Building faith one doubt at a time

Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had the absolute confidence that God was with you? Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations and even good things, if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for your good.

 

The surprising truth about what motivates us

Get up, go away!

Get up, go away!
   For this is not your resting place.
Micah 2:10

Time to move? Would the new place be better?
Dreaming that the streets are paved with gold?

Change must come from within, and you need to work on it. Your world doesn't magically change for the better by moving or running away.

The Holy Spirit - Fruit, Gifts, Work

Fruit of the Spirit
Gal 5:22,23 - What kind of fruit is in your basket?

Gifts of the Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:8-10 - Use it or else....
includes wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues, and interpretation of tongues. Similar lists appear in Ephesians 4:7-13 and Romans 12:3-8.

Work of the Holy Spirit
In 1 John 4, the great theologian and pastor Jonathan Edwards was able to identify five distinguishing characteristics of the Holy Spirit's work. In short, a true work of the Holy Spirit: (1) Exalts the true Christ, (2) Opposes Satan's interests, (3) Points people to the Scriptures, (4) Elevates truth, and (5) Results in love for God and others.

Impacting people around you a day at a time

Crazy dramas, daily struggles, great joys and deep hurts ...when you really think about it, a lot of our life is out of our control. This challenges us to trust God who is in control. Pray diligently - in prayer we find our security & strength in God.

"Next" the movie

A quote from "Next"
Here is the thing about the future. Every time you look at, it changes, because you looked at it, and that changes everything else.
How true is this?

e.g. in the Book of Daniel and Revelation, knowing what is to happen, what changes in you everytime you study it?

 

DANIEL: ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE by Ray C. Stedman

http://www.pbc.org/files/messages/3102/0227.html 

The Parable of the Growing Seed

"The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. ²⁷He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows;he knows not how. ²⁸The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. ²⁹But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." Mark4:26-29

Sow God's word and He will do the rest

Sowing God’s Word (The Sowing Song)

Words by Harrison Woodard

 

Sung to the tune “Row Row Row Your Boat”

 

Sow, sow, sow, God’s Word

Plant it in your heart

Verily, verily, verily, verily

God will do his part

Sow, sow, sow, God’s Word

All throughout the day

Verily, verily, verily, verily

Faith will come to stay

 

Sow, sow, sow, God’s Word

Believe what you say

Verily, verily, verily, verily

Problems go away

 

Sow, sow, sow, God’s Word

Water it with praise

Verily, verily, verily, verily

Joy fills all your days

The Parable of the Growing Seed
http://www.michaelgrahamministries.org/mark/mark16.html


Jesus through the bible as told by a 11-year old
http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=76WDLLNX