Responsible Influence
We have the power and the responsibility to influence other people’s behaviors for the better. We also have the power to influence them and make them worse. I had a coworker once in the position of supervisor, …
Category: Ministry
Pentecost – First Fruits
“Celebrate a festival in My honor three times a year. Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of …
Being Certain and Humble
Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, that He had come from God, and that He was going back to God. So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a …
Direction and Success
David’s “mighty men” committed their lives to him. At least, they did until they came back from one mission with him and discovered that their base had been raided and their families and belongings had been stolen …
Weak-Willed
Our wills are not strong enough. The turn of each year’s calendar pages prove it. There are systems in place to increase our doubt that we can overcome, like 12 step programs that make us confess every …
Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we …
Hidden and Real
So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:18 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) When a puppet …
Got Power?
For many centuries, the mis-influences of kings and popes have created terrible abuses of humanity, including torture and murder, against anyone who questioned the validity of their authority or the accuracy of their theology. Included in the …
Putting on Christ
How can we intentionally and successfully shift from the condition of believing in Jesus to believing Jesus? How about from believing Him to being influenced by Him – influenced by His Spirit? “Putting on the armor of …
Hardness and Sadness
Now He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed hand. In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath. He …