Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Active in Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Worship, I view as attributing honor and homage to God. Attending worship has been a work in progress, both in terms of understanding and participation. I gave my required […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: A Few Good Men Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence, let’s talk in terms of the word influence in our lives as Christian men. Now much older, I can reflect on the people who influenced me. Once blind to faith, my eyes were opened. This […]
Monday // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Confession to one another Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Confession of our sins, how often do we as men confess? For me, not often enough. Remember, while our confession […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Stage Christian Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Many years ago, my wife and I attended worship in Orlando. While serving communion, I reflected on the vocabulary I used to get my children to worship that morning, […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship for He has Risen Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b What a day for Jesus. Jesus was arrested. Jesus was tried, unfairly convicted by a crowd, and beaten by a group of Roman soldiers. A crown […]
Monday // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Formal Confession Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 I remember how formal confession was growing up as a Catholic, a formal day of the week, and you were not allowed […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: To get out of whack Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idols, We all have them, but I don’t realize I have them. As men, we must know that anything that prevents our focus from being on God as number one is an idol. Often, things like my job are […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: The Gift of Encouragement Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Encouragement is a gift of a unique ability to inspire others to reach their full potential. As Husbands, Parents, and Christian Men, we must do so by challenging, comforting, and guiding in a way that people […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Biblical times are now Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b There is much unrest in the world today. We read this in scripture, believe it, and discuss it in small groups. Yet, it’s happening in our lives today. […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand Up Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Standing firm in the faith humbles us before the Lord. It sets our minds to […]