Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Do Not Fear
Tag Archives: Fear
Fear Makes Cowards of Us All
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 14-30 Today we read the parable of the talents. These slaves are given talents (sums of money worth more than 15 years worth of wages for a laborer) by their master. What will they do … Continue reading
Alone and Afraid
Today’s reading is 1 Kings 19: 1-10 The next few weeks, we are going to do something a little different. Over the course of this year, we are slowly reading through different keys passages of scripture (A Gospel, Acts, Romans, … Continue reading
Do Not Worry, Do Not Be Afraid, Be Ready
Today’s reading is Luke 12:22-40 Today we are given three really good pieces of advice by Jesus: do not worry, do not be afraid, be ready. First, we see Jesus telling us do not worry about the things of this world, … Continue reading
Greater than our Fears
Today’s reading is Luke 8: 26-39 The reading from today is one of my favorite stories in all the Bible. We see here that Jesus sails across the Sea of Galilee and when He gets there, He meets a man, … Continue reading
This Little Light of Mine
This past Saturday, my daughter and the Germantown High School Band competed for a state title. They came in second, and I was very proud of her, and of them. I didn’t get to see many of other the bands … Continue reading
Doubts
Our faith can be shaken when we go through difficult times. All of us have been there, and if you have not yet been there, trust me, at some point, you will. When things that are challenging come, it is … Continue reading
A Word to Anxious Worriers. Like Me.
I am by my nature a very anxious person. Very anxious. I worry, a lot. I worry about everything I worry about me. My church. My family. My children. Everything. I sometimes in my mind invent things to worry about, … Continue reading
You Don’t Have to be Afraid Anymore
My friend and mentor Sam Morris always reminds those of us that he teaches that the most dramatic effect of sin is death. Everything in the Law comes back to atoning for death. Death the one great cloud that hangs … Continue reading
Fear, Power, Love, and Self-Discipline
CS Lewis once said, “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” It takes courage to get up in the morning and go outside. It take courage every day of … Continue reading
