Keswick Chapel announces May 9 Sermon
Pastor Robert Wallace announces the message for Keswick Chapel on Saturday, May 9. The message is the second in a series by Rev. Norman Shaw. “Faith” the second of “5 Characteristics of a Christian.”
Rev. Norman Shaw “Servanthood”
Keswick Chapel at CFCN Church of the Nazarene- Charlottesville, VA.
Message series for May, “5 Characteristics of a Christian”
I didn’t know what I was missing
“When I finally changed my focus and made walking about spending time with Him– the whole world around me began to look different.” ~Julie Harris
Source: I didn’t know what I was missing
The first gleam of dawn…
“So, stop being so hard on yourself…surrender those thoughts to HIM! It’s a new day to love the Lord and to recognize how much He loves YOU!” ~Julie Harris
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what t…
Source: The first gleam of dawn…
O Light of light, shine in!
“We must stop looking down and keep looking forward,” spoke my wise friend! A simple statement, but a profound reminder to keep my eyes fixed on the path ahead, and not the ground.
Source: O Light of light, shine in!
Heart Thoughts – Wineskins
Chris Tiegreen writes, “Do we take the time to ponder which of our own wineskins have attempted to accommodate Jesus and failed?….On what points are we rigid? Where do our expectations lie? Do we insist that Jesus bring about our own vision for the future? Do we try to constrain Him to our church structures? Do we rely on methodology in our ministry? (They)….may be good, but Jesus will not fit. He defies constraint. The Lion of Judah cannot be tamed.”
Jesus said in John 3:8, “The wind blows wherever it pleases.” We cannot control the wind. Why do we seek to control He who is the Source of the wind? Joubert’s quote is powerful. The less we seek to define Almighty God, the more we may know Him. And the desire of His heart, His greatest desire, is that we know Him. He is a mystery. He says so Himself. But He invites us to enter into His mystery, and behold Him to reveal Himself in its midst. To do that, we have to let go of all of our presumptions about Him. I had a very great friend who has since gone home to Him. One of the favorite things he used to say was that he had an “Oops theology.” As in, “Oops, I guess I was wrong.” Old wineskins can never live in such a theology. Only new ones can. He will never violate the truth and authority of His Word, but we must know that our limited minds cannot begin to understand how deep, high, and wide His truth really is.
I continue to grow older, and my natural skin is losing the soft, flexible feel it once had. Yet it is my fervent hope that the “skin” of my heart remain as tender and pliable as that of a child. How about you? In the spiritual realm, we’re all wineskins. Are we old ones…..or new?
Blessings,
Pastor O
Create in me… by Julie Harris
“Today I am excited to collaborate with some lovely people who write for the blog church set free! We are all writing about what worship means to us. I hope you will visit the site and that it will encourage you in your journey to knowing and growing closer to Him…”
Source: Create in me…
Love is moving
Source: Love is moving
“Sometimes we want God to use us to do “big things”… but I am finding the greatest joy in doing the smallest of tasks.” ~ Julie Harris
Are you and I willing to be used by God for His glory, regardless of how “big” or “small” the opportunity will be? For that matter, beyond the opportunity to serve and in that give glory to God alone, are we willing to go and serve?
That Brick Wall Was Meant to Be Climbed
An honest observation about the obstacles that come along in life and then the TRUTH about HIM who gives the plan and leads the way!!! Be blessed by this post.
Blessings and Peace the THANKSGIVING season. ~Robert
I am sure you have had one of those periods in life. When you are skating along and everything seems to be going great. You feel confident in the direction in which the Lord has you moving. Then-BAM! WHACK! You slam right into the makings of a brick wall. Or two.
A wall of defeat, maybe.
Maybe it’s a wall of criticism. Or self-doubt.
Hurt. Grief. Loneliness. Sin.
Regardless of what that brick wall may be, it begins to slowly tear away at any progress you have made. Making you feel that instead of moving ahead, you are now starting to move backwards.
Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you the path to take. Proverbs 3:6
This is what I had been doing. I had been letting Him lead me. Allowing Him to show me the path. I had a renewed sense of passion. Of…
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HE LIFTS US UP: In Your Presence
In Your Presence… is where I want to be. Where nothing else matters… just You and me. No condemnation… and absolutely no fear. Just total Peace… as I feel You near. For nothing compares… to being in Your Arms. When I am in Your Presence… and safe from all harm. For You are my Lord… […]
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