“For God so LOVED, He gave….” Always lead with love spoken into any situation. Faith is energized by love (Gal. 5:6).
This month we have a brand new course for you called “Decoding Deception.” It was taped live at a church earlier this year and is ready for you to enjoy!
Linda - Father, I love you. When I think about wisdom, I cannot help but think about You. I see your hand everywhere I look. My heart is swimming in all that you are showing me.
What do you want to say to me?
Having spent 4 years at Roberts Wesleyan College (1970-1974), earning a BA, I did discover in the library John Wesley’s book “A Plain Account of Christian Perfection.” I created a page of notes on it, which I just discovered as I was cleaning out my files. For your enjoyment, here is that page. Once you read it, you will probably decide you agree with it. I do.
Time to pray for Gen Z and get excited about the revival taking place around us!
Barb shares - I asked this question: “Lord, what do You want to speak to me concerning the lifestyle of abiding?”
Reformation is a term that can be used to apply to individuals who are in need of moral development, but it can also be applied to organizations. The most famous of these is the Protestant Reformation of the church. Do you see this as a one-time event, or is it ongoing or periodic? To bring this question up to date, is the church currently in need of another reformation? If you are currently a part of the church, are you in a position to know the answer? Were those who were a part of the existing church in a position to recognize the need and reform it from within?
Do you study to show yourself approved? There is Biblical support for this and some faith traditions place a great deal of emphasis on study. In a larger sense education is beneficial, but is there a difference between education and transformation? For the Bible also refers to those who are ever learning and never coming to a knowledge of the truth. Can you see the difference between those who have been through the refiner’s fire and those who have only been to school? Which one do you want to be? You don’t have to stop studying to have a transformative encounter with me.
One thing that conservatives and liberals can agree on is that there is a problem, and they are not the problem. Do you see problems everywhere except in yourself? This issue isn’t limited to political ideologies. It happens in churches too. Is there anyone who thinks that the problem in their church is them, or that their church is the problem in comparison to other churches? Objective reality may suggest that problems are uniformly distributed, but the only ones you are in a position to address are yours. This begins with an awareness of reality.
