I’ve read the story of Jesus calling the first disciples many times in my life. I’ve preached on it a good many times in my ministry. It’s a story that I feel like I know pretty well. It reads in Luke 5: 8-11 like this: But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fear’
Do Not Be Afraid
Posted in Reflections, tagged Calling, Faith, Fear, Jesus, Life on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Fear Not
Posted in Reflections, tagged Fear, Fire, Isaiah, Trials, Trust on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that we preachers try to do is share, present, and interpret scripture in a way that helps you. I want this daily reflection of scripture to a be a help to your day, an encouragement, a challenge. I want it to be something that will enable you to know God’s love [...]
Don’t You Care If We Drown?
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Fear, Jesus, Love, Trust on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If there is one thing we know about Jesus, it’s that He loves people. That’s one of the main points of the entire Gospel. His loves His disciples. He loves the crowds that follow Him. He loves the sinners and tax collectors He meets along His journey. He even loves the Pharisees. He loves His [...]
Don’t Stay Locked Up in Fear
Posted in Reflections, tagged Fear, Hope, Jesus on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fear is a great motivator. Some of the greatest athletes in history were motivated by a fear of failure and of letting people down. Fear, when channeled, can be something that pushes us and drives us and causes us to achieve a goal or do something great. Fear, when channeled and used for good, can be a great motivator. [...]
Generosity – Why Don’t We Give Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged Fear, Generosity, Giving on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The sermon podcast for Sunday, November 14 is up on Asbury Church’s website. This is sermon is about “Generosity – Why Don’t We Give” You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Do Not Fear Them
Posted in Reflections, tagged Faith, Fear, Trust on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some days when I come into prayer, I really need to hear a specific word from God. Somedays I’ve got something on my heart that’s really bothering me. Something that’s worrying me, taking my joy and taking my peace. There are some days when there is just something heavy on my heart that I need [...]
How to Pass a Test
Posted in Reflections, tagged Fear, Life, Spirit, Strength, Suffering, Test, Troubles, Trust on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that worries me, that worries many of us, is this, how will I be ready when a test comes? None of us look forward to tests, want tests, desire to be tested. We all want peaceful, calm, easy lives. That’s something we all really, really want. But, we all also know [...]
God is Bigger
Posted in Reflections, tagged Doubt, Faith, Fear, Peace, Prayer, Trust on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things in life that many of us know and experience is fear. It’s something that as children we all know, the fear of the dark, the unknown, strangers, whatever. We each have what is sometimes called “childlike fear.” But, as we grow older we find that while our fears change, fear remains [...]
What You Were Made For
Posted in Reflections, tagged Fear, Life, Love, New Testament, Second Coming, Storms on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday in a Bible Study, we were talking about the weather that’s come through the area recently, talking about the flooding thats hit Nashville and Memphis, talking about the river of oil rushing towards the Gulf Coast, talking Coal Mine disasters, talking about earthquakes, talking about Icelandic Volcanos, talking about all that’s been happening in the [...]
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