I hear Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” I am haunted by the curse of the Strong Man that has fallen over the world. I am not digging a mass grave in Ukraine. I am not homeless. I am not searching for ...
February 16, 2025 Sermon Alliance, blessing, Broadway, Christ, church, curse, faith, faithful, faithfullness, God, happiness, Jeremiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, John Partridge, Luke, Methodist, Ohio, Paul, power, resurrection, trust, United, United Methodist, wealth The Curse of Wealth and...
The Babylonish garment was to have been burnt, and the silver and gold could only be redeemed from the curse by being set apart for sacred uses. The very fact that the Almighty had condemned the property should have been sufficient to deter any one from seeking to seize it. And so with...
I have an intuitive side too, but when it comes to getting things done, we need a process, a timeline, and lists with names attached to tasks. At least that’s my take on it. It’s both a blessing and a curse to work as a group, particularly for introverts. r Now I’m thinking...
They curse the name of Jesus. They celebrate His birth. They totally ignore what He taught and commanded. God allows such a paradox, and because God is sovereign over all things, even paradoxical things which He did not ordain can point to Him. Jesus never wanted anyone to celebrate His ...
When we live without prioritizing the things that are important to us, the things we need to get done are sacrificed. Many times we sacrifice our quiet time with God. It starts as, “I’ll just double up tomorrow.” The next thing you know days, weeks and months go by and you’ve ...
Blessing Our Enemies Posted onAugust 3, 2023by llamapacker Luke 6:27-28 27“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,28bless those who curse you, pray for those who are abusive to you. In His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructs us to...
slower pace. The way things are looking right now, for many of us the adventure of our week may be going to the supermarket or the hardware store. This lack of control can be unsettling, but it can also be a blessing. We can look at all of this as a curse, or as a potential ...
from the Bible Recap that suggests that the woman was barren, which was reason enough to be rejected. The Bible does not speak of her having children so it makes sense that she could have been barren. In any culture, infertility is like a curse. Women are supposed to have children, ...
A sermon for the new year W. E. Sellers.Such were the words which the Lord spoke to Moses, after the children of Israel had been compassing Mount Seir "many days." There are a great many "mountains" which a great many people "compass" in the present day. Some of them mountains inde...