I am probably my worst critic! It is true. No one really knows except those closest to me how much time I spend evaluating myself in everything I do. For example, I may watch the tape from a Sunday message two or three different times during a week, to see how I can improve and be a better speaker and presenter of Gods word practically and “real worldly”. That is my calling. If there are styles of preaching, I guess mine is that. So how do I improve that? Continue reading “Judging or Discipling, What about you?” »
How often have you read the Gospels only to find new and exciting ways the Lord speaks to us? Gosh, no doubt it is the “living” word of God! As most of you know, I have a passion to see us become a genuine Community of Faith. Not one that just does what everyone says we have always done or even one that does what everyone expects should be done. But a true Community of Faith that follows the example Jesus set before us. Much of what He gave us in the scripture and left living in us through the Holy Spirit is very difficult to apply, practice, and live. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t. 
The greatest tragedy is when we stop believing that we serve a big God! Most will say, “I know we serve a big God”. Some would be correct, but many would be incorrect. Why? Because their actions and thoughts prove otherwise. It is a bit like conversations we have all had with our children. Especially if those kids are say, middle school age, where they are maturing at a rapid rate. The conversations about be careful what you say, or what you do, or reputation, etc. 
