Archive for 'Materialism'

Serving and Listening

Luke 10:38-42 1Jn 4:7-16 / Psa 34 …you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed— or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her. (Luke 10:41-42) In all the things we say and do Lead us to ‘choose the better [...]

Wisdom from Above

Matthew 11: 25-27 Ex 3:1-6,9-12 / Psa 103 I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, and revealed them to the childlike. (Matthew 11:25) How do we show our gratitude For all the blessings God has given? We simply change our attitude, [...]

The Lamp of the Body

Matthew 6: 19-23 2 Cor 11: 18,21-30 / Psa 34 If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. (Matthew 6:22-23) We are blind to the real treasure If the wealth of this world is our goal; [...]

The World’s Hatred

John 15: 18-21 Acts 16: 1-10 / Ps 100: 1b-2. 3. 5 I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. (John 15:19) How can the choice be hard to make, Between life or death, wealth or grace? Let us not make the grave mistake To love this world and lose [...]

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Mark 10: 17-27 Sir 17: 20-24 / Psa 32 It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:25) As I ponder life’s mystery, Its deepest question comes to me: What good would all the world’s riches be If [...]

A Deal Made in Heaven

Mark 8: 34—9:1 Gen 11: 1-9 / Psa 33 …whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. (Mark 8:35) For the love shown by our Father, For all blessings we have received, What could we possibly offer In exchange for this life we live? Jesus called to Himself the multitude [...]