Jesus uses the image of a beam hanging out of one brother’s eye while trying to remove a speck in another’s eye as a humorous impossibility. The Master Teacher sure could get an audience’s attention!
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on August 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
- It is a rewarding privilege
- If we don’t, we cast our vote to stop scheduling it.
- Our influence and contributions to the Lord’s work is dependent on attending.
- It helps lead the lost to Christ.
- Jesus would attend if He were here.
- It’s not optional.
- It stabilizes our homes.
- It part of the example we set.
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Filed under: Bible Class, Butch Adams on August 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
I just noticed on the Monster.com job search site that their catch phrase is “Your calling is calling.” It is somewhat of a hobby of mine to find the Biblical principal that a successful enterprise based their business model on (whether they know it or not). As Christians we can leverage our faith in God’s plan by building a life around the examples He has given us in His word.
Take for example Esther, and the opportunity she seized to save her people from destruction by performing a risky action. Her cousin Mordecai had asked her to plead with the …
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on January 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
As we read or listen to the news today, it doesn’t take long to become uncomfortable with the condition of the economy and the uncertainty the world is facing. The timeless the words of Jesus from Matthew 6:19-21 are an excellent reminder of where our priorities should be. So many have placed everything they have ever worked for into the hands of men to manage and are now facing the prospect of not being able to retire because they allowed their future to be stolen from them. These people forgot to put their heart into something that cannot be destroyed …
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on February 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
Thoughts on maintaining a pure heart and avoiding temptation.
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on February 17th, 2009 | No Comments »