As I was reading through the LifeWalk devotional guide this week I came across one of my favorite Old Testament books, the little book of Haggai. It’s only comprised of two relatively small chapters, but this minor prophet’s work is jam-packed with practical insight that is as relevant for us today as it was [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Haggai and “Paneled Houses”…
September 24, 2008
Why Service?
September 18, 2008
Recently I’ve been teaching the teenagers at our church about service. For our purposes thus far we have described the notion of “service” according to the Apostle Paul’s description of it in Philippians 2:3-4. He writes, “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of [...]
Weapons from the Other Side
September 11, 2008
This week I read through some rather thought-provoking devotional material[1]that discussed the devil’s reponse to the success of the early church. Let’s take a few moments to consider that success as well as the satanic counterattack that would follow.
Remember how the book of Acts lays out the events that took place on the [...]
