Psalm: 140 Meditation: MattWho deserves honor in the kingdom of heaven? How do we get a place of honor? After several years together, the disciples were vying for importance and status. Jesus made it clear who judges but also hints at the requirements. Can you think of any one deserving a praise and what did …
Tag: Honor
Friday, October 21
Psalm: 31 Meditation: 1 CorHow do you end a letter rebuking your followers, disciples and students? Paul ends with some housekeeping and reminders of the status of the church’s leaders and congregants. He adds requests to honor and love each other. His letter includes a personal salutation and a warning to those that were falling …
Tuesday, March 1
Psalms: 1, 2, 3 Meditation Hebrews: “How can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” (v. 3) That is the point. The overwhelming number of people being lost are being lost because they have neglected such a great salvation. Paul tells us in the first chapter of Romans that “they are without excuse…” …
Sunday, November 7
Psalm: 118 Meditation 1 Corinthians: If ever you have the opportunity to discern your gifts, (there are objective ways to do this; affirmation from others is helpful) you must take it. Paul lists quite a few here but he knows one need not have all. These gifts are both a responsibility (i.e., use them) and …
Wednesday, October 27
Psalms: 1, 2, 3 Meditation Sirach: We will be considering this text for the next couple of weeks. What you may notice are numerous similarities to portions of Scripture, most notably Solomon’s Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Both are replete with wisdom as is the text before us. In today’s section I hear an echo from Our …
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