dW 01.25.08

scripture

 

Proverbs 27

2          Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

5          Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6          Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

9          Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.

17         As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds of which brave men and women are capable. 

Jeremy Taylor

dW 01.24.08

scripture

 

2 Samuel 6:14-15

David, wearing a linen ephod danced before the LORD with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

 

What’s an ephod?

It is a Hebrew word which can mean either a piece of clothing like a skirt that went from the waist to the knee or a garment like a vest or a jacket that only the priests wore.

 

The Message translation says it this way, “David, ceremonially dressed in priest's linen, danced with great abandon before God.”

 

En Espanol

 

lyrics

 

song: David

artist: Spoken

 

Oh God let your spirit fall on me,

Your perfect peace comes down and amazes me,

It’s like a dream or a vision inside of me,

Your perfect peace comes down and amazes me,

Oh God I want to dance like David,

Every time I fall on my face,

I dream of a place so far away,

Don’t want to hide my face for another day,

Everything I do, I want to do it for you,

Unlike the others who have fallin' and slipped away,

They’ve slipped away, move swiftly now, don't fall behind

dW 01.23.08

scripture

 

Romans 5:9-11

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

 

En Espanol

 

lyrics

 

I am sorry for the wasted time

For leaving you behind

I fall on my knees and I cry

My God, I am sorry

For every wasted day

I’ll give it all away

For you to keep me in your will

- Day in the Sun

dW 01.22.08

scripture

 

Luke 3:11

John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.”  

 

En Espanol

 

thought

 

If you have two of something then one of those things does not belong to you.

- Pastor Jeff Gowling

 

illustration

 

An itinerate preacher was visiting the country. He saw farmer tending his field. He approached the old man and asked, “Sir, do you know Jesus Christ? Are you saved?” The old man stopped his work and leaned against his plow. He thought for a moment. Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and pencil. After scribbling on it he handed it to the preacher. The preacher took a look and saw that the old man had listed three names and three addresses. The old man smiled and said, “I could tell you but go ask my neighbors.”

 

Being a Christian is not simply the knowledge of God or the ability to recite theology but it must be evident in our lives. If someone asked your neighbors if you were a Christian, what would they say?

 

dW 01.21.08

scripture

 

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
Saint Augustine

 

illustration