Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Hidden sin 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 Men I want to write today about technology. Technology today is great but can also be a way to hide sin. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: 50/50 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will acknowledge before my Father in Heaven.” – Matthew 10:32 This world is tough and ugly sometimes but we need to be consistent with our walk; this will and should look different to those around us. Looking and acting different can bring on judgment or ridicule at […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Working for God Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 I once worked at a Grocery store. I did just about everything in the store and many of those jobs were things I did not enjoy. Because of my […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Something Fresh Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 If you see passion in someone’s life…you’ll usually find something fresh, new, filled with mystery. And the inverse is true… When I find my walk with God getting stale, stagnate, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Stand up Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 Dietrich Bonhoffer was a german Pastor who was known for his outspoken feelings on Hitler and Natzi Germany. Bonhoeffer had courage because he stood up for something he believed in which, because of his thoughts and ideas ultimately lead […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Mission statement As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 We have a class we do for men at Grace Chapel called Spiritual Leadership Course. One thing we cover is creating a mission statement for your family. Every man in the course works on a mission statement and […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: What wisdom provides Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 AW Tozer once said, “Wisdom provides a path for the highest good,\u2028for the greatest number,\u2028for the longest time.” I like that. It gives me something to aspire to. Because we are made […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Love is obedience This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 What is it about obedience that is so scary? I think for most of us it involves pride. Many of us go to church and sing of and profess our love for Christ, but what about obedience? A.W. Tozer […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Clean my lips Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Psalm 99:5 When I read this verse I can only think of one thing…Isaiah. In Isaiah 6 the Lord gifts Isaiah with a vision. In his vision Isaiah gives this amazing picture of being in the presence of […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Called to influence Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a “The last time we talked, I was yelling at him.” That’s what she told me at 2:35a while her brother was in the operating room. One of his stints had collapsed and the doctors were working feverishly […]