“O God, why have you utterly cast us off? why is your wrath so hot against the sheep of your pasture?” Psalm 74:1 Read Psalm 74 Why? 'Why' is the most common question in all of life. It's asked by toddlers, teenagers, and adults over and over. I guess you …
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Raised from the Ashes: Lent – Day 14
“Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?” 1 Cor. 6:7b Read 1 Cor. 5:9-6:10 Why Not? We definitely have an aversion to suffering in our culture. I know, nobody should want to suffer, right? Only a masochist would choose to suffer, right? Perhaps, but what of the person who chooses to …
Raised from the Ashes: Lent, Day – 13
“So will I always sing the praise of your Name, and day by day I will fulfill my vows.” Psalm 61:8 Read Psalm 61:1-8 How Are You Doing? As we are now in the second full week of Lent, some of you may be growing weary of your discipline. There is something exhilarating about …
Raised form the Ashes: Lent Day – 12
“For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” 1 Cor. 4:20 Read 1 Cor. 4:8-21 Cheap Talk Talk is cheap, unless of course that talk gets you in trouble, then it could prove very expensive. I think that proverbial saying says what St. Paul was telling the Corinthians. The great …
Raised form the Ashes: Lent – Day 8
Lent – Wednesday, Day 8 “ For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. 3:11 Read 1 Cor. 2:14-3:15 Be Careful How You Build I’ve always admired those who could draw up a plan to build something and then do it, and do it well. …
Raised From the Ashes: Lent – Day 7
Lent – Wednesday, Day 7 “And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed” Mark 1:35 Read Mark 1:29-45 Lonely Places Generally speaking, loneliness is not good for us humans. However, we can acknowledge that there are times when we need …
Raised from the Ashes: Tuesday – Day 6
The Way of the Fool “30 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption;” I Corinthians 1:30 Read I Corinthians 1:18-31 Have you ever been called a fool? If so, chances are it hurt to hear it. As a kid, my mom …
