What does it mean to keep Christ’s commands? In this verse, the Greek word translated ‘keep’ is tereo, which means ‘to guard (from loss or injury, by keeping the eye upon). It also means ‘to observe, to give heed to, and to watch over. This same word is used to describe the care that the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘obedience’
Keep My Commands – John 14:15
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged commands, obedience on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Only By Prayer
Posted in Just Thinkin', tagged church, obedience, prayer on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I want to reluctantly share a story that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Our church, through my leadership, started a Saturday service last September. It has gone very well. However, over the last few weeks, holidays and circumstances have taken a hit on the attendance. We began to run about half of [...]
Submission in the World – Ephesians 6:5-9
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged employment, obedience, service on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Walt Disney’s fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the little men march off to work each morning singing, “Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go.” What a job. They had a diamond mine in which there were golf-ball sized gems already cut laying all around the mine! Tennessee Ernie [...]
Submission of Children and Parents – Ephesians 6:1-4
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Children, Family, obedience, parents on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Minnesota Crime Commission: Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it: his bottle, his mother’s attention, his playmate’s toys, his uncle’s watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and aggressiveness which would be murderous were he [...]
