Luke 8:26-32 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes,[a] 27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes,[b] nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When [...]
Archive for March, 2009
One2One With a Lunatic
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One2One With Love or Legalism
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 8–Then the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Master, this woman was caught[a] in adultery, in the very act. … Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.[e]…“He [...]
One2One With a Little Lad
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 6:9 “There is a lad here …who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”
I was a nameless little boy in a huge crowd. We had all come to see Jesus. He was the miracle worker. Everyone knew about Him. I knew He would never see me. [...]
One2One With a Loved One
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 1:40-42 “One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.”
Simon was my older brother. He was the bold [...]
One2One With the Lonely
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 4:4-10 …And Jesus must needs go through Samaria. 6Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat on the well 7There came a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus said unto her, Give me a drink. 9Then said the woman unto him, How is it that you, being a Jew, [...]
More Like Jesus
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Does the moon know it reflects the sun? Does it have to do anything to capture the sun’s light and throw it our way? Does it work at this? No, it only has to stand in the sun’s light. Most of the time, the moon is just being the moon – a pretty dark, depressing [...]
More Than What You Know
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Johnson was a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins from 1974 to ‘78. A brilliant year in 1977 (16-7 with 15 saves) ran up against a torn rotator cuff in the shoulder of his throwing arm. Attempts to repair it and return failed. That was bad news for his baseball career, but ended up [...]
The Key to the Missionary’s Work
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…’” (Matthew 28:18-19)
The key to the missionary’s work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to look at our Lord [...]
Get Up and Get Out
Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Your mission today (should you choose to accept it) is to get yourself up out of bed and throw yourself out into the world. That’s right: Get up and get out.
My, how daring we are! Well, yes, when you consider how dangerous a place the world is, and how inadequate we feel when we [...]
The Praise of Missions
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“And they sang a new song, saying, “Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Thy blood, from every kindred and tongue, and people and nation, and hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall [...]
