Feb 6, 2011
The last few weeks when we finish with Discipleship on Sunday nights we’ve played Balderdash. Tonight The Movie “The Nut Farm” came up and here is what anonymous Emily Currey put as the movie description. Made me laugh and I thought it would make you laugh as well.
Feb 6, 2011
Feb 5, 2011
This past week Pastors Nathan, Tony and I had our anual retreat to discuss the upcoming year and to spend time in prayer for the familie of Redeemer and each other. I thought it might be fun to show you the sleeping arrangements. In the end the heater was in the living room so even thought I couldn’t get a bed. I made out like a bandit.
This is Nathan’s King size bed.
Tony’s Full or Queen size bed.
My bed.
Feb 1, 2011
Jan 31, 2011
Jan 30, 2011
James 4:1-11,
1. What causes quarreling and fighting?
2. What causes discontentment? What is key to being satisfied with what God has provided?
3. What is root of unanswered prayer?
Consider
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
Psalm 145:18-19
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Matthew 6:9-10
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
4. How does James tell us to view our pursuit of selfish ambitions.
Consider
Luke 16:13,
“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Romans 8:5-8,
“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
5. How should we interpret verse 5?
6. Why does grace come only to those who are humbled?
7. What does it mean to submit to God in verse 7?
8. What is the devil’s desire for our relationship with God?
9. What attitude does James encourage in verse 8-9?
