Posts with the category “fifty-things”

Jesus says "forgive them." Because Jesus doesn't want them owning your heart forever. He wants you to experience abundant life. And that requires us to forgive… to cancel debts… and to let it go....  Read More

We need to be quick to ask for forgiveness. We need to be quick to grant forgiveness. And sometimes, we just need to forgive even though the other person hasn't asked for it....  Read More

Now I said we’re wrapping up #39 “LOVE YOUR ENEMIES” today. Why are we spending three weeks talking about this one? Well, because it’s one of the hardest things I think Jesus asks us to do. And it’s r...  Read More

Loving our enemies involves a shift from how we feel to how we behave. Patience isn’t something we magically feel. It’s something we choose to practice. If we focus on emotional affection toward someb...  Read More

This is a tall order, I think. For a lot of reasons, both culturally and personally. Culturally speaking, 'love your enemies' is not what the crowds of people listening to Jesus at the Sermon on the M...  Read More

Matthew 5:38-42 was one of the most misunderstood passages in all of scripture. It's so misunderstood that a common phrase in our society now means something different than the original intent that Je...  Read More

If I'm born again… who's my daddy? Who becomes my Father? Because who our Father is gonna have a big effect on our family resemblance and tendencies as we grow. And some of it is hard to avoid. Even i...  Read More

There's a difference between having ears… and having ears to hear…. And that's the difference between physical hearing and spiritual hearing… the difference between receiving the sound waves somebody ...  Read More

How do you distinguish a false prophet from a good prophet? Well - Jesus tells us - "look deeper." You can't just look at the surface level. Jesus tells us that you can identify a False Prophet by the...  Read More

Being ready… means taking care of people. Being ready… means feeding His sheep. And not just theologically - not just spiritually - PHYSICALLY taking care of people. Showing love to people. Meeting ne...  Read More

What end is near? The end of the AGE. Not the end of the world. The end of the age of the Second Temple that we have been talking about for two straight chapters....  Read More

If I’m gonna keep watch - I need to know what I’m keeping watch about....  Read More

The problem is AWAITING Jesus’ return is not the same thing as WAITING for Jesus return. See “waiting” is usually an intransitive verb that we use to mean “passing time.” “Staying in place.” Like “I’m...  Read More

Last week, we talked about repentance - and hopefully - maybe saw the phrase - "Repent" in a whole new way. Repent coming from "Meta" and "noia" in the Greek - "Think Different." Change your way of th...  Read More

Jesus walks into a world shaped by broken thinking, ruled by oppressive systems, filled with fear and confusion and Jesus’ first move is to say, in essence, “Let’s fix how you think”...  Read More

Jesus didn't just call the kid over to be on the side. He didn't just point out the little child. He calls the child right to Jesus and He places the child in the center AMONG THEM. He makes the kid t...  Read More

You know, it has been our desire here at SeaCoast to be a healthy multi-cultural, multi-generational church. Multiple generations, cultures from all over the world, a myriad of stories and experiences...  Read More