Posts by C. C.
S234P2 – When fools rush in: the choice of wisdom
Pro. 1:20-23 Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square. She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate: “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools…
Read MoreS234P1 – When fools rush in: communication fails
Pro. 18:2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. Becoming a Christian changed a lot of things which I never expected would be part of the package. One surprising revelation for me was how manipulative and selfish I had been in my relationships. I recall many times addressing…
Read MoreS233P5 – Filling the empty space: service
2 Cor. 9:10-13 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this…
Read MoreS233P4 – Filling the empty space: praise
Psa. 34:1-3 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. David’s life certainly was a roller…
Read MorePreparing the Bride
We, the Church, are the bride waiting patiently yet expectantly for her groom, Jesus Christ. Like an earthly bride approaching her wedding day, there is much to be done. Namely, the bride must be prepared to present herself to the groom dressed in holiness and cleanliness, purified and spotless. We may look forward to that…
Read MoreS233P3 – Filling the empty space: fellowship
Heb. 10:23-25 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the…
Read MoreS233P2 – Filling the empty space: prayer
Pro. 15:29; 8:17 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. [He] love[s] those who love [Him], and those who seek [Him] diligently will find [Him]. If you ever have tried to have a conversation with someone who has nothing to say, or if you have been the…
Read MoreS233P1 – Filling the empty space: the word
1 Pet. 1:22-2:3 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because “All flesh is as…
Read MoreS232P7 – Just Psalms: the world set right
Psa. 98:5-9 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the rivers…
Read MoreS232P6 – Just Psalms: confident result
Psa. 94:12-15 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the…
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