Influence

In Luke 13:20-21 Jesus shares the parable of the yeast.  He says, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?  It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the...

Set apart for a purpose part 2

There are some great examples of people being set apart for the purposes of God in the old testament.  In Judges 13 Samson was set apart for a purpose. “Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the...

Set apart for a purpose

To be sanctified means to be made holy and set apart for the will of God.  In Matthew 16 Jesus asks the disciples,”Who do people say I am?” Then he asks them, “Who do you say I am?”  Peter says, “the messiah the son of the living God.” Jesus responds,...

Sanctified

In 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Paul says, “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” I...

Smooth seas don’t produce skillful sailors

There is a quote I read that says, “Smooth seas don’t produce skillful sailors.”  The idea that conflict and trials worked out, produce ability, maturity and skill.  A skillful sailor is one who has been in and through all kinds of different conditions....