Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Week Twenty-nine!
Colossians 3 is WONDERFUL! I love how he starts out with a call to set my sights on the realities of heaven. The realitites -- it's REAL!. and the fact that we'll share in Christ's glory -- why me? That's the last thing I deserve, how kind and very very generous of Christ to let me share in His glory!
A greedy person is an idolater. According to the Big 10, you shall have no other gods before me. I struggle with greed all the time in many different forms. Only God can save me from myself.
Quite a comparison: anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, dirty language, liers vs. tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, making allowance for each others' faults, forgiveness, love. Which attributes do you look for in a friend? What kind of a friend are you? am I?
Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. Let it rule -- that means you need to cast out, rebuke worries and fears; make room for His peace.
A greedy person is an idolater. According to the Big 10, you shall have no other gods before me. I struggle with greed all the time in many different forms. Only God can save me from myself.
Quite a comparison: anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, dirty language, liers vs. tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, making allowance for each others' faults, forgiveness, love. Which attributes do you look for in a friend? What kind of a friend are you? am I?
Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. Let it rule -- that means you need to cast out, rebuke worries and fears; make room for His peace.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Week Twenty-seven
A week of celebrating freedom in many ways! It'll be fun to see if we can spot it in the readings this week:)
Monday, June 25, 2012
Week Twenty-six
So I'm back tracking to yesterday! Even though it's Monday, I'll read Sunday -- Sorry Chris if I messed this up:)
God working in us seems to be a theme that pops us! It's in 1:6 "God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it's finally finished on the day" (apparently it's a life-long work -- we're continually in process" It's a few verses down in 11 "filled with the fruit . . . produced in your life by Jesus Christ (I love thinking of our works simply as fruit that springs from those roots going down deep into relationship with Him) The connection is the roots in the ground -- the fruit is only a bi-product) and finally we see it again in 2:13 "God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him (this gives me GREAT hope! Because a lot of times I'm lacking the desire to be good!! and along with desire, He gives power -- what more could the H.S. give us to be victorious?"
I appreciate Paul's firm grasp on the bigger picture. Didn't matter if he was a prisoner -- no complaining there. In fact in 1:14, he sees it as an advantage causing others to gain confidence and boldly speak!!
Again, Paul wasn't worried about "groups" or "churches" in 1:18. He left motives to God and rejoiced that God's word was being preached by any and all. We should be as generous!
1:27-30 reminded me of the movie Miracle. "Who do you play for?" "We are in this struggle together -- fighting together for the faith together for the faith, which is the Good News!!"
God working in us seems to be a theme that pops us! It's in 1:6 "God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it's finally finished on the day" (apparently it's a life-long work -- we're continually in process" It's a few verses down in 11 "filled with the fruit . . . produced in your life by Jesus Christ (I love thinking of our works simply as fruit that springs from those roots going down deep into relationship with Him) The connection is the roots in the ground -- the fruit is only a bi-product) and finally we see it again in 2:13 "God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him (this gives me GREAT hope! Because a lot of times I'm lacking the desire to be good!! and along with desire, He gives power -- what more could the H.S. give us to be victorious?"
I appreciate Paul's firm grasp on the bigger picture. Didn't matter if he was a prisoner -- no complaining there. In fact in 1:14, he sees it as an advantage causing others to gain confidence and boldly speak!!
Again, Paul wasn't worried about "groups" or "churches" in 1:18. He left motives to God and rejoiced that God's word was being preached by any and all. We should be as generous!
1:27-30 reminded me of the movie Miracle. "Who do you play for?" "We are in this struggle together -- fighting together for the faith together for the faith, which is the Good News!!"
Saturday, June 16, 2012
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