Sheepfeeder & Servant Leader
As Christians, we typically think about the season of Lent as the time that Christ spent in the desert for 40 days, culminating in his clash with satan. But as Jesus counters satan, he quotes from the Old Testament. Let’s look at those quotes we discover the Foundations of Lent.
Philemon is one of the shortest books in the Bible. It is a thank-you letter written by Paul to Philemon regarding Philemon’s servant Onesimus. Paul was in a prison cell somewhere in Rome and no one seemed to be able to find him. Philemon sent his servant, Onesimus, a man of dubious nature, to find out where Paul was in Rome so that Paul’s followers might minister to his needs. And he found him. And it changed his life. Through his developing relationship with Paul, he changed and became a loyal follower of Christ.
JACOB There are many people in the Bible that have left lasting legacies for us. Some were good. Some were bad. Adam left us the legacy of sin. Moses left us the Torah. Elijah left us a legacy of faith and Jeremiah a legacy of promise. The Apostles left us a legacy of discipleship and […]
Image by Greg Altmann CELEBRATE THE GIFT Celebrate! Not a flyweight of a date, But a free state Of liberation, The annotation of another year Marked by your creation date! May the lessons of years past Bring wisdom to years yet to come. May the friends that embrace you The love ones that grace you […]
Together we study the beauty and richness of Psalm 100. The author is believed to have been Moses. I feel a kinship with him as he tries to explain the awesome nature of God and why we worship Him with shouts and wonder. Although it is one of the shorter Psalms, it is so full […]
This series of messages is a continuation of our catalog “Campfire Tales.” We will look at the story of Cain and Abel as we seek to gain a deeper understanding of the lessons we glean from the pages. There are far more lessons here than the struggle between two brothers and the event of the […]
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea 10:12 HAND TO THE PLOW Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in […]
Jesus taught us to see the world through his eyes. He lived his life as an example of the way God wants us to live our lives. As Christians, the attributes expressed through the Beatitudes are engraved on our hearts and whispered in our souls. We are the hands and feet of Jesus to a […]
A CAMPFIRE TALE – Before the written word, people would gather around the campfire at night and listen to storytellers who reminded their tribes of their history and place within Creation. They would bring focus to humankind’s relationship with their Creator through stories and poems passed down, generation to generation. The book of Genesis, authored […]
This is our second series of messages on the parables of Jesus. Christ used parables to teach hard lessons with stories that could be understood and remembered. This series includes five often misunderstood parables but each one teaches us an important lesson. THE PARABLE OF THE WORKERS Matthew 20:1-16 VIDEO THE PARABLE OF BIRTH John […]
This series of sermons focus on things we don’t usually think about during the season of Lent. As we seek to honor God with our sacrifices, let us choose the things in our lives that keep us from drawing closer to God and then lay those things at the feet of Jesus. ANGER My dear […]
In this nine-part series, we will be exploring the events in the ministry of Elijah and how those events can help shape our lives today. As we will discover, Elijah was far more than a prophet and the lessons we can learn from his life and experiences can teach us how to build a closer […]
I am, I am a spotted lamb Created by the Great I Am Unworthy for the altar Blemished and unseemly. A slave to my humanity Given to vanity And self-righteousness. Soiled and stained By my intentional sin I bathe with soap and bathtub gin. Wire brush in hand, My feeble bid at purity Lost in […]
Through this series of messages referencing the prophecies surrounding the birth of Christ, we will attempt to accentuate the foretelling of Jesus’ entrance into this world and his purpose. What JOY surrounds the astounding story of God’s son as he is delivered in the shape of a man and example to us the way God […]
In this series, we will break down the verses of Psalm 23 and search for new meaning. Probably the most recited Psalm, we have a tendency to be remiss in our study and reflection on the actual text and how it pertains to our lives. Join me as we reflect on David’s thoughts through this […]
Jesus told many parables; stories about how to live life, balance relationships, honor promises, and find joy in the world around us. Let’s Talk Parables will be a multi-volume series and this is the first volume. Jesus understood that it is often easier to remember a story than a set of rules and guidelines. The […]
Through this message, we will be exploring the nature of Labor and how it fits into our lives as part of God’s plan. Labor is a gift from God to be nurtured and grown along with other spirituals gifts. Our labor is also a gift back to God as we use the tools that we […]
God gave us the great gift of imagination, the ability to see possibilities that extend far beyond the limitations of our own reality. We can see the world as it could be, rather than just as it is. This ability encourages us to improve our surroundings for both ourselves and those we encounter. This series […]
…Shifting our mindset for expectation to revelation In this series called Asked & Answered, we will be looking a six questions that were asked of Jesus and His responses to those questions. His responses are often not what we anticipated, but more than relevant to how we live our lives in response to the story […]