"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19
Part One-Brokenness Part 1 The Cover-Up Focus Scripture: John 5:6 Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew he had been sick a long time already, said to him, “Do you want to become well?” I dropped a vase on the kitchen floor. The pieces went everywhere, mostly in big chunks so … Read moreBrokenness Part 2 The Fixer
Focus Scripture: John 5:14-15 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. How much of this world has left … Read moreBrokenness Part 1 The Cover-Up
Bible Reading- Exodus 16:1-7 Focus Scripture- Exodus 16: 4 Some of the silliest things I recall from childhood serve as meaningful reminders today. Picture it- a sunny Wednesday afternoon and all the first-grade students come bustling in from the playground. Hungry. Everyone ready to eat the one thing school cafeterias always got right…pizza. (French fries … Read moreArticulatory Movements
Bible Reading- Exodus 8:1-15 Focus Scripture- Exodus 8:15 What have you been relieved by? Is it some physical pain or mental anguish? Did a temporary pleasure somehow erase what is still there? Did you find solace in inappropriate behavior? What are you saying” I’ll just wait”, too? The Egyptians had to suffer because of Pharaoh’s … Read moreIt’s Ok, I’ll Wait…
Bible Reading: Zechariah 7:9-14 Focus Scripture- Zechariah 7:11 Additional Study Scripture- Proverbs 29:1 Disobedient- Unruly. Undisciplined. Ungrateful- Selfish. Forgetful Rebellious- Disloyal. Difficult. Incorrigible- Uncorrectable. Useless. Hardened Obstinate- Stubborn. Inflexible Indifferent- Unfeeling. Uninterested Hard-hearted- Disobedient. Ungrateful. Rebellious. Incorrigible, obstinate, indifferent, remorseless. You disobedient, ungrateful, rebellious, incorrigible, obstinate, indifferent, hard-hearted sinner. Remove yourself from my sight! … Read moreCommitted to Sin