Jump Start # 1944
Jump Start # 1944 Proverbs 26:17 “Like one who takes a dog by the ears is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.” The Proverbs are so visual and honest. There is no holding back. This one begins with a person who takes a dog by the ears. The […]
Jump Start # 1943
Jump Start # 1943 Matthew 19:22 “But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieved; for he was one who owned much property.” I wrote about this rich young ruler recently. I continue to think about our verse today. He went to Jesus. Jesus didn’t come to him. He sought Jesus out. […]
Jump Start # 1942
Jump Start # 1942 Ephesians 4:16 “from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” I was talking to someone recently about the congregation […]
Jump Start # 1941
Jump Start # 1941 John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” My friend, Daron, last Sunday, gave some moving thoughts before the congregation took the Lord’s Supper. He tearfully told the story of a […]
Jump Start # 1940
Jump Start # 1940 Acts 5:29 “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than men.” Well, yesterday’s NFL football games became widely known as protest day. More than 200 players refused to stand for the national anthem. A couple of teams remained in the locker room during the anthem. This was […]