“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened . . .”- Ephesians 1:17 In Chapter 2 (“The Greatness of Prayer”) of Prayer: […]
“We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”- Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) Today’s blog is based on an excerpt from the book Soulprint by Mark Batterson. Tomorrow I’ll begin a series of posts discussing Timothy Keller’s newly published book […]
“[But God] immense in mercy and with an incredible love . . . embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did this all on his own, with no help from us.”- Ephesians 2:45 (The Message) In Chapter 13 of Next Door Savior, author Max Lucado observes that most […]
Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 10 of AHA by contrasting passivity versus immediate action. Passivity: 1. looks for shortcuts, for cheats, for a way around. 2. looks for the path of least resistance- the wide path. 3. says, “Everything will work itself out.” 4. says, “What is the least I can get away with?” Immediate action: 1. […]
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave it to her husband who was with her, and he ate.”- […]
“And he arose and came to his father.”- Luke 15:20 In Chapter 9 (“Time to Get Up”) of AHA, Kyle Idleman begins with the story of his high school senior class trip. On that trip he saw someone bungee jump for the first time. Taking note that his classmates were duly impressed with that feat, […]
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God . . .”- Isaiah 59:1-2 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”- Romans 3:23 As Kyle Idleman continues Chapter […]
AHA: Awakening. Honesty. Action. is the most recent book by Kyle Idleman, teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. He states that we draw closer to God and change our lives for good by awakening to the reality of our true spiritual condition, assessing ourselves and our need for Jesus with raw honesty, […]
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed in us.”- Romans 8:18 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”- Isaiah 60:1 Charles and Janet Morris begin Chapter 10 (“The Dawn of […]
“We will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands.”- Hosea 14:3 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”- Romans 12:2 In Chapter 9 […]
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.”- Isaiah 9:2 In Chapter 3 (“The Work of One Who Lives”) of Missing Jesus, Charles and Janet Morris tell the story of their friend, Fletcher Matandika. Fletcher was sent by […]
“And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”- 2 Corinthians 3:3 “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”- […]