(To listen to the podcast of this post, click here.) Pastor Mike here. Hebrews 12:2 reads: “Fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of faith.” So where are your eyes? Our eyes can be on problems. Our eyes can be on politics (or a politician). Our eyes can be on a Pastor (or […]
The Exodus Begins (Exodus 12:29-41; 13:17-22)
July 30, 2012 by
(This is supplement 7 to the #HeartChat Bible study taking place every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern, 6:30 Pacific USA. Pastor Mike is teaching his Escape from Egypt series on Twitter. Click here for class schedule and links to the notes. Click here to follow Pastor Mike on Twitter.) INTRODUCTION This teaching is based on a […]
7 Mistakes Women and Men Make with Twitter (plus 1 bonus)
July 28, 2012 by
We make mistakes. (We’re human.) We blow it in relationships with people. We even do it while tweeting. Here are… 7 Mistakes Women and Men Make with Twitter (plus 1 bonus): 1. They don’t research who they’re following (Google their Twitter name)2. They become too intimate (share details about themselves) with the wrong people3. They […]
7 Thoughts on Christian Relationships (tweetcast)
July 25, 2012 by
I want to talk about an area of thinking and approach that is very helpful to me when it comes to relating to people. (And so this is really an 8th thought on Christian relationships to go along with the other 7 below.) I call it: “Level of relationship.” And what I mean by “Level […]
The 10 Plagues – Part 3 (Exodus 11:1-12:29)
July 23, 2012 by
(This is supplement 6 to the #HeartChat Bible study taking place every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern, 6:30 Pacific USA. Pastor Mike is teaching his Escape from Egypt series on Twitter. Click here for class schedule and links to the notes. Click here to follow Pastor Mike on Twitter.) INTRODUCTION This teaching is based on a […]
Lust, Love and 7 Things You Need to Know About Temptation
July 21, 2012 by
“They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted.” (Hebrews 11:37a) Are you being tempted? Dictionary.com describes temptation as: “the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.” My Open Bible goes further, saying temptation is: “a testing designed to strengthen or corrupt.” And I guess the main thing I want you to think about […]
The 10 Plagues – Part 2 (Exodus 8:20-10:29)
July 16, 2012 by
(This is supplement 5 to the #HeartChat Bible study taking place every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern, 6:30 Pacific USA. Pastor Mike is teaching his Escape from Egypt series on Twitter. Click here for class schedule and links to the notes. Click here to follow Pastor Mike on Twitter.) INTRODUCTION This teaching is based on a […]
Information Please (Don’t Doubt the Impression You’re Making)
July 15, 2012 by
(The author of this piece is unknown. I had to post it because you have to read it.) When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. […]
I was a preacher before I was even born…
July 12, 2012 by
“And in Thy book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” (Psalm 139:16bc) Yes, you’re seeing it right (see red circle in picture below). My ministry credential has the year of our Lord, 1939, as its date. And soooo I’ve been in […]
The 10 Plagues – Part 1 (Exodus 7:14-8:19)
July 9, 2012 by
(This is supplement 4 to the #HeartChat Bible study taking place every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern, 6:30 Pacific USA. Pastor Mike is teaching his Escape from Egypt series on Twitter. Click here for class schedule and links to the notes. Click here to follow Pastor Mike on Twitter.) INTRODUCTION This teaching is based on a […]
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