From the Pastor's Perspective...... (Page 5)
Hard Forgiveness
Lu 17:3 – 5 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. No one goes through life without someone causing them hurt somewhere along the way. The hurts are different for people.…
When Pride Is More Important Than People
Luke 15:1-7 The parable of the lost sheep is one of the best known parables in the Bible. Yet, we read the parable, bypassing the motivation for Jesus to tell the story. When the back story is added, the parable actually increases the depth of it’s meaning. Jesus had a message that no one had heard before. It was based not on religious rules, but upon faith in a righteous relationship with God. It wasn’t the hard hearted law, but…
God Caring For His People
It is amazing to me the God cares for us even when we are dumb enough to leave Him out of our lives. Consider 1 Kings 20:12-13 1 Kings 20:12-13 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of…
Seeking God In Life
1 Kings 22:1-7 As the King of Judah, Jehoshaphat, made plans with the King of Israel, Ahab, to enter into war with Syria, Jehoshaphat knew that the blessings of the Lord were critical to the success of the battle. Jehoshaphat asks Ahab to call a man of God to enquire of the Lord as to whether or not the Lord will bless the battle and they will claim the victory. Ahab doesn’t call one man of God, but 400 men…