“DUH-DUH-DUH, DUH-DUH-DUH!”

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coinsand loses one.  Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’  In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.” (Luke 15:8-10...

THE BELIEVERS LAW OF ATTRACTION

“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.  God is not a secret to be kept.  We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.  If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you?  I’m putting you on a light stand.  Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light...

THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES

“…and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8b KJV) Do you remember when you first learned to ride a bike?  And do you recall having set boundaries initially; boundaries that were eventually expanded gradually?  Sometimes you stayed within those boundaries and other times, tell the truth now,...

ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ZACCHEUS TYPE

“Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho.  There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd.  So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.  When Jesus got to the tree, he looked up and said,...

JUST SAY, “DON’T TELL ANYBODY”

“But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.” (Acts 1:8 CEV) How often have you told somebody, “Don’t tell anybody,” right after you shared something they were privileged to hear, something to be kept confidential?  And how many times did that person you put your...

OUR BIG DIG

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”(Matthew 28:18-20 NASB) The construction project...

FISH IS FISH

“Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” (Matthew 4:19 NLT) Two men, sitting in the waiting area of a local healthcare facility were talking about a variety of subjects.  They both seemed to be experts on everything.  The topic of fishing came up and one of the sub-topics was related to what one should do when they catch a small...