Archive for July 2017

July 31, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Genesis 30:25-26Psalm 65:8-13This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field NotesAsk anyone who’s done any training in wilderness survival, and they’ll tell you that there are a few essentials that any stranded person stranded must quickly find if they are going to last very long. Shelter…

July 22, 2017 Daily ReadingMatthew 7:15-20Psalm 139:1-12This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesDo you remember that old VBS song: The fruit of the Spirit’s not a banana!Oh the fruit of the Spirit’s not a banana!If you wanna be a banana, you might as well hear it-You can’t be a fruit of the Spirit! ‘Cause…

July 21, 2017 Daily ReadingHebrews 2:1-9Psalm 139:1-12This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesIt all comes down to Jesus. But what does that mean? Adam Hamilton speaks in his modern classic, “Making Sense of the Bible,”that when we encounter things that seem contrary to the teachings of Jesus, those things should fall away. Jesus is…

July 20, 2017 Daily ReadingHebrews 2:1-9Psalm 139:1-12This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesAgain this week, we are reminded to remember what we already know in Christ. So many times, God has sent His truth to us through so many different messengers. Are we listening? Are we paying attention to the world around us and…

July 19, 2017 Daily ReadingMatthew 13:10-17Psalm 142This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesScholar N.T. Wright says about Jesus in his book, “John for Everyone”: “He and His father are giving evidence that He is the Messiah; but if this is so, He is bringing the light that they cannot escape. As He has come…

July 18, 2017 Daily Reading Ephesians 4:17-5:2Psalm 142This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesA few years back, just before I attended seminary, I found myself in the mountains of Guatemala working to build a hurricane shelter with a local pastor. This man was amazing. While he lived and pastored a church 4 hours away…

July 17, 2017 Daily Reading 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8Psalm 142This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesOne thing my mother always reminded me as I left the house for school was, “Behave like we taught you to behave.” Paul tells the Thessalonians the same thing. “You know the instructions we gave you in Jesus Christ,” he…