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IN THE NEW YEAR

January 10, 2020

In the New Year, be sure to LIE, CHEAT, DRINK, SWEAR and STEAL more than you did last year.


LIE back and relax just a little more this new year. Let a little more life happen to you without so much worry.


CHEAT failure. Don't be afraid to try something new because you think you may fail. It is through failure that we learn the most valuable lessons.


DRINK from the fountain of knowledge. Many people around you have already been down roads you are about to travel. Learn from mistakes they have made. Take what they have learned and use it.


SWEAR to do your best. All the time, in every situation. That is all anybody will ever ask.


STEAL a little time for God. Every day take a little more time to develop your relationship with God.


So, if you lie, cheat, drink, swear and steal just a little more in this new year, you will have a profitable and enjoyable year ahead! Dear Lord, help us to live this year in a way that will be pleasing to you. Amen.


NARCISSISTS & CODEPENDENTS

I found this article to be extremely enlightening. Thought you might want to have a read...

A FEW YIDDISH WORDS I’VE PICKED UP LATELY…

Mench-a good person; A mench is a particularly good person with the qualities one would hope for in a dear friend or trusted colleague.


Schmuck-a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. Shtik-one’s special trait, interest, or activity.


Chutzpah-Bravery that borders on rudeness is chutzpah. If you have chutzpah, you say what you think without worrying about hurting someone’s feelings, looking silly, or getting in trouble.


November 12, 2019

SHOWING OUR LOVE FOR JESUS
October 28, 2019

What are some things we can do to show our love for Jesus? The Bible is a good place to find the answer. I have listed a few ways that I found, perhaps you can think of some more.

1. Love one another (John 13:34-35)

2. Worship him (Luke 4:8)

3. Tell others about Jesus (Acts 1:8)

4. Talk to him daily in prayer (Matthew 26:41)

5. Read his Word (Psalm 119:11)

6. Forgive others as you forgive us (Matthew 6:15)


SALVATION BY GRACE ALONE, THROUGH FAITH ALONE, IN CHRIST ALONE

July 22, 2019

God saves us by His grace. We receive His grace when we put our faith in Christ as the One who died for our sins and rose from the dead on our behalf. We cannot work for our salvation nor earn it through any human merit. We receive salvation as a gift from God. God gets the credit and we receive the gift of eternal life in Christ. 


Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.


3 BASIC EMOTIONAL FOOD GROUPS
August 7, 2019

• Attention 

• Affection 

• Appreciation 


You pay attention. You show affection. You express appreciation.


BROKEN LEADERSHIP
July 28, 2019

“I am broken. I lead a community of broken people called a church. And we often say, unapologetically, that we are a community of the broken who have good news for the broken.”


HOW TO SLEEP DURING A SERMON—WITHOUT THE PREACHER NOTICING
July 22, 2019

As a preacher I occasionally find some of my regular, faithful worshipers are, in fact, catching up on their Saturday night sleep while I’m explaining the meaning of Ephesians 2 or expounding on how to live faithfully in a post-modern world. In light of that fact, I offer the following:

LESSONS
July 9, 2019

Some things I have learned through the years:

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