Jump Start # 3354
Jump Start # 3354 3 John 9 “I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say” The church John was writing to was troubled. It seems to be troubled by one person. And, so often that is exactly what happens. One person in […]
Jump Start # 3353
Jump Start # 3353 James 4:7 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” I have a friend who contacts me all the time about questions, advice and help in life. My friend struggles with an addiction. Addictions come in many colors these days. Gambling. Drugs. Alcohol. Porn. Cussing. Lying. […]
Jump Start # 3352
Jump Start # 3352 Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” I have a regular morning routine. I’m not thrilled about it, but it is just the way it is. Early, around 5 AM our cat walks across me […]
Jump Start # 3351
Jump Start # 3351 John 6:68 “Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life?” I have a story that I use often when I’m on the road preaching. It’s about a group of young people all sitting together on the front row during church services. A young […]
Jump Start # 3350
Jump Start # 3350 Psalms 16:8 “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” It started out as a poem written by S.K. Wheatlake (1856-1939) that was later put into a hymn. It’s a song that I have never heard sung before in […]