... running down her cheeks, my mother looked at me, she kept looking at my face, long and hard – staring at me. Then she turned to my dad, calling him by name, ‘Arnette,’ she cried, ‘Arnette, he’s gone and looked like you. He looks just like you.’” Oh what glory - to move in our relationship with Christ to the point that we will look like Him. His life will be our life. That’s the gospel through the person. For to me, to live is Christ. Do you quiver inside as I do when you hear that word? Dare ...
... been to the Mountain", he said -- and that was enough to go on -- even if it meant death. Listen to the conclusion of that speech. "Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountain top. And I don't mind. Like ... me. Then she turned to my dad, calling him by name: "Arnett!" she cried, "he's gone and looked like you! He looks just like you!" What glory! -- to move in our relationship to Christ to that point that we ...
... behind them. “Mole-whacking” is what some of our soldiers call it. You whack one mole in your yard and another sticks up its head in another part of the yard. Violence may keep the enemy at bay, but it will not solve the problem. Only the love of Christ can do that. TV news reporter Peter Arnett was visiting the West Bank in Israel when a bomb exploded in the middle of town. He was surrounded by anguished screams and clouds of smoke. A man holding an injured girl ran up to Peter and asked for a ride ...
... in today’s lesson, “In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will . . .” Unless you understand what God has done for you, you can never be all God has called you to be. Do you understand ... as she looked at me. She kept looking at my face, staring hard. Then she turned to my dad and called him by name, ‘Arnett,’ she cried, ‘he’s gone and looked just like you! He looks just like you!’” (5) That’s what God desires out of ...
... Thy goodness? Thou livest within our hearts, as Thou dost pervade the world, and we through righteousness behold Thy presence."[1] Ed Arnett says, "I never hear about the Holy Spirit here in Duke Chapel. Why is that?" Let me explain. You may hear ... 8) Toward the end of John's gospel, as Jesus prepares to go to his cross, he tells his grieving disciples, "I will not leave you comfortless. I will send to you the Holy Spirit, the Comforter" (John 17). That sounds so comfy and cozy, doesn't it? The Spirit as ...
... is love. God is our Friend. God cares about each one of us. God is on our side. God will never desert us. We may run away from Him or turn away from Him, but God will always be there for us… because… (as Mikki put it so well)… God is love! That is what ... cheeks as she looked at me. She kept looking at my face, staring hard. Then she turned to my dad and called him by name, ‘Arnett,’ she cried, he’s gone and looked just like you! He looks just like you!” That is what this parable is teaching us: ...