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Jesus and Failure and Betrayal

At my church we've been going through the book of Mark, and in the past few weeks we've been coming closer and closer to the cross. Jesus has just had His last meal with His disciples (which was something very important to both them and Jesus, even though the...

A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

God Can Use Them?

In the Bible God used many people, most of whom were not considered very important until He got a hold of them. Let's dwell for a few minutes on who God has used in the Bible, and since He is the same God it will give us an idea of who He still uses today. When you...

Comfort in the Storm

With all the storms popping up these days, I thought I should share sermon notes from yesterday morning. We all have storms in our lives (literal and otherwise), regardless of who and where we are, but we can have peace and comfort in the middle of them. In 2...

Dry Bones and Revival

Let's talk about what happened in Ezekiel 37:1-14. Can you imagine how scarily amazing that must have been?! For starters I just wonder what I would do if God zipped me over to somewhere else, bodily or otherwise. Then I wonder how I would have responded when God...

Have Some Joy!

Yesterday in church we talked about joy. You can have joy in the middle of things that are not joyful (2 Corinthians 4:7-18 & 6:10a). Not that you'll be jumping around with a smile saying, "Boy, am I glad I'm in too deep!" But when you have God in your heart and...

More Wisdom Notes

I felt like sharing more of the notes that I keep. I pray that it's helpful. Self-control is restraint for the purpose of purity, exalting God and not yourself. If you get unexpected money, stop and ask God who it is for. Ask God what He wants you to do with it. God...

Praying Aloud

I don't normally look forward to praying aloud in front of people. But over time I have come to realize that praying aloud is important. Yes, you are talking to God and He is the only one who will answer your prayers, but when praying aloud you can actually bless...