We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. – 2 Corinthians 5:20 Yesterday at WFPC was very awesome, and very emotional, and very exciting. It was our penultimate Sunday, and Rebekah was “on fire” in the pulpit. Also, I led my…
Read more Awesome, emotional, exciting (and, yes, I cried too)
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Jesus: Matthew 28:19-20 This should be…
Read more the connection between “trust” and “obey” (Rebekah’s top-10 countdown)
For he is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe! – Colossians 2:9-10 This summer there is an interesting shift in alignment surrounding…
“Go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples… Matthew 28:7-8 I have so much to…
Read more Resurrection is the reality of today and the promise of tomorrow
But we have this treasure in clay pots so that the awesome power belongs to God and doesn’t come from us. – 2 Corinthians 4:7 “I get knocked down,but I get up againYou are never gonna keep me down.” – Chumbawamba (1997) Most Mondays I try to offer a nod to the content of Rebekah’s…
Read more “For nothing will be impossible with God!” (#5 of Rebekah’s final 10)
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have…
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Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you. – Psalm 119:89-91 In the churches where we have served, it has always been a bit of a joke to talk about Rebekah’s favorite scriptures. “This one,” she…
Read more Preaching “The Top 10” (and why it is really more like 200)
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121 Yesterday, May 9, was officially Mother’s Day. Or as it is known in the UK, Mothering Sunday. I have always preferred the mothering idea because as Katherine – WFPC’s director of children,…
Read more Looking into “forevermore” from the perspective of “now”
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is…
During that day’s cool evening breeze, they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the Lord God in the middle of the garden’s trees. The Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” – Genesis 3:8-9 One key question, in maintaining any kind…
