2015-11-16 - Self-Discipline These are the sins of David... Amnin whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel - 1 Chronicles 3:1 Many gifted people fail to achieve all they could because they lack self-discipline like Amnon, King David's first son Amnon sealed his fate when he looked lustfully at his beautiful half-sister Tamar The Law of God specifically forbade such behavior Amnon forced himself on Tamar which led to Amnon's murder by his outraged brother Absalom All this happened within the family of Israel's greatest king His life was cut shore before he could do anything of note for God or his people |
2015-12-11 - Consistent Life Serve the Lord alone - choose today whom you will serve - Joshua 24:14 The greatest character qualities of any leader is the willingness to consistently "walk the walk" Joshua had flaws but he consistently exercised his faith and obeyed the God who called him to lead This is why he could confidently challenge his people to "choose today whom you will serve" He dared the Israelites to rid their loves of any remnants of idol worship and to follow God wholeheartedly Joshua consistant faithfulness helped lead his people into the Promise Land |
2018-04-06 - The Narrowness of Jesus - Focus (part III) We try to give to many causes and the result is we have little joy in our giving Not only was Jesus joyful but he was mighty He stayed in Palestine and kept his heart close to a few chosen hearts - became increasingly influential He made himself mighty by limiting himself The difference between a mighty river and a swap is the river has banks (boundries) What is success? It is to do the thing we were created to do He was only 33 years old - yet he did the greatest piece of work ever accoumplished on the earth The "fine" in fine arts is the because of the limitations which they impose |
2024-01-15 - Intro (part IV) Included in the greatest commandment is: love the Lord with all of your MIND Belief is both a matter of faith but also of will Sometimes we just want things to be true - this could be said for both Christian (something to rely on) and non-believer (changes in life required) There is a difference between proving and accepting Christianity The point of open mindedness is to find the truth when it comes along; God has given us enough evidence to see him without comprising our faith or our free will |