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A Hilarious Giver
In yesterday morning's sermon we walked through 2 Corinthians 9 and talked about giving. As for the title of the blog, God loves a hilarious giver. In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the word for cheerful is "hilaros," from which we get our English word "hilarious." Think about...
The Ageless One with an Age
It's time for Christmas lessons at church for the little kids! I was teaching them last night about Jesus coming to earth to save us from our sins. In order to do so, Jesus had to become like us while still being God. In Heaven Jesus could do anything He wanted, but...
Justice and Injustice
Justice was slapped in the face so that we could have grace. In the sermon yesterday morning, the pastor focused on the unjust mock trial of Jesus in John 18. Not only did it break several laws for having a trial, it wasn't even a trial in the first place. None of it...
Thankful Attitude
It is important to exercise your thankfulness muscles daily. Not only is thankfulness commanded and appropriate (Psalm 136; 1 Thessalonians 5:18), taking some time every day to thank God and others makes you healthier all around. It gets your mind into a habit of...
Friendship with God
This is a bit connected to God's Feelings. God wants to have a relationship with us. God wants to be more than just our King and our Father, He wants to be our Friend. You spend time with a friend and get to know them, and they do the same with you. It goes both ways....
Thankful for Salvation
As I was praying in bed this morning, I was taking a little more time to thank God than usual. I thanked Him for everything that came to mind, big things and little things. As I prayed I realized that all the things I was thanking Him for were things that I don't...