I remember when my children were small and they would buy (or make) me a birthday or Christmas present. They were always excited to watch me open it to see if I like it. And no matter what it was, I always liked it. Do you know why? Because it was from them. As we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘worship’
Worship – Making your Father smile
Posted in Just Thinkin', tagged 40 days of purpose, dad, worship on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
WORSHIP – Planned for God’s Pleasure (Isaiah 6:1-8)
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged 40 days of purpose, goals, God, purpose, Rick Warren, worship on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On August 22, 204, US Olympian Matt Emmons fired his final shot in the 50-meter three-position rifle competition. Emmons was leading by three points and needed only to get near the bull’s-eye to win the gold medal. He fired, but the automatic scoring system didn’t register any points. At first, Emmons thought it was an [...]
Render to Caesar – Matthew 22:20-21
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged good works, government, honor, money, politics, prayer, worship on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
RENDER TO CAESAR – Matthew 22:20-21 Jesus gave this command in response to two opposing schools of thought regarding taxation. Those in one group believed that it was legal to pay tribute to Caesar; the other group did not. The Herodians were loyal to the house of Herod. They looked to Rome to restore the [...]
Be Reconciled – Matthew 5:23-24
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged anger, forgiveness, hatred, Jesus Christ, reconciliation, worship on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Greek word for ‘reconciled’ is diallasso is only used here in the Bible. It means ‘to change thoroughly’ – positive ethical change in both offended parties. It means to bring back together a relationship that was broken. This verb is in contrast to the other Greek word for ‘reconciled’, katalasso, and concerns God’s reconciling [...]
