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Jesus Will Deliver Us from Anger

I bet that every time the disciples heard Jesus repeat something familiar to them and then follow it up with the words “but I say to you that…” Their mouths must have hung open with an incredulous expression of  “you’ve got to be kidding!” But Jesus was not kidding!… Keep Reading >>

Jesus Is Praying for You

Did you awaken with the thought running through your head that Jesus is praying … Jesus is praying for me … for me and my household … for my church?… Keep Reading >>

Diotrephes and Gaius

This past Sunday we were reminded that God is the giver of life. God also is the One who resources our lives (gives us everything over which we exercise a measure of control), and He has given us both life and resources so that we might in turn ‘resource’ or pour into the lives of others, thereby imitating Him.… Keep Reading >>

Pointing Priests

The worship and teaching on Sunday reminded us that we are all a part of something much bigger than ourselves.  We are called into a ‘priesthood of believers’ in which each of us uses the gifts and resources given to us to build up and push one another onward in the journey of life.… Keep Reading >>

Planted in God’s Orchard

Are you thinking about oranges this week, or are you thinking about an orchard?  In one sense, both are great visuals for you to take with you as you contemplate the working of God in and through the life of the body—bearing juicy fruit (not the chewing-gum) that has the taste of God in it!… Keep Reading >>

Fulfilling Your Role in the Body

It was great to welcome some more folks into the family of membership here at Jubilee this past Sunday.  Six more who are pledging to shine like the sun in their spheres of influence as God pours into them, and he does that most often through the encouragement and help of the rest of us.… Keep Reading >>

Where Is Your Light Today?

Is your life on a pedestal today or under a basket? Does the light of Christ reflect from you there in the kitchen of your home, in the office where honesty and integrity are often in short supply, on the road where others are determined that life is all about them?… Keep Reading >>

Certainty in Walking with the Father

What do you know for certain today? In the midst of all that has gone on in your life today … the tears from a child who didn’t get his way … the reality of a business deal that isn’t working out … a test that you didn’t do well on this morning in class … a hard conversation with a spouse or a sibling or a friend … and the list could go on!… Keep Reading >>

What Does Your Life Taste Like?

I am wondering how your life is tasting to those around you today.  Are folks tasting a humbleness that reflects a knowledge of neediness and God dependence?… Keep Reading >>

On a Collision Course for the Sake of the Gospel

Have you ever been persecuted for righteousness sake?  Of course you have.  Every day you are given the opportunity to represent what is true with your life.… Keep Reading >>

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Don’t you love the way God’s Word is used by the Spirit of God to open our eyes to a greater understanding of life as we see more perfectly the person of Jesus?… Keep Reading >>

Blessed Are the Merciful

Pastor John spoke of mercy this past Sunday.  He showed us examples of mercy, and he encouraged us to ask several questions of ourselves. One being: ‘why does mercy flow from my heart in a slow trickle rather than in a steady stream?’  And what we realized is that often we are making too much of ourselves and are unable to realize the great debt of mercy received.… Keep Reading >>