Matt Reynolds :: God’s Love Never Fails :: 10.17.10
In chapter 5 of Ecclesiastes we are told to “fear God” or revere Him in His greatness.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 & 7:13 describe God’s greatness, “consider the work of God, for who is able to straighten what He has bent?” and, “no man can contend with One who is stronger than he.”
What lies at the core of our God’s immutable nature? Above all else, what should we reverence most about our Great God?
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Buddy Hoffman :: Fathers Day :: 06.20.10
Breathe in – do you feel that air moving past your lips, down your throat, filling your lungs? Without that breath, our brain begins to die within three minutes. When was the last time you used that exhaling, life-giving breath to just say “Thanks”? “Thanks for breath, the last one and the next one.” If it’s been a while, do it with that next breath.
One of those gifts is being a father; the flip-side of that gift is having a father. The heart of that truth is the teaching of Jesus to His followers, which pointed us to this amazing attribute of our Heavenly Father: “Ask, and it will be given, if you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”
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Brian Krawczyk :: The Heart of the Father :: 06.20.10
Throughout the Bible, the heart of God is revealed as the perfect father. Jesus came from the father (Jn 1:14). He came to reveal the father (Jn 14:7-9). He did only what He saw the father do (Jn 5:19). He tells of the father who ran and embraced his wayward son (Lk 15:20). The Holy Spirit is a gift of the father (Jn 14:16). We were commanded to pray for the father (Lk 11:2).
Until we understand who we are as sons and daughters of the king, we will not understand our role in the kingdom–who God calls us to be as fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. If we miss the heart of the father, we miss the heart of the kingdom. Why? Because it is the father’s kingdom. It’s a kingdom built around the truth of a perfect father. And we must personally encounter the heart of the father.
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Matt Reynolds :: Luke 15 :: 07.05.09
Have you ever wondered why Jesus hung out with the sinners and the non-religious? Its almost as if Jesus enjoys people who know they don’t know God over people who think that they do, but don’t have a clue! Who would Jesus hang out with this 4th of July if he were in Atlanta? What kind of party would we find Jesus a part of? Would it suprise us or even shock us? In Luke 15 we peer into a scenario where Jesus is engaging people who most would say are far from God. He tells the story of the Prodigal Son one of the most gripping stories found in the Gospels. The Question is what is Jesus trying to reveal about the heart of the father through this story? Listen in Here
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