Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2008

What is in a Name?

Nothing...

And Everything!

Today our church picks our new name.

It is not going to be earth shattering.

When people hear the name of a Church they
do not decide to attend or not by the
words in the name...directly.

The biggest factor in visiting a church is
an invitation. Whether that is in person,
on a web site or an ad in the paper.

The most effective of these is the personal
invitation.

The Everything part of this post...

At the name of Jesus...

every knee shall bow,

every tongue will confess that HE IS LORD.

At the mention of Jesus' name Satan has to flee.

The Gaithers wrote:

"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
There's just something about that name."

It is so true.

Soon there will be many graduations across
the Country. Instruction will be given
to Pastors and Students as they pray to
"be generic".
"Don't mention Jesus....it is offensive."

What about those of us who believe on the name
of Jesus for salvation. We are offended when the
name of Jesus is removed from prayer.
It is in Jesus Name
that we are to pray to our Father.
I am offended at the removal
of my Savior from these
ceremonies.

What is in a name?

Not much...if you are naming a church.

Everything...if that name is Jesus!

Have a blessed Sunday.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Reflections



I love seeing the reflections this light
casts onto our stairwell walls.
And as is typical for me...you know...
everything is an object lesson
in this teacher brain...
I got to thinking it is kind of like us.
We, if we know the Lord,
have the light of Christ in us
and we reflect that out to the world.
How does that come out?
Is it pretty, as in the case of cut glass.
Oh, and that could take us down another
rabbit trail.
The reflection is pretty because
the glass has been cut, stressed, hurt.
Could it be that we can show prettier reflections
if we have been allowed to suffer?
Does this stress make a prettier reflection?
I think it can...
if we use that suffering
to draw closer to our Creator.
To know His hand and trust Him more.
You can see the marks of the
hurts,
but they show up as beauty because of
the healing hand of our Lord,
and Friend, Jesus.