Dancing with truth and peace
Tuesday
May 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
Paul, Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos bled discipleship. They embodied its three stages: be fed, feed self and feed others. Acts 18:23-28, which details their work together, uses no fewer than eighteen words/phrases bursting with discipleship implications. If you want to write a book about discipleship, the following would make great chapters: Spending time Traveled Strengthening all […]
Monday
April 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your Church
A good Jew would’ve never entered the home of a Gentile. But there he stood, breaking cultural rules soaked in animosity. In the first century, Christian Jews assumed that Gentiles must follow the Law of Moses (including dietary regulations) in order to follow Christ. But God said, “Don’t call anything ‘unclean’ that I’ve created,” in […]
Wednesday
April 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
God comes to us in grace, but prods us to move forward. He meets us where we are, but like he did with Zacchaeus, he shines light on a new path and asks us to start walking. Neutral is not an option in the Christian life. God keeps nudging us forward. While in Chicago last […]
Monday
March 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
A survey revealed that people fear public speaking more than death. So Jerry Seinfeld quips, “Most people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.” Public speaking frightens us with good cause; it is really hard to do well. But keeping a death grip on one rule will give you a great opportunity […]
Thursday
January 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your World
God granted Peter the enormous responsibility of preaching the foundational sermons to those whom would become the first church. Judging by his words and the results, he made the most of the opportunity. In Acts 1:8, Jesus told the apostles that they would be his witnesses. Peter obeyed. He gave witness to Jesus. Peter’s sermons […]
