Jump Start # 2017
Jump Start # 2017 1 Thessalonians 5:14 “And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men.” This passage shows us what things were like in those early churches in the first century. It reminds us that we are not all at the same place spiritually. […]
Jump Start # 2016
Jump Start # 2016 2 Peter 1:21 “for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” Something interesting happened over the weekend. It brought to the forefront something that has been on my mind for a while but I never really gave […]
Jump Start # 2015
Jump Start # 2015 1 Corinthians 1:11 “For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.” The Corinthian church was a mess. There are not many of us that would have liked this congregation. There was trouble on every page. Division. Immorality. Favoritism. Abuse of the […]
Jump Start # 2014
Jump Start # 2014 Psalms 27:3 “Though a host encamp against me, my hart will not fear. Though war arise against me, in spite of this I shall be confident.” It’s a terrible thing to be afraid. I’m not one that likes horror movies, haunted houses and things that scare me. I don’t like being […]
Jump Starts # 2013
Jump Start # 2013 Revelation 2:5 “Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place.” The seven churches described in Revelation’s introduction were all different. Different problems. Different opportunities. Different […]