Grapevine Lessons 2
There are people like Judas, who have their own ideas about how the Kingdom should look. They are not abiding in Christ. They produce their own fruit, instead of bearing His fruit!
Extreme Righteousness
Salvation, atonement, sanctification, growth, obedience, Sabbath Rest
Lessons from the Grapevine
Some lessons are pretty easy, other than having to let go of some of our self-dependence. Others are challenging, difficult, or deeply painful. But if we’re abiding in Him, they lead to resurrection life and joy.
Walking Out Our Faith
One of the first things we need to realize is that the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, are ours. Rather, spiritually, we participate or take part in, and receive the benefits, of His dying, burial and conquering death by rising to life again. Dallas Willard in his book, Divine…
Sorry – Not Sorry
I’m about to say something that will probably prove offensive to two groups of people. Sorry – not sorry. Since I know it ahead of time, and am saying it anyway…. (Kind of like the deer that was eating my roses) It occurs to me that there is virtually no…
What God Thinks of You
This morning I pulled out the hymnal during my worship time, and one of the songs I sang was “What Child Is This?”, a Christmas carol. I’ve sung it and heard it all my life, but never had really considered the second verse before. The wording is a little confusing:Why…
Don’t Need Religion; but Could You Use Some Love?
The apostles of Jesus knew the resurrection was real, and they were willing to die for their risen Lord. Religion didn’t make them do that.
Resurrection Day
The newsletter the church mailed out had an article reminding everyone that April 20th is “Resurrection Sunday.” The purpose of the article was to remind members to invite people, because it is one of the most attended Sunday’s of the year. And, because of that, protocols are needed to make…
Revolution, Revival, and Extremism
We need a revolution in America. Not an armed conflict, but a real upheaval of our thinking and how we approach things. What things? Just about everything – from common everyday life events to social interaction, race relations, social justice, welfare, immigration, national security, foreign policy, etc, to how we…
One for the Worm, One for the Crow
We found some baby oak trees in our yard. Apparently the squirrels and birds have been moving the acorns around because these little trees are nowhere near the young oak trees we already have growing. We left three where they are and put tomato cages around them so we don’t…
The Christmas Mystery
How can rational, 21st century man embrace a religion founded some 2,000 years ago? I’m sorry, but how can he not? How can he not realize that although man is building and discovering and accomplishing amazing things, man has not changed. He is still brutal, manipulative, self-centered, and downright ugly…