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Setting people free and spiritual warfare against systems
Acts 16:16-34 Paul and Silas are in Philippi. A small group of believers has formed and Paul is teaching them the way of Christ. Powers are being stirred.
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The call to wait
If I was looking for a sign things couldn’t get more obvious. I was asked to preach on Christmas Day and when asked, I immediately knew I should set aside the gospel for the day and instead focus on Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40).
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Living into Kingdom Order
NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts, is a needed word for our time. In a day when we, as segments of American Christianity, are striving for “cultural order” (and calling it “kingdom”), we need our lives centered on Kingdom order.
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The wilderness
For the past several weeks my study has taken me through some character studies as I look at what the Lord is asking of me in the way of prayer and intercession. My meanderings have pointed me in the direction of Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Daniel, and Paul. It’s all just at the beginning. My challenge is to follow through. It’s…
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When the fire of the Spirit burns
We move from Pentecost Sunday to Trinity Sunday. The Old Testament text for Trinity Sunday dovetails so nicely from Pentecost Sunday. It is Exodus 3:1-6. Moses is being called to go back and lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt. Moses is not “young.” He had more of life behind him than in front of him. He had been raised…
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Let my heart stay soft
I have some of my daily reading in Isaiah and the Gospel of Mark currently. This week I have been comforted and challenged by two passages. Isaiah 10 and 11 calls me to understanding that God has always dealt with the “blowhards” and tyrants of the world. He will continue to do so. The key is to fix your gaze…
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We tolerate crazy
Mark 5:1-20 The story of the demon possessed man in Gerasene region always has me hearing the voice of Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), preaching this on this passage and looking at the reaction of the local people. There was this sentence in Loren’s sermon: “They chose swine over the Savior.”
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Bible notes
To whoever inherits my Bibles… good luck trying to decipher my notes in each one. (I’ll also leave my Logos password and log in so you can try and decipher all that as well.) And I also have hundreds of notebooks to decipher… So… good luck.
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The challenge of waves
If there is anything that describes the time in which we currently live it’s an acceleration of waves. This is a picture I can grasp in my mind. Waves of change. Waves that get bigger and bigger and crash to the shore with more frequency. We can be caught off balance. We can be swept away just by the thought…
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Our “personal devotions” need a serious reformation
I have grown up in love with Scripture and have learned the two aspects of “quiet time”: Prayer and Bible reading. I have moved deeper into studying and had the ups and downs on “prayer life.” And it’s not enough. It lacks.
Tag: Bible Study
