Jump Start # 1771
Jump Start # 1771 Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” The interesting thing about parenting is that most folks haven’t spent much time learning about being a parent. Most just get in there and do what they think […]
Jump Start # 1770
Jump Start # 1770 Psalms 127:3-4 “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.” Later this week I’m off to Texas to do some preaching about parenting. To prepare for this, […]
Jump Start # 1769
Jump Start # 1769 Daniel 5:30-31 “That same night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain. So Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two.” Today is Inauguration Day in America. A new president is being sworn in. Some are glad. Some are sad. Some will applaud and some will protest. […]
Jump Start # 1768
Jump Start # 1768 Job 14:14 “If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait unit my change comes.” Job 14 presents both a powerful statement and a great question, all in one chapter. The chapter begins with, “Man, who is born of woman, is short-lived and […]
Jump Start # 1767
Jump Start # 1767 2 Corinthians 5:11 “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.” A discussion came up recently about “What makes a good sermon?” Wow, that’s a great topic. Every preacher […]