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Better Followership

Dec 12, 2007 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: Heb. 5-8 Hebrews 5:1-3 Every high priest selected to represent men and women before God and offer sacrifices for their sins should be able to deal gently with their failings, since he knows what it’s like from his own experience. But that also means...

Simple But Not Easy

Dec 11, 2007 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: Philem.; Heb. 1-4 Hebrews 4:12-13 God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious...

The List…

Dec 10, 2007 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: 2 Tim. 1-4 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending,...

Guest Posting from Rev. Jorge Acevedo: Ministerial stick-to-it-ness

Dec 10, 2007 | Theological Thinking

This journal entry was shared with Bishop Dick Wills by The Reverend Jorge Acevedo who is Lead Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Fort Myers, Florida. Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-“Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in...

Wondering About…

Dec 9, 2007 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: 1 Tim. 5-6; Tit. 1-3 1 Timothy 6:11-12 But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were...