Tag: #SundayVibe
#SV – Embracing Our Limits
#SV – Making A Family
#SV – The Overflow
Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten,your gold and silver have corroded,and that corrosion will be a testimony against you;it will devour your flesh like a fire.You have stored up treasure for the last days.Behold, the wages you withheld from the workerswho harvested your fields are crying aloud;and the cries of the harvestershave reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure;you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.You have condemned;you have murdered the righteous one;he offers you … Continue reading #SV – The Overflow
#SV – Skewed Ambition
“Beloved:Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist,there is disorder and every foul practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure,then peaceable, gentle, compliant,full of mercy and good fruits,without inconstancy or insincerity. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peacefor those who cultivate peace. Where do the warsand where do the conflicts among you come from? Is it not from your passionsthat make war within your members? You covet but do not possess. You kill and envy but you cannot obtain;you fight and wage war. You do not possess because you do not ask. You ask but do not receive,because you ask wrongly, to spend … Continue reading #SV – Skewed Ambition
#SV – Gritty Faith
The very reason that makes Christianity beautiful is the same that makes it challenging. For example, love is central to Christianity: Love is something beautiful, yet Christian love is very challenging because it includes the “love for enemies and prayers for persecutors” (Matt.5:44). Another example is the nature of Christian faith. On the one hand it is that absolute assurance of God’s abiding presence and help for which no one can ever dispute (Is.50:7). On the other hand, this faith is tested in good works and in suffering. The Apostle James makes it clear that faith without good works cannot … Continue reading #SV – Gritty Faith
Alongside One Another 