Theme 2020 (Part 60) – Listening to God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 60) LISTENING TO GOD July 27, 2020 Today’s readings: Jeremiah 13:1-11Deuteronomy 32:18-21Matthew 13:31-35 We are to build our house on the Rock that is Christ. This means we listen to and act on Jesus’ words. Not to do so will not enable our house to withstand the buffeting […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 59) – Priest, Prophet and King
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 59) PRIEST, PROPHET AND KING July 23, 2020 Today’s gospel: Jeremiah 1:1-13 To withstand the buffeting of floods and winds, our house must be built on rock. To be built on rock is to listen to and act on the words of Jesus. He is the Rock. […]
Out Theme for 2020 (Part 58) – Acting on God’s Words – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 58) ACTING ON GOD’S WORDS – 2 July 13, 2020 Today’s readings:Isaiah 1:10-17Psalm 50:8-23Matthew 10:34-11:1 To be built on the Rock that is Christ, we need to listen to and act on the words of Jesus. And God is always there trying to instruct us, especially trying […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 57) – Facing the World, the Flesh And the Devil
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 57) FACING THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL July 12, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 13:1-23 To be founded on the Rock that is Christ is to listen to his words and act on them. This starts with hearing the word. “Blessed are …. your ears, because […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 56) – Built on Rock – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 56) BUILT ON ROCK – 2 June 25, 2020 Today’s readings:2 Kings 24:8-17Psalm 79:1-9Matthew 7:21-29 We are in our anniversary week. We are celebrating our 39th year. As I said in our podcast yesterday1, we have now entered the 4th stage of God’s dealings with us, starting […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 55) – Called for Holiness – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 55) CALLED TO HOLINESS – 2 June 16, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 Being built on Rock is the way to holiness. Holiness is God’s call to us. It is to be set apart. It is to be in the world but not of the world. It […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 54) – Called for Holiness
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 54) CALLED TO HOLINESS June 15, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:38-42 We are built on the Rock that is Christ. This happens when we listen to Jesus’ words and act on them. Today we are greatly challenged by Jesus’ words. Jesus tells us to offer no resistance […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 53) – Instructed in the Faith
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 53) INSTRUCTED IN THE FAITH May 24, 2020 Today’s readings:Acts 1:1-11Psalm 47:2-9Ephesians 1:17-23Matthew 28:16-20 After Jesus’ resurrection and before his ascension, “he presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.” […]
On the Triune God (Part 13) – Three Persons in One God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL ON THE TRIUNE GOD(Part 13) THREE PERSONS IN ONE GOD May 25, 2020 Today’s reading: Acts 19:1-8 God raised a people, the Israelites, and taught them that He and He alone was the one true God. This was in a milieu where peoples worshiped many gods. So that by itself was […]