Are you falling short?
All of us aspire to something. The Apostle Paul, in Phil. 3:7-14 had “holy aspirations.” Let’s aspire with him. In Phil 3:1-6 he recounts his life outside of Christ. If anyone had a “high class” pedigree, it was Saul of Tarsus. In Phil. 3:7 he tells us what his assessment is: “But what things […]
C stands for Christ. He is our model, our motivation. Our attitude must be the same as John the Baptist, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30) Paul put it this way, “But that with all boldness, Christ shall even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or death.” […]
This is a lesson I gave at VBS at Cherry Street Church of Christ in New Albany, IN on June 10, 2005Text: Matthew 5:8 INTRO: We need to define the words in our text Another word for “blessed” is “happy.” It means receiving Divine favor. The following passage gives us some insight on the the kind […]