From Generation to Generation
Pastor Doug Dent
The Psalmist says “One generation shall praise your works to another.” Praise is rejoicing in God. The education of the next generation must not only aim to inform, it must also include praise.
Long to Be Righteous
Pastor Doug Dent
Blessed are those who recognize their righteousness in Christ and who hunger and thirst for more righteousness like Christ; they will be satisfied.
Give Up Control
Pastor Doug Dent
This is meekness: Jesus submitted himself to the will of God at unimaginable cost – death by crucifixion. To this same path of submission Jesus calls us, saying “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Take Ownership
Pastor Doug Dent
Spiritual mourning names particular sins, stating them clearly without excuse and without evasion. Declaring them and admitting that they are an offense before God is the first step toward repentance. As we read God’s Word, we begin to see as God sees and begin to know what grieves and offends God. Once we name the […]
Bring Nothing
Pastor Doug Dent
When we feel we have something to offer God, we come to God with our hands full; and as long as our hands are full, we are not in a position to receive the blessing of God’s presence. When we are poor in spirit – humble – we bring nothing to God, trusting God for […]
Roots, Shoots and Fruits
Pastor Doug Dent
Out of these roots come the shoots of the fourth beatitude, a hunger and thirst for righteousness (5:6). God uses the root of seeing our own need to produce the shoot of a deep longing to grow in righteousness. When the roots of the first three beatitudes are nourished, a great desire for righteousness will […]
Ask Yahweh
Pastor Doug Dent
Our approach to the questions of life, both big and small, will be altered if we ask for a daily dose of wisdom, drawing near to the Lord in prayer and in reading the Scriptures. When we cultivate a lifetime relationship with God, we will learn to ask the right questions and be ready for […]
Consider the Ant
Pastor Doug Dent
Solomon, the wisest of all Israel’s kings, thought enough of the wise, little ant to write about her in his proverbs. His respect for the abilities of the ant echo from generation to generation. Cheers to the ant!
Rejoice in God’s Salvation
Pastor Doug Dent
As we come to the end of our study on Jonah, we circle back to the heart of his message: “Salvation comes from the Lord” (2:9). These words fly like a banner over Jonah’s story, communicating his life message in a single sound bite. “Salvation” is a word that can be used too glibly these […]
Reflect God’s Compassion
Pastor Doug Dent
Compassion means sharing a “common passion” with God. It means caring about people as much as God does, and getting involved in God’s mission to the world. Compassion begins by reflecting on the unique value of every person, and by remembering the blindness, slavery and death that plague the human condition. Those convictions move us […]
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