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Consider This: Twenty-three Descriptions of God (Psalm 145)

  Let’s play a quick game.  Take 10 seconds and list 5 or 6 words to describe God.  Got your words?  Good!   Here comes the game part.  I will list twenty-three ways that David describes God in Psalm 145, and we will see how many of his words match yours.   David says that God is, the king, great, majestic, wonderful, powerful, awesome, abundant in goodness, righteous, gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, rich in love, good to all, glorious, mighty, trustworthy, faithful, supporting, generous, providing, near, saving and watching.     How did you do? This is not a useless exercise.  The words we use to describe God not only indicate something about how we see him, but they also influence how we interact with him.  For example, if I know that God is “Gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love” (verse 8), I will not fear him, and I will not assume that he is against me.  When I remember that...
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The Problem is not Out There (Matthew 7)

 This short, 20 minute lesson can have a huge impact on how we deal with one another.   https://youtu.be/sejLXF4Anj4  
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A Picture of Our Heavenly Father (Psalm 145)

 If you have the wrong information to begin with, you will come to the wrong conclusion.  On this Father’s Day, a lesson to make sure we see our heavenly Father correctly…. and how that changes everything else.  https://youtu.be/p1hIX_toBXo  
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Consider This: Seeing New Patterns

                 “1N73LLIG3NC3 15 7H3 4BILI7Y 70 4D4P4P7 70 CH4NG3.” Isn’t that something?   You can read that phrase even though there is not one English word in it.   Your brain is trained to look for patterns, and because it knows what English words and syntax look like, it adapts what you see to make it make sense.   Your brain does not see what is there.   Rather, your brain sees what you have trained it to see and reacts accordingly.   The same rainstorm that makes a farmer happy makes a golfer mad.   Therefore, it is important to train our brains well.   Here are two truths that will help. First, God is in control.   While life may feel chaotic and random, scripture reminds us that this is untrue.   “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged” (Deuteronomy 31:8...
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Not Unlimited

 Sometimes, God puts limits on us. Other times, we limit ourselves when we should not. Some thoughts on why there are things we should not do, what happens when we do not do what we should, and how to tell the difference.  https://youtu.be/JBtrLo5rAvU    
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Consider This: Living With Intention

  I loved the Kenosee Lake Super Slides! I loved the Freefall. I loved the Bonzi runs. However, as I got a little older, I started to enjoy the Lazy River. The Lazy River was the part at the bottom of the slides where you could sit on an inner tube, drink a Coke, and float around. The river slowly moved you around the park. There was nothing for you to do but sit back and enjoy the sunshine and the ride. Hanging out on the Lazy River is great for a while, but you never get anywhere. It always wraps back around to the place where you began. Also, because you are just floating along, it requires nothing from you, so there are no amazing stories to tell about it. In our real lives, it is easy to get caught in the Lazy River. It is tempting to do what everyone else is doing, not because we have chosen it, but because it seems to be the thing to do. We want to fit in, so we float along, assuming that wherever we are going is the right place to be. Often, though, the Lazy Ri...
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Seeing New Patterns (1 Chronicles 29)

We experience life not as it is, but how we see it.   Scripture can help us see things better.   Here are two patterns we need to learn to see.  https://youtu.be/LiDKGWm9iKQ  
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