God, Government and the Blame Game

Parents fighting and daughter distressed

Sunday morning. Today we will finish the last part of the God and Government sermon series in church. I’m quite excited about the message today. The past few weeks’ messages were very challenging and my expectations for what God is going to reveal today is high.

The Things That Choke Us

Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Mark 4: 18-19

Young woman biting lip, close-up

I just got this insightful devotional from Charles Swindoll’s Day by Day Series in my inbox today. It’s about the parable of the sower in Mark 4 and how the hearers of the word were classified into four kinds of people. The first two groups were those who heard the truth but basically weren’t affected by it. The third and fourth groups were very interesting. Both heard the gospel, both were changed, but the third group’s conversion was short lived. These people reverted back to their old way of life.

What went wrong?

Faithful One (Brian Doerksen)

The song is originally performed by Andy Park in one of his Vineyard albums. I’ve always wanted to sing this during praise and worship in our church but for some reasons we couldn’t get it right. Notice the bold declaration of faith in the chorus. Makes me want to sing this over and over.

Look At Me In The Eye!

I was reading Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox blog a while ago and was struck with this verse he quoted. It was about the rich young ruler who came to Jesus looking for advise on what he should do to inherit eternal life.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Mark 10: 21