For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been in a worship series that celebrates the life of those who are committed to God and it’s called ‘Fully Engaged’. The first week, we talked about being fully engaged in our walk with God. That’s where it has to all begin. Then, last week, we talked about being fully engaged with our church—what it means to fully engage with God as the Body of Christ or the Bride of Christ (the church known as both)… And we began with a scripture that’s...
Delivered by Gail Ray ‘Any country music fans here? If so, I have a question for you: Do you know what Garth Brooks and Jesus have in common? Every time I hear Garth’s song “Friends in Low Places,” I think of Jesus! Do you? Folks, Jesus was one who often broke bread with the rich and poor alike! He ate with the ‘righteous’ and he ate with the ‘sinners!’ But, their reactions toward him were often quite different; the righteous were often offended by what Jesus had to say …...
Have you thought about friendship lately? It’s one of those important aspects of life that I think about quite a bit, especially during this time of the year. It’s during times of the year like this—times when we feel loneliness just a little bit deeper, times when we feel hurt just a little more severely, times when we feel loss in a very profound way—that we really need true friends. But, what is a true friend? In a survey of more than 40,000 Americans these qualities were most valued in...
