Counterintuitive

SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 24; 1 Chr. 21; Ps. 30; 1 Th. 2 2Samuel 24:10ish David was overwhelmed with guilt because he had counted the people, replacing trust with statistics. And David prayed to God, “I have sinned badly in what I have just done. But now God forgive my...

You Do It

SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 21-23; 1 Th. 1 1 Thessalonians 1:5 When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions. OBSERVATIONS: I don’t decide my convictions. I open myself to the...

Don’t Say “When” Just Yet…

SCRIPTURE: Judg. 8; Ps. 42; 1 Cor. 15 1 Corinthians 15:58 With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort....

No Whining Zone

SCRIPTURE: Judg. 6-7; Ps. 52; 1 Cor. 14 Judges 6:12b-13a The angel of God appeared to him and said, “God is with you, O mighty warrior!” Gideon replied, “With me, my master? OBSERVATIONS: Gideon didn’t just lack faith in himself. He lacked...

Who’s the Leader of the Club That’s Made for You and Me?

SCRIPTURE: Josh. 21-22; Ps. 47; 1 Cor. 10 Joshua 21:45 Not one word failed from all the good words God spoke to the house of Israel. Everything came out right. 1 Corinthians 10:14 So, my very dear friends, when you see people reducing God to something they can use or...

Weak and Wounded Sinner…

SCRIPTURE: Josh. 18-20; 1 Cor. 9 Joshua 20:4 “A person shall escape for refuge to one of these cities, stand at the entrance to the city gate, and lay out his case before the city’s leaders. The leaders must then take him into the city among them and give...