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....
The Irrepressible Forgiveness of Our God
We just finished an important sermon series on the power of forgiveness to heal our souls, restore our relationships, and bring us into a right relationship with God.
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Prayer Changes Things
Here is a transcript of the prayer I prayed at the end of yesterday’s sermon.
Optimism, Faith, and Hope:
Practical Steps For Increasing All Three
Here are some practical, spiritual, and relational ways to grow faith, hope and optimism:
Listening Heart
It’s kind of crazy when you think about it. Wisdom in the Bible is all about listening. Of course it makes sense that wisdom would start with listening to God, to God’s law and commandments, as well as the promptings and leadings of the Holy Spirit.
Here are some quotes that
didn’t make it into Sunday’s sermon.
(But it doesn’t mean that they don’t offer real insight into the power of risk over the fear of failure...)
Such A Rich Passage (Luke 19:1-10)
I reflected a lot on the passage about Zacchaeus because it has been written off as “been there, read that, little guy in a tree.” But it is so rich in getting to the heart of what it means to be saved by grace through faith—to live our lives out of gratitude rather than obligation.