Jonah 1:4 God Intervenes
After Jonah set sail for Tarshish, God allowed him to get out to sea and think he was in the clear. It was only then that God sent the storm to get Jonah's attention and redirect him back to God's plan.
Jigsaw Puzzles Drive Me Crazy
I have never been a fan of jigsaw puzzles. I know some of you are ... maybe even a lot of you. I have seen pictures posted of completed puzzles and have felt just a twinge of envy. I am very impressed with a person’s tenacity to put a 500 to 1000-piece puzzle together. I have a very limited attention span ... and I am terribly impatient.
A Green Thumb Not Required
My son, Jamie, gave a beautiful plant to me for Mother's Day a few years ago. When my son, Chris, saw it, he said, "I give it three weeks." I certainly wasn't offended by Chris's comment. In fact, it was funny. But it was also possibly … probably … very true. He knows. My whole family knows. Most plants come to my house to die. I don't kill them intentionally. I just don't have the knack.
Is anyone Feeling Tired? I Am!
I preached this sermon "Is Anyone Feeling Tired? I Am!" on July 9, 2023. The Scripture covered was Matthew 11:25 - 30. We all have bad days but did Jesus have bad days? In Matthew 11:25-30 he ends what could be called a few bad days for Jesus with a prayer of thanksgiving and an invitation to come to him and he will give us rest. We are to take his yoke upon us and he will help us carry it.
Tired People Come to Me
I will be preaching on Matthew 11: 28-30 on July 9th. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” We could call this the “Declaration of Rest”.