BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 1 Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together. – Vesta Kelly There can be union without unity: tie two cats together by their tails and throw them over a clothesline. – Unknown Unity is a common theme throughout the Bible. It is something that can be seen as extremely important to God. As Paul opens his letter to the church at Corinth, this is the first topic that Paul proceeds to bring their attention to. You can imagine that the church at Corinth would face a lot of problems. The city itself, was located on an isthmus, a narrow stretch of land that connected two landmasses, and was also a port c...
Things that control our lives: money, friends, food, shelter, schedules, time. There is only one of these items that we can’t get more of if we lose it or don’t use it- time . Procrastination is a thief of time- Don’t waste time, it is most valuable and you have direct control of how you use it. God tells us what we must do to join him in heaven-don’t focus your attention on things that doesn’t promote you going to heaven-there is not enough time. James tells us in chapter 4, don’t wait to do what ought to be done. There is no guarantee of even tomorrow. There is absolutely no power in intentions . There is really no difference in a person who intends to do things differently than one who never thinks about it. The results are the same. Do you give yourself credit for intentions? It is easy for us to give ourselves credit for things we intend to do and even take them off your mental “to do list”. You must take action, intending to do something doesn’t give you an...
BIBLE READING: Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9. 1-17 DISCUSSION Rejection… we will all face it in some capacity in this life. As Christians, we know the rejection that Jesus faced was great. The things that He endured on His journey to the cross make any rejection we might feel seem small. Although the pain He endured on the cross was great, He was also faced with rejection very early on in His ministry from a very unlikely source. Mark 6 reveals to us that Jesus was rejected by the members of His family and neighborhood. Try to imagine what it would have been like for Jesus as He sought t...
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