It’s not the healthy who need a doctor

It’s interesting to think about the story of Zacchaeus and how he was a seemingly unlikely fellow to have such a dramatic transformation.  Jesus said, “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Before he met Jesus, Zacchaeus was influenced by...

A little bit of yeast

In Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus has an encounter with Jesus.   “Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.  There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.  He tried to get a look...

Called to be influential

Influence is necessary to have an impact.  Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-19 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy...

Influence Part 2

Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.  Hebrews 2:1 says, “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” It’s...

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...