Whoever desires to love life and see good days . . . let him turn away from evil and do good. (1 Peter 3:10–11) There is only one basic reason why we disobey the commands of Jesus: it’s because we don’t have confidence that obeying will bring more blessing than disobeying. We do not hope fully […]
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-08-20 14:02:242015-08-20 14:02:24HOPE TO OBEY HARD COMMANDS
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” (Psalm 103:1) The psalm begins and ends with the psalmist preaching to his soul to bless the Lord—and preaching to the angels and the hosts of heaven and the works of God’s hands. The psalm is overwhelmingly focused on blessing […]
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-08-19 00:17:442015-08-19 00:17:44WHAT IT MEANS TO BLESS THE LORD…
Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” — Genesis 3:9 Although the human mind stubbornly resists and resents the suggestion that it is a sick, fallen planet upon which we ride, everything within our consciousness, our innermost spirit, confirms that the voice of God is sounding in this […]
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-08-14 03:21:592015-08-14 03:21:59CALLING US BACK
HOPE TO OBEY HARD COMMANDS
/in Discipleship, Steadfast HopeWhoever desires to love life and see good days . . . let him turn away from evil and do good. (1 Peter 3:10–11) There is only one basic reason why we disobey the commands of Jesus: it’s because we don’t have confidence that obeying will bring more blessing than disobeying. We do not hope fully […]
WHAT IT MEANS TO BLESS THE LORD…
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” (Psalm 103:1) The psalm begins and ends with the psalmist preaching to his soul to bless the Lord—and preaching to the angels and the hosts of heaven and the works of God’s hands. The psalm is overwhelmingly focused on blessing […]
CALLING US BACK
/in Steadfast HopeThen the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” — Genesis 3:9 Although the human mind stubbornly resists and resents the suggestion that it is a sick, fallen planet upon which we ride, everything within our consciousness, our innermost spirit, confirms that the voice of God is sounding in this […]