Wise Wardrobes
For Lord’s Day, February 5, 2012 Dear Saints, I remember back in high school, one of my wrestling buddies challenged a cheer leader not to wear make-up to school for just one day, and if she did, he’d pay her…
Sanctification – Growing in Grace
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The Difference Between Justification and Sanctificaiton Matters
For Lord’s Day, March 25, 2012 Dear Saints, What do you think about the following statements from Reformed pastors/writers?: “I’m about as good as I’m going to get, and I’m tired of trying.” You are “free to cuss and spit…
Brigthen Up
For Lord’s Day April 8 Dear Saints, As we have finished the Larger Catechism section directly discussing justification and sanctification, I thought this Proverb was a nice summary of a few things for our meditation: But the path of the…
Spiritual Flossing
For Lord’s Day June 10, 2012 Dear Saints, My dentist this week gave me a lesson in flossing. When she’s looking inside my mouth, there’s no hiding I need to floss more. Now, I’ve been doing better than I used…
People Change in Christ
For Lord’s Day, July 22, 2012 Dear Saints, They say that people can’t change. But in both our messages from God this Lord’s Day, the very opposite will be held out before you. In the morning, we begin to see…
The Products of Pride and Humility
For Lord’s Day, August 12, 2012 Dear Saints, After last Lord’s Day’s sermon on Genesis 33:1-16, “Humble yourself for peace,” I noticed a theme in my devotions through Proverbs this week. It was said in the sermon that peace is…
Turning the World Upside Down by Turning Ourselves Right-side Up
For Lord’s Day, August 19, 2012 Dearly Beloved, Are you upside down or right side up? I was thinking about this question today with the world and myself and the Church related to the following verse: And when they found…
Be Butterflies
(For September 16, 2012 midweek church email devotion) Dear Saints, Last Lord’s Day morning we were told to remember and be who we are in Christ as new creatures possessing all new things. The closing illustration said we need to…