Quotes that Resonate with Pastor Jessica’s Sermon on Faithful Doubting

          As Pastor Jessica made clear in her sermon Sunday, doubt can actually be beneficial to faith, as it often leads to deeper understanding, stronger convictions, and a more mature spiritual journey.   My research assistant, ChatGPT, helped me find the following quotes.   See if any of them help you take Jessica’s sermon a little further into your week!

Top Eight Tips For Doing Unto Others: Taking The Golden Rule of Jesus To The Next Level

 

The following are eight principles that work in almost all circumstances as we follow through on our commitment to treat others as we wish to be treated.  I intended to use this in Sunday’s sermon but totally spaced it.

 

One of the Biggest Rats of All Time?

          CNBC ran a story on its website listing the worst CEO’s of all time.  At the top of their list was Dick Fuld. Can you be in the rat race and not become a rat?  Sure, with God’s help you can.  But if you’re going to lead in a Christ-like way, I’m guessing you want to avoid some of Fuld’s character flaws....

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What’s Saved Is Often Lost         

Here’s the benediction we didn’t have time for yesterday (Sunday, November 3).  It’s one of my favorite quotations (portions of a newspaper column).  I hope you find it as inspiring as I have

Leftovers Continued…

         It’s not just the fact that God is un-impressed by our leftovers, it actually goes deeper than that.  In a sense, Jesus is passionately and purposely opposed to anything leftover.  To be a follower of Jesus Christ is to work diligently to make sure that in the end nothing at all is left over.

Less Stuff and Fewer Wants

          Here’s a point I left off Sunday’s sermon due to time and length.  In dealing with an Entitled mindset it is very helpful if you can Reduce Materialism and Consumerism.

Entitlement Can Hit You in Ways You Might Never Suspect

          The people of God (Israel) were chosen by God to fulfill a unique calling—to be a light to all the other nations of the nations of the world.  God chose them because of their willingness to be used by Him for His purposes.   But after a while the Israelites began to think that they were chosen--not because with God they could fulfill a special purpose--but because they were a special people, uniquely favored and loved for who they were. 

What Kind of Love Do You Have For God?

          In Sunday’s message about Job, I talked about how important relationship is when it comes to getting answers to our questions about God.  The question that Job is really being tested on is this: can he love God for who God is—or does he only love God for what God can do for him?