Grace
God Sings and Rejoices
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. God calls upon His people to sing and rejoice, then He sings and rejoices over them. Stop and…
O, Human Nature’s Twist
Human nature’s strange twist, The same evils persist. Solutions to enlist? Here’s history’s long list. Oration, Taxation, Donation, Sedation. Education, Reincarnation, Affirmation, Communication. Foundations, Immigration, Legislation, Incarceration. Meditation, Demonstrations, Integration, Segregation. Motivation, Toleration, Equalization, Gratification, Globalization, Modernization, Conservation, Liberalization. Our nature’s change? God’s method, strange. Jesus exchanged! The…
BELONGING
Belonging Who Is PCI? – part 3 Who are we? We are: Broken: broken hearts (painful), broken ways (sinful), and a broken spirit (good and needed!) Beloved: In spite of our rebellious ways, we are wondrously loved by God. We live as “loved.” Belonging: We’ve been bought and brought out of darkness into God’s family!…
“Beloved!”
Beloved January 13, 2013 Last week’s theme: “Broken” – Broken hearts, broken ways, and a broken spirit. This week’s theme: “Beloved.” DAY 1 When you hear the phrase, “God loves you,” what goes through your mind? Something sweet? Syrupy? “Oh, that’s nice?” If our response is something akin to that, it tells us that we…
Forgive Us Our Debts, As We Forgive Our Debtors
Bitterness is a writhing snake. It kills relationships, people and you! The Lord’s Prayer–part 5 DAY 1 Matthew 6:12 …and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Bitterness is a cruel taskmaster. You see someone has done you wrong. “I don’t deserve this! How dare he treat me that way! After…
The Importance of Confession of Sin
The Importance of Confession Building Your Prayer Life–part 3 July 8, 2012 Confession of sin should be an important part of your prayer life. If you’re the parent of a teen, you know that when your teen does something they shouldn’t, “life stops” until the teenager “fesses up.” It’s more than a simple admission of…