Secret Disciple No More

Jul 20, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 29-31; James 4 2 Chronicles 30:8 If you come back to God, your captive relatives and children will be treated compassionately and allowed to come home. OBSERVATIONS: Our discipleship impacts those around us. APPLICATION: Joey, you are setting a...

Not That. This.

Jul 19, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 17; 2 Chr. 28; Ps. 46; Jas. 3 James 3:5-6 It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a...

Door Number Two

Jul 15, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 22-24; Hebrews 12 Hebrews 12:14-17 Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter...

Seen Unseen Goals

Jul 14, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 19-21; Hebrews 11 Hebrews 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what...

Fringes and Margins

Jul 13, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 15-18; Hebrews 10 Isaiah 15:5-9 Oh, how I grieve for Moab!  Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown,...