, October 16, 2009

Matt 17:19- Too much business=lack of prayer & Bible time=unbelief=what good is my devotion to God, why try? I must nourish a mustard seed.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Matt15:11- It's not what u put in ur mouth that reveals who u really are and character is really like inside; it's the words that come out!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Matt 13- Parable: a story with deeper meaning. The Bible, the stories of God's character with deeper application to my heart. Ears to hear?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Matt10:38 A criminal carrying his cross publicly admits Roman's authority to execute. Have I picked up my cross to live-out His authority.

Monday, October 12, 2009

T. Cuyler-"God never built a Christian strong enough 2 carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled up on top of them." = sufficient

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Matt 6:6-"But when u pray, go into ur room & shut the door, pray to ur Father who is in secret" I'm guilty. Prayer = worship = one on one.
O. Chambers-"it is not study that brings understanding to u, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience can open deep truths of god."

Friday, October 9, 2009

RT:RickWarren: It's stupid to let people from your past continue to hurt u today thru memory. They can't hurt u anymore unless u allow it.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Matt5:5 "Your're blessed when u'r content with just who u are. That's when u find urself proud owners of everything that can't be bought."

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Malachi 3:8 "Do honest people rob God?" Tithing (giving $) is worship from the heart because it denies our independent, controlling nature.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Malachi 2:15-"So guard yourselves in ur spirit, and let none of u be faithless to the wife of ur youth." Guard against loss of affection!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Habakkuk 2:4- "but the righteous shall live by their faithfullness to God" = 2 kinds of people- "puffed up" trusts in me & humble trusts God

Friday, October 2, 2009

Micah 6 - What does God require of his people? "be fair, just, & compassionate; walk humbly with God = take God serious, not yourself.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

I pray for every marriage to stand firm in unselfish love, patience, & long suffering - while Christ stands firm to enable what's unnatural