Archive for September, 2008

Ageless Promises Study #11

September 29, 2008

Study #11
Genesis 18: 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance to his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Abraham offered them water to cleanse their feet, food and hospitality. He was to be a great host to the visitors. Chapter [...]

All Have Sinned

September 26, 2008

Who is Doug (Transparency as a lesson)
In transparency and honesty we can hopefully share hope and encouragement with others.
I am a living example of how not to live your life. The verse in Romans 3:23 &24 mean so much to me: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified [...]

Promise of Nations

September 21, 2008

Study #10
Abram has decided to believe God when it comes to the promises (covenants) concerning the land and descendants. What Abram seems to be doing now is assisting God in fulfilling what God promised.
Genesis 16: 1 – 6 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; [...]

Stepping Through Difficulty

September 18, 2008

Ageless Difficulty!
Things and circumstances have a way of getting us down. Although we prefer to be upbeat and secure in the Lord, surrounding issues can get to us.
I want to encourage someone today. You might have it really tough. Your job or career seems stalled or derailed. You might be caring for an aging parent [...]

Moment by Moment

September 16, 2008

The Gift
I wrote about difficulty in life as a Christian in the last study. I covered the confusion that is brought by those who teach that as Christians we can ask for it and receive it.
Matthew 7: 7-12 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door [...]