(1)In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, (share the Good News)...
I never really made the connection that the relationship between Paul and Timothy was like that of a father and son. Sure, Paul was Timothy’s mentor, but it made for a different read as I saw a fatherly-like approach in Paul’s words to Timothy. It was fun to share stories of changed lives happening at Journey with the morning service, as it was a great way to communicate the text as Paul encouraged Timothy to “Preach the word”.
***By the way, how are you doing at sharing the GOOD NEWS with others? And how am I doing?
Last night at Journey I shared a different sermon. I was in my office on Saturday finishing my sermon for the morning service, with the intention of preaching the same thing that night, when I felt as if God was guiding me somewhere else. After struggling for a while with this, I honestly just wanted to go home and sleep. Then I remembered a verse I had shared with a good friend as she was struggling with the news of a close friend being diagnosed with colon cancer at 25 this week. That, combined with a little bit of sadness about my dad, inspired me to share the great promise of Matthew 11:28-30:
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
As tough as life can be at times, I am so grateful we have a God that tells us to come to him, and he will give us rest...AMEN.
***I want to encourage you to meditate on this passage this week, and claim it as a promise in your own life as you lay your burdens at HIS feet.
Yes! My family and I had a great time with our fiends at the lake. Jim Cordle’s parents live on Lake Naciamento and are always so gracious to us in opening up their home. We had a great few days of wake boarding and eating great food. It's always nice to see another side of God's wonderful creation, and be able to change the pace of life just a little bit. Drew had a blast landing 180’s on his board, and just missed landing his first 360 (next time). Little Easton was not so sure about the lake at first, but then enjoyed floating in the lake and riding behind the boat in an inner tube.
***I want to encourage you to meditate on this passage this week, and claim it as a promise in your own life as you lay your burdens at HIS feet.
Yes! My family and I had a great time with our fiends at the lake. Jim Cordle’s parents live on Lake Naciamento and are always so gracious to us in opening up their home. We had a great few days of wake boarding and eating great food. It's always nice to see another side of God's wonderful creation, and be able to change the pace of life just a little bit. Drew had a blast landing 180’s on his board, and just missed landing his first 360 (next time). Little Easton was not so sure about the lake at first, but then enjoyed floating in the lake and riding behind the boat in an inner tube.
***Join us this Sunday as we start our new series “Angles and Demons”. We will take a look at what the bible has to say about these two topics, followed by how we can deal with spiritual warfare in our own lives.
