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Evolution Delayed!
(note: I know I started a series based on my evolution of discipleship, but I’ve since had to put it on the back burner because , first, I was getting set for a sermon, and second, I am also preparing for the Marriage Retreat. BUT I just saw this and had to share!) This morning,…
My Evolution of Discipleship 1/3
I used to have a “drug” problem. Every child in my family did. Dad and mom were leaders in their churches, so we got “drug” to church every time the doors were open: Sunday morning before anyone got there, Sunday lunches, frequent evening meetings, Wednesday night prayer, and Christmas – lots more practices and services.…
Communion Meditation
If you come to Grace, you know that we serve communion (or the Lord’s Supper) every Sunday. And before we – as a group – practice the corporate discipline (or Sacrament if you desire) of Communion, we have brief thought by one of the pastors. Some may ask a couple of things: First, why do…
The Question That We Must Keep Asking
Hear the words of the Prophet Isaiah from Isaiah 53: Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,…
I Just Love Problems!
One of the hard parts of discipleship is that God develops character in is by not avoiding problems but teaching us to get through them with Him. I think that’s why James wrote in James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that…
Happy New Year … Remembering Apollo 8
As the end of the year closes – and as I think about one of the gifts I received for Christmas – I’m overwhelmed by a couple of details from last week’s message Rick gave. Don’t forget to check the stuff at the bottom! First, a take-away from his message: I know it seems a…
The Communion of the Saints
Long ago, in a church in a Korean church in Kansas City, my Sunday School teacher presciently decided that we should know the Apostle’s Creed and The Lord’s Prayer. The Apostle’s Creed goes like this: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord,…