It wasn’t until I had kids of my own that I truly “got” Christmas, and even then it took several years for it all to really sink in. It was the Christmas Eve when my oldest daughter was about three years old. We were at the evening church service, and my daughter and about four [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Surrogate Father
Posted: December 29, 2011 by ryanblanck in Insight & EncouragementTags: Angel of the Lord, christmas, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Saint Joseph
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The Journey Update
Posted: September 30, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Christ, Christianity, Divine grace, Fridays, God, Jesus, prayer, Religion & Spirituality, update
I have two tidbits to share with you today, and then a closing thought… First, the bad news is that, as of this week, we no longer have a Young Women’s Group on Tuesdays. The good news is that we are not leaving you hanging. We will be starting a new Twenty-Something Group on October [...]
The Names and Nature of Messiah, Part 3: Son of Man
Posted: September 23, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Ancient of Days, Christianity, fuel, God, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Son of God, Son of man
An important prophecy about the Messiah was recorded over 500 years before the time of Jesus by the prophet Daniel: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his [...]
The Names and Nature of Messiah, Part 2: Son of God
Posted: September 22, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Apostle Paul, Christ Jesus, Christianity, God, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, messiah, Son of God
Romans 1:1-4 begins, “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness [...]
The Names and Nature of Messiah, Part 1: The Christ
Posted: September 21, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Christ, fuel, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jews, messiah, Samaritan
On Friday at Fuel, we ran out of time, and I was unable to finish my message. So, as promised, I will finish it here online. However, for the benefit of those not with us Friday I will briefly recap from the beginning… Historical Baggage The term, “Messiah,” has carried with it a lot of [...]
The Journey Update
Posted: August 12, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Be the Difference, Christianity, evangelism, fuel, God, Jesus, Philanthropy, Religion and Spirituality, serving, United States, volunteer
Journeyers! As you may know, our theme and our goal for this year is to BE THE DIFFERENCE! And we have two important opportunities for you to do that. First, we are going to be feeding the homeless. We’re going to be making sandwiches and passing out food at a local park. We need people [...]
A Formula for Financial Freedom (2 of 6)
Posted: May 9, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: budget, Christianity, God, Jesus, money, Tax, Tithe, Tithing, Wealth
As with any great plan, we need to begin with a goal in mind. I suggest to you that the goal of budgeting is generosity. We want to be wise with our money so that we can bless others. So a good budget should lead to financial freedom—freedom from debt gives us the freedom to [...]
Holy Scripture, Part 3 – Ignorance, Blindness and Vice
Posted: April 11, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Christ, Christianity, cranmer, God, Jesus, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Religious text, scripture, storyline challenge, Thomas Cranmer
“Nothing more obscures Christ and the glory of God, nor induces more blindness and all kinds of vices than does the ignorance of God’s word. If we profess Christ, why are we not ashamed to be ignorant in his doctrine, seeing that every man is ashamed to be ignorant in that learning which he professes? [...]
There is No Meaning
Posted: March 11, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: Christian, Christianity, evangelism, fuelcast, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, meaning, Opposing Views, Religion and Spirituality
If you missed Fuel last Friday, you can now hear the message at fuelcast.towardtruth.com. I usually upload them on Tuesdays. Here’s an excerpt from “There is No Meaning”: Most of us know what’s wrong with us; we know the emptiness and sin inside. And we know that if there is a God He can give [...]
Get rid of it!
Posted: February 28, 2008 by Shawn in Journey 1.0Tags: anger, Apostle Paul, bitterness, Christ, Epistle to the Ephesians, fuel, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, relationships
Ephesians 4:31 says, “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” The fact that the Apostle Paul can say get rid of it means that bitterness is a choice. It may be your character right now, your habit, your default way of dealing with things. And [...]
