Posted on March 31, 2008 by Shawn
Part 5 on Obedience
When we focus on obedience to God it sometimes becomes hard because the path is not clear. We come to a crossroads and we have to make a decision. Right or left? Which turn do we take? I am reminded of a poem I had to learn in High School, “The [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2008 by Shawn
Part 4 on Obedience
Yesterday we looked at meditating on the Bible and spending time with God. This in itself is great but lets face it, what we really want is to hear God speak to us. I mean, what’s a relationship if only one person does all the talking? I read [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2008 by Shawn
Part 3 on Obedience
What does meditate mean in this context? I am not talking the lotus position, chanting or finding your happy place. I am referring to saturating your mind with God’s Word. Lets look at it from a different angle. You wake up and turn on Sports Center or the news or your [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2008 by Shawn
Part 2 on Obedience
As we continue on with our series on obedience I want to look at a word we all hate almost as much as “obey”, and that word is “wait”. Don’t you hate that word? I do, I like fast food and express checkout lines, I like microwaves and Jiffy [...]
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Posted on March 23, 2008 by Shawn
My apologies to all who read this blog. I and my family have all been sick. I have bronchitis, my youngest has pnemonia, my wife has a 1/2″ kidney stone that will require surgery to fix. My son and oldest daughter have each had bad colds. On top of that, we had a big [...]
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