Thursday, September 22, 2011
The BOOK Club's Third Season
Wow, can you believe that we are about to embark on our third year of The BOOK Club? I am so excited about our launch, scheduled for this Sunday in both services, plus Monday evening. It is exciting to anticipate how God is going to move in the hearts of women this year. See you soon!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Music Changes
Unfortunately, the music player that was previously available for this blog from playlist.com is no longer working for sites in Canada. Therefore, a new playlist from grooveshark.com has been implemented. However, this playlist does not have all of the same features and is going to take some getting-used to. The playlist is now on the sidebar, not at the bottom of the page. If you cannot see the playlist properly, you will have to click on the almost-hidden black "play" button to get it started. The songs are not automatically randomized and that is one of the drawbacks of this playlist; however, it now contains over 600 songs for your listening enjoyment. Someday if and when I have time, I will randomize the 600 songs. If you have any questions about the new playlist, leave a comment after this post and I'll attempt to help you.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
I Timothy 2:9-10
" . . . I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming beautiful doing it."
~The Message~
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Response to the Holy Spirit
How do we respond when we hear the Holy Spirit's voice? Acts 2 and Acts 7 give us two different reactions.
In Acts 2, Peter preaches his very first sermon. In vs 37 it says, "Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Brethren what shall we do?'" They were willing to listen and ended up getting baptized and receiving the Holy Spirit.
In Acts 7, we see a different response. Here, Stephen is preaching. He says similar things that Peter did. In this case the reaction was as follows. Vs 54 - "Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and they began gnashing their teeth at him". They were unwilling to listen and ended up stoning Stephen to death.
Two extremely different reactions with two extremely different results.
The question is, "How do we respond when we hear the Holy Spirit's voice?" When we are 'cut to the quick' and we realize we have sinned, do we make excuses and come up with reasons why it's best to leave 'well enough alone'? Or do we go to the person, ask for forgiveness and try to mend a relationship?
When the Holy Spirit reminds us to read God's Word do we make excuses like, "I'm too tired," or "I don't have enough time," or "I'll do it tomorrow", or do we sit down and read?
In the middle of a moment with our children or co-workers or husband, when we are frustrated and want to lash out, do we listen to the quiet voice reminding us to keep our mouths shut and wait until we calm down, or do we ignore that voice and angrily vent, most likely damaging the relationship?
This really hit me. Everyday we hear His voice. What is our response?? Do we 'gnash our teeth' or do we ask, 'what shall we do'?
In Acts 2, Peter preaches his very first sermon. In vs 37 it says, "Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Brethren what shall we do?'" They were willing to listen and ended up getting baptized and receiving the Holy Spirit.
In Acts 7, we see a different response. Here, Stephen is preaching. He says similar things that Peter did. In this case the reaction was as follows. Vs 54 - "Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and they began gnashing their teeth at him". They were unwilling to listen and ended up stoning Stephen to death.
Two extremely different reactions with two extremely different results.
The question is, "How do we respond when we hear the Holy Spirit's voice?" When we are 'cut to the quick' and we realize we have sinned, do we make excuses and come up with reasons why it's best to leave 'well enough alone'? Or do we go to the person, ask for forgiveness and try to mend a relationship?
When the Holy Spirit reminds us to read God's Word do we make excuses like, "I'm too tired," or "I don't have enough time," or "I'll do it tomorrow", or do we sit down and read?
In the middle of a moment with our children or co-workers or husband, when we are frustrated and want to lash out, do we listen to the quiet voice reminding us to keep our mouths shut and wait until we calm down, or do we ignore that voice and angrily vent, most likely damaging the relationship?
This really hit me. Everyday we hear His voice. What is our response?? Do we 'gnash our teeth' or do we ask, 'what shall we do'?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Boldness
I read Acts 2 today. I was amazed at Peter's boldness. I need that. I was also interested that he immediately started a) quoting the OT and b) reminding them of what they had done to Jesus.
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