by skimhenson | Aug 12, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” John 3:3 Just like we make a million right choices if we really want to live right, we also have to die a million deaths. There’s no way to have a good life while...
by skimhenson | Aug 11, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“I have set before you life and death, blessings and cursing: Therefore choose life.” paraphrased from Deuteronomy 30:19 Choosing never stops. We don’t get up one morning, choose well, and set that choice in motion forever. It’s a daily thing. This reality...
by skimhenson | Aug 3, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; choose life that both you and your descendants may live. Deuteronomy 30:19 Our church outgrew its building this year to the point of shortening the stage to add seats, putting folding chairs in every corner,...
by skimhenson | Aug 2, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“For not knowing about God’s righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God’s righteousness.” Romans 10:3 Amplified Bible Until I heard a recent sermon, I believed Job from...
by skimhenson | Jul 29, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.” Martin Luther Can you imagine the emotions felt by Jesus’ disciples, family, and other followers on Saturday, the day after He died? Saturday – the day in between Good Friday...
by skimhenson | Jul 28, 2021 | Coming Back to Life, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
Yet the Lord says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet … I did this so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 29:5-6 (NIV) Just like God left the...