When we pass through the waters, with God with us, we will not drown. When we pass through fires, with God with us, we shall not be consumed. When. Not if. Isaiah 43:1-3 is one of my favorite passages of scripture. Listen to what it says: But now thus says the Lord, he who created [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
When, Not If
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Fire, Hope, Trial, Water on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Why We Rejoice in Trials
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Heaven, Rejoice, Testing, Trials on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is a theme that imerges all across scripture. We see it in the life of the Israelites, we see it early in Jesus’ ministry, we see it in Paul’s writings, and we see it today in 1 Peter. This theme is this – when you are tested, when there are trials and troubles, when [...]
A Few Thoughts on an Election Day
Posted in Reflections, tagged Election Day, Faith, God, Trust on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m writing this on November 8, 2011. It’s an election day here in Mississippi. If you’re not in Mississippi reading this, sorry about it. But maybe these thoughts will be helpful the next time you get to vote! Every election day brings a couple of thoughts to my mind. The first is that voting is [...]
The One Thing I Do Know
Posted in Reflections, tagged Doubt, Faith, God's Love, Questions, Salvation on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What do you truly and totally understand? Well, I guess it depends on what we are talking about, huh? I don’t understand how at this point, my Rebels can lose this many SEC games in a row, but that’s not important in the grand scheme of things. What is important in the grand scheme is [...]
The Words
Posted in Reflections, tagged Conversation, Faith, Witnessing on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You ever been somewhere and know that God is calling you to say something, but you didn’t know what? You ever know that you know that you know God is calling you to go talk to someone? Maybe to share your faith? Maybe to give a word of encouragement. Maybe just to go and say [...]
The Unbaptized Mind Podcast
Posted in Asbury, Church, Podcasts, tagged Faith, Fear, Trust, Unbaptized Arm on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The sermon podcast for Sunday, October 16, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. This is the third sermon in our series “The Unbaptized Arm.” This sermon deals with “The Unbaptized Mind.” It deals with the fears that we all face, the fears of our head, and the fears of our heart. The texts for this [...]
God is Proud of You
Posted in Reflections, tagged Believe, Faith, God, Proud on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The best sermon I’ve heard in my life was taken from Hebrews 11:13-16. It preached at Presbyterian church in Jackson, MS, I think roughly in 1997. I was visiting this church with a friend that worshiped there. And I’ll never forget the sermon that was preached that Sunday. The preacher was dealing with Hebrews 11, a [...]
Foundations
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Foundation, Jesus, Storms on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I’ll never forget was when I was preaching in the delta. When I was there, at night, you’d see people outside watering their yards. Nothing unusual about that. But you’d see them after they finished watering their yards; they’d take the water and start watering their houses. I thought to myself, [...]
What We Have Going for Us
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Holy Spirit, Psalms on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A real quick techie note. If you use the YouVersion app on your iPad, or Smartphone or their website, I’m going to start cross posting these devotional thoughts there. So, you can click on any of the verses referenced in this reflection through YouVersion, and read this devotional. Feel free to contact me if you any questions about this. Now, on [...]
Mysteries
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Love, Mystery, Psalms, Trust on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are some things in life we don’t understand. There are some (many) mysteries about God that I can’t fathom. There are questions about suffering that while I may have an explanation for, I can’t understand. There are moments of pain that I don’t fully understand the reason for. There are parts of God’s character [...]
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