How to Judge and Not Be A Jerk (part 2) - Episode #9 – RevTrev Radio [Audio clip: view full post to listen] How to Judge and Not Be A Jerk – Part 2 There is so much self-righteous misinformation and confusion around judging that we need to take a serious look at it. I’m so passionate about this topic that I’ve written a booklet with the same name. You can order the full sermon as well, or just take some [...] Read more »
How to Steward Your Destiny Point 1 – Seek counsel from wise sources
How do we steward our destiny? The women in 2 Kings 4:1-7 had a problem and she went to the prophet. I often get the question when someone has a life-changing experience with God, “How do I know God’s timing?” There’s no formula for this. Sometimes God speaks and we know we need to do it now. Other times there is Image by B Tal via Flickr nothing we can do about it now, so we wait with expectation. Sometimes [...] Read more »
How To Steward Your Destiny
Destiny – the question of how we live out our destiny is one I often get asked in various ways. I’ve shared this message on RevTrev Radio, Part 1 and Part 2 I thought it was time I’d blog about it as well. In the garden the serpent asked “Did God really say…?” (Genesis 3:1) and that’s a question satan keeps asking us today. It is so easy for us to forget the promise God has spoken to us. They are [...] Read more »
How Can I Examine My Obedience?
Can I examine my obedience to God? Since obedience is part of fearing the Lord, seeking the Lord and doing what’s right…and doing what’s right, seeking the Lord and fearing the Lord are the pre-requisites for getting the good God has intended for us, how can I examine myself to see if I’m obeying God? I’ve got to allow the Holy Spirit to search me. I can’t take other people’s kind or harsh words at face value and it’s easy [...] Read more »
6 Keys I Have Found to Endure and Overcome
I’ve found 6 keys to endure and overcome. We need to realize and never forget that: It’s always darkest before the dawn. The enemy always rages just before he’s about to be defeated. The Dragon always wants to kill the baby when it’s helpless. Don’t think its peculiar that you need to endure to get the good. Here’s 6 Keys I’ve learned that will help you endure and overcome… 1. To endure fix Your Eyes on Jesus… Hebrews 12:2 (New International [...] Read more »
Can Waiting Be Good?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Can waiting be “good”? I’m not one to say all we should expect from God is what we want. I know we can’t even get what is promised whenever we decide we want it. I believe God calls something else good and we need to know how to embrace it. What Else is Good? James 1:2-4 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that [...] Read more »
What Does God Promise When I Obey?
What are the promises when I obey God? I’ve never preached on this portion of Scripture except when I’ve shared this message. It’s a powerful one to consider. Deuteronomy 28:1-13 (NLT) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your [...] Read more »
Does God Want Us to Have Wealth?
Does God want us to have wealth? We can’t start this discussion without remembering that if we live in Canada or the US, we’re in the top 2% of the world’s wealthiest people. Don’t think that because you don’t have a million dollars you aren’t wealthy. Not a lot of people in the world have a million dollars. What falls out of your pockets in a month is more than many people earn in a month. If you find a [...] Read more »
Does God Want Good For Me?
We need to understand the good God has for us. Is God really good? Is He is a good mood? Let’s examine the life of Christ to see the “good” that His obedience brought Him. Paul tells us that because of Christ’s obedience, He got something good. Philippians 2:5-11 (New International Version) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made [...] Read more »
4 Ways to Do What is Right
I’ve found 4 ways to help us do what’s right. Here they are: 1. Let the Word teach you what’s right… 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. Proverbs 1:2-4 (New Living Translation) Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help [...] Read more »